Watch: The Pack a.d.'s NEW video for "Sirens" (above)
Classified, Jenn Grant, Hey Rosetta! receive multiple nominations for the 2012 East Coast Music Awards – AUX
The 12th annual CMW festival, March 21-25, announces even more acts: Dan Mangan, Rich Aucoin, the Pack a.d., The Sheepdogs and Young Empires – Exclaim!
Bishop Morocco sign with Arts & Crafts; new EP coming March 13 called Old Boys, see tracklisting – Exclaim!
Vancouver’s Bleating Hearts (members of Fine Mist, SSRIs, Role Mach) announce the release of their debut self-titled album, coming March 6 – Exclaim!
Hear: new Memoryhouse single called “Walk With Me” – Stereogum
Hear: the new album by Vancouver’s Elizabeth called Hazards, Horrors and Liabilities.
Hear: the new album by The Hextalls called Rock You to Sleep – Bandcamp (Especially the song called “Grant Lawrence, King of the Forest”)
Watch The Luyas’ new video for “Moodslayer” - Exclaim!
Watch the new Doug Hoyer video for “Oh, The Wind Will Blow” - YouTube
Watch: Sam Roberts Band and Elizabeth Powell perform “Longitude” live at Montreal’s Hotel2Tango – AUX
Watch: John K. Samson offers curling tips – Manitoba Music
Drake really wants to portray US Prez Barack Obama in a movie – Rolling Stone
Why raid MegaUpload when more than 80% of an artist’s search results on Google are infringing – DMN
The FBI getting sued for shutting down MegaUpload – Gizmodo
Riot in Russia: an all-girl Russian punk band rages against Putin – Breitbart
Record Player 2.0: a retro spin on performing Electronic music – Creators Project
RIP: Andrew MacNaughtan, 47, Toronto photographer best known for documenting Rush and many others, dies while on assignment – CBC
