Blessid Union of Souls is an American alternative rock band from Cincinnati,Ohio,that was formed in 1990 by friends Jeff Pence and Eliot Sloan.
Sloan is a Canadian rock band based in Toronto and originally from Halifax,Nova Scotia. Sloan have released thirteen full-length albums and have received nine Juno Award nominations,winning one. Between 1996 and 2016,Sloan was among the top 75 best-selling Canadian artists in Canada and among the top 25 best-selling Canadian bands in Canada. The band is known for their sharing of songwriting and lead vocals from each member of the group and their unaltered line-up throughout their career.
INXS were an Australian rock band,formed as the Farriss Brothers in 1977 in Sydney,New South Wales. The founding members were bassist Garry Gary Beers,main composer and keyboardist Andrew Farriss,drummer Jon Farriss,guitarist Tim Farriss,lead singer and main lyricist Michael Hutchence,and guitarist and saxophonist Kirk Pengilly. For 20 years,INXS was fronted by Hutchence,whose magnetic stage presence made him the focal point of the band. Initially known for their new wave/pop style,the band later developed a harder pub rock style that included funk and dance elements.
Peppermint EP is the debut EP released by Canadian rock band Sloan. It was released on their own label,Murderecords,in 1992.
Smeared is the debut studio album by Canadian rock band Sloan. It was released in Canada on October 1,1992,and in the United States in January,1993,on Geffen Records. The album was recorded at a low cost of $1,200. The album is ranked 86th in the 2007 book The Top 100 Canadian Albums by music journalist Bob Mersereau and is widely considered a seminal album of Canada's 1990s alternative rock scene. In an interview with GuitarWorld,in December 2022,Patrick Pentland stated that a Smeared 30th Anniversary reissue is in the works,slated for 2023.
Twice Removed is the second album by Canadian rock band Sloan,released on Geffen Records in 1994. The album took seven weeks and cost $120,000 to record. More melodic than their previous album,Smeared,Geffen gave the record little promotion because it defied the label's commercially dominant grunge rock style of the time. The band and Geffen parted ways after Twice Removed's release. After the band's trouble with the label,they took time off from touring and writing and were broken up for a brief period.
One Chord to Another is the third studio album by the Canadian rock band Sloan. The album was released in Canada through Murderecords in 1996 and in the United States through The Enclave in 1997. Like their previous album,One Chord to Another is a Beatles-influenced power pop record.
Navy Blues is the fourth studio album by Canadian rock band Sloan. Released on Murderecords in 1998,the album is slightly heavier than their two previous albums,showing an influence from 1970s rock mixed with their usual catchy,melodic,Beatles-esque sound. The album contains arguably their most popular song,"Money City Maniacs," which went on to be used in a beer commercial at the time. The song also became a top 10 hit in the band's native Canada and received heavy radio airplay. Navy Blues was certified Gold in Canada on June 12,1998. By October 1998,the album had sold more than 70,000 copies. The album was nominated for Best Rock Album at the 1999 Juno Awards.
4 Nights at the Palais Royale is a live album released by the Canadian rock band Sloan in 1999. It was mostly recorded from four live shows performed at the Palais Royale in Toronto,Ontario in 1998,although some of the songs were taken from other concerts on their 1998 Navy Blues tour. The band and fans alike consider it a fairly accurate representation of a typical Sloan concert,with a mix of old and new songs and plenty of audience participation.
Action Pact is the seventh album by Canadian rock band Sloan. The album was named after "Youth Action Pact," a song by the 1980s Halifax band Jellyfishbabies. Action Pact was released on August 19,2003 by ViK Recordings. The album debuted at #11 on the Canadian Albums Chart. The album does not include any songs written by Andrew Scott,and is therefore the only Sloan album that does not include at least one track written by each band member.
Chris Murphy is a member of the Canadian rock band Sloan.
A Sides Win:Singles 1992–2005 is a compilation album by Canadian power pop quartet Sloan. It was released on May 3,2005,and debuted at #15 on the Canadian Albums Chart.
"Sh-Boom" is an early doo-wop song by the R&B vocal group The Chords. It was written by James Keyes,Claude Feaster,Carl Feaster,Floyd F. McRae,and William Edwards,members of The Chords,and published in 1954. It is sometimes considered the first doo-wop or rock 'n' roll record to reach the top ten on the pop charts,as it was a top-10 hit that year for both the Chords and The Crew-Cuts. In 2004,it was ranked No. 215 on Rolling Stone's "Top 500 Best Songs of All Time".
The Trews are a Canadian rock band from Antigonish,Nova Scotia,consisting of vocalist Colin MacDonald,guitarist John-Angus MacDonald,bassist Jack Syperek,and drummer Chris Gormley. The band is currently based in Hamilton,Ontario. From their formation in 1997 to 2016,The Trews were among the top 150 best-selling Canadian artists in Canada and among the top 40 best-selling Canadian bands in Canada.
"Party All the Time" is a song by comedian and actor Eddie Murphy,written and produced by Rick James. It was the lead single from Murphy's 1985 debut musical album How Could It Be. It reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks,behind "Say You,Say Me" by Lionel Richie.
Never Hear the End of It is the eighth album by Canadian rock band Sloan. The record's first single was "Who Taught You to Live Like That?",while "Ill Placed Trust" was launched as a second single in November. The album debuted at #29 on the Canadian Albums Chart and peaked at #48 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart,making it the band's first album to chart in the U.S.
"If It Feels Good Do It" is a song by Canadian rock band Sloan. It was released as the lead single from the band's sixth studio album,Pretty Together. The song was first made available online in August 2001. The song was nominated for Best Single at the 2002 Juno Awards. The song is featured on the soundtrack of the EA Sports video game Triple Play 2002 and is also featured in the 2004 film The Girl Next Door.
"Coax Me" is a song by Canadian rock band Sloan. It was released as the lead single of their second album Twice Removed. The song peaked at #30 on the Canadian RPM Singles Chart,spending 12 weeks in the top 100. It was also featured on Sloan's compilation album,A Sides Win:Singles 1992-2005.
The Flashing Lights were a Canadian alternative rock band,active in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Anyway Gang is a Canadian musical group,consisting of Sam Roberts,Chris Murphy,Menno Versteeg,and Dave Monks. The group formed in the summer of 2018 and released their debut single,"Big Night" in September,2019. Their debut album,Anyway Gang,was released on November 29,2019,on Royal Mountain Records.
