In this column we talk to musicians; sometimes about the music they make, sometimes about whatever tangent they happen to go off on. And once in a while we may talk to non-musicians as well, just to keep you on your toes.
In this installment, we talk to local (Toronto) DJ/producer Eric Downer about life, beats, camping and soul destruction (among other things).
Posted in 10 Things
The other day, the short list for the Polaris Music Prize was announced, and even though there’s been some heated controversy over who got snubbed when the long list was announced (Sunset Rubdown, for instance), it’s nice to see that one Toronto band made the cut. Holy Fuck go on to the next round of judging, where the 178 member jury will pick one deserving artist to win the grand prize: $20,000 to put towards recording another album.
The local electronic outfit’s album, LP, will be competing against Vancouver’s Black Mountain’s In The Future, Montréal’s Plants and Animals’ Parc Avenue and Stars’ In Our Bedroom After The War, London’s Basia Bulat’s Oh, My Darling and Shad’s The Old Prince, Dundas’ Caribou’s Andorra, Ottawa’s Kathleen Edwards’ Asking For Flowers, Charlottetown’s Two Hours Traffic’s Little Jabs and Winnipeg’s The Weakerthans’ Reunion Tour.
Posted in Music News
