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Watch The Wedge go behind the scenes at the Polaris gala

September 28th, 2012

This past Monday night, the 2012 Polaris Music Prize went down at the Masonic Temple in Toronto. The prize, which celebrates the best in Canadian music, ended up going to Feist for her album, Metals. She took home $30,000 and bragging rights for having the best Canadian album of the past year. But the night [...]

Tags: Damian Abraham, feist, Polaris Music Prize, The Wedge
Posted in Blog, Interview, The Wedge | Posted by Cam

Bid on the 2012 Polaris short list posters

September 27th, 2012

Each year the Polaris Music Prize features the best in Canadian music and also features amazing artwork based on the albums by all ten shortlisted nominees. But the good people at Polaris aren’t keeping the art to themselves. You can bid on the posters right now! Click here to bid on your chance to own [...]

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Posted in Polaris Music Prize | Posted by Allison

The Wedge does Polaris!

September 26th, 2012

On tonight’s episode of The Wedge, we go backstage at Monday night’s Polaris Music Prize, where Damian and his band were nominated, alongside Grimes, Japandroids, Cold Specks, Cadence Weapon, Kathleen Edwards, Drake, Handsome Furs, Yamantaka // Sonic Titan, and a girl named Feist, who ended up winning the oversized cheque for $30,000. The Wedge team [...]

Tags: Damian Abraham, Polaris Music Prize, The Wedge
Posted in Blog, Blog, The Wedge | Posted by Cam

Read T-RexXx’s speech about Drake from the Polaris Prize gala

September 25th, 2012

Hip-hop i$ important again. RAPCITY’s back! I’m on TV mama. But I remember when they forgot about rap. I remember when people thought, unless you’re Nickelback, why invest in something that you probably won’t make a nickel back. So as I stand here to talk about Take Care, I want you all to know that [...]

Tags: drake, Polaris Music Prize, RapCity, T-RexXx, Take Care
Posted in Blog, Blog, RapCity | Posted by Cam

Feist wins the 2012 Polaris Music Prize!

September 24th, 2012

Feist was the big winner at this year’s Polaris Music Prize. Beating out tough contenders like Kathleen Edwards, Grimes, Cadence Weapon and previous winners Fucked, Feist’s album Metals took home top honours and a giant $30,000 novelty cheque.
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Posted in Blog, Polaris Music Prize | Posted by Allison

The Polaris performances continue with Grimes and Kathleen Edwards

September 24th, 2012

Hitting the Polaris stage for the second time was short-list nominee Kathleen Edwards, whose heart-wrenching rendition of A Soft Place to Land left the rowdy crowd in a silent awe. Kathleen finished her performance by speaking with host Grant Lawrence about the importance of the Polaris Music Prize, thanking the organization for giving Canadian artists [...]

Tags: feist, Grimes, Polaris Music Prize, Yamantaka // Sonic Titan
Posted in Blog, Polaris Music Prize | Posted by Allison

The Polaris Music Prize kicks off with Fucked Up and Cold Specks

September 24th, 2012

Kicking off the performances for the 2012 Polaris Music Prize was non other than 2009 Polaris winners Fucked Up. Rounding out a banner year that included front man Damian Abraham mugging for the cover of Spin Magazine and appearing on the festival circuit alongside Metallica and Arctic Monkeys, Fucked Up hit the stage to perform [...]

Tags: cadence weapon, Cold Specks, fucked up, Polaris Music Prize
Posted in Blog, Polaris Music Prize | Posted by Allison

5 Reasons To Watch the Polaris Music Prize Tonight

September 24th, 2012

The 2012 Polaris Music Prize is going down tonight and you can watch it all right here at 8 pm ET on MuchMusic.com. This year’s nominees include an amazing short list of Canadian talent, including Drake, Feist, Kathleen Edwards, Cadence Weapon, Cold Specks, Grimes, Handsome Furs, Fucked Up, Japandroids and Yamantaka // Sonic Titan.

Since the Polaris Music Prize is all about lists, we’ve complied our Top 5 reasons to watch tonight’s live stream. Tune into MuchMusic.com at 8 pm ET to watch the 2012 Polaris Music Prize.

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Posted in Blog, Polaris Music Prize | Posted by Allison

Watch the 2012 Polaris Music Prize this Monday

September 21st, 2012

The 2012 Polaris Music Prize is going down Monday night and you can watch it all right here at 8 pm ET on MuchMusic.com. This year’s nominees include an amazing short list of Canadian talent, including Drake, Feist, Kathleen Edwards, Cadence Weapon, Cold Specks, Grimes, Handsome Furs, Fucked Up, Japandroids and Yamantaka // Sonic Titan.

Tags: Polaris, Polaris Music Prize
Posted in Polaris Music Prize | Posted by Allison

Watch the 2012 Polaris Music Prize Gala at the Polaris Peep Show

September 13th, 2012

The Polaris Music Prize is happy to announce the return of The Polaris Music Prize Screening Party, this year renamed The Peep Show! Held at The Drake Hotel in Toronto, the proceeds from this year’s event will once again go to MusiCounts, Canada’s music education charity associated with The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and [...]

Tags: Polaris, Polaris Music Prize
Posted in Blog, Polaris Music Prize | Posted by Allison

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