December 1st, 2011 by Randy
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here was a a Saturday November 10th in 1990, so maybe this poster is from a concert that was held in that year, which meant that it took place while all of the early Mint (and cub) people were still at CiTR, as well as Nardwuar the Human Serviette who might have been on CiTR’s staff as Volunteer Coordinator then. Then again, maybe not; maybe he was the PSA Production Manager or something.
Anyways, there is no real Mint reason for…
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+Tags: CiTR 101.9 fM, mudhoney, nardwuar the human serviette, sub ballroom, ubc
November 28th, 2011 by Randy
Sorry the photo shows a wonderfully sharp wall and shelf, and a somewhat blurry can of meat.
This was a promotional item given out to campus/community radio stations, reviewers, and others, to publicize the 1991 album, Dim the Lights, Chill the Ham, by Toronto’s instro-kings, Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet, the wordless three-piece consisting of Don Pyle, Reid Diamond (rest in peace), and Brian Connelly — on the Cargo Records label, when the label was a rather very large and influential releaser of…
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+Tags: atomic 7, cargo records, food, promotional item, shadowy men on a shadowy planet
November 25th, 2011 by Randy
Sorry, found it.
Thank you, Photoshop free distort, and storage lockers, and Kaitlin Fontana’s book.
Lots of House Industries fonts, I think. Lots of faux duotone CMYK photos. Lots of keylines and drop shadows. Lots of sponsors. Lots of cross promotion involving samplers and record stores. And lots of these big 18x24 glossy items up on the walls and poles around our wonderful city. (You ask Nardwuar about “Vancouver Action” sometime.)
These weren’t, of course, the reasons why the shows were incredible…
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+Tags: mint birthday party
November 24th, 2011 by Randy
Volumizer released their only album on Mint in March 2002, and achieved that hallowed notoriety of playing so sporadically that every gig was a rare and memorable treat. Here’s a nice review in Erasing Clouds. And here’s something on AllMusic.
Shannon Oksanen, Rodney Graham, Jade Blade, and Bill Napier-Hemy were all busy pre-Volumizer, and continue to be busy post-Volumizer in their respective art and music realms. Gina, Jade’s daughter who is also in the photos, might be…
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+Tags: bill napier hemy, gaga for gigi, jade blade, rodney graham, scott livingstone, shannon oksanen, volumizer
November 24th, 2011 by Randy
The New Town Animals were the opening band at our 10th birthday party show at the Commodore Ballroom, the newest Mint band to play the party, with their Mint album debut having just come out in June, following up on their 7” release.
Jeff McCloy, Alex Angel, Chucky, Nick Wright, and Stevie Kicks went on to many other projects, including The Briefs, Thee Manipulators, The Tranzmitorz, Valerie & The Mutineers and other musical concoctions. Jeff McCloy, as well, was a tour bassist…
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+Tags: is your radio active, new town animals
