Tegan And Sara’s ascent to genuine pop stardom has been one of the most feelgood stories in music in the past few years, partly because they’re great and partly because they seem like lovely human beings. Case in point: When they sang their heartbreak ballad “I Was A Fool” on Conan last night, they brought...

In addition to Arcade Fire’s Funeral, yesterday was also the tenth anniversary of another important Canadian export: Tegan And Sara’s So Jealous, an album that marked the beginning of their slow ascent to mainstream and chart success. (I’ve written at length about this album and my appreciation for the group here.) ...

The Flaming Lips already announced the impending release of With A Little Help From My Fwends, their guest-heavy full-length tribute to the Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. The album will include covers of every single song on the Beatles’ original album, and we already knew that it would feature gues...

The “It Gets Better” project is an ongoing campaign to send support to LGBT youth worldwide, a large part of which comes in the form of videos from LGBT people sharing stories of how their lives have improved since they were teens. Recently Tegan And Sara contributed a video where both sisters discussed their experiences [...]

Last night, the Junos, Canada’s fiercely national answer to the Grammys, held its 43rd annual awards ceremony. Arcade Fire weren’t there because they were performing at Lollapalooza Chile, but they still took home the night’s biggest award, winning Album Of The Year for Reflektor. (CBC reports that they sent in a ta...