Videotape is a three-piece pop music project of Canadians Adam Saikaley, Nathan Gara and Ryan Patterson,[1] based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Videotape
OriginOttawa, Ontario, Canada
Years active2007–present
LabelsIndependent
MembersAdam Saikaley
Nathan Gara
Ryan Patterson
Websitebirdandflag.ca

History edit

Videotape was formed in Ottawa by three former members of As The Poets Affirm, after that band broke up in late 2007.[2]

Videotape was listed on The Village Voice's Pazz & Jop 2008 charts.[3] Their debut album, My Favourite Thing, was independently released in 2008,[4] and appeared on the Canadian campus charts.[5] It was later available for download. A single from the album Smiling Heads, was distributed through Zunior.[6]

(Gara and Patterson are now based in Toronto) They are signed to Toronto record label, Bird & Flag.

Discography edit

Albums edit

  • 2008: My Favourite Thing (Independent)

Compilation appearances edit

  • 2008: Coke Machine Glow 2008 Fantasy Podcast

References edit

  1. ^ "Videotape – My Favourite Thing [Review"]. Photogmusic, By Ming Wu on January 27, 2009
  2. ^ "Videotape spooling forward". Ottawa Citizen, 2008-03-20. Fateema Sayani
  3. ^ "Village Voice" -"New York Pazz & Jop 2008". Village Voice. 2009-01-20. Retrieved 2009-02-28.
  4. ^ "Videotape My Favourite Thing". Coke Machine Glow, By Conrad Amenta | 13 August 2008
  5. ^ "Chartattack" -"Top 50 Chart". Chartattack. 2008-07-04. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved 2009-02-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ "Double Pumpers' primal hit tops my chart". Ottawa Citizen, Dec 27, 2008. Fateema Sayani

External links edit

Reviews and Press edit