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

Brooklyn Vegan — After teasing folks with a few names here and there -- like Run DMC most recently -- Austin's annual Fun Fun Fun Fest (Nov 2 - 4) has revealed it's full line-up, including Public Image Ltd, De La Soul,... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Dana (distortion) Yavin ; words by Andrew Sacher Metallica . Fucked Up at Orion Music Fest, June 23, 2012 Metallica's Orion Music & More festival went down in Atlantic CIty's Bader Field this weekend, featuring the band performing... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The long list for the 2012 Polaris Music Prize has been revealed. It includes Leonard Cohen, Cold Specks, Drake, Feist, Fucked Up, Grimes, Japandroids, The Weeknd, Yamantaka // Sonic Titan, and more. Check out the full list below. Who's... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Touche Amore at House of Vans (more by BBG) If you were curious about whether this summer would see a return of the House of Vans, the home of 2011's shows with Man Man, Superchunk, Fucked Up, Tokyo Police Club... more info

Totally Fuzzy — It’s a sophomore album story you don’t hear too often: two years after a promising debut, indie act Sean Bones scored recording sessions with a well-respected industry producer (Sean Stoneback of Fucked Up, Sleigh Bells), only to take the projec... more info

Guardian Music — This month Tim dives into punk to find everyone crossing over into the mainstream. Not that he cares muchIf you're a fan of Sean from Rough Trade's video record reviews (and if you're not, then sorry, we can't be friends – they're the best thing on... more info

Chorus.fm — *Fucked Up* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/fuckedup)'s frontman Damian Abraham is not a fan of Katy Perry's new video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuwfgXD8qV8), in which she plays a Marine. He recently tweeted (https://twitter.com/#%21/leftfordamia... more info

Chorus.fm — *Fucked Up* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/fuckedup) guitarist Mike Haliechuk has written a piece (http://www.thegridto.com/culture/music/same-old-song/) on SXSW and similar festivals. The model established by SXSW, which has been replicated in dozens ... more info

Perez Hilton — Wow. Wow. Wow. MDNA is shaping up to be one of Madonna's BEST and most eclectic albums - with depth! It's not all dance songs! The Queen Of Pop has made a very personal album, drawing from her life in a very tangible way. It's all right there in the ... more info