Arcade Fire Slowly, Wisely Backing Away From New Richard Kelly Movie

Anthony Miccio — Fri, 16 May 2008 12:00:00 EDT

Did you ever see that '80s Twilight Zone episode where a financially strapped couple is given a box and told if they press the button on it, they'll receive a lot of money but someone far, far away will die? Thirty minutes later, did you think "wow, I'd like to see this expanded into a movie by the guy who directed Southland Tales, with a soundtrack by the Arcade Fire?" Neither did Win Butler, who sounds a little annoyed about the recent press his band's received about allegedly working with Richard Kelly, the unwelcome bastard child of David Lynch and George Lucas, on the score for The Box.

From the Arcade Fire's website, which could use a little less slow-ass animation of birds laying eggs:

Hi everyone. Just to let you all know that (Internet-based fact checking aside) Arcade Fire is NOT doing the soundtrack to any film. We are all off for the summer, writing songs, reading books and keeping our plants alive. Regine, Owen Pallet [violinist Final Fantasy] and I may do an instrumental piece or two for Richard Kelly's new movie...we met at a show this year and hit if off, but we are not planning on doing any major work for a while, and this would not constitute a soundtrack or a release."

Translation: We were all "dude, you did Donnie Darko!" when we met, and then we netflixed Southland Tales and, well...no reason to interrupt summer vacation for this.

Arcade Fire [via The Playlist]

Indie Rocker And Emo Doofus Want You To Get Out And Vote For The Guy You Were Probably Gonna Vote For Anyway

jharv — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 11:45:09 EST

The Obama campaign can finally relax, because two of the most important musical voices of two distinct generations have officially come out in favor of the '08 prez candidate and gawky dreamboat, and they're committed to spreading the good word to two very crucial voting blocs: "tweens with no vote (and Maura)" and "NPR listeners/Pitchfork readers who already vote Dem unless there's a wacky third party."

First the opinion of the more subdued, casual Mr. Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy:

"I've been an Obama supporter from day one," says Wentz. "After watching the New Hampshire primary, I couldn't just be an observer anymore - I had to act. Barack is the first politician who's ever made me feel like our voices actually matter."

And now the slightly more impassioned Mr. Win Butler of the Arcade Fire:

Barack is the first candidate in my lifetime to strip some of this bullshit away, and I just hope we don't blow this chance. man if we miss this opportunity we don't deserve it...how bad does it have to get?
fuck!!!!!!!!

Yes, it must really be terrible up there with your socialized medicine and ample basketballs. Don't waste all those government-funded exclamation points on us, defector.

Who's in for Team I Supported Obama before Pete Wentz Endorsed Him for Little Girls [icecreamheadcahes]
Arcade Fire [Official Site, but you gotta click "Win" and then "Win's Scrapbook" because of course the Arcade Fire are too frou-frou just to have a damn blog]
Related: The Indie Rock Presidential Primary [torr.typepad.com]

Idolator: win butler

Arcade Fire Slowly, Wisely Backing Away From New Richard Kelly Movie

Indie Rocker And Emo Doofus Want You To Get Out And Vote For The Guy You Were Probably Gonna Vote For Anyway