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CJ (musician)
Christopher Paul Persaud-Jagdhar (born 27 December 1967), known professionally as C. J. Wildheart is an English musician of Guyanese and Seychellois descent. He is a solo artist and also a founding member of the UK rock band The Wildhearts. He was born in Colchester, and his early childhood was spent living in various military bases in Malaysia and Europe whilst his father and mother served in the British army. The family eventually moved back to the UK during his teens. Early bands CJ was involved with several local bands including Medusa, before achieving his first notable success in the late 1980s as the guitarist for London-based hair rockers Tattooed Love Boys. The band released their debut album ''Bleeding Hearts and Needle Marks'' in 1988 before splitting up shortly afterwards. The Wildhearts In 1989 CJ formed The Wildhearts with ex-The Quireboys guitarist Ginger (David Walls). Despite being plagued by widely reported drug and alcohol problems, the band enjoyed con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colchester
Colchester ( ) is a city in Essex, in the East of England. It had a population of 122,000 in 2011. The demonym is Colcestrian. Colchester occupies the site of Camulodunum, the first major city in Roman Britain and its first capital. Colchester therefore claims to be Britain's first city. It has been an important military base since the Roman era, with Colchester Garrison currently housing the 16th Air Assault Brigade. Situated on the River Colne, Colchester is northeast of London. The city is connected to London by the A12 road and the Great Eastern Main Line railway. Colchester is less than from London Stansted Airport and from the port of Harwich. Attractions in and around the city include Colchester United Football Club, Colchester Zoo, and several art galleries. Colchester Castle was constructed in the eleventh century on earlier Roman foundations; it now contains a museum. The main campus of the University of Essex is located just outside the city. Local governme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Epic Records
Epic Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America Sony Corporation of America (SONAM, also known as SCA), is the American arm of the Japanese conglomerate Sony Group Corporation SONAM, headquartered in New York City, manages the company's US-based businesses. Sony's principal U.S. business ..., the North American division of Japanese Conglomerate (company), conglomerate Sony. The label was founded predominantly as a jazz and classical music label in 1953, but later expanded its scope to include a more diverse range of genres, including pop music, pop, Rhythm and blues, R&B, rock music, rock, and hip hop music, hip hop. History Beginnings Epic Records was launched in 1953 by the Columbia Records unit of CBS, for the purpose of marketing jazz, pop music, pop, and European classical music, classical music that did not fit the theme of its more mainstream Columbia Records label. Initial classical music r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Earth Vs The Wildhearts
''Earth vs the Wildhearts'' is the debut studio album by British rock band The Wildhearts, released in 1993. The title is based on such B-movie titles as ''Earth vs. the Flying Saucers'' and ''Earth vs. the Spider''. The album has been reissued twice: first in 1994 with the addition of the formerly single-only track "Caffeine Bomb", and again in 2010 with several B-sides from the period. Recording Mick Ronson contributed one of the three guitar solos on "My Baby Is a Headfuck". This is believed to be Ronson's final appearance on record before his death on 29 April 1993. "We had the song 'My Baby Is a Headfuck' and it wasn't that great," recalled Ginger, "but we thought, 'If we can get Ronson to play a solo on it, then it'll work'… And Ronson wasn't around for very long, but I take solace in that it was the last of his recordings you got to hear… We got him to do one more take of the song because we didn't want him to stop playing. He nailed it the first time; we just wanted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fishing For Luckies
''Fishing for Luckies'' is an album by The Wildhearts that originated as a fan club-only release of newly recorded material, but has since been expanded and re-released with extra tracks. Original release The Wildhearts released the original ''Fishing for Luckies'' in December 1994 as a limited edition CD mini-album, available only via their fan club. The songs were newly recorded and featured the line-up of Ginger Wildheart, Ginger on vocals and guitar, CJ (musician), CJ on guitar and vocals, Danny McCormack on bass, and Ritch Battersby on drums. Gordon Mabbett contributed accordion on "Geordie in Wonderland" and Marc Fox played additional percussion on "Do the Channel Bop". Track listing All songs written by Ginger Wildheart, Ginger. #"Inglorious" (07:15) #"If Life Is Like a Lovebank I Want an Overdraft" (04:42) #"Schizophonic" (05:36) #"Do the Channel Bop" (06:11) #"Geordie in Wonderland" (04:02) #"Sky Babies" (11:24) ''Fishing for More Luckies'' After the top 10 success in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don't Be Happy
Don't, Dont, or DONT may refer to: Films * ''Don't'' (1925 film), a 1925 silent comedy film * ''Don't'' (1974 film), a 1974 film about the monarch butterfly * ''Don't'', a fake trailer from the film '' Grindhouse'' (2007) Songs * "Don't" (Billy Currington song) * "Don't" (Bryson Tiller song) *"Don't", by Dinosaur Jr. from their album '' Bug'', 1988 * "Don't" (Ed Sheeran song) * "Don't" (Elvis Presley song) * "Don't!", a song by Shania Twain * "Don't", by M2M from their album ''The Big Room'' Other uses * ''Don't'' (game show), a 2020 American game show with Adam Scott and Ryan Reynolds * DONT, Disturb Opponents' Notrump, a bridge bidding convention * "-dont" (actually "-odont"), a suffix meaning "tooth", used in taxonomy * Jakob Dont, Austrian composer Related uses * Do not assemble (DNA), an abbreviation and term used in printed circuit board production. * Do not contact (DNC), an abbreviation and term used in person databasing * Do not equip (DNE), an abbreviation an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mondo Akimbo A-Go-Go
Mondo (Italian, Ido, and Esperanto for ''world''), may refer to: People * Michael Mondo, Papua New Guinean rugby league footballer *Mondo Guerra, American fashion designer * Armand ”Mondo” Duplantis, Swedish pole vaulter Computer science * Mondo Rescue, a GPL data backup and recovery software project * Mondo, a beta build of Microsoft Office 2010 Culture and entertainment Fictional characters * Mondo (comics), a comic book character * Montgomery “Mondo” Brando, a character from the American animated sitcom Good Vibes * Mondo (Toshinden character), a character in the ''Battle Arena Toshinden'' fighting game series * King Mondo, the leader of the fictional Machine Empire and the main villain in ''Power Rangers: Zeo'' * Mondo Agake, a character from Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ * Mondo Gecko, a supporting character in ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' * Mondo, a "professional bug-hunter" from the ''Aliens'' comic book series * Mondo Owada, a character from the video game '' Dangan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st Century Love Songs
''21st Century Love Songs'' is the tenth studio album by English rock band The Wildhearts. It was released on 3 September 2021. The album was preceded by the singles "Sort Your Fucking Shit Out" and "Splitter". Singer/guitarist Ginger Wildheart has described the album as a chance to "flex our creative muscle". Ginger has also stated that the album's attitude is inspired by the band's most successful previous album, the 1995 release '' P.H.U.Q.'' Reception ''Kerrang!'' described the album as combining the pop-oriented songwriting of the band's album '' P.H.U.Q.'' with the unconventional experimentation of the initially fan club-only ''Fishing for Luckies'' from the same period, while being more angry and noisy than the previous album ''Renaissance Men''. The magazine concluded that thanks to this album, "The Wildhearts are a national treasure" in British rock music. ''Classic Rock'' magazine noted the album's stylistic variety, with "snatches of hardcore here, grunge there, a swipe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renaissance Men
''Renaissance Men'' is the ninth studio album by The Wildhearts. It was released on 3 May 2019 and was the band's first album since 2009. The album also reunites a Wildhearts lineup that had not recorded together since 1995, including newly returned bassist Danny McCormack. Reception ''Renaissance Men'' was named "Album of the Week" by ''LA Weekly'', which called the album the best release by the Wildhearts since 1995. The album also received positive reviews from ''Sputnikmusic,'' ''Maximum Volume'', ''Pure Rawk'', and '' Classic Rock Magazine''. ''Renaissance Men'' is the band's second highest charting album, settling at number 11 in the UK Albums Chart. Track listing All songs written by Ginger Wildheart except "Little Flower" by CJ Wildheart. Personnel * Ginger Wildheart – guitar, vocals * C. J. Wildheart – guitar, vocals * Ritch Battersby – drums * Danny McCormack Danny McCormack (born 28 February 1972 in South Shields) is an English singer an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
¡Chutzpah!
''¡Chutzpah!'' is the eighth studio album by The Wildhearts. Recorded in Denmark with producer Jacob Hansen, it was released in Europe and the US on 31 August 2009. Unlike the band's previous releases, where the songs were almost always performed in E tuning, the guitars and bass on the album are tuned to C. It is also rare among the band's releases in that it contains a song, "The Only One", which was neither written nor sung by frontman Ginger, but instead by bassist Scott Sorry. Track listings Japan version A bonus mini album entitled ''¡Chutzpah! Jnr.'' was released in December 2009 exclusively to attendees of the band's December 2009 tour, containing the bonus tracks from the Japanese version of ''¡Chutzpah!'' and several other unreleased tracks. Personnel * Ginger – guitar, vocals * C. J. – guitar, vocals * Ritch Battersby – drums, vocals * Scott Sorry Scott Sorry (born Gerard Scott; October 30, 1978 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wildhearts (album)
''The Wildhearts'' is the sixth album by the eponymous band. The first (download only) single was "The Sweetest Song" released two weeks before the album. The next single was "The New Flesh", the first on the album to be accompanied with a video. Reception The album reached number 55 in the UK album charts the week after its release. Track listing # "Rooting for the Bad Guy" # "The Sweetest Song" # "The Revolution will Be Televised" # "The New Flesh" # "Slaughtered Authors" # "The Hard Way" # "Inner City Overture" # "Bi-Polar Baby" # "She's All That" # "Destroy All Monsters" # Borderline # Zeen Requiem # So The Spencers Can Poke Out # Oh Bonita # Unbroken # The New Flesh (Single Version) # Inner City Overture (Single Version) This is the Round Records version known as “The White Album.” Original version ended with "Destroy All Monsters." Remastered by Dave Draper (The Wildhearts, Ginger, Terrorvision, Ryan Hamilton) – this deluxe edition comes with 7 bonus rare, hard- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wildhearts Must Be Destroyed
''The Wildhearts Must Be Destroyed'' is a 2003 album by The Wildhearts. The album's title makes reference to 1969 horror film ''Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed''. The album was the first new studio release since The Wildhearts broke up in 1997 and reformed in 2001. Rumours indicated that the album would feature the same line-up as the 1993 album ''Earth vs the Wildhearts'', and that line-up did indeed reform in 2001, but bassist Danny McCormack dropped out and entered rehab just prior to the recording of the album. McCormack had appeared on some songs that would be used as B-sides for the album, but on the album itself bass duties were performed by group leader Ginger. Three singles were released in the UK with some chart success: "Vanilla Radio", " So into You" and " Top of the World". The B-sides from various versions of these singles later appeared on the compilations '' Riff After Riff After Motherfucking Riff'' and '' Coupled With''. Reception Track listing All tracks wri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Official Charts Company
The Official Charts (legal name: The Official UK Charts Company Limited) is a British inter-professional organization that compiles various "official" record charts in the United Kingdom, Ireland and France. In the United Kingdom, its charts include ones for singles, albums and films, with the data compiled from a mixture of downloads, purchases (of physical media) and streaming. The OCC produces its charts by gathering and combining sales data from retailers through market researchers Kantar, and claims to cover 99% of the singles market and 95% of the album market, and aims to collect data from any retailer who sells more than 100 chart items per week. The OCC is operated jointly by the British Phonographic Industry and the Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA) (formerly the British Association of Record Dealers (BARD)) and is incorporated as a private company limited by shares jointly owned by BPI and ERA. The Chart Information Network (CIN) took over as compilers of the o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
