The 2017 Polaris Music Prize Short List is Here
After weeks of lobbying, kvetching and voting, the 200-ish music industry wonks of the Polaris Music Prize jury have narrowed down nearly 200 submissions to 40 (the Long List) and now to 10.
Read MoreAfter weeks of lobbying, kvetching and voting, the 200-ish music industry wonks of the Polaris Music Prize jury have narrowed down nearly 200 submissions to 40 (the Long List) and now to 10.
Read MoreThe last time the Foo Fighters were booked to play Glastonbury, Dave Grohl fell down go boom, breaking his leg. This past weekend, redemption. Here’s their entire set.
Read MoreGlastonbury, the World’s Most Famous Music Festival™, wraps up today after dominating the music news cycle for nearly a week. Here’s a roundup of stories from Worthy Farm. I had no idea that
Read MoreAfter months of to-ing and fro-ing, arguing and bickering, supporting and a tiny bit of bashing, the 200+ music industry types who make up the vast jury for the Polaris Music Prize have
Read MoreThe fifth annual Prism Prize, Canada’s quest to find the best music video of the past year, was awarded to Martin C. Pariseau, the director of “Lite Spots” for Kaytranada. The ceremony was
Read MoreAfter hours of performances from 26 finalists, the winner of the biggest and goofiest singing competition on Earth was a 27-year-old crooner from Portugal. With more than 200 million people across Europe watching
Read MoreEurovision, the highly nationalistic talent competition that pits country against country across Europe (and Australia, for some reason), comes to a conclusion for 2017 Saturday. This year has been goofier than usual with
Read MoreAccording to organizers of Record Store Day, the biggest sellers this year were titles from David Bowie and the Grateful Dead. And while stores were crowded (I was at Kops on Queen West
Read MoreSound of Music festival is back with more news! The Burlington event announced The Offspring and LIVE as their Kick-Off concert headliners last month, and have now released the bands performing in the free
Read MoreOsheaga’s full lineup was announced early last month, but now it’s time for some detailed planning – the daily schedule has arrived! Muse, Lorde, and The Weeknd are the headliners for this year’s
Read MoreCanada’s a pretty big country, and getting music across the provinces – like, from one physical location to the other – can be quite a challenge. It’s not uncommon for artists to stay
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