Stereogum — Inuk throat singer Tanya Tagaq won this year’s Polaris Music Prize for her album, Animism, beating out Arcade Fire, Drake, and Mac DeMarco. In her acceptance speech, she encouraged people to wear and eat seal and said, “fuck PETA.” This year’... more info

Stereogum — For the past eight years, the Polaris Music Prize has honored the best Canadian album of the year. It’s accompanied by a gala to announce the winner, and this year the whole event is being livestreamed. Tonight’s performances include short list n... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Dr. Dog @ Mann Center - 9/13/14 (via @jool_ee) On Saturday night, Dr. Dog treated us to an all-night party at the Mann Skyline Stage sharing the spotlight with Hop Along, The Front Bottoms, and Mac DeMarco. At first glance,... more info

NME — Cover revealed as it's confirmed guitarist Pete Sagar has been replaced by Alan White more info

Stereogum — Mac DeMarco is no stranger to messing with people. When I saw him perform a couple weeks ago at FYF Fest, he introduced one of his most popular songs, “Blue Boy,” as “Big Big Big Dirty Diaper.” He’s also no stranger to covers, as his recent... more info

Stereogum — TOPS, the recent Arbutus signees, just released the absolutely lovely new album Picture You Staring and we’ve already heard a handful of its best tracks through “Sleeptalker,” “Outside,” and “Way To Be Loved.” The latter has just receiv... more info

Stereogum — Angel Olsen released her new album, Burn Your Fire For No Witness, so early in 2014 it’s almost easy to forget that it’s one of the best albums of the year. Mac DeMarco clearly remembers because he recently covered the slow-burner “Lights Out�... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Ellie Pritts Outkast / Nick Cave / Modest Mouse Headliner OutKast took the stage with a more pertinent query: "Are you ready for the greatest rap group of all time?" It was classic rap hype, and yet as... more info

Stereogum — This past weekend, the 2014 Pickathon Music Festival was held, as always, at the Pendarvis Farm in Happy Valley, Oregon, just outside Portland. Major draws this year included the War On Drugs, Mac DeMarco, X, and People Under The Stairs. We sent phot... more info

Stereogum — The video for Mac DeMarco’s “Chamber Of Reflection” starts off with a woman crouching in front of a Ford truck grille wearing a Homer Simpson mask — and it only gets weirder from there. She lays in hammocks, walks down the street, gets on the... more info