Videotape (band) explained
| Videotape |
| Background: | group_or_band |
| Origin: | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Years Active: | 2007–present |
| Label: | Independent |
| Website: | birdandflag.ca |
| Current Members: | Adam Saikaley
Nathan Gara
Ryan Patterson |
Videotape is a three-piece pop music project of Canadians Adam Saikaley, Nathan Gara and Ryan Patterson,[1] based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
History
Videotape was formed in Ottawa by three former members of As The Poets Affirm, after that band broke up in late 2007.[2]
Videotape was listed on The Village Voice's Pazz & Jop 2008 charts.[3] Their debut album, My Favourite Thing, was independently released in 2008,[4] and appeared on the Canadian campus charts.[5] It was later available for download. A single from the album Smiling Heads, was distributed through Zunior.[6]
(Gara and Patterson are now based in Toronto) They are signed to Toronto record label, Bird & Flag.
Discography
Albums
- 2008: My Favourite Thing (Independent)
Compilation appearances
- 2008: Coke Machine Glow 2008 Fantasy Podcast
External links
Reviews and Press
Notes and References
- http://photogmusic.com/videotape-myfavouritething/ "Videotape – My Favourite Thing [Review]"
- https://www.pressreader.com/canada/ottawa-citizen/20080320/282321085713871 "Videotape spooling forward"
- "Village Voice" -Web site: 2009-02-28. New York Pazz & Jop 2008. Village Voice. 2009-01-20.
- http://cokemachineglow.com/records/videotape-myfavouritething-2008/ "Videotape My Favourite Thing"
- "Chartattack" -Web site: 2009-02-28. Top 50 Chart. https://web.archive.org/web/20110607122847/http://www.chartattack.com/charts/07212008-campus-radio-top-50-0. usurped. June 7, 2011. Chartattack. 2008-07-04.
- https://www.pressreader.com/canada/ottawa-citizen/20081227/282316790905591 "Double Pumpers' primal hit tops my chart"
