· This just in: northern neighbors the Arcade Fire have officially stolen the mantle of most hyped band, like, ever, from quirky Scots Franz Ferdinand. They play at Webster Hall tonight for those fortunate enough to have tickets. [Bowery Presents]
· "Have you ever felt the delicious thrill of lying across a lover's lap and getting spanked good and hard?" asks Rachel Kramer Bussel, editor of Naughty Spanking Stories from A to Z. Evidently, Jonathan Ames has—he reads from Ms. Bussel's anthology tonight at Toys in Babeland. [TiB]
· La La La Human Steps, at the BAM Opera House, is a choreographed dance performance set to re-worked Velvet Underground songs. It also sounds like a porno: "The women, sparkling with kinetic intelligence, dance on pointe, their legs slicing, stabbing, and defining the space. The men, daring and equally intense, spin and dip their partners with thrilling precision." Just reading that has got us all hot and bothered. [flavorpill]