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If you haven’t visited the site that hosts Arcade Fire’s new video experience, you need to. This is the most groundbreaking presentation of music I have ever seen. It’s mindblowing. I’m serious.

http://thewildernessdowntown.com/

Go there now and do it in Google Chrome (Firefox can’t handle this).

I’ve been a fan of The Joy Formidable for a while now. Seeing them live in London (England, not Ontario, lol) really sealed the deal for me. They’re awesome. If I had to compare them to another band, imagine a polished British version of early Yeah Yeah Yeahs. I think that this band has huge potential and I’m waiting for them to blow up. Here’s their latest video “Popinjay”:

And here’s my concert review from last summer.

Isaac Brock, lead singer of Modest Mouse, makes an extremely unexpected surprise appearance at Broken Social Scene’s last concert of 2008 (November 28th, Toronto, The Sound Academy). The last song he performed: The World At Large.

If you enjoyed the vid, take a look around at the rest of the site and stay tuned for more!

Emily Haines, lead singer of Metric, makes a surprise appearance at Broken Social Scene’s last concert of 2008 (November 28th, Toronto, at The Sound Academy). Here she is performing Anthems For A Seventeen Year Old Girl:

Broken Social Scene sure know how to put on a concert. Wrapping up their 2008 tour with one last show in Toronto at the Sound Academy, they pulled out all the stops. Featuring special guest appearances by Isaac Brock from Modest Mouse, Emily Haines (who was unexpected to say the least) and several great highlights during their set, this was one of the best concerts that I’ve ever been to. The Beauties opened the night on a solid note as well. Here are the pics: