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You Instead
''You Instead'' (alternate U.S. title ''Tonight You're Mine'') is a 2011 British "Rock 'n' roll romantic comedy" written by Thomas Leveritt and directed by David Mackenzie. The film stars Luke Treadaway, Natalia Tena, Gavin Mitchell and Alastair Mackenzie. Set at T in the Park music festival and shot by Sigma Films, two feuding rock stars are handcuffed together at a festival where they are due to perform. Plot The story centers around two characters Adam (Luke Treadaway) and Morello (Natalia Tena) who end up handcuffed whilst appearing at T in the Park. Adam is the lead singer with successful pop group ''The Make'' who are booked to perform at popular music festival in Scotland. While looking for his manager he happens upon Morello, the lead singer for the all girl punk band ''The Dirty Pinks''. The two do not get along and end up arguing, while doing so attracting the attention of a preacher who decides to teach them both a lesson in cooperation and compromise. He handcuffs t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Mackenzie (director)
David Mackenzie (born 10 May 1966) is a Scottish film director and co-founder of the Glasgow-based production company Sigma Films. He has made ten feature films including '' Young Adam'' (2003), ''Hallam Foe'' (2007), ''Perfect Sense'' (2011) and ''Starred Up'' (2013). In 2016, Mackenzie's film '' Hell or High Water'' premiered at Cannes and was theatrically released in the United States in August. The same year he executive produced ''Damnation'', a TV pilot for Universal and USA Network. Mackenzie also directed ''Outlaw King'' (2018), a historical film for Netflix. Mackenzie and his films have been described as not fitting neatly into any particular genre or type. Life and career After studying at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design in Dundee, Mackenzie began his directorial career with a series of well-regarded shorts, the first being ''Dirty Diamonds'' (1994). After that came ''California Sunshine'' (1997), ''Somersault'' (1999) and ''Marcie's Dowry'' (2000). A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonny Phillips (actor)
Jonathan Mark Phillips (born 5 September 1963) is an English actor. He is best known for portraying Charles Lightoller in the film ''Titanic'' (1997). Life and career Philips is best known for his portrayal of 2nd Officer Charles Lightoller in the 1997 blockbuster film ''Titanic''. He also appeared in an episode of '' Midsomer Murders'' entitled ''Country Matters''. In 2012, he appeared in 11 episodes of I Shouldn't Be Alive a documentary television series as 'David Hunt'. In 2012 he starred in a new series '' Hunted'' for BBC One and HBO. He plays DI 'Evertt', a corrupt police Detective Inspector. In 2013 he appeared in an episode of '' Death in Paradise'' credited as Jonny Phillips. Since 2014 played in a leading role Father Crowe in the Webseries The Outer Darkness. In 2014 he appeared as Alistair Stoke, a neurosurgeon, in Entry Wounds Pt 1 in series 8 of Inspector Lewis. Selected filmography *''Rumpelstiltskin'' (1987) - Ralph *''Prick Up Your Ears'' (1987) - Youth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kassidy
Kassidy are a Scottish alternative folk rock band. The band consist of Barrie-James O'Neill (vocals, piano and guitar), Hamish Fingland (vocals and guitar), Lewis Andrew (vocals, guitar, accordion and keyboard) and Chris Potter (vocals and guitar). The band was formed in late 2009 in Glasgow. The quartet met through friends' bands and fortunate pub encounters. Kassidy began writing and recording their music in a share house, which they later converted to a personal studio. They released three EP's, the second entitled ''The Rubbergum EP Volume 2'' on 16 August 2010. To follow their EPs, Kassidy released their debut album, ''Hope St.'', on 21 March 2011. They released their second album, '' One Man Army'', on 30 April 2012. The band toured along with Lana Del Rey from 3 April 2013 to 31 May 2013 on her Paradise Tour in Europe. The same year, the frontman Barrie-James O'Neill collaborated with Del Rey on a cover of " Summer Wine" originally composed by Lee Hazlewood, and appea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heather Suttie
Heather Suttie is a Scottish TV & radio presenter and writer. She presented BBC Children's Saturday morning show ''Live & Kicking'' and was the first female anchor of a breakfast show on commercial radio with Beat 106 in Scotland. She regularly writes articles on travel, personal issues, environmentalism, plastic bags, recycled fashion and lifestyle pieces. Career Suttie hosted children's science programme ''Hyperlinks'' and was one of four hosts on ITV2's youth entertainment show when the channel launched ''Bedrock'' in 1998, beating 767 other hopefuls to the role. She also appeared as a reviewer on Channel 4's MovieWatch from 1994 to 1997. Her first presenting role aged 20 was a BBC Scotland music show the Beat Room. In 1997 she hosted a weekly music format show broadcast online from London for the Mean Fiddler Group. Starting in 2000 she co-hosted ''T in the Park TV'' for ten years, broadcasting live from the festival. She has also worked as a music presenter with Done and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jo Mango
Jo Mango is a British alternative folk and acoustic band from Glasgow. Jo Mango is also the adopted name of the lead singer and primary songwriter of the group. *Jo Mango: lead vocals, rhythm guitar, kalimba, toy piano, concertina *Jim Mango: bass player, backing vocals *Alan Peacock: backing vocals, guitar *Katherine Waumsllaying: flute, piano, kalimba and concertina. Since April 2006 Mango toured extensively in Bunyan's band, throughout North America, Europe, Australia and Japan. At home in the UK she also featured in the Zero Degrees of Separation tour, becoming an integral part of the band which also features Adem, Juana Molina, Vetiver and Vashti Bunyan. This culminated in a Carnegie Hall show in New York in February, curated by David Byrne. Jo has also appeared as a solo artist playing shows across the globe in countries such as America, Australia and Japan. Her tour of America began with a session on Nic Harcourt's show ''Morning Becomes Eclectic'' on Santa Monica's KCRW ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Green
Albert Leornes Greene (born April 13, 1946), better known as Al Green, is an American singer, songwriter, pastor and record producer best known for recording a series of soul hit singles in the early 1970s, including " Take Me to the River", "Tired of Being Alone", " I'm Still in Love with You", "Love and Happiness", and his signature song, " Let's Stay Together". After an incident in which his girlfriend died by suicide, Green became an ordained pastor and turned to gospel music. He later returned to secular music. Green was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995. He was referred to on the museum's site as being "one of the most gifted purveyors of soul music". He has also been referred to as "The Last of the Great Soul Singers". Green is the winner of 11 Grammy Awards, including the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. He has also received the BMI Icon award and is a Kennedy Center Honors recipient. He was included in the ''Rolling Stone'' list of the 100 G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newton Faulkner
Sam Newton Battenberg Faulkner (born 11 January 1985) is an English singer-songwriter and musician from Reigate, Surrey. He is known for his percussive style of guitar playing. In 2007 Faulkner's debut studio album ''Hand Built by Robots'' was certified double platinum in the United Kingdom. The album topped the UK Albums Chart in August 2007. It was promoted by three singles, "Dream Catch Me", "I Need Something" and " Teardrop". "Dream Catch Me" reached number seven on the UK Singles Charts. Faulkner's second studio album, ''Rebuilt by Humans'', was released in 2009 and charted at number 3 on the UK Albums Chart. After an accident to his right wrist, he said that he had "been put back together again by humans". An EP titled ''Sketches'' was released in April 2012, followed by a third studio album '' Write It On Your Skin'', which was released in July 2012 and reached number one on the UK Albums Chart. Faulkner's fourth album, ''Studio Zoo'', was released in 2013 and reached numbe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calvin Harris
Adam Richard Wiles (born 17 January 1984), known professionally as Calvin Harris, is a Scottish DJ, record producer, singer, and songwriter who has released six studio albums. His debut studio album, ''I Created Disco'', was released in June 2007. Its singles "Acceptable in the 80s" and " The Girls" both reached the top 10 in the UK. In 2009, he released second studio album, '' Ready for the Weekend'', which debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart and whose lead single, " I'm Not Alone", became his first song to top the UK Singles Chart. In 2012, Harris rose to international prominence with the release of his third studio album, '' 18 Months'', which topped the UK Albums Chart and became his first album to chart on the US ''Billboard'' 200, peaking at number 19. All eight of the album's singles reached the top 10 in the UK, breaking the record for the most top 10 songs from one studio album on the UK Singles Chart with eight entries, surpassing Michael Jackson's record. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Proclaimers
''The'' () is a grammatical Article (grammar), article in English language, English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the Most common words in English, most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biffy Clyro
Biffy Clyro are a Scottish rock band that formed in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, composed of Simon Neil (guitar, lead vocals), James Johnston (bass, vocals), and Ben Johnston (drums, vocals). Currently signed to 14th Floor Records, they have released nine studio albums, six of which (''Puzzle'', '' Only Revolutions'', ''Opposites'', ''Ellipsis'', ''A Celebration of Endings'' and ''The Myth of the Happily Ever After'') reached the top five in the UK Albums Chart, with their sixth studio album, ''Opposites'' claiming their first UK No. 1 album. Three consecutive studio albums (''Opposites'', ''Ellipsis'' and ''A Celebration of Endings'') peaked at number one in the UK official albums chart. After their first three albums, the band expanded their following significantly in 2007 with the release of their fourth album, ''Puzzle'', creating more mainstream songs with simpler rhythms and distancing themselves from the more unusual dissonant style present in their previous three albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paolo Nutini
Paolo Giovanni Nutini (born 9 January 1987) is a Scottish singer, songwriter and musician from Paisley, Renfrewshire, Paisley. Nutini's debut album, ''These Streets'' (2006), peaked at number three on the UK Albums Chart. Its follow-up, ''Sunny Side Up (Paolo Nutini album), Sunny Side Up'' (2009), debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart. Both albums have been Music recording sales certification, certified quintuple platinum by the British Phonographic Industry. Five years later, Nutini released his third studio album, ''Caustic Love'', in April 2014. The album received positive reviews from music critics. ''Caustic Love'' debuted at number one on the UK Album Charts and was certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry, BPI in June 2014. While Nutini has not formally addressed it, he was on a hiatus from 2017 to May 2022, when he announced his fourth album, ''Last Night in the Bittersweet''. Among other accolades, Nutini has received three Brit Awards, BRIT Award n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paloma Faith
Paloma Faith Blomfield (born 21 July 1981) is an English singer and actress. Her debut studio album, ''Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful?,'' was released in 2009 and was certified double platinum in the UK. The album spawned the singles "Stone Cold Sober", " New York", and " Upside Down", and earned Faith her first BRIT Award nomination in 2010. In 2012, Faith released her second studio album, ''Fall to Grace'', which charted at number two on the UK Albums Chart and earned her a double platinum certification. The album produced her first top ten single, " Picking Up the Pieces", the top twenty cover version of INXS's "Never Tear Us Apart", and earned her two BRIT Award nominations. In 2014, Faith released her third studio album, ''A Perfect Contradiction'', which stands as her most successful album to date, also receiving a double platinum certification. The album spawned the hit singles "Can't Rely on You" and "Only Love Can Hurt Like This", with the latter also topp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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