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, […]
We here at Polaris Music Prize like to think of ourselves as one big, loving family. But like any family, sometimes we fight. The difference between us and most families is that we do our fighting in public. And when we do fight, it’s about albums. Specifically the albums on this year’s Polaris Music Prize […]
If Banff, Alberta feels a bit like the music lover’s ground zero on Canada Day, there’ll be three really good reasons: Shad, Holy Fuck and A Tribe Called Red. The trio will anchor an epic July 1 concert presented by the Banff Centre and Polaris Music Prize being held at the Shaw Amphitheatre. All three […]
