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Saturday Video Parade!
We’re starting off this Saturday Video Parade with Arcade Fire‘s contagiously happy new video for Sprawl II, which includes an amazing interactive bit that you can experience for yourself, here. Note: There will me much arm-flailing involved if you’re not the dancing type. To follow up, a steamy video for Lana Del Rey‘s “Born To Die”, and other great ones for Club Feet, Holy Ghost!, Das Racist and more. Get your Saturday dose right now!
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Osheaga 2011: Day 2
Saturday at Osheaga 2011 was even better than Friday with a full day of live music from noon till night. Canadian bands playing all day long and even headlining on the main stages. Could it get any better? Let’s not forget that Saturday at Osheaga was Death From Above 1979′s first show in Montreal since their breakup back in 2006. Check out what we saw at Osheaga and let us know what you liked best about Day 2!
Guide To Osheaga 2011: Day 2
Day 2 of Osheaga 2011 is a big day for many reasons. Sure there are a ton of great bands and artists playing simultaneously all day long, but for many day 2 will always be remembered as the day that Death From Above 1979 return to the stage in Montreal for the first time since their breakup back in 2006. But before they take the stage at 7:25 PM there are a lot of other bands playing, often at the same time, but have no fear, we are here to help you resolve those conflicts with our guide to day 2 at Osheaga 2011.
Just Announced!
James Blake, Explosions In The Sky, Peter Bjorn & John, Wye Oak, Toro Y Moi, Grimes, GOBBLE GOBBLE, The Glitch Mob, Phantogram, Two Door Cinema Club, Chris Garneau, Lil Wayne, Foo Fighters, Fucked Up, Moonface, Deadmau5, Special Disco Version, Marissa Nadler, EMA, Freedom or Death + more
Karkwa Win 2010 Polaris Music Prize
Montreal has done it again. For the second time in the prestigious Polaris Music Prize‘s history a band from Montreal has taken home the award and the prize of $20,000. Montreal franco indie rock band Karkwa has won the 2010 Polaris Music Prize for their latest album, Les Chemins de Verre. Read more…
Polaris Music Prize Long List
The Polaris Music Prize is undoubtedly the most coveted award in the Canadian independent music market. If you haven’t heard, The Polaris Prize is awarded each year to the best Canadian album of that year, based solely on artistic merit and disregarding album sales. Past winners have been Owen Pallett, Patrick Watson, Caribou and Fucked Up. The prize? $20,000 in cash! Well the long list for this year’s Prize has just been announced. Keep reading to see if your favourite albums made the list. Read more…
A Look Ahead (Part 2)
With Christmas and New Years just around the bend we thought now would be a good time for the second of a three part look ahead to what’s coming up in the new year.
Just Announced!
Fucked Up, Kurt Vile, Charlotte Gainsbourg, The Wooden Sky, Woods, Taken by Trees, Real Estate, The Clientele, Ruby Suns, Stars and more!
Venue of the Month: Metropolis
While Metropolis may not offer the quaint simplicity that can be found at last month’s venue of the month, Il Motore, the list of bands lined up to play this St Catherine mainstay this December is impossible to ignore.
