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Ged Grimes
Ged Grimes (born on 28 March 1962) is a Scottish musician, producer and composer. He is currently the bass player for rock band Simple Minds, and was a founding member of Scottish pop band Danny Wilson whose hits include "Mary's Prayer" (from ''Meet Danny Wilson'' and featured prominently in the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack to the movie ''There's Something About Mary''), and "The Second Summer of Love" (from ''Bebop Moptop''). Musical career Danny Wilson (1984–1991) After Danny Wilson After the break-up of Danny Wilson, Grimes began to focus on writing, performing, and producing other artists including Eddi Reader, Simply Red, and Natalie Imbruglia. Grimes has also done a substantial amount of work for both television and film. His television credits include ''Tartan Shorts''. As the owner of Jack's Hoose Music, Grimes has worked on a number of interactive entertainment media projects in recent years. Grimes composed the soundtrack for the PC game Earthworm Jim 3D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dundee
Dundee (; sco, Dundee; gd, Dùn Dè or ) is Scotland's fourth-largest city and the 51st-most-populous built-up area in the United Kingdom. The mid-year population estimate for 2016 was , giving Dundee a population density of 2,478/km2 or 6,420/sq mi, the second-highest in Scotland. It lies within the eastern central Lowlands on the north bank of the Firth of Tay, which feeds into the North Sea. Under the name of Dundee City, it forms one of the 32 council areas used for local government in Scotland. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Angus, the city developed into a burgh in the late 12th century and established itself as an important east coast trading port. Rapid expansion was brought on by the Industrial Revolution, particularly in the 19th century when Dundee was the centre of the global jute industry. This, along with its other major industries, gave Dundee its epithet as the city of "jute, jam and journalism". Today, Dundee is promoted as "One City, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Earthworm Jim 3D
''Earthworm Jim 3D'' is a platform video game developed by VIS Interactive and published by Interplay Entertainment for the Nintendo 64. It is the third in the ''Earthworm Jim'' series and a sequel to ''Earthworm Jim 2.'' It was the first game in the series to not be developed by Shiny Entertainment, which had recently instituted a strict "no sequels" policy. Interplay Entertainment, having recently purchased the Earthworm Jim rights, handed the franchise off to VIS Interactive. The game suffered a difficult, prolonged development cycle and was repeatedly delayed until it was released in 1999 for the Nintendo 64, with Rockstar Games publishing the N64 version in North America. It was ported to Microsoft Windows. The game was not received well, with critics claiming that the charm of the originals was lost, and that despite the long development period, the game still felt sloppy and lacked previously promoted features. Gameplay ''Earthworm Jim 3D'' borrows much of its gameplay from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fête De L'Humanité
The fête de l'Humanité (; ''English: Festival of Humanity'') is an event organised annually by French daily newspaper ''L'Humanité'' in order to fund itself. It is the largest popular gathering in France. L'Humanité was created in 1904 by French socialist Jean Jaurès, but the first fête de l'Humanité took place in September 1930 to raise funds for the newspaper ''L'Humanité'' and 1000 people attended it. In 2010, the festival attracted 600,000 visitors. A new record was set in 2018, when 800,000 visitors participated in the festival. The festival is organized and held almost exclusively by volunteers, since it exists to fund the newspaper. Hundreds of stalls are scattered around the venue offering food and drinks with the stall holders coming from all over the world to be part of the event. The fête is a unique mix of politics and entertainment, with concerts happening alongside many debates, art exhibits, movies, etc. Because of the close relationship between l'Humanit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of the world's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, fashion, gastronomy, and science. For its leading role in the arts and sciences, as well as its very early system of street lighting, in the 19th century it became known as "the City of Light". Like London, prior to the Second World War, it was also sometimes called the capital of the world. The City of Paris is the centre of the Île-de-France region, or Paris Region, with an estimated population of 12,262,544 in 2019, or about 19% of the population of France, making the region France's primate city. The Paris Region had a GDP of €739 billion ($743 billion) in 2019, which is the highest in Europe. According to the Economist Intelli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lostboy! AKA Jim Kerr
''Lostboy! AKA Jim Kerr'' is Simple Minds front-man Jim Kerr's first solo album released on 17 May 2010. The album entered the UK charts at No. 94 on 29 May 2010 and UK Independent Chart at #8. The album has also made the charts in some other European areas, most notably Germany, Italy, France and Belgium. Overview The album was released in five different formats; the 11-track standard CD-version, the 14-track Limited Edition CD, the Collector's Edition (11-track CD + 2-track bonus 7" vinyl), 11-track LP and 11-track digital download. Second Lostboy album Kerr planned a second Lostboy album for which he wrote a large number of songs - amongst which were "Broken Glass Park", "Blood Diamonds", "Honest Town", "Kill Or Cure" "Spirited Away", "Sense Of Discovery" and "Summer". However, the plans were cancelled and the tracks were repurposed for the Simple Minds releases ''Big Music'' (2014) and '' Walk Between Worlds'' (2018). Other songs, such as "Spirit Catcher", were played live b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andalucia
Andalusia (, ; es, Andalucía ) is the southernmost autonomous community in Peninsular Spain. It is the most populous and the second-largest autonomous community in the country. It is officially recognised as a "historical nationality". The territory is divided into eight provinces: Almería, Cádiz, Córdoba, Granada, Huelva, Jaén, Málaga, and Seville. Its capital city is Seville. The seat of the High Court of Justice of Andalusia is located in the city of Granada. Andalusia is located in the south of the Iberian Peninsula, in southwestern Europe, immediately south of the autonomous communities of Extremadura and Castilla-La Mancha; west of the autonomous community of Murcia and the Mediterranean Sea; east of Portugal and the Atlantic Ocean; and north of the Mediterranean Sea and the Strait of Gibraltar. Andalusia is the only European region with both Mediterranean and Atlantic coastlines. The small British Overseas Territories, British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben 10
''Ben 10'' is an American media franchise created by Man of Action Studios, produced by Cartoon Network Studios and owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. The series centers on a boy named Ben Tennyson who acquires the Omnitrix, an alien device resembling a wristwatch, which contains DNA of different alien species. Using the Omnitrix, Ben can transform into powerful aliens with various abilities. The Omnitrix initially contains ten aliens, although later on Ben obtains more species by adding their DNA. The ''Ben 10'' franchise has received widespread critical acclaim, winning 3 Emmy Awards. It consists primarily of 5 television series and 4 films, the latter of which aired between August 2007 and March 2012. Spanning over 16 years, it is Cartoon Network's longest-running franchise to date. There is also a ''Ben 10'' toy line manufactured by Bandai for the first four shows and Playmates Toys for the reboot. Worldwide, the franchise has grossed over in retail sales. On February 17, 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shrek The Third (video Game)
''Shrek the Third'' is an Action-adventure game, action-adventure video game based on the 2007 DreamWorks Animation Shrek the Third, animated film of the same name, developed by Amaze Entertainment, 7 Studios, Shaba Games and Vicarious Visions. The game was published by Activision in May 2007, for Game Boy Advance, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo DS, Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable. The soundtrack was composed by Winifred Phillips and produced by Winnie Waldron, with additional music by Geoff Zanelli. It was the last DreamWorks Animation game released for the Game Boy Advance. Gameplay The storyline of ''Shrek the Third'' is based on the film. Shrek (character), Shrek has to find List of Shrek characters#Secondary characters, Artie to have him serve as King of Far Far Away, while List of Shrek characters#Main villains, Prince Charming attempts to storm the city, and take the throne by force. Players can play as main characters from the film, including Shrek (cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sky (UK & Ireland)
Sky UK Limited is a British broadcaster and telecommunications company that provides television and broadband Internet services, fixed line and mobile telephone services to consumers and businesses in the United Kingdom. It is a subsidiary of Sky Group and from 2018 onwards, part of Comcast. It is the UK's largest pay-TV broadcaster with 12.7 million customers as of the end of 2019 for its digital satellite TV platform. Sky's flagship products are Sky Q and the internet-based Sky Glass, and its flagship channels are Sky Showcase, Sky Sports and Sky Atlantic. Formed as British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB) in November 1990 through the merger of Sky Television and British Satellite Broadcasting, it grew into a major media company by the end of the decade, notably owning all the television broadcasting rights for the Premier League and almost all the domestic rights of Hollywood films. Following BSkyB's acquisition of Sky Italia and a majority interest in Sky Deutschland in 2014, it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namco
was a Japanese multinational corporation, multinational video game and entertainment company, headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo. It held several international branches, including Namco America in Santa Clara, California, Namco Europe in London, Namco Taiwan in Kaohsiung, and Shanghai Namco in mainland China. Namco was founded by Masaya Nakamura (businessman), Masaya Nakamura on June 1, 1955, as beginning as an operator of coin-operated amusement rides. After reorganizing to Nakamura Seisakusho Co., Ltd. in 1959, a partnership with Walt Disney Productions provided the company with the resources to expand its operations. In the 1960s, it manufactured Electro-mechanical game, electro-mechanical arcade games such as the 1965 hit ''Periscope (arcade game), Periscope''. It entered the video game industry after acquiring the struggling Japanese division of Atari, Inc., Atari in 1974, distributing games such as ''Breakout (video game), Breakout'' in Japan. The company renamed itself Namco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fast And The Furious (film Series)
''Fast & Furious'' (also known as ''The Fast and the Furious'') is a media franchise centered on a series of action films that are largely concerned with street racing, heists, spies, and family. The franchise also includes short films, a television series, live shows, toys, video games and theme park attractions. It is distributed by Universal Pictures. The first film was released in 2001, which began the original tetralogy of films focused on illegal street racing and culminated in the film ''Fast & Furious'' (2009). The series transitioned towards heists and spying with '' Fast Five'' (2011) and was followed by five sequels, with the most recent, ''Fast X'', set for release in May 2023. The main films are collectively known as ''The Fast Saga''. Universal expanded the series to include the spin-off film '' Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw'' (2019), while its subsidiary DreamWorks Animation followed this with the animated streaming television series ''Fast & ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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