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2007 Polaris Music Prize
The 2007 edition of the Canadian Polaris Music Prize was presented on September 24, 2007 at the Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto. The winning album was Patrick Watson's ''Close to Paradise''. According to CBC News, "finalists were drawn from submissions by more than 170 music journalists, reviewers and broadcasters across Canada." Nominees The prize's 10-album shortlist was announced on July 10. * Patrick Watson, ''Close to Paradise'' *Arcade Fire, ''Neon Bible'' *The Besnard Lakes, ''The Besnard Lakes Are the Dark Horse'' *The Dears, ''Gang of Losers'' *Julie Doiron, ''Woke Myself Up'' * Feist, ''The Reminder'' *Junior Boys, ''So This Is Goodbye'' *Miracle Fortress, '' Five Roses'' *Joel Plaskett Emergency, ''Ashtray Rock'' *Chad VanGaalen, ''Skelliconnection'' Album As in 2006, a compilation album was released to promote the nominees. The album did not, however, include a track by Arcade Fire—although media initially reported that the Polaris committee had snubbed th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Watson At The Polaris Music Prize Gala 2007 By Dustin Rabin
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Woke Myself Up
''Woke Myself Up'' is an album by Julie Doiron, released in 2007. Doiron's former Eric's Trip bandmate Rick White produced and played on the album. Three songs on the album — "I Woke Myself Up", "No More" and "The Wrong Guy" — also include contributions by Mark Gaudet and Chris Thompson, the other two former members of Eric's Trip. This was the first time the four musicians released new material together since the breakup of Eric's Trip in 1996, although they have performed together on stage a number of times. The album artwork was created by Julie's friend, artist and animator Tara Wells of Sackville, New Brunswick, who also created the video for "Swan Pond". Reception ''Woke Myself Up'' was shortlisted for the 2007 Polaris Music Prize, alongside such other acts as Arcade Fire, The Besnard Lakes and Joel Plaskett Emergency. ''Woke Myself Up'' also topped the ''!earshot ''Exclaim!'' is a Canadian music and entertainment publisher based in Toronto, which features in-d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 In Canadian Music
This is a summary of the year 2007 in the Canadian music industry. Events * February 3 ** At a Calgary Flames game, young Cree singer Akina Shirt becomes the first person to perform "O Canada" in an Aboriginal language at a major league sporting event. ** American rock band The White Stripes tour Canada in the summer, booking a number of shows in small markets such as Glace Bay, Whitehorse and Iqaluit with the stated goal of performing in every Canadian province and territory. The band also films the video for their single "You Don't Know What Love Is (You Just Do as You're Told)" in Iqaluit. * March 30 – Influential Canadian rock band Rheostatics perform a farewell show at Toronto's Massey Hall * April 1 – Juno Awards of 2007 held * June 2 – the Canadian Hot 100 was released replacing the Canadian Singles Chart * June 17 – 2007 MuchMusic Video Awards held * July 10 – 2007 Polaris Music Prize shortlist announced * August 3 – Jacksoul singer Haydain Neale is seriously ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Polaris Music Prize
The inaugural edition of the Canadian Polaris Music Prize presented on September 18, 2006, at Toronto's Phoenix Concert Theatre. The winning album was Final Fantasy's '' He Poos Clouds''. Nominees The prize's list of 10 finalist albums, chosen from an initial list of 165 nominees, was announced on July 4. * Final Fantasy, '' He Poos Clouds'' *Broken Social Scene, ''Broken Social Scene'' *Cadence Weapon, ''Breaking Kayfabe'' * The Deadly Snakes, '' Porcella'' *Sarah Harmer, '' I'm a Mountain'' *K'naan, '' The Dusty Foot Philosopher'' *Malajube, '' Trompe-l'oeil'' *Metric, ''Live It Out'' *The New Pornographers, ''Twin Cinema'' *Wolf Parade, ''Apologies to the Queen Mary'' Album A compilation album featuring tracks from the ten nominated albums was also released. Track listing # Broken Social Scene, "Fire Eye'd Boy" # Cadence Weapon, "Black Hand" # The Deadly Snakes, "Gore Veil" # Final Fantasy, "This Lamb Sells Condos" # Sarah Harmer, "Goin' Out" # K'naan, "Soobax" # Malajube, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skelliconnection
''Skelliconnection'' is the second album by Canadian musician Chad VanGaalen. It was released on August 22, 2006 on Flemish Eye (Canadian distribution) and Sub Pop (U.S. distribution). In addition to writing and recording the album, VanGaalen performed almost all of the instruments and drew the album artwork. Like VanGaalen's debut album, ''Infiniheart'' (2004), ''Skelliconnection'' comprises material from hundreds of homemade recordings. On July 10, 2007, ''Skelliconnection'' was announced as a finalist for the Polaris Music Prize, alongside such other acts as The Dears, Julie Doiron, and Miracle Fortress. The winner, announced on September 24, 2007, was ''Close to Paradise'' by Patrick Watson. Many fans believe that the lyrics in the track "Red Hot Drops" are pertaining to intravenous drug use. The song "Gubbbish" was used on the hit television show ''The O.C. ''The O.C. '' is an American teen drama television series created by Josh Schwartz that originally aired on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chad VanGaalen
Chad VanGaalen (born 1977) is a Canadian musician and artist from Calgary, Alberta. Career ''Infiniheart'' Following a few scattered independent releases, done mostly on homemade CDs with hand-drawn art, VanGaalen released ''Infiniheart'' (2004) on Canadian independent label Flemish Eye. ''Infiniheart'', a collection of songs selected from recordings made in his bedroom/makeshift studio, was picked up in 2005 by indie label Sub Pop. In late 2005, the album was re-released with a bonus six-song EP entitled ''Green Beans''. ''Skelliconnection'' On 22 August 2006, VanGaalen's second album, ''Skelliconnection'', was released in the U.S. on Sub Pop and in Canada on Flemish Eye. The album is composed of new songs as well as tracks previously released on his earlier independent recordings and features exclusive artwork and videos made by VanGaalen. ''ChartAttack'' reported on 17 January 2007 that ''Skelliconnection'' was #31 and had been on the chart for 19 weeks. ''Skelliconnectio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashtray Rock
''Ashtray Rock'' is an album by Canadian indie rock band Joel Plaskett Emergency, released on April 17, 2007. In interviews, band frontman Joel Plaskett has noted that Ashtray Rock is not a genre of music, but an actual location—in the forest west of Clayton Park, Nova Scotia—where teenagers go to get drunk. The album is a concept album about two friends growing up in Halifax, Nova Scotia, who form a band together, fall for the same girl, and have a falling-out in their friendship. Plaskett intended a nostalgic feel to the album, and used songs from his days with the band Thrush Hermit: "Snowed In" was performed live by that band, "The Glorious Life" is from 1994, and the title track Plaskett wrote in 1992 when he was age 17. The album is Plaskett's most personal. He has suggested that his former Thrush Hermit bandmates will recognize themselves in some of the narrative, and that one of the main character's musical tastes are similar to those of his wife, Nova Scotia graph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joel Plaskett Emergency
William Joel MacDonald Plaskett (born April 18, 1975) is a Canadian rock musician and songwriter based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He was a member of Halifax alternative rock band Thrush Hermit in the 1990s. Plaskett performs in a number of genres, from blues and folk to hard rock, country, and pop. Plaskett's songwriting frequently contains allusions to his home city, Halifax. With his band The Emergency, he has toured throughout North America and Europe with The Tragically Hip, Sloan, Bill Plaskett (his father), and Kathleen Edwards. Early life Plaskett grew up in Lunenburg, a small town on Nova Scotia's South Shore. His father, Bill Plaskett, is also a musician, and was a cofounder of the Lunenburg Folk Harbour Festival."Joel P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Five Roses (album)
''Five Roses'' is the first album by Miracle Fortress, released on May 22, 2007. On July 10, 2007, the shortlist for the Polaris Music Prize was revealed. ''Five Roses'' was announced as a finalist, alongside such other acts as Arcade Fire, Julie Doiron, and Chad VanGaalen. The winner was announced at a gala ceremony on September 24, 2007, with the award going to Patrick Watson (musician), Patrick Watson. Track listing #"Whirrs" - 2:32 #"Have You Seen in Your Dreams" - 3:03 #"Next Train" - 4:18 #"Maybe Lately" - 3:15 #"Beach Baby" - 3:35 #"Hold Your Secrets to Your Heart" - 3:37 #"Little Trees" - 4:26 #"Poetaster" 3:57 #"Five Roses" - 3:22 #"Blasphemy" - 4:52 #"Fortune" - 3:05 #"This Thing about You" - 3:52 Personnel * All songs were written and performed by Graham Van Pelt. * When songs are performed live, they either involve: ** Graham Van Pelt playing solo, implementing the heavy use of Music loop, looping and pre-recorded sounds, while simultaneously playing guitar and drums. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miracle Fortress
Miracle Fortress is a Canadian indie rock band based in Montreal, Quebec. The band's studio work is primarily a solo, project of songwriter Graham Van Pelt, who is accompanied by the rest of the band during live shows. Band history Van Pelt, a member of the band Think About Life, recorded all of the music himself for five songs, and then self-released an EP, '' Watery Grave''. In 2007, he released a debut album '' Five Roses'' under the name Miracle Fortress, on Secret City Records. The album received positive reviews, and was included on the shortlist for the 2007 Polaris Music Prize,"Miracle Fortress Solitary Man" ''Exclaim'', By Cam Lindsay Apr 24, 2011 which was ultimately won by Patrick Watson [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
So This Is Goodbye
''So This is Goodbye'' is the second studio album by Canadian electronic music group Junior Boys. It was first released by Domino Recording Company on August 22, 2006 in Canada, and on September 11, 2006 in other territories. Junior Boys, now solely comprising the duo of Jeremy Greenspan and Matthew Didemus following the departure of founding member Johnny Dark, recorded the album in Hamilton, Ontario and wrote much of the album's material, with the exception of a cover of the Frank Sinatra song "When No One Cares". ''So This Is Goodbye'' was shortlisted for the 2007 Polaris Music Prize. On June 5, 2007, Junior Boys released ''So This Is Goodbye'' as a special edition featuring the original album along with a bonus CD. Reception ''So This Is Goodbye'' was released to positive reviews from music critics, holding a score of 79 out of 100 on the review aggregator website Metacritic, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Noel Murray of ''The A.V. Club'' wrote that Junior Boys "ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junior Boys
Junior Boys are a Canadian electronic pop group, founded in 1999 in Hamilton, Ontario by Jeremy Greenspan and Johnny Dark. Dark left the project shortly after, and was replaced by engineer Matt Didemus. The duo initially gained critical praise for their 2003 single "Birthday" and 2004 debut album '' Last Exit''. Their work incorporates disparate influences from 1980s synthpop, UK garage, techno, and R&B. History Origins–2007: ''Last Exit'' and ''So This Is Goodbye'' Junior Boys formed in 1999 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada as a duo of Jeremy Greenspan and Johnny Dark. Years of collaboration followed and a demo was produced, but after many rejections and near-misses, they were resigned to being bedroom beat constructors. Soon after, Johnny Dark left the band to pursue other interests. Eventually, KIN Records heard their demo at the end of 2002 and commissioned more work from remaining member Greenspan. Hooking up with his engineer, Matt Didemus, he began again, writing more ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
