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Josh Reichmann

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Josh Reichmann is a Canadian indie rock singer-songwriter and filmmaker.[1]

Musical career

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Formerly associated with the band Tangiers,[2] after that band's breakup he began performing under the stage name Jewish Legend.[3] He released his debut album as Jewish Legend, Telepathy Now!, in 2006.[4]

He went on to release the EP Life is Legal in 2008 as Josh Reichmann Oracle Band, and followed this with the full-length Crazy Power in 2009, both on the Paper Bag Records label.[5]

In 2009, he covered Bat for Lashes' song "Daniel" for The Seven Year Itch, a Paper Bag Records cover compilation.[6] In the same year, he and Sebastien Grainger of Death from Above 1979 released music together with the side project Bad Tits.[7]

At the end of the 2000s, Tangiers's first album, Hot New Spirits, was named as one of the top 10 Canadian records of the decade by Maclean's.[8]

Reichmann released the record After Live on Hand Drawn Dracula in 2011.[9]

Other endeavours

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In 2011, Reichmann opened the clothing boutique Ruins with his partner Mikey Apples on Queen Street West in Toronto.[10] The store featured clothes by Opening Ceremony, Patrek Ervell, Thomas and Assembly NYC and other international brands. Ruins closed in 2012,[11] and Reichmann moved into other media projects including screenwriting and motion pictures.[citation needed]

His debut feature film Tenzin, co-directed with Michael LeBlanc, premiered in 2021 at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival prior to commercial release in 2022.[12]

References

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  1. Ruhlmann, William. "Biography: Josh Reichmann". Allmusic. Retrieved 21 May 2010.
  2. Matheson, Emmet (4 April 2003). "Tangiers keeps its head above water". Regina Leader-Post.
  3. Rayner, Ben (15 February 2007). "Jewish Legend in his own time; Rich family lore, psychic abilities are powerful force behind solo effort". Toronto Star.
  4. Everett-Green, Robert (7 December 2006). "New Releases: Rock". [The Globe and Mail]].
  5. "Josh Reichmann Oracle Band". Toronto Star. 12 March 2009.
  6. "Song of the Day: Josh Reichmann, "Daniel" (Bat for Lashes cover)". 12 August 2010.
  7. Hudson, Alex (27 December 2009). "Sebastien Grainger + Josh Reichmann = Bad Tits". Exclaim!.
  8. "Top 10 Canadian albums of the decade - Macleans.ca". 13 December 2009.
  9. "Snap Judgements". National Post, 2 July 2011.
  10. Cameron, Laura (21 October 2010). "Introducing: Ruins, a new men's store at Queen and Shaw". Toronto Life.
  11. McInnis, Frances (24 August 2012). "Queen West men's store Ruins is closing, but another clothing shop is moving in". Toronto Life.
  12. Sardi, Liza (13 October 2021). "Game Theory acquires Canadian rights to Tenzin". Playback.