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The Consumer Goods
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"A brand new, undeniably infectious, and activist pop unit." -Grant Lawrence, CBC Radio Three. "So extremely good that it almost defies description." -Grant Hamilton, Brandon Sun. "Bare-knuckled black comedy bordering on surrealism, diabolically sharp and intricate left-wing zingers." - Rupert Bottenberg, Montreal Mirror. ........................................ IN BRIEF The Consumer Goods have reached the end of their first five-year plan having established themselves as a staple of the Canadian very-indie pop scene. Their wickedly incisive and politically-charged music has earned both praise and contempt, but rarely disinterest. Between 2005-2010, they released three records and scored two significant ‘hits’ including “…Sam Katz,” a polemic against Winnipeg’s mayor that went into heavy rotation on local radio, much to Katz’s embarrassment, and “Hockey Night in Afghanada,” an anthemic call for the separation of hockey and war-mongering that was recently featured among ChartAttack magazine’s “Best Songs Ever.” The band also toured Canada extensively, graced the cover of Uptown Magazine, charted in over 50 independent radio stations in Canada and the US, were nominated for a CBC Bucky Award and an ISSA award, hit airwaves in Havana, Cuba, and made top-ten lists in the Netherlands. Principally powered by activist/teacher Tyler Shipley, the band is now based in Toronto and preparing a fourth record. HISTORY The Consumer Goods formed in Winnipeg, MB in 2005 around a s
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Indie/Rock Playlist: September (2007)
Happy Bidet
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Zunior Music Sampler ver.4.23
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Pop Goes the Pigdog!
The Anti-Imperial Cabaret
Pop Goes The Pigdog
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Indie/Rock Playlist: September 2007
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Indie Rock Playlist: September 2007
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But We Don't Shoot Pistols?
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Indie-Rock Playlist: September 2007
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...But We Don't Shoot Pistols?
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Pop Goes the Pigdog! Demo