Videotape (band)
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Videotape | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Labels | Independent |
| Members | Adam Saikaley Nathan Gara Ryan Patterson |
| Website | birdandflag.ca |
Videotape is a three-piece pop music project of Canadians Adam Saikaley, Nathan Gara and Ryan Patterson,[1] based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
History
Videotape was formed in Ottawa by three former members of As The Poets Affirm, after that band broke up in late 2007.[2]
Videotape was listed on The Village Voice's Pazz & Jop 2008 charts.[3] Their debut album, My Favourite Thing, was independently released in 2008,[4] and appeared on the Canadian campus charts.[5] It was later available for download. A single from the album Smiling Heads, was distributed through Zunior.[6]
(Gara and Patterson are now based in Toronto) They are signed to Toronto record label, Bird & Flag.
Discography
Albums
- 2008: My Favourite Thing (Independent)
Compilation appearances
- 2008: Coke Machine Glow 2008 Fantasy Podcast
References
- ^ "Videotape – My Favourite Thing [Review"]. Photogmusic, By Ming Wu on January 27, 2009
- ^ "Videotape spooling forward". Ottawa Citizen, 2008-03-20. Fateema Sayani
- ^ "Village Voice" -"New York Pazz & Jop 2008". Village Voice. 2009-01-20. Retrieved 2009-02-28.
- ^ "Videotape My Favourite Thing". Coke Machine Glow, By Conrad Amenta | 13 August 2008
- ^ "Chartattack" -"Top 50 Chart". Chartattack. 2008-07-04. Retrieved 2009-02-28.
- ^ "Double Pumpers' primal hit tops my chart". Ottawa Citizen, Dec 27, 2008. Fateema Sayani
External links
- Videotape Official website
- Videotape on MySpace
- Videotape on Facebook
- Videotape on CBC Radio 3
- Videotape on Bandcamp.com
Reviews and Press
- Coke Machine Glow review (August 2008)
- I Heart Music review (July 2008)
- Ottawa Citizen feature (March 2008)
- Ottawa XPress feature
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