Guardian Music — Coded in html5 and starring your childhood home, Arcade Fire have breathed new life into the medium. After all, why sit and watch when you can play?If you've got a fancy computer – and don't mind being reminded of your childhood home – chances ar... more info

NME - The Video Blog — After a shooting star appeared in the sky above their set at Leeds Festival over the weekend - we thought it would be impossible for Arcade Fire to be anymore bloody amazing. But then someone went and combined a music video with Google Maps and we co... more info

Stereogum — Yesterday the Drums were referencing ’50s and ’60s girl groups in their “Down By The Water” video. Today they continue the nostalgia in a different vein via a live, ’80s-ready cover of Arcade Fire’s “We Used To Wait” (that made me thi... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — • Shaquille O'Neal is returning to acting with the upcoming Adam Sandler flick Jack & Jill. This marks the NBA player's first starring role since Kazaam. (TheWrap) • Here's a combination that will win over both hipsters and Internet nerds alike:... more info

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NME - Festivals — Ask Axl Rose who ruled Reading And Leeds this year and he'll say he did. Even if he was more the pantomime villain of the piece than its triumphant hero. Blink-182 were the court jesters - joking about going down on Obama and belching throughout the... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — The heterosexual working couple may be replacing the band of brothers as the primary unit of the 21st century rock group. In Arcade Fire, Sleigh Bells and the Dirty Projectors, a balanced blend of male and female sensibilities creates the... more info

Pop Candy — I love how Arcade Fire just keeps getting better as they get bigger. Today the band unleashed an interactive music video for the song We Used ... more info

Addict Music — Arcade Fire have have just launched a new interactive film and website called 'The Wilderness Downtown'. more info

Stereogum — Arcade Fire’s “We Used To Wait” video uses Google maps and satellite images to personalize the HTML5 video’s imagery, adding an extra tinge to the song’s bittersweet nostalgia. But there are plenty of other surprises (and other browser wind... more info