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STRFKR
Strfkr (a disemvowelment of "Starfucker"), stylized in all caps, is an indie rock band from Portland, Oregon. It began in 2007 as a solo project of Joshua Hodges. History Members include Joshua Hodges of Sexton Blake (vocals, keyboards, guitar, drums), Shawn Glassford (bass, keyboards, drums), Keil Corcoran (drums, keyboards, vocals), and Arian Jalali (Guitar, Keyboards) Prior to forming Starfucker, Hodges released a solo album titled ''Sexton Blake'' and followed up with an album released under the band name "Sexton Blake" entitled ''Plays The Hits!'' Both albums were released on Expunged Records. During this time Corcoran was the drummer for Vegas-based grindcore band The Weirding Way. The name Starfucker started off as a joke by Sam Norris, an early patron of the band, but the band's success under the name grew rapidly. In response to this success, and with the guidance of an ex manager, they briefly changed their name to Pyramiddd, before quickly changing their name bac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polyvinyl Record Co
Polyvinyl Record Co. is an American independent record label headquartered in Champaign, Illinois. The label also has satellite offices in New York, Austin, and the Bay Area. Polyvinyl has put out over 400 releases to date. The Polyvinyl roster currently consists of 30+ active artists, including Alvvays, Xiu Xiu, Jeff Rosenstock, Kero Kero Bonito, and Julia Jacklin as well as longtime label signees like of Montreal, American Football, STRFKR, and Rainer Maria. Recent additions to the Polyvinyl family include Jeff Rosenstock, Laura Jane Grace, Anamanaguchi, IAN SWEET, Oceanator, Chris Farren, Squirrel Flower, and Yumi Zouma. History 1994-1999 In 1994, high school students Matt Lunsford and Darcie Knight from Danville, Illinois founded Polyvinyl Press, a fanzine created to celebrate the Midwestern D.I.Y. scene. As part of Polyvinyl Press’ third issue in July 1995, Lunsford and Knight released a split 7” featuring Back of Dave and Walker. With the fifth and final issue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Todas As Flores
''Todas as Flores'' (English title: ''All the Flowers'') is a Brazilian telenovela created by João Emanuel Carneiro. It premiered on Globoplay on 19 October 2022, and ended on 1 June 2023. The telenovela stars Sophie Charlotte, Regina Casé, Letícia Colin, and Mariana Nunes. Plot Maíra ( Sophie Charlotte) lives in the city of Pirenópolis, in Goiás, with her father, Rivaldo ( Chico Díaz). Maíra, who is blind, grew up believing that her mother was dead, a lie that her father told to protect her because Maíra's mother rejected her at birth due to her visual impairment. One day, Maíra witnesses her father arguing with Zoé (Regina Casé), her mother, whose reappearance has a reason. During the argument, Rivaldo has a heart attack and dies. Zoé, who has a criminal history, tells Maíra a different version of why she disappeared, that Rivaldo ran away with her when she was still a little girl, preventing the two from having a relationship. Without anyone, Maíra accepts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sexton Blake (band)
Sexton Blake is a rock band based in Portland, Oregon. They are signed to the independent record label, Expunged Records and their name derives from the British television series Sexton Blake (TV series). History Its members include frontman Josh Hodges, Ryan Biornstad, Tom Homolya, and Tim Edgar. Hodges, along with Biornstad, are also members of Portland-based band Starfucker (also known as STRFKR). Starfucker has released four full-length albums with Polyvinyl Records. Biornstad left Starfucker in 2011. Sexton Blake's debut eponymous album was recorded in New York City and released in 2004 as a solo project by Hodges, who then moved to Portland and started the band by the same name. In 2006, Sexton Blake were featured on the album '' To Elliott, from Portland'', a tribute album to Portland singer-songwriter Elliott Smith, performing a cover of "Rose Parade". ''The Washington Post'' described the band's performance as "faithful to the original's fragile aesthetic, if not hee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portland, Oregon
Portland (, ) is a port city in the Pacific Northwest and the list of cities in Oregon, largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon. Situated at the confluence of the Willamette River, Willamette and Columbia River, Columbia rivers, Portland is the county seat of Multnomah County, Oregon, Multnomah County, the most populous county in Oregon. Portland had a population of 652,503, making it the List of United States cities by population, 26th-most populated city in the United States, the sixth-most populous on the West Coast of the United States, West Coast, and the second-most populous in the Pacific Northwest, after Seattle. Approximately 2.5 million people live in the Portland metropolitan area, Portland metropolitan statistical area (MSA), making it the List of metropolitan statistical areas, 25th most populous in the United States. About half of Oregon's population resides within the Portland metropolitan area. Named after Portland, Maine, the Oregon settlement began to be po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seattle Weekly
The ''Seattle Weekly'' is an alternative biweekly distributed newspaper in Seattle, Washington, United States. It was founded by Darrell Oldham and David Brewster as ''The Weekly.'' Its first issue was published on March 31, 1976. The newspaper published its final print edition on February 27, 2019 and transitioned to web-only content on March 1, 2019. Ownership history The paper is currently owned by Sound Publishing, Inc., the largest community news organization in Washington State, and is distributed each Wednesday. Former owners of the ''Seattle Weekly'' include Sasquatch Publishing/Quickfish Media, Seattle from 1976 to 1997; Stern Publishing, New York from 1997 to 2000; Village Voice Media, New York from 2000 to 2012; and Voice Media Group from September 2012 to January 2013. Village Voice Media executives Scott Tobias, Christine Brennan and Jeff Mars bought Village Voice Media's papers and associated web properties from its founders to form Voice Media Group. Sound Publis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21 & Over (film)
''21 & Over'' is a 2013 American comedy film written and directed by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore, in their directorial debut. The film stars Justin Chon, Miles Teller, and Skylar Astin, and follows a trio of friends who go out drinking to celebrate one of their 21st birthdays despite having a medical school interview the following morning. The film was released on March 1, 2013, received generally unfavorable reviews from critics and grossed $48 million. Plot Casey and Miller invite their college friend, Jeff Chang, out to celebrate his 21st birthday. Jeff declines, citing an important medical school interview early the next morning that his domineering doctor father arranged; Jeff finally agrees to having one drink. At a bar, Jeff accidentally hits a guy with a dart, and the trio flee, interrupting Casey's chat with Jeff's attractive friend, Nicole. Enthused about drinking legally, Jeff over imbibes and passes out. Casey and Miller want to take Jeff home but forget where he lives. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skins (North American TV Series)
''Skins'' is an American teen comedy-drama television series that premiered on January 17, 2011, on MTV in the United States. It is a remake of the original UK show of the same name, and follows the lives of a group of teenagers in Toronto, Canada, through their final two years of high school. As with the UK series, the American version features a cast of amateur actors and young writers. The series generated controversy in the United States over its sexual content, in which several advertisers withdrew and there were some accusations of child pornography since most of its cast members were under the age of 18. On June 9, 2011, MTV announced that they would not renew ''Skins'' for a second season, with a statement that "''Skins'' is a global television phenomenon that, unfortunately, did not connect with a U.S. audience as much as we had hoped. We admire the work that the series creator Bryan Elsley did in adapting the show for MTV, and appreciate the core audience that embra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Candice Swanepoel
Candice Susan Swanepoel (; ; born 20 October 1988) is a South African model and philanthropist. She is known for her work with Victoria's Secret. She became a Victoria's Secret Angel in 2010. In 2016, she was listed 8th on the ''Forbes'' top-earning models list. Early life Swanepoel was born to Willem Swanepoel and Eileen Swanepoel (née Green) and raised in Mooi River, South Africa. Swanepoel comes from an Afrikaner family of Dutch origin. Her father is from Mutare, Zimbabwe, while her mother is South African. She has one older brother named Stephen. While growing up, Swanepoel was a ballet dancer. She attended boarding school at St. Anne's Diocesan College in the nearby town of Hilton. At age 15, she was spotted by a model scout in a Durban flea market. Career Swanepoel has appeared in editorials in American, Italian, British, Spanish, German, Greek, Russian, Australian, Brazilian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, and Mexican ''Vogue''; Brazilian, British, German and South A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Girls Just Want To Have Fun
"Girls Just Want to Have Fun" is a song written, recorded and performed by American musician Robert Hazard, who released it as a single in 1979. It is best known for the version of American singer Cyndi Lauper, who covered the song in 1983. It was the first major single released by Lauper as a solo artist and the lead single from her debut studio album, ''She's So Unusual'' (1983). Lauper's version gained recognition as a feminist anthem and was promoted by a Grammy-winning music video. It has been covered, either as a studio recording or in a live performance, by over 30 other artists. The single was Lauper's breakthrough hit, reaching number two on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart and becoming a worldwide hit throughout late 1983 and early 1984. It is considered one of Lauper's signature songs and was a widely popular song during the 1980s. The "''Rolling Stone'' & MTV: '100 Greatest Pop Songs': 1-50", "''Rolling Stone'': "The 100 Top Music Videos"" and the " VH1: 100 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyndi Lauper
Cynthia Ann Stephanie Lauper Thornton (born June 22, 1953) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and activist. Her career has spanned over 40 years. Her album ''She's So Unusual'' (1983) was the first debut album by a female artist to achieve four top-five hits on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100—"Girls Just Want to Have Fun", "Time After Time (Cyndi Lauper song), Time After Time", "She Bop", and "All Through the Night (Cyndi Lauper song), All Through the Night"—earned Lauper the Grammy Award for Best New Artist, Best New Artist award at the 27th Annual Grammy Awards in 1985. Her success continued with the The Goonies: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, soundtrack for the motion picture ''The Goonies'' and her second record ''True Colors (Cyndi Lauper album), True Colors'' (1986). This album included the number one single "True Colors (Cyndi Lauper song), True Colors" and "Change of Heart (Cyndi Lauper song), Change of Heart", which peaked at number three. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IFC (U
IFC may refer to: Buildings * International Finance Centre (Hong Kong) (IFC), an integrated commercial building complex in Hong Kong * International financial centre, home to a cluster of significant financial services providers * Shanghai IFC, a building complex in Shanghai * Guangzhou International Finance Center, a building in Tianhe District, Guangzhou Computers and electronics * Industry Foundation Classes, an object-based file format (IFC), intended to describe architectural, building and construction industry data, frequently used in building information modeling (BIM) based projects * Initial Filter Criteria, similar to triggers in mobile networks * Integer factorization, cryptography * Integrated fluidic circuit, a type of integrated circuit (IC) using fluids * Intel Fortran Compiler, a group of Fortran compilers from Intel for Windows, Linux, and OS X * Intelligent flight control system (IFC or IFCS) * Internet Foundation Classes, a now defunct graphics library ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chronicle (film)
''Chronicle'' is a 2012 American found footage superhero thriller film directed by Josh Trank with a screenplay by Max Landis from a story they both co-wrote. It follows three Seattle high school seniors, bullied Andrew (Dane DeHaan), his cousin Matt ( Alex Russell), and more popular Steve (Michael B. Jordan), who form a bond after gaining telekinetic powers from an unknown object and using them for fun, although Andrew begins going down a darker path. ''Chronicle'' premiered at the Gérardmer Film Festival on January 28, 2012, and released in the United States on February 3, 2012 by 20th Century Fox. The film grossed $126.6 million at the international box office, against a budget of $15 million. The film received generally positive reviews with praise for the premise, and received a nomination for Best Science Fiction Film at the 39th Saturn Awards. Plot Friendless Seattle teenager Andrew Detmer endures frequent abuse from bullies and his alcoholic father, Richard, while ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
