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Our 2016 Polaris Music Prize short list
July 4, 2016How does the Polaris Music Prize work? “The Polaris Music Prize is a not-for-profit organization that annually honours and rewards artists who produce Canadian music albums of distinction. A select panel of music critics judge and award the Prize without regard to musical genre or commercial popularity. Polaris Music Prize nominees and winners will be selected solely on artistic merit without regard to genre, sales history, or label affiliation.” – Polaris Music Prize 2016 rules and regulations Often forgotten and overshadowed by big-name American acts, Canadian musicians kind of get the short end of the popularity stick. That’s what makes the…
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Andy Shauf brings The Party to Vancouver
June 26, 2016Andy Shauf is in the middle of a very busy year. Fresh off a spring tour in Europe that ended at the start of June, he’s already back on the road opening for ANTI- labelmate case/lang/veirs, who have a Vancouver…
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Netflix ‘border hoppers’ are nothing but self-entitled
June 6, 2016[dropcap]T[/dropcap]his past March I cut my extravagant cable bill and purchased, for $20, something on Amazon many of you probably didn’t even know existed: a digital television antenna. I know, old school, right? Now, while I basked in the illegal…
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FOOD FIGHT: Timber falls like a freshly logged tree
May 16, 2016Timber, a relatively new gastropub on Vancouver’s Robson Street, is a thumbs-down from me. Their brand is endearing, being a “Canadian comfort” gastropub, and they covered all the requirements: the waitstaff are dressed in plaid shirts and denim, the furnishings…
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Views will be remembered as one of Drake’s best albums
April 29, 2016Views (formerly Views from the 6) has been the subject of much speculation ever since Drake announced the project way back in 2014. Since then, Drake’s dropped the successful album/mixtape If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late, as well as…
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Simple Plan isn’t just Taking One for the Team
February 26, 2016Simple Plan, of French-Canadian pop-punk fame, has returned after five years with a new album, Taking One for the Team. It follows 2011’s Get Your Heart On stylistically, with a backbone of classic Simple Plan style tunes, while also branching…
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CINEPHILIA: TIFF’s Top 10 showcases the best in Canadian film
January 25, 2016Since 2000, the Toronto International Film Festival has selected the top 10 Canadian films of the year, touring them across the country and giving Canadians another chance to see our best cinematic offerings. These are the three best feature films…
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Appreciating our distinct cultural cuisine
October 26, 2015Have you ever heard of tarte au sucre? Or fish n’ brewis? Have you ever tried them? Unfortunately, dishes like these are forgotten by most Canadians. I’m no ‘foodie.’ I don’t blog about everything I eat or stand on chairs…
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Stephen Harper to launch new line of dad-friendly denims
May 19, 2015[caption id="attachment_2572" align="aligncenter" width="697"] Illustration by Janis McMath[/caption] With support for the Conservative party waning across Canada, the prime minister is again under fire for a new Conservative initiative: during a press conference last Wednesday, Stephen Harper revealed that he…
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I’m tired of safe, low-budget Canadian programming
March 30, 2015[caption id="attachment_1908" align="alignnone" width="1020"] Photo Credit: Anosha Ashfaq[/caption] TV’s golden age is upon us. The small screen has become a more incisive storytelling medium than ever before. Just ask Walter White, Don Draper, or Frank Underwood. Finally, creators are using…
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