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| Paper Bag RecordsRecent NewsPaper Bag signs Josh Reichmann Oracle Band (ex-Tangiers) Paper Bag Records has signed the Josh Reichmann Oracle Band and is giving away their new Life Is Legal EP as a free download. Josh Reichmann was formerly of Toronto garage punk act Tangiers. That act released three acclaimed full lengths, 2003's Hot New Spirits, 2004's Never Bring You Pleasure and 2005's The Family Myth. The label describes the new full act in their press release: Josh returns to music with an entirely new line up of…You Say Party! We Say Die! (Canada) Vancouver's You Say Party! We Say Die! are getting set to hit the road in Canada in support of their upcoming digital-only remix project Remik's Cube. The band will play shows between Victoria and Halifax from late August through the end of October. The band will be supported by labelmates Winter Gloves, as well as Quebec's Beast and Toronto's Lioness on selected dates. You Say Party! is supporting last year's full length Lose All Time. The remix album Remix Cube, which…You Say Party! We Say Die! to release digital remix album Vancouver's You Say Party! We Say Die! are currently at work on their next record, the follow up to 2007's Lose All Time. In the mean time the band will release a digital-only record titled Remik's Cube, which features remixes and reinterpretations of songs from Lose All Time. The files will flow from Paper Bag Digital on August 26th. The project features tracks tweaked by Montag, The Octopus Project, Wallpaper, RAC and others. You can check out some of the results at…FemBots new record progress Toronto duo FemBots have posted another recording update. The group, which is working on the follow up to 2005's The City, commented: Since returning to the city from our session at Cordova Lake we've been working away like mad. This generally means getting up at 8, letting the dogs out, making coffee and spending the morning writing lyrics and melodies for the previously recorded songs. By 2 or 3 in the afternoon I realize I haven't had any breakfast. Some of the songs have been coming together really easily; others need more surgery to…FemBots recording new album Toronto duo FemBots have posted a recording update. The group, which is working on the follow up to 2005's The City, commented: We've just returned from a 5-day recording retreat at a cottage in the Kawartha Lakes and it feels like we've finally turned a corner with the new record. We spent the week working out band arrangements and accompaniments to the songs we've been working on with our friend Iner and his home made instruments. Things went very, very well and we're all excited about the new songs. The music is a bit hard to describe at…The Deadly Snakes' Andre Ethier to sing the Canadian anthem at Dodger Stadium This Saturday Andre Ethier, one of the frontmen of the genre-bending Toronto garage punk'n'soul act the Deadly Snakes will be singing the Canadian national anthem at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. CBC Radio 3 reveals the reason for the somewhat surreal job assignment. The Los Angeles Dodgers have another Andre Ethier in their employ, although he's more of a right fielder and less of a rock musician. When a…You Say Party! We Say Die! sign to Paper Bag Records CBC Radio 3 is reporting that energetic Vancouver dance-punk quintet You Say Party! We Say Die! have signed with Toronto indie powerhouse Paper Bag Records (home to the…Andre Ethier (The Deadly Snakes) to release second solo album Deadly Snakes frontman Andre Ethier will release a new solo album, titled secondathallam, on Paper Bag Records on August 8th. The record follows up his Sonic Unyon released solo debut Andre Ethier with Christopher Sandes featuring Pickles and Price. This record boasts the same lineup. The Toronto-based Deadly Snakes released…Controller.Controller / Magneta Lane / Sylvie Toronto's Controller.Controller are a few dates into a fall tour in support of their newly released Paper Bag Records full length X-Amounts. The album is the band's follow up to 2004's EP History. The Toronto-based act will head across Canada in October and November with labelmates Magneta Lane and new Smallman act Sylvie (featuring…New Controller.Controller album on Paper Bag this October Toronto's Controller.Controller have finished recording their new full length and follow up to 2004's History EP. The album, titled X-Amounts, will be released on Paper Bag Records on October 11th. A full Canadian tour will follow in the fall with dates to be be announced soon. Also this month Montreal based Paper Bag will release new records from the FemBots and Deadly Snakes. FemBots, who spent much of the past year touring as members… |
