Author Archives: Aaron Brophy

Godspeed You! Black Emperor Win Polaris Prize

Godspeed You! Black album cover

Godspeed You! Black album cover

By now most good musicos are aware that Godspeed You! Black Emperor won the 2013 Polaris Music Prize.

We also know how that turned out.

What folks don’t know is that because of a combination of indifference, content hoarding and a dismal sense of history on the part of previous Polaris Gala broadcasters, this is the first time you can actually go back and watch the full awards show broadcast without worrying about it disappearing from the internet.

So please go back and watch the telecast via Aux TV if you haven’t. I was responsible for writing a solid seven per cent of the dialogue that came out of co-hosts Kathleen Edwards and Shad’s mouths.

 

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I Fought Marcia Brady

Marcia Brady and Sarah

Marcia Brady and Sarah

When the folks at Fightland discovered Sarah’s pseudo-fight past in the Pillow Fight League the logical conclusion was to get her to write about her adventures during her time in the league.

Her first recollection was about how she fought — or tried to fight — Maureen McCormick, best known as Marcia Brady, for an episode of Celebrity Fit Club.

To read the full story head over to Fightland by clicking here.

 

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Paul Potts Wanted One Chance To Be A ‘Feel Good’ Comedy

Paul Potts

Paul Potts

Back when TIFF was happening the Susan Boyle-before-Susan Boyle Paul Potts was getting overshadowed by Taylor Swift appearing at the premiere for One Chance, the film about the singer’s life.

Sarah spoke to Potts about the movie, how tall Swift is and how he wanted the film to be a comedy and not some sad-sack portrayal of his life.

To read the full story head over to Huffington Post Music Canada by clicking here.

 

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Top 30 Superhero Songs: A Music Playlist

Prince's Batdance

Prince’s Batdance

When the Fan Expo blew through Toronto recently I used the opportunity to hunt down a bunch of the best superhero-themed songs I could find for Huffington Post Music Canada.

The resulting list wasn’t just songs about Batman and Superman, but also songs about Silver Surfer, The Hulk, Ghost Rider, Magneto and a whole lot more.

To check out the full list go here.

 

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Lucky Them Explores Music Journalism At TIFF

Lucky Them

Lucky Them

One of the films Team Risky Fuel took particular interest in at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival was the fictional look at music journalism Lucky Them.

Having ourselves been warriors on the frontlines of music writing (and idealized poverty) for more than a decade we can say with a certain amount of comfort that they got it reasonably right.

As such Sarah talked to co-screenwriter Emily Wachtel, director Megan Griffiths and star Toni Collette about the film for a feature on Huffington Post Music Canada.

To read the whole story click here.

 

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