Watch The Barr Brothers perform “Let There Be Horses” (above)
Funeral services held today in Sault Ste. Marie for David Gold, 31, lead singer of Woods of Ypres, Thrawsunblat, and The Northern Ontario Black Metal Preservation Society. The singer & multi-instrumentalist was tragically killed last week in a vehicle accident in Ontario. David was also a great supporter of CBC Radio 3 and Canadian music, he will be missed by everyone here \w/ – Loudwire
Joseph Basha, lead singer of St. John’s band, Milkteeth, has been confirmed dead in Hong Kong, after going missing - Globe & Mail
January 2, 2012, is declared “Deadmau5 Day” in Las Vegas – AUX
Tony Dekker (Great Lake Swimmers) on tour of Antarctica for 2 weeks…venues and tickets selling out quickly. Alright, it’s more of an expedition than an actual tour, and will include scientists, educators and journalists – Exclaim!
The Weeknd announces he will re-release the mixtape trilogy as a deluxe package, 27 tracks remastered for your enjoyment, coming 2012 – Exclaim! Watch this fan’s reaction to The Weeknd’s latest mix – YouTube
Drake very upset at the tattoo artist who inked the icon’s name into a fan's forehead – Exclaim!
Arcade Fire to provide new music to The Hunger Games soundtrack, coming this spring – Stereogum
Julie Doiron takes on month-long residency at Toronto’s Saving Gigi, every Thursday night in January – Exclaim!
O Canada, a look back at what a great year of music we’ve had – Globe & Mail
Oh! Canada offers a new compilation for their fans called Ho Ho Ho Canada III, featuring a track from all your fav Canadian bands – The Line of Best Fit
Get To Know: Adam & the Amethysts – Chart
Watch a video montage of all the bands we lost in 2011 – Stereogum
New Genres people invented out of thin air in 2011 – AUX
New York wins! Take a look at the geography of Pitchfork’s Top 100 Tracks – Flavorwire
The 25 Most Downloaded MP3s of 2011 – Stereogum