Stereogum — Interpol frontman Paul Banks' Julian Plenti Is... Skyscraper came out a couple of days ago. In the official Javier Aguilera-directed video for his post-punk "Games For Days," Banks plays two characters. The dark Paul teams up with Metric's Emily Hain... more info

The Newsroom — Exclusive interview with Ken and Scott from The Crystal Method on the set of their new music video COME BACK CLEAN featuring Emily Haines of Metric. more info

Stereogum — We got the word on this one from a reader named Kate, who informs us of the following: Broken Social Scene were going to have a show on the island in Toronto but because of the city strike they had to cancel it. As an apology of sorts last night ... more info

Guardian Music — They made their name with spiky, angry songs perfect for sweaty clubs. Now Metric are finding their lighter side. Will the band's fans go for it?"Let me ask you something," says Jimmy Shaw, leaning across the table. "If the record were called Distanc... more info

Live Daily — When Emily Haines and James Shaw named their band in 1999, legend has it they decided to call themselves Metric [ tickets ] based on the label of a synthesizer beat, and also--perhaps primarily--as a nod to the pair's exacting standards of musiciansh... more info