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The Hidden Cameras — Origin:Orphan

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) September 22, 2009 4:06 pm
Expect to see Origin:Orphan, The Hidden Cameras' follow-up to 2006's Awoo, in many discussions about the 2010 Polaris Music Prize over the next nine months or so. Joel Gibb and company start things off a bit differently with the swirly, eastern-influenced, nearly seven-minute "Ratify The New" before returning to their typical brand of...
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Free Hidden Cameras Download Available Here

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) September 21, 2009 3:28 pm
CHARTattack has a free MP3 of The Hidden Cameras' "In The NA," which you can download here. The track can be found on the very soon-to-be-released Origin:Orphan, the follow-up to 2006's Awoo. It's part of CHARTattack's CHARTtrack free MP3 series. A complete list of all CHARTtracks can be found here. You can watch the video for...
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The Hidden Cameras Play Typically Exuberant Homecoming

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By Kevin Ritchie (CHARTattack) June 18, 2007 3:00 pm
Longtime fans of The Hidden Cameras will fondly remember a time when the band played non-traditional venues like churches and porn theatres, incorporating overhead transparencies, go go boys and fun costumes. Now that the band can pack a concert theatre, the production values are a little less homespun, leaving the audience to make the most of...
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Hidden Cameras @ NXNE 2003

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By Darrin Keene (CHARTattack) June 9, 2003 2:00 pm
Hometown: Toronto, ON Background/Composition: From a humble four-track recording to a widely celebrated orchestral pop opus, Hidden Cameras leader Joel Gibb is riding high on a wave of good press. Achievement of Rock 'n' Roll Expectations 80-100: Band exceeds skill and knowledge expectations. Rocked us so hard we peed our pants. 70-79:...
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The Longest Running Albums On The Campus Radio Chart

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) April 27, 2011 12:24 pm
Here is the complete list of every album that has been on the Campus Radio Chart for 20 or more weeks since September 1995. The albums are listed in chronological order with each week total.The dates in the brackets indicate the week the record initially entered the chart, followed by the last week of continuous presence before exiting the chart....
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Arcade Fire Salute Montreal, Bands At Juno Awards

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By Aaron Brophy (CHARTattack) March 29, 2011 10:48 am
Arcade Fire seemed in fine spirits at the 2011 Juno Awards held at Toronto's Air Canada Centre on Sunday night.It probably had something to do with the band winning four awards over the weekend, including the Album Of The Year award for The Suburbs. During the awards broadcast the band had nothing but love for their home city of Montreal.After the...
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Video Of The Day: The Hidden Cameras' "He Falls To Me" (Fan Video)

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) October 27, 2010 3:07 pm
This isn't an official Hidden Cameras video, but it's been beautifully put together by Spanish filmmaker Dario Pena. The gorgeous black-and-white clip for a remix of Origin:Orphan's "He Falls To Me" features a man dressed all in white wearing a bizarre fan on his head, walking through an equally breathtaking landscape and doing Tai Chi-esque...
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Hidden Cameras Turning Album Into Theatre Production

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) June 30, 2010 10:47 am
There's always been something over-the-top and theatrical about Joel Gibb and The Hidden Cameras' music, so it's only fitting that the band will perform 2009's Origin:Orphan as a theatre production later this summer. Gibb and company will rework the album "in a theatrical setting" at Toronto's Lower Ossington Theatre on Aug. 5 and 6....
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Hidden Cameras LimeWire Session EP Available

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) March 2, 2010 2:08 pm
The Hidden Cameras recorded six tracks for the LimeWire Store. Yes, you'll have to pay for them. Joel Gibb and company performed tracks from last year's Origin:Orphan in New York City for the LimeWire Store, which is offering the EP that contains them, Live At Lime With The Hidden Cameras, for $4.95 U.S. The band were on tour in support of Origin...
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The Hidden Cameras — "Underage"

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By CHARTattack Staff January 22, 2010 12:35 pm
OK, remember what we said about face paint yesterday? Yeah, it's here again. So, we reiterate: Face paint and hoods are the first two major music video trends of 2010. "Underage" appears on The Hidden Cameras' Origin:Orphan, which is out now. Check out the video for "In The NA" here.
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Hidden Cameras Announce European Tour

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By Valentina D'Aliesio (CHARTattack) January 13, 2010 2:34 pm
Toronto indie-poppers The Hidden Cameras are gearing up for a massive European tour in support of their fifth full-length album, Origin:Orphan. Frontman Joel Gibb and company will play their first show of the tour on European ground in Hamburg, Germany and will later play in the United Kingdom, Italy and Austria. You can see the video for...
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Hidden Cameras Headed In Dark Directions

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By Scott Bryson (CHARTattack) November 11, 2009 12:47 pm
The Hidden Cameras' Joel Gibb is sick of talking about his band's latest disc, Origin:Orphan. He doesn't say as much, but his disinterest is palpable. Gibb's malaise may be the result of a growing distaste for journalists. It's also possible The Hidden Cameras frontman is ready to move on. A lengthy Origin:Orphan tour is approaching, but Gibb...
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Hidden Cameras Working On Dub Album

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By Scott Bryson (CHARTattack) October 19, 2009 4:43 pm
The Hidden Cameras are evolving and frontman Joel Gibb has no sympathy for people who expect his band to sound a certain way. In fact, he's ready to take the gloomy atmosphere of The Hidden Cameras' latest disc, Origin:Orphan, one step further. "There are two records I've been working on, both extremely different, one of which I would say is...
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CHARTtrack: The Hidden Cameras' "In The NA"

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By CHARTattack Staff September 21, 2009 3:35 pm
"In The NA" is the first single from The Hidden Cameras' new album, Origin:Orphan. It features the band's typical brand of incredibly catchy "gay church music."You can watch the track's video here.Origin:Orphan is out Tuesday.
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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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Hidden Cameras Tour Ontario, Quebec

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By Bianca Marcus (CHARTattack) July 28, 2009 4:23 pm
Toronto-based septet The Hidden Cameras have announced six new dates in support of their upcoming album Origin:Orphan, which drops Sept. 22. On this tour, The Hidden Cameras will perform songs from their upcoming record as well as tracks from 2006's Awoo, 2004's Mississauga Goddam and 2003's The Smell Of Our Own. More Canadian and American...
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The Hidden Cameras — "In The NA"

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By CHARTattack Staff July 22, 2009 12:37 pm
The Hidden Cameras' six-minute clip for Origin:Orphan's first single begins with plenty of nature shots before frontman Joel Gibb's lips make a close-up, followed by his pals, who are dressed all in white, like mad scientists of sorts. They twitch and creep around, play tug of war and make observations while seated at desks in the middle of a...
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Hidden Cameras Are Orphans

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) July 3, 2009 11:25 am
The Hidden Cameras' fifth studio album, Origin:Orphan, will be released through Arts & Crafts on Sept. 22. Joel Gibb and company recorded the follow-up to 2006's Awoo in Toronto and Berlin, Germany. "In The NA," the first single, will be digitally released on July 21 with two B-sides and a remix. You can download "Walk On...
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