photos by Dominick Mastrangelo Grimes / Feist and check / Fucked Up at 2012 Polaris Gala The Polaris Music Prize once again invaded the Masonic Temple in Toronto to dole out the annual award and the $30,000 cheque that comes with the honour. And while there was and will continue to be the usual griping about the winner, what people tend to forget is that the evening also offers attendees (as [...]
Frank Yang A day later than I would have liked - but some things like after parties, gin and tonics, and going to bed way too late can't be helped - here's my official writeup of Monday night's Polaris Music Prize gala, in convenient short and long versions. The short: Feist won the $30,000 prize for Metals . This pleased some people, displeased others. Eventually, everyone got on with their lives. Some got drunk first. Not naming names. The long: Despite telling anyone who asked [...]
![[MP3] Two Remixes by Cadence Weapon: DZ Deathrays – Dollar Chills / Liars – Brats](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/4537963_lg.jpg)
Lord knows I'm not a fan of this kid as an MC but these remixes ain't bad! I'm sure these would be getting even more attention than they are now had Rollie won at the Polaris Prize Gala last night . [via Exclaim! ]
Beginning at 8:00pm ET tonight, you can webcast the 2012 Polaris Music Prize live from Concert Hall Studios at Bell Media's Masonic Temple in Toronto. Aside from awarding Canada's best album in 2012, the gala will feature performances from nominees Feist, Fucked Up, Grimes, Kathleen Edwards, Cadence Weapon, and Yamantaka//Sonic Titan. Members of Arcade Fire will also be in attendance to announce this year's winner. Tune into the video player below. Other nominees of this year's Polaris Prize include Drake, Japandroids, and Handsome Furs. Stay tuned to Consequence of Sound for an update as [...]
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , Exclusive , New Music , Music Appreciation , New Releases YAMANTAKA Facebook Friday night at Pop Montreal saw quite a few big acts filling venues from the highly anticipated David Byrne and St. Vincent at Eglise St. Jonh Baptiste to rapper Lil B making a rare Canadian stop at Club Soda. But Polaris Music Prize [...]
Enjoy his take on 'Brats' via SoundCloud. Watch 'Brats' here. Cadence Weapon recently dropped by Daytrotter. Purchase Liars items via Insound. MP3: Liars - Scissor
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The day had finally come on September 15th. The long awaited inaugural edition of Arboretum Music + Arts Festival which took place at the HI Ottawa Hostel and Arts Court/Club Saw . There was alot to see, hear, do and eat at this festival. It was a nice day to enjoy. Having missed out Catriona Sturton 's set at around 10:30am. I got there when Jenny Omnichord was starting her set. She [...]
Filed under: News , Exclusive , Q + A Upper Class You might not be a fan of Cadence Weapon , but it's hard not to like the real life side of Rollie Pemberton. The Edmonton-born rapper -- once that city's poet laureate -- who recently relocated to Montreal knows all about his hate-it-or-love-it reputation. "I made my bed for myself, you know? I can't be surprised," he tells Spinner, noting that rappers [...]
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Yesterday I was on CHUO FM 89.1FM at 3pm. Still under the show name Radio Radio. The playlist was more about Arboretum Festival and House of Paint happening this week in Ottawa. Check it out! Sandro Perri - How Will I? Ohbijou - St.Francis Ohbijou [...]
Arboretum Music + Arts Festival won't happen until September 15, 2012. There is a lot of excitement surrounding the festival in it's inaugural year. One of the acts I am excited to see is Ohbijou . I got ask some quick questions to Casey about the upcoming festival. Check it out. Casey Mecija wearing the jean jacket. Photo credit: Reynard Li How excited is the band to be playing at the inaugural [...]
His set featured: Cheval Conditioning Hope In Dirty City Loft Party Download all tracks here. Like Cadence Weapon on Facebook. Purchase Cadence Weapon items via Insound. MP3: Cadence Weapon - Conditioning (CFCF Mix)
Zuzana Hudackova It's shaping up to be an Autumn of Can-rock double bills high on value. Folks thought that it was a pretty impressive pairing of talent when it was announced last month that Dan Mangan and The Rural Alberta Advantage were teaming up to cross the country in October, or the June announcement that Metric and Stars were hitting the country's arenas together, but that were just the first of a number of impressive double-bills looking to share driving duties across Canada this Fall. [...]
Filed under: News , New Music , New Releases Redferns | Upper Class | Filmmagic The Polaris Music Prize and its $30,000 won't be handed out until September 24, but fans can take advantage of some related free vinyl courtesy of the award's just announced Scion Split Surprise 7" Series. Fans purchasing one of the 10 "Short List" albums (either vinyl or CD) at participating outlets will be given a [...]
Dirt City is wherever you are when you realize that you're living in a dirt city. Dirt City sits in the middle of the map of human psyche, connected to Love by a massive six lane highway that is intermittently closed because of massive car crashes and cargo spills. It's encircled by a subway system of Fear that unexpectedly stops in stations long quiet and abandoned. Dirt City is bound to Hope by a precarious swing bridge that opens and closes in the blink of an eye to let phantom ships cross wide chasms of murky waters. You don't have [...]
My relationship with music is very similar to my relationship with sports. I'm awful at music so I write about. I'm also awful at sports, so I play fantasy sports. As a result of that marriage, I welcome you to The Only Annual Polaris Prize Short List Fantasy Draft! If you don't understand fantasy sports, that's fine. Both myself( @Shoemosher ) and my counterpart( @JustinVM ) are going to alternate picks, trying to choose the eventual winner of the 2012 Polaris Music Prize. We'll give you a brief rundown of the reason for our pick. This is not a reflection [...]
Filed under: News , Exclusive , Awards , New Releases , Q + A Upper Class You might not be a fan of Cadence Weapon , but it's hard not to like the real life side of Rollie Pemberton. The Edmonton-born rapper -- once that city's poet laureate -- who recently relocated to Montreal knows all about his hate-it-or-love-it reputation. "I made my bed for myself, you know? I can't be [...]
LA Times : Goldenvoice sets up two mini maritime versions of their popular CA festival. The FADER : Drake, Grimes, Japandroids, Cadence Weapon and more are nominated for this year's Polaris Prize. P4K : Best Coast covers Fleetwod Mac's "Storms" on last night's Jimmy Fallon. CoS : Last night Nas made his second appearance on the Colbert Report, this time promoting his new album Life Is Good . [...]
Liam Maloney And then there were ten. Yesterday, atop the roof of the Drake Hotel amidst record-breaking heat, the short 2012 Polaris Music Prize short list was announced, dashing the hopes of thirty artists and allowing ten others to begin imagining just what they might do with the $30,000 prize that awaits one of them (the correct answer being: gold plate all of the things). And it's an interesting group, to be sure. Some will complain about the lack of a francophone artist - which also surprises me considering the number [...]
Polaris has just announced its short list for this year's prize in Canadian music. Here's the list in alphabetical ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/ polaris-names-drake-feist-grim es-japandroids-and-m/67261/
About a month after the release of the longlist the 10 finalists for the 2012 Polaris Music Prize Shortlist have been revealed, and it boasts one of the Canadian music prize's most diverse roster to date. Feist, Kathleen Edwards, Drake, Cold Specks, Fucked Up, Handsome Furs, Japandroids, YAMANTAKA // SONIC TITAN, Cadence Weapon, and Grimes will face off in Toronto for the $30,000 prize on September 24th. Founded in 2006, the Polaris Music Prize is chosen by a jury of over 200 Canadian music industry figures, including journalists, broadcasters, and bloggers. The process begins [...]
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