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Live From London 2006
''Live from London 2006'' is a DVD by the Fantômas Melvins Big Band that was released on August 26, 2008. Track listing # "Sacrifice" ( Flipper cover from '' Gone Fishin''') # "Page 27" (from Fantômas's ''Fantômas'') # " Night Goat" (from The Melvins' ''Houdini'') # "Page 28" (from Fantômas's ''Fantômas'') # "Page 3" (from Fantômas's ''Fantômas'') # "Electric Long Thin Wire" # "The Bit" (from The Melvins' '' Stag'') # "Page 14" (from Fantômas's ''Fantômas'') # "Pigs of the Roman Empire" (from the Melvins/Lustmord album '' Pigs of the Roman Empire'') # "The Omen" (from Fantômas's '' The Director's Cut'') # "Hooch" (from The Melvins' ''Houdini'') # "Mombius Hibachi" (from The Melvins' ''Honky'') # "Page 23" (from Fantômas's ''Fantômas'') # "Skin Horse" (from The Melvins' '' Stag'') # " Cape Fear" (from Fantômas's '' The Director's Cut'') # "Let It All Be" (from The Melvins' '' The Bootlicker'') # "Lowrider" (War cover from '' Why Can't We Be Friends?'') ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fantômas (band)
Fantômas is an American heavy metal supergroup formed in 1998 in California. It features vocalist Mike Patton (Faith No More, Mr. Bungle), drummer Dave Lombardo (ex-Slayer), guitarist Buzz Osborne (Melvins) and bassist Trevor Dunn (Mr. Bungle, Tomahawk). The band is named after Fantômas, a supervillain featured in a series of crime novels popular in France before World War I and in film, most notably in the '60s French movie series. History Fantômas began just before the collapse of Faith No More, as a series of spasmic, avant-garde metal/grindcore songs composed by vocalist and bandleader Mike Patton. Patton then sent the demos to guitarist Buzz Osborne (of Melvins), bass guitarist Trevor Dunn (of Mr. Bungle) and drummer Igor Cavalera (of Sepultura), with the intention of forming a supergroup. Cavalera declined the offer, but recommended who he thought would be perfect for the project: Dave Lombardo of Slayer, who accepted. The band have released all of their albums throu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Omen
''The Omen'' is a 1976 supernatural horror film directed by Richard Donner and written by David Seltzer. An international co-production of the United Kingdom and the United States, it stars Gregory Peck, Lee Remick, David Warner, Harvey Spencer Stephens (in his film debut), Billie Whitelaw, Patrick Troughton, Martin Benson, and Leo McKern. The film's plot follows Damien Thorn, a young child replaced at birth by his father, unbeknownst to his wife, after their biological child dies shortly after birth. As a series of mysterious events and violent deaths occur around the family and Damien enters childhood, they come to learn he is in fact the prophesied Antichrist. Released theatrically by 20th Century Fox in June 1976, ''The Omen'' received mixed reviews from critics but was a commercial success, grossing over $60 million at the U.S. box office and becoming one of the highest-grossing films of 1976. The film earned two Oscar nominations, winning Best Original Score for Jerry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Lombardo
David Lombardo (born February 16, 1965) is a Cuban-American drummer, best known as a co-founding member of American thrash metal band Slayer. He is currently playing drums with Testament, Fantômas, Suicidal Tendencies, Dead Cross, Mr. Bungle, and the Misfits. Lombardo previously played drums on nine Slayer albums, including '' Reign in Blood'' (1986) and ''Christ Illusion'' (2006). His music career has spanned over 40 years, during which he has been involved in the production of 35 commercial recordings covering a number of genres. He has performed with numerous other bands, including Grip Inc., Philm and Fantômas, in addition to Slayer. Lombardo is widely known as an aggressive heavy metal drummer. His drumming has been praised as "astonishingly innovative". Drummerworld named him "The Godfather of Double Bass". He has had a significant influence on the metal scene and inspired modern metal drummers, particularly extreme metal drummers. Biography Early years Lombardo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trevor Dunn
Trevor Roy Dunn (born January 30, 1968) is an American composer, bass guitarist, and double bassist. He came to prominence in the 1990s with the experimental band Mr. Bungle. While performing with Mr. Bungle, Dunn would dress similar to the St. Pauli Girl. He has since worked in an array of musical styles, including with saxophonist/composer John Zorn, Secret Chiefs 3 and with his own avant-garde jazz/rock ensemble Trevor Dunn's Trio-Convulsant. He is also a member of the band Tomahawk. Biography Early life and career After four years of studying the clarinet, Dunn began playing electric bass at the age of 13. His earliest musical influences included the Beach Boys, Blondie, Cheap Trick, and Kiss. Trevor Dunn's Trio-Convulsant In 1998, Dunn formed his Trio-Convulsant. Their first release, '' Debutantes & Centipedes'', features Dunn on bass, Adam Levy on guitar, and Kenny Wollesen on drums. The album '' Sister Phantom Owl Fish'' on Ipecac (2004) includes Ches Smith on pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dale Crover
Dale Crover (born October 23, 1967) is an American rock musician. Crover is best known as the drummer for Melvins and has also been the drummer for Men of Porn, Shrinebuilder, Crystal Fairy and, for a brief time, Nirvana. He is also guitarist and vocalist for Altamont. He has toured with Fantômas (filling in for Dave Lombardo), Off!, and Redd Kross. In 2016, Rolling Stone listed him as the 69th greatest drummer of all time. Biography Melvins recruited Crover on drums in 1984 from an Iron Maiden cover band, following original drummer Mike Dillard's departure. In late 1985, Crover played bass in Fecal Matter, a band he formed with Kurt Cobain and Greg Hokanson. After Hokanson left the band, Cobain and Crover recorded ''Illiteracy Will Prevail'' on a 4-track on Easter 1986 at Cobain's aunt's home in Seattle, Washington. Crover played bass and drums on the demo. "Spank Thru" from this demo appears on the Nirvana album '' Sliver: The Best of the Box''. Fecal Matter disbanded in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny DeVito
Daniel Michael DeVito Jr. (born November 17, 1944) is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. He gained prominence for his portrayal of the taxi dispatcher Louie De Palma in the television series ''Taxi'' (1978–1983), which won him a Golden Globe Award and an Emmy Award. He plays Frank Reynolds on the FX and FXX sitcom ''It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia'' (2006–present). He is known for his film roles in ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' (1975), ''Terms of Endearment'' (1983), '' Romancing the Stone'' (1984), ''Throw Momma from the Train'' (1987), '' Twins'' (1988), ''The War of the Roses'' (1989), '' Batman Returns'' (1992), ''Jack the Bear'' (1993), '' Junior'' (1994), '' Get Shorty'' (1995), ''Matilda'' (1996), ''L.A. Confidential'' (1997), '' The Big Kahuna'' (1999), '' Big Fish'' (2003), '' Deck the Halls'' (2006), '' When in Rome'' (2010), '' Wiener-Dog'' (2016) and '' Jumanji: The Next Level'' (2019). He is also known for his voice roles in such films as ''H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spider Baby
''Spider Baby: or, the Maddest Story Ever Told'' is a 1967 American black comedy horror film, written and directed by Jack Hill. It stars Lon Chaney Jr. as Bruno, the chauffeur and caretaker of three orphaned siblings who suffer from "Merrye Syndrome", a genetic condition starting in early puberty that causes them to regress mentally, socially and physically. Jill Banner, Carol Ohmart, Quinn Redeker, Beverly Washburn, Sid Haig, Mary Mitchel, Karl Schanzer and Mantan Moreland also star. The film was released to relative obscurity, but eventually achieved cult status. Plot At the decaying Merrye House, feared by locals, the Merrye children Ralph, Virginia, and Elizabeth have lived in seclusion with the family chauffeur Bruno ever since their parents died. All three have advanced Merrye Syndrome, a genetic affliction unique to members of the family which causes them, starting in late childhood, to regress down the evolutionary ladder mentally and physically. They exhibit a pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suspended Animation (Fantômas Album)
''Suspended Animation'' is the fourth studio album by American supergroup Fantômas (band), Fantômas. It is a concept album that incorporates a dual theme of cartoon sounds/music as well as paying tribute to obscure and dubious holidays throughout the month of April. Release The limited edition disc is a spiral bound April 2005 mini calendar featuring vivid imagery by Yoshitomo Nara. The disc sleeve is marked with "This calendar belongs to: .......... Your name". The limited edition of the album was released on April 5, 2005, while the regular version was released on June 14, 2005. Reception Pitchfork Media, Pitchfork wrote "the album still suffers from the same flaws that hampered ''Delirium Cordia''. With the average track spanning less than 90 seconds, musical ideas either bleed from one song to the next or don't sustain themselves long enough to register in the listener's head." Track listing #"04/01/05 April Fool's Day" – 0:35 #"04/02/05 International Children's Boo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Why Can't We Be Friends?
''Why Can't We Be Friends?'' is the seventh studio album by American funk band War, released on June 16, 1975 by United Artists Records. Two singles from the album were released: the title track backed with "In Mazatlan", and "Low Rider" backed with "So". Both A-sides were nominated for the Grammy Awards of 1976. Of the songs on this album, an interpolation of the first part of the song "Smile Happy" was used in the song "It Wasn't Me" by Shaggy featuring RikRok. Versions of the album's titular song has been used in several film productions, notably '' Bridge to Terabithia'' and '' Wild Things''. Track listing All tracks composed by War ( Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar, Howard E. Scott), except where indicated. Note: The CD edition does not break "Leroy's Latin Lament" into sections. #"Don't Let No One Get You Down" (War, Jerry Goldstein) – 3:59 #"Lotus Blossom" (War, Francie Nelson) – 3:59 #"Heartbeat" – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
War (U
War is an intense armed conflict between State (polity), states, governments, Society, societies, or paramilitary groups such as Mercenary, mercenaries, Insurgency, insurgents, and militias. It is generally characterized by extreme violence, destruction, and mortality, using Regular army, regular or Irregular military, irregular Military, military forces. Warfare refers to the common activities and characteristics of types of war, or of wars in general. Total war is warfare that is not restricted to purely legitimate military targets, and can result in massive civilian casualties, civilian or other non-combatant suffering and Casualty (person), casualties. While some war studies scholars consider war a universal and ancestral aspect of human nature, others argue it is a result of specific socio-cultural, economic or ecological circumstances. Etymology The English word ''war'' derives from the 11th-century Old English words ''wyrre'' and ''werre'', from Old French ''werre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Low Rider (song)
"Low Rider" is a song written by American funk band War and producer Jerry Goldstein, which appeared on their album ''Why Can't We Be Friends?'', released in 1975. It reached number one on the ''Billboard'' R&B singles chart, peaked at number seven on the Hot 100 singles chart, and number six in Canada. According to the AllMusic review of the song, "the lyric takes the cool, laidback image of the lowrider—the Chicano culture practice of hydraulically hot-rodding classic cars—and using innuendo, extends the image to a lifestyle". The song features a driving bass line by B. B. Dickerson, which is present almost throughout, and an alto saxophone riff by Charles Miller, who also provides lead vocals and a saxophone solo towards the end of the song that includes a siren-like noise. This song is the theme song for the TV series ''George Lopez George Edward Lopez (born April 23, 1961) is an American comedian and actor. He is known for starring in his self-produced ABC sit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bootlicker
''The Bootlicker'' is the eleventh studio album by the Melvins, released in 1999 through Ipecac Recordings. The album is the second part of a trilogy preceded by ''The Maggot'' and followed by ''The Crybaby''. The trilogy was later released on vinyl by Ipecac (''The Trilogy Vinyl'', IPC-011, November 27, 2000). Production ''The Bootlicker'' was conceived as a more pop-oriented album; ''The Maggot'' was marked by a traditional Melvins metal sound, while ''The Crybaby'' featured many guest appearances. Critical reception The ''Los Angeles Times'' wrote: "While ''The Maggot'' offers more familiar-sounding, metal-tinged sludge, ''The Bootlicker'' is a musically richer collection with rock, funk and jazz underpinnings." The ''Riverfront Times'' called ''The Bootlicker'' "one of the best rock albums of the year: truly beautiful and intelligently (but not pretentiously) presented." ''Tucson Weekly'' called it "subdued, dark and kind of pop-y sounding in spots." Track listing Personn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
