Rhapsody celebrated its new DRM-freedom by renting out Hiro and inviting Ben Gibbard to perform an acoustic set. Tough crowd -- I suspect many attended for free MP3tinis -- and I wouldn't say the…   Read Story »

It's been awhile, but in "Bitches In Tokyo," Montreal's Stars dig further into the past, making like 200 Cigarettes, getting glammed for a house party when the parents aren't home. Before the…   Read Story »

By Amrit Singh & Brandon Stosuy When we arrived Sunday we didn't have to wait in line or battle our way through the parking lots. Not because we're some important VIP's -- there just wasn't anyone…   Read Story »

A picture's worth a thousand words, unless you're Stars in which case they're worth a complete video conceit. A couple's earth-toned living room hosts a wall full of frames, and soon their story…   Read Story »

Join Stars for a classic, coming-of-age tale: Bright-eyed 'n' stringy-haired kid takes the bus for his maiden voyage to the big city, where tacky marquees, scraggly old ladies, and pigeon infested…   Read Story »

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Score another for bands getting creative with stemming the tides of leakage. Recently, the New Pornographers offered up a cool solution to folks jonesing for an immediate listen to Challengers,…   Read Story »

Good news for Stars-gazers young and old: The bellicosity of recent times are over (at least by the Canadian quintet's assessment), and it's time to take stock of the fallout with the band's upcoming…   Read Story »

Torquil, Amy, and the rest of Stars have entrusted the reworking, covering, and remixing of Set Yourself On Fire to a cadre of Canadian artists, yielding Do You Trust Your Friends?, out later this…   Read Story »