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Rumour has it that Canada had some great new wave bands in the 80s.

I like Fifth Column a lot but haven't heard too much else.

Is there an authority on this?

[quote]Originally posted by The Community
[br]Rumour has it that Canada had some great new wave bands in the 80s.
I like Fifth Column a lot but haven't heard too much else.
Is there an authority on this?
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I'm not an authority, but:

Martha and the Muffins (M+M)
Men Without Hats
Rational Youth
Spoons
Images in Vogue
Strange Advance

and more I'm sure I'm forgetting

Payolas
Rough Trade
Skinny Puppy
Blue Peter
The Extras
Chalk Circle
Jane Siberry
Pukka Orchestra
Boys Brigade
Dalbello
Platinum Blonde
Parachute Club
Northern Pikes
National Velvet

Trans-X

We also have a few Nu New Wave groups
Hot Hot Heat is one I can think of right now [:)]

So far, a good start, you might want to add:

Breeding Ground
Vis-a-Vis
Darkroom
Glamorcult
Malcolm Burn
The Diodes (on the punky side)
NeoA4
Chain of Fun

eight6

[quote][i]Originally posted by koolaid[/i]
<br>Trans-X

We also have a few Nu New Wave groups
Hot Hot Heat is one I can think of right now [:)]
[/quote]

That's about the only one I like from the lists here so far... some I've never heard of [B)] I didn't even know Trans-X were Canadian!

Was Viscious Pink Canadian?

[quote][i]Originally posted by human clone[/i]
<br>Payolas
Rough Trade
Skinny Puppy
Blue Peter
The Extras
Chalk Circle
Jane Siberry
Pukka Orchestra
Boys Brigade
Dalbello
Platinum Blonde
Parachute Club
Northern Pikes
National Velvet

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Hey Dan, check it out [:D]

http://www.spv.de/ra/skinny-dvd.ram

schwenko listed all my faves...these are good too, eh?

The Box
Red Rider
Luba
Tic Toc
The Kings
The Arrows
Sherry Kean
Gowan

Thanks Mike! I hope all is well.

I was at the show in Toronto. I will be screening the "Greater Wrong Of The Right" DVD at the club in September.

[i]The Tenants[/i] - They had a 1983 hit called [i]Sheriff[/i]

[i]Doubledare[/i] - They were an off-shoot from [i]The Tenants[/i] and had a popular hit in 1986 called [i]Date With the Past[/i]

The Royal Canadian Mounties, or The Royal Canadian Mounted Police
http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/

The Toronto Maple Leafs
http://www.torontomapleleafs.com/

Niagra Falls
http://www.city.niagarafalls.on.ca/

Oh... sorry, I thought you said Old Wave....
Again, sorry.

[b]schwenko[/b] No, they're UK-based. Here's an interesting site about them: http://viciouspink.info/

One band that's so far been missed is Pointed Sticks. "Out of Luck" deserved a far better fate and the collection is an interesting round-up of the band.

I'm "Half-Canadian" and was visiting my dad in Quebec last week. I caught the tail-end of a video by an '80s synth-pop group called "Indonesia" on some retrospective music show out of Montreal.

First I heard the tune, can't remember it's name, but thought it sounded great, and they were standing around playing synths and had all the hair, makeup, etc.

Anyone ever heard of 'em? I'd like to know more.

The Diodes
Demics
Young canadians
Dishrags
The Mods
Forgotten Rebels
No Means No (don't know if you'd call 'em new wave, but they're certainly a unique, cool band)