KEXP Seattle — Feist took home the 2012 Polaris Music Prize for Best Canadian Album on Monday night, beating out Grimes, Japandroids, and Kathleen Edwards. Feist, who described winning as “getting the Valentine from the right boy”, had previously been nominated... more info

Topix — The 2012 Polaris Music Prize is going down tonight and you can watch it all right here at 8 pm ET on MuchMusic.com. This year's nominees include an amazing short list of Canadian talent, including Drake, Feist, Kathleen Edwards, Cadence Weapon, Cold ... more info

Topix — The 2012 Polaris Music Prize is going down Monday night and you can watch it all right here at 8 pm ET on MuchMusic.com. This year's nominees include an amazing short list of Canadian talent, including Drake, Feist, Kathleen Edwards, Cadence Weapon, ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — via @errricar Tickets are still on sale for the recently-added Madonna show at MSG. Tickets go on sale at noon for the Rihanna show at Barclays Center. Die Antwoord, Azari and III, Seth Troxler, Paul Kalkbrenner, Tiga, and Nic Fanciulli... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — via @1908cub Tickets to see Japandroids at Webster Hall go on AmEx presale today at noon. Tickets to see Cold Specks at Mercury Lounge go on AmEx presale today at noon. Tickets to the Punch Brothers' three-night run at Bowery... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Japandroids at MHOW in June (more by Dominick Mastrangelo) As mentioned, Japandroids are going on an extensive fall tour which hits NYC on December 4 at Webster Hall. Tickets for that show are still available and the band have just... more info

Guardian Music — Sorry bass-players, Crystal Castles and Black Keys have given the music business some money-saving food for thoughtListen to our two-piece Spotify playlistWhen the White Stripes conquered Britain in 2001, in a campaign that took all of a week, the no... more info

78s — Die müsst ihr diese Woche gesehen und gehört haben. > Japandroids – live Get Well Soon – Roland I Feel You Es gibt wohl keinen Zweifel daran, dass Get Well Soons neuer Clip zum Song “Roland I Feel You”, der beste Clip der Woche, ja vielleic... more info

Consequence of Sound — Azealia Banks, Japandroids, Kanye West, and more! more info

So Much Silence — Sweaty shows. Thrashing fans. Grilling meats whilst shirtless. Drinking Jameson from the bottle. Yes, life for Japandroids is pretty much as I expected. The new video for “The House That Heaven Built” will do nothing to dissuade our youth from ch... more info