Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Brendan Canning of Broken Social Scene is a veteran of the Andy Kim Christmas concerts in Toronto, now in their seventh year. more info

Guardian Music — This Norwegian six-piece are so full of glee, they make the Polyphonic Spree sound like a black metal bandHometown: Oslo.The lineup: Marius D Hagen (vocals, guitar), Synne Knudsen (vocals), and their four multi-instrumentalist friends.The background:... more info

Guardian Music — A small town in Ireland is the unlikely home of a unique music festival that has quietly established an international reputation over the last decadeThe town of Dingle in County Kerry is a photogenic little place. From nearby you can see the Blasket ... more info

Stereogum — The Canadian guitar army Broken Social Scene are either breaking up or taking one of their customary long sabbaticals. Last night, they played their final planned show at the Rio De Janeiro venue Circo Voador. At that show, they played a few covers (... more info

Guardian Music — (Glassnote/Island)It's no wonder Givers have called their album In Light. It's so relentlessly upbeat, cheerful and full of life that you start to wonder whether they've been created by evil pharmaceutical manufacturers to promote the idea that heavy... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Broken Social Scene rocker Kevin Drew has assured fans the band's hiatus has nothing to do with "bad blood", insisting "everyone is at peace". more info

ContactMusic — Broken Social Scene rocker Kevin Drew has assured fans the bands hiatus has nothing to do with bad blood insisting everyone is at peace The Canadian collective announced in August 11 that they were taking an extended break from the spotlight after... more info

Chorus.fm — It looks like *Broken Social Scene (http://www.brokensocialscene.com)* will be going on indefinite hiatus soon (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/03/broken-social-scene-break-up_n_991969.html?1317650922). more info

Guardian Music — (Polydor)Among the ranks of platinum-selling singer-songwriters whose music ends up wafting around commercial breaks and dinner parties alike, Leslie Feist cuts a unique figure. Her music has been used to flog everything from Silentnight mattresses t... more info

Impose Magazine — Green Label Sound's Darren Williams, better known as Star Slinger, has released his first "official" single. First single? How is that just now happening for such a successful hip-hop artist and producer? Well, Williams has been mixing and remixi... more info