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Avast! Studios
Avast! Recording Company is a music recording studio in Seattle, Washington."Stuart Hallerman: Avast! Studio" '' Tape Op, Book 2'', , 2010, pp. 154-155 It was established in 1990 by producer Stuart Hallerman, who was soundman for and involved in the grunge movement coming out of Seattle at the time. The first CD released by Avast! was ''Crime Pays When Pigs Die'' by Nate Mendel and Eric Akre's Christ on a Crutch project, and the company has since worked with a number of other artists, including |
Rock Music
Rock music is a broad genre of popular music that originated as " rock and roll" in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s, developing into a range of different styles in the mid-1960s and later, particularly in the United States and United Kingdom.W. E. Studwell and D. F. Lonergan, ''The Classic Rock and Roll Reader: Rock Music from its Beginnings to the mid-1970s'' (Abingdon: Routledge, 1999), p.xi It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, a style that drew directly from the blues and rhythm and blues genres of African-American music and from country music. Rock also drew strongly from a number of other genres such as electric blues and folk, and incorporated influences from jazz, classical, and other musical styles. For instrumentation, rock has centered on the electric guitar, usually as part of a rock group with electric bass guitar, drums, and one or more singers. Usually, rock is song-based music with a time signature using a verse–chorus form, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pussy Whipped
''Pussy Whipped'' is the debut studio album by American punk rock band Bikini Kill. It was released on Kill Rock Stars on October 26, 1993. Critical reception David Browne of ''Entertainment Weekly'' called ''Pussy Whipped'' "the first great riot-grrrl album". Heather Phares of AllMusic said, "' Rebel Girl' is a manifesto just waiting to be discovered, and the rest of the album sees the band occasionally adding fun to their recipe for punk chaos." In 2015, ''Spin'' placed ''Pussy Whipped'' at number 222 on its list of the "300 Best Albums of the Past 30 Years". In 2016, ''Pitchfork'' placed it at number 10 on its list of the "50 Best Indie Rock Albums of the Pacific Northwest". ''Rolling Stone'' included "Rebel Girl" on its list of the "Most Excellent Songs of Every Year Since 1967", a playlist assembled by the magazine in 2006 to celebrate its 1,000th issue (The version of "Rebel Girl" included here differs from the Joan Jett-produced single version). Track listing Personne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kill Rock Stars
Kill Rock Stars is an independent record label founded in 1991 by Slim Moon and Tinuviel Sampson, and based in both Olympia, Washington, and Portland, Oregon. The label has released a variety of work in different genres, but was originally known for its commitment to underground punk rock bands and the Olympia area music scene. History Sampson and Moon initially started the label because, in Moon's words, "I just wanted to put out my friends' records because nobody was putting out my friends' records. And to put out spoken word 7-inch records." KRS-101 (the label's first release) was in fact a split 7-inch spoken-word record with Kathleen Hanna and Slim Moon; other "Wordcore" releases followed. The first major release was a compilation of Olympia-area bands simply titled ''Kill Rock Stars'' (''Stars Kill Rock'' and ''Rock Stars Kill'' would follow in the same compilation series) and featured Bikini Kill, Bratmobile, Unwound, Nirvana, Mecca Normal, Heavens to Betsy, The Nation o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sleater-Kinney
Sleater-Kinney ( ) is an American rock band that formed in Olympia, Washington, in 1994. The band's current lineup features Corin Tucker (vocals and guitar) and Carrie Brownstein (guitar and vocals), following the departure of longtime member Janet Weiss (vocals, drums, and harmonica) in 2019. Sleater-Kinney originated as part of the riot grrrl movement and has become a key part of the American indie rock scene. The band is also known for its feminist and liberal politics. The band released seven studio albums between 1994 and 2005: ''Sleater-Kinney'' (1995), '' Call the Doctor'' (1996), ''Dig Me Out'' (1997), '' The Hot Rock'' (1999), '' All Hands on the Bad One'' (2000), ''One Beat'' (2002) and '' The Woods'' (2005). They went on hiatus in 2006 and devoted themselves to solo projects. They reunited in 2014 and released '' No Cities to Love'' on January 20, 2015, and ''Live in Paris'' in January 2017. Their second studio album after their reunion, ''The Center Won't Hold'', was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hot Rock (album)
''The Hot Rock'' is the fourth studio album by the American rock band Sleater-Kinney, released on February 23, 1999, by Kill Rock Stars. It was produced by Roger Moutenot and recorded at the Avast! recording studio in Seattle, Washington in July 1998. ''The Hot Rock'' marks a considerable change in the band's sound, veering into a more relaxed and gloomy direction than the raucous punk rock style of its predecessors. The lyrical themes of the album explore issues of failed relationships and personal uncertainty. Upon release, ''The Hot Rock'' reached number 181 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200 chart and number 12 on the Heatseekers Albums chart, becoming the first Sleater-Kinney album to enter the charts. Two songs from the album, "Get Up" and "A Quarter to Three", were released as singles. The album received positive reviews from music critics, who praised the songwriting and the vocal and guitar interplay between band members Corin Tucker and Carrie Brownste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perfect From Now On
''Perfect from Now On'' is the third full-length album released by Built to Spill, and the band's first major label (Warner Bros.) release. It was recorded at the Avast! Recording Company in Seattle, Washington by Phil Ek. Stylistically, the album was marked by its experimentation with longer song structures and philosophical lyrics. The album was recorded three times. The first time, frontman Doug Martsch attempted to play all the instruments except drums. He and Ek were dissatisfied with the results, so Martsch brought in bassist Brett Nelson and drummer Scott Plouf and recorded the album again. However, these tapes were destroyed by heat when Ek was driving from Seattle to Boise to record additional overdubs. The band rehearsed some more, then recorded the album a third time. According to a February 1999 Spin Magazine article, the album had sold 43,000 copies up until that point. In September 2008, the band embarked on a three-month tour to perform the album in its entire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Modest Mouse
Modest Mouse is an American rock band formed in 1992 in Issaquah, Washington, and currently based in Portland, Oregon. The founding members are lead singer/guitarist Isaac Brock, drummer Jeremiah Green, and bassist Eric Judy. Strongly influenced by Pavement, Pixies, XTC, and Talking Heads, they rehearsed, rearranged, and recorded demos for almost two years before finally signing with small-town indie label K Records and releasing numerous singles. Since their 1996 debut album, ''This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About'', the band's lineup has mostly centered on Brock and Green, undergoing multiple changes. The band achieved mainstream success with their fourth album, ''Good News for People Who Love Bad News'' (2004), and its singles " Float On" and " Ocean Breathes Salty". Judy performed on every Modest Mouse album until his departure in 2012. Guitarist Johnny Marr (formerly of the Smiths) joined the band in 2006, shortly following percussionist Joe Plummer ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lonesome Crowded West
''The Lonesome Crowded West'' is the second studio album by American rock band Modest Mouse, released on November 18, 1997, by Up Records. The two towers pictured on the album's cover are The Westin Seattle. ''The Lonesome Crowded West'' received positive reviews from critics, and appeared on several lists of the best albums of the 1990s. The album was reissued by Isaac Brock's Glacial Pace label in 2014, along with Modest Mouse's 1996 debut ''This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About''. Critical reception Blake Butler of AllMusic praised the album's diversity, noting the range of "quiet, brooding acoustics like 'Bankrupt on Selling' and dark and pounding thrashers like 'Cowboy Dan'", and called the album "indie rock at its very best." ''Pitchfork'' ranked ''The Lonesome Crowded West'' at number 29 in their list of the 100 greatest albums of the 1990s, and the song "Trailer Trash" reached number 63 in their list of the 200 greatest songs of the decade. ''Spin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fell On Black Days (song)
"Fell on Black Days" is a song by the American rock band Soundgarden. Written by frontman Chris Cornell, "Fell on Black Days" was released as the fifth single from the band's fourth studio album, ''Superunknown'' (1994). The song peaked at number four on the ''Billboard'' Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. The song was included on Soundgarden's 1997 greatest hits album, '' A-Sides'' and the 2010 compilation ''Telephantasm'' as the ''Superunknown'' version on the single disc version and the video version on the Deluxe Edition. Composition "Fell on Black Days" is a grunge and psychedelia song, and was written by frontman Chris Cornell. The time signature of the song is in 6/4.Rotondi, James. "Alone in the Superunknown." ''Guitar Player''. June 1994. Cornell said, "On 'Fell on Black Days'; the drums are totally straight, even though the riff is in six, so it doesn't feel quirky at all." Guitarist Kim Thayil has said that Soundgarden usually did not consider the time signature of a song un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unwound
Unwound is an American post-hardcore band. The band was formed in 1988 in Tumwater, Washington, Tumwater and Olympia, Washington by vocalist/guitartist Justin Trosper, bassist Vern Rumsey and drummer Brandt Sandeno, and was largely based in Olympia throughout the 1990s until the band's dissolution in 2002. Unwound's best known lineup included Trosper, Rumsey and longtime drummer Sara Lund, who replaced Sandeno in 1992. Often classified as noise rock in addition to post-hardcore, Unwound played a sharply dissonant and angular style that made use of unusual guitar tones, and garnered attention locally for their relentless touring schedules, favour towards "all ages" venues and their strong DIY ethic, DIY ethics. Unwound was largely associated with the independent record label Kill Rock Stars throughout the 1990s, with the band's debut album, ''Fake Train'' (1993), being the first non-Spoken word album, spoken word release from the label. Unwound's wider stature grew with the relea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Plastic Ideas
''New Plastic Ideas'' is the second studio album by the American post-hardcore band Unwound, released on March 21, 1994 by Kill Rock Stars. Background and recording The album was recorded in between from November 26–28 and December 13, 1993 at Avast! Studios in Seattle, Washington. As pointed out in The Vinyl Factory's review for the album, ''New Plastic Ideas'' is a somewhat a step away from the feedback-ridden sound of its predecessor ''Fake Train'' and focuses more on melody and odd time signatures, although the band has stated that this was unintentional. Release and packaging The album's title was once thought of a reference to the artist Piet Mondrian, however as explained by guitarist Justin Trosper, the name was simply made up on the spot. The album was released on March 21, 1994 through independent label Kill Rock Stars, their second full-length for the label. The album was issued on compact disc, vinyl, and cassette formats, and the front cover photo is taken from th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
7 Year Bitch
7 Year Bitch was an American punk rock band from Seattle, Washington. The band was active between 1990 and 1997 and released three albums over that time. The band formed at the same time as the emergence of the riot grrrl sub-genre, which is a sub-genre of punk music from the early to mid-1990s that emphasized the role of women in rock music. The Riot Grrrl movement began as a feminist response to the violence and misogyny that became more prominent in punk music in the mid-to-late 1980s, and 7 Year Bitch, an all-female punk band, emerged as part of that sub-genre. Biography Career 7 Year Bitch was formed in 1990 by vocalist Selene Vigil, guitarist Stefanie Sargent, bassist Elizabeth Davis and drummer Valerie Agnew. Vigil, Sargent, and Agnew had been playing together in the Seattle band Barbie's Dream Car when their bassist left for Europe. They subsequently recruited Davis and renamed their band after the movie ''The Seven Year Itch'', based on a suggestion by their frie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
