Have you entered Vancouver is Awesome's giveaway for one copy of every album shortlisted for the Polaris Prize? Go HERE to find out more and enter.
Read about Tegan and Sara's album Sainthood HERE.
Listen to Veda Hille's musical thoughts on Owen Pallett's album Heartland HERE.
Read TJ Dawe's thoughts (and see inside his brain!) on The Besnard Lakes album The Besnard Lakes are the Roaring Night HERE.
Watch Bif Naked get all girly-girl gushy-gush over this year's Polaris Prize Winner Karkwa's album Les Chemins de Verre HERE.
Damian Abraham thinks he can dance, Canada!
Damian Abraham is a part time stay at home dad/ part time vocalist for the band F**ked Up (winners of the 2009 Polaris Music Prize). When not touring and recording he likes to draw, collect records and work on various TV, radio and film projects.
Read Vancouver is Awesome's interview with Damian HERE.
Darker Circles
There are a ton of bands in Toronto, but only a few that be could lay claim to the mantel of "Toronto's Band" more then The Sadies. A band's band that is almost better known collaborations then they are for their own records. But the reason that people like Neil Young want to work with them is because of how awesome their own music is: Darker Circles is their greatest testament to this. Part Bad Seeds, part Byrds, part Morricone with a heavy dose of psych, they made a classic record that sounds cool and old without sounding retro.
My favorite song is Another Day Again. If there was a Polaris Prize for "Track One Side One" they would walk away with it.
Damian works his inner-music nerd, talking shop with Sadie Dallas Good in a record shop in downtown Toronto.
