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The 2008 Polaris Music Prize is about to be awarded

Sep 29, 2008, 11:51am

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by BrooklynVegan Mike The time has arrived to crown another Polaris Music Prize winner. Last year's Canadian award was met with mixed response as relative unknowns (outside of Canada) Patrick Watson beat Arcade Fire , Feist ( my pick to win ), and seven others for the top spot. This is the most open field in the brief history of the award. There are no big acts, though Stars certainly has [...]

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