August 13, 2005 at 11:15 pm

oooh oooh did you tell him how overrated his band was? ;)

but seriously, that’s a weird photo. were you supposed to be in it, or were you kind of trying to sneak into it? I’m confused. It’s good nice colors, though, for a cell phone shot.

August 15, 2005 at 3:26 am

I hate you. I never get to hobnob with rockstars.

Though, AK, I have to tell you that according to my friend whose band toured with them, they ARE kinda douchey. Also, AV, I like how in the picture you’re kinda doing the lean in, like “Hey, ROCK STAR PICTURE (plus andrew).”

August 15, 2005 at 3:32 am

Wow, you met Win Butler? Rocking. I have to say I

August 15, 2005 at 3:33 am

My comment got truncated for reasons I can only guess at. How annoying. Anyway, I love the Arcade Fire so props to you for mentioning them (and me thus checking them out).

August 15, 2005 at 10:47 pm

Adrienne: Anyone I know? Not the great Matt Armstrong, is it?

August 15, 2005 at 11:17 pm

That would indeed be the great Matt Armstrong. Matt, sadly, is too cool to hang out with a dopey biologist like me, but I still go to their shows and act all supportive. Truth is, I really just have a total girl crush on their cello player (she’s totally adorable.)

Actually, I think his exact impression was that they weren’t as friendly as he’d hoped. Maybe being the overnight darlings of the indie music world affected them adversely? Or maybe they’re just Canadian? What with their floppy heads and beady little eyes?

August 16, 2005 at 11:42 am

Crazy, man… crazy.

August 16, 2005 at 10:25 pm

To be honest i have never even heard of arcade fire, but i can tell just by looking at that lead singer guy that i wont like them.. He is trying way to hard to look cool, and failing miserably..
Now franz ferdinand, there is a band for ya..! I caught them last november in yokohama.. It is safe to say, they rocked..
I shall keep my ears out for this arcade fire band though, and if they are touring in good old blighty within the next year or so then i will probaly check them out.. [if i can be arsed that is]:)

August 16, 2005 at 10:33 pm

Nifty! Never heard of Arcade Fire but now I’ll have to check them out :D Still, it’s always cool to meet musicians. I remember meeting Nelly Furtado at a banquet a few years ago.

August 17, 2005 at 3:07 am

Wow. I was just listening to the Funeral album you got me over Xmas this morning. Very cool. I think they are overrated too, but it’s not in a “gosh, they’re music sucks” way. It’s more like, “why aren’t other bands with better talent being acknowledged” way. Bands like Iron & Wine, for example.

Anyway, hope you are enjoying Feist :)

August 17, 2005 at 4:51 am

Adrienne: Cool, I ran into him at Guitar Center a year or so back. He seemed to be doing well. What’s his group called, again?

August 18, 2005 at 5:51 am

AK: Band is called “Murder by Death” and now everyone is going to get all mad at Matt for slandering the Canadians. Bwa ha ha! They’re… weird. I dunno, I find some of their earlier stuff (the Little Joe Gould days) a little more listenable. As a side note, they like whiskey. Buy them some if they ever come to Dallas.

Also, Janice, Iron and Wine? Can bite my butt. Really. If only for that horrid cover of The Postal Service’s “Such great heights.” Get with the biting, Iron and Whine.

August 22, 2005 at 1:34 am

saw murder by death last year with these arms are snakes in houston…quite sexy they are with the flame guitar and all. the split with volta do mar is alright…if you like the don caba..volta do mar.

August 22, 2005 at 1:35 am

by the way, the arcade fire should just stop douching already and go back to sunny day.

August 22, 2005 at 12:24 pm

arcade fire was sunny day real estate? I didn’t know that

I thought sunny day real estate became fire escape

August 25, 2005 at 3:33 pm

One other thing; If you’re interested, you can send this picture in to Blender. Every month they publish 6 pictures of fans with artists, and those that get published win a prize. Right now it’s a $200 cell phone (which you might not find that interesting, but you could have it sent to your parent’s house and ebay it).