Moneen
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| Origin | Brampton, Ontario; Canada |
| Years active | 2000 – Present |
| Genres | Emocore Indie Rock |
| Labels | Dine Alone Records, Vagrant Records, Smallman Records |
| Members | Kenny Bridges Chris 'The Hippy' Hughes Peter Krpan Erik Hughes |
Moneen is an indie band from Brampton, Ontario, Canada. The spelling of the band's name can also appear as .moneen. which has appeared that way on various t-shirt designs and posters.
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[edit] History
The band formed in 1999 after the dissolution of another band called Perfectly Normal. The band's original bass player Mark Bowser was replaced by Chris Slorach, who then left the band after the release of The Theory of Harmonial Value. Erik Hughes (who actually played bass for the band on their very first Canadian tour) later became the permanent bass player for the band.
Moneen released their first two albums on Smallman Records and later signed on to Vagrant Records. Smallman Records still distributes their albums in Canada. In 2005 they released a split EP with Alexisonfire on Dine Alone Records where each band covered two of each others songs, plus an original song. Their new album The Red Tree was released on April 11, 2006.
In 2005 director Alex Liu followed the band through the recording process for their new album to document the process. Liu plans to release the documentary titled The Start To This May Be The End To Another. A release date has not been set for the film, though the EPK for the film, which is viewable on the band's MySpace, states a Fall 2006 release.
[edit] Members
- Erik Hughes: Bass/Backing Vocals
- Kenny Bridges: Guitar/Lead Vocals
- Chris "Hippy" Hughes: Guitar/Backing Vocals
- Peter Krpan: Drums
- Haris Cehajic: Keyboard/Third Guitar/Guitar Tech
[edit] Former members
- Mark Bowser - Bass
- Chris Slorach - Bass (Currently working for the House of Blues in Toronto)
- Nic Fera - Drums
[edit] Discography
- Smaller Chairs for the Early 1900s EP (2000), Smallman Records
- The Theory of Harmonial Value (2001), Smallman Records
- Are We Really Happy With Who We Are Right Now? (2003), Vagrant Records
- The Switcheroo Series: Burning Down The Pine Room (2005), Dine Alone Records
- The Red Tree (2006), Vagrant Records
- A Quieter Side of Moneen (EP) (2006), Vagrant Records
[edit] Videography
- No Better Way To Show Your Love Than A Set Of Broken Legs (2002)
- Tonight, I'm Gone... (2002)
- Life's Just Too Short Little Ndugu (2003)
- Are We Really Happy With Who We Are Right Now? (2003)
- Start Angry...End Mad (2004)
- Passing Out In America/Accidents Are On Purpose (2006)
- If Tragedy’s Appealing, Then Disaster’s An Addiction (2006)
- Don't Ever Tell Locke What He Can't Do (2006)
[edit] Trivia
- Peter is allergic to peanuts
- Long time friend and guitar tech Haris was the winner of a contest on Canadian music channel MuchMusic called Much Takeover in 2005
- The female lead in their video for ...Broken Legs is Kenny's girlfriend and merch girl Lisa
- Haris very much resembles Tyson Ritter from the All-American Rejects and is often mistaken for him
- There is a hidden track on The Red Tree, which can be found by rewinding the CD past the 0 point. The track was recorded by Kenny while he was waiting for a bus, and was put on the album without the other members of the band knowing about it. The hidden track is meant to connect The Red Tree to the last track from Are We Really Happy With Who We Are Right Now?, The Last Song I Ever Want To Sing.
- The first track on The Theory of Harmonial Value contains the lyrics "...shed tears for life..." which is the connection between the band's EP "Smaller Chairs For The Early 1900s'" last song This Year I've Had Enough
- On the back of Are We Really Happy With Who We Are Right Now? the song titles are in red, but some letters picked out in gray spell out '"We Are Who We Are"
- Moneen plays Passing Of America at every show
- Their song "Don't Ever Tell Locke What He Can't Do", from the album The Red Tree, is a reference to the TV series LOST; in the first season the character John Locke tells another character "Don't ever tell me what I can't do!".
- The video for "Don't Ever Tell Locke What He Can't Do" was filmed at Kenny's old high school, Mayfield Secondary School in Brampton, Ontario.
- Their song The Last Song I Ever Want To Sing from Are We Really Happy With Who We Are Right Now?is nine minutes, five seconds in length, or 9:05. This is a homage to their telephone area code, which is (905).
- As of January 2007, Moneen are on a Cross-Canada tour with Anti-Flag, Rise Against and Billy Talent.
- The song 'Life's Just Too Short Little Ndugu' is a reference to the Jack Nicholson film About Schmidt
