User:Mellevon/Brainsize 61

Brainsize 61 is a punk rock band from Montreal, Canada, formed in 1980. Though they have been performing since they were in school, their first commercial release, National Pinecone, was only in 2007.

Biography
They have gone through a number of band names, including Spiney Norman, which they dropped due to a written protest from a Toronto band claiming "we are the real Spiney Norman and you suck!" They have been through many lineup changes, mostly drummers and bass players, with only founding members Michael and Craig Hutchins as the persisting members. They released one demo, entitled Spiney Norman in 1991, and two full-length records - Thingme in 1994, and National Pinecone in 2007. The latter was released on Milagro Records, and is currently available in stores and on ITunes.

Band members

 * Michael Hutchins (Current member): Lead guitar, rhythm guitar, composer, keyboard (early)
 * Craig Hutchins (Current member): Vocals, lyricist, arrangement
 * Stuart Asprey (Current member): Drums
 * Jean-Michel Reid (Current member): Bass
 * Rick Stockall (Former member): Drums, recording engineer, arranger
 * Danny Blatt (Former member): Rhythm guitar, composer
 * Andrew Robinson (Former member): Bass, composer
 * Dave Morrissette (Former member): Bass, lead guitar
 * Corey (Former member): Bass
 * Graham Bilton (Former member): Drums
 * Holly Jensen (Former member): Bass, keyboards

Discography

 * Nocturnal Emissions (released as "Spiney Norman") (1991)
 * Thingme (1994)
 * National Pinecone (2007)

Gear
Brainsize 61 uses homemade Richtone amplifiers. "Peavey and Fender sound like sh*t, Marshalls sound like sh*t and blow up, Orange sound like sh*t and fall apart when the hot melt snot gives up." For this reason, the band uses Richtones or '60s era modified Traynors. "The Traynors are pretty cool and worthy."

In Popular Culture

 * Their songs "Ballad of the Burbs" and "Down the Drain" were played on CBC Radio 3.
 * "Down the Drain" was featured on 272 Records' "Punk Kills Volume II".
 * There is a video for their song "Permanent Pout".
 * "Yoyo Man the Perv" was played on Vermont radio station 99.9 the Buzz's "Buzz Home Grown".