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Album
An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual Phonograph record#78 rpm disc developments, 78 rpm records collected in a bound book resembling a photograph album; this format evolved after 1948 into single vinyl LP record, long-playing (LP) records played at revolutions per minute, rpm. The album was the dominant form of recorded music expression and consumption from the mid-1960s to the early 21st century, a period known as the album era. Vinyl LPs are still issued, though album sales in the 21st-century have mostly focused on CD and MP3 formats. The 8-track tape was the first tape format widely used alongside vinyl from 1965 until being phased out by 1983 and was gradually supplanted by the cassette tape during the 1970s and early 1980s; the populari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rock Music
Rock music is a broad genre of popular music that originated as " rock and roll" in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s, developing into a range of different styles in the mid-1960s and later, particularly in the United States and United Kingdom.W. E. Studwell and D. F. Lonergan, ''The Classic Rock and Roll Reader: Rock Music from its Beginnings to the mid-1970s'' (Abingdon: Routledge, 1999), p.xi It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, a style that drew directly from the blues and rhythm and blues genres of African-American music and from country music. Rock also drew strongly from a number of other genres such as electric blues and folk, and incorporated influences from jazz, classical, and other musical styles. For instrumentation, rock has centered on the electric guitar, usually as part of a rock group with electric bass guitar, drums, and one or more singers. Usually, rock is song-based music with a time signature using a verse–chorus form, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scorpio Rising (Tomoyasu Hotei Album)
Scorpio Rising may refer to: Music * Scorpio Rising (band), an English rock band * ''Scorpio Rising'' (Death in Vegas album), plus the title song * ''Scorpio Rising'' (Prong album) *''Scorpio Rising'', a 1976 album by Paul Ryan *''Scorpio Rising'', a 2002 album by Tomoyasu Hotei *"Scorpio Rising", a song by Adam Ant from his 1985 album '' Vive Le Rock'' *"Scorpio Rising", a song by Filipino rock band Eraserheads from their 1998 international album ''Aloha Milkyway'' *"Scorpio Rising", a track by Yello from the December 2009 re-release of their album ''Touch Yello'' *"Scorpio Rising", a song by 10,000 Maniacs from their 1985 album '' The Wishing Chair'' Other uses * ''Scorpio Rising'' (film), a 1963 short film by Kenneth Anger * "Scorpio Rising" (''Mighty Max'' episode), the 38th ''Mighty Max'' cartoon episode See also * ''Scorpia Rising ''Alex Rider'' is a series of spy novels written by British author Anthony Horowitz. The novels revolve around a teenage spy named Alex Ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electric Samurai (The Noble Savage)
''Electric Samurai (The Noble Savage)'' is a 2004 album by Tomoyasu Hotei. In addition to a few original tracks, the album includes much of Hotei's work for the soundtracks of the films '' Samurai Fiction'' and ''New Battles Without Honor and Humanity New Battles Without Honor and Humanity may refer to: *New Battles Without Honor and Humanity (1974 film), ''New Battles Without Honor and Humanity'' (1974 film), a Japanese film directed by Kinji Fukasaku *New Battles Without Honor and Humanity (20 ...'' (''Another Battle''). The three versions of " Battle Without Honor or Humanity" included were originally used on the soundtrack of the latter, although the original version was prominently featured in Quentin Tarantino's '' Kill Bill''. Track listing All tracks by Tomoyasu Hotei, except where noted # " Battle Without Honor or Humanity" – 2:29 # "Katana Groove" – 4:12 # "Jingi" – 1:58 # "Kill The Target" – 2:52 # " Immigrant Song" (Page, Plant) – 2:53 # "Battle Withou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomoyasu Hotei
, also known simply as Hotei ( ), is a Japanese musician, singer-songwriter, composer, record producer and actor. With a career spanning more than 35 years, Hotei claims record sales of over 40 million copies and has collaborated with acclaimed artists from around the world. Hotei first rose to prominence in the 1980s as the guitarist for Boøwy, one of Japan's most popular rock bands, before starting a solo career. In 2003, he was ranked number 70 on HMV Japan's list of the 100 most important Japanese pop acts. He ranked second in a 2011 poll on who the Japanese people thought was the best guitarist to represent Japan. An iconic artist in his native Japan, he moved to London in 2005 and continues to perform and release music globally. Hotei's song "Battle Without Honor or Humanity" has been featured in numerous films, commercials, video games, and events, including Quentin Tarantino's feature film ''Kill Bill''. Early life Hotei was born to a Korean father and a Russian-born Jap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kō Machida
is a Japanese author, punk rock singer, poet, and actor. History Machida formed a punk rock band called Inu (meaning "dog" in Japanese) in 1978, for which he used the stage name Machida Machizō (). Inu released their first album, ''Meshi Kuuna!'' (literally "Don't eat!") in 1981. The band split shortly after the album release. He went on to form a number of bands and released several albums. His albums earned reasonable critical acclaims but the commercial success was limited. His first literary work, ''Kūge'', was published in 1992, and included a selection of his poems. His first novel, ''Gussun Daikoku'', was published in 1996. It earned him the Bunkamura Deux Magots Literary Award. His unique style of story-telling marked by non-sense, irreverence, and slapstick is influenced by Kamigata (Kansai) Rakugo and Jidaigeki (samurai dramas). Some critics link him to self-destructive I Novel writers before the World War II such as Kamura Isota and Chikamatsu Shūkō. Oda Sakuno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariko Koike
is a Japanese novelist. Biography Mariko Koike is a popular detective and horror novelist. Koike was born in Tokyo and graduated from Seikei University. Her first collection of essays was ''Recommendations to Women of the World'' and it became a bestseller. She has been a novelist since her novel came out in 1986. Several of her novels have been translated in to English by Deborah Boliver Boehm. She lived with her husband writer Yoshinaga Fujita until his death on 30 January 2020. They lived in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture. Awards *1989 Japan Mystery Writers' Association Prize, for Tsuma no Onnatomodachi (My Wife's Female Friend) *1996 Naoki Prize The Naoki Prize, officially , is a Japanese literary award presented biannually. It was created in 1935 by Kikuchi Kan, then editor of the ''Bungeishunjū'' magazine, and named in memory of novelist Naoki Sanjugo. Sponsored by the Society for the ..., for Koi (Love) *1998 Shimase Romance Literary Prize Bibliography *The Graveya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shuichi Yoshida
is a Japanese novelist. Biography Shūichi Yoshida was born in Nagasaki, and studied Business Administration at Hosei University. He won the Bungakukai Prize for New Writers in 1997 for his story "Saigo no Musuko", and the Akutagawa Prize in 2002 (the fifth time he'd been nominated for the prize) for "Park Life". In 2002 he also won the Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize for ''Parade'', and for winning both literary and popular prizes Yoshida was seen as a crossover writer, like Amy Yamada or Masahiko Shimada. In 2003 he wrote lyrics for the song "Great Escape" on Tomoyasu Hotei's album, 'Doberman'. His 2007 novel, ''Akunin'', won the Osaragi Jiro Prize and the Mainichi Publishing Culture Award, and was adapted into an award-winning 2010 film by Lee Sang-il. Another novel, Taiyo wa Ugokanai has been made into a 2020 film. Works in English translation * ''Villain'' (original title: Akunin), trans. Philip Gabriel (London: Pantheon, 2010) * ''Parade'' (original title: Parēdo), trans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Etsushi Toyokawa
is a Japanese actor. Biography Born in Yao, Osaka, he studied at Shimizudani High School, and eventually dropped out of Kwansei Gakuin University to pursue a career in acting. He began by joining the sho-gekijo theatrical troupe "Under Thirty," which was known for the membership of another famous actor, Watanabe Eriko, at the time. Though like many new theatre actors at the time, he struggled to make ends meet until he got his first big break in 1992, in the television drama ''Night Head'' alongside Shinji Takeda, as one of two brothers with supernatural powers. In 1993 he won the "Newcomer of the Year" award for his drama ''Kira Kira Hikaru'', and the Popularity Award in 1996 for his work in the drama ''Love Letter''. He also won the Japanese Academy Award as best supporting actor three times, the Hochi Film Award for ''Love Letter'', '' No Way Back'' and ''Hanako''. Selected filmography Film Television Video games * ''Lost Odyssey is a Japanese role-pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 Albums
3 (three) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 2 and preceding 4, and is the smallest odd prime number and the only prime preceding a square number. It has religious or cultural significance in many societies. Evolution of the Arabic digit The use of three lines to denote the number 3 occurred in many writing systems, including some (like Roman and Chinese numerals) that are still in use. That was also the original representation of 3 in the Brahmic (Indian) numerical notation, its earliest forms aligned vertically. However, during the Gupta Empire the sign was modified by the addition of a curve on each line. The Nāgarī script rotated the lines clockwise, so they appeared horizontally, and ended each line with a short downward stroke on the right. In cursive script, the three strokes were eventually connected to form a glyph resembling a with an additional stroke at the bottom: ३. The Indian digits spread to the Caliphate in the 9th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
