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Obstacle 1
"Obstacle 1" is a song by American rock band Interpol. It was released as the second single from their debut studio album, ''Turn on the Bright Lights'', on November 11, 2002. It was eventually remixed by producer Arthur Baker and reissued as a single on September 15, 2003. The music video for "Obstacle 1" was directed by Floria Sigismondi. The song peaked at number 41 on the UK Singles Chart and was also ranked at number 64 on ''Pitchfork''s 'Top 500 Tracks of the Decade' list. "Obstacle 1" is featured as a playable track on ''Guitar Hero World Tour''. Singer Charlotte Martin has a rendition of "Obstacle 1" on her album, '' Reproductions''. The song was also used to highlight Adam Sandler for Best Comedic Performance at the 2003 MTV Movie Awards for his work in ''Mr. Deeds''. Music video The promotional video for the song was directed by Floria Sigismondi. It shows several shots of the band playing in an aisle, there are many wires moving up and down. Then, a woman (Sigismondi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Interpol (band)
Interpol is an American Rock music, rock band from Manhattan, New York. Formed in 1997, their original line-up consisted of Paul Banks (American musician), Paul Banks (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Daniel Kessler (guitarist), Daniel Kessler (lead guitar, backing vocals), Carlos Dengler (bass guitar, keyboards), and Greg Drudy (drums). Drudy left the band in 2000 and was replaced by Sam Fogarino. Dengler left to pursue other projects in 2010, with Banks taking on the additional role of bassist instead of hiring a new one. Having first performed at Luna Lounge alongside peers such as the Strokes, Longwave (band), Longwave, The National (band), the National, and Stellastarr, Interpol is one of the bands associated with the Music of New York City, New York indie music scene and one of several groups that emerged from the post-punk revival of the 2000s. The band's sound is generally a mix of staccato bass and rhythmic, harmonized guitar with a snare-heavy mix, drawing comparisons to po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rock Music
Rock music is a broad genre of popular music that originated as " rock and roll" in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s, developing into a range of different styles in the mid-1960s and later, particularly in the United States and United Kingdom.W. E. Studwell and D. F. Lonergan, ''The Classic Rock and Roll Reader: Rock Music from its Beginnings to the mid-1970s'' (Abingdon: Routledge, 1999), p.xi It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, a style that drew directly from the blues and rhythm and blues genres of African-American music and from country music. Rock also drew strongly from a number of other genres such as electric blues and folk, and incorporated influences from jazz, classical, and other musical styles. For instrumentation, rock has centered on the electric guitar, usually as part of a rock group with electric bass guitar, drums, and one or more singers. Usually, rock is song-based music with a time signature using a verse–chorus form, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Interpol (band) Songs
The International Criminal Police Organization (ICPO; french: link=no, Organisation internationale de police criminelle), commonly known as Interpol ( , ), is an international organization that facilitates worldwide police cooperation and crime control. Headquartered in Lyon, France, it is the world's largest international police organization, with seven regional bureaus worldwide and a National Central Bureau in all 195 member states. Interpol was conceived during the first International Criminal Police Congress in 1914, which brought officials from 24 countries to discuss cooperation in law enforcement. It was founded on 7 September 1923 at the close of the five-day 1923 Congress session in Vienna as the International Criminal Police Commission (ICPC); it adopted many of its current duties throughout the 1930s. After coming under Nazism, Nazi control in 1938, the agency had its headquarters in the same building as the Gestapo. It was effectively moribund until the end of Wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Peel
John Robert Parker Ravenscroft (30 August 1939 – 25 October 2004), known professionally as John Peel, was an English disc jockey (DJ) and radio presenter. He was the longest-serving of the original BBC Radio 1 DJs, broadcasting regularly from 1967 until his death in 2004. Peel was one of the first broadcasters to play psychedelic rock and progressive rock records on British radio. He is widely acknowledged for promoting artists of multiple genres, including pop, dub reggae, punk rock and post-punk, electronic music and dance music, indie rock, extreme metal and British hip hop. Fellow DJ Paul Gambaccini described Peel as "the most important man in music for about a dozen years". Peel's Radio 1 shows were notable for the regular "Peel sessions", which usually consisted of four songs recorded by an artist in the BBC's studios, often providing the first major national coverage to bands that later achieved fame. Another feature was the annual Festive Fifty countdown of his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KCRW
KCRW (89.9 MHz FM) is a National Public Radio member station broadcasting from the campus of Santa Monica College in Santa Monica, California, where the station is licensed. KCRW airs original news and music programming in addition to programming from NPR and other affiliates. A network of repeaters and broadcast translators, as well as internet radio, allows the station to serve the Greater Los Angeles area and other communities in Southern California. The station's main transmitter is located in Los Angeles's Laurel Canyon district and broadcasts in the HD radio format. It is one of two full NPR members in the Los Angeles area; Pasadena-based KPCC is the other. History KCRW was founded in 1945 to train servicemen returning from World War II in the then-new technology, FM broadcasting—hence its call letters, which stand for College Radio Workshop. It was a charter member of NPR in 1970, making Santa Monica College the second community college to own a public radio or telev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Video
Video is an electronic medium for the recording, copying, playback, broadcasting, and display of moving visual media. Video was first developed for mechanical television systems, which were quickly replaced by cathode-ray tube (CRT) systems which, in turn, were replaced by flat panel displays of several types. Video systems vary in display resolution, aspect ratio, refresh rate, color capabilities and other qualities. Analog and digital variants exist and can be carried on a variety of media, including radio broadcast, magnetic tape, optical discs, computer files, and network streaming. History Analog video Video technology was first developed for mechanical television systems, which were quickly replaced by cathode-ray tube (CRT) television systems, but several new technologies for video display devices have since been invented. Video was originally exclusively a live technology. Charles Ginsburg led an Ampex research team developing one of the first practical vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 MTV Movie Awards
The 2003 MTV Movie Awards was held on May 31, 2003 in Los Angeles. It was hosted by Seann William Scott and Justin Timberlake and featured performances by t.A.T.u., 50 Cent, and Pink. Colin Farrell was presented an award for Trans-Atlantic Breakthrough Performance by Victoria and David Beckham, although this award was not broadcast in the United States. The show included a parody of ''The Matrix Reloaded'', intercutting actual footage with new material from the hosts with appearances by Wanda Sykes as the Oracle and Will Ferrell as the Architect. The unedited version is featured in the DVD version of the film. Performers *Pink — "Feel Good Time" *50 Cent — "In Da Club" / "Wanksta" *t.A.T.u. — "All the Things She Said" / "Not Gonna Get Us" Presenters *Hugh Jackman and Famke Janssen — presented Breakthrough Female *Will Smith and Martin Lawrence — presented Best Comedic Performance *Samuel L. Jackson and Colin Farrell — presented Best Fight *Mark Wahlberg and Mýa — i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Sandler
Adam Richard Sandler (born September 9, 1966) is an American comedian, actor, screenwriter, producer and singer. He was a cast member on ''Saturday Night Live'' from 1990 to 1995, before going on to star in numerous Hollywood films, those of which cumulatively earned over $2 billion at the box office worldwide. Sandler had an estimated net worth of $420 million in 2020, and signed a further four-movie deal with Netflix worth over $250 million. Sandler's comedic roles include ''Billy Madison'' (1995), ''Happy Gilmore'' (1996), ''The Waterboy'' (1998), ''The Wedding Singer'' (1998), '' Big Daddy'' (1999), ''Mr. Deeds'' (2002), ''50 First Dates'' (2004), '' The Longest Yard'' (2005), '' Click'' (2006), '' Grown Ups'' (2010), ''Just Go with It'' (2011), '' Grown Ups 2'' (2013), '' Blended'' (2014), '' Murder Mystery'' (2019) and ''Hubie Halloween'' (2020). He also voiced Davey, Whitey, and Eleanore in ''Eight Crazy Nights'' (2002) and Dracula in the first three films of the ''Hote ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reproductions (Charlotte Martin Album)
''Reproductions'' is a studio album of cover versions by Charlotte Martin. Track listing # "Angel" (Massive Attack) # "Obstacle 1" (Interpol) # "Constant Craving" (k.d. lang) # "Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town" (Pearl Jam) # "Chocolate" (Snow Patrol) # "Bizarre Love Triangle" ( New Order) # "Cherry-Coloured Funk" (Cocteau Twins) # " I Am Stretched Out on Your Grave" (Sinéad O'Connor) # "Urge for Going" (Joni Mitchell) # "Just Like Heaven" (The Cure) # "Song to the Siren" (Tim Buckley) Digital Bonus Tracks # "Cloudbusting" (Kate Bush) # "Mission to the Moon" ( Terami Hirsch) Musictoday-Exclusive Bonus Track # "I Never Came" (Queens of the Stone Age Queens of the Stone Age (commonly abbreviated QOTSA) is an American rock band formed in 1996 in Palm Desert, California. The band was founded by vocalist and guitarist Josh Homme, who has been the only constant member throughout multiple line- ...) {{Authority control 2007 albums Charlotte Martin albums Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlotte Martin
Charlotte Ann Martin (born October 31, 1976) is an American singer-songwriter and voice coach, who performs predominantly on the piano. She has written several studio albums, two of which have received mainstream commercial releases, 2004's ''On Your Shore'' and 2006's ''Stromata''. In 2009, she released an instrumental piano album titled ''Piano Trees'' before releasing her new studio album '' Dancing On Needles'' on February 1, 2011. On February 25, 2014, she released a new studio album, ''Water Breaks Stone''. Personal life Martin grew up in Charleston, Illinois. She won the Miss Illinois Teen USA 1994 title on June 26, 1994 and went on to represent in the Miss Teen USA pageant broadcast live from Biloxi, Mississippi on August 16. Martin graduated from Eastern Illinois University (EIU) in 1998 with a bachelor's degree in vocal performance, majoring in opera. In 1999, Charlotte moved to Los Angeles. On September 30, 2005, she married musician/producer Ken Andrews. Their first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guitar Hero World Tour
''Guitar Hero World Tour'' (initially referred to as ''Guitar Hero IV'' or ''Guitar Hero IV: World Tour'') is a music rhythm video game developed by Neversoft and published by Activision. It is the fourth main installment in the ''Guitar Hero'' series. The game was launched in North America in October 2008 for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii, and Xbox 360 consoles, and a month later for Europe and Australia. A version of ''World Tour'' for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X was later released by Aspyr. While the game continues to feature the use of a guitar-shaped controller to simulate the playing of rock music, ''Guitar Hero World Tour'' is the first game in the ''Guitar Hero'' series to feature drum and microphone controllers for percussion and vocal parts. This is in many ways similar to the competing ''Rock Band'' series of games. The game allows users to create new songs through the "Music Studio" mode, which can then be uploaded and shared through a service known as "GH ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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