Chokehold was formed in 1990 in Hamilton. Their first release More Than Ever was in 1991. This was followed in 1992 by a split EP with Crisis of Faith and the Life Goes On EP. Their rise in popularity paralleled that of other vegan straight edge bands such as Earth…
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Dean released a solo album, Hardcore , in May 1989 and a Loverboy greatest-hits album, Big Ones , was released later that same year, in October, to fulfill Loverboy’s obligation to Columbia Records . The group briefly reunited in late 1989 to tour (with Geraldo Valentino Dominelli on keyboards filling…
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Capitol released the first Helix compilation album Over 60 minutes with… at the end of 1989, which featured new and unreleased material as well as the hits. At the end of the decade, Brent Doerner quit the band, tired of the grind of touring. Helix was left as a four…
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The band formed in 1989 as The Droogs (later The London Droogs), and released a self-titled EP in 1991. They changed their name to The Gandharvas in 1993, after Gandharvas , who are musical spirits in Hinduism .
Their follow-up album, The Big Prize , produced by Bruce Fairbairn , was equally successful in Canada with four more hits: “Bad Attitude,” ” Feel It Again ,” “What Does It Take,” and “All Along You Knew.” Grehan still wrote the lion’s share of the band’s material, but Dee and…
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Their 1989 album, Now and Again , produced by Anton Fier , was the band’s most successful. During the demoing process for the album, the band officially added their touring keyboard player, Vincent Jones, to the band as a full member. The band’s tour to support this album was also…
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Her most commercially successful album was Bodyrock , released in 1989. The album included several hit songs, including “Whatcha Do to My Body”, and was certified double platinum in Canada.
In 1989, the band released their first greatest hits compilation, The Singles , which included two new charting singles in Canada: “Still Loving You” and “Long Way,” both written by Grehan. Preuss left and Coburn rejoined the band in time to embark on “The Singles” tour, which would turn out…
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Robertson and Page recorded the cassette Buck Naked in 1989. They subsequently invited brothers Andy and Jim Creeggan, whom they knew from music camp, to join them for performances. A second cassette, Barenaked Lunch , followed in 1990. Stewart joined as drummer that year while Andy Creeggan was studying abroad;…
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The Watchmen first came together in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1988. Founding members were Daniel Greaves , Joey Serlin, Sammy Kohn, and Pete Loewen. After performing together for several years, they released their debut album, McLaren Furnace Room , in 1992.