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2010 In Canadian Music
The following is a list of notable events and releases that occurred in 2010 Canadian music. Events January * 1 January – Folk singer Lhasa de Sela dies in Montreal of breast cancer. * 19 January – Folk singer Kate McGarrigle dies in Montreal. April * 18 April **Devon Clifford, drummer for the indie rock band You Say Party! We Say Die! dies of complications from a brain hemorrhage he suffered two nights previous while performing onstage in Vancouver. **The 2010 Juno Awards June * 17 June **The 2010 Polaris Music Prize 40-album longlist is announced. **The Broken Social Scene concert film ''This Movie Is Broken'', directed by Bruce McDonald, premieres as part of Toronto's NXNE festival. * 29 June – Rapper/singer Drake is sued by Playboy Enterprises over the use of the 1974 song " Fallin' In Love" by Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds in Drake's 2009 hit " Best I Ever Had." Playboy, which owns the rights to "Fallin' In Love," claims Drake used the song's sample without pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 In Music
This topic covers notable events and articles related to 2010 in music. Specific locations *2010 in American music * 2010 in Asian music *2010 in Australian music *2010 in British music *2010 in Canadian music * 2010 in European music (Continental Europe) * 2010 in Irish music * 2010 in Japanese music * 2010 in New Zealand music * 2010 in Norwegian music * 2010 in Philippine music *2010 in Swedish music *2010 in South Korean music Specific genres *2010 in alternative rock * 2010 in classical music * 2010 in country music *2010 in heavy metal music *2010 in hip hop music * 2010 in Latin music *2010 in jazz *2010 in opera Albums released *List of 2010 albums Deaths ;January * 10 – Dick Johnson (84), American big band clarinetist * 13 ** Teddy Pendergrass (59), American R&B singer ** Jay Reatard (29), American indie rock singer * 18 – Kate McGarrigle (63), Canadian folk singer ( Kate & Anna McGarrigle) * 26 – Dag Frøland (64), Norwegian comedian, singer and vari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Chemins De Verre
''Les Chemins de verre'' is the fourth studio album by Canadian indie rock group Karkwa. The album's title literally translates as "The Glass Pathways" or "The Glass Roads", although it is also a pun on the French language phrase ''chemins de fer'', or "railroads". The entire album was written and recorded over the span of 21 days. The album won the 2010 Polaris Music Prize, making Karkwa the first francophone band to win the award. The album subsequently also won the Juno Award for Francophone Album of the Year at the 2011 Juno Awards. The album has received a gold certification by Music Canada Music Canada (formerly Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA)) is a non-profit trade organization that was founded 9 April 1963 to represent the interests of companies that record, manufacture, produce, and distribute music in Canada. It a ..., selling 40,000 copies as of December 8, 2011. Track listing References 2010 albums Karkwa albums Polaris Music Prize- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Beauties
The Beauties are a Canadian alternative country band from Toronto. Career They formed at the Dakota Tavern in 2006. The band members are Shawn Creamer, Derek Downham, Paul Pfisterer, Jud Ruhl and Darin McConnell. The Beauties have opened for Skydiggers, Broken Social Scene, Justin Rutledge and Jason Collett, and have backed up songwriters including Ron Sexsmith, Jim Cuddy and Serena Ryder. They signed to Six Shooter Records in 2009. That same year, ''Now Magazine'' named the Beauties as the best roots/country band in Toronto. They recorded an EP with Serena Ryder Serena most commonly refers to: * Serena Williams (born 1981), professional tennis player Serena may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * Serena (genre), 13th-century Occitan poetic genre * ''Serena'' (1962 film), a British crime th ..., but so far only one song from those sessions has been released; a cover of " The Funeral" by Band of Horses. On June 1, 2010, they released their first f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All In Good Time (Barenaked Ladies Album)
''All In Good Time'' is the ninth studio album by Barenaked Ladies, released by Raisin' Records 23 March 2010 in Canada, and 30 March 2010 in the United States. It is the first album recorded following the departure of founding member Steven Page in February 2009, and the band's second album recorded as a four-piece (their 1996 album ''Born on a Pirate Ship'' was recorded between the departure of original keyboardist Andy Creeggan and the arrival of his replacement Kevin Hearn). " You Run Away" was released as a single on 10 January 2010. "Every Subway Car" was released on US and Canadian iTunes on 23 February. It was later released as the second single from the album, recut as a duet with Erin McCarley. The band had composed 27 songs, with 18 ultimately being recorded. With Page's departure, Hearn and bassist Jim Creeggan filled the void by contributing a comparatively greater share of lead vocals than on previous albums. Ed Robertson, who contributed lead vocals equally with Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barenaked Ladies
Barenaked Ladies is a Canadian rock band formed in 1988 in Scarborough, Ontario. The band developed a following in Canada, with their self-titled 1991 cassette becoming the first independent release to be certified gold in Canada. They reached mainstream success in Canada when their debut with Reprise Records, ''Gordon'', featuring the singles "If I Had $1000000" and " Brian Wilson", was released in 1992. The band's popularity subsequently spread into the US, beginning with versions of "Brian Wilson" and "The Old Apartment" off their 1996 live album ''Rock Spectacle'', followed by their fourth studio album '' Stunt'', their breakout success in 1998. The album featured their highest-charting hit, "One Week", as well as "It's All Been Done" and "Call and Answer". Their fifth album, '' Maroon'', featuring the lead single "Pinch Me", also charted highly. In the 2010s the band became well-known for creating the theme song for the sitcom ''The Big Bang Theory''. Initially a duo of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Barber
Matthew Barber (born January 10, 1977) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. His music has been classified as indie pop and pop rock with folk and alternative country influences. Barber was born and grew up in Port Credit, which is part of Mississauga, Ontario, just west of Toronto, attending Lorne Park Secondary School before moving to Kingston, Ontario to attend Queen's University, where he volunteered at campus radio station CFRC-FM and performed at campus pubs. While at Queen's, he released his debut album '' A Thousand Smiles An Hour...'' independently in 1999. After graduating from Queen's, he went to McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario for his master's degree in philosophy, and here he began to take his performing more seriously. Gaining support from the small but committed Hamilton music community, he released his breakthrough album '' Means and Ends'' independently in 2002. The album soon caught the attention of Paper Bag Records, who re-released it to a wider audi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baby Eagle (musician)
Steve Lambke is a Canadian singer-songwriter. He is a vocalist and guitarist for the indie rock band Constantines, and formerly released solo material under the name Baby Eagle. Biography Lambke grew up in Cambridge, Ontario where he played with fellow Constantine Dallas Wehrle in a band called Captain Co-Pilot in the late 1990s. He moved to Guelph in 1997 to attend school at the University of Guelph and earned a Bachelor of Science in physics. Lambke and Wehrle joined two former members of Shoulder in 1999 to form the Constantines. Lambke released his first solo album, ''Baby Eagle'', in 2006 on Outside Music. The album was recorded in Winnipeg, MB, and includes contributions from John K. Samson and Christine Fellows. A second album, ''No Blues'', was recorded in Sackville, NB, with contributions from Julie Doiron and Shotgun & Jaybird, and was released in 2007 on Outside Music. The album, ''Dog Weather'' was released in 2010 on Lambke's own You've Changed Records and receive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Suburbs (Arcade Fire Album)
''The Suburbs'' is the third studio album by Canadian indie rock band Arcade Fire, released on August 2, 2010. Coinciding with its announcement, the band released a limited edition 12-inch single containing the title track and "Month of May".“Arcade Fire’s The Suburbs to be released August 3” . Nationalpost.com. Retrieved May 27, 2010.“Hear Two New Arcade Fire Songs and an Interview” . NPR's All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen talked to Arcade Fire's Win and Will Butler about the record, while also offering a special preview of the songs “Month of May ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arcade Fire
Arcade Fire is a Canadian indie rock band, consisting of husband and wife Win Butler and Régine Chassagne, alongside Richard Reed Parry, Tim Kingsbury and Jeremy Gara. The band's current touring line-up also includes former core member Sarah Neufeld and multi-instrumentalists Paul Beaubrun, Dan Boeckner and Eric Heigle. Each of the band's studio albums features contributions from composer and violinist Owen Pallett. Founded in 2001 by friends and classmates Butler and Josh Deu, the band came to prominence in 2004 with the release of their critically acclaimed debut album ''Funeral''. Their second studio album, ''Neon Bible'', won them the 2008 Meteor Music Award for Best International Album and the 2008 Juno Award for Alternative Album of the Year. Their third studio album, ''The Suburbs'', was released in 2010 to critical acclaim and commercial success. It received many accolades, including the 2011 Grammy for Album of the Year, the 2011 Juno Award for Album of the Yea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apollo Ghosts
Apollo Ghosts is a Canadian indie rock Jangle-punk band formed in Nanaimo in 2009 and based in Vancouver, British Columbia. The original band was singer and guitarist Adrian Teacher, bassist Jason Oliver, and drummer Amanda Panda. Jarrett K (Jarrett Samson) later joined on Bass and Jason Oliver moved to second guitar. They reunited on January 20, 2019, with members Teacher, Panda, Robbie Nall and Luke N. History The group released their first album, ''Hastings Sunrise'', in 2009. That year, they also released the five-track EP ''Forgotten Triangle''. They followed up with ''Mount Benson'' in 2010. The latter album was a long-listed nominee for the 2010 Polaris Music Prize. Also in 2010, they contributed seven songs to ''Cedar Street'', a 13-track split with Divine Prophet and Thee Ahs. They released a two-track EP with the band Role Mach and, in 2011, the five-track EP ''Money Has No Heart''. The four-track ''For What They Do, They Do'' was also released in 2011. Apollo Ghost's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annihilator (album)
''Annihilator'' is the thirteenth album by Canadian heavy metal band Annihilator, released on May 17, 2010 by Earache Records in Europe, Marquee Records in Japan, Riot Entertainment in Australia and by iTunes in the US and Canada. Track listing Personnel * Jeff Waters - lead & rhythm guitar, bass, backing vocals *Dave Padden David James Padden (born February 13, 1976) is a Canadian musician, best known as the former vocalist and rhythm guitarist for thrash metal band Annihilator from 2003 to 2014. In 2006, Padden co-founded the industrial thrash metal band Silen ... - lead vocals, rhythm guitar *Ryan Ahoff - drums Chart performance References External links'Annihilator' - Uber Rock Album Review {{Authority control [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annihilator (band)
Annihilator is a Canadian thrash metal band founded in Ottawa in 1984. It is the highest-selling Canadian thrash metal group in history, having sold more than three million albums worldwide, although most sales have been generated outside of Canada. Along with Sacrifice, Voivod and Razor, Annihilator is known as one of the "big four" of Canadian thrash metal. They are also considered to be part of the "second wave" of thrash metal bands from the late 1980s and early 1990s. Annihilator has released seventeen studio albums and undergone many line-up changes. Waters is the only remaining original member, and assembles touring or session musicians to perform with him. Annihilator's first two studio albums, ''Alice in Hell'' (1989) and ''Never, Neverland'' (1990), are considered to be influential Canadian heavy metal records. Many of their later albums — including their third, and only major-label album '' Set the World on Fire'' (1993) — also received praise from critics, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
