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I Read The News Today... For June 30, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) June 30, 2011 2:49 pm
Domestic violence awareness groups are planning to protest Odd Future's set at the Pitchfork Music Festival next month. Tyler, The Creator obviously thinks this is "awesome." Tokyo Police Club keyboardist Graham Wright is touring Canada this summer to support his just-released Shirts Vs. Skins debut solo album. He'll be out with Library Voices,...
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I Read The News Today... For Feb. 28, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) February 28, 2011 5:10 pm
Montreal's Little Scream, who's better known as Laurel Sprengelmeyer, will release her The Golden Record debut album on April 12. It's on Secretly Canadian in the States and Outside in Canada. It features guests like Arcade Fire's Richard Reed Parry and Sarah Neufeld, Snailhouse, Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra's Becky Foon and Stars' Pat...
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I Read The News Today... For Oct. 26, 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) October 26, 2010 1:15 pm
Halifax's The Stanfields' van broke down just outside of Kamloops, B.C. on Wednesday, and they need help getting home in time for Nova Scotia Music Week. You can make a donation here. Juicebox has released a free compilation featuring tunes by Living With Lions, Hostage Life (RIP) and Junior Battles to celebrate the Canadian bands that are playing...
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I Read The News Today... For Oct. 21, 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) October 21, 2010 1:35 pm
Looks like 102.1 The Edge and Dean Blundell are in some trouble again. The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council said Wednesday that comments Blundell made suggesting Justin Bieber was "gay" and that his fans were "likely 12 years old" violated part of the council's "equitable portrayal code" because they had "inappropriately sexualized children."...
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I Read The News Today... For Aug. 11, 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) August 11, 2010 12:19 pm
To the person who stole Tony Iommi's famous Iommi SG guitar on July 24 at London, England's High Voltage Festival: you're an asshole. How dare you steal from a rock god? Iommi's offering a reward for its return, so if you know anything about it, get in touch with his webmaster. —iommi.comInterpol have revealed the reason...
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Dan Mangan and Hey Ocean! — "Weighty Ghost" (Wintersleep cover, live at the WCMAs)

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By CHARTattack Staff September 28, 2009 2:52 pm
Here's a video of Dan Mangan and Hey Ocean! performing a cover of Wintersleep's "Weighty Ghost" at the Western Canadian Music Awards in Brandon, Man. on Sept. 20. Mangan won the artist of the year award at the XM Verge Music Awards on Sept. 22.
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Chad VanGaalen Can't Win At Western Canadian Music Awards, Either

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By Siobhan Ozege (CHARTattack) September 22, 2009 1:23 pm
The Polaris Prize frenzy that's taken hold has made everyone forget about the Western Canadian Music Awards (WCMA) that took place this past weekend. This means you probably had no idea such notable acts as The Waking Eyes (who won best independent album of the year for Holding On To Whatever It Is) and Grand Analog (who won best rap/hip-hop...
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WCMA Nominees Announced

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) July 16, 2009 1:15 pm
Chad VanGaalen leads the list of nominees for this year's Western Canadian Music Awards. VanGaalen picked up three nods — songwriter of the year, best multimedia for his "Molten Light" video and rock album of the year for last year's Polaris Music Prize short listed Soft Airplane — for the awards, which will be held Sept. 20 in Brandon...
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Weakerthans Win At WCMAs

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) October 20, 2008 9:39 am
When civil twilight fell on Edmonton on Sunday night, The Weakerthans took home three Western Canadian Music Awards. Although last year's Reunion Tour didn't win this year's Polaris Music Prize, that album garnered two awards for The Weakerthans — the outstanding independent album and songwriter(s) of the year honours — and one of its songs,...
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Feist, Nickelback Get WCMA International Honours

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) September 19, 2008 11:23 am
Since Nickelback, Feist and K.D. Lang have helped keep Canadian music on the international radar over the last few years, they'll be honoured for their achievements next month. All three will receive international achievement awards at the Western Canadian Music Awards at Edmonton's Meyer Horowitz Theatre on Oct. 19. Feist was born in Amherst...
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Corb Lund Wins Three Western Canadian Music Awards

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By Andrew Stewart (CHARTattack) October 23, 2006 5:00 pm
Winnipeg was a little louder this past weekend, as it hosted the fourth annual Western Canadian Music Awards, celebrating the best in music that the western provinces have to offer. The main event, hosted by local celebrities Al Simmons and Ace Burpee, took place on Sunday at the Burton Cummings Theatre. The big winner of the evening was four...
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Corb Lund And Jann Arden Lead Western Canadian Music Awards Nominees

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By CHARTattack Staff September 19, 2006 5:30 pm
Corb Lund and Jann Arden are the leading nominees, with four nods each, for the Western Canadian Music Awards, which take place on October 22 at Winnipeg's Burton Cummings Theatre. Lund, the singing cowboy, was nominated for entertainer and songwriter of the year, as well as outstanding independent album and roots recording. Fellow Albertan...
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