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Polaris Talks Hypothetical Kanye Stage Invasion

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

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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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MusiCounts Polaris Custom Poster Auctions!

Monday, September 21st, 2009

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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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Polaris Weekend! Hear all the albums!

Friday, September 18th, 2009

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This up-coming Monday September 21st at 9pm! 2009 Polaris Music Prize! Here at MuchMusic.com! Three more sleeps! I can’t wait! Everyone is so excited!
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We’ve been posting Q&As all week in anticipation! Still confused!? Catch up with us! The Polaris Music Prize is an award of $20,000 given to the artist who creates the Canadian album of the year. It’s not to do with genre, or record sales. Just artistic merit. Neato right?
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Now get super stoked. Ready? We’ve got all the top 10 albums that are nominated in the First Spins Player! Clickity click here and listen to all of them for free! Here’s a lil list of the top 10…

Elliott BROOD - Mountain Meadows
F**ked Up - The Chemistry Of Common Life
Great Lake Swimmers - Lost Channels
Hey Rosetta! - Into Your Lungs
K’NAAN - Troubadour
Malajube - Labyrinthes
Metric - Fantasies
Joel Plaskett - Three
Chad VanGaalen - Soft Airplane
Patrick Watson - Wooden Arms

Listen and let us know who you think should win! Who has the best album? Then make sure to watch on Monday at 9 pm!

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Polaris Nominee Q&A: Metric + Joel Plaskett

Tuesday, September 15th, 2009

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Only a few more days until the Polaris Music Prize hootenanny goes down on September 21! If you didn’t know already (*shakes fist*), we’ll be streaming the festivities online here at Much, and will serve you up a hot plate of on-site goodies (pics and interviews). And don’t let your pretty brain forget that you can listen to full records from all nominees HERE!

Until the big day, we’ve got some Q&A with all nominees, courtesy of the good people at Polaris. Today, some fun banter with Jimmy from Metric and Joel Plaskett! Check em out after le jump.
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Polaris Music Prize Shorty Listy!

Tuesday, July 7th, 2009

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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News for Thursday: Want Ads Edition

Thursday, June 25th, 2009

* Perez Hilton is now suing the Black Eyed Peas tour manager for threatening his right to the freedom of speech. Them’s fighting words…

* Want to buy Elliot Smith’s old car? Only $4000. Yeah, and you thought I was joking about the price, too, but I’m not.

* If you have a bit of cash left over after that fine purchase, maybe you want to pay for Billy Corgan’s (aka Mr. Smashing Pumpkins) lunch.

* How’s this for the big leagues: Joel Plaskett has been picked to open for Paul McCartney’s Halifax show on July 11th. Wowzers!

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