Not buying it, Brad. I have never ever thought of Butler as a rock messiah figure like Lennon or Bono. Arcade Fire takes itself seriously, true, but Butler is no Lennon or Springsteen figure. Of course Wheeler milks as much as he can out of the dress-code episode. But quoting anonymous tweets? Isn't that just a tad lame?

There are 50 songwriters out there who are "relevant". That doesn't make them rock messiahs. 

And hip-hop as relevant medium? Right. Kanye West? oh puhleez...