In 1999, they released their debut album, Under Feet Like Ours , as “Sara and Tegan”, with producer Jared Kuemper., After listening to it, Elliot Roberts flew up from Los Angeles to meet them at the Starfish Room in Vancouver , British Columbia, and he offered them a record deal…
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In August 1998, IME signed with Mercury Records . Then, in November 1998, the band reunited with Paul Northfield, who again shared production duties with Jag Tanna on the new sessions, recording both in Toronto and Morin Heights. These sessions were chronicled on the internet by Bruce Gordon, lasting from…
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The band worked with producers Susan Rogers and David Leonard on Stunt , released in July 1998. Shortly before its release, Hearn was diagnosed with leukemia and temporarily withdrew from touring while receiving treatment. Musicians including Chris Brown and Greg Kurstin substituted until he returned.
Tegan and Sara began writing songs at 14. One of the first songs they wrote was “Tegan Didn’t Go To School Today”, written by Sara and recorded by the pair on cassette tape . The band was first called “Plunk”, short for “light punk”, due to their lack of a…
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Their 1998 follow up Clash of the Tartans popularized Scottish-Canadian punk-rock, with solid singles “Thistle Boy”, “Pagan Holiday”, “Mainland”, “Kings O’ Glasgow”, and the old celtic classic ” Wild Mountain Thyme “.
In 1998 Rik Emmett resisted overtures from his former bandmates for a potentially lucrative twentieth anniversary US tour, stating he was not interested. Nevertheless, Moore and Levine purchased and acquired back their entire album catalogue from MCA and launched their own label TML Entertainment , and they continued to release…
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Mercury dropped the band after the album’s release, and they signed to Wind-up Records instead, which re-released the record in 1998.
The band was founded in 1998 under the name As We Once Were by singer Ben Cook, guitarist Matt Delong, bass player Christian Wylde and drummer Alan “Yeti” Riches. Jordan Posner joined soon after on second guitar and Riches was replaced by Kon Putkin on drums. As As We Once…
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With a newly formed band, Gob released How Far Shallow Takes You . It was home to a heavier sound with a better production value, mature lyrics focusing on personal and political issues and a growth in musicianship. It was released on Fearless records in 1998 but re-released in 1999…
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Between 1998 and 2000, the band was basically dormant with only two festival appearances in the two-year span. The summer of 2000 saw the release of the follow-up album to The Dark Command , Blood of Tyrants . The new album was heavier and more aggressive than its predecessor. In…
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