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Pink Mountaintops
Pink Mountaintops is a Canadian rock and roll band from Vancouver led by Stephen McBean. The band's first album, ''The Pink Mountaintops'', featured Amber Webber and Joshua Wells. The tracks varied from alt-country to indie rock. The band's recording ''Outside Love'' included contributions from members of several other bands. It was number one on the Canadian campus radio top 50 chart in May and again in June, 2009. Pink Mountaintop's fourth album, ''Get Back'', was released in 2014. Musicians included Annie Hardy, Greg Foremann, and Rob Barbato. The album was recorded in Los Angeles and produced by Joe Cardamone. Band members * Stephen McBean Live: * Stephen McBean *Emily Rose *Kliph Scurlock *Tygh Runyan Discography Albums *''Pink Mountaintops'' (Jagjaguwar, 2004) *''Axis of Evol'' (Jagjaguwar, 2006) *''Outside Love'' (Jagjaguwar, 2009) *''Get Back'' (Jagjaguwar, 2014) *''Peacock Pools'' ( ATO Records, 2022) Singles *"The Ones I Love" / "Erected" (Jagjaguwar, 2005) *" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Axis Of Evol
Axis of Evol is the second album by Pink Mountaintops, released by Jagjaguwar in 2006. It was recorded in July 2005 at the Argyle Hotel and the Jackson Five House. Reception ''Axis of Evol'' received positive reviews from critics. On Metacritic Metacritic is a website that aggregates reviews of films, TV shows, music albums, video games and formerly, books. For each product, the scores from each review are averaged (a weighted average). Metacritic was created by Jason Dietz, Marc ..., the album holds a score of 75 out of 100 based on 14 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews." Track listing All songs written by Stephen McBean. # "Comas" - 2:53 # "Cold Criminals" – 4:39 # "New Drug Queens" – 1:47 # "Slaves" – 8:52 # "Plastic Man, You're the Devil" – 3:52 # "Lord, Let Us Shine" – 5:05 # "How We Can Get Free" – 5:05 References 2006 albums Pink Mountaintops albums Jagjaguwar albums {{2000s-indie-rock-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen McBean
Black Mountain is a Canadian psychedelic rock band from Vancouver, British Columbia. The band is composed of Stephen McBean, Jeremy Schmidt, Adam Bulgasem, Amber Webber, Arjan Miranda. Since forming in 2004, Black Mountain has released five LPs, '' Black Mountain'' (2005), ''In the Future'' (2008), ''Wilderness Heart'' (2010), '' IV'' (2016) and ''Destroyer'' (2019); two EPs and a number of singles, mostly on the Jagjaguwar label. Overview Early career Stephen (Gord) Gordon McBean (b. 1969), was born in Vancouver and grew up in Kleinburg and Sidney (BC). As a teenager he became interested in music and became part of the local punk-rock scene in Victoria. He formed his first band, Jerk Ward, in 1981. in 1984, the band recorded a demo that was re-released in 2009 as ''Too Young To Thrash''. The band evolved into Mission of Christ (MOC) who recorded a split 7-inch in 1987. Two years later the band broke up and McBean moved to Vancouver where he started the band Gus. They releas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesse Sykes
Jesse Sykes (née Solomon) (born July 17, 1967) is an American singer and songwriter, best known for her band Jesse Sykes & the Sweet Hereafter, which was formed in 1999 with Phil Wandscher. Early life and education Sykes was born in Mount Kisco, New York, and grew up in Pound Ridge, New York. An obsession with Lynyrd Skynyrd drove her to purchase her first guitar at age 12. Sykes earned a BFA in photography from Rhode Island School of Design. Sykes moved to Seattle in 1990 after a brief stint in New York City. Sykes says that among her more memorable experiences in the '90s was meeting songwriter Townes Van Zandt after a Seattle show. Career In 1990 Sykes moved to Seattle, Washington, and began playing in bands. Sykes was formerly in the band Hominy with then husband, Jim Sykes, who played guitar. The band released a self-titled album in 1998 on the Ivy label. In 1998, she met Phil Wandscher, a founder of the alt-country band Whiskeytown. They formed the band Jesse Sykes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peacock Pools
Peafowl is a common name for three bird species in the genera '' Pavo'' and ''Afropavo'' within the tribe Pavonini of the family Phasianidae, the pheasants and their allies. Male peafowl are referred to as peacocks, and female peafowl are referred to as peahens, although peafowl of either sex are often referred to colloquially as "peacocks." The two Asiatic species are the blue or Indian peafowl originally of the Indian subcontinent, and the green peafowl of Southeast Asia; the one African species is the Congo peafowl, native only to the Congo Basin. Male peafowl are known for their piercing calls and their extravagant plumage. The latter is especially prominent in the Asiatic species, which have an eye-spotted "tail" or "train" of covert feathers, which they display as part of a courtship ritual. The functions of the elaborate iridescent colouration and large "train" of peacocks have been the subject of extensive scientific debate. Charles Darwin suggested that they ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Exclaim!
''Exclaim!'' is a Canadian music and entertainment publisher based in Toronto, which features in-depth coverage of new music across all genres with a special focus on Canadian and emerging artists. The monthly Exclaim! print magazine publishes 7 issues per year, distributing over 103,000 copies to over 2,600 locations across Canada. The magazine has an average of 361,200 monthly readers and their website, exclaim.ca, has an average of 675,000 unique visitors a month. History ''Exclaim!'' began as a discussion among campus and community radio programmers at Ryerson's CKLN-FM in 1991. It was started by then-CKLN programmer Ian Danzig, together with other programmers and Toronto musicians. The goal of the publication was to support great Canadian music that was otherwise going unheralded. The group worked through 1991 to produce their first issue in April 1992, with monthly issues being produced since. Ian Danzig has been the publisher of the magazine since its start. James Keast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Get Back (Pink Mountaintops Album)
''Get Back'' is the fourth studio album released by the Canadian band Pink Mountaintops on April 28, 2014, through Jagjaguwar Records. It features a guest appearances by J. Mascis and Annie Hardy. Announcement of new album by the record company listing the release date and guest appearances. The album was a longlisted nominee for the 2014 Polaris Music Prize The 2014 edition of the Canadian Polaris Music Prize was presented on September 22, 2014 at The Carlu event theatre in Toronto, Ontario.
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Outside Love
''Outside Love'' is the third album by Pink Mountaintops, released by Jagjaguwar in 2009 and produced by John Congleton. Many critics listed it on ''The Georgia Straights 'Top Ten Albums of 2009'. Reception ''Outside Love'' received positive reviews from critics. On Metacritic Metacritic is a website that aggregates reviews of films, TV shows, music albums, video games and formerly, books. For each product, the scores from each review are averaged (a weighted average). Metacritic was created by Jason Dietz, Marc ..., the album holds a score of 75 out of 100 based on 21 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews." Track listing Additional Information * The song 'While We Were Dreaming' was used in the 2010 film '' Charlie St. Cloud''. References 2009 albums Pink Mountaintops albums Jagjaguwar albums Albums produced by John Congleton {{2000s-indie-rock-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jagjaguwar
Jagjaguwar is an American independent record label based in Bloomington, Indiana, with offices in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Austin, London, Paris, Amsterdam, and Berlin. Jagjaguwar is a label included in Secretly Group, which also includes Secretly Canadian and Dead Oceans. Secretly Group includes the three record labels as well as a music publisher known aSecretly Publishing representing artists, writers, filmmakers, producers, and comedians. History In 1996, in Charlottesville, Virginia, University of Virginia sixth-year senior Darius Van Arman, Jagjaguwar founder, was a music director at UVA's WTJU radio station, a clerk at the Plan 9 Records store, art director at Charlottesville's C-Ville Weekly, an overnight supervisor for an adult-care facility, and booking shows at The Tokyo Rose. During this time, a friend, Adam Busch (who also would put music out on Jagjaguwar as Manishevitz), was part of a band called The Curious Digit. The band needed a label, and Van Arman ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pink Mountaintops (album)
''Pink Mountaintops'' is the debut album by Pink Mountaintops, released by Jagjaguwar in 2004. Track listing # "Bad Boogie Ballin'" – 3:32 # "Rock'n'roll Fantasy" – 3:36 # "I (Fuck) Mountains" – 4:42 # "Can You Do That Dance?" – 3:35 # "Sweet '69" – 4:02 # "Leslie" – 4:21 # "Tourist in Your Town" – 4:27 # " Atmosphere" – 4:53 Additional information This record was not noted by the indie rock scene until 2005, when Stephen McBean's other band, Black Mountain, released their debut record (also on Jagjaguwar). Stephen McBean supposedly wrote the material when Jerk With a Bomb (who turned into the previously mentioned band) were on tour, and hastily recorded it in three weeks once back in Vancouver. The tracks have a strong sexual imagery, bearing names like ''Sweet '69'' and ''I (Fuck) Mountains''. McBean claimed the Pink Mountaintops would drop the sexual sound for their next LP. The track 'Can You Do That Dance' was used in the UK TV advertisement for Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tygh Runyan
Tygh Runyan (born June 13, 1976) is an actor and musician. Career Runyan has had a long career of character and supporting roles. His most notable roles are as Dr. Robert Caine in ''Stargate Universe'' and Fabien Marchal in ''Versailles''. His film work includes ''Disturbing Behavior'', ''Blonde'', ''Road to Nowhere'', and The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle. Runyan's character in ''Versailles'' is described as "the brooding, mysterious and feared chief of police", but became a favourite with "superfans" of the series. The actor commented, "One woman tried to hand me her baby ... I was like, ‘You know who Fabien is, right? He tortures people. Are you sure you want to do that?’" Music As a musician, Runyan has been a member of Beans and The Awkward Stage and scored the films Various Positions and Control Alt Delete. He currently plays in the band Corredor from Los Angeles. Selected filmography * 1993 '' Judgment Day: The John List Story'' * 1995 ''Once in a Blue Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kliph Scurlock
Clifton Thomas "Kliph" Scurlock (born June 16, 1973) is an American musician. He was the drummer and percussionist for alternative rock band The Flaming Lips from 2002 to 2014. Early life Scurlock was born in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Roger W. Scurlock (born ca. 1946) and Linda Louise Rokey (September 6, 1944 – July 17, 1981). His love of music was inspired by his mother. Linda Scurlock was in the first all-female mariachi band, Mariachi Estrella. She also gave him his first Beatles album, which was on 8-track tape. When he was eight years old, his mother died in the Hyatt Regency walkway collapse in Kansas City, where she was performing with Mariachi Estrella. After her death, Scurlock went to live with his father. He began playing in the school band and marching band in 6th grade. When he was in 11th grade, he began spelling his name K-l-i-p-h to distinguish himself from another student named Cliff. The spelling variant stuck and family and friends began spelling it tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
