Brooklyn Vegan — Last night (9/22), the winner of Canada's Polaris Music Prize was announced during the 4-hour gala (full video below), and the prize went to throat singer Tanya Tagaq for her album Animism. She beat out Arcade Fire, Drake, Mac... more info

Stereogum — Inuk throat singer Tanya Tagaq won this year’s Polaris Music Prize for her album, Animism, beating out Arcade Fire, Drake, and Mac DeMarco. In her acceptance speech, she encouraged people to wear and eat seal and said, “fuck PETA.” This year’... more info

NME — Inuk throat singer says 'Fuck PETA' while collecting $30,000 prize more info

NME — One-off supergroup played the Pop Vs Jock baseball game in Montreal more info

Stereogum — Who says indie rockers can’t dominate on the basketball court? At yesterday’s POP vs. Jock basketball game, played for the third year in a row at the POP Montreal festival, Arcade Fire’s Win Butler and a group of musicians including his bandmat... more info

Stereogum — The annual Pop Vs. Jock celebrity basketball game went down today in Montreal as part of Pop Montreal festivities, and as promised, it featured some all-star halftime festivities involving covers of Phil Collins and the White Stripes. Correspondent G... more info

NME — One-off performance will come in Montreal today (September 20) more info

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Stereogum — We spent the weekend celebrating the 10th anniversary of Arcade Fire’s Funeral, and we weren’t the only ones. Billboard’s tribute included an interview with Tracy Maurice, the artist behind the album’s cover art. Maurice — who also did Neon... more info

Stereogum — In addition to Arcade Fire’s Funeral, yesterday was also the tenth anniversary of another important Canadian export: Tegan And Sara’s So Jealous, an album that marked the beginning of their slow ascent to mainstream and chart success. (I’ve wri... more info