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2019 Polaris Music Prize
The 2019 edition of the Canadian Polaris Music Prize was presented on September 16, 2019."Find out who made the 2019 Polaris Music Prize long list" CBC Music, June 20, 2019. Haviah Mighty won the $50,000 dollar prize for her debut album ''13th Floor'', becoming the first Black woman and first hip hop artist to win the prize. Gala The 2019 Polaris Music Prize Gala was hosted at[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by total area. Its southern and western border with the United States, stretching , is the world's longest binational land border. Canada's capital is Ottawa, and its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. Indigenous peoples have continuously inhabited what is now Canada for thousands of years. Beginning in the 16th century, British and French expeditions explored and later settled along the Atlantic coast. As a consequence of various armed conflicts, France ceded nearly all of its colonies in North America in 1763. In 1867, with the union of three British North American colonies through Confederation, Canada was formed as a federal dominion of four provinces. This began an accretion of provinces an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria Times-Colonist
The ''Times Colonist'' is an English-language daily newspaper in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. It was formed by the Sept. 2, 1980 merger of the ''Victoria Daily Times'', established in 1884, and the ''British Colonist'' (later the ''Daily Colonist''), established in 1858 by Amor De Cosmos who was later British Columbia's second Premier. The ''British Colonist'' was B.C.'s first paper "of any permanence". De Cosmos was the editor until 1866 when D.W. Higgins took over — he would remain in the role for the next twenty years. Local news receives the greatest prominence in the ''Times Colonist''. Stories and photographs about Greater Victoria are often featured on the front page. The newspaper also has national and international stories, plus sections covering the arts, sports, and business. The Times Colonist has a website as well as an e-edition, which offers a digital replica of the printed pages. According to News Media Canada, the Times Colonist saw an average daily circu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dose Your Dreams
''Dose Your Dreams'' is the fifth studio album by Canadian hardcore punk band Fucked Up. The album was released on October 5, 2018 through Merge Records. The four-year gap between the album and their 2014 album, ''Glass Boys'', marked the longest gap in studio albums in the band's history. This was the band's last album with guitarist Ben Cook before his departure in 2021. Accolades The album was shortlisted for the Juno Award for Juno Award for Alternative Album of the Year, Alternative Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2019. CBC Music, January 29, 2019. Critical reception ''Dose Your Dreams'' received critical acclaim upon its release. On Metacritic, a ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fucked Up
Fucked Up is a Canadian hardcore punk band from Toronto, Ontario, formed in 2001. The band consists of Damian Abraham (vocals), Mike Haliechuk (guitar, vocals), Josh Zucker (guitar), Sandy Miranda (bass), and Jonah Falco (drums, vocals). From 2007 to 2021, the band also included guitarist and vocalist Ben Cook. To date, the band has released five studio albums, alongside several EPs, singles, and companion releases. The band won the 2009 Polaris Music Prize for their second studio album, ''The Chemistry of Common Life''. History 2001–2007 The band formed and played their first shows in early 2001. The initial practicing lineup consisted of 10,000 Marbles (Mike Haliechuk, lead guitar), Concentration Camp (Josh Zucker, rhythm guitar, vocals), Mustard Gas (Sandy Miranda, bass guitar), and Chris Colohan (of Left For Dead/The Swarm fame, who was lead vocalist for Cursed). Just prior to recording their demo tape, vocal duties were taken over from Colohan by Pink Eyes (Damian A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dizzy (band)
Dizzy is a Canadian indie pop band from Oshawa, Ontario,"The Great Escape: Dizzy’s brand of pop offer a dreamy escape from monotonous suburban life" '''', May 23, 2018. whose debut album ''Baby Teeth'' won the at the . Consisting of vocalist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dirty Nil
The Dirty Nil is a Canadian rock band from Hamilton, Ontario,"The Dirty Nil: Who's Next?" '''', March 21, 2016. who won the at the . The band consists of singer and guitarist Luke Bentham, drummer Kyle Fisher, and bassist Sam Tomlinson. History [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dilly Dally
Dilly Dally is a Canadian grunge and alternative rock band from Toronto, Ontario, Canada."A stronger, healthier Dilly Dally reaches for Heaven on second album" ''Toronto Star'', September 8, 2018. The band consists of Enda Monks (rhythm guitar and vocals), Liz Ball (lead guitar), Annie Jane Marie (bassist) and Benjamin Reinhartz (drummer). Dilly Dally have released one single (''Next Gold'', 2013), one 7" (''Candy Mountain,'' ''2014'') and two full length albums, ''Sore'' (2015) and ''Heaven'' (2018). History Early Years (2009–2014) Dilly Dally was formed in 2009 by childhood friends Enda Monks and Liz Ball. Monks and Ball met while in high school ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlotte Cornfield
Charlotte Cornfield (born 1988 or 1989) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. She has released four albums: ''Two Horses'' (2011), ''Future Snowbird'' (2016), ''The Shape of Your Name'' (2019) and ''Highs in the Minuses'' (2021). Early life Cornfield was born in Toronto, Ontario to an Israeli Jewish father, a classical musician and radio producer, and a mother from Toronto who worked as an editor, and grew up in Ossington and Davenport, Toronto. She wrote songs and played piano, drums and French horn as a child, and was in several bands as a teenager. She began to pursue music as a solo artist after moving to Montreal, Quebec, where she studied jazz drumming at Concordia University, in 2006. Career Cornfield remained in Montreal for around six years, and later lived in Brooklyn, New York City, for two years. While living in Montreal she began performing music live. As of 2010, Cornfield also played drums in the band Bent by Elephants and the jazz quartet Takk. As of 2017, her touring ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clairmont The Second
Clairmont II Humphrey, known professionally as Clairmont The Second, is a Canadian rapper from Toronto, Ontario."Teenage rapper Clairmont the Second wants fans his own age" '''', July 27, 2016. His 2017 album ''Lil Mont from the Ave'' received a nomination for Rap Recording of the Year at the |
Tanika Charles
Tanika Charles is a Canadian soul and rhythm and blues singer, who released her full-length debut album ''Soul Run'' in 2016. Formerly based in Edmonton, Alberta,"Heart and soul; Musician Tanika Charles gets personal". ''Ottawa Citizen'', May 12, 2016. Charles moved to Toronto, Ontario in the late 2000’s after an opportunity to sing backing vocals for Bedouin Soundclash was offered. Since then, Tanika has performed as a backing vocalist for Johnny Reid, Serena Ryder, Emmanuel Jal, and many others. Tanika performed as a solo artist under the stage name Ms. Chawlz, before releasing her debut EP ''What! What? What!?'' in 2010. She released "Soul Run", the title track from her full-length album, as a preview single in fall 2015,Tanika Charles Gears Up f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Baker (musician)
Tim Baker is a Canadian singer-songwriter from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. The longtime lead singer of the indie rock band Hey Rosetta! debuted his solo album ''Forever Overhead'' was released on April 19, 2019, on Arts & Crafts.Sarah Murphy"Hey Rosetta's Tim Baker Details 'Forever Overhead' Solo Album" '' Exclaim!'', February 12, 2019. Baker was educated at Concordia University, where he planned to study piano but came down with a case of tendonitis that prevented him from being able to play for his admission audition, and thus studied creative writing.Tiana Feng"Hey Rosetta! chief songwriter Tim Baker takes a literary approach" '' Words & Music'', March 1, 2012. Following his graduation, he returned to St. John's, where he began performing locally as a solo artist before deciding that his songs needed a fuller band sound and forming Hey Rosetta! In 2016, Baker debuted his first solo song, "Spirit", on the CBC Radio news program '' The Current'' as part of a special ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Short Story About A War
''A Short Story About a War'' is the fifth studio album by Canada, Canadian rapper Shad (rapper), Shad, released in Canada on October 26, 2018. Background ''A Short Story About a War'' is a concept album focused around The Fool in a war controlled by the Snipers, Revolutionaries, the Establishment, and the Stone-Throwers, described as "holding a mirror to our world – a provocative story told through disarmingly catchy songs that weaves through issues of migration, environment, politics and above all, the human spirit." Singles He had released the singles for this album "The Fool Pt. 1 (Get it Got it Good)" on July 26, 2018, along with a music video, "The Fool Pt. 3 (State of Mind)" on August 29, 2018, along with a music video, and the song "The Stone Throwers (Gone in a Blink)" on September 26, 2018. Critical reception ''A Short Story about a War'' has received generally positive review from critics. Eric Lowers from ''Exclaim!'' said, "Shad's ''A Short Story About a War'' is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
