Polaris Music Prize Short- and Long-List nominees from 2011 also picked up a number of nods at the 2012 Juno Awards nominations. We list 'em off.

Also, folks like Tegan And Sara, Cadence Weapon, Feist, K'naan, Radio Radio, The Besnard Lakes and Two Hours Traffic are making things happen. Find out what.

Polaris Music Prize alumni are everywhere.

This week Tegan And Sara, Caribou, Feist, Great Lake Swimmers, Patrick Watson, K'naan, Sarah Harmer and Joel Plaskett were amongst those doing interesting things.

ClarityOne Earbuds presents a panel discussion, moderated by the Polaris Music Prize's own Steve Jordan and featuring a line up of Montreal-based jurors who will each showcase an album released the during first half of the year that will likely make their Polaris Music Prize ballots - with musical samples to help make the point.

Sébastien "Boubi" Moffet
Musical director, CHYZ 94.3 FM
Hometown: Quebec City
Polaris Jury Member since: 2011

Please share the Top 5 Canadian albums you put on your ballot.

Suuns Zeroes Qc
Little Scream The Golden Record
Colin Stetson New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges
Galaxie Tigre et Diesel
Monogrenade Tantale

Tell us about your top-ranked choice. Why #1?

I was really quite stunned to not see Sunns on the Long List. They received more attention outside of Canada...

Arthur Fafard, Owner
Blackbyrd Myoozik, Edmonton

What’s your record store best known for (or: what’s unique about it)?

Blackbyrd is best known for its wide and eclectic selection of cutting edge sounds, new and old. For the past 18 years, Blackbyrd has always had a great selection of vinyl too, and currently boasts a wide array of records covering every style and genre.

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We love Rdio because when we said to them, "Let's stream some Short List albums in full right from our site," they said: "We can do that."

Starting at 12am ET this coming Tuesday the 23rd, and for the next few Tuesdays and Thursdays, we will stream a selected Short List record right here for 24 hours for your opining and listening enjoyment.