In his latest movie, The Woman In Black, Dan traded his Hogwarts uniform for a totally new role as a Dad.
Natalia brings you the latest news on Adele’s interview with Anderson Cooper, Kristen Bell’s interview on Ellen is auto tuned, Ladyhawke’s latest music video and much more!
Natalia discusses what’s new with Pharrell Williams and her thoughts on Karl Lagerfeld’s mean comments towards Adele’s weight. She also shows a roster of animals behaving like humans and, wait until you see the new size of coffee available at Starbucks!
Natalia dishes the latest news on the Juno Awards nominees, the upcoming Spiderman 3D film starring Emma Stone and Andrew Garfield and is Katy Perry hooking up with Tim Tebow? Watch today’s episode to find out.
When The Kooks are in the studio they’re focused and most importantly, sober. Watch Hugh and Luke explain their reasoning below.
The Kooks released a new album called “Junk of the Heart,” and you would think Hugh and Luke would be very excited about it. Well, they seemed rather indifferent to be honest. We spoke about that and why they don’t care about critics.
Natalia dishes the latest in entertainment news on Joan Rivers, Lana Del Rey and a brand new trailer for the movie Hunger Games.
Natalia talks about how Snooki might be pregnant, Nicolas Cage’s Cage Rage, Elisabetta Canalis is dating Steve-O and more for Feb 1, 2012.
Natalia dishes the news on Miley Cyrus breaking her tailbone, a 100 year old woman who plays the Nintendo DS to stay young and Houston, Texas contemplating a statute of Beyonce.
David Beckham debuts a new line of underwear, the worst dressed celebrity – Shy’m and Matthew Broderick is back as Ferris Bueller with a brand new commercial airing during the Super Bowl on Feb 5th 2012.
Daniel Radcliffe is back with his new movie The Woman In Black. It’s a bone chilling remake of a film from the ’80s. Ironically, Daniel actually scares very easily but he’s not afraid of ghosts. In this interview he tells us what really gives him the creeps.
Next time you’re struggling to make conversation, try asking this question: “If you could invite anyone (living or dead) to the perfect house party, who would it be?”
Graffiti6 is starting to make their North American invasion, and they are hitting up the Tonight Show. Does this sound familiar? Well the Beatles made the exact same journey over 40 years ago. Naturally, @jordans_life had to make some comparisons.
Nick plays World of Warcraft. Not only that, he’s the head of his guild, demonstrating that it IS possible to juggle being a hardcore gamer with being a top-selling recording artist.
During a LIVE interview on andPOP.com Nick Carter gave out a number and took phone calls from his fans. These were real phone calls from real fans who we gave exclusive access to one of the biggest recording artists of our generation.
There were great questions about music, fitness, the backstreet boys but the most popular question, however, was about his underwear. In this clip Nick talks about his his ‘Haynes’ and covering his fans with glow in the dark paint.
When releasing new music today, half the battle is online promotion. However, contests, signed merch and giveaways aren’t always the best solutions. When working on their latest album, Hedley came up with a brilliant idea, they decided to make trailers.
It’s hard to prepare for an interview with Hedley. So in this interview, we threw caution to the wind, got a 24 of beer and broadcast the interview live on our USTREAM (andPOP.tv). Eventually Jacob, Dave and @jordans_life ended up talking about hairy legs, their newest music video and more.
Diamandis from Marina and The Diamonds talks to us about her very serious disease. It’s called synaesthetic. And we lied, it’s not a disease. More like a cool condition. Diamandis explains further.
Would you be embarrassed if someone scrolled through your iPod? We sit down with Spee and Brendan to talk about the diverse music on their playlist.
Canadians: Want a quick 20 grand? Make an amazing album.
The Polaris Prize awards $20,000 to the Canadian artist or group that creates the best album of the year, based solely on artistic merit. Sales don’t count, marketing doesn’t count. The ten nominees – Elliot Brood, Fucked Up, Great Lake Swimmers, Hey Rosetta!, K’Naan, Metric, Joel Plaskett, Malajube, Patrick Watson, and Chad Vangaalen – all attended and performed at the Polaris Prize Gala, so I made sure to snag a few interviews before the award was given out.
The winner of the $20,000 prize? Well, check out the video and I’ll tell you.
Bedouin Soundclash, The Trews and Patrick Watson are turning Japanese.
The three acts are among the Canadian indie musicians performing in Tokyo next week as part of an annual music showcase to reach the Asian market.
Industry representatives from a number of Asian countries will attend the shows and meet with artists.
Bedouin Soundclash, Watson, Saint Alvia and Woodhands are set to play the Duo Music Exchange, a music venue in the city’s Shibuya entertainment district, on Nov. 12.
That gig will be followed by a Nov. 14 showcase performance at the Canadian Embassy featuring the Trews, Alex Cuba, The Russian Futurists and Sofia de Medeiros.
The showcase, now in its second year, is spearheaded by the Canadian Independent Record Association. The organization also promotes homegrown acts at such events as South by Southwest in Austin, TX and CMJ in New York.
Canadian TV stations have begun airing a condensed one-hour version of the 2007 Polaris Music Prize gala.
The broadcast of September’s awards ceremony features performances by nominees The Besnard Lakes, Chad VanGaalen, Joel Plaskett Emergency, Julie Doiron, Miracle Fortress and Patrick Watson.
Watson was revealed to be the winner of the $20,000 prize.
The gala took place at Toronto’s Phoenix Concert Theatre on Sept. 24, and attracted a crowd of 400 people.
Besides the TV broadcasts, you can also log onto the Polaris playlist on MuchAXS to watch performances, interviews and videos from the 10 finalists.
Here are the dates and times you can catch the 2007 Polaris awards on TV:
- Jan. 25 @ midnight ET on MuchMusic
- Jan. 27 @ 7 p.m. ET on MuchLOUD
- Jan. 27 @ 11 p.m. MT on CJDC TV (Dawson Creek, B.C.)
- Jan. 27 @ 11:30 p.m. PT on CFTK TV (Terrace, B.C.)
- Jan. 30 @ 10 p.m. ET on ACCESS
- Feb. 3 @ 8 p.m. ET on CLT
Patrick Watson must be close to euphoria after winning the second annual Polaris Music Prize yesterday for their album Close to Paradise.
The band won the $20,000 pot over such steep competition as Calgary’s Feist, Hamilton’s Junior Boys, and fellow Montreal bands Arcade Fire, the Dears and the Besnard Lakes.
Performances at the industry gala included Montreal’s Miracle Fortress, Halifax’s Joel Plaskett Emergency, Calgary’s Chad VanGaalen and New Brunswick’s Julie Doiron. While the bands rocked out, a jury of 11 music experts from across the country chose which nominated album deserved the prize, based solely on artistic merit.
Nomination were provided by more than 170 Canadian music journalists, broadcasters and bloggers who submitted their top five favourite albums that were released between June 1, 2006, and May 31, 2007.
The Polaris Prize is modelled after the U.K.’s esteemed Mercury Prize.
Patrick Watson and the Arcade Fire each took home three awards at the second annual Quebec Independent Music Awards (GAMIQ) show on Sunday.
Watson was named artist of the year and best songwriter, while his second album “Close to Paradise” won for best indie pop album. The singer-songwriter had a total of six nominations this year.
The Arcade Fire won for international career of the year, show of the year and best indie rock album for “Neon Bible.”
The prize for breakthrough artist of the year went to Tricot Machine, who also won for best chanson album for their self-titled debut.
Montreal ska group Me Mom and Morgentaler, who announced they will perform two reunion concerts in November, won the tribute award.
Here is the full list of the 2007 GAMIQ winners:
Artist Of The Year: Patrick Watson
Songwriter Of The Year: Patrick Watson
International Career Of The Year: The Arcade Fire
Show Of The Year: The Arcade Fire
Breakthrough Artist Of The Year: Tricot Machine
Best Chanson Album: Tricot Machine — “Tricot Machine”
Best Electro Album: Numero# — “L’ideologie Des Stars”
Best Experimental Album: Les Georges Leningrad — “Sangue Puro”
Best Folk/Country Album: Les Freres Cheminaud — “Les Hommes Des Tavernes”
Best Hip-Hop Album: Omnikrom — “Trop Banane!”
Best Indie Pop Album: Patrick Watson — “Close To Paradise”
Best Indie Rock Album: The Arcade Fire — “Neon Bible”
Best Metal/Hardcore Album: Voivod — “Katorz”
Best Punk Album: Vulgaires Machins — “Compter Les Corps”
Best Rock ‘N’ Roll Album: Xavier Cafeine — “Gisele”
Best World/Trad Album: Marco Calliari — “Mia Dolce Vita!”
Tribute Award: Me Mom And Morgentaler
