blog post Music Notes: K'naan, Bahamas, Rich Aucoin, more!

Watch Rich Aucoin’s NEW film for “We’re All Dying To Live” (above)

Toronto move over, Calgary’s on the rise! En Route

Mitt Romney using K’naan’s “Waving Flag” in his campaign, K’naan wasn’t too pleased – AUX

Neil Young says he and Steve Jobs were working on a new iPod – Guardian

Mark Ronson calls his latest work with Rufus Wainwright “…the best work of my career” – Exclaim!

The Toque Sessions welcomes Yukon Blonde to the CBC Vancouver studios this Friday @ 530pm, FREE SHOW - CBC   

High Five: Grimes talks about inspiration for her new album, Visions – xlr8r

Hear a new Mike O’Neill song called “Henry,” taken from his upcoming release, Wild Lines – Soundcloud

Hear Silverstein cover Gob’s “236 E. Broadway” – Absolute Punk

Hear Cults cover Leonard Cohen’s “Everybody Knows” – Guardian

Watch the new Comeback Kid video for “Do Yourself A Favor” – Punknews

Watch Bahamas perform for Exclaim! TV.

Watch Teen Daze’s album teaser for All of Us – vimeo

Watch Matt Epp’s “Valentine” video – YouTube

Samantha Savage Smith announces Canadian tour dates – Exclaim!

Poor Young Things opening for The Trews on western Canadian dates – Killbeat

Bryan Adams announces Canadian tour dates for the first time in 20 years – Globe & Mail

Raekwon announces Canadian tour dates – Exclaim!

Black Milk announces NA tour dates: Toronto, Vancouver – AUX

VEVO rakes in a cool $150 million last year – Prefix

Audience turn-out for ‘difficult’ contemporary classical music is on the rise – Guardian

Former Warner Music group chairman, Edgar Bronfman Jr., calls Google Music an “oxymoron” – Music Ally

RIP: King Stitt, 72, Jamaica’s oldest living DJ – Spinner

RIP: Don Cornelius, 75, creator of “Soul Train” – Reuters