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Gentleman Reg @ CMW 2009

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By Scott Bryson (CHARTattack) March 13, 2009 12:34 pm
Background/Composition: Gentleman Reg is everywhere these days. Ads for his Jet Black album pop up on virtually every site on the internet, and if you take a walk in just about any neighbourhood in Toronto, there's a decent chance you'll cross paths with him within a couple of hours. He tends to take years to make discs, but his gentle pop is...
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Gentleman Reg — Jet Black

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By Sheena Lyonnais (CHARTattack) February 27, 2009 2:40 pm
I was expecting more from Reg Vermue's Arts & Crafts debut LP. Reg has performed with Broken Social Scene and played in The Hidden Cameras, but Jet Black comes across as far less bold than either of those bands. Instead of using this album as an opportunity to exploit his individual talent and truly define himself, Reg feeds into the...
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Stars Show Perfect For The Season

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By John Papamarko (CHARTattack) December 12, 2008 4:59 pm
Whenever I think about those monumental moments in my life — first kiss, first heartbreak, first lay — I tend to remember the music that was playing as vividly as the experience itself. Stars have always reminded me of the winter — not a specific year, just the season itself. Be it long Greyhound bus rides home to visit family with "Heart...
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Stars' Torquil Campbell (photo by Joseph Fuda)

Dog Day Afternoon Fest

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) August 18, 2008 3:21 pm
Dog Day Afternoon is an annual "festival" that's more like a small musical gathering held on a farm near Guelph, Ont. every year. The event has previously hosted NQ Arbuckle, Ohbjiou, Constantines, Feist, Sarah Harmer, Hawksley Workman, By Divine Right, Elliott Brood and many other Canadian acts. This was its 10th anniversary. About 220...
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I Read The News Today... For July 19, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) July 19, 2011 4:57 pm
Ohbijou are going to spend the early part of the fall touring eastern Canada in support of their upcoming Metal Meets album. There will probably be nothing metal about any of the songs they'll play at the gigs, but hey. Camp Radio, a supergroup of sorts featuring producer Dave Draves (Kathleen Edwards, Gentleman Reg), are set to release their...
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I Read The News Today... For March 10, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) March 10, 2011 3:19 pm
It's about fricking time. Lawrence Gowan (he of Strange Animal fame) is being inducted into the Scarborough Walk Of Fame, and will get a permanent star on it in a ceremony to be held May 12. Scarborough Walk Of Fame!The Barenaked Ladies, Bryan Adams, Daniel Lanois, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Deadmau5, K'Naan, Robbie Robertson, Rush's Geddy Lee and Alex...
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I Read The News Today... For Dec. 16, 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) December 16, 2010 3:49 pm
Choclair's apparently still doing videos? And he's looking for a "Young Saukrates" in his new clip. So basically he's looking for a 20-year-old Andre 3000 with dreads. —Craigslist Gentleman Reg is opening for Sarah Harmer on tour next year. An albino and ginger on the road together... is kind of an adorable idea. —MySpace Burton Cummings wishes he...
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Together At Last: Gentleman Reg + Ohbijou = Light Fires

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) October 4, 2010 12:11 pm
It might just be me, but I don't usually think of Gentleman Reg or any of the members of Ohbijou as pyromaniacs. But apparently I must be mistaken because the former Hidden Cameras man born Reginald Vermue and Ohbijou drummer James Bunton have started a new band called Light Fires.According to Spinner, the two debuted Light Fires at Pop Montreal...
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Gentleman Reg — "Wild Heart"

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By CHARTattack Staff April 15, 2010 1:52 pm
Here's Gentleman Reg's new video for his cover of Stevie Nicks. It's a recreation of a video shot during Nicks' Rolling Stone cover shoot in 1981. The clip was directed by Colin Medley (PS I Love You, Diamond Rings). Former Organ singer Katie Sketch also makes an appearance, as does former Bicycles drummer Dana Snell  and Kelly McMichael (who are...
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Gentleman Reg To Release New EP In Stages

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) October 23, 2009 3:44 pm
Gentleman Reg will release a new EP dubbed Heavy Head with individual songs coming out in staggered sets beforehand. The first two tracks, which are covers of Chris Isaak's "Wicked Game" and Stevie Nicks' "Wild Heart," will come out Nov. 10. The next two songs, which are B-sides, will be out the following week, and remixes...
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The Transit Tapes: Gentleman Reg's "To Some It Comes Easy"

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By CHARTattack Staff August 28, 2009 4:37 pm
The Transit Tapes is a new series in which Orbyt Media's Christian Bailey shoots video of upcoming and emerging Canadian musicians playing their tunes on a chartered Toronto streetcar. In this episode, Gentleman Reg and his band play Jet Black's "To Some It Comes Easy" on the vintage PCC streetcar.
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Hidden Cameras, Gentleman Reg Touring North America

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) August 24, 2009 3:44 pm
The Hidden Cameras will take their queer-positive indie rock anthems on the road this fall with a tour in support of their upcoming fifth album, Origin:Orphan. Joel Gibb and company will kick off a North American tour in October and will tour until early December. They'll play some previously announced dates in Ontario and Quebec before heading...
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The Transit Tapes: Gentleman Reg's "You Can't Get It Back"

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By CHARTattack Staff August 24, 2009 12:13 pm
The Transit Tapes is a new series in which Orbyt Media's Christian Bailey shoots video of upcoming and emerging Canadian musicians playing their tunes on a chartered Toronto streetcar. In this episode, Gentleman Reg and his backing band perform Jet Black's "You Can't Get It Back" aboard the vintage 1951 "PCC" streetcar while...
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Gentleman Reg — "How We Exit"

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By CHARTattack Staff July 6, 2009 2:06 pm
Gentleman Reg's stop-motion-filled clip for Jet Black's "How We Exit" brings Morrissey to mind, what with its references to boxing and old black and white sports articles and vague homoeroticism. The clip guest stars ex-Organ singer Katie Sketch and Land Of Talk's Liz Powell as female boxers in the ring against each other.
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Gentleman Reg — "Rewind"

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) June 30, 2009 3:50 pm
"Rewind," from Gentleman Reg's recently released Jet Black, guest stars former Organ singer Katie Sketch (who also guests on the track).The Victoria Cheong-directed (Jennifer Castle) video was shot by Iris Fraser and resembles a home movie. Great Lake Swimmers/Reg's drummer, Greg Millson, also makes an appearance as a puzzle-...
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Polaris Music Prize - Have Your Say

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) June 15, 2009 10:26 am
Now that the Long List of 40 albums for this year's Polaris Music Prize has been announced, it's going to get discussed to death, so let's just get it over and done with here. What were you surprised to see? What do you think should have made the list and didn't? What albums shouldn't be on the list? What albums do you hate and think are...
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CMW 2009: Thursday Night At The Horseshoe

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By CHARTattack Staff May 20, 2009 4:23 pm
Relive the memories or check out what you missed during the first night of CHARTattack's Canadian Music Week 2009 lineup at the Horseshoe Tavern in March. Featuring performances by: The Lovely Feathers, $100, Women, Gentleman Reg (with a guest appearance from Land Of Talk's Liz Powell!), Chad VanGaalen and Quest For Fire. Check out the video...
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Gentleman Reg Touring North America

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) April 2, 2009 2:23 pm
Gentleman Reg will tour North America in support of the recently released Jet Black. Reg (real name Reg Vermue) will open Spiral Beach's April 22 show at Ottawa's Zaphod Beeblebrox before heading out on a string of Canadian headlining dates the next day. He'll spend early May opening for Arts & Crafts labelmates The Stills' western...
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CHARTattack 'Shoecase - Thursday

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Photographer: 
Zack Vitiello
Venue: 
Horseshoe Tavern
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
March 12, 2009
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CHARTattack 'Shoecase - Thursday

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Photographer: 
Zack Vitiello
Venue: 
Horseshoe Tavern
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
March 12, 2009
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