Stereogum — of Montreal work harder than you. With more ideas than some bands have in a career stuffed into Hissing Fauna..., Skeletal Lamping, and their dazzling live shows, it would be OK for oM to set aside the instruments for a minute. Of course that is n... more info

Said the Gramophone — Professor Longhair - "Go to the Mardi Gras". Headed to Louisiana today. No joke. Imagining bayou, white clouds, tufted cotton fields. I don't think there are cotton fields in Louisiana but I can't help my brain. Women will bring me big plates of fo... more info

JamBase — FREAKIN' IT LARGE IN PORTLAND Here's a scintillating bit of a nearly half hour concert video of intoxicated new age disco glory from of Montreal captured November 20, 2008 at the Roseland Theater. Please to enjoy… Watch the full concert ... more info

Music is Art — In 2007, of Montreal released the psychedelic pop album Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer? to critical acclaim for its intricate layers that hid melodies in unexpected corners. This makes album session outtake “Miss Blonde, Your Papa Is Fail... more info

guardian.co.ukRichardson Flown to New York With Ski InjuriesNew York TimesBy PATRICK HEALY and IAN AUSTEN The Tony-award winning actress Natasha Richardson was flown from Canada to New York City on Tuesday afternoon in serious condition with head inj... more info

Dlisted — Friends of Natasha Richardson have told the New York Post that she is brain dead after falling in a tragic ski accident at at the Mont Tremblant resort outside of Montreal yesterday. This hasn't been confirmed by her or Liam's reps, so I�... more info

Altsounds — *Of Montreal* has announced a brand new Shepherd’s Bush Empire show in July plus a string of UK festival appearances. Athens Georgia’s finest are now playing *Shepherd’s Bush Empire* on the *14th July*. Tickets are on sale ... more info

MTV.com News — Rapper will appear on five dates, starting in Dallas on April 14.By Jocelyn Vena 50 Cent Photo: Kevin Parry/ WireImage Fall Out Boy will be joining forces with 50 Cent for five dates of the band's Believers Never Die Part Deux tour this sp... more info

I Like Music — Announce a new Shepherds Bush Empire UK show 14th July, plus summer 09 festival dates more info

Stereogum — The Boston trio Pretty & Nice construct pop spectacles with guitars, drums, and various electronics. You could mention of Montreal in passing on "Piranha" or "Peekaboo," etc., but more interestingly, think of bands they themselves list as influences ... more info