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Tim Fite
Timothy Sullivan, also known as Tim Fite is an American musician, singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, living and working in Brooklyn. His past releases have run the gamut from indie to alternative to country to hip hop. Life and career Fite was born and raised in rural New Jersey, where he developed a certain fascination with guns and social value systems that can be found in his music, art and the illustrated stories he also creates. Fite is known for using samples from long-forgotten records to amplify his mixed-genre approach to music. On his Anti- Records debut '' Gone Ain't Gone'' he set a self-imposed limit of using only samples from records bought for less than a dollar. During the early 2000s, Fite was one half of hip hop duo Little-T and One Track Mike, who are mostly remembered for their only hit "Shaniqua", which was popular on music channels such as MTV. After that group went on an indefinite hiatus, Fite signed with ANTI- Records and started releasing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urbana, Illinois
Urbana ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Champaign County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Urbana had a population of 38,336. As of the 2010 United States Census, Urbana is the List of municipalities in Illinois, 38th-most populous municipality in Illinois. It is included in the Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area. Urbana is notable for sharing the campus of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign with its twin city of Champaign, Illinois, Champaign. History The Urbana area was first settled by Europeans in 1822, when it was called "Big Grove".McGinty, Alice"The Story of Champaign-Urbana" Champaign Public Library When the county of Champaign County, Illinois, Champaign was organized in 1833, the county seat was located on 40 acres of land, 20 acres donated by William T. Webber and 20 acres by Col. M. W. Busey, considered to be the city's founder, and the name "Urbana" was adopted after Urbana, Ohio, the hometown of State Senator John W. Vance, who authore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles Times
The ''Los Angeles Times'' (abbreviated as ''LA Times'') is a daily newspaper that started publishing in Los Angeles in 1881. Based in the LA-adjacent suburb of El Segundo since 2018, it is the sixth-largest newspaper by circulation in the United States. The publication has won more than 40 Pulitzer Prizes. It is owned by Patrick Soon-Shiong and published by the Times Mirror Company. The newspaper’s coverage emphasizes California and especially Southern California stories. In the 19th century, the paper developed a reputation for civic boosterism and opposition to labor unions, the latter of which led to the bombing of its headquarters in 1910. The paper's profile grew substantially in the 1960s under publisher Otis Chandler, who adopted a more national focus. In recent decades the paper's readership has declined, and it has been beset by a series of ownership changes, staff reductions, and other controversies. In January 2018, the paper's staff voted to unionize and final ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teeth Lost, Hearts Won
''Teeth Lost, Hearts Won'' is the second studio album from Brisbane indie pop trio The Grates. The album debuted and peaked at number six on the ARIA Charts. At the J Awards of 2008 The J Award of 2008 is the fourth annual J Awards, established by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's youth-focused radio station Triple J. The announcement comes at the culmination of Ausmusic Month (November). In 2008, a new award for ''Au ..., the album was nominated for Australian Album of the Year. The first single " Burn Bridges" was released on 5 July 2008, "Call of the Wild" was available as an MP3 download from their website as of July 2008. The second single from the album was "Aw Yeah", released 1 November 2008. Reception Patience Hodgson described the experience of the second album as a "really insular experience" compared to the "just for fun" experience of ''Gravity Won't Get You High''. "We weren't playing live; we were sitting at home writing an album." Track listing # " B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Grates
The Grates were an Australian indie rock band that formed in Brisbane, Queensland in 2002. They were brought to national attention in 2004 when a demo of their single "Trampoline" received airplay on radio station Triple J. Their first two albums, ''Gravity Won't Get You High'' (2006) and ''Teeth Lost, Hearts Won'' (2008), both reached the ARIA Albums Chart top 10. Hodgson and Patterson were also proprietors of Southside Tea Room, a cafe and bar, in Morningside; the couple also married in November that year. History 2002-2004: Formation and "Trampoline" The Grates were formed in 2002 in Brisbane by Patience Hodgson on lead vocals, John Patterson on guitars and backing vocals and Alana Skyring on drums. Patterson and Skyring had attended Alexandra Hills State High School. In 1999, they met Cleveland State High School student, Hodgson, in year 12 at a drama class, which all three attended at the local TAFE to avoid physical education classes. Hodgson discovered her singing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Brightest Diamond
My Brightest Diamond is the project of singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Shara Nova. The band has released five studio albums and a remix album, five studio EPs and four remix EPs, and made several tours across the United States. History Nova began performing and recording music while she was a student at the University of North Texas, in Denton, Texas. She released an album, entitled ''Word'' in 1998, under the name Shara. Following her completion of a Bachelor of Music degree in Classical Vocal Performance, Nova moved to Moscow, Russia, where she documented several newly written songs and released them on CD-R's as an album entitled ''Session I'', which included hand-made artwork. In 1999, she moved to Brooklyn, New York City, writing music that blended elements of her classical training with chamber music, and Avant-garde rock music she discovered in the underground rock scene, at venues such at Tonic, The Living Room, and the Knitting Factory. She began performing an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rio En Medio
Rio en Medio (Spanish for ''river in between'') is the pseudonym of singer and baritone ukulelist Danielle Stech-Homsy. Background Stech-Homsy was born in New Mexico and later moved to Brooklyn. She began to perform and record original compositions, eventually recording ''The Bride of Dynamite.'' The album was a collection of collage-like songs. A friend passed the record to Devendra Banhart who soon requested to release it on his label ( Gnomonsong). Since her debut release in early 2007, Stech-Homsye has worked with artists such as Grizzly Bear, CocoRosie, Brightblack Morning Light, Vetiver, Patrick Wolf, Vashti Bunyan, Tim Fite and Banhart. Rio en Medio's third album, ''Peace Sequence'', was released in 2013 on the feminist exploratory music label Womens Work Recordings. Musical style Rio en Medio's music is described as delicate and fragmented songs. Danielle cites traditional musical styles including tropicalia, Russian, Spanish, American and English folk music, and mus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It's Only Ketchup
''It's Only Ketchup'' is an album released by Tim Fite. Like his previous release, ''Over the Counter Culture'', the album was made available at Fite's website for free download. However, the album was only available on October 31, 2007—the day of Halloween. The album was, again, made available on October 31, 2008, along with a second Halloween-themed album, '' Ding-Dong DITCH!!!''. Musically, it is similar to ''Over the Counter Culture'', eschewing the folk stylings of his studio albums and ending up as largely a hip hop album. On the ANTI- website, Fite provides a humorous explanation of how the album came to be: The song "Slash Rules" is similar to the song "C.R.E.A.M." by Wu-Tang Clan Wu-Tang Clan is an American hip hop group formed in Staten Island, New York City, in 1992. Its original members include RZA, GZA, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, U-God, and Masta Killa. Close affili .... Track listing All songs written ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fair Ain't Fair
''Fair Ain't Fair'' is Tim Fite's second studio album released on ANTI- Records. As with '' Gone Ain't Gone'', Fite created this album with a mixture of real instrumentation and sampling, resulting in a sound composed of rock, folk and hip hop elements. Franz Nicolay, of The Hold Steady, listed the album among his favourite albums of 2008. Track listing All songs written by T. Sullivan, except "Harriet Tubman" (T. Sullivan/C. Lind) #"Roots of a Tree" (1:54) #"Trouble" (3:26) #"The Barber" (3:25) #"Big Mistake" (3:28) #"Inside Man" (2:02) #"Rats and Rags" (3:25) #"Yesterday's Garden" (3:14) #"Thought I Was a Gun" (2:03) #"The Names of All the Animals" (4:24) #"Motorcade" (1:37) #"More Clothes" (3:28) #"Harriet Tubman" (1:36) #"My Hands" (4:00) #"Heaven Is War" (1:46) #"Sing Along" (3:29) #"Line by Line" (3:26) Samples *"Roots of a Tree" samples the song "Kettle" by Frances *"Trouble" samples the song "When We Were Wolves" by My Latest Novel *"The Barber" samples the song "S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bonaparte (band)
Bonaparte is the stage name of Berlin-based Swiss electronic rock songwriter and producer Tobias Jundt. Jundt is the only permanent member in the studio, collaborating with a changing cast of live musicians and performers when touring. Since 2006 Bonaparte has performed over 700 shows worldwide, playing in such places as Europe, China, Russia, New Zealand and the United States of America. The band is characterized by their expressive critically acclaimed live performances. German newspaper ''Der Tagesspiegel'' describes the band as "A multi-ethnic group ruled by the party-Kaiser; a trash circus unleashed". Style Bonaparte is known for its socio-critical lyrics as well as its celebration of hedonism. The ''Berliner Zeitung'' described Bonaparte as "analoge Bohème,". Media awards * "Radio Award Für Neue Musik" from ''Popkomm,'' Germany, 2008 * "Style Award Domestic" from ''Musikexpress'', Germany, 2009 * "Too Much" No. 1 Biggest Hit in 2009 from ''78s Magazine'', Switzerl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryan Foregger
Ryan may refer to: People and fictional characters *Ryan (given name), a given name (including a list of people with the name) *Ryan (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) Places Australia * Division of Ryan, an electoral district in the Australian House of Representatives, in Queensland *Ryan, New South Wales *Ryan, Queensland, a suburb of the City of Mount Isa United States *Ryan, California *Ryan, former name of Lila C, California *Ryan, Iowa *Ryan, Minnesota *Ryan, Illinois *Ryan, Oklahoma *Ryan, Washington *Ryan, West Virginia *Ryan Park, Wyoming *Ryan Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania Film, radio, television and web * ''Ryan'' (film), an animated documentary * ''Ryan'' (TV series), 1970s Australian TV series *''Von Ryan's Express'', a 1965 World War II adventure film Other uses *Ryan M-1, an airplane *Ryan Aeronautical Company (Claude Ryan) *Ryanair (Tony Ryan) *Ryan Field (other) *Ryan International Airlines (Ron Ryan) *Ryan Int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Man Man
Man Man is an American experimental rock band from Philadelphia currently based in Los Angeles. Their multi-instrumental style is centered on the piano playing of lead singer, songwriter, and lyricist Honus (Ryan Kattner). Honus is accompanied by a group of multi-instrumentalist musicians and vocalists. Instruments played by the band include clavinet, Moog Little Phatty, sousaphone, saxophone, trumpet, French horn, flute, bass clarinet, drum set, euphonium, Fender Jazz Bass, Danelectro baritone guitar, xylophone, marimba, melodica and various percussive instruments including pots and pans, toy noisemakers, Chinese funeral horns, spoons, smashing plates, and fireworks. History Man Man released their debut '' The Man in a Blue Turban with a Face'' in October 2004 on Ace Fu Records, but did not begin to tour extensively until the 2006 release of their second album ''Six Demon Bag''. In 2007, the band opened for Modest Mouse on several U.S. tours, gaining them further public atte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philadelphia
Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Since 1854, the city has been coextensive with Philadelphia County, the most populous county in Pennsylvania and the urban core of the Delaware Valley, the nation's seventh-largest and one of world's largest metropolitan regions, with 6.245 million residents . The city's population at the 2020 census was 1,603,797, and over 56 million people live within of Philadelphia. Philadelphia was founded in 1682 by William Penn, an English Quaker. The city served as capital of the Pennsylvania Colony during the British colonial era and went on to play a historic and vital role as the central meeting place for the nation's founding fathers whose plans and actions in Philadelphia ultimately inspired the American Revolution and the nation's inde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
