Dead Letter Dept., formerly known as The Stiffs, are a Canadian
punk
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band from
Toronto
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,
Canada
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. The band consists of Rob Moir - (Guitar/vocals), Mike Leblanc - (Drums), Andrew Sparks - (Bass), Danny Complex - (Guitars). The band announced their break up on their Myspace blog in 2008. Their songs are mainly about girls and relationship with the occasional political song. Their last release was Rock n' Roll Hates You, which was released in 2005 by
Underground Operations
Underground Operations was an independent punk rock record label based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Established in 1995, the label was originally based in Ajax, Ontario.
Operated by Mark Spicoluk, former Closet Monster member and former bass ...
.
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Discography
*1996: The Stiffs - s/t cassette (independent release)
*1997: The Stiffs - Dumb Songs About Dumb Girls cassette (independent release)
*1998: The Stiffs, No One Knows. 8 song cassette (independent release)
*1999: The Stiffs, Forever In A Day. 11 song CD (Ductape Records
Ductape Records is a Toronto-based independent record label that was spawned from a magazine of the same name in 1997. The label's website was updated in 2007, stating that it was "on hiatus indefinitely, but some catalogue items are still availab ...
)
*2001: ''Dead Letter Dept.'' EP (Ductape Records
Ductape Records is a Toronto-based independent record label that was spawned from a magazine of the same name in 1997. The label's website was updated in 2007, stating that it was "on hiatus indefinitely, but some catalogue items are still availab ...
)
*2002: split release with "Left Behind" 7" (Say-Ten Records)
*2003: Anthology UK (Noo Noo Records)
*2005: All My Friends Love Freedom + Yes You Can't EP (Mongoose Records)
*2005: ''Rock n' Roll Hates You'' (Underground Operations
Underground Operations was an independent punk rock record label based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Established in 1995, the label was originally based in Ajax, Ontario.
Operated by Mark Spicoluk, former Closet Monster member and former bass ...
)
References
External links
Dead Letter Dept.
at Myspace
Dead Letter Dept.
at CBC Radio 3
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Dead Letter Dept
at ''Exclaim!
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Dead Letter Dept
at punknews
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Musical groups established in 1996
Musical groups disestablished in 2000
Musical groups reestablished in 2001
Musical groups disestablished in 2008
Musical groups from Toronto
Canadian punk rock groups
1996 establishments in Ontario
2000 disestablishments in Ontario
2001 establishments in Ontario
2008 disestablishments in Ontario