rusty

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Rusty was a 1990s Canadian alternative rock band, originally hailing from Nova Scotia.

Bio

Following the breakup of the band One Free Fall, vocalist Ken MacNeil and bassist Jim Moore continued working together, hooking up with former Doughboys member Scott McCullough (guitar) and Mitch Perkins (drums) to record the EP Wake Me in 1994. A video for the song Wake Me would become a minor hit on MuchMusic. Released on Handsome Boy Records, the EP was popular on Canadian campus radio, and led to a major label distribution deal with BMG Records for their full length album Fluke in 1995.

Led by the hit single "Misogyny", which featured a video consisting of clips from Canadian filmmaker Bruce LaBruce's film Hustler White ^[1], Fluke was the band's commercial breakthrough, also spawning the singles "Wake Me", "Groovy Dead" and "California", and earning a Juno Award nomination for Best Alternative Album. In 1996, the band contributed a cover of "Let's Break Robert Out of Jail" to the compilation album A Tribute to Hard Core Logo. Also in 1996 had song "Punk" included on soundtrack to Chris Farley's movie "Black Sheep".

The band's followup album, Sophomoric, was released in 1997, including the singles "Empty Cell" and "Oh No Joe". Perkins left the band that year and was replaced by John Lalley. Perkins left the group due to creative differences and released an electronic album independently with Andrew Massey under the name "Blu Pernu".

In 1998, Rusty released Out of Their Heads. The album was a commercial disappointment and the band subsequently broke up, playing their final show on November 25, 2000. ^[2]

1. ^ Hobson, Louis B. (May 6^th 1997). "Eddie Murphy notoriety doesn't help film". Jam! Showbiz. Canoe. http://jam.canoe.ca/Movies/Artists/M/Murphy_Eddie/1997/05/06/760436.html. Retrieved February 9^th 2009. 
2. ^ Grant, Kieran (April 19^th 1997). "A mature class of sophomores". Jam! Showbiz. Canoe. http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/R/Rusty/ConcertReviews/2004/11/15/716076.html. Retrieved February 9^th 2009. 

External links

• Rusty at Jam!'s Canadian Pop Encyclopedia

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