Best of 2018: The Honourable Mentions

Dominionated's Favourite Fifty Albums of 2018

Mac, Geoff and Jim flip through the 2018 edition of DOMINIONATED's annual Favourite Fifty list and go deep on the top 10.  Featured Songs: Fille de personne II - Hubert Lenoir Minotaur Forgiving Minos - Moonface Show You the Valley - Young Galaxy A Memory - Scott Orr Peace and Love - Suuns The One I Want Will Come For Me - Fucked Up There Are a Thousand - Helena Deland Rage of Plastics - U.S. Girls  Empty Husk - Daniel Romano Mehcinut - Jeremy Dutcher blind- Jean-Michel Blais Texas - Jennifer Castle 'We Always Change' Reprise Pt. 2 - Jennifer Castle

Best of 2018: The Honourable Mentions

Mac and Geoff discuss the confusing new Grimes song "We Appreciate Power" and Daniel Romano's show at Lee's Palace in Toronto. With the help of DOMINIONATED contributors Josh Weinberg, Jon Neher, Olivia Pasquarelli and cofounder Jim Di Gioia, we discuss albums that were released in 2018 that did not make our Favourite 50 list but did make our personal lists. Freedom From the Press features songs thatt have us looking forward to next year by the likes of Teen Daze, Absolutely Free, The Cosmic Range and Blessed.  Albums mentioned: Marie Davidson - Working Class Woman Vile Creature - Cast of Static and Smoke Zaki Ibrahim - The Secret Life of Planets Anemone - Baby Only You & I Charlotte Day Wilson - Stone Woman Mac Demarco - Old Dog Demos The Dirty Nil - Master Volume Harrison - Apricity Belle Plaine -Malice, Mercy, Grief, and Wrath CFCF - Self Service  Sunsetter -Worrybody. Kalle Mattson - Youth Shirley & the Pyramids - Pure Pain Ryan Hemsworth - Elsewhere Featured Songs: Grimes - We Appreciate Power Marie Davidson - Work It Anemone - Bout De Toi Harrison - Atmosphere CFCF - Self Service  Don't Worry Kid - Sunnsetter  Ryan Hemsworth - Special Girl  Teen Daze - Hidden Worlds  Absolutely Free - Still LIfe Blessed - Thought

Illuminating the life and music of Buffy Sainte-Marie with biographer Andrea Warner

Mac and Geoff talk to Andrea Warner about her new book, Buffy Sainte-Marie. We discuss Andrea's personal history with Buffy's music; Buffy's life and career; what sets her apart from other songwriting-icons; Buffy's approach to protest; Buffy's experience recording her iconic debut It's My Way!; her 1969 album Illuminations; her Polaris Prize-winning album Power In The Blood and her first comeback album, the underrated, Coincidence and Likely Stories.  Featured Songs: Buffy Sainte-Marie - Not The Lovin' Kind Buffy Sainte-Marie - Better To Find Out For Yourself Buffy Sainte-Marie - Power In The Blood Buffy Sainte-Marie - Starwalker BUffy Sainte-Marie - It's My Way  Note: This interview was recorded on Septermber 12th, 2018

Jeremy Dutcher wins the Polaris Music Prize, Grayowl Point says goodbye and Bryan Adams goes to Ottawa

Mac and Geoff discuss Jeremy Dutcher winning the Polaris Prize for his stunning debut album Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa, the case for the continuing relevance of Polaris and our favourite performances from the Gala; Jim pops in to say goodbye to Grayowl Point; we dive into Bryan Adams' history with the CRTC and his recent visit to Ottawa in the name of Canadian copyright law reformation; Geoff recommends Counterparts' new EP Private Room; Mac reccomends Klaus by Klaus. Jeremy Dutcher - Nipuwoltin Bryan Adams - It's Only Love Counterparts - Selfishly I Sink Klaus - Fever

Is Fucked Up the greatest Canadian band of the 21st century?

Mac and Geoff talk about their excitement for Fucked Up's forthcoming album Dose Your Dreams, their legacy and why they might be the greatest Canadian band of this century (so far). We also talk about how to build a musical foundation in the streaming age, Golden Drag's Pink Sky; Shirley & the Pyramids and their record Pure Pain; The Dirty Nil's "Pain of Infinity" and their forthcoming record Master Volume and Helena Deland's gorgeous song "Claudion". Featured Tracks: Fucked Up - Raise Your Voice Joyce Golden Drag - Caught Leaking Light Shirley & the Pyramids - One Life The Dirty Nil - Pain of Infinity Helena Deland - Claudion