Stereogum — Owen Pallett bravely battles the rain in this epic performance of a new Final Fantasy track, "Lewis Takes Off His Shirt." It'll ostensibly appear on the endlessly delayed (and desired) Heartland . With rain pounding the stage and concerned stage ... more info

Stereogum — Owen Pallett bravely battles the rain in this epic performance of a new Final Fantasy track, "Lewis Takes Off His Shirt." It'll ostensibly appear on the endlessly delayed (and desired) Heartland . With rain pounding the stage and concerned stage ... more info

411 Mania — Listen to new songs by Yo La Tengo and Atlas Sound/Panda Bear, the Mercury Prize nominees, a new album by F*ck Buttons, Final Fantasy videos, Kasabian are dreadful, listen to Handsome Furs-Plague Park and more! more info

Music For Ants — Final Fantasy may seem at first like an odd choice for the Pitchfork main stage, except for an brief appearance by Beirut trumpeter, Kelly Pratt, Owen Pallet stood alone on stage depdending solely on looping violins and keyboards for instrumental acc... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: Canada The Most Serene Republic might look like your average hipster-friendly indie rockers, but the members of the young, Broken Social Scene-affiliated septet are really gamer geeks at heart. "Sean [Woolven] and I are, definitely,"... more info

XLR8R — The folks of CMJ better step to the side because it looks like Canada is gearing up for its own fall music festival in '09 and the lineup thus far is sure to amaze. Touching down in the beautiful metropolis of Victoria, British Columbia, during ... more info

Tracksounds — BEAR MCCREARY ANNOUNCES WINNER OF DESIGN CONTESTArild W. Tvergrov Wins Contest and Designs Battlestar Galactica Orchestra Website(July 16, 2009- Los Angeles, CA) – Norwegian web designer Arild W. Tvergrov was named the winner of the “Des... more info

Totally Fuzzy — luigi said...Alan Pasqua - My New Old Friend (2005)Antonio Sanchez - Migration (2007)Alan Shorter - Orgasm (1968)Albert Ayler - Spiritual Unity (1964)http://lascintasrecuperadas.blogspot.comS.F.P. said...New update at "BAISTOPHE":ABO #240KLAUS NOMIDO... more info

Guardian Music — The indie rockers are among the nominees for Canada's answer to the Mercury music prizeMetric, Patrick Watson and the boldly named Fucked Up are among the nominees for the 2009 Polaris music prize. Now in its fourth year, the Polaris honours the best... more info

Rock Sellout — Canada’s annual award celebrating musical artisan-ship, over sales, the Polaris Prize,  has revealed this year’s ten finalists. Past winners include Caribou, Patrick Watson, Final Fantasy. Here are the nominees: Elliott BROOD – Mountain... more info