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The Valentine LP
''The Valentine LP'' is the fifth studio album by American rock band Wheatus. Background The album is a set of "post-apocalyptic love songs", according to frontman Brendan B. Brown. Brown delved into the concept of "reconstituting society, fighting zombies, and trying to maintain some kind of romantic relationship at the same time." The album's sound is reminiscent of 1970s-era The Who, Rush and AC/DC. Release Wheatus released an album sampler for ''The Valentine LP'' through YouTube on July 27, 2013, and subsequently released the full tracks between August 14 and September 9. The album was released on August 2, 2013, as digital download ( mp3 and FLAC) through the band's website, with a vinyl version shipping in late 2013. The digital version of the album includes a pdf entitled "Valentine Comic", with concept art for the album, depicting a zombie apocalypse love story. The concept art was designed by graphic artist Ecol (Eric Collins). "Only You" was released as a single on July ...
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Wheatus
Wheatus are an American rock band from Northport, New York, formed in 1995. They are known principally for their 2000 single "Teenage Dirtbag", which appeared in the films '' Loser'' and ''Bully'', as well as the HBO miniseries ''Generation Kill'', the Netflix original series ''Girlboss'', '' The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina'', the Hulu original miniseries ''The Girl from Plainville,'' and a 2022 Christmas advertisement for the British chain store Sainsbury’s. Origins Brendan B. Brown, commonly known as ''BBB'' to fans, is the lead vocalist, guitarist, and the only remaining founding member of Wheatus, which he formed in 1995 with his brother, Peter Brown (drums) and Rich Liegey (bass). Brown has also collaborated with James Bourne of Busted and McBusted (a collaboration between Busted and McFly) on several songs for McBusted's album, ''McBusted''. History 1995–2002: Formation and ''Wheatus'' Wheatus was formed by Brendan B. Brown in 1995, on the lower east side of New ...
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Alternative Rock
Alternative rock, or alt-rock, is a category of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1970s and became widely popular in the 1990s. "Alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from Popular culture, mainstream or commercial rock or pop music. The term's original meaning was broader, referring to musicians influenced by the musical style or independent, DIY ethic, DIY ethos of late-1970s punk rock.di Perna, Alan. "Brave Noise—The History of Alternative Rock Guitar". ''Guitar World''. December 1995. Traditionally, alternative rock varied in terms of its sound, social context, and regional roots. Throughout the 1980s, magazines and zines, college radio airplay, and word of mouth had increased the prominence and highlighted the diversity of alternative rock's distinct styles (and music scenes), such as noise pop, indie rock, grunge, and shoegaze. In September 1988, Billboard (magazine), ''Billboard'' introduced "alternative" into their charting ...
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Brendan B
Brendan may refer to: People * Saint Brendan the Navigator (c. 484 – c. 577) was an Irish monastic saint. * Saint Brendan of Birr (died 573), Abbot of Birr in Co. Offaly, contemporaneous with the above * Brendan (given name), a masculine given name in the English language Other uses * ''Brendan and the Secret of Kells'', an animated feature film * Brendan Airways, parent company of USA3000 Airlines * Storm Brendan (other) Storm Brendan may refer to: * Typhoon Brendan (1991), developed in the Pacific, struck China * Tropical Storm Brendan (1994), developed in the Philippine Sea, struck Japan and Korea * Storm Brendan in the 2019–20 European windstorm season ..., various storms See also * St. Brendan's (other) {{DEFAULTSORT:Brendan ...
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Pop, Songs & Death
''Pop, Songs & Death'' is a duo of EPs released by American rock band Wheatus. The first EP, entitled ''The Lightning EP'', was released in June 2009. The second EP, entitled ''The Jupiter EP'', was released in December 2010. The EPs were released as an album, ''Pop, Songs & Death'', in November 2012. Background Following the release of '' Too Soon Monsoon'', the band completed a series of extensive tours, which lasted until the summer of 2008. During this time, guitarist and vocalist Brendan B. Brown began writing more material, and in Autumn 2008, the band returned to the recording studio. The material was recorded in DSD, and thus can be downloaded in this audiophile format for playback on PlayStation 3 and modern SACD players. The band decided against another full-length release, and instead chose to issue the songs they had recorded as a series of EPs, entitled the ''Pop, Songs and Death'' series. first EP, entitled ''The Lightning EP'', was announced for released in May 20 ...
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The Who
The Who are an English rock band formed in London in 1964. Their classic lineup consisted of lead singer Roger Daltrey, guitarist and singer Pete Townshend, bass guitarist and singer John Entwistle, and drummer Keith Moon. They are considered one of the most influential rock bands of the 20th century, and have sold over 100 million records worldwide. Their contributions to rock music include the development of the Marshall Stack, large PA systems, the use of the synthesizer, Entwistle and Moon's influential playing styles, Townshend's feedback and power chord guitar technique, and the development of the rock opera. They are cited as an influence by many hard rock, punk rock, power pop and mod bands, and their songs are still regularly played. The Who were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990. The Who developed from an earlier group, the Detours, and established themselves as part of the pop art and mod movements, featuring auto-destructive art by d ...
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Rush (band)
Rush was a Canadian rock band formed in 1968 in Toronto, that was comprised primarily of Geddy Lee (bass, vocals), Alex Lifeson (guitar), and Neil Peart (drums, percussion, lyricist). The band formed in Toronto in 1968 by Lifeson, drummer John Rutsey, and bass guitarist/vocalist Jeff Jones, who was immediately replaced by Lee. After Lee joined, the band went through several lineup configurations before arriving at its classic power trio lineup with the addition of Peart in July 1974, who replaced Rutsey four months after the release of their 1974 self-titled debut album; this lineup remained intact for the remainder of the band's career. Rush achieved commercial success in the 1970s with '' Fly by Night'' (1975), '' 2112'' (1976), ''A Farewell to Kings'' (1977) and '' Hemispheres'' (1978). The band's popularity continued throughout the 1980s and 1990s, with albums charting highly in Canada, the US and the UK, including '' Permanent Waves'' (1980), '' Moving Pictures'' (1981) ...
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AC/DC
AC/DC (stylised as ACϟDC) are an Australian Rock music, rock band formed in Sydney in 1973 by Scottish-born brothers Malcolm Young, Malcolm and Angus Young. Their music has been variously described as hard rock, blues rock, and Heavy metal music, heavy metal, but the band calls it simply "rock and roll". AC/DC underwent several line-up changes before releasing their first album, 1975's ''High Voltage (1975 album), High Voltage''. Membership subsequently stabilised around the Young brothers, singer Bon Scott, drummer Phil Rudd, and bassist Mark Evans (musician), Mark Evans. Evans was fired from the band in 1977 and replaced by Cliff Williams, who has appeared on every AC/DC album since 1978's ''Powerage''. In February 1980, about seven months after the release of their breakthrough album ''Highway to Hell'', Scott died of acute alcohol poisoning after a night of heavy drinking. AC/DC considered disbanding, but at Scott's family's request, the remaining members opted to conti ...
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YouTube
YouTube is a global online video platform, online video sharing and social media, social media platform headquartered in San Bruno, California. It was launched on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim. It is owned by Google, and is the List of most visited websites, second most visited website, after Google Search. YouTube has more than 2.5 billion monthly users who collectively watch more than one billion hours of videos each day. , videos were being uploaded at a rate of more than 500 hours of content per minute. In October 2006, YouTube was bought by Google for $1.65 billion. Google's ownership of YouTube expanded the site's business model, expanding from generating revenue from advertisements alone, to offering paid content such as movies and exclusive content produced by YouTube. It also offers YouTube Premium, a paid subscription option for watching content without ads. YouTube also approved creators to participate in Google's Google AdSens ...
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FLAC
FLAC (; Free Lossless Audio Codec) is an audio coding format for lossless compression of digital audio, developed by the Xiph.Org Foundation, and is also the name of the free software project producing the FLAC tools, the reference software package that includes a codec implementation. Digital audio compressed by FLAC's algorithm can typically be reduced to between 50 and 70 percent of its original size and decompresses to an identical copy of the original audio data. FLAC is an open format with royalty-free licensing and a reference implementation which is free software. FLAC has support for metadata tagging, album cover art, and fast seeking. History Development was started in 2000 by Josh Coalson. The bit-stream format was frozen when FLAC entered beta stage with the release of version 0.5 of the reference implementation on 15 January 2001. Version 1.0 was released on 20 July 2001. On 29 January 2003, the Xiph.Org Foundation and the FLAC project announced the incorporat ...
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One Direction
One Direction, often shortened to 1D, are an English-Irish pop boy band formed in London in 2010. The group are composed of Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, and previously Zayn Malik until his departure from the group in March 2015. The group signed with Simon Cowell's record label Syco Records after forming and finishing third in the seventh series of the British televised singing competition ''The X Factor'' in 2010. Propelled to global success by social media, One Direction's five albums, '' Up All Night'' (2011), '' Take Me Home'' (2012), ''Midnight Memories'' (2013), ''Four'' (2014), and '' Made in the A.M.'' (2015), topped charts in several countries, and generated hit singles including "What Makes You Beautiful" (their first number one on the UK Singles Chart, and the highest debut for a British act on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 since 1998), "Live While We're Young", "Best Song Ever", " Story of My Life" and "Drag Me Down". After the rele ...
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Liz Brown (singer)
Elizabeth Brown may refer to: * Elizabeth Martha Brown (1811–1856), last woman to be hanged in public in Dorset, England * Elizabeth Brown (astronomer) (1830–1899), English astronomer * Elizabeth Brown (musician) (born 1953), American contemporary composer and musical performer * Elizabeth Mills Brown (1916–2008), American architectural historian, preservationist, and civic leader * Elizabeth Ann Brown (1918–2017), American foreign service officer * Elizabeth A. R. Brown (born 1932), American professor of history at Brooklyn College, City University of New York * Elizabeth Brown (botanist) (1956–2013), New Zealand-born botanist * Elizabeth Dorothy Wuist Brown (1880–1972), American botanist * Elizabeth Brown, American politician and former member of the Columbus, Ohio City Council * Liz Brown (politician), American politician first elected to the Indiana Senate in 2014 * Liz Brown, backing vocalist for Wheatus Wheatus are an American rock band from Northport, N ...
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Corn Mo
Corn Mo is the stage name of Jon Cunningham, an American, Brooklyn-based musician. Corn Mo sings, plays the accordion, keyboards, and sometimes performs as a one man band. His music style is a mixture of circus music, glam rock, and humorous novelty songs. He is currently recording his third solo album, and albums with his band .357 Lover. Many of his songs and stylings are heavily influenced by Meat Loaf (to whom he bears a slight physical resemblance) and Queen. Recording as Corn Mo He started his music career in Denton, Texas. Corn Mo released his first full-length album, ''I Hope You Win!'', in 2000. His 2002 follow-up '' The Magic Is You!'', features his most popular song, "Busey Boy", about being mistaken for actor Gary Busey. He is featured on the Ben Folds album Supersunnyspeedgraphic singing backing vocals on "Get Your Hands Off My Woman." He recently appeared in the Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players' DVD release of '' On and Off Broadway''. He performed a ...
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