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Guy Hoffman
Guy Hoffman (born May 20, 1954 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is a drummer and vocalist, formerly of such bands as Oil Tasters, BoDeans, Violent Femmes and Absinthe. He is a composer for such films as ''Field Day'' and a founding member of Radio Romeo. Life Hoffman began playing drums at the age of nine. He developed skills in music and art under the direction of Eddie Allen, Sylvia Spicuzza, LeRoy Augustine, and Joe Ferrara within the Shorewood public school system. From 1972 to 1976, Hoffman concentrated on watercolor painting and drawing under professor Laurence Rathsack in the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (UWM) Fine Arts programs. He also played popular music with local bands at live music venues throughout Wisconsin. From 1977 to 1978, Hoffman studied graphic arts with Leon Travanti and graduated from UWM with a BA in fine art and visual communications. Music career Hoffman was a founding member of The Haskels and Oil Tasters, bands in Milwaukee's punk scene. He was an o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee ( ), officially the City of Milwaukee, is both the most populous and most densely populated city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, Milwaukee County. With a population of 577,222 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, Milwaukee is the List of United States cities by population, 31st largest city in the United States, the fifth-largest city in the Midwestern United States, and the second largest city on Lake Michigan's shore behind Chicago. It is the main cultural and economic center of the Milwaukee metropolitan area, the fourth-most densely populated metropolitan area in the Midwestern United States, Midwest. Milwaukee is considered a global city, categorized as "Gamma minus" by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network, with a regional List of U.S. metropolitan areas by GDP, GDP of over $102 billion in 2020. Today, Milwaukee is one of the most ethnicity, ethnically and Cultural diversity, cult ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sabrina, The Teenage Witch
''Sabrina the Teenage Witch'' is a comic book series published by Archie Comics about the adventures of a fictional American teenager named Sabrina Spellman. Sabrina was created by writer George Gladir and artist Dan DeCarlo, and first appeared in '' Archie's Madhouse'' #22 (cover-dated Oct. 1962). Storylines of the character at elementary-school-age also appear under the title "Sabrina -- That Cute Little Witch" in almost all of the ''Little Archie'' comics. The series' premise is that Sabrina, a "half-witch" – her mother is an ordinary human, or "mortal" as witches refer to them, while her father is a warlock – lives with her two aunts, Hilda and Zelda Spellman, both witches themselves, in the fictional town of Greendale, which is located somewhere near Riverdale, the home of Archie Andrews. Also living with the three women as the family pet is Salem Saberhagen, a witch who has been turned into a cat as punishment for world domination attempts. Sabrina's primary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Permanent Record - Live & Otherwise
''Permanent Record: Live & Otherwise'' is a DVD released by Violent Femmes on July 12, 2005. The first thirteen tracks were filmed during a live concert at The Boat House in Norfolk, Virginia on July 21, 1991. Tracks 14 through 20 are music videos. The last track is footage of an impromptu performance of "Kiss Off", in front of the Downer Theater in the band's hometown of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Duration: 80 minutes. Tracks 1 though 13: 49 minutes As noted in the packaging of the DVD, "The Boat House" concert has become famous for the intense heat endured during the performance. An unusually hot east-coast summer during 1991 added together with the heat generated by equipment and lighting had created a temperature of 130 degrees Fahrenheit on-stage as measured with a thermometer. The band members performed in tank-tops while many members of the audience chose to go shirtless to deal with the heat. Track listing #"Look Like That" #"Out The Window" #"Fat" #"Blister in the Sun" #"Pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Very Best Of Violent Femmes
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Something's Wrong (album)
''Something's Wrong'' is a compilation album of studio recordings and unreleased live tracks by Violent Femmes in 2001. Tracks 1 and 3-12 are studio recordings from 1995 to 1997. Some songs are alternate versions of previously released songs. Tracks 16-22 are live recordings selected from the 1999 ''Viva Wisconsin'' sessions. Tracks 2 and 13-15 are demos recorded in 1995 and 1996. The album was released only in MP3 format, by the online store eMusic.com. Track listing Personnel * Gordon Gano – Lead vocals, guitar * Brian Ritchie – Bass, keyboards, baglama, didgeridoo, vocal * Guy Hoffman – Drums, vocal, percussion Additional musicians * Petra Haden – Violin (track 3) * Pierre Henry Henry at his home (January 2008) Pierre Georges Albert François Henry (; 9 December 1927 – 5 July 2017) was a French composer and pioneer of musique concrète. Biography Henry was born in Paris, France, and began experimenting at the age of ... – Musique Concrete composition and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freak Magnet
''Freak Magnet'' is a studio album by Violent Femmes, released in 2000. It contains the single "Sleepwalkin'". Originally scheduled for a 1998 release on Interscope Records, ''Freak Magnet'' was pulled when the band was dropped from the label. A reissue with live bonus tracks were released via Shout! Factory in 2005. Critical reception ''The Washington Post'' called the album "stuck in the Reagan decade," writing that "the Femmes still play punky hootenanny-rock with occasional potty-mouthed lyrics to assure frat-boy appeal." '' Exclaim!'' wrote that the Violent Femmes "tend to sound like an average band dabbling in a goofy brand of punk, save for Gordon Gano's voice, which anyone could spot a mile away." '' Paste''s Andrew Lisle wrote: "With sarcastic, solid originals like 'Happiness Is' and 'Hollywood Is High', the boys try to achieve former glory on ''Freak Magnet'', falling just short of success." ''Trouser Press'' called it "a strong return to form," writing that "the Femm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viva Wisconsin
''Viva Wisconsin'' is a live album by Violent Femmes. It was released in November, 1999. The songs were recorded on a six-date acoustic concert tour of their home state of Wisconsin in October 1998. The album was reissued by Shout! Factory on May 24, 2005. Track listing Personnel ;Violent Femmes * Gordon Gano – vocals, guitar * Guy Hoffman – drums, vocals, bugle * Brian Ritchie – bass guitar, vocals, shakuhachi, xylophone, soprano saxophone, harmonica, conch shell, theremin ;The Horns of Dilemma *Ray Cribb – trombone, bass guitar *Shane Gerstl – saxophone *Mike Koch – tenor saxophone *Eric Markstrum – trombone *Sigmund Snopek III – piano, vocals, oboe, flutes, bass clarinet, trombone ;Production *Dave Vartanian – production Production may refer to: Economics and business * Production (economics) * Production, the act of manufacturing goods * Production, in the outline of industrial organization, the a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rock!!!!!
''Rock!!!!!'' is an album released by Violent Femmes in 1995. It was originally released only in Australia, but is now available in the rest of the world. It features cover photography by David LaChapelle. This was the first Violent Femmes album not to chart on the ''Billboard'' 200 since 1984's '' Hallowed Ground''. Track listing Personnel * Gordon Gano – vocals, guitar, violin * Brian Ritchie – bass, vocals, guitar, organ, didgeridoo, autoharp * Guy Hoffman – drums, vocals * David Vartanian – electric piano * Bob Jennings – tenor and baritone sax, horn arrangement * Pat Basler – alto sax * Ed Spangenberg – trombone * Sigmund Snopek III Sigmund Snopek III (born 1950) is an American musician and composer. Career Snopek began his career in the late 1960s with a prog-rock band called Bloomsbury People. He has since created concept albums, pop songs, and classical compositions. A ... – mellotron * Producers – Brian Ritchie, Gordon Gano * Recording and mixin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Times (album)
''New Times'' is the sixth studio album released by Violent Femmes in 1994. It is the first album to not feature original drummer Victor DeLorenzo on drums, who had been replaced by Guy Hoffman. "Breakin' Up," a song lead singer Gordon Gano had written years before, was the lead single. Its video received minor airplay on MTV and appears on the band's DVD, ''Permanent Record - Live & Otherwise''. The album did not sell well, but featured many of the Femmes' most musically complex and lyrically inventive songs, including "4 Seasons," and concert staple "I'm Nothing." "I'm Nothing" appeared in the movie ''Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas''. Track listing Personnel ;Violent Femmes * Gordon Gano – vocals (1-13), electric and acoustic guitars (1-5, 7–12), violin (8, 10), organ (13), baglama (12) * Brian Ritchie – electric bass guitar (1, 2, 4, 9, 11), acoustic bass guitar (3, 5), upright bass (6, 8, 10, 12, 13), electric guitar (3), acoustic piano (4), electric piano (11), or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oil Tasters (album) Oil Tasters
The Oil Tasters were an early 1980s band from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in the United States. The band comprised bassist and vocalist Richard LaValliere, saxophonist Caleb Alexander, and drummer Guy Hoffman. The trio, founded on Milwaukee's East Side, released a 2-song 45 record in December 1980. It included "What's In Your Mouth" backed with "Get Out Of The Bathroom," a track which also appeared on Sub Pop founder Bruce Pavitt's compilation cassette release ''Sub Pop 5'' (1981). In August 1981, a three-song EP was released with "That's When The Brick Goes Through The Window," backed with "Earn While You Learn" and "Smoke." The Oil Tasters left behind an LP recorded for Thermidor (1982), a Berkeley, California-based independent label An independent record label (or indie label) is a record label that operates without the funding or distribution of major record labels; they are a type of small- to medium-sized enterprise, or SME. The labels and artists are often represented ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Haskels (album) The Haskels
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Live In Chicago Q101
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