Polaris Music Prize 2010

Awful Things People Said About 2010 Polaris Short Listed Records

By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) September 21, 2010 3:18 pm

The 10 artists who appeared on this year's Polaris Music Prize short list have rightly been described as "critical darlings."Indeed, since the award is determined by about 200 Canadian music critics, bloggers and broadcasters, it's kind of hard to find a bad word written about the 10 discs. But just like every family has that one extremely...

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Polaris Short Listers Happier With Appreciation From Fans, Friends

By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) September 21, 2010 3:11 pm

While the Polaris Music Prize might be an award determined by a panel of Canadian music journalists, bloggers and broadcasters, nearly every short-listed artist says the biggest compliments about their albums had come from their friends and fans. The Besnard Lakes' Olga Goreas and Richard White say they were happiest when someone told them they'd...

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Karkwa Win 2010 Polaris Music Prize

By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) September 20, 2010 10:23 pm

Karkwa's Les Chemins De Verre won the Polaris Music Prize at a gala event held at the Concert Hall in Toronto's Masonic Temple tonight, making the band the first francophone act to win the award.Karkwa were on hand to receive the $20,000 prize, which was handed out by Fucked Up, who won last year's Polaris Music Prize for their The Chemistry Of...

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Ultimate Polaris Battle

By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) September 19, 2010 11:00 pm

So, this is the big day — or night, evening or whatever else you want to call it. Some lucky Canadian musician or group is going to be $20,000 richer thanks to winning the Polaris Music Prize. So, if you had to pick one album from the list of 10 short listers to take the award, who'd it be? Which album should win the Polaris Music Prize?...

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Polaris Battle: Dan Mangan Vs. Tegan And Sara

By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) September 16, 2010 11:00 pm

The 2010 Polaris Music Prize will be handed out on Monday.Over the last few days, we've put two short listed albums against each other each day, and you've now had the chance to vote on all 10 discs. On Monday, we'll run an all-encompassing poll featuring all 10 short listed discs, giving you the option to pick the one you think should win.Today's...

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Polaris Battle: Radio Radio Vs. Shad

By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) September 15, 2010 11:00 pm

The 2010 Polaris Music Prize will be handed out on Monday.That, of course, means the next week is going to be filled with tons of speculation about who'll win this year, who actually deserves to win, who should have been short listed but wasn't and, afterwards, debate about whether the winning album truly merited the award.Over the next week, we'...

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Official CHARTattack 2010 Polaris Music Prize Betting Line

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By Aaron Brophy (CHARTattack) September 15, 2010 3:03 pm

The 2010 Polaris Music Prize will be awarded in Toronto on Monday, Sept. 20 when a bunch of this nation's music critics will get together papal conclave-style in an old Masonic temple to drink beer and decide what the best Canadian album of the year was.While last year's winner seemed relatively easy to predict — Fucked Up were the lone rawk act,...

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Polaris Battle: Caribou Vs. Owen Pallett

By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) September 14, 2010 11:00 pm

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Polaris Battle: The Besnard Lakes Vs. Karkwa

By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) September 13, 2010 11:00 pm

The 2010 Polaris Music Prize will be handed out on Monday. That, of course, means the next week is going to be filled with tons of speculation about who'll win this year, who actually deserves to win, who should have been short listed but wasn't and, afterwards, debate about whether the winning album truly merited the award. Over the next week,...

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Polaris Battle: Broken Social Scene Vs. The Sadies

By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) September 12, 2010 11:00 pm

The 2010 Polaris Music Prize will be handed out next Monday.That, of course, means the next week is going to be filled with tons of speculation about who'll win this year, who actually deserves to win, who should have been short listed but wasn't and, afterwards, debate about whether the winning album truly merited the award.Over the next...

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I Read The News Today... For Sept. 10, 2010

By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) September 10, 2010 12:11 pm

Broken Social Scene have scored It's Kind Of A Funny Story, the new Zach Galifianakis film, and have also written a new song for its soundtrack. —PitchforkFeist: Look At What The Light Did Now, a documentary about the singer/songwriter, will premiere during this year's Pop Montreal festival. —popmontreal.com Remember that...

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Polaris Music Prize Gala Details Announced

By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) August 25, 2010 11:48 am

All 10 Polaris Music Prize short listers will be on hand to perform at the prize's Sept. 20 gala at Toronto's Masonic Temple, at which the winner of the prestigious $20,000 prize will be announced. The gala, which will feature live tunes from The Besnard Lakes, Broken Social Scene, Caribou, Karkwa, Dan Mangan, Owen Pallett, Radio Radio,...

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Daily Poll: Who Should Win The Polaris Music Prize?

By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) July 19, 2010 4:21 pm

The Polaris Music Prize isn't a fan-voted award, and it's also not a popularity contest. It's what happens when about 200 jurors (or 11 in one room on one night, if you want to only count the gala) attempt to determine what's artistically the best Canadian album released during a particular year.People have strong opinions about...

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Radio Radio Talk Polaris Music Prize Nomination

By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) July 7, 2010 11:24 am

Parts of Ontario are in the midst of a heat wave right now, and it's a safe bet most of the people dealing with the stifling walls of humidity that have descended on the province's cities would probably like to escape to the ocean or be somewhere else. Fittingly, Radio Radio's Belmundo Regal, which was short-listed for the 2010 Polaris Music...

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Owen Pallett Talks Polaris Music Prize Nomination

By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) July 6, 2010 4:42 pm

Owen Pallett's not only been short-listed for the Polaris Music Prize before, but he won the inaugural award for his He Poos Clouds album back in 2006.He now has a one in 10 chance of winning the prize for a second time, and could have Heartland declared the most artistically awesome record made in Canada this year.We caught up with Pallett,...

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Shad Talks Polaris Music Prize 2010 Nomination

By Aaron Brophy (CHARTattack) July 6, 2010 4:34 pm

The mainstream hip-hop world may have Drake fever, but for the collected writers, editors, bloggers and miscellaneous that make up Canada's Polaris Music Prize jury, it's all about Shadrach Kabango, better known by his stage name, Shad. Shad's cryptically titled TSOL album was nominated as part of the 2010 Polaris Music Prize short list earlier...

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Dan Mangan Talks Polaris Music Prize Nomination

By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) July 6, 2010 4:30 pm

A silhouette of the Queen shows up on the cover of Dan Mangan's Polaris Music Prize short listed Nice, Nice, Very Nice sophomore album. Appropriately, the Queen was in Toronto on Tuesday, which was the same day the Polaris short list announcement took place at the city's Drake Hotel. Mangan now has a one in 10 chance of having his album...

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The Sadies Talk Polaris Music Prize 2010 Nomination

By Aaron Brophy (CHARTattack) July 6, 2010 3:54 pm

One of the moderate (but happy) surprises from today's Polaris Music Prize short list announcement was the nomination of veteran country rock purveyors The Sadies for their ninth-ish album, the wonderfully gloomy Darker Circles. The band now have a one in 10 chance of having their album declared the most artistically awesome record made in...

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Polaris Music Prize Short List Announced

By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) July 6, 2010 10:22 am

The Polaris long list of 40 titles has been cut by a quarter, reducing the list of hopefuls to a short list of 10. The short list was revealed Tuesday (July 6) afternoon at Toronto's Drake Hotel. CBC Radio 3's Grant Lawrence and Fucked Up's Damian Abraham helped unveil the short list . The short list was chosen by a jury of nearly 200...

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