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WHY first took shape in 1995 in Winnipeg Manitoba, when Brian Cook(vocalist) chose to see his musical ideas take form. Quickly rounding up some of the best players the local scene had to offer, their first album"THE NAKED SOUL",and it with 2002's "THE RISE AND FALL OF THE QUESTION MARK" which drew fans and critics alike to their energy fueled live shows. As years passed and other commitments took hold, Brian continued to write and began to dedicate time to Make Poverty History. First introduced to the idea by heroes Bono (U2) and Bob Geldof (LIVE AID,LIVE 8,Boomtown Rats), Cook felt the need to use his music to raise awareness to the staggering true fact that a child dies due to extreme poverty every 3 seconds. Fellow band mates Greg Barre, Stephan Makarewicz and Derek James followed suit and the song and CD “LAZARUS EFFECT” was born from the collective desire to use music to draw attention to the AIDS pandemic. "LAZARUS EFFECT", which received air play in major markets across Canada, were also given out before U2 concerts in Ottawa and Montreal available on line at CDBABY.COM (www.cdbaby.com) A portion of the proceeds from the album went directly to OXFAM in the name of MAKE POVERTY HISTORY(as cause close to the 4 members of WHY) and the album's artwork featured heartbreaking photographs all supplied by Make Poverty History,(in the UK). The album also offered links to the Make Poverty History websites. Now with the release of their new album "RED", WHY continue to raise awareness for both themselves as well as Make Poverty History. The new full length WHY CD "RED", featuring the single,(and title track) "RED" has been received well by various radio stations worldwide. "RED" sat at 1 on the KICK FM Winnipeg TOP 40 for 4 weeks in a row, and was named SONG OF THE YEAR. “RED” was used on Brad Pitt’s MYSPACE For just over 2 month.The follow up single "THE SURFACE" has started to chart hitting 1 on KICK FM and 5 on THE Q FM in Victoria BC. Also it has received airplay from THE GOAT in Alberta, FREQ 107 in Winnipeg, (both singles have been receiving radio support at) DOWN FM in Northern Ireland, and radio in Australia. Yes WHY is not signed to a major label,(yet) but the songs on WHY’s latest album “RED” can not be over looked.