HHead
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hHead were a Canadian
alternative rock
band in the 1990s. The band consisted of Noah Mintz
, Brendan Canning
and a succession of drummers. They were originally known as Head, but added the second h after discovering that another band was already recording as Head.
The band's first album, Fireman, was released independently in 1992. It became popular on Canadian campus radio, and the band landed a contract with IRS Records in 1994, releasing their second album, Jerk, that year. However, IRS Records was at this point in financial trouble, and the band was not well-promoted. The band then moved to the Canadian independent label Handsome Boy Records
for their final album, Ozzy.
The band broke up in 1997.
Mintz is now a mastering engineer for artists such as Hayden
and The Dears
, and has recorded solo material as Noah's Arkweld. Canning joined By Divine Right
for that band's third album Bless This Mess
, and then formed Broken Social Scene
with Kevin Drew
. Broken Social Scene's album Bee Hives includes a song titled "hHallmark", alluding to the unique typography of hHead's name.
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...
alternative rock
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
band in the 1990s. The band consisted of Noah Mintz
Noah Mintz
Noah Mintz is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter, guitarist and mastering engineer. Mintz founded the band hHead with Brendan Canning in the 1990s...
, Brendan Canning
Brendan Canning
Brendan Canning is a founding member of Broken Social Scene and a veteran indie rock performer who has been a member of various notable bands including By Divine Right, Blurtonia, Valley of the Giants, Len, and hHead....
and a succession of drummers. They were originally known as Head, but added the second h after discovering that another band was already recording as Head.
The band's first album, Fireman, was released independently in 1992. It became popular on Canadian campus radio, and the band landed a contract with IRS Records in 1994, releasing their second album, Jerk, that year. However, IRS Records was at this point in financial trouble, and the band was not well-promoted. The band then moved to the Canadian independent label Handsome Boy Records
Handsome Boy Records
Handsome Boy Records was a Canadian independent record label in the 1990s. Handsome Boy was distributed by BMG Music in Canada and did deals with other labels internationally including Atlantic Records....
for their final album, Ozzy.
The band broke up in 1997.
Mintz is now a mastering engineer for artists such as Hayden
Hayden (musician)
Paul Hayden Desser who records as Hayden, is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Thornhill, Ontario.His early works are a largely eclectic mix of genres from grunge rock to alt country, as demonstrated by his first full album, Everything I Long For, released in 1995. Since then his work has become...
and The Dears
The Dears
-History:The band formed in 1995 and released their first album, End of a Hollywood Bedtime Story, in 2000. Their orchestral, dark pop sound and dramatic live shows cemented The Dears at the foundation of the then-emerging Canadian indie renaissance...
, and has recorded solo material as Noah's Arkweld. Canning joined By Divine Right
By Divine Right
By Divine Right is a Canadian indie rock band, led by guitarist and vocalist José Miguel Contreras.-History:The band was formed in 1989 by high school friends Contreras, drummer Mark Goldstein, bassist Liz Teear and guitarist Steve Berman. They put out a number of independent releases before...
for that band's third album Bless This Mess
Bless This Mess
Bless This Mess is an album by Canadian indie rock band By Divine Right, released in 1999 on Nettwerk. The album features guitar and vocals by Leslie Feist, who later became an internationally successful solo artist....
, and then formed Broken Social Scene
Broken Social Scene
Broken Social Scene is a Canadian indie rock band, a musical collective including as few as six and as many as nineteen members, formed in 1999 by Kevin Drew and Brendan Canning. Most of its members currently play in various other groups and solo projects, mainly based around the city of Toronto...
with Kevin Drew
Kevin Drew
Kevin Drew is a Canadian musician and songwriter who, together with Brendan Canning, founded the expansive Toronto baroque-pop collective Broken Social Scene...
. Broken Social Scene's album Bee Hives includes a song titled "hHallmark", alluding to the unique typography of hHead's name.
Members
- Noah MintzNoah MintzNoah Mintz is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter, guitarist and mastering engineer. Mintz founded the band hHead with Brendan Canning in the 1990s...
- GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
/Vocals (1991–1997) - Brendan CanningBrendan CanningBrendan Canning is a founding member of Broken Social Scene and a veteran indie rock performer who has been a member of various notable bands including By Divine Right, Blurtonia, Valley of the Giants, Len, and hHead....
- Bass GuitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
/Backing Vocals (1991–1997) - Jason Ray - Drums (1996–1997)
- Mark Bartkiw - Drums (1992–1995)
- Roland Rainer - Drums (1991–1992)
- Zak Hanna - Additional Guitar (on FiremanFireman (album)Fireman is the first album by Canadian alternative/indie rock band hHead released in 1992 .It was first released independently by hHead themselves, as a cassette and then released under Jam Entertainment Records. After hHead signed to IRS Records in 1994 to release Jerk, they also re-released the...
) (1991–1992)
Discography
- FiremanFireman (album)Fireman is the first album by Canadian alternative/indie rock band hHead released in 1992 .It was first released independently by hHead themselves, as a cassette and then released under Jam Entertainment Records. After hHead signed to IRS Records in 1994 to release Jerk, they also re-released the...
(1992) (Re-released 1994) - JerkJerk (album)Jerk is the second album by Canadian alternative/indie rock band hHead, released in 1994. The prize money that hHead won from a CFNY-FM contest went towards paying the costs for making this album...
(1994) - OzzyOzzy (album)Ozzy is the third album by Canadian alternative/indie rock band hHead, released in 1996. It was recorded and released on Handsome Boy Records, after IRS Records closed down.- Track listing :#"Got" - 3:47#"Cage" - 3:30#"Apartment" - 3:31...
(1996)