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Blimp Rock is a Canadian band from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Their music has been described as quirky and sincere and has been compared to The Burning Hell and Lou Reed.〔(Reviews: Blimp Rock" ). ''Now Magazine'', April 22, 2015.〕〔(Rock - Sophomore Slump (Album Stream)" ). ''Exclaim!'', May 9, 2015.〕 Their live performances have been said to include a PowerPoint presentation and the selling of outdated office equipment.〔(Reviews: Blimp Rock" ). ''Now Magazine'', April 22, 2015.〕 ==History== The band claims it was recruited by a corporation known as "Blimp Rock Enterprises" in 2012 to raise funds for a music festival in a blimp above Lake Ontario.〔(Toronto band wants $700,000 for inventing the Blue Jays’ #ComeTogether" ). ''Chart Attack'', October 15, 2015.〕〔(Blimp Rock Ready Debut Full-Length for Label Fantastic!" ). ''Exclaim!'', May 7, 2013.〕 In 2014, the band embarked upon a tour of Europe and Eastern Canada, culminating in a headlining performance at Paradiso in Amsterdam.〔(Rock" ). ''Paradiso'', May 31, 2014.〕 Since then, they have performed alongside such acts as The Burning Hell, Elliott Brood and Wax Mannequin. In 2015, the album ''Sophomore Slump'' was released. The album received positive reviews from Exclaim! and Now Magazine.〔(Reviews: Blimp Rock" ). ''Now Magazine'', April 22, 2015.〕〔(Rock - Sophomore Slump (Album Stream)" ). ''Exclaim!'', May 9, 2015.〕 The single "Let's All Stay In Tonight" was chosen as a CBC Music "Searchlight Standout" and charted on the CBC Radio 3 R3-30, peaking at number 22.〔(R3-30: Radio 3’s top 30 songs for the week of June 1, 2015" ). ''CBC Music'', June 1, 2015.〕〔(of Grant Lawrence's First Round Standouts" ). ''CBC Music'', April 9, 2015.〕 Also in 2015, Blimp Rock requested royalties from the Toronto Blue Jays for their 2012 song "Oh Baseball." In a Facebook post, the group claimed to have invented the "Come Together" slogan adopted by the Major League Baseball team in February, 2015.〔(Band Claims Credit for Blue Jays Win and Come Together Slogan" ). ''AUX'', October 15, 2015.〕 The dispute led to a large amount of hate mail being sent to the band, ultimately providing them with the material for the music video "In The Doghouse."〔(Rock - In The Doghouse (video) ). ''Exclaim!'', October 22, 2015.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Blimp Rock」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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