Craig Finn Done Writing Screen Adaptation of Chuck Klosterman Book
Last month, Hold Steady frontman Craig Finn revealed that he was co-writing ...
F---ed Up to Record All-Star 'Do They Know It's Christmas' Cover
After pocketing the $20,000 Polaris Music Prize for best Canadian album in September, hardcore ... Read More »
Final Fantasy Performs Landmark Indie-Classical Concert at Halifax Pop Explosion
The union of popular music with a symphony orchestra is neither new nor particularly shocking. Bands ... Read More »
F---ed Up Shock With Polaris Prize Performance and Win
Oh, Canada. Leave it to the true north strong and free to award album of the year to a band with an ... Read More »
K'naan Gets Co-signed by Polaris Prize, Maroon 5, Nas and Damian Marley
It's been three years since K'naan was first shortlisted for the coveted Polaris Prize -- a best ... Read More »
Polaris Prize Preview: Shaking Down the Shortlist
Now in its fourth year, the Polaris Music Prize has gone from upstart award to much-coveted honour ... Read More »
Two Hours Traffic Back Joel Plaskett for Polaris Prize
The winner of 2009's Polaris Prize is still anyone's guess, but there's little doubt who Two Hours ... Read More »
Great Lake Swimmers, 'Still' -- Video Premiere
There's something about the folk rock of Great Lake Swimmers that evokes a quiet, meaningful night ... Read More »
Count Five: F---ed Up Frontman's Shortlist of Overlooked Canadian Bands
With the Polaris Prize awards coming soon, I have to pause and reflect on the absurdity of my ... Read More »
Two Hours Traffic: You Oughta Know
Two Hours Traffic are releasing their new album at the cusp of fall, but the Canadian band's ... Read More »
CD Listening Party: Stream All 10 Polaris Prize Shortlist Albums for Free
The fourth annual Polaris Music Prize -- a $20,000, critic-voted award celebrating the best Canadian ... Read More »
You Oughta Know: Timber Timbre
For some folks, love is a many-splendoured thing. But Timber Timbre's Taylor Kirk prefers his love ... Read More »
Metric, Great Lake Swimmers and K'naan Make Polaris Prize Short List
The Polaris Music Prize, Canada's annual $20,000 award for best album, announced its top ten ... Read More »
Coeur de Pirate Sets Hearts Afire at NXNE
Even in a bilingual country like Canada, French-language singers can wind up second-class citizens ... Read More »
Feist Joins Broken Social Scene at Secret NXNE Show
One of the hottest tickets at North by Northeast was last night's book launch-slash-label showcase ... Read More »
Northern Exposure (NXNE Edition): D-Sisive, 'The Superbowl Is Over (Feat. Buck 65)' -- Free MP3
Northern Exposure is Spinner Canada's weekly MP3 column highlighting the best in new Canadian music. ... Read More »
Polaris Prize Long List Revealed
For the past few months, Canada's music critics, bloggers and broadcasters have been debating with ... Read More »
