"Arcade Fire Stole My Basketball"
It's a crazy post-Stop Peter Bjorn & John world we're living in. Got a problem with an indie rocker? Start a blog about it! Dave writes in to tell us about a slow-brewing blog beef between some dude who claims to have had his basketball stolen by Win Butler (find him at arcadefirestolemybasketball.blogspot.com), and Butler-brother Will, who claims that, in fact, Arcade Fire didn't steal this dude's basketball (and you can find him at arcadefiredidntstealdudesbasketball.blogspot.com).
Given this is all entirely unsubstantiated internet hearsay, we'd like to add this fact to the controversy: In the recent Rolling Stone (P. 67, para 2, Issue 1027 -- Depp/Richards cover), Win told Gavin Edwards that "he tries to play basketball at least once a week, even on tour"! (Emphasis added for additional sensationalistic effect.)
Sounds like Win is totally guilty.
Posted at 6:38 PM
Tags: Arcade Fire
http://arcadefirestolemybasketballplayer.blogspot.com/
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My continued drama with Jack White is much more interesting.
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the altercation is real. win mentioned on stage that he almost got arrested for trying to play basketball earlier that day before Saturday's show in Berkeley.
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Win mentioned that onstage in Berkeley, claiming that the security guards got all hysterical and called for backup. Or something.
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Atleast he only *almost* got arrested
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"Boycott all Berkeley athletic facilities!
Now here's Intervention."
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now this is entertaining stereogum!
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I think I need to start my own beef blog titled "I Just fuckin' hate Jared Leto."
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hahaha I ran into Win and the gang after the altercation, they were standing on the sidewalk outside of UC Berkeley. They didn't seem to have the basketball in question with them though... and they were pretty jokey about the whole deal, didn't seem that pissed off at all
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oh so fun!
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Didn't expect a headline like that. What's next? "I Was Mugged and Raped by Belle and Sebastian"?
"Sufjan Stevens Broke My Hockey Stick"?
"I Got Yelled At By Jack White"?
... No, wait. That one's already happened.
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This reminds me of the time Sufjan Stevens knocked me down after gym class and stole my lunch money in 7th grade. You hear me, Stevens! I'm the big kid now! WATCH YOUR BACK!!! etc.
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hilarious.
i know he's not a rocker but he is a known fan so here it is: danny devito killed my dog.
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what, no arcadefirestolemybasketball.ytmnd.com?
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"Sufjan Stevens Broke My Hockey Stick"
I'd buy that t-shirt.
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Vic Chesnutt kicked my ass once. I've never forgiven that bastard.
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While we're on it, Colin Meloy broke my glasses. I WANT THEM REPAIRED, DAMMIT.
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He stole my dog too!
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arcadefirestolemypuppy.blogspot.com
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"The Shins gang-fucked my girlfriend", anyone?
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Bobby Mcferrin raped my grandmother
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"The Shins gang-fucked my girlfriend". Gosh, even the hairy drummer was involved?
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This was a better and more hilarious when I read about it on gorilla vs. bear about 4 hours ago, but thanks. Still funny, but their photo is timeless omg.
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I seriously hope that this is not some viral marketing bullshit. The whole point of AF not doing music videos and not having a fan club and barely updating their blog is to keep their distance from the internet to retain their mystique.
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"The whole point of AF not doing music videos and not having a fan club and barely updating their blog is to keep their distance from the internet to retain their mystique."
"Mystique"? Yeah...that all went out the window when they adorned the cover of Blender a couple of months ago.
What's really shocking here is that Win Butler apparently plays organized sports.
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I understand why it's easy to be jaded, but there's no way this is some viral marketing hogwash.
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"retain their mystique"
I love the arcade fire, but this is every thing i hate about the arcade fire fan.
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Integrity? mystique? They're a band that does theme songs for TV shows. Give me a break.
Will Butler's behavior on this matter should earn him the title of Biggest Douche In The Universe.
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the Hold Steady killed my Grandpa and kicked my dog
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white people white people white people
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Tapes N Tapes stole my cd player
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I highly doubt thats actually Will, just someone acting like him to add to this whole little "controversy." While the incident obviously happened, it has even more obviously been blown out of proportion like everything having to do with any group. I mean come on, two people got angry at each other and because one happens to be in a band, he's suddenly the douche bag.
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if you guys think 'will' comes off as a douche bag in his blog, you have no sense of humor whatsoever
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Grizzly Bear stole my picnic basket
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Courtney Love was a bitch to me. :´(
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patrick wolf threw up on me. :(
that said, this is just silly. good silly.
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Broken Social Scene fire-bombed my country and left it's economy in shambles.
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The Hold Steady Almost Killed Me.
(waaaaiitt a second...)
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modestmousestolemycheese.com
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The Decemberists trained a falcon to crap on my head at my wedding.
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Bo Diddlied My Chemical Romance
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Sam Cooked My Bloody Valentine
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megwhitestolemyheart.blogspot.com
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http://arcadefiremighthavestolenbasketball.blogspot.com/
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The Raconteurs hacked my blog.
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Super Furry Animals ate my homework.
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"The Decemberists trained a falcon to crap on my head at my wedding."
My fave. Hands down. You win!
www.xanga.com/noiseburrow
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Rufus Wainwright gave my uncle a handjob.
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Rob Crow encouraged the Muppet Civil War henceforth compromising my dignity
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Destroyer sunk my Battleship
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Good one, grzond
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Rumors about me viciously spread by The Liars
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Noel Gallagher stole my songs
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GIGANTIC ROFLcopter. THANKS 'GUM, you made my day.
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win butler plays basketball. bet he shoots underhanded and only watches the wnba.
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Jeff Tweedy Sold Me a Used Jetta.
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The Polyphonic Spree took my acid
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Amy Millan stole my whisky
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Voxtrot made fun of my Gammy
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The Donnas got way more than their fair share of promo money!
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The Eyeliners made me Emo.
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The Decemberists stole Christmas.
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The National borrowed my sweater and returned it with a stain.
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Beth Ditto stole my sandwich!
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The Decemberists stole Christmas.
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Mika flamboyantly absconded with my scooter.
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Christopher Marlow wrote my plays
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Whoops double post. Fuck.
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The Yeah Yeah Yeahs stole my girlfriend (all 3 of them)
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Dingo ate my baby...oh wait...
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Spoon forked my knife!
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fall out boy tickled my cornhole...i'm not joking, that fucker pete wentz was the worst offender. my poor, ex-virgin cornpipe
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Phil Spector shot me in the mouth and killed me.
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Arctic Monkeys ate my bananas
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http://arcadefirestolemyballs.blogspot.com
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Jeff Mangum ruined my game of shuttlecock.
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didn't carlos d allegedly give someone herpes?
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Marilyn Manson robbed my cradle
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Animal Collective gave my dog rabies.
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Voxtrot bummed a ride from me to the airport, and didn't say thanks.
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"Mika flamboyantly absconded with my scooter"
^Props to hondo for this winner right here
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Youth Culture Killed My Dog
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ExplosionsInTheSkyStoleMyThunder.com
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Conor Oberst burrowed underneath my house and stole it's support beams
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Camera Obscura were overly earnest in my general direction.
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^^ lol!
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Milli Vanilli stole my idea
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Death Cab for Cutie took a bat to my mailbox.
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Interpol cracked my Creme Brulee.
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Amy Winehouse left my cake out in the rain.
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The Cold War Kids taped over my wedding video.
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The Dandy Warhols cancelled Veronica Mars.
(sorry if this is a double post, comments are a bit twitchy today)
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Somebody *please* make a t-shirt with the Decemberist quote on one side and the Sufjan quote on the other. I'd buy it in a heartbeat.
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Art Brut used a metal spatula on my non-stick pan and scratched the shit out of it.
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Yoko Ono broke up the Beatles.
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Amy Winehouse stole my drink.
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Billy Joel crashed into my house.
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Pepper's Ghost stole my sample ballot.
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Heres a true one...Michelle Malone and Drag The River stole my zippo. I dislike them so!
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Wow, you guys are just too good!
"Conor Oberst burrowed underneath my house and stole it's support beams" and "Camera Obscura were overly earnest in my general direction" ftw
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Built to Spill crashed my tupperware party, knocked a glass of wine over onto the sofa and then wrote a 12-minute song about it.
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Clap Your Hands Say Yeah tried to sing to my girlfriend.
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Clap Your Hands Say Yeah tried to serenade my girlfriend.
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Fiona Apple fingered my cat
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black rebel motorcycle club is playing at my house...my house!!!
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Murder City Devils emptied my bottles and broke my heart.
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Arcade Fire stole my virginity.
But I left my wallet at their house so I can see them again. Suckers.
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Brian Jonestown Massacre fuckin broke my sitar, motherfuckers.
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Boards of Canada didn't do anything to me.
That sucks.
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Savin Hill teleported me to China.
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Judas Priest drove my son to suicide.
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Pete Doherty gave me AIDs.
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CSS failed to yield the right of way to me as I crossed the street.
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Emily Haines stole my vagina.
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Sharon Osbourne hurt my feelings.
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David Bowie stole my panda's milk!!!
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"Judas Priest drove my son to suicide."
WELL PLAYED
David Bowie knocked over my bookcase.
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Pitchforkmedia stole my pitchfork
Also, both the accusing and William War III have had their blogs taken down.
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Google took down my blog.
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Thom Yorke stared awkwardly at me
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Sufjan Stevens exploited my bone cancer.
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The Postal Service failed to deliver my mail.
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Gerard Way stole my Rit Dye!
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antony stole my vibratto!
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Andrew Bird pooped on me!
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Some white dude made a funny about a cool, edgy band doing the nasty with his fill-in-the-blank, which made me feel "in" -- until some black dude played the race card and then I felt guilty.
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morrissey rang around my fountain
apples in stereo "borrowed" my fruit bowl
neutral milk hotel flooded my hotel room with various forms of dairy
ben kweller is wearing my sundress
various indie bands did me wrong in one way or another
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The title of that Smiths song is "Reel Around the Fountain," dummy. And your other so-called quips aren't funny, either.
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Queens of the Stone Age stole my flintstones vitamins.
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Sufjan Stevens ate up all of Pitchfork's time.
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Broken Social Scene caused the break up of my various emo bands.
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Rufus Wainright sneezed on me.
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Yo La Tengo got its name from baseball
arcadefirestolemybaseball.blogspot.com
Joanna Newsom stole a monkey and a bear from a zoo
Leslie Feist made my mush go boom
Sonic Youth fooled me into thinking they are young when they are actually quite old
J Mascis stole my safety scissors but he did not use them to cut his hair
Cat Power made me sneeze because I'm allergic
Hot Chip burnt my tongue
Minus the Bear would rather Joanna only steal a monkey
Pedro the Lion fooled me into thinking he was a lion when he is actually a human similar to Sonic Youth
Elliott Smith... sorry nothing is funny about a guy dying
Spoon helped me eat my cereal
TV on the Radio is just not possible
Patrick Wolf fooled me into thinking he was a wolf when he is actually a human very similar to Pedro the Lion
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The New Pornographers called in sick and I had to work their closing shift.
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the hold steady almost killed me.
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Relatedly, who killed the Zutons?
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The Who killed Bambi
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This comment thread has jumped the shark
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Colin Meloy failed to lock up my bicycle. Now it's at the bottom of a French town pond, rudely abused on some Hessian's joyride.
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The Flaming Lips irritated by VD
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as requested, the "sufjan stevens broke my hockey stick" t-shirt:
http://www.zazzle.com/johnsonl33/product/235150927162651986
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Wilco told me a really offensive racist joke.
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Devandra Banhart pissed in my pool.
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Mike Bloomberg ruined my chances of becoming President.
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Franklin Bruno ate all my cookie dough.
No, really: http://www.matadorrecords.com/escandalo/5/reviewsbands.html
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