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Giant Peach
"Giant Peach" is a song by British alternative rock band Wolf Alice. The song was released on 24 February 2015 as the lead single from their debut album ''My Love Is Cool'' via Dirty Hit. Background The song was released on 24 February alongside the announcement of the band's debut album ''My Love Is Cool''. Vocalist Ellie Rowsell stated that the song was about growing up in London and is about "a love affair with the city." The title of the song is a reference to Roald Dahl's book '' James and the Giant Peach''. Rowsell described the song as "a song to dance to, but also a song to lose your shit to." The song was premiered by Zane Lowe as the Hottest Record in the World on his BBC Radio 1 show. The song won the ''Best Track Award'' at the 2016 NME Awards. In popular culture The song was included on ''Guitar Hero Live'' GHTV mode alongside " Love Me" by The 1975, " Delete" by DMA's, "Man in the Box" by Alice in Chains, "Low" by Cracker and " Sleep Now in the Fire" by Ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James And The Giant Peach
''James and the Giant Peach'' is a popular children's novel written in 1961 by British author Roald Dahl. The first edition, published by Alfred Knopf, featured illustrations by Nancy Ekholm Burkert. There have been re-illustrated versions of it over the years, done by Michael Simeon (for the first British edition), Emma Chichester Clark, Lane Smith and Quentin Blake. It was adapted into a film of the same name in 1996 (with Smith being a conceptual designer) which was directed by Henry Selick, and a musical in 2010. The plot centres on a young English orphan boy who enters a gigantic, magical peach, and has a wild and surreal cross-world adventure with seven magically altered garden bugs he meets. Dahl was originally going to write about a giant cherry, but changed it to ''James and the Giant Peach'' because a peach is "prettier, bigger and squishier than a cherry." Because of the story's occasional macabre and potentially frightening content, it has become a regular target o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolf Alice
Wolf Alice are an English rock band from London, England. Formed in 2010 as an acoustic duo comprising singer Ellie Rowsell and guitarist Joff Oddie, Wolf Alice have also featured bassist Theo Ellis and drummer Joel Amey since 2012. Wolf Alice played their first gig at Highbury Garage, December 2010 supporting April in the Shade, after Rowsell and Oddie met the band at an open mic at the Hope and Anchor, Islington. They released their debut single " Fluffy" in February 2013 and followed it with " Bros" in May. They released their debut EP '' Blush'' in October, and its follow-up '' Creature Songs'' in May 2014. In February 2015, the band released the lead single "Giant Peach" from their debut album '' My Love Is Cool'', which was released in June 2015. It includes their 2014 single "Moaning Lisa Smile", which peaked at number nine on US ''Billboard''s Alternative Songs chart in August 2015, and was nominated for the 2016 Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance. The band release ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cracker (band)
Cracker is an American rock music, rock band, formed in 1990 by lead singer David Lowery (musician), David Lowery and guitarist Johnny Hickman. The band's first album ''Cracker (album), Cracker'' was released in 1992 on Virgin Records; it included the single "Teen Angst (What the World Needs Now)", which went to #1 on the U.S. Modern Rock Tracks, Modern Rock chart. The band's follow-up, the 1993 album ''Kerosene Hat'' included the hit songs "Low (Cracker song), Low", "Get Off This", and "Euro-Trash Girl". Cracker has released nine studio albums and several compilations, collaborations, solo projects and live albums. The band mix influences and sounds from rock music, rock, punk rock, punk, grunge, psychedelic music, psychedelia, country music, country, blues and folk music, folk. History 1990s Shortly after Lowery's former group Camper Van Beethoven disbanded in 1990, he began demoing material along with boyhood friend, guitarist Johnny Hickman. After moving from Redlands, C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Low (Cracker Song)
"Low" is a song by American rock band Cracker. It appears on their 1993 album, ''Kerosene Hat''. "Low", a sleeper hit, reached number 64 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart in May 1994. The song's biggest success was on the rock charts, reaching number three on the ''Billboard'' Modern Rock Tracks chart in November 1993 and number five on the ''Billboard'' Album Rock Tracks chart in March 1994. The music video, directed by Carlos Grasso, portrays Lowery badly losing a boxing match with actress/comedian Sandra Bernhard. Lead singer David Lowery has said that the band's label made him write a letter to radio stations denying that the song was about drugs, claiming that the repeated phrase "being stoned" was really "being stone." Lowery paraphrased a label executive as telling him, “I don’t believe you and neither will anyone else, but there needs to be deniability and this is what we’re gonna say.” The song was featured in the film ''The Perks of Being a Wallflower ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alice In Chains
Alice in Chains (often abbreviated as AIC) is an American rock band from Seattle, Washington, formed in 1987 by guitarist and vocalist Jerry Cantrell and drummer Sean Kinney, who later recruited bassist Mike Starr and lead vocalist Layne Staley. Starr was replaced by Mike Inez in 1993. William DuVall joined the band in 2006 as co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist, replacing Staley, who had died in 2002. The band took its name from Staley's previous group, the glam metal band Alice N' Chains. Often associated with grunge music, Alice in Chains' sound incorporates heavy metal elements. The band is known for its distinctive vocal style, which often included the harmonized vocals between Staley and Cantrell (and later Cantrell and DuVall). Cantrell started to sing lead vocals on the 1992 acoustic EP '' Sap'', and his role continued to grow in the following albums, making Alice in Chains a two-vocal band. Alice in Chains rose to international fame as part of the grunge mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Man In The Box
"Man in the Box" is a song by the American rock band Alice in Chains. It was released as a single in January 1991 after being featured on the group's debut studio album, ''Facelift'' (1990). It peaked at No. 18 on ''Billboard'''s Mainstream Rock chart and was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance in 1992. The song was included on the compilation albums '' Nothing Safe: Best of the Box'' (1999), ''Music Bank'' (1999), ''Greatest Hits'' (2001), and ''The Essential Alice in Chains'' (2006). "Man in the Box" was the second most-played song of the decade on mainstream rock radio between 2010 and 2019. Origin and recording In the liner notes of 1999's ''Music Bank'' box set collection, guitarist Jerry Cantrell said of the song; "That whole beat and grind of that is when we started to find ourselves; it helped Alice become what it was." The song makes use of a talk box to create the guitar effect. The idea of using a talk box came from producer Dave Jerden, who was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DMA's
DMA'S (stylised in all caps) are an Australian three-piece rock band formed in 2012 in Sydney. The band is composed of Tommy O'Dell, Matt Mason, and Johnny Took. They gained popularity for their debut single " Delete" and for their self-titled EP released in 2014. The band's moniker - DMA'S - comes from their former name, "The Dirty MA's". History Johnny Took, Matthew Mason and Tommy O'Dell began playing music together "for about two years" before DMA'S formed. In February 2014, DMA'S were signed to I OH YOU and released their debut single " Delete", which peaked at number 88 on the ARIA Charts. Their self-titled EP was released on 28 March 2014. In February 2016, the band released a full-length album titled ''Hills End''. It peaked at number 8 on the ARIA Albums Chart upon release in March 2016. In April 2016 they appeared on the cover of Australian magazine, ''Happy Mag''. Their song "Play It Out" features as one of the songs on ''FIFA 17'', the EA Sports video game. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hills End (album)
''Hills End'' is the debut album by Australian indie rock band DMA's, released on 26 February 2016. It peaked at number eight for one week in March 2016 on the ARIA Albums Chart. The album also charted in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. The album has received BRIT Certified Breakthrough status. Track listing Personnel Credits adapted from the album's liner notes Liner notes (also sleeve notes or album notes) are the writings found on the sleeves of LP record albums and in booklets that come inserted into the compact disc jewel case or the equivalent packaging for cassettes. Origin Liner notes are desc .... DMA's *Thomas O'Dell - vocals, drums on "Blown Away" and "Play It Out" *Matthew Mason - guitars, vocals, keys *Johnny Took - guitars, bass on "Blown Away" Additional musicians *Paddy Harrowsmith - guitars *Liam Hoskins - drums *Thomas Crandles - bass (except "Delete" and "Lay Down") *Paddy Cornwall - bass on "Delete" and "Lay Down" Charts Certifications ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The 1975
The 1975 are an English pop rock band formed in 2002 in Wilmslow, Cheshire. Now based in Manchester, the band consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Matthew "Matty" Healy, lead guitarist Adam Hann, bassist Ross MacDonald, and drummer George Daniel. The band members met in secondary school and performed together as teenagers. Gigs, organised by a council worker, led the band to sign with Dirty Hit and Polydor Records. They opened for several major acts and released a series of extended plays ('' Facedown'', ''Sex'', ''Music for Cars'', '' IV'') from 2012–13, before releasing their UK chart-topping self-titled debut album (2013), which includes the popular singles "Sex", "Chocolate", and "Robbers". Their second album, ''I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful yet So Unaware of It'' (2016), reached No. 1 in the UK, US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. The band released their third studio album, '' A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships'' (2018), to crit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Me (The 1975 Song)
"Love Me" is a song by English band the 1975 from their second studio album, ''I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful yet So Unaware of It'' (2016). The song was written by Matty Healy, George Daniel, Adam Hann and Ross MacDonald. Mike Crossey handled the production alongside Daniel and Healy. It was released on 8 October 2015 by Dirty Hit and Polydor Records as the lead single from the album. Written two years before its release, the song was inspired by the band's adjustment to their newfound celebrity status, having found themselves in a scene where fame was prized as currency. The track's production was inspired by the music of the 1980s, specifically the work of Trevor Horn, Frankie Goes to Hollywood and Oingo Boingo. A funk and electropop song, "Love Me" is markedly more pop-sounding than the 1975's trademark ambient and ethereal compositions, incorporating elements of new wave, post-punk, art pop, dance-pop, funk rock and power pop. The production encompasse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guitar Hero Live
''Guitar Hero Live'' is a 2015 music rhythm video game developed by FreeStyleGames and published by Activision. It is the seventh main installment in the ''Guitar Hero'' series. The game was released for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Wii U, Xbox 360, and Xbox One in November 2015. As with previous games in the series, the goal is to use a special guitar controller to match fret patterns displayed on a scrolling note pattern on screen in time with the music. The game serves as a reboot of the ''Guitar Hero'' franchise, being the first new entry in the series since '' Warriors of Rock'' in 2010. Activision wanted to bring back ''Guitar Hero'' for the next generation of video game consoles but wanted the new game to be innovative. These innovations included a new guitar controller featuring a 6 button, 3-fret layout in contrast to the 5 button controller of previous games. The game featured two main modes; ''GH Live'', the games career mode, featured the note pattern displayed at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NME Awards
The ''NME'' Awards is an annual music awards show in the United Kingdom, founded by the music magazine ''NME'' (''New Musical Express''). The first awards show was held in 1953 as the ''NME'' Poll Winners Concerts, shortly after the founding of the magazine. Though the accolades given are entirely genuine, the ceremony itself is usually carried out in a humorous and jovial manner, and have included categories in the past like "Villain of the Year" and "Worst Record". The trophies given to the winners resemble an extended middle finger. History The awards began as the ''NME'' Poll Winners Concert and associated awards ceremony in 1953. These continued through until 1972, where concerts were filmed and broadcast on ITV. The Beatles and the Rolling Stones were most commonly featured. Venues included the Royal Albert Hall and the Empire Pool, Wembley. In 2008, a compact disc was given away with a special souvenir box set issue of the ''NME'' magazine on 27 February 2008, called ''N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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