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2011 Polaris Prize Goes to Arcade Fire

Canada's biggest little "indie" band are the prize's first commercially and critically successful winners.

By Nicole Villeneuve • Photos by Corbin SmithSep. 20th, 10:30 am

Sound Advice: Gravestone Rock by the Skeletones Four

The Skeletones Four mesh understated psychedelia with classic pop flair and make jam fans of us all on their proper debut.

By Nicole Villeneuve Sep. 6th, 4:30 pm

Sound Advice: Ulalume by Tasseomancy

The album’s darkness and mystery aren’t a surprise, but neither are its whimsical mythologies and imagery

By Nicole Villeneuve Aug. 23rd, 2:30 pm

Sound Advice: All Of It Was Mine by the Weather Station

By Nicole Villeneuve Aug. 9th, 3:00 pm

Sound Advice: “The Power” by Army Girls

By Nicole Villeneuve Jul. 26th, 2:45 pm

Sound Tracks: “Breaking Past the Day” by Mantler

By Nicole Villeneuve Jul. 20th, 12:00 pm

Sound Advice: Shirts vs. Skins by Graham Wright

By Nicole Villeneuve Jul. 12th, 1:00 pm

Polaris Shortlist: An Arcade-Sized Prediction and a Sexsmith Surprise

By Nicole Villeneuve Jul. 6th, 4:30 pm

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Criminal Records to Close Up Shop in July

By Nicole Villeneuve Jun. 23rd, 4:00 pm

Sound Advice: Oh, Hell by Little Foot Long Foot

By Nicole Villeneuve Jun. 21st, 3:00 pm

The 2011 Polaris Music Prize Long List

By Nicole Villeneuve Jun. 16th, 3:00 pm

Sound Advice: It’s All True by Junior Boys

By Nicole Villeneuve Jun. 15th, 3:00 pm

Sound Advice: Castlemusic by Jennifer Castle

By Nicole Villeneuve May. 31st, 3:30 pm

Sound Advice: The Double Cross by Sloan

By Nicole Villeneuve May. 10th, 3:00 pm

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Sound Advice: Ultra Sorta by Greys

By Nicole Villeneuve May. 3rd, 2:00 pm

Sound Tracks: “Really Want It” by the Meligrove Band

By Nicole Villeneuve Apr. 21st, 11:00 am

Sound Advice: Creep On Creepin’ On by Timber Timbre

By Nicole Villeneuve Apr. 19th, 3:00 pm

Sound Tracks: “The Great Elsewhere” by Owen Pallett

By Nicole Villeneuve Apr. 7th, 11:30 am

Sound Advice: Get In Or Get Out by Matters

By Nicole Villeneuve Mar. 29th, 11:30 am

Sound Tracks: “Woman” by Timber Timbre

By Nicole Villeneuve Mar. 23rd, 10:15 am

HOT DOCS 2012

Reviews listed alphabetically:

Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (★★★★☆) Back to the Square (★★★½☆) Beauty Is Embarrassing (★★★☆☆) Beware of Mr. Baker (★★★☆☆) Big Boys Gone Bananas!* (★★★½☆) Brooklyn Castle (★★★★½) China Heavyweight (★★★★★) Detropia (★★★★☆) Dreams of a Life (★★★★☆) El Huaso (★★★★☆) Fists of Pride (★★★☆☆) Francophrenia (Or: Don’t Kill Me, I Know Where the Baby Is) (★★½☆☆) G-Dog (★★★☆☆) Garden in the Sea (★★★☆☆) GLOW: The Story of the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (★★★★☆) Herman’s House (★☆☆☆☆) Indie Game: The Movie (★★★★☆) Inocente (★★★½☆) Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet (★★★½☆) Jeff (★★½☆☆)

Reviews by star rating:

China Heavyweight (★★★★★) Brooklyn Castle (★★★★½) The Final Member (★★★★½) The World Before Her (★★★★☆) Smoke Traders (★★★★☆) Ping Pong (★★★★☆) Oma & Bella (★★★★☆) The Queen of Versailles (★★★★☆) Who Cares? (★★★★☆) Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (★★★★☆) The Betrayal (★★★★☆) Private Universe (★★★★☆) Detropia (★★★★☆) Indie Game: The Movie (★★★★☆) El Huaso (★★★★☆) One Day After Peace (★★★★☆) Dreams of a Life (★★★★☆) GLOW: The Story of the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (★★★★☆) Big Boys Gone Bananas!* (★★★½☆) Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet (★★★½☆)

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• ALL CLEAR: The delay southbound at Eglinton Stn has now cleared and full service has resumed on the Yonge University Spadina line. #TTC | 7:59 PM Apr 5
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