Fun 100
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Fun 100 were a Canadian
indie rock
band from Abbotsford, British Columbia
, Canada
.
, and have gone on two tours across Canada
.
The band's name came from a roll of stickers that said FUN 100 on them. Since they already had the stickers, they decided to go with the name for their band.
Fun 100 broke up after playing a few shows
scheduled in 2007, including one with Polysics
.
, television programs like Full House
, to family films including The Mighty Ducks and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
. Other influences and inspirations include the 1993/94 Vancouver Canucks
, 1910 Fruitgum Company
, Devo
, the Pointed Sticks, Gary Numan
, Japanese Pop Music, Moog records from thrift stores, and C.H.U.D.
(reached #27 in November 2005) and Earshot
(#46 in November 2005).
Fun 100 has been featured in articles in several music publications including Terminal City
and Discorder as well as CBC Radio 3
's regular broadcast, website, podcast and satellite radio show. Positive reviews of the band have appeared in Vice Magazine, Maximum Rock n Roll, HeartattaCk, and The Nerve
.
Fun 100's song "Computer" has been ranked as the 65th best song of 2005 by CBC Radio 3
. The band has since received much criticism for neglecting to play it live. In response, the band has simply claimed that they no longer like the song.
). Marc Boucher was the mind behind Andrew Squared as well as a back-up vocalist for the contemporary alternative pop band Manoah
. Bruce Dyck was the original drummer of You Say Party and has put in time with Raised by Wolves
, The Temper Tantrums, and others, while Adam Fothergill is in the two-piece Title Shot with Jonny Hughes of Cran
, STICKS, and The Hand, as well as L'ananas, which also features Jason Nicholas, formerly of You Say Party Adam has also played with You Say Party and Raised by Wolves on occasion.
Robin Price was in the bands The Raven's Quill and The Technopeasants before he helped form Fun 100. After Fun 100, he formed the band COD.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
indie rock
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
band from Abbotsford, British Columbia
Abbotsford, British Columbia
Abbotsford is a Canadian city located in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, adjacent to Greater Vancouver. It is the fifth largest municipality in British Columbia, home to 123,864 people . Its Census Metropolitan Area, which includes the District of Mission, is the 23rd largest in Canada,...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.
History
They formed on the first day of the year 2000. They mostly played in and around VancouverVancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, and have gone on two tours across Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.
The band's name came from a roll of stickers that said FUN 100 on them. Since they already had the stickers, they decided to go with the name for their band.
Fun 100 broke up after playing a few shows
Concert
A concert is a live performance before an audience. The performance may be by a single musician, sometimes then called a recital, or by a musical ensemble, such as an orchestra, a choir, or a musical band...
scheduled in 2007, including one with Polysics
Polysics
is a Japanese new wave and rock band from Tokyo, who dubs its unique style as "technicolor pogo punk". It was named after a brand of synthesizer, the Korg Polysix. The band started in 1997, but got their big break in 1998 at a concert in Tokyo...
.
Influences
Fun 100's songs often feature references to early 1990s pop culture, with subjects from Michael Moore's film Roger & MeRoger & Me
Roger & Me is a 1989 American documentary film directed by Michael Moore. Moore portrays the regional negative economic impact of General Motors CEO Roger Smith's summary action of closing several auto plants in Flint, Michigan, costing 30,000 people their jobs at the time and economically...
, television programs like Full House
Full House
Full House is an American sitcom television series. Set in San Francisco, the show chronicles widowed father Danny Tanner, who, after the death of his wife, enlists his best friend Joey Gladstone and his brother-in-law Jesse Katsopolis to help raise his three daughters, D.J., Stephanie, and...
, to family films including The Mighty Ducks and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York is a 1992 American Christmas comedy film written and produced by John Hughes and directed by Chris Columbus. It is the second film in the Home Alone series and the direct sequel to Home Alone. The film stars Macaulay Culkin in the lead role as Kevin McCallister, while...
. Other influences and inspirations include the 1993/94 Vancouver Canucks
Vancouver Canucks
The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver, :British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Canucks play their home games at Rogers Arena, formerly known as General Motors Place,...
, 1910 Fruitgum Company
1910 Fruitgum Company
The 1910 Fruitgum Company is an American bubblegum pop band of the 1960s. The group's biggest hits included "Simon Says," "1, 2, 3, Red Light," "May I Take A Giant Step," "Special Delivery," "Goody Goody Gumdrops," and "Indian Giver." Guitarist Frank Jeckell claimed to have adopted the name from a...
, Devo
Devo
Devo is an American band formed in 1973 consisting of members from Kent and Akron, Ohio. The classic line-up of the band includes two sets of brothers, the Mothersbaughs and the Casales . The band had a #14 Billboard chart hit in 1980 with the single "Whip It", and has maintained a cult...
, the Pointed Sticks, Gary Numan
Gary Numan
Gary Numan is an English singer, composer, and musician, most widely known for his chart-topping 1979 hits "Are 'Friends' Electric?" and "Cars". His signature sound consisted of heavy synthesizer hooks fed through guitar effects pedals.Numan is considered a pioneer of commercial electronic music...
, Japanese Pop Music, Moog records from thrift stores, and C.H.U.D.
C.H.U.D.
C.H.U.D. is a 1984 American horror film produced by Andrew Bonime, and directed by Douglas Cheek with Peter Stein as the director of photography and William Bilowit as production designer. The cast includes Daniel Stern and John Heard. It was followed in 1989 by C.H.U.D. II: Bud the...
Charts, awards, and coverage
Fun 100 frequents college charts in Canada, as well as spending time in the top 50 on both major Canadian campus radio charts, ChartChart (magazine)
ChartAttack is a Canadian online music publication. Formerly a monthly print magazine called Chart, which was published from 1991 to 2009, the web version continues operation....
(reached #27 in November 2005) and Earshot
Exclaim!
Exclaim! is a monthly Canadian music magazine that features in-depth coverage of new music across all genres with special focus on Canadian and cutting-edge artists...
(#46 in November 2005).
Fun 100 has been featured in articles in several music publications including Terminal City
Terminal City (magazine)
Terminal City was the name of a free independent weekly magazine created and edited by Darren Atwater. It had a significant cultural impact on the city during its long off-again on-again publication. Terminal City was distributed in the Vancouver area during the 1990s. It was blamed for having a...
and Discorder as well as CBC Radio 3
CBC Radio 3
CBC Radio 3 is a radio station that consists of two parts devoted to Canadian arts and music: a radio service which is available on Sirius Satellite Radio and streaming audio, and several daily and weekly podcasts from the CBC Radio 3 website...
's regular broadcast, website, podcast and satellite radio show. Positive reviews of the band have appeared in Vice Magazine, Maximum Rock n Roll, HeartattaCk, and The Nerve
The Nerve (magazine)
The Nerve was a free Canadian monthly music magazine. It was founded in 1999, and was distributed in Vancouver, Victoria, Bellingham, Seattle, Edmonton, Calgary, Winnipeg, Toronto, and Montreal. The last issue was published in December 2007 , and has been on hiatus ever since...
.
Fun 100's song "Computer" has been ranked as the 65th best song of 2005 by CBC Radio 3
CBC Radio 3
CBC Radio 3 is a radio station that consists of two parts devoted to Canadian arts and music: a radio service which is available on Sirius Satellite Radio and streaming audio, and several daily and weekly podcasts from the CBC Radio 3 website...
. The band has since received much criticism for neglecting to play it live. In response, the band has simply claimed that they no longer like the song.
Break-up
Fun 100 played their final show on February 3, 2007 at Mount Pleasant Community Centre. Other bands featured were Sudden Infant Dance Syndrome, the Doers, and the Badamps. As Fun 100 prepared to take the stage, police responded to several noise complaints and a head injury incident and told the organizers to shut down the show. This compounded with equipment problems, and there was some doubt that Fun 100 would even play a single song. The audience, seemingly unable to wait any longer, started to sing the vocals without any instruction. Fun 100 played a four-song set, starting with the audience singing solo, then ending with the power being cut and an extended drum finale to "Hot Popular Girl".Band members in other projects
Several members have or are in other musical projects. Steve Matheson was a member of The.WPP, Target, Burden and The Seams and currently plays in Ghost House with Jesse Gander (formerly of d.b.s.D.b.s.
d.b.s. were a punk rock band from North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. From their beginnings in 1992 to their eventual breakup in 2001, they gained popularity in the Canadian punk rock scene d.b.s. were a punk rock band from North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. From their beginnings in...
). Marc Boucher was the mind behind Andrew Squared as well as a back-up vocalist for the contemporary alternative pop band Manoah
Manoah
Manoah is the father of Samson. Manoah means rest or quiet in Judges 13:1-23 and 14:2-4 of the Hebrew Bible.Manoah was of the tribe of Dan, and lived in the city of Zorah. He and his wife were childless, but an angel of the Lord appeared to Manoah's wife and told her that she would give birth to a...
. Bruce Dyck was the original drummer of You Say Party and has put in time with Raised by Wolves
Raised by Wolves
Raised by Wolves is an EP by Voxtrot, released in 2005.-Track listings:*CD released by 'Cult Hero Records' in 2005# "Raised by Wolves"# "The Start of Something"# "Missing Pieces"# "Long Haul"# "Wrecking Force"...
, The Temper Tantrums, and others, while Adam Fothergill is in the two-piece Title Shot with Jonny Hughes of Cran
Cran
Cran may refer to:*CRAN , the Comprehensive R Archive Network for the R programming language*Cran , a measurement of uncleaned herring*Cranberry, a fruit...
, STICKS, and The Hand, as well as L'ananas, which also features Jason Nicholas, formerly of You Say Party Adam has also played with You Say Party and Raised by Wolves on occasion.
Discography
- Audio / Demo (2002)
- Fun 100 / The Hand Split EP (2002)
- Grey Music Vol. 1: Music for a Sunny Day (2002) (compilation)
- New Music Canada Vol.1: CBC Radio 3 (2004) (compilation)
- Barbra Streisand's Greatest Hits Vol. 2 (2005)
- Hit it & Quit (2005)
- Fun 100 / Paper Lanterns Split 7" (2006)
- Fun 100 CDR EP (2006) limited to 100 copies
Band members
- Ryan Dyck - Lead Vocals and Keytar
- Adam Fothergill - Guitar and Backup Vocals
- Marc Boucher - Synth and Backup Vocals
- Steve Matheson - Bass and Backup Vocals
- Bruce Dyck - Drums
Former members
- Nathan Rothenburger - Bass
- Mark Jaholkowski - Bass
- Robin Price - Guitar
Robin Price was in the bands The Raven's Quill and The Technopeasants before he helped form Fun 100. After Fun 100, he formed the band COD.
See also
- Music of CanadaMusic of CanadaThe music of Canada has influences that have shaped the country. Aboriginals, the British, and the French have all made unique contributions to the musical heritage of Canada. The music has subsequently been heavily influenced by American culture because of its proximity and migration between...
- Canadian rockCanadian rockCanadian 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
- List of bands from British Columbia
- :Category:Canadian musical groups