I Guess I'm Floating — The power of Twitter is a great thing, as my good blogging buddy Taylor (Music For Kids Who Can't Read Good) tweeted about a great live video that he, in turn, was shown via @replies. The video is of Owen Pallett (or Final Fantasy) performing a song... more info

Quick Before It Melts — What’s in a name?  Is identity defined by that which we call ourselves or by who we are?  Shakespeare wondered about roses, but what about trademarks?  Will releasing Heartland as Owen Pallett make it any different than if it were under hi... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Avi Buffalo - What's In It For? (MP3) Avi Buffalo is the adopted name of Avigdor Zahner-Isenberg, an 18 year-old singer/songwriter and guitarist from Long Beach, CA. Avi Buffalo is also the name of the band he formed with... more info

Guardian Music — After a career working in the shadows, is the world ready for Owen Pallett's divisive solo album about a farmer's fictitious world of Spectrum?You may not know the name Owen Pallett, but you know his symphonies. Those windswept, heart-in-gullet violi... more info

Guardian Music — (Domino)Owen Pallett's second album as Final Fantasy divided listeners, not because of its content - a song cycle about Dungeons & Dragons for string quartets - but with its title. There were those who insisted that grown-ups should be neither making... more info

The Yellow Stereo — Kicking off the first big week of album releases in 2010, we have Vampire Weekend’s highly anticipated sophomore record, Contra. From my few listens, the band still retains that signature African sound from their debut. But, I’ve never been too... more info

Stereogum — Owen Pallett recently dropped his Final Fantasy moniker, yes, and it makes sense beyond the copyright infringement stuff: If you created an album as beautifully, ambitiously satisfying as Heartland (out now on Domino) you'd want to take credit for it... more info

The Playlist — Musician Owen Pallett has revealed that he is currently composing the score tp John Cameron Mitchell's upcoming drama "Rabbit Hole" but will have to leave his work potentially incomplete and in the hands of producers."I think I'm actually not going t... more info

Quick Before It Melts — Late last month, on the cusp of releasing Heartland (out in North America today), Owen Pallett announced that he would no longer be using the name Final Fantasy to release music.  He made an official statemnt citing: “I began playing solo violin... more info

XLR8R — Owen Pallett, the indie-pop musician formerly known as Final Fantasy, pays a visit to XLR8R’s Inbox this week. The talented Canadian seeks alternative poutines, feels groovy, plays crowd-pleasing renditions of Gershwin, kisses ass, and skips b... more info