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Alan Vega 70th Birthday Limited Edition EP Series
''Alan Vega 70th Birthday Limited Edition EP Series'' is a series of eight EPs with contributions from various artists paying tribute to Alan Vega and his band Suicide. The individual 10" vinyl EPs were pressed in limited quantities and released through the London-based label Blast First Petite. According to the project's press release, the series was originally intended to be a monthly year-long series across 12 EPs, but ended up being released periodically over three years starting in 2008, continuing into 2010. The series launched with simultaneous releases of ''Dream Baby Dream'' and ''Shadazz'' on October 28, 2008. Each EP features one or two artists covering either a Suicide or Alan Vega solo track, paired with either a previously unreleased live or demo version of a Suicide or Vega solo song. Most releases in the series featured what Blast First referred to as a "major" artist and also an "upcoming" artist. Most of the EPs were also released digitally around the time of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blast First
Blast First is a sub label of one-time independent record label Mute Records, founded in approximately 1985. It was named after a phrase taken from the first number of the radical Vorticist journal ''Blast'', published by Wyndham Lewis in 1914. Lewis's "Manifesto" begins with the words "BLAST First (from politeness) ENGLAND". History The label was founded by Paul Smith to give UK release to albums by Sonic Youth, a US band with which he was then working closely. It went on to feature more hardcore rock bands than the master label of its synthpop-oriented parent company. Before Mute Records was sold to the EMI group, Blast First fit into the company's profile, which included labels such as the Fine Line and the Grey Area. The labels employees included the sisters Pat and Liz Naylor, and the novelist Alistair Fruish. The label released a range of alternative music from Butthole Surfers and Labradford through Suicide and Sonic Youth to the William Fairey Band's '' Acid Bra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julian Cope
Julian David Cope (born 21 October 1957) is an English musician and author. He was the singer and songwriter in Liverpool post-punk band the Teardrop Explodes and has followed a solo career since 1983 in addition to working on musical side projects such as Queen Elizabeth, Brain Donor and Black Sheep. Cope is also an author on Neolithic culture, publishing ''The Modern Antiquarian'' in 1998, and a political and cultural activist with a public interest in occultism and paganism. He has written two volumes of autobiography, ''Head-On'' (1994) and ''Repossessed'' (1999); two volumes of archaeology, ''The Modern Antiquarian'' (1998) and ''The Megalithic European'' (2004); and three volumes of musicology, ''Krautrocksampler'' (1995), ''Japrocksampler'' (2007); and ''Copendium: A Guide to the Musical Underground'' (2012). Early life Cope's family resided in Tamworth, Staffordshire, but he was born in Deri, Glamorgan, Wales, where his mother's parents lived, while she was stayi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pan Sonic
Pan Sonic was a Finnish electronic music group founded in Turku in 1993. The group consisted of Mika Vainio, Ilpo Väisänen, and Sami Salo. Salo left in 1996 leaving Pan Sonic a duo. The group was originally named Panasonic until 1998. In December 2009, it was announced that Pan Sonic would disband after their concerts that month. Their final album, ''Gravitoni'', was released by Blast First Petite in May 2010. ''Oksastus'', a live album recorded in 2009, was released in 2014. Music Pan Sonic cite their main influences from the early 1980s, with industrial acts like Throbbing Gristle, Einstürzende Neubauten and Suicide to reggae, hip-hop and dub. Vainio often remarks that their music is a merger of these two schools of music, taking the harsh and pure sounds typical of industrial techno and spacing them out into longer, subdued soundscapes familiar to instrumental reggae and dub. The late outsider rockabilly artist Hasil Adkins is also cited, as well as country music star Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunn O)))
Sunn O))) (pronounced "sun") is an American experimental metal band formed in 1998 in Seattle, Washington. The band is known for their distinctive visual style and slow, heavy sound, which blends diverse genres including doom metal, drone, black metal, dark ambient, and noise rock, as well as for their loud live performances. The band's core members are Stephen O'Malley (also of Khanate and Burning Witch) and Greg Anderson (of Goatsnake and Engine Kid). History Sunn O))) is named after the Sunn amplifier brand, the logo of which includes a circle next to the "sunn" banner with waves heading off to the right. In interviews, Stephen O'Malley stated that the band's moniker was also chosen as a play on the name Earth, a band widely regarded as pioneers of drone metal throughout the 1990s. Before the band members moved to Los Angeles, they briefly used the moniker Mars. The band's style is characterized by slow tempos, distorted guitars, lack of rhythm and melody, and alterna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Devastations
Devastations were an indie rock band from Melbourne, Australia, they were active from 2002 to 2010. The band's solemn lamentations often earned comparisons to artists such as Nick Cave and Tindersticks. Band history The band was founded in 2002 by Tom Carlyon, Hugo Cran and Conrad Standish after the end of their former band Luxedo. Allmusic biography, Mackenzie Wilson/ref> Originally called ''The Devastations'' to mimic the style of bands such as ''The Temptations'', "The" was later dropped. On 5 May 2003 the band released their self-titled debut album. In 2004, the band was signed to Beggars Banquet Records for the European release. Their self-titled debut album was named by ''Rolling Stone Germany'' as the best debut of 2004. On 19 September 2005, the band released their second studio album, ''Coal''. The album was nominated for the 2005 Australian Music Prize. On 17 September 2007, the band released their third studio album, ''Yes, U''. The album was also nominated for Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghost Rider (Suicide Song)
"Ghost Rider" is a song by the protopunk band Suicide appearing on their debut album. The song is based on the Marvel Comics character. Cover versions * 1979: Danish punk band Sods (later Sort Sol), covered the song on their debut album, '' Minutes to Go''. * 1981: Suicide's lead vocalist Alan Vega re-recorded the song for his second solo album, '' Collision Drive''. *1983: Soft Cell (Marc Almond & Dave Ball) perform Ghost Rider live at various shows featuring guest vocalist Clint Ruin (aka JG Thirlwell, including a performance for UK television programme '' The Tube'' which also features Gary Barnacle on saxophone. * 1987: American musician Henry Rollins, formerly of the hardcore group Black Flag, recorded the song for his debut album, '' Hot Animal Machine''. * 1987: Electronic rock group The Cassandra Complex performs Ghost Rider live and it appears on their live album Feel the Width. * 1988: Alternative rock band R.E.M. released a cover of the song on the B-side to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KaitO
Kaito (written: 海斗, 開士, 魁斗, 海翔, 海人, 快斗, 凱斗 or 海都) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer * Baruto Kaito (born 1984, surname Baruto), Estonian professional sumo wrestler *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese actor and model *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese football player Fictional characters * Kaito (software), Vocaloid singing synthesizer *, The Phantom Thief Kid from ''Detective Conan'' manga series * Kaito Momota, character in '' Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony'' *Kaito, main character in the anime ''Mermaid Melody'' as the love interest of the mermaid Princess Lucia of the Pacific Ocean * Yuna D. Kaito, character in the manga and ongoing 2018 anime of '' Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card'' * Kaito Tenjou, character in ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal'' * Kaito, character in ''Hunter × Hunter'' * Kaito, character in ''Project ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Horrors
The Horrors are an English rock band formed in Southend-on-Sea in 2005, consisting of lead vocalist Faris Badwan, guitarist Joshua Hayward, keyboardist and synthesizer player Tom Furse, bassist Rhys Webb, and drummer and percussionist Joe Spurgeon. Their music has been classified as garage rock, garage punk, gothic rock, shoegaze and post-punk revival. The band have released five studio albums: '' Strange House'' (2007), ''Primary Colours'' (2009), ''Skying'' (2011), '' Luminous'' (2014) and '' V'' (2017) all of which charted within the UK Top 40. History Origins (2005–2006) In the early 2000s, the Horrors coalesced around shared interests in obscure vinyl and DJing. During trips to London and on the Southend circuit, Webb met Badwan (formerly of the Rotters) and Furse through their mutual interest in 1960s garage rock and new wave as well as post-punk bands such as the Birthday Party and Bauhaus. In 2005, the three formed a band with Hayward and Spurgeon. The band was ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shilpa Ray
Shilpa Ray is an American singer-songwriter from Brooklyn, New York with a DIY punk experimental sound. Her music has been compared to Blondie, The Cramps, and Screamin' Jay Hawkins and her singing has been compared to the style of Patti Smith, Nick Cave, and Ella Fitzgerald. Ray is notable for combining an Indian harmonium with a "big-voiced blues-rock howler" vocal approach and has been known to sing in styles ranging from metal to the balladry of Leonard Cohen. Rob Harvilla of the Village Voice once stated in 2006 that her vocal range could put the entire lineup of Ozzfest to shame. Starting as a solo performer in 2003, Ray later put together the band Beat the Devil in 2005. After the dissolution of Beat the Devil, Ray formed another band, Shilpa Ray and Her Happy Hookers, which ''Boston Globe'' critic Jonathan Perry described as the "best-named band" in a lineup of numerous indie bands in July 2010. As the principal songwriter and band leader, Ray described her role in he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Midnight Special (TV Series)
''The Midnight Special'' is an American late-night musical variety series originally broadcast on NBC during the 1970s and early 1980s, created and produced by Burt Sugarman. It premiered as a special on August 19, 1972, then began its run as a regular series on February 2, 1973; its last episode was on May 1, 1981.Promotional site for the DVD re-issue The 90-minute program followed the Friday night edition of ''''. Like its syndicated late-night cousin '' Don Kirshner's Rock Conc ...
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Dream Baby Dream
"Dream Baby Dream" is a song by the electro-punk band Suicide (band), Suicide, written by its members Martin Rev and Alan Vega. It was released as a single in 1979 by Island Records. It has been covered by Neneh Cherry and The Thing (jazz band), The Thing on the 2011-recorded album The Cherry Thing and by Bruce Springsteen both live and in a studio version released on ''High Hopes (album), High Hopes'' (2014). Springsteen released a live version as an EP which was a part of the ''Alan Vega 70th Birthday Limited Edition EP Series'' in 2008. Also part of the EP series was a live version of "Dream Baby Dream" performed by Suicide on NBC's ''The Midnight Special (TV series), The Midnight Special'' in 1978. The song appeared in Adam Curtis' 2016 BBC documentary ''HyperNormalisation'' during a montage featuring skyscrapers being blown up. Accolades (*) designates unordered lists. Formats and track listing All songs written by Martin Rev and Alan Vega ;UK 7" single (WIP 6543) #" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AllMusic
AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the database was first made available on the Internet in 1994. AllMusic is owned by RhythmOne. History AllMusic was launched as ''All Music Guide'' by Michael Erlewine, a "compulsive archivist, noted astrologer, Buddhist scholar and musician". He became interested in using computers for his astrological work in the mid-1970s and founded a software company, Matrix, in 1977. In the early 1990s, as CDs replaced LPs as the dominant format for recorded music, Erlewine purchased what he thought was a CD of early recordings by Little Richard. After buying it he discovered it was a "flaccid latter-day rehash". Frustrated with the labeling, he researched using metadata to create a music guide. In 1990, in Big Rapids, Michigan, he founded ''All Music Guide' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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