Kings of A&R — Pop folk artist Marit Larsen who had success in Germany and Austria with the #1 song “If A Song Could Get Me You” will get her shot in America. The track was just added to VH1. For fans of Feist, Alison Krauss and Fiona Apple. more info

Persona Sauna — The Washington State Lottery just became a whole lot more relevant. An advertisement featuring a brand-new, untitled tune from Grizzly Bear is used in the video, which was directed by Patrick Daughters. The band's "Two Weeks" video was also directed... more info

The Late Greats — Yes, ladies and gentlemen, it is that time of year again. April is Jazz Appreciation month. So for the third year in a row, The Late Greats will be featuring some jazz music for a week. Don’t be scared. It won’t hurt. The music will get... more info

Stereogum — News to no one: A lot’s happened since Broken Social Scene released that self-titled career-shifting third album five years ago: There were tours and one-offs (together and apart), solo albums, the “Broken Social Scene Presents…” series. ... more info

Abeano — The latest bedroom producer getting the blogosphere’s knickers in a twist, newcomer James Blake is a guy with many strings to his bow. Not satisfied with being a dab hand at creating his own slick dubstep beats, he’s also part of the live band... more info

Topix — Toronto Music News: Tokyo Police Club preview their new album, Holy Fuck remix The Hidden Cameras, Record Store Day 2010 / April 1, 2010 1 Comments In this edition I feature: the lead single from Tokyo Police Club's Champ , as well as a making-of sty... more info

Pitchfork — In the latest episode of "Spookey Ruben's Dizzy Playground"-- an absurd web series courtesy of Exclaim! and Canadian musician and director Spookey Ruben-- Leslie Feist plays an Old West bandit who is at the mercy of a video game joystick. Or somethin... more info

All About Jazz — Words by: Kayceman | Images by: Scott Dudelson and Kayceman SXSW :: 03.18.10 :: Thursday :: Austin, TX Kayceman's Top 3 #3 - Broken Social Scene Band of Horses at Stubb's03.18.10 by Dudelson If we let them, Broken Social Scene will heal us. O... more info

The Playlist — Broken Social Scene is a band created and ruled by the force of chaos. I'm not as familiar with their entire body of work as I should be, but am instead more of a follower of their offshoots/co-conspirators (Leslie Feist, Stars). SXSW hosted the wo... more info

The Playlist — Scored to a remix of Feist's "I Feel It All" and Coldplay's "Life In Technicolor," the trailer for Galt Niederhoffer's forthcoming dramedy has seemingly has its aim dead set on 20 and 30-somethings. Certainly, boasting a cast featuring the likes of K... more info