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As we march ever closer to the Polaris Gala on September 23 in Toronto our friends at AUX TV have been taking intimate looks at the various albums on the 2013 Short List. These “Road To Polaris” videos will be released regularly over the next few weeks. The first few are already out and can […]
Our friends at Scion Sessions have just announced “Guess The Polaris Music Prize,” a special challenge that’ll test music fans’ psychic abilities and reward one correct clairvoyant with a really groovy prize — a two-year lease on a hot 2014 Scion tC. This contest is really simple: 1) Take a look at the 2013 Polaris […]
Let us kick off this week’s column with a wee trip into the way-back machine by taking a gander at some of the videos from past Polaris champions. In a mere 45 days we’ll be adding one more new name to this playlist. It’s all terribly exciting. Meanwhile, let’s see what some of our favourite […]
It’s Osheaga weekend! Those of you completely gutted by Frank Ocean’s cancellation can take solace in the fact there’ll be many, many other awesome people — Polaris People, in fact — performing at the festival. Because this is what we do, let’s track what some of these Osheaga-bound Polaris People (as well as some of […]
We are officially less than two months away from the Polaris Gala and, by extension, naming the winner of the 2013 Polaris Music Prize. Just think. In 59 days one of these people will for a few moments become the number one trending topic in Canada. In an exciting first-time development, regular folks will now […]
For the first time ever normal human people will now have the opportunity to attend the Polaris Music Prize Gala. Happening Monday, September 23 at the very swag Carlu in Toronto, Ontario, a very limited number of tickets are now for sale to the public for an all-in cost of $50 available through our friends […]
The 10 nominated albums for the 2013 Polaris Music Prize Short List were announced this week and the reaction was, as per tradition… Great / terrible job everyone! — Polaris Music Prize (@PolarisPrize) July 16, 2013 Response to the Short List has been strong. The L.A. Times has been trolling us about our “terrible” choices. […]
The 2013 Polaris Music Prize Short List was announced today at the Drake Hotel in Toronto, Ontario. Here is the 2013 Polaris Music Prize Short List: Godspeed You! Black Emperor – ‘Allelujah! Don’t Bend! Ascend! Zaki Ibrahim – Every Opposite Metric – Synthetica METZ – METZ Purity Ring – Shrines Colin Stetson – New History […]
Although the 40 albums that make up this year’s Long List will live on forever in our hearts, in order to fulfill our greater purpose on July 16 we will be saying goodbye to 30 of these records when we unveil the 2013 Polaris Music Prize Short List. It will be a bittersweet parting, but […]
That stupid flood that ruined Calgary may have caused the very awesome Sled Island festival to be cancelled, but in true eat-the-hearts-of-our-enemies fashion Albertans are mobilizing in the aftermath. The folks at the CBC are having a block party fundraiser and that’s just one of many events across the country that’s popping up. Even our […]
