The Music Fix — Gig Review: Sweet sweet Fantasy baby......Sweet sweet Fantasy baby... more info

Guardian Music — PICK OF THE WEEK Owen Pallett Lewis Takes Off His Shirt (Domino) The man formerly known as Final Fantasy has, aged 30, decided he's probably a bit too old to be putting out records under the name of a videogame. Wise move. Lewis Takes Off His Shirt i... more info

Time Out, London — Toronto violinist and singer Owen Pallett (aka Final Fantasy) plays his violin into assorted fx pedals and digital delay loops more info

411 Mania — Alex Chilton RIP, Owen Pallett live thoughts, new music from The Hold Steady and Jonny Greenwood, David Byrne and St. Vincent working together and more. more info

Guardian Music — From echoes of Stockhausen in the Dirty Projectors to Arvo Pärt's effect on Radiohead, it's more than a bit of fun to think about the links between indie music and modern classicalBefore I'm away for a week, a belated catchup with a good post over... more info

Guardian Music — The mainstay of classical and folk music, the violin has always been associated with class, virtuousity and sentimentalityWhat is it? The younger sibling of the viola and cello, it's an instrument that exudes class, virtuosity and sentimentality.Who ... more info

I Like Music — Final Fantasy man returns with new single, Lewis Takes Off His Shirt, and live dates during March 2010 more info

The Playlist — Polish composer Abel Korzeniowski has replaced Owen Pallett for the score of John Mitchell Cameron's upcoming drama "Rabbit Hole" according to MovieScore.Final Fantasy mastermind and infrequent Arcade Fire member Pallett previously revealed he had be... more info

Stereogum — Larkin Grimm released the excellent, Owen Pallett approved Parplar on M. Gira’s Young God records a couple of years ago, but as you might expect from a musician who’s often noted for her itinerant/exploratory wandering and willfully coloring outs... more info

Battery In your Leg — The song “Lewis Takes of His Shirt” is undoubtedly my immediate favourite off of Owen Pallet’s recently released Heartland. And now there’s a video! I can’t say I really understand it, but it certainly keeps you capti... more info