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Polaris People For The Week Of June 15 (With Bonus Long List Fast Facts and Japandroids)

Kathleen Edwards

Kathleen Edwards

The 40 records that make up the 2012 Polaris Music Prize Long List got announced last week. It’s a fun time because this now gives music nerds something to argue about. It also gives me new material to write about in my Polaris People column.

Speaking of which, the latest edition of the Polaris Music Prize weekly news roundup is now online.

In it there’s stuff about Japandroids, socionics as they relate to Broken Social Scene, and the travesty that is Carly Rae Jepsen not making the Long List.

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

Oh, and if you want to really dork out, check out the Polaris Prize fast facts I compiled about this year’s Long List.

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The Connection Between Twin Peaks And Contemporary Music

Metric are on the cover of AUX magazine's first issue

Metric are on the cover of AUX magazine’s first issue

The folks at AUX have launched a fancy new iPad magazine that you can cop by clicking through to the iTunes store here.

There’s all kinds of quality stuff in there, including a pretty in-depth story by Sarah about bands who’ve been affected by David Lynch‘s mind-melting ’90s television series, Twin Peaks.

Bands like Cults and Silent Drape Runners give their take on where to find a great cup of coffee.

 

 

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10 Greatest/Weirdest Moments In Flaming Lips History

Flaming Lips

Flaming Lips

If you live near Toronto and like music you’ve no doubt heard about The Flaming Lips doing a free concert at Yonge-Dundas Square on June 16.

In honour of said concert I dove deep into the technicolour wig-out tripping balls-space that is the history of The Flaming Lips and emerged with a story:

Ten of the greatest/weirdest moments in Flaming Lips history.

There’s human skull usb-drive 24 hour songs, appearances at The Peach Pit, nudity and a whole lot more.

To read the full Spinner story click here.

 

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Burning Boyz: Unlikely NXNE Veterans

Burning Boyz

Burning Boyz

Sarah was a little perplexed when she was randomly assigned some band called Burning Boyz as part of Spinner’s NXNE coverage.

Then she found out what they were all about — they’re hard rock 12- and 13-year-olds who’ve been playing the fest regularly for the past half-dozen years.

Being a Redd Kross fan with a particularly fondness for their tween period, she was sold.

The resulting article, which talks about The Flaming Lips and them being grizzled big stage veterans, can be read here.

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Matthew Good Signs To Frostbyte/eOne + His Opinion On Lana Del Rey

Matthew Good

Matthew Good

Veteran multiple Juno Award-winning Canadian rocker Matthew Good has just signed a worldwide record deal with Frostbyte Media/eOne.

I know this because he told me so in an interview for a story that ran on Spinner.

In news completely unrelated to his new status as a citizen of the world, he also told me he loves Lana Del Rey‘s “Video Games” song.

“Let’s face it,” said Good. “Maybe the greatest penis euphemism of the last decade has been ‘Video Games’ by Lana Del Rey, because if you read into that song she’s talking about blowjobs. The whole joystick, video games thing? C’mon?

“I think, that song is one of the best songs I’ve heard in years. Like, it’s awesome. The actual ‘Born to Die’ song, I’m not a fan of that, but that ‘Video Games’ tune is fucking stellar. ‘Blue Jeans,’ that’s good too. When I heard ‘Video Games’ I saw that video that she did and I was just like, goddamn.”

To read the full story over at Spinner click here.

 

 

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