We revealed the 2013 Polaris Music Prize Long List earlier this week. It’s kind of a big deal. It also means we’ve now entered into the Great Polaris Debateâ„¢ phase of our annual quest to determine the best Canadian album released this year. The lack of a true jazz album on the Long List has […]
The 2013 Polaris Music Prize Long List has been announced. Hosted by SiriusXM‘s Andréanne Sasseville the 40 Long List albums were unveiled earlier today at the Phi Centre https://phi-centre.com/ in Old Montreal. 2006 Polaris Music Prize winner Owen Pallett (Final Fantasy), 2009 Short Listers Radio Radio, Laurel Spengelmeyer of 2011 Long Listers Little Scream and […]
La longue liste du Prix de musique Polaris 2013 a été annoncée aujourd'hui au Centre Phi, situé dans le Vieux-Montréal. Owen Pallett (Final Fantasy), ancien gagnant du Prix Polaris 2006, ainsi que Radio Radio, nommés de la courte liste 2009, Little Scream, nommée de la longue liste 2011, et Ruby Attwood de Yamantaka // Sonic […]
By this time next week the 2013 Polaris Music Prize Long List will officially have been revealed in Montreal. You’ll have to excuse us if we’re a little bit excited about it. By most measurable standards — namely the complaining our jurors have been doing — it has been an incredibly difficult year to judge […]
The 2013 Polaris Music Prize Long List is almost here. On Saturday, June 1 (tomorrow), over 200 foam-mouthed, bloodshot-eyed, Cujo-lumbering music journalists from across Canada will begin submitting their top five album ballots to the Great Polaris Tabulatron. From there Polaris operatives will reveal said results with great pomp and ceremony on Thursday, June 13 […]
Bright antennas will bristle with the energy now that the Polaris Music Prize has secured SiriusXM Canada as official radio broadcaster for the 2013 Polaris season. As anyone who’s lost themselves on the SiriusXM Canada « ’60s On 6 » channel can attest, this is a good get. The SiriusXM Canada folks seem keen, too. « We’re proud […]
Steve Jordan, fondateur et directeur exécutif du Prix de musique Polaris, annonce aujourd'hui le partenaire radio officiel pour le Prix de musique Polaris 2013, le lieu du dévoilement de la longue liste à Montréal ainsi que les détails du salon Polaris qui suivra. Une fois de plus cette année, SiriusXM Canada est le partenaire radio […]
Our first official Polaris Salon of the 2013 season is happening this weekend in Banff, Alberta. Consider this your official reminder. If you live in or around Cowtown and you don’t come out for this we’re taking you off our daily dirty joke email newsletter. If you’re sensing some tension in the rippling time-fabric of […]
Notre premier salon Polaris officiel de la saison 2013 a lieu ce weekend à Banff, Alberta. Considérez ceci comme un rappel officiel. SI vous vivez à ou aux alentours de Cowtown et vous ne venez pas faire un tour, on va vous retirer de notre info-lettre quotidienne de blague cochonne. Si vous ressentez de la […]
The full lineup for the 2013 Osheaga Arts & Music Festival has been revealed and, showing some impeccable taste from the bookers, there’ll be a number of Polaris People performing in Montreal. The host of past Polaris Short and Long Listers trekking out to Montreal’s Parc Jean-Drapeau to perform on August 2-4, 2013 includes: A […]
