Coming on May 4: the new album from The New Pornographers, entitled Together. Their fifth full-length was produced by the band and Phil Palazzolo, and recorded in Vancouver, Brooklyn, Woodstock, and Catskill, NY. The album is comprised of 9 A.C. Newman songs and 3 Dan Bejar numbers, and features the full eight-person lineup of Carl, Dan, John Collins, Neko Case, Kurt Dahle, Kathryn Calder, Todd Fancey and Blaine Thurier. Additional musicians include Annie Clark (St. Vincent), Zach Condon (Beirut), Will Sheff (Okkervil River), and the Dap-Kings Horns, among other talents./p...
The New Pornographers 'Together': May 4 2010
Almost time for me to start bitching! (Juno Awards Come Full Circle With Return to St. John's, NL)
St. John's, NL (January 13, 2010) - It's been eight years, eight Canadian cities, and one remarkable journey for the JUNO Awards since the landmark decision was made to take the annual show on the road across Canada. Now the JUNO Awards come full circle! Canada's greatest music celebration returns to St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador – site of the unforgettable first leg of the cross-country road trip – for the 39th Annual JUNO Awards./p...
Someone is going to care, just not me... (Bryan Adams to Receive the Allan Waters Humanitarian Award)
St. John’s, NL (January 13, 2010) – The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) and CTV are pleased to announce that Bryan Adams is the recipient of the 2010 Allan Waters Humanitarian Award. The Award, named after CHUM Ltd. founder Allan Waters, is made possible by funding from the CTVglobemedia-CHUM benefits package and recognizes an outstanding Canadian artist whose humanitarian contributions have positively enhanced the social fabric of Canada./p...
2009 - Year in Review (Part III) AWARDS
2009 AWARDS: The Followill (Band that let me down without meaning to), The Nickleback Award (Band that could have been great but flamed out and went for celebrity), The Chumbawamba (Song of the Year, gets in your head, and won’t leave), and more .../p...
2009 - Year In Review (Part II)
THE REST – Nice effort, but y’know (except Scotland, you’ve done really well) .../p...