Sweeping The Nation — Looks like we made it to the end. We close with ten years ago, another of those years right at the end of this survey in which it's driven more by what STN was writing about at the time then what else was happening as the alternative rapidly segr... more info

Quick Before It Melts — This month, Quick Before It Melts celebrates 10 years of music blogging and writing by honouring 10 Canadian artists who’ve had the greatest impact and influence on Quick Before It Melts over the last 10 years, and each in their own way have left t... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Flavorwire interviewed Tom McCarthy about his new novel Satin Island. Stream new music from The Acorn. Rolling Stone profiled Kim Gordon. Val James, the first black American NHL player, talked about his memoir Black Ice with All Things Considered. St... more info

Sweeping The Nation — Albums there are dates for Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks - Wigout At Jagbags (6th January)Broken Bells – After The Disco (13th January)East India Youth - Total Strife Forever (13th January)I Break Horses - Chiaroscuro (20th January)Mogwai - Rave Ta... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Chris La Putt The Acorn The Acorn and Basia Bulat are about to end a North American tour together. That tour visited NYC last week for two shows. The Canadian band played Mercury Lounge on 9/23 and Littlefield... more info

5 Acts — Win tickets or the new CD from The Acorn! They're playing at DC9 on Sunday night (09/26/2010). Email me at 5actsblog at gmail dot com and use the subject "No Ghost." Contest ends Sunday at noon.The Acorn on MySpaceThe Acorn on The Hype Machine more info

Altsounds — Just in time for summer nostalgia to kick in, Ottawa's *The Acorn* have debuted a brand new stop motion video for the song "Restoration" via AOL Spinner... more info

MVSW — video The Pass ~ “Vultures“ www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICbbPHLqGX0 *I would have given this its own post for the contest associated with the video, but mvsw was left out of the the 30 music blogs referenced. Oh well. The Acorn ~ “Restoration“ ww... more info

Stereogum — This Exploding Motor Car-directed video for No Ghost’s second single “Restoration” was shot on location at “the Mataseje Family Farm” in Beamsville, Ontario. The footage of the band at their time-lapse BBQ is pretty nature-folk/pop whatever... more info

Altsounds — Ottawa's *The Acorn* will be embarking on an extensive fall tour of North America to support their forthcoming album, No Ghost, coming out September 7th on *Bella Union*, available digitally now. The band recorded the album at a secluded cottag... more info