When Tanya Tagaq won the 2014 Polaris Music Prize last night for her Animism album she was introduced to the Polaris Gala audience with a spirited speech courtesy of Geoff Berner, the klezmer punk accordionist and author of the book Festival Man. To watch the speech, as well as Tagaq’s performance and winner announcement see […]
Tanya Tagaq has won the 2014 Polaris Music Prize for her album Animism besting the nine other albums on the Polaris Short List. The Inuk throat singer performed an intense version of her song “Uja” accompanied by a 40-member choir during the Polaris Gala. “We’ve been doing it our own way without backing down artistically […]
The 2014 Polaris Music Prize Gala has arrived. That means some time late in the evening on Monday, September 22 the best Canadian album released in the last year based on artistic merit (with no regard for genre, professional affiliation, or sales history) will be declared. Here are the things you need to know: 1) […]
Polaris Music Prize is happy to announce a partnership with TFO. Melissa Hetu, from TFO’s BRBR will co-host a pre-Polaris Gala live stream that will air on AUX TV alongside last year’s host, Vish Khanna, and AUX’s Nicole Villeneuve and Sam Sutherland. “We’re really proud that Polaris has chosen BRBR TFO as its partner in […]
The presenters have been revealed for the 2014 Polaris Gala. They include 2014 Giller Long-Listed author Sean Michaels, journalists Sarah Liss, Ty Harper, Anupa Mistry and Richard Trapunski, and musicians Geoff Berner, Tasseomancy, and Polaris’ very own 2014 Short-Listed artist Owen Pallett. All the presenters have been selected by the nominees themselves. The Gala, which […]
Jay Baruchel, the Montreal actor and comedian responsible for such lines as “I don’t want to die at James Franco’s house” (from This Is The End) and “I’ll fill ya fulla corndogs” (from Goon) also happens to be the host of the 2014 Polaris Music Prize Gala, happening Monday, Sept. 22 at The Carlu in […]
The artists and artwork for this year’s Polaris Posters has been revealed. The annual program features 10 artists graphically interpreting the 10 albums on the 2014 Short List. The resulting specially curated posters are then presented to the musicians at the Polaris Gala. A very limited number of the posters will also be made available […]
The Polaris Music Prize’s popular split seven-inch vinyl series is back for another year. Beginning in mid-September, if you purchase any of the 10 albums on the 2014 Polaris Short List through any participating retailer (see list below) you’ll receive a random, free split seven-inch single featuring this year’s Short List artists. In addition to […]
Contrary to what the “The Legend Of Cy Borg” title may suggest, the two-song Scion Sessions-sponsored seven-inch collaboration between Shad and Holy Fuck is not a story about a dead Detroit police officer brought back to life by an ominous corporation to serve the public trust, protect the innocent and uphold the law. It is, […]
The third installment of AUX TV‘s Polaris Cover Sessions has officially been unveiled with 2013 Short-Listed act Whitehorse covering the New Pornographers’ “Bones Of An Idol.” The song from the Pornos’ 2006 Short-Listed album Twin Cinema was recorded by Great Lake Swimmers at Toronto’s Revolution Recording Studios. A version of the song will be made […]
