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Señor Smoke
''Señor Smoke'' (2005) is the second album from Electric Six, following ''Fire'' in 2003. It was released in the UK February 14, 2005 by Warner Music imprint Rushmore Records. Due to complications with Electric Six's former record label, Rushmore did not release the album in North America. In December 2005, the band announced a new partnership with Metropolis Records that resulted in ''Señor Smokes North American release on February 7, 2006. ''Señor Smoke'' was ravaged by the UK press upon its 2005 release. However, the response to the album has been much more enthusiastic in America, with several positive reviews, including one from the March 2006 issue of ''Blender'' Magazine that claims that the album (which received four stars) is so good that " tachieves an advance modern medicine has long pursued: it restores virginity." Track listing All lyrics written by Tyler Spencer except "Radio Ga Ga" by Roger Taylor; all music composed by Tyler Spencer except where noted. #"Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electric Six
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 Dol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SPIN Media LLC
MRC II Distribution Company L.P., doing business as MRC (formerly Media Rights Capital), is an American film and television studio. Founded by Mordecai (Modi) Wiczyk and Asif Satchu, the company funds and produces film and television programming. The company's divisions include MRC Film, MRC Non-Fiction, and MRC Television. In 2018, the company merged with Todd Boehly's media assets under Valence Media, with the company as a whole taking on the MRC name in 2020; this included Dick Clark Productions (briefly known as MRC Live & Alternative), audience data firm Luminate,, and the entertainment industry publications ''Billboard'' and ''The Hollywood Reporter''. Boehly (through Eldridge Industries) re-acquired most of these assets in August 2022. The company's most notable productions have included the Netflix series ''House of Cards'' and ''Ozark,'' and the films '' Baby Driver'', ''Knives Out'', and ''Ted''. History Early history MRC's investors include Guggenheim Partners, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mimicry And Memories
''Mimicry and Memories'' is a compilation album by Electric Six. Disc one, ''Mimicry'', is composed of cover songs. Disc two, ''Memories'', consists of demos, B-sides and rarities. It was funded through a Kickstarter campaign and self-released directly to the campaign's backers. Production Following the success of the cover songs recorded as perks in the band's "Absolute Treasure" campaign, the band launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise $25,000 in order to fund the album. It was successful with a total of $64,977 being raised. Each member of the band chose a song to cover on the ''Mimicry'' portion of the album. Dick Valentine selected " Ah! Leah!" by Donnie Iris, Smorgasbord selected "The Look" by Roxette, Da Ve selected " Buckingham Green" by Ween, Tait Nucleus? selected " I Got the Six" by ZZ Top, Percussion World selected " Do You Love Me? by Kiss and selected Girl Wants To Be With the Girls by Talking Heads. One specific pledge reward as part of the Kickstarter cam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Absolute Treasure
''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 Shall Exterminate Everything Around Me That Restricts Me From Being The Master'') # "Down At McDonnelzzz" (from ''I Shall Exterminate Everything Around Me That Restricts Me From Being The Master'') # "Danger! High Voltage" (from ''Fire'') # "Future Is In The Future" (from ''Señor Smoke'') # "Dirty Ball" (from ''Flashy'') # "When I Get To The Green Building" (from ''I Shall Exterminate Everything Around Me That Restricts Me From Being The Master'') # "Gay Bar" (from ''Fire'') # "Infected Girls" (from ''Switzerland'') # "Jam It In The Hole" (from ''Zodiac'') # "She's White" (from ''Fire'') # "Body Shot" (from ''KILL'') # "Dance Epidemic" (from ''Señor Smoke'') # "I Buy The Drugs" (from ''Switzerland'') # "Hello! I See You!" (from '' Heartb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Shall Exterminate Everything Around Me That Restricts Me From Being The Master'') # "Down At McDonnelzzz" (from ''I Shall Exterminate Everything Around Me That Restricts Me From Being The Master'') # "Danger! High Voltage" (from ''Fire'') # "Future Is In The Future" (from ''Señor Smoke'') # "Dirty Ball" (from ''Flashy'') # "When I Get To The Green Building" (from ''I Shall Exterminate Everything Around Me That Restricts Me From Being The Master'') # "Gay Bar" (from ''Fire'') # "Infected Girls" (from ''Switzerland'') # "Jam It In The Hole" (from ''Zodiac'') # "She's White" (from ''Fire'') # "Body Shot" (from ''KILL'') # "Dance Epidemic" (from ''Señor Smoke'') # "I Buy The Drugs" (from ''Switzerland'') # "Hello! I See You!" (from '' Heartb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sexy Trash
''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] |
Backstreet Boys
Backstreet Boys (often abbreviated as BSB) are an American vocal group consisting of Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, AJ McLean, and cousins Brian Littrell and Kevin Richardson. Lou Pearlman formed the group in 1993 in Orlando, Florida. The group rose to fame with their international debut album, ''Backstreet Boys'' (1996). In the following year, they released their second international album ''Backstreet's Back'' (1997), along with their self-titled U.S. debut album, ''Backstreet Boys'' (1997), which continued the group's success worldwide. They rose to superstardom with their third studio album ''Millennium'' (1999) and its follow-up album, '' Black & Blue'' (2000). They also released a greatest hits album, '' The Hits - Chapter One'' (2001), with a new single, "Drowning." After a two-year hiatus, they regrouped and released a comeback album, '' Never Gone'' (2005). After the conclusion of the Never Gone Tour in 2006, Richardson left the group to pursue other interests. The g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Detroit Tigers
The Detroit Tigers are an American professional baseball team based in Detroit. The Tigers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the American League (AL) Central division. One of the AL's eight charter franchises, the club was founded in Detroit as a member of the minor league Western League in 1894 and is the only Western League team still in its original city. They are also the oldest continuous one name, one city franchise in the AL. Since their establishment as a major league franchise in 1901, the Tigers have won four World Series championships (, , , and ), 11 AL pennants (1907, 1908, 1909, 1934, 1935, 1940, 1945, 1968, 1984, 2006, 2012), and four AL Central division championships (2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014). They also won division titles in 1972, 1984, and 1987 as a member of the AL East. Since 2000, the Tigers have played their home games at Comerica Park in Downtown Detroit. The Tigers constructed Bennett Park at the corner of Michigan Avenue and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aurelio López
Aurelio Alejandro López Rios (September 21, 1948 – September 22, 1992) was a Mexican professional baseball player. After pitching for several years in the Mexican League, he spent eleven seasons (1974, 1978–87) with four teams in Major League Baseball — a majority of it spent with the Detroit Tigers. He acquired the nickname "Señor Smoke" in Detroit, while he was known as "El Buitre de Tecamachalco" (''The Vulture of Tecamachalco'') in Mexico. López was discovered in his hometown by Mexican League scouts and converted from a starting pitcher to a relief pitcher. López led the Mexico City Reds to the 1974 Mexican League World Series, then made a brief MLB debut with the Kansas City Royals before returning to the Mexican League. López was named the 1977 Mexican League Most Valuable Player (MVP). He returned to the major leagues with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1978 and pitched for the Detroit Tigers between 1979 and 1985. López finished seventh in the Cy Youn ... [...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] |
Christopher Tait
Christopher Tait, also known as Tait Nucleus?, is an American singer, songwriter and musician. He is best known as the synthesizer player of the rock band Electric Six and the founder of Passenger Recovery. Although he was credited as an associate on ''Fire'', it wasn't until the band's lineup change in 2002 when he officially joined. His inclusion took the group from a five-piece to a six-piece band, rendering the joke of their name (Electric Six despite only featuring five members) redundant. Discography Electric Six Dubai Bros. Tait produces remixes under the Dubai Bros. Ghost City Ghost City was a band featuring Tait on keyboard and vocals. They were active from 2005 until 2007. They released one album, the self-titled ''Ghost City'' in 2008. Belle Ghoul Tait is a founding member of the band Belle Ghoul, started in 2011. They released their first album ''Rabbit's Moon & Doomsday'' in 2014. Laser Destroyer Team Tait is a founding member of the band Laser Destroyer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Meddows Taylor (1929–1997), British astronomer
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Roger Taylor may refer to: *Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) (born 1949), drummer for Queen *Roger Taylor (Duran Duran drummer) (born 1960), drummer for Duran Duran *Roger Taylor (author), author of epic fantasy Hawklan series *Roger Taylor (college president), former president of Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois *Roger Taylor (tennis) (born 1941), British tennis player *Roger Taylor (American football) (born 1958), American football player *Roger Taylor (photographic historian) (born 1940), curator and photographic historian See also *Roger Tayler Professor Roger John Tayler OBE FRS (25 October 1929 – 23 January 1997) was a British astronomer. Tayler made important contributions to stellar structure and evolution, plasma stability, nucleogenesis and cosmology. He wrote a number of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
