Fucked Up

The Polaris Music Prize (Canada's equivalent to the Mercury Prize in the UK) was handed out tonight and Toronto band Fucked Up took home the prize for their album "The Chemistry of Common Life," with vocalist Damian Abraham accepting the award and then proceeding to take his shirt off and then land a wet one on the presenter. I would expect nothing less.

On another note, I will be heading over to Victoria for the Rifflandia Music Festival this weekend

and if you're in the area I encourage you to check it out. The festival has a ridiculously amazing offering again this year and you can still pick up a wristband for the weekend...it's not too late! Highlights include Tegan and Sara, Beach House, K-Os, The Pink Mountaintops and much much more. Just head over to the Rifflandia website for the lineup, ticket info, and more.

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Some country and some AC/DC

Now I will admit, that I used to be one of those people who would say "I like every type of music except country." Finally I have come to realize that this was a statement simply born out of ignorance. Lately I've been listening to a whole lotta country. And a whole lotta dirty southern blues. And it sounds oh so good.

This Sunday, September 13th, the Canadian Country Music Awards are taking place a GM Place here in Vancouver. I believe there are still tickets available through ticketmaster.

In the spirit of the CCMAs I thought I would post a favorite of mine from John Doe and Canada's very own Kathleen Edwards.

On a completely different and slightly self-indulgent note, I was very lucky to be sent to review the AC/DC show at BC Place last week. Below is a photo by Anil Sharma and a link my review. While you're at it don't hesitate to check out the rest of the Ronatron website and learn a lot about local music in Vancouver.

On Saturday, August 29th, the city of Vancouver was buzzing. As I stepped on to an unusually crowded sea bus I could feel a stinging energy in the air. That energy was energy that could only be caused by one thing, a true rock show. The famous Australian rockers that go by the name ofAC/DC were in town and this was something that could not go unnoticed....more