The 2026 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Nominees list came out recently and features a traditionally great cross-section of some of the biggest acts in the world (Iron Maiden, Sade, Joy Division/New Order, Phil Collins, Wu-Tang Clan, etc). They’re all great in their way, but for the more a flag-waving hall of fame experience […]
Hey, did you know that past nominees Born Ruffians are part of the Nirvanna The Band The Show The Movie universe? We mention that mostly to create flimsy justification to use this week’s Release Roundup to reaffirm how important and valuable Canadian made art is, how we’re pretty sure the last great era of the […]
The Indigenous storytellers in this playlist will take the listener on a sonic journey through the experiences of the Indigenous people of Canada, laying bare the scars of colonialism, and lead us from the pain, frustration and desperation to the glorious resurgence of cultural liberation and pride. Everything in this world is part of a […]
The Polaris Music Prize, presented by CBC Music and produced by Blue Ant Media, is going to London, England. More specifically, 2014 Polaris Prize winner Tanya Tagaq, 2016 Short Listers PUP and 2016 Long List nominees Daniel Caesar and Safia Nolin will be going to London to perform at historic Trafalgar Square on Saturday, July […]
https://youtu.be/zseAB5pm5vQ?t=3h17m6s 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 […]
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 […]
