Bands/artists to check out:

Knock Knock Ginger (myspace)
Band from Waterloo, Ontario. Excellent poppy songs. Highly recommend "Love Renee".

Malajube (myspace)
Band from Montreal, Quebec. Don't know too much about them, just that I need to check them out some more.

The Cat Empire (myspace)
Band from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. LOVE the song "Hello". Must check out more.

Mark Ronson (myspace)
Originally from London, England. Recently released an album called "Version", with a variety of song covers. Highly recommend the cover of Radiohead's "Just", and its music video.

Two Hours Traffic (myspace)
Indie/pop band from Charlottetown, PEI. Good stuff. Check out "Stuck for the Summer".