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Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize

Music News 

Cast your ballot for the Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize

October 11, 2021October 11, 2021 Amber Healy 0 Comments Corb Lund Band, Faith Nolan, Jackie Mittoo, Jean Leloup, Joni Mitchell, k.d.lang, LA Luv, Lillian Allen, Michie Mee, Nomeansno, Rufus Wainwright, Slaight Family, Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize, Slaight Music, Stars, The Weakerthans

It’s Thanksgiving weekend, which means you’re either in a food coma or trying to find things to do to avoid

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We have winners with the Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize

November 17, 2020November 17, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beverly Glenn Copeland, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Main Source, Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize

The Polaris Music Prize has been honouring great contemporary Canadian music for a decade-and-a-half now. But our musical history extends

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Voting is now open for the 2020 Slaight Family Polaris Prize

October 23, 2020October 22, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Polaris Music Prize, Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize

With Backxwash winning the 2020 Polaris Music Prize this past Monday, it’s time to move to the 2020 Slaight Family

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Vote now for the Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize

September 25, 2018September 24, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2018, Polaris Music Prize, Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize

Now that the regular Polaris Music Prize is out of the way for another, the next order of business is

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Winners of the 2016 Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Music Prize

October 25, 2016October 24, 2016 Alan Cross 2 Comments Polaris Prize, Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize

The Polaris Music Prize has been around for eleven years now. But here’s a thought experiment: if Polaris had started

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Short List for the Polaris Heritage Prize Released. VOTE NOW!

September 29, 2016September 29, 2016 Nerhys 0 Comments Polaris Prize, Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize, Voting

If you have been waiting to vote for the Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize, now is your chance. The short

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And the Winners of the First-Ever Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize Are…

October 9, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize

If you’re a music nerd, you’ll be well acquainted with the madness that’s come with ten years of the Polaris

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Ongoing History of New Music Podcast

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Each week, the podcast looks at something from the alt-rock universe, from artist profiles to various thematic explorations. Whatever the episode, you’re definitely going to learn something that you might not find anywhere else. Trust us on this.

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Podcast – The Backstage Project

The Backstage Project Podcast

The Backstage Project Podcast with Mark Silver focuses on the stories behind the biggest and best entertainment products, events, and companies. We go behind the scenes with amazing people who have done or are doing extraordinary things to entertain you, the audience. From sporting events to concerts, from cable tv to music apps; if it’s made an impact on the entertainment world, we cover it.

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    Our latest guest on The Backstage Project podcast comes to us from the world of Canadian television. TBP was thrilled to have a chance to visit and catch up with marblemedia’s Mark Bishop. Mark is an accomplished entrepreneur, brand-builder and trusted media industry advocate. In 2001 Mark and Co-Founder Matt Hornburg founded marblemedia, one of […]
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  • Chasing a Dream – Kevin Porter in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 036 October 11, 2021
    Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
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  • Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
    You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
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