Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher Ricky Eat Acid (photo by Landon Speers) Ricky Eat Acid, the electronic project of Sam Ray (also of Teen Suicide and Julia Brown), signed to Canvasback imprint Canvasclub for the release of his new single "Context," due... more info

Stereogum — One of Stereogum’s beloved holiday traditions is premiering a cover tune by Norwegian pop auteur Sondre Lerche. Last year he bestowed us with “Wrecking Ball,” and before that he’s done songs by Animal Collective, Owen Pallett, and Beyoncé. N... more info

Stereogum — Here, more or less, is the plot of Owen Pallett’s new “Infernal Fantasy” video: The snow glows white on the mountain tonight, not a footprint to be seen. Pallett released his In Conflict album earlier this year, and he’s already made videos f... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tickets to the BrooklynVegan-presented Sleaford Mods' US live debut at The Wick withThe Gotobeds and The Rogers Sisters are on sale now. Tickets for the late Mates of State show at Mercury Lounge go on AmEx presale today at... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Owen Pallett at Fuji Rocks 2014 (more by Erina Uemura) Chamber pop musician and violin wizard Owen Pallett released the great In Conflict earlier this year and he's now back with the video for its title track which was directed... more info

Stereogum — “You are the total expression of what I have loved or still love in fragments.” Owen Pallet’s video for “In Conflict” opens with a quote, taken from Ned Rorem’s The Paris Diary, written by his admirer Marie-Laure de Noailles to describe h... more info

Stereogum — Over the weekend CBC announced that they’d ended their relationship with longtime broadcaster Jian Ghomeshi, a longtime pillar of the Canadian indie music scene. The CBC’s statement: “The CBC is saddened to announce its relationship with Jian G... 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

LargeHeartedBoy — USA Today shared an excerpt from James Franco's forthcoming book, Hollywood Dreaming: Stories, Pictures, and Poems. Franco also talked to the Guardian about his film adaptation of Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury. The Rumpus interviewed musician Owe... more info

NME — Jessy Lanza, Owen Pallett and Basia Bulat are also in the running for the Canadian music award more info