Arcade Fire’s The Suburbs single “We Used to Wait” was the talk of the blogosphere today as Jon Stewart’s bully-fighting friends unveiled a pseudo-interactive video (à la 2007’s “Neon Bible” flash site), which allows viewers to customize pop-up footage via Google Maps to add a bit of nostalgia to the viewing experience. The site is said to be only fully compatible with Google’s Chrome browser, though Pop Candy points out that Safari works, as well. It’s a fun experiment and first of its kind to my knowledge, so go ahead and load the correct browser, enter an address (they suggest the location of your childhood home), and visit “The Wilderness Downtown” here.

Also making a blip on the radar is some excellent live footage of Arcade Fire’s set at the Reading Festival over the weekend and a live cover of “We Used to Wait” by the Drums (who premiered their “Down By The Water” video on Stereogum today). Enjoy the Drums’ cover and the “We Used to Wait” live clip below:

By now you’ve probably heard Justin Vernon of Bon Iver’s collaboration with Kanye West, Jay-Z, Rick Ross, and Nicki Minaj, “Monster,” but the summer isn’t (technically) over for the Eau Claire singer-songwriter just yet: Vernon performed with Kathleen Edwards on at least two stops along her latest tour, joining the Canadian alt-country songstress for Failer cut “Mercury” (which he’s covered solo before). 

In addition to onstage collaborations with Vernon, Edwards played covers of Neil Young’s Harvest Moon track “From Hank to Hendrix” and Ryan Adams-penned, Whiskeytown standout “Houses on the Hill.” Need help on another hook, Ye? Edwards is but one degree away… Watch footage from all three performances below:

Jimmy Fallon, he of an undeniably lulzy Neil Young impression, hosted the Emmy Awards tonight, complete with a few inevitable musical comedy moments. Most notably, Fallon opened the show by lip-syncing Bruce Springsteen’s “Born to Run” with the Glee cast, Tina Fey, and Mad Men’s Jon Hamm before channeling Elton John, Boyz II Men, and Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong for a segment bidding 24, Law & Order, and Lost adieu.

Enjoy the clips below:

Sir Paul McCartney has not only been the man behind some of the most famous songs and performances of all time, but he’s also recorded many of the best bass lines in rock history, for my money. It’s no wonder then that Travis frontman Fran Healy emailed the former Beatle’s management when looking for a guest bassist on his forthcoming solo album, Wreckorder (which also boasts a Neko Case cameo). In an interview with WRNR, Healy discussed the collaboration, saying that McCartney recorded his parts for “As It Comes” remotely and sent three takes back. Healy then edited (aka “comped”) the various takes for the final version. “I didn’t know whether I should or not ‘cause it’s, like, Paul McCartney. How do you comp a Beatle?” Healy joked. Entertainment Weekly’s Music Mix has an exclusive stream of the track, so check it out. If you like what you hear, watch Healy’s interview and performance of new songs on WRNR, and stream a different Wreckorder cut, “Buttercups,” below:

According to an exclusive report by Pajiba, we can add one more potentially epic project to the countless films, poems, music, and art inspired by Bob Dylan’s oeuvre: Screenwriter Jay Cocks (The Age of Innocence, Gangs of New York) was handpicked by Dylan himself to pen the script for a film project based on 1986 Knocked Out Loaded cut “Brownsville Girl,” which Dylan composed with help from Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright/actor Sam Shepard.

Kanye West and Jay-Z dropped the first cut from their 5-track collaborative EP, Watch the Throne, moments ago via Kanye University. The new 6-minute song, “Monster,” features our first listen to Ye’s collaboration with Bon Iver, as well as guest spots by Rick Ross and Nicki Minaj. Aside from “Power,” I have to say this is my favorite piece of new material from West this year.

Download the free “Monster” MP3 here, and stream it below: