Via CBC: Live Caribou and Chad VanGaalen podcasts

Caribou, the winner of the 2008 Polaris Music Prize is this week's featured artist on the CBC Radio 3 Sessions with reworks of some of his award winning tunes - you'll never hear these songs done this way anywhere else. You can grab a copy of it at http://www.cbc.ca/radio3/podcasts/sessions/CBCR3Sessions_2009-01-14.mp3.

Also, if you missed it, yesterday's Canada Live podcast from Radio 2 features "Queen of the Cantina" Anna B and artist, instrument inventor and singer-songwriter Chad VanGaalen. You can get a copy of that one at http://podcast.cbc.ca/radio2/canada_live/CBCR2CanadaLive_2009-01-13.mp3.

As always you can find a full list of the CBC Radio 3 Sessions podcasts to date at http://publicbroadcasting.ca/sessions.html and you can keep up to date with the Sessions podcast through the Facebook Group or page.

RVT: Holy Fuck - Milkshake

A video made by Chad VanGaalen for Milkshake by Toronto's Holy Fuck:

Patrick Watson Doesn't Poo Clouds But...

In a country as musically rich and diverse as Canada, even to be nominated for the Polaris Prize is a huge achievement. The Polaris prize is, in my view, the greatest musical honour in Canada. It is not run by the record industry. Sales, marketing, and location have no bearing on the outcome. The prize is voted on by 170 (ish) music journalists - people who love music so much that they have devoted their careers to it.

So, with all of that in mind congratulations to the Arcade Fire, the Besnard Lakes, the Dears, Julie Doiron, Feist, Junior Boys, Miracle Fortress, Joel Plaskett, and Chad VanGaalen on being nominated - I'm sure that all of them will see another Polaris nomination at some point in their careers.

Most especially congratulations to Patrick Watson for actually taking the thing home. If, like most of the world, you couldn't be at last night's Polaris award show - check out the Radio 3 Podcast from it with performances from the Besnard Lakes, Eric's Trip, Julie Doiron, Miracle Fortress, the Joel Plaskett Emergency, Chad VanGaalen and Patrick Watson.