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EXPOSURES: Sled Island 2015, a weeklong post-punk hot dog party in Calgary
EXPOSURES captures the moods and experiences of fans and artists, both onstage and off. This time, Ryan Parker hits the streets, parks, house parties and bars of Calgary with a couple of rolls of film...
View ArticleHere is your 2015 Polaris Music Prize short list
40 entered, only 10 move on. The 2015 Polaris Music Prize short list was revealed by beloved folkie Fred Penner at The Carlu in Toronto this morning. 196 professional music nerds voted on this year's...
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Will Viet Cong change their name at the Polaris Prize?
This week’s hot CanCon rumour, grapevine gossip and telephone game is that Calgary band Viet Cong will change their name at the gala for the 2015 Polaris Prize, for which they’ve been shortlisted, this...
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I voted for Viet Cong for the Polaris Prize short list and I’m sorry I did
Photo of Jon McCurley's shirt by Colin Medley via Twitter. I have a confession to make: I voted for Viet Cong. After attending last night's Polaris Prize gala and wading into the discussion and protest...
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Shut Down Viet Cong protests sweep through the United States
#SoLongVietCong Minneapolis protest photo via: Shades of Yellow Last month, just a couple of days before musicians were primed to speak publicly against them at the Polaris Music Prize gala, Calgary...
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#ShutDownVietCong protest planned for this Saturday in Toronto
As we reported back in October, protests have been following the Calgary rock band Viet Cong on tour through the United States as, months after promising to change it, they are still using the name...
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Was 2015 the year activism trended in Canadian music?
This week, we'll be approaching the question of "what is Canadian music?" by looking at three distinct perspectives: the community, the critics, and the charts. First: the music community. In a year...
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Canadian music journalism and its Polaris problem
This week, we're be approaching the question of "what is Canadian music?" by looking at three distinct perspectives: the community, the critics, and the charts. Today: as critics look back not only on...
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#JunosSoMale just scratches the surface of Canadian music industry problems
The nominees are out for this year's Juno Awards and, though there's more to celebrate than most years given the dominance of Canadian artists on the world stage over the last 12 months, as usual...
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Viet Cong have changed their name, only 214 days after they promised they would
It's been seven months since the band now-finally formerly known as Viet Cong announced on Facebook that they would be changing their name. As they continued to tour with the offending moniker, forced...
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