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LiveSOS
''LiveSOS'' is the first live album by Australian pop-rock band 5 Seconds of Summer, which was released on 15 December 2014. The album consists of 14 live tracks from the band's debut album '' 5 Seconds of Summer,'' and EP ''She Looks So Perfect "She Looks So Perfect" is a song by Australian pop rock band 5 Seconds of Summer, taken from their self-titled debut album, '' 5 Seconds of Summer'' (2014). The song was digitally released in Australia on 23 February 2014 and in Europe on 23 ...'', and a studio mix of "What I Like About You". There are also two bonus tracks, a live version of "Don't Stop" and Kiss Me Kiss Me as iTunes and Target exclusives respectively. To promote the album, the studio version of "What I Like About You" will be serviced to contemporary hit radio in December 2014 as the lead single from ''LiveSOS''. It was nominated at the 2015 ARIA Music Awards for Best Group, but lost to Tame Impala for Currents. Background On 22 November, the band announced th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sounds Good Feels Good
''Sounds Good Feels Good'' is the second studio album by Australian pop rock band 5 Seconds of Summer. It was released on 23 October 2015 through the labels Hi or Hey and Capitol Records. In support of the album, the band embarked on the Sounds Live Feels Live World Tour. Recording sessions took place from 2014 to 2015, in the United States. Record production of the album was handled by John Feldmann, The Monsters and the Strangerz, David Hodges and Mike Green. Recording and writing started after the band became popular worldwide with the release of their debut album, '' 5 Seconds of Summer'', and two of its singles in particular, "She Looks So Perfect" and "Amnesia". At 52 minutes and 57 seconds in length, it is the band’s longest studio album to date. Along with being the band’s longest album, it contains their longest song to date, “Outer Space/Carry On”. Background and recording Following the release of their live album '' LiveSOS'' in 2014, 5 Seconds of Summer took ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What I Like About You (The Romantics Song)
"What I Like About You" is a song by American rock band the Romantics. Written by band members Wally Palmar, Mike Skill and Jimmy Marinos in 1979, the song is included on the band's self-titled debut album (1980), and was also released as a single in late 1979. Marinos, the band's drummer, is the lead vocalist on the song. The band filmed a music video for the song that appeared frequently on MTV during the early 1980s. Michael Morales took the song even higher in 1989, Lillix also sang this song in 2003 and 5 Seconds of Summer covered the song in their 2014 self-titled debut album. Writing and original version "What I Like About You" was written by Palmar, Marinos and Skill around a guitar part by Skill. The song's "Hey, uh-huh-huh" refrain was influenced by the Yardbirds' "Over Under Sideways Down" and Chuck Berry's " Back in the U.S.A." The song's riff is slightly similar to Neil Diamond's "Cherry, Cherry", the Standells' 1966 hit "Sometimes Good Guys Don't Wear White", an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
5 Seconds Of Summer (album)
''5 Seconds of Summer'' is the debut studio album by Australian pop rock band, 5 Seconds of Summer. It was released by Capitol Records on June 27, 2014 in Europe and on July 22, 2014 in the United States, Mexico, and Canada. The album was supported by four singles: "She Looks So Perfect", " Don't Stop", "Amnesia", and " Good Girls". Musically, the album is rooted in the pop-punk, pop-rock and power-pop genres. Before the album's release, the band was the opening act for One Direction in from 2013-2015 on three of their concert tours. To promote the album, 5 Seconds of Summer embarked on their first global headlining tour, entitled Rock Out with Your Socks Out Tour, between May and September 2015. Singles "She Looks So Perfect" was released on February 21, 2014 as the lead single from the album. The lead track peaked at number one on the Australian Singles Chart, New Zealand Singles Chart, Irish Singles Chart and the UK Singles Chart. The single also peaked at number 24 on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Everything I Didn't Say (5 Seconds Of Summer Song)
"Everything I Didn't Say" is a song by Australian pop rock band 5 Seconds of Summer. It was released on 25 June 2014 as the third promotional single from their debut self-titled studio album. Background and composition On 25 June 2014, the track was released as a promotional single. The song was made available for fans who pre-ordered the album on iTunes. The song is about the feeling of remorse you feel when you are unable to tell someone the way you feel for them. Bassist Calum Hood stated, "It's about after a relationship has ended, and you wish you had been a better person." "Everything I Didn't Say" was written by Ashton Irwin, Calum Hood, John Feldmann and Nick Furlong, while production was handled by Feldmann. The track has been described as a mid-tempo pop-rock song, with a BPM count of 87, and its key is A Major. Critical reception Jason Lipshutz of ''Billboard'' praised the production on the track but criticized the "cliched lyrics" of "Everything I Didn't Say" t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joel Madden
Joel Rueben Madden (né Combs; March 11, 1979) is an American singer best known as the lead vocalist for the pop punk band Good Charlotte. He is also part of the pop rock collaboration the Madden Brothers with his identical twin brother Benji Madden. Early life Joel Rueben Combs was born on March 11, 1979, in Waldorf, Maryland, to Robin Madden and Roger Combs. He has an identical twin, Benji Madden, who plays guitar and sings backing vocals in their band, Good Charlotte. He also has an older brother named Josh Madden who also works in the music industry, and a younger sister named Sarah Madden. Madden attended La Plata High School in La Plata, Maryland. Career Good Charlotte In 1995, at the age of 16, Madden, his brother Benji, and a friend started their own band. The band was short-lived and the Maddens eventually recruited fellow high schoolers Paul Thomas, Aaron Escolopio, and Billy Martin to form their band Good Charlotte. They took the name Good Charlotte from the child ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Biancaniello
Louis John Biancaniello is an American songwriter and record producer. Career Biancaniello's skills were developed while working alongside producer Narada Michael Walden with whom he produced hits for Shanice ''I Love Your Smile'', Whitney Houston ''I'm Every Woman'' from the Grammy winning album '' The Bodyguard'' and ''All the Man That I Need'', Tevin Campbell ''Tell Me What You Want Me to Do'', Elton John "True Love", Lisa Fischer "How Can I Ease The Pain", Al Jarreau the Grammy winning "Heaven and Earth", and various other tracks from artist such as Mariah Carey, Edyta Górniak, The O'Jay's, Aretha Franklin, Barbra Streisand, Taylor Dayne, and Al Green. On 6 December 2007, Biancaniello was nominated for 2 Grammy Awards: Best R&B Song for his songwriting credits on "When I See U" and Best Contemporary R&B Album of the year for his production credits on "Fantasia". In April 2008 "Take a Bow" and "Yesterday" were released on Leona Lewis's debut album titled "Spirit". Biancan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Watters
Samuel Joshua Watters (born July 23, 1970) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and record executive. Watters was a member of the multi-platinum selling 1990s R&B group Color Me Badd and co-authored many of their hits including "I Adore Mi Amor", and "All 4 Love". Watters has also written and produced songs for Grammy-winning and nominated artists such as ''American Idol'' winners Fantasia, Kelly Clarkson and Jordin Sparks, and other superstars such as Céline Dion, Whitney Houston, Leona Lewis, and Anastacia. Watters is a member of the production/songwriting team The Runaways including fellow hitmakers Rico Love, Wayne Wilkins, Ryan Tedder, and Louis Biancaniello. Music career Color Me Badd Watters formed what later would be known as the R&B singing group Color Me Badd in high school along with fellow members Mark Calderon, Kevin Thornton, and Bryan Abrams. After forming, the group was soon discovered by Robert "Kool" Bell of Kool and the Gang fame. Bell intro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amy Meredith
Amy Meredith were a One hit wonder Australian pop band who released a self-titled EP in 2008. In 2009, having already been dropped from their label Tsubi/Ksubi, Amy Meredith signed a deal with Sony Music Australia, and released their debut single Pornstar. Much later, in March 2010, Amy Meredith released their second single, Lying, which peaked at No. 10, making it their only top 10 single. Their debut album, '' Restless'' was released on 2 July 2010 and reached No. 8 on the ARIA Albums Chart. The album was met with extremely negative reviews and shortly afterwards Sony terminated their deal with the band, so Amy Meredith turned to Vector Management for a distribution deal. In 2013, with no label, Amy Meredith tried to release their second album, ''Maps'' following a crowd funding Crowdfunding is the practice of funding a project or venture by raising money from a large number of people, typically via the internet. Crowdfunding is a form of crowdsourcing and alternative fin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Idiot (song)
"American Idiot" is a protest song by the American rock band Green Day. The first single released from the album '' American Idiot'', the song received positive reviews by critics and was nominated for four 2005 Grammy Awards: Record of the Year, Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, Best Rock Song, and Best Music Video. It is considered one of the band's signature songs. Background One of the two explicitly political songs on the album (the other being fellow single "Holiday"), "American Idiot" says that mass media has orchestrated paranoia and idiocy among the public. Citing cable news coverage of the Iraq War, Billie Joe Armstrong recalled, "They had all these Geraldo-like journalists in the tanks with the soldiers, getting the play-by-play." He felt with that, American news crossed the line from journalism to reality television, showcasing violent footage intercut with advertisements. Armstrong went on to write the song after hearing the Lynyrd Skynyrd song " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RAS (musician)
Ras or RAS may refer to: Arts and media * RAS Records Real Authentic Sound, a reggae record label * Rundfunk Anstalt Südtirol, a south Tyrolese public broadcasting service * Rás 1, an Icelandic radio station * Rás 2, an Icelandic radio station * Raise A Suilen, a Japanese band Organizations * Railway Air Services, a UK airline * Rajasthan Administrative Service, India * Remote Astronomical Society Observatory of New Mexico * Richard Allen Schools, a charter school system in Ohio, USA * Richardson Adventist School, now North Dallas Adventist Academy * IEEE Robotics and Automation Society * Royal Air Squadron, a flying club in the UK * Royal American Shows, an American travelling carnival company operating from the 1920s to the 1990s * Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland * Royal Astronomical Society, UK, founded 1820 * Russian Academy of Sciences Biology * RAAS, the renin–angiotensin system, a hormone system that regulates blood pressure * Recurrent aphtho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Gaskarth
Alexander William Gaskarth (born 14 December 1987) is an English-born American singer and songwriter. He is best known as the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and primary songwriter for the American rock band All Time Low since its formation in 2003. Career Crew Fighters (2002–2003) As a teenager, Gaskarth was part of a cover band named Crew Fighters. Soon after, he met Jack Barakat, who persuaded him to form and join All Time Low. All Time Low began doing covers of songs by Blink-182 and Green Day. Subsequently, the formation of the band was completed by Zack Merrick (bass, backing vocals) and Rian Dawson (drums, percussion), who also left Crew Fighters to join All Time Low. All Time Low (2003–present) Gaskarth started playing music with bandmate Jack Barakat in eighth grade. In ninth grade, they acquired Zack Merrick and Rian Dawson, forming All Time Low in 2003. They signed to Emerald Moon Records in 2004 while still in high school and released their debut EP, " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
