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Gang Of Losers
''Gang of Losers'' is the third full-length album from Montreal band The Dears. It was released on August 29, 2006 in Canada under the Maple Music Recordings label and on October 3, 2006 in the USA under the Arts & Crafts label. On July 10, 2007, ''Gang of Losers'' was announced as a finalist for the 2007 Polaris Music Prize, alongside such other acts as Feist, Junior Boys, and Chad VanGaalen. Track listing All songs written by Murray Lightburn. # "Sinthtro" – 1:31 # "Ticket to Immortality" – 4:22 # "Death or Life We Want You" – 3:19 # "Hate Then Love" – 4:44 # "There Goes My Outfit" – 3:46 # "Bandwagoneers" – 4:40 # "Fear Made the World Go 'Round" – 3:56 # "You and I Are a Gang of Losers" – 4:57 # "Whites Only Party" – 3:10 # "Ballad of Humankindness" – 4:13 # "I Fell Deep" – 4:56 # "Find Our Way to Freedom" – 4:27 The first 10,000 copies included an unlisted bonus track, "The Highest". The Australian and New Zealand version contained a bonus dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dears
The Dears are a Canadian indie rock band from Montreal, Quebec. The band is led by the husband-and-wife duo of singer-guitarist Murray Lightburn and keyboardist Natalia Yanchak. History The band formed in 1995 and released their first album, '' End of a Hollywood Bedtime Story'', in 2000. Their orchestral, dark pop sound and dramatic live shows established The Dears as part of the then-emerging Canadian indie renaissance. The Dears performed in Toronto in October 2001 with Sloan. In 2001 and 2002, they released the EPs '' Orchestral Pop Noir Romantique'' and ''Protest,'' respectively, as well as a collection of unreleased songs, '' Nor the Dahlias''. In 2003 they released their second full-length album ''No Cities Left'', and a string of shows at SXSW '04 launched their international career. The Dears toured extensively across Canada, U.S., UK, Europe, Japan and Australia supporting the international release of ''No Cities Left'' and returned to the studio to record in 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Guardian
''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'', and changed its name in 1959. Along with its sister papers ''The Observer'' and ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Guardian Media Group, owned by the Scott Trust. The trust was created in 1936 to "secure the financial and editorial independence of ''The Guardian'' in perpetuity and to safeguard the journalistic freedom and liberal values of ''The Guardian'' free from commercial or political interference". The trust was converted into a limited company in 2008, with a constitution written so as to maintain for ''The Guardian'' the same protections as were built into the structure of the Scott Trust by its creators. Profits are reinvested in journalism rather than distributed to owners or shareholders. It is considered a newspaper of record in the UK. The editor-in-chief Katharine Viner succeeded Alan Rusbridger in 2015. Since 2018, the paper's main news ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Krief
Patrick Krief is a Canadian musician and singer-songwriter, most noted as a former guitarist for The Dears. In 2004 he appeared on MTV Canada's ''Project Moose Catch''. He was a guest on ''Jonathan Ross's'' show in 2005. In 2006, he made appearances on the ''Late Show with David Letterman'', ''Last Call with Carson Daly'', and ''Jimmy Kimmel Live!'' In August 2007, Krief released his debut solo EP ''Take It Or Leave'', which was co-mixed by former Dears bandmate Murray Lightburn. He toured internationally, including in Mexico, to promote the EP and his new solo career under the name of ''Krief''. In 2009 Krief released ''Calm Awaits'' with his band Black Diamond Bay."Krief overcomes frontman fears". ''Regina Leader-Post'', September4 13, 2012. In addition to being a musician, Krief is also a Record producer, he has self-produced all his albums and has worked as a session musician on albums for bands such as New Wave Blues; The Wandas the WANDAS are an American rock band bas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natalia Yanchak
Natalia Yanchak is a Canadian musician who plays keyboards and sings in The Dears. She is also a blogger and speculative fiction and science fiction Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel unive ... writer. References An Interview with The Dears, Natalia Yanchak External links * Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Anglophone Quebec people Canadian women singers Canadian science fiction writers Canadian indie rock musicians Musicians from Montreal Writers from Montreal {{Canada-singer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valerie Jodoin Keaton
Valerie Jodoin Keaton is a Canadian photographer and musician. Photography career In 2001, Valerie Jodoin Keaton earned a degree in commercial photography at Dawson's Institute of Photography. In 2009, Jodoin Keaton published a book, ''Backstage'', which depicts rock musicians moments before and after their performances. Her collection contains photos of numerous rock stars, among whom are The Flaming Lips, Beastie Boys, The Smashing Pumpkins, Beck, Rufus Wainwright, Paul McCartney and Jack White. Jodoin Keaton was selected for Who Shot Rock & Roll: A Photographic History From 1955 to the Present, the first major museum exhibition of rock music photography. Jodoin Keaton's unique style of documentary portraiture (using a Hasselblad camera) led Paul McCartney to invite her to photograph him on stage during his Quebec City show in 2008. She worked again for Paul McCartney in 2009 during his show in Halifax. Valerie Jodoin Keaton is represented in Canada by 2m2 Agency and in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Pelland
Martin may refer to: Places * Martin City (other) * Martin County (other) * Martin Township (other) Antarctica * Martin Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land * Port Martin, Adelie Land * Point Martin, South Orkney Islands Australia * Martin, Western Australia * Martin Place, Sydney Caribbean * Martin, Saint-Jean-du-Sud, Haiti, a village in the Sud Department of Haiti Europe * Martin, Croatia, a village in Slavonia, Croatia * Martin, Slovakia, a city * Martín del Río, Aragón, Spain * Martin (Val Poschiavo), Switzerland England * Martin, Hampshire * Martin, Kent * Martin, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire, hamlet and former parish in East Lindsey district * Martin, North Kesteven, village and parish in Lincolnshire in North Kesteven district * Martin Hussingtree, Worcestershire * Martin Mere, a lake in Lancashire ** WWT Martin Mere, a wetland nature reserve that includes the lake and surrounding areas * Martin Mill, Kent North America Canada * Rural Municipality of M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Triple J
Triple J (stylised in all lowercase) is a government-funded, national Australian Radio in Australia, radio station intended to appeal to listeners of alternative music, which began broadcasting in January 1975. The station also places a greater emphasis on broadcasting music of Australia, Australian content compared to commercial stations. Triple J is a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. History 1970s: Launch and early years 2JJ commenced broadcasting at 11:00 am, Sunday 19 January 1975, at 1540 Hertz, kHz (which switched to 1539Hertz, kHz in 1978) on the AM radio, AM band. The new Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) station was given the official call-sign 2JJ, but soon became commonly known as Double J. The station was restricted largely to the greater Sydney region, and its local reception was hampered by inadequate transmitter facilities. However, its frequency was a clear channel (broadcasting), channel nationally, so it was easily heard at n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murray Lightburn
Murray A. Lightburn is a Canadian musician, best known as the lead vocalist and principal songwriter for The Dears. Lightburn has been called "the black Morrissey" due to his vocal similarity (and shared penchant for somewhat dark lyrics) to the former The Smiths lead singer. Incidentally, The Dears toured as Morrissey's opening act during Morrissey's solo tour in 2006. In 2013 he released the solo album ''Mass: Light''. His second solo album, ''Hear Me Out'', was released in 2019. Discography Studio albums * 2013 - ''Murray A. Lightburn's MASS:LIGHT'' * 2019 - ''Hear Me Out'' * 2023 - ''Once Upon A Time in Montréal'' Singles * 2018 ''Belleville Blues'' Personal life In 2005, Lightburn married fellow band member, keyboardist/singer Natalia Yanchak. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chad VanGaalen
Chad VanGaalen (born 1977) is a Canadian musician and artist from Calgary, Alberta. Career ''Infiniheart'' Following a few scattered independent releases, done mostly on homemade CDs with hand-drawn art, VanGaalen released ''Infiniheart'' (2004) on Canadian independent label Flemish Eye. ''Infiniheart'', a collection of songs selected from recordings made in his bedroom/makeshift studio, was picked up in 2005 by indie label Sub Pop. In late 2005, the album was re-released with a bonus six-song EP entitled ''Green Beans''. ''Skelliconnection'' On 22 August 2006, VanGaalen's second album, ''Skelliconnection'', was released in the U.S. on Sub Pop and in Canada on Flemish Eye. The album is composed of new songs as well as tracks previously released on his earlier independent recordings and features exclusive artwork and videos made by VanGaalen. ''ChartAttack'' reported on 17 January 2007 that ''Skelliconnection'' was #31 and had been on the chart for 19 weeks. ''Skelliconnectio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junior Boys
Junior Boys are a Canadian electronic pop group, founded in 1999 in Hamilton, Ontario by Jeremy Greenspan and Johnny Dark. Dark left the project shortly after, and was replaced by engineer Matt Didemus. The duo initially gained critical praise for their 2003 single "Birthday" and 2004 debut album '' Last Exit''. Their work incorporates disparate influences from 1980s synthpop, UK garage, techno, and R&B. History Origins–2007: ''Last Exit'' and ''So This Is Goodbye'' Junior Boys formed in 1999 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada as a duo of Jeremy Greenspan and Johnny Dark. Years of collaboration followed and a demo was produced, but after many rejections and near-misses, they were resigned to being bedroom beat constructors. Soon after, Johnny Dark left the band to pursue other interests. Eventually, KIN Records heard their demo at the end of 2002 and commissioned more work from remaining member Greenspan. Hooking up with his engineer, Matt Didemus, he began again, writing more ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leslie Feist
Leslie Feist (born 13 February 1976), known mononymously as Feist, is a Canadian indie pop singer-songwriter and guitarist, performing both as a solo artist and as a member of the indie rock group Broken Social Scene. Feist launched her solo music career in 1999 with the release of ''Monarch''. Her subsequent studio albums, '' Let It Die'', released in 2004, and ''The Reminder'', released in 2007, were critically acclaimed and commercially successful, selling over 2.5 million copies. ''The Reminder'' earned Feist four Grammy nominations, including a nomination for Best New Artist. She has received 11 Juno Awards, including two Artist of the Year. Her fourth studio album, ''Metals'', was released in 2011. In 2012, Feist collaborated on a split EP with metal group Mastodon, releasing an interactive music video in the process. Feist received three Juno awards at the 2012 ceremony: Artist of the Year, Adult Alternative Album of the Year for ''Metals'', and Music DVD of the Year for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Polaris Music Prize
The 2007 edition of the Canadian Polaris Music Prize was presented on September 24, 2007 at the Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto. The winning album was Patrick Watson's ''Close to Paradise''. According to CBC News, "finalists were drawn from submissions by more than 170 music journalists, reviewers and broadcasters across Canada." Nominees The prize's 10-album shortlist was announced on July 10. * Patrick Watson, ''Close to Paradise'' *Arcade Fire, ''Neon Bible'' *The Besnard Lakes, ''The Besnard Lakes Are the Dark Horse'' *The Dears, ''Gang of Losers'' *Julie Doiron, ''Woke Myself Up'' * Feist, ''The Reminder'' *Junior Boys, ''So This Is Goodbye'' *Miracle Fortress, '' Five Roses'' *Joel Plaskett Emergency, ''Ashtray Rock'' *Chad VanGaalen, ''Skelliconnection'' Album As in 2006, a compilation album was released to promote the nominees. The album did not, however, include a track by Arcade Fire—although media initially reported that the Polaris committee had snubbed th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
