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The Alley Cats (Los Angeles Punk Band)
The Alley Cats are a Los Angeles, California-based punk rock trio formed in 1977. The original line-up, featuring Randy Stodola (guitar and vocals), Dianne Chai (bass and vocals) and John McCarthy (drums), was a fixture of the early L.A. punk rock scene. Signed to Dangerhouse Records alongside other seminal California-based punk bands including the Bags, Black Randy and the Metro Squad, and X, they released their first single "Nothing Means Nothing Anymore" backed with "Give Me a Little Pain" on March 30, 1978. They are among the six bands featured on the 1979 compilation album Yes L.A. and appear in the 1982 film '' Urgh! A Music War''. The Alley Cats were regular performers at such Los Angeles venues as Club 88, Hong Kong Café, The Masque, and the Whisky a Go Go. Reformed as "The Zarkons", they released two albums, ''Riders In The Long Black Parade'' (1985) and ''Between the Idea & the Reality…Falls the Shadow'' (1988), before disbanding in 1988. After a 20-ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles
Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world's most populous megacities. Los Angeles is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Southern California. With a population of roughly 3.9 million residents within the city limits , Los Angeles is known for its Mediterranean climate, ethnic and cultural diversity, being the home of the Hollywood film industry, and its sprawling metropolitan area. The city of Los Angeles lies in a basin in Southern California adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in the west and extending through the Santa Monica Mountains and north into the San Fernando Valley, with the city bordering the San Gabriel Valley to it's east. It covers about , and is the county seat of Los Angeles County, which is the most populous county in the United States with an estim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong Café
The Hong Kong Café was a Los Angeles restaurant and music venue that was a part of the Los Angeles punk rock scene during the late 1970s and early 1980s when the club was owned and operated by Barry Seidel, Kim Turner and Suzie Frank,followed by a resurgence from 1992 to 1995. Located at 425 Gin Ling Way in the Chinatown district of Downtown Los Angeles, California and across the way from sometimes rival Esther Wong's Madame Wong's, the former Chinese restaurant was open to audiences of all ages. It can briefly be seen in the 1974 movie, ''Chinatown''. History First Run of Shows: 1979-1981 The Plugz and UXA played at the club's opening night on June 7, 1979, and numerous bands, including X, Catholic Discipline, The Mau-Mau's, Bags, The Smart Pills, Nervous Gender, and The Alley Cats, performed there until its closing in January 1981. Concert footage filmed at Hong Kong Café appears in the Penelope Spheeris documentary film ''The Decline of Western Civilization''. The Hon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 In Music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1996. Specific locations *1996 in British music * 1996 in Norwegian music Specific genres * 1996 in classical music * 1996 in country music * 1996 in heavy metal music * 1996 in hip hop music *1996 in Latin music * 1996 in jazz Events January * January 8 – Robert Hoskins is found guilty and convicted on five charges of assault, stalking, and threatening to kill Madonna. * January 16 ** At the trial of two American teenagers, Nicholaus McDonald and Brian Bassett, for the murder of Bassett's parents and young brother, defense lawyers attempt to lay the blame for the murders on the fact the pair had been listening to " Israel's Son" by Silverchair prior to the crimes, which are dubbed the "Israel's Son Murders". Murmur Records released an official response, stating that Silverchair do not condone violence of any kind and that the song "seeks to criticize violence and war by portraying them in all their hor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1993 In Music
This is a summary of significant events in music in 1993. Specific locations *1993 in British music * 1993 in Norwegian music Specific genres * 1993 in country music *1993 in heavy metal music *1993 in hip hop music *1993 in Latin music * 1993 in jazz Events January–February *January 8 – The U.S. Postal Service issues an Elvis Presley stamp. The design was voted on in February 1992. *January 9 – The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album becomes the first album in history, since the Nielsen SoundScan introduced a computerized sales monitoring system in May 1992, to sell over 1 million copies in one week in the US. *January 12 – Cream reunites for a performance at their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Los Angeles, USA. Other inductees include Creedence Clearwater Revival, Ruth Brown, The Doors, Van Morrison, and Sly & The Family Stone. *January 13 – Bobby Brown is arrested in Augusta, Georgia, USA for simulating a sex act onstage. *January 24–Fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 In Music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1991. Specific locations * 1991 in British music * 1991 in Norwegian music Specific genres * 1991 in country music * 1991 in heavy metal music * 1991 in hip hop music * 1991 in Latin music * 1991 in jazz Events Summary Although the year 1991 is the year that grunge music made its popular breakthrough, heavy metal was still the dominant form of rock music for the year. Therefore, Nirvana's ''Nevermind'', led by the surprise hit single "Smells Like Teen Spirit", was not the most popular U.S. album of the year. The most popular album was Metallica's self-titled "black album". Nirvana's success was eventually followed by other grunge bands like Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, and Stone Temple Pilots, as grunge climbed the U.S. charts for the next few years. Its success eventually ended the reign of the glam metal and other hard rock groups that enjoyed massive success in the 1980s like Mötley Crü ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 In Music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1979. Specific locations * 1979 in British music *1979 in Norwegian music Specific genres *1979 in country music *1979 in heavy metal music * 1979 in hip hop music * 1979 in jazz Events January–February * January 1 ** Bill Graham closes San Francisco's Winterland Ballroom following a New Year's Eve performance by the Blues Brothers and the Grateful Dead. ** During a New Year's Eve concert in Cleveland, Ohio, Bruce Springsteen is injured when a firecracker is thrown onstage from the audience. * January 4 – The Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany, known for its connections to the early days of the Beatles, reopened. * January 6 – ABC's ''American Bandstand'' featured the debut of the " Y.M.C.A. dance" using the hand gestures forming the letters YMCA during a broadcast with the Village People. * January 9 – The Music for UNICEF Concert in held in New York City at the United Nations, starring the Bee Gees. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980 In Music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1980. __TOC__ Specific locations *1980 in British music *1980 in Norwegian music Specific genres *1980 in country music * 1980 in heavy metal music *1980 in hip hop music * 1980 in jazz Events January–March *January 1 **Cliff Richard is appointed an MBE by Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. ** The Zorros audition drummer Greg Pedley. *January 5 – Donna Summer Brings her 3 double album in a 14-month period, to the top of the Billboard Albums charts; when Greatest Hits: On the Radio; Vol 1 & 2; reaches the top spot. *January 7 – At the age of 44, songwriter Larry Williams is found dead in his Los Angeles, California, home of a gunshot wound to the head. Investigators are never able to determine whether his death was a murder or suicide. *January 13 – The Beach Boys, Grateful Dead, and Jefferson Starship perform at a benefit concert at Oakland Coliseum for the people of Kampuchea. *January 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 In Music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1978. Specific locations * 1978 in British music *1978 in Norwegian music Specific genres * 1978 in country music * 1978 in heavy metal music * 1978 in jazz Events January–April *January 14 – The Sex Pistols play their final show (until a 1996 reunion) at San Francisco's Winterland Ballroom. *January 16 – Elton John appears on this week's ''People'' (magazine) without his trademark glasses. John will still wear glasses occasionally for the next ten years until wearing them permanently again. *January 17 – Simple Minds make their very first live performance at Glasgow's Satellite City. *January 21 – As '' Saturday Night Fever'' becomes a cultural phenomenon, the soundtrack hits #1 on the Billboard Charts, where it will stay until July. *January 23 – Terry Kath, guitarist and founding member of rock band Chicago, dies from an accidental gunshot wound to the head from a gun he thought was unload ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 In Music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2007. Specific locations *2007 in British music * 2007 in Canadian music * 2007 in Irish music * 2007 in Japanese music * 2007 in Norwegian music * 2007 in South Korean music Specific genres *2007 in country music * 2007 in heavy metal music * 2007 in hip hop music * 2007 in Latin music * 2007 in jazz Albums released * List of 2007 albums Events January *January 1 – George Shearing is knighted for services to music in The Queen's New Year Honours List. Evelyn Glennie becomes a Dame. Imogen Cooper, John Rutter and Rod Stewart are appointed CBE. *January 12 – In an experiment initiated by ''The Washington Post'' columnist Gene Weingarten, violinist Joshua Bell plays incognito busker at the Metro subway station L'Enfant Plaza in Washington, D.C.; of the 1,097 people who passed by, only seven stop to listen and only one recognizes Bell. *January 15 - Justin Bieber created his YouTube page under the name Ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1985 In Music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1985. Specific locations * 1985 in British music * 1985 in Norwegian music Specific genres * 1985 in country music * 1985 in heavy metal music *1985 in hip hop music * 1985 in jazz Events January–March *January 1 – The newest music video channel, VH-1, begins broadcasting on American cable. It is aimed at an older demographic than its sister station, MTV. The first video played is Marvin Gaye's rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner". *January 11 **One of the biggest music festivals in the world begins in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the Rock in Rio, had a public of 1.5 million people at all, including Iron Maiden, Nina Hagen, The B52's, Go Go's, Queen, Rod Stewart, James Taylor, AC/DC, and many more. National artists such as Gilberto Gil, Elba Ramalho, Barão Vermelho and Paralamas do Sucesso also perform. **Willie Dixon sues Led Zeppelin over the song "Whole Lotta Love", on the grounds that it contains too ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1982 In Music
This is a list of notable events in music from 1982, a year in which Madonna made her debut and Michael Jackson released '' Thriller'', which holds the title for the world's best selling album. Specific locations * 1982 in British music * 1982 in Norwegian music Specific genres * 1982 in country music * 1982 in heavy metal music * 1982 in hip hop music * 1982 in jazz Events January–March *January 15 – K.C. and the Sunshine Band's Harry Wayne Casey is seriously injured in an automobile accident in Miami, Florida. *January 20 – Ozzy Osbourne bites the head off a live bat thrown at him during a performance in Des Moines, Iowa. He thought it was rubber. *January 21 – B. B. King donates his personal record collection, which includes nearly 7,000 rare blues records, to the University of Mississippi's Center for the Study of Southern Culture. *January 22 – Tommy Tucker, writer of "Hi Heel Sneakers", dies of carbon tetrachloride poisoning sustained while finishing floo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1981 In Music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1981. Specific locations *1981 in British music *1981 in Norwegian music Specific genres *1981 in country music *1981 in heavy metal music *1981 in hip hop music *1981 in jazz Events January–April *January – Nearly a year after the suicide of Ian Curtis, the surviving members of Joy Division plus Gillian Gilbert, now under the name New Order (band), New Order, release their debut single Ceremony (New Order song), "Ceremony"; the single and its B-side, "In a Lonely Place", are both re-recordings of songs originally written and performed by Curtis. The single's release marks the band's first public use of the "New Order" moniker, which they would retain for the remainder of their career. *10 January – A revival of the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta ''The Pirates of Penzance'' opens at Broadway's Gershwin Theatre, Uris Theatre, starring Linda Ronstadt and Rex Smith (entertainer), Rex Smith. *11 January - T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
