Brooklyn Vegan — It's Halloween and the horror short films keep coming. First Avey Tare, and now Arcade Fire have put one out called Festi. The band gives the following description:Festi, an Arcade Fire production. In association with people in Austin. A... more info

Stereogum — Bronx Obama is a new documentary about a Barack Obama impersonator named Louis Ortiz directed by This American Life contributor Ryan Murdock. It’s available on Vimeo and iTunes, and it will air on Showtime 10/30. And according to a tweet today from... more info

Stereogum — Arcade Fire was profiled in a segment on today’s episode of CBS Sunday Morning. They interviewed Win Butler and Régine Chassagne, and a few of the other members make an appearance when they stop by a Montreal-based Ukrainian church where they’ve... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — David Byrne w/ Arcade Fire at Barclays Center (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin) David Byrne's Luaka Bop label is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, and leading up to the Atomic Bomb! The Music of William Onyeabor performance at Central... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Last night (9/22), the winner of Canada's Polaris Music Prize was announced during the 4-hour gala (full video below), and the prize went to throat singer Tanya Tagaq for her album Animism. She beat out Arcade Fire, Drake, Mac... more info

Stereogum — Inuk throat singer Tanya Tagaq won this year’s Polaris Music Prize for her album, Animism, beating out Arcade Fire, Drake, and Mac DeMarco. In her acceptance speech, she encouraged people to wear and eat seal and said, “fuck PETA.” This year’... more info

NME — Inuk throat singer says 'Fuck PETA' while collecting $30,000 prize more info

NME — One-off supergroup played the Pop Vs Jock baseball game in Montreal more info

Stereogum — Who says indie rockers can’t dominate on the basketball court? At yesterday’s POP vs. Jock basketball game, played for the third year in a row at the POP Montreal festival, Arcade Fire’s Win Butler and a group of musicians including his bandmat... more info

Stereogum — The annual Pop Vs. Jock celebrity basketball game went down today in Montreal as part of Pop Montreal festivities, and as promised, it featured some all-star halftime festivities involving covers of Phil Collins and the White Stripes. Correspondent G... more info