Fur Trade

Hot Hot Heat's Steve Bays Launches Solo Career

PUBLISHED Feb 18, 2025

Steve Bays has played in many projects over the years, including Hot Hot Heat, Mounties, Fur Trade and Left Field Messiah. Now, he's...

Fur Trade Return with 'Dark Celebration,' Their First Album in a Decade

PUBLISHED Jul 12, 2023

Fur Trade have returned, as the duo of Steve Bays (Hot Hot Heat, Mounties) and Parker Bossley (The Gay Nineties) have announced their first...

Hot Hot Heat Spinoff Fur Trade Return with "Christmas in a Cage" Video

PUBLISHED Dec 6, 2022

Vancouver pop rock duo Fur Trade haven't released any new music in nearly a decade, but Hot Hot Heat's Steve Bays and Parker Bossley return...

Steve Bays on How His "24/7 Stoked" Dog Sets the Mood in the Studio

PUBLISHED Sep 27, 2021

Over the past couple decades, BC musician Steve Bays has amassed a pile of pop-rock projects (Hot Hot Heat, Mounties, Fur Trade, Left Field...

Hot Hot Heat/Prairie Cat Supergroup Mariah Scary & the Ghoulish Cauldrons Unveil Valentine's Day Song

PUBLISHED Feb 13, 2019

The Canadian super-duo of Steve Bays (Hot Hot Heat, Mounties) and Cary Pratt (Prairie Cat) are back with another spooky holiday-themed song...

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"Same Temptation" (video)

PUBLISHED Nov 20, 2014

Bat Boy has been a fixture of tabloid culture for so long that, amongst our love for scandals and sensationalism, we have basically forgott...

Steve Bays' Hot Hot Heat Offshoot Fur Trade Sign to Last Gang for Debut Album

PUBLISHED May 14, 2013

BC pop crew Hot Hot Heat have been pretty quiet the last couple of years, but singer/keyboardist Steve Bays has been plenty busy outside of...