411 Mania — Check out "Nothing But The Whole Wide World", featuring Neko Case... more info

Stereogum — Pair this off with Friday's taste from post-millennial indie rock's other most visible Canadian collective. The New Pornographers' anticipated forthcoming fifth-length Together is due in May, with its core crew (A.C. Newman, Dan Bejar, Kathryn... more info

Pop Candy — I just watched an insane animated pilot featuring Neko Case as a raunchy pop princess, T-Pain as a giant gingerbread man and mc chris as anxious gummi candy. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Frisicano Marc Ribot's Ceramic Dog and Skeletons are two bands that have to be seen live, not only for their talents (which are considerable), but because their current live sets are basically unrepresented on record. The last albums... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Frisicano Marc Ribot's Ceramic Dog and Skeletons are two bands that have to be seen live, not only for their talents (which are considerable), but because their current live sets are basically unrepresented on record. The last albums..... more info

My Old Kentucky — It would be criminal to begin actively pimping Canadian artists without tipping our collective hat to the old men of Canadian rocks rock, Blue Rodeo. Luckily for all involved parties, the Toronto-based quintet is still hard at it; on the road pushing... more info

The Music Fix — Capsule Review: Swedish folk-slash-country with life-affirming properties.Ignoring a cheap opportunity for 'Swedish sisters' jokes straight out of the 1970s, this adorable collection plays like Neko Case and Laura Cantrell visiting the Fleet Foxes, a... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Coming on May 4: the new album from The New Pornographers, entitled Together. Their fifth full-length was produced by the band and Phil Palazzolo, and recorded in Vancouver, Brooklyn, Woodstock, and Catskill, NY. The album is comprised of 9 A.C.... more info

Stereogum — Last time we checked in on the New Pornographers, we didn't have many details about their anticipated Challengers followup. Now we do: The band's fifth album, Together, comes out in early May. It was produced by the band with Phil Palazzolo and wa... more info

Silent Uproar — Fran Healy (of Travis) is currently working on his solo album, tentatively titled Wreckorder. In a pair of blog posts, Healy revealed that both Paul McCartney and Neko Case will perform on the record. [franhealy.com] more info