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M Ross Perkins
Michael Ross Perkins is a songwriter and recording artist from Dayton, Ohio. History Early years Perkins grew up in Fairborn, Ohio, a suburb of Dayton. During his earliest years, his family lived on Titus Avenue in Dayton's Northridge neighborhood, a few houses away from Guided By Voices frontman Robert Pollard. Perkins has stated that his proximity and early exposure to Guided By Voices was influential, noting that Pollard's lo-fi production technique and uninhibited vocal approach gave him the confidence to "make weird sounds" with his voice. In 2002, Perkins began experimenting with a Tascam Portastudio 4-track cassette recorder and amassed a catalog of original songs. In 2007, Perkins' early psychedelic material was discovered by MGMT, who offered him a touring support slot at the time of their debut release, Oracular Spectacular, on Columbia Records. However, Perkins declined due to anxiety. During this time, Perkins worked as a roadie for Buffalo Killers on multiple tour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dayton
Dayton () is the sixth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County. A small part of the city extends into Greene County. The 2020 U.S. census estimate put the city population at 137,644, while Greater Dayton was estimated to be at 814,049 residents. The Combined Statistical Area (CSA) was 1,086,512. This makes Dayton the fourth-largest metropolitan area in Ohio and 73rd in the United States. Dayton is within Ohio's Miami Valley region, north of the Greater Cincinnati area. Ohio's borders are within of roughly 60 percent of the country's population and manufacturing infrastructure, making the Dayton area a logistical centroid for manufacturers, suppliers, and shippers. Dayton also hosts significant research and development in fields like industrial, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering that have led to many technological innovations. Much of this innovation is due in part to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and its place in the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High Times
''High Times'' is an American monthly magazine (and cannabis brand) that advocates the Legalization of non-medical cannabis in the United States, legalization of cannabis as well as other counterculture ideas. The magazine was founded in 1974 by Tom Forcade.Danko, Danny"Norml Founder Retires – Exhale Stage Left" hightimes.com, January 6, 2005. Accessed 11 September 2009. The magazine had its own book publishing division, High Times Books, and its own record label, High Times Records. From 1974 to 2016, ''High Times'' was published by Trans High Corporation (THC). Hightimes Holding Corp. took over the parent company and magazine in 2017. Overview ''High Times'' features cutting-edge journalism covering a wide range of topics, including politics, activism, drugs, sex, music, and film; as well as high-quality photography. Like ''Playboy'', each issue of ''High Times'' contains a centerfold photo; however, instead of a nude woman, ''High Times'' typically features a cannabis pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neal Francis
Neal Francis (born Neal Francis O’Hara; September 4, 1988) is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Influenced by classic New Orleans artists such as Dr. John, the Meters, and Allen Toussaint, in addition to Sly Stone, Billy Preston, and Curtis Mayfield, he released his first album in 2019. His second album, ''In Plain Sight''—a "revelatory blast of soul, R&B, and off-the-rails piano jams"—was released on ATO Records in 2021. Early life and education Francis was born in Livingston, New Jersey and raised in Oak Park, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. He began playing the piano when he was a very young child, mimicking the sounds he heard on television. He started taking piano lessons with a classical teacher when he was four, and at 12, drawn to the blues, he began studying with boogie-woogie pianist Erwin Helfer. He played in his first band, the Reverend Funk Connection, in high school, and as a teenager sat in with blues artists at Chicago clubs. He briefly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McCartney III
''McCartney III'' ("III" being stylised on the front cover as the three pips of a die) is the 18th solo album by English musician Paul McCartney, released on 18 December 2020 by Capitol Records. It serves as a continuation to his solo albums ''McCartney'' (1970) and ''McCartney II'' (1980). Similar to those albums, ''McCartney III'' features McCartney on all instruments (except drums and guitar on "Slidin'", developed from material recorded during the making of ''Egypt Station''). It became McCartney's first UK number-one solo album since ''Flowers in the Dirt'' in 1989, and debuted at number two on the US ''Billboard'' 200 albums chart. The album received a nomination at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards for "Best Rock Album", along with "Find My Way" for "Best Rock Song". In 2022, the album was packaged with ''McCartney'' and ''McCartney II'' as part of the ''McCartney I II III'' box set. Background ''McCartney III'' was recorded in early 2020 at McCartney's studio in Sussex, Eng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul McCartney
Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, songwriter and musician who gained worldwide fame with the Beatles, for whom he played bass guitar and shared primary songwriting and lead vocal duties with John Lennon. One of the most successful composers and performers of all time, McCartney is known for his melodic approach to bass-playing, versatile and wide tenor vocal range, and musical eclecticism, exploring styles ranging from pre–rock and roll pop to classical and electronica. His songwriting partnership with Lennon remains the most successful in history. Born in Liverpool, McCartney taught himself piano, guitar and songwriting as a teenager, having been influenced by his father, a jazz player, and rock and roll performers such as Little Richard and Buddy Holly. He began his career when he joined Lennon's skiffle group, the Quarrymen, in 1957, which evolved into the Beatles in 1960. Sometimes called "the cute Beatle", McCartney later invo ... [...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] |
Shindig! (magazine)
''Shindig!'' is a popular music magazine that is published monthly in the United Kingdom. It has been published by Silverback Publishing since 2015. Before that it was published by Volcano Publishing from 2007. History ''Shindig!'' was founded by Jon 'Mojo' Mills in 1992 and was initially published under the name ''Gravedigger'' as a photocopied fanzine that covered garage-punk music. The name ''Shindig!'' was adopted in 1994 to better reflect the broader content of the magazine and pay homage to the American Broadcasting Corporation show of the same name, which brought the British Invasion to the USA. In 1997 Mills was joined by Andy Morten after Morten saw a review of a band he was in, Bronco Bullfrog, published in the magazine. Up until 2002 it was published only once a year. In 2007 a deal with the small Cambridge-based Volcano Publishing launched the by now full colour magazine as a high street title for the first time and secured international distribution. In 2015, follow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identified in an outbreak in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December 2019. Attempts to contain it there failed, allowing the virus to spread to other areas of Asia and later worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern on 30 January 2020, and a pandemic on 11 March 2020. As of , the pandemic had caused more than cases and confirmed deaths, making it one of the deadliest in history. COVID-19 symptoms range from undetectable to deadly, but most commonly include fever, dry cough, and fatigue. Severe illness is more likely in elderly patients and those with certain underlying medical conditions. COVID-19 transmits when people breathe in air contaminated by droplets and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
E Pluribus M Ross (album)
''E Pluribus M Ross'' is the second full-length studio album by American songwriter M Ross Perkins Michael Ross Perkins is a songwriter and recording artist from Dayton, Ohio. History Early years Perkins grew up in Fairborn, Ohio, a suburb of Dayton. During his earliest years, his family lived on Titus Avenue in Dayton's Northridge neighbo .... It was released on March 18, 2022, on Colemine/Karma Chief Records. Track listing All songs written and performed by M Ross Perkins. # "Industrial Good Day Mantra" – 4:16 # "Wrong Wrong Wrong" – 2:56 # "The New American Laureate" – 3:35 # "This One" – 4:15 # "Tired of Me" – 4:20 # "It's Your Boy" – 3:56 # "The Clock Reads 60 Seconds from Now" – 1:00 # "Venti Gasp Inhale" – 3:50 # "Mr. Marble Eyes (Marbles for His Eyes)" – 3:39 # "Butterscotch Revue" – 4:10 # "Pinball Blonde" – 3:33 # "Funeral for a Satellite" – 5:13 Personnel ;Performance * M Ross Perkins – all voices and instruments ;Production * M Ross ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerry Springer
Gerald Norman Springer (born February 13, 1944) is a British-American broadcaster, journalist, actor, producer, former lawyer, and politician. He hosted the tabloid talk show ''Jerry Springer'' between September 30, 1991 and July 26, 2018, and debuted the ''Jerry Springer Podcast'' in 2015. From 2007 to 2008, Springer hosted '' America's Got Talent'', and from September 2019 until 2022, Springer hosted the courtroom show ''Judge Jerry''. Early life Gerald Norman Springer was born in the London Underground station of Highgate while the station was in use as a shelter from German bombing during World War II, and grew up on Chandos Road, East Finchley. His parents, Margot (; a bank clerk) and Richard Springer (owner of a shoe shop), were German-Jewish refugees who escaped from Landsberg an der Warthe, Prussia (now Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland). His maternal grandmother, Marie Kallmann, who was left behind, died in the gas vans of Chełmno extermination camp (German-occupied Po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Big Takeover
''The Big Takeover'' is a bi-annual music magazine published out of New York City since May 1980 by critic Jack Rabid. History Establishment Jack Rabid and Dave Stein began publishing ''The Big Takeover'' in May 1980 as a fanzine dedicated to New York punk band the Stimulators. The pair had formed a garage band the previous month called Even Worse, originally playing mainly punk rock cover songs. Even Worse was quickly tapped to open a show for the Stimulators, and the publication followed."New York: Part One: Jack Rabid — 'Encyclopedia of Punk,'" ''Flipside,'' whole no. 37 (February 1983), pp. 47-48. The interview was conducted in Whittier, California on December 31, 1982. Rabid, an intense music fan, ended up taking over the project, which evolved into a general punk rock fanzine. In a 1983 '' Flipside'' interview, Rabid recalled: "I'm a genuine fanatic, there's probably a good 3 or 4 or 5 in every city. Just love the music, that's all it is, I love the music. i try to f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What Did You Do For Summer Break (album)
''What Did You Do For Summer Break'' is an EP by American songwriter M Ross Perkins Michael Ross Perkins is a songwriter and recording artist from Dayton, Ohio. History Early years Perkins grew up in Fairborn, Ohio, a suburb of Dayton. During his earliest years, his family lived on Titus Avenue in Dayton's Northridge neighbo .... It was released in digital format on August 31, 2018, on SofaBurn Records. Track listing All songs composed and arranged by M Ross Perkins. # "Bed Sheet Wing" – 4:20 # "I'm Going Out to See My Baby" – 3:36 # "When You're Near Me" – 3:38 # "Hopscotch for the Animal Parade" – 4:49 # "Restless Amy" – 3:25 # "Don't Call Your Ride" – 4:46 Personnel * M Ross Perkins – all voices, instruments, and production References {{Authority control 2018 EPs M Ross Perkins albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
