At the beginning of 1970 Shaw dreamed of becoming a rock guitarist. He bought himself a Gibson SG Special and started practising. When the local band Cold Sweat was looking for a second guitarist in 1974, Shaw auditioned, but bass player Bill Kempster advised him to put down the guitar and to buy a mic from their old singer and come back the next week. Shaw followed up this advice, and when he auditioned as a singer the band hired him as their new vocalist. Cold Sweat toured extensively over the next 3 years playing across B.C. Alberta, Saskatewan and into Manitoba. Their live set of a mixture of classic melodic rock soon became their calling card on the hotel, and live club scene. Unfortunately, the changing music scene and popularity of discos caused the Victoria band to break up in 1977.
In that same year, he was called to join Saskatoon based band Legend, whom had lost their lead singer Danny Jeans. They had heard Shaw singing with Cold Sweat on many occasions and knew he would fit their needs. Shaw relocated to Stoon and stayed for 9 months before Legend also resolved due to lack of live work.
Shaw returned to Victoria to consider his next move. After weeks of contemplation, he decided to move to England and try his luck in London.
F.M. Cornog is an American songwriter, singer, self-taught musician, and home-recordist who records under the name East River Pipe. The New York Times describes Cornog as "the Brian Wilson of home recording."
Cornog was born in Norfolk, Virginia, and raised in Summit, New Jersey. After high school, Cornog worked a series of menial jobs before succumbing to alcoholism,
drug abuse, mental illness, and eventual homelessness, ending up in the Hoboken train station.
During this time he met Astoria, Queens-resident Barbara Powers, and with Powers' support and label (Hell Gate), Cornog released some home-recorded cassettes and 7" singles under the name East River Pipe, which he chose after observing a sewage pipe spewing out raw waste into the East River. These initial 7" singles attracted the attention of UK-based Sarah Records who released his records from 1993 to 1996, making Cornog one of the few American artists ever signed to the label.
In the U.S., Cornog released his first LP, Shining Hours In A Can, on the Chicago-based micro-indie Ajax Records in 1994. A year later, he found a more permanent home on Merge Records, the Chapel Hill-based indie run by Mac McCaughan and Laura Ballance. Merge released Poor Fricky (1995), Mel (1996), The Gasoline Age (1999), Shining Hours In A Can (2002;reissue), Garbageheads On Endless Stun (2003), What Are You On? (2006), and We Live In Rented Rooms (2011).
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Hell Is an Open Door · East River Pipe
The Gasoline Age
℗ 1999 Merge Records
Released on: 1999-08-10
Composer: F.M. Cornog
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published: 06 Aug 2018
Make a Deal With the City
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Make a Deal With the City · East River Pipe
Shining Hours in a Can
℗ 2002 Merge Records
Released on: 2002-03-19
Composer: F.M. Cornog
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published: 26 Jul 2018
Miracleland
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Miracleland · East River Pipe
Red Hot + Bothered
℗ 1994 Hell Gate Productions
Released on: 1995-11-01
Composer, Writer: Frederick Cornog
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published: 30 Jul 2021
My Life Is Wrong
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My Life Is Wrong · East River Pipe
Shining Hours in a Can
℗ 2002 Merge Records
Released on: 2002-03-19
Composer: F.M. Cornog
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published: 26 Jul 2018
Druglife
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Druglife · East River Pipe
What Are You On?
℗ 2006 Merge Records
Released on: 2006-01-24
Composer: F.M. Cornog
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published: 05 Aug 2018
Shiny, Shiny Pimpmobile
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Shiny, Shiny Pimpmobile · East River Pipe
The Gasoline Age
℗ 1999 Merge Records
Released on: 1999-08-10
Composer: F.M. Cornog
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published: 06 Aug 2018
Where Does All the Money Go?
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Where Does All the Money Go? · East River Pipe
Garbageheads on Endless Stun
℗ 2003 Merge Records
Released on: 2003-09-09
Composer: F.M. Cornog
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published: 26 Jul 2018
Let's Kill the Matador
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Let's Kill the Matador · East River Pipe
The Gasoline Age (Deluxe Reissue)
℗ 2014 Merge Records
Released on: 2014-10-07
Composer: F.M. Cornog
Lyricist: F.M. Cornog
Music Publisher: Hawk Be Out Music (BMI)
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Hell Is an Open Door · East River Pipe
The Gasoline Age
℗ 1999 Merge Records
Released on: 1999-08-10
Composer: F.M. ...
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Hell Is an Open Door · East River Pipe
The Gasoline Age
℗ 1999 Merge Records
Released on: 1999-08-10
Composer: F.M. Cornog
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Hell Is an Open Door · East River Pipe
The Gasoline Age
℗ 1999 Merge Records
Released on: 1999-08-10
Composer: F.M. Cornog
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Make a Deal With the City · East River Pipe
Shining Hours in a Can
℗ 2002 Merge Records
Released on: 2002-03-19
Comp...
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Make a Deal With the City · East River Pipe
Shining Hours in a Can
℗ 2002 Merge Records
Released on: 2002-03-19
Composer: F.M. Cornog
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Make a Deal With the City · East River Pipe
Shining Hours in a Can
℗ 2002 Merge Records
Released on: 2002-03-19
Composer: F.M. Cornog
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Miracleland · East River Pipe
Red Hot + Bothered
℗ 1994 Hell Gate Productions
Released on: 1995-11-01
Composer, Writer: Fr...
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Miracleland · East River Pipe
Red Hot + Bothered
℗ 1994 Hell Gate Productions
Released on: 1995-11-01
Composer, Writer: Frederick Cornog
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Miracleland · East River Pipe
Red Hot + Bothered
℗ 1994 Hell Gate Productions
Released on: 1995-11-01
Composer, Writer: Frederick Cornog
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My Life Is Wrong · East River Pipe
Shining Hours in a Can
℗ 2002 Merge Records
Released on: 2002-03-19
Composer: F.M...
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My Life Is Wrong · East River Pipe
Shining Hours in a Can
℗ 2002 Merge Records
Released on: 2002-03-19
Composer: F.M. Cornog
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My Life Is Wrong · East River Pipe
Shining Hours in a Can
℗ 2002 Merge Records
Released on: 2002-03-19
Composer: F.M. Cornog
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Druglife · East River Pipe
What Are You On?
℗ 2006 Merge Records
Released on: 2006-01-24
Composer: F.M. Cornog
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Druglife · East River Pipe
What Are You On?
℗ 2006 Merge Records
Released on: 2006-01-24
Composer: F.M. Cornog
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Druglife · East River Pipe
What Are You On?
℗ 2006 Merge Records
Released on: 2006-01-24
Composer: F.M. Cornog
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Shiny, Shiny Pimpmobile · East River Pipe
The Gasoline Age
℗ 1999 Merge Records
Released on: 1999-08-10
Composer: F....
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Shiny, Shiny Pimpmobile · East River Pipe
The Gasoline Age
℗ 1999 Merge Records
Released on: 1999-08-10
Composer: F.M. Cornog
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Shiny, Shiny Pimpmobile · East River Pipe
The Gasoline Age
℗ 1999 Merge Records
Released on: 1999-08-10
Composer: F.M. Cornog
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Where Does All the Money Go? · East River Pipe
Garbageheads on Endless Stun
℗ 2003 Merge Records
Released on: 2003-09...
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Where Does All the Money Go? · East River Pipe
Garbageheads on Endless Stun
℗ 2003 Merge Records
Released on: 2003-09-09
Composer: F.M. Cornog
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Where Does All the Money Go? · East River Pipe
Garbageheads on Endless Stun
℗ 2003 Merge Records
Released on: 2003-09-09
Composer: F.M. Cornog
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Let's Kill the Matador · East River Pipe
The Gasoline Age (Deluxe Reissue)
℗ 2014 Merge Records
Released on: 2014-10-...
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Let's Kill the Matador · East River Pipe
The Gasoline Age (Deluxe Reissue)
℗ 2014 Merge Records
Released on: 2014-10-07
Composer: F.M. Cornog
Lyricist: F.M. Cornog
Music Publisher: Hawk Be Out Music (BMI)
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Let's Kill the Matador · East River Pipe
The Gasoline Age (Deluxe Reissue)
℗ 2014 Merge Records
Released on: 2014-10-07
Composer: F.M. Cornog
Lyricist: F.M. Cornog
Music Publisher: Hawk Be Out Music (BMI)
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Hell Is an Open Door · East River Pipe
The Gasoline Age
℗ 1999 Merge Records
Released on: 1999-08-10
Composer: F.M. Cornog
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Provided to YouTube by Merge Media Ltd
Make a Deal With the City · East River Pipe
Shining Hours in a Can
℗ 2002 Merge Records
Released on: 2002-03-19
Composer: F.M. Cornog
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Miracleland · East River Pipe
Red Hot + Bothered
℗ 1994 Hell Gate Productions
Released on: 1995-11-01
Composer, Writer: Frederick Cornog
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My Life Is Wrong · East River Pipe
Shining Hours in a Can
℗ 2002 Merge Records
Released on: 2002-03-19
Composer: F.M. Cornog
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Provided to YouTube by Merge Media Ltd
Druglife · East River Pipe
What Are You On?
℗ 2006 Merge Records
Released on: 2006-01-24
Composer: F.M. Cornog
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Shiny, Shiny Pimpmobile · East River Pipe
The Gasoline Age
℗ 1999 Merge Records
Released on: 1999-08-10
Composer: F.M. Cornog
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Where Does All the Money Go? · East River Pipe
Garbageheads on Endless Stun
℗ 2003 Merge Records
Released on: 2003-09-09
Composer: F.M. Cornog
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Provided to YouTube by Merge Media Ltd
Let's Kill the Matador · East River Pipe
The Gasoline Age (Deluxe Reissue)
℗ 2014 Merge Records
Released on: 2014-10-07
Composer: F.M. Cornog
Lyricist: F.M. Cornog
Music Publisher: Hawk Be Out Music (BMI)
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At the beginning of 1970 Shaw dreamed of becoming a rock guitarist. He bought himself a Gibson SG Special and started practising. When the local band Cold Sweat was looking for a second guitarist in 1974, Shaw auditioned, but bass player Bill Kempster advised him to put down the guitar and to buy a mic from their old singer and come back the next week. Shaw followed up this advice, and when he auditioned as a singer the band hired him as their new vocalist. Cold Sweat toured extensively over the next 3 years playing across B.C. Alberta, Saskatewan and into Manitoba. Their live set of a mixture of classic melodic rock soon became their calling card on the hotel, and live club scene. Unfortunately, the changing music scene and popularity of discos caused the Victoria band to break up in 1977.
In that same year, he was called to join Saskatoon based band Legend, whom had lost their lead singer Danny Jeans. They had heard Shaw singing with Cold Sweat on many occasions and knew he would fit their needs. Shaw relocated to Stoon and stayed for 9 months before Legend also resolved due to lack of live work.
Shaw returned to Victoria to consider his next move. After weeks of contemplation, he decided to move to England and try his luck in London.