We can’t be more excited! To help us celebrate, CBC Radio 2 has made today Kathleen Edwards day! Kathleen will personally introduce one new song from the record each hour, on Radio 2 Morning, Shift and…

It should come as no surprise that the multi-talented and always unpredictable Joel Plaskett is taking a unique approach to the launch of his next record.  Starting on January 10^th, Plaskett and his band, The Emergency, will…

Wapusk, a new 7” from acclaimed musician Kathleen Edwards, will be released September 27 on MapleMusic Recordings. Advance copies of the record will also be made available at Edwards’ upcoming shows. Recorded in Fall Creek, Wisconsin and Toronto, Ontario, the pair of songs (“Wapusk” and “Change the Sheets”) were produced by Edwards alongside Justin Vernon (Bon Iver), who also provides backing vocals on the title track. Check out the track and tour dates here: http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/12351-wapusk-ft-bon-iver/

Eastern Conference Champions are set to release their sophomore album Speak-ahh, on June 14th on MapleMusic Recordings/Fontana North. The band is currently touring the United States with Neon Trees and will be performing in Toronto at NXNE this summer!

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Look out for the new My Morning Jacket album Circuital being released May 31, 2011!

The LP will be available in Canada on March 1st!

Joel Plaskett and the Emergency (plus one solo show) will be on tour in Ontario and Newfoundland in March, with special guests rotating between David Myles and Peter Elkas. Check out tour dates and ticket info below.

The lineup for Bonnaroo 2011 has just been announced, and features some stellar acts, including My Morning Jacket. The festival runs June 9-12 in Manchester, Tennesee.

Check out this promo clip featuring Conan O’Brien.

The Dears will be performing in-store at Sonic Boom on Thursday Feb 17th at 7pm in support of their new album, Degeneration Street. The performance will be incredible, you don’t want to miss this one.

In the meantime stop by and check out this amazing in-store installation!

Radiohead announce the imminent release of their eighth studio album, The King Of Limbs.

The band have begun taking pre-orders for The King Of Limbs exclusively from their website, www.radiohead.com; fans will be able to digitally download the album from as early as the end of this week, Saturday 19th February.

For the next few weeks, the album will be exclusively available from the band’s site in two versions – digital download (either MP3 or WAV) and a special, made to order ‘deluxe edition’ featuring 2 clear 10” vinyl records, a CD, a digital download and exclusive artwork all in a special “newspaper” format.

Following this initial digital release on the band’s own Ticker Tape imprint, the album will be on general release on CD & 12” vinyl in all music stores and major digital retailers from March 29th. As with In Rainbows, the band will partner with XL Recordings, tbd records in the USA & Canada (released in Canada by MapleMusic Recordings/Fontana North) and Hostess Entertainment in Japan and Asia.

The King Of Limbs was produced by longtime collaborator, Nigel Godrich.

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