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Leisure (band)
Leisure (stylized as LEISURE) are a soul, R&B and pop band from Auckland, formed in Muriwai in 2015. The band consists of Djeisan Suskov, Jaden Parkes, Josh Fountain, Tom Young, and Jordan Arts, all established New Zealand musicians who have worked in the Auckland scene since the 2000s. Since their formation the band have produced three albums (''Leisure'' in 2016, ''Twister'' in 2019, and '' Sunsetter'' in 2021 ), one EP (''Side A'' in 2020) and various singles, such as "Spark It Up", "Money" and "Got It Bad" (which was featured in the American television drama ''You''). The band's members established themselves in the early 2000s, with the debut album by Jaden Parkes' band Goodnight Nurse, ''Always and Never'', being certified gold after its 2006 release. Furthermore, Jordan Arts' Kids of 88 had various hits from their debut album '' Sugarpills'', such as " My House", " Just a Little Bit" and "Downtown". Fountain, who is also known for being Benee's producer, recalled ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auckland
Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The List of New Zealand urban areas by population, most populous urban area in the country and the List of cities in Oceania by population, fifth largest city in Oceania, Auckland has an urban population of about It is located in the greater Auckland Region—the area governed by Auckland Council—which includes outlying rural areas and the islands of the Hauraki Gulf, and which has a total population of . While European New Zealanders, Europeans continue to make up the plurality of Auckland's population, the city became multicultural and Cosmopolitanism, cosmopolitan in the late-20th century, with Asian New Zealanders, Asians accounting for 31% of the city's population in 2018. Auckland has the fourth largest Foreign born, foreign-born population in the world, with 39% of its residents born overseas. With its large population of Pasifika New Zealanders, the city is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jordan Arts
Kids of 88 were a New Zealand new wave duo based in Auckland, New Zealand, consisting of Jordan Arts and Sam McCarthy. They are best known for their 2009 single, " My House". They have since signed through Dryden Street to Sony Music and released the album ''Sugarpills'' in August 2010. In 2014, the duo stated that 'the ids of 88project has concluded.' Members * Jordan Arts – programming/keyboards * Sam McCarthy – vocals History 2000–2009: Career beginnings and style It is known that the two have been best friends for ten years. They attended St Peter's College, Auckland, where they formed the band Incursa, winning the 2004 Smokefreerockquest. Sharing a passion for music, they decided to become musicians. The duo have described their music as "a cross between a late 80s police drama intro theme and a sophisticated super hussy. With sleazy basslines and mind-numbingly catchy hooks, Kids of 88 are all about poking tongues and making sweaty suggestive innuendos." They ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Supergroup (music)
A supergroup is a musical group whose members are successful as solo artists or as members of other successful groups. The term became popular in the late 1960s when members of already successful rock groups recorded albums together, after which they normally disband. Charity supergroups, in which prominent musicians perform or record together in support of a particular cause, have been common since the 1980s. The term is most common context of rock and pop music, but it has occasionally been applied to other musical genres. For example, opera superstars The Three Tenors ( José Carreras, Plácido Domingo, and Luciano Pavarotti) have been called a supergroup. A supergroup sometimes forms as a side project for a single recording project or other ''ad hoc'' purposes, with no intention that the group will remain together afterwards. In other instances, the group may become the primary focus of the members' career. History ''Rolling Stone'' editor Jann Wenner credited British rock ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bach (New Zealand)
A bach (pronounced 'batch' ) (also called a crib in the southern half of the South Island) is a small, often modest holiday home or beach house in New Zealand. Baches are an iconic part of the country's history and culture. In the middle of the 20th century, they symbolized the beach holiday lifestyle that was becoming more accessible to the middle class. Baches began to gain popularity in the 1950s as roads improved and the increasing availability of cars allowed for middle-class beach holidays, often to the same beach every year. With yearly return trips being made, baches began to spring up in many family vacation spots. Etymology ''Bach'' was originally thought to be short for bachelor pad, but they tended to be family holiday homes. An alternative theory for the origin of the word is that ' is the Welsh word for "small" and "little". The phrase "Tŷ Bach" (small house) is used for outbuildings. Sizeable populations of Welsh miners relocated to New Zealand during mining boo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Downtown (Kids Of 88 Song)
"Downtown" is the third single from electropop band Kids of 88 off their debut album '' Sugarpills''. This song was released digitally through the New Zealand iTunes Store on 19 July 2010. History The single received much airplay on New Zealand radio station The Edge David Howell Evans (born 8 August 1961), better known as the Edge or simply Edge,McCormick (2006), pp. 21, 23–24 is an English-born Irish musician, singer, and songwriter. He is best known as the lead guitarist, keyboardist, and backing voca .... The song was released digitally on 19 July 2010. Music video The music video premiered on C4, Monday 2 August 2010. It features Kids of 88 in front of a green screen with many different background and effects. Charts References 2010 singles Kids of 88 songs Songs written by Joel Little 2010 songs Songs written by Sam McCarthy {{2010s-pop-song-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Just A Little Bit (Kids Of 88 Song)
"Just a Little Bit" is the second single from electropop band Kids of 88 ( Jordan Arts and Sam McCarthy). This song was released digitally through the New Zealand iTunes Store on 15 February 2010. History *The song was first heard before it was released on a Glassons New Zealand television commercial, entitled Wonderland. It is now, just like their first single " My House", heard on a C4 television commercial. *This song won "Single of the Year" at the 2010 Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards, also alongside "Music Video of the Year" with Tim Van Dammen. *The song was featured on the 5 June 2011 pilot episode of MTV's ''Teen Wolf''. *The song was again featured on MTV's ''Teen Wolf'' in the 8 August 2011 episode entitled "Formality". The Kids of 88 played the song during their on screen set as the live band performing at the Beacon Hills formal. * The song is also featured in an Australian TV commercial for the Holden Malibu car. * The song was briefly featured in the trailer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My House (Kids Of 88 Song)
"My House" is the first single from electropop band Kids of 88. It was released on 20 April 2009. The song was on the New Zealand Singles Chart The Official New Zealand Music Chart ( mi, Te Papa Tātai Waiata Matua o Aotearoa) is the weekly New Zealand top 40 singles and albums charts, issued weekly by Recorded Music NZ (formerly Recording Industry Association of New Zealand). The Music ... for 17 weeks in 2009, peaking at #3. History When the New Zealand music television channel C4 used "My House" on one of its advertising campaigns, the song quickly became very popular in New Zealand, and peaked at #3 on the New Zealand Top 40 singles chart in June 2009. Kids of 88 describe it as "a cross between a late 80s police drama intro theme and a sophisticated super hussy". The song was certified Gold after eight weeks on the chart, selling over 7,500 copies. Charts Year-end charts References 2009 singles 2009 songs Kids of 88 songs Songs written by Joel Little So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sugarpills
Sugarpills is the debut album from New Zealand electropop band Kids of 88 released 16 August 2010.Sugarpills CD (2010) by Kids Of 88 . ''Mighty Ape New Zealand''. Singles released off the album include " My House", " Just a Little Bit" and most recently "". It was nominated for Best Pop Album at the |
Music Recording Certification
Music recording certification is a system of certifying that a music Sound recording, recording has shipped, sold, or streamed a certain number of units. The threshold quantity varies by type (such as album, single, music video) and by nation or territory (see List of music recording certifications). Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories, which are named after precious materials (gold, platinum and diamond). The threshold required for these awards depends upon the population of the territory where the recording is released. Typically, they are awarded only to international releases and are awarded individually for each country where the album is sold. Different sales levels, some perhaps 10 times greater than others, may exist for different music media (for example: videos versus albums, singles, or music download). History The original gold and silver record awards were presented to artists by their own record companies to publicize t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Always And Never
Always and Never is the debut album by New Zealand pop punk band, Goodnight Nurse, released in January 2006. Album information The album spawned many singles and radio hits, including, " My Only", " Death Goes To Disco", "Loner", "Our Song", "Going Away", "Taking Over", and "All For You" (most songs from the album were released as singles). ''Always and Never'' went Gold after only a week of release and debuted to place number 5 on the RIANZ New Zealand Top 40 Albums Chart. From then on, the album stayed in the Top 40 for 5 weeks (from 30 January until 27 February). New Zealand critics took notice of the tight riffs and hooks, wide range of subject matter, and musical diversity (the album included fast, punk songs, as well as more mature-sounding songs that deal with themes such as death). Joel Little, the lead singer, said, when asked about the subject matter of the album: Track listing # "Welcome To Hell" featuring Ben's Choir – 0:48 # " My Only" – 2:29 # " Death ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You (TV Series)
''You'' is an American psychological thriller television series based on the books by Caroline Kepnes, developed by Greg Berlanti and Sera Gamble, and produced by Berlanti Productions, Alloy Entertainment, and A+E Studios in association with Warner Horizon Television, now Warner Bros. Television. The first season, which is based on the novel ''You'', premiered on Lifetime in September 2018, and follows Joe Goldberg, a bookstore manager and serial killer who falls in love and develops an extreme obsession. The season stars Penn Badgley, Elizabeth Lail, Luca Padovan, Zach Cherry, and Shay Mitchell. Lifetime announced in July 2018 that ''You'' had been renewed for a second season, based on Kepnes' follow-up novel ''Hidden Bodies''. The series later moved to Netflix and the second season was released in December 2019. The season follows Joe as he moves to Los Angeles and falls in love with local heiress Love Quinn. For the second season, Ambyr Childers was upgraded to a series r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Side A (Leisure EP)
Leisure (stylized as LEISURE) are a soul, R&B and pop band from Auckland, formed in Muriwai in 2015. The band consists of Djeisan Suskov, Jaden Parkes, Josh Fountain, Tom Young, and Jordan Arts, all established New Zealand musicians who have worked in the Auckland scene since the 2000s. Since their formation the band have produced three albums (''Leisure'' in 2016, ''Twister'' in 2019, and '' Sunsetter'' in 2021 ), one EP (''Side A'' in 2020) and various singles, such as "Spark It Up", "Money" and "Got It Bad" (which was featured in the American television drama ''You''). The band's members established themselves in the early 2000s, with the debut album by Jaden Parkes' band Goodnight Nurse, ''Always and Never'', being certified gold after its 2006 release. Furthermore, Jordan Arts' Kids of 88 had various hits from their debut album ''Sugarpills'', such as " My House", " Just a Little Bit" and "Downtown". Fountain, who is also known for being Benee's producer, recalled ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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