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City Life (magazine), City Life
City Life may refer to: * Urban culture, the culture of cities * CityLife (Milan) CityLife is a residential, commercial and business district situated a short distance from the old city centre of Milan, Italy; it has an area of . It is a redevelopment project on the former grounds of Fiera Milano after its relocation to the near ..., a 2004 urban project in Milan * ''City Life'' (The Blackbyrds album), 1975 * ''City Life'' (Boogie Boys album), 1985 * ''City Life'' (magazine), a Manchester-based listings magazine * ''City Life'' (music), a 1994 musical composition by Steve Reich * ''City Life'' (TV series), a New Zealand soap opera * ''City Life'' (video game), a 2006 city building video game developed by Monte Cristo See also * Country Life (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urban Culture
Urban culture is the culture of towns and cities. The defining theme is the presence of a great number of very different people in a very limited space - most of them are strangers to each other but still try to be polite to each other more times than not. This makes it possible to build up a vast array of subcultures close to each other, exposed to each other's influence, but without necessarily intruding into people's private lives.Tönnies, Ferdinand: Community and society, 1957. Urban Areas Globally, urban areas tend to also be home to concentrations of power, such as government capitals and corporate headquarters, and the wealthy and powerful people that are employed in them. Cities also organize people, create norms, beliefs, and values. As outlined by Max Weber in his book, ''The City'', "There are five things that make a city: fortification, market, a law code, an association of urban citizenry creating a sense of municipal corporateness, and sufficient political autonomy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CityLife (Milan)
CityLife is a residential, commercial and business district situated a short distance from the old city centre of Milan, Italy; it has an area of . It is a redevelopment project on the former grounds of Fiera Milano after its relocation to the nearby town of Rho. The development is being carried out by a company controlled by Generali Group after its winning offer of €523 million for the rights. The project was designed by famous architects such as Zaha Hadid, Arata Isozaki and Daniel Libeskind. History The new exhibition centre in Rho-Pero opened in 2005, 85 years after the first Trade Fair in April 1920. The Fiera’s move to an area outside Milan benefitted the city by eliminating traffic problems caused by big events and by freeing up a highly valuable area. An international tender for the redevelopment of the old Fiera area, seeking to create an unprecedented level of connectivity with the surrounding urban context, concluded in 2004. The CityLife project won the competitio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Life (The Blackbyrds Album)
''City Life'' is the third studio album by the American rhythm and blues and jazz-funk fusion group the Blackbyrds. It was produced by Donald Byrd and includes the popular singles "Happy Music" and "Rock Creek Park." "Happy Music" was first given a limited released as a six-minute remix on 12-inch vinyl for club deejays, then in early 1976 was released on standard 7-inch vinyl. "Rock Creek Park" has been sampled repeatedly by hip hop musicians. Track listing #"Rock Creek Park" (Joe Hall, Keith Killgo, Kevin Toney, Orville Saunders, Stephen Johnson) 4:35 #"Thankful 'Bout Yourself" (Orville Saunders) 5:11 #"City Life" (Kevin Toney) 5:22 #"All I Ask" (Kevin Toney) 3:50 #"Happy Music" (Donald Byrd) 4:32 #"Love So Fine" (Joe Hall) 5:00 #"Flying High" (Keith Killgo) 3:29 #"Hash and Eggs" (Fonce Mizell, Larry Mizell) 5:06 Personnel *Donald Byrd – trumpet, flugelhorn, vocals *Joe Hall – bass *Keith Killgo – drums *Orville Saunders – guitar *Kevin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Life (Boogie Boys Album)
''City Life'' is the first studio album by American rap group Boogie Boys, released on February 18, 1985 by Capitol Records. The album peaked at No. 53 on the Billboard 200 The ''Billboard'' 200 is a record chart ranking the 200 most popular music albums and EPs in the United States. It is published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine and is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of art .... The album had a major hit in America with the single "A Fly Girl." "A Fly Girl" As one of the first rap groups to sign with a major label, the Boogie Boys were under pressure to create a fresh, new sound. Capitol wanted to release "City Life" as their first single as they felt it would have broader appeal, especially since the song combined rapping and singing. But the Boogie Boys felt "A Fly Girl" would have more impact. Boogie Boys member Joe "Romeo J.D." Malloy: Track listing # Runnin' From Your Love (4:58) # Do or Die (4:52) # Break Dancer (3:23) # A Fl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Life (magazine)
''City Life'' was a Manchester-based news, arts and listings magazine that was published between December 1983 and December 2005. It was a distinctive blend of radical politics and coverage of the increasingly exciting Manchester youth culture scene of the early 1980s, coinciding with the rise of Factory Records and The Haçienda. History The magazine was started by a small group of former Manchester University students, Ed Glinert, Chris Paul and Andy Spinoza, on a shoestring budget in a run-down building in Portland Street in the city centre. When launched in 1983, the magazine was in a strong tradition of "alternative2 Manchester publications that included (in reverse chronology), ''City Fun'', ''Manchester Flash'', ''New Manchester Review'' and ''Mole Express'', all of whose approach was to publish political and cultural content not reflected in the mainstream media of the city. Despite ''City Life''s shoestring beginnings, it developed rapidly in professionalism and grew ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Life (music)
''City Life'' is a minimalist composition by Steve Reich written in 1995. The work was commissioned by Ensemble Modern, the London Sinfonietta, and the Ensemble Intercontemporain. It premiered in March 1995 and was recorded on the Nonesuch label in 1996 (included on '' Steve Reich: Works 1965-1995''). The piece is scored for 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 vibraphones, unpitched percussion, 2 samplers, 2 pianos, string quartet, and double bass. All instruments except the unpitched percussion are to be amplified. A typical performance lasts about 24 minutes. ''City Life'' uses digital samplers amongst the instruments used in performance, and these play back a wide variety of sounds and speech samples, mainly recorded by Reich himself in and around his home town of New York City. These sounds include car horns, air brakes, car alarms and many other sounds associated with the city. The use of the samplers extends the idea of using everyday sounds in music, indebted to the taxi ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Life (TV Series)
''City Life'' was a New Zealand soap opera that screened on TV 2 from 1996-–98. It was portrayed the lives and loves of ten singles who lived in an upmarket apartment building in Auckland, New Zealand. The show was touted as New Zealand's answer to ''Melrose Place''. The show starred Claudia Black, Lisa Chappell, Laurie Foell and Oliver Driver and featured a guest appearance by well known New Zealand actor, Kevin Smith. The show had a long development period, and the original treatment for the show had it set in Wellington with the working title ''96 Oriental Parade''. However, it was decided to produce the show in Auckland instead, and as such, the shows setting was changed along with the name to ''City Life''. The first episode began with a controversial first scene, featuring a drunken Damon (Kevin Smith) who owned the apartment building, in a homosexual kiss with his former lover Ryan on the night before his wedding. Damon was later killed off in the same episode after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Life (video Game)
''City Life'' is a city-building video game developed by Monte Cristo. It is the first modern building game to allow the player to work in full 3D environment. It is published in France by Focus, in the UK and Germany by Deep Silver and in North America by CDV. It was released in May 2006. ''City Life'' allows players to zoom in and see every little bit of detail. The placement method allows buildings to be placed at an angle, as also seen in Sierra Games' ''Caesar IV''. More recently, the game has been criticized for lack of many detailed elements, such as weather, disasters, and more "in depth" user control. Summary ''City Life'' continues the very long tradition of city-building and construction and management games that was originally started by ''Utopia'' from developer Don Daglow and Will Wright's ''SimCity'' series by allowing the player to customize their urban city's roads, buildings, finances, ordinances and much more. ''City Life'' utilizes a three dimensional g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
