Filed under: News , Awards , Television Redferns | Getty Images Weeks of anticipation, thousands of adjectives like "better" and "incredible" tossed around endlessly, several pre-taped acceptance speeches where artists are "surprised," and dozens of "special presentation" reruns to follow. Yes, the 2011 MuchMusic Video Awards are upon us. Arcade Fire , Metric , Drake and Justin Bieber have been nominated in multiple MMVA categories [...]

Despite the death of drummer Devon Clifford in April 2010 , it appeared that Canadian dance-punk band You Say Party was going to soldier on with a new name and new members . However, in a recent announcement, bassist Stephen O'Shea confirmed that the band is no more: "Becky (Ninkovic, vocals), Derek (Adam, guitar), and I are announcing the immediate cease to activity as YSP," O'Shea said. "Call it a hiatus. Call it a break. Call it whatever you want. It's been a hard year for us. Not [...]
Filed under: News , Exclusive , New Releases Amazon | Paper Bag Records PS I Love You , Young Galaxy , Winter Gloves and You Say Party ! are some of the acts appearing on 'True Blue,' a free digital covers album of Madonna 's 1986 smash album released this week through Paper Bag Records. PS I Love You's Paul Saulnier says the band's version of 'Where's the [...]
You Say Party (fka You Say Party! We Say Die!) has broken up according to an official announcement on the band's official website. The split comes after the unexpected death of drummer Devon Clifford last year. Bassist Stephen O'Shea's post on the site stated that he and the group were "gonna stop for a while, and we're gonna work on who we are as people. We know that everyone understands exactly why and where we're coming from. Thanks for the support over the years." He also gives a special thanks "to Robert and Al for their [...]
Filed under: News Todd Duym Vancouver-based dance-punk outfit You Say Party have officially called it quits. "Call it a hiatus. Call it a break. Call it whatever you want," said longtime member Stephen O'Shea in a press release Thursday. "It's been a hard year for us. Not a bad year. We've experienced wonderful support from people. But you gotta listen to your body and your mind when it [...]

This list of musicians who we lost this year is by no means definitive, and is entirely dependent on my faulty memory (other than birth and death dates, which came from Wikipedia - I'm not that good). Any exclusions are unintentional. Jay Reatard (May 1, 1980 – January 13, 2010) [See post to listen to audio] Jay Reatard - Night Of Broken Glass Robert "Squirrel" Lester (August 16, 1942 – January 21, 2010) [See post to listen to audio] The Chi Lites - Are You [...]

Filed under: News , R.I.P. You Say Party! drummer Devon Clifford died onstage of a brain aneurysm this past April at age 30, sending shockwaves of sadness across the indie rock world . Now fans, friends and community members can find solace at Devon Falls, which this week the city council of Abbotsford, Clifford's British Columbia hometown, named in honour of the late drummer. The Abbotsford Times describes [...]
Video: You Say Party! "Lonely's Lunch" Canadian outfit You Say Party! have released their new video for " Lonely's Lunch " off their latest album " XXXX ".
Watch 'Lonely's Lunch' below. Be sure to visit You Say Party! at their official site. Click here to view the embedded video. MP3: You Say Party! - Laura Palmer's Prom (Los Campesinos! Mix)
Part Slumdog Millionaire , part District 9 , You Say Party 's new video for " Lonely's Lunch " is all kinds of epic.
Canadian band You Say Party, who recently changed their name from You Say Party! We Say Die! after the death drummer Devon Clifford earlier this year. The band have released a new video for the track 'Lonely's Lunch', it features masked men coming after a girl in a...
Music video for "Lonely's Lunch" by You Say Party from the group's 2009 release, XXXX .

It's List Addicts Friday time - and today's topic is high school crushes and unrequited love. Why? Just because I'm in the mood for it and these two always go together. High school has always been a memorable time for me - not because of the nice memories I've shared with my high school friends, but because of all the heartache, heartbreak and the tramautic experiences I've had dealing with members of the opposite sex. Despite the good intentions of the strict nuns at my high school, and my loving, yet overprotective father, I wasn't prepared to deal [...]
As I write this article, my browser is dominated by tabs of different Canadian Artists who either have released or will be releasing albums this year. We are all already familiar with four new singles off of the Arcade Fire's new album entitled The Suburbs set to drop sometime in the next few months, and the newest release by Broken Social Scene called Forgiveness Rock Record which, in my opinion has been one of the most impressive releases of the year. Stars' album is set to drop tomorrow, but what [...]
Este 20 de septiembre se realizará en Toronto la quinta entrega del Polaris Music Prize . Este premio (equivalente al Mercury británico-irlandés) premiará una vez más al mejor álbum de artistas canadienses lanzados entre la última mitad de 2009 y la primera mitad de 2010. Aunque el plantel de fundadores y directivos de la compañía sin fines de lucro que organiza este evento proviene de las grandes cabezas de algunas discográficas mayores que residen en el país, el Polaris siempre ha mostrado su compromiso con la escena independiente y podemos verlo reflejado en los artistas que [...]

I am not a juror member of the Polars Music Prize (Wish I was). But I would like to give my predictions on who I feel or might be on the shortlist for the Polaris Music Prize. The shortlist will be announced on July 6, 2010. Here are my 10 predicitons: The Besnard Lakes - The Besnard Lakes Are The Roaring Night They were nominated in the inaugural year of Polaris. I [...]

La muerte de un integrante para una banda es algo que suele pegarles muy, muy duro. Considerando que entre los miembros de los grupos son, además de amigos, prácticamente familiares después de pasar horas y horas viajando y estando solos en países lejanos sin más que su compañía, es algo completamente lógico. Hace poco el baterista de You Say Party! We Say Die! , llamado Devon Clifford , tuvo una hemorragia cerebral durante una presentación que la banda estaba realizando en el Rickshaw Theatre en Vancouver. Los médicos no lograron salvarlo y después de eso la [...]
Vancouver band reemerge after death of drummer changing their lineup and streamlining their name. Musical ensemble - Drummer - Vancouver - Canada - Drum
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