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Pierre Bouvier
Pierre Bouvier (born May 9, 1979) is a Canadian singer and musician best known for being the lead vocalist and studio bassist of the rock band Simple Plan. He hosted the MTV reality show '' Damage Control''. Filmography Discography With Reset * ''Concerned'' (Demo, 1995) * ''No Worries'' (1997) * '' No Limits'' (1999) With Simple Plan * '' No Pads, No Helmets...Just Balls'' (2002) * '' Still Not Getting Any...'' (2004) * ''Simple Plan Simple Plan is a Canadian rock band formed in Montreal, Quebec, in 1999. The band's current lineup consists of Pierre Bouvier (lead vocals, studio bass guitar), Chuck Comeau (drums), Jeff Stinco (lead guitar), and Sébastien Lefebvre (rhyt ...'' (2008) * '' Get Your Heart On!'' (2011) * '' Taking One for the Team'' (2016) * '' Harder Than It Looks'' (2022) Collaborations and appearances * "It's Not Easy (Being Green)" – MC Lars (2009) * "Wavin' Flag" – K'naan (2010) * "True Colors" – Artists Against (2012) * " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simple Plan
Simple Plan is a Canadian rock band formed in Montreal, Quebec, in 1999. The band's current lineup consists of Pierre Bouvier (lead vocals, studio bass guitar), Chuck Comeau (drums), Jeff Stinco (lead guitar), and Sébastien Lefebvre (rhythm guitar, backing vocals). David Desrosiers (bass guitar, backing vocals) joined the band in early 2000 and left in July 2020. The band has released six studio albums: '' No Pads, No Helmets...Just Balls'' (2002), '' Still Not Getting Any...'' (2004), '' Simple Plan'' (2008), '' Get Your Heart On!'' (2011), '' Taking One for the Team'' (2016), and '' Harder Than It Looks'' (2022). The band has also released an EP titled '' Get Your Heart On – The Second Coming!'' (2013), in addition to two live albums: ''Live in Japan 2002'' (2003) and '' MTV Hard Rock Live'' (2005). The band performed at the Vans Warped Tour every year from 1999 to 2005, and in 2011, 2013, 2015, and 2018. The band also performed at the 2010 Winter Olympics closing c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada Sings
''Canada Sings'' was a Canadian reality music competition that premiered on August 3, 2011 on Global. Each episode features two glee clubs representing various organizations and companies, who both prepare and perform a song and dance number for a panel of judgeswith the winner winning money towards a charity. The second and final season premiered on May 15, 2012, at 10:00 p.m. Series overview Season 1 (2011) ;Teams * 1-800-GOT-JUNK as "Junk Notes" * Air Canada as "Airborne11" * Eric Hamber Secondary School as "The Edutones" * GoodLife Fitness as "The Power Chords" * Hamilton Police as "Hammer Cruisers" * Just Energy as "Just Energetics" * Lone Wolf Real Estate Technologies as "Wolf Pack" * Scarborough General Hospital as "Pulse" * The Keg as "Team Keg Spirits" * The Distillery Restaurants Corp. as "Run DRC" * Toronto Fire Services as "The Sound of Fire" * Toronto Zoo as "The Zooperstars" ;Host *Matte Babel ;Judges *Jann Arden *Pierre Bouvier *Vanilla Ice ;Coache ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MxPx
MxPx () is an American punk rock band from Bremerton, Washington, formed in 1992 as Magnified Plaid. As of 2016, current members include Mike Herrera (bass guitar, lead vocals), Yuri Ruley (drums, percussion), Tom Wisniewski (lead guitar, backing vocals), and Chris Adkins (rhythm guitar, backing vocals). MxPx discography, The band's discography includes twelve studio albums, four EPs, four compilation albums, a live album, a VHS tape, a DVD and 20 singles. A number of the group's releases have charted on ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'', including the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200 and No. 1 on List of number-one Billboard Christian Albums, ''Billboard'' Christian Albums. History Early start (1992) MxPx was formed in Bremerton, Washington in July 1992 by Mike Herrera, Yuri Ruley, and Andy Husted, who were 15 years old at the time, playing their first show in Herrera's parents' backyard. Herrera and Ruley were classmates at Central Kitsap High School in Silverdale, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faber Drive
Faber Drive is a Canadian pop punk band from Mission, British Columbia, formed in 2004. The band consists of lead vocalist Dave Faber, lead guitarist Jordan Pritchett, bass guitarist Jeremy "Krikit" Liddle and drummer Seamus O'Neill. Their biggest influences are U2, The Police, Def Leppard, Jimmy Eat World, Stryper and Winger. They have toured with bands such as Hedley, Stereos and Metro Station. They have been nominated for a Juno Award and had multiple hit songs across the world including " Tongue Tied"," Second Chance", " You & I Tonight" and " When I'm With You", the band have played alongside some of Canada's most successful acts such as Marianas Trench, Simple Plan, Brian Melo and Nickelback. Biography In 2005, the band released a limited-edition three-song EP under the band name "Faber" but, due to legal issues with a large corporation of the same name, its name was changed to Faber Drive. Also in 2005, Faber Drive won Fox Seeds, the band competition of Vancouver rad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artists Against
Artists Against Bullying (often styled as "Artists Against") was an agglomeration of seven Canadian musicians who united in 2012 to re-record the song " True Colors" by Cyndi Lauper. Released during Bullying Awareness Week, the project was inspired by the increase in teen bullying and cyberbullying, especially the Amanda Todd case, with proceeds being donated to Kids Help Phone Kids Help Phone () is a Canadian charitable organization that provides online and telephone counselling and volunteer-led, text-based support in English and French to youth across Canada. Kids Help Phone also provides information on how to acc ... – a Canadian counseling service for children and youth. Reception The song entered the Canadian Singles Top 100 chart at number 10{{Cite web, url=https://acharts.co/song/74648, title=True Colors by Artists Against Bullying - Music Charts, website=acharts.co the week it was released. References All-star recordings Musical advocacy groups Canadian po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MC Lars
Andrew Robert Nielsen (born October 6, 1982), known professionally as MC Lars, is an American rapper, producer, educator, and founder of Horris Records. A graduate of Stanford University and the University of Oxford, he is credited as a pioneer of "lit-hop", a genre blending hip-hop with themes from classical and American literature. He is also known for coining the term "iGeneration" in 2003, and has performed at venues including Carnegie Hall and multiple TEDx events. His work frequently references authors like William Shakespeare, Edgar Allan Poe, and Herman Melville, and he is considered a key figure in the early nerdcore movement. Education Lars attended Stevenson School, a high school in Pebble Beach, California. For college and graduate school, he attended Stanford University and Oxford University. Career and Live Performances Lars has toured and performed alongside a wide range of artists across genres, including mainstream acts such as Snoop Dogg, Nas, Lupe Fiasco, S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harder Than It Looks
''Harder Than It Looks'' is the sixth studio album by Canadian rock band Simple Plan, released on May 6, 2022. It is their first record in six years since '' Taking One for the Team'' (2016), their first album not on Atlantic Records, and their last album to feature any contributions by bassist David Desrosiers. The album garnered positive reviews from critics. ''Harder Than It Looks'' spawned four singles: "The Antidote", "Ruin My Life" with Sum 41's Deryck Whibley, "Congratulations" and "Wake Me Up (When This Nightmare's Over)". To promote the record, the band toured across the United States and Southeast Asia. Background and production The band stated that the album will be a return to their pop-punk roots. This is the band's first album to be released since the departure of longtime bassist David Desrosiers after his sexual misconduct allegations, although the band hinted in 2018 at his involvement in the recording process via Instagram. Instead of replacing Desrosiers w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taking One For The Team
''Taking One for the Team'' is the fifth studio album by Canadian rock band Simple Plan. It was released on February 19, 2016 through Atlantic Records and represents the band's first full-length record in nearly five years. Following the release of three buzz singles in mid-2015, the band released " I Don't Wanna Go to Bed" featuring American rapper Nelly as the official lead single for the album on October 16, 2015. It debuted at number 4 on the Canadian Albums Chart, earning the band their fourth consecutive top-5 and a perfect streak of top-10s for their first five studio albums. It is the band's final album release as a quintet, as bassist David Desrosiers left Simple Plan in July 2020 due to sexual misconduct allegations. It is also the band's last album released through Atlantic, as the band fulfilled their contract to the label with this album. Production Sessions for ''Taking One for the Team'' were held at West Valley Studios in Woodland Hills, California and Sparky Dark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Get Your Heart On!
''Get Your Heart On!'' is the fourth studio album by Canadian rock band Simple Plan, released on 21 June 2011. In some countries such as Australia and the Netherlands, the album was released on 17 June 2011. Background and production Simple Plan released their self-titled third album in February 2008. It was promoted with various TV appearances and tours of the US, Canada, Europe and South American, ending with several festival performances in Canada in July 2009. By September, the band begun working on a new album, writing material in Los Angeles, California. They took a brief break, before returning to writing in January 2010. In June, the group appeared on the Bamboozle Road Show 2010, before playing a handful of shows between July and September in China, Canada, Austria and Italy. On 27 November 2010, ''Melodic'' reported that the band had finished recording. Composition The album's title, ''Get Your Heart On!'', is a dick joke, alluding to an erection. Musically, its soun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simple Plan (album)
''Simple Plan'' is the third studio album by Canadian rock band Simple Plan, released on February 12, 2008. The album was a large musical departure from the band's previous albums, as its theme was more love-based than teen angst. It reached number 2 on the Canadian album charts, number 14 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 and charted in the top 10 worldwide in countries including Australia, Austria, Brazil, Sweden and Switzerland. Background Simple Plan released their second album '' Still Not Getting Any...'' in October 2004. In July 2005, vocalist Pierre Bouvier said that while they hadn't written any new material, he expected them to release a new record by mid 2006. Touring in support of ''Still Not Getting Any...'' concluded in February 2006 with a European trek. Bouvier said the band aimed to write new material for around three months, and have a new record out by the end of the year. Instead, the band took a break in March, and began writing every day since April. Bouvier and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Still Not Getting Any
''Still Not Getting Any...'' is the second studio album by Canadian rock band Simple Plan. It was released on October 26, 2004, by Lava Records. The album garnered a positive reception, but critics were unsure of the band's musicianship and lyricism in their given genre. ''Still Not Getting Any...'' debuted at number 3 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 and spawned four singles: "Welcome to My Life", " Shut Up!", " Untitled (How Could This Happen to Me?)" and "Crazy". It was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), denoting sales of over one million copies. Background and production Simple Plan released their debut album, '' No Pads, No Helmets...Just Balls'', in March 2002 through major labels Lava and Atlantic Records. It was promoted with support slots for Sugar Ray, Blink-182, Green Day and Avril Lavigne, and went on two stints of the Warped Tour, leading up at August 2003. Due to the frequent touring schedule, the band had around three months to w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
