Pluto (Canadian band)
| Pluto | |
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| Origin | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Genres | Alternative rock |
| Years active | 1993–1999 |
| Labels | Mint, Virgin |
| Website | myspace.com/plutotheband |
| Past members | |
| Rolf Hetherington Ian Jones Justin Leigh John Ounpuu |
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Pluto was a Canadian alternative rock band from in Vancouver, British Columbia. They were nominated for a Juno at the Juno Awards of 1997. The band consisted of vocalist and guitarist Ian Jones, guitarist Rolf Hetherington, bassist John Ounpuu and, drummer Justin Leigh.
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[edit] History
Pluto formed in 1993 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.[1] They were active from 1993 to 1999. The band was nominated for Best New Group at the 1997 Juno Awards.[2]
After independently releasing a number of singles, the band released its debut album Cool Way to Feel in 1995 on Mint Records.[3] They followed by a four-song EP in 1996. They subsequently signed to Virgin Records, for whom they released two full-length albums.[4]
Their single "Paste" appeared on the first Big Shiny Tunes compilation. A live performance of their song "Failure", recorded on CBC Stereo's Nightlines in 1994, was also released in 2006 on the compilation album Mint Records Presents the CBC Radio 3 Sessions.
With the band's music no longer widely available in stores, they have made both of their Virgin Records albums available as free downloads from their Myspace profile.
[edit] Discography
[edit] EP's
- 1996 Cut and Paste
[edit] Albums
- 1995 Cool Way to Feel
- 1996 Pluto[5]
- 1998 Shake Hands with the Future
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] Citations
- ^ "Pluto Artist Page". radio3.cbc.ca. CBC Radio 3. http://radio3.cbc.ca/#/bands/Pluto. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
- ^ "Juno Awards Database". junoawards.ca/database/. Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. http://junoawards.ca/database/artist-summary/?artist_name=Pluto. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
- ^ "Cool way to feel", www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/lac-bac/search/all (Ottawa: Library and Archives Canada), AMICUS No. 14219562, http://collectionscanada.gc.ca/ourl/res.php?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&url_tim=2011-11-05T06%3A42%3A10Z&url_ctx_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=14219562&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fcollectionscanada.gc.ca%3Aamicus&lang=eng, retrieved 5 November 2011.
- ^ "Pluto Biography". jam.canoe.ca. Jam!. http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Pop_Encyclopedia/P/Pluto.html. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
- ^ "Pluto", worldcat.org/advancedsearch (WorldCat), OCLC 36575863, http://www.worldcat.org/title/pluto/oclc/36575863&referer=brief_results, retrieved 5 November 2011.
