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ARMS (band)
ARMS is an American indie rock band, formed in New York in 2004. Originally a solo project created by ex-Harlem Shakes' guitarist Todd Goldstein, ARMS has since evolved into a four-piece band, with the inclusion of drummer Tlacael Esparza, bassist Matty Fasano and keyboardist Dave Harrington. Goldstein handles guitar and vocal duties. History Goldstein originally started ARMS as a musical outlet for himself when he first moved to Brooklyn. When he joined Harlem Shakes in 2006, ARMS became his side-project, put on the back burner so he could focus on guitar and songwriting duties for his new band. However, he continued to write and record ARMS music in his bedroom during the band's downtime, handling all instrumentation duties himself. Over the course of three years, these single microphone and laptop recording sessions ultimately became ARMS' full-length debut, ''Kids Aflame''. After its release, with Goldstein going into the studio with his bandmates to work on what would becom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York City
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the List of United States cities by population density, most densely populated major city in the United States, and is more than twice as populous as second-place Los Angeles. New York City lies at the southern tip of New York (state), New York State, and constitutes the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban area, urban landmass. With over 20.1 million people in its metropolitan statistical area and 23.5 million in its combined statistical area as of 2020, New York is one of the world's most populous Megacity, megacities, and over 58 million people live within of the city. New York City is a global city, global Culture of New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
True/Slant
''True/Slant'' (T/S) was an original content news network. It was based in a loft in SoHo in New York City funded with $3 million in capital by Forbes Media and Fuse Capital. It was acquired by Forbes in May 2010. It launched its alpha in April 2009, and its beta in June 2009. It had a new approach to journalistic entrepreneurship and advertising, and blended journalism with social networking. After operating for slightly more than 12 months, ''True/Slant'' ceased operations on July 31, 2010. Management Lewis Dvorkin was its founder & Chief Executive Officer. He picked its name off a list of compound names generated by a web developer. He was previously a Senior Vice President, Programming, at AOL, responsible for News, Sports, and Network Programming, as well as an Executive Editor at ''Forbes'' magazine, Page One Editor of ''The Wall Street Journal,'' a Senior Editor at ''Newsweek'', and an editor at ''The New York Times''. Andrea Spiegel served as Chief Product Officer f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indie Rock Musical Groups From New York (state)
Indie is a short form of "independence" or "independent"; it may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Gaming *Independent video game development, video games created without financial backing from large companies *Indie game, any game (board-based, video, or otherwise) published or produced outside mainstream means; a subset of third party game **Indie Fund, an organization created by several independent game developers to help fund budding indie video game development **Indie Game Jam, an effort to rapidly prototype video game designs and inject new ideas into the game industry **Indie role-playing game, a role-playing game published outside of traditional, "mainstream" means ***Indie RPG Awards, annual, creator-based awards for Indie role-playing game products Music *Independent music, subculture music that is independent of major producers **Indie dance, or alternative dance, a type of dance music rooted in indie rock and indie pop **Indie electronic, a music genre **Indie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kids Aflame
''Kids Aflame'' is the debut album by American indie band ARMS. It was released on 9 June 2008 by Melodic Records in the United Kingdom and on 27 October 2009 by Gigantic Music in the United States. Critical reception ''Kids Aflame'' received generally favorable reviews; aggregating website Metacritic reports an average score of 74 out of 100, based on 6 reviews. Track listing References External links * Kids Aflame' at Discogs Discogs (short for discographies) is a database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. While the site was originally created with a goal of becoming the la ... * 2008 albums {{2000s-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LCD Soundsystem
LCD Soundsystem is an American rock band from Brooklyn, New York, formed in 2002 by James Murphy, co-founder of DFA Records. The band comprises Murphy (vocals, various instruments), Nancy Whang (synthesizer, keyboards, vocals), Pat Mahoney (drums), Tyler Pope (bass, guitar, synthesizer), Al Doyle (guitar, synthesizer, percussion), Matt Thornley (guitar, synthesizer, percussion), and Korey Richey (synthesizer, piano, percussion). They are currently signed to both DFA and Columbia Records. The band began by recording and releasing multiple singles from 2002 to 2004, the first of which was "Losing My Edge", one of their signature songs. This led up to the release of their 2005 self-titled debut studio album. It garnered critical acclaim and a Grammy Award nomination for Best Electronic/Dance Album. Their single "Daft Punk Is Playing at My House", which has become the band's most commercially successful single, received a Grammy nomination for Best Dance Recording. In the follow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Rabbits (band)
White Rabbits is an American six-piece indie rock band based in Brooklyn, New York, originally from Columbia, Missouri. The band released its debut studio album, ''Fort Nightly'', on May 22, 2007. Their second album, '' It's Frightening'', was released on May 19, 2009. They released their third album, '' Milk Famous'', on March 6, 2012. The band is signed to TBD Records. History The band formed in Columbia, Missouri. The band's frontmen, Greg Roberts and Stephen Patterson, met at the college in 2004. Alex Even, Adam Russell and Greg had formerly played in the band ''Texas Chainsaw Mass Choir''. The original White Rabbits lineup consisted of five members, but after relocating to New York City the next year, the band expanded to six members. The sixth member, Jamie Levinson, had grown up on the same street as Roberts in Webster Groves, Missouri. Roberts and Levinson both played in a ska band (called The Hubcaps) while in high school. The White Rabbits recorded its first studio a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japandroids
Japandroids are a Canadian rock band from Vancouver, British Columbia, consisting of Brian King (guitar, vocals) and David Prowse (drums, vocals).Lindsay, Ca"No Fun City Rockers" ''Exclaim!'', May 2009 accessed November 10, 2010. Formed in 2006, the band rose to prominence following the release of their debut album '' Post-Nothing'' (2009). Their second album, ''Celebration Rock'' (2012), was released to widespread critical acclaim,Metacriti"Japandroids - Celebration Rock" Metacritic, accessed January 22, 2014. with Rolling Stone calling it one of ''The 10 Coolest Summer Albums of All Time'', and Spin naming the duo ''Band of the Year''.Sheffield, Ro"The 10 Coolest Summer Albums of All Time" ''Rolling Stone'', July 18, 2012 accessed January 22, 2014.Harvilla, Ro"Band of the Year: Japandroids" ''Spin'', December 3, 2012 accessed January 22, 2014. Japandroids toured heavily in support of both albums, gaining notoriety for their live performancesCaramanica, Jo"Kinetic, Exuberant and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Walkmen
The Walkmen is an American indie rock band. Active from 2000 to 2013, they are known as part of the 2000s-era post-punk revival in New York City, particularly for their critically acclaimed single "The Rat (song), The Rat." The band is made up of drummer Matt Barrick, bassist/organist Peter Matthew Bauer, frontman Hamilton Leithauser, guitarist Paul Maroon, and multi-instrumentalist Walter Martin (musician), Walter Martin—all former members of Jonathan Fire*Eater and The Recoys. The band went on hiatus in 2013, with Leithauser, Bauer and Martin all pursuing solo careers, and Barrick joining Fleet Foxes in a touring and session capacity. They announced a reunion in November of 2022, with shows scheduled for April of 2023. History 2000–2003: Early years and debut album Each of the members of the Walkmen grew up in and around the Washington, DC, area, played in many of the same bands from early in their careers, and even attended the same Washington-area high school, St. Alba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electropop
Electropop is a hybrid music genre combining elements of electronic and pop genres. Writer Hollin Jones has described it as a variant of synth-pop with heavy emphasis on its electronic sound. The genre was developed in the 1980s and saw a revival of popularity and influence in the late 2000s. History Early 1980s During the early 1980s, British artists such as Gary Numan, the Human League, Soft Cell, John Foxx and Visage helped pioneer a new synth-pop style that drew more heavily from electronic music and emphasized primary usage of synthesizers. 21st century Britney Spears' influential fifth studio album '' Blackout'' (2007) incorporated elements of the genre, catapulting electropop to mainstream significance. The media in 2009 ran articles proclaiming a new era of different electropop stars, and indeed the times saw a rise in popularity of several electropop artists. In the Sound of 2009 poll of 130 music experts conducted for the BBC, ten of the top fifteen artist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paste (magazine)
''Paste'' is a monthly music and entertainment digital magazine, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, with studios in Atlanta and Manhattan, and owned by Paste Media Group. The magazine began as a website in 1998. It ran as a print publication from 2002 to 2010 before converting to online-only. History The magazine was founded as a quarterly in July 2002 and was owned by Josh Jackson, Nick Purdy, and Tim Regan-Porter. In October 2007, the magazine tried the " Radiohead" experiment, offering new and current subscribers the ability to pay what they wanted for a one-year subscription to ''Paste''. The subscriber base increased by 28,000, but ''Paste'' president Tim Regan-Porter noted the model was not sustainable; he hoped the new subscribers would renew the following year at the current rates and the increase in web traffic would attract additional subscribers and advertisers. Amidst an economic downturn, ''Paste'' began to suffer from lagging ad revenue, as did other magazine pub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York (state)
New York, officially the State of New York, is a state in the Northeastern United States. It is often called New York State to distinguish it from its largest city, New York City. With a total area of , New York is the 27th-largest U.S. state by area. With 20.2 million people, it is the fourth-most-populous state in the United States as of 2021, with approximately 44% living in New York City, including 25% of the state's population within Brooklyn and Queens, and another 15% on the remainder of Long Island, the most populous island in the United States. The state is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont to the east; it has a maritime border with Rhode Island, east of Long Island, as well as an international border with the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the north and Ontario to the northwest. New York City (NYC) is the most populous city in the United States, and around two-thirds of the state's popul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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