Gigwise — As well as secret gig... more info

Song, by Toad — Instead of prattling on about whether or not early Bonnie Raitt was heavily influenced by the Arcade Fire, this week we shall be doing something extremely constructive with our time.  Thomas Western, shortly to be unveiled as half of Edinburgh’s a... more info

Gigwise — Ahead of their Reading and Leeds appearances... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — word by Rachel Kowal, photos by Matthew Eisman It's hard to believe that The National headlined last night at Radio City Music Hall (they were the opener a few years ago when the Arcade Fire played there) and harder to... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — It's been a lonnng Hump Day, so what better way to cap it off than with a brand new episode of I Guess I'm Podcasting. This release marks our seventh episode, which may or may not fulfill the cliche of "lucky number seven". It's been almost a month... more info

Music For Ants — We’ve now heard four songs from Arcade Fire’s highly anticipated new album, The Suburbs, which is likely a third or more of the album, so I think it’s a good time to do a little assessment of what’s been released. The first two tracks, â€... more info

MTV.com News — 'We spent close to $150,000 to house the production she's gonna do,' says festival organizer and Jane's Addiction frontman.By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Matt Elias Lady Gaga Photo: Marco Prosch/ Getty Images Lady Gaga is set to storm t... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Mystic Chords of Memory shares mp3s of the Arcade Fire's recent Sherbrooke, Quebec performance. At Goodreads, Anthony Bourdain shares his five favorite books that celebrate food. Today's additions to the 2010 Bonnaroo downloads page: mp3 sets from Ki... more info

Gigwise — On UK and US radio... more info

Nialler9 — The North American and UK singles from Arcade Fire’s upcoming The Suburbs album were both debuted today. ‘Ready to Start’ was played on U.S radio earlier while ‘We Used To Wait’ was debuted by Zaney Lowe on BBC Radio 1 tonight. ‘Ready To ... more info