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Joe Thomas (producer)
Joseph Thomas (born ) is an American producer, director, businessman, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter based in Illinois. He is known for musical collaborations and subsequent lawsuits pertaining to musician-songwriter Brian Wilson, co-founder of the Beach Boys. Thomas was producer and director of the PBS music program ''Soundstage'' for WTTW. He also wrestling, wrestled under the name Buddy Love. ''Stars and Stripes Vol. 1'' In the mid 1990s, Thomas was enlisted to co-produce the Beach Boys' ''Stars and Stripes Vol. 1'', an album consisting of country music stars covering Beach Boys songs. Beach Boy Mike Love says it was Thomas who suggested the idea of a country album, and it was released on River North Records, the label he had been running. ''Imagination'' and lawsuits In 1997, Wilson commenced recording a new solo album with Thomas. Thomas also co-produced the track "Everything I Need" for ''The Wilsons (album), The Wilsons'', an album by Wilson's daughters. Session dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River North Records
River North Records was a Chicago-based Sound recording and reproduction, record company. It was a subsidiary of Platinum Entertainment. History River North Records was created by Steve Devick in 1994. It was named and created after River North Studios, which was also created by Devick. The single, "I Want to Be Like Mike" (in reference to Michael Jordan) was recorded for River North in 1991, based on a very popular commercial jingle created by Devick for Gatorade. Contracts In 1993, River North Records signed a deal with vocalist Peter Cetera to record some of Cetera's albums. The albums were released in 1994. Billy Idol, David Bowie, Bon Jovi, and Dionne Warwick are some other artists that have recorded for River North Records. The label also had a Nashville, Tennessee division specializing in country music which opened in 1994 . This label's first signee was Holly Dunn. The label folded in 1998. Former artists *Steve Azar *Crystal Bernard *Peter Cetera *Rob Crosby *Holly D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Ames Carlin
Peter Ames Carlin (born March 13, 1963) is an American journalist, critic and biographer who has written for publications such as ''People'' magazine, ''The New York Times Magazine'', '' The Los Angeles Times Magazine'', and ''The Oregonian''. Several of his published books focus on popular music and musicians, including '' Catch a Wave: The Rise, Fall and Redemption of the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson'' (2006). Early years Born in Syracuse, New York, Carlin was raised in Seattle, Washington, where he attended public schools including Garfield High School, from which he graduated in 1981. He attended Macalester College in Saint Paul, Minnesota, for a year then graduated from Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon in 1985. Career Carlin started publishing freelance work in 1985. Still living in Portland, he contributed stories to a wide variety of publications, including cover stories to ''The New York Times Magazine'' and ''The Los Angeles Times Magazine''. In 1993, Carlin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auto-tune
Auto-Tune (or autotune) is an audio processor introduced in 1996 by American company Antares Audio Technologies. Auto-Tune uses a proprietary device to measure and alter pitch in vocal and instrumental music recording and performances. Auto-Tune was originally intended to disguise or correct off-key inaccuracies, allowing vocal tracks to be perfectly tuned despite originally being slightly off-pitch. The 1998 Cher song " Believe" popularized the technique of using Auto-Tune to distort vocals. In 2018, the music critic Simon Reynolds observed that Auto-Tune had "revolutionized popular music", calling its use for effects "the fad that just wouldn't fade. Its use is now more entrenched than ever." In its role distorting vocals, Auto-Tune operates on different principles from the vocoder or talk box and produces different results. Description Auto-Tune is available as a plug-in for digital audio workstations used in a studio setting and as a stand-alone, rack-mounted unit for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Live – The 50th Anniversary Tour
''Live – The 50th Anniversary Tour'' is a live album by the Beach Boys released on May 21, 2013. The album was recorded during the band's The 50th Reunion Tour, 50th anniversary reunion tour. Reception Allmusic gave the album a good review describing it as "a pleasant dose of nostalgia." The album was also criticized in several sources including The Independent as being "saturated in 'Auto-Tune'", turning the lead singers voices into "horrible metallic noises." Track listing All tracks composed by Brian Wilson and Mike Love; except where indicated ;Disc 1 #"Do It Again (The Beach Boys song), Do It Again" – 3:38 #"Little Honda" – 2:06 #"Catch a Wave" – 2:09 #"Hawaii (The Beach Boys song), Hawaii" – 1:46 #"Don't Back Down" – 1:45 #"Surfin' Safari (song), Surfin' Safari" – 2:48 #"Surfer Girl (song), Surfer Girl" (Brian Wilson) – 2:29 #"The Little Girl I Once Knew" (Brian Wilson) – 3:09 #"Wendy (song), Wendy" – 2:25 (''Lead vocals by Bruce Johnston'') #"Getcha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
That's Why God Made The Radio
''That's Why God Made the Radio'' is the twenty-ninth studio album by American Rock music, rock band the Beach Boys, released on June 5, 2012 on Capitol Records. Produced by Brian Wilson, the album was recorded to coincide with the band's The Beach Boys 50th Anniversary Reunion Tour, 50th anniversary. It is their first studio album since 1996's ''Stars and Stripes Vol. 1'', the first album to feature original material since ''Summer in Paradise'' in 1992, their first album to feature guitarist and backing vocalist David Marks (musician), David Marks since ''Little Deuce Coupe'' in 1963, and their first album since the 1998 death of co-founder Carl Wilson. Preceded by the single (music), single "That's Why God Made the Radio (song), That's Why God Made the Radio", the album reached number 3 on the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200 and was their highest charting studio album of new material since 1965, placing them second all-time with longest span of top 10 albums at 49 years. Backgr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palm Springs
Palm Springs (Cahuilla: ''Séc-he'') is a desert resort city in Riverside County, California, United States, within the Colorado Desert's Coachella Valley. The city covers approximately , making it the largest city in Riverside County by land area. With multiple plots in checkerboard pattern, more than 10% of the city is part of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians reservation land and is the administrative capital of the most populated reservation in California. The population of Palm Springs was 44,575 as of the 2020 census, but because Palm Springs is a retirement location and a winter snowbird destination, the city's population triples between November and March. The city is noted for its mid-century modern architecture, design elements, arts and cultural scene, and recreational activities. History Founding Pre-colonial history The first humans to settle in the area were the Cahuilla people, who arrived 2,000 years ago.Baker, Christopher P. (2008). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Beach Boys, May 29, 2012
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Dahl
Steven Robert Dahl (born November 20, 1954) is an American radio personality. He is the owner and operator of the Steve Dahl Network, a subscription-based podcasting network. Dahl gained a measure of national attention after organizing and hosting Disco Demolition Night at Comiskey Park. Originally, Dahl broadcast with Detroit stations WABX and WWWW and later with Chicago stations WCKG, WDAI, WLUP, WMVP and WLS. He served as a columnist for the ''Chicago Tribune'' in their ''Live'' section as the resident "vice advisor" until November 2010. He is also known in Chicago for his longstanding former role as one half of the ''Steve & Garry'' team (with Garry Meier), and the two are members of the National Radio Hall of Fame. Dahl is considered an influential shock jock in talk radio. In addition to his radio career, Dahl is a singer, songwriter, and guitarist. His band, Teenage Radiation, recorded and performed a number of song parodies (which he often played on his show througho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imagination (Brian Wilson Album)
''Imagination'' is the third solo album by American musician Brian Wilson. It was issued in 1998 on Giant Records and distributed by Warner Music Group. The album received mixed reviews upon its release and its commercial performance was relatively weak. Its best-known track is " Your Imagination", a Top 20 hit on adult contemporary radio. The second single, "South American", was co-written by Jimmy Buffett. Wilson dedicated the song "Lay Down Burden" to his brother Carl Wilson, who succumbed to cancer earlier in the year. Joe Thomas worked with Wilson as the album's co-producer. He was held responsible by critics for the album's style and production. Shortly after its release, Wilson filed a suit against Thomas, seeking damages and a declaration which freed him to work on his next album without involvement from Thomas. They later reunited for the albums '' That's Why God Made the Radio'' (2012) and ''No Pier Pressure'' (2015). Background The album's recording sessions were im ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melinda Ledbetter
Melinda Kae Wilson (née Ledbetter, born October 3, 1946) is an American talent manager who is the second wife and longtime manager of Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys. She was formerly a model and car saleswoman. Ledbetter is credited with helping to initiate Wilson's court-ordered separation from his former psychologist, Eugene Landy, and leading Wilson to proper medical care. Her account of her early relationship with Wilson was dramatized for the 2014 biopic ''Love & Mercy (film), Love & Mercy'', in which Ledbetter is portrayed by Elizabeth Banks. Background Melinda Kae Ledbetter was born on October 3, 1946 in Pueblo, Colorado to Rosemary and Leonard Ledbetter, an Air Force pilot who had been stationed there. Melinda grew up in Whittier, California and is of German and Irish descent. She had a 16-year career as a commercial model for designers including Bob Mackie and Anne Klein (fashion designer), Anne Klein, after which she became a sales representative for a Cadillac dealersh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Paley
Andrew Douglas Paley (born November 2, 1952) is an American songwriter, record producer, composer, and multi-instrumentalist who formed the Paley Brothers, a 1970s power pop duo, with his brother Jonathan Paley. Following their disbandment, Andy was a staff producer at Sire Records, producing albums for artists such as Brian Wilson, Jonathan Richman, NRBQ, John Wesley Harding, the Greenberry Woods, and Jerry Lee Lewis. He has also worked in film and television, composing scores and writing songs mostly for cartoons such as ''The Ren & Stimpy Show'', '' Digimon'', ''SpongeBob SquarePants'', and '' Camp Lazlo''. Personal life and early career Andy is the son of Henry Paley, a college administrator and lobbyist, and Cabot Barber Paley, a teacher and therapist. He is the third of five children and grew up near Albany, New York. His younger sister Sarah is married to former U.S. senator Bob Kerrey. In 2010, he married Heather Crist in a ceremony officiated by Kerrey. He bega ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uncut (magazine)
''Uncut'' is a monthly magazine based in London. It is available across the English-speaking world, and focuses on music, but also includes film and books sections. A DVD magazine under the ''Uncut'' brand was published quarterly from 2005 to 2006. The magazine was acquired in 2019 by Singaporean music company BandLab Technologies, and has been published by NME Networks since December 2021. ''Uncut'' (main magazine) ''Uncut'' was launched in May 1997 by IPC as "a monthly magazine aimed at 25- to 45-year-old men that focuses on music and movies", edited by Allan Jones (former editor of ''Melody Maker''). Jones has stated that " e idea for Uncut came from my own disenchantment about what I was doing with ''Melody Maker''. There was a publishing initiative to make the audience younger; I was getting older and they wanted to take the readers further away from me", specifically referring to the then dominant Britpop genre. According to IPC Media, 86% of the magazine's readers are mal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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