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Plants And Animals
Plants and Animals are a Canadian indie-rock band from Montreal (featuring two members originally from Nova Scotia) which comprises guitarist-vocalists Warren Spicer and Nic Basque and drummer-vocalist Matthew Woody Woodley. The trio began playing together as kids and emerged on the international scene in 2008. They are signed to Secret City Records. Career Plants and Animals' self-titled EP was released in 2003 via Ships at Night Records. In the fall of 2007, Plants and Animals released the four-song ''with/avec'' EP. Their full-length debut ''Parc Avenue'' was released on February 26, 2008 in Canada and on March 25, 2008 in the United States.Michael Barclay"Plants and Animals’ Parc Life" '' Exclaim!'', February 19, 2008. The album was recorded entirely on analogue tape and features string parts by Sarah Neufeld of Arcade Fire. It was shortlisted for the 2008 Polaris Music Prize, and was nominated for a 2009 Juno Award for Alternative Album of the Year; the band were also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montreal
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-most populous city in Canada and List of towns in Quebec, most populous city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as ''Fort Ville-Marie, Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple-peaked hill around which the early city of Ville-Marie is built. The city is centred on the Island of Montreal, which obtained its name from the same origin as the city, and a few much smaller peripheral islands, the largest of which is Île Bizard. The city is east of the national capital Ottawa, and southwest of the provincial capital, Quebec City. As of 2021, the city had a population of 1,762,949, and a Census Metropolitan Area#Census metropolitan areas, metropolitan population of 4,291,732, making it the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-largest city, and List of cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juno Award For Alternative Album Of The Year
The Juno Award for Alternative Album of the Year is presented annually at Canada's Juno Awards to honour the best album of the year in the alternative rock and/or indie rock genres. The award was first presented in 1995 under the name Best Alternative Album, and adopted its current name in 2003. Achievements Arcade Fire and July Talk have won the award three times to date, while Broken Social Scene and Rufus Wainwright have won the award twice each. In addition to Broken Social Scene's wins as a band, three members have also won the award for separate projects — Emily Haines and James Shaw have also won the award twice with their band Metric, and Leslie Feist has won for a solo album. Arcade Fire have been nominated for the award four times overall, while Broken Social Scene, Metric, Stars, Chad VanGaalen, Tegan and Sara and July Talk have received three nominations each. Only two French-language albums have ever been nominated (Malajube's ''Trompe-l'œil'' and Karkwa's ''Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Swanberg
Joseph Swanberg (born August 31, 1981) is an American independent film director, producer, writer, and actor. Known for micro-budget films which make extensive use of improvisation, Swanberg is considered a major figure in the mumblecore film movement.Trachta, AliInterview: Filmmaker Joe Swanberg. ''Chicagoist.'' His films often focus on relationships, sex, technology, and the filmmaking process, and he is credited with launching the career of Greta Gerwig. Early life Swanberg was born in Detroit, Michigan, and was raised in Georgia and Alabama. He graduated from Naperville Central High School in suburban Chicago and attended Southern Illinois University at Carbondale as a film major, earning a bachelor's degree in 2003. As a teenager, he worked at Hollywood Video. Career In 2005, Swanberg directed his first feature film, ''Kissing on the Mouth'', for a modest budget. He followed it with ''LOL'' (2006), which marked Swanberg's first time working with actress Greta Gerwig. Gerw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chuck (TV Series)
''Chuck'' is an American action comedy/ spy-drama television series created by Josh Schwartz and Chris Fedak. The series is about an "average computer-whiz-next-door" named Chuck Bartowski, played by Zachary Levi, who receives an encoded e-mail from an old college friend now working for the CIA. The message embeds the only remaining copy of a software program containing the United States' greatest spy secrets into Chuck's brain, leading the CIA and the NSA to assign him handlers and use him on top-secret missions. Produced by Fake Empire Productions (known as College Hill Pictures during the first three seasons before folding afterwards), Wonderland Sound and Vision, and Warner Bros. Television, the series premiered on September 24, 2007, on NBC, airing on Monday nights at 8:00 p.m./7:00 p.m. Central. The opening theme song is a wordless edit of "Short Skirt/Long Jacket" by the American rock band Cake. As the second season finished, flagging ratings put ''Chuck'' in d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chuck Versus The Other Guy
"Chuck Versus the Other Guy" is the thirteenth episode of ''Chuck'' third season, and originally aired on April 5, 2010. Sarah and Shaw are ordered to track down the Director by Beckman, but Chuck has misgivings over whether Shaw can be trusted after the revelation that Sarah killed his wife. Plot summary As the episode opens, Shaw has taken Sarah to a warehouse where he claims the Director has been tracked. Shaw reveals to her that the woman she killed was his wife, Evelyn. He tells the stunned Sarah that he knows she wasn't to blame and that she was set up by her superiors to make the kill. Back at Castle, Beckman benches Chuck and orders Sarah and Shaw to Washington to head up the search for the Director. Shaw finds the director, and Sarah chooses Chuck to help them apprehend him. Chuck and Sarah confront the Director, who reveals that the Ring has developed its own prototype of the Intersect Cipher. After they leave the facility, it is revealed that Shaw has joined the Ring ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Rock/alternative Chart
Canadian rock music charts (established June 11, 1995) publishes a weekly alternative rock music chart under the name ''Alternative 30.'' RPM charts On June 11, 1995, Canadian music magazine ''RPM'' began publishing a weekly alternative rock music chart under the name ''Alternative 30''. The song which held the number-one spot on this first chart was "More Human than Human" by White Zombie. The chart took a break from December 14, 1998, to April 11, 1999, and returned on April 12 under the new name ''Rock Report''. " Free Girl Now" by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers debuted at the top of this newly named chart. On October 25, 1999, the chart made a slight change to the name ''Top 30 Rock Report''. The chart kept this name until it was published for the last time on November 6, 2000, due to the ceasing of the ''RPM'' magazine's publication. The charts published by ''RPM'' are archived by Library and Archives Canada. Radio & Records charts On April 16, 2004, the trade publication, R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
With/Avec EP
''With/Avec'' is the second EP by Canadian indie rock band Plants and Animals, released in 2007 on Secret City Records Secret City Records is a Canadian independent record label based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The music label was founded in 2006 by Andrew Rose and Justin West, originally as sublabel of Justin Time Records. It became fully independent in late .... Track listing # Lola Who? # Trials and Tribulations # Faerie Dance # Guru/Sinnerman 2007 EPs Plants and Animals albums Secret City Records albums {{2000s-indie-rock-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plants And Animals EP
''Plants and Animals'' is the 2003 debut EP by Plants and Animals. The band describes its first release as "An early epic instrumental folk hat A hat is a head covering which is worn for various reasons, including protection against weather conditions, ceremonial reasons such as university graduation, religious reasons, safety, or as a fashion accessory. Hats which incorporate mecha ...has little in common with their later work, beyond tight-arse musicianship." Track listing #"Boyfriends and Girlfriends" – 15:49 #"Jacques ..." – 7:15 #"Thundergongs" – 9:32 #"Working Man" – 11:41 #"... Making Us Weaker" – 7:27 This is reference 1. This is reference 2. References 2003 EPs Plants and Animals albums {{2000s-indie-rock-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waltzed In From The Rumbling
''Waltzed in from the Rumbling'' is the fourth full-length album by Canadian indie rock band Plants and Animals, released April 29, 2016 on Secret City Records Secret City Records is a Canadian independent record label based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The music label was founded in 2006 by Andrew Rose and Justin West, originally as sublabel of Justin Time Records. It became fully independent in late .... Track listing # "We Were One" – 4:55 # "No Worries Gonna Find Us" – 4:51 # "Fata Morgana" – 1:14 # "Stay" – 3:08 # "All of the Time" – 3:41 # "So Many Nights" – 3:47 # "Flowers" – 3:05 # "Je voulais te dire" – 7:02 # "Off the Water" – 4:08 # "Johnny Is a Drummer" – 2:36 # "Pure Heart" – 3:27 References 2016 albums Plants and Animals albums Secret City Records albums {{2010s-indie-rock-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The End Of That
''The End of That'' is the third full-length album by Canadian indie rock band Plants and Animals, released on February 28, 2012 on Secret City Records.Hudson, Alex"Plants and Animals Roll Out Canadian Tour" ''Exclaim!'', December 6, 2011. The album was recorded at La Frette Studios near Paris, France, with engineer Lionel Darenne."Plants and Animals Unveil New LP" '''', November 30, 2011. Unlike the band's earlier albums, which were developed through improvisational jamming in the studio, the band developed the material for ''The End of That'' in advance, resulting in a far faster completion rate than any of the earlier albums. The album's first single, "Lightshow", was released as a 7" sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La La Land (Plants And Animals Album)
''La La Land'' is the second full-length album by Canadian indie rock band Plants and Animals, released April 20, 2010 on Secret City Records. The album was a longlisted nominee for the 2010 Polaris Music Prize."Blue Rodeo, BSS on Polaris long list" '' The Globe and Mail
''The Globe and Mail'' is a Canadian newspaper printed in five cities in western and central Canada. With a weekly readership of approximately 2 million in 2015, it is Canada's most widely read newspaper on weekdays and Saturdays, although it ... '', June 17, 2010.
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Parc Avenue (album)
''Parc Avenue'' is the first full-length album by Canadian indie rock band Plants and Animals, released February 26, 2008 on Secret City Records. The album was a nominee for the 2008 Polaris Music Prize The 2008 edition of the Canadian Polaris Music Prize was presented on September 30, 2008, at the Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto. The prize was won by Caribou for his album ''Andorra''. Unlike in prior years, the Polaris Prize committee did .... In 2018 the band released a 10th anniversary reissue of the album, featuring several unreleased early demo tracks as bonus features.Calum Slingerland"Plants and Animals Treat 'Parc Avenue' to Expanded 10th Anniversary Reissue" '' Exclaim!'', February 14, 2018. Track listing # "Bye Bye Bye" # "Good Friend" # "Faerie Dance" # "Feedback in the Field" # "À l'orée des bois" # "New Kind of Love" # "Early in the Morning" # "Mercy" # "Sea Shanty" # "Keep It Real" # "Guru" 2018 reissue bonus tracks # "EYB EYB EYB" # "Bar frontière" # ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
