Comments on: The 2008 Juno Awards: Avril, Profanities, Feist, Christmas Albums, And A Dude Named Belly

By: dond

dond — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 23:10:12 +0000

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By: stix

stix — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 02:41:00 +0000

Americans fawning over CAN CON funded bullshit makes me ill.

If you lived here and Feist et al was literally the only crap you were allowed to listen to, you'd understand.

By: cheesebubble

cheesebubble — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 07:38:22 +0000

The Junos are completely lame and only excite people lacking taste. Most categories are a matter of voting for the best of the worst. Instead of leaning on bonafide talent, these awards are largely a big let's-pat-ourselves-on-the-back-fest for the commercial conglomerate of suits & ties. It's not about music with integrity. The closest Canada comes to a legitimate award is the relatively new [PolarisMusicPrize.ca] . I'd like to see schlock like Nickelback and Nelly Furtado try to claim that honour.

What the hell is an "adult alternative" album? Sounds like Enya belongs on the nomination list more than Neil Young does. And how are we supposed to believe that the best albums of the year come down to Celine Dion, Avril Lavigne and Michael Bublé? They're the "best" at being shoved down our throats by commercial radio. Only a handful of artists name-dropped at these awards are truly good. The Junos are an insult to real music fans. Last year, I attended the awards ceremony and related events - and thought it was all a pile of shit.

By: matthew

matthew — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 04:37:26 +0000

@loudersoft:

...or it would if that award even made it to the broadcast. I don't think they've ever put it on the air...it's really just there so they can claim that they're in touch with all kinds of music (and further evidenced that they let me, a lowly blogger, be on the "Alternative Steering Committee").

By: Thierry

Thierry — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 01:17:52 +0000

@Laurrel: Canadian content rules also explain why the movie that shares its name with these awards, while shot in Vancouver, directed by a Canadian and starring two Canadian actors, did not qualify for the Genies, Canada's version of the Academy Awards - and yet clearly-non-Canadians Viggo Mortensen and Julie Christie are up for acting awards. Go figure.

By: Laurrel

Laurrel — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 10:06:58 +0000

How upsetting.

CanCon ruins everything.

By: Jess Harvell

Jess Harvell — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 09:52:06 +0000

@dennisobell: yes.

By: Chris Molanphy

Chris Molanphy — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 09:49:00 +0000

@Diglett (and Jess): You realize that Can-Con rules are the reason why, to the Juno people, "International" means "anything not recorded by our beloved and heavily subsidized countrymen," right?

By: Thierry

Thierry — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 09:48:24 +0000

Actually, the International Album of the Year category is based strictly on sales figures of non-Canadian albums in Canada.

By: bcapirigi

bcapirigi — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 09:01:35 +0000

jesus mary and joseph, celine dion got TWO album of the year nominations. that and john candy totally make me reconsider fleeing across the border.

ps--where's the choir practice?!

By: myname

myname — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 08:55:26 +0000

Some of these awards ARE based on soundscan numbers. That’s how Nickelback gets nominated time and again.

By: Diglett

Diglett — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 08:55:14 +0000

Yup, that last category is about as international as a house of pancakes.

By: loudersoft

loudersoft — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 08:53:58 +0000

Canada - a country where you can be called Holy Fuck and still have your nomination mentioned on television.

Progress.