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• Sarah Palin in Vancouver The Going Rogue author has been invited for her “lightning-rod appeal.”

• Concert announcement – Arcade Fire World’s biggest indie band plays Vancouver. It’s true.

• Free MP3, tour & concert announcement – The Pack A.D. Draw the band, and win…

• Yo Gabba Gabba! comes to Vancouver ‘The show features indie-rock aimed at both pre-schoolers and their parents; Vancouver band the Salteens is among the acts who have written for and performed on the TV show…’

• Cheat Sheet – Thursday, Aug 12 2010 New music from Jarrod Gorbel, The 88, James Apollo and Maluca Mala…

• Arcade Fire debuts at #1 on Billboard 156,079 albums sold of The Suburbs in its first week…

• Steven Seagal comes to Vancouver ‘Seagal used [On Deadly Ground] to stress the issues of pollution and environmental destruction…’

• The Cheat Sheet – Wednesday, Aug 11 2010 We scour the Internet so you don’t have to. Today: Toronto’s roller derby queens.

• Michael Buble launches app A new app allows fans to share their Michael Buble experiences. The fans who don’t have osteoarthritis, that is…

• Video – Robyn on Letterman ‘Swedish pop sensation Robyn showing off her dance moves while singing “Dancing On My Own”…’

• submiT: Party Susan Mavor’s ‘only the educated are free’ wins imagine1day’s first T-shirt competition.

• Music news – Tonic on Granville to Offer Live Music The Granville Street nightclub begins hosting live music Aug. 5.

• Movie news – Ryan Reynolds as Green Lantern Sorry, the comic-book geek in us couldn’t resist… especially with the San Deigo Comic Con coming up this weekend…

• Hip Hop Karaoke’s New Star This video of Krista performing ‘Mama Said Knock You Out’ at Fortune Sound Club’s Hip Hop Karoake night proves hip hop is a fantastic genre, if only because it gives white girls the chance to do

• Contest – Win an iPad from Barossa Blonde The Peter Lehmann label is giving away iPads in a promotion for its Barossa Blonde wine. Plus: picture of a Yorkie.

• New Video – Hannah Georgas in Victoria The singer performs “The Deep End” with Said the Whale, Jeremy Fisher and Aidan Knight.

• ‘First Wave’ of Rifflandia Lineup Announced Great Lake Swimmers, Hot Hot Heat, JFK (mstrkrft), Lee Ranaldo, Melissa Auf Der Maur, Sarah Harmer, Tanlines and

• LG’s Picks for Excellence in BC Wine Foxtrot Vineyards, Inniskillen Okanagan Vineyards and

• Books Are Good, Study Finds Reading a book might be even better for your mind than 12 hours of World of Warcraft.

• Summer Concert Tour Woes This summer is shaping up to be not a great one for concert tours. And not just Lilith Fair is suffering…

• Shore 104’s Song Search Contest Finalists Announced Prize includes a date with Guttersnipe…

• NPR Listeners Pick 50 Best Albums of First Half of 2010 Gorillaz? WTF?

• Les Dames d’Escoffier Scholarship Awards A gallery of pics from the awards dinner at Hamilton Street Grill June 28…

• Katy Perry Topless in Esquire UK Yep, it’s a slow news day…

• Movie Trailer – DC Comics’ RED Helen Mirren with a machine gun in this adaptation of the DC Comics property.

• NXNE Photos by Amber Anne Dawkins Japandroids, Wavves, Women, Happy Hollows, Indian Jewelry and more…

• North by Northeast Day IV ‘Not only did this Toronto band have cupcakes…’

• North by Northeast Day III ‘Chainsaws, flames, gyrating dancers, and Jagermeister poured into the eager baby-bird-like mouths of audience members…’

• North By Northeast Day II Young Galaxy at the Mod Club, June 17 2010. Also: X, Besnard Lakes, CoCoComa…

• North by Northeast Day I Just the beginning…

• Just Announced – Superchunk West Coast Dates (including Vancouver!) Superchunk on tour for new album, Majesty Shredding.

• Music Video – Ira Lee’s ‘All the Places We Did It’ In the Moldy Peaches vein, but funny and cute…

• Grant Lawrence’s Nonfiction Debut ‘”I received my first real rock ‘n’ roll tutorial from a bearded hermit in Desolation Sound named Russell…”‘

• CD Release Party – Nessa V at Fortune Sound Club, Vancouver, June 3 2010 ‘… more costume changes than Cher…’

• Just Announced – Phoenix in Vancouver French band returns.

• Superchunk New Album Release Date + Tour Dates The North Carolina band is finally putting out a new album, nine years after its last…

• Just Announced – Hulk Hogan and Friends at the Robinson Show Theatre We know what you’re thinking – he has friends?

• New Metric Video – ‘Stadium Love’ Wild animals, Metric in a cage, Emily Haines in full possession of her womanly powers…

• Regina Spektor to Perform at the White House ‘… it is an unimaginable honor to be invited to the White House…’

• Just Announced – Steel Panther Vancouver Date ‘Apparently, the quartet will soon have its own Comedy Central show…’