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Sordid Fiction
''Sordid Fiction'' is an album by Canadian band The Lowest of the Low. For this record, and all future releases the band switched to Lowest of the Low, dropping "The" from their name. Apart from three studio songs on the band's 2002 live album '' Nothing Short of a Bullet'', it was the band's first album of new material since 1994's ''Hallucigenia''. This is the first Lowest of the Low recording not to feature original bassist John Arnott who left the band in 2002. The re-jigged lineup featured Dylan Parker replacing Arnott on bass and long time collaborator Lawrence Nichols (harmonica, keyboards and vocals) joining the band as a full-fledged member. The album was produced by Ian Blurton, and released on MapleMusic Recordings. Hawkins had previously worked with Blurton when he produced the Ron Hawkins and the Rusty Nails album ''Greasing the Star Machine'' and valued Blurton's contributions so much he referred to him as "kind of like a sixth member" of the band during the recordin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Album
An album is a collection of audio recordings (e.g., music) issued on a medium such as compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl (record), audio tape (like 8-track cartridge, 8-track or Cassette tape, cassette), or digital distribution, digital. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual 78 rpm records (78s) collected in a bound book resembling a photo album; this format evolved after 1948 into single vinyl LP record, long-playing (LP) records played at rpm. The album was the dominant form of recorded music expression and consumption from the mid-1960s to the early 21st century, a period known as the ''album era''. Vinyl LPs are still issued, though album sales in the 21st-century have mostly focused on CD and MP3 formats. The 8-track tape was the first tape format widely used alongside vinyl from 1965 until being phased out by 1983, being gradually supplanted by the cassette tape throughout the 1970s and early 1980s; the popul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lowest Of The Low
The Lowest of the Low is a Canadian alternative rock group formed in 1991 from Toronto, Ontario, Canada.Michael Barclay, Ian A.D. Jack and Jason Schneider, '' Have Not Been the Same: The Can-Rock Renaissance 1985-1995''. ECW Press. . They were one of the most influential bands on the Canadian alternative music scene in the early 1990s, garnering widespread critical acclaim and radio play. Their most successful album, '' Shakespeare My Butt'', was later named one of the ten greatest albums in Canadian music history in three successive reader polls by the music magazine ''Chart'',. ''Chart'', October 12, 1999. as well as being ranked as the 84th greatest Canadian album of all time in Bob Mersereau's book ''The Top 100 Canadian Albums''. History The band was formed by Ron Hawkins, Stephen Stanley and David Alexander, all members of the band Popular Front, as a side project at a time when their other band was going through internal tensions that eventually led to its breakup."Lowest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indie Rock
Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United Kingdom, United States and New Zealand in the early to mid-1980s. Although the term was originally used to describe rock music released through independent record labels, by the 1990s it became more widely associated with the music such bands produced. The sound of indie rock has its origins in the New Zealand Dunedin sound of the Chills, Tall Dwarfs, the Clean and the Verlaines, and early 1980s college rock radio stations who would frequently play jangle pop bands like the Smiths and R.E.M. The genre solidified itself during the mid–1980s with ''NME''s ''C86'' cassette in the United Kingdom and the underground success of Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr. and Unrest (band), Unrest in the United States. During the 1990s, indie rock bands like Sonic Youth, the Pixies and Radiohead all released albums on major labels and subgenres like slowcore, Midwest emo, slacker rock and space rock began. By this time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MapleMusic Recordings
Cadence Recordings, formerly MapleMusic Recordings, is a Canadian independent record label founded by Andy Maize, Jeff Maize, Mike Alkier, Evan Hu, Lorique Mindel and Grant Dexter in 1999 and based in Toronto, Ontario. Other investors include Gary Slaight, Michael Burke and Universal Music. In 2016, its parent Company Maple Core changed its name to Cadence Music Group, and as a result, MapleMusic was renamed as Cadence Recordings. History The MapleMusic Recordings label is a project of Andy Maize from Canadian roots rock band Skydiggers and Maple CEO Grant Dexter. Other artists who have released albums on MapleMusic include Carly Rae Jepsen, David Usher, Colin James, Boy, The Dears, Danny Michel, Jason Bajada, Martha Wainwright, Pilot Speed (formerly known as Pilate), Gordon Downie, Joel Plaskett, Spirit of the West, Ridley Bent, Kinnie Starr, Cookie Duster and the Hugh Dillon Redemption Choir. MapleMusic released three Radiohead albums ''In Rainbows'', ''The Ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Blurton
Ian Blurton (born 1965) is a Canadian musician and record producer. Early life He was born in Champaign, Illinois in 1965, and moved to Toronto in 1973. Musical career He has been a part of Toronto's indie music scene since the early 1980s. He was playing drums in the original line-ups for Cowboy Junkies and A Neon Rome before he became the lead vocalist, guitarist and songwriter for Change of Heart.Michael Barclay, Ian A.D. Jack and Jason Schneider, '' Have Not Been the Same: The Can-Rock Renaissance 1985-1995''. ECW Press. . He also performed on Jolly Tambourine Man's single "Apple Strudel Man". After the breakup of Change of Heart in late 1997, Blurton formed Blurtonia. After that, for a short period he was a member of Bionic before forming C'mon in 2003 with his girlfriend, bassist Katie Lynn Campbell, formerly of Nashville Pussy, and drummer Randy Curnew. Curnew left the band in 2006 and was replaced by Dean Dallas Bentley. In late October 2011, C'mon played their fina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nothing Short Of A Bullet
''Nothing Short of a Bullet'' is a 2002 live album by The Lowest of the Low. The album documents the band's 2000 reunion tour. The title comes from a line in the band's song "For the Hand of Magdalena", ''Nothing short of a bullet could have broken your will''. It was released on MapleMusic Recordings. The album would be the last to include bassist John Arnott, as the rest of the band had asked him to leave. The tracks on the album are taken from performances in Toronto and Buffalo. Twelve of the songs were recorded over multiple gigs at the Tralf, in Buffalo on November 14, 15 and 16 of 2000 while the remaining five songs were recorded in Toronto at Lee's Palace, on November 9 and at The Warehouse on November 17 and 18 of that same year. One of the songs performed in concert, "The Unbearable Lightness of Jean", did not appear on either of the band's previously released studio albums, although a live version of it did appear on their ''Motel 30'' single from ''Hallucigenia''. Ni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Do The Right Now
''Do The Right Now'' is the fourth studio album by Canadian rock band, The Lowest of the Low. Album Concept Discussions for this album were incepted in 2011, but these plans were scrapped in 2013 when original guitarist ( Stephen Stanley) announced he was leaving the band. Lead singer Ron Hawkins said, shortly after his departure, that the future of the band was very much in doubt. "The Low is in a 'dust settling' phase right now. Stephen leaving was a surprise and no one in the band is quite certain as to why he left. We're not clear as to whether or not a Lowest of the Low with a new guitarist makes sense." In 2015, the plans became clearer as Brian MacMillan took over lead guitar duties and two new singles 'The Kids Are All Wrong' and 'In The Blink Of An Eye' were released. These singles indicated that the band was very much alive and the new album arrived two years later. There were more lineup changes by the time the new record came along. MacMillian was replaced by Michael ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Now (newspaper)
''Now'' (styled as ''NOW''), also known as ''NOW Magazine'' is an online publication based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Through most of its existence, ''Now'' was a free alternative weekly newspaper. Physical publication of ''Now'' was suspended in August 2022, amid the bankruptcy of its former owner Media Central Corporation, although some new content was still published to its website. In January 2023, it was announced that the publication will be acquired by journalist Brandon Gonez. Publication history ''Now'' was first published on September 10, 1981, by Michael Hollett and Alice Klein."Publisher of Toronto's iconic NOW Magazine files for bankruptcy." ''blogTO'', April 1, 2022. ''NOW'' is an alternative weekly that covers news, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hallucigenia (album)
''Hallucigenia'' is an album by Canadian band The Lowest of the Low, released in 1994. It was the band's first release distributed by a major record label until 2018, when the band signed with Warner Music Canada. The album reveals the source of the band's name, opening with a clip of former President of the United States George H. W. Bush stating ''"We do not want to be the lowest of the low. We are not a nation in decline."'' The album was recorded in 1993 with producer Don Smith, but its release was delayed several months as the band sorted out the details of their contract with A&M Records. Smith brought an impressive pedigree to the project having produced records for Keith Richards, The Tragically Hip and 54-40 but the band and Smith never gelled with lead singer Ron Hawkins having serious issues with him. According to the band, Don Smith had made blatantly racist comments very early in the recording sessions that had incensed Hawkins. "We had a horrible time working with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Kasper
Adam Kasper is an American, Seattle area record producer and engineer, with platinum and gold awards, working with such bands as Aerosmith, Mudhoney, Nirvana, Foo Fighters, Queens of the Stone Age, The Tragically Hip, R.E.M., Soundgarden and Pearl Jam. He went to Capital High School in Olympia, Washington. He won a Grammy Award in 2001 for his work on the Foo Fighters' '' There Is Nothing Left to Lose'' (see Grammy Awards of 2001), and again in 2004 for his work on the Foo Fighters' '' One by One''. Albums produced * Truly - '' Fast Stories... from Kid Coma'' (1995) * Seaweed - ''Spanaway'' (1995) * Soundgarden - '' Down on the Upside'' (1996) * Pond - ''Rock Collection'' (1997) * The Watchmen - '' Silent Radar'' (1998) * Wellwater Conspiracy - '' Brotherhood of Electric: Operational Directives'' (1999) * Foo Fighters - '' There Is Nothing Left to Lose'' (1999) * Cold - ''13 Ways to Bleed on Stage'' (2000) * Foo Fighters - '' One by One'' (2002) * Queens of the Stone Age - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Hawkins
Ronald James Hawkins is a musician from Toronto who is best known as a member of the band The Lowest of the Low."Low man known for artistic highs; Album No. 15 confirms his staying power". ''Ottawa Citizen'', April 7, 2016. He has also released music as a solo artist, and fronted the bands Ron Hawkins and the Rusty Nails and Ron Hawkins and the Do Good Assassins.Ben Rayner"Ron Hawkins, man of many bands" ''Toronto Star'', March 24, 2016. He has produced albums for multiple independent bands and artists and is also an accomplished painter. Career The Lowest of the Low sold over 100,000 copies of their two independent releases, ''Shakespeare My Butt'' and ''Hallucigenia''. ''Shakespeare My Butt'' was voted by Canadians as one of the Top 10 Canadian Albums of all time by ''Chart'' magazine. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Stanley (musician)
The Lowest of the Low is a Canadian alternative rock group formed in 1991 from Toronto, Ontario, Canada.Michael Barclay, Ian A.D. Jack and Jason Schneider, '' Have Not Been the Same: The Can-Rock Renaissance 1985-1995''. ECW Press. . They were one of the most influential bands on the Canadian alternative music scene in the early 1990s, garnering widespread critical acclaim and radio play. Their most successful album, ''Shakespeare My Butt'', was later named one of the ten greatest albums in Canadian music history in three successive reader polls by the music magazine ''Chart'',. ''Chart'', October 12, 1999. as well as being ranked as the 84th greatest Canadian album of all time in Bob Mersereau's book ''The Top 100 Canadian Albums''. History The band was formed by Ron Hawkins, Stephen Stanley and David Alexander, all members of the band Popular Front, as a side project at a time when their other band was going through internal tensions that eventually led to its breakup."Lowest of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
