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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 […]
C'est la première fois que des humbles mortels auront l'opportunité d'assister au gala du Prix Polaris. En effet, un nombre très limité de billets pour le gala, qui aura lieu le 23 septembre au Carlu à Toronto, sont maintenant disponibles au coût de 50$ via le site Ticketfly. En achetant votre billet, vous aurez la […]
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. […]
C'est aujourd'hui que plusieurs membres de l'industrie de la musique ainsi que de nombreux journalistes ont assisté au dévoilement de la courte liste du Prix de musique Polaris 2013 dans le lounge du Drake Hotel, à Toronto. LA COURTE LISTE DU PRIX DE MUSIQUE POLARIS 2013 Godspeed You! Black Emperor – ‘Allelujah! Don’t Bend! Ascend! […]
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 […]
Afin de pouvoir atteindre notre plus grand but, même si les 40 albums de la longue liste de cette année auront toujours une place spéciale dans nos coeurs, nous devrons dire aurevoir à 30 de ces albums le 16 juillet au dévoilement de la courte liste du Prix de musique Polaris 2013.Mais ne nous laissons […]
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 […]
La tension commence à se faire sentir. C’est parce que les membres du jury Polaris viennent tout juste de soumettre leur deuxième bulletin de vote, basé sur la llongue liste du Polaris qui a été annoncée récemment. Ceci veut dire qu’on est sur le point de connaître la courte liste du Polaris 2013, comportant les […]
