blog post Music Notes: Leonard Cohen, Plants and Animals, D-Sisive, more!

Watch the NEW D-Sisive video for “The Invisible Man” (above)

AUX TV announces Canada’s first tablet-exclusive music magazine, launching this summer!

Adele vs Lana vs Leonard: Lana Del Rey tops the iTunes charts in 14 countries this week, except Canada! – Spinner

Dave Bidini talks about his band’s new album, In the Rock Hall, and his latest book about Gordon Lightfoot – Spinner

Pre-order Boxer the Horse’s upcoming album, French Residency; tour dates announced with Said the Whale – Killbeat

One to Watch: Yamantaka // Sonic Titan – Grid TO

Iroquois Falls, aka Priya Thomas, to release her new EP entitled Twice-Born-Once-From-A-Gun, on March 13; watch the video – TO Snobs

Halifax’s Paper Beat Scissors announce the release of their self-titled debut album March 6 – TO Snobs

Vancouver musicians offer up some thoughts on sex, love, and rock ‘n’ roll – Straight

Hear a new Plants and Animals song called “Song For Love” – AUX

Hear a new Lantern track called “I Don’t Know” – Weird

Watch The Darcys’ new video for “Josie” – Chart

Watch The Barr Brothers perform “Beggar in the Morning” at the Grand Canyon – Chart

Watch the new Single Mothers video for “Christian Girls” – Punknews

Watch LIGHTS’ video for the making-of “Banner” – YouTube

There’s never a wrong time to discover Joni Mitchell – Guardian

Denver’s Tennis announces tour dates: Toronto, Vancouver – Exclaim!

Rockstars and their parents: photos from the 1970s – Daily Mail

Musical dressing rooms: clothing stores in Singapore are dynamically shifting the music you hear in dressing rooms to increase the chance of a sale – DMN

Why is it so hard for new musical instruments to catch on? The Atlantic

Award Tour: 21 Times the Grammys Saluted the Underground – Spin

Dozens of musicians expected to protest outside Sunday’s Grammy Awards ceremony over a decision to cut 31 ethnic and minority musical categories – Reuters