Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Bao Nguyen "The Arcade Fire was majestic." - Tumbleweed Arcade Fire's "The Suburbs" is making a run for No. 1 on next week's Billboard 200 albums chart. Industry sources suggest the new set could sell maybe between 120,000... more info

Undercover, Australia — Arcade Fire should have the number one album in the USA next week. more info

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We All Want Someone To Shout For — So yeah you need to watch this stunning performance of Spoon playing “Nobody Gets Me But You” on Jimmy Fallon. The Roots very own ?uestlove and Owen Biddle add to the rhythm section, allowing for quite the performance. Spoon is opening for Arcade... more info

Chorus.fm — *Arcade Fire * (http://www.absolutepunk.net/arcadefire) are collaborating (http://www.slashfilm.com/2010/08/03/spike-jonzes-arcade-fire-collaboration-is-a-sci-fi-b-movie-short-film/) with Spike Jonze on a short-film. Submitted by VIVALAMATT more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tickets for the Gorillaz show at Madison Square Garden are now on Sub Division (fan club) presale. They go on more public presales Thursday (8/5) from 10 AM until 5PM. Passwords include "HEBEACH" and "flute". Public sale begins Friday... more info

Stereogum — While in town to play MSG with Arcade Fire, Spoon stopped by Jimmy Fallon and did Transference’s “Nobody Gets Me But You” with an understated but effective Questlove assist. Afterward, Questo hightails it to his usual throne while the band stan... more info

NME — The band's third album is on course to be this week's highest new entry more info

I Guess I'm Floating — [via] Apparently this is the earliest known footage of Arcade Fire as we know them today, performing "Wake Up", "No Cars Go" and "Old Flame" on a visibly tiny stage in Toronto circa 2003. For those who weren't lucky enough to have seen Arcade Fire l... more info

Gigwise — Band outselling Eminem... more info