Vulgaires Machins is a French Canadian

French Canadian

French Canadian or Francophone Canadian, , generally refers to the descendents of French colonists who arrived in New France in the 17th and 18th centuries...

 punk rock

Punk rock

Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...

 group from Granby

Granby, Quebec

Granby is a city in southwestern Quebec, located east of Montreal. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 47,637. Granby is the seat of La Haute-Yamaska Regional County Municipality. It is the fifth most populated city in Montérégie after Longueuil, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Brossard and...

, Quebec

Quebec

Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

. Formed in 1995, the group consists of Guillaume Beauregard (vocals, guitars), Marie-Ève Roy (vocals, guitars), Maxime Beauregard (bass) and Patrick Landry (drums).

The group was nominated for the 2007

Juno Awards of 2007

The Juno Awards of 2007 were hosted in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada on the weekend ending 1 April 2007. These ceremonies honoured music industry achievements in Canada during most of 2006...

 Juno Award for Francophone Album of the Year

Juno Award for Francophone Album of the Year

The Juno Award for "Francophone Album of the Year" has been awarded since 1992, as recognition each year for the best Francophone album in Canada.-Best Selling Francophone Album :*1992 - Luc de Larochellière, Sauvez mon âme...

 for their album Compter les corps.

They were also nominated for French Video of the Year at the 2007 MuchMusic Video Awards

MuchMusic Video Awards

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 ("Compter les corps").

Albums

• 1996: La vie est belle (independent)
• 1998: 24-40 (Indica Records)
• 2000: Regarde le monde (Indica Records)
• 2002: Aimer le mal (Indica Records)
• 2004: Cross the bridge/Passe le pont split with Burning Heads
  Burning Heads
  Burning Heads is a melodic hardcore punk rock band from Orleans, France. The group formed in the late '80s, and started out releasing records independently before signing with Play It Again Sam in 1994. They became more popular in America with the release of their 1998 record, Be One with the...
  
  (independent/Enrage Production)
• 2006: Compter les corps (Indica Records)
• 2008: Presque Sold-Out (CD/DVD) (Indica Records)
• 2010: Requiem pour les sourds (Indica Records)

Participation in compilations

• 1997: "Inhale vol. 2" (Indica Records)
• 1999?: "All that bunch of punkers" (R.A.D.)
• 1999 : " 1, 2, 3 Punk
• "Independent vol. 1"
• "2 tongue 2

External links

Vulgaires Machins official site

• Vulgaires Machins on Myspace Concert photos from Story of the Pit (with another band, Guerilla Poubelle) Video clip of the song "Puits sans fond" from the album Compter les corps