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

Prefix — Divine Fits - the supergroup comprised of Britt Daniel, Dan Boeckner, and Sam Brown - will put out their first ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/the-divine-fits-album-has-a-title/66651/ more info

LargeHeartedBoy — All Things Considered looks back on the music career of Donna Summer. Rolling Stone and Music Mix share playlists of her greatest hits. The Believer interviews author Jonathan Lethem. The Handsome Furs have broken up. The Believer interviews author J... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Handsome Furs in Austin in 2011 (more by Tim Griffin) With a heavy heart the time has come to let all of you know that Handsome Furs are no more. The most important thing that needs to be said right... more info

Gigwise — 'We are no more'. The Canadian duo tell fans they are calling it a day more info

Impose Magazine — This week we watched the big bloated bubbles of Facebook's I.P.O. expand to the exact amount Bono needs to rid the world of hunger, mourned the loss of Donna Summer, and reckoned with the sad news that Handsome Furs will no longer be rocking in t... more info

KEXP Seattle — The lineup for Portland’s Pickathon Music Festival is now out! Headlining the festival will be Neko Case, Dr. Dog, Blitzen Trapper, and Kitty, Daisy & Lewis. Also featured at the festival will be rock and folk-rock acts like The Cave Singers, Hands... more info

Spinner.com — 60. My Morning Jacket, 'Holdin on to Black Metal' 59. Naked and Famous, 'Punching in a Dream' 58. Sleeper Agent, 'That's My Baby' 57. The Civil Wars, 'Barton Hollow' 56. Iceage, 'New Brigade' 55. Lights, 'Everybody Breaks a Glass' 54. Diarrhe... more info