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Re-Covered
''Re-Covered'' is the third studio album from singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Dan Wilson (musician), Dan Wilson, released on August 4, 2017 via Ballroom Music and Big Deal Music, Big Deal Media. Background and composition ''Re-Covered'' is a collection of reinterpretations of songs Wilson wrote for other artists including Adele (singer), Adele, Dixie Chicks, Chris Stapleton, Taylor Swift, and more. Reception The album was met with resoundingly positive reception from critics seeing coverage in Associated Press, The Associated Press, Rolling Stone, Billboard (magazine), Billboard, Stereogum, ABC News, LA Weekly, Salon (website), Salon, Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, Variety (magazine), Variety, New York Daily News, and more. The album was announced on June 1, 2017 in an interview with Zane Lowe on Beats 1, Apple's Beats1 Radio alongside the worldwide premiere of pre-release track "Someone like You (Adele song), Someone Like You," which Wilson co- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Wilson (musician)
Daniel Dodd Wilson is an American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. His songwriting résumé includes " Closing Time", which he wrote for his band, Semisonic; "Not Ready to Make Nice", co-written with The Chicks; and " Someone Like You", co-written with Adele. He earned a Grammy nomination for "Closing Time" (Best Rock Song) and won Grammys for Song of the Year ("Not Ready to Make Nice" in 2007) and Album of the Year (which he won in 2012 as one of the producers of Adele's '' 21''). In addition to being the leader of Semisonic, Wilson has released several solo recordings, including the 2017 release '' Re-Covered''. He was also a member of the Minneapolis psychedelic rock band Trip Shakespeare. Early life and education Wilson is a native of St. Louis Park, Minnesota. Wilson attended Harvard University, where he studied visual arts with a focus on printmaking and from which he graduated B.A. ''summa cum laude'' in Visual and Environmental Studies in 1983, whil ... [...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] |
The Washington Post
''The Washington Post'' (also known as the ''Post'' and, informally, ''WaPo'') is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C. It is the most widely circulated newspaper within the Washington metropolitan area and has a large national audience. Daily broadsheet editions are printed for D.C., Maryland, and Virginia. The ''Post'' was founded in 1877. In its early years, it went through several owners and struggled both financially and editorially. Financier Eugene Meyer purchased it out of bankruptcy in 1933 and revived its health and reputation, work continued by his successors Katharine and Phil Graham (Meyer's daughter and son-in-law), who bought out several rival publications. The ''Post'' 1971 printing of the Pentagon Papers helped spur opposition to the Vietnam War. Subsequently, in the best-known episode in the newspaper's history, reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein led the American press's investigation into what became known as the Watergate scandal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malay (record Producer)
James Ryan Ho, better known as Malay, is an American record producer, songwriter, and audio engineer. He is a Grammy Award winner. Early life and career James Ho was born to a Malaysian father and white mother. Malay has produced for a number of artists. He was producer for John Legend in the album '' Evolver'' (2008) and Frank Ocean in ''channel ORANGE'' (2012); the latter won a number of accolades, including the Grammy Award for Best Urban Contemporary Album, as well as 2013 Grammy nominations for Album of the Year, Best New Artist, and Record of the Year for "Thinkin Bout You". He has also produced for Zayn's debut album ''Mind of Mine'' (2016), as well as Stacy Barthe, Fantasia, Linus Young, and Yelawolf Michael Wayne Atha (born December 30, 1979), better known by his stage name Yelawolf, is an American rapper. Born in Alabama and raised in Tennessee, he embarked on his career independently in 2005, releasing one extended play (EP) and four mixta .... Malay also went on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
