Fucked Up
Now that the 2012 Polaris Music Prize has been decided it was pretty clear from my interview with past champ and ’12 nominee Damian Abraham from Fucked Up that he was right when he said his band had no chance of winning for a second time.
Because they didn’t win for a second time.
To read the interview with FU discussing Polaris, head over to Spinner by clicking here.
Filed under Concerts, Music, Shameless Promotion
YAMANTAKA // SONIC TITAN
One of the most intriguing and least well-known contenders for the now-decided Polaris Music Prize was the kabuki theater heavy metal project YAMANTAKA // SONIC TITAN.
The band (who prefer to be considered an art collective) use elaborate Asian-themed costumes and props in their pummeling live shows and I got a chance to talk to them about said shows.
To read the interview over at Spinner, go here.
Filed under Art, Concerts, Music, Shameless Promotion
Kathleen Edwards Polaris Poster
The latest edition of my Polaris People column is online over at the Polaris Music Prize website.
In case you didn’t know, the Polaris Music Prize got determined on Monday. My column from last week was a look at all the short list nominees one final time before the winner got determined.
To read it, go here.
Filed under Music, Shameless Promotion
Snoop Lion, Rob Zombie’s Lords Of Salem & Peaches
Now that the excitement of the Toronto International Film Festival has died down, Sarah took some time to make a list of her favourite music-related films she saw.
Topping the list was Peaches‘ Peaches Does Herself, but Rob Zombie‘s The Lords Of Salem and Snoop Lion‘s Reincarnated were also among those worth checking out.
To read the whole list head over to Spinner here.
Filed under Films, Music, Shameless Promotion
Jim Morrison & Willie Nelson
My “This Week In Music History” feature went out again this week over at the Spinner.
For this edition I focused strictly on past crimes musicians were involved in and there were some truly rich ones. Jim Morrison of The Doors redefined the term “lizard king” and Willie Nelson got busted.
To find out more things that made music history, click here.
Filed under Music, Shameless Promotion
I Overcame My Autism And All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder: A Memoir
Risky Fuel 