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The Initial Friend
''Rilo Kiley'', also known as ''The Initial Friend EP'', is the first release by Los Angeles–based rock band Rilo Kiley. It was initially released independently in 1999 under the title ''Rilo Kiley''. It was subsequently re-pressed in 2000 and again in 2001, under the name ''The Initial Friend EP'' with an alternate track-listing and cover. All three releases commonly sell on eBay for between $250–400 and are fairly rare. The recording sessions for the EP were funded by comedian and actor Dave Foley, who was an early fan of the band and had attended their first concert in January 1998. "Frug," which references the 1960s dance of the same name, and "85" were included in the soundtrack to the Christina Ricci film ''Desert Blue'', which led to the band's heightened popularity and eventual signing to a record label. "Frug" was also the band's first music video. "Frug" was later included as the final song on the band's B-sides and rarities compilation, ''Rkives ''Rkives'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rilo Kiley
Rilo Kiley ( ) was an American indie rock band based in Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1998, the band consisted of Jenny Lewis, Blake Sennett, Pierre de Reeder, and Dave Rock. The group released their debut album ''Take-Offs and Landings'' under Seattle-based independent label Barsuk Records in 2001. After that, they released three additional studio albums and several EPs. In 2007, they were signed with Warner Bros., and subsequently made their major-label debut with the album ''Under the Blacklight''. History Rilo Kiley performed their first concert at Spaceland in Los Angeles in January 1998. Their debut EP, ''Rilo Kiley'' (later reissued as ''The Initial Friend EP''), was released in 1999. The band signed with independent label Barsuk Records for its first full-length album, ''Take-Offs and Landings'', in 2001. The band later signed with Omaha's Saddle Creek Records and released ''The Execution of All Things'' in 2002. In 2004, it released ''More Adventurous'' on its ow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indie Rock
Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand from the 1970s to the 1980s. Originally used to describe independent record labels, the term became associated with the music they produced and was initially used interchangeably with alternative rock or "Pop rock, guitar pop rock". One of the primary scenes of the movement was Dunedin, where Dunedin sound, a cultural scene based around a convergence of noise pop and jangle became popular among the city's University of Otago, large student population. Independent labels such as Flying Nun Records, Flying Nun began to promote the scene across New Zealand, inspiring key college rock bands in the United States such as Pavement (band), Pavement, Pixies (band), Pixies and R.E.M. Other notable scenes grew in Madchester, Manchester and Hamburger Schule, Hamburg, with many others thriving thereafter. In the 1980s, the use of the term "independent music, indie" (or " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Take Offs And Landings
''Take Offs and Landings'' is Rilo Kiley's debut full-length album, originally released in 2001 on the vanity label "Rilo Records", then shortly thereafter on the independent label Barsuk Records. It was released for the first time on vinyl on March 15, 2011. Of Rilo Kiley's albums, ''Take Offs and Landings'' contains the most songs sung by band member Blake Sennett, who sings lead on "August", "Small Figures in a Vast Expanse", "Rest of My Life", and a hidden track. Jenny Lewis sings lead on the other tracks, except for the instrumental tracks "Variations on a Theme (Science vs. Romance)" and "Variations on a Theme (Plane Crash in C)". The album's hidden track, which did not appear on the first pressing, is officially titled "Spectacular Views". However, since a later Rilo Kiley song (the closing track to ''The Execution of All Things'') has the same name, it is often referred to as "Salute My Shorts!", in reference to Sennett's acting role on the Nickelodeon television show ''S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trouser Press
''Trouser Press'' was a rock and roll magazine started in New York in 1974 as a mimeographed fanzine by editor/publisher Ira Robbins, fellow fan of the Who Dave Schulps and Karen Rose under the name "Trans-Oceanic Trouser Press" (a reference to a song by the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band and an acronymic play on the British TV show ''Top of the Pops)''. Publication of the magazine ceased in 1984. The unexpired portion of mail subscriptions was completed by ''Rolling Stone'' sister publication ''Record'', which itself folded in 1985. ''Trouser Press'' has continued to exist in various formats. History The magazine's original scope was British bands and artists (early issues featured the slogan "America's Only British Rock Magazine"). Initial issues contained occasional interviews with major artists like Brian Eno and Robert Fripp and extensive record reviews. After 14 issues, the title was shortened to simply ''Trouser Press'', and it gradually transformed into a professional magazine w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Extended Play
An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record.Official Charts Company , access-date=March 21, 2017 Contemporary EPs generally contain four or five tracks, and are considered "less expensive and time-consuming" for an artist to produce than an album. An EP originally referred to specific types of other than 78 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Foley
David Scott Foley (born January 4, 1963) is a Canadian actor, stand-up comedian, director, producer and writer. He is known as a co-founder of the comedy group The Kids in the Hall, who have appeared together in a number of television, stage and film productions, most notably the 1988–1995 TV sketch comedy show of the same name, as well as the 1996 film ''Brain Candy''. Foley is also known for playing Dave Nelson in the sitcom ''NewsRadio'', for voicing the main character, Flik, in ''A Bug's Life'', for voicing Terry in ''Monsters University'', for portraying recurring character Bob Moore in the sitcom ''Hot in Cleveland'', and hosting the game show ''Celebrity Poker Showdown''. Early life Foley was born in Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada, on January 4, 1963. He is the son of Mary and Michael, a steamfitter. His mother is from Stafford, England. Career Acting and stand-up comedy After dropping out of high school, Foley pursued standup comedy for about a year in the Toro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frug (dance)
The Frug ( or /frug/) was a dance craze from the mid-1960s, which included vigorous dance to pop music. It evolved from another dance of the era, the Chicken. The Chicken, which featured lateral body movements, was used primarily as a change of pace step while doing the Twist. As young dancers grew more tired they would do less work, moving only their hips while standing in place. They then started making up arm movements for the dance, which prompted the birth of the Swim, the Monkey, the Dog, the Watusi, the Mashed Potato, and the Jerk. The Frug is sometimes referred to as the Surf, Big Bea, and the Thunderbird. In popular culture In ''The Andy Griffith Show'' episode "The Senior Play" (Season 7, Episode 9) the principal of the high school is appalled and offended by a demonstration of the Frug dance and insists it must not be included in the senior play. But with the help of Helen Crump (who demonstrates the Jitterbug from her generation) and the kids demonstrating The Charl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christina Ricci
Christina Ricci ( ; born February 12, 1980) is an American actress. Known for playing unusual characters with a dark edge, Ricci predominantly works in independent productions, but has also appeared in numerous box office hits. She has received nominations for a Golden Globe and two Primetime Emmy Awards. Ricci made her film debut at the age of nine in ''Mermaids'' (1990), which was followed by a breakout role as Wednesday Addams in ''The Addams Family'' (1991) and its sequel, ''Addams Family Values'' (1993). Subsequent appearances in ''Casper'' and '' Now and Then'' (both 1995) established her as a teen idol. At 17, she moved into adult-oriented roles with ''The Ice Storm'' (1997), which led to parts in several independent films, such as '' Pecker'' (1998), ''The Opposite of Sex'' (1998), and '' Monster'' (2003). She has also starred in '' Sleepy Hollow'' (1999), ''Penelope'' (2006), and ''Speed Racer'' (2008), and had a supporting role in ''The Matrix Resurrections'' (2021 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desert Blue
''Desert Blue'' is a 1998 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Morgan J. Freeman, starring Brendan Sexton III, Kate Hudson, Christina Ricci, Casey Affleck, Sara Gilbert and John Heard. Plot A rising Hollywood starlet becomes "marooned" in a small desert town while on a roadtrip with her father. There, she gets to know the town's rather eccentric residents, including one whose hobby is pipe bombs and another who is trying to carry out his father's dream of building a waterpark in the desert. Cast Soundtrack The soundtrack features songs by The Candyskins, Rilo Kiley, Janis Ian, and others. Reception Rotten Tomatoes, review aggregator, reports that 37% of 19 surveyed critics gave the film a positive review; the average rating was 5/10. Glenn Lovell of ''Variety'' called it "a cloying, mechanically plotted comedy". Lawrence Van Gelder of ''The New York Times'' wrote, "The graceful literary and directorial touch of Morgan J. Freeman turns these youngsters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Internet Movie Database
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 (company), 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rkives
''Rkives'' (stylized as ''rkives'', pronounced "archives") is a compilation album released in 2013 by Los Angeles-based band Rilo Kiley. Album history Following the 2010 announcement of the band's hiatus, drummer Jason Boesel discussed plans for a compilation album, intended for release that year. In 2012, it was confirmed by Pitchfork Media that the B-sides release was nearly finished. The release date for the album was eventually announced as April 2, 2013. In an interview with BuzzFeed, Rilo Kiley frontwoman Jenny Lewis described the songs that went into the album. "Every record that I’ve ever been a part of, there are always leftovers — things that don’t work as a part of the whole thing," Lewis says. "Some songs, which may actually be better songs in the long run, get kind of kicked to the side in the process. We scoured our digital hard drives and old 8-track cassette tapes and made this record." The band reached out to fans for help making a video for "Let Me Back I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolling Stone
''Rolling Stone'' is an American monthly magazine that focuses on music, politics, and popular culture. It was founded in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, in 1967 by Jann Wenner, and the music critic Ralph J. Gleason. It was first known for its coverage of rock music and political reporting by Hunter S. Thompson. In the 1990s, the magazine broadened and shifted its focus to a younger readership interested in youth-oriented television shows, film actors, and popular music. It has since returned to its traditional mix of content, including music, entertainment, and politics. The first magazine was released in 1967 and featured John Lennon on the cover and was published every two weeks. It is known for provocative photography and its cover photos, featuring musicians, politicians, athletes, and actors. In addition to its print version in the United States, it publishes content through Rollingstone.com and numerous international editions. Penske Media Corporation is the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
