The Week That Was: Don’t Believe The Hype

Arcade Fire drove the world wide webosphere into a old-fashioned freakout when it created a website called bonlineb.com that purported to contain a special surprise. Now with the band just hours away from taking the Randall’s Island stage tonight, the cat is out of the bag: It’s an interactive site with Win Butler’s mug, a skilled set of hands and Neon Bible playing. The page is fairly cool, but that sure as shit is a ton of hype for a glorified e-card. Thanks for mutton.

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Hey, but you never know, maybe we’ll get some of the above Bowie action tonight as a makeup for the fakeout. In any event, let’s look back at The Week That Was…

• Filter out the Everglades — Langerado moves to Big Cypress
• The Police come full circle in Paris: Padovani sits in with the trio
• So what’s next for the first RnR Park? Amy Winehouse Free Fall ride?
• Giving away a sick new album: Floratone from Frisell and Chamberlain
• The RIAA wins the first lawsuit to go to trial: Assfaces 1, People 0
• Shove it, Feist: I Love Bad Music takes on the real 1, 2, 3, 4
• Wu-Tang Clan ain’t nuthin’ to fuck with…but, hey, they do tell half-truths
• David Byrne stops by Town Hall to play with Lucinda Williams
• Wade’s World sticks up for Ryan Adams, who just can’t catch a break
• The B List celebrates the MLB Playoffs with some ballplaying musicians
• Hating on MySpace may be old, but it’s still deserved: No more bulletins
• And make your iPod love you with some downloads — Grousing The Aisles, MP3 Boot Camp and the Friday Mix Tape await your call

Oh, and some band called Radiohead something something about a new album.