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It's All About The Stragglers
''It's All About the Stragglers'' is the only studio album by the English garage duo Artful Dodger. It was released on 20 November 2000 by London Records. The album contains eight different vocalists, including Craig David. Production The album was recorded on a small budget in a room next to a Southampton radio station. Critical reception ''The A.V. Club'' wrote: "Artful Dodger has always represented the lighter side of two-step, but without other artists' tracks to counter its airy levity, ''It's All About The Stragglers'' is a middling effort that makes for a less-than-thrilling introduction to an otherwise thrilling genre." ''Exclaim!'' thought that "Craig David effortlessly commands the pulsing groove of 'Whatcha Gonna Do'." ''Billboard'' called ''It's All About the Stragglers'' an "R&B-conscious, club-rooted, classically arranged album." The ''Chicago Tribune The ''Chicago Tribune'' is a daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, United States, owned by Tribune Publ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artful Dodger (duo)
Artful Dodger are a UK garage duo, originally based in the city Southampton, which became famous for its 2-step garage, 2-step hits and inaugurated Craig David's professional musical career with his appearance on their 1999 number-two hit "Re-Rewind (The Crowd Say Bo Selecta), Re-Rewind". They scored seven consecutive UK top-20 hit singles from 1999 to 2001. The band is named after Artful Dodger, a character in the Charles Dickens novel ''Oliver Twist'', because of the many bootlegs they made in the early days. They are referred to in the Streets' single "Let's Push Things Forward". Many Artful Dodger tracks can be found on the UK garage compilation album series ''Pure Garage'', mixed by DJ EZ. The band originally consisted of producers Mark Hill (musician), Mark Hill (born 22 December 1972 in Cwmbran, Wales) and Pete Devereux. What began as a handle for the release of underground bootleg recordings quickly blossomed into a musical project creating original material for mains ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Exclaim!
''Exclaim!'' is a Canadian music and entertainment publisher based in Toronto, which features in-depth coverage of new music across all genres with a special focus on Canadian and emerging artists. The monthly Exclaim! print magazine publishes 7 issues per year, distributing over 103,000 copies to over 2,600 locations across Canada. The magazine has an average of 361,200 monthly readers and their website, exclaim.ca, has an average of 675,000 unique visitors a month. History ''Exclaim!'' began as a discussion among campus and community radio programmers at Ryerson's CKLN-FM in 1991. It was started by then-CKLN programmer Ian Danzig, together with other programmers and Toronto musicians. The goal of the publication was to support great Canadian music that was otherwise going unheralded. The group worked through 1991 to produce their first issue in April 1992, with monthly issues being produced since. Ian Danzig has been the publisher of the magazine since its start. James Keast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UKChartsPlus
''UKChartsPlus'' is an independent weekly newsletter about the UK music charts. It was first published in September 2001 as ''ChartsPlus'' in order to authoritatively record the official music chart information in the United Kingdom, as compiled by the Official Charts Company. Its publication began after ''Hit Music'' which was a sister publication of ''Music Week'' ceased publication in May 2001. The new newsletter was established to be totally independent of ''Music Week'', licensing the chart data directly from Official Charts Company and other chart providers. History Initially it covered: * The UK Singles Chart up to number 200 * The UK Albums Chart up to number 200 * The Compilation Album Chart up to number 50 It also included a ''New Entries Spotlight'' on all new top 200 singles, and a ''Year to Date'' collection of all the current year's Top 200 albums and singles. Since then, it has expanded to include the BPI silver, gold or platinum sales awards, predictions of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ARIA Charts
The ARIA Charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling songs and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA became the official Australian music chart in June 1988, succeeding the Kent Music Report, which had been Australia's national music sales charts since 1974. History The ''Go-Set'' charts were Australia's first national singles and albums charts, published from 5 October 1966 until 24 August 1974. Succeeding ''Go-Set'', the Kent Music Report began issuing the national top 100 charts in Australia from May 1974. The compiler, David Kent, also published Australia's national charts from 1940 to 1974 in a retrospective fashion using state-based data. In mid-1983, the Australian Recording Industry Association commenced licensing the Kent Music Report chart. The first printed national top 50 chart available in record stores, branded the ''Countdown'' chart, was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dreem Teem
The Dreem Teem are a British DJ, music production and remixing trio consisting of DJ Spoony, Mikee B, and Timmi Magic. They formed in 1996 through pirate radio, and were instrumental in developing the UK garage sound. They presented radio shows on Kiss 100 (1997-2000) and BBC Radio 1 (2000-2003). Biography The Dreem Teem were formed in 1996 after meeting on the London pirate radio station, London Underground FM. Mikee B had previously been part of the breakbeat hardcore trio Top Buzz. Through London Underground, they became key movers in the then developing UK garage genre, while also running their own record label, DJs for Life. In December 1997, they joined London's Kiss 100, and in January 2000 made the move to the national broadcaster BBC Radio 1. They would win a Music Broadcaster award at the 2001 Sony Radio Awards. Their Sunday show as a trio would eventually end in November 2003; however, DJ Spoony would stay on the station to present the weekend show solo until 2006, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woman Trouble (song)
"Woman Trouble" is a song by Artful Dodger and Robbie Craig featuring British singer Craig David. It reached number six on the UK Singles Chart and peaked within the top 50 in Iceland, Ireland, and New Zealand. In 2015, it earned a silver certification for selling over 200,000 copies in the UK. Capital Xtra included the song in their list of "The Best Old-School Garage Anthems of All Time". Track listings UK CD1 # "Woman Trouble" (radio edit) – 3:58 # "Woman Trouble" (Wideboys Pickapocket or Two radio edit) – 3:55 # "Woman Trouble" (original version CD edit) – 5:27 # "Woman Trouble" (Sunkids Latin Thumper edit) – 6:13 UK CD2 # "Woman Trouble" (original version radio edit) – 3:58 # "Woman Trouble" (radio edit) – 3:58 # "Woman Trouble" (Sunship Ceri Evans, better known as Sunship, is an English record producer, DJ, remixer and jazz pianist. Evans' musical career began in 1981 as a member of the jazz-funk band Swamp Children who released the album ''So Hot'' on F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romina Johnson
Romina Johnson (born 1973) is a London-based R&B, soul and garage singer. She is perhaps best known in the UK for providing the lead vocals to the Artful Dodger song " Movin' Too Fast", a number 2 hit in early 2000. Life and career Johnson was born in Rome to an American father, the musician Wesley Johnson, and an Italian mother. Her singing debut was in 1994, for the Italian TV show ''Non è la RAI''. Johnson is the featured vocalist on the 2000 hit single " Movin' Too Fast", with the Artful Dodger. Later that year, she appeared in the UK Singles Chart for the second time with "My Forbidden Lover", featuring Luci Martin and Norma Jean of Chic. On the 24 October 2011 broadcast of the BBC panel show ''Never Mind the Buzzcocks'', Johnson appeared in the Identity Parade round. Since January 2013, she has been singing with the '70s and '80s disco outfit Odyssey. In September 2022 she made a career comeback at the Lawson-Gordon wedding in The Old Barn of Micklefield Hall. The crowd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Movin' Too Fast
"Movin' Too Fast" is a song by UK garage duo Artful Dodger, released on 26 July 1999. The song features Romina Johnson and was included on the duo's debut studio album, ''It's All About the Stragglers'' (2000). "Movin' Too Fast" was originally recorded by Johnson as a solo artist and appears on her 1998 debut album, ''Simply Passion'', produced by Rolando Bacci Hardage. The Artful Dodger remix version of the track was first distributed as a white label vinyl release. After it was picked up by DJs, it was licensed to Locked On for mainstream distribution. "Movin' Too Fast" did not chart following its original release, but after the success of "Re-Rewind", it was re-issued in February 2000 and reached 2 on the UK Singles Chart. The song has gone platinum in the United Kingdom for sales and streams exceeding 600,000. Outside the UK, the single reached the top 40 in Ireland and Norway as well as on the Canadian ''RPM'' Top 30 Dance chart. Capital Xtra included the song in their l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TwentyFourSeven (song)
"TwentyFourSeven" is a song by UK garage duo Artful Dodger featuring All Saints member Melanie Blatt. The version that is included on their debut studio album, '' It's All About the Stragglers'', features another All Saints member, Nicole Appleton, instead of Blatt. Released on 3 September 2001, the song peaked at number six on the UK Singles Chart. Since it was recorded just before the split of All Saints, it was decided to include this song on the '' All Hits'' album as well. Artful Dodger initially consisted of Mark Hill and Pete Devereux, but Devereux left prior to the release of the single "TwentyFourSeven", making this the first single of Artful Dodger as a stage name for Mark Hill. Music video The music video for "TwentyFourSeven", directed by Jamie Morgan, has a springtime feel about it with Melanie Blatt sitting in a rattan chair with a dog. Track listings UK CD1 # "TwentyFourSeven" (radio version) # "TwentyFourSeven" (Grant Nelson Grant Nelson (born April 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Please Don't Turn Me On
"Please Don't Turn Me On" is a song by UK garage duo Artful Dodger, released on 13 November 2000 as the fifth single from the duo's debut studio album, ''It's All About the Stragglers'' (2000). The song peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart and spent 10 weeks on the chart. It also reached the top 50 in Australia and Ireland, as well as number 90 in Switzerland. The song features singer Lifford (real name Lifford Shillingford), who would later appear as a contestant on the twelfth season of ''Britain's Got Talent''. Track listings UK CD single # "Please Don't Turn Me On" (radio edit) # "R U Ready" # "Please Don't Turn Me On" (UK garage remix) # "Please Don't Turn Me On" (video) UK 12-inch single :A1. "Please Don't Turn Me On" (Wideboys Oyster vocal mix) :B1. "Please Don't Turn Me On" (Erick Morillo's Disco Thang) :B2. "Please Don't Turn Me On" (Stanton Warriors Stanton Warriors are a British DJ and production duo consisting of Dominic Butler and Mark Yardley. O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Re-Rewind (The Crowd Say Bo Selecta)
"Re-Rewind (The Crowd Say Bo Selecta)" is a song by English garage duo Artful Dodger, featuring Craig David on vocals. Released in the United Kingdom on 29 November 1999, the song reached number two, giving both Artful Dodger and David their first chart hit. In his dean's list for the annual Pazz & Jop critics' poll, Robert Christgau of ''The Village Voice'' named "Re-Rewind" the fifth-best single of the year. Background The melody in the verses was lifted from an older Craig David demo called "Last Night", which was re-recorded for his debut studio album, ''Born to Do It''. A slightly different version of the song, simply titled "Rewind", was featured on ''Born to Do It'' and was credited solely to Craig David and contained no vocals but David's. "Re-Rewind" is notable for being the first record signed by influential label Relentless Records and as such the first one to establish the imprint as a pioneering force within mainstream music. In February 2016, David revealed that, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicago Tribune
The ''Chicago Tribune'' is a daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, United States, owned by Tribune Publishing. Founded in 1847, and formerly self-styled as the "World's Greatest Newspaper" (a slogan for which WGN radio and television are named), it remains the most-read daily newspaper in the Chicago metropolitan area and the Great Lakes region. It had the sixth-highest circulation for American newspapers in 2017. In the 1850s, under Joseph Medill, the ''Chicago Tribune'' became closely associated with the Illinois politician Abraham Lincoln, and the Republican Party's progressive wing. In the 20th century under Medill's grandson, Robert R. McCormick, it achieved a reputation as a crusading paper with a decidedly more American-conservative anti-New Deal outlook, and its writing reached other markets through family and corporate relationships at the ''New York Daily News'' and the ''Washington Times-Herald.'' The 1960s saw its corporate parent owner, Tribune Company, rea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
