Live Daily — With a European festival run set to kick off next week, Snow Patrol [ tickets ] has announced a headlining tour of North America this fall behind last year's "A Hundred Million Suns." The UK alt-rockers will return to the States for a 22-city outi... more info

Said the Gramophone — Asthmatic Kitty's recent decision to issue a b-sides compilation for Royal City was one of my favourite pieces of news this year. This Guelph, Ontario band (I don't get to say that very often) are one of Canada's all-time great indie groups, but due ... more info