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FME 2012: Feist, Godspeed You Black Emperor Anchor Quirky Northern Quebec Fest

From mineshaft concerts to interactive food giveaways, the Festival Emergent de Musique in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec is one of the world's quirkiest music events. ... Read More »

Tegan and Sara, Dears, BSS Join Arcade Fire Supporting Quebec Student Protests

High profile Canadian acts like Tegan and Sara, The Dears and Amy Millan of Stars/Broken Social Scene have joined Arcade Fire in supporting Quebec student protesters. ... Read More »

Arcade Fire Perform to a 'Most Polite Giant Mob' of 75,000 at Free Montreal Show

Arcade Fire played a free outdoor Pop Montreal show Thursday night (Sept. 22) to, what lead singer Win Butler described as, "the most polite giant mob I've ever seen." ... Read More »

Land of Talk's Liz Powell Says Goodbye to Her 'Teenage Mindset' -- NXNE

Land of Talk mastermind Liz Powell opens up to Spinner about being in musical 'limbo' and why she's finally ready to grow up. ... Read More »

Malajube Talk Polaris Prize, Canada's Francophone Scene and 'La Caverne'

Malajube on Quebec's rising Francophone scene, recording their latest record, 'La Caverne,' and why a third Polaris Prize nomination seems unlikely. ... Read More »

Arcade Fire Add to 'Suburbs' Award Haul With Juno Win for Best Alternative Album

It would have been an upset bigger than Shad showing up Drake if multi-award-winning Arcade Fire didn't grab Alternative Album of the Year at the Junos gala and award dinner Saturday night in Toronto. ... Read More »

Karkwa Wins Francophone Album of the Year at Juno Awards

Quebec rockers Karkwa can add another trophy to their collection after walking away with Francophone Album of the Year at the Juno gala and award dinner tonight (March 26) in Toronto. ... Read More »

Broken Social Scene, Deadmau5, Hollerado and More Talk Juno Awards

Spinner spoke to folks like Broken Social Scene's Brendan Canning, DJ heavyweight Deadmau5 and viral heroes Hollerado about the Junos this weekend. ... Read More »

Karkwa's CMW Performance Pushes Past Language Barriers

Ever since Montreal indie rockers Karkwa won the Polaris Music Prize this past year, it's evident that they're well on their way to stardom. ... Read More »

Juno Awards Nominate Arcade Fire, BSS, Drake, Crystal Castles and, Yeah, Bieber

Juno Award nominations were announced today with indie champs Broken Social Scene and Arcade Fire rounding out a list that included Drake, Justin Bieber and Neil Young, among others. ... Read More »

Kurt Vile and J Mascis to Headline Canadian Music Fest 2011

Kurt Vile and J Masics are just some of the acts performing at this year's Canadian Music Fest, taking place March 9-13 in Toronto. ... Read More »

Karkwa Win 2010 Polaris Music Prize

Prior to the 2010 Polaris Music Prize ceremony, drummer Stephane Bergeron and keyboardist Francois ... Read More »

Polaris Music Prize: Are Indie-Skewing Critics' Awards Any More Legit?

If anyone was shocked when F--ked Up frontman Damian Abraham stripped down to a thong on stage at last year's Polaris Prize gala and gave the gowned-and-necktied crowd a generous eyeful of buttflesh, they shouldn't have been. It was just what the life cycle of the four-year-old Canadian music award demanded. ... Read More »

Polaris Music Prize Preview: Ten Nominees, One Winning Album

Heading into its fifth year, the Polaris Music Prize has attracted much kvetching about its supposed "indie" bias, but this year's shortlist of ten albums vying for the $20,000 award reveals a remarkably diverse array of records ... Read More »

Karkwa Hope They're Not Considered the Polaris Music Prize Dark Horse

For the first time in its five-year history, the Polaris Music Prize has included two francophone bands in its Short List nominations: Montreal indie rockers Karkwa and Acadian hip-hop trio Radio Radio. But instead of elbowing each other to the front of the pack, the two bands have a camaraderie, as well as a secret agreement. ... Read More »

Polaris Prize Short List Names Tegan and Sara, Owen Pallett, Shad, Broken Social Scene

From 40 albums the Polaris Music Prize list shortened to 10 finalists this afternoon. Making the cut ... Read More »