Posts Tagged ‘polaris music prize 2009’
Polaris Pics (Plus An Insider’s POV)
Tuesday, 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 there’s a big political game involved too. Like, Patrick Watson wouldn’t be chosen, cause he already won in 2007. We’re Canadian. We’re fair. Metric has tasted arguably more success than anyone else on the list, so they’re outta the running. An urban artist has yet to win and K’Naan’s album was fierce, so he had a fighting chance. And then there was Fucked Up, this hardcore band from Toronto with a lot of buzz behind ‘em but gushing with danger. The underdogs, if cool enough, always do well. And in the end, the underdog ran away with the cheque.
Notes from the show, plus photos after the jump!
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Tags: gallery, photos, Polaris, polaris music prize 2009
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MusiCounts Polaris Custom Poster Auctions!
Monday, 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!
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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
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Polaris Nominee Q&A: Malajube + Hey Rosetta!
Monday, 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 the shindig later tonight and until then, listen to all of the albums in full!
If you missed our previous Q&A with nominees, courtesy of the fancy Polaris people, make sure you read:
Metric + Joel Plaskett
K’Naan + F**ked Up
Chad VanGaalen + Patrick Watson
Great Lake Swimmers + Elliott BROOD
And now for our last round: Malajube + Hey Rosetta!!
Tags: Hey Rosetta!, Malajube, Polaris, polaris music prize 2009
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Polaris Nominee Q&A: Great Lake Swimmers + Elliott BROOD
Friday, 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 Lake Swimmers and members of Elliott BROOD…
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Polaris Weekend! Hear all the albums!
Friday, 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 album of the year. It’s not to do with genre, or record sales. Just artistic merit. Neato right?
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!
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
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Polaris Nominee Q&A: Chad VanGaalen + Patrick Watson
Thursday, 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 action here on the blog next week…
More after the jump…
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Tags: Chad VanGaalen, Patrick Watson, Polaris, Polaris Music Prize, polaris music prize 2009
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Polaris Nominee Q&A: K’Naan + F***ed Up
Wednesday, 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!
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Tags: fucked up, k'naan, Polaris, polaris music prize 2009
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The Long and Short of It (Polaris Nominees). Okay, Just the Long
Monday, June 15th, 2009
Past Winners Patrick Watson, Final Fantasy, and Caribou
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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