It's one of my top nerd days of the year... Heritage Prize nominee reveal day. Y'all have two weeks to vote for your faves (or maybe discover something old and weird if you're not dead inside). Vote: polarismusicprize.ca/heritage-pri...

Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize

The Heritage Prize is a hall of fame-minded critics prize/public polling campaign meant to celebrate classic Canadian albums created before Polaris began in 2006. Like the Polaris Music Prize, winners...

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Polaris Music Prize@polarismusicprize.bsky.social · 5h ago

Voting for the 2026 Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize has opened. Go to the Polaris website to vote (link in bio). ----- Votez dès maintenant pour le Prix du patrimoine Polaris de la famille Slaight 2026. Pour voter, c’est par ici : polarismusicprize.ca/fr/prix-du-patrimoine

Bravo, Good Charlotte, you really played the long game against every music critic who hated your guts. RIP Brooklyn Vegan, Alternative Press, Revolver, and Goldmine.

Big Audio Degenegrate. Viagra Boys @ History, August 2, 2026

Here's to the multi-time voted Worst Human Poll™ winner for finally getting his comeuppance. As voted on by the women of Chartattack (legacy edition).

Went to the hot rod street fair specifically cuz I heard there’d be some hot theremin action. Fuzz Vultures x Night Chill Dream Wheels On Eglinton 2026

That was an omnishambles display. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kkca... #ONPoli

Nicola Goes On The Radio | The Thick of It | BBC Comedy Greats

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Went to Booty City for McGinty-Moreton Blues Week. Black Joe Lewis @ Longboat Hall, July 16, 2026.

Photos/not-photos from the Jack White/Angine de Poitrine show: * My Yondr bag ticket. * A promo dvd from when The White Stripes played across every province. I’ve never watched. * A photo of the Jack band setting up I totally stole in 2012. Show was great. Angine were [neutrality filter activated].

I want to thank Charlie Crockett for introducing me to Twin Temple.

Went to the immersive 360 u 2 show to celebrate making it through the day.

The 10 nominee #Polaris2026 Album Short List has arrived. -- La courte liste des 10 albums en nomination pour le #Polaris2026 est arrivée. More: polarismusicprize.ca

This is why I haven't messaged anyone back lately. Tune in tomorrow, register your complaints in the usual manner.

Polaris Music Prize@polarismusicprize.bsky.social · 4w ago

We're revealing the #Polaris2026 Album Short List on Thursday, July 9, featuring commentary from Polaris jurors and CBC Music experts. * Broadcast Tune-In: 3PM (4PM AT) on CBC Music * Streaming Tune-In: Available through the CBC Listen app, 3PM (4PM AT) on CBC Music (www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...)

Pretty stoked to be vagueposting about a treat for the freaks we just locked in. youtu.be/Gp-z0QJefIY?...

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Had to 🐐experience the costume-wearing cosmic travellers that just threw down at Montreal Jazz Fest.

Happy Tagaq month to those who celebrate.

Double win!

The Beaverton@thebeaverton.com · last mo.

News In Photo:

An old European man outside the Sankofa watch party looked at my shirt and really wanted to know what team I’m cheering for. He did not understand when I told him I’m probably Railroad with Minutemen rising.

Everybody’s wounded.

Informal Chart reunion night at the Flashing Lights! Flashing Lights! singalong exhibition.

Three things I enjoy about Party Dozen: 1) Their ludicrously noisy saxophone punk. 2) Peoples’ reaction to their ludicrously noisy saxophone punk. 3) Dreaming up outlandish origin stories about how these two met and then decided to be… this.

RIP Claude Lemieux. Anyone remember that Pros Versus Joes episode where he absolutely erased one of the contestants because he felt buddy had disrespected one of the other pros?

Went to the 35th anniversary shoe-staring social.

Buzzcocks @ Opera House, May 15, 2026

Normalize putting Artist Name and Album Title on album covers again. Ideally across the top of the cover.

Sleaford Mods @ Mod Club, May 12, 2026. #UKGrim

Remember Sports @ The Garrison, May, 5, 2026 (or was it 1996?)

I am become email.

Laid it on the line at the Triumph-featuring-Static-In-Stereo show.

Leafs are so cooked. But hey, some suit figured out how to monetize getting your kid to skate around the arena with a flag.

James Mirtle@mirtle.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Inside the stunning fall of the Maple Leafs: Chaos, dysfunction and AI www.nytimes.com/athletic/719...

Imagine two-and-a-half hours of this and it was righteous. The Dirty Three @ Masonic Temple, April 10, 2026