As a fan of Canadian independent music, the only thing better to me than the Bucky Awards is the Polaris prize. The WCMA's and ECMAs are great, but they're regional and the Juno's are, well they're nice too. And I'm not saying all of this just because they gave me one (honorary). So, I'd like to congradulate everyone who was even nominated. If you made the Top 5 in any of these categories it means that Canada loves you. But then the voting starts and someone has to win and this year those people were. Catchiest Hook - Buck 65 "Indestructable Sam"
Best Sweatin' to the Indies Workout Song - Chromeo "Fancy Footwork"
Best Song Title - The Wet Secrets "Grow Your Own F*cking Moustache Asshole"
Best Falsetto - Joel Plaskett Emergency "Fashionable People"
Best Rap - Abdominal "Pedal Pusher"
Best Lyric - The Weakerthans "Civil Twilight"
Best Reason to Learn French - We Are Wolves "Magique"
Best Gang Vocals - Tokyo Police Club "Your English is Good"
Best New Band Name - Said the Whale
Best Song to Listen to in the Fetal Position - Emily Haines & the Soft Skeleton "Doctor Blind"
Most Unpronounceable Name - Basia Bulat
Best Bass Line - Tokyo Police Club "Your English is Good"
Best Yacht Rock - Patrick Watson "Drifters"
Best Road-Trip Song - Two Hours Traffic "Backseat Sweetheart"
Song Most Likely to be a Future Classic - Feist "1234"
Plus Video Award Winners
Sexiest Canadian Musian: Peter Elkas
Most Likely to Have a Future Career in Television: Shane Nelken From the Awkward Stage
Best Video: Fashionable People - Joel Plasket Emergency
And the brand new "Old But Awesome" (lifetime achievement) award: Bob Wiseman
oh yeah and the Best Fan (or something like that) - Me =) for doing this.
The Radio 3 podcast version of the awards is here and the video awards can be downloaded here. By the way, they contain what is my favorite George Stroumboulopoulos moment since he joined the CBC.
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