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Alaska! is an indie rock trio from the United States. The band was formed in San Francisco by Russell Pollard (formerly of Sebadoh and later of the Folk Implosion), Imaad Wasif (also later of Folk Implosion), with Lesley Ishino (formerly of the Red Aunts) later joining as drummer.Wilson, MacKenzieAlaska! Biography, Allmusic, retrieved 2011-11-20Deusner, Stephen M. (2005)''Rescue Through Tomahawk'' Review, Pitchfork Media, August 4, 2005, retrieved 2011-11-20 Discography The band released their debut album, ''Emotions'', in 2003, and a second, ''Rescue Through Tomahawk'' in 2005.Cramer, Stephen''Emotions'' Review, Allmusic, retrieved 2011-11-20Prato, Greg''Rescue Through Tomahawk'' Review, Allmusic, retrieved 2011-11-20 *''Emotions Emotions are mental states brought on by neurophysiological changes, variously associated with thoughts, feelings, behavioral responses, and a degree of pleasure or displeasure. There is currently no scientific consensus on a definition. . ...
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Russell Pollard
Russell "Russ" Pollard (born 1975)Park, Linda (2010)The LP Questionnaire/Pick Three - Russ Pollard of Everest", sxsw.com, March 14, 2010, retrieved 2011-11-20 is an American rock musician, who has been a member of Sebadoh, The Folk Implosion, Alaska!, Everest, and the Calf Fiends,. Biography Pollard started off as a member of Louisville post-hardcore stalwarts Hedge and Out, before moving on to the energetic prog-punk of the Calf Fiends in 1996-1997. Pollard joined Sebadoh in the late 1990s as drummer, playing on the band's seventh studio album, '' The Sebadoh''.Strong, Martin C. (2003) ''The Great Indie Discography'', Canongate, , p. 962-3 He formed Alaska! in 2000 with Imaad Wasif in Los Angeles, the band releasing their debut album ''Emotions'' in 2003.Stosuy, Brandon (2003)Alaska! ''Facts and Fictions'', Pitchfork Media, March 10, 2003, retrieved 2011-11-20Wilson, MacKenzieAlaska! Biography, Allmusic, retrieved 2011-11-20 His working relationship with Sebadoh's Lou Barlow con ...
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Imaad Wasif
Imaad Wasif is an Indian singer, guitarist and songwriter whose music combines elements of psychedelic folk and rock. Wasif’s music has been described as "unbelievably intense with sparkling, raga-influenced guitar and a mystic bent." In 2006, he started releasing solo albums. Also during 2006–2008, Wasif played with Yeah Yeah Yeahs for the Show Your Bones world tour playing acoustic guitar, bass and synths. He performed as the supporting act for most shows. He stopped touring with YYY's in 2008 to focus on his own music. Wasif assumed more of a collaborative role, writing songs with Karen O for the soundtrack to ''Where the Wild Things Are'' (2009), most notably the song, "Hideaway." His first self-titled solo album was released in 2006 on Kill Rock Stars. The record featured minimal, acoustic songs with psychedelic influences, reminiscent of Skip Spence’s ''Oar'' and Syd Barrett’s ''Opel'', and was recorded by Mark Nevers in Nashville, TN. This record introduced Wasif ...
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Rescue Through Tomahawk
Alaska! is an indie rock trio from the United States. The band was formed in San Francisco by Russell Pollard (formerly of Sebadoh and later of the Folk Implosion), Imaad Wasif (also later of Folk Implosion), with Lesley Ishino (formerly of the Red Aunts) later joining as drummer.Wilson, MacKenzieAlaska! Biography, Allmusic, retrieved 2011-11-20Deusner, Stephen M. (2005)''Rescue Through Tomahawk'' Review, Pitchfork Media, August 4, 2005, retrieved 2011-11-20 Discography The band released their debut album, ''Emotions'', in 2003, and a second, ''Rescue Through Tomahawk'' in 2005.Cramer, Stephen''Emotions'' Review, Allmusic, retrieved 2011-11-20Prato, Greg''Rescue Through Tomahawk'' Review, Allmusic, retrieved 2011-11-20 *''Emotions Emotions are mental states brought on by neurophysiological changes, variously associated with thoughts, feelings, behavioral responses, and a degree of pleasure or displeasure. There is currently no scientific consensus on a definition. .. ...
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Folk Implosion
The Folk Implosion is an American band founded in the early 1990s by Lou Barlow and John Davis. It was initially a side-project started by Barlow to explore different territory than that being canvassed with his primary band at the time, Sebadoh. The name is a play on the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion. The band was on hiatus from 2004-2020. History Following the release of Sebadoh's ''Bubble and Scrape'' in 1993, Barlow received a tape from Davis, songwriter and librarian, that kicked off their collaboration as a songwriting team and studio recording project. The Folk Implosion released '' Walk Through This World with the Folk Implosion'' on cassette in 1993 on the Communion Label and as a 7" EP in 1994 on Drunken Fish. The band's status was relatively obscure before Larry Clark's film ''Kids'', and its soundtrack, most of which contained original compositions by Barlow and Davis. Both Sebadoh and Folk Implosion contributed to the soundtrack, with the track "Daddy Never Understood" ...
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Emotions (Alaska! Album)
''Emotions'' is the debut studio album by alaska! Alaska! is an indie rock trio from the United States. The band was formed in San Francisco by Russell Pollard (formerly of Sebadoh and later of the Folk Implosion), Imaad Wasif (also later of Folk Implosion), with Lesley Ishino (formerly of the .... It was released February 4, 2003, on b-girl records. Track listing # "The Western Shore" - 4:30 # "Love (To Be Your Main)" - 4:24 # "Sun Don't Shine" - 4:01 # "Broken" - 4:52 # "S.S./Candycane" - 2:46 # "S.S./Candycane (Continued)" - 1:40 # "Rust and Cyanide" - 6:11 # "Lost the Gold" - 3:44 # "Resistance" - 3:53 # "Nightmare X" - 4:00 # "In My Time" - 5:23 References 2003 debut albums Alaska! albums {{2000s-indie-rock-album-stub ...
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Hard Rock
Hard rock or heavy rock is a loosely defined subgenre of rock music typified by aggressive vocals and distorted electric guitars. Hard rock began in the mid-1960s with the garage, psychedelic and blues rock movements. Some of the earliest hard rock music was produced by the Kinks, the Who, The Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Cream, Vanilla Fudge, and the Jimi Hendrix Experience. In the late 1960s, bands such as Blue Cheer, the Jeff Beck Group, Iron Butterfly, Led Zeppelin, Golden Earring, Steppenwolf and Deep Purple also produced hard rock. The genre developed into a major form of popular music in the 1970s, with the Who, Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple being joined by Queen, AC/DC, Aerosmith, Kiss, and Van Halen. During the 1980s, some hard rock bands moved away from their hard rock roots and more towards pop rock.V. Bogdanov, C. Woodstra and S. T. Erlewine, ''All Music Guide to Rock: the Definitive Guide to Rock, Pop, and Soul'' (Milwaukee, WI: Backbeat Books, 3rd edn., 2002), ...
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Kiss You (alaska! Single)
Kiss You may refer to: * "Kiss You" (One Direction song), 2013 * "Kiss You" (iiO song), 2005 * ''Kiss You'', 2002 EP and song by Naozumi Takahashi * "Kiss You", 1959 song by Tony Bennett * "Kiss You", 2000 song by Keith Sweat from Didn't See Me Coming * "Kiss You", 2000 song by Tyrone Davis from ''Relaxin' with Tyrone'' * "Kiss You", 2005 song by Exile from compilation ''Single Best'' * "Kiss You (When It's Dangerous)", 1986 song by Eight Seconds See also * Kiss Me (other) * Kiss (other) A kiss is a touch with the lips, usually to express love or affection, or as part of a greeting. Kiss, Kisses, KISS, or K.I.S.S. may also refer to: Books * ''Kiss'' (comics), any of several comics featuring the rock band * ''Kiss'' (Irish magazi ...
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B-Girl Records
A b-girl is a female breakdancer. B-girl may also refer to: * A bargirl A bargirl is a woman who is paid to entertain patrons in a bar, either individually or, in some cases, as a performer. The exact nature of the entertainment varies widely from place to place; depending on the venue this can be individual enterta ... * ''B-Girl'' (film), a 2009 dance film written and directed by Emily Dell See also * The 'B' Girls, a Canadian musical group {{Disambiguation ...
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Pitchfork Media
''Pitchfork'' (formerly ''Pitchfork Media'') is an American online music publication (currently owned by Condé Nast) that was launched in 1995 by writer Ryan Schreiber as an independent music blog. Schreiber started Pitchfork while working at a record store in suburban Minneapolis, and the website earned a reputation for its extensive coverage of indie rock music. It has since expanded and covers all kinds of music, including pop. Pitchfork was sold to Condé Nast in 2015, although Schreiber remained its editor-in-chief until he left the website in 2019. Initially based in Minneapolis, Pitchfork later moved to Chicago, and then Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Its offices are currently located in One World Trade Center alongside other Condé Nast publications. The site is best known for its daily output of music reviews but also regularly reviews reissues and box sets. Since 2016, it has published retrospective reviews of classics, and other albums that it had not previously reviewed ...
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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' ...
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Sebadoh
Sebadoh () is an American indie rock band formed in 1986 in Northampton, Massachusetts, by Eric Gaffney and Lou Barlow, with multi-instrumentalist Jason Loewenstein completing the line-up in 1989. Barlow co-created Sebadoh as an outlet for his songwriting when J. Mascis gradually took over creative control of Dinosaur Jr., in which Barlow plays bass guitar. Along with such bands as Pavement, Beat Happening and Guided by Voices, Sebadoh helped pioneer a lo-fi style of indie rock characterized by low-fidelity recording techniques that employed four-track cassette tape machines. The band's early output, such as ''The Freed Man'' and ''Weed Forestin''' (both released 1990), as well as ''Sebadoh III'' (1991), was typical of this style. Following the release of ''Bubble & Scrape'' in 1993, Gaffney left the band. His replacement and erstwhile stand-in, Bob Fay, appeared on ''Bakesale'' (1994) and ''Harmacy'' (1996), but was fired before the sessions for the band's major label rele ...
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Red Aunts
The Red Aunts were an American all-female punk band that formed in 1991 in Long Beach, California, United States, when Terri Wahl (a.k.a. Angel, or Louise Lee Outlaw) recruited friends Kerry Davis (a.k.a. Sapphire, or Taffy Davis) and Debi Martini (a.k.a. E.Z. Wider, a.k.a. Connie Champagne, or Debbi Dip). Wahl would become the guitarist, sharing vocal duties with Davis who also played rhythm guitar and Martini as bassist. Wahl's ex-husband, Jon Wahl of the band Claw Hammer, stood in as drummer under the alias Joan Whale until he was replaced full-time by Lesley Ishino (a.k.a. Lesley Noelle, Ishino Destroyer, or Cougar). None of the women had formal musical training or previous experience in bands. They received slight help from both Scott Drake of fellow Long Beach band the Humpers, and Jon Wahl. Dip put out the punk fanzine, ''Real Life in a Big City''. The Red Aunts rapidly developed their own sound, going from raw simple punk to more complicated garage-punk-blues within the ...
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