Altsounds — Starting today, fans of the seminal indie bands Broken Social Scene and Metric will be asked to cast their votes and elect the winner of the Pepsi Refresh SXSW Challenge at the annual SXSW Music and Film Conference in Austin, TX. Both bands have... more info
The Playlist — If constant exercise keeps you finely tuned and keeps your muscle memory on point in any facet of life, that Canadian filmmaker Bruce MacDonald is practically marathon training.At the SXSW Film Festival in Austin, Texas for the world premiere for his... more info
Pitchfork — It seems like only yesterday we were enjoying the Austin sun while taking in too much BBQ and trying to catch dozens (hundreds?) of the world's finest and/or most breathlessly hyped new bands. But that was an entire year ago. Which can only mean one ... more info
DrownedInSound — It's no secret that DiS absolutely adores Canadian wunderkinds Broken Social Scene, and it's with absolute, unbridled delight that we can announce they're coming to play for us up in Sheffield on Friday July 9th as part of this site's tenth anniversa... more info
Pitchfork — Mostly-instrumental dance-rockers and festival mainstays Holy Fuck have a new album all loaded up and ready to go. On May 11, Young Turks/XL will release Latin, the band's follow-up to 2007's LP.
The band announced the album's imminent release yester... more info
Spinner.com — 57 Artists. One Song. This is the premise behind the 'Young Artists for Haiti' charity anthem, available wherever music is sold digitally. A fresh take on hip-hop artist K'Naan's track 'Wavin' Flag', the epic single and corresponding video features C... more info
Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Broken Social Scene - World Sick (MP3) Jason Collett's new record, Rat A Tat Tat, came out Tuesday (3/9) on Arts & Crafts. His tour with his backing band, Zeus (who just put out an album of their own),... more info
Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Broken Social Scene - World Sick (MP3) Jason Collett's new record, Rat A Tat Tat, came out Tuesday (3/9) on Arts & Crafts. His tour with his backing band, Zeus (who just put out an album of their own),... more info