Paul Myers
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Paul Myers is a Canadian indie rock
singer-songwriter
broadcaster and author.
Myers' first long form book was the authorized biography of the Barenaked Ladies
, Public Stunts Private Stories
, published in Canada by Madrigal press and in the U.S.A by Simon & Schuster's Fireside Books imprint.
His second rock biography, It Ain't Easy: Long John Baldry and the Birth of the British Blues, was published by Greystone Books, a division of Vancouver based, Douglas & McIntyre (D&M) in the Fall of 2007).
While researching the Baldry book, Myers met Vancouver filmmaker Nick Orchard who enlisted him to write the script and appear in his documentary Long John Baldry: In The Shadow Of The Blues. The film has received repeated airing on both the Canadian Bravo network and BBC 4 in the UK. In 2008, Myers was personally nominated for a Gemini Award
(the Canadian Emmy) for Best Writing In A Documentary Program or Series, for his work on Orchard's film.
In 2010, Jawbone Press published his third book, A Wizard A True Star: Todd Rundgren In The Studio, a detailed history of the record production career of the legendary Philadelphia born guitarist and producer. The book, which featured first hand interviews with Rundgren and most of his famous and infamous clients (including Patti Smith, XTC, Meat Loaf, New York Dolls, Cheap Trick, Psychedelic Furs, Grand Funk and Hall & Oates) was critically acclaimed and received four stars from MOJO Magazine and Record Collector.
He is the brother of Canadian comic actor Mike Myers
and Peter Myers.
Between 2001 and 2006, Myers was omnipresent in the Vancouver, British Columbia media scene, holding a variety of titles during this time. Myers was the musician judge on the Canwest Global reality TV series, Popstars: The One, and blogged about his experience for the Vancouver Province.
Myers, and Patrick Maliha, were known to viewers of Shaw TV
's Urban Rush as The Movie Guys, in a popular weekly segment which ran from 2003 until 2006, when he left Vancouver for the San Francisco area. Myers was also briefly a regular cultural pundit on CTV's The Vicki Gabereau Show, a national daytime program which taped out of Vancouver.
For exactly one year, from 2003 to 2004, Paul Myers hosted a talk radio show on MOJO Radio, CHMJ
in Vancouver
, British Columbia
. The show was first known as "One, Two, Three With Paul Myers" (after its 1-3 time slot), before being rechristened The Paul Myers Show. The show has attained legendary cult status, and Myers played host to diverse guests such as They Might Be Giants, Matthew Sweet, Seth McFarlane, Errol Morris, Randy Bachman, and Rick Neilsen from Cheap Trick, as well as local musicians and touring authors. Mojo, a Corus radio station, abandoned broader talk radio in 2004 in favour of an All Sports format. Despite Mr. Myers' acquisition of a Vancouver Canucks jersey, his culture and music based topics no longer fit on the sports channel.
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
broadcaster and author.
Biography
Paul Myers is a songwriter, musician, journalist and author from Toronto, Canada, currently living and working in the San Francisco area. Myers was the front man and songwriter for the band The Gravelberrys, who had a Canadian alternative hit with "Wonder Where You Are Tonight", in the early 1990s. The Gravelberrys disbanded, after several complete lineup changes, in 1995 and while Myers continues to write, record and play sporadic shows, most of his time has been devoted to journalism, which he began in 1995 in Toronto. Since this time, he has written for a wide variety of periodicals and newspapers, including Canadian outlets The Globe & Mail, The Vancouver Sun, The Vancouver Province and Canadian Musician, and American publications including Mix Magazine, Electronic Musician, Crawdaddy and The San Francisco Bay Guardian.Myers' first long form book was the authorized biography of the Barenaked Ladies
Barenaked Ladies
Barenaked Ladies is a Canadian alternative rock band. The band is currently composed of Jim Creeggan, Kevin Hearn, Ed Robertson, and Tyler Stewart. Barenaked Ladies formed in 1988 in Scarborough, Ontario, then a suburban municipality outside the City of Toronto...
, Public Stunts Private Stories
Public Stunts Private Stories
Public Stunts Private Stories is an authorized biography of the Canadian alternative rock group Barenaked Ladies originally published in 2001...
, published in Canada by Madrigal press and in the U.S.A by Simon & Schuster's Fireside Books imprint.
His second rock biography, It Ain't Easy: Long John Baldry and the Birth of the British Blues, was published by Greystone Books, a division of Vancouver based, Douglas & McIntyre (D&M) in the Fall of 2007).
While researching the Baldry book, Myers met Vancouver filmmaker Nick Orchard who enlisted him to write the script and appear in his documentary Long John Baldry: In The Shadow Of The Blues. The film has received repeated airing on both the Canadian Bravo network and BBC 4 in the UK. In 2008, Myers was personally nominated for a Gemini Award
Gemini Award
The Gemini Awards are annual television broadcasting industry awards in Canada.First awarded in 1986, the Geminis celebrate the achievements of TV members of the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. Essentially, it presents awards for the best television productions in Canada. Awards are...
(the Canadian Emmy) for Best Writing In A Documentary Program or Series, for his work on Orchard's film.
In 2010, Jawbone Press published his third book, A Wizard A True Star: Todd Rundgren In The Studio, a detailed history of the record production career of the legendary Philadelphia born guitarist and producer. The book, which featured first hand interviews with Rundgren and most of his famous and infamous clients (including Patti Smith, XTC, Meat Loaf, New York Dolls, Cheap Trick, Psychedelic Furs, Grand Funk and Hall & Oates) was critically acclaimed and received four stars from MOJO Magazine and Record Collector.
He is the brother of Canadian comic actor Mike Myers
Mike Myers (actor)
Michael John "Mike" Myers is a Canadian actor, comedian, screenwriter, and film producer of British parentage...
and Peter Myers.
Between 2001 and 2006, Myers was omnipresent in the Vancouver, British Columbia media scene, holding a variety of titles during this time. Myers was the musician judge on the Canwest Global reality TV series, Popstars: The One, and blogged about his experience for the Vancouver Province.
Myers, and Patrick Maliha, were known to viewers of Shaw TV
Shaw TV
Shaw TV is a locally-based community channel service operated by cable TV company Shaw Communications, and is available to Shaw Cable subscribers in most major communities throughout western Canada....
's Urban Rush as The Movie Guys, in a popular weekly segment which ran from 2003 until 2006, when he left Vancouver for the San Francisco area. Myers was also briefly a regular cultural pundit on CTV's The Vicki Gabereau Show, a national daytime program which taped out of Vancouver.
For exactly one year, from 2003 to 2004, Paul Myers hosted a talk radio show on MOJO Radio, CHMJ
CHMJ (AM)
CHMJ is a Canadian radio station in the Metro Vancouver region of British Columbia currently owned by Corus Entertainment. It broadcasts on 730 kHz, with an effective radiated power of 50,000 watts from a transmitter in Delta...
in Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
. The show was first known as "One, Two, Three With Paul Myers" (after its 1-3 time slot), before being rechristened The Paul Myers Show. The show has attained legendary cult status, and Myers played host to diverse guests such as They Might Be Giants, Matthew Sweet, Seth McFarlane, Errol Morris, Randy Bachman, and Rick Neilsen from Cheap Trick, as well as local musicians and touring authors. Mojo, a Corus radio station, abandoned broader talk radio in 2004 in favour of an All Sports format. Despite Mr. Myers' acquisition of a Vancouver Canucks jersey, his culture and music based topics no longer fit on the sports channel.