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Lotte Kestner
Anna-Lynne Williams (born February 8, 1978), better known by the stage name Lotte Kestner, is an American singer and songwriter. She started her musical career as vocalist for the indie rock band Trespassers William in 1997, and adopted the Lotte Kestner name in 2007 for solo recordings. She was also a member of the duo Ormonde. Early life Anna-Lynne Williams was born on February 8, 1978, and grew up in Laguna Hills, California. Career Williams is featured on "Hold Tight London" from the Chemical Brothers' 2005 Grammy-winning album, '' Push the Button''. She has collaborated with numerous other artists, including Mark Burgess, Courtney Marie Andrews, Robert Deeble, Damien Jurado, Anomie Belle, Motopony and Rocky Votolato, Arnar Guðjónsson of Leaves, Delerium, Minotaur Shock, Tuesday the Sky, Fieldhead, Sadistik and Blue Sky Black Death. In 2007, Williams started recording her own music as Lotte Kestner, self-releasing ''China Mountain'' in 2008. In December 2008, A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laguna Hills, California
Laguna Hills (; ''Laguna'', Spanish for "Lagoon") is a city in south Orange County, California, United States. Its name refers to its proximity to Laguna Canyon and the much older Laguna Beach. Other newer cities nearby—Laguna Niguel and Laguna Woods—are similarly named. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of . of it is land and of it (0.37%) is water. History Laguna Hills is built on one of the major land grants developed during the ''rancho'' era. Following Mexico's independence from Spain in 1821, those who had served in the government or who had friends in authority, were given vast lands for cattle grazing. Rancho Lomas de Santiago, Rancho San Joaquin, and Rancho Niguel covered much of the western portion of the Saddleback Valley. Don Juan Avila was granted the 13,000-acre Rancho Niguel on which Laguna Hills is located. In 1894, Lewis Moulton purchased Rancho Niguel from Don Juan Avila and increased the original grant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motopony
Motopony is a Seattle-based alt-psych band led by singer Daniel Blue. With the success of their previous full-length albums and a recording journey to the iconic Abbey Road Studios, Motopony has toured around the world playing festivals including SXSW, India's NH-7 Weekender and Bumbershoot, with U.S. tours and dates all across the UK. Since their debut, Motopony's music has been featured on shows like HBO's Hung, How to Make It in America, Fox's House and USA's Suits. History Motopony began with singer, songwriter and musician Daniel Blue. One night, mourning an anniversary of the death of his late mother, Blue found solace in learning to play the guitar. After this, he decided to throw everything he had into making music. He closed his event space and warehouse, sold his burgeoning fashion design business, disavowed himself of nearly all possessions and began couchsurfing so that all of his time could be devoted to learning the craft of music. Within a year Daniel partnered ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somewherecold Records
Somewherecold Records (formerly Somewhere Cold Records) is an American independent record label established in late 2004 by Jason T. Lamoreaux. The record company was founded in Lexington, Kentucky, but is currently headquartered in Shelbyville, Kentucky. It releases ambient, shoegaze, dream pop, slowcore, post-rock, space rock and drone music, with an international roster of artists spanning from the early 2000s to the present. Somewherecold Records has released music on vinyl records, compact discs, compact cassettes and digital audio formats, with global distribution through The Business. History As Somewhere Cold Records (2004–2006) Prior to founding Somewhere Cold Records, Jason T. Lamoreaux was a university professor and a music journalist at the Somewhere Cold webzine (later renamed Somewherecold). The online music magazine had been founded on March 1, 2002 by Canadian journalist Brent Diaz, and became a source of information, with news, reviews and interview ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Online Magazine
An online magazine is a magazine published on the Internet, through bulletin board systems and other forms of public computer networks. One of the first magazines to convert from a print magazine format to being online only was the computer magazine ''Datamation''. Some online magazines distributed through the World Wide Web call themselves webzines. An ezine (also spelled e-zine) is a more specialized term appropriately used for small magazines and newsletters distributed by any electronic method, for example, by electronic mail (e-mail/email, see Zine). Some social groups may use the terms cyberzine and hyperzine when referring to electronically distributed resources. Similarly, some online magazines may refer to themselves as "electronic magazines", "digital magazines", or "e-magazines" to reflect their readership demographics or to capture alternative terms and spellings in online searches. An online magazine shares some features with a blog and also with online newspapers, bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Sky Black Death
Blue Sky Black Death (abbreviated BSBD) was a production duo based in the San Francisco Bay Area. It consisted of Ryan Maguire, better known by his stage name Kingston, and Ian Taggart, better known by his stage name Young God, or, later, Televangel. They are known principally for their hip hop and instrumental music, made with a mixture of live instrumentation and sampling. Their name is "a skydiving phrase alluding to beauty and death." History Kingston and Young God met and began collaborating on music in 2003. Young God, working under the name Rev. Left, began creating beats to rap over, but abandoned rapping and started producing exclusively around 2000. Kingston, working under the name Orphan, began his solo producing career collaborating with rapper Noah23 and the Plague Language collective (to which Young God also contributed production). Kingston contributed production to Noah23's debut album ''Cytoplasm Pixel'' in 1999, and the two collaborated closely until ''Jupit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sadistik
Cody Foster, better known by his stage name Sadistik, is an American alternative hip hop artist from Seattle, Washington. He is currently unsigned to a label. Musical career In 2008, he released his debut album ''The Balancing Act'' on Clockwork Grey Music. In 2013, he released his sophomore LP '' Flowers for My Father'' on Fake Four Inc, which received positive reviews. Vibe Magazine called the album "gripping & emotional". The album appeared on the top 15 hip-hop/rap charts on iTunes. On July 1, 2014, he released his third LP ''Ultraviolet''. On April 14, 2017, he released his fourth LP ''Altars''. On April 20, 2019, he released his fifth LP, ''Haunted Gardens''. Style Sadistik has been described as "showing his scars with each song he writes" and "the cigarette burn rap king". Sadistik has been closely associated with the late hip hop artist Eyedea and has been known for "a unique style of hip hop, one that features dark imagery, dense wordplay, and nontraditional pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fieldhead
Fieldhead are a British band formed in Leeds, England, in 2008 and led by Paul Elam, a member of The Declining Winter. Paul currently resides in London, whilst violinists Elaine Reynolds and Sarah Kemp (both also of The Declining Winter) reside in Manchester and Newcastle upon Tyne respectively. Fieldhead's music is ambient/electronica in style, and is created using a combination of electronics and acoustic instruments. Fieldhead have toured extensively in Europe and Canada, having performed with Tim Hecker, Machinefabriek, Grouper, Amiina and Jeniferever. Releases Fieldhead self-released their debut EP "Introductions" in December 2008, and this was followed by the release of their debut album ''They Shook Hands for Hours'' on Home Assembly Music in November 2009. In 2010, the band produced four releases: a split CD EP "Crest" with the Danish act Iris to Hypnos released in February 2010 on Static Caravan Recordings; a 10" vinyl record EP "Riser" released in July 2010 on Gizeh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Resident Advisor
''Resident Advisor'' (also known as ''RA'') is an online music magazine and community platform dedicated to showcasing electronic music, artists and events across the globe. It was established in 2001. ''RA''s editorial team provides news, music and event reviews, as well as films, features and interviews. The website also manages services that include event listings, ticket sales, club and promoter directories, photo galleries, artist and record label profiles, DJ charts, an online community, and the ''RA Podcast''. The company has its headquarters in London, with additional offices in Berlin, Los Angeles, Sydney and Tokyo. The website won a People's Voice award in the 12th Annual Webby Awards in 2008. In October 2020, following the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on British arts and culture organisations, ''RA'' received £750,000 from the Arts Council of England as part of the UK's Culture Recovery Fund initiative. History ''Resident Advisor'' was founded in Syd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minotaur Shock
Minotaur Shock is the stage name of David Edwards, a Bristol-based electronica musician. His 2005 album ''Maritime'' was his first album released through 4AD Records, having previously released work via Manchester based Melodic. Edwards returned to Melodic for the release of his 2012 album, ''Orchard''. He also plays drums in Bronze Age Fox, a band from the Hanham area of Bristol. Since 2010, he has also released music under the stage name Principal Participant. Discography Albums *''Chiff-Chaffs and Willow Warblers'' (2001) *'' Rinse'' (2003) *''Maritime'' (2005) *''Amateur Dramatics'' (2008) *''Orchard'' (2012) *''Music from 'The Noise (2014) *''MINO'' (2019) *''Salina Pulse Streams'' (2020) *''Chaff Probes'' (2021) Albums as Principal Participant *''Principles'' (2010) *''Particles'' (2013) Singles and EPs *''The Bagatelle'' (2001) *''Motoring Britain'' (2001) *''Rockpoolin'' (2003) *''Vigo Bay'' (2005) *''Muesli'' (2005) *''Qi'' (2020) Compilations *''Rinse'' (2002) Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delerium
Delerium is a Canadian new-age ambient electronic musical duo that formed in 1987, originally as a side project of the influential industrial music act Front Line Assembly. Throughout the band’s history, their musical style has encompassed a broad range, including dark ethereal ambient trance, voiceless industrial soundscapes, and electronic pop music. They are best known for their worldwide hit "Silence". The band is known to feature female guest vocalists on their albums since their 1994 album ''Semantic Spaces''. Members and history Delerium has traditionally been a two-person project, but the only constant member throughout its history has been Bill Leeb. Leeb was an early member of industrial dance pioneers Skinny Puppy, but after he left in 1986 he went on to create his own project, Front Line Assembly with collaborator Michael Balch. Later, the two worked on the side project Delerium and released their first album, ''Faces, Forms & Illusions''. After Balch left both F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All Media Group
RhythmOne , previously known as Blinkx, and also known as RhythmOne Group, is an American digital advertising technology company that owns and operates the web properties AllMusic, AllMovie, and SideReel. Blinkx was founded in 2004, went public on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange in 2007, and began trading as RhythmOne in 2017. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, and London, England. RhythmOne acquired All Media Network and its portfolio of web properties in April 2015. In April 2019, RhythmOne merged with Taptica International (renamed Tremor International in June 2019), an advertising technology company headquartered in Israel. History Blinkx was named after blinkx.com, an Internet Media platform that connects online video viewers with publishers and distributors, using advertising to monetize those interactions. Blinkx has an index of over 35 million hours of video and 800 media partnerships, as well as 111 patents related to the site's se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
