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2008 In Canadian Music
This is a summary of the year 2008 in the Canadian music industry. Events * April 6 – Juno Awards of 2008 held * June 12 – 2008 Polaris Music Prize longlist announced * June 15 – 2008 MuchMusic Video Awards held * July 7 – 2008 Polaris Music Prize shortlist announced * September 29 – Caribou's ''Andorra'' wins the Polaris Music Prize. Albums A * Bryan Adams, '' 11'' * Amylie, ''Jusqu'aux oreilles'' * The Awkward Stage, '' Slimming Mirrors, Flattering Lights'' B * Jill Barber, '' Chances'' * Matthew Barber, ''Ghost Notes'' * Barenaked Ladies, '' Snacktime!'' * Laura Barrett, ''Victory Garden'' * Daniel Bélanger, '' Joli chaos'' * Billy Talent, '' 666'' * Black Mountain, '' In the Future'' * Bonjour Brumaire, ''De la Nature des Foules'' * Born Ruffians, '' Red, Yellow & Blue'' * Isabelle Boulay, '' Nos Lendemains'' * The Buttless Chaps, ''Cartography'' C * Cadence Weapon, '' Afterparty Babies'' * Cancer Bats, '' Hail Destroyer'' * Brendan Canning, '' Somethi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, second-largest country by total area, with the List of countries by length of coastline, world's longest coastline. Its Canada–United States border, border with the United States is the world's longest international land border. The country is characterized by a wide range of both Temperature in Canada, meteorologic and Geography of Canada, geological regions. With Population of Canada, a population of over 41million people, it has widely varying population densities, with the majority residing in List of the largest population centres in Canada, urban areas and large areas of the country being sparsely populated. Canada's capital is Ottawa and List of census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Bélanger
Daniel Bélanger (born December 26, 1961) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. His music is eclectic, inspired by alternative rock, folk music, folk, and electronic music, sometimes humorous, sometimes wistful. Biography In 1983, Bélanger founded the band Humphrey Salade with Norman Lachance, Eric Maier, and Jean Gauvin. Unfortunately, the timing was not right and the band never recorded. His first solo album released in 1992, ''Les Insomniaques s'amusent'' has sold 175,000 copies and won the Félix Award, Félix for best pop-rock album. The first single released ''Opium'' was number one in Quebec for seven weeks and won the Félix Award, Félix for Videoclip of the Year. This first album also earned him the ADISQ awards for Bestselling Album of the Year, Male Performer of the Year, and Show of the Year in 1994. In 1996, ''Quatre saisons dans le désordre'' was released. The album was a critical and popular success, winning the (Félix Award, Félix for the Pop-Rock Album, Singe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afterparty Babies
''Afterparty Babies'' is the second album by Canadian rapper Cadence Weapon, released on March 4, 2008, by Anti-Records and Upper Class Recordings in the United States and Canada and March 10, 2008, by Big Dada in the United Kingdom. After signing with U.S. label Anti- and the re-release of his debut album ''Breaking Kayfabe'', he spent eleven months in his hometown of Edmonton to work on new material for his next record. Whereas ''Breaking Kayfabe'' used heavy beats and grime from the electronic genre for its overall sound, ''Afterparty Babies'' has a club-feel throughout with elements of house and tech house that go along with Cadence's autobiographical lyrics about inter-personal relationships in his hometown of Edmonton and the youth culture interacting with both the Internet and media in general. The album received a positive reception from critics, praising it for its experimentation of electronic music and its self-deprecating lyrics with pop culture references. To pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cadence Weapon
Roland "Rollie" Pemberton, better known by his stage name Cadence Weapon, is a Canadian-American rapper based in Toronto, Ontario. Born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta, Pemberton released his first album, '' Breaking Kayfabe'', in 2005 with positive reviews. He subsequently signed with the American record label ANTI-, releasing the albums '' Afterparty Babies'' in 2008 and '' Hope in Dirt City'' in 2012. In 2009, Cadence Weapon was named Edmonton's Poet Laureate. His first book ''Magnetic Days'' was published by Metatron in 2014. Cadence Weapon released a self-titled album in 2018. His fifth studio album, '' Parallel World'', was released on April 30, 2021, and won the 2021 Polaris Music Prize on September 27, 2021."Cadence Weapon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Buttless Chaps
The Buttless Chaps were a Canadian indie rock band from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. The group played a hybrid of punk, new wave and alternative country music. Band members included Dave Gowans on vocals, guitar and banjo, Morgan McDonald on keyboards, Lasse Lutick on guitar and synthesizer, Torben Wilson on drums and Ida Nilsen on vocals, accordion, synthesizer and euphonium. History The Buttless Chaps were formed in 1998, releasing a self-titled CD in 1999, and following up with ''Tumblewire'' in 2000. Their third album, ''Death Scenes I II III'' came out in 2001, and had a country rock theme. In 2006 the band released ''Where Night Holds Light'' on Mint Records, and the album soon appeared on the campus and community radio charts. They were featured on CBC Radio 3's '' Sessions'' in June 2007. In an interview on CBC Radio 3 on January 7, 2009, Dave Gowans announced that the band would be breaking up after completing their remaining touring commitments.Vish Khanna"The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isabelle Boulay
Isabelle Boulay, (; born 6 July 1972) is a Canadian singer. Biography Born in Sainte-Félicité, Quebec, where her parents owned a restaurant, Boulay moved to the nearby city of Matane at the start of her adolescence, and studied literature at Cégep Limoilou. In 1988, her friends signed her up, without her knowledge, for a singing contest in Matane, where she made the acquaintance of Josélito Michaud, who later became her agent. In 1990, at the Petite-Vallée song festival, she won an award for her performance of "Les gens de mon pays" (Gilles Vigneault). The following year, in 1991, she won the Granby Song Festival for her renditions of "Amsterdam" (Jacques Brel) and "Naufrage" ( Dan Bigras). She was also invited to take part in the festival Les FrancoFolies de Montréal. In 1992, she performed in France at the Théâtre Dejazet, introducing Bill Deraime. In 1993, she represented Radio Canada at the "Truffe de Périgueux" festival held in Périgord, France, and was aw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red, Yellow & Blue
''Red, Yellow & Blue'' is the debut album by the indie-rock band Born Ruffians. It was released on March 4, 2008, in the United States and Canada and May 26 in the UK/Europe. "Hummingbird" was the first single off the album, followed by "Foxes Mate for Life". The band teamed up with Rusty Santos, collaborator for Animal Collective and Grizzly Bear, to produce this album. It was recorded at Chemical Sound Chemical Sound recording studio was located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Established in 1992, at 81 Portland Street by Murray B Mitchell artist, producer and producer engineer, Daryl Smith (often assisted by Ian Blurton), as a "no-frills" operati ... in Toronto, except the track "Hedonistic Me," which was recorded at Sleepytown Studio (Toronto). Track listing # "Red, Yellow & Blue" – 2:32 # "Barnacle Goose" – 3:39 # "Hummingbird" – 3:08 # "I Need a Life" – 3:27 # "Little Garçon" – 4:10 # "Badonkadonkey" – 2:57 # "Foxes Mate for Life" – 4:30 # "Hedonistic Me" †... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Born Ruffians
Born Ruffians are a Canadian indie rock band based in Toronto. Officially founded in 2004 in the Georgian Bay town of Midland, Ontario, the band is composed of frontman Luke Lalonde, bassist Mitch DeRosier, drummer Steve Hamelin, and keyboardist Maddy Wilde. During the 2010s, they were also joined by Andy Lloyd (guitar/keyboards) and Adam Hindle (drums). Born Ruffians released their debut album '' Red, Yellow & Blue'' in 2008, and have since released nine albums in total. Their latest album, ''Beauty's Pride'', was released in 2025. History Formation, debut records and ''Red, Yellow & Blue'' (2000s) The band formed in 2002 when cousins Lalonde and DeRosier met drummer Steve Hamelin at Midland Secondary School . Originally formed under the name Mornington Drive, they self-released an album called ''Makeshift Metric Catastrophe''. In an interview, DeRosier described it as entirely homemade, "It was burned onto CD in Steve's basement, the packaging was sewn by Steve's mom and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bonjour Brumaire
Bonjour Brumaire was a francophone indie pop band based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Its members were Youri Zaragoza (vocals, guitar), Nathan Howard (guitar, vocals), Francois Lessard (drums), Karine Novelle (keyboards, vocals), Béatrice Martin (keyboards, vocals), Patrick Brownson (keyboards, vocals), Mathieu Dumontier (bass guitar, vocals) and Jordan Larocque (bass guitar, vocals). Formed in January 2007, the band recorded its first demo with producer Ryan Battistuzzi (Malajube, Les Breastfeeders) only 3 months after the members first met. They played their first show in June and, in November, went into the studio for five months to record their album, ''De La Nature Des Foules''. It was released on April 1, 2008, on Indica Records. The song ''Brooklyn'' premiered on the Anti-Hit List Podcast on April 19, 2008. After playing most summer festivals around Quebec in 2008 (Woodstock en Beauce, Osheaga Festival, Francofolies, and Festival d'Été de Québec) the band won the "Brea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In The Future
''In the Future'' is the second album by Black Mountain (band), Black Mountain, which was released January 21, 2008. It follows their Black Mountain (album), eponymous debut album which was released in 2005. A "limited edition" of the album was released on the same day with three bonus tracks on a second disc. It debuted on the UK Albums Chart at number 72. The album art was designed by keyboardist Jeremy Schmidt, who was influenced by Storm Thorgerson's work. The album was a nominee for the 2008 Polaris Music Prize. Franz Nicolay, of The Hold Steady, listed the album as one of his favourite releases in 2008. Track listing All music by Black Mountain; all lyrics by Stephen McBean, except "Night Walks" by Amber Webber. # "Stormy High" – 4:32 # "Angels" – 3:07 # "Tyrants" – 8:00 # "Wucan" – 6:01 # "Stay Free" – 4:29 # "Queens Will Play" – 5:15 # "Evil Ways" – 3:25 # "Wild Wind" – 1:42 # "Bright Lights" – 16:37 # "Night Walks" – 3:55 Disc 2 (Limited Edition v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Mountain (band)
Black Mountain is a Canadian psychedelic rock band from Vancouver, British Columbia. The band is composed of Stephen McBean, Jeremy Schmidt, Adam Bulgasem, Amber Webber, and Arjan Miranda. Since forming in 2004, Black Mountain has released five LPs, '' Black Mountain'' (2005), '' In the Future'' (2008), '' Wilderness Heart'' (2010), '' IV'' (2016) and ''Destroyer'' (2019); two EPs and a number of singles, mostly on the Jagjaguwar label. Overview Early career Stephen (Gord) Gordon McBean (b. 1969), was born in Vancouver and grew up in Kleinburg and Sidney (BC). As a teenager he became interested in music and became part of the local punk-rock scene in Victoria. He formed his first band, Jerk Ward, in 1981. in 1984, the band recorded a demo that was re-released in 2009 as ''Too Young To Thrash''. The band evolved into Mission of Christ (MOC) who recorded a split 7-inch in 1987. Two years later the band broke up and McBean moved to Vancouver where he started the band Gus. They ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
