Prefix — Polaris has just announced its short list for this year's prize in Canadian music. Here's the list in alphabetical ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/polaris-names-drake-feist-grimes-japandroids-and-m/67261/ more info

KEXP Seattle — About a month after the release of the longlist the 10 finalists for the 2012 Polaris Music Prize Shortlist have been revealed, and it boasts one of the Canadian music prize’s most diverse roster to date. Feist, Kathleen Edwards, Drake, Cold Specks... more info

Consequence of Sound — Feist, Handsome Furs, and Kathleen Edwards also nominated for Canada's best album. more info

Guardian Music — Captain's Rest, GlasgowWithin the world of DC Comics, the home of Batman and Wonder Woman, there are 52 alternate realities, including one in which Superman is both black and the president of the US. Perhaps that's also the universe where Ramona Gonz... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Fred Pessaro // BBG The 2012 Pitchfork Music Festival kicked off in Union Park on Friday (7/13) afternoon after heavy rain slightly delayed the opening of the gates. Rain continued to be a theme of the day, but... more info

Chicago Tribune — Here’s an hour-by-hour rundown of how Day 1 of the seventh annual Pitchfork Music Festival went down Friday in Union Park, with contributions from my colleague Bob Gendron (BG) and yours truly (GK): more info

Chicago Tribune — Pitchfork Music Festival: The seventh annual gathering of the indie tribes will be headlined by Feist, Godspeed You! Black Emperor and Vampire Weekend, with much-anticipated sets by Wild Flag, Danny Brown, Willis Earl Beal, Big K.R.I.T and the Olivi... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Zach Pollack, words by Parker Langvardt Thurston Moore/Shadowy Men.../Yamantaka//Sonic Titan at Sled Island, 6/22/2012 Calgary's multi-venue Sled Island festival took place last month. Pictures and a review of day 1 are HERE, Day 2 are... more info

Kings of A&R — Buzz Track: Cops And Robbers  (video) Noelle Bean, a pop artist who hails from Dallas delivers songs along the lines of Feist and Fiona Apple but with a little more bite. Within the last month she has performed shows at The Living Room in NYC as wel... more info

ContactMusic — Leonard Cohen Feist and rapper Drake are among the 40 acts chosen as contenders for this years 12 Polaris Music Prize for the best Canadian album of 2012 The countrys music industry officials have released the long list for the seventh annual prizegi... more info