2013 JUNO Award Nominees Announced – My Picks

     As with everything I always like to do things my way, this will be no different. The Nominees for the 2013 JUNO Awards were announced this morning in Toronto, instead of boring everyone with all of the categories I'm only posting the ones that I have any interest in…I think Carly Rae, Céline and Bieber have had enough ink (and just typing their names has really hurt my brain), so without further ado here we go:

Breakthrough Artist of the Year

Cold Specks (My choice to win)

Elisapie (Played the 2011 Mariposa Folk Festival)

Grimes

Kira Isabella (country music artist)

The Weeknd 

Breakthrough Group of the Year

Hey Ocean!

Monster Truck

The Pack a.d.

Walk Off the Earth

Yukon Blonde (My choice)

Songwriter of the Year

Afie Jurvanen

“Be My Witness”, “Caught Me Thinkin”, “Lost in the Light” BARCHORDS – Bahamas

(My Choice)

Arkells

“Michigan Left”, “On Paper”, “Whistleblower" MICHIGAN LEFT – Arkells

Hannah Georgas

“Enemies”, “Robotic” – co-songwriter Ryan Guldemond, “Somebody” – HANNAH GEORGAS – Hannah Georgas

Kathleen Edwards

“A Soft Place to Land”– co-songwriter John Roderick, “Chameleon/Comedian”, “Change the Sheets” VOYAGEUR – Kathleen Edwards

Leonard Cohen

“Amen”, “Going Home”– co-songwriter Patrick Leonard, “Show Me the Place” – co-songwriter Patrick Leonard OLD IDEAS – Leonard Cohen

Adult Alternative Album of the Year

Bahamas Brushfire – Barchords (My Choice)

Kathleen Edwards - Voyageur

Royal Wood - We Were Born To Glory

Serena Ryder - Harmony

The Barr Brothers - The Barr Brothers

Alternative Album of the Year 

Hannah Georgas - Hannah Georgas

Japandroids - Celebration Rock (My Choice)

Metric - Synthetica

Said The Whale - Little Mountain

Stars - The North

Rap Recording of the Year

Classified - Inner Ninja ft. David Myles (My Choice)

JD ERA - No Handouts

Madchild - Dope Sick

Maestro Fresh Wes - Black Tuxedo

Rich Kidd/SonReal - The Closers

Aboriginal Album of the Year 

BURNT-Project 1 - The Black List

Crystal Shawanda - Just Like You

Don Amero - Heart On My Sleeve

Donny Parenteau - Bring It On

Janet Panic - Samples

Roots & Traditional Album of the Year: Solo

Amelia Curran - Spectators

Annabelle Chvostek - Rise

Corb Lund - Cabin Fever

Old Man Luedecke - Tender Is The Night (My choice to win)

Rose Cousins - We Have Made A Spark

Roots & Traditional Album of the Year: Group

Elliott BROOD - Days Into Years (My Choice)

Great Lake Swimmers - New Wild Everywhere

Le Vent du Nord - Tromper le temps

The Strumbellas - My Father and The Hunter

The Wooden Sky - Every Child A Daughter, Every Moon A Sun

    Also this year the Great k.d. Lang will be inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, below is one of my most favorite songs and videos from her...she was (and still is) just so cool. 

The 2013 JUNO AWARDS will be handed out on Sunday, April 21 from Regina’s Brandt Centre. 

Joe Cornelisse-SMM

Arts & Crafts 10th Anniversary Field Trip Festival

   Just got word that label Arts & Crafts will be holding a festival to celebrate their 10^th anniversary, it's being called 'Arts& Crafts 10th Anniversary Field Trip Festival'. The festival will take place Saturday June 8 in Toronto at Fort York & Garrison Common.

The line-up announced is as follows:

Broken Social Scene [Returning from hiatus for one show only]
Feist
Bloc Party
Hayden
Timber Timbre
Ra Ra Riot
Cold Specks
Trust
Jason Collett
The Darcys
Zeus
Gold & Youth
Still Life Still

    I'm sticking my neck out as it is still quite early but this looks like the show of the summer in Toronto, I know I'll be going…will you? Keep following Sonic More Music for more info as it becomes available or go to the Arts & Crafts 10th Anniversary Field Trip Festival website HERE for all Ticket info.

Joe Cornelisse-SMM

2012….The Year End List to end all Year End Lists

   Everyone does their year-end music lists but instead of boring you to tears with dissecting every record to death I thought I'd just mention a few records that came out in 2012 that moved me enough to give a second or third spin (sometimes even a fourth)…so here we go

Aaron Mangoff – "You and I"

Cold specks – "I Predict a Graceful Expulsion"

BidiniBand – "In The Rock Hall"

Diamond Rings – "Free Dimensional"

D-Sisive – "Jonestown 3: The Dream is Over"

Grimes – "Visions"

Indian Handcrafts – "Civil Disobedience For Losers"

Modern Superstitions – "Modern Superstitions"

PS I Love You – "Death Dreams"

Scott Cooper – "quiet company"

Yacht Club – "Nonnavera Mixtape"

Looking over my list I just noticed that they are all Canadian....what does that tell ya ?

Thanks to everyone that followed the Blog (even after the name change) this past year…I hope to take Sonic More Music farther in the coming year so look out you have been warned.

Joe Cornelisse-SMM

2012 Polaris Prize Shortlist

 The 2012 Polaris Prize shortlist was announced today in Toronto, the following is a list of the bands on the list and a video off of each of the nominated albums…I'll let you make up your own mind…I already know who I want to win.....I also now have Oblivion by Grimes stuck in my head....thanks Claire

Drake-"Headlines" from the album Take Care




Handsome Furs - "Serve the People" from the album Sound Kapital




Cadence Weapon – "Conditioning" From the album Hope In Dirt City (Upper Class Recordings)






Cold Specks - "Blank Maps" from the album I Predict A Graceful Expulsion




Kathleen Edwards-"Change The Sheets" from the album Voyageur




Feist - "How Come You Never Go There" from the album Metals




Fucked Up - "The Other Shoe" from the album David Comes To Life




Grimes – "Oblivion" from the album Visions




Japandroids – "The Nights Of Wine and Roses" from the album Celebration Rock





Yamantaka // Sonic Titan- "Hoshi Neko" from the album 
YT//ST…(This album was Limited to 500 copies on white vinyl and 1000 copies on CD) 

If these awards do anything they get some lesser known acts names out there and some really good music that might normally be missed is enjoyed. 

Joe Cornelisse-SSGS