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2008 In Canadian Music
This is a summary of the year 2008 in the Canada, Canadian music industry. Events * April 6 – Juno Awards of 2008 held * June 12 – 2008 Polaris Music Prize longlist announced * June 15 – 2008 MuchMusic Video Awards held * July 7 – 2008 Polaris Music Prize shortlist announced * September 29 – Caribou (musician), Caribou's ''Andorra (album), Andorra'' wins the Polaris Music Prize. Albums A * Bryan Adams, ''11 (Bryan Adams album), 11'' * Amylie, ''Jusqu'aux oreilles'' * The Awkward Stage, ''Slimming Mirrors, Flattering Lights'' B * Jill Barber, ''Chances (Jill Barber album), Chances'' * Matthew Barber, ''Ghost Notes'' * Barenaked Ladies, ''Snacktime!'' * Laura Barrett (singer-songwriter), Laura Barrett, ''Victory Garden'' * Daniel Bélanger, ''Joli chaos'' * Billy Talent, ''666 (Billy Talent album), 666'' * Black Mountain (band), Black Mountain, ''In the Future'' * Bonjour Brumaire, ''De la Nature des Foules'' * Born Ruffians, ''Red, Yellow & Blue'' * Isabelle Boulay, '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by total area. Its southern and western border with the United States, stretching , is the world's longest binational land border. Canada's capital is Ottawa, and its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. Indigenous peoples have continuously inhabited what is now Canada for thousands of years. Beginning in the 16th century, British and French expeditions explored and later settled along the Atlantic coast. As a consequence of various armed conflicts, France ceded nearly all of its colonies in North America in 1763. In 1867, with the union of three British North American colonies through Confederation, Canada was formed as a federal dominion of four provinces. This began an accretion of provinces an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Bélanger
Daniel Bélanger (born December 26, 1961) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. His music is eclectic, inspired by alternative rock, folk and electronic music, sometimes humorous, sometimes wistful. Biography In middle 1983, he founded the band Humphrey Salade with Norman Lachance, Eric Maier and Jean Gauvin. Unfortunately, timing was not right and the band never recorded. His first solo album released in 1992, ''Les Insomniaques s'amusent'' has sold 175,000 copies and won the Félix for best pop-rock album. The first single released ''Opium'' was number one in Quebec for seven weeks and won the Félix for Videoclip of the Year. This first album also earned him the ADISQ awards for Bestselling Album of the Year, Male Performer of the Year and Show of the Year in 1994. With this debut album, Bélanger had carved out his own special place in the hearts of Quebecers. In 1996, ''Quatre saisons dans le désordre'' was released. Awards flooded in ( Félix for the Pop-Rock Album, Singe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afterparty Babies
''Afterparty Babies'' is the second album by Canadian rapper Cadence Weapon, released on March 4, 2008, by Anti-Records and Upper Class Recordings in the United States and Canada and March 10, 2008, by Big Dada in the United Kingdom. After signing with U.S. label Anti- and the re-release of his debut album ''Breaking Kayfabe'', he spent eleven months in his hometown of Edmonton to work on new material for his next record. Whereas ''Breaking Kayfabe'' used heavy beats and grime from the electronic genre for its overall sound, ''Afterparty Babies'' has a club-feel throughout with elements of house and tech house that go along with Cadence's autobiographical lyrics about inter-personal relationships in his hometown of Edmonton and the youth culture interacting with both the Internet and media in general. The album received a positive reception from critics, praising it for its experimentation of electronic music and its self-deprecating lyrics with pop culture references. To promote ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cadence Weapon
Roland "Rollie" Pemberton, better known by his stage name Cadence Weapon, is a Canadian-American rapper based in Toronto, Ontario. Born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta, Pemberton released his first album, ''Breaking Kayfabe'', in 2005 with positive reviews. He subsequently signed with the American record label ANTI-, releasing the albums ''Afterparty Babies'' in 2008 and ''Hope in Dirt City'' in 2012. In 2009, Cadence Weapon was named Edmonton's Poet Laureate. His first book ''Magnetic Days'' was published by Metatron in 2014. Cadence Weapon released a self-titled album in 2018. His fifth studio album, '' Parallel World'', was released on April 30, 2021, and won the 2021 Polaris Music Prize on September 27, 2021."Cadence Weapon wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Buttless Chaps
The Buttless Chaps were a Canadians, Canadian indie rock band from Victoria, British Columbia, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. The group played a hybrid of punk rock, punk, New wave music, new wave and alternative country music. Band members included Dave Gowans on vocals, guitar and banjo, Morgan McDonald on keyboards, Lasse Lutick on guitar and synthesizer, Torben Wilson on drums and Ida Nilsen on vocals, accordion, synthesizer and euphonium. History The Buttless Chaps were formed in 1998. In 1999 they released a self-titled CD. Their third album, ''Death Scenes I II III'' came out in 2001, and had a country rock theme. In 2006 the band released ''Where Night Holds Light'' on Mint Records, and the album soon appeared on the campus and community radio charts. They were featured on CBC Radio 3's ''CBC Radio 3 Sessions, Sessions'' in June 2007. In an interview on CBC Radio 3 on January 7, 2009, Dave Gowans announced that the band would be breaking up after completing their re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nos Lendemains
''Nos Lendemains'' is francophone Canadian pop singer Isabelle Boulay Isabelle Boulay, (born 6 July 1972) is a French Canadian singer. Biography Born in Sainte-Félicité, Quebec, where her parents owned a restaurant, Boulay moved to the nearby city of Matane at the start of her adolescence, and studied litera ...'s sixth studio album, released in March, 2008. A first single, "Ton Histoire", was available one month later and currently charted. The album hit the top ten in Belgium (Wallonia) and France. There were three formats for this album : CD, CD collector edition and digital download. Track listing # "Dieu des amours" — 2:54 # "Nos Lendemains" — 3:11 # "Ton Histoire" — 3:31 # "Où est ma vie?" — 3:21 # "Ne me dis pas qu'il faut sourire" — 3:20 # "Coucouroucoucou Paloma" — 3:50 # "L'amour d'un homme" — 3:13 # "Juste une étoile" — 3:00 # "N'aimer que t'aimer" — 3:59 # "Reviens, reviens, reviens" — 3:01 # "L'appuntamento" — 3:57 # "Je ne t'en veu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isabelle Boulay
Isabelle Boulay, (born 6 July 1972) is a French Canadian singer. Biography Born in Sainte-Félicité, Quebec, where her parents owned a restaurant, Boulay moved to the nearby city of Matane at the start of her adolescence, and studied literature at Cégep Limoilou. In 1988, her friends signed her up, without her knowledge, for a singing contest in Matane, where she made the acquaintance of Josélito Michaud, who later became her agent. In 1990, at the Petite-Vallée song festival, she won an award for her performance of "Les gens de mon pays" (Gilles Vigneault). The following year, in 1991, she won the Granby song festival for her rendition of "Amsterdam" (Jacques Brel) and "Naufrage" (Dan Bigras). She was also invited to take part in the festival Les FrancoFolies de Montréal. In 1992, she performed in France at Théâtre Dejazet, introducing Bill Deraime. In 1993, she represented Radio Canada at the "Truffe de Périgueux" festival held in Périgord, France, and w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red, Yellow & Blue
''Red, Yellow & Blue'' is the debut album by the indie-rock band Born Ruffians. It was released on March 4, 2008, in the United States and Canada and May 26 in the UK/Europe. "Hummingbird" was the first single off the album, followed by "Foxes Mate for Life". The band teamed up with Rusty Santos, collaborator for Animal Collective and Grizzly Bear, to produce this album. It was recorded at Chemical Sound Chemical Sound recording studio, was located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Established in 1992, at 81 Portland Street by Murray B Mitchell artist, producer and producer engineer, Daryl Smith (often assisted by Ian Blurton), as a "no-frills" operati ... in Toronto, except the track "Hedonistic Me," which was recorded at Sleepytown Studio (Toronto). Track listing # "Red, Yellow & Blue" – 2:32 # "Barnacle Goose" – 3:39 # "Hummingbird" – 3:08 # "I Need a Life" – 3:27 # "Little Garçon" – 4:10 # "Badonkadonkey" – 2:57 # "Foxes Mate for Life" – 4:30 # "Hedonistic Me" – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Born Ruffians
Born Ruffians are a Canadian indie rock band based in Toronto. Officially founded in 2004 in the Georgian Bay town of Midland, Ontario, the band is composed of frontman Luke Lalonde, bassist Mitch DeRosier, and drummer Steve Hamelin. During the 2010s, they were also joined by Andy Lloyd (guitar/keyboards) and Adam Hindle (drums). Born Ruffians released their debut album ''Red, Yellow & Blue'' in 2008, and have since released seven albums in total, including their two most recents records, ''Juice'' and ''Squeeze'', both released in 2020. History 2000s: Formation and debut records Born Ruffians originally formed in 2002 under the name Mornington Drive, and self-released an album called ''Makeshift Metric Catastrophe''. In an interview, DeRosier described it as entirely homemade: "It was burned onto CD in Steve's basement, the packaging was sewn by Steve's mom and I think Luke painted the covers." After renaming themselves Born Ruffians, the band moved from Midland to Toronto i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bonjour Brumaire
Bonjour Brumaire was a francophone indie pop band based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Its members were Youri Zaragoza (vocals, guitar), Nathan Howard (guitar, vocals), Francois Lessard (drums), Karine Novelle (keyboards, vocals), Béatrice Martin (keyboards, vocals), Patrick Brownson (keyboards, vocals), Mathieu Dumontier (bass guitar, vocals) and Jordan Larocque (bass guitar, vocals). Formed in January 2007, the band recorded its first demo with producer Ryan Battistuzzi (Malajube, Les Breastfeeders) only 3 months after the members first met. They played their first show in June and, in November, went into the studio for five months to record their album, ''De La Nature Des Foules''. It was released on April 1, 2008, on Indica Records. The song ''Brooklyn'' premiered on the Anti-Hit List Podcast on April 19, 2008. After playing most summer festivals around Quebec in 2008 (Woodstock en Beauce, Osheaga Festival, Francofolies, and Festival d'Été de Québec) the band won the "Brea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In The Future
''In the Future'' is the second album by Black Mountain, which was released January 21, 2008. It follows their eponymous debut album which was released in 2005. A "limited edition" of the album was released on the same day with three bonus tracks on a second disc. It debuted on the UK Album Chart at #72. The album art was designed by keyboardist Jeremy Schmidt, who was influenced by Storm Thorgerson's work. The album was a nominee for the 2008 Polaris Music Prize. Franz Nicolay, of The Hold Steady, listed the album as one of his favourite releases in 2008. Track listing All songs written by Stephen McBean, except where noted. # "Stormy High" - 4:32 # "Angels" - 3:07 # "Tyrants" - 8:00 # "Wucan" - 6:01 # "Stay Free" - 4:29 # "Queens Will Play" - 5:15 # "Evil Ways" - 3:25 # "Wild Wind" - 1:42 # "Bright Lights" - 16:37 # "Night Walks" (Amber Webber) - 3:55 Disc 2 (Limited Edition version only) # "Bastards of Light" - 5:09 # "Thirteen Walls" - 7:06 # "Black Cat" - 2:51 Usage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Mountain (band)
Black Mountain is a Canadian psychedelic rock band from Vancouver, British Columbia. The band is composed of Stephen McBean, Jeremy Schmidt, Adam Bulgasem, Amber Webber, Arjan Miranda. Since forming in 2004, Black Mountain has released five LPs, '' Black Mountain'' (2005), ''In the Future'' (2008), ''Wilderness Heart'' (2010), '' IV'' (2016) and ''Destroyer'' (2019); two EPs and a number of singles, mostly on the Jagjaguwar label. Overview Early career Stephen (Gord) Gordon McBean (b. 1969), was born in Vancouver and grew up in Kleinburg and Sidney (BC). As a teenager he became interested in music and became part of the local punk-rock scene in Victoria. He formed his first band, Jerk Ward, in 1981. in 1984, the band recorded a demo that was re-released in 2009 as ''Too Young To Thrash''. The band evolved into Mission of Christ (MOC) who recorded a split 7-inch in 1987. Two years later the band broke up and McBean moved to Vancouver where he started the band Gus. They relea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
