Owen Pallett, M. Ward, Billy Bragg and others cover Ms. Newsom on a new charity tribute album.
We all go through album/artist/genre phases, but it takes a true genius of a solitary song to inspire me to press the repeat button. I'm not always in a single-song phase (a period of time that lasts anywhere from three days to three weeks), but when I am, every following life experience becomes ultimately connected [...]

Expect the best, plan for the worst, and prepare to be surprised. ♫ The Lucksmiths - A Hiccup In Your Happiness ♫ Final Fantasy - This is the Dream of Win Regine ♫ Explosions In The Sky - Your Hand In Mine (with Strings) ♫ Paolo Nutini - Autumn [...]

Here is part five of a ten part on reviewing the 2010 Polaris Music Prize shortlist nominees. This time it is Owen Pallett 's Heartland.( Original review here ) He recently had to use his name instead of Final Fantasy due the album being release in Japan which is home of the actual video game. Who knew that in four years time that things would change for this musician. Owen was the first winner of the Polaris Music Prize. After the he has been well recognized [...]

Owen Pallett will open for the upcoming MOKB Presents... The National at The Old National Centre/Murat Egyptian Room here in Indianapolis. Today is Owen's birthday, and to celebrate, he released a free download from his upcoming EP A Swedish Love Story . The EP will be released on September 28th (Momma Dodge's birthday) on 103 vinyl and digital through Domino Records. MP3 : Owen Pallet - A Man With No Ankles Tickets for the show [...]
So outta the blue Own Pallett literally just tweeted that he uploaded a new song for us. By the looks of things it might've been released by Domino in a newsletter this morning but that's not around anymore, however here it is. It's taken from an upcoming EP called "A Swedish Love Story" featuring three other new songs. It'll be released on September 28th via Domino, but let this hold you over until then. Check out the tracklisting after the song. Owen Pallett - "A Man With No Ankles" [...]
Let's get this thing started with some full disclosure: I don't care for Owen Pallett. I don't mean the fellow personally, of course, I've never met him; it's his highly conceptual violin-led orchestra pop that simply doesn't appeal to me. I've analyzed this dislike extensively during the past week, while listening to his shortlisted album [...]
9/11 @ Terminal 5. Wanna attend with a guest? If so, then leave a comment on this post! A winner will be randomly chosen on 9/5 @ NOON. An expanded version of Bitte Orca will see daylight shortly. Catch Dirty Projectors on their NA tour. MP3: Dirty Projectors & David Byrne - Knotty Pine
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A Swedish Love Story will see daylight on 9/28 via Domino. It features: 1. A Man With No Ankles 2. Scandal At The Parkade 3. Honour The Dead, Or Else 4. Don't Stop (On My Account) Heartland is nominated for this year's Polaris Prize. MP3: Owen Pallett - The Power Of Love
Colour Revolt released a new album today, The Cradle . And not only did the band allow Buzzgrinder to stream the whole thing today , but the guys were also kind enough to take over posting duties for the day. So the staff gets to catch up on their stories. OK, I'm sitting in our manager's office listening to this new Arcade Fire record. It's probably their best. I know people say that a lot about whatever record, but I don't. I [...]

arcade fire - behind the scenes concert pre show [nothing like watching terry gilliam (director of brazil, 12 monkeys) giggle his way through the 10 mins doc and seeing how he interacts with the whole arcade fire collective. plus watch the pre-show sketch featuring actor andrew garfield (social network, never let me go and the next spider man) and some robots!] arcade fire - ready to start [the arcade fire just performed 2 sold out gigs at madison square garden and collaborated with film director terry gilliam to shoot their live webcast [...]

what an epic epic weekend. meg montréal had an incredible lineup, especially for the boat. osheaga had a disturbingly amazing lineup which made this horribly organised festival all the more worth while. so yeah, before i talk about the music, i wanna talk about the osheaga festival. what mainly pissed me off was this whole "green stage" thing...why not have a GREEN FESTIVAL?!?! oooooh, one stage! ONE! raw/vegan/vegetarian green food stand! great way to really show how committed one is to the enviro movement. what is even WORSE is the amount of trash left lying around because we [...]
Arcade Fire @ Madison Square Garden 8/4/2010 Ready To Start / Laika / No Cars Go / Haiti / No Celebration / Rococo / The Suburbs / Crown Of Love / Intervention / We Used To Wait / Power Out / Rebellion (Lies) / Month Of May / Tunnels // Keep The Car Running / Mountains Beyond Mountains / Wake Up As can be expected, the Arcade Fire did great at their first Madison Square Garden show. I mean, duh, right? They've always been an arena band, and playing this show was basically [...]

Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , Canada Carl Walter, Getty Images From the crowd, everything seemed fine. There were all the usual signs of a quality Owen Pallett show: looped virtuosic strings ebbing and swaying in an interlocked pattern, all held together by Pallett's wistful vocal style and subversive lyricism. Onstage, however, it was another story. The troubles began right from the start when Pallett stopped the show's opening number to berate his [...]
by teepoo I'm secretly a nerd, and I bought Starcraft II the day after it came out so thats why I have been a little bit absent but don't worry all your favourite posts will still be here! If you're just as nerdy you can add me to your friend list : tiana_feng@hotmail.com. So I thought it would be very appropriate that this week's playlist be some epic music from past and present video games. Listen [...]
New music from DJ Shadow, Owen Pallett, Hamilton, Ontario-based MC Emay & Minneapolis veterans Big White House.
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Owen Pallett- "Midnight Directives" This is a brilliant composition, the sort of piece that is urgent in tone, yet reveals itself upon repeated listening. The melody swoops and soars, but its a rather chilly sort of bombast — it's a drama of intense thought, not physicality. I find myself often rewinding and going back over that final climax in the vocal section, just before the instrumental resolution: "For a man can be bought, and a man can be sold / and the price of a hundred thousand unwatered souls…" In context, that bit sounds defiant, thrilling, [...]

Owen Pallett's (Final Fantasy) gorgeous Heartland LP slipped through my fingers earlier this year, but hopefully some of you were smart enough to grab it by the reins early on. If you weren't, I suggest you start with Domino's free download of Owen Pallett's "Lewis Takes Off His Shirt" EP, featuring the title track and remixes from Dan Deacon, CFCF, Benoit, Max Tundra and Simon Bookish. Download these tracks below: DOWNLOAD: Owen Pallett - "Lewis Takes Off His Shirt" EP [...]

Owen Pallett - "Lewis Takes Off His Shirt" It must be your lucky day. The latest single from Owen Pallett's Heartland is "Lewis Takes Off His Shirt," now available on 12" and digitally. You can download the entire Lewis Takes Off His Shirt EP for one week only right now. That's right, you can get all of this for FREE: Side A 01. Lewis Takes Off His Shirt (album version) 02. Lewis Takes Off His Shirt [...]