To promote an upcoming Bon Jovi show in Las Vegas, promoter AXS commissioned artist Jon Neill to carve a pumpkin in the shape of Jon Bon Jovi's face. How'd he do? (Billboard)

Arcade Fire headlined the Voodoo Music + Arts Experience in New Orleans on Sunday night, and they asked the crowd to sing a melody that was recorded for future use — possibly on the band's next album. In the spirit of the season, they also incorporated a snippet of "Ghostbusters" into their rendition of "Rebellion (Lies)." (Billboard)

From the Department of Easy Costumes You Should Have Thought of Even If You Can't Pull Off the Vocals: Kelly Clarkson dressed as Sia for Halloween. "I don't know how she does this," said Clarkson, "'cause, ya know, you can't see." (Rolling Stone)

Chance the Rapper shared a brief (and not very hairy) video clip of his performance as a werewolf in the upcoming film Slice. The movie is expected to be released sometime next year. See the clip at Pitchfork.

...and on to the next

Stereogum looks at the crop of holiday albums being released this year. The big names dropping new Christmas collections include She & Him (Christmas Party), Neil Diamond (Acoustic Christmas), Hamilton star Leslie Odom Jr. (Simply Christmas), Loretta Lynn (White Christmas Blue), and married musical couple Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood (Christmas Together). Oh...and R. Kelly, whose 12 Nights of Christmas is full of songs about how the controversial R&B hitmaker "wants to sex you this Christmas," according to Stereogum.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3YwqGRmw0c

Justin in Berlin

Pitchfork has published an extended feature on Justin Vernon’s recent trip to Berlin, where the Bon Iver leader co-curated a collaborative music festival at the Funkhaus studio complex. The article (by Minneapolis writer Steve Marsh) argues that Vernon "is trying to radically reconfigure how people create — and appreciate — music today."

Jim Jarmusch talks Stooges doc

Gimme Danger, a new documentary about the Stooges, hits theaters on Friday. Jim Jarmusch talked with Billboard about making the film — which he did at the special request of Iggy Pop — and says that a planned soundtrack will include music by both the Stooges and bands that influenced them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQ4dTQbjNzw

Man sings Smash Mouth over everything

Music's newest viral star is a man named Jon Sudano, whose special gift is being able to sing the words to Smash Mouth’s "All Star" over any melody. (NME)