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Beast (Nico Vega Song)
"Beast" is a song written by the American alternative rock band Nico Vega. The song was originally recorded for the EP ''chooseyourwordspoorly'' (2006) but a later version was released as a single in 2013. It reached No. 26 on the Billboard Hot Rock Songs chart. Versions "Beast" was first recorded for the 2006 EP ''chooseyourwordspoorly''. This is the shortest version of the song at just 2:36. A reworked version of the song was recorded for eponymous debut album ''Nico Vega'' in 2009. The track runs for 4:01, but owing to non-song content afterwards the track time is 5:40. This version, minus the extra content, was rereleased on the ''Fury Oh Fury'' EP in 2013. (For unconfirmed reasons, digital downloads of ''Nico Vega'' no longer include "Beast" but the track remains available on physical CD pressings or as part of ''Fury Oh Fury''.) An acoustic version of the reworked song was recorded for the ''Nico Vega Covers Nico Vega & Rod Stewart'' EP in 2011. This version runs to 3:01. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nico Vega
Nico Vega was an American indie rock band formed in 2005 in Los Angeles, California, United States. They consist of lead vocalist Aja Volkman, lead guitarist Rich Koehler, and drummer Dan Epand. The group has released two albums ''Nico Vega'' (2009) and ''Lead to Light'' (2014). ''Billboard'' described ''Lead to Light'' as possessing "some of the most unstoppable pop-rock hooks heard all year." After a hiatus announced on June 6, 2016, the band returned nearly two years later on April 6, 2018, when Volkman announced a new single and a return on her Instagram. In 2020, Volkman and Epand formed a new duo called TWWO and released their debut EP "Pull the Knife Out". History Aja Volkman started writing songs while in high school in Eugene, Oregon. Later she moved to Los Angeles and started performing on her own. She had hoped to eventually form a band. That happened when one night after a show in 2005, Mike Peña approached her about singing with him and Rich Koehler. The band ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pacific Rim (film)
''Pacific Rim'' is a 2013 American science fiction monster film directed by Guillermo del Toro, starring Charlie Hunnam, Idris Elba, Rinko Kikuchi, Charlie Day, Robert Kazinsky, Max Martini, and Ron Perlman, and the first film in the ''Pacific Rim'' franchise. The screenplay was written by Travis Beacham and del Toro from a story by Beacham. The film is set in the future, when Earth is at war with the Kaiju, colossal sea monsters which have emerged from an interdimensional portal on the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. To combat the monsters, humanity unites to create the Jaegers, gigantic humanoid mechas, each controlled by two co-pilots whose minds are joined by a mental link. Focusing on the war's later days, the story follows Raleigh Becket, a washed-up Jaeger pilot called out of retirement and teamed with rookie pilot Mako Mori as part of a last-ditch effort to defeat the Kaiju. Principal photography began on November 14, 2011, in Toronto and lasted through to April 2012. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard (magazine)
''Billboard'' (stylized as ''billboard'') is an American music and entertainment magazine published weekly by Penske Media Corporation. The magazine provides music charts, news, video, opinion, reviews, events, and style related to the music industry. Its music charts include the Hot 100, the 200, and the Global 200, tracking the most popular albums and songs in different genres of music. It also hosts events, owns a publishing firm, and operates several TV shows. ''Billboard'' was founded in 1894 by William Donaldson and James Hennegan as a trade publication for bill posters. Donaldson later acquired Hennegan's interest in 1900 for $500. In the early years of the 20th century, it covered the entertainment industry, such as circuses, fairs, and burlesque shows, and also created a mail service for travelling entertainers. ''Billboard'' began focusing more on the music industry as the jukebox, phonograph, and radio became commonplace. Many topics it covered were spun-off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rock Songs
Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (formerly known as Rock Songs and Hot Rock Songs) is a record chart published by ''Billboard'' magazine. From its debut on June 20, 2009, through October 13, 2012, the chart ranked the airplay of songs across alternative, mainstream rock, and triple A radio stations in the United States. Beginning with the chart dated October 20, 2012, the chart has followed the methodology of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 by incorporating digital download sales, streaming data, and radio airplay of rock songs over all formats. From that time until mid-2020, only the performance of core rock songs, including those with an "alternative bent", were tabulated and ranked for the chart. With the chart dated June 13, 2020, ''Billboard'' revamped the chart to permit a broader selection of songs considered alternative "hybrids" with other genres and renamed it to Hot Rock & Alternative Songs. Number ones The first number-one track on the chart was Green Day's " Know Your ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spenser Confidential
''Spenser Confidential'' is a 2020 American action comedy film directed by Peter Berg and with a screenplay written by Sean O'Keefe and Brian Helgeland. The film stars Mark Wahlberg, Winston Duke, Alan Arkin, Iliza Shlesinger, Bokeem Woodbine, Donald Cerrone, Marc Maron, and Post Malone and marks the fifth collaboration between Wahlberg and Berg after ''Lone Survivor'', ''Deepwater Horizon'', '' Patriots Day'', and ''Mile 22''. The film was announced in 2018 as an adaptation of the 2013 novel ''Robert B. Parker's Wonderland'' by author Ace Atkins, itself a continuation of the actual Robert B. Parker detective series Spenser, also portrayed on TV in '' Spenser: For Hire''. It was released on March 6, 2020, by Netflix to mixed reviews. Plot Boston police Officer Spenser is jailed after pleading guilty to assaulting Captain John Boylan, who he suspected to be involved in the murder of Gloria Weisnewski, a family friend who protested gentrification. While incarcerated, Spenser st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NBA 2K17
''NBA 2K17'' is a 2016 basketball simulation video game developed by Visual Concepts and published by 2K Sports. It is the 18th installment in the ''NBA 2K'' franchise and the successor to ''NBA 2K16''. It was released worldwide on September 20, 2016, for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One. Players who pre-ordered the game received it on September 16, 2016.Carpenter, Nicole (June 2, 2016)"NBA 2K17 Cover Star, Release Date Announced" ''IGN''. Retrieved June 3, 2016. Paul George of the Indiana Pacers is the cover athlete for the regular edition of the game,SI Wire (June 1, 2016)"Pacers' Paul George revealed as cover athlete for NBA 2K16" ''Sports Illustrated''. Retrieved June 2, 2016.Conway, Tyler (June 1, 2016)"Paul George Named NBA 2K17 Standard-Cover Athlete" '' Bleacher Report''. Retrieved June 2, 2016. while Kobe Bryant is the cover athlete for the 'Legend Edition'.Makuch, Eddie (April 13, 2016)"NBA 2K17 Getting Special Kobe Bryant "Legen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aja Volkman
Aja Volkman (; born March 4, 1980) is an American singer and songwriter, best known as the frontwoman of the indie rock band Nico Vega. She has also released an EP titled ''Egyptian'' as a duo with her former husband Dan Reynolds (of Imagine Dragons) under the moniker Egyptian. Personal life Volkman is the daughter of James Volkman and artist Rogene Manas. She attended South Eugene High School and graduated in the class of 1998 at the age of 18. She married the lead singer of Imagine Dragons, Dan Reynolds, on March 5, 2011. They have three daughters and a son. Their oldest daughter was born August 2012, fraternal twin girls in March 2017, and their son in October 2019. On April 26, 2018, Reynolds announced that he and Volkman would divorce after 7 years of marriage. Volkman confirmed the pending divorce the following day. However, on November 6, 2018, along with the release of the Imagine Dragons song " Bad Liar", Reynolds announced that he and Volkman were dating once again ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BioShock Infinite
''BioShock Infinite'' is a first-person shooter video game developed by Irrational Games and published by 2K Games. The third installment in the ''BioShock'' series, ''Infinite'' was released worldwide for the Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and OS X platforms in 2013. The game is set in the year 1912 and follows its protagonist, Booker DeWitt, who is sent to the airborne city of Columbia to retrieve a young woman held captive, named Elizabeth. Booker rescues Elizabeth and the two become involved in a class war between the nativist Founders that rule Columbia and the rebel Vox Populi representing the city's underclass. Elizabeth possesses the ability to manipulate "Tears" in the space-time continuum that ravage Columbia, and Booker and Elizabeth discover she is central to the city's dark secrets. The player controls Booker Dewitt throughout the game, fighting enemies and scavenging supplies, while the AI-controlled Elizabeth provides assistance. Irrational Games and creati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drew Gulak
Drew Gulak (born April 28, 1987) is an American professional wrestler and professional wrestling trainer. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the NXT brand. He is a former one-time WWE Cruiserweight Champion and an eight-time WWE 24/7 Champion. Gulak was previously best known for his work in Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW), where he was a one-time CZW World Heavyweight Champion, two-time CZW World Tag Team Champion, one-time CZW Wired TV Champion, and the 2005 Chris Cash Memorial Battle Royal winner. He also worked for other independent promotions including Chikara, Evolve, and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla. Professional wrestling career Combat Zone Wrestling (2005–2016) Gulak began training for a career in professional wrestling in 2004 at the Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW) Wrestling Academy and the Chikara Wrestle Factory. He made his debut for CZW on September 10, 2005, at ''Down With The Sickness 4-Ever'', a tribute show to Chris Cash, winning a battle ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blood Sisters
''Blood Sisters'' is a 2005 book by Barbara and Stephanie Keating. The book follows the lives of three girls through their early lives in Kenya to their later lives, each of which go into different directions. Synopsis The novel concerns the life stories of three girls: the Irish Sarah Mackay, an Afrikaner Hanna Van der Beer and British Camilla Broughton Smith. The book follows their journey from being brought up in Kenya, until their lives diverge and their hopes and dreams are destroyed, and their bond almost with it. Publication ''Blood Sisters'' was first published in paperback format in the United Kingdom on 6 October 2005 through Harvill Press. This was followed by an ebook publication in 2006 through Vintage. The novel has been translated to multiple languages that include German, Turkish, and Italian. Trilogy It is the first volume of the ''Langani Trilogy'', followed by ''A Durable Fire'' (2007, ) and ''In Borrowed Light'' (2011, ). Reception RTE's review ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Reacher (film)
''Jack Reacher'' is a 2012 American action thriller film written and directed by Christopher McQuarrie, starring Tom Cruise and based on Lee Child's 2005 novel '' One Shot''. Cruise portrays the title character and the supporting cast features Rosamund Pike, Werner Herzog, Robert Duvall, David Oyelowo, Richard Jenkins and Jai Courtney. The film entered production in October 2011, and was completed in January 2012. It was filmed entirely on location in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The musical score was composed by Joe Kraemer, performed by the Hollywood Studio Symphony and recorded at the Sony Scoring Stage in Culver City, California. Cruise performed all of his own driving stunts during the film's car chase sequence. The film's premiere screening in Pittsburgh was postponed after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting; the movie was released in North America one week later on December 21, 2012, where it received generally positive reviews and was successful at the box office. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alternative Rock
Alternative rock, or alt-rock, is a category of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1970s and became widely popular in the 1990s. "Alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from Popular culture, mainstream or commercial rock or pop music. The term's original meaning was broader, referring to musicians influenced by the musical style or independent, DIY ethic, DIY ethos of late-1970s punk rock.di Perna, Alan. "Brave Noise—The History of Alternative Rock Guitar". ''Guitar World''. December 1995. Traditionally, alternative rock varied in terms of its sound, social context, and regional roots. Throughout the 1980s, magazines and zines, college radio airplay, and word of mouth had increased the prominence and highlighted the diversity of alternative rock's distinct styles (and music scenes), such as noise pop, indie rock, grunge, and shoegaze. In September 1988, Billboard (magazine), ''Billboard'' introduced "alternative" into their charting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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