Banned from Atlantis

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Banned From Atlantis
Origin Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Genres Rock, punk rock, indie
Years active1990 (1990)–1995 (1995)
LabelsFresh Bread Records, Sister Records
Past membersJames Meagher
Doug McLean
Mike Germain
Lisa Smirl

Banned From Atlantis was a Winnipeg-based punk, rock, Punk rock and indie band active from 1990 to 1995.

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History

The band consisted of Mike Germain (vocals, lead guitar), James Meagher (drums), Lisa Smirl (bass) and Doug McLean (acoustic guitar). They signed with Fresh Bread Records and, in 1994, released a 15-track 'demo', titled Banned From Atlantis - Demo. They then released the cassettes Permanent Waves[ citation needed ] and Outie, as well as a split EP with the band Elliot (not the Kentucky band of the same name).

They then signed onto Sister Records for their 1995 release of People Write to Geena Davis in Japanese. [1] McLean dedicated People Write to Geena Davis in Japanese to the memory of Christian J. Watson (1970–1994).[ citation needed ]

The band broke up in late 1995.

Mike Germain joined The Hummers (another Winnipeg based band) as their keyboardist in 2001 and started his own band, Mincer Ray. Meagher joined the Air Cadets, then moved to Los Angeles to start an acting career. He returned to Winnipeg with Christina Ricci (rumoured to be his girlfriend).[ citation needed ]

Mclean went on to form the Bonaduces and The Paperbacks. Lisa Smirl won a Rhodes Scholarship and became an academic in international relations living in England. [2] She died of cancer in 2013. [3]

Discography

References

  1. Strutt, Joe. "Cameo: Joe Strutt on Banned From Atlantis". weirdcanada.com. Weird Canada. Archived from the original on 2021-08-04. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
  2. "A Comprehensive Look At Winnipeg’s PC Punk Scene". Noisey, Sheldon Birnie Sep 22 2014,
  3. "SOAS pays tribute to Dr Lisa Smirl". soas.ac.uk. University of London. Retrieved 3 March 2022.