Pasta Primavera — I rarely post covers on this blog, but two have been floating through the interweb recently that I’m enjoying quite a bit.  One is from the soundtrack to The Time Traveler’s Wife and it’s a cover of Joy Division’s “Love Will Tear Us Apar... more info

JamBase — Canadian Folk Darlings - The Great Lake Swimmers - Prepare For U.S. Fall Tour The Great Lake Swimmers The Great Lake Swimmers are currently enjoying buzz-band status this summer as they tour the Canadian festival circuit. Having been chosen fo... more info

Quick Before It Melts — I’ve never read The Time Traveler’s Wife, but I think that after seeing the trailer for the movie adaptation of Audrey Niffenegger’s novel, I don’t think I really need to.  It doesn’t appear that there’s any interesting bit of storylin... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — TORONTO - Weezer's Rivers Cuomo and members of Broken Social Scene, Bedouin Soundclash, Great Big Sea and Ted Leo and the Pharmacists are among the musicians who will take part in a charity soccer tournament in Toronto on Aug. 22. more info

Radio Exile — Dear Mark Richardson, Okay, so let me start with this: I have no problem with you as a reviewer. You gave “In The Aeroplane Over The Sea” a 10.0 (…eventually), so really, we should be like best friends here. But I must say, giving Broken Soc... more info

My Old Kentucky — We been sharing versions of Port O'Brien's Sour Milk/Salt Water forevs it seems, but today they released a track, My Will Is Good, from their upcoming album, threadbare, you might not have heard. threadbare will be released on 10/6 via TBD Records.M... more info

Stereogum — Broken Social Scene's half-speed, richly atmospheric Kevin Drew-fronted and piano-sprinkled take on "Love Will Tear Us Apart" shows up in that saccharine-seeming tear-jerking adaptation of Audrey Niffenegger's The Time Traveler's Wife starring Rac... more info

NME — The Honey Brothers charm the crowd with folksy pop-rock more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Black Bubblegum DOWNLOAD: Lullabye Arkestra - "We Fuck The Night" (MP3) Charles Spearin of Do Make Say Think blowin' the horn for Broken Social Scene @ Mercury (more by Kyle Dean Reinford) Do Make Say Think has scheduled a... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The Weakerthans' upcoming tour dates have been updated with openers and additional shows. Those plans include a West Coast run in July and an East Coast second leg in September. Jason Collett of Broken Social Scene opens for the... more info