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54-40 (band)
54-40 (often stylized 54•40) is a Canadian rock band from Tsawwassen, Delta, British Columbia. The band take their name from the slogan "54-40 or Fight!", coined to express the unsuccessful expansionist agenda of James K. Polk's presidency, which was intent upon controlling a contested U.S.-Canada border area in the Oregon boundary dispute. 54-40 has had a successful career, with four of their albums being certified platinum in Canada. The band has been nominated for eight Juno Awards. Between 1996 and 2016, 54-40 were among the top 150 best-selling Canadian artists in Canada and among the top 50 best-selling Canadian bands in Canada. History Neil Osborne and Brad Merritt met in 1978 at South Delta High School in Tsawwassen, British Columbia. After studying at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Osborne returned home and formed the band 54-40 with Merritt and drummer Ian Franey. The band played their first gig in Coquitlam on December 8, 1980, the night John Lennon was kill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsawwassen
Tsawwassen ( ) is a suburban, mostly residential community on a peninsula in the southwestern corner of the City of Delta in British Columbia, Canada. It provides the only road access to the American territory on the southern tip of the peninsula, the community of Point Roberts, Washington, via 56th Street. It is also the location of Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal, part of the BC Ferries, built in 1959 to provide foot-passenger and motor vehicle access from the Lower Mainland to the southern part of Vancouver Island and the southern Gulf Islands. Because Tsawwassen touches a shallow bank ( Roberts Bank), the ferry terminal is built at the southwestern end of a causeway (part of Highway 17) that juts into the Strait of Georgia. Boundary Bay Airport, a major training hub for local and international pilots which also provides local airplane and helicopter service, is ten minutes away. The Roberts Bank Superport is also nearby. To the northwest of the community are the lands of T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berklee College Of Music
Berklee College of Music () is a Private university, private music college in Boston, Boston, Massachusetts. It is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world. Known for the study of jazz and modern Music of the United States, American music, it also offers college-level courses in a wide range of contemporary and historic styles, including rock music, rock, hip hop music, hip hop, reggae, salsa music, salsa, Heavy metal music, heavy metal and Bluegrass music, bluegrass. Since 2012, Berklee College of Music has also operated a campus in Valencia, Valencia, Spain. In December 2015, Berklee College of Music and the Boston Conservatory at Berklee, Boston Conservatory agreed to a merger. The combined institution is known as Berklee, with the conservatory becoming The Boston Conservatory at Berklee. Berklee alumni have won 310 Grammy Awards, more than any other college, and 108 Latin Grammy Awards. Other accolades for its alumni include 34 Emmy Awards, seven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smilin' Buddha Cabaret
''Smilin' Buddha Cabaret'' is an album by Canadian rock band 54-40. The album is named after a live music club in Vancouver, British Columbia. The club's iconic neon sign, now found at the Museum of Vancouver The Museum of Vancouver (MOV) (formerly the Vancouver Museum and prior to that the Centennial Museum) is a civic history museum located in Vanier Park, Vancouver, British Columbia. The MOV is the largest civic museum in Canada and the oldest museu ..., is featured on the album's cover. The singles released from the album were "Blame Your Parents", "Assoholic", " Ocean Pearl" and "Radio Luv Song". Track listing # "Blame Your Parents" – 4:26 # "Radio Luv Song" – 2:08 # "Assoholic" – 3:39 # "Daisy" – 2:17 # "Once a Killer" – 3:46 # "Punk Grass" – 2:35 # "Lucy" – 3:04 # "Beyond the Outsider" – 3:27 # "Don't Listen to That" – 2:27 # " Ocean Pearl" – 3:25 # "Higher" – 2:32 # "Friends End" – 4:06 # "What Buddy Was" – 4:24 # "Save Yourself" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dear Dear
''Dear Dear'' is an album by Canadian rock band 54-40, released in 1992. It was their most successful album in their native Canada, spawning the singles " Nice to Luv You", " She La", "Music Man", "You Don't Get Away (That Easy)" and "We Are, We Pretend". The album was certified platinum in Canada in April 1993. However, ''Dear Dear'' was their first album not to have an American release after several years of not breaking through in the United States market. The album was recorded in Tom Petty's studio in California. Including the blank space on track 11 between "Dear Dear" and the hidden track "Social Work", the album's running time when displayed on a CD player is 54:40. The band received three Juno Award nominations at the Juno Awards of 1993, for Group of the Year, Video of the Year for "She-La", and Album Design of the Year."Juno Award nominations". ''Calgary Herald The ''Calgary Herald'' is a daily newspaper published in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Publication beg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
College Radio
Campus radio (also known as college radio, university radio or student radio) is a type of radio station that is run by the students of a college, university or other educational institution. Programming may be exclusively created or produced by students, or may include program contributions from the local community in which the radio station is based. Sometimes campus radio stations are operated for the purpose of training professional radio personnel, sometimes with the aim of broadcasting educational programming, while other radio stations exist to provide alternative to commercial broadcasting or government broadcasters. Campus radio stations are generally licensed and regulated by national governments, and have very different characteristics from one country to the next. One commonality between many radio stations regardless of their physical location is a willingness—or, in some countries, even a licensing requirement—to broadcast musical selections that are not categ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Day In Your Life (54-40 Song)
"One Day in Your Life" is a song by Canadian rock group 54-40. It was released as a single released from the band's 1987 album, '' Show Me''. It was the band's first song to chart on Canada's singles Chart, peaking at No. 90 on the ''RPM'' chart in May, 1988. It is considered to be one of the band's signature song A signature (; from , "to sign") is a depiction of someone's name, nickname, or even a simple "X" or other mark that a person writes on documents as a proof of identity and intent. Signatures are often, but not always, handwritten or styliz ...s. Meaning Neil Osborne explained the song as being about "putting your life in perspective", and that "Rather than getting down, there’s so much that you can convert into up." References External links * 1988 singles 54-40 songs 1988 songs Reprise Records singles Songs written by Darryl Neudorf {{1980s-single-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Show Me (54-40 Album)
''Show Me'' is an album by the Canadian alternative rock band 54-40, released in 1987. The album contains the singles " One Day in Your Life" and "One Gun", both of which were hits in Canada. Neil Osborne has stated that ''Show Me'' is his least favourite record. Production The album was produced by Dave Jerden and was recorded in Los Angeles. According to Osborne, the album cost $250,000 to make, and Osborne has stated that he thought the album was "overproduced." Critical reception ''The Globe and Mail'' wrote that "the wrenching overdrive guitar, touches of synthetic coloring, pale vocals and abstract political/spiritual concerns bring to mind an odd combination of Neil Young and the Cult." The ''Toronto Star'' called the album "punk music gone soft around the edges." '' The Gazette'' deemed it "a sometimes confrontational sound couched in dreamlike atmospherics." ''Show Me'' was nominated for a CASBY Award The CASBY Awards were a Canadian awards ceremony for independent an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Go Blind
"I Go Blind" is a song by Canadian alternative rock group 54-40. The song was released in Canada as the second single from the band's 1986 self-titled album, '' 54-40''. It has since become one of the band's most popular songs. Hootie & the Blowfish cover The song was recorded by American band Hootie & the Blowfish and originally released as a B-side on the band's " Hold My Hand" single. The cover was later released on the soundtrack of the TV series ''Friends''. The cover became a radio hit in 1996, peaking at No. 2 on the Adult Top 40 chart and at No. 22 on ''Billboard'''s Adult Contemporary chart. The Hootie version also charted on Canada's ''RPM'' Singles Chart, peaking at No. 13. The song was featured on the band's compilation albums ''Scattered, Smothered and Covered ''Scattered, Smothered and Covered'' is a covers album by American rock band Hootie & the Blowfish, released in 2000. The album was named in honor of Waffle House, a Southern restaurant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
54-40 (album)
''54-40'' is an album by Canadian alternative rock Alternative rock (also known as alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative) is a category of rock music that evolved from the independent music underground of the 1970s. Alternative rock acts achieved mainstream success in the 1990s w ... band 54-40. The album was recorded independently and was released in 1986 as their major-label debut. The album is nicknamed "The Green Album" by fans because the album artwork consists of mostly green fill. The album featured the hit singles "Baby Ran" and " I Go Blind". The latter song was later covered by Hootie & the Blowfish. The album was nominated for "Album of the Year" at the 1987 CASBY Awards. Track listing # "Baby Ran" – 4:33 # "I Wanna Know" – 4:14 # " I Go Blind" – 2:46 # "Being Fooled" – 3:19 # "Take My Hand" – 4:35 # "Grace and Beauty" – 2:58 # "Me Island" – 5:11 # "Holy Cow" – 3:56 # "Alcohol Heart" – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Set The Fire
''Set the Fire'' is the debut full-length album by Canadian alternative rock band 54-40 (band), 54-40, released in 1984 on Mo-Da-Mu. Although no longer in print, ''Set the Fire'' and its predecessor ''Selection'' were re-released in 1997 on the album ''Sound of Truth: The Independent Collection''. Track listing # "Set the Fire" # "A Big Idea" # "Around the Bend" # "Cha Cha" # "One Place Set" # "What to Do Now" # "Lost My Hand" # "Sound of Truth" # "Broken Pieces" References 1984 debut albums 54-40 albums {{1980s-alt-rock-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mo-Da-Mu
Mo=Da=Mu was a Canadian independent record label founded in 1980 in Vancouver, British Columbia. The music label was established by Allen Moy of the punk rock band Popular Front, and released material by bands such as 54-40, Bolero Lava, Moral Lepers, Animal Slaves, Doomsday Army, Rhythm Mission, and The Work Party. By 1983, 54-40 were the only profitable act on the label, so Moy and business partner Keith Porteous folded the label in 1987 and instead became 54-40's management team. See also * List of record labels File:Alvinoreyguitarboogie.jpg File:AmMusicBunk78.jpg File:Bingola1011b.jpg Lists of record labels cover record labels, brands or trademarks associated with marketing of music recordings and music videos. The lists are organized alphabetically, ... References Record labels established in 1980 Record labels disestablished in 1987 Canadian independent record labels Indie rock record labels Alternative rock record labels Companies based in Vancouver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
