Dunk (band)
Dunk | |
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| Also known as | Starkicker |
| Origin | Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | power pop |
| Years active | 1996–bef. 2006 |
| Labels | Sony |
| Past members | Doug Boudreau Ben Dunk Nick Dunk Tawgs Salter |
Dunk, also previously known as Starkicker, was a Canadian power pop band from Niagara Falls, Ontario, who were active in the late 1990s and early 2000s.[1]
History
The group originally formed as Starkicker in the 1990s, consisting of vocalist and guitarist Nick Dunk, bassist Ben Dunk and drummer Doug Boudreau.[1] The band's debut album Beach Music was released in 1996,[2] and achieved two Canadian hits with the songs "Get Up" and "Neil Armstrong".
Beach Music was a top-30 Canadian campus radio chart hit in the late summer and fall of 1996.[3]
The first single from the album, "Get Up", entered the RPM Rock/Alternative 30 charts at No. 30 on July 22, 1996, and stayed on the chart for 10 weeks, peaking at No. 10 the week of August 26.[4] "Neil Armstrong" enjoyed even greater success, debuting on the RPM Top 100 singles chart on October 14, 1996 at No. 98.[5] The song peaked at No. 26 in December of that year[6] and stayed on the chart for 11 weeks.[7]
The band garnered a Juno Award nomination for Best New Group at the Juno Awards of 1997.[8]
Deciding that the name Starkicker didn't fit, in 1999 the band changed their name to Dunk,[1] added guitarist Tawgs Salter to the lineup,[1] and released the followup album Time to Fly under their new name.[1] The album's first single "Crowdsurfing" was a hit in May 2000, debuting and peaking on the RPM Rock/Alternative chart at No. 18.[9] It stayed on the chart for 9 weeks. No other singles from the album charted.
Post-breakup
As of 2006 Ben Dunk was the co-owner of Sound of Pop, a Toronto-based publishing, label and management firm.[10]
References
- ^ a b c d e "New name means new approach for Dunk". Victoria Times-Colonist, November 25, 1999.
- ^ "Smooth sailing so far for bandmate brothers". Halifax Daily News, October 31, 1996.
- ^ Campus Radio Chart For September 24, 1996
- ^ RPM Magazine Rock/Alternative - Volume 64, No. 2, August 26 1996
- ^ Top Singles - Volume 64, No. 9, October 14, 1996
- ^ Top Singles - Volume 64, No. 18, December 16 1996
- ^ Top Singles - Volume 64, No. 21, January 27 1997
- ^ "Nominees in major Juno categories". Montreal Gazette, January 30, 1997.
- ^ Rock/Alternative - Volume 70, No. 26, May 01 2000
- ^ ole/Sound Of Pop's Ben Dunk Expands His Horizons
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