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I Bificus
''I Bificus'' is the third album by singer-songwriter Bif Naked, released in 1998. It features her best known songs "Moment of Weakness," "Spaceman (Bif Naked song), Spaceman," "Lucky," and "Chotee." Track listing Canadian Release – March 1998 (Her Royal Majesty's/Aquarius/EMI) #"Any Day Now" – 4:17 #"Spaceman (Bif Naked song), Spaceman" – 4:21 #"Moment of Weakness" – 2:28 #"Lucky" – 4:25 #"Sophia" – 4:28 #"Chotee" – 3:51 #"Violence" – 4:15 #"The Peacock Song" – 3:02 #"If I" – 4:10 #"Anything" – 4:43 #"Only the Girl" – 3:34 #"Spaceman (The Boomtang Boys, Boomtang Boys Mix)" – 4:18* #"Lucky (Boomtang Boys Mix)" – 4:05* *bonus tracks included on some editions US/UK Release – August 1999 (Lava/Atlantic) 1. "I Died" (Bif Naked/Peter Karroll/Doug McCarvell) – 4:08 *Also included on ''Another 5 Songs and a Poem''. 2. "Any Day Now" (Bif Naked/Peter Karroll) – 4:16 3. "Spaceman [Edit]" (Bif Naked/Peter Karroll) – 3:42 *The original ending of the son ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bif Naked
Beth Torbert is a Canadian singer best known by her stage name Bif Naked. Between 1996 and 2016, she was among the top 150 selling Canadian artists in Canada. Early life and education Bif Naked was born in New Delhi, India, to teenage parents attending private school. She was subsequently adopted by American missionaries. She spent part of her childhood in Lexington, Kentucky, where her father was a professor at the University of Kentucky. She went to Kelsey Elementary School in The Pas, Manitoba, for a couple of years. After living for a time in Dauphin, Manitoba, her family eventually settled in Winnipeg. She graduated from John Taylor Collegiate and studied theatre at the University of Winnipeg. After University, she began pursuing a career as a stand-up comic. The name "Bif" started as a nickname based on the mispronunciation of her real name, Beth. Career After spending several years singing with several underground bands, Bif Naked independently released a self-titled ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indie Rock
Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand from the 1970s to the 1980s. Originally used to describe independent record labels, the term became associated with the music they produced and was initially used interchangeably with alternative rock or "Pop rock, guitar pop rock". One of the primary scenes of the movement was Dunedin, where Dunedin sound, a cultural scene based around a convergence of noise pop and jangle became popular among the city's University of Otago, large student population. Independent labels such as Flying Nun Records, Flying Nun began to promote the scene across New Zealand, inspiring key college rock bands in the United States such as Pavement (band), Pavement, Pixies (band), Pixies and R.E.M. Other notable scenes grew in Madchester, Manchester and Hamburger Schule, Hamburg, with many others thriving thereafter. In the 1980s, the use of the term "independent music, indie" (or " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lava Records
Lava Records (Lava Music, LLC) is an American record label owned by Jason Flom in partnership with Universal Music Group. Company history In 1995, Flom launched Lava Records in partnership with Atlantic Records. For the next decade, he continued to discover and champion artists under the Lava label who went on to sell over 100 million records globally, including Matchbox 20, Kid Rock, The Corrs, Simple Plan, The Blue Man Group, Edwin McCain, Sugar Ray and Trans-Siberian Orchestra. Flom also signed his first black artist, David Josias, known for his hit single “ Mindblowin”. In 2004, Flom sold Lava Records to Atlantic Records Group, where he was named Chairman and CEO of the Atlantic Records Group. In this role, he oversaw a resurgence of the storied label where he had once worked in the mailroom, and continued to sign and break major artists, including Hayley Williams’ band Paramore. After over 15 years of record-setting success at Atlantic and his label Lava, Flom was ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlantic Records
Atlantic Recording Corporation (simply known as Atlantic Records) is an American record label founded in October 1947 by Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson. Over its first 20 years of operation, Atlantic earned a reputation as one of the most important American labels, specializing in jazz, R&B, and soul by Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Wilson Pickett, Sam and Dave, Ruth Brown and Otis Redding. Its position was greatly improved by its distribution deal with Stax. In 1967, Atlantic became a wholly owned subsidiary of Warner Bros.-Seven Arts, now the Warner Music Group, and expanded into rock and pop music with releases by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Led Zeppelin, and Yes. In 2004, Atlantic and its sister label Elektra were merged into the Atlantic Records Group. Craig Kallman is the chairman of Atlantic. Ahmet Ertegun served as founding chairman until his death on December 14, 2006, at age 83. History Founding and early history In 1944, brothers Nesuhi and Ahmet Erte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Purge (album)
''Purge'' is the fourth album by Canadian singer-songwriter Bif Naked, released in 2001. In 2002, the song "Dawn" was featured in the film ''American Psycho 2 ''American Psycho 2'' (also known as ''American Psycho II: All American Girl'') is a 2002 American black comedy slasher film directed by Morgan J. Freeman from a screenplay by Alex Sanger and Karen Craig. Starring Mila Kunis and William Shatner, ...''. The songs "Regular Guy" and "Tango Shoes" were featured in ''Project Gotham Racing 2''. Meanwhile "Leader" also appeared in ''SSX Tricky'', in which Bif Naked appeared as a Character voice of Zoe Payne. In 2021 "I Love Myself Today" was used as a lip sync number in a Canada's Drag Race (season 2), second season episode of ''Canada's Drag Race'', in which Bif Naked appeared as a guest judge. Track listing # "Choking on the Truth" (Fury, Karroll, Naked) – 3:38 # "Tango Shoes" (Fury, Karroll, Naked) – 3:47 # "Dawn" (Karroll, Naked) – 3:34 # "I Love Myself Today" (Baz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allmusic
AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the database was first made available on the Internet in 1994. AllMusic is owned by RhythmOne. History AllMusic was launched as ''All Music Guide'' by Michael Erlewine, a "compulsive archivist, noted astrologer, Buddhist scholar and musician". He became interested in using computers for his astrological work in the mid-1970s and founded a software company, Matrix, in 1977. In the early 1990s, as CDs replaced LPs as the dominant format for recorded music, Erlewine purchased what he thought was a CD of early recordings by Little Richard. After buying it he discovered it was a "flaccid latter-day rehash". Frustrated with the labeling, he researched using metadata to create a music guide. In 1990, in Big Rapids, Michigan, he founded ''All Music Guide' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spaceman (Bif Naked Song)
"Spaceman" is the first single from Canadian singer Bif Naked's third album, ''I Bificus''. The song peaked at #36 on Canada's ''RPM'' singles chart. Boomtang Boys mix In 1998, Canadian group The Boomtang Boys created a remixed dance version of the song, which reached #2 on the Canadian Singles Chart The Canadian Singles Chart was a chart compiled by the American-based music sales tracking company, Nielsen SoundScan, which began publication in November 1996. It was published every Wednesday and also published on Thursday by '' Jam!''/Canoe. I .... References External links * 1998 songs 1998 singles Bif Naked songs {{1990s-rock-song-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Boomtang Boys
The Boomtang Boys are Canadian dance-remix musicians and music producers. They are known for both their remix work and pop-dance music, in particular their singles " Squeeze Toy" and "Movin' On", which both topped the Canadian Singles Chart. History The Boomtang Boys first came together in 1991 as a music production group. The group created dance-friendly remixes of familiar songs, as well as produced music for a number of musicians and bands, including the Juno-awarded ''Deeper Shade of Love'' by Camille. Their debut album, ''Greatest Hits Volume One'', was released in 1999 and produced the hit " Squeeze Toy" as well as "Pictures", both performed by Kim Esty. ''Greatest Hits'' did well in Canada, achieving gold status in sales. The single "Popcorn" appeared on the ''RPM'' dance chart in 1999. The group also produced " The Hampsterdance Song", a track based on the Hampster Dance meme; the song reached number one on Nielsen SoundScan's Canadian Singles Chart in mid-2000. "Sq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Randy Black
Randy Black (born November 17, 1963) is a Canadian-born rock drummer known best for his stints as the drummer for Bif Naked, Annihilator, and Primal Fear. Although Black's actual acoustic drum configuration is not unique to the field of drumming, his playing style is notable for his ability to play ambidextrously with a symmetrical set of cymbals, specifically a dual set of remote hi-hats and ride cymbals to his right and to his left respectively. Biography Black is a native of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. He got his first professional start in 1980 with a band called "The Edge". He did not start touring to any large degree until he joined the band "The Kaotics" in 1982. He then joined the band Click in 1984, who were known for their covers of material by bands such as Journey and Rush. The four members of Click stayed together and toured for nine years without a personnel change. In 1993, Black moved to Vancouver and joined Annihilator. Black's bandmates were astonished at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jam!
Jam! was a Canadian website which covers entertainment news. It was part of the Canoe.com online portal, formerly owned and operated by Quebecor through its Sun Media division, and now owned by Postmedia Network. Jam! was the only media outlet that published a comprehensive collection of the official Canadian record charts as compiled by Nielsen SoundScan and Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems. CKXT-TV, Sun Media's television station in Toronto, aired a nightly entertainment magazine series, ''Inside Jam!''. However, due to low ratings the program's airtime was reduced substantially. Effective March 24, 2006, the show went from a daily program to a weekend only show, before later being removed from the schedule altogether. One of the hosts of the show, Chris Van Vliet, announced on the programme in February 2010 that he would be leaving the show to join the CBS affiliate in Cleveland as their entertainment reporter. His co-host Tara Slone re-located in August 2010 to Calgary t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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