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PAX AM
Pax Americana Recording Company, also known as PAX-AM, is a record label founded by Ryan Adams. Established in 2004, the label released certain of Adams’ then-unpublished demo recordings. Following Adams' fulfillment of a recording contract with Lost Highway Records in 2008, the PAX-AM label became the artist's exclusive venue for musical releases. In early November 2010, the label re-launched its webpage and announced platforms for retail and the release of music by additional artists. History Adams' idea for 'PAX-AM' records germinated in high school. Adams states: "When I was in high school, I used to pass out these cassettes that said Pax-Am Records. That was my imaginary label. They were little compilations where I played all the instruments — one track would be like a Pet Shop Boys-sounding band, another would be a metal-sounding band or a surf-rock band. I had fake names for these groups, but it was all totally me. Nobody cared, of course." Releases 001 "California ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryan Adams
David Ryan Adams (born November 5, 1974) is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, artist, and poet. He has released 23 albums, as well as three studio albums as a former member of alt-country band Whiskeytown. In 2000, Adams left Whiskeytown and released his debut solo album, ''Heartbreaker'', to critical acclaim. The album was nominated for the Shortlist Music Prize. The following year, his profile increased with the release of the UK certified-gold ''Gold'', which included the single, "New York, New York". During this time, Adams worked on several unreleased albums, which were consolidated into a third solo release, ''Demolition'' (2002). Working at a prolific rate, Adams released the classic rock-influenced ''Rock N Roll'' (2003), after a planned album, '' Love Is Hell'', was rejected by his label Lost Highway. As a compromise, ''Love Is Hell'' was released as two EPs and eventually released in its full-length state in 2004. After breaking his wrist during a li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fall Out Boy
Fall Out Boy is an American Rock music, rock band formed in Wilmette, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, in 2001. The band consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Patrick Stump, bassist Pete Wentz, lead guitarist Joe Trohman, and drummer Andy Hurley. The band originated from Chicago's hardcore punk scene and was formed by Wentz and Trohman as a pop punk side project; Stump joined shortly thereafter. The group went through a succession of drummers before Hurley joined. Their debut album, ''Take This to Your Grave'' (2003), became an underground success and helped the band gain a dedicated fanbase through heavy touring. ''Take This to Your Grave'' is cited as influential on pop punk music in the 2000s. With Wentz as the band's lyricist and Stump as the primary composer, Fall Out Boy's 2005 major-label breakthrough, ''From Under the Cork Tree'', produced two hit singles, "Sugar, We're Goin Down" and "Dance, Dance (Fall Out Boy song), Dance, Dance". It went RIAA certification, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wednesdays (Ryan Adams Album)
''Wednesdays'' is the seventeenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Ryan Adams. Originally slated for release in 2019, it was delayed following abuse allegations against Adams. It was eventually surprise-released digitally on December 11, 2020 through Adams's label PAX AM. Physical editions were released on March 19, 2021. Background and release In January 2019, Adams announced his plans to release three albums that calendar year. The first, ''Big Colors'', was due to be released April 19 and feature 15 tracks. The second, ''Wednesdays'', was to feature 17 tracks and did not yet have a confirmed release date. Adams did not disclose the name of the third album. The release of all three albums was put on hold after ''The New York Times'' published an article in February 2019 in which several women, including Adams's ex-wife Mandy Moore, Phoebe Bridgers, and an underage fan, accused him of abuse and sexual misconduct. Adams has denied the allegations. After a five-month si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prisoner (Ryan Adams Album)
''Prisoner'' is the sixteenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Ryan Adams. It was released on February 17, 2017. The album is Adams' first album of original material since his 2014 album, ''Ryan Adams'', and was preceded by the singles "Do You Still Love Me?", "To Be Without You", and "Doomsday". Critical reception ''Prisoner'' received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 79 based on 30 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews." Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic rated the album four out of five stars, calling it "charming", and said that "it's not a record that wallows in hurt, it's an album that functions as balm for bad times." Writing for '' Slant Magazine'', Jeremy Winograd rated the album four of five stars and said that ''Prisoner'' is "one of Adams's most sonically artful albums to date." Accolades Commercial pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1989 (Ryan Adams Album)
''1989'' is the 15th studio album by American singer-songwriter Ryan Adams, released digitally through his own PAX AM record label on September 21, 2015. The album is a track-by-track cover of American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift's album of the same name. It debuted at number 7 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart, one position ahead of Swift's own ''1989'', which was in its 48th week on the chart. Background Adams first became interested in Taylor Swift's album while coping with the collapse of his marriage to Mandy Moore. On what attracted him about Swift's album, Adams stated "There's just a joy to ''1989''," describing the album as "its own alternate universe". Adams initially described the album as being in the style of the Smiths. When recording the album, Adams said he found a sound somewhere between Bruce Springsteen's ''Darkness on the Edge of Town'' and The Smiths' ''Meat Is Murder''. Taylor Swift's response On the day that Adams announced the project, Swift responded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Live At Carnegie Hall (Ryan Adams Album)
''Live at Carnegie Hall'' is a live album by Ryan Adams, released on April 21, 2015. Track listing ; Disc 1 # "Gimme Something Good" (Ryan Adams) # "Oh My Sweet Carolina" (Adams) # "Damn, Sam (I Love a Woman That Rains)" (Adams) # "My Winding Wheel" (Adams) # "Trouble" (Adams) # "Nobody Girl" (Adams, Ethan Johns) # "Off Broadway" (Adams, Brad Pemberton) # "Halloween" (Adams) # " New York, New York" (Adams) # "Please Do Not Let Me Go" (Adams) # "Rats in the Wall" (Adams) # "Why Do They Leave?" (Adams) # "Sylvia Plath" (Adams, Richard Causon) # "Crossed Out Name" (Adams) # "This Is Where We Meet in My Mind" (Adams) # "If I Am a Stranger" (Adams) # "Amy" (Adams) # "English Girls Approximately" (Adams) # "Avenues" (Adams) # "Come Pick Me Up" (Adams, Alston Williams) ; Disc 2 # "Oh My Sweet Carolina" (Adams) # "My Winding Wheel" (Adams) # "Dirty Rain" (Adams) # "My Wrecking Ball" (Adams) # "New York, New York" (Adams) # "Friends" (Adams) # "Am I Safe" (Adams) # "Ashes & Fire" (Adams) # ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Viola
Michael A. Viola is an American producer, musician, songwriter, and singer, best known for his work with Panic! at The Disco, Andrew Bird, Ryan Adams, J.S. Ondara, Mandy Moore, and Jenny Lewis. His original music has been featured on soundtracks for movies such as ''That Thing You Do!'', '' Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story'', and ''Get Him to the Greek''. Viola got his start in the mid-90s as the musical architect for New York-based band Candy Butchers, releasing three critically acclaimed albums with RPM/Sony Records before focusing on music production. Soundtrack work Viola, along with friend Adam Schlesinger of Fountains of Wayne, co-produced the title track for Tom Hanks's 1996 movie ''That Thing You Do!'' The selection received an Oscar nomination for Best Original Song. Viola sang lead on the track, and as the accepted singing voice of Johnathon Schaech's character, Jimmy, also sang on other tracks in the film, such as "Little Wild One" and "All My Only Dreams." For the 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenny Lewis
Jennifer Diane Lewis (born January 8, 1976) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and actress. She was the lead singer, rhythm guitarist and keyboardist for the indie rock band Rilo Kiley. Lewis gained prominence in the 1980s as a child actress, appearing in the films ''Troop Beverly Hills'' (1989) and ''The Wizard'' (1989) and the television series ''Brooklyn Bridge'' (1991–93). In the mid-1990s, Lewis semi-retired from acting to focus on her musical career, and formed Rilo Kiley in 1998 with fellow former child actor Blake Sennett. Rilo Kiley released four albums before they disbanded in 2014. Lewis has released four solo albums: ''Rabbit Fur Coat'' (2006), '' Acid Tongue'' (2008), ''The Voyager'' (2014) and '' On the Line'' (2019). In addition to Rilo Kiley and her solo career, Lewis has been a member of the Postal Service, Jenny & Johnny and Nice As Fuck. Early life Lewis was born in Las Vegas. Her mother, Linda, was a professional singer, and her father, Eddie Gor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryan Adams (album)
''Ryan Adams'' is the 14th studio album by American singer-songwriter Ryan Adams, released on 9 September 2014 on PAX AM. The album features an atmospheric rock-based aesthetic, in comparison to its primarily acoustic predecessor, ''Ashes & Fire'' (2011). Self-produced by Adams, and his recording partner Mike Viola, the album was preceded by the single, "Gimme Something Good", and was recorded following the completion of a now-abandoned studio album, recorded by Adams' ''Ashes & Fire'' collaborator, Glyn Johns. The album earned two nominations at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards in Best Rock Song for "Gimme Something Good" and Best Rock Album. Background Following the release of ''Ashes & Fire'' (2011), and its successful accompanying tour, Adams returned to the studio in 2012 to record its follow-up with producer Glyn Johns. The planned album was set to include "more orchestral flourishes" than its primarily stripped-back predecessor. In March 2013, Adams debuted two new songs, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PAX AM Days
''PAX AM Days'' (stylized as ''PAX•AM Days'') is an EP by American rock band Fall Out Boy, released on October 15, 2013, by Island Records and PAX AM. It consists of hardcore punk and punk rock influenced tracks recorded during a two-day "marathon" session with producer Ryan Adams and the band in July 2013 at PAX AM Studios. The EP was released on CD, digitally and on double 7" vinyl as a stand-alone EP, and also on a limited '' Save Rock and Roll PAX AM Edition'' (2013) double-disc reissue. The double 7" vinyl pressing was limited to 3,000, and released on November 29 as part of Record Store Day - Back to Black Friday. Each copy came with a code for a bonus song download, a cover of "New Dreams" by Naked Raygun. The code was found stamped into the dead wax of the 7". On September 30, Fall Out Boy announced the EP and its release date, as well as premiered the first digital single "Love, Sex, Death" with its accompanying video. ''PAX AM Days'' was the band's second release in 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984 (EP)
''1984'' is an EP by American singer-songwriter Ryan Adams, released in August 2014 on PAX AM. Initially the second release in Adams' "PAX AM Single Series", the EP was released digitally on August 28, 2014. Recorded entirely by Adams, ''1984'' is described as "pay nghomage to the halcyon days of the earliest releases from ecord labelsDischord, SST, Touch & Go and their ilk." Background The EP's sound was influenced by the various hardcore artists Ryan Adams grew up listening to. He noted, "The kind of music that I first started playing was that kind of music, but it's not really any different to my regular stuff." Regarding its overall aesthetic, Adams stated: "It’s my Hüsker Dü kind of vibe." Recording ''1984'' was recorded at Adams' studio, with Adams performing each instrument. The EP was engineered by his current bandmate Charlie Stavish. Release The EP is the second of Adams' "PAX AM Single Series", with a new seven-inch release planned for each month. (The first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine Minor Outlying Islands, and 326 Indian reservations. The United States is also in free association with three Pacific Island sovereign states: the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. It is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area. It shares land borders with Canada to its north and with Mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the Bahamas, Cuba, Russia, and other nations. With a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the Americas and the third most populous in the world. The national capital of the United States is Washington, D.C. and its most populous city and principal financial center is New York City. Paleo-Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
