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Yard Of Blonde Girls
"Yard of Blonde Girls" is a song written by sisters Audrey Clark of the Boston band the 360s and Lori Kramer of the Paper Squares, who were performing together in the late nineties as Pendulum Floors. Inger Lorre contributed additional lyrics on the second verse, which were written about singer-songwriter Jeff Buckley. Lorre had a relationship with Buckley, but never told him that the verse was about him. . Buckley and Lorre recorded a demo version of the song in 1996. The song is a tribute to Lori Kramer's childhood friend, who committed suicide in 1993. It is most notably found as a cover on 's posthumous double album '' |
Inger Lorre
Inger Lorre (born Lori Ann Wening) is an American singer who is best known for her band Nymphs. Music career Nymphs Nymphs spent the mid-to-late '80s honing their craft in New Jersey, but they soon decided to try to make it big in California. They hadn't been there more than a few months before only Inger and guitarist Geoff Siegel were left. They replaced the other two with guitarist Sam Merrick, drummer Alex Kirst, and bassist Cliff D. (Cliff Jones). The band's distinctive sound, a mixture of punk rock and goth, glam and grunge, and image began to attract the attention of major record labels. At the time, the band simply wanted to sign to an indie label, as most grunge and punk bands did before the 1991 success of Nirvana's '' Nevermind'', but by 1989 Nymphs were signed to Geffen Records with a nearly million-dollar recording contract. The band even made a brief appearance in the film '' Bad Influence'' performing "The Highway", a song Lorre wrote about a young girl infa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Buckley
Jeffrey Scott Buckley (November 17, 1966 – May 29, 1997), raised as Scott Moorhead, was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. After a decade as a session guitarist in Los Angeles, Buckley amassed a following in the early 1990s by performing cover songs at venues in East Village, Manhattan, such as Sin-é, while gradually focusing more on his own material. After rebuffing interest from record labels and Herb Cohen—the manager of his father, singer Tim Buckley— he signed with Columbia Records, Columbia, recruited a band, and recorded what would be his only studio album, ''Grace (Jeff Buckley album), Grace'', in 1994. Over the following three years, the band toured extensively to promote ''Grace'', including concerts in the U.S., Europe, Japan, and Australia. In 1996, they stopped touring and made sporadic attempts to record Buckley's second album in New York City with Tom Verlaine as the producer. In 1997, Buckley moved to Memphis, Tennessee, to resume work on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sketches For My Sweetheart The Drunk
''Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk'' is a compilation album by the American singer-songwriter Jeff Buckley, released by Columbia Records on May 26, 1998, a year after his death. It comprises recordings Buckley made with the producer Tom Verlaine in 1996 and 1997, along with alternative mixes and demos. It was released after negotiation with Buckley's mother, the owner of his estate. She feared that Sony, owner of Columbia, was trying to exploit his legacy. It received positive reviews. Recording and release Buckley released his debut album, '' Grace'', in 1994. He began recording his second album with the working title ''My Sweetheart the Drunk'' in late 1996 with the producer Tom Verlaine. Unsatisfied with the results, Buckley discarded the recordings and went to Memphis with his band to start anew. On the evening of May 29, 1997, Buckley went swimming in the Mississippi River and accidentally drowned. As Buckley left no will, his estate transferred to his mother, Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transcendental Medication
''Transcendental Medication'' is a 1999 in music, 1999 album by Inger Lorre, formerly of The Nymphs. The album includes a duet with Jeff Buckley as well as the song "Yard of Blonde Girls" which Buckley covered on his 1998 posthumous album ''Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk''. It also includes "She's Not Your Friend", a shot at Courtney Love, with whom Inger had had a spat played out across Hole (band), Hole's ''Pretty on the Inside'' album and a Vanity Fair (magazine), Vanity Fair article. Track listing All tracks composed by Inger Lorre; except where indicated #"She's Not Your Friend" - 4:42 #"Beautiful Dead" - 2:38 #"It Could Happen to You" - 3:28 #"Gibby Haynes Is Next" - 5:45 #"Haunted Hill" (Lorre, Keith Hartel) - 3:13 #"Devil's Priest" - 5:43 #"Yard of Blonde Girls" (Lorre, Audrey Clark, Lori Kramer) - 3:14 #"Thief Without the Take" - 3:03 #"Dusted" - 4:55 #"Sweet Release" - 5:33 #"7B" - 3:29 Personnel *Inger Lorre - vocals, guitar, piano *Jeff Buckley - vocals, guitar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Micah P
Micah (; ) is a given name. Micah is the name of several people in the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament), and means "Who is like God?" The name is sometimes found with theophoric extensions. Suffix theophory in ''Yah'' and in ''Yahweh'' results in Michaiah or Michaihu (), meaning ''who is like Yahweh?''New Bible Dictionary, second edition. Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, IL, USA. Suffix theophory in '' El'' results in ''Michael'' (), meaning "who is like god". In German and Dutch, Micah is spelled and the ''ch'' in the name is pronounced either or ; the first is more common in female names, the latter in male names. The name is not as common as Michael or Michiel. Bible *Micah son of Mephibosheth son of Jonathan son of Saul, the first king of Israel () *Micah (prophet), eponymous prophet of the Book of Micah in the Old Testament *Micaiah, a prophet and the son of Imlah, who gave a negative prophecy to Ahab on his request Notable people with the given name "Micah" include ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Songs Of Tim And Jeff Buckley
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the 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 nouns 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 sound, and as (homophone of the archai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpha Rev
Alpha Rev is an American alternative rock band from Austin, Texas, fronted by Casey McPherson (formerly of Endochine). McPherson remains the group's only consistent member, although historically the core members have also included Zak Loy on lead guitar, Brian Batch on violin and backing vocals, and Dave Wiley on cello. History Casey McPherson started Alpha Rev in 2005 after the breakup of his previous band Endochine. Alpha Rev released their debut album ''The Greatest Thing I've Ever Learned'' on March 1, 2007. After releasing "The Greatest Thing" locally, the band signed an agreement with Austin startup Flyer Records and recorded an album with Dwight Baker at Matchbox Studios. This album has not been released, and the rights were purchased by Hollywood Records. In 2007 the Myspace.com charts ranked Alpha Rev as the #1 indie band from Texas, and the #16 indie band nationwide. Alpha Rev was selected by Austin Monthly Magazine as one of the local bands most likely to succeed i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Widespread Panic
Widespread Panic is an American rock band from Athens, Georgia. The current lineup includes guitarist/singer John Bell, bassist Dave Schools, drummer Duane Trucks, percussionist Domingo "Sunny" Ortiz, keyboardist John "JoJo" Hermann, and guitarist Jimmy Herring. The band's original guitarist and sometime songwriter, Michael Houser, died of pancreatic cancer in 2002, and the original drummer, Todd Nance, left in 2016 and died in 2020. The band was formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1986, and is influenced by the Southern rock, blues-rock, progressive rock, funk and hard rock genres. They have been compared to other jam bands such as the Grateful Dead and Phish. Widely renowned for their live performances, as of 2018, they hold the record for number of sold-out performances at Red Rocks Amphitheatre (Morrison, Colorado) at 66 and State Farm Arena (Atlanta) at 20. Band history 1981–1995: Early years and rise to national attention John Bell and Michael Houser met in 1981 in their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Déportivo
Déportivo is a French rock band from Bois-d'Arcy, Yvelines, a suburb of Paris. About the band There are three members in the band: * Jérôme Coudanne – guitar, vocals (songwriter) * Richard Magnac – bass * Julien Bonnet – drums The trio mainly composes songs in French, though it has written several in English as well. Personal topics dominate. The group's first album, ''Parmi eux'', was released in 2004 and sold about 60,000 copies. The second one, eponymously titled but with an unaccented E instead of É, came out in 2007. There is no word ''déportivo'' in French; the name of the band most likely comes from the Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Can ... ''deportivo'' (a reference to the same-named football club is possible). Discography Other rel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Incubus (Band)
Incubus is an American Rock music, rock band from Calabasas, California. The band was formed in 1991 by vocalist Brandon Boyd, lead guitarist Mike Einziger, and drummer José Pasillas while enrolled in Calabasas High School and later expanded to include bassist Alex Katunich, Alex "Dirk Lance" Katunich, and Gavin Koppell, Gavin "DJ Lyfe" Koppell; both of whom were replaced by bassist Ben Kenney and Chris Kilmore, DJ Kilmore, respectively. Incubus has attained commercial success, reaching multi-platinum sales, as well as releasing several successful singles (music), singles. After their first two albums, ''Fungus Amongus'' (1995) and ''S.C.I.E.N.C.E.'' (1997), the band earned mainstream recognition with the release of their 1999 album ''Make Yourself'' which spawned several hits, including the band's highest charting song "Drive (Incubus song), Drive." Success continued with the albums ''Morning View'' (2001) and ''A Crow Left of the Murder...'' (2004). Their sixth studio album, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 Songs
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently shadowed craters near the Moon's poles. * January 11 – Over 100 people are killed in the Sidi-Hamed massacre in Algeria. * January 12 – Nineteen European nations agree to forbid human cloning. * January 17 – The '' Drudge Report'' breaks the story about U.S. President Bill Clinton's alleged affair with Monica Lewinsky, which will lead to the House of Representatives' impeachment of him. February * February 3 – Cavalese cable car disaster: A United States military pilot causes the deaths of 20 people near Trento, Italy, when his low-flying EA-6B Prowler severs the cable of a cable-car. * February 4 – The 5.9 Afghanistan earthquake shakes the Takhar Province with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (''Very strong''). With u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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