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Roulette Stars Of Metro Detroit
''Roulette Stars of Metro Detroit'' is an American mockumentary film starring members of the rock band Electric Six as fictional versions of themselves. The film was written by lead singer Dick Valentine and was crowd-sourced through a Kickstarter campaign. Cast * Dick Valentine as himself * Da Ve as himself * as himself * Tait Nucleus? as himself * Mike Alonso as himself Production The project was originally pitched on Kickstarter as a spoof 45-minute pilot for a documentary TV series following fictionalised backstories and exploits of the members of the band. A $30,000 goal was set which was soon reached and surpassed. A total of $63,243 was raised by the end of the campaign. The mockumentary features cameos from some backers of the project on Kickstarter who pledged to be given a role in the film. During the edit, it was decided to alter production and produce a feature-film mockumentary with the footage instead. The finished product runs for 85 minutes. The project ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dick Valentine
Tyler Spencer (born January 22, 1972), also known as Dick Valentine, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and author. He is best known as the lead vocalist, main lyricist, and co-founder of the rock band Electric Six. Career Spencer founded Electric Six in 1996, at which time the band was named the Wildbunch, but this was changed because another band had the same name. He is also one of the two members of the dance group Evil Cowards, is one of the vocalists for hard rock band Bang Camaro, and was temporarily a member of the short-lived band The Dirty Shame. He released his first solo album, ''Destroy the Children'', under the Dick Valentine pseudonym on May 14, 2012. Discography Electric Six The Dirty Shame * ''Smog Cutter Love Story'' (2000) Evil Cowards * ''Covered in Gas'' (2009) * '' Moving Through Security'' (2012) Solo Bite Me Excluding appearances on other artists' songs, Dick Valentine's first solo venture was the soundtrack for Machinima original series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Animotion
Animotion is an American synth-pop band from Los Angeles, California, best known for the songs " Obsession", "Let Him Go", "I Engineer", and " Room to Move". Formed in 1983 from the remnants of a retro science-fiction band called Red Zone, they signed a record deal with Mercury Records in 1984 and released four studio albums. History Formation and rise (1983–1986) Animotion was founded by four former members of Los Angeles-based band Red Zone and the lead singer of the Billy Bond band. Both Red Zone and the Billy Bond Band would play at the popular music venue Madame Wong's and knew of each other. A manager hearing Red Zone were considering breaking up suggested Billy Bond Band vocalist Bill Wadhams should look into working with them, and particularly their vocalist Astrid Plane. After demonstrating some of his original material to the group they decided to form a new band with the name "Animotion" suggested by Astrid to convey energy and motion. The initial line-up was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Discogs
Discogs (short for discographies) is a database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. While the site was originally created with a goal of becoming the largest online database of electronic music, the site now includes releases in all genres on all formats. After the database was opened to contributions from the public, rock music began to become the most prevalent genre listed. , Discogs contains over 15.7 million releases, by over 8.3 million artists, across over 1.9 million labels, contributed from over 644,000 contributor user accounts – with these figures constantly growing as users continually add previously unlisted releases to the site over time. The Discogs servers, currently hosted under the domain name discogs.com, are owned by Zink Media, Inc. and located in Portland, Oregon, United States. History The discogs.com domain name was registered in August 2000, and Discogs itself ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IMDb
IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, plot summaries, trivia, ratings, and fan and critical reviews. IMDb began as a fan-operated movie database on the Usenet group "rec.arts.movies" in 1990, and moved to the Web in 1993. It is now owned and operated by IMDb.com, Inc., a subsidiary of Amazon. the database contained some million titles (including television episodes) and million person records. Additionally, the site had 83 million registered users. The site's message boards were disabled in February 2017. Features The title and talent ''pages'' of IMDb are accessible to all users, but only registered and logged-in users can submit new material and suggest edits to existing entries. Most of the site's data has been provided by these volunteers. Registered users with a prov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Human Zoo (Electric Six Album)
Electric Six is a six-piece American rock band formed in 1996 in Detroit, Michigan. Their music was described by AllMusic as a combination of garage, disco, punk rock, new wave, and metal. The band achieved recognition in 2003 with the singles "Danger! High Voltage" and "Gay Bar", and have since released 14 studio albums, two rarities albums, and one live album. A live DVD, ''Absolute Treasure'', was released in 2014. The current lineup of the band consists of vocalist Dick Valentine, lead guitarist , keyboardist Tait Nucleus?, rhythm guitarist Da Vé, bassist Rob Lower and drummer Todd Glass. Live drummer Hyperkube Bonanza has filled in for Glass on most tours since 2016. History Formation and the Wildbunch years (1996–2000) The band formed in 1996 and was initially known as The Wildbunch, eventually dropping that name due to pressure from the British group of the same name. Throughout the latter half of the 1990s, they played regularly at the Old Miami and the Gold Doll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heartbeats And Brainwaves
''Heartbeats and Brainwaves'' is the eighth album by Detroit rock band Electric Six. It was released on October 11, 2011. It was released as a CD, digital download and a colored double vinyl set which is sold at the band's live shows. A video for "Psychic Visions" starring Dick Valentine and directed by Justin J. Lowe was uploaded on April 30, 2012, marking the band's first video for three years. Track listing Personnel * Dick Valentine - vocals * Tait Nucleus? - synthesizer * The Colonel - guitar * - guitar * Percussion World - drums * Smorgasbord - bass * Andy D. - vocals (track 4) * E. Abbott Joñes - vocals (track 6) * She Bits - background vocals (track 6) * Adam Cox - musician * Audrey Cichocki - musician * Chad Thompson - musician * Liz Whittman - musician * Jason Pearce - musician * Mark Mallman - musician * Renata Del Signore - musician Legacy * The band performed "Hello! I See You" on their first live album ''Absolute Pleasure''. * The band performed "Hello! I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flashy
''Flashy'' is the title of the fifth album by Detroit rock band Electric Six. The album was accompanied by a music video for track "Formula 409" which appeared online on July 30, 2008. A claymation video for the track 'Making Progress' was also released. Track listing All lyrics written by Tyler Spencer; all music composed by Spencer except where noted. CD version # "Gay Bar Part Two" - 2:42 # "Formula 409" (Zach Shipps, Spencer, Keith Thompson) - 3:43 # "We Were Witchy Witchy White Women" - 3:55 # "Dirty Ball" - 3:40 # "Lovers Beware" - 3:19 # "Your Heat is Rising" - 3:32 # "Face Cuts" - 3:15 # "Heavy Woman" - 3:14 # "Flashy Man" - 2:04 # "Watching Evil Empires Fall Apart" - 3:58 # "Graphic Designer" (Mike Alonzo, Shipps, Spencer, Thompson) - 4:36 # "Transatlantic Flight" - 4:02 # "Making Progress" - 2:59 LP version Side One # "Gay Bar Part Two" - 2:42 # "Formula 409" - 3:43 # "Dirty Ball" - 3:40 # "Lovers Beware" - 3:19 # "Your Heat is Rising" - 3:32 # "Face Cuts" - 3:15 # ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Shall Exterminate Everything Around Me That Restricts Me From Being The Master
''I Shall Exterminate Everything Around Me That Restricts Me from Being the Master'' is the fourth album by the Detroit rock band Electric Six. Music videos were made for the tracks "Down at McDonnelzzz" and "Randy's Hot Tonight!". Track listing All lyrics written by Tyler Spencer, music composition noted below. #"It's Showtime!" (Shipps) – 1:53 #"Down at McDonnelzzz" (Spencer/Shipps) – 4:01 #"Dance Pattern" (Spencer/Shipps) – 3:41 #"Rip It!" (Spencer/Shipps) – 3:37 #"Feed My Fuckin' Habit" (Spencer/Shipps) – 2:11 #"Riding on the White Train" (Spencer/Shipps) – 2:48 #"Broken Machine" ( Tait) – 3:16 #"When I Get to the Green Building" (Spencer/Shipps) – 3:54 #"Randy's Hot Tonight!" (Nash) – 3:04 #"Kukuxumushu" (Spencer) – 3:51 #"I Don't Like You" (Spencer) – 2:53 #"Lucifer Airlines" (Nash) – 2:49 #"Lenny Kravitz" (Spencer) – 3:06 #"Fabulous People" (Spencer/Shipps) – 2:27 #"Sexy Trash" (Nash/Shipps) – 2:08 #"Dirty Looks" (Nash/Shipps) – 4:46 Pers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dance Commander
"Dance Commander" is a song by American rock band Electric Six. It was released as the third single from their debut studio album ''Fire'' on October 13, 2003, but only in the United Kingdom. The song peaked at number 40 on the UK Singles Chart. Music video The song's music video, directed by Ruben Fleischer, features a slightly different mix of the song. It received significant airplay on MTV. The video features scenes of the band's frontman Dick Valentine dancing erratically around a house. Track listing 12" vinyl * XL — XLT 170 CD1 * XL — XLS 170 CD CD2 * XL — XLS 170 CD2 Charts Legacy * The band performed the song on their first live album "Absolute Pleasure ''Absolute Pleasure'' is a live album by Detroit rock band Electric Six. It is composed of recordings from shows at both First Avenue in Minneapolis, Minnesota and the Double Door in Chicago, Illinois. Track listing # "It's Showtime!" (from ''I ...". * The band performed the song in their live concert m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny Elfman
Daniel Robert Elfman (born May 29, 1953) is an American film composer, singer and songwriter. He came to prominence as the singer-songwriter for the new wave band Oingo Boingo in the early 1980s. Since the 1990s, Elfman has garnered international recognition for composing over 100 feature film scores, as well as compositions for television, stage productions, and the concert hall. Elfman has frequently worked with directors Tim Burton, Sam Raimi, and Gus Van Sant, with achievements including the scores of 17 Burton films such as '' Batman'', ''Batman Returns'', ''Edward Scissorhands, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Alice in Wonderland'', and ''Dumbo''; Raimi's '' Darkman'' (1990), '' A Simple Plan'' (1998), '' Spider-Man'', ''Spider-Man 2'', ''Oz the Great and Powerful'', and ''Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness''; and Van Sant's Academy Award-winning films ''Good Will Hunting'' and ''Milk''. He wrote music for all of the ''Men in Black'' and ''Fifty Shades of Gre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oingo Boingo
Oingo Boingo () was an American new wave band formed by songwriter Danny Elfman in 1979. The band emerged from a surrealist musical theatre troupe, The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo, that Elfman had led and written material for in the years previous. Their highest charting song, " Weird Science", reached No. 45 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Oingo Boingo were known for their high energy live concerts and experimental music, which can be described as mixing rock, ska, pop, and world music. The band's body of work spanned 17 years, with various genre and line-up changes. Their best-known songs include "Only a Lad", " Little Girls", " Dead Man's Party" and " Weird Science". As a rock band, Oingo Boingo started as a ska and punk-influenced new wave octet, achieving significant popularity in Southern California. During the mid-1980s, the band changed line-ups, and adopted a more pop-oriented style, until a significant genre change to alternative rock in 1994. At that po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dark At The End Of The Tunnel
''Dark at the End of the Tunnel'' is the seventh studio album by American new wave band Oingo Boingo, released in 1990. Music ''Dark at the End of the Tunnel'' marked Oingo Boingo's move toward a more pure pop sound, eschewing the hyper, frantic style exemplified on previous records for a more mainstream, less formally innovative approach, with an emphasis on emotional, positive lyrics. By the time of the album's recording, frontman Danny Elfman had become a famed film composer, particularly in collaboration with Tim Burton. Two tracks on the album had previously emerged on movie soundtracks: an early recording of "Try to Believe" first appeared as an instrumental during end credits of the 1988 film ''Midnight Run'' (scored by Elfman), and a vocal version, attributed to "Mosley & The B-Men", was released on the film's soundtrack album; similarly, a different mix of "Flesh 'N Blood" had first appeared in the 1989 film ''Ghostbusters II'' and on its soundtrack. "When the Lights G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
