Topix — Nickelback , Coldplay and Arcade Fire are among the nominees for this year's Juno Awards, the Canadian equivalent of the Grammy Awards. more info

Stereogum — After last year’s Grammys, when Arcade Fire performed dodging Mat Hoffman bike-tricks and then immediately won the Album Of The Year award, the award show has a high standard to live up to when it comes to ridiculous and implausible but kind of awe... more info

411 Mania — Plus Metallica, Arcade Fire and more... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — They'll battle likes of Kasabian, Odd Future and Azealia Banks for gongs at next month's ceremony.Arctic Monkeys, Noel Gallagher, Lana Del Rey, The Vaccines and Odd Future are among the acts nominated for gongs at this year's NME Awards.The nominatio... more info

Stereogum — Austin City Limits has been on something of a roll lately. Over the last couple of weeks, the PBS music-performance show has featured Arcade Fire on one show and Fleet Foxes and Joanna Newsom on another. And on this past weekend’s episode, the show... more info

Music For Ants — I missed this video when it premiered earlier this month, but it’s so excellent that I had to post it. It’s directed by Chris Milk, who’s previous works includes groundbreaking interactive videos like Arcade Fire’s “The Wilderness Downtown�... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Arcade Fire @ Obama Staff Ball (more by Bao Nguyen) A list of celebrities, reportedly created by Obama's campaign, sent out on December 5, and acquired by the Tennessean (PDF HERE), is being passed around the internet. The list, heavily... more info

Guardian Music — Leadmill, SheffieldWalking on stage to the triumphant sounds of David Bowie's Heroes is asking for a fall, but you can't blame the Maccabees for celebrating their big moment. Guitar bands are supposedly in such commercial trouble they should be subj... more info

Guardian Music — Tim Jonze sticks his neck out to declare the era of indie rock not overI'm trying to put a finger on the most surprising thing about the Guardian's Best Albums of 2011 list, published last month. Was it the virtual absence of any indie rock bands? Or... more info

Stereogum — MTV reports that President Obama has “a wish list” of campaign supporters for his upcoming 2012 run for re-election and points to a document obtained by The Tennessean. The list includes, among others, Arcade Fire, Vampire Weekend, Jay-Z, The Roo... more info