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Simon Scott (drummer)
Simon Scott (born 3 March 1971) is an English musician, best known as the drummer in Slowdive and formerly of Lowgold and The Charlottes. He also fronted Inner Sleeve/Televise, and has released ambient music as a solo artist. Career Born in Cambridge, Scott first started drumming with female fronted Huntingdon band The Charlottes in 1987 at the age of 16, having recorded two studio tracks a year earlier as part of Honey Chainsaw. He left the Charlottes in 1990 to replace original drummer Adrian Sell in Slowdive who supported them in London at The White Horse in Hampstead. He played on albums ''Just for a Day'' and ''Souvlaki'', which was voted in ''The Guardian'' as "One of the top 50 albums to hear before you die" in 2007. Scott left the band after ''5 EP'' was released in early 1994, prior to the band working on their third album ''Pygmalion'', but rejoined in 2014 when they announced their reformation. Scott formed and fronted Inner Sleeve in 1997 who released two singles in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cambridge
Cambridge ( ) is a university city and the county town in Cambridgeshire, England. It is located on the River Cam approximately north of London. As of the 2021 United Kingdom census, the population of Cambridge was 145,700. Cambridge became an important trading centre during the Roman and Viking ages, and there is archaeological evidence of settlement in the area as early as the Bronze Age. The first town charters were granted in the 12th century, although modern city status was not officially conferred until 1951. The city is most famous as the home of the University of Cambridge, which was founded in 1209 and consistently ranks among the best universities in the world. The buildings of the university include King's College Chapel, Cavendish Laboratory, and the Cambridge University Library, one of the largest legal deposit libraries in the world. The city's skyline is dominated by several college buildings, along with the spire of the Our Lady and the English Martyrs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Just For A Day
''Just for a Day'' is the debut studio album by English rock band Slowdive. It was released on 2 September 1991 by Creation Records. Recording ''Just for a Day'' was recorded at Courtyard Studios, formerly known as Georgetown Studios, in Abingdon in the Thames Valley. Release ''Just for a Day'' was released on 2 September 1991 by Creation Records. It peaked at number 32 on the UK Albums Chart. Prior to the album's release, the EP ''Holding Our Breath'', which featured the ''Just for a Day'' song "Catch the Breeze" as its lead track, was issued on CD and 12" vinyl on 3 June 1991, along with its 7" vinyl equivalent, the "Catch the Breeze" single. In the United States, ''Just for a Day'' was released by SBK Records in 1992. On 14 November 2005, a remastered edition of ''Just for a Day'' was issued by the Sanctuary Records subsidiary label Castle Music, supplemented by an extra disc containing tracks from the band's first three EPs: ''Slowdive'', ''Morningrise'' and ''Holding Our ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jasper TX
Jasper is a city in and the county seat of Jasper County, Texas, United States. Its population was 6,884 at the 2020 U.S. Census, down from 7,590 at the 2010 U.S. Census. Jasper is situated in the Deep East Texas subregion, about west of the Texas-Louisiana state line. Jasper (the "Butterfly Capital of Texas") holds an annual Butterfly Festival the first Saturday in October to celebrate the migration of the monarch butterflies. History 19th century The area, which was then part of Mexican Texas, was settled around 1824 by John Bevil. Thirty families occupied the settlement as early as 1830, when it was known as "Snow River", after John R. Bevil, a hero of the American Revolution. In 1835, the town was renamed after William Jasper, a soldier from the American Revolution, who was killed attempting to plant the American flag at the storming of Savannah in 1779. Jasper was one of the 23 original counties when the Republic of Texas was created in 1836. Jasper became the county sea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morr Music
Morr Music is an independent record label based in Berlin, Germany. It was founded in 1999 by Thomas Morr. Most artists on the label fall into the categories of intelligent dance music, electronica and dreampop, but all reflect Thomas Morr's personal taste. This results in a cohesive aesthetic observable in both the aural and visual elements of this label's releases. Style The label's style of music stems from the hybridization of electronica and indie '''', November 14, 2003. or |
Drowned In Sound
''Drowned in Sound'', sometimes abbreviated to ''DiS'', is a UK-based music webzine financed by artist management company Silentway. Founded by editor Sean Adams, the site features reviews, news, interviews, and discussion forums. History ''DiS'' began as an email fanzine in 1998 called ''The Last Resort'' but was relaunched by founder and editor Sean Adams as ''Drowned in Sound'' in 2000. The freelance writing team is currently spread across four continents – North America, Asia, Europe and Australasia. The site is mostly based on contributions from unpaid writers and has an integrated forum to allow for discussion and comments on interviews, news and reviews. It also includes a user-rated database of artists and bands as well as details for most live music venues (big and small) in the UK. The site has over 60,000 registered members, and gets around 470,000 unique visitors per month. In 2006, the site launched a podcast called ''Drowned in Sound Radio''. In November 2007 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reading Festival
The Reading and Leeds Festivals are a pair of annual music festivals that take place in Reading and Leeds in England. The events take place simultaneously on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday of the August bank holiday weekend. The Reading Festival is held at Little John's Farm on Richfield Avenue in central Reading, near Caversham Bridge. The Leeds event is held in Bramham Park, near Wetherby, the grounds of a historic house. Headliners and most supporting acts typically play at both sites, with Reading's Friday line up becoming Leeds' Saturday line-up, Reading's Saturday line-up playing at Leeds on Sunday, and Leeds' Friday line-up attending Reading on Sunday. Campsites are available at both sites and weekend tickets include camping. Day tickets are also sold. The Reading Festival, the older of the two festivals, is the world's oldest popular music festival still in existence. Many of the biggest bands in the UK and internationally have played at the festival over five decades ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keep Music Miserable
''Keep Music Miserable'' is a double album by the English band Lowgold of B-sides, live and unreleased tracks, released in 2005 on the band's own record label Dedted Records. No singles were taken from the album. Track listing All songs written by Darren Lee Ford. CD1 #"Every Train" #"Please Be Good To Me" #"Make Over, Make Up" #"End Of The Hammer" #"Time Reclaims All Frontiers" #"Flavour" #"Burn A Hole" #"The Feelings (Extended Studio Mix)" #"Eddie Lejeune" #"If People Were Vinyl (Feat. Tux)" #"Beauty Dies Young (Graham Coxon Mix)" #"See How The World’s Moved On" #"Miles Is My Favourite" CD2 #"I’d Rather Fuck Up Than Miss Out" #"Remission Time" #"Can’t Say No" #"Whatever You Think You’re Wrong" #"The Third One" #"Coming On Strong" #"Silver Ocean" #"B Land" #"Atlantic Pacific" #"God Willing" #"Do Not Deny Your Own Happiness" #"Beauty Dies Young (Live)" #"Never Alone (Live)" #"Absolute Exocet" #"Hip Hop Cooperative" #"Jacob’s Ping Pong" Personnel * Tony Lash Heatmi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nude Records
Nude Records is an independent record label, established in August 1991 in London. The label was set up and operated by Saul Galpern, who had previously worked with artists such as Simply Red, The Fall, Julian Cope, The Triffids, The Slits and Au Pairs. The label filed for voluntary liquidation in December 2001, before it was re-established by Galpern in 2016. History The label's first success was with Suede, whose debut album, ''Suede'' (1993), debuted at the top of the UK Albums Chart, and was the fastest-selling debut album since Frankie Goes To Hollywood's ''Welcome to the Pleasuredome'' almost ten years earlier.Bella, Todd"Interview with Brett Anderson" '' The Argus''. 28 March 2007 The band went on to win the Mercury Prize that year, and received five Brit Awards nominations. They had three No. 1 hit albums in the UK Albums Chart. Other artists with chart success signed to the label included the Scottish band Geneva, who had Top 20 success with their debut album ''Furth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grandaddy
Grandaddy is an American indie rock band from Modesto, California. The group was formed in 1992, and featured Jason Lytle, Aaron Burtch, Jim Fairchild, Kevin Garcia and Tim Dryden, until Garcia's death in 2017 following a stroke. After several self-released records and cassettes, the band signed to Will Records in the US and later the V2 Records subsidiary Big Cat Records in the UK, going on to sign an exclusive deal with V2. The bulk of the band's recorded output was the work of Lytle, who worked primarily in home studios. Grandaddy released four studio albums before splitting in 2006, with band members going on to solo careers and other projects. Grandaddy reformed in 2012, made a number of live appearances and released its fifth studio album, '' Last Place'', in March 2017. History 1992-1997: Formation and early independent releases Grandaddy was formed in 1992 by singer, guitarist and keyboardist Jason Lytle, bassist Kevin Garcia and drummer Aaron Burtch. The group ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coldplay
Coldplay are a British rock band formed in London in 1997. They consist of vocalist and pianist Chris Martin, guitarist Jonny Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman, drummer Will Champion and creative director Phil Harvey. They met at University College London and began playing music together from 1996 to 1998, initially calling themselves Starfish. After independently releasing an extended play, ''Safety'' (1998), Coldplay signed with Parlophone in 1999. The band's debut album, ''Parachutes'' (2000), included their breakthrough single "Yellow" and received a Brit Award for British Album of the Year, a Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album and a Mercury Prize nomination. Their second album, ''A Rush of Blood to the Head'' (2002), won the same accolades and included "Clocks", which earned a Grammy Award for Record of the Year. In 2005, they released '' X&Y''; the album was marked by a troubled production and various delays, completing what the band considered a trilogy as wel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Just Backward Of Square
''Just Backward of Square'' is the debut album by English band Lowgold, released in 2001. The album was produced by former Elliott Smith associate Tony Lash, mixed by Dave Eringa and reached 33 in the UK Albums Chart. The band's debut release "The 108 EP" was lifted from the album, as well as four singles, including a re-recording of "Beauty Dies Young". Track listing All songs written by Darren Lee Ford except Golden Ratio by Miles Willey. # "Golden Ratio" # "Beauty Dies Young" # "Mercury" # "Out of Reach" # "Back Here Again" # "Counterfeit" # "Never Alone" # "In Amber" # "Open the Airwaves" # "Less I Offer" # "Into the Void" UK singles #"The 108 E.P" (24 July 2000) #"Beauty Dies Young" (18 September 2000) – UK #67 #"Mercury" (29 January 2001) – UK #48 #"Counterfeit" (30 April 2001) – UK #52 #"Beauty Dies Young" (Re-Recording) (27 August 2001) – UK #40 Personnel * Tony Lash Heatmiser was an American rock band, formed in Portland, Oregon in October 1991. Consisting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fierce Panda
Fierce Panda Records is a London-based independent record label, with its first release in February 1994. It also produced a small number of releases that year by now famous artists such as Ash, The Bluetones, Baby Bird and Supergrass. Fierce Panda is also credited with releases by Acres of Lions, Air Traffic, Art Brut, The Blackout, Boy Kill Boy, Coldplay, Death Cab for Cutie, Desperate Journalist, Embrace, Goldheart Assembly, Kenickie, Seafood, Keane, Placebo, The Polyphonic Spree and Shitdisco. In the autumn of 1997, Fierce Panda formed the sub-label Rabid Badger Records to release more dance oriented music, and in spring 1998 the sub-label Livid Meerkat for post-rock music. Fierce Panda also had released compilation albums and EPs, whose titles are mainly puns, often in-jokes. In 2006 they announced their decision to cease production of one-off singles, concentrating instead on long-term projects and full-length albums. Dead Disco's 2006 single "Automatic" was ann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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