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Haley Blais
Haley Nicole Blais is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Vancouver. Blais got her start on Youtube, uploading vlogs, original songs, and covers. She received mainstream success with the release of the single "Small Foreign Faction" in 2018. Since then, she has released two full length LPs and toured throughout North America and Europe. Blais' music has been described as "confessional" "nostalgia-pop" with a particular emphasis on her vocals. History Haley Blais grew up in Kelowna, British Columbia. She is a classically trained vocalist and toured in a opera troupe when she was a teenager. After leaving opera and moving to Vancouver, she began recording her own music, releasing the EP ''Late Bloomer'' in 2016. In 2018, off of the success of her EP ''Let Yourself Go,'' Blais embarked on her first national tour. She has since toured North America supporting Peach Pit, The Beaches, and The Greeting Committee as well as headlining tours in the UK and Ireland. In 2020, Blais released ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indie Rock
Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand from the 1970s to the 1980s. Originally used to describe independent record labels, the term became associated with the music they produced and was initially used interchangeably with alternative rock or "Pop rock, guitar pop rock". One of the primary scenes of the movement was Dunedin, where Dunedin sound, a cultural scene based around a convergence of noise pop and jangle became popular among the city's University of Otago, large student population. Independent labels such as Flying Nun Records, Flying Nun began to promote the scene across New Zealand, inspiring key college rock bands in the United States such as Pavement (band), Pavement, Pixies (band), Pixies and R.E.M. Other notable scenes grew in Madchester, Manchester and Hamburger Schule, Hamburg, with many others thriving thereafter. In the 1980s, the use of the term "independent music, indie" (or " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Exclaim!
''Exclaim!'' is a Canadian music and entertainment publisher based in Toronto, which features in-depth coverage of new music across all genres with a special focus on Canadian and emerging artists. The monthly Exclaim! print magazine publishes 7 issues per year, distributing over 103,000 copies to over 2,600 locations across Canada. The magazine has an average of 361,200 monthly readers and their website, exclaim.ca, has an average of 675,000 unique visitors a month. History ''Exclaim!'' began as a discussion among campus and community radio programmers at Ryerson's CKLN-FM in 1991. It was started by then-CKLN programmer Ian Danzig, together with other programmers and Toronto musicians. The goal of the publication was to support great Canadian music that was otherwise going unheralded. The group worked through 1991 to produce their first issue in April 1992, with monthly issues being produced since. Ian Danzig has been the publisher of the magazine since its start. James Keast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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CBC Music
CBC Music (formerly known as CBC FM, CBC Stereo and CBC Radio 2) is a Canadian FM radio network operated by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. It used to concentrate on classical and jazz. In 2007 and 2008, the network transitioned towards a new " adult music" format with a variety of genres, with the classical genre generally restricted to midday hours. In 2009, Radio 2 averaged 2.1 million listeners weekly, and it was the second-largest radio network in Canada. History The CBC's FM network was launched in 1946, but was strictly a simulcast of the AM radio network until 1960. In that year, distinct programming on the FM network began. It was briefly discontinued in 1962, but resumed again in 1964. In November 1971, the CBC filed license applications for new FM stations in English in St. John's, Halifax, and Calgary, and in French in Quebec City, Ottawa, and Chicoutimi, telling the CRTC that it intended to start a second "more extended and more leisurely" program servic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Polaris Music Prize
The 2024 edition of the Canadian Polaris Music Prize will be presented on September 17, 2024. The longlist was announced on June 11, and the shortlist was released July 12.David Friend"Calgary rock project Cindy Lee among acts shortlisted for Polaris Music Prize" Global News, July 12, 2024. Shortlist * BAMBII, ''Infinity Club'' *The Beaches, '' Blame My Ex'' *Charlotte Cardin, '' 99 Nights'' * Cindy Lee, ''Diamond Jubilee'' *DijahSB, ''The Flower That Knew'' *Jeremy Dutcher, '' Motewolonuwok'' * Elisapie, ''Inuktitut'' *NOBRO, ''Set Your Pussy Free'' *Allison Russell, '' The Returner'' *Tobi, ''Panic'' Longlist *Allie X, '' Girl with No Face'' * BAMBII, ''Infinity Club'' *The Beaches, '' Blame My Ex'' *Big Brave, '' A Chaos of Flowers'' * Haley Blais, ''Wisecrack'' *Charlotte Cardin, '' 99 Nights'' * Cindy Lee, ''Diamond Jubilee'' *Corridor, ''Mimi'' *Helena Deland, '' Goodnight Summerland'' * Annie-Claude Deschênes, ''Les Manières de table'' *DijahSB, ''The Flower That ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wisecrack (album)
''Wisecrack'' is an independent folk-pop album by Canadian singer-songwriter Haley Blais, released on 15 September 2023 by Arts & Crafts. Blais began writing songs for the album in early 2020 and completed recording in the summer of 2022. Blais released several singles and music videos in the lead-up to the album. ''Wisecrack'' was inspired by 1990s and early 2000s indie music and touches on themes of nostalgia, childhood, family and morality. The album has received generally positive reviews, with critics stating that the album shows Blais' growth as a musician, and praising it for its lyrics and production, as well as Blais' vocals. Background and recording Blais released her debut album, ''Below the Salt'', in August 2020. Blais has said that she produced the album without thinking about its "cohesiveess. By contrast, when Blais began working on ''Wisecrack'' in early 2020, she "wanted to take ertime" with the album and "wanted it to be released with care and thoughtfu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Great Britain and Ireland), North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St George's Channel. Ireland is the List of islands of the British Isles, second-largest island of the British Isles, the List of European islands by area, third-largest in Europe, and the List of islands by area, twentieth-largest on Earth. Geopolitically, Ireland is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially Names of the Irish state, named Ireland), which covers five-sixths of the island, and Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom. As of 2022, the Irish population analysis, population of the entire island is just over 7 million, with 5.1 million living in the Republic of Ireland and 1.9 million in Northern Ireland, ranking it the List of European islan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The United Kingdom includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland, and many smaller islands within the British Isles. Northern Ireland shares a land border with the Republic of Ireland; otherwise, the United Kingdom is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel, the Celtic Sea and the Irish Sea. The total area of the United Kingdom is , with an estimated 2020 population of more than 67 million people. The United Kingdom has evolved from a series of annexations, unions and separations of constituent countries over several hundred years. The Treaty of Union between the Kingdom of England (which included Wales, annexed in 1542) and the Kingdom of Scotland in 170 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Greeting Committee
The Greeting Committee is an American indie rock band from Overland Park, Kansas. The band initially received attention after its single, "Hands Down", received airplay on Kansas City's KRBZ radio station in 2015. Two EPs preceded the release of the group's debut studio album, ''This Is It'', released in October 2018. The band released their second album “Dandelion” on September 21, 2021. The band’s latest album "Everyone’s Gone And I Know I'm The Cause" released on June 21, 2024. History The Greeting Committee, or T.G.C., was formed by Addie Sartino (lead vocals), Brandon Yangmi (guitar), Pierce Turcotte (bass), and Austin Fraser (drums) while the four were attending Blue Valley High School in Overland Park, Kansas in the summer of 2014. The group's first gig was at a school talent show that year. In March 2015, The Greeting Committee self-released its first EP, ''It's Not All That Bad''. A copy of the collection was given to Lazlo Geiger, an on-air personality at Kansas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Beaches (band)
The Beaches are a Canadian Rock music, rock band formed in Toronto in 2013. Named after the The Beaches, Toronto neighbourhood where three of the four members grew up, the band consists of Jordan Miller (lead vocals, bass), Kylie Miller (guitar), Leandra Earl (keyboards, guitar), and Eliza Enman-McDaniel (drums, percussion)."The Beaches fight for agency in a male-dominated music industry" ''Now (newspaper), Now'', November 29, 2017. The band released two EPs, ''The Beaches'' (2013) and ''Heights'' (2014), before releasing their debut album ''Late Show (Beaches album), Late Show'' (2017) and winning the 2018 Juno Award for Breakthrough Group of the Year. Following their debut album, they released two further EPs, ''The Professional'' (2019) and ''Future Lovers' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peach Pit (band)
Peach Pit is an indie pop band from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The band consists of singer and rhythm guitarist Neil Smith, lead guitarist Christopher Vanderkooy, bassist Peter Wilton, and drummer Mikey Pascuzzi. Lately they have been joined by multi-instrumentalist Dougal Bain McLean on synth, guitar, and fiddle. They describe their own music as "chewed bubblegum pop", whereas critics have described their sound as sad pop, and surf rock and is characterized by a soft spoken vocal style and guitar-driven rock melodies. The band's music videos are produced by videographer Lester Lyons-Hookham. The band sported the same clothes for every live performance during their "Being So Normal" album phase after buying them for their first music video shoot. History The group formed when high school friends, Neil Smith and Chris Vanderkooy, decided to collaborate on a musical project in 2014. Peter Wilton and Mikey Pascuzzi joined them on bass and drums. In June 2016, the band rel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vice (magazine)
''Vice'' (stylized in all caps) is a Canadian-American magazine focused on lifestyle, arts, culture, and news/politics. Founded in 1994 in Montreal as an alternative punk magazine, the founders later launched the youth media company Vice Media, which consists of divisions including the printed magazine as well as a website, broadcast news unit, a film production company, a record label, and a publishing imprint. As of February 2015, the magazine's editor-in-chief is Ellis Jones. History Founded by Suroosh Alvi, Gavin McInnes, and Shane Smith (the latter two being childhood friends), the magazine was launched in 1994 as the ''Voice of Montreal'' with government funding. The intention of the founders was to provide work and a community service. When the editors later sought to dissolve their commitments with the original publisher, Alix Laurent, they bought him out and changed the name to ''Vice'' in 1996. Richard Szalwinski, a Canadian software millionaire, acquired the magazi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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