JUSTIN IN RUNNING FOR POLARIS MUSIC PRIZE Justin's "Man Descending" record has made the Polaris Music Prize Long List. The Polaris Music Prize long list represents the top 40 full-length Canadian records released from 2007.June.01 to 2008.May.31, according to an initial vote by the 185 members of the Polaris Music Prize jury. This jury consists of music journalists, broadcasters and bloggers from across Canada. The Polaris Jury will now vote on the Long List titles to determine the 10 album Polaris Music Prize Short List, which will be revealed July 7 in Toronto.  TORONTO RECORD RELEASE CONCERT The official Toronto CD release party of "MAN DESCENDING" is FRIDAY - MAY 30, 2008 at the Trinity-St. Paul Centre. Melissa McClelland opens the night @ 8 PM. Get tickets at: SixShooterRecords.COM!  "MAN DESCENDING" IS SOARING! [From SixShooterRecords.COM]: Justin's third album, "Man Descending" hit the streets on April 8, 2008 and people are like totally freaking out about it. I even saw a kid using a copy of the cd as a tool to open up a fire hydrant so they could rejoice in its greatness while being pummeled by water as powerful as Justin's smokin' tunes. Phew! The kid was pretty good at that whole "freestyle rap" thing too. Itunes made Señor Rutledge's banger, 'Everyone's In Love', their single of the week, and Toronto's "Now Magazine" just gave it a splendertastic NNNN review... that's what they call "stars" in the centre of the universe. We also discovered that the dude in charge of the England Arts Council has a favourite songwriter, and it is none other than our very own Justin Rutledge. We are shocked and amazed that this upper class Brit would have a colonial for his favourite songwriter, and so now we are hoping that one day Justin can become Sir Justin Rutledge, just like Sir Elton John or Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber. Oh, and for those of you wondering where Justin got the racy title for his CD, we can ask you to please get your mind out of the gutter and know that it was taken from a collection of short stories by Canadian novelist Guy Vanderhaeghe. Vanderhaeghe, delighted by the title Rutledge chose for the CD, returned the compliment by sending the singer signed copies of two of his novels. The official Toronto CD release party of this fine disc has just been announced for FRIDAY, May 30, 2008 at the Trinity-St. Paul Centre. Melissa McClelland opens the night. Tickets are on sale at Ticketmaster, Ticketpro, Soundscapes, Rotate This, Six Shooter Records Store (1118 Queen St. East), and SixShooterRecords.COM!  CANADIAN RECORD RELEASE, 08.APR.2008 Six Shooter Records has announced that Justin's third album - "MAN DESCENDING" - is being released in Canada on 08.April.2008. The following is an excerpt from one of Six Shooter's official e-bulletins: 06.MARCH.2008 - SIX SHOOTER BULLETS, Vol. 5, No. 2 The sun might still rise in the east, but Parkdale’s prodigal son returns from the west with a Juno-nomination, a slew of tour dates and a new album. Kicking off his US/Canadian tour with Kathleen Edwards, Justin will also launch his third official and highly anticipated release, "Man Descending", which hits the streets April 8, just days after his jaunt to Calgary to soak up the Juno madness. Online ordering information and international release dates will be made available soon.  PREVIEW TRACKS FROM THE NEW RECORD Find some ear candy over on Justin's MySpace page, where you can stream some of the new tracks from "MAN DESCENDING".  JUSTIN JOINS KATHLEEN EDWARDS TOUR During March/April/May, Justin takes to the Canadian and U.S.A. roadways supporting his new record while on the Kathleen Edwards spring tour. Check the GIGS page for details.  JUSTIN NOMINATED FOR A JUNO AWARD Justin's second record, "THE DEVIL ON A BENCH IN STANLEY PARK", is nominated for a Juno Award in the category of: "ROOTS & TRADITIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: SOLO". Justin will be on-hand at the awards ceremony in Calgary on April 4, 2008. Check the GIGS page for details. Congratulations Justin!