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Best Ex
Best Ex is the stage moniker of American songwriter Mariel Loveland. Loveland previously fronted the pop punk band Candy Hearts before launching her solo project in 2017. Best Ex was named one of NJ.com's 32 artists to watch in 2022. The following year, she released her debut studio album, With A Smile. History With Loveland at the helm, Best Ex initially began as an offshoot of Candy Hearts. In 2017, the band hired Alex Fitts as a producer, announced the project, and released their debut EP, ''Ice Cream Anti-Social'', on Alcopop Records. During the release, they embarked on a co-headlining tour of the U.S. with Shane Henderson of Valencia, adding touring member Matthew Florio. ''Ice Cream Anti-Social'' received coverage from publications like DIY (magazine) and Alternative Press (magazine), who called the band's poppier sound "Loveland’s perfect fit." The summer after the release, Best Ex performed on the final run of Warped Tour, where Mariel opened up to The New York ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Best Ex
Best Ex is the stage moniker of American songwriter Mariel Loveland. Loveland previously fronted the pop punk band Candy Hearts before launching her solo project in 2017. Best Ex was named one of NJ.com's 32 artists to watch in 2022. The following year, she released her debut studio album, With A Smile. History With Loveland at the helm, Best Ex initially began as an offshoot of Candy Hearts. In 2017, the band hired Alex Fitts as a producer, announced the project, and released their debut EP, ''Ice Cream Anti-Social'', on Alcopop Records. During the release, they embarked on a co-headlining tour of the U.S. with Shane Henderson of Valencia, adding touring member Matthew Florio. ''Ice Cream Anti-Social'' received coverage from publications like DIY (magazine) and Alternative Press (magazine), who called the band's poppier sound "Loveland’s perfect fit." The summer after the release, Best Ex performed on the final run of Warped Tour, where Mariel opened up to The New York ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Best Ex
Best Ex is the stage moniker of American songwriter Mariel Loveland. Loveland previously fronted the pop punk band Candy Hearts before launching her solo project in 2017. Best Ex was named one of NJ.com's 32 artists to watch in 2022. The following year, she released her debut studio album, With A Smile. History With Loveland at the helm, Best Ex initially began as an offshoot of Candy Hearts. In 2017, the band hired Alex Fitts as a producer, announced the project, and released their debut EP, ''Ice Cream Anti-Social'', on Alcopop Records. During the release, they embarked on a co-headlining tour of the U.S. with Shane Henderson of Valencia, adding touring member Matthew Florio. ''Ice Cream Anti-Social'' received coverage from publications like DIY (magazine) and Alternative Press (magazine), who called the band's poppier sound "Loveland’s perfect fit." The summer after the release, Best Ex performed on the final run of Warped Tour, where Mariel opened up to The New York ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singer-songwriters From New Jersey
A singer-songwriter is a musician who writes, composes, and performs their own musical material, including lyrics and melodies. In the United States, the category is built on the folk-acoustic tradition, although this role has transmuted through different eras of popular music. Singer-songwriters often provide the sole accompaniment to an entire composition or song, typically using a guitar or piano. In the early 21st century, digital production tools such as GarageBand began to be used by singer-songwriters to compose their music. Definition and usage The label "singer-songwriter" (or "song-writer/singer") is used by record labels and critics to define popular-music artists who write and perform their own material, which is often self-accompanied - generally on acoustic guitar or piano. Such an artist performs the roles of composer, lyricist, vocalist, sometimes instrumentalist, and often self-manager. According to AllMusic, singer-songwriters' lyrics are often personal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indie Pop Groups From New Jersey
Indie is a short form of "independence" or "independent"; it may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Gaming *Independent video game development, video games created without financial backing from large companies *Indie game, any game (board-based, video, or otherwise) published or produced outside mainstream means; a subset of third party game **Indie Fund, an organization created by several independent game developers to help fund budding indie video game development **Indie Game Jam, an effort to rapidly prototype video game designs and inject new ideas into the game industry **Indie role-playing game, a role-playing game published outside of traditional, "mainstream" means ***Indie RPG Awards, annual, creator-based awards for Indie role-playing game products Music *Independent music, subculture music that is independent of major producers **Indie dance, or alternative dance, a type of dance music rooted in indie rock and indie pop **Indie electronic, a music genre **Indie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fest
The Fest is an annual music festival in Gainesville, Florida, United States, organized by Tony Weinbender, formerly of No Idea Records. It is a predominantly punk rock and pop-punk festival, though there are also a good number of indie rock, hardcore punk, metal, and ska acts. The Fest takes place each year on the weekend of the Florida–Georgia football game (around Halloween) held in Jacksonville. History The Fest first took place May 24 and 25, 2002, and has since attracted a large turnout throughout the years. Bands perform across a variety of venues (varying from small bars to large concert halls) in the downtown Gainesville area. Fest 20, held October 28-30, 2022, featured headlining acts such as Hot Water Music, The Mezningers, Anti-Flag, The Flatliners, Avail, and Samiam, as well as hundreds of other bands including The BollweevilsCelebration Summer SPELLS, The Dopamines, Kali Masi, Heavy Seas, and more. See also * Fested: A Journey to Fest 7 * List of punk r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Futureheads
The Futureheads are an English post-punk band from Sunderland, formed in 2000. The band consists of Ross Millard (vocals and guitar), David "Jaff" Craig (vocals and bass guitar) and brothers Barry Hyde (vocals and guitar) and Dave Hyde (drums). Their name comes from the title of The Flaming Lips album ''Hit to Death in the Future Head''. The band's influences include new wave and post-punk bands such as Gang of Four, Devo, XTC, Wire and Fugazi. Career Early days The band met at City of Sunderland College as a quartet consisting of Barry Hyde (vocals and guitar), David "Jaff" Craig (vocals and bass guitar), Peter Brewis (drums), and Ross Millard (vocals and guitar). Millard and Craig had been in another local band together previously. They used the Sunderland City Detached Youth Project building (where Brewis and Hyde worked) as a free practice space, fitting since the project was intended to get young people off the streets by using music. They first performed in 2000, and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
We Are Scientists
We Are Scientists is a New York City-based rock band that formed in Berkeley, California, in 1999. It consists primarily of guitarist and vocalist Keith Murray and bass guitarist Chris Cain, with drummer Keith Carne joining the band in the studio and for live performances since 2013. The band have released seven studio albums, not including their early release ''Safety, Fun, and Learning (In That Order)'', which the band have gone on to describe as more of a rough draft, than a proper album. The band's breakthrough success came with their debut studio album, '' With Love and Squalor,'' which sold 100,000 copies in the first six months. This was followed by the releases of '' Brain Thrust Mastery'' in 2008, '' Barbara'' in 2010, '' TV en Français'' in 2014, '' Helter Seltzer'' in 2016, ''Megaplex'' in 2018 and ''Huffy'' in 2021. As well as music, Keith and Chris are known for their comedy, often injecting humour into their interviews, press-releases and off-the-cuff jokes at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joey Ramone
Jeffrey Ross Hyman (May 19, 1951 – April 15, 2001), known professionally as Joey Ramone, was an American musician, best known as the lead singer and a founding member of the punk rock band Ramones. His image, voice, and his tenure with the Ramones made him a countercultural icon. Early life Jeffrey Ross Hyman was born on May 19, 1951, in Queens, New York City, to a Jewish family. His parents were Charlotte (''née'' Mandell) and Noel Hyman. He was born with a parasitic twin growing out of his back, which was incompletely formed and surgically removed. The family resided in Forest Hills, Queens, where Hyman and his future Ramones bandmates attended Forest Hills High School. He grew up with his brother Mickey Leigh. Though generally a happy person, Hyman was something of an outcast, diagnosed at 18 with obsessive–compulsive disorder and schizophrenia. His mother, Charlotte Lesher, divorced her first husband, Noel Hyman. She married a second time but was widowed when he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Earmilk
''EARMILK'', sometimes stylized in all caps, is a North American online music publication. Launched in the late 2000s by Montrey Whittaker, Blake Edwards and Eric DeFazio, ''Earmilk'' publishes on a variety of music genres, often covering hip hop, electronica and pop music. History EARMILK began as a small mp3 blog in April 2009. In the following decade, EARMILK grew to its multinational status of today, with writers stationed across Canada and the United States. Content In 2013, Refinery29 included EARMILK on its list of "The Best Music Blogs That Aren't Pitchfork." In 2017, the online electronica publication ''EDM Sauce'' featured EARMILK in its list of the seven best dubstep blogs on the internet. EARMILK has a noted focus on underground music and their mission statement further specifies their interest in "underground discoveries across all musical genres."In 2015, San Francisco music journalist David Sikorski took over as Senior Editor of the site. Sikorski has since m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Young Rising Sons
Young Rising Sons are an American indie pop band consisting of Andy Tongren (lead singer/guitar), Julian Dimagiba (bass), Max Iantorno (guitar) and Steve Patrick (drums) formed in 2010. With the release of their debut single "High", Young Rising Sons signed with Dirty Canvas/Interscope Records in 2013. BBC Radio 1 DJ, Zane Lowe named “High” a “Next Hype” track upon its release in the spring of 2014. Biography 2010–2012: Band formation Dimagiba and Patrick grew up playing music together in Red Bank, NJ. After watching Andy Tongren perform an acoustic set at a New York City bar, the other members approached him about taking lead vocals in their newly formed band. They wrote music together for several years under different aliases until eventually landing the name Young Rising Sons. 2013–2016: ''The High'' and Interscope Signing Through mutual friends of Andy Tongren, Young Rising Sons were introduced to New York producers Shep Goodman and Aaron Accetta. After hearing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid digital subscribers. It also is a producer of popular podcasts such as '' The Daily''. Founded in 1851 by Henry Jarvis Raymond and George Jones, it was initially published by Raymond, Jones & Company. The ''Times'' has won 132 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any newspaper, and has long been regarded as a national " newspaper of record". For print it is ranked 18th in the world by circulation and 3rd in the U.S. The paper is owned by the New York Times Company, which is publicly traded. It has been governed by the Sulzberger family since 1896, through a dual-class share structure after its shares became publicly traded. A. G. Sulzberger, the paper's publisher and the company's chairman, is the fifth generation of the family to head the pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warped Tour
The Warped Tour was a traveling rock tour that toured the United States plus three or four stops in Canada annually each summer from 1995 until 2019. It was the largest traveling music festival in the United States and the longest-running touring music festival to date in North America. Following the first Warped Tour, the skateboard shoe manufacturer Vans became the tour’s main sponsor, when it then became known as the Vans Warped Tour. Vans toured Australia in 1998-2002 and again in 2013. Although Vans continued as main sponsor and lent its name to the festival, other sponsors also participated, with stages or other aspects of the festival being named after them on occasion. Warped Tour was conceived by Kevin Lyman as an electric alternative rock festival, but later began focusing on punk rock music. Although it was primarily a punk rock festival, it covered diverse genres over the years. Warped Tour founder Kevin Lyman said that the 2018 Vans Warped Tour would be the final, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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