Allan Reid, the head of CARAS, on Canada’s musical and political moment, and the criticisms that the Juno Awards are too male
At this weekend’s Junos in Hamilton, the National Music Centre teamed up with acclaimed photographer Norman Wong
Despite a number of opportunities, the 2015 Junos unsurprisingly stuck to the script, eschewing Canadian music’s essential oddness
Music in Canada—our disparate, wide land mass—can be defined by its innovative oddness. So why don’t the Juno Awards reflect that?
Booing Bieber says more about us than it does about him
Metric and Carly Rae Jepsen win three trophies each, while Bieber takes home the Fan Choice award
‘The fact I’m standing here accepting this award says more about Canada than it does about me’
The full list of 2013 Juno nominees was released Tuesday. The nominees are:
Hosted by 81-year-old William Shatner, the Juno Awards ceremony in Ottawa Sunday night was an eclectic affair. It featured performances by musical acts as variable as Newfoundland indie rockers Hey Rosetta!, electro-house DJ Deadmau5 and a duet by Jim Cuddy and Sarah McLachlan.
Last year’s Junos seemed suddenly credible to champions of both underground and established Canadian music
The Polaris Prize isn’t a popularity contest, and Arcade Fire are very popular
Slean closes the crisis chapter of her life with an ambitious new double album that soars