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Saving For A Custom Van
''Saving for a Custom Van'' is a 2020 tribute album to Adam Schlesinger, who died earlier that year to COVID-19. Schlesinger wrote or co-wrote all of the songs. The title is a lyric from the first track, "Utopia Parkway." It was released on June 16, 2020 on Bandcamp and as a colored vinyl LP in 2022. Track listing Sourcehttps://www.covermesongs.com/2020/06/review-saving-for-a-custom-van.html References {{Reflist External links * Saving for a Custom Van' at Father/Daughter Records Father/Daughter Records is an independent record label based in San Francisco, California. It is owned and operated by Jessi Frick, a former marketing and publicity executive at Fiddler Records, and her father Ken Hector, and was formed in 2010. I ... 2020 albums Father/Daughter Records albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alternative Rock
Alternative rock, or alt-rock, is a category of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1970s and became widely popular in the 1990s. "Alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from Popular culture, mainstream or commercial rock or pop music. The term's original meaning was broader, referring to musicians influenced by the musical style or independent, DIY ethic, DIY ethos of late-1970s punk rock.di Perna, Alan. "Brave Noise—The History of Alternative Rock Guitar". ''Guitar World''. December 1995. Traditionally, alternative rock varied in terms of its sound, social context, and regional roots. Throughout the 1980s, magazines and zines, college radio airplay, and word of mouth had increased the prominence and highlighted the diversity of alternative rock's distinct styles (and music scenes), such as noise pop, indie rock, grunge, and shoegaze. In September 1988, Billboard (magazine), ''Billboard'' introduced "alternative" into their charting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Lee
Benjamin Michael Lee (born 11 September 1978) is an Australian musician and actor. Lee began his career as a musician at the age of 14 with the Sydney band Noise Addict, but he focused on his solo career when the band broke up in 1995. He appeared as the protagonist in the Australian film ''The Rage in Placid Lake'' (2003). He has released eleven solo studio albums. ''Rolling Stone Australia'' said of his latest album, ''I'm Fun!'': "Self-described troublemaker Ben Lee is releasing one of the best albums of his career". Career Noise Addict Lee's musical career began in 1993 with the band Noise Addict, who were signed to Steve Pavlovic's independent label Fellaheen Records, on the strength of a self-produced and distributed four-track demo recorded in Lee's bedroom. Pavlovic's connections brought the band to the attention of Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore and Beastie Boys' Mike D, both of whom released the band's material in the US. The group put out several releases on the Beas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jody Porter
Jody Porter (born May 25, 1969) is an American musician. He was the lead guitarist of Grammy Award-nominated power pop band Fountains of Wayne. The band released four major label albums, including ''Welcome Interstate Managers'' on Virgin Records in 2003, an RIAA-certified Gold LP. The album spawned the hugely popular U.S. Top 40 hit and number 1 music video "Stacy's Mom". The Belltower Known for his impressive virtuoso abilities and British guitar pop playing style, Jody first garnered attention fronting and writing the songs for London-based band The Belltower in the early 1990s. Although the band created a buzz for itself overseas, including Melody Maker and NME singles of the week and top chart positions, their major label debut '' Popdropper'' sold marginally. The band came back to the US and eventually broke up in 1996. Fountains of Wayne Porter was then asked by his friend Adam Schlesinger (who had already been brought into The Belltower briefly) to join his newly form ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nada Surf
Nada Surf is a New York City-based American alternative rock band formed in the 1990s, consisting of Matthew Caws (guitar, vocals), Ira Elliot (drums), Doug Gillard (guitar, backing vocals), and Daniel Lorca (bass, backing vocals). History 1990s Nada Surf was formed in 1992 by Matthew Caws and Daniel Lorca. They originally went by the name Helicopter but later changed it to Nada Surf, which Caws said is "actually referring to something much more existential, it's just surfing on nothing. Being lost in your head or in your imagination but you know, whenever I listen to music I always find myself off somewhere. Somewhere in space. You know, in mental space and it's a reference to that." Caws and Lorca met at the Lycée Français de New York; both spent some of their childhood in France and Belgium, and played in many bands, including The Cost of Living and Because Because Because. Their first drummer, Dan (later alluded to in the song "The Plan" from the album '' High/Low''), was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheekface
Cheekface is an American indie rock band based in Los Angeles, California. Formed in 2017, the group consists of Greg Katz, Amanda Tannen, and Mark Edwards. Cheekface has released three studio albums, two EPs, and one live album, all on Katz's own label, New Professor Music. The group's songs, characterized by Katz's talk-singing, are lyrics-driven with a dry sense of humor and tend to share a thematic interest in anxiety and sociopolitical unease. Some of Cheekface's fans refer to themselves as Cheek Freaks. History Cheekface consists of three members: Greg Katz (guitar), Amanda Tannen (bass), and Mark Edwards (drums). After graduating from the University of California, Los Angeles, during the Great Recession, Katz began to working in artists and repertoire for record labels. Katz, who played bass in the band LA Font, lost his job in 2011 and thereafter began his own label, New Professor Music. Tannen, meanwhile, had trained in classical cello in her youth and had played bass wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
That Thing You Do! (song)
"That Thing You Do" is the titular song appearing in the 1996 film of the same name. Written by Adam Schlesinger, the song is performed by the fictional 1960s band The Wonders, who are the focus of the film. The song peaked at No. 41 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and was nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song in 1997. In the film In 1964, an Erie, Pennsylvania, band named "The Oneders" (later known as The Wonders) goes from a college talent show to climbing up the ''Billboard'' charts thanks to the song "That Thing You Do". Written by guitarist/vocalist Jimmy Mattingly II, it was originally crafted as a ballad. During the performance at the talent show, drummer Guy Patterson produces a much more up-tempo beat and the rest of the band follow suit, turning the song into an upbeat, Beatles-esque rock number. The song is a hit with the audience, and they win the talent show. From there, the band is picked up by a local manager who helps them ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Field Mouse (band)
Field Mouse are an American dream pop band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Brooklyn, New York. History Field Mouse began in 2010 with the release of their first full-length album titled ''You Are Here''. In 2012, Field Mouse released a two-song EP titled ''You Guys Are Gonna Wake Up My Mom''. On October 16, 2012, Field Mouse released a 7" titled ''How Do You Know'' via Lefse Records. In early 2013, Field Mouse self-released an EP titled ''Tour EP''. In April 2014, Field Mouse announced they had signed to Topshelf Records, with plans to release a full-length in the future. Three months later, Field Mouse released their second full-length album titled ''Hold Still Life'' on Topshelf Records. In August 2016 they released their second album ''Episodic''. Band members *Rachel Browne (vocals, guitar) *Andrew Futral (guitar) *Saysha Heinzman (bass) *Tim McCoy (drums) *Zoë Browne (synthesizer, guitar) Discography Studio albums *''You Are Here'' (2010, self-released) *''Hold Still L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motion City Soundtrack
Motion City Soundtrack is an American rock band that formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1997. The band's line-up consists of vocalist and guitarist Justin Courtney Pierre, lead guitarist Joshua Cain, keyboardist Jesse Johnson, bassist Matthew Taylor, and drummer Tony Thaxton. Over the course of their career, the group has toured heavily and released six studio albums, the majority on independent label Epitaph Records. The band's sound, at times described as pop punk or emo, makes notable use of the Moog synthesizer. Pierre mainly handles the band's lyrics, which often touch on themes of anxiety, alienation, relationships, and self-destructive behavior. The band was founded by Cain and Pierre, and it took several years to form a stable lineup. '' I Am the Movie'', the group's debut album, was released in 2003. Their commercial breakthrough, ''Commit This to Memory'', arrived in 2005, and its follow-up ''Even If It Kills Me'' (2007) was similarly successful. For many years, the b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sad13
Sadie Dupuis (born Sarah Dupuis; July 8, 1988) is an American musician who is the guitarist, lead vocalist and lyricist for the band Speedy Ortiz and formerly for the band Quilty. She has also released two solo albums, ''Slugger'' and ''Haunted Painting'', under the name Sad13. Dupuis has published two books of poetry. A portrait of her was featured on the August 22, 2022 cover of The New Yorker. Early life and education Dupuis began playing music as a child, singing in choirs and playing piano. She joined a professional choir in middle school and toured internationally with it through high school. She learned to play guitar at the age of 13. When she was 14, she spent a year studying at Kent School, a private co-educational college preparatory school in Kent, Connecticut. She is a graduate of Shepaug Valley High School in Washington, Connecticut. She is also an alumna of Buck's Rock, an educational arts camp where she was both a student and an instructor of music, which later ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Lee Hutson
Christian Lee Hutson (born November 5, 1990) is an American singer, musician and songwriter. He began his career as a member of The Driftwood Singers, before signing to ANTI‐ as a solo artist in 2019. Hutson has since released two full-length albums: '' Beginners'' (2020) and ''Quitters'' (2022). Both records were co-produced by his friend and fellow musician, Phoebe Bridgers. In addition to his collaborations with Bridgers, Hutson is known for co-writing and performing songs with Samia, Marshall Vore, Whitmer Thomas, Conor Oberst and Ethan Gruska. Early life Hutson was born in Kansas City, Missouri on November 5, 1990. He relocated to Los Angeles, California at the age of five; shortly after his mother remarried. According to a 2020 Under The Radar profile, Hutson attended a fundamentalist Christian elementary school. Hutson began playing guitar at the age of 12; the first song that he learned to play was Elizabeth Cotten’s ‘Freight Train’. His earliest attempts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rachel Bloom
Rachel Leah Bloom (born April 3, 1987) is an American actress, comedian, writer, singer, and producer. She is best known for co-creating and starring as Rebecca Bunch in The CW musical comedy-drama series ''Crazy Ex-Girlfriend'' (2015–2019), for which she received numerous accolades, including a Golden Globe Award, a TCA Award, a Critics' Choice Television Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award. Bloom first became known for her YouTube comedy music videos, including the Hugo Award-nominated video " Fuck Me, Ray Bradbury". She has also appeared in films, including ''Most Likely to Murder'' (2018), ''The Angry Birds Movie 2'' (2019), ''Trolls World Tour'' (2020), ''Bar Fight!'' (2022), and ''The School for Good and Evil (2022) Early life Bloom was born on April 3, 1987, in Los Angeles County, California, and grew up in Manhattan Beach. She is the only child of Shelli (née Rosenberg), a musician, and Alan Bloom, a healthcare lawyer. She is Jewish. Bloom attended Manhattan B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stacy's Mom
"Stacy's Mom" is a song by American rock band Fountains of Wayne. It is the third track on their third studio album, ''Welcome Interstate Managers'', and was released to radio as the album's first single on May 19, 2003, through S-Curve Records and Virgin Records. "Stacy's Mom" was written by bassist Adam Schlesinger and vocalist Chris Collingwood, both of whom produced the song alongside Mike Denneen. Its subject matter was inspired by a friend of Schlesinger's when he was young who was attracted to Schlesinger's grandmother. It is a power pop song with which the group hoped to emulate the sound of American rock band the Cars. "Stacy's Mom" reached number 21 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, becoming the band's highest-charting hit in the United States. Additionally, the song peaked within the top 10 in Ireland and the top 20 in the United Kingdom and Australia. The single was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America for sales of over 500,000 copies, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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