Polaris Prize
The Polaris Music Prize 2017 longlist, by the numbers
Michael Barclay breaks down the diverse longlist of the 2017 Polaris Prize
The Thrill: Dave Chappelle, Polaris Prize, and Minions
On this episode of our pop-culture podcast, we talk to Just for Laughs Montreal organizers about Dave Chappelle, break down the Polaris shortlist, and more
Who might win the 2015 Polaris Prize?
Award juror Michael Barclay joins our pop-culture podcast The Thrill to analyze the Polaris Prize shortlist
Who’s in? Who’s out? The 2015 Polaris Prize long list by the numbers
Polaris Prize juror Michael Barclay tells you everything you need to know
Why Tanya Tagaq is the most wonderfully weird Polaris winner of all
Inuit throat singer Tanya Tagaq beat out Drake to win best Canadian album regardless of genre or sales
Moneyballing the Polaris Prize 2014 shortlist
Polaris juror Michael Barclay looks at a shortlist that includes Owen Pallett, Arcade Fire, Drake, and other wildly dissimilar artists
Breaking down the Polaris Prize 2014 long list
Critics selected the 40 best Canadian albums of the last 12 months.
How do they measure up?
An opera nerd finds the dance floor
After a crackling European tour, Katie Stelmanis and her band—Austra—liven things up
A Polaris Prize juror on Feist, Drake and how it all went down
The armchair critics are simply wrong
Canada’s music journalists heart Feist
Leslie Feist has taken home one of Canadian music’s biggest prizes. The Nova Scotia-born, Calgary-bred, and Toronto-based artist look home the $30,000 Polaris prize yesterday, in a win which was neither predictable nor shocking, according to the Globe and Mail.
Five must-see frosh week shows
Where to catch Arkells, Yukon Blonde, Das Racist
Place your bets: here are our favourites to win the 2011 Polaris Prize
Just because Arcade Fire has won every prize in the known universe doesn’t mean it’ll be a cakewalk