.Cadence Weapon ( #Polaris2021 champ, 5x nominee) has released 'Rollercoaster' via MNRK Music Group.
As of this minute, these are the 12 albums I am considering for Polaris Music Prize '24. I'm sure there are other roots albums I've missed- and one I'm pretty excited about arrived just today & isn't included here- What else should I be listening to over the next month or so?
A happy #420 Record Store Day Canada Day for all you crate diggers looking to score that special limited wax today. Hiss to the flippers. Neil Young Archives, The Tragically Hip, Voivod, Abel Tesfaye and Stars all have releases. Full participating store list:
recordstoredaycanada.ca/stores/stores.β¦
Thanks to Rahil Ahmad (Rahil Ahmad - Photographer/Lawyer) for these photos from Monday ngiht's Polari Prize panel at Queer Britain
Donald Teplyske- Fervor Coulee: RootsMusicOpinion Jason Schneider Media Polaris Music Prize Thanks for including me in your list, Donald. Solid company. Jason Schneider Media , youβve always had a wonderful ear for strong songwriting as well! Thank you both for your journalistic contributions to the craft!!
Album launch for Cadence Weapon βs Rollercoaster is joyful and rebellious. The 2021 Polaris Music Prize winner and all-around amazing human is cheekily ribbing politicians and pop stars π―
Donald Teplyske- Fervor Coulee: RootsMusicOpinion Polaris Music Prize Thank you Don, you're an important voice on the jury
Tom Wilson discovered his indigenous heritage and created art, Buffy Sainte-Marie lied about being indigenous to the benefit of her art FACTOR Canada Council for the Arts and especially Polaris Music Prize should get our money(tax $) back from Buffy and give it to Tom! cbc.ca/news/canada/haβ¦
Polari's coming home!
On Friday June 14 Polari Literary Salon will be at Pyle Library, Bridgend Awen Libraries with Rachel Dr Emily Garside David SΓΓ΄n Llewellyn and yours truly!
Part of the Polari Prize National Showcase supported by Arts Council England, London
Jason Schneider Media Polaris Music Prize Am I? Not so sure. I wish we could getβ¬οΈattention for roots albums, but interest doesn't seem to be there- based on long/ short lists over the past...how long have I been around? 2010...man, I must be a senior member of the jury! Hey- maybe the jury should start listening to me!
Tonight Polari is at Queer Britain for a panel discussion about the Polari Prize with Jodie Lancet-Grant aka Jodie Mullish, 2023 prize winner Jon Ransom Muswell Press and yours truly.
Tonight Polari is at Queer Britain for a panel discussion about the Polari Prize with Jodie Lancet-Grant aka Jodie Mullish, 2023 prize winner Jon Ransom Muswell Press and founder Paul Burston ππ΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ Ώβ‘οΈπ³οΈβπ
Great to see some of our past Polari Prize winners and nominees on display at Queer Britain tonight.
Thanks to Katie for chairing our panel and to Jodie Lancet-Grant aka Jodie Mullish and 2023 prize winner Jon Ransom Muswell Press for their wonderful contributions.
Fellow Polaris Music Prize jury members and other Canadian music journalist types! Does anyone have a copy of the long listed album In The Pines by AroarA (2013) they'd be willing to sell me? π
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Congratulations to Mohsin Zaidi whose Polari Prize winning memoir A Dutiful Boy has been chosen for the Times Radio Book Club!
The prize is kindly sponsored by FMcM and is currently open for submissions.
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