Please take a moment to Rock the F out to - Arcade Fire's The Suburbs

I have been a fan of Arcade Fire since their debut album Funeral was released in 2005 and fell even more in love with them when Neon Bible was released in 2007 & I always have the most raucous and cathartic experiences at their concerts. Last month they started their international tour at Madison Square Garden in support of their 3rd full length album The Suburbs, which is yet another masterpiece. I've included my favorite tracks below, but I can not emphasize the enough the importance of having this album (and their entire catalog) in your collection. The Suburbs is poignant, stirring and conjures memories of youth without ever being maudlin and still being modern, so do please enjoy.


The Suburbs (Unstaged) Live at MSG


Ready To Start (Unstaged) Live at MSG


Modern Man


Rococo (Unstaged) Live at MSG


Month of May


Suburban War


We Used To Wait (Unstaged) Live at MSG



Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains) Live at MSG

trailer trash - Where the Wild Things Are

Oh Spike how I've missed you so and I'm so glad you're back with this unbelievable epic and beautiful looking film. Plus I'm a fan of any trailer that includes an Arcade Fire song

trailer trash- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

You've have probably seen the trailer for "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" movie 10 times, seeing as that it's on during every primetime commercial break. It's been heralded as one of the best movies of the year, will be nominated for a Golden Globe in the Best Picture-Drama category, and probably an Oscar as well. Though every time I watch this version that features Arcade Fire's "My Body is a Cage*," I become overwhelmed, intoxcicated and desperate for it to be Christmas Day so I can FINALLY see the movie which I think is the intention. Anyway the film is based on one of my favorite F. Scott Fitzgerald short stories about a man who is born old and ages backwards. The film stars Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, and Taraji P. Henson, and is directed by David Fincher. It's a sweeping romantic epic that clocks in at 2 hours and 45 minutes and has me anxiously awaiting Christmas Day as if I were 6 years old again. So I've posted the Arcade Fire scored version of the trailer below and a longer one after it. Please enjoy and I hope you're as excited about the Holiday Season as I am about this movie.




*also my eyes start to well up and I'm reminded of when I saw them perform at Coachella 2007, though that song in particular has always had a strange power over me, that I can't explain/comprehend.