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The good news for those based in New York is that UK music publications have all released their biggest stories for the day by the time we wake up, giving us something to do as soon as we get to the office, thanks to a five-hour time difference. As coincidence would have it, NME also released its "best of" 2014 lists more than a month ahead of Christmas (which, unfortunately, may have hurt Britain's own One Direction down the stretch). St. Vincent took the top prize for Album of The Year with her self-titled release. Future Islands earned Track of The Year for "Seasons (Waiting On You)." -
Mac DeMarco Arrested and Released Uncharged Following Performance Antics at Santa Barbara Concert
Performers being arrested onstage is nothing new but the process in which Mac DeMarco found himself detained is a tad more curious. The alt-rock figure was playing a show at The Hub near the University of California Santa Barbara on November 14 when police decided to take him into custody after he scaled some ceiling beams to reach the venue's second floor. -
Throat Singer Beats Out Drake, Arcade Fire For Polaris Music Prize
Tanya Tagaq, a Canadian throat singer, won the country's coveted Polaris Prize for her third studio album 'Animisim,' beating out the likes of Arcade Fire, Drake and Mac DeMarco. -
Mac DeMarco Drops Video Of Burt Bacharach Cover, Introduces New Guitarist [WATCH]
Canadian singer-songwriter Mac DeMarco accomplishes a lot in his new video covering Burt Bacharach's "This Guy's In Love With You." The video primarily serves as an introduction to DeMarco's new guitarist, Andy White, who will be taking over for Peter Sagar. -
7 Casting Suggestions For The Ramones Movie
Earlier this week, it was announced that Martin Scorsese would be directing a biopic about punk legends the Ramones, which is set for release in 2016. Here are some people who I think should play the movie's lead roles. -
Austin City Limits Music Festival 2014 Schedule Released: Mobile App Gives Fans Sneak Peak Of Set Times And Overlapping Headliners
Austin City Limits Music Festival released its 2014 schedule on their mobile app this morning. Austin City Limits Music Festival released its 2014 schedule on their mobile app this morning. -
Polaris Music Prize Shortlist Announced: Arcade Fire, Drake, Mac DeMarco, And More
Pitchfork reports that the shortlist of nominees for the 2014 Polaris Music Prize has been revealed. The recipient of the annual award, which honors the best Canadian album of the year, "is selected by a large panel of Canadian journalists and broadcasters," and will be announced on September 22 at the Polaris Gala. The winner also receives a prize of $30,000. -
Beck, St. Vincent and Jack White: Music Times Names Its Midyear Favorites
Just in case you've never checked out the Junk Mail feature at Music Times, understand that staff disagreements on the quality of albums ranges from age-based immaturity to outright violence. If selecting the best records at the midyear point was this dramatic, we can only imagine what will happen at the end of 2014. -
Polaris Music Prize Announces 2014 Nominees: Arcade Fire, Drake, Mac DeMarco, And More
Canada's Polaris Music Prize announced the 2014 list of 40 nominees Wednesday night at Calgary's National Music Centre, NME reports.
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