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Mint Records Presents The CBC Radio 3 Sessions
''Mint Records Presents the CBC Radio 3 Sessions'' is a compilation album featuring live sessions from Canada's CBC Radio 3 network, as well as some from the 1990s CBC Radio 2 programs ''Night Lines'' and ''RadioSonic'' (programs which evolved into the current Radio 3). The album, released in October 2006 on Mint Records, is the second compilation of live sessions from the network, following 2004's ''CBC Radio 3 Sessions, Vol. 1''. The music magazine '' Exclaim!'' is also a sponsor of the album. Track listing # Neko Case, "Favorite" (3:31) # Pluto, "Failure" (3:10) # Immaculate Machine, "Dear Confessor" (2:59) # cub, "Your Bed" (1:31) # The New Pornographers, "The Body Says No" (3:50) # Huevos Rancheros, "Crowchild Trail" (2:34) # Novillero, "Habit Over Heart" (3:29) # The Smugglers, "B.A.B.E." (1:52) # The Organ Organ may refer to: Biology * Organ (biology), a part of an organism Musical instruments * Organ (music), a family of keyboard musical instruments characterized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indie Music
Independent music (also commonly known as indie music or simply indie) is music that is produced independently from commercial record labels or their subsidiaries, a process that may include an autonomous, DIY ethic, do-it-yourself approach to recording and publishing. The term ''indie'' is sometimes used to describe a genre (such as indie rock and indie pop), and as a genre term, "indie" may or may not include music that is independently produced, and many independent music artists do not fall into a single, defined musical style or genre and create self-published music that can be categorized into diverse genres. The term 'indie' or 'independent music' can be traced back to as early as the 1920s after it was first used to reference independent film companies but was later used as a term to classify an independent band or record producer. Record labels Independent labels have a long history of promoting developments in popular music, stretching back to the post-war period in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New Pornographers
The New Pornographers are a Canadian indie rock band, formed in 1997 in Vancouver. Presented as a musical collective of singer-songwriters and musicians from multiple projects, the band has released eight studio albums to critical acclaim for their use of multiple vocalists and elements of power pop incorporated into their music. History The New Pornographers' name was chosen by Carl Newman, who has said that he came up with it after watching a Japanese film called ''The Pornographers''. The band has released eight albums to date: ''Mass Romantic'' (2000), ''Electric Version'' (2003), ''Twin Cinema'' (2005), '' Challengers'' (2007), ''Together'' (2010), '' Brill Bruisers'' (2014), '' Whiteout Conditions'' (2017), and ''In the Morse Code of Brake Lights'' (2019). A live album recorded on their 2006 tour is available only at concerts and on the band's website. In 2005, the band was the subject of Reginald Harkema's documentary film ''Better Off in Bed''. The New Pornographers' fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Compilation Albums
6 (six) is the natural number following 5 and preceding 7. It is a composite number and the smallest perfect number. In mathematics Six is the smallest positive integer which is neither a square number nor a prime number; it is the second smallest composite number, behind 4; its proper divisors are , and . Since 6 equals the sum of its proper divisors, it is a perfect number; 6 is the smallest of the perfect numbers. It is also the smallest Granville number, or \mathcal-perfect number. As a perfect number: *6 is related to the Mersenne prime 3, since . (The next perfect number is 28.) *6 is the only even perfect number that is not the sum of successive odd cubes. *6 is the root of the 6-aliquot tree, and is itself the aliquot sum of only one other number; the square number, . Six is the only number that is both the sum and the product of three consecutive positive numbers. Unrelated to 6's being a perfect number, a Golomb ruler of length 6 is a "perfect ruler". Six is a con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Discogs
Discogs (short for discographies) is a database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. While the site was originally created with a goal of becoming the largest online database of electronic music, the site now includes releases in all genres on all formats. After the database was opened to contributions from the public, rock music began to become the most prevalent genre listed. , Discogs contains over 15.7 million releases, by over 8.3 million artists, across over 1.9 million labels, contributed from over 644,000 contributor user accounts – with these figures constantly growing as users continually add previously unlisted releases to the site over time. The Discogs servers, currently hosted under the domain name discogs.com, are owned by Zink Media, Inc. and located in Portland, Oregon, United States. History The discogs.com domain name was registered in August 2000, and Discogs itself ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Town Animals
New Town Animals were a Canadian punk rock band based in Vancouver, British Columbia, best known for their 2001 single "Three Steps Backward". History The New Town Animals formed in Vancouver in 1998; band members at the time were Nick "Newtown" Wright on vocals, Jeff "Pop" McCloy and Alex Angel on guitar, Steve "Kicks" Poulin on bass and Chuck Renaud on drums."New Town Animals: Is Your Radio Active?" '''', July 25, 2001. Signed to , They released their debut 7" single in 2000 before following up with the full-length album ''Is Your Radio Acti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duotang (band)
Duotang is a Canadian indie pop duo from Winnipeg, composed of Rod Slaughter and Sean Allum. History Slaughter and Allum began practicing together in the summer of 1995; their respective bands "Zen Bungalow" and "Bovine" shared a practice space, and the two began staying after practice to craft their own music."Duotang Two Piece Suites" ''Exclaim!'', By Chuck Molgat Jul 01, 2001 In March 1996, they played a show with , and that led to their signing with Mint Records.Gauntlet interview an interview with the UC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carolyn Mark
Carolyn Natasha Mark is a Canadian alternative country singer-songwriter. She has recorded as a solo artist and as a member of the duo The Corn Sisters with American colleague Neko Case, as well as with the bands the Vinaigrettes, Jr. Gone Wild, Showbusiness Giants, the Fixin's and the Metronome Cowboys. She has also provided backing vocals on recordings by The Buttless Chaps, Greenfield Main, Neko Case, Frog Eyes, NQ Arbuckle, Rhubarb Whiskey, Secret Emchy Society, and Blackout Beach. In 2006, Mark performed on CBC Radio One's '' Fuse'' in collaboration with the band Great Lake Swimmers,"Great Lake Swimmers Dive In" '' Exclaim!'', April 2007. a collaboration which Mark herself described as "like putting a scorpi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Young And Sexy
Young and Sexy is Canadian indie pop band from Vancouver consisting of vocalists Paul Pittman and Lucy Brain, guitarist André Lagacé, bassist Brent McDonald and former drummer Alex Brain. The band released four albums on Mint Records Mint Records is a Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada-based independent record label founded in 1991, by friends and campus radio enthusiasts Randy Iwata and Bill Baker. Mint has put out over 150 releases, several of which have won Juno Awards. Hi .... History Young and Sexy was formed in 1998 in Vancouver. In 2002 they released their debut album, ''Stand Up For Your Mother''. The band at that time included singers Paul Hixon Pittman and Lucy Brain, Ted Marcel Bois on keyboard and guitar, Andre J. Lagace on bass and guitar, and drummer Ron "Frankie" Teardrops. In 2004 the group released their second album, ''Life Through One Speaker''. The album featured pop music and with harmonies and electric guitar riffs. Sales of the first two albums were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Organ (band)
The Organ was a Canadian post-punk band formed in 2001 in Vancouver, British Columbia. They officially broke up on December 7, 2006, due to illness and personal conflicts in the band. Biography Early years The Organ were conceived in 2001 by frontwoman Katie Sketch, born Katie Ritchie, in Vancouver, BC. Sketch's musical training started at the age of three, when she began classical training on the violin. Her childhood was spent largely in ignorance of the underground sounds of The Smiths, The Cure, and Joy Division, whom The Organ would later often be favorably compared to. " Tiffany and Bon Jovi – that was my take on ’80s music." Sketch has said of the time of the formation of the band, when she and the band members were in their early to mid-twenties. "I was in a musical lull, I couldn’t stand what I was listening to," naming Sleater-Kinney as one example. “The local scene was also pretty shitty, and of course the radio was brutal. Then, by total fluke, my mom’s fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Smugglers (band)
The Smugglers are a Canadian indie rock band from Vancouver, British Columbia. The band consists of vocalist Grant Lawrence, guitarists Nick Thomas and David Carswell, bassist Kevin "Beez" Beesley and drummer Graham Watson."Kings of the Party" ''Soulshine'', May 20, 2004. Past members include Paul Preminger (drums, 1988-1991), Adam Woodall (harmonica and guitar, 1988-1990), Bryce Dunn (drums, 1991-1998), Danny Fazio (drums, 1997) and John Collins (bass, 1997). History The Smugglers formed in 1988 when Lawrence, Carswell, Thomas, Woodall and Preminger were students at Vancouver's Hillside Secondary School.[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Novillero
Novillero is a Canadian indie pop band formed in 1999 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Their musical style has been dubbed "mod-pop". History Novillero was formed in 1999 by keyboardist Roberta Dempster, guitarist Sean Stevens, and keyboardist-guitarist Scott Hildebrandt, who were former members of the Winnipeg lounge pop band Transonic,"Duotang Two Piece Suites" ''Exclaim!'', By Chuck Molgat Jul 01, 2001 with the addition of Rod Slaughter (Duotang), Dave Berthiaume (Bulletproof Nothing), and Rusty Matyas ( The Waking Eyes). The band's first touring effort in late 1999 was cut short when a traffic accident destroyed much of the band's equipment. The band released '' |
