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The Natural History (band)
The Natural History were a band composed of Tepper brothers singer–guitarist Max and bassist Julian, along with drummer Derek Vockins. After playing locally in the New York area and self-recording their own three-song EP, The Natural History caught the ear of local NYC label Startime International, whose roster includes Brendan Benson, The Walkmen, The French Kicks, among others.Biography page"The Natural History" Startime International, retrieved February 8, 2008 Recording with Greg Talenfeld at Stonehouse studio in Nyack, New York, the band released the finished product as a self-titled EP in July 2002. The EP was promoted with a year-full of touring with Enon and Spoon, whereupon the band also found time to record their debut full-length effort '' Beat Beat Heartbeat'', which was released in May 2003. In 2004, The Natural History recorded a second album called '' People That I Meet'', which was due in the spring of 2005; however, the band soon split from their record ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York City
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the List of United States cities by population density, most densely populated major city in the United States, and is more than twice as populous as second-place Los Angeles. New York City lies at the southern tip of New York (state), New York State, and constitutes the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban area, urban landmass. With over 20.1 million people in its metropolitan statistical area and 23.5 million in its combined statistical area as of 2020, New York is one of the world's most populous Megacity, megacities, and over 58 million people live within of the city. New York City is a global city, global Culture of New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don't You Evah EP
''Don't You Evah'' is the fifth EP by the indie rock band Spoon. It was released on April 8, 2008, by Merge Records.Katie Hasty"Spoon's Spring: New EP, Remixes, Tour" ''Billboard.com'', February 15, 2008. It was released to promote the title track, the second single from their album ''Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga''. The EP includes the original version of the song performed by The Natural History, "Don't You Ever", along with Spoon's cover (entitled "Don't You Evah") and five remixes of "Don't You Evah" performed by various artists.Dave Maher"Ted Leo, Matthew Dear Remix Spoon on New Single", ''Pitchfork Media'', February 18, 2008. The EP also contains a new Spoon song, "All I Got Is Me", which was recorded in 2007, but which was not included on ''Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga''. The Diplo Mix was initially released as a digital single on December 11, 2007, with proceeds going to the Texas Criminal Justice Coalition.Paul Thompson"Diplo Remixes Don't You Evah for Charity", ''Pitchfork Media'', December 12, 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rocky IV (soundtrack)
''Rocky IV: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'' is the original motion picture soundtrack to the movie of the same name. It was released on November 27, 1985 on the Scotti Brothers label. The soundtrack was hugely successful on the strength of two top-five singles, Survivor's "Burning Heart" (which Sylvester Stallone personally commissioned for the film and reached No. 2 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100) and James Brown's " Living in America", as well as Robert Tepper's lone top-40 hit, "No Easy Way Out". It reached the top ten on the US ''Billboard'' 200 album chart and was certified Platinum by the RIAA. It is the only score to a ''Rocky'' film not composed by Bill Conti, but does feature some music he composed for the first film. Track listing Re-releases and covers The 2006 reissue, remastered by BMG, featured the bonus track "Man Against the World" by Survivor, a song written for but ultimately cut from the final movie tracklist. "Eye of the Tiger" was covered and pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Into The Night (Benny Mardones Song)
"Into the Night" is a song by American pop rock singer Benny Mardones from his album '' Never Run, Never Hide''. Inspired by an impoverished family Mardones met during the writing of the album, the lead single would go on to become a two-time top 20 hit, and a signature tune in Mardones' catalogue. Overview "Into the Night" is a song that deals in themes of abandonment and aiding, about helping to lift someone out of a tough situation. In an interview with YouTuber Professor of Rock before his passing, Mardones explains the origins of the song date back to the writing process for the '' Never Run, Never Hide'' album. He and songwriter Robert Tepper took a trip down to Miami, staying in an apartment while working on songs. He was neighbors with a family in the apartment; a mother, a father who worked in set design, two teen girls, and a teenaged boy. One day, the father walks out on the family, leaving the mother and children destitute. Mardones, wanting to help in any way he coul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benny Mardones
Ruben Armand "Benny" Mardones (November 9, 1946 – June 29, 2020) was an American pop/rock singer and songwriter who was best known for his hit single " Into the Night", which hit the top 20 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart twice, in 1980 (#11) and again in 1989 (#20). Early life and career Benny Mardones was born on November 9, 1946, in Cleveland, Ohio. His father, Ruben Sr., who was originally from Santiago, Chile, left the family when Benny was an infant and returned to Chile. Mardones had a sister, two half-brothers, and two half-sisters who live in Chile. Mardones grew up in Savage, Maryland, and graduated from Howard High School in Ellicott City, Maryland in 1964. He joined the U.S. Navy after high school and served in the Vietnam War. After his discharge, he moved to New York City to pursue his singing and songwriting career, and composed several songs with writing partner Alan Miles. Mardones began his career as a songwriter, writing songs for people like Brenda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Tepper
Robert Tepper (born May 30, 1950) is an American songwriter, recording artist and singer, best known for his chart-topper, hit song "No Easy Way Out" from the ''Rocky IV'' motion picture Rocky IV (soundtrack), soundtrack. He is also known for co-writing the hit song "Into the Night (Benny Mardones song), Into the Night" with Benny Mardones. Life and career Born in Bayonne, New Jersey, Tepper moved to New York City, New York where he became a staff songwriter, writer. He paired up with fellow singer Benny Mardones, and together they wrote Mardones's hit ballad ''Into the Night'', which earned them a Grammy Awards nomination. Tepper worked with Mardones on writing the latter's follow-up album ''Too Much to Lose'' in 1981. In 1985, Tepper signed with Scotti Brothers Records, Scotti Brothers and moved to Los Angeles. Actor/director Sylvester Stallone was taken with Tepper's song "No Easy Way Out", which subsequently led to its inclusion in the film, movie ''Rocky IV'' and ''Cobra (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grammy Award
The Grammy Awards (stylized as GRAMMY), or simply known as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. They are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the music industry worldwide. It was originally called the Gramophone Awards, as the trophy depicts a gilded Phonograph, gramophone. The Grammys are the first of the Big Three television networks, Big Three networks' major music awards held annually, and is considered one of the EGOT, four major annual American entertainment awards, alongside the Academy Awards (for films), the Emmy Awards (for television), and the Tony Awards (for theater). The 1st Annual Grammy Awards, first Grammy Awards ceremony was held on May 4, 1959, to honor the musical accomplishments of performers for the year 1958. After the 2011 ceremony, the Recording Academy overhauled many Grammy Award categories for 2012. History The Grammys ... [...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] |
2003 In Music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2003. Specific locations * 2003 in British music * 2003 in Irish music *2003 in Norwegian music * 2003 in South Korean music Specific genres * 2003 in classical music *2003 in country music * 2003 in heavy metal music * 2003 in hip hop music * 2003 in Latin music *2003 in jazz Events January–February *January 6 – The annual Park Lane Group Young Artists festival of contemporary music opens with two concerts in the Purcell Room at the Southbank Centre, London. The first concert, given by the Gallimaufry Ensemble, includes the premiere of a new wind quintet by 23-year-old Benjamin Wallfisch; the second concert features solo bass clarinettist Sarah Watts, who premieres Marc Yeats ''Vox'' for solo bass clarinet and Michael Smetanin's ''Ladder of Escape'' for bass clarinet with prerecorded ensemble of six bass and two contrabass clarinets. *January 7 – The Philip on Film Live festival (until Janu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 In Music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2002. Specific locations * 2002 in British music * 2002 in Norwegian music * 2002 in South Korean music Specific genres * 2002 in classical music * 2002 in country music * 2002 in heavy metal music * 2002 in hip hop music * 2002 in Latin music * 2002 in jazz Events January–February * January 1 – Eric Clapton marries his 25-year-old American girlfriend in a surprise wedding ceremony at a church in the English village of Ripley, Surrey. * January 8 – The Black Crowes announce they are taking a hiatus. * January 14 – Adam Ant is committed to a psychiatric hospital two days after being arrested for carrying a firearm into a London pub that Ant claims was fake. * January 18 – Rapper C-Murder is arrested and charged with second-degree murder over a fatal shooting in a Harvey, Louisiana nightclub on January 12. * January 18– February 3 – The Big Day Out festival takes place in Australia a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Britt Daniel
John Britt Daniel (born April 14, 1971) is an American musician. He is the co-founder, lead singer and guitarist of the rock band Spoon, as well as the co-founder, guitarist, bassist, and singer of the band Divine Fits. Daniel also founded numerous other bands in the early 1990s. Early life Britt Daniel was born in Galveston, Texas and grew up in Temple, Texas, a town of 73,000 people about an hour north of Austin. Daniel is the oldest of three children from his parents' marriage. He also has two younger half-siblings. His father, a neurologist, was a fan of the Beatles and the Rolling Stones and a collector of guitars; Daniel himself reportedly picked up the guitar in high school after his college-bound girlfriend ended their relationship.'Sup Magazine"The Biography of Britt Daniel of Spoon As Told Through Music", December 2005. Retrieved October 11, 2007. Career In 1988 Britt Daniel formed his first band The Zygotes while in high school. In 1990, while a student at the Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Playboy
''Playboy'' is an American men's lifestyle and entertainment magazine, formerly in print and currently online. It was founded in Chicago in 1953, by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. Known for its centerfolds of nude and semi-nude models (Playmates), ''Playboy'' played an important role in the sexual revolution and remains one of the world's best-known brands, having grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc. (PEI), with a presence in nearly every medium. In addition to the flagship magazine in the United States, special nation-specific versions of ''Playboy'' are published worldwide, including those by licensees, such as Dirk Steenekamp's DHS Media Group. The magazine has a long history of publishing short stories by novelists such as Arthur C. Clarke, Ian Fleming, Vladimir Nabokov, Saul Bellow, Chuck Palahniuk, P. G. Wodehouse, Roald Dahl, Haruki Murakami, and Margaret Atwood. With a regular display of full-page c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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