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Polaris Pics (Plus An Insider’s POV)

September 22nd, 2009

Yo. This year’s Polaris Gala was an extreme extravaganza of extra good times. Make sense? No? Screw you, it’s 3am. My bestie asked me 10 minutes before the big announcement who I thought would win? I said K’Naan or Fucked Up. See, as much as this award is based on artistic merit, it seems like [...]

Tags: gallery, photos, Polaris, polaris music prize 2009
Posted in Concerts & Events | Posted by Wendy |

MusiCounts Polaris Custom Poster Auctions!

September 21st, 2009

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!

Tags: auctions, Chad VanGaalen, charity, Elliott Brood, fucked up, great lake swimmers, Hey Rosetta!, joel plaskett, k'naan, Malajube, metric, Patrick Watson, Polaris, polaris music prize 2009
Posted in Concerts & Events | Posted by Wendy |

Polaris Nominee Q&A: Malajube + Hey Rosetta!

September 21st, 2009

Today’s the day! By the end of the night someone/some band will be awarded the 2009 Polaris Music Prize and take away $20,000 to show for their artistic efforts. The best news of all is that we’re streaming the full ceremony so you turkeys won’t miss a thing! Click HERE for your one-stop shop: watch [...]

Tags: Hey Rosetta!, Malajube, Polaris, polaris music prize 2009
Posted in Concerts & Events | Posted by Wendy |

Polaris Nominee Q&A: Great Lake Swimmers + Elliott BROOD

September 18th, 2009

Only a weekend away from the Polaris Prize soiree! If you missed Q&A with other nominees, don’t fret: you can read interviews with Metric + Joel Plaskett, Chad VanGaalen + Patrick Watson, and K’Naan + F***ed Up. Don’t forget that you can listen to all nominated albums here! And now for today’s Q&A, with Great [...]

Tags: Elliott Brood, great lake swimmers, Polaris, polaris music prize 2009
Posted in Concerts & Events | Posted by Wendy |

Polaris Weekend! Hear all the albums!

September 18th, 2009

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! 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 [...]

Tags: Chad VanGaalen, Elliott Brood, F**ked Up, great lake swimmers, Hey Rosetta!, joel plaskett, k'naan, Malajube, metric, Patrick Watson, polaris music prize 2009
Posted in Blog | Posted by Kate M. |

Polaris Nominee Q&A: Chad VanGaalen + Patrick Watson

September 17th, 2009

The coveted Polaris Music Prize will be awarded on September 21, and until then we’re celebrating with some fun Q&A with all the nominees! Previously we’ve seen riveting installments featuring Metric + Joel Plaskett as well as F***ed Up + K’Naan. Aaaand now, two more nominees get snappy! Don’t forget, we’ll have tons of Polaris [...]

Tags: Chad VanGaalen, Patrick Watson, Polaris, Polaris Music Prize, polaris music prize 2009
Posted in Concerts & Events | Posted by Wendy |

Polaris Nominee Q&A: K’Naan + F***ed Up

September 16th, 2009

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!

Tags: fucked up, k'naan, Polaris, polaris music prize 2009
Posted in Concerts & Events, Just For Fun | Posted by Wendy |

The Long and Short of It (Polaris Nominees). Okay, Just the Long

June 15th, 2009

Whoawhoawhoa, whoa. Whoa. Where you going so fast, slugger? Stop and smell the music! Wait, that didn’t come out right. THE POLARIS MUSIC PRIZE LONG LIST is out, champ! This is worth holding up your skee-ball game.

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Posted in Blog | Posted by Jessica M |