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Days That Stand Still
The Vermicious Knid was an indie rock band from Brantford, Ontario. Members were guitarists Tim Ford and Ryan Stanley, bassist Brian Ward and drummer Jesse Shanks. History The band formed in October 2000, choosing their name from extraterrestrial creatures in Roald Dahl's novel, '' Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator''."Record Guide Reviews: Pop/Rock" ''NOW Toronto'', by Sarah Liss, Matt Galloway, Tim Perlich, Elizabeth Bromstein. November 21, 2002 The band independently released an EP "We're Running Out Of Places To Drive" in 2001 and the song "A Signed Photo of Anne" was included on the AntiAntenna compilation ''The 20 Year Design Theory'', alongside The Constantines and other Canadian bands. A second EP, ''Days That Stand Still'' was released on AntiAntenna Recordings in 2002. Their song "Ev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl (13 September 1916 – 23 November 1990) was a British novelist, short-story writer, poet, screenwriter, and wartime fighter ace of Norwegian descent. His books have sold more than 250 million copies worldwide. Dahl has been called "one of the greatest storytellers for children of the 20th century". Dahl was born in Wales to affluent Norwegian immigrant parents, and spent most of his life in England. He served in the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War. He became a fighter pilot and, subsequently, an intelligence officer, rising to the rank of acting wing commander. He rose to prominence as a writer in the 1940s with works for children and for adults, and he became one of the world's best-selling authors. His awards for contribution to literature include the 1983 World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement and the British Book Awards' Children's Author of the Year in 1990. Dahl and his work have been criticised for racial stereotypes, misogyny a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie And The Great Glass Elevator
''Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator'' is a children's literature, children's book by British author Roald Dahl. It is the sequel to ''Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'', continuing the story of young List of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory characters#Charlie Bucket, Charlie Bucket and chocolatier Willy Wonka as they travel in the Great Glass Elevator. The book was published in the United States by Alfred A. Knopf, Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. in 1972, and in the United Kingdom by George Allen & Unwin in 1973. Although the original book has enjoyed several screen adaptations, ''The Great Glass Elevator'' has never been adapted for a visual medium; however it was adapted for audio by Puffin Audio Books starring Neil Answych as Charlie Bucket and Gordan Fairclough as Willy Wonka, and the second half of a BBC adaptation for BBC Radio 4, Radio 4 in 1983. In addition, Netflix is working on making an animated series based on the novel to be directed by Taika Waititi. Plot The story pi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brantford, Ontario
Brantford ( 2021 population: 104,688) is a city in Ontario, Canada, founded on the Grand River in Southwestern Ontario. It is surrounded by Brant County, but is politically separate with a municipal government of its own that is fully independent of the county's municipal government. Brantford is situated on the Haldimand Tract, traditional territory of the Neutral, Mississauga, and Haudenosaunee peoples. The city is named after Joseph Brant, an important Mohawk leader, soldier, farmer and slave owner. Brant was an important Loyalist leader during the American Revolutionary War and later, after the Haudenosaunee moved to the Brantford area in Upper Canada. Many of his descendants, and other First Nations people, live on the nearby Six Nations of the Grand River reserve south of Brantford; it is the most populous reserve in Canada. Brantford is known as the "Telephone City" as the city's famous resident, Alexander Graham Bell, invented the first telephone at his father's home ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indie Rock
Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand from the 1970s to the 1980s. Originally used to describe independent record labels, the term became associated with the music they produced and was initially used interchangeably with alternative rock or "Pop rock, guitar pop rock". One of the primary scenes of the movement was Dunedin, where Dunedin sound, a cultural scene based around a convergence of noise pop and jangle became popular among the city's University of Otago, large student population. Independent labels such as Flying Nun Records, Flying Nun began to promote the scene across New Zealand, inspiring key college rock bands in the United States such as Pavement (band), Pavement, Pixies (band), Pixies and R.E.M. Other notable scenes grew in Madchester, Manchester and Hamburger Schule, Hamburg, with many others thriving thereafter. In the 1980s, the use of the term "independent music, indie" (or " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Post-hardcore
Post-hardcore is a punk rock music genre that maintains the aggression and intensity of hardcore punk but emphasizes a greater degree of creative expression. It was initially inspired by post-punk and noise rock. Like post-punk, the term has been applied to a broad constellation of groups. Post-hardcore began in the 1980s with bands like Hüsker Dü and Minutemen (band), Minutemen. The genre expanded in the 1980s and 1990s with releases by bands from cities that had established hardcore scenes, such as Fugazi from Washington, D.C. as well as groups such as Big Black and Jawbox that stuck closer to post-hardcore's noise rock roots. In the early- and mid-2000s, achieved mainstream success with the popularity of bands like My Chemical Romance, Dance Gavin Dance, AFI (band), AFI, Underoath, Hawthorne Heights, Silverstein (band), Silverstein, The Used, At the Drive-In, Saosin, Alexisonfire, and Senses Fail. In the 2010s, bands like Sleeping with Sirens and Pierce the Veil achieved main ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ford Plant Recording Co
Ford commonly refers to: * Ford Motor Company, an automobile manufacturer founded by Henry Ford * Ford (crossing), a shallow crossing on a river Ford may also refer to: Ford Motor Company * Henry Ford, founder of the Ford Motor Company * Ford Foundation, established by Henry and Edsel * Ford Australia * Ford Brasil * Changan Ford * Ford Motor Company of Canada, Canadian subsidiary * Ford of Britain * Ford of Europe, the successor of British, German and Irish subsidiaries * Ford Germany * Ford Lio Ho * Ford New Zealand * Ford Motor Company Philippines * Ford Romania * Ford SAF, the French subsidiary between 1916 and 1954 * Ford Motor Company of South Africa * Fordson, the tractor and truck manufacturing arm of the Ford Motor Company * Ford Vietnam * Ford World Rally Team (aka Ford Motor Co. Team prior to 2005), Ford Motor Company's full factory World Rally Championship team (1978–2012) * Ford Performance * Henry Ford & Son Ltd, Ireland * List of Ford vehicles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indie Rock
Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand from the 1970s to the 1980s. Originally used to describe independent record labels, the term became associated with the music they produced and was initially used interchangeably with alternative rock or "Pop rock, guitar pop rock". One of the primary scenes of the movement was Dunedin, where Dunedin sound, a cultural scene based around a convergence of noise pop and jangle became popular among the city's University of Otago, large student population. Independent labels such as Flying Nun Records, Flying Nun began to promote the scene across New Zealand, inspiring key college rock bands in the United States such as Pavement (band), Pavement, Pixies (band), Pixies and R.E.M. Other notable scenes grew in Madchester, Manchester and Hamburger Schule, Hamburg, with many others thriving thereafter. In the 1980s, the use of the term "independent music, indie" (or " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ford Plant
The Ford Plant was a not-for-profit music venue founded in 2002. Throughout its history it functioned as an art gallery (the One King Gallery), studio, music store, and record label. The venue was located in downtown Brantford, Ontario, Canada, an area well known for its festivals and social experiences. As a small building The Ford Plant only held roughly one hundred people, with party-goers often spilling out into the streets. History The Ford Plant was founded in 2002 by Tim Ford (a member of the former indie/ math rock band, The Vermicious Knid) and Chris George (a local designer and zine publisher) at its original location 60 Colborne Street. Josh Bean joined Ford and George and shortly thereafter the Ford Plant was relocated to its current location at the corner of King and Colborne streets (1 King Street). The Ford Plant became known for its alcohol-free, all ages, not-for-profit model. The Ford Plant has welcomed bands from all over North America and beyond, includin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southwestern Ontario
Southwestern Ontario is a secondary region of Southern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. It occupies most of the Ontario Peninsula bounded by Lake Huron, including Georgian Bay, to the north and northwest; the St. Clair River, Lake St. Clair, and Detroit River, to the west; and Lake Erie to the south. To the east, on land, Southwestern Ontario is bounded by Central Ontario and the Golden Horseshoe. The region had a population of 2,583,544 in 2016. It is sometimes further divided into "Midwestern Ontario" covering the eastern half of the area and the heart of Southwestern Ontario encompassing the western half of the region. Definitions The Government of Ontario also classifies municipalities along the eastern side of Southwestern Ontario near the Grand River, including Wellington County (containing Guelph), the Region of Waterloo (containing Kitchener, Waterloo, and Cambridge), and Brant County (containing Brantford), as part the "Greater Golden Horseshoe" region that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Days That Stand Still
The Vermicious Knid was an indie rock band from Brantford, Ontario. Members were guitarists Tim Ford and Ryan Stanley, bassist Brian Ward and drummer Jesse Shanks. History The band formed in October 2000, choosing their name from extraterrestrial creatures in Roald Dahl's novel, '' Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator''."Record Guide Reviews: Pop/Rock" ''NOW Toronto'', by Sarah Liss, Matt Galloway, Tim Perlich, Elizabeth Bromstein. November 21, 2002 The band independently released an EP "We're Running Out Of Places To Drive" in 2001 and the song "A Signed Photo of Anne" was included on the AntiAntenna compilation ''The 20 Year Design Theory'', alongside The Constantines and other Canadian bands. A second EP, ''Days That Stand Still'' was released on AntiAntenna Recordings in 2002. Their song "Ev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smalltown Devotion/Hometown Compulsion
The Vermicious Knid was an indie rock band from Brantford, Ontario. Members were guitarists Tim Ford and Ryan Stanley, bassist Brian Ward and drummer Jesse Shanks. History The band formed in October 2000, choosing their name from extraterrestrial creatures in Roald Dahl's novel, '' Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator''."Record Guide Reviews: Pop/Rock" ''NOW Toronto'', by Sarah Liss, Matt Galloway, Tim Perlich, Elizabeth Bromstein. November 21, 2002 The band independently released an EP "We're Running Out Of Places To Drive" in 2001 and the song "A Signed Photo of Anne" was included on the AntiAntenna compilation ''The 20 Year Design Theory'', alongside The Constantines and other Canadian bands. A second EP, ''Days That Stand Still'' was released on AntiAntenna Recordings in 2002. Their song "Ev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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