Danko Jones
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Danko Jones is a Canadian rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...

 band from Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...

, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

. The band consists of Danko Jones (vocals/guitar) and JC (also known as John Calabrese) (bass guitar). Atom Willard has replaced drummer Dan Cornelius in the band, though his status is unclear as of September 2011.

Formation

Formed in 1996, they played consistently for two years in and around the north-eastern United States and Canada, opening for The New Bomb Turks
New Bomb Turks
The New Bomb Turks are an American punk rock band formed at the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio in 1990. The founding members are Jim Weber, Eric Davidson, Bill Randt, and Matt Reber. Sam Brown replaced Bill Randt on drums in 1999. Early on their inspiration came from the Devil Dogs, Lazy...

, Nashville @#!*% , Blonde Redhead
Blonde Redhead
Blonde Redhead is an American alternative rock band composed of vocalist/rhythm guitarist Kazu Makino and twin brothers Simone and Amedeo Pace , which formed in New York City in 1993....

, The Make-Up, The Dirtbombs
The Dirtbombs
The Dirtbombs are an American garage rock band based in Detroit, Michigan, notable for blending diverse influences such as punk rock and soul while featuring a dual bass guitar, dual drum and guitar lineup...

, The Chrome Cranks and The Demolition Doll Rods
Demolition Doll Rods
The Demolition Doll Rods was a three-piece glam / garage rock band from Detroit, Michigan. The band, known for wild stage attire, released its first record in 1994...

. Originally they did not even want to release an album opting to have the band's live reputation spread via word of mouth. Eventually, the trio relented and put out a self-titled six song e.p. on Sonic Unyon
Sonic Unyon
Sonic Unyon Recording Company is an independent record label based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The retail store is located on Wilson Street near James Street North)...

 records in 1998. In 1999 they released the self-produced My Love Is Bold
My Love Is Bold
My Love is Bold is an EP by Canadian rock band Danko Jones.It was the band's breakthrough in Canada, with four of its six tracks gaining significant airplay on modern rock stations such as CFNY.-Track listing:#"Samuel Sin" – 1:18#"Bounce" – 3:06#"Sex Change Shake" – 2:12#"The Mango Kid" –...

 E.P. and achieved national exposure with the single "Bounce". They were nominated for a Juno Award in 2000
Juno Awards of 2000
The Juno Awards of 2000 were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada during the weekend of 11-12 March 2000.The primary ceremonies were hosted by The Moffatts at the SkyDome on 12 March 2000 and broadcast on CBC Television...

 for Best Alternative Album.

In 2001 Bad Taste Records
Bad Taste Records
Bad Taste Records is a record label based in Lund, Sweden.The record label was one of the first labels to establish in the Swedish punk rock and punk/hardcore scene in the early 1990s, together with Burning Heart Records. The name of the label originated from the movie Bad Taste by Peter...

 released a compilation of the band's early recordings, demos, and b-sides entitled, I'm Alive and On Fire
I'm Alive and On Fire
I'm Alive and On Fire is a 2001 album by Canadian rock band Danko Jones. It collects tracks the band recorded from 1996 to 1999, including several that appeared on the EPs Danko Jones and My Love is Bold.-Track listing:#"Rock Shit Hot" – 1:27...

. A 5 week European tour followed to promote the release including shows at the Roskilde festival
Roskilde Festival
Roskilde Festival is a festival held south of Roskilde in Denmark and is one of the six biggest annual music festivals in Europe . It was created in 1971 by two high school students, Mogens Sandfær and Jesper Switzer Møller, and promoter Carl Fischer...

 in Denmark and Hultsfred festival
Hultsfred Festival
The Hultsfred Festival is an annual music festival held in Hultsfred, Sweden. It takes place at the lake Hulingen during three days in the June or July, from Thursday to Saturday. Since the first festival in 1986, its attendance has increased from 7,500 visitors to approximately 32,000 people in...

 in Sweden. By the end of the year they had returned 2 more times, most notably as main support for the Backyard Babies
Backyard Babies
Backyard Babies are a rock band, from Nässjö, Sweden. The band was formed in 1987 and over the years they have released five studio albums and won a Swedish Grammy. The band is now located in Stockholm, Sweden....

.

Born A Lion

In 2002 they released their first full-length album, Born A Lion
Born a Lion
Born A Lion is the debut album by Canadian rock band Danko Jones.Tara Maclean sings backing vocals on track "Love is Unkind".- Track listing :# "Play the Blues" – 2:51# "Lovercall" – 2:53# "Sound of Love" – 3:50# "Papa" – 3:14...

, produced by Bill Bell, on Bad Taste Records in Europe and on Universal in Canada. The band did several European tours and two Canadian tours to promote the record including an unprecedented repeat performance at Roskilde and the now legendary return to Hultsfred as well as notable stops to Pukkelpop
Pukkelpop
Pukkelpop is an annual music festival which takes place near the city of Hasselt, Belgium in mid-to-late August. It is held within a large enclosure of fields and woodland—between a dual carriageway called Kempische Steenweg—in the village of Kiewit, approximately 7 km north of Hasselt...

 in Belgium and The Lowlands festival
A Campingflight to Lowlands Paradise
A Campingflight to Lowlands Paradise, also known as simply Lowlands, is a music festival, held annually in the Netherlands in August. Lowlands has about 55,000 visitors, over 200 acts and more than ten stages every year which are named according to the NATO phonetic alphabet apart from the Grolsch...

 in the Netherlands. They also managed to grab the opening slot with The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones are an English rock band, formed in London in April 1962 by Brian Jones , Ian Stewart , Mick Jagger , and Keith Richards . Bassist Bill Wyman and drummer Charlie Watts completed the early line-up...

 on their "40 Licks" World tour kick-off show at the Palais Royale in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on August 16, 2002.

We Sweat Blood

2003 saw the release of We Sweat Blood
We Sweat Blood
We Sweat Blood is the second album by Canadian rock band Danko Jones. The album was re-released on April 19, 2005 in the United States with two additional tracks from the 2002 album Born a Lion, "Lovercall" and "Sound of Love".-Track listing:...

, produced by Matt DeMatteo, and the group taking a heavier approach to their hard-rock sound. More touring followed that included Europe and Japan. They were also nominated for two Juno
Juno Awards of 2003
The Juno Awards of 2003 were presented in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on 6 April 2003. The primary awards ceremony was hosted that evening by Shania Twain at the Corel Centre and televised on CTV.- Ceremony highlights :...

s: Best Rock Album (Born a Lion
Born a Lion
Born A Lion is the debut album by Canadian rock band Danko Jones.Tara Maclean sings backing vocals on track "Love is Unkind".- Track listing :# "Play the Blues" – 2:51# "Lovercall" – 2:53# "Sound of Love" – 3:50# "Papa" – 3:14...

) and Best video (Lovercall).

While success was happening abroad, home relations with Universal Canada had soured and the band was dropped mid-album run. Explanations from the label were vague, but speculations point to Jones' February 2004 appearance on CBC Sunday where Jones appeared as a pro-downloader opposite then CRIA
Cria
A cria is the name for a baby camelid such as a llama, alpaca, vicuña, or guanaco. It comes from the Spanish word cría, meaning "baby". Its false cognate in English, crya , was coined by British sailors who explored Chile in the 18th century and were quick to describe the camelids onomatopoeically...

 president, Brian Robertson. Getting dropped from Universal Canada did little to stop the group as they continued to tour heavily for the rest of the year well into 2004 with bands like Turbonegro
Turbonegro
Turbonegro is a Norwegian punk rock band that was initially active from 1989 to 1998, and later reformed in 2002. Their style combines glam rock, punk rock and hard rock into a style the band describes as "deathpunk"....

, Sepultura
Sepultura
Sepultura is a Brazilian heavy metal band from Belo Horizonte, formed in 1984. The band was a major force in the death metal, thrash metal and ultimately groove metal realms during the late 1980s and early 1990s, with their later experiments melding nu metal, hardcore punk and industrial.Sepultura...

 and The Bronx
The Bronx (band)
The Bronx is an American hardcore punk band from Los Angeles formed in 2002. The band's current lineup consists of vocalist Matt Caughthran, guitarists Joby J. Ford and Ken Horne, bass guitarist Brad Magers, and drummer Jorma Vik...

. While touring they managed to pick up another Juno nomination
Juno Awards of 2004
The Juno Awards of 2004 were presented on April 4, 2004 at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and were hosted by Alanis Morissette.Singer-songwriters Nelly Furtado, Sarah McLachlan, and Nickelback led the nominations with five nominations each...

 for Best Rock Album (We Sweat Blood
We Sweat Blood
We Sweat Blood is the second album by Canadian rock band Danko Jones. The album was re-released on April 19, 2005 in the United States with two additional tracks from the 2002 album Born a Lion, "Lovercall" and "Sound of Love".-Track listing:...

) and tour Australia as well as more European dates including Rock Am Ring
Rock am Ring
The Rock am Ring and Rock im Park festivals are two simultaneous rock music festivals held annually in Germany....

 and Rock Im Park in Germany and Download, Leeds and Reading in England.

Sleep Is The Enemy

Early 2005 was taken up by recording the follow-up to We Sweat Blood
We Sweat Blood
We Sweat Blood is the second album by Canadian rock band Danko Jones. The album was re-released on April 19, 2005 in the United States with two additional tracks from the 2002 album Born a Lion, "Lovercall" and "Sound of Love".-Track listing:...

, but not without a series of tours amidst recording that brought the band to the Netherlands, Germany and South Africa. In April, American label, Razor & Tie
Razor & Tie
Razor & Tie is a New York-based corporation founded in 1990 by Cliff Chenfeld and Craig Balsam. The company encompasses a record label with major label distribution , a home video company, a media buying company, a music publishing business, a marketing, promotion and sales team, and a direct...

 released We Sweat Blood
We Sweat Blood
We Sweat Blood is the second album by Canadian rock band Danko Jones. The album was re-released on April 19, 2005 in the United States with two additional tracks from the 2002 album Born a Lion, "Lovercall" and "Sound of Love".-Track listing:...

 and the band set out to America in support as well. Working two releases simultaneously on both sides of the Atlantic proved quite hard and the worldwide release for the upcoming album, Sleep Is The Enemy
Sleep Is the Enemy
Sleep Is The Enemy is the third studio album by Canadian rock band Danko Jones. The album was released on February 17, 2006 in Europe and February 21 in Canada. The album was released in the US on May 23...

, produced by Matt DeMatteo, was pushed back to 2006.
During the summer and fall of 2005 the band toured America heavily with two of We Sweat Blood
We Sweat Blood
We Sweat Blood is the second album by Canadian rock band Danko Jones. The album was re-released on April 19, 2005 in the United States with two additional tracks from the 2002 album Born a Lion, "Lovercall" and "Sound of Love".-Track listing:...

s singles being second most added to active rock radio in America ("Lovercall" and "Forget My Name"). Stateside tours with Flogging Molly
Flogging Molly
Flogging Molly is a seven-piece Irish-descendant band from Los Angeles, California, that is currently signed to their own record label, Borstal Beat Records.-Early years:...

, Our Lady Peace
Our Lady Peace
Our Lady Peace is a Canadian alternative rock band that formed in Toronto, Ontario in 1992. Headed by lead vocalist Raine Maida since its formation, the band additionally consists of Jeremy Taggart on percussion, Duncan Coutts on bass, and Steve Mazur as lead guitarist...

, The Supersuckers
The Supersuckers
Supersuckers are an American rock band. They are the self-proclaimed "Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Band in the World." Following the relative success of their 1997 foray into country music with the release of Must've Been High, they have also been known to play country shows under various names,...

, and The (International) Noise Conspiracy
The (International) Noise Conspiracy
The Noise Conspiracy is a Swedish rock band formed in Sweden in the late months of 1998. The line-up consists of Dennis Lyxzén , Inge Johansson , Lars Strömberg , and Ludwig Dahlberg . The band is known for its punk and garage rock musical influences, and its impassioned left-wing political stance...

 followed. Prior to the release of Sleep Is The Enemy
Sleep Is the Enemy
Sleep Is The Enemy is the third studio album by Canadian rock band Danko Jones. The album was released on February 17, 2006 in Europe and February 21 in Canada. The album was released in the US on May 23...

 drummer Damon Richardson left the band, citing fatigue as a reason for leaving. He was replaced by Dan Cornelius.

In January and February 2006, under new Canadian label, Aquarius Records, the band set out to do their first Canadian tour in almost 4 years opening up for Nickelback
Nickelback
Nickelback is a Canadian rock band from Hanna, Alberta. Since 1995 the band has included guitarist and lead vocalist Chad Kroeger, guitarist and back-up vocalist Ryan Peake and bassist Mike Kroeger.. The band's current drummer and percussionist is Daniel Adair who has been with the band since 2005....

. With the release of Sleep Is The Enemy
Sleep Is the Enemy
Sleep Is The Enemy is the third studio album by Canadian rock band Danko Jones. The album was released on February 17, 2006 in Europe and February 21 in Canada. The album was released in the US on May 23...

 came more touring including America and a headlining European club tour with support from Brant Bjork & The Bros. The summer saw them perform at Rock Am Ring, Rock Im Park, With Full Force and Wacken Open Air
Wacken Open Air
Wacken Open Air is a summer open air heavy metal music festival. It takes place annually in the small town of Wacken in Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany...

 in Germany; Hellfest and Furiafest in France, Metaltown in Sweden, Pinkpop
Pinkpop
Pinkpop Festival, or Pinkpop for short, is an annual festival held at Landgraaf, Netherlands. It is held annually on the Pentecost weekend...

 and Lowlands in The Netherlands, Tuska Festival, Ruisrock and Ankkarock in Finland, Gampel in Switzerland and Wireless in the UK among at least a dozen more. In October 2006, a 2 week tour of Norway saw the band play with ex-Kyuss front-man, John Garcia
John Garcia (singer)
John Garcia is a vocalist who has been a member of Kyuss, Slo Burn, Unida and Hermano. His vocals have become synonymous with modern stoner rock and the desert rock sound.-Kyuss:...

 who appeared on the song "Invisible" off Sleep Is The Enemy
Sleep Is the Enemy
Sleep Is The Enemy is the third studio album by Canadian rock band Danko Jones. The album was released on February 17, 2006 in Europe and February 21 in Canada. The album was released in the US on May 23...

.

Never Too Loud

Their fourth album, Never Too Loud
Never Too Loud
Never Too Loud is the fourth studio album by Canadian hard rock band Danko Jones. It was recorded at Studio 606 in Los Angeles with Grammy Award-winning producer Nick Raskulinecz .- Track listing :...

 was released on February 27, 2008 and produced by Nick Raskulinecz
Nick Raskulinecz
Nick Raskulinecz is a Grammy-winning American record producer. He resides in Nashville, Tennessee.-Production career:Raskulinecz is from the Bearden area of Knoxville, Tennessee. He first produced and recorded bands in Knoxville on a 8-track recorder that his grandfather bought for him...

. The album yielded three singles, "Code Of The Road" followed by "Take Me Home" and "King Of Magazines". A major city tour of Europe in April 2008 was followed by a Canadian tour in May and a three month stint in Europe playing almost 30 dates on the festival circuit that included Rock Am Ring, Rock Im Park and With Full Force in Germany; Bospop and Lowlands in The Netherlands; Sziget Festival in Hungary; Rabarock in Estonia; Provinssi Rock in Finland; and Eurockeennes and Hellfest in France, where Jones got to sing on stage with one of his favorite bands, Death Angel
Death Angel
Death Angel is a Filipino-American thrash metal band from Concord, California, initially active from 1982 to 1991 and again since 2001. Death Angel has released six studio albums, two demo tapes, one box set and two live albums....

 for the song, "Bored". In the fall/winter of 2008 Danko Jones toured England, Germany, France and Benelux opening for Motörhead.

B-Sides

On February 3, 2009 B-Sides
B-Sides (Danko Jones)
-Personnel:* Danko Jones – vocals, guitar* John Calabrese – bass* Damon Richardson – drums on tracks 1, 2, 7, 10, 12, 13, 15, 17, 18, 21, 22, 27* Michael Caricari – drums on tracks 3, 4, 6, 9, 11, 14, 16, 20, 23, 24, 26...

 was released in Europe only - a collection of previously released b-sides from European singles and unreleased tracks that spanned 1996 to 2008. On February 24 they commenced a 7 week tour in support of the release that spanned The Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, France and the UK with support coming from The Backyard Babies, Winnebego Deal and The Black Spiders. The CD yielded the singles "Sugar High" and "My Problems (Are Your Problems Now)". A greatest hits compilation titled This Is Danko Jones
This Is Danko Jones
This Is Danko Jones is a greatest hits compilation by Canadian rock band Danko Jones. It was released on April 7 in Canada only.-Track listing:# Bounce - 3:06# Sugar High - 3:37# Lovercall - 2:52# I Love Living In The City - 3:22# Dance - 3:28...

 was released on April 7 the same year in Canada only.
In the summer the band managed a few festival appearances, most notably, the Sziget Festival in Hungary on the main stage with Faith No More
Faith No More
Faith No More is an American rock band from San Francisco, California, formed originally as Faith No Man in 1981 by bassist Billy Gould, keyboardist Wade Worthington, vocalist Michael Morris and drummer Mike Bordin. A year later when Worthington was replaced by keyboardist Roddy Bottum, and Mike...

 and The Offspring
The Offspring
The Offspring is an American punk rock band from Huntington Beach, California, formed in 1984. Known as Manic Subsidal until 1986, the band consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Dexter Holland, lead guitarist Kevin "Noodles" Wasserman, bassist Greg K. and drummer Pete Parada...

, as well as Huntenpop in The Netherlands, Wintherthur and Gampel Open Air in Switzerland, Parken Festival in Norway and Jurassic Rock in Finland. In January and February 2010 the band toured across Canada with Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses is an American hard rock band, formed in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, in 1985. The band has released six studio albums, three EPs, and one live album...

 and Sebastian Bach
Sebastian Bach
Sebastian Bach is a Canadian heavy metal singer who achieved mainstream success as frontman of Skid Row from 1987 to 1996. Since his departure from Skid Row, he has had many television roles, acted within Broadway plays, and leads a successful solo career.-Early life:Bach was born Sebastian...

.
In March the same year they toured the United States with Clutch.

Below the Belt

Their fifth album Below the Belt
Below The Belt (Danko Jones album)
Below The Belt is the fifth studio album by Canadian hard rock band Danko Jones. It was released on May 11, 2010 in Canada and May 18 in the US.- Track listing :# "I Think Bad Thoughts" - 3:31# "Active Volcanoes" - 3:35# "Tonight Is Fine" - 4:20...

 was released on May 11, 2010 and produced by Matt DeMatteo. The album's first single, "Full Of Regret", features Elijah Wood
Elijah Wood
Elijah Jordan Wood is an American actor. He made his film debut with a minor part in Back to the Future Part II , then landed a succession of larger roles that made him a critically acclaimed child actor by age 9. He is best known for his high-profile role as Frodo Baggins in Peter Jackson's...

, Lemmy Kilmister
Lemmy Kilmister
Ian Fraser "Lemmy" Kilmister is an English heavy metal musician....

, Selma Blair
Selma Blair
Selma Blair is an American actress who has worked in film, theatre and television. She has performed in feature films including Cruel Intentions, Legally Blonde, The Sweetest Thing, Hellboy, The Fog, Purple Violets and Hellboy II: The Golden Army...

 and Mike Watt
Mike Watt
Michael David Watt is an American bassist, singer and songwriter.He is best known for co-founding the rock bands Minutemen, dos, and Firehose; , he is also the bassist for the reunited Stooges and a member of the art rock/jazz/punk/improv group Banyan as well as many other post-Minutemen...

 in the accompanying video. It debuted at #36 on Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks in November. It is also featured on EA's NHL 11
NHL 11
NHL 11 is an ice hockey video game celebrating the twentieth anniversary of the NHL series. The game was developed by EA Canada, published by EA Sports, and released in North America on September 7, 2010, with all other regions receiving the game within two weeks...

. soundtrack. The second single, "Had Enough", has Ralph Macchio
Ralph Macchio
Ralph George Macchio is an American actor, best known for his roles as Daniel LaRusso in the Karate Kid series, Bill Gambini in My Cousin Vinny, and Johnny Cade in The Outsiders. He is also known to American television audiences for his season five recurring role as Jeremy Andretti on the...

 appearing in the accompanying video.

On June 8, 2011 Danko Jones announced on the band's website that drummer Dan Cornelius was no longer with the band. No reason was given for his departure. In the same statement Danko Jones said drummer Atom Willard
Atom Willard
Adam David Willard , known professionally by the pseudonym Atom, is an American drummer who has been a member of several notable musical acts. Willard's drumming career began in 1990 when he joined Rocket from the Crypt, whom he remained with until 2000...

 would join the band for its European summer tour, which was scheduled to begin one week after the announcement was made. It is unclear whether Willard is a full time replacement for Cornelius or a temporary fill in.

Radio, Spoken Word and Columns

Jones hosts a syndicated radio show called "The Magical World Of Rock" broadcast out of 95.3 Rocket FM in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...

 (Sweden) and syndicated to Power 97 in Winnipeg
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...

, Manitoba
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...

 (Canada), Pure Rock Radio in Saskatoon
Saskatoon
Saskatoon is a city in central Saskatchewan, Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River. Residents of the city of Saskatoon are called Saskatonians. The city is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Corman Park No. 344....

, Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....

 (Canada), CT Das Radio in Bochum
Bochum
Bochum is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, western Germany. It is located in the Ruhr area and is surrounded by the cities of Essen, Gelsenkirchen, Herne, Castrop-Rauxel, Dortmund, Witten and Hattingen.-History:...

 (Germany) and Radio Tango in Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...

 (Norway).

He also released his first spoken word album in 2004 entitled The Magical World Of Rock and completed two spoken word tours that same year, including a show at the Crossing Borders festival in The Hague
The Hague
The Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam...

, Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 where he spoke alongside Nick Hornby
Nick Hornby
Nick Hornby is an English novelist, essayist and screenwriter. He is best known for the novels High Fidelity, About a Boy, and for the football memoir Fever Pitch. His work frequently touches upon music, sport, and the aimless and obsessive natures of his protagonists.-Life and career:Hornby was...

, Ian Mackaye
Ian MacKaye
Ian Thomas Garner MacKaye is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, musician, label owner, and producer. Active since 1979, MacKaye is best known for being the frontman of the influential hardcore punk bands Minor Threat and The Teen Idles, the post-hardcore bands Embrace and Fugazi, as well...

, Jim White, Michael Franti
Michael Franti
Michael Franti is an American poet, musician, and composer. He is the creator and lead vocalist of Michael Franti & Spearhead, a band that blends hip hop with a variety of other styles including funk, reggae, jazz, folk, and rock...

 and Irvine Welsh
Irvine Welsh
Irvine Welsh is a contemporary Scottish novelist, best known for his novel Trainspotting. His work is characterised by raw Scottish dialect, and brutal depiction of the realities of Edinburgh life...

.

Danko Jones currently writes four separate bi-monthly columns for Rock Hard
Rock Hard (magazine)
Rock Hard is a heavy metal magazine originally released in Germany. It was founded in 1983 by Holger Stratmann and is dedicated to all styles of rock and heavy metal. The magazine has independent offspring with the same name in France, Greece, Italy and Spain....

 (Germany), Guitar For The Practicing Musician (Germany), Rockstar Magazine (Switzerland), Close-Up Magazine (Sweden), RockZone Magazine (Spain) and Lángoló Gitárok (Hungary).

Jones is also one of the characters in the book Sex Tips from Rock Stars
Sex tips from rock stars
Sex Tips from Rock Stars: In Their Own Words is a book by Paul Miles that quotes answers from twenty three rock stars to many questions on a broad range of sexual topics...

 by Paul Miles published by Omnibus Press in July 2010.

He also records and releases Podcasts which can be obtained from the band's official website and from iTunes for free. These Podcasts mainly consist of Danko reading his written Columns out.

Appearence in Need for Speed: Nitro

In 2009, EA's Need for Speed: Nitro
Need for Speed: Nitro
Need for Speed: Nitro is a 14th installment in the long-running racing video game franchise Need for Speed. It was published by Electronic Arts for the Wii and Nintendo DS platforms, It is also the only game to date in the franchise to not be made for PC. It was announced in January as part of a...

 was released for Nintendo
Nintendo
is a multinational corporation located in Kyoto, Japan. Founded on September 23, 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi, it produced handmade hanafuda cards. By 1963, the company had tried several small niche businesses, such as a cab company and a love hotel....

 Wii
Wii
The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others...

 and Nintendo DS lite
Nintendo DS Lite
The is a dual-screen handheld game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo. It is a slimmer, brighter, and more lightweight redesign of the Nintendo DS, designed to be aesthetically sleeker, while taking styling cues from the Game Boy Advance SP, and to appeal to broader commercial audiences...

. Danko Jones' "Code of the Road" was featured in the game's trailer and soundtrack.

Discography

Albums
  • Born a Lion
    Born a Lion
    Born A Lion is the debut album by Canadian rock band Danko Jones.Tara Maclean sings backing vocals on track "Love is Unkind".- Track listing :# "Play the Blues" – 2:51# "Lovercall" – 2:53# "Sound of Love" – 3:50# "Papa" – 3:14...

     (2002) (Bad Taste Records
    Bad Taste Records
    Bad Taste Records is a record label based in Lund, Sweden.The record label was one of the first labels to establish in the Swedish punk rock and punk/hardcore scene in the early 1990s, together with Burning Heart Records. The name of the label originated from the movie Bad Taste by Peter...

     / Universal Canada
    Universal Music Group
    Universal Music Group is an American music group, the largest of the "big four" record companies by its commanding market share and its multitude of global operations...

    )
  • We Sweat Blood
    We Sweat Blood
    We Sweat Blood is the second album by Canadian rock band Danko Jones. The album was re-released on April 19, 2005 in the United States with two additional tracks from the 2002 album Born a Lion, "Lovercall" and "Sound of Love".-Track listing:...

     (2003) (Bad Taste Records
    Bad Taste Records
    Bad Taste Records is a record label based in Lund, Sweden.The record label was one of the first labels to establish in the Swedish punk rock and punk/hardcore scene in the early 1990s, together with Burning Heart Records. The name of the label originated from the movie Bad Taste by Peter...

     / Razor & Tie
    Razor & Tie
    Razor & Tie is a New York-based corporation founded in 1990 by Cliff Chenfeld and Craig Balsam. The company encompasses a record label with major label distribution , a home video company, a media buying company, a music publishing business, a marketing, promotion and sales team, and a direct...

    )
  • Sleep Is the Enemy
    Sleep Is the Enemy
    Sleep Is The Enemy is the third studio album by Canadian rock band Danko Jones. The album was released on February 17, 2006 in Europe and February 21 in Canada. The album was released in the US on May 23...

     (2006) (Bad Taste Records
    Bad Taste Records
    Bad Taste Records is a record label based in Lund, Sweden.The record label was one of the first labels to establish in the Swedish punk rock and punk/hardcore scene in the early 1990s, together with Burning Heart Records. The name of the label originated from the movie Bad Taste by Peter...

     | Aquarius Records)
  • Never Too Loud
    Never Too Loud
    Never Too Loud is the fourth studio album by Canadian hard rock band Danko Jones. It was recorded at Studio 606 in Los Angeles with Grammy Award-winning producer Nick Raskulinecz .- Track listing :...

     (2008) (Bad Taste Records
    Bad Taste Records
    Bad Taste Records is a record label based in Lund, Sweden.The record label was one of the first labels to establish in the Swedish punk rock and punk/hardcore scene in the early 1990s, together with Burning Heart Records. The name of the label originated from the movie Bad Taste by Peter...

     / Aquarius Records)
  • Below the Belt
    Below The Belt (Danko Jones album)
    Below The Belt is the fifth studio album by Canadian hard rock band Danko Jones. It was released on May 11, 2010 in Canada and May 18 in the US.- Track listing :# "I Think Bad Thoughts" - 3:31# "Active Volcanoes" - 3:35# "Tonight Is Fine" - 4:20...

     (2010) (Bad Taste Records
    Bad Taste Records
    Bad Taste Records is a record label based in Lund, Sweden.The record label was one of the first labels to establish in the Swedish punk rock and punk/hardcore scene in the early 1990s, together with Burning Heart Records. The name of the label originated from the movie Bad Taste by Peter...

     / Aquarius Records)


EPs and Others
  • Sugar Chocolate 7" (1998) (Sonic Unyon
    Sonic Unyon
    Sonic Unyon Recording Company is an independent record label based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The retail store is located on Wilson Street near James Street North)...

    )
  • Danko Jones EP
    Danko Jones EP
    Danko Jones is the self-titled 1998 debut EP by Canadian rock band Danko Jones.It was released on Sonic Unyon Records.-Track listing:All tracks by Danko Jones#"Sugar Chocolate" – 1:56#"Never Again" – 2:20#"Big Bed" – 2:07#"Hit Song" – 1:23...

     (1998) (Sonic Unyon
    Sonic Unyon
    Sonic Unyon Recording Company is an independent record label based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The retail store is located on Wilson Street near James Street North)...

    )
  • My Love Is Bold
    My Love Is Bold
    My Love is Bold is an EP by Canadian rock band Danko Jones.It was the band's breakthrough in Canada, with four of its six tracks gaining significant airplay on modern rock stations such as CFNY.-Track listing:#"Samuel Sin" – 1:18#"Bounce" – 3:06#"Sex Change Shake" – 2:12#"The Mango Kid" –...

     (1999) (Sound King / Outside Music
    Outside Music
    Outside Music is a Canadian record label and distributor, founded by Lloyd Nishimura in 1995. In 2007, it expanded to include an artist management division which counts Jill Barber, Matthew Barber, One Hundred Dollars and Sunparlour Players as management clients.Outside has released countless...

    )
  • I'm Alive and on Fire
    I'm Alive and On Fire
    I'm Alive and On Fire is a 2001 album by Canadian rock band Danko Jones. It collects tracks the band recorded from 1996 to 1999, including several that appeared on the EPs Danko Jones and My Love is Bold.-Track listing:#"Rock Shit Hot" – 1:27...

     (2001) (Bad Taste Records
    Bad Taste Records
    Bad Taste Records is a record label based in Lund, Sweden.The record label was one of the first labels to establish in the Swedish punk rock and punk/hardcore scene in the early 1990s, together with Burning Heart Records. The name of the label originated from the movie Bad Taste by Peter...

    )
  • Ritual of the Savage 10" (split with Gluecifer
    Gluecifer
    Gluecifer was a hard rock band based in Oslo, Norway. Formed in 1994, they produced several underground releases during their first years of existence and soon claimed to be "kings of rock"....

     & Peter Pan Speedrock) (2003) (Drunken Maria / Suburban)
  • B-Sides
    B-Sides (Danko Jones)
    -Personnel:* Danko Jones – vocals, guitar* John Calabrese – bass* Damon Richardson – drums on tracks 1, 2, 7, 10, 12, 13, 15, 17, 18, 21, 22, 27* Michael Caricari – drums on tracks 3, 4, 6, 9, 11, 14, 16, 20, 23, 24, 26...

     (2009) (Bad Taste Records
    Bad Taste Records
    Bad Taste Records is a record label based in Lund, Sweden.The record label was one of the first labels to establish in the Swedish punk rock and punk/hardcore scene in the early 1990s, together with Burning Heart Records. The name of the label originated from the movie Bad Taste by Peter...

    )
  • This Is Danko Jones
    This Is Danko Jones
    This Is Danko Jones is a greatest hits compilation by Canadian rock band Danko Jones. It was released on April 7 in Canada only.-Track listing:# Bounce - 3:06# Sugar High - 3:37# Lovercall - 2:52# I Love Living In The City - 3:22# Dance - 3:28...

     (2009) (Canadian-only greatest hits release) (Emd Int'l Records)
  • Having Fun on Stage with Danko Jones 7 (2009) (Yeah Right! Records
    Yeah Right! Records
    Yeah Right! Records is an independent record label based in London, Ontario Canada. Founded in 2002, it has released CDs by London bands The Matadors, Midwives, Terminal Wallys as well as UK rock band The Loyalties, Vancouver bands The Spitfires and CC Voltage...

    )
  • Mouth to Mouth (2011) (digital-only release)

Singles
Year Title Peak chart positions Album
CAN
Canadian Hot 100
The Canadian Hot 100 is a music singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks songs in Canada. The chart debuted in the Billboard issue dated June 16, 2007 and was made available for the first time via their online services on June 7, 2007...


US
Main
2001 "Cadillac" I'm Alive and on Fire
2002 "Lovercall" 36 Born a Lion
"Sound of Love"
2003 "I Want You" We Sweat Blood
"Dance"
2004
2006 "First Date" 34 Sleep Is the Enemy
"Baby Hates Me"
"Don't Fall in Love"
2008 "Code of the Road" Never Too Loud
"Take Me Home"
"King of Magazines"
2010 "Full of Regret" 96 34 Below the Belt
"Active Volcanoes"
"Had Enough"
2011 "I Think Bad Thoughts" 34

Compilations

  • "The Return of Jackie and Judy", from The Song Ramones the Same
    The Song Ramones the Same
    The Song Ramones the Same is a tribute album done by various artists as a tribute to the Ramones. The title is a reference to the multiple works of Led Zeppelin entitled The Song Remains the Same...

     (2002) (White Jazz / MNW)
  • "Bounce" from How We Rock
    How We Rock
    How We Rock was the third release from the Boston hardcore punk band SSD. It was rooted in the hardcore sound but exhibited overt heavy metal characteristics, such as a relatively high number of lengthy guitar solos.-Personnel:*Springa - vocals...

     (2002) (Burning Heart)
  • "Dr. Evening" from Now We Are 5
    Now We Are 5
    Now We Are 5 is a compilation album released in 1998 on Sonic Unyon Records, as a retrospective to mark the label's fifth anniversary.-Track listing:# Tricky Woo, "Teenage Hurricane"# The Mooney Suzuki, "Inspirational"...

     (1998) (Sonic Unyon
    Sonic Unyon
    Sonic Unyon Recording Company is an independent record label based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The retail store is located on Wilson Street near James Street North)...

    )
  • "Samuel Sin" from Go! 50 Canadian Punk/HC Bands (1996) (Fans of Bad Productions)
  • "I Gotta Calm Down" 7"/CD with Prog Punk band Removal
    Removal (band)
    Removal is a Canadian instrumental rock band based in Vancouver, British Columbia. They have recorded and released six studio albums to date. They produce and release instrumental only music on their full-length albums, occasionally partnering with other artists to provide lyrics and vocals for an...


Videography

  • "I Think Bad Thoughts" from the album Below the Belt
    Below The Belt (Danko Jones album)
    Below The Belt is the fifth studio album by Canadian hard rock band Danko Jones. It was released on May 11, 2010 in Canada and May 18 in the US.- Track listing :# "I Think Bad Thoughts" - 3:31# "Active Volcanoes" - 3:35# "Tonight Is Fine" - 4:20...

     (2010) - by the DiamondBrothers
  • "Had Enough" from the album Below the Belt
    Below The Belt (Danko Jones album)
    Below The Belt is the fifth studio album by Canadian hard rock band Danko Jones. It was released on May 11, 2010 in Canada and May 18 in the US.- Track listing :# "I Think Bad Thoughts" - 3:31# "Active Volcanoes" - 3:35# "Tonight Is Fine" - 4:20...

     (2010) - by the DiamondBrothers
  • "Full of Regret" from the album Below the Belt
    Below The Belt (Danko Jones album)
    Below The Belt is the fifth studio album by Canadian hard rock band Danko Jones. It was released on May 11, 2010 in Canada and May 18 in the US.- Track listing :# "I Think Bad Thoughts" - 3:31# "Active Volcanoes" - 3:35# "Tonight Is Fine" - 4:20...

     (2010) - by the DiamondBrothers
  • "Sugar High" from the album B-Sides (2009) - Director George Vale
  • "King of Magazines" from the album Never Too Loud
    Never Too Loud
    Never Too Loud is the fourth studio album by Canadian hard rock band Danko Jones. It was recorded at Studio 606 in Los Angeles with Grammy Award-winning producer Nick Raskulinecz .- Track listing :...

     (2008) - by Nick Cross and Steve Stefanelli w/ Dave Cooper
    Dave Cooper
    David Charles Cooper is a cartoonist, commercial illustrator and a graphic designer who lives in Ottawa, Canada. In addition to comics, Cooper has worked extensively as a designer, producer, and creator in the field of animation...

  • "Code of the Road" from the album "Never Too Loud
    Never Too Loud
    Never Too Loud is the fourth studio album by Canadian hard rock band Danko Jones. It was recorded at Studio 606 in Los Angeles with Grammy Award-winning producer Nick Raskulinecz .- Track listing :...

    " (2008) - Director George Vale
  • "Take Me Home" from the album Never Too Loud
    Never Too Loud
    Never Too Loud is the fourth studio album by Canadian hard rock band Danko Jones. It was recorded at Studio 606 in Los Angeles with Grammy Award-winning producer Nick Raskulinecz .- Track listing :...

     (2008) - Director George Vale
  • Live in Stockholm DVD (2006) (Live Zone / Bad Taste)
  • "Don't Fall in Love" from the album Sleep Is the Enemy
    Sleep Is the Enemy
    Sleep Is The Enemy is the third studio album by Canadian rock band Danko Jones. The album was released on February 17, 2006 in Europe and February 21 in Canada. The album was released in the US on May 23...

     (2006) - Director Oskar Gullstrand
  • "First Date" from the album Sleep Is The Enemy
    Sleep Is the Enemy
    Sleep Is The Enemy is the third studio album by Canadian rock band Danko Jones. The album was released on February 17, 2006 in Europe and February 21 in Canada. The album was released in the US on May 23...

     (2006) - Director Micah Meisner
  • "Baby Hates Me" from the album Sleep Is the Enemy
    Sleep Is the Enemy
    Sleep Is The Enemy is the third studio album by Canadian rock band Danko Jones. The album was released on February 17, 2006 in Europe and February 21 in Canada. The album was released in the US on May 23...

     (2006) - Director Chris Grismer
  • "I Love Living in the City" from the album We Sweat Blood
    We Sweat Blood
    We Sweat Blood is the second album by Canadian rock band Danko Jones. The album was re-released on April 19, 2005 in the United States with two additional tracks from the 2002 album Born a Lion, "Lovercall" and "Sound of Love".-Track listing:...

     (2004) - Director Hanna Lejonqvist
  • "Dance" from the album We Sweat Blood
    We Sweat Blood
    We Sweat Blood is the second album by Canadian rock band Danko Jones. The album was re-released on April 19, 2005 in the United States with two additional tracks from the 2002 album Born a Lion, "Lovercall" and "Sound of Love".-Track listing:...

     (2003) - Director Kalle Haglund
  • "I Want You" from the album We Sweat Blood
    We Sweat Blood
    We Sweat Blood is the second album by Canadian rock band Danko Jones. The album was re-released on April 19, 2005 in the United States with two additional tracks from the 2002 album Born a Lion, "Lovercall" and "Sound of Love".-Track listing:...

     (2003) - Director Craig Bernard
  • "Lovercall" from the album Born a Lion
    Born a Lion
    Born A Lion is the debut album by Canadian rock band Danko Jones.Tara Maclean sings backing vocals on track "Love is Unkind".- Track listing :# "Play the Blues" – 2:51# "Lovercall" – 2:53# "Sound of Love" – 3:50# "Papa" – 3:14...

     (2002) - Director Craig Bernard
  • "Sound of Love" from the album Born a Lion
    Born a Lion
    Born A Lion is the debut album by Canadian rock band Danko Jones.Tara Maclean sings backing vocals on track "Love is Unkind".- Track listing :# "Play the Blues" – 2:51# "Lovercall" – 2:53# "Sound of Love" – 3:50# "Papa" – 3:14...

     (2002) - Director Craig Bernard
  • "Cadillac" from the album I'm Alive and on Fire
    I'm Alive and On Fire
    I'm Alive and On Fire is a 2001 album by Canadian rock band Danko Jones. It collects tracks the band recorded from 1996 to 1999, including several that appeared on the EPs Danko Jones and My Love is Bold.-Track listing:#"Rock Shit Hot" – 1:27...

     (2001) - Director Jason Romilly
  • "My Love Is Bold" from the E.P. My Love Is Bold
    My Love Is Bold
    My Love is Bold is an EP by Canadian rock band Danko Jones.It was the band's breakthrough in Canada, with four of its six tracks gaining significant airplay on modern rock stations such as CFNY.-Track listing:#"Samuel Sin" – 1:18#"Bounce" – 3:06#"Sex Change Shake" – 2:12#"The Mango Kid" –...

     (2000) - Director Jason Romilly
  • "Bounce" from the E.P. My Love Is Bold
    My Love Is Bold
    My Love is Bold is an EP by Canadian rock band Danko Jones.It was the band's breakthrough in Canada, with four of its six tracks gaining significant airplay on modern rock stations such as CFNY.-Track listing:#"Samuel Sin" – 1:18#"Bounce" – 3:06#"Sex Change Shake" – 2:12#"The Mango Kid" –...

     (2000) - Director Jason Romilly

Honours

Juno Award
Juno Award
The Juno Awards are presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music...

s
  • 2004 Nominated, Best Rock Album (We Sweat Blood
    We Sweat Blood
    We Sweat Blood is the second album by Canadian rock band Danko Jones. The album was re-released on April 19, 2005 in the United States with two additional tracks from the 2002 album Born a Lion, "Lovercall" and "Sound of Love".-Track listing:...

    )
  • 2003 Nominated, Best Video ("Lovercall")
  • 2003 Nominated, Best Rock Album (Born a Lion
    Born a Lion
    Born A Lion is the debut album by Canadian rock band Danko Jones.Tara Maclean sings backing vocals on track "Love is Unkind".- Track listing :# "Play the Blues" – 2:51# "Lovercall" – 2:53# "Sound of Love" – 3:50# "Papa" – 3:14...

    )
  • 2000 Nominated, Best Alternative Album (My Love Is Bold
    My Love Is Bold
    My Love is Bold is an EP by Canadian rock band Danko Jones.It was the band's breakthrough in Canada, with four of its six tracks gaining significant airplay on modern rock stations such as CFNY.-Track listing:#"Samuel Sin" – 1:18#"Bounce" – 3:06#"Sex Change Shake" – 2:12#"The Mango Kid" –...

    )

See also

  • Canadian rock
    Canadian rock
    Canadian rock describes a wide and diverse variety of music produced by Canadians, beginning with American style rock 'n' roll in the mid-20th century. Since then Canada has had a considerable impact on the development of the modern popular music called rock...

  • List of Canadian musicians
  • List of bands from Canada

External links

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