DEAD HOOKER IN A TRUNK Tunage

There is a lot of talent out there. Artists so wickedly talented and the shitty thing is a lot of them, you might have never heard of before. When we made DEAD HOOKER IN A TRUNK, it was of the utmost importance to represent independent talent from the cast to the crew and especially in a fucking rocking soundtrack.

Here are the artists responsible for the kick ass sound track on DEAD HOOKER IN A TRUNK, a little bit about them, their tracks used, and where you can hear them --

INCURA

Vancouver based quintet Incura formed in the winter of 2005 in Southern Alberta and has since garnered serious attention from the press and audiences alike. The word "genre" thrown around to categorize bands is rarely applied to Incura, as they cross between numerous styles and take influence from every musical moment they hear.

Incura has never been subject to the confines of any single musical style or genre and their live performances are always met with critical acclaim.

Tracks -- THREE, SWEAT RUNS COLD, SET IN STONE, HERE TO BLAME


FAKE SHARK-REAL ZOMBIE!

Fake Shark – Real Zombie! is a Canadian dance punk band. Formed in 2005, their musical style combines elements of IDM and post-hardcore. The name is a reference to Lucio Fulci's film Zombi 2, where a real shark and a zombie engage in combat. Fake Shark-Real Zombie! was conceived by Maher and Hearn in October 2005 as a way of combining the styles of the bands they liked in hopes to one day open for them.

They met in high school, but didn't form the band until some time after graduation. To complete the band, they recruited (via Craigslist) bassist Dan Hughes and The Heck's former drummer, Malcolm Holt. Around the start of 2007, Hughes left the band and was replaced by The Heck's former and Hot Hot Heat's current bassist, Parker Bossley. The onslaught of MySpace buzz garnered the interest of Vinyl Junkie Records in Japan who released the band's debut album Zebra! Zebra! on April 25, 2007.

Tracks - DESIGNER DRUGS, JEWELRY, WTF


THE AWKWARD STAGE

The Awkward Stage is a Canadian indie pop band, based in Vancouver, British Columbia and fronted by singer-songwriter Shane Nelken. The band's supporting lineup currently consists of Tygh Runyan on lead guitar, Tony Koelwyn on drums and Chris Mitchell on trumpet and keyboards.

Nelken, who works as a cremationist, had a longtime side career in music as a supporting musician for artists such as A. C. Newman and Sparrow before forming his own band, which consists of Nelken with a rotating cast of other musicians. The Awkward Stage's debut album, Heaven Is for Easy Girls, was released on Mint Records in 2006 and quickly charted on Canadian campus radio and CBC Radio 3, which named the band's song "We're Going for a Ride" one of its Top 94 songs of 2006.

Tracks - HEAVEN IS FOR EASY GIRLS, 1000 TEENAGE HEARTS


THE STALLS

The Stalls were a three piece alternative band from Vancouver, British Columbia. The band often had a revolving backing line but was driven by co-songwriters Danny Singh and CJ Wallis. Backed with over 50 songs, The Stalls played all across North America and regularly played all major venues in and around Vancouver. The Stalls have two songs in the IFC film Dead Hooker In A Trunk called 'No Dialogue, Just Plot' and 'Ballgown Turns Black.'

Tracks - NO DIALOGUE JUST PLOT, BALLGOWN TURNS BLACK


CJ WALLIS

CJ Wallis abandoned a fifteen year professional hockey career as a goaltender shortly after earning a job interview in New York for Late Night with Conan O'Brien. In lieu of film school, Wallis volunteered for nearly four years aside filmmaker Scott Smith on his award winning debut feature film Rollercoaster, learning and helping to execute every step of production from script to screen. Since then, Wallis has gone onto direct and produce award-winning film, television and music video productions.

Tracks - DOWNSIDE UP, COWBOY PIMP THEME, GRINDHOUSE GARAGE, I NEED YOU NOW


THE TITAN GO-KINGS

Titan Go King's are one of the hundreds (or perhaps thousands) of girl-bands to follow down the cute, spunky, and sometimes silly trail originally blazed by Shonen Knife, to which they along with most pop/punk girl bands in Japan since the '0s owe large stylistic debts. Formed in Kyoto in 1996, the band only performed sporadically until 1998, when they began and gigging more consistently around the Kyoto-Osaka region. They began recording demos the same year, and the punk-centric Benten label.

Track - HIGH TENSION GIRL

THE BELLE GAME

The Belle Game is an indie pop rock band originating from Vancouver, British Columbia. Formed in July 2009, the band currently consists of permanent members Adam Nanji, Andrea Lo, Alex Andrew, and Katrina Jones. Adam Nanji and Alex Andrew, who met when they were 5 years old, played in a band called The Dazed from 2002-2007. Shortly after the band broke up, Nanji and Andrew began writing solo acoustic material, and after two years, both had released their own EPs. In July 2009, Nanji was offered an opening slot at a show at the Railway Club in Vancouver. Nanji asked Andrew if he would play drums as part of his solo act because he was formerly the drummer of The Dazed. Nanji contacted high school friend Andrea Lo to play the keyboard onstage and sing back-up vocals; however, when the band first practised together, they decided to create a band with both Nanji and Lo on lead vocals.

Adam Nanji had already previously booked studio time at Vogville Studios by the time The Belle Game was founded, so less than a month after the band was started, they headed into the studio and began recording material with producer John Franco. After five days in the studio, the band had three songs to put on to an EP with a previously unreleased solo track by Adam Nanji.

Track - WON'T GET YOU NOW

Thank you for listening and get these bands' music because they have a stupid amount of talent and deserve to be wider spread. I could have put in a tasteless DEAD HOOKER joke in that last sentence, but I didn't. I guess I'm growing up.

~Sylv