Better Know Your 2010 Jury #37: Francois Marchand

Mon, 26 Jul 10 00:00:00 -0400

Name: Francois Marchand (Vancouver) Music/A&E Writer, Vancouver Sun Polaris Jury Member since: 2006 Please share the Top 5 Canadian albums you put on your first ballot. Apollo Ghosts

Better Know Your 2010 Jury #36: Erik Leijon

Thu, 22 Jul 10 00:00:00 -0400

Name: Erik Leijon (Montreal) Freelance writer (Montreal Mirror, Chartattack.com, etc.) Polaris Jury Member since: 2009 Please share the Top 5 Canadian albums you put on your first ballot. Plants & Animals La La Land Crystal Castles Crystal

Win (not Arcade Fire Win) and you're in with Sirius.

Wed, 21 Jul 10 00:00:00 -0400
Once again this year our Ã¼ber-supportive presenting sponsors Sirius Satellite Radio Canada are giving away a trip to the Polaris gala September 20 in Toronto at the legendary Masonic Temple's Concert Hall. The gala is invite only, with the exception of the winner of this contest

Better Know Your 2010 Jury #35: Aaron Brophy

Mon, 19 Jul 10 00:00:00 -0400
Name: Aaron Brophy (Toronto) Editor, ChartAttack Polaris Jury Member since: 2006 Please share the Top 5 Canadian albums you put on your first ballot. The Besnard Lakes The Besnard Lakes Are The Roaring

Better Know Your 2010 Jury #34: Amanda Farrell-Low

Thu, 15 Jul 10 00:00:00 -0400
Name: Amanda Farrell-Low (Victoria) Arts Editor, Monday Magazine Polaris Jury Member since: 2009 Please share the Top 5 Canadian albums you put on your first ballot. Caribou Swim Postdata <

Better Know Your 2010 Jury #33: Alan Ranta

Mon, 12 Jul 10 00:00:00 -0400
Name: Alan Ranta ( Vancouver) Staff Writer, Tiny Mix Tapes Polaris Jury Member since: 2010 Please share the Top 5 Canadian albums you put on your first ballot. The Slew 100% Black Mold <

Better Know Your 2010 Jury #32: Adam Bowie

Fri, 09 Jul 10 00:00:00 -0400
Adam Bowie (Fredericton) Columnist, The Daily Gleaner Jury Member Since: 2010 Please share the Top 5 Canadian records you put on your first ballot. Justin Rutledge The Early Widows Said The Whale Islands Disappear Shad TSOL

Better Know Your 2010 Jury #31: Alan Cross

Mon, 05 Jul 10 00:00:00 -0400
Name: Alan Cross (Toronto Curator, Explore Music Polaris Jury Member since: 2005 Please share the Top 5 Canadian albums you put on your first ballot. Alexisonfire Old Crows Young Cardinals

Better Know Your 2010 Jury #30: Bruce Leperre

Thu, 01 Jul 10 00:00:00 -0400
Bruce Leperre (Winnipeg) Music Director, 730 CKDM FM Polaris Jury Member since: 2005 Please share the Top 5 Canadian albums you put on your first ballot. The Wooden Sky If I Don't Come Home, You

Better Know Your 2010 Jury #29: Dimitri Nasralla

Mon, 28 Jun 10 00:00:00 -0400
Name: Dimitri Nasrallah (Toronto) Frequencies Editor,Exclaim! Polaris Jury Member since: 2007 Please share the Top 5 Canadian albums you put on your first ballot. Guillaume & the Coutu Dumonts Breaking

Better Know Your 2010 Jury #28: Patrick Boyle

Thu, 24 Jun 10 00:00:00 -0400
Name: Patrick Boyle (Calgary) Contirbuting writer,FFWD Weekly Polaris Jury Member since: 2008 Please share the Top 5 Canadian albums you put on your first ballot. Ghostkeeper Ghostkeeper Frog

The album is dead! Long live the album!

Tue, 22 Jun 10 00:00:00 -0400

Better Know Your 2010 Jury #27: Amanda Ash

Mon, 21 Jun 10 00:00:00 -0400
Amanda Ash (Vancouver) Freelance Journalist Jury Member Since: 2007 Please share the Top 5 Canadian records you put on your first ballot. Basia BulatHeart of My Own Tegan & Sara Sainthood Justin RutledgeThe Early Widows&

Ladies and Gentlemen your 2010 Polaris Long List

Wed, 16 Jun 10 00:00:00 -0400
Here are the big 40, revealed lovingly today at 1:30 via @polarisprize on the Twitter. And at The Drake Sky Yard by Grant Lawrence, with assists to Jill Barber, D-Sisive, Elliott BROOD and Damian from 2009 winners Fucked Up. They will be narrowed to 10 and announced July 6, time TBA. Now listen

This is how we do it.

Tue, 08 Jun 10 00:00:00 -0400
By now most people who follow Polaris know that there is no submission process for Polaris. So how the heck does anyone ever get nominated if artists or their representatives can't actually submit their recording for consideration? Good question. Allow us to explain. First, we select a

2010 dates announced.

Wed, 05 May 10 00:00:00 -0400
Hello friends. We've decided when things are happening this year. And now we're excited to let you know. The Long List of 40 titles will be announced June 17th. The Short List of 10 nominees will be announced on July 6th. Both lists will be revealed live at events to be held at the

Better Know a Jury Member #26: Grant Lawrence

Mon, 21 Sep 09 00:00:00 -0400
Grant Lawrence (Vancouver) Host, CBC Radio 3 Jury Member Since: 2006 Please share the Top 5 Canadian records you put on your final ballot. Hey Rosetta! Into Your Lungs... Joel Plaskett 3

Better Know a Jury Member #25: Frank Yang

Fri, 18 Sep 09 00:00:00 -0400
Frank Yang (Toronto) Publisher/Editor/Writer/Gopher, Chromewaves Jury Member Since: 2007 Please share the Top 5 Canadian records you put on your final ballot. Woodpigeon Treasury Library Canada/

Better Know a Jury Member #24: Carl Wilson

Tue, 15 Sep 09 00:00:00 -0400
Carl Wilson (Toronto) Writer/Editor Globe & Mail Jury Member Since: 2006 Please share the Top 5 Canadian records you put on your final ballot. Fucked Up The Chemistry of Common Life M

Better Know a Record Store #3: Criminal Records

Mon, 14 Sep 09 00:00:00 -0400
Josh Leonard, Co-owner, Criminal Records (Toronto) Who are you? What's your store's claim to fame? Criminal Records launched in 2006, and while the store new on the scene, its owners and employees hav

Better Know a Jury Member #23: Del Cowie

Tue, 08 Sep 09 00:00:00 -0400
Del Cowie (Toronto) Associate Editor, Exclaim! Jury Member Since: 2007 Please share the Top 5 Canadian records you put on your final ballot. K-Os Yes! K'naan Troubadour D-Sisive Let the Children die Bell Orch

Better Know a Record Store #2: Compact Music

Mon, 07 Sep 09 00:00:00 -0400
Ian Boyd, Compact Music (Ottawa) What's your store's claim to fame? Compact Music is Ottawa's true music shopping experience. We offer all genres with vinyl, music DVDs and that's all. No gard

Better Know a Jury Member #22: Laura Thompson

Thu, 03 Sep 09 00:00:00 -0400
Laura Thompson (Toronto) Music Reviewer and Producer, CBC TV and cbc.ca/arts Jury Member Since: 2007 Please share the Top 5 Canadian records you put on your final ballot. Metric Fantasies Hey R

Free Short List Download Of The Week - Joel Plaskett "You Let Me Down"

Tue, 01 Sep 09 00:00:00 -0400

Better Know a Jury Member #21: Stuart Henderson

Tue, 01 Sep 09 00:00:00 -0400
Stuart Henderson Staff Writer , Popmatters Jury Member Since: 2009 Please share the Top 5 Canadian records you put on your final ballot. Fucked Up The Chemistry of Common Life Coeur de pirat

Better Know a Record Store #1: Soundscapes

Mon, 31 Aug 09 00:00:00 -0400
Greg Davis, Owner Soundscapes(Toronto) What is your record store's claim to fame? Soundscapes has been actively promoting Canadian music since we opened our doors in 1999. Our claim to fame is that we

Better Know a Jury Member #20: Jim Di Gioia

Fri, 28 Aug 09 00:00:00 -0400
Jim Di Gioia (Welland) Blogger Quick Before It Melts Jury Member Since: 2009 Please share the Top 5 Canadian records you put on your final ballot. Rae Spoon Superioryouareinferior P

Free Short List Download Of The Week - Metric "Gimme Sympathy"

Tue, 25 Aug 09 00:00:00 -0400

Better Know a Jury Member #19: Donald Teplyske

Tue, 25 Aug 09 00:00:00 -0400
Donald Teplyske (Red Deer) Freelance Journalist Jury Member Since: 2007 Please share the Top 5 Canadian records you put on your final ballot. Rae Spoon superioryouareinferior Great Lake Swimmers Lost Channels One Hundred Dollars <

Free Short List Download Of The Week - one day left. Malajube "Luna"

Mon, 24 Aug 09 00:00:00 -0400

Better Know a Jury Member #18: Cam Lindsay

Fri, 21 Aug 09 00:00:00 -0400
Cam Lindsay (Toronto) Researcher, MuchMusic and Associate Editor, Exclaim! Jury Member Since: 2006 Please share the Top 5 Canadian records you put on your final ballot. Japandroids Post-Nothing Think About Life Family Fucked Up

Grand Jury secrets revealed!

Tue, 18 Aug 09 00:00:00 -0400
Who picks the winner of the Polaris Music Prize, you ask? Each year, a Grand Jury of 11 is selected from the greater Polaris jury. They convene in Toronto at the Gala to debate, discuss and ultimately vote on which Short List album most deserves the $20,000 prize. The Grand Jury for 2009 is: Bry

Better Know a Jury Member #17: Jeremy Morris

Tue, 18 Aug 09 00:00:00 -0400
Jeremy Morris (Montreal) Music Editor, Midnight Poutine Jury Member Since: 2009 Please share the Top 5 Canadian records you put on your final ballot. Bruce Peninsula A Mountain is a Mouth T

Win tickets to the Polaris Gala

Mon, 17 Aug 09 00:00:00 -0400
The Polaris Music Prize Gala is an invite-only event for nominees, their loved ones and associates. And this year, maybe you! Starting today, SIRIUS Satellite Radio launches a contest for fans to enter to win a VIP trip for 4 to attend the gala. One winner and three friends will receive airfare,

Gala to be broadcast live on Sirius, CBC Radio 3 and MuchMusic.com

Mon, 17 Aug 09 00:00:00 -0400
If reading that last post made you want to watch and listen to this Polaris Music Prize Gala thing we're going on about, you're in luck. This year there are more ways for fans at home to experience the Polaris Gala than ever before through our fine broadcast partners. September 21 liste

Gala details revealed! New venue, more live performers and more!

Mon, 17 Aug 09 00:00:00 -0400
This just in: We can now spill the beans on this year's Gala, happening September 21 in Toronto where we will crown the $20,000 prize winner. Some special highlights this year: New venue, the legendary Masonic Temple, aka The Concert Hall. Music magic has been happening in this building f

Gala news coming soon

Mon, 17 Aug 09 00:00:00 -0400
See that countdown clock above? Notice how we're closing in on Polaris Gala time? That means we will very soon be announcing all the details of this year's really big show: live performers, host and presenters who'll be making magic at our new venue; how you can tune in from home or e

Better Know a Jury Member #16: Tom Coxworth

Fri, 14 Aug 09 00:00:00 -0400
Tom Coxworth (Edmonton) Radio Host/Producer Folk Roots, CKUA FM and Routes the Folk Show, XM Satellite Radio Jury Member Since: 2008 Please share the Top 5 Canadian records you put on your final ballot. Great

Free Short List Download Of The Week - Fucked Up "Son The Father"

Tue, 11 Aug 09 00:00:00 -0400
Another week, another free Short List download from our friends at iTunes. Check out, for free, the epic lead track from The Chemistry Of Common Life at the free download of the week module to the right of this here internet page.

Better Know a Jury Member #14: Lisa Wilton

Fri, 07 Aug 09 00:00:00 -0400
Lisa Wilton (Calgary) Music Editor, The Calgary Sun Jury Member Since: 2009 Please share the Top 5 Canadian records you put on your final ballot. Malajube Labyrinthes Ch

Polaris artists playing Edmonton Folk Festival this weekend.

Thu, 06 Aug 09 00:00:00 -0400
Congrats to the Edmonton Folk Festival this year, now in it's 30th year. Helping celebrate are Polaris nominees past and present. That list includes past nominees Kathleen Edwards and Fred Eaglesmith, and 2009 Short Listers Joel Plaskett and Great Lake Swimmers.

Polaris nominated artists playing Regina Folk Festival this weekend.

Thu, 06 Aug 09 00:00:00 -0400
Another weekend in Canada. Another amazing Polaris-enriched lineup for a music festival. This week it's the Regina Folk Festival! Polaris artists playing this weekend include 2008 nominees Basia Bulat, Plants And Animals, Corb Lund, and SoCalled.2009 Long Listger K-os, and 2009 Short Lister Cha

Free Short List Download Of The Week - Hey Rosetta! "A Thousand Suns"

Tue, 04 Aug 09 00:00:00 -0400
Another week, another free Short List download from our friends at iTunes. Check out the wonder "A Thousand Suns" for free. If you love it, then get the rest of the record! We think you will ...

Better Know a Jury Member #13: Mike Devlin

Tue, 04 Aug 09 00:00:00 -0400
Mike Devlin (Victoria) Arts reporter, Victoria Times Colonist/CanWest News Service Jury Member Since: 2007 Please share the Top 5 Canadian records you put on your final ballot. Handsome Furs Face Control&l

Polaris artists playing Osheaga in Montreal this weekend

Fri, 31 Jul 09 00:00:00 -0400
Osheaga is a wonderful festival in Montreal "staged in the breath-taking environs of Montrealâ��s Parc Jean-Drapeau on Ã�le Sainte-HÃ©lÃ¨ne" according to their site. The festival, like Polaris, is three years old and gets bigger and better every year. Sh

Better Know A Jury Member #12: Addi Stewart

Fri, 31 Jul 09 00:00:00 -0400
Addi Stewart (Toronto) Freelance journalist Jury Member Since: 2008 Please share the Top 5 Canadian records you put on your final ballot. K'naan Troubadour Hey Rosetta! Into Your Lungs (and around your heart and on through your blood)

Free Short List Download Of The Week - Great Lake Swimmers

Tue, 28 Jul 09 00:00:00 -0400

Better Know A Jury Member #11: Roch Parisien

Tue, 28 Jul 09 00:00:00 -0400
Roch Parisien (Ottawa) Producer/Programmer, Galaxie Network Jury Member Since: 2007 Please share the Top 5 Canadian records you put on your final ballot. Hey Rosetta! Into Your Lungs Woodpigeon

Joel Plaskett tour dates

Fri, 24 Jul 09 00:00:00 -0400
Fresh frm opening for Sir Paul Macca, Joel Plaskett is touring the Canada and beyond in support of the Polaris Short Listed Three, including lots of fabulous festivals. 25-Jul Springhill, NS Community Centre Springhill 31-Jul New Glasgow, NS Riverfront Jubilee 7-Aug Edmonton, AB Edm

Better Know A Jury Member #10: Joshua Ostroff

Fri, 24 Jul 09 00:00:00 -0400
Joshua Ostroff (Toronto) Music Editor, Spinner.ca Jury Member Since: 2006 Please share the Top 5 Canadian records you put on your final ballot. Handsome Furs Face Control Metric Fantasies

Free Download of the week starts today!

Tue, 21 Jul 09 00:00:00 -0400
We're excited to be offering a free download of the week on iTunes. We'll be putting up a new song by a Short List artist every Tuesday. So check back with us weekly. We are also putting the finishing touches on a free download card that can get you one track from all ten nominees, availab

Malajube in and around New York this week

Tue, 21 Jul 09 00:00:00 -0400
First they take Manhattan. Then they take Hoboken. '09 Short Listers are playing in and around New York and Philly followed by some Quebec touring activity. Tuesday July 21, 2009 New York City, NY @ Mercury Lounge Wednesday July 22, 2009 Hoboken, NJ @ Maxwell's Thursday Ju

Polaris artists playing Hillside in Guelph this weekend.

Tue, 21 Jul 09 00:00:00 -0400
Yet another great lineup of artists for the annual Hillside Festival in Guelph this weekend. Long Lister, Short Listers and winners playing this weekend include CÅ�ur Du Pirate, Bruce Peninsula, Timber Timbre, Hey Rosetta!, Arkells, Julie Doiron, Final Fantasy, Great Lake Swimmers, and Patrick

Mercury Prize noms announced!

Tue, 21 Jul 09 00:00:00 -0400
Our friends across at the pond at the Barclaycard Mercury prize have released their Short List today. It's a 12 title Short List and definitely worth further investigation. You can start at their site.

Better Know A Jury Member #9: Amanda Putz

Tue, 21 Jul 09 00:00:00 -0400
Amanda Putz (Ottawa) Producer, CBC Radio Jury Member Since: 2006 Please share the Top 5 Canadian records you put on your final ballot. Snailhouse Lies on the Prize Elliott Brood Mountain M

Better Know A Jury Member #8: Quinn Omari

Fri, 17 Jul 09 00:00:00 -0400
Quinn Omari (Vancouver) Blogger, From Blown Speakers Jury member since: 2009 Please share the Top 5 Canadian records you put on your first ballot. Pink Mountaintops Outside Love Chad

Better Know A Jury Member #7: Brendan Murphy

Tue, 14 Jul 09 00:00:00 -0400
Brendan Murphy (Montreal) Music Columnist, Hour and Tourisme-Montreal Jury member since: 2007 Please share the Top 5 Canadian records you put on y

Better Know A Jury Member #6: Stuart Derdeyn

Fri, 10 Jul 09 00:00:00 -0400
Stuart Derdeyn (Vancouver) Music Columnist, Vancouver ProvincePlease share the Top 5 Canadian records you put on your first ballot K'Naan Trou

A good week for Plaskett.

Thu, 09 Jul 09 00:00:00 -0400
First Perez Hilton, then the Short List nom, then the McCartney opener on Saturday in Halifax (with '08 Long Listers Wintersleep). Good news comes in threes ... sorry couldn't resist.

Podcast!

Wed, 08 Jul 09 00:00:00 -0400
Grant Lawrence and the team at Radio 3 have put together a Polaris Music Prize podcast for your listening enjoyment. There's music and interviews and Grant. Instead of talking about the music, you can actually listen to it!

Lots and lots and lots of Polaris coverage

Tue, 07 Jul 09 00:00:00 -0400
Thanks to all who came our Short List unveiling today. We're still sifting through the coverage. As of this posting, the Prize is the number 2 on Google News - Entertainment, sandwiched between some very depressing stories with which we're certain you're aware. Hopefully this coverage

Ladies and Gentleman, the 2009 Short List

Tue, 07 Jul 09 00:00:00 -0400
Steve Jordan, Founder and Executive Director of the Polaris Music Prize, today revealed the Short List of 10 Canadian albums eligible for the fourth annual $20,000 award. The 10 nominees are, in alphabetical order: Elliott BROOD â�� Mountain Meadows (Toronto, ON) Fucked Up â

Better Know A Jury Member #5: Serge Paradis

Fri, 03 Jul 09 00:00:00 -0400
Serge Paradis (Montreal) Freelance journalist, ex-ICI MontrÃ©al Jury member since : 2009 Please share the Top 5 Canadian records you put on your first ballot La PatÃ¨re Rose La PatÃ¨re Rose Beast Beast

Britunes!

Fri, 03 Jul 09 00:00:00 -0400
Long Listers Great Lake Swimmers, show some love by NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams. The Daily Show with John Stewart regular started a music blog recently, and Gret Lake Swimmers did a special session for him on the SNL stage. You can see, view and hear it all at the link below.

Better Know a Jury Member # 4: Peter Hemminger

Tue, 30 Jun 09 00:00:00 -0400
Peter Hemminger (Calgary) Music and Film Editor, Fast Forward Weekly Jury member since: 2009 Please share the Top 5 Canadian records you put on your first ballot. Souljazz Orchestra Manifesto

Better Know a Jury Member, #3: Sue Carter Flinn

Fri, 26 Jun 09 00:00:00 -0400
Sue Carter Flinn (Halifax) Arts Editor, The Coast Jury Member since: 2009 Please share the Top 5 Canadian records you put on your first ballot. A girl needs a few secretsâ�¦ Tell us about y

Long Listers playing Jazz Winnipeg

Wed, 24 Jun 09 00:00:00 -0400
Jill Barber, Land Of Talk and Beast are all performing at Winnipeg Jazz. For ticket info and schedule, check out the link below.

Better Know a Jury Member, #2: Bryan Acker

Tue, 23 Jun 09 00:00:00 -0400
Bryan Acker (Halifax) Blogger, Herohill.com Jury Member since 2009 Please share the Top 5 Canadian records you put on your first ballot. Timber Timbre Timber Timbre Joel Plaskett Th

Polaris artists playing Sled Island Festival in Calgary

Mon, 22 Jun 09 00:00:00 -0400
A healthy slate of past honourees and present Long List artists are playing festivals big and small all across the country this summer. We'll do our best to keep you looped. If you're in Calgary this week, be sure to spend some time at Sled Island Festival. Artists include 2006 winner Fina

Beyond The Ear collects come nominees' reactions

Mon, 22 Jun 09 00:00:00 -0400
We've stumbled across the blog Beyond The Ear which reached out to some nominees for their reaction to being nominated to the Long List. It's worth checking out as a surprising number of those who responded are working on new material.

Spinner Canada loves Long Lister CÅ�ur De Pirate

Sun, 21 Jun 09 00:00:00 -0400
Joshua Ostroff, Editor at Spinner Canada and Grand Jury member from last year, is wowed by Long Lister CÅ�uer De Pirate. He reviews her first ever Toronto show.

Better Know a Jury Member, #1: Alan Cross

Fri, 19 Jun 09 00:00:00 -0400
Alan Cross (Toronto) Host, The Ongoing History of New Music Host and Curator, ExploreMusic Jury Member since: 2007 Please share the Top 5 Canadian records you put on your first ballot: Winter Gloves Ab

Polaris Long Listers to play & founder to moderate @ NXNE in Toronto.

Wed, 17 Jun 09 00:00:00 -0400
Freshly minted Polaris Long Listed artists are playing Toronto this weekend as a part of North By Northeast, and coming from as far away as Calgary and MontrÃ©al. If you're heading out, be sure to add them to your list. Wednesday June 17 Charles Spearin Courthouse 10pm Fu

Guess The Short List with Exclaim!

Tue, 16 Jun 09 00:00:00 -0400
Every year Polaris commissions 10 print artists from our Short List nominees' home towns to come up with a commemorative print design for each record. All they're required to put on the poster is "2009 Polaris Music Prize" and the name of the artist and the nominated record. They

All Hail the 2009 Polaris Music Prize Long List!

Mon, 15 Jun 09 00:00:00 -0400

Long live the Long List

Mon, 08 Jun 09 00:00:00 -0400
Right now, Polaris jurors across the land are assembling their first ballots, racing towards our deadline of midnight this very night. Some of them have been publicly blogging of their picks and the pangs of choosing just five albums. While this is in no way a scientific preview of what will make th

The (not so) secret lives of Polaris Jury members

Fri, 29 May 09 00:00:00 -0400
If you've been surfing around this site learning all about the Polaris Music Prize (and really, why wouldn't you be?) you may ask yourself, "Who picks the winner?" If you've come across our rules and regs and the page called "jury" you may be asking instead, "

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Better Know Your 2010 Jury #38: Donna Hopper

Better Know Your 2010 Jury #37: Francois Marchand

Better Know Your 2010 Jury #36: Erik Leijon

Win (not Arcade Fire Win) and you're in with Sirius.

Better Know Your 2010 Jury #35: Aaron Brophy

Better Know Your 2010 Jury #34: Amanda Farrell-Low

Better Know Your 2010 Jury #33: Alan Ranta

Better Know Your 2010 Jury #32: Adam Bowie

Better Know Your 2010 Jury #31: Alan Cross

Better Know Your 2010 Jury #30: Bruce Leperre

Better Know Your 2010 Jury #29: Dimitri Nasralla

Better Know Your 2010 Jury #28: Patrick Boyle

The album is dead! Long live the album!

Better Know Your 2010 Jury #27: Amanda Ash

Ladies and Gentlemen your 2010 Polaris Long List

This is how we do it.

2010 dates announced.

Better Know a Jury Member #26: Grant Lawrence

Better Know a Jury Member #25: Frank Yang

Better Know a Jury Member #24: Carl Wilson

Better Know a Record Store #3: Criminal Records

Better Know a Jury Member #23: Del Cowie

Better Know a Record Store #2: Compact Music

Better Know a Jury Member #22: Laura Thompson

Free Short List Download Of The Week - Joel Plaskett "You Let Me Down"

Better Know a Jury Member #21: Stuart Henderson

Better Know a Record Store #1: Soundscapes

Better Know a Jury Member #20: Jim Di Gioia

Free Short List Download Of The Week - Metric "Gimme Sympathy"

Better Know a Jury Member #19: Donald Teplyske

Free Short List Download Of The Week - one day left. Malajube "Luna"

Better Know a Jury Member #18: Cam Lindsay

Grand Jury secrets revealed!

Better Know a Jury Member #17: Jeremy Morris

Win tickets to the Polaris Gala

Gala to be broadcast live on Sirius, CBC Radio 3 and MuchMusic.com

Gala details revealed! New venue, more live performers and more!

Gala news coming soon

Better Know a Jury Member #16: Tom Coxworth

Free Short List Download Of The Week - Fucked Up "Son The Father"

Better Know a Jury Member #14: Lisa Wilton

Polaris artists playing Edmonton Folk Festival this weekend.

Polaris nominated artists playing Regina Folk Festival this weekend.

Free Short List Download Of The Week - Hey Rosetta! "A Thousand Suns"

Better Know a Jury Member #13: Mike Devlin

Polaris artists playing Osheaga in Montreal this weekend

Better Know A Jury Member #12: Addi Stewart

Free Short List Download Of The Week - Great Lake Swimmers

Better Know A Jury Member #11: Roch Parisien

Joel Plaskett tour dates

Better Know A Jury Member #10: Joshua Ostroff

Free Download of the week starts today!

Malajube in and around New York this week

Polaris artists playing Hillside in Guelph this weekend.

Mercury Prize noms announced!

Better Know A Jury Member #9: Amanda Putz

Better Know A Jury Member #8: Quinn Omari

Better Know A Jury Member #7: Brendan Murphy

Better Know A Jury Member #6: Stuart Derdeyn

A good week for Plaskett.

Podcast!

Lots and lots and lots of Polaris coverage

Ladies and Gentleman, the 2009 Short List

Better Know A Jury Member #5: Serge Paradis

Britunes!

Better Know a Jury Member # 4: Peter Hemminger

Better Know a Jury Member, #3: Sue Carter Flinn

Long Listers playing Jazz Winnipeg

Better Know a Jury Member, #2: Bryan Acker

Polaris artists playing Sled Island Festival in Calgary

Beyond The Ear collects come nominees' reactions

Spinner Canada loves Long Lister CÅ�ur De Pirate

Better Know a Jury Member, #1: Alan Cross

Polaris Long Listers to play & founder to moderate @ NXNE in Toronto.

Guess The Short List with Exclaim!

All Hail the 2009 Polaris Music Prize Long List!

Long live the Long List

The (not so) secret lives of Polaris Jury members