Hear the NEW Crystal Castles album – Soundcloud
Osheaga begins tomorrow in Montreal! Who are you going to see?
Victoria’s Rifflandia Festival, Sept 13-16, announces official schedule.
Deadmau5 makes Forbes’ Top Ten list of the highest paid DJs, coming in at #6 – Prefix
Carly Rae Jepsen receives a warning from Lady Gaga – MTV
Is Drake producing the posthumous Aaliyah album? Her vocals to be featured in his next single, which he will debut at the OVO Festival this Saturday in Toronto - HipHopDX
The Polaris Music Prize is pleased to announce the return of the surprise split 7” – purchase any one of the ten 2012 shortlisters at participating retailers and you will be given a collectible 7”, more info here.
The Luyas announce the release of their Paper Bag Records debut, Animator, coming Oct 16; hear their first single “Fifty Fifty” – Pitchfork
Lindi Ortega announces the release of her sophomore album, Cigarettes & Truckstops, coming Oct 2 via Last Gang Records – TO Snobs
Nu Sensae talk about their new album Sundowning and where the name comes from – Vancouver Sun
Divine Fits talk about why they don’t want to be called a “supergroup” – SPIN
A new illustrated compilation called “Touch & Go: The Complete Hardcore Punk Zine ’79-83,” co-edited by Tesco Vee, to feature reviews of early recordings by D.O.A., The Subhumans, and the Pointed Sticks – Straight
Hear the NEW Summer of 2012 Road Trip Mixtape podcast – CBC Radio 3
Hear the Polaris short listed album by Cold Specks : I Predict a Graceful Expulsion – CBC Music
Hear Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry cover Talk Talk’s “I Believe in You” – Pitchfork
Hear/Download Young Galaxy’s NEW Daytrotter Session.
Hear a NEW Montag track called “True Love” (feat. James Bay) – Stereogum
Watch the NEW Arkells video for “Where U Goin” – MM
Watch the NEW Hey Ocean video for “Islands” – MM
Watch the NEW Twin Library video for “The Surgery Never Left” – TO Snobs
Watch the Said the Whale documentary, Winning America, on CBC TV this Saturday, Aug 4, 9amET/12noonPT – YouTube
Infographic: 2200 musicians share what they think of Facebook Timeline – Hypebot
The 15 Best Guitar Faces – Spinner
A look at the recent success of Pop/Rock memoirs – NY Times
DefRugs: they make Hip Hop rugs for your crib – EgoTripLand
How musicians still get rich – Huffington Post
Martin Mills, the head of Beggars Group in the UK, says that his artists earn more from streams than downloads of individual tracks – Telegraph
Bomb threat interrupts 4th day of Pussy Riot trial – Moscow Times
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