Polaris Music Prize

...punk band as they headlined at the Metropolis theatre in the Quebec city. Taking to the stage to footage of the band winning the Polaris Prize - Canada's equivalent of the Mercury Prize - in September, Pink Eyes and co were on...

In this article: Montreal, Melissa Auf der Maur, Fucked Up, Canadian music, Polaris Prize, Mercury Prize, Luyas, and Auf der Maur

...Middle Eastern textures mine a Zeppish vein. Can somebody please give this woman a gig - or at least some killer songs? With two Polaris Music Prize shortlist entries to their name and a host of other accolades, these Montrealers are one...

In this article: Melissa Auf der Maur, Montreal, Giorgio Moroder, Leonard Cohen, New Wave, and Smashing Pumpkins

...to get weird. Meet Miracle Fortress, aka multi-instrumentalist Graham Van Pelt. His 2007 album Five Roses was shortlisted for that year's Polaris Prize. On this night, he's playing all new material, presumably from his followup. For the most...

In this article: Montreal, Miracle Fortress, Arcade Fire, Polaris Prize, Patrick Watson, Robert Plant, and Melissa Auf der Maur

...9, 2009 at 12:00 PM (EST) Toronto hardcore provocateurs, Fucked Up, told New York Magazine that they plan to use some of their $20,000 Polaris Prize winnings to record an all-star cover of the 1984 charity single, "Do They Know It's...

In this article: Punknews.org, Fucked Up, Polaris Prize, Do They Know It's Christmas, Vampire Weekend, George Michael, Midge Ure, Spandau Ballet, and M.I.A.

...with Matador, The Chemistry of Common Life; tours of Japan and China; a rave in the New York Times and the cover of NME; the coveted Polaris Prize for Music (the Canadian equivalent of the Mercury Prize); and, for the band's front man,...

In this article: Do They Know It's Christmas?, Bono, Vivian Girls, Polaris Prize, Fucked Up, Cancer, Red Eye, and The Chemistry of Common Life

...released in March. (Friday, El Mocambo, www.myspace.com/bishopallen) 3. "Write It All Down for You" Elliot Brood This local Polaris Prize-nominated group killed at the recording of that awards show with this song - getting the audience...

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...group comes through supporting their latest album, Grrr, released in March. (Friday, El Mocambo, www.myspace.com/bishopallen) This local Polaris Prize-nominated group killed at the recording of that awards show with this song - getting the...

In this article: Muskox, Polaris Prize, Halloween, Mike Mogis, M. Ward, Jim James, Conor Oberst, and Jay-Z

...to play for Bob Boilen's Tiny Desk on NPR, being interviewed by Brian Williams and having "Lost Channels" short-listed for the Polaris Music Prize, an award given out to the best album recorded by a Canadian artist each year. The...

In this article: Andrew Kenny, NPR, American Analog Set, and Broken Social Scene

...name and a 300-pound frontman who's known to strip down to his underwear during performances has won the C$20,000 ($19,000) Polaris Music Prize for the best Canadian album. Hardcore sextet F---ed Up took home the award, Canada's...

In this article: Canada, Mercury Prize, MTV, K'naan, and Patrick Watson

Punk rock sextet wins Canada's Polaris Prize By Tabassum Siddiqui Tabassum Siddiqui - 6 mins ago TORONTO (Reuters) - A punk-rock band with an unprintable name and a 300-pound frontman who's known to strip down to his underwear during...

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