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* UPDATE! UNSOLVED MYSTERIES! : The first album, ROCKTAGON, is now available so we decided to immediately begin work on the follow-up. We're currently in production on it, so in the meantime get in touch with us to get a copy of ROCKTAGON, and/or come out to one of our upcoming shows to hear some of the songs on the new record.
You'll notice we've been a little scarce as far as playing any shows, but we have a good reason. For the last couple months, we've been working with our new drummer Nolan Hand of the band One Hundred Days - now that we're back up to speed, we've written a few new songs and we all really miss playing shows. It's much better than practicing in the superhot hell-room we rehearse in. So we have a few coming up in the next couple weeks. Keep watching and we'll post the details here as they become final.
Also, yeah, the mention of Nolan drumming leads to the question of our original drummer Brent (pictured above). All is well. Brent and Paula had a baby named Leandro (which I've probably spelled wrong). I've been told that babies need a lot of attention and care for the crucial first few decades of life, so being at a bar until 3am on the weekends isn't the easiest thing to fit in. Unless your my dad and mom. In that case, the dog is the babysitter and your first words are "Seagram's 5-Star". *
Welcome to the internet, and hello.
We're Solid College, a band from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan in Canada. Our music falls into the self-invented genre of "special rock", and combines elements of rock, punk, disco, lounge, and whatever we're listening to at any given period and/or influenced by on that particular day.
After crossing paths in the local music scene for a few years, we decided to join up an use our powers for good (music), and hopefully create something a little different.
Some of us are in a band for the first time, some have toured nationally and internationally, and the rest of us fall somewhere in between. We each bring different musical influences to the table, and meld it into some odd sort of music-casserole.
Anyways, our first album "Rocktagon" is available, and the follow-up is currently in production. Drop us a line if you want a copy, and we'll see to it that you're well taken care of. Then you can see it all. And by "see", I mean "hear".

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Member Since: 17/10/2006
Band Members: Tia Cowie - Vocals
Jonny Dunn - Bass
Nolan Hand - Drums
Derek Eisner - Guitar
Dan Ward - The Other Guitar

Best wished to original drummer Brent Hand on the baby!
Influences: Rock, Disco, Lounge, Punk, Schmaltz, Robert Hnatiuk
Record Label: ...is some sort of sticker that goes on the center

My Blog

News Flash: Solid College. That is all.

Hey Solid Collegiates. We've really been neglecting this whole world wide weeb thing, hey? AND WITH GOOD REASON. See below: We finished and released the first album, Rocktagon, ...
Posted by on Wed, 25 Jul 2007 19:21:00 GMT

March 4th: Propagandhi, Solid College, GFK and Poser Disposer!

Candidate for best show in the world: March 4th, 2007 at Louis' Pub Propagandhi Solid College GFK Poser Disposer Tickets are $14.00 and available at Place Riel and at any Ticketmaster location or tick...
Posted by on Sat, 20 Jan 2007 09:08:00 GMT

Show at Amigo's on December 8th..! Don't miss IT!

There's not much more to add beyond that subject -- just that show's at 10, tix are $5, and One Hundred Days are opening. And two Hands are better than one. Be There!
Posted by on Wed, 06 Dec 2006 00:13:00 GMT

Latest Track "Karate Kid V" is finally up and listenable!

FINALLY... holy shit. For the past week, Myspace had a bug that stopped us from uploading the new song "Karate Kid V". That bug was fixed today, therefore the song is up today. Over...
Posted by on Sat, 25 Nov 2006 17:34:00 GMT

Another new song, "The Test" is up and running.

All I gotta say is LISTEN TO THE TEST. It makes me wanna have a roar-gasm! As always, let us know what you think! And, hey... two songs posted in one day? You KNOW we're moving along fast ...
Posted by on Thu, 16 Nov 2006 19:58:00 GMT

New mix of Rocktagon posted with special guest Vincent Price

There's now a much more polished and complete mix of Rocktagon online featuring a cameo from BEYOND THE GRAVE with Vincent Price. Check that out and see what you think..! We're getting close to ...
Posted by on Thu, 16 Nov 2006 15:55:00 GMT

Listen to the new song "Heathen"!

We're still going strong getting this album to sound better than all get-out, so we figured we'd post another song to keep you guessing. We're at about the half-way point now, so soon you'll be able t...
Posted by on Fri, 10 Nov 2006 15:59:00 GMT

Another song posted.. work progresses!

We started in on mixing and mastering the new album today, and we posted an example... Check out the song "New Ultimate Bike Ride". This is pretty close to how the finished version on the a...
Posted by on Tue, 24 Oct 2006 21:49:00 GMT

We're done recording! Song posted! Exclaimation Point!

Just got home from the studio, and right before that we'd finished the last take on the last song for the album. As a special treat we posted an early rough mix of Rocktagon, since we're gettin...
Posted by on Wed, 18 Oct 2006 19:24:00 GMT

New Album Almost Done!

Tomorrow should be the final day of recording for our upcoming album, tentatively titled "Schooling Around". As soon as we get a rough mix ready, I'll post some tracks online for all six billion...
Posted by on Tue, 17 Oct 2006 21:12:00 GMT