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THE RUSSIAN FUTURISTS AWARDED 2011 SHADOW POLARIS MUSIC PRIZE

NXEW.ca's 3rd annual Shadow Polaris, a fan-voted version of the media-voted Polaris Music Prize, goes to The Russian Futurists THE WEIGHT'S ON THE WHEELS, for Best Canadian Album of 2010.

Congratulations to Matthew Adam Hart, the man behind The Russian Futurists, and a big thank you to the fans across Canada who voted for his fabulous album that includes the electro-pop jams "Hoeing Weeds, Sowing Seeds" and the Ruth Minnikin duet "One Night, One Kiss".

At this very moment, you can pick up a CD or Digital copy of THE WEIGHT'S ON THE WHEELS right here at The UC Boutique for $5.00, a part of our UC Fall Classic Sale!


DIESEL ISLAND MIX FEAT THE RUSSIAN FUTURISTS - GOLDEN YEARS
LISTEN: DIESEL ISLAND MIX

Spank Rock "Energy" (Produced by Boys Noize)
Say Hi To Your Mom "Devils"
Charles Bradley "The World (Is Going Up In Flames)"
Thao & Mirah "Eleven"
Tokyo Police Club "End Of A Spark"
Sleeper Agent "Get It Daddy"
Ra Ra Riot "Boy"
The Pains of Being Pure At Heart "Heart in Your Heartbreak"
Givers "Up Up Up"
Matt & Kim "Block After Block (Single Version)"
The Russian Futurists "Golden Years"
J Roddy Walston & The Business "Brave Man's Death"
The Elected "Go For The Throat"
Jarrod Gorbel "Each Breath"
Theophilus London "Girls Girls"

Diesel has teamed up with eMusic to provide Diesel Island with an official soundtrack! The 15-track digital sampler will be available via a download card that Diesel stores across the USA. The card is free, no purchase is necessary.

SHADOW POLARIS: THE RUSSIAN FUTURISTS - THE WEIGHTS ON THE WHEELS
NXEW has announced the short-list of their third annual Shadow Polaris Music Prize, and amongst the top 10 is our very own The Russian Futurists with The Weight's On The Wheels. Voting closes September 20.  Previous winners are The Wooden Sky and Julie Doiron.

Send some love to The Futurists - vote as often as you want!

OUT TODAY: HERVE FEAT CADENCE WEAPON "ROLL WITH THE WINNERS" REMIXES
The hot single "Roll With The Winners" from Hervé's new album features Cadence Weapon, and today the Roll With The Winners Remix EP has launched on Beatport.  The Mane Thing remix is superb. Check it out!

And here's the original version of Hervé + A-Trak + Cadence Weapon "Roll With The Winners" 

CADENCE WEAPON REMIXES GRIMES
Cadence Weapon's remix of Grimes "Crystal Ball" is out now! The remix appears on a 12" called Darkbloom, a Grimes/d'Eon split release.

Free download of the mp3 at Brooklyn Vegan!

LISTEN: CADENCE WEAPON CBC RADIO 3 PODCAST
Cadence Weapon aka Rollie Pemberton has curated the newest Artist Series Podcast for CBC Radio 3. Listen here and join Cadence as he jams tunes from Mozart's Sister, Purity Ring, Makeout Videotape, Colin Stetson, Sean Nicholas Savage, Grimes, Blue Hawaii, d'Eon and Miracle Fortress.

Download Cadence Weapon's Tron Legacy: The Mixtape release for any price you deem worthy!

TONIGHT! CHRISTIEN SUMMERS AT BICYCLE FILM FEST LAUNCH
Tonight at The Horseshoe Tavern - Christien Summers, The Meligrove Band and Octoberman join SPIN for BIKES ROCK - the Bicycle Film Festival Launch Party. Full details here - tickets available at the Horseshoe, Rotate This, Soundscapes...some tickets available at the door.  The Bicycle Film Fest makes stops in Tokyo, Paris, London, New York, Sao Paulo...come out tonight and give this festival a solid Toronto launch dance party!

**CHRISTIEN SUMMERS ON STAGE 9:00pm

Can't make it out tonight? Making it out tonight but need to jam some Christien Summers? They just posted a mixtape called Cloud One that you can grab here.

Cadence Weapon on CKUT-FM Montreal all month!
Tune into 90.3FM CKUT Montreal, Galaxie Channel 949 or listen online here - Tuesdays 3pm - 5pm EST to hear Cadence Weapon as 'The Montreal Sessions' artist in residence for August.

Two hours each week of Mr Weapon ruling the Montreal airwaves, don't miss it!


LISTEN: THE RUSSIAN FUTURISTS CBC RADIO 3 PODCAST
The Russian Futurists aka Matthew Adam Hart has curated the newest Artist Series Podcast for CBC Radio 3.  Listen here and join Matt on a musical journey of Canada's finest electro jams, with hot cuts from Caribou, Junior Boys, DVAS, Think About Life, The Unicorns, StarsMantler and U-Tern.



DVAS QUESTIONS #1 SINGLE AND SOCIETY #1 ALBUM ON IMVU
DVAS "QUESTIONS" knocks Pitbull out of the #1 single spot and knocks KE$HA out of the #1 album spot on the IMVU music charts!

The DVAS epic summer jam QUESTIONS is SIngle Of The Week over at 3D avatar-based social network IMVU, and has taken both the #1 Single and #1 Album spots!  What you should do is go sign up for IMVU, joining 50 million+ who already have, make your avatar look like how you wished you really looked, enter chat rooms, talk to crazy people from all around the world, head to the IMVU Music Store, get QUESTIONS for free, and then get your freak on in the IMVU world - where you will be able to play QUESTIONS in your 3D Chat Room...maybe you'll even find the secret chat room everyone in the Upper Class office is lurking in (virtually punching and making out with each other)!

Not daring enough to enter the IMVU cyber realm? Fine.  Stream questions here