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Polaris People For The Week Of August 16 (Austra! Destroyer! Grimes!)

Austra

Austra

The latest edition of my Polaris People column is online over at the Polaris Music Prize website.

This week we learned about Austra‘s flirt with madness, Destroyer‘s new tour and Grimes‘ controversial DJ selections.

To read the column go here.

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Polaris People For The Week Of August 9 (Young Galaxy! A Tribe Called Red! Braids!)

Young Galaxy

Young Galaxy

The latest edition of my Polaris People column is online over at the Polaris Music Prize website.

In this one we learn about the origins of Young Galaxy‘s name, examine A Tribe Called Red‘s connection to Idle No More and contemplate Braids‘ new song.

To read the column go here.

 

 

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Heart Heart Rush

Heart

Heart

Heart have long been stereotype destroyers, proving that gals do rock and such.

Now they’ve broken another gender barrier because band guitarist Nancy Wilson says her and her sister/Heart vocalist Ann Wilson love nerd prog band Rush.

This is rare territory. To read more about this development head over to Huffington Post Music Canada by clicking here.

 

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Songs About Friendship

The Beatles

The Beatles

It was International Friendship Day recently so I got to dig deep and find some of the best and worst of songs about amigos.

Folks like Carole King, The White Stripes (Jack needs a friend) and Morrissey (multiple entries… he’s obsessed with friendship) all made the list.

To read it head over to Huffington Post Music Canada by clicking here.

 

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Polaris People For The Week Of August 2 (Arcade Fire! Metz! The Sadies!)

Arcade Fire photo courtesy Polaris Music Prize.

Arcade Fire photo courtesy Polaris Music Prize.

The latest edition of my Polaris People column is online over at the Polaris Music Prize website.

This week was a banner one for team-ups and cover songs as members of Arcade Fire teamed up with members of Sonic Youth, The Sadies teamed up with Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet to cover Alice Cooper, and Metz covered The Damned.

To read the column go here.

 

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