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Cleanup-link rot|date=March 2012Infobox musical artist | name = Moneen| image = Moneen 2009.jpg| caption = Moneen 2009| background = group_or_band| origin = Brampton , Ontario , Canada | genre = Indie rock , post-hardcore | years_active = start date|2000–present| label = Dine Alone Records|Dine Alone , Vagrant Records|Vagrant , Smallman Records|Smallman | website = URL|moneen.ca| current_members = Kenny Bridges Chris 'The Hippy' Hughes Haris Cehajic Erik Hughes Steve Nunnaro| past_members = Peter Krpan Mark Bowser Chris Slorach| associated_acts = Alexisonfire Black Lungs Cunter (band)|Cunter Moneen (sometimes stylised as .moneen. ) is a Canadianindie rock band from Brampton .
History
The band recorded the first EP "Smaller Chairs For The Early 1900's" in Kenny's Basement they then re-released it on Smallman Records with their second album "The Theory Of Harmonial Value", the bands next release was "Are We Really Happy With Who We Are Right Now" in 2003 they later signed to Vagrant Records . Smallman Records still distributes their albums in Canada, In 2005 they released a split EP with, friends, Alexisonfire , on Dine Alone Records , on which each band covered two of the other's songs, plus one original song. http://www.dinealonerecords.com/releases/view/15
In 2005, director Alex Liu followed the band through the recording process for The Red Tree (album)|The Red Tree , filming a documentary entitled The Start to This May Be the End to Another . The Red Tree was released on April 11, 2006 on CD and Vinyl. The Vinyl release of The Red Tree was limited to 300 copies. On April 21st of 2012 Moneen will Re-press The Red Tree Vinyl, Limited once again to 500 copies. The documentary was released as part of The Moneen DVD: It All Started with a Red Stripe on May 13, 2008. http://www.punknews.org/article/28236 The DVD had been nominated for a Juno Award for Juno Award for Music DVD of the Year|Music DVD of The Year .Persaud, Travis http://exclaim.ca/articles/multiarticlesub.aspx? csid1=137& csid2=946& fid1=41458 "Conversations: Moneen's Kenny Bridges" at " Exclaim! " October 2009.
In March 2008, Moneen parted ways with their drummer Peter Krpan, who decided to start a solo project named One Grand Canyon, and acquired new drummer Steve Nunnaro as a permanent replacement. In the same announcement, the band revealed they are nine songs into their upcoming record. http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm? fuseaction=blog.view& friendID=5528616& blogID=366711671
Moneen began recording their fourth studio album The World I Want to Leave Behind in December 2008, which was released September 15, 2009 with Dine Alone Records, They released it on CD,and Vinyl. The Vinyl release has a bonus track called Dark & Ugly. http://welldamn.wordpress.com/2008/12/20/acoustic-moneen-show-cto/ http://www.moneen.com/
Members
Current members
Kenny Bridges: lead singer|vocals , guitar (2000–Present)
Chris "Hippy" Hughes: guitar , backing vocals|vocals (2000–Present)
Haris Cehajic: Keyboard instrument|keyboards , guitar (touring) (2000–Present)
Erik Hughes: bass guitar , backing vocals|vocals (2001–Present)
Peter Krpan: drumkit|drums , percussion (2000–2008, 2010-present)
Former members
Mark Bowser: bass guitar (2000)
(Nu) Chris Slorach: bass guitar (2000-2001)
Steve Nunnaro: drums, percussion (2008–2010)
Discography
Albums
The Theory of Harmonial Value (2001), Smallman Records
Are We Really Happy with Who We Are Right Now? (2003), Vagrant Records
The Red Tree (album)|The Red Tree (2006), Vagrant Records, (2012), Vinyl Repress Dine Alone Records
The World I Want to Leave Behind (2009), Dine Alone Records
EPs
Smaller Chairs for the Early 1900s (1999), Smallman Records
The Switcheroo Series: Alexisonfire vs. Moneen (2005), Dine Alone Records
Saying Something You Have Already Said Before: A Quiet Side of Moneen (2006), Vagrant Records
Hold That Sound EP (2009), Dine Alone Records
DVDs
The Moneen DVD: It All Started with a Red Stripe (2008)
Videography
"No Better Way To Show Your Love Than A Set Of Broken Legs" (2002)
"Tonight, I'm Gone..." (2002)
"Life's Just Too Short Little Ndugu" (2003)
"Are We Really Happy with Who We Are Right Now? " (2003)
"Start Angry... End Mad" (2004)
"Passing Out in America/Accidents Are on Purpose" (2006)
"If Tragedy's Appealing, Then Disaster's an Addiction" (2006)
DEFAULTSORT:Moneen Category:Musical groups established in 2000 Category:Musical groups from Peel Region Category:Canadian indie rock groups Category:Canadian post-hardcore musical groups Category:Dine Alone Records artists
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