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Gavin Clark
Gavin Clark (25 January 1969 – 16 February 2015) was an English singer-songwriter and musician. He was a member of groups including Sunhouse, Clayhill and UNKLE. Clark was a long term friend of director Shane Meadows, they met in 1989 at a Manchester house party when working at Alton Towers amusement park. Meadows asked Clark to score his debut feature ''Small Time'' in 1996 with film producer and drummer Dominic Dillon. Clark's work subsequently appeared in each of Meadow's films. Actor Paddy Considine, another friend of Meadows, was briefly in a band with Clark. Clark and Dillon went on to form the group Sunhouse with guitarist Paul Bacon and bassist Rob Brooks. Sunhouse released one album, the critically acclaimed '' Crazy on the Weekend'' in 1998 but split in 1999. Clark then went on to form the band Clayhill in 2003 with guitarist Ted Barnes and bassist Ali Friend. They released a number of EPs and three albums before splitting in 2007. Clark had more or less given u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunhouse (band)
Sunhouse was a short-lived British, Burton upon Trent based band, who released two EPs and one CD album. The band consisted of Gavin Clark (vocals), Paul Bacon (guitar), Robert Brooks (bass) and Dominic Dillon (drums) with Tony Robinson and Oliver Jones supporting them onstage when they played live. A year after their debut LP ''Crazy on the Weekend'' was released, the band had split up. Songwriter Gavin Clark originally met film director Shane Meadows when both were working at the Alton Towers leisure park. Several years later, Meadows contacted Clark to provide songs for the soundtrack to his low-budget film, ''Small Time''. Clark quickly formed a band for the work, recruiting guitarist Paul Bacon and two former members of indie band the Telescopes, bass player Robert Brooks and drummer Dominic Dillon. The band signed a contract with Independiente Records and completed further soundtrack work for Meadows' feature-length debut, '' Twenty Four Seven''. The limited edition ''Small ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clayhill
Clayhill was a British three-piece folk band comprising Ali Friend, Ted Barnes and vocalist Gavin Clark. They released their debut album ''Small Circle'' in 2004, and released two EPs and another LP, ''Mine at Last'' (2006). Throughout the summer of 2006 they toured with Mercury Music Prize winners Gomez and Beth Orton, as the support act on both her UK and US tours to promote ''Comfort of Strangers''. In 2004, they appeared in the special Christmas concert at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London as one of Aqualung's special guests. In the same year their song "Afterlight" was used in the soundtrack of acclaimed Shane Meadows thriller '' Dead Man's Shoes''. Their cover of The Smiths's "Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want" is featured on ''This Is England'', also directed by Meadows. Gavin Clark, lead singer of Clayhill, is featured on four albums by UNKLE: '' War Stories'', '' End Titles... Stories for Film'', ''Where Did the Night Fall'' and '' Another Night Out'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shane Meadows
Shane Meadows (born 26 December 1972) is an English director, screenwriter and actor, known for his work in independent film, most notably the cult film ''This Is England'' (2006) and its three sequels (2010–2015). Meadows' other films include ''Small Time'' (1996), '' Twenty Four Seven'' (1997), ''A Room for Romeo Brass'' (1999), ''Once Upon a Time in the Midlands'' (2002), '' Dead Man's Shoes'' (2004), '' Somers Town'' (2006), ''Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee'' (2009), and '' The Stone Roses: Made of Stone'' (2013). Early life Meadows was born on 26 December 1972 in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire. In 1982, his father Arty, a lorry driver, discovered the body of Susan Maxwell, a child murder victim of Robert Black, and was initially a suspect in the murder case, which led to Meadows being bullied at school. Meadows moved to Nottingham when he was 20. Career Meadows enrolled on a Performing Arts course at Burton College, where he first met friend and future collaborator Paddy Considi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alton Towers
Alton Towers Resort ( ) (often referred to as Alton Towers) is a theme park and resort complex in Staffordshire, England, near the village of Alton. The park is operated by Merlin Entertainments Group and incorporates a theme park, water park, spa, mini golf and hotel complex. Originally a private estate of the Earls of Shrewsbury, Alton Towers' grounds were opened to the public in 1860 to raise funds. In the late 20th century, it was transformed into a theme park and opened a number of new rides from 1980 onwards. In 2019, it was the second most visited theme park in the UK with 2,130,000 visitors which puts it after Legoland Windsor. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Alton Towers was only open from July 4th until November with a limited capacity meaning only 670,000 visitors came to the park in 2020. The park has many attractions such as Congo River Rapids, Runaway Mine Train, Nemesis, Oblivion, Galactica, The Smiler, Wicker Man, Rita and TH13TEEN. It operates a total of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Small Time (1996)
''Small Time'' is a 1996 British comedy-drama film written, directed by and starring Shane Meadows in his directorial debut, and who also produced with Dominic Dillon. Plot The film follows a group of friends that are small-time criminals in Sneinton, a suburb of Nottingham. The main protagonists are best friends, Jumbo and Malc. At the beginning of the film we hear Jumbo narrating, "We're not into anything heavy. We just rob from the rich and sell it to the poor for half price. We're just small time." Malc and his partner Kate live next door to Jumbo and his partner Ruby. Malc and Kate can continually hear the domestic abuse in the neighbouring house, but Ruby is quick to defend Jumbo although she does concede that he is bad in bed and tells Kate that she uses a sex aid. Malc is unhappy with the way his life is going but cannot seem to find a way out of the situation. Kate is unhappy too and pushes Malc to sever ties with the group. Kate attends a yoga class and mak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paddy Considine
Patrick George Considine (born 5 September 1973) is an English actor, director, and screenwriter. He frequently collaborates with filmmaker/director Shane Meadows. He has received two British Academy Film Awards, three Evening Standard British Film Awards, British Independent Film Awards and a Silver Lion for Best Short Film at the 2007 Venice Film Festival. His first major onscreen appearance was in his first collaboration with Meadows in ''A Room for Romeo Brass'' (1999) in which he played the small-town disturbed character Morell. His first lead role as love-struck misfit Alfie in Paweł Pawlikowski’s '' Last Resort'' (2000) won him the Best Actor award at the Thessaloniki Film Festival. Through the early 2000’s he had leading performances in both '' In America'' (2003) and ''My Summer of Love'' (2004), and supporting parts in '' Doctor Sleep'' (2002) and '' 24 Hour Party People'' (2002). His role as Richard in Meadows' revenge film '' Dead Man's Shoes'' (2004), a fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crazy On The Weekend
''Crazy on the Weekend'' is the sole album by English indie band Sunhouse. Working with producer John Reynolds, the band continued their practice of recording outside a studio environment, working in the producer's house in Notting Hill. Their acoustic-based songs were augmented by washes of strings and organ, earning comparisons to Nick Drake, Tom Waits and Beth Orton. Sinéad O'Connor provides backing vocals on the track "Hard Sun". Released in March 1998, ''Crazy on the Weekend'' had some critical success including a five star review in ''Uncut''. It featured in the year end best of lists for ''Uncut'', ''Les Inrockuptibles'' (both unordered) and ''Mojo'' (#15). Despite the critical success, the album sold poorly and the band never recorded again. Singer-songwriter Gavin Clark went on to form the band Clayhill Clayhill was a British three-piece folk band comprising Ali Friend, Ted Barnes and vocalist Gavin Clark. They released their debut album ''Small Circle'' in 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pizza Delivery
Pizza delivery is a service in which a pizzeria or pizza chain delivers a pizza to a customer. An order is typically made either by telephone, or over the internet, in which the customer can request pizza type and size, and other items to be delivered with it, commonly including soft drinks. Pizzas may be delivered in cardboard pizza boxes or delivery bags, and deliveries are made with either an automobile, motorized scooter, or bicycle. Customers can, depending on the provider, choose to pay online, or in person, with cash, credit card, debit card or other means. A delivery fee is sometimes charged, although free delivery is also common. Ordering Ordering pizza for delivery usually involves contacting a local pizza restaurant or chain by telephone or online. Online ordering is available in many countries, where some pizza chains offer online menus and ordering. The pizza delivery industry has kept pace with technological developments since the 1980s beginning with the ris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
End Titles
End, END, Ending, or variation, may refer to: End *In mathematics: **End (category theory) **End (topology) **End (graph theory) ** End (group theory) (a subcase of the previous) **End (endomorphism) *In sports and games **End (gridiron football) **End, a division of play in the sports of curling, target archery and pétanque **End (dominoes), one of the halves of the face of a domino tile *In entertainment: **End (band) an American hardcore punk supergroup formed in 2017. **End key on a modern computer keyboard **End Records, a record label **"End", a song by The Cure from ''Wish'' ** Ends (song) (1998 song) song by Everlast, off the album ''Whitey Ford Sings the Blues'' *In other areas: **End, in weaving, a single thread of the warp **''Ends (short story collection)'' (1988 book) anthology of Gordon R. Dickson stories END * European Nuclear Disarmament * Endoglin, a glycoprotein * Equivalent narcotic depth, a concept used in underwater diving * Environmental noise directive * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Where Did The Night Fall
''Where Did the Night Fall'' is the fourth studio album from British electronic music act Unkle, released on . Background As a documentation of the work on the album, on 13 April 2009, James Lavelle, Unkle's mastermind, started an official "UNKLE Blog". According to the first post, Lavelle started to work in studio in January 2009 with Pablo Clements, James Griffith, Joel Cadbury, Gavin Clark, Matt Pierce and Mike Lowry. Promotion On a single, " Heavy Drug (Surrender Sounds Mix)", was made available digitally via Beatport and iTunes. On the download was followed by a remix EP with remixes by King Unique, Steve Mac and Future Beat Alliance. On a song, "Natural Selection", appeared as a streaming on ''Spin'' magazine's website, and was later made available to download as a 320 kbit/s MP3 file, via UNKLE's official website. Beginning on 31 March, a Warm Digits remix of "Natural Selection" was made available for download to customers who had pre-ordered "Where Did the Night F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TOYDRUM
Toydrum are an English musical duo formed in 2011 by former Unkle band members and record producers Pablo Clements and James Griffith. The pair work out of their Brighton studio, The Toyrooms, where they wrote and recorded their debut EP, ''Distant Focus Vol 1'' (2014), and the subsequent ''Evangelist'' (2015), with Gavin Clark. In 2015, the duo composed and produced the score to the film ''London Fields (film), London Fields'', directed by Mathew Cullen. Clements and Griffith wrote and produced music for Shane Meadows' series ''This Is England '90'', under the name Evangelist, a project they started with Gavin Clark and Clayhill. At the end of 2015, Toydrum finished the score to Christopher Smith (director), Christopher Smith's ''Detour (2016 film), Detour''. The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on 16 April 2016. The score was shortlisted for a BIFA Award. In 2016, they also worked with Alice Lowe on the score to her first feature film, ''Prevenge'', which premier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
