# Caroline Azar > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Caroline_Azar > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Caroline_Azar.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline_Azar > Source revision: 1329163063 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Canadian punk rock singer This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages) This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially libelous. Find sources: "Caroline Azar" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (June 2018) (Learn how and when to remove this message) A major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject. It may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia's content policies, particularly neutral point of view. Please discuss further on the talk page. See our advice if the article is about you and read our scam warning in case someone asks for money to edit this article. (September 2021) (Learn how and when to remove this message) (Learn how and when to remove this message) **Caroline Azar** is a director and playwright. She was the lead singer, keyboardist and co-lyricist/composer of the band [Fifth Column](/source/Fifth_Column_(band)). ## Career The [all-women](/source/All-women_band) [punk](/source/Punk_rock) band [Fifth Column](/source/Fifth_Column_(band)) began in the mid-1980s in [Toronto](/source/Toronto), Ontario, Canada.[1] The band self-released two albums, *[To Sir With Hate](/source/To_Sir_With_Hate)* and *All-Time Queen Of The World*.[2] Azar has acted in a number of stage productions, including *The Molly Murders* by Anthony Furey, for which she was selected "Outstanding Performer" by *[Now Magazine](/source/Now_(newspaper))*.[3] She worked as directorial assistant for the [Judith Thompson](/source/Judith_Thompson) productions of *[Perfect Pie](/source/Perfect_Pie)*,[4] *Habitat*, *Capture Me* and *Body and Soul*, story editor, and dramaturg for other writers, Azar has also written several plays, including *Satan's Mistress*, *The Surreal Detective vs John Nothing* and *Man-O-Rexic*. *Man-O-Rexic* featured songs written by Azar and recorded with Fifth Column alumni G. B. Jones and [Beverly Breckenridge](/source/Beverly_Breckenridge) along with [Joel Gibb](/source/Joel_Gibb) of The Hidden Cameras.[5] In 2012, a documentary film by Kevin Hegge, called *She Said Boom: The Story of Fifth Column* was released featuring interviews with band members Caroline Azar, G.B. Jones, and Beverly Breckenrige, with commentary on the influence of Fifth Column by [Kathleen Hanna](/source/Kathleen_Hanna) and Bruce LaBruce.[6] Azar launched her live workshop production of 'Dink' at The Next Stage Theatre Festival in downtown Toronto at The Factory Theatre in January 2015, starring the broadway stage star David Keeley. The show received mixed reviews.[7][8] ## Films - *[She Said Boom: The Story of Fifth Column](/source/She_Said_Boom%3A_The_Story_of_Fifth_Column)* directed by [Kevin Hegge](/source/Kevin_Hegge) (2012) - *[She's Real](/source/She's_Real%2C_Worse_Than_Queer)* directed by [Lucy Thane](/source/Lucy_Thane) (1997) - *Donna*, video for [Fifth Column](/source/Fifth_Column_(band)), directed by Friday Myers (1994) - *Airplane On The Highway* video for [Bob Wiseman](/source/Bob_Wiseman), directed by Caroline Azar (1994) - *[The Yo-Yo Gang](/source/The_Yo-Yo_Gang)* directed by G.B. Jones (1992) - *[No Skin Off My Ass](/source/No_Skin_Off_My_Ass)* directed by [Bruce LaBruce](/source/Bruce_LaBruce) (1991) [9] - *Like This* video for Fifth Column, directed by [Bruce LaBruce](/source/Bruce_LaBruce) and Fifth Column (1990) - *The Troublemakers* directed by [G.B. Jones](/source/G.B._Jones) (1990) ## Discography This section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. (November 2020) (Learn how and when to remove this message) *(For Fifth Column recordings, see [Fifth Column](/source/Fifth_Column_(band)))* - *Apple Strudel Man*, [Jolly Tambourine Man](/source/Jolly_Tambourine_Man) (1984) - *It's A Wonderful Record!*, [Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet](/source/Shadowy_Men_on_a_Shadowy_Planet) (1994) - *Kickstand*, Kickstand (Queenie) (1994) - *Messing With Greek Buck*, [Greek Buck](/source/Greek_Buck) (1998) - *Bucquiem*, Greek Buck (2003) - *[Mississauga Goddam](/source/Mississauga_Goddam)*, [The Hidden Cameras](/source/The_Hidden_Cameras) (2004) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [" Memories of the Cabana Room"](https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/property-report/memories-of-the-cabana-room/article30852881/). Guy Dixon. *The Globe and Mail*, Jul. 11, 2016 1. **[^](#cite_ref-RobbinsSprague1997_2-0)** Ira A. Robbins; David Sprague (1997). [*The Trouser Press Guide to '90s Rock: The All-new Fifth Edition of The Trouser Press Record Guide*](https://books.google.com/books?id=nH9oejneZtQC). Simon & Schuster. p. 259. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-684-81437-7](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-684-81437-7). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Kaplan, John; Sumi, Glenn, "Summerworks Wrap-Up", Now, 15-22 Aug. 2002](http://www.nowtoronto.com/stage/story.cfm?content=133218&archive=21,50,2002) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20121015205539/http://www.nowtoronto.com/stage/story.cfm?content=133218&archive=21%2C50%2C2002) October 15, 2012, at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-torontolivetheatre.com_4-0)** ["Perfect Pie"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160303195924/http://www.torontolivetheatre.com/showdetail.cfm?ID=1772). *Show Details*. torontolivetheatre.com. Archived from [the original](http://www.torontolivetheatre.com/showdetail.cfm?ID=1772) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2013. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [*Deneuve*](https://books.google.com/books?id=H-_ZAAAAMAAJ). FRS Enterprises. 1994. p. 37. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Queercore U Kno The Score: She Said Boom - The Story Of Fifth Column"](http://thequietus.com/articles/11858-5th-column-review-melissa-steiner). *The Quietus*, Melissa Steiner, April 11th, 2013 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Next Stage 2015: The Full Lineup, Reviewed](http://torontoist.com/2015/01/next-stage-2015-the-full-lineup-reviewed/). *Torontoist*, Martin Morrow, Carly Maga, and Steve Fisher, January 13, 2015 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Next Stage Theatre Festival lacks Fringe’s fun and mischief"](https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/theatre-and-performance/theatre-reviews/next-stage-theatre-festival-lacks-fringes-fun-and-mischief/article22386426/). J. Kelly Nestruck. *The Globe and Mail*, Jan. 09, 2015 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Caroline Azar - About This Person - Movies & TV - NYTimes.com"](https://web.archive.org/web/20121026120515/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/594792/Caroline-Azar). Movies & TV Dept. *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)*. 2012. Archived from [the original](https://movies.nytimes.com/person/594792/Caroline-Azar) on 2012-10-26. Retrieved 2012-01-29. ## External links - [Caroline Azar](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0044106/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) - [Official Caroline Azar You Tube channel](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3zacGKvCS4TnRxoIQU0BFw) Authority control databases: Artists MusicBrainz --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Caroline Azar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline_Azar) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline_Azar?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.