About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 31. Chapters: Loverboy, Tegan and Sara, Ganglion, Jane Vain and the Dark Matter, Econoline Crush, The Stampeders, Chixdiggit, Kobra and the Lotus, Braids, Ahnabith Gish, Neurosonic, Dragon Fli Empire, Field Day, Woodpigeon, The Browns, Women, The Skitzos, Ghostkeeper, Beija Flor, Verbal Deception, The Consonant C, Fast Romantics, The Dudes, Azeda Booth, Kiros, Zuckerbaby, Mannequin Depressives, Huevos Rancheros, Bell Tower, Five Star Affair, The Evidence, Boulevard, Jr. Gone Wild, Smalltown DJs, Tetrix, Ours to Destroy, Hot Nasties, Hot Little Rocket, Painter, Last Man Out, Once Just, Reverie Sound Revue, Mocking Shadows, Lost & Profound, The English Teeth, Rembetika Hipsters, The Cape May, Out of Your Mouth. Excerpt: Loverboy is a Canadian rock group formed in 1980 in Calgary, Alberta. Throughout the 1980s, the band accumulated numerous hit songs in Canada and the United States, earning four multi-platinum albums and selling millions of records. After being rejected by many American record labels they signed with Columbia/CBS Records Canada and began recording their first album March 20, 1980 with Mike Reno on lead vocals, Paul Dean as the guitarist, Scott Smith as the bassist, Doug Johnson on keyboards and Matt Frenette on drums. The band's hit singles, particularly "Turn Me Loose" and "Working for the Weekend," have become arena rock staples and are still heard on many classic rock radio stations across the United States and Canada. They are currently based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Originally rejected by all the major record labels in the United States, the band signed with Columbia Records of Canada, and on March 20, 1980 Loverboy went into the studio with producer Bruce Fairbairn and engineer Bob Rock to record what would be their self-titled debut album. Over that summer, the record became a huge hit with eventually ...
