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Brendan Croskerry
Brendan Croskerry (born 24 July 1985) is a Canadian singer songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Halifax, Nova Scotia. Career From 2006 to 2011, Brendan lived in and performed across Europe after being spotted by two electronic music producers in Spain while on a university exchange program. He released two full-length albums and was featured on several successful pop compilations. After returning to North America, Brendan returned to his singer-songwriter roots for the release of ''XK''. 2007–2011 ''Superman is on Holidays'', his first commercial pop release, was featured on the international selling compilation albums Disco Estrella in 2007, and Supermodelo 2007. Both compilations reached number 1 in Spain, enduring a total of 8 weeks in the number 1 spot. In 2008 he released his debut album '' Goodbye harrier'', produced by Paulino Lorenzo, Michel Andrés, and Leroy Quintyn of the independent Spanish label Contactados Factoría Musical. He shared the stage with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Halifax is the capital and largest municipality of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, and the largest municipality in Atlantic Canada. As of the 2021 Census, the municipal population was 439,819, with 348,634 people in its urban area. The regional municipality consists of four former municipalities that were amalgamated in 1996: Halifax, Dartmouth, Bedford, and Halifax County. Halifax is a major economic centre in Atlantic Canada, with a large concentration of government services and private sector companies. Major employers and economic generators include the Department of National Defence, Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia Health Authority, Saint Mary's University, the Halifax Shipyard, various levels of government, and the Port of Halifax. Agriculture, fishing, mining, forestry, and natural gas extraction are major resource industries found in the rural areas of the municipality. History Halifax is located within ''Miꞌkmaꞌki'' the traditional ancestral lands ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Land Rover Freelander
The Land Rover Freelander is a compact luxury crossover SUV that was manufactured and marketed by Land Rover from 1997 to 2015. The second generation was sold from 2007 to 2015 in North America and the Middle East as the LR2 and in Europe as the Freelander 2. The Freelander was sold in both two-wheel and four-wheel drive versions. The name 'Freelander' is derived from the combination of 'Freedom' and 'Lander'. After having built exclusively body-on-frame 4WD vehicles for half a century, the first generation Freelander was the brand's first model to use monocoque (unibody) structures, and was offered in three- and five-door body options, including a semi soft-top. The second generation (from 2006) dropped all two-door options, leaving only a five-door stationwagon-like body, and – after 62 years – became the brand's first ever to offer a two-wheel drive option (as of 2010). After a five-year hiatus, the two-door Freelanders were succeeded by the two-door versions of the Ran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1985 Births
The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a new agreement on fishing rights. * January 7 – Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency launches ''Sakigake'', Japan's first interplanetary spacecraft and the first deep space probe to be launched by any country other than the United States space exploration programs, United States or the Soviet space program, Soviet Union. * January 15 – Tancredo Neves is Brazilian presidential election, 1985, elected president of Brazil by the National Congress of Brazil, Congress, ending the Military dictatorship in Brazil, 21-year military rule. * January 20 – Ronald Reagan is Second inauguration of Ronald Reagan, privately sworn in for a second term as Presidency of Ronald Reagan, President of the United States. * January 27 – The Eco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Disco Estrella Vol
Disco is a genre of dance music and a subculture that emerged in the 1970s from the United States' urban nightlife scene. Its sound is typified by four-on-the-floor beats, syncopated basslines, string sections, brass and horns, electric piano, synthesizers, and electric rhythm guitars. Disco started as a mixture of music from venues popular with Italian Americans, Hispanic and Latino Americans and Black Americans "'Broadly speaking, the typical New York discothèque DJ is young (between 18 and 30) and Italian,' journalist Vince Lettie declared in 1975. ..Remarkably, almost all of the important early DJs were of Italian extraction .. Italian Americans have played a significant role in America's dance music culture .. While Italian Americans mostly from Brooklyn largely created disco from scratch .." in Philadelphia and New York City during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Disco can be seen as a reaction by the 1960s counterculture to both the dominance of rock music and the st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Superman Is On Holidays!
Superman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, and debuted in the comic book ''Action Comics'' #1 (cover-dated June 1938 and published April 18, 1938).The copyright date of ''Action Comics'' #1 was registered as April 18, 1938.See Superman has been adapted to a number of other media, which includes radio serials, novels, films, television shows, theater, and video games. Superman was born on the fictional planet Krypton and was named Kal-El. As a baby, his parents sent him to Earth in a small spaceship moments before Krypton was destroyed in a natural cataclysm. His ship landed in the American countryside, near the fictional town of Smallville. He was found and adopted by farmers Jonathan and Martha Kent, who named him Clark Kent. Clark developed various superhuman abilities, such as incredible strength and impervious skin. His adoptive parents advised him to use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
XK (album)
Brendan Croskerry (born 24 July 1985) is a Canadian singer songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Halifax, Nova Scotia. Career From 2006 to 2011, Brendan lived in and performed across Europe after being spotted by two electronic music producers in Spain while on a university exchange program. He released two full-length albums and was featured on several successful pop compilations. After returning to North America, Brendan returned to his singer-songwriter roots for the release of ''XK''. 2007–2011 ''Superman is on Holidays'', his first commercial pop release, was featured on the international selling compilation albums Disco Estrella in 2007, and Supermodelo 2007. Both compilations reached number 1 in Spain, enduring a total of 8 weeks in the number 1 spot. In 2008 he released his debut album '' Goodbye harrier'', produced by Paulino Lorenzo, Michel Andrés, and Leroy Quintyn of the independent Spanish label Contactados Factoría Musical. He shared the stage with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Live From City Hall
''Live From City Hall'' is the fourth release by singer-songwriter Brendan Croskerry and produced by Dave Newfeld (Broken Social Scene). From 2013 to 2014, Brendan worked for Toronto Mayor Rob Ford Robert Bruce Ford (May 28, 1969 – March 22, 2016) was a Canadian politician and businessman who served as the 64th mayor of Toronto from 2010 to 2014. Before and after his term as mayor, Ford was a city councillor representing Ward 2 Etobi ... as a special assistant and recorded a free E.P. titled Live from City Hall inspired by his time in the mayor's office. The promotional video for the EP included a behind-the-scenes look in the mayor's office moments after being stripped of power on November 18, 2013. Track listing References {{reflist 2014 EPs EPs by Canadian artists Concept albums Songs about politicians Songs based on Canadian history Works about Toronto Rob Ford ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Passing Trains
Passing may refer to: Social identity * Passing (sociology), presenting oneself as a member of another sociological group ** Passing (gender), presenting oneself as being cisgender ** Passing (racial identity), presenting oneself as a member of another race Literature and film * ''Passing'' (novel), a novel by Nella Larsen ** ''Passing'' (film), directed by Rebecca Hall (2021), based on Larsen's novel Math and technology *Message passing, a form of communication in computer science *Token passing, a channel access method in telecommunications *Variational message passing, a mathematical technique for continuous-valued Bayesian networks Sports *Passing (sports), to pass a ball or puck between members of the same team **Passing (American football) **Passing (association football), or soccer *Passing (juggling), when two or more people share a juggling pattern Transportation * Passing, overtaking, the act of driving around a slower automobile * Passing lane, a lane on a road ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goodbye Harrier
Goodbye, Good bye, or Good-bye is a parting phrase and may refer to: Film * ''Goodbye'' (1918 film), a British drama directed by Maurice Elvey * ''Goodbye'' (1995 film) (''Tot Ziens!''), a Dutch film directed by Heddy Honigmann * ''Goodbye'' (2004 film), a German short film nominated for a Prix UIP * ''Goodbye'' (2008 film), a Japanese digital film screened at the 2008 Cairo International Film Festival * ''Goodbye'' (2011 film), an Iranian film by Mohammad Rasoulof * ''Goodbye'' (2022 film), an Indian Hindi-language film by Vikas Bahl Music * Goodbye: The Greatest Hits Tour, a 2013 tour by JLS Albums * ''Good Bye'' (Cali Gari album) or the title song, 2003 * ''Goodbye'' (Ben & Jason album), 2003 * ''Goodbye'' (Bobo Stenson album), 2005 * ''Goodbye'' (Cream album), 1969 * ''Goodbye'' (The Czars album) or the title song, 2004 * ''Goodbye'' (Dubstar album), 1997 * ''Goodbye'' (Gene Ammons album), 1974 * ''Goodbye'' (Milt Jackson album), 1973 * ''Goodbye'' (Ulrich S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
