Arcade Fire - "We Used To Wait" Music Video

Possibly, if not the greatest music video to date, has hit the internet! Created by Chris Milk, with the help of Google, 'We Used To Wait' has been made into a completely interactive experience. The video, which can only be used on Google Chrome, allows the viewer to be incorporated into the video. The video starts off by asking for the your home address. After doing so the video begins, followed by a series of windows that pop up including one with the main video. It is from here that you are lead through these windows and into Google Earth where you "make your way home". The video was more so created to show off what can be done with HTML 5 but all the cool features aside, it is a great video that truely must be seen. To view the video open up your Google Chrome browser, (download from Google) and then go to http://www.thewildernessdowntown.com/,then wait, and watch.

Arcade Fire - "Suburbs"

With the release of the new Arcade Fire album 'The Suburbs' (available August 3rd), on it's eve, fans are on thier toes for the highly anticipated release. However for those who can't wait, Arcade Fire has pre-released two tracks off of the upcoming CD through iTunes which can be bought for about $1.98 CAD. Despite this, the album has inevitably been leaked onto the internet and can be found on various websites, including YouTube where the tracks have already seen much foot traffic. As a result of this, I was able to give the album a listen too and can say that almost all of the tracks are a good combination of acoustic and instrumental beats. The album begins with the track "The Suburbs" and moves into deep feeling tracks with, "Ready To Start" and "Rococo". Overall I would give the album 4/5 and can say that I would not be surprised to see a Juno or NME nod for this spectacular album. The indie rockers from Montreal, Quebec kick off their tour in thier hometown at the Osheaga Festival with other performers such as Keane, The National, The Black Keys, and fellow Canadian's Metric, and Stars. Osheaga is then followed by a series of shows in the US including Boston, Philidephilia, New York, Columbia, Chicago, Nashville and Atlanta, stopping back in Toronto before heading off to Europe for a few jampacked shows.