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10 Great Musicians Turned Models

Great Lake Swimmers' Tony Dekker

Great Lake Swimmers’ Tony Dekker

Let’s be frank. There aren’t many famous musicians who are ugly. Usually being easy on the eyes is one of the baseline steps in being successful on stage.

So it’s not particularly surprising so many musicians also sideline hawking products as models. One slightly unusual addition to this list is Tony Dekker of Great Lake Swimmers. Now, we’re not saying he’s ugly, but his beardo-ness basically makes him look like every bartender in Parkdale.

Using him as inspiration, though, Sarah tracked down 10 other great musicians turned models for Spinner.

You can read the list by going here.

 

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Polaris People For April 6 (Great Lake Swimmers! Plants And Animals!)

Damian Abraham of Fucked Up photo courtesy of Polaris Music Prize.

Damian Abraham of Fucked Up photo courtesy of Polaris Music Prize.

The latest edition of the Polaris Music Prize weekly news roundup is now online.

There’s news about Arcade fires, Great Lake Swimmers as urban explorers and Joel Plaskett doing a bunch of things.

Go read the story over at Polaris Music Prize by clicking here.

 

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