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Modwheelmood EPs
Modwheelmood (also typeset as ModWheelMood or modwheelmood and abbreviated as MWM) is an American Electronic-Alternative band from Los Angeles, California formed by Alessandro Cortini (who is also part of the Nine Inch Nails live lineup from 2005 to 2008 and more recently in 2013) and former Abandoned Pools guitarist Pelle Hillström in 1998."modwheelmood – Band bio" -Retrieved on December 29, 2007. History Modwheelmood formed in 1998, initially as a project entitled Gift?, which later developed into a full music project after Cortini's experimentation with "heavy loops and haunting synth passes integrated with melodic songwriting" and through collaboration with Hillström. Modwheelmood are named after the mod wheel, a controller typically mounted on the left hand of the keyboard.[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alternative Rock
Alternative rock, or alt-rock, is a category of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1970s and became widely popular in the 1990s. "Alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from Popular culture, mainstream or commercial rock or pop music. The term's original meaning was broader, referring to musicians influenced by the musical style or independent, DIY ethic, DIY ethos of late-1970s punk rock.di Perna, Alan. "Brave Noise—The History of Alternative Rock Guitar". ''Guitar World''. December 1995. Traditionally, alternative rock varied in terms of its sound, social context, and regional roots. Throughout the 1980s, magazines and zines, college radio airplay, and word of mouth had increased the prominence and highlighted the diversity of alternative rock's distinct styles (and music scenes), such as noise pop, indie rock, grunge, and shoegaze. In September 1988, Billboard (magazine), ''Billboard'' introduced "alternative" into their charting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buddyhead
''Buddyhead'' is a music website and independent record label created by Travis Keller in the summer of 1998, located in Hollywood, California. Buddyhead engaged in criticism of popular culture and the music industry. It's legendary gossip column resulted in over a dozen lawsuits, filed by numerous celebrities and record labels, including Korn, Courtney Love, Fred Durst, Moby, Drive-Thru Records, and Axl Rose, as well as high profile entertainment executives such as Ari Emmanuel. History Buddyhead Records is an independent record label from Hollywood, California that originated from a website of the same name. The label began in 2000 with the pressing of a seven-inch single from The Icarus Line ("Kill Cupid With A Nail File") and is continuing over twenty years later. The label has released records by various bands, including The Cassettes, Shat, Dios (also known as (dios) Malos, Ink & Dagger, The Icarus Line, Burning Brides, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Jubilee, Your Enemies Frien ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pearls To Pigs
''Pearls to Pigs'' is an LP and the seventh release by American electronic-alternative rock band Modwheelmood. The LP was released as an amalgam of the first three ''Pearls to Pigs'' EPs with a new track, "Happily Delayed", on June 2, 2009 at the first show of their West Coast tour in Scottsdale, Arizona. The album was digitally released in June 2009. Track listing #Problem Me - 4:23 #MHz - 4:45 #Forli' - 1:28 #Bellevue Ave - 4:23 #Too Late - 3:22 #Crumble - 4:08 #Sunday Morning - 3:32 #If I Was You - 4:03 #Domenica Pomeriggio - 1:09 #Scene - 3:17 #Your Place - 00:23 #Happily Delayed - 4:20 #Lie - 3:41 #Thursday - 4:16 #Madrid-Changes - 2:40 #Scared of Everyone - 5:56 Cover art The cover art of the album is the band and album name written in braille Braille (Pronounced: ) is a tactile writing system used by people who are visually impaired, including people who are Blindness, blind, Deafblindness, deafblind or who have low vision. It can be read either on Paper embossin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoav (musician)
Yoav (born Yoav Sadan on October 15, 1979, in Tel Aviv, Israel) is a singer-songwriter of Israeli-Romanian descent, raised in South Africa. His debut album ''Charmed and Strange'' was released in early 2008. Yoav's music features his own vocals and accompaniment by an acoustic guitar, which he uses to create electronica-style beats with his hands. He has also released two singles, "Club Thing" and "Beautiful Lie", the former having some success and charting in countries around Europe. His song "Adore Adore" was also featured in "Redwood", an episode of ''The Mentalist''. He also had a version of his cover song of "Where Is My Mind?" featured in the 2011 film ''Sucker Punch'', which starred actress and singer Emily Browning. The song was subsequently included on the soundtrack. His father, a Jewish architect who lived through World War II in his native Romania, before moving to Israel (where Yoav was born) and then relocating to South Africa with Yoav's opera singer mother. Sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Velocifero
''Velocifero'' is the fourth studio album by English electronic music band Ladytron and their first to be released by Nettwerk. The album was first released digitally on 19 May 2008, followed by a physical release on 2 June in the United Kingdom and on 3 June elsewhere. ''Velocifero'' peaked at number 75 on the UK Albums Chart, becoming the band's second highest-charting album to date in the UK (after ''Gravity the Seducer'' reached number 72 in 2011). It was also their first album to chart on the US ''Billboard'' 200, reaching number 131. ''Velocifero'' spawned three singles: "Ghosts", "Runaway" and "Tomorrow". Background According to band member Reuben Wu, "velocifero" literally means "bringer of speed", and is also the name of a classic retro-styled scooter. "Black Cat" and "Kletva" are both sung entirely in Bulgarian. "Kletva" (which means "oath") is a cover of a song from a solo album by Kiril Marichkov of Bulgarian rock band Shturtzite. Daniel Hunt provided additional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghosts (Ladytron Song)
''Velocifero'' is the fourth studio album by English electronic music band Ladytron and their first to be released by Nettwerk. The album was first released digitally on 19 May 2008, followed by a physical release on 2 June in the United Kingdom and on 3 June elsewhere. ''Velocifero'' peaked at number 75 on the UK Albums Chart, becoming the band's second highest-charting album to date in the UK (after ''Gravity the Seducer'' reached number 72 in 2011). It was also their first album to chart on the US ''Billboard'' 200, reaching number 131. ''Velocifero'' spawned three singles: "Ghosts", "Runaway" and "Tomorrow". Background According to band member Reuben Wu, "velocifero" literally means "bringer of speed", and is also the name of a classic retro-styled scooter. "Black Cat" and "Kletva" are both sung entirely in Bulgarian. "Kletva" (which means "oath") is a cover of a song from a solo album by Kiril Marichkov of Bulgarian rock band Shturtzite. Daniel Hunt provided additional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ladytron
Ladytron are a largely British electronic band formed in Liverpool in 1999. The group consists of Helen Marnie (lead vocals, synthesizers), Mira Aroyo (vocals, synthesizers), Daniel Hunt (synthesizers, guitar, vocals), and Reuben Wu (synthesizers). They have released six studio albums: ''604'' (2001), ''Light & Magic'' (2002), ''Witching Hour'' (2005), ''Velocifero'' (2008), ''Gravity the Seducer'' (2011) and ''Ladytron'' (2019) - the seventh, ''Time's Arrow'' is due in January 2023. They also issued the live album '' Live at London Astoria 16.07.08'' in 2009 and the compilation album ''Best of 00–10'' in 2011. They have produced remixes for artists such as David Gahan, Erasure, Goldfrapp, Apoptygma Berzerk, Placebo, Blondie, Gang of Four, Christina Aguilera, Nine Inch Nails, Bloc Party, Kings of Convenience, Soulwax and Róisín Murphy. The band's name was taken from the song "Ladytron" by Roxy Music. Former Roxy Music member Brian Eno said in 2009, "Ladytron are, for me, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Year Zero Remixed
''Year Zero Remixed'' (stylized as ''Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D'') is the third remix album by American industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails, released in the United States on November 20, 2007, and in the United Kingdom six days later. It features remixed versions of tracks from the band's previous studio album ''Year Zero'', created by various producers and recording artists. This album was the last Nine Inch Nails album to be released by Interscope Records; it fulfilled the band's contractual commitments to the company, leaving Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor to proceed as a "totally free agent, free of any recording contract with any label". Versions The album was released in three formats: digital download, CD/DVD-ROM combo, and triple vinyl. The digital download and CD releases feature the same track listing. The iTunes version lists the album title as ''Y34RZ3R0R3MIX3D'', using the letter "I" in place of the numeral "1" when compared to the album's cover art. The bonus DVD-ROM i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Record Label
A record label, or record company, is a brand or trademark of music recordings and music videos, or the company that owns it. Sometimes, a record label is also a publishing company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing, promotion, and enforcement of copyright for sound recordings and music videos, while also conducting talent scouting and development of new artists, and maintaining contracts with recording artists and their managers. The term "record label", derives from the circular label in the center of a vinyl record which prominently displays the manufacturer's name, along with other information. Within the mainstream music industry, recording artists have traditionally been reliant upon record labels to broaden their consumer base, market their albums, and promote their singles on streaming services, radio, and television. Record labels also provide publicists, who assist performers in gaining positi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monsters Are Waiting
Jonathan Lee "Jon" Siebels (born August 27, 1979) is an American musician, best known as the guitarist of the band Eve 6. He became a part of the band after meeting bassist and lead vocalist Max Collins during Siebels' freshman year in Crescenta Valley High School. Siebels was part of a band called Monsters Are Waiting, which played shows in the Los Angeles area before Siebels and another band member left the group. In 2010, he performed on and co-wrote Hesta Prynn's solo debut EP Can We Go Wrong. As of March 13, 2011, Siebels was welcomed back to Eve 6 on their official Facebook page. Siebels is a member of the Party for Socialism and Liberation The Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL) is a communist party in the United States, established in 2004. Its members are active in a wide range of movements including the labor, anti-war, immigrants' rights, women's rights, and anti-police .... Equipment Early Setup (2000) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mellowdrone
Mellowdrone is an American rock band from Los Angeles, formed in 1999. Biography Mellowdrone originated as Jonathan Bates' solo project, but expanded to a full band with Tony DeMatteo (guitar and keyboards), Scott Ellis (drums) and Greg Griffith (bass). Griffith and Ellis were later replaced by Camila Gutierrez and Brian Borg respectively. The band's music encompasses a range of styles from lo-fi, indie rock and experimental. Their debut album, ''Box'', was released in 2006 on Columbia Records. Shortly after, Gutierrez formed Uh Huh Her and left Mellowdrone. The band continued as a three-piece, with Bates taking over as bassist. Their follow-up album, ''Angry Bear,'' was released in 2009 on Coming Home Records. Mellowdrone's music has appeared on several television shows, including ''Project Runway'', '' Six Feet Under'', and ''Cane''. "C'Mon Try A Little Bit" was featured in the opening scene of ''Driv3r''. Their song "Oh My" was featured on the ''FIFA 07'' soundtrack and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
With Teeth
''With Teeth'' (stylized as '' ITH_TEETH') is the fourth studio album by American industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails, released by Nothing Records and Interscope Records on May 3, 2005. The album was produced by Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor and long-time collaborator Alan Moulder. It also features contributions from musician Dave Grohl and future band member Atticus Ross. In line with the band's previous material, the record features introspective songwriting influenced by Reznor's addiction to alcohol and drugs and subsequent sobriety. The album generated three singles: "The Hand That Feeds", "Only", and " Every Day Is Exactly the Same", the latter of which was released as an accompanying remix EP. The album was supported by the Live: With Teeth tour. ''With Teeth'' was well received by critics, albeit slightly less than the band's previous work. Some complimented the aggressive composition, while others said the album was bland and criticized Reznor for a lack of or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
