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Against The Grain (novel)
Against the Grain may refer to: Broadcast media * ''Against the Grain'' (TV series), a 1993 American drama series with Ben Affleck *"Against the Grain", a regular segment on ''The Dan Patrick Show'' Literature * ''Against the Grain'' (novel) or ''À rebours'', an 1884 novel by Joris-Karl Huysmans * '' Against the Grain: A Deep History of the Earliest States'' by James C. Scott * ''Against the Grain: An Autobiography'', by Boris Yeltsin * ''Against the Grain: How Agriculture Has Hijacked Civilization'', by Richard Manning * ''Against the Grain: Mad Artist Wallace Wood'', edited by Bhob Stewart Music * ''Against the Grain'' (Acoustic Alchemy album), 1994 * ''Against the Grain'' (Bad Religion album), 1990 * ''Against the Grain'' (Kurupt album), 2005 * ''Against the Grain'' (Phoebe Snow album), 1978 * ''Against the Grain'' (Redgum album), 2004 * ''Against the Grain'' (Rory Gallagher album), 1975 * ''Against the Grain'' (Snakefinger album), 1983 * ''Against the Grain'' (Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Against The Grain (TV Series)
''Against the Grain'' is an American drama television series that aired on NBC from October 1 until December 24, 1993. starring John Terry, Donna Bullock, Robyn Lively, Ben Affleck, and Vanessa Lee Evigan. The show was inspired by Buzz Bissinger's book '' Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, and a Dream''. Plot Ed Clemons was an insurance company salesman and former high school football star who became coach of his former team the Stumper Mustangs, located in Stumper, Texas. Episodes follow the challenges that Ed faces as he attempts to transform a losing team into state champions. Cast *John Terry as Ed Clemons *Donna Bullock as Maggie Clemons *Ben Affleck as Joe Willie Clemons *Robyn Lively as Jill Clemons *Vanessa Lee Evigan as Jenny Clemons *Stephen Tobolowsky as Niles Hardemann *Jeanine Jackson Jeanine E. Jackson (born 1949) is an American diplomat. She was the ambassador to Burkina Faso from 2006 to 2009 and to the Republic of Malawi from 2011 to 2014. Life Jeanine Jack ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Against The Grain (Kurupt Album)
''Against the Grain'' is the fourth studio album by American rapper Kurupt and his first on Death Row Records as a solo artist. Kurupt signed back onto Death Row Records, except as a solo artist in 2002. The album was delay from its planned 2004 release and was released in August 2005. It was Death Row's first freshly recorded album in over four years. The album went almost unnoticed due to the lack of promotion by Koch Records, which distributes all of Death Row's albums. It was the final original album released by the label during its original run, before being revived with ''BODR'' by Snoop Dogg 17 years later. Production Certain tracks were removed and others added. The cut tracks were later released on a bootleg compilation titled ''Against tha Grain E.P.''. The track "Calico" featuring The Dayton Family was also on their album Family Feud ''Family Feud'' is an American television game show created by Mark Goodson. It features two families who compete to name the most p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Against Da Grain
''Against da Grain'' is the debut studio album by American Southern hip hop duo YoungBloodZ from Atlanta, Georgia. It was released on October 12, 1999 via LaFace Records. The album features guest appearances from Backbone, Big Boi, Bone Crusher and Lil' Wayne. It peaked at number 92 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and at number 21 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a music chart published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales in the United States and is compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The chart debuted as Hot R&B LPs in the issue dated ... chart in the United States. Track listing Charts References External links * {{Authority control 1999 debut albums YoungBloodZ albums LaFace Records albums Albums produced by Organized Noize ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Against The Grain (The Veer Union Album)
''Against the Grain'' is the second album from The Veer Union (and their first under their current name, since they had released their debut album under the name "Veer"). The album was released by Universal Motown on April 21, 2009. Three singles were released from the album, "Seasons", "Youth of Yesterday", and "Darker Side of Me". Track listing All songs written by Crispin Earl and Eric Schraeder, except where noted. # "Seasons" – 3:47 # "Youth of Yesterday" (Crispin Earl, Brian Howes Brian Howes, also known as Howes, is a Canadian songwriter and record producer. Career Howes played in a British Columbia band, Young Guns, and later fronted the group DDT which blended punk, ska, and rap. The band was signed to Metallica drumme ..., and Eric Schraeder) – 2:54 # "Over Me" – 3:15 # "Darker Side of Me" – 2:45 # "I'm Sorry" (Earl, Howes, and Schraeder) – 3:51 # "Final Moment" – 3:32 # "Better Believe It" – 3:17 # "Into Your Garde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Against The Grain (Snakefinger Album)
Philip Charles Lithman (17 June 1949 – 1 July 1987), who performed under the stage name Snakefinger, was an English musician, singer and songwriter. A multi-instrumentalist, he was best known for his guitar and violin work and his collaborations with The Residents. History Lithman was born in Tooting, South London, and came from the British blues scene. He moved to San Francisco in 1971 and became associated with the avant-garde group The Residents. It is said he was given the name 'Snakefinger' by The Residents themselves based on a photograph of Lithman performing, in which his finger looks like a snake about to attack his violin. In 1972 Lithman returned to England and formed the pub rock band Chilli Willi and the Red Hot Peppers with Martin Stone, ex-member of Mighty Baby and a fellow ex-member of Junior's Blues Band. As a duo, they released the album ''Kings of Robot Rhythm''. In 1974, as a full band and popular live act in Britain, they released ''Bongos Over Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Against The Grain (Rory Gallagher Album)
''Against the Grain'' is the fifth studio album and seventh album overall by Irish musician Rory Gallagher, released in 1975. It was his first album with his new record company Chrysalis. Having previously only released one cover version on a studio album, "Against The Grain" includes two, one by Leadbelly and one from the Porter/Hayes songwriting team. The album received very favourable reviews. Background The album name and cover were a play on words. The cover shows the wood "grain" of Gallagher's famous Stratocaster guitar which was well worn from his rigorous tour schedule. At the same time the phrase reflects Gallagher's relation with the music industry, that he always went "against the grain" and played the traditional blues and folk music he loved rather than focusing on singles and more commercially accessible music. As Gallagher himself described his feelings on this a few years later: "I see music as a lifetime affair, I'm not in it for the big kill and then get out...W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Against The Grain (Redgum Album)
''Against the Grain'' is a greatest hits album from the Australian folk-rock group Redgum Redgum were an Australian folk and political music group formed in Adelaide in 1975 by singer-songwriter John Schumann, Michael Atkinson on guitars/vocals, Verity Truman on flute/vocals; they were later joined by Hugh McDonald on fiddle and Ch .... As of 2012, it is one of only three Redgum albums available on CD, the others being Caught in the Act,MediasearcAgainst the Grain review and another best of album, The Essential Redgum. Track listing #"Poor Ned" #"Killing Floor" #"Servin' USA" #"Maria" #"Ted" #"Long Run" #"Brown Rice and Kerosene" #"Yarralumla Wine" #"The Last Frontier" #"Where Ya Gonna Run To" #"Fabulon" #"The Diamantina Drover" #" I Was Only 19 (A Walk In The Light Green)" #"I've been to Bali Too" #"ASIO" #"Spirit of the Land" #"Gladstone Pier" #"Still Life" #"Just Another Moment On Your Own" References 2004 greatest hits albums Redgum albums {{2000s-folk-roc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Against The Grain (Phoebe Snow Album)
''Against the Grain'' is the fifth album by singer-songwriter Phoebe Snow, released in 1978. Overview At the time of the release of ''Against the Grain'', Phoebe Snow called it her "rockiest" album, "a deliberate turning away from the jazz influences" of her earlier recordings. Peter Reilly of ''Stereo Review'' recognized the album's intent to "mark now'sentrance into Outright Rock-&-Roll", dismissing it as "merely a paraphrase of real rock" and lamenting that "a singer whohas shown a real flair for projecting a lyric with poignancy and feeling has made such an awkward and clumsy turnabout." Rising no higher than #100 on the ''Billboard'' 200, ''Against the Grain'' became Snow's second album to seriously under-perform, ending her association with Columbia Records. Snow would have one album release in the next ten years, which was ''Rock Away'', touted as her move into "rock-&-roll". In interviews concurrent with the 1981 release of ''Rock Away'', Snow would label ''Against t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Against The Grain (Bad Religion Album)
''Against the Grain'' is the fifth album (and seventh release overall) by American punk rock band Bad Religion, released on November 23, 1990. It was the last album recorded with drummer Pete Finestone, who left in 1991 to concentrate with his new project The Fishermen. Following his departure, the band's music would take a different direction on their next album, 1992's ''Generator''. ''Against the Grain'' was also the first Bad Religion album not to feature a lineup change from the previous two albums. Despite no promotion by radio and television, ''Against the Grain'' managed to sell over 100,000 copies. A tiny part of the album's title track is played in a segment of the same name on ''The Dan Patrick Show''. Writing and recording Writing and demoing for ''Against the Grain'' began in 1989, and Bad Religion entered Westbeach Recorders in May 1990 to record the album. ''Against the Grain'' is one of the few Bad Religion albums to feature songs not written by Greg Graffin or B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dan Patrick Show
''The Dan Patrick Show'' is a syndicated radio and television sports talk show, hosted by former ESPN personality Dan Patrick. It is currently produced by Patrick and is syndicated to radio stations by Premiere Radio Networks, within and independently of their Fox Sports Radio package. The three-hour program debuted on October 1, 2007. It is broadcast weekdays live beginning at 9:00 a.m. Eastern. The current show is a successor to the original ''Dan Patrick Show'', which aired from 1999 to 2007 on ESPN Radio weekdays at 1:00 p.m. Eastern/10:00 a.m. Pacific. The show was televised on three networks: on DirecTV's Audience Network (formerly the 101 Network) since August 3, 2009; on three AT&T SportsNet affiliates since October 25, 2010; and on B/R Live as of March 1, 2019. It can also be heard on Sirius XM Radio channel 211, and is distributed as a podcast by PodcastOne. On January 10, 2020, Patrick announced on his show that the relationship with AT&T Sports for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Against The Grain (Acoustic Alchemy Album)
''Against The Grain'', Acoustic Alchemy Acoustic Alchemy is an English smooth jazz band formed in England in the early 1980s by Nick Webb and Simon James. 1981–1989: Early days Acoustic Alchemy was formed around the acoustic guitars of Simon James ( nylon string) and Nick Webb ( ...'s 8th album, was released on 11 October 1994 under the GRP label. Despite having only ten tracks, ''Against the Grain'' manages to notch up a total play time of 53 minutes because of the band's experimentation with some longer, more drawn out tracks. The most successful effort from this release was "Lazeez", one of two tracks from this album to appear on the compilation album, "The Very Best Of Acoustic Alchemy" (2002). Track listing Personnel *Nick Webb - Steel String Guitar, 12 String *Greg Carmichael - Nylon String Guitar *Iain McArthur - Programming, Keys (Tracks 1 & 6) *Rainer Bruninghaus - Piano, Keys (Track 3) *John Parsons - Dobro (Track 1,7), Electric Guitar *Paul Harriman - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhob Stewart
Robert Marion Stewart, known as Bhob Stewart (November 12, 1937 – February 24, 2014) was an American writer, editor, cartoonist, filmmaker, and active fan who contributed to a variety of publications over a span of five decades. His articles and reviews appeared in ''TV Guide'', ''Publishers Weekly'', and other publications, along with online contributions to Allmovie, the Collecting Channel, and other sites. In 1980, he became the regular film columnist for '' Heavy Metal''. Start in publishing and writing Stewart got his start in science fiction fandom, publishing one of the earliest comics fanzines. He published ''The EC Fan Bulletin'', the first EC fanzine, in 1953, and co-edited the Hugo Award-winning science fiction fanzine '' Xero'' (1960–1963). He is credited with predicting the arrival of "underground comics" (as a counterpart to underground films) during a panel discussion with Archie Goodwin and Ted White at the New York Comicon in July 1966.. As there were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |