9781773059051

177305905X

9781773059044

1773059041

9781770415874

Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.

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Front Cover

Copyright

Dedication

Table of Contents

Introduction: Get In or Get Out

Chapter 1 Visualize Success: That Night in Toronto

Chapter 2 National Hum: Setting the Stage

Chapter 3 Dead Flag Blues: Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Constellation Records

Chapter 4 Don't Be Crushed: The Cautionary Ballad of Hawksley Workman

Chapter 5 Second Acts and 's Survivors: The Weakerthans, Sarah Harmer, Joel Plaskett, Danko Jones

Chapter 6 From Blown Speakers: The New Pornographers, Destroyer, Tegan and Sara, the Organ

Chapter 7 First We Take Berlin: Feist, Peaches, Gonzales

Chapter 8 Don't Mess with Our Love: The Dears, Sam Roberts

Chapter 9 Now More Than Ever: Royal City, the Hidden Cameras, Constantines, Jim Guthrie, Owen Pallett, Three Gut Records

Chapter 10 Country in the City: Corb Lund, the Be Good Tanyas, Kathleen Edwards, the Sadies

Chapter 11 Your Ex-Lover Is in the Band: Broken Social Scene, Stars, Metric

Chapter 12 Ain't Nobody Can Hang with Us: Kardinal Offishall, k-os, Swollen Members, Saukrates

Chapter 13 Must You Always Remind Me?: Nickelback

Chapter 14 Baiting the Public: Alexisonfire, Billy Talent, Fucked Up

Chapter 15 Weirdo Magnets: Kid Koala, Buck , Caribou, Cadence Weapon

Chapter 16 Drunk Clowns of the Victorian Era: Hot Hot Heat, Wolf Parade, the Unicorns, Black Mountain

Chapter 17 Crown of Love: Arcade Fire

Conclusion: We Built Another World

Acknowledgements

Selected Sources

Photography

Back Cover

Popular music > Canada > 2001-2010 > History and criticism.

Popular music > Canada > 1991-2000 > History and criticism.