Oldie: Watch F*cked Up’s video for “Magic Word” (above)
Damian Abraham talks about the revamped return of the Wedge on MuchMusic, which premieres tonight at 10pm ET. Chart
Transmission Festival, Feb 9-11, Victoria BC – to feature performances from Jets Overhead, Ghislain Poirier, Bonjay, Keys n Krates, and Todor Kobakov, plus more to be announced. Exclaim!
Dan Bejar of Destroyer explains the atmospheric sounds of Kaputt. Exclaim!
Hamilton’s Huron joins Audio Blood and announces dates with Great Bloomers.
Halifax Pop Explosion opens submissions for 2011, which happens Oct 18-22.
The Decemberists claim their first #1 on Billboard 200.
Download a new Bright Eyes track called “Haile Selassie”. Spinner
Jeff Mangum and Portishead headline ATP New Jersey, Sept 30-Oct 2. CoS
How the Dropkick Murphys got the Boss to appear on their new album, Going Out In Style. Rolling Stone
Big Audio Dynamite re-unites for dates in the UK and Coachella. AntiMusic
Why did the Big Four schedule only one US concert date? CoS
Download a new track from Datarock called “Catcher in the Rye”. Spin
Martin Luther King Jr’s April 1968 speech, “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop” – autotuned for your listening pleasure. Motherboard