Kaytranada’s 99.9% Album Wins the 2016 Polaris Music Prize
One of the coolest thing about the Polaris Music Prize is that once the 11-person Grand Jury gets sealed in their room is that you never, ever know what will happen. After many
Read MoreOne of the coolest thing about the Polaris Music Prize is that once the 11-person Grand Jury gets sealed in their room is that you never, ever know what will happen. After many
Read MoreThere isn’t another music event in Canada that generates as much controversy, praise, bitching, arguing, debate and music discovery as the Polaris Music Prize. Ever since Steve Jordan founded Polaris in the mid-oughts,
Read MoreWe’re less than three weeks from the Polaris Music Prize Gala, the night where one artist will be recognized as released the best Canadian album of the year. (Review the Short List here.)
Read MoreThe cicadas in my backyard are deafening. Shut UP, bugs! And now, the music news… Elvis’ relative claims The King died of a “self-induced overdose.” So, like, suicide? Meanwhile, there’s a claim that
Read MoreThe Polaris jury pool–music writers, bloggers, journalists, tastemakers, broadcasters, etc.–started by putting forth about 200 albums for consideration. Those were whittled down to the Long List last month. Now we have the Short
Read MoreIt seems like there were hundreds of albums to choose from when it came to this year’s Polaris Music Prize, Canada’s annual critic pick for the best record of the year. The 200+
Read MoreHere’s a sure sign that spring must be coming: the announcement of the key dates for the 2016 Polaris Music Prize. The 200+ members of the jury are already debating, nominating, arguing and
Read MoreI called it, although I had nothing more to go on that a gut feeling. The 10th annual Polaris Music Prize was awarded to Buffy Sainte-Marie for her album, Power in the Blood.
Read MoreWe’re into year 10 of the Polaris Music Prize, which means there’s enough critical mass and history for there to be some serious, serious controversies. There was this carefully-time Canadaland post that caused
Read MoreViet Cong, the Calgary band whose self-titled album os on tonight’s Polaris Music Prize short list has seen the light about the name of their name. They’ve bowed to pressure–actual righteous pressure–to change
Read MoreThe 10th annual Polaris Music Prize is coming up tomorrow night in Toronto and in addition to naming the best new Canadian album of the year, there’s something else coming up: the Slaight
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