Polaris People For The Week Of September 28: Feist Wins, The Aftermath
SEPTEMBER 28 2012 • By Aaron Brophy
Wow. What a week. You're all aware that Feist is the 2012 Polaris Music Prize champion for her album Metals, right? Congratulations, Leslie. But let's talk about the whole Polaris Gala that took place on Monday, September 24. There was Cadence Weapon's crazy preacherman outro to "Conditioning," Kathleen Edwards' rallying cry speech, Grimes and her
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Feist Has Won The 2012 Polaris Music Prize For "Metals"
SEPTEMBER 24 2012 • By Aaron Brophy
Feist has won the 2012 Polaris Music Prize for her Metals album, besting the nine other albums on the Polaris Short List. 2011 Polaris Prize winners Jeremy Gara and Tim Kingsbury of Arcade Fire made the announcement at the conclusion of this evening's Gala. The Prize, which goes to the best Canadian album of the year based on "artistic merit without
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SEPTEMBER 24 2012 • By Aaron Brophy
Feist has won the 2012 Polaris Music Prize for her Metals album, besting the nine other albums on the Polaris Short List. 2011 Polaris Prize winners Jeremy Gara and Tim Kingsbury of Arcade Fire made the announcement at the conclusion of this evening's Gala. The Prize, which goes to the best Canadian album of the year based on "artistic merit without
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Polaris People For The Week Of September 21: One Last Look At The Short List
SEPTEMBER 21 2012 • By Aaron Brophy
These are the last days of uncertainty. By this time next week we'll know who the next Polaris Music Prize champion will be. We shall shower them with champagne. We will bequeath to them the giant novelty cheque (which will then get broken by CBC's Vish Khanna, and he'll then blame Arcade Fire). We will then pillory said act with claims they're undeserving,
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SEPTEMBER 21 2012 • By Aaron Brophy
These are the last days of uncertainty. By this time next week we'll know who the next Polaris Music Prize champion will be. We shall shower them with champagne. We will bequeath to them the giant novelty cheque (which will then get broken by CBC's Vish Khanna, and he'll then blame Arcade Fire). We will then pillory said act with claims they're undeserving,
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Polaris Acts @ Pop Montreal 2012
SEPTEMBER 19 2012 • By Polaris Music Prize
The Pop Montreal festival, not coincidentally happening in Montreal, Quebec, kicks off today and there are no shortage of Polaris-approved acts performing through the five days of shows and parties. We tracked down all the participating Polaris people and made a handy list of them for your consideration. Think of anyone listed here as freshness guaranteed,
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SEPTEMBER 19 2012 • By Polaris Music Prize
The Pop Montreal festival, not coincidentally happening in Montreal, Quebec, kicks off today and there are no shortage of Polaris-approved acts performing through the five days of shows and parties. We tracked down all the participating Polaris people and made a handy list of them for your consideration. Think of anyone listed here as freshness guaranteed,
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Studio Moves To Support 2012 Polaris Champion In Europe
SEPTEMBER 18 2012 • By Aaron Brophy
The winner of the 2012 Polaris Music Prize will earn more than just a giant $30,000 cheque and the eternal jealousy of their peers. They'll also score a key piece of equipment in ensuring their next U.K. or European tour doesn't devolve into Griswold family-style National Lampoonery — an exclusive splitter tour bus courtesy of premiere tour support
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SEPTEMBER 18 2012 • By Aaron Brophy
The winner of the 2012 Polaris Music Prize will earn more than just a giant $30,000 cheque and the eternal jealousy of their peers. They'll also score a key piece of equipment in ensuring their next U.K. or European tour doesn't devolve into Griswold family-style National Lampoonery — an exclusive splitter tour bus courtesy of premiere tour support
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