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10 things you ought to know about Castlemusic

July 17th, 2008 by stv

Jennifer Castle, AKA Castlemusic, you know, just hanging around
In this installment of “10 things” we talk with Jennifer Castle, otherwise known as Castlemusic about Lansdowne and Bloor, water towers, Toronto Island, patience and impulse shopping:

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Toronto Band Could Win $20,000 Prize

July 9th, 2008 by stv

Holy Fuck could take home the Polaris Music Prize
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 AnimalsParc Avenue and StarsIn 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 EdwardsAsking For Flowers, Charlottetown’s Two Hours Traffic’s Little Jabs and Winnipeg’s The WeakerthansReunion Tour.

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