Juno nominations announced today. I try really hard not to be too negative, but when Nickelback is nominated for a fan choice award and Susan Boyle is nominated for International Album of the Year…
Some (personal) highlights:
- Metric (3 nominations for Group OTY, Songwriter OTY, Alternative Album OTY)
- K’Naan (3 nominations for Artist OTY, Songwriter OTY, Rap Recording OTY)
- Classified (3 nominations for Single OTY, Rap Recording OTY, Video OTY)
- Arcade Fire (Music DVD OTY)
- Cuff the Duke (Adult Alternative Album OTY – whatever that means)
- Handsome Furs (Alternative Album OTY)
- Japandroids (Alternative Album of the Year)
- K-Os (Rap Recording OTY)
Mister Manager's Marvelous Music Mblog 
March 4, 2010 at 23:04
The Handsome Furs album combines equal parts synth-pop and amazingness.
March 6, 2010 at 13:10
Cuff the Duke is dead to me. They should play out the rest of their career as openers for Blue Rodeo.
What’s the deal with Arcade Fire’s Music DVD???? is it a live one?
March 6, 2010 at 15:47
http://www.miroir-noir.com/
I hadn’t heard of it until the Juno nomination either.
As for CTD – agree that the last two albums have gone in a drastically more mellow direction. ‘Promises’ still retains some of the old CTD, but the rest of the album is completely different.
March 14, 2010 at 10:55
Anyone know if this DVD is any good?