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The Paper Kites
The Paper Kites are an Australian indie rock/folk rock band from Melbourne, Victoria. The band was formed in 2009 by lead vocalist/guitarist Sam Bentley and keyboardist/guitarist Christina Lacy. To date, the band has released five studio albums and four EPs. Their latest studio album, ''Roses'', was released on 12 March 2021. History Before the formation of the Paper Kites, the current five members were close friends. In high school, Bentley and Lacy began writing and playing music together, and continued to do so for a few years after high school. They gained some attention by playing in their home town of Melbourne. In 2010, Bentley and Lacy expanded the line adding Sam Rasmussen, David Powys and Josh Bentley to the group. Career beginnings (2010) The band's first demo recordings were done mostly by Sam Bentley at his home and by Rasmussen at his university. At the request of their friends, they put together and released homemade EPs to sell at their shows in Melbourne. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a metropolitan area known as Greater Melbourne, comprising an urban agglomeration of 31 local municipalities, although the name is also used specifically for the local municipality of City of Melbourne based around its central business area. The metropolis occupies much of the northern and eastern coastlines of Port Phillip Bay and spreads into the Mornington Peninsula, part of West Gippsland, as well as the hinterlands towards the Yarra Valley, the Dandenong and Macedon Ranges. It has a population over 5 million (19% of the population of Australia, as per 2021 census), mostly residing to the east side of the city centre, and its inhabitants are commonly referred to as "Melburnians". The area of Melbourne has been home to Aboriginal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moonfire (album)
''Moonfire'' is the debut studio album by the Australian indie rock band Boy & Bear. It was released on 5 August 2011 in the band's home country, with later release dates elsewhere. Recorded at Blackbird Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, with producer Joe Chiccarelli, the record garnered comparisons to other indie folk bands such as Fleet Foxes and Mumford & Sons Mumford & Sons is a British folk rock band formed in London in 2007. The band currently consists of Marcus Mumford (lead vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, drums), Ted Dwane (vocals, bass guitar, double bass), and Ben Lovett (vocals, key .... Track listing #"Lordy May" – 3:33 #" Feeding Line" – 4:28 #"Milk & Sticks" – 4:42 #"Part Time Believer" – 4:12 #"My Only One" – 5:48 #"Percy Warner Park" – 1:03 #"Golden Jubilee" – 3:17 #"House & Farm" – 3:12 #"The Village" – 1:35 #"Beach" – 6:11 #"Big Man" – 4:24 Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Decade-end charts Certifications Refer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Brent
Laura Brent (born 2 May 1988) is an Australian actress, best known for her role as Lilliandil in '' The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader''. Born in Melbourne, Brent attended the National Institute of Dramatic Art, where she trained as an actress and a singer and graduated in 2007. She made her first screen appearance in the 2009 short film ''Message from the CEO'' and went on to making guest appearances on the Australian television series ''Chandon Pictures'', ''Legend of the Seeker'' and '' Rescue: Special Ops''. In 2010, she rose to international fame when she made her feature film debut as Lilliandil in the third installment of ''The Chronicles of Narnia film series'', ''The Voyage of the Dawn Treader''. In the ''Mortal Kombat ''Mortal Kombat'' is an American media franchise centered on a series of video games originally developed by Midway Games in 1992. The development of the first game was originally based on an idea that Ed Boon and John Tobias ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Walla
Christopher Ryan Walla (born November 2, 1975) is an American musician, record producer, and film music composer, best known for being a former guitarist and songwriter for the band Death Cab for Cutie. Musical career Early bands While at Bothell High School in the early 1990s, Walla started a program called Open Microphone with creative writing teacher Laura Drumheller, as a noon-time forum for the arts, which allowed any student to take the stage and perform. Walla regularly performed at these shows, as well as serving as MC. One performance by Walla included a song by PJ Harvey. These early Open Microphone shows proved popular and continued for over twenty years, moving from Bothell High School to Inglemoor High School when teacher Drumheller transferred there. Walla was in a short-lived band called The Wallflowers (not to be confused with The Wallflowers of California). Later, in 2001, he was an early member of the Seattle band The Long Winters. Death Cab for Cutie Walla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avast Recording Company
Avast! Recording Company is a music recording studio in Seattle, Washington."Stuart Hallerman: Avast! Studio" '', Book 2'', , 2010, pp. 154-155 It was established in 1990 by producer Stuart Hallerman, who was soundman for and involved in the grunge movement coming out of Seattle at the time. The first CD released by Avast! was ''Crime Pays When Pigs Die'' by and Eric Akre's Christ on a Crutch project, and the company ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil Ek
Phil Ek is an American record producer, engineer and mixer. Ek began his career in Seattle, Washington in the early 1990s recording live sound in clubs. He then moved into studio recording, recording small projects and demos for local bands. Around this time, Ek was frequently working with influential producer Jack Endino. Producing Built to Spill's second album, ''There's Nothing Wrong with Love'', proved to be Ek's mainstream breakthrough (the album has since ranked in the Top Ten of Spin Magazine's top indie records of all time). Phil Ek has worked with such indie rock bands as Band of Horses, Fleet Foxes, Modest Mouse, The Shins, Built to Spill, Duster, 764-HERO, Big Business and Mudhoney Mudhoney is an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1988, following the demise of Green River. Its members are singer and rhythm guitarist Mark Arm, lead guitarist Steve Turner, bassist Guy Maddison and drummer Dan Peters. Orig .... Selected discography References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twelvefour
''Twelvefour'' (marketed as ''twelvefour'') is the second album by Australian band The Paper Kites, released on 28 August 2015 by Wonderlick Entertainment and Sony Music Australia. The album's release was preceded by lead single "Electric Indigo", released on 19 June 2015. Its video, directed by Matthew J Cox, was released on 13 July. The second single, "Revelator Eyes", followed in September with a video directed by Dan Huiting. "Renegade", the third single, was released along with a video in April 2016. The album was written entirely between the hours of midnight and 4 12-hour clock, a.m. due to the creativity lead singer and songwriter Sam Bentley felt arise during this time. For this reason, it has been referred to as a concept album. The album was then recorded in Seattle with American producer Phil Ek over six weeks in March and April 2015. The band chose Ek to create a more upbeat sound compared to their previous releases, incorporating electric guitars and synthesizers int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natasha Pincus
Natasha Pincus is an Australian creative film maker. Pincus has created music videos for a number of Australian musicians, including Powderfinger, Paul Kelly, Gotye, Missy Higgins, The Paper Kites and Sarah Blasko. Pinctus created a major film work for the Australian premiere production of David Bowie's ''Lazarus'' stage show, for which she conceived of and directed 16 narratively-connected Bowie music videos. Pincus has written more than 20 feature film and TV scripts for projects in Australia and the USA. Pincus is also a qualified lawyer and research scientist. Awards and nominations ARIA Music Awards The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987. ! , - , 2011 , Natasha Pincus for Gotye featuring Kimbra's "Somebody That I Used to Know" , rowspan="2" , Best Video , , rowspan="2" , ARIA Award previous winners. , - , 2012 , Natasha Pincus for M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City And Colour
Dallas Michael John Albert Green (born September 29, 1980) is a Canadian musician, singer, songwriter and record producer who records under the name City and Colour. He is also known for his contributions as a singer, rhythm guitarist and songwriter for the post-hardcore band Alexisonfire. In 2005, he debuted his first full-length album, ''Sometimes'', which achieved platinum certification in 2006. City and Colour began performing in small intimate venues between Alexisonfire tours. The name ''City and Colour'' comes from his own name: ''Dallas'', a city, and ''Green'', a colour. His reasoning for the name was that he felt uneasy "putting the album out under the name Dallas Green". Early life Green was born on September 29, 1980 in St. Catharines, Ontario. Green was named after Philadelphia Phillies manager Dallas Green. Green has stated that he had gone without a name at first; his mother was considering naming him Graham-Todd Green, but his father had bet on the Phillies duri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh In Studio
Josh is a masculine given name, frequently a diminutive (hypocorism) of the given names Joshua or Joseph, though since the 1970s, it has increasingly become a full name on its own. It may refer to: People A–J * "Josh", an early pseudonym of Samuel Clemens (1835–1910), better known as Mark Twain, American writer and lecturer *Josh A. Moore (born 1980), American former basketball player *Josh Adams (American football) (born 1996), American football player * Josh Allen (other), multiple people *Josh Appelt (born 1983), American mixed martial artist * Josh Ball (born 1998), American football player *Josh Barnett (born 1977), American mixed martial artist and professional wrestler *Josh Beckett (born 1980), American former Major League Baseball pitcher *Josh Bell (other), multiple people *Josh Berry (born 1990), American racing driver *Josh Bilicki (born 1995), American racing driver *Josh Binstock (born 1981), Canadian Olympic volleyball player * Josh Blackwell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bombay Bicycle Club
Bombay Bicycle Club are an English indie rock band from Crouch End, London, consisting of Jack Steadman, Jamie MacColl, Suren de Saram, and Ed Nash. They are guitar-fronted and have experimented with different genres, including folk, electronica, world music and indie rock. The band were given the opening slot on 2006's V Festival after winning a competition. They subsequently released two EPs and their debut single " Evening/Morning". Since then, the band has released five albums including '' So Long, See You Tomorrow'' which topped the album charts in February 2014. The band has toured worldwide as a headlining act, playing North America, Australia, Europe and Asia. In January 2016, the four members announced that they would pursue solo projects. Ed Nash recorded music under the name Toothless, and released his debut album in early 2017. Frontman Jack Steadman, under the name Mr Jukes, released his debut album in 2017. In January 2019, Bombay Bicycle Club announced thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mildura
Mildura is a regional city in north-west Victoria, Australia. Located on the Victorian side of the Murray River, Mildura had a population of 34,565 in 2021. When nearby Wentworth, Irymple, Nichols Point and Merbein are included, the area had an estimated urban population of 51,903 Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018. at June 2018, having grown marginally at an average annual rate of 0.88% year-on-year over the preceding five years. It is the largest settlement in the Sunraysia region. Mildura is a major horticultural centre notable for its grape production, supplying 80% of Victoria's grapes.Mildura , ''Department of Planning and Community Development, Mildura Rural City Council'', Accessed 27 September 2007 Many wineries also source grapes from Mildura. It is very close ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
