Vulgaires Machins
Vulgaires Machins | |
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 Guillaume Beauregard in Lac-Mégantic, Québec on August 12, 2007 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Granby, Quebec, Canada |
| Genres | Punk rock |
| Years active | 1995-present |
| Labels | Indica Records, Guerilla Asso |
| Website | http://www.vulgairesmachins.ca/ |
Vulgaires Machins is a French Canadian punk rock group from Granby, Quebec. The group consists of Guillaume Beauregard (vocals, guitars), Marie-Ève Roy (vocals, guitars), Maxime Beauregard (bass) and Patrick Landry (drums). Their lyrics denounce consumerism and modern decadence.[1]
History
[edit]Vulgaires Machins was formed in 1995.[2] The next year they released their first album, La vie est belle.[3]
Their album Compter les corps was nominated for the Juno Award for Francophone Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2007.[4]
They were also nominated for French Video of the Year at the 2007 MuchMusic Video Awards ("Compter les corps"), and in 2010 their song "Parasites" won the French ECHO songwriting prize.[5] In 2012 they were featured on CBC Television's Studio 12.[6]
Guillaume Beauregard has also released music as a solo artist, receiving a SOCAN Songwriting Prize nomination in 2015 for his solo single "De pluie et de cendre",[7] and has had acting roles including in Maxime Giroux's 2008 film Tomorrow (Demain).[8]
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]- 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 (independent/Enrage Production)
- 2006: Compter les corps (Indica Records)
- 2008: Presque Sold-Out (CD/DVD) (Indica Records)
- 2010: Requiem pour les sourds (Indica Records)
- 2011: Vulgaires Machins (Indica Records)
- 2022: Disruption (Costume Records)[9]
Participation in compilations
[edit]- 1996: From The Basements To Your Socks (IHL Records/My Friend's Sox)
- 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
References
[edit]- ^ "Vulgaires Machins, libres citoyens". La Presse, 1 March 2010
- ^ Olivier Boisvert-Magnen, "Il y a 10 ans : Vulgaires Machins – Compter les corps". Voir, August 2, 2016
- ^ James Christopher Monger, "Vulgaires Machins". AllMusic.
- ^ "2007 Nominees". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, March 30, 2007.
- ^ "Brasstronaut, Vulgaires Machins Win ECHO Songwriting Prizes"[usurped]. Chart Attack - Oct 7, 2010
- ^ "Vulgaires Machins". Studio 12, CBC Television, 12 février 2012
- ^ "Antoine Corriveau remporte le 10e Prix de la chanson SOCAN". Voir, July 9, 2015.
- ^ Michel Tassé, "Guillaume Beauregard fait son cinéma". La Voix de l'Est, January 29, 2009.
- ^ "Vulgaires Machins? Solide machine". La Presse, 17 June 2010. François Roy
External links
[edit]- (in French) Vulgaires Machins official site
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