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What Are Records
What Are Records? (or W.A.R.?) is an independent record label located in Boulder, Colorado. Founded in New York City in 1991 by owner Rob Gordon, former director of A&R at EMI Records, EMI, the company moved to Boulder in 1994. W.A.R.? has released over 100 records by Frank Black (of The Pixies), Bill Burr, Stephen Lynch (musician), Stephen Lynch, The Samples, Maceo Parker, Melissa Ferrick, and Whitest Kids U' Know. History What Are Records? was founded in Gordon's New York City loft in 1991. From the beginning, it fostered a direct-to-stores and direct-to-consumers distribution strategy Friend of Gordon and The Samples then-manager, Ted Guggenheim, urged W.A.R.? to sign The Samples and they soon were among the first signings to the label. Other early acts included comedian Stephen Lynch (musician), Stephen Lynch, funk music, funk saxophone legend Maceo Parker (known for having played in James Brown’s band), former Squeeze (band), Squeeze frontman Glen Tilbrook, Grammy and Tony ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Select-O-Hits
Select-O-Hits is an American independent record label distributor of music based in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. They have been in business for almost 60 years, and distribute artists that include Johnnie Taylor, Jimmy Buffett, Three 6 Mafia, Colt Ford, Diana Reyes, and The Texas Tenors. Company history The early years Select-O-Hits, which is owned by Sam W. Phillips and John Phillips, was co-founded in 1960 by their father, Tom Phillips, and uncle, Sam Phillips, the founder of Sun Records. Tom Phillips began his career in music as Jerry Lee Lewis' road manager for a number of years. He had invested all of his savings into an upcoming 1958 European tour when news of Lewis' marriage to his 13-year-old cousin hit the front pages. Lewis' career came to a sudden, although temporary, halt. The tour was cancelled, and Tom was broke. Sam helped by giving him a job in the Sun Records warehouse and allowing Tom to live with him while his family stayed behind in Mobile, Alabama. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grammy
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 gramophone. The Grammys are the first of the Big Three networks' major music awards held annually, and is considered one of the four major annual American entertainment awards, alongside the Academy Awards (for films), the Emmy Awards (for television), and the Tony Awards (for theater). The 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 had their origin in the Hollywood Walk of Fame project in the 1950s. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flickerstick
Flickerstick is an American alternative rock band from Fort Worth, Texas. Band history Band formation and early years Flickerstick was formed in Fort Worth, Texas, by high school friends Brandin Lea (lead singer, guitarist) and Cory Kreig (guitarist, keyboardist). The two, who were guitarists in another local band, decided to put a band together and picked some friends to join them, including Brandin's brother, Fletcher (bassist). The band started doing local gigs. They played clubs in Dallas, adding Dallas-based drummer Dominic Weir, who started playing shows. The band borrowed $10,000 and made their first album titled ''Welcoming Home the Astronauts''. The album sold in the Dallas area and at shows, and the band received local airplay. VH1's Bands on the Run During this time, VH1 invited them to audition for the ''Bands on the Run'' television show, after initial interest in them for a show about bands that include relatives. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Figurine
A figurine (a diminutive form of the word ''figure'') or statuette is a small, three-dimensional sculpture that represents a human, deity or animal, or, in practice, a pair or small group of them. Figurines have been made in many media, with clay, metal, wood, glass, and today plastic or resin the most significant. Ceramic figurines not made of porcelain are called terracottas in historical contexts. Figures with movable parts, allowing limbs to be posed, are more likely to be called dolls, mannequins, or action figures; or robots or automata, if they can move on their own. Figurines and miniatures are sometimes used in board games, such as chess, and tabletop role playing games. The main difference between a figurine and a statue is size. There is no agreed limit, but typically objects are called "figurines" up to a height of perhaps , though most types are less than high. Prehistory In China, there are extant Neolithic figurines. European prehistoric figurines of wome ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felicia Michaels
Felicia Michaels (born November 22, 1963) is an American stand-up comedian. Early life Michaels was born in Fort Riley, Kansas to a father in the United States Army, and a German mother. She was raised in several locations, living for two years in her mother's native Berlin, before the family settled in Fountain, Colorado. After her parents' separation, Michaels was mainly raised by her mother, who suffered a stroke when Michaels was fourteen years old, rendering her physically disabled. After his retirement from the military, her father became a film projectionist and operated a drive-in theater in Stockton, California. Career Before becoming a comedian, Michaels worked as wet t-shirt contestant, a stripper, cocktail waitress, later, a comedian at aged 18. During the 1990s, she shifted her stand-up persona from a dumb-blonde stereotype to a soft-spoken provocateur with a blue sense of humor. She explores such topics as the dynamics of the male/female relationship, "dirty thought ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fancey
Todd George Fancey is a Canadian guitarist, keyboardist, and solo artist. He is the guitarist for Vancouver-based indie rock band The New Pornographers and the bassist for the band Limblifter. Fancey is originally from Nova Scotia. Early life Fancey was born in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. Solo career Fancey released his first solo album, ''Fancey'' on March Records in 2004. His second solo album, ''Schmancey,'' was released November 13, 2007 on What Are Records?. Fancey released his third solo album ''Love Mirage'' on January 27, 2017. His fourth album release is "County Fair" a collection of cover songs on January 26, 2018. His third and fourth albums were self-released on Stoner Disco Records. Television In 2008, Fancey participated off-screen in an episode of ''The Office'' entitled " Dinner Party". He portrayed Hunter (usually portrayed by Nicholas D'Agosto), Jan's administrative assistant who may have lost his virginity to her and wrote a song about it, although the st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Everything (band)
Everything is an American alternative rock band from Harrisonburg, Virginia, best known for their 1998 hit "Hooch". History The band was formed in 1989 by students at James Madison University. Going on the road full-time in '92, they played 200-250 shows a year for nearly the next 10 years, starting in the mid-Atlantic, and then gradually expanding their grass roots fan base until it extended across half of the U.S. The band released its first 3 albums independently, selling almost 30,000 CDs before signing a brief and ill-fated deal with Capricorn Records in 1995. Larger scale success came when they signed with indie label Blackbird who funded the recording of the Super Natural album, and whose uplift venture with Sire/London eventually provided the radio and distribution muscle that got the breaking single "Hooch" to top radio stations around the world. Their peak of popularity came in 1998, when "Hooch" (from the ''Super Natural'' album) was featured in Adam Sandler's movie ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Between The Lines (band)
Between the Lines may refer to: Film and television * ''Between the Lines'' (1977 film), a comedy directed by Joan Micklin Silver * ''Between the Lines'' (2008 film), a documentary film * ''Between the Lines'' (TV series), a 1990s British police drama * ''Between the Lines'' (Australian TV series), a 2011 Australian game show Music Albums * ''Between the Lines'' (Chemistry album) * ''Between the Lines'' (Five Star album) * ''Between the Lines'' (Janis Ian album) * ''Between the Lines'' (Jason Donovan album) * ''Between the Lines'', 2019 album featuring Australian jazz trio Trichotomy with Danny Widdicombe as vocalist Songs * "Between the Lines" (Evermore song) * "Between the Lines" (Stone Temple Pilots song) * "Between the Lines", a song by Bloom 06 from '' Crash Test 02'' * "Between the Lines", a song by Robyn from ''Honey'' * "Between the Lines", a song by Sara Bareilles from '' Little Voice'' * "Between the Lines", a song by Pink Fairies Publications * Between th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trace Bundy
Trace Bundy is an American acoustic guitar player who lives and performs in Boulder, Colorado. He is known to fans as "The Acoustic Ninja" for his legato and tapping, finger tapping skills. Bundy's guitar playing style is percussive and harmonic: he plays with both hands on the fretboard, intricate finger picking arpeggios and inventive use of multiple Capo (musical device), capos. He was showcased and eventually discovered on websites such as YouTube and Facebook. Early life and development of playing style Bundy was born in Austin, Minnesota and later moved to the small town of Buena Vista, Colorado. As a boy Bundy and his brother bought a guitar together, and Bundy began learning songs from guitar magazines. Bundy is right-handed. During his teenage years he began experimenting with his playing style. He gave up using a guitar pick, and instead grew his fingernails long to develop his fingerpicking style. He also introduced a harmonic slapping technique, the use of various eff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Whitest Kids U' Know
''The Whitest Kids U' Know'' (''WKUK'') is an American sketch comedy show starring a comedy troupe of the same name. The group consisted of Trevor Moore, Zach Cregger, Sam Brown, Timmy Williams and Darren Trumeter, though other actors occasionally appeared in their sketches. They were accepted into the HBO U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in 2006 and won the award for Best Sketch Group. Formation The Whitest Kids began in 1999 when Trevor Moore, a young comedian from Charlottesville, Virginia, transferred to New York's School of Visual Arts film program. Moore previously produced a local TV sketch-comedy show in Virginia titled ''The Trevor Moore Show'', which was picked up by PAX Network. After making the rounds at local New York City comedy clubs, he eventually met fellow SVA film student Sam Brown from Massachusetts and SVA Graphic Design student/actor Zach Cregger, from Arlington, Virginia. By chance, all three lived in the same dormitory. According to an IFC interview, Trevor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Lynch (comedian)
Stephen Andrew Lynch (born July 28, 1971) is an American comedian, musician and actor who is known for his songs mocking daily life and popular culture. Lynch has released four studio albums and four live albums along with a live DVD. He has appeared in two ''Comedy Central Presents'' specials and starred in the Broadway adaptation of ''The Wedding Singer''. Lynch released a double-disc album, ''Lion'', on November 13, 2012. In 2016, he released a live concert video, ''Hello Kalamazoo''. He released his studio/live album ''My Old Heart'' in 2019. Early life Lynch was born in Abington, Pennsylvania. His family later moved to Saginaw, Michigan. Lynch would perform in community theatre and musical theatre while attending Arthur Hill High School and The Center for Arts and Sciences. He received a theater scholarship to attend The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., before transferring in 1990 to Western Michigan University, where he graduated with a BA in drama in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Haertling
Charles Allan Haertling (October 21, 1928 - April 20, 1984) was an American architect, whose works often combined elements of modernism and organic architecture. He is best known for his distinctive residential projects in and around Boulder and Denver, Colorado. Biography Haertling was born in 1928 in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. After completing high school, he joined the Navy, serving from 1946 to 1948. Following his naval service, Haertling studied at the School of Architecture at Washington University in St. Louis, graduating in 1952 with a bachelor's degree in architecture. In 1953, Haertling moved to Boulder, Colorado to serve on the architecture faculty of the University of Colorado, a position he would hold until 1955, and again later from 1965-1966. In 1957 he opened his own architectural practice in Boulder, completing his first project, a local residential expansion, the following year. Haertling would eventually design over 40 buildings, primarily residential structures i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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