QRO takes its spotlight up north to take in the biggest thing out Canada since bacon, alt-all-stars Broken Social Scene.
Name: Broken Social Scene
Associated act(s):Apostle of Hustle, By Divine Right, Jason Collett, Do Make Say Think, Feist, Hawaii, hHead, Land of Talk, Metric, Priddle Concern, Charles Spearin, Stars, Valley of Giants, Years
Hometown: Toronto, ON, Canada
Members: Ohad Benchetrit (former), Brendan Canning, John Crossingham (former), Jason Collett (former), Evan Cranley, Kevin Drew, Leslie Feist (former), Sam Goldberg, Emily Haines (former), Lisa Lobsinger (former), Amy Millan, Dave Newfeld, Julie Penner (former), Justin Peroff, Elizabeth Powell, Bill Priddle (former), James Shaw (former), Charles Spearin, Brodie West (former), Andrew Whiteman
Albums:Feel Good Lost (2001), You Forgot It In People (2002), Beehives (2003), Broken Social Scene (2005), Broken Social Scene Presents: Spirit If... (2007), Broken Social Scene Presents: Something For All of Us... (2008), Forgiveness Rock (upcoming, 2010)
TV shows appeared on: Late Show with David Letterman (CBS), Late Night with Conan O'Brien (NBC)
If the band was an animal, they'd be: the massive schools of cod and salmon that first drew Europeans to the Great White North
Or if they were a food, they'd be: that and more on a wide, wide platter
What about a piece of furniture?: a fully pimped-out cabin - moose heads included
Okay, how about something to wear?: one of those furry hats with earmuffs
Animal, vegetable... pick a mineral: the tar sands of the Canadian prairie
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