
Being an awards show and all, last night’s Polaris Music Prize gala saw Kanye West’s recent MTV VMAs antics as a hot topic.
K’naan was actually there at the VMAs talking to Kanye right before he ran up on stage and stole Taylor Swift’s moment.
“He literally came up to where I was sitting to talk to me for a second, just before he went up,” K’naan told us. “So the people around me who didn’t know who I was were like, ‘Oh this guy must be somebody because Kanye just walked up to him and talked to him for a while.’ Then he jumped and went to sit where he was and literally did it right then, the thing. Then the people who were with me, it was no longer, ‘Wow’ it was ‘Boo, this guy knows Kanye.’ It was funny and embarrassing.”
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Even though they have a name you can’t say on TV, F**ked Up were the winners of the Polaris Music Prize in Toronto last night.
“Until the very moment they made the announcement, I thought there was no way in hell that we would win,” said frontman Damian Abraham. “This is incredible. I’m more shocked than everyone at CTV. Thanks to everyone that played on the record and Jon Drew that produced the album, everyone at Beggars / Matador, Steve Jordan and everyone at Polaris!”
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MusiCounts and Polaris have joined forces to raise money for music education in Canada! Starting immediately, you can bid on super dope framed custom posters designed for and autographed by all Polaris short list nominees!
Links to all auctions after the jump!
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The Polaris Music Prize will be awarded in only a few days - September 21! The good peeps behind the magic have provided us with fun Q&A with each of the nominees. Yesterday we brought you Metric and Joel Plaskett… today it’s K’Naan and Damian from F***ed Up!
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Dun dun dun daaaaaaaaa! Ladies and gentlemen! Announcing the 2009 Polaris Music Prize Top 10 Short List!
Elliott Brood - Mountain Meadows Toronto
Fucked Up - The Chemistry of Common Life Toronto
Great Lake Swimmers - Lost Channels Toronto
Hey Rosetta! - Into Your Lungs St. John’s
K’NAAN - Troubadour Toronto
Malajube - Labyrinthes Montreal
Metric - Fantasies Toronto
Joel Plaskett - Three Halifax
Chad VanGaalen - Soft Airplane Calgary
Patrick Watson - Wooden Arms Montreal
Wow! What a list! 6 are two time nominees! Not a single debut album! Lots from Toronto! Thoughts? Do we like what we see? Any from the long list that got robbed? Who do you want to win? Who do you think will win?
You’ll have to wait until September 21st 2009 when the winner of the $20,000 award will be announced at the Masonic Temple! And we’re live web casting it so everyone can check it out! Stay tuned for more info!
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* If you had tickets for one of MJ’s 50 future concerts in London, looks like you canget a full refund… or a souvenir ticket?. That’s probably not a good trade.
* In related news, Michael Jackson’s radio play has jumped 1735%, which would probably be the biggest number ever, except for the number of news stories about Michael Jackson, which is up a million bajillion percent.
* Season Eleven (11!) of Law and Order SVU: Yesssssss!
* F***ed Up Wants to push Bruce Springsteen into the Glastonbury mud!
* How this for an unlikely combination: Bob Dylan is gonna feature on a song on the new Beastie Boys album, Hot Sauce Committee. Man, that’s like putting mustard and pickles on your birthday cake. WEIRD.
* Nobody likes a tourist! Want to rid them from your photos? This application will photoshop ‘em out!
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* Hey! All you kids lining up for the MMVAs! Here’s how your Sunday will get even better: Damian Abraham, vocalist of Toronto hardcore punk band F***ed Up, is gonna be GIVING AWAY ICE CREAM at the corner of Queen on John on Sunday! *scream!*
* All you lucky people with tickets to a Blink-182 show this summer should be even more excited because of the NEW SONG they’ll be playing on the road. New Blink + Blink Tour = Super Awesome Fun Times?
* In other tour news, Modest Mouse is going out for a jaunt this summer, and they’re leaving Johnny Marr at home!
* After weeks out of the spotlight, I thought Lindsay Lohan had changed her ways, but apparently not.
* Finally, haven’t you always wanted some Gaslight Anthem Cream Soda?
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