Canadian Indie band Broken Social Scene with their song Passport Radio. Jale “Not Happy”
Monday, April 6th, 2009
Jale was formed by four art school students in 1993: guitarist Jennifer Pierce, who had earlier sung backup on the album Smeared by Sloan; drummer Alyson MacLeod; bassist Laura Stein; and guitarist Eve Hartling. The band’s name was formed from the first letters of the members’ first names. Local legend had it that the band formed after all four members attended a concert by Seattle band Velocity Girl; whether that was true or not, Jale’s early recordings resembled that band’s work. Chris …
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Rough Trade Inducted into the Canadian Indie Hall of Fame
Wednesday, April 1st, 2009
Born of the new-wave movement of the late ’70s, Kevan Staples and Carole Pope of Rough Trade altered the cultural landscape in Canada with their political, sexual, poignant and ing-funny look at ’80’s life. Carole Pope is a three-time Juno winner and in 2007, The band was inducted into the Indie Hall of Fame during Canadian Music Week. IndieCan.com was there. Carole Pope continues her life in indie music and you can hear what she has to say about her life in music at http://www.indiecan …
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