News January 1st 2009

2008 Favourites
Canadian artists team up with charities. Bands/ artists like Metric, Feist, Sarah Slean and The Dears are just a few of the bands that asked for donations at shows and worked with charities in 2008.

The Vines cancelled festival tour. After a long hiatus the band got back together and planned to play at festivals in Japan and Australia. Unfortunatly due to lead singer Craig's worsening mental condition the dates had to be cancelled.

Canadian's winning prizes. Caribou winning the Polaris Prize, and The Weakerthans and Hey Rosetta! winning Verge awards are just some Canadians that got recognized for their work this year.

Arts and Crafts head down south. Arts and Crafts records open an office in Mexico to broaden their musical horizons.

Favorite odd story of 2008 The Turkish town of Batman persues legal action after the release of Batman: The Dark Knight.