The band was originally formed by Noah Mintz and Brendan Canning[3] as an acoustic duo,[4] with a rotating succession of drummers rounding out the trio after they evolved into a harder rock band.
They were originally known as Head, but added the second h after discovering that another band was already recording as Head, although both hHead and the Vancouver band Rymes with Orange regularly joked in promotional interviews that the extra h had been traded between the bands by either donation or theft.[5]
In 1993, the band won CFNY-FM's Discovery to Disc contest, which awarded them $100,000 toward the recording of a new album.[4][9] The band landed a contract with IRS Records in 1994, releasing their second album, Jerk, that year.[4] The album was supported by a large-scale national tour as an opening act for Moist,[10] and by an appearance on the Edgefest bill in 1995.[11] However, IRS Records was at this point in financial trouble, and declared bankruptcy in 1996. The band then moved to the Canadian independent label Handsome Boy Records for their final album, Ozzy.[12]
In 2015, the previously unreleased track "Fempire" and a solo track by Canning titled "Born from the Ashes" appeared on Squirtgun Records' 20th anniversary Return of Our Stupid Noise compilation.[15]
Mintz is now a mastering engineer for artists such as Hayden and The Dears, and has recorded solo material as Noah's Arkweld.
