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A Good Day Sailing
Memphis is a musical duo consisting of longtime friends Torquil Campbell and Chris Dumont. Dumont, originally from North Carolina, first met Campbell in New York City in the early 1990s. With Campbell's childhood friends Chris Seligman, James Shaw, and Adam Marvy, the pair played together in a band called Luxe. Later, Seligman and Campbell would form Canada's indie pop group Stars, while Shaw would go on to form Metric with Emily Haines, with Dumont continuing to work on the carousel in New York's Central Park. Following the initial success of Stars, Campbell invited Dumont to visit Vancouver, British Columbia, and Memphis was born. The duo's first effort, an EP entitled ''A Good Day Sailing'', was released on Le Grand Magistery in 2002. Over the course of the summers of 2003 and 2004, Dumont and Campbell recorded the full-length follow-up, ''I Dreamed We Fell Apart'', released in 2004 on Paper Bag Records. Their next album, ''A Little Place in the Wilderness'', produced b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torquil Campbell
Torquil Campbell (born March 17, 1972) is the co-lead singer and a songwriter for the Montreal-based indie rock band Stars. In addition to singing, he also plays the melodica, trumpet, synthesizer, and tambourine. Campbell is also an actor and playwright, most recently co-creating and starring in the play ''True Crime'', produced by Crow's Theatre in Toronto. He is a co-host of ''Soft Revolution'', a podcast about the intersection of art, culture, and politics, along with Toronto-based actor Ali Momen. Previously, Campbell was the co-host of ''The Basement Revue Podcast'', along with musician Jason Collett and poet Damian Rogers, as well as a regular contributor to the CBC radio program '' Q''. Music career Campbell is the cofounder of the indie rock band Stars, formed in 2000. He is involved in a solo project called Dead Child Star, created in March 2008. Dead Child Star's debut album, titled ''Cold Hands, Warm Heart'', came out in January 2011. Campbell is also one half o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Shaw (musician)
James Shaw (sometimes credited as Jimmy Shaw) is a founder and lead guitarist of Canadian indie rock band Metric. He is also a member of the band Broken Social Scene and an award-winning producer. Life and career Shaw was born in London, England and raised in Bellevue, Ontario, Canada. He spent three years earning a classical music education at the Juilliard Music School in New York. Upon returning to Toronto, Ontario, Canada, he met Emily Haines, and the two began dating and making music immediately. In 1997, Haines was featured in Shaw's debut album "Life on the Clock", and the two formed the band Metric in 1998. Shaw's early efforts to make sure that former high school friends Haines and Kevin Drew remained friends helped the evolution of the band Broken Social Scene. Shaw produced the debut album of the Montreal band The Lovely Feathers (who toured with Metric in 2005). He was the owner of Giant Studios in Toronto from 2006, formerly with Sebastien Grainger, member of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luxe (band)
Luxe may refer to: * Luxé, a commune in Charente department, France * Luxe (company), developer of the Luxe app, an on-demand parking and car services mobile application * ''The Luxe ''The Luxe'' is a 2007 young adult novel by author Anna Godbersen. It follows the lives of two upper class sisters in Manhattan during 1899. There are four books in the Luxe series including ''Luxe'', ''Rumors'', ''Envy'', and ''Splendor''. ...'', a 2007 young adult novel by Anna Godbersen * '' LUXE'', a 2017 electro soul and dream pop compilation album * Luxe Radio, a Moroccan radio network * Luxe.tv, a worldwide TV network See also * * Deluxe (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stars (Canadian Band)
Stars is a Canadian indie pop/Indie rock, rock band based in Montreal, Quebec. Since forming in 2000, they have released nine albums and a number of EPs. Their music has been nominated for two Juno Awards and two Polaris Music Prizes. History All members of Stars grew up in Toronto, Ontario. Torquil Campbell and Christopher Seligman recorded the first Stars album ''Nightsongs (Stars album), Nightsongs'' in New York in 1999. When they began to do live shows, they called in Evan Cranley, a childhood friend, to play bass. Cranley then recruited Amy Millan to be part of the band. After a short stint in New York, the four musicians moved to Montreal and began to work on the second full-length album, ''Heart (Stars album), Heart''. In Montreal, they met Patrick McGee, who became their drummer. ''Heart'' was released on the new label Arts & Crafts Productions, Arts&Crafts, which also hosted their friends Broken Social Scene. While on their first North American tour together, Stars ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metric (band)
Metric are a Canadian indie rock band founded in 1998 in Toronto, Ontario. The band consists of Emily Haines (lead vocals, synthesizers, guitar, tambourine, harmonica, piano), James Shaw (guitar, synthesizers, theremin, backing vocals), Joshua Winstead (bass, synthesizers, backing vocals) and Joules Scott-Key (drums, percussion). The band started in 1998 as a duo formed by Haines and Shaw with the name "Mainstream". After releasing an EP titled '' Mainstream EP'', they changed the band's name to Metric. The band's first studio album, '' Old World Underground, Where Are You Now?'', was released in 2003. '' Live It Out'', released in 2005, was nominated for the 2006 Polaris Music Prize for the "Canadian Album of the Year" and for the 2006 Juno Awards for "Best Alternative Album". Their third studio album, '' Grow Up and Blow Away'', was recorded in 2001; it was initially planned as their debut album, but was delayed for many years and finally released, with some changes, in 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emily Haines
Emily Savitri Haines (born 25 January 1974) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. She is the lead singer, keyboardist and songwriter of the rock band Metric and a member of the musical collective Broken Social Scene. As a solo artist, she has performed under her own name and as Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton. Haines possesses the vocal range of a mezzo-soprano. Early life Born in New Delhi, and raised in Fenelon Falls, Ontario, Haines is a dual citizen of Canada and the United States (her parents were both born in the US). She is the daughter of Canadian poet Paul Haines; her mother founded a school for under-privileged children in India. Her middle name, Savitri, is from '' Savitri: A Legend and a Symbol'', an epic poem by Sri Aurobindo. Her sister is the Canadian television journalist Avery Haines and her brother is Tim Haines, owner of Bluestreak Records in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. Haines grew up in a house rich with experimental art and musical expression and her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vancouver
Vancouver is a major city in Western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the city, up from 631,486 in 2016. The Metro Vancouver area had a population of 2.6million in 2021, making it the List of census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada#List, third-largest metropolitan area in Canada. Greater Vancouver, along with the Fraser Valley, comprises the Lower Mainland with a regional population of over 3million. Vancouver has the highest population density in Canada, with over , and the fourth highest in North America (after New York City, San Francisco, and Mexico City). Vancouver is one of the most Ethnic origins of people in Canada, ethnically and Languages of Canada, linguistically diverse cities in Canada: 49.3 percent of its residents are not native English speakers, 47.8 percent are native speakers of nei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains, the province has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, forests, lakes, mountains, inland deserts and grassy plains. British Columbia borders the province of Alberta to the east; the territories of Yukon and Northwest Territories to the north; the U.S. states of Washington (state), Washington, Idaho and Montana to the south, and Alaska to the northwest. With an estimated population of over 5.7million as of 2025, it is Canada's Population of Canada by province and territory, third-most populous province. The capital of British Columbia is Victoria, British Columbia, Victoria, while the province's largest city is Vancouver. Vancouver and its suburbs together make up List of census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada, the third-largest metropolit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Grand Magistery
Le Grand Magistery is an independent record label operating out of Bloomfield Hills in the U.S. state of Michigan since 1996 in music, 1996. They have been home to a number of artists including a Cuckoo, a Girl Called Eddy, Always (band), Always, Baxendale, the Blood Group, Zachary Gray (electronic musician), Cinéma Vérité, Computer Perfection, Flare Acoustic Arts League, Flare, Kahimi Karie, le Concorde (band), le Concorde, Mascott, Memphis (band), Memphis, Momus (artist), Momus, Moose (band), Moose, Mr. Wright, the Music Lovers (pop group), the Music Lovers, PAS/CAL, Pascal, Louis Philippe (musician), Louis Philippe, the Push Kings, Scarboro Aquarium Club, the Secret History, Mike Sheldon, Stars (Canadian band), Stars, and Toog. Discography Affiliated releases See also * List of record labels References External links * http://www.magistery.com/ * http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/legrandmagistery * http://www.myspace.com/legrandmagistery American independent recor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Dreamed We Fell Apart
''I Dreamed We Fell Apart'' is the full-length debut by Memphis, released in 2004 on Paper Bag Records. Track listings All tracks written by Torquil Campbell and Chris Dumont, except "Love Comes Quickly", by Chris Lowe and Neil Tennant. #"The Second Summer" (3:41) #"For Anyone Eighteen" (3:38) #"Into the Wild" (3:28) #"3:15 on the Last Day of School" (3:24) #"Hey Mister, Are You Awake?" (2:14) #"East Van" (5:35) #"The Nootka Chimes" (0:58) #"Nada" (3:41) #"Love Comes Quickly "Love Comes Quickly" is a song by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys, released as the second single from their debut studio album, '' Please'' (1986). It peaked at number 19 on the UK Singles Chart in March 1986. Composition and recording "Lo ..." (4:41) #"Lullaby for a Girlfriend (or Happy Trails)" (2:54) #"Voicemail" (2:59) References Memphis (band) albums 2004 albums Paper Bag Records albums {{2000s-indie-pop-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paper Bag Records
Paper Bag Records is a Canadian independent record label, artist management company, and music publishing company founded in 2002 and based in Toronto. History The label was created to focus on the Toronto-area indie rock music scene. Initial signings were Broken Social Scene and Stars with their breakthrough albums, '' You Forgot It in People'' and ''Heart''. The label helped launch the careers of controller. controller, Tokyo Police Club, and Austra, amongst many others. For two years, Paper Bag Records was given the title of 'Best Label' from Toronto's '' Now Magazine'' in ''Now''s 2008 and 2009 issues. In the August 2007 issue of U.S. publication ''XLR8R'', Paper Bag Records was voted #14 for "Best Indie Label". Paper Bag Records launched their "Paper Bag Digital" online store in June 2008, which features their entire catalog for purchase and download in mp3 and FLAC formats. In 2009, Trevor Larocque made significant changes to the label's identity and image. In 2011, T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Little Place In The Wilderness
''A Little Place in the Wilderness'' is the follow-up to Memphis's 2004 full-length album, ''I Dreamed We Fell Apart ''I Dreamed We Fell Apart'' is the full-length debut by Memphis, released in 2004 on Paper Bag Records. Track listings All tracks written by Torquil Campbell and Chris Dumont, except "Love Comes Quickly", by Chris Lowe and Neil Tennant. #"The S ...''. It was released on August 15, 2006, on Good Fences, EMI. Track listing #"I Dreamed We Fell Apart" #"In the Cinema Alone" #"Incredibly Drunk on Whiskey" #"Time Away" #"A Ghost Story" #"A Little Place in the Wilderness" #"I'll Do Whatever You Want" #"Swallows and Amazons" #"In the Highest Room" #"The Night Watchman" References Memphis (band) albums 2006 albums {{2000s-indie-pop-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
