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Cobra (film)
A cobra is any of several species of snake usually belonging to the family Elapidae. Cobra or COBRA may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Fictional entities * Cobra (G.I. Joe), the enemy faction in the ''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' toy line and its related media * Cobra (Marvel Comics), various Marvel Comics characters * Cobra Unit, in the video game ''Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater'' * Professor Cobra, a villain and member of the Martian Empire in the third season of ''Yu-Gi-Oh GX'' * Cobra, a fictional engineered virus in Richard Preston's novel ''The Cobra Event'' * Cobra MkIV, a heavier multipurpose ship from the ''Elite Dangerous'' universe * Cobra, a supervillain and assassin in the comic book series Haunt (comics), ''Haunt'' Film and television * Cobra (1925 film), ''Cobra'' (1925 film), an American silent film * Cobra (1986 film), ''Cobra'' (1986 film), an American action film * Cobra (1991 film), ''Cobra'' (1991 film), a Pakistani film * Cobra (2012 film), ''Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Movie
"The Movie" is the 54th episode of the sitcom ''Seinfeld''. It is the 14th episode of the fourth season, and first aired on January 6, 1993 on NBC. The episode revolves entirely around the characters' struggles to go to see a movie together. Plot Jerry has two stand-up acts scheduled for the same night; due to a delay in one of them, he cannot make both shows. A hopeful comedian, Buckles, hangs around to fill in when somebody drops out. Jerry agrees to lose his moment at the microphone, as he is meeting his friends to see a movie, ''CheckMate'', at 10:30. On his way to the movie theater, Jerry is grabbed by Buckles, who insists on sharing a taxicab. Buckles irritates Jerry by trying out a new comic routine. George has been chosen to buy the movie tickets. At the Paragon Theater, George joins the end of a queue. He taps the shoulder of the man in front of him, confirming that he does not have a ticket, which leads him to conclude he is in the line to purchase tickets. Elaine a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cobra Records
Cobra Records (together with its Artistic subsidiary) was an independent record label that operated from 1956–1959. The label launched the careers of Chicago blues artists Otis Rush, Magic Sam, and Buddy Guy and "signaled the arrival of a new generation of blues artists and a new sound... to be called the West Side Sound." Cobra was started on Chicago's West Side in 1956 by Eli Toscano, a record-store- and television-repair-shop owner, with help from promoter Howard Bedno. When his previous record label, Abco Records, failed to generate much interest, Toscano approached Willie Dixon about working for Cobra. Dissatisfied with his arrangement with Chess Records, Dixon joined Cobra. There he served in many capacities, including talent scout, producer, arranger, songwriter, bassist, and became "the artistic vision behind Cobra Records." First to record for Cobra was Otis Rush. His single "I Can't Quit You Baby" became a hit, spending six weeks in the ''Billboard'' R&B chart, where ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cobra (composition)
"Cobra" is an instrumental composition by Dutch disc jockey and producer Hardwell. It was released on 10 October 2011 by Revealed Recordings in the Netherlands. The track is the 2012 official anthem of Dutch festival Energy In physics, energy (from Ancient Greek: ἐνέργεια, ''enérgeia'', “activity”) is the quantitative property that is transferred to a body or to a physical system, recognizable in the performance of work and in the form of heat a .... Critical reception According to Danny Golpanian from ''Dancing Astronaut'', "Cobra" "exhibits Hardwell’s power driven synths that give the track its anthemic boundaries." 7 years after the release of "Cobra", Jake Gable from ''We Rave You'' considered that "Cobra" "fused vibrant chord patterns with rich hooks to create a huge festival thumper." Further, for the 10th anniversary of the track, Dylan Smith from ''EDM House Network'' gives a good review, claiming that "Cobra" "is a more than worthy successor to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winnebago Deal
Winnebago Deal are a British rock band from Oxford, England. They formed in the late 1990s at Bartholomew School in Eynsham, with Ben Perrier (vocals, guitar) and Ben Thomas (drums). Perrier and Thomas decided to perform as a duo after ejecting some early members. Their sound has been compared to Queens of the Stone Age and the bands who recorded for Sub Pop Records. Winnebago Deal generated strong support from many appearances at Oxford's Zodiac club, eventually supporting Fugazi at London's Forum. Their first release was the EP ''Plata O Plomo'' in 2003. They were nominated as Best British Newcomer at that year's Kerrang! awards. The band then signed with Double Dragon Music, and recorded their debut album ''Dead Gone'' with producer Jack Endino. The album was released in September 2004 and was positively reviewed by '' Drowned in Sound''. During this period, Perrier and Thomas toured with the band Mondo Generator (headed by Nick Oliveri), while also opening for Mondo Gener ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cobra (Zorn)
''Cobra'' is an unpublished but recorded and frequently performed musical composition by John Zorn. ''Cobra'' was conceived as a system with very detailed rules but with no pre-conceived sequence of events (a " game piece") for a group of musical improvisors and a prompter. Zorn completed ''Cobra'' on October 9, 1984. The composition consists of a set of cues notated on cards, and rules corresponding to the cues that direct the players what to do in response to the cards. The number of players, instrumentation, and length of the piece is indeterminate, but a "prompter" is essential to the piece, holding the cards at his or her discretion and issuing other cues. Because there is no traditional musical notation and the players improvise, the piece may sound radically different from performance to performance. The title was inspired by a table-top war game published by TSR. As was commented upon in some length in a 2004 interview, Zorn has, with his own words, "deliberately chosen no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cobra (album)
''Cobra'' is a double album featuring a live and studio performance of John Zorn's improvisational game piece, Cobra recorded in 1985 and 1986 and released on the Hathut label in 1987. Subsequent recordings of the piece were released on Knitting Factory ('' John Zorn's Cobra: Live at the Knitting Factory'' (1992)), Avant ('' John Zorn's Cobra: Tokyo Operations '94'' (1994)) and Zorn's own label Tzadik Records, ('' Cobra: John Zorn's Game Pieces Volume 2'')) in 2002. Reception AllMusic contains two disparate reviews of the album, the first by Brian Olewnick awarded the album 3 stars stating "one is left with the nagging (and correct) sense of something crucial being missed. As a document in Zorn's career, ''Cobra'' is essential. As a purely musical experience, it is, quite unfortunately, less so".Olewnick, BAllMusic Reviewaccessed July 22, 2011 The second review of the 2002 CD reissue by Steve Loewy rated the album 4½ stars calling it "A masterpiece of eclecticism... all prese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Stephen Ray Vaughan (October 3, 1954 – August 27, 1990) was an American musician, best known as the guitarist and frontman of the blues rock trio Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble. Although his mainstream career spanned only seven years, he is regarded as one of the most influential musicians in the history of blues music, and one of the greatest guitarists of all time. Born and raised in Dallas, Vaughan began playing guitar at age seven, initially inspired by his elder brother, Jimmie Vaughan. In 1972, he dropped out of high school and moved to Austin, where he began to gain a following after playing gigs on the local club circuit. Vaughan joined forces with Tommy Shannon on bass and Chris Layton on drums as Double Trouble in 1978 and established it as part of the Austin music scene; it soon became one of the most popular acts in Texas. He performed at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1982, where David Bowie saw him play. Bowie contacted him for a studio gig that resulted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cobra (Japanese Band)
Cobra (stylized as COBRA) is a Japanese punk/Oi! band from Osaka. They were one of the first bands in Japan to incorporate the style of Oi! in their sound. They have cited as their influences early British Oi! bands such as Cockney Rejects and Business. History The original incarnation of the band was formed in 1982 by two friends who had first met in their junior high school's folk music club: Yosu-ko (on vocals and bass guitar) and Naoki (on guitar), and a mutual friend known as Mi-chan on drums. Their first recording was the EP ''Break Out'', released from the independent label AA Records in 1984. Naoki left that same year. Cobra released several singles and EPs on AA Records, some of which were later collected on a CD entitled ''Indie Omnibus '82-'86''. The band's debut LP, ''Stand the Pressure'' (1985) was also released on AA Records, and featured an eye-catching cover of a boot crushing a young man's face. The band went through several member changes. Then in 1989, Yosu-ko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cobra (Chinese Band)
Cobra (眼镜蛇乐队 ''Yanjingshe yuedui'') was an all-female rock band from Beijing, China. The band formed in 1989, becoming the first all-female rock band in mainland China. With only one album out, they disbanded in the late 1990s. Their style was a gloomy, bluesy type of hard rock with slight touches of new wave and alternative metal. Cobra was very popular in the beginning of their career. Group members included Yang Ying, Yu Jin, Wang Xiaofang, and Xiao Nan. Additional members that were in the band included Lin Xue and Suo Yi. Career Cobra was founded in the spring of 1989 by four female musicians in Beijing. It was initially a cover band that played popular Chinese folk songs and English-language pop rock songs. Cobra saw the start of their popularity when they appeared at the "Concert of Modern Music" event in 1990. They soon released a single, "My own Paradise" in 1992 which appeared in a compilation album called ''Rocking Beijing''. In 1992, one of the early memb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cobra (American Band)
Cobra was a Swiss-American hard rock band from Memphis, Tennessee, active in the early 1980s. First forming in 1982, the band released an album in 1983 that led to tours supporting acts like Quiet Riot and Nazareth. They are perhaps best-known for including several musicians who later joined more prominent bands, including future Survivor singer Jimi Jamison and Krokus – and later Asia – guitarist Mandy Meyer. Cobra went their separate ways in 1984. History After leaving Krokus on the heels of the '' Hardware'' tour in 1982, guitarist Mandy Meyer set up in Memphis, Tennessee to start his own band, joined by fellow Swiss compatriots, vocalist Tommy Andris and bassist Tommy Keiser, both formerly with Lucerne, Switzerland-based group Roxane. Andris did not last and was replaced by the former Target frontman Jimi Jamison. Eventually named Cobra, the band's lineup was rounded out by Memphis-based guitarist/keyboardist Jack Holder (ex-Black Oak Arkansas) and drummer Jeff Kl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cobra (novel)
''The Cobra'' is a 2010 thriller novel by British writer Frederick Forsyth, about the international cocaine trade. In it, an unnamed Obama-like (said to have a wife named ' Michelle' and a deceased Kenyan father) U.S. President colludes with an unnamed Cameron-like (having a wife named ' Sam') British Prime Minister to put an end to the international cocaine trade and brings in ex-CIA Director Paul Devereaux who is basically given ''carte blanche'' to accomplish this task by any means necessary. The book re-introduces some of the characters from Forsyth's book ''Avenger''. Plot summary The prologue shows a young boy dying of a drug overdose in a slum in Washington, D.C. The boy's grandmother works as a maid in the White House. When the President inadvertently hears of this, he decides to end the international cocaine trade. Paul Devereaux, who previously appeared in the Forsyth novel ''Avenger'', is tasked by the U.S. President to end the international cocaine trade. He recr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
