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SXSW announces first round of 2013 artists

SXSW has announced its first round of artists for the 2013 installment of the festival which happens from March 12-17. Among the acts are Mercury Prize winners Alt-J, BADBADNOTGOOD, The Bug, Chris Cohen, Mac DeMarco, Eagulls, Klaxons, Thurston Moore, Marnie Stern, Amon Tobin, White Lung, Why…

M For Montreal 2009 - night 2 in pics & review (Le Matos, Parlovr, DD/MM/YYYY, Silly Kissers, Beast & more)

Last year when I went to M for Montreal, I didn’t know any of the bands going in, which made it sort of exciting, with no preconceived notions from hype or un-hype…

The 2008 Polaris Music Prize is about to be awarded

The time has arrived to crown another Polaris Music Prize winner. Last year’s Canadian award was met with mixed response as relative unknowns (outside of Canada) Patrick Watson beat Arcade Fire, Feist (my pick to win), and seven others for the top spot…