Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Zach Pollack, words by Parker Langvardt Thurston Moore/Shadowy Men.../Yamantaka//Sonic Titan at Sled Island, 6/22/2012 Calgary's multi-venue Sled Island festival took place last month. Pictures and a review of day 1 are HERE, Day 2 are... more info

Kings of A&R — Buzz Track: Cops And Robbers  (video) Noelle Bean, a pop artist who hails from Dallas delivers songs along the lines of Feist and Fiona Apple but with a little more bite. Within the last month she has performed shows at The Living Room in NYC as wel... more info

ContactMusic — Leonard Cohen Feist and rapper Drake are among the 40 acts chosen as contenders for this years 12 Polaris Music Prize for the best Canadian album of 2012 The countrys music industry officials have released the long list for the seventh annual prizegi... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The long list for the 2012 Polaris Music Prize has been revealed. It includes Leonard Cohen, Cold Specks, Drake, Feist, Fucked Up, Grimes, Japandroids, The Weeknd, Yamantaka // Sonic Titan, and more. Check out the full list below. Who's... more info

Guardian Music — Is there really a market for this female duo's prettily melodic pop with a punch? Yes, if 4m YouTube hits is anything to go byHometown: Hamburg, Germany.The lineup: Valeska Steiner and Sonja Milena Glass.The background: There's a k-pop group called B... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Dana (distortion) Yavin St. Vincent/Radiohead Complimenting [Radiohead's] case for its post-major-label forays into art-rock craftsmanship was a stunning stage production that was a work of art in and of itself. With band members backlit by... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Chris Graham and Rae Graham Clap Your Hands Say Yeah/Feist Before the release of their 2011 album, "Hysterical," Clap Your Hands Say Yeah had been inactive for three years, but they were as lively as ever on Monday... more info

Detroit Free Press — Jason Waggoner at the Ark Third Day with Jars of Clay at DTE Energy Music Theatre Punch Brothers at Magic Stick Starkid Presents: Apocalyptour at Michigan Theater Feist at Power Center Jonathan Richman at Magic Stick more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The 2012 edition of Calgary, Alberta festival Sled Island is set to take place from June 20-23 at venues throughout the city. This year includes over 200 bands performing at 30 venues plus a large comedy schedule, film screenings,... more info

The Newsroom — As part of its 125th anniversary celebrations, Toronto's Royal Conservatory of Music toasted several of its famous alumni, including singer-songwriter Feist and soprano Measha Brueggergosman. Deana Sumanac reports. more info