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Maxïmo Park
Maxïmo Park are an English alternative rock band, formed in 2000 in Newcastle upon Tyne. The band consists of Paul Smith (vocals), Duncan Lloyd (guitar), and Tom English (drums). The band have released seven studio albums: '' A Certain Trigger'' (2005), ''Our Earthly Pleasures'' (2007), '' Quicken The Heart'' (2009), '' The National Health'' (2012), ''Too Much Information'' (2014), ''Risk to Exist'' (2017) and ''Nature Always Wins'' (2021). The first two albums went gold in the UK and their debut was nominated for the Mercury Prize. History Formation and early releases (2000–2003) The band was created by guitarist Duncan Lloyd and is named after Máximo Gómez Park (also known as Domino Park), located in Little Havana, Miami. Initially, the four founding members played several small shows including Manchester's ''In the City'', which showcases unsigned bands in the UK. In 2003, the band decided they wanted a frontman as the original singers, Archis and Duncan, wanted to focu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne ( RP: , ), or simply Newcastle, is a city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England. The city is located on the River Tyne's northern bank and forms the largest part of the Tyneside built-up area. Newcastle is also the most populous city of North East England. Newcastle developed around a Roman settlement called Pons Aelius and the settlement later took the name of a castle built in 1080 by William the Conqueror's eldest son, Robert Curthose. Historically, the city’s economy was dependent on its port and in particular, its status as one of the world's largest ship building and repair centres. Today, the city's economy is diverse with major economic output in science, finance, retail, education, tourism, and nightlife. Newcastle is one of the UK Core Cities, as well as part of the Eurocities network. Famous landmarks in Newcastle include the Tyne Bridge; the Swing Bridge; Newcastle Castle; St Thomas’ Church; Grainger Town including G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Risk To Exist
''Risk To Exist'' is the sixth studio album by British indie rock band Maxïmo Park. It was released on 21 April 2017 through their own Daylighting imprint as well as Cooking Vinyl. The album's lead single was first aired on the Steve Lamacq show on BBC 6 Music on 19 January 2017. Background and recording On 14 October 2016, guitarist Duncan Lloyd announced that recording was almost complete on the band's sixth album, then untitled. Writing for the album took place primarily in the UK while recording took place at Wilco's The Loft studio in Chicago through Autumn 2016. The album was produced by Tom Schick, whose previous work includes Wilco, Beck and White Denim and was recorded entirely live. Mimi Parker from the USA band Low features on backing vocals on several tracks on the album. Release The album was released in several formats, including deluxe CD and digital editions, transparent vinyl and on tape cassette. Two music videos were produced for the title track and l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Epworth
Paul Richard Epworth (born 25 July 1974) is an English record producer, songwriter, musician, and remixer. He has worked with artists including Adele, Florence and the Machine, Rihanna, and Maxïmo Park, among many others. He is a member of the Music Producers Guild and is the founder and owner of the independent record label Wolf Tone, which has released music from Glass Animals, Rosie Lowe, and The Horrors. Epworth has won the BRIT Award for Producer of the Year three times, the most recent in 2015. He has won seven Grammy Awards, as well as the Academy Award for Best Original Song for " Skyfall". He released his debut studio album ''Voyager'' in 2020. Early life Paul Richard Epworth was born in Bishop's Stortford on 25 July 1974. Career Lomax From 2002 to 2004, Epworth provided lead vocals and guitar for the band Lomax. He later remixed two songs from the band's catalogue – "Reiterator" and "Modern Life". Remixing Epworth is well known for his remix work unde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Night I Lost My Head
''A Certain Trigger'' is the debut studio album by English indie rock band Maxïmo Park. It was released on 16 May 2005 through Warp. Album information The title for the album comes from the song "Once, a Glimpse". The songs "The Coast Is Always Changing", "Apply Some Pressure", "Graffiti", " Going Missing" and "I Want You to Stay" were released as singles. The censored version of "Apply Some Pressure" was used on the soundtracks of the video games ''Burnout Revenge'' and ''SSX on Tour''. An instrumental version of "Going Missing" was used during the end credits of the movie '' Stranger than Fiction''. The album has received Platinum status in the UK. When it was originally released, a limited edition version was available with a bonus CD containing a live performance in Japan. ''A Certain Trigger'' sold over 500,000 copies worldwide. In 2009, the ''Warp20 (Recreated)'' compilation included a cover version of the song "Acrobat" by Seefeel. Reception ''Pitchfork''s Sam Ubl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Coast Is Always Changing
"The Coast Is Always Changing" was the first single released by Maxïmo Park Maxïmo Park are an English alternative rock band, formed in 2000 in Newcastle upon Tyne. The band consists of Paul Smith (vocals), Duncan Lloyd (guitar), and Tom English (drums). The band have released seven studio albums: '' A Certain Trigge ... and features on their debut album '' A Certain Trigger''. It reached number 121 in the UK charts in 2004. The music video for the single was filmed in a small pub in Newcastle-upon-Tyne called The Head Of Steam at a gig they played there in September 2004. They played a special intimate show in the same small venue (90 capacity) in January 2007. Track listing * CD WAP 183 CD, 7" 7WAP 183 # "The Coast Is Always Changing" – 3:19 # "The Night I Lost My Head" – 1:51 External linksThe Coast Is Always Changing lyrics [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Going Missing
"Going Missing" was the fourth single released from Maxïmo Park, taken from their debut album '' A Certain Trigger''. It was released on 18 July 2005 and reached number 20 on the UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s .... The song was featured during the end credits of the movie '' Stranger than Fiction''. Track listing * CD1 (WAP190CD)(White Cover) : # "Going Missing" – 3:43 # "A19" – 2:18 * CD2 (WAP190CDR)(Blue Cover) : # "Going Missing" (Acoustic) – 3:58 # "A Year of Doubt" – 2:01 # "Kiss You Better" (Acoustic) – 2:04 * 7" (7WAP190, one-sided etched vinyl): # "Going Missing" – 3:43 # "Going Missing" (Acoustic) – 3:58 References External links Single informationon MaxïmoPark.com Video of 'Going Missing' 2005 singles Maxïmo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graffiti (Maxïmo Park Song)
"Graffiti" was the third single released by Maxïmo Park, taken from their first album '' A Certain Trigger''. It was released on 2 May 2005, and reached number 15 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was awarded 'Lyric of the year' on BBC 6 Music for lyrics written by guitarist Duncan Lloyd Track listing * CD1 (WAP187CD) (White Background) : # "Graffiti" – 3:05 # "Trial and Error" – 2:29 * CD2 (WAP187CDR) (Green Background) : # "Graffiti" (Original Demo Version) – 3:11 # "Stray Talk" – 2:47 # "Apply Some Pressure "Apply Some Pressure" is a song by the English indie rock band Maxïmo Park. It was released as the second single from their first studio album, '' A Certain Trigger'' (2005), on 21 February 2005. The song was re-released in October 2005. The mus ..." (Original Demo Version) – 3:27 * 7" (7WAP187, white vinyl): # "Graffiti" – 3:05 # "Hammer Horror" – 3:31 External linksSingle information on MaxïmoPark.com 2005 singles Maxïmo Park songs Son ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Independent
''The Independent'' is a British online newspaper. It was established in 1986 as a national morning printed paper. Nicknamed the ''Indy'', it began as a broadsheet and changed to tabloid format in 2003. The last printed edition was published on Saturday 26 March 2016, leaving only the online edition. The newspaper was controlled by Tony O'Reilly's Irish Independent News & Media from 1997 until it was sold to the Russian oligarch and former KGB Officer Alexander Lebedev in 2010. In 2017, Sultan Muhammad Abuljadayel bought a 30% stake in it. The daily edition was named National Newspaper of the Year at the 2004 British Press Awards. The website and mobile app had a combined monthly reach of 19,826,000 in 2021. History 1986 to 1990 Launched in 1986, the first issue of ''The Independent'' was published on 7 October in broadsheet format.Dennis Griffiths (ed.) ''The Encyclopedia of the British Press, 1422–1992'', London & Basingstoke: Macmillan, 1992, p. 330 It was produc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Superstition (song)
"Superstition" is a song by American singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder. It was released on October 24, 1972, as the lead single from his fifteenth studio album, ''Talking Book'' (1972), by Tamla. The lyrics describe popular superstitions and their negative effects. "Superstition" reached number one in the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in January 1973 and on the soul singles chart. It was Wonder's first number-one single since " Fingertips, Pt. 2" in 1963. It peaked at number eleven in the UK Singles Chart in February 1973. In November 2004, ''Rolling Stone'' ranked the song number 74 on its list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. It was re-ranked number 73 on its 2010 list, and re-ranked number 12 on its 2021 list. At the 16th Grammy Awards, the song won Stevie Wonder two Grammys for writing ( Best Rhythm & Blues Song) and performing (Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male). Writing and recording Jeff Beck was an admirer of Wonder's music, and Wonder was informed of this prior t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stevie Wonder
Stevland Hardaway Morris ( Judkins; May 13, 1950), known professionally as Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, who is credited as a pioneer and influence by musicians across a range of genres that include rhythm and blues, Pop music, pop, Soul music, soul, Gospel music, gospel, funk, and jazz. A virtual one-man band, Wonder's use of synthesizers and other electronic musical instruments during the 1970s reshaped the conventions of Contemporary R&B, R&B. He also helped drive such genres into the album era, crafting his LP record, LPs as cohesive and consistent, in addition to socially conscious statements with complex compositions. Visual impairment, Blind since shortly after his birth, Wonder was a child prodigy who signed with Motown's Tamla label at the age of 11, where he was given the professional name Little Stevie Wonder. Wonder's single "Fingertips" was a No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1963, at the age of 13, making him the List o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miami
Miami ( ), officially the City of Miami, known as "the 305", "The Magic City", and "Gateway to the Americas", is a East Coast of the United States, coastal metropolis and the County seat, county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade County in South Florida, United States. With a population of 442,241 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of municipalities in Florida, second-most populous city in Florida and the eleventh-most populous city in the Southeastern United States. The Miami metropolitan area is the ninth largest in the U.S. with a population of 6.138 million in 2020. The city has the List of tallest buildings in the United States#Cities with the most skyscrapers, third-largest skyline in the U.S. with over List of tallest buildings in Miami, 300 high-rises, 58 of which exceed . Miami is a major center and leader in finance, commerce, culture, arts, and international trade. Miami's metropolitan area is by far the largest urban econ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Havana
Little Havana ( es, Pequeña Habana) is a neighborhood of Miami, Florida, United States. Home to many Cuban exiles, as well as many immigrants from Central and South America, Little Havana is named after Havana, the Capital (political), capital and largest city in Cuba. Little Havana is noted as a center of social, cultural, and political activity in Miami. Its festivals, including the Calle Ocho Festival, Viernes Culturales/Cultural Fridays, the Three Kings Parade and others, have been televised to millions of people every year on different continents. It is also known for its landmarks, including Calle Ocho (SW 8th Street/Tamiami Trail), and its Walk of Fame (for famous artists and Latin personalities, including Celia Cruz, Willy Chirino, and Gloria Estefan), the Cuban Memorial Boulevard, Plaza de la Cubanidad, Domino Park, the Tower Theater, José Martí Park, the Firestone/Walgreens Building, St. John Bosco Catholic Church, Municipio de Santiago de Cuba and others. Little ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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