Longshots Young Fathers Win 2014 Mercury Prize
Going into last night’s Barclaycard Mercury Prize ceremony, these were the odds for each nominee on the Short List accourding to bookmaker William Hill. FKA Twigs – ‘LP1’ (11/4) Kate Tempest –
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Spying on the Folk Music Ontario Conference 2014
By Juliette Jagger It took me a long time to wrap my head around why it was that when Dylan went electric his audience shunned him. As an accidental figurehead
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Here is Your Black Friday 2014 Record Store Day List
Black Friday–the day after American Thanksgiving which signals the official start of the Christmas shopping orgy–seems to get bigger and bigger every year. In addition to the proper Record Store
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Here Are Your Winners at the 2014 Western Canadian Music Awards
I was in Winnipeg over the weekend participating in Break Out West, an annual Canadian music conference. The evening ended with the Western Canadian Music Awards. Here are some highlights
Read MoreTanya Tagaq Wins 2014 Polaris Music Prize
I sort of called it. Tanya Tagaq, the throat singer originally from Nunavut, was the winner in the 2014 Polaris Music Prize last night in Toronto. When I did my
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Check Out These Amazing Fan-Shot Riot Fest Photos.
Photo pass? You don’t need no stinkin’ photo pass. And you don’t need to spend thousands on a pro camera, either. Here’s proof from Robert Howard managed to get these
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And the 2014 World Air Guitar Champion Is….
…a 19 year-old Japanese woman named Nanami Nagura, otherwise known by her professional name, Seven Seas. She was declared the winner Sunday at the annual competition in Oulu, Finland. Here’s the
Read MoreMeet Your 2014 Polaris Music Prize Grand Jury
With the Polaris Music Prize Gala about a month away, it’s time to meet the people who will be sequestered until a winner is declared. (I was a member of
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This Song of the Summer Thing is Very Confusing
I’m soooo over this “song of the summer” nonsense. As far as I’m concerned, this is just something to hype pop songs at a time for declining sales. At the
Read More2014 Polaris Music Prize Short List Announced
Things were whittled down to the final ten today for the Short List of the 2014 Polaris Music Prize. Arcade Fire – Reflektor Basia Bulat – Tall Tall Shadow Mac
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Festival d’Été du Québec 2014 Wrap-Up – The Little Festival That Could
[Correspondent Juliette Jagger was dispatched to cover what really is a very remarkable Canadian festival. More people need to know about it. – AC] When a couple of local businessmen
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