Ian Thornley

Thornley — Tiny Pictures

Tiny Pictures is a pretty solid alt.rock record. Most of the songs sound fit for radio, possibly partly in thanks to the godlike hand of Nickelback frontman Chad Kroeger and his 604 Records. "Changes" is a guilty pleasure track, mostly because the lyrics are a little hillbilly and way more relatable than most of us would like to...
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Thornley's Tiny Pictures

Thornley — Come Again

You've gotta hand it to Ian Thornley - when he says something, he means it. According to the liner notes on Ian Thornley’s first post-Big Wreck effort, "the melody is king." Let the coronation begin! Thornley’s Come Again is all about heavy, loud rock anthems ("Falling To Pieces") and even the slight deviations from this...
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Thornley - Come Again

Thornley Talks Hired Guns

I caught up with Thornley frontman Ian Thornley just days before his new album hit stores, and you could hear the relief in his voice that it was finally ready. Tiny Pictures, which came out Feb. 10, was a stressfully created sophomore disc. Fans patiently suffered five years for Thornley to deal with touring, writing and new management to get...
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Thornley Returns After Five Years

When it takes a band five years to get an album out, you have to ask what happened. It's no Chinese Democracy, but that's still a long time to wait. Fans and frontman Ian Thornley are more than ready to see Thornley's sophomore release, Tiny Pictures, finally in stores. When hit with the looming question of why it took so long, Thornley's...
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Thornley’s Tiny Pictures Reeks Of Nickelback

Toronto hard rock band Thornley will release Tiny Pictures on Feb. 10 through 604 Records. Frontman Ian Thornley recorded all the vocal, guitar and bass parts himself. Nickelback drummer Daniel Adair played on 11 of the album's 12 tracks, while The Black Crowes' Steve Gorman drummed on a power ballad titled "Changes." Adair's bandmate...
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Thornley @ Golf Rocks

Photographer: 
John Papamarko
Venue: 
Magna Golf Club
City: 
Aurora, ON
Date: 
September 7, 2008
Thornley (photo by John Papamarko)

Ian Thornley and Mrs. Thornley @ Golf Rocks

Photographer: 
John Papamarko
Venue: 
Magna Golf Club
City: 
Aurora, ON
Date: 
September 7, 2008
Ian Thornley (photo by John Papamarko)

Ian Thornley Of Big Wreck

Photographer: 
Tom Hamilton
Venue: 
EdgeFEST
Date: 
July 29, 1999

Billy Talent Among Canuck Rockers On "Song For Africa"

Several Canadian rockers have recorded "Song For Africa," a project organized to educate the country's youth about the AIDS pandemic in Africa as well as to raise money for relief efforts. Billy Talent, Ian Thornley, Liam Killeen (Not By Choice), Danny Greaves (Watchmen, Doctor), Gordie Johnson (Big Sugar, Grady), Choclair, Kyle...
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