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Vivian Girls
Vivian Girls is an American band based in Brooklyn, New York. The only consistent members have been Cassie Ramone and Katy Goodman, on guitar and bass, respectively; the group has had several drummers throughout its history. They took their name from a book by outsider artist Henry Darger.


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2007–2014

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Brooklyn
Brooklyn () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Kings County is the most populous county in the State of New York, and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, behind New York County (Manhattan). Brooklyn is also New York City's most populous borough,2010 Gazetteer for New York State
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Jay Reatard
James Lee Lindsey Jr. (May 1, 1980 – January 13, 2010), known professionally as Jay Reatard, was an American musician from Memphis, Tennessee. He was signed to Matador Records. He released recordings as a solo artist and as a member of the Reatards and Lost Sounds. Biography Early life Lindsey was born in Lilbourn, Missouri, in 1980. He and his family moved to Memphis when he was 8 years old, since his father struggled to find employment in his hometown. His recording career began at age 15, when a homemade demo tape he sent to Goner Records caught the ear of former Oblivian and Goner Records' owner Eric Friedl. Lindsey heard Friedl and the Oblivians bandmates earlier that year when they returned home to Memphis as the opening act for Rocket from the Crypt. Lindsey became enamored of their sloppy, lo-fi music and set forth creating his own brand of heavily distorted garage rock. Friedl was impressed by Lindsey's demos and signed him to his label, later commenting, "I loved t ...
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The Church On York
The York Manor is a private event space, wedding venue, production rental facility, and a historic site in Highland Park, Los Angeles, California. The building's architects were Robert Train and Edmund Williams; it opened in 1913, originally housing a Methodist Methodism, also called the Methodist movement, is a group of historically related denominations of Protestant Christianity whose origins, doctrine and practice derive from the life and teachings of John Wesley. George Whitefield and John's ... congregation. In 1936, the site became the "York Boulevard Church of Christ." The building was left empty in the late 1990s/early 2000s and acquired damage from disuse. In 2013 the building was leased by a music promoter and minimally renovated to become The Church on York Performing Arts Space. In May 2014 the City of Los Angeles forced the venue to shut down due to noise complaints, lack of permits, and underage drinking. The building was then acquired by Extraordinary Liv ...
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Share The Joy
''Share the Joy'' is the third studio album by American indie rock band Vivian Girls. It was released on April 12, 2011 by Polyvinyl Record Co. The album was produced by the band's lead singer and guitarist Cassie Ramone with Woods' Jarvis Taveniere, and was primarily recorded at Taveniere's studio Rear House. Track listing Personnel Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. Vivian Girls * Fiona Campbell – drums, percussion, vocals * Katy Goodman – bass, vocals * Cassie Ramone – guitar, lead vocals, production, artwork, layout Additional personnel * John Golden – mastering * Ali Koehler – drums on "Death" * Dave Seidel – celeste on "Light in Your Eyes" * Jarvis Taveniere – organ, additional guitar, production, recording A record, recording or records may refer to: An item or collection of data Computing * Record (computer science), a data structure ** Record, or row (database), a set of fields in a database related to one entity ** Boot secto ...
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Nothing Hurts
''Nothing Hurts'' is the debut album by noise-pop band Male Bonding. It placed number 72 in NME magazine's 75 best albums of 2010. Track listing # "Year's Not Long" – 2:34 # "All Things This Way" – 1:28 # "Your Contact" – 1:44 # "Weird Feelings" – 2:17 # "Franklin" – 2:45 # "Crooked Scene" – 2:23 # "T.U.F.F." – 1:54 # "Nothing Remains" – 1:41 # "Nothing Used to Hurt" – 2:41 # "Pirate Key" – 2:10 # "Paradise Vendors" – 2:38 # "Pumpkin" – 2:15 # "Worse to Come (featuring Vivian Girls Vivian Girls is an American band based in Brooklyn, New York. The only consistent members have been Cassie Ramone and Katy Goodman, on guitar and bass, respectively; the group has had several drummers throughout its history. They took their n ...)" – 2:34 References {{Authority control 2010 debut albums Male Bonding (band) albums Sub Pop albums ...
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Male Bonding
In ethology and social science, male bonding or male friendship is the formation of close personal relationships, and patterns of friendship or cooperation between males. In the context of human relationships, male bonding is used to describe friendship between men, or the way in which men befriend each other. The expression is sometimes used synonymously with the word camaraderie. The first widely noticed use of the term was in ''Men in Groups'' (1969; 2004) by anthropologist Lionel Tiger. Male bonding can take place in various locations through shared activities or even just conversing. See also * Bachelor herd * Bromance * Cross-sex friendship * Female bonding * Homosociality * Human bonding * Mancation * Man cave * Mateship * Social connection Further reading * Brehm, S.S., Miller, R.S., Perlman, D. & Campbell, S.M. (1992). ''Intimate relationships''. Third edition, chapter 7: paragraph about "gender differences in same-sex friendships", pp. 212–213. * Fanning, ...
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Pitchfork Media
''Pitchfork'' (formerly ''Pitchfork Media'') is an American online music publication (currently owned by Condé Nast) that was launched in 1995 by writer Ryan Schreiber as an independent music blog. Schreiber started Pitchfork while working at a record store in suburban Minneapolis, and the website earned a reputation for its extensive coverage of indie rock music. It has since expanded and covers all kinds of music, including pop. Pitchfork was sold to Condé Nast in 2015, although Schreiber remained its editor-in-chief until he left the website in 2019. Initially based in Minneapolis, Pitchfork later moved to Chicago, and then Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Its offices are currently located in One World Trade Center alongside other Condé Nast publications. The site is best known for its daily output of music reviews but also regularly reviews reissues and box sets. Since 2016, it has published retrospective reviews of classics, and other albums that it had not previously reviewed ...
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Everything Goes Wrong (album)
''Everything Goes Wrong'' is the second studio album by American indie rock band Vivian Girls. It was released on September 8, 2009 by In the Red Records. In 2019, ''Everything Goes Wrong'' was reissued by Polyvinyl Record Co., alongside Vivian Girls' 2008 self-titled debut album. Critical reception ''Everything Goes Wrong'' was listed as the 54th best album of 2009 by Rough Trade. Artrocker ranked it as the year's 61st best album. Track listing Personnel Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. Vivian Girls * Katy "Kickball Katy" Goodman * Ali Koehler * Cassie Ramone Additional personnel * Mike McHugh – mixing, recording A record, recording or records may refer to: An item or collection of data Computing * Record (computer science), a data structure ** Record, or row (database), a set of fields in a database related to one entity ** Boot sector or boot record, r ... Charts References External links * 2009 albums Vivian Girls albums In t ...
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Exclaim!
''Exclaim!'' is a Canadian music and entertainment publisher based in Toronto, which features in-depth coverage of new music across all genres with a special focus on Canadian and emerging artists. The monthly Exclaim! print magazine publishes 7 issues per year, distributing over 103,000 copies to over 2,600 locations across Canada. The magazine has an average of 361,200 monthly readers and their website, exclaim.ca, has an average of 675,000 unique visitors a month. History ''Exclaim!'' began as a discussion among campus and community radio programmers at Ryerson's CKLN-FM in 1991. It was started by then-CKLN programmer Ian Danzig, together with other programmers and Toronto musicians. The goal of the publication was to support great Canadian music that was otherwise going unheralded. The group worked through 1991 to produce their first issue in April 1992, with monthly issues being produced since. Ian Danzig has been the publisher of the magazine since its start. James Keast ...
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Crystal Stilts is an American post-punk band from Brooklyn, New York City, United States, though their founding members, Brad Hargett and JB Townsend, were originally from Florida. History Crystal Stilts was formed in 2003 by Brad Hargett and JB Townsend. After releasing one single and an EP, the pair expanded to five members before signing to Slumberland Records in the US and Angular Recording Corporation in Europe and releasing their debut, '' Alight of Night'', in 2008. After a few bouts of touring and some down-time, the band returned in 2011 with the LP " In Love With Oblivion", in April 2011 and the " Radiant Door EP" in November 2011. In 2013 they released their third album, " Nature Noir", "expanding their sound to incorporate elements of soul, country, and folk."Crystal Stiltsat AllMusic The group currently resides in Brooklyn, New York. Members *Brad Hargett – vocals *JB Townsend – guitar * Kyle Forester – keyboards *Andy Adler – bass *Keegan Cooke – drums D ...
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