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The Quiet Storm (2004 Film)
Quiet storm is a late-night radio format. Quiet Storm(s) or The Quiet Storm may also refer to: Music * Quiet Storm Records, a Hawaii-based record label * ''A Quiet Storm'', a 1975 album by Smokey Robinson, or the title song, "Quiet Storm" * ''Quiet Storm'' (Cockney Rejects album), 1984 * ''Quiet Storm'' (Aly & Fila album), a 2010 trance album * '' Quiet Storms: Romances for Flute and Harp'', a 1988 album by Michael Hoppé * "Quiet Storm" (song), a 1999 song by Mobb Deep Others * '' The Quiet Storm'', a fictional radio show in some 1990s sketches on the TV program ''Saturday Night Live'' * ''The Quiet Storm'' (film), a 2007 Icelandic drama *Quiet Storm (wrestler) Quiet Storm is a Canadian professional wrestler, currently working as a freelancer and is best known for his time with the Japanese professional wrestling promotions Kaientai Dojo and Pro Wrestling Noah. Professional wrestling career Independent ..., Canadian professional wrestler See also * Silent Storm (disamb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quiet Storm
Quiet storm is a radio format and genre of R&B, performed in a smooth, romantic, jazz-influenced style. It was named after the title song on Smokey Robinson's 1975 album ''A Quiet Storm''. The radio format was pioneered in 1976 by Melvin Lindsey, while he was an intern at the Washington, D.C. radio station WHUR-FM. It eventually became regarded as an identifiable subgenre of R&B. Quiet storm was marketed to upscale mature African-American audiences during the 1980s, while falling out of favor with young listeners in the age of hip hop. History Origins Melvin Lindsey, a student at Howard University, with his classmate Jack Shuler, began as disc jockeys for WHUR in June 1976, performing as stand-ins for an absentee employee. Lindsey's on-air voice was silky smooth, and the music selections were initially old, slow romantic songs from black artists of the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, a form of easy listening which Lindsey called "beautiful black music" for African Americans. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quiet Storm Records
Quiet Storm Records is a Hawaii-based record label specializing in Hawaiian music. History The label was formed by John and Debra Iervolino in 1992. John Iervolino serves as president. The company has won a Na Hoku Hanohano Award. In 2001, Quiet Storm was not only the top independent Hawaiian label, but outpaced the major labels in the Hawaiian genre. In 2003, Quiet Storm's sales surpassed the $1 million level, although its position within the Hawaiian music market had declined to 4th. The company has seen strong sales in Japan. Aside from music recording and production, the company has also set up a distribution division that includes music, books, and DVDs produced by other entities. A declining market for CDs, and accounts-receivable defaults are among the challenges faced by Quiet Storm. Output The label has become known for its compilation CDs, which intermingle artists which are only locally known with recordings, leased from major labels, of well-known artists. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Quiet Storm
''A Quiet Storm'' is the 1975 third solo album by American soul music, soul singer, songwriter, and producer Smokey Robinson. The album received generally positive reviews, and spawned the hit single "Baby That's Backatcha", which spent one week at the top of the Hot Soul Singles, ''Billboard'' Hot Soul Singles chart. According to ''Pitchfork (website), Pitchfork'' journalist Eric Harvey, ''A Quiet Storm'' revitalized Robinson's career after having left his group the Miracles, and typified what would become known as the quiet storm radio format. Critical reception ''A Quiet Storm'' is one of the most highly-acclaimed soul albums of the 1970s. The album spawned three hit singles, including Robinson's first disco hit "Baby That's Backatcha", rising to number 7 on the ''Billboard'' Disco chart (Top 10 R&B). The album re-established Robinson's reputation as a songwriter and producer and solidified his solo success after leaving his influential group, the Miracles. In a contemporary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quiet Storm (Cockney Rejects Album)
''Quiet Storm'' is the fifth album by the musical ensemble, band Cockney Rejects, released in 1984.Cockney Rejectsat Discogs'' Track listing # "It Ain't Nothing" - 4.30 # "I Saw the Light" - 4.26 # "Back to the Start" - 6.01 # "I Can't Forget" - 4.12 # "Feeling My Way" - 3.26 # "Quiet Storm" - 3.02 # "Leave It" - 3.49 # "Fourth Summer" - 2.31 # "Jog On" - 4.35 Personnel ;Cockney Rejects *Keith Warrington - drums *Micky Geggus - guitar, bass *Jefferson Turner - vocals *Ian Campbell - bass References 1984 albums Cockney Rejects albums {{1980s-punk-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quiet Storm (Aly & Fila Album)
''Quiet Storm'' is the second studio album released by Egyptian trance music duo Aly & Fila after their first album '' Rising Sun'' which was released in 2010. The album comprises 16 tracks, including "Running Out of Time" featuring British singer Chris Jones, which was the first track to be released. The whole album was released on 28 June 2013. Track listing Album and tour The album took them three years in the making and features collaborations with other producers such as John O'Callaghan and Giuseppe Ottaviani and vocalists such as Sue McLaren, Susana, Chris Jones, Jaren and others. A six-city tour in support of the release of ''Quiet Storm'' started on 6 June at Lima Lounge in Washington D.C. and included a stop at the Lizard Lounge in Dallas. Other events took place on 25 October at Esscala Nights in New York City and on 13 November at the Effex Nightclub in Albuquerque. Remixes album On 18 April 2014, Aly & Fila released ''Quiet Storm Remixes'', including 26 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romances For Flute And Harp
Romance (from Vulgar Latin , "in the Roman language", i.e., "Latin") may refer to: Common meanings * Romance (love), emotional attraction towards another person and the courtship behaviors undertaken to express the feelings * Romance languages, a subgroup of the Italic languages ** Romance studies, an academic discipline studying the languages, literatures, and cultures of areas that speak a Romance language Places * Romance, Arkansas, U.S. * Romance, Missouri, U.S. * Romance, West Virginia U.S. * Romance, Wisconsin, U.S. Arts, entertainment, and media Film * Romance film, a genre of film of which the central plot focuses on the romantic relationships of the protagonists ** Romantic comedy ** Romantic thriller * ''Romance'' (1920 film), silent film, directed by Chester Withey * ''Romance'' (1930 film), starring Greta Garbo * ''Romance'' (1936 film), an Austrian film starring Carl Esmond * ''Romance'' (1983 film), a Bollywood film produced and directed by Ramanand Saga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quiet Storm (song)
"Quiet Storm" is the first single from Mobb Deep's fourth album ''Murda Muzik''. The song was originally released on the soundtrack for the film '' In Too Deep''. The song features a sample of the bass line from the classic hip-hop song "White Lines (Don't Do It)" by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five and another sample from Smokey Robinson's "A Quiet Storm". In 2001, the R&B group 112 112 may refer to: *112 (number), the natural number following 111 and preceding 113 *112 (band), an American R&B quartet from Atlanta, Georgia **112 (album), ''112'' (album), album from the band of the same name *112 (emergency telephone number), t ... used an updated version of the "Quiet Storm" beat for their number-one single, " It's Over Now". A remix featuring Lil' Kim was released as the album's second single. The remix also became very popular and is noted to be one of Lil' Kim's most memorable guest appearances. Track listing Side A #"Quiet Storm" irty Version#"Quiet Storm" nstrum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Recurring Saturday Night Live Characters And Sketches Introduced 1996–97
The following is a list of recurring ''Saturday Night Live'' characters and sketches introduced between September 28, 1996, and May 17, 1997, the twenty-second season of ''SNL''. The Ambiguously Gay Duo A cartoon by Robert Smigel, part of the '' Saturday TV Funhouse'' series. Originally appeared on the Dana Carvey Show. Debuted September 28, 1996. ;Appearances Mr. Peepers Mr. Peepers was a part-monkey/part-human character created and portrayed by Chris Kattan. His signature bits of physical comedy involved eating apples one after another in rapid succession, and spitting out the pieces machine gun style. Often he would spit the apple chunks directly at characters in the scene. His other physical act was dry humping other characters, with the recipient of the act getting reprimanded when they tried to push him off. Mr. Peepers was first introduced as an animal act brought out by John Barbary (played by Tom Hanks) on a parody of ''The Tonight Show'' (with Darrell Hammond as Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Quiet Storm (film)
''The Quiet Storm'' ( is, Veðramót) is a 2007 Icelandic drama film written and directed by Guðný Halldórsdóttir. It was entered into the 30th Moscow International Film Festival. Cast * Tinna Hrafnsdóttir * Hilmir Snær Guðnason * Hera Hilmar (as Hera Hilmarsdóttir) * Atli Rafn Sigurðsson * Jörundur Ragnarsson * Gunnur Martinsdóttir Schlüter as Eyja * Baltasar Breki Baltasarsson as Diddi * Arnmundur Ernst Björnsson as Otti * Þorsteinn Bachmann Þorsteinn Bachmann (born 25 October 1965) is an Icelandic actor. He is known for his role as Móri in ''Life in a Fishbowl''. In 2015 he won an Edda Award for that same role. Early life Þorsteinn grew up in the Fossvogur area of Reykjavík, ... as Keli * Thórey Sigthórsdóttir as Dísa eldri References External links * 2007 films 2007 drama films 2000s Icelandic-language films Films directed by Guðný Halldórsdóttir Icelandic drama films {{2000s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quiet Storm (wrestler)
Quiet Storm is a Canadian professional wrestler, currently working as a freelancer and is best known for his time with the Japanese professional wrestling promotions Kaientai Dojo and Pro Wrestling Noah. Professional wrestling career Independent circuit (2000-present) After competing as an amateur beginning with 1998, Storm made his professional wrestling debut in the year of 2000, and began working for Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW), where at ''CZW Take One'', show from June 8, 2001, he teamed up with Chris Divine as Divine Storm and Brian XL, falling short to The Spanish Announce Team ( Joel Maximo, Jose Maximo and Amazing Red) in a six-man tag team match. Storm also worked for Ring Of Honor (ROH), taking part in the ''ROH Night Of Appreciation'' on April 27, 2002, where he teamed up with Chris Divine to defeat Christian York and Joey Matthews. While in MCW Pro Wrestling, Storm participated in a 20-man stampede battle royal at ''MCW Tribute To The Legends'' from May 22, 2002, com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |