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Canadian Summer Festival Guide 2011 -- July (Part Two)

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C'mon's Ian Blurton on 'LARPing' and His 'Hardcore band' With the Sadies -- NXNE

C'mon frontman Ian Blurton talks to Spinner about his various projects, including producing, making music for a Live Action Role Playing movie and starting up a punk band the Sadies. ... Read More »

Junos Award Arcade Fire, Neil Young and Justin Bieber, Host Drake Shut Out

Spinner offers a rundown on what went down at the 40th annual Juno Awards this weekend in Toronto. ... Read More »

Juno Cup Pits Billy Talent, Kathleen Edwards & Other 'Rockers' Against NHLers

The Juno Cup pits Canadian musicians against hockey legends this evening in Toronto, and Spinner got the goods from members of 'The Rockers' about what this annual charity event is all about. ... Read More »

Janelle Monae Gives Sci-Fi-Inspired Set at CMW's 'Indies' Award Show

Canadian Music Week wrapped up with the 11th annual Indie Awards -- the so-called Grammys of the Indie scene -- with a white-hot performance from Janelle Monae. ... Read More »

Bachman & Turner and Sammy Hagar Join the Sadies for 'Secret' CMW Show

Bachman & Turner | Getty Images Booking the Sadies as the openers for a secret headliner ... Read More »

Garth Hudson Helms All-Canadian Tribute Album Honouring the Band

The Band's Garth Hudson gathers cast of all-star Canadian musicians to honour his former group with a special compilation album. ... Read More »

Songs for Fall: 15 Awesomely Autumnal Tracks

Autumn -- it seems to catch us off guard every year. One minute we're slapping on ... 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 »

The Sadies Follow Polaris Nod by Recording with Tragically Hip's Gord Downie

Amanda Schenk Currently in the running for the 2010 Polaris Music Prize for their album 'Darker ... 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 »

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 »

Polaris Music Prize Announces Best-Album Long List

As NXNE kicked off in Toronto, organizers of the Polaris Prize took advantage of the spotlight on ... Read More »

John Doe and Exene Cervenka Bring X Classics to New York

While on tour last year, Los Angeles punk band X allowed fans to vote online for which songs would ... Read More »