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Conrad Uno
Conrad Uno is an American record producer and founder of the independent record label PopLlama Records. Uno began his career making his own music as a teenager in his makeshift basement studio. At the request of his friends, the Young Fresh Fellows, Uno produced their debut album ''The Fabulous Sounds of the Pacific Northwest''. When the band decided to release their debut album themselves, Uno founded PopLlama Records to help with the release. He would also produce their next four albums; '' Topsy Turvey'' (1985), '' The Men Who Loved Music'' (1987), '' Totally Lost'' (1988) and '' This One's for the Ladies'' (1989), the latter three released through Frontier Records. He would also produce albums by Dharma Bums, ''Haywire: Out Through the Indoor'' (1989), and Scott McCaughey, '' My Chartreuse Opinion'' (1989), while he was the engineer on Mudhoney's self-titled album released in 1989. In the 1990s, Uno would produce albums for Mudhoney, their Sub Pop releases ''Every Good Boy D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Squirrels
The Squirrels are a novelty pop band based in Seattle, Washington. Founded in 1984 by lead vocalist Rob Morgan (founder, as well, of the ''Poplust'' zine), the band went through numerous lineups, but has stuck to the aesthetic that Peter Blecha describes as "cross-pollinat ngbubblegum sensibilities with punk attitudes." Although most of the Squirrels material has been, technically speaking, cover versions, they are by no means a typical cover band. They have a theatrical stage sense derived from Alice Cooper and The Tubes (for a while in the mid-1990s, their stage paraphernalia included a working guillotine), and an approach to arrangements that Morgan has described as "… the Frankenstein method of song arrangement… 'Well, we like these verses, but the chorus on that song is way better. So we'll just graft it right on there, make a whole new beast.' We just start fooling around, and then we go 'Hey, this Alice Cooper song fits right on there, and to hell with the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Chartreuse Opinion
''My Chartreuse Opinion'' is a 1989 solo album by Scott McCaughey, later reissued as an album by The Minus 5 on Hollywood Records on August 26, 1997. Critical reception The editorial staff of AllMusic Guide gave the album three out of five stars, with reviewer Tim DiGravina calling it "an endearing album that could get by on charm alone" and a "joyful, minor album of songs that are just a step away from being gems". Track listing All songs written by McCaughey, unless otherwise noted: #"Losing Battle" – 3:04 #"Happy for the Box" – 2:03 #"The Big Dead End" – 2:08 #"A Sobering Thought" – 3:28 #"Real True Tragedy Incident" – 2:55 #"You'll Never See My Face Again" (Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb, and Robin Gibb) – 4:21 #"I Might Have Listened" – 1:56 #"Evolution" – 2:45 #"Shut Them Out" – 2:26 #"Big Deal" – 2:45 #"The Real Prime Directive" – 3:02 #"People Say" (Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich) – 2:42 East S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott McCaughey
Scott Lewis McCaughey is an American singer, guitarist and songwriter and the leader of the Seattle and Portland-based bands The Young Fresh Fellows and The Minus 5. He was also an auxiliary member of the American rock band R.E.M. from 1994 until the band's break-up in 2011, contributing to the studio albums ''New Adventures in Hi-Fi'', '' Up'', '' Reveal'', ''Around the Sun'', ''Accelerate'' and ''Collapse into Now''. Career Young Fresh Fellows McCaughey started his career with the indie rock band Young Fresh Fellows. Beginning in January, 1980, he was also a writer for the Seattle monthly '' The Rocket''. R.E.M. From 1994 until 2011, McCaughey worked with R.E.M. both on stage and in the studio. “When R.E.M. came to Seattle to work on ''Automatic for the People'', Peter uckcalled me up. He probably didn’t know anybody else in town. We’d go out to eat or have drinks pretty regularly while he was here. And then he ended up moving out here. Once he was here, we started ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dharma Bums (band)
The Dharma Bums were a U.S. garage band, consisting of Jim Talstra, John Moen, Jeremy Wilson, and Eric Lovre. They named themselves after the Jack Kerouac book ''The Dharma Bums''. The band was formed in 1987 in Portland, Oregon, United States, by members of two local bands, The Watchmen and Perfect Circle (no connection with the later bands The Watchmen or A Perfect Circle). Their first album, ''Haywire'', was produced by Scott McCaughey (lead singer of the Young Fresh Fellows) and recorded for the PopLlama label in 1989. McCaughey later played their debut to Frontier Records boss Lisa Fancher, who was impressed enough to re-release the album. One of the tracks, "Boots of Leather", proved to be an enduring college radio hit. In 1990 the more polished album ''Bliss'' was released on Frontier Records. Featuring greatly improved songwriting, this release covered subjects including rape, adolescence, and suicide in a mature fashion built on ragged rock textures. The Dharma Bum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
This One's For The Ladies
''This One's For the Ladies'' is the fifth proper full-length album by rock band Young Fresh Fellows. It was released in 1989 by Frontier Records, and represents the first appearance of lead guitarist Kurt Bloch (of famed Seattle rock group The Fastbacks) on a Fellows release. This record contains the band's sole chart hit, "Carrothead", which peaked at #29 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart in 1990. Track listing # "This One's For The Ladies" # "Still There's Hope" # "Carrothead" # "Middle Man Of Time" # "Wishing Ring" # "New Old Song" # "The Family Gun" # "Rotation" # "Taco Wagon" # "Picture Book A picture book combines visual and verbal narratives in a book format, most often aimed at young children. With the narrative told primarily through text, they are distinct from comics, which do so primarily through sequential images. The images ..." # "Lost Track Of Time" # "Miss Lonelyhearts" # "Deep, Down And In Between" # "When I'm Lonely Again/One Day You Die" # "Don't ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Totally Lost
''Totally Lost'' is the fourth album by rock music, rock band Young Fresh Fellows. It was released in 1988 through Frontier Records. Track listing All songs written by Scott McCaughey, except where noted. # Everything's Gonna Turn Out Great # Failure (McCaughey, Jimmy Silva) # The Universal Trendsetter # Don't Look At My Face You Might See What I Mean # I'd Say That You Were Upset # No Help At All # No One Really Knows # Little Softy # I Blew My Stack # Take My Brain Away (McCaughey, Tad Hutchison) # Celebration # Picky Piggy # Totally Lost (Complete Version) # You're Not Supposed To Laugh # World Tour '88 References The Young Fresh Fellows albums 1988 albums Frontier Records albums Albums produced by Conrad Uno {{1980s-rock-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Men Who Loved Music
''The Men Who Loved Music'' is the third album by rock band Young Fresh Fellows. Their first for Frontier Records, it was released in 1987. The seventh track, "Amy Grant," was a college radio hit. Tracks 1-14 are from the original release of "The Men Who Loved Music" (spine title: "Chicago 19"). Tracks 16-21 on the CD reissue are from the EP "Refreshments" (spine title: "Condiments"). Track 15 ("Happy Death Theme") was cut from the original album release for space reasons, and is available only on the combined CD.Reissue CD liner notes The reissue CD does not contain the "Young Fresh Fellows Theme" (remix), which was on the original vinyl release of "Refreshments." Track 22 is listed in some music databases as "Do the Fonzie." The face of the CD is illustrated with a picture of the character Fonzie, from the TV show ''Happy Days''. Track listing All songs written by Scott McCaughey Scott Lewis McCaughey is an American singer, guitarist and songwriter and the leader of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Topsy Turvy (Young Fresh Fellows Album)
''Topsy Turvy'' was the second album by rock music, rock band Young Fresh Fellows. It was released in 1985 on PopLlama Records, PopLlama. It was the band's first album to feature longtime member Jim Sangster on bass. The album was given a positive review by Rolling Stone Magazine, in their July 17, 1986 issue. Reviewer David Fricke wrote that the album was “the perfect refresher, a bracing bop cocktail of daffy comic relief, canny pop songwriting, and punk-rock drive.” Band leader Scott McCaughney noted in 2020 that many of the album's songs remain in the band's setlists to the day. The album was later re-released as a two-for-one double CD with their first album, ''The Fabulous Sounds of the Pacific Northwest''. Track listing Topsy #"Searchin' U.S.A." – 3:41 #"How Much About Last Night Do You Remember?" – 1:57 #"Where Is Groovy Town?" – 3:57 #"The New John Agar" – 2:29 #"Sharing Patrol Theme" – 3:50 #"You've Got Your Head On Backwa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Stranger (newspaper)
''The Stranger'' is an alternative biweekly newspaper in Seattle, Washington, U.S. The paper's principal competitor is '' The Seattle Weekly'', owned by Sound Publishing, Inc. History ''The Stranger'' was founded in July 1991 by Tim Keck, who had previously co-founded the satirical newspaper ''The Onion'', and cartoonist James Sturm. Its first issue was produced out of a home in Seattle's Wallingford neighborhood and was released on September 23, 1991.Wilma, David''The Stranger'' begins publication in Seattle on September 23, 1991. HistoryLink.org, essay 3506, August 22, 2001. Web page also includes a facsimile of the front page of ''The Stranger's'' first issue. Accessed October 19, 2006. In 1993, ''The Stranger'' relocated to Seattle's Capitol Hill district, where its offices remained until 2020. ''The Stranger's'' tagline is "Seattle's Only Newspaper". It was chosen to express the newspaper's disdain for Seattle's then two dailies (the '' Seattle Times'' and the now-defun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Village Voice Media
Village Voice Media or VVM is a newspaper company. It began in 1970 as a weekly alternative newspaper in Phoenix. The company, founded by Michael Lacey (editor) and Jim Larkin (publisher), was then known as New Times Inc. (NTI) and the publication was named ''New Times''. The company was later renamed New Times Media.Greenberg, Laura (1990). "Lacey and Larkin - Twenty years later Phoenix's bad boys are taking their place among the presslords of America". ''Phoenix Magazine'' (October): 59–71. By 2001, the company (NTI) had grown to 13 newspapers in major cities across the United States. Most of these publications were acquired via purchase from then current owner/publishers. In 2006, with the acquisition of ''The Village Voice'', the company took the name Village Voice Media Holdings. The company is often referred to in this article as NTI/VVM after that date. Emergence of alternative newspapers Alternative newspapers trace their beginnings to 1955 and the founding of ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seattle Weekly
The ''Seattle Weekly'' is an alternative biweekly distributed newspaper in Seattle, Washington, United States. It was founded by Darrell Oldham and David Brewster as ''The Weekly.'' Its first issue was published on March 31, 1976. The newspaper published its final print edition on February 27, 2019 and transitioned to web-only content on March 1, 2019. Ownership history The paper is currently owned by Sound Publishing, Inc., the largest community news organization in Washington State, and is distributed each Wednesday. Former owners of the ''Seattle Weekly'' include Sasquatch Publishing/Quickfish Media, Seattle from 1976 to 1997; Stern Publishing, New York from 1997 to 2000; Village Voice Media, New York from 2000 to 2012; and Voice Media Group from September 2012 to January 2013. Village Voice Media executives Scott Tobias, Christine Brennan and Jeff Mars bought Village Voice Media's papers and associated web properties from its founders to form Voice Media Group. Sound Publis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
