New Meanies

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Contents 1 Origin of the Band 2 Releases 3 Current status 4 Links

[edit] Origin of the Band

The New Meanies, originally called the Blue Meanies, are a 4 piece rock band from Winnipeg, Manitoba who formed around 1990. High school friends Damon Mitchell (lead vocals, guitar, harmonica), Jeff Hondubura (guitar, vocals), Sky Onosson (bass, vocals, keyboards) and Jason Kane (drums, percussion) started playing blues-influenced rock.

[edit] Releases

After releasing two independent albums, "Experience is Lost" and "The Blue Meanies", they toured extensively throughout Western Canada in the early 1990s. In 1996 the band signed with Virgin Records. The band changed its name to the New Meanies due to the existence of another Blue Meanies based in Chicago, and recorded a new album Three Seeds in the Los Angeles area with producer Howard Benson. The album was released in 1998, and the single "Letting Time Pass" achieved major airplay on radio and television.

[edit] Current status

In 2000, the band went indie again and released a new album, "Highways", in 2001. The New Meanies are currently only performing sporadically.

[edit] Links

The New Meanies myspace page: http://myspace.com/newmeanies