The Arcade Fire: "Neon Bible"

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jerseyboy said:

I AM SUCH AN IDIOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I got a mislabelled mp3 so this whole time, I thought "Keep The Car Running" was what in reality is "No Cars Go."

Huge difference! Keep The Car Runing is nice and their most commercial song, but No Cars Go is easily their best track to date. My Alternative station plays Keep The Car Running ocassionally, but I really think they should send No Cars Go for Alternative adds like have Triple A. It's really a monster of a song. I'm still shocked Rebellion never turned into a massive hit because it's so damn brilliant, but if this is ignored then radio is seriously missing out.

[That Skipping Rope.]

I hear "No Cars Go" on the radio ALL the time.

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I can't tell you how jealous I am of you, then.

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backintime said:

I can't tell you how jealous I am of you, then.

www.wfpk.org/

Best radio station in the country.

[That Skipping Rope.]

I heard "My Body is a Cage" on a mainstream station in New Orleans tonight. Mmmkay.

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B97? They have Indie night every Sunday. I've heard Architecture in Helsinki, Beirut etc...it always surprises me. They've also played "Rebellion".

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Yeah. That's cool. The mainstream stations here are so much better than the ones in Louisville.

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"No Cars Go" was used in an advert during the Superbowl without the band's permission and they are currently looking into suing.

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backintime said:

"No Cars Go" was used in an advert during the Superbowl without the band's permission and they are currently looking into suing.

I saw that commercial and I immediately though "I'm really surprised Arcade Fire allowed their music to be used in a commercial." Now we know.

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Several members of Arcade Fire have announced that they will play two free shows in Ohio in support of US presidential candidate Barack Obama.

Frontman Win Butler along with Regine Chassagne, Will Butler and Jeremy Gara will give their first show on Sunday (March 2) at Stuart's Opera House in Nelsonville, Ohio at 7 pm. The show is all ages.

The second show will be held at the Beachland Ballroom in Cleveland on Monday (March 3) at 7pm. It is an over 18 show.

Advance tickets are not available for either show. Those first to arrive will be admitted until the venues reach capacity.

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Arcade Fire rocks (and sweats) for young Obama supporters at the Barack Obama benefit rally at Beachland Ballroom on March 3 in Cleveland.

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Some might hear an Arcade Fire song-- all that sweeping sincerity and gusto!-- and guess that the band is a little pompous in real life. They're rock'n'roll saviors, dammit! Well, according to Flaming Lips front man Wayne Coyne, Arcade Fire are actually a lot pompous in real life. At least that's what he told Rolling Stone in a recent interview. (Via Stereogum.)
Here's the humorously antagonistic quote:

I'm a fan of them on one level, but on another level I get really tired of their pompousness. We've played some shows with them and they really treat people like sh*t. Whenever I've been around them, I've found that they not only treated their crew like sh*t, they treated the audience like sh*t. They treated everybody in their vicinity like sh*t. I thought, "Who do they think they are?" I don't know why people put up with it. I wouldn't put up with it. I don't care if it's Arcade Fire or Brian Eno. If either of them walked into a room and treated people like sh*t I'd be like, "f**k you, get outta here."

People treat Arcade Fire like they're the greatest thing ever and they get away with it. Those sort of opinions change my view of their music. They have good tunes, but they're pricks, so f**k 'em. Who does Arcade Fire think they are? I've been around groups. I've been around the Edge from U2 and he's the f**king sweetest guy ever. I was around Justin Timberlake when he was young and he was just a normal, nice, kind person. Anyone can be polite and kind and people who have the privilege and money and attention should understand that. If they don't, then f**k 'em.

This isn't the first time Coyne has called out some of his fellow musicians, of course. Talking to The Guardian about one-time tour mate Beck in 2003, he said, "When you hear his songs, you think he must really have some tender feelings, but then you find out it's a made-up thing." And in an interview with The Daily Star last year he managed to slag Arctic Monkeys, Oasis, Razorlight, and Duffy without taking a breath. Either he's trying to apply for NME's editor-in-chief position or dude simply does not give a sh*t. It's incredible.
UPDATE: Final Fantasy's Owen Pallett has entered the fray! He Tweeted (is that a word?): "Win might not be all hugs and rainbows and kittens, but neither is he drug culture, confetti, pot paraphernalia and bullsh*t." Ooohhhh!