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The Blood Arm
The Blood Arm are an American five-piece rock band from Los Angeles, California, currently residing in Berlin, Germany. At present, they have released five albums. Their music has been likened to "James Brown fronting Talking Heads and singing Fall songs" by the ''NME'' and they are renowned for their extremely energetic live performances. The Blood Arm's music has been featured in the television programs ''Gossip Girl'', ''The OC'', ''Nip/Tuck'', ''Chuck'', '' Ravenswood'' and the US version of '' Shameless'', as well as the hit movie ''Cloverfield'' and the 2006 documentary ''Radiant City''. History Formation The Blood Arm were formed in LA in 2002. The band is led by singer Nathaniel Fregoso (born November 29, 1979), who has a reputation for highly energetic live shows, including singing from the tops of speaker stacks, hanging off water pipes, waltzing with members of the audience, or stealing off to the bar to swipe drinks. Fregoso met guitarist Zebastian Carlisle at a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles
Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world's most populous megacities. Los Angeles is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Southern California. With a population of roughly 3.9 million residents within the city limits , Los Angeles is known for its Mediterranean climate, ethnic and cultural diversity, being the home of the Hollywood film industry, and its sprawling metropolitan area. The city of Los Angeles lies in a basin in Southern California adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in the west and extending through the Santa Monica Mountains and north into the San Fernando Valley, with the city bordering the San Gabriel Valley to it's east. It covers about , and is the county seat of Los Angeles County, which is the most populous county in the United States with an estim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franz Ferdinand (band)
Franz Ferdinand are a Scottish rock band formed in Glasgow in 2002. The band's original line-up was composed of Alex Kapranos (lead vocals, guitar), Nick McCarthy (guitar, keyboards, backing vocals), Bob Hardy (bass guitar, backing vocals), and Paul Thomson (drums, percussion, backing vocals). Julian Corrie (keyboards, guitar, backing vocals) and Dino Bardot (guitar, backing vocals) joined the band in 2017 after McCarthy left during the previous year, and Audrey Tait (drums) joined the band after Thomson left in 2021. The band is one of the more popular post-punk revival bands, garnering multiple UK top 20 hits. They have been nominated for several Grammy Awards and have received two Brit Awards – winning one for Best British Group – as well as one NME Award. The band's first two singles, " Darts of Pleasure" and " Take Me Out", peaked within the top 50 on the UK Singles Chart. "Take Me Out" charted in several countries and earned a Grammy nomination for Best Rock ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turn And Face Me
''Turn and Face Me'' is the third studio album by Los Angeles band the Blood Arm, released worldwide on July 4, 2011, almost five years after their previous album '' Lie Lover Lie''. Recorded in Burbank, California, it was produced by David Newton, from the popular late '80s band the Mighty Lemon Drops. Release and reception ''Turn and Face Me'' received generally positive reviews. In their 8/10 review, ''Punk Rock ist nicht tot'' described the album as "bubbly, infectious, inventive pop" and "fun with a capital ‘F’" while ''Q Magazine'' called the album "playfully knowing indie rock that could almost be a collision between The Scots and The Boomtown Rats", though the album also drew comparisons with Roxy Music, Kevin Rowland and the Doors. The band promoted the album with a lengthy European tour, beginning and eventually culminating in Germany. The promotional tour included an appearance on ''Berlin Live'' (a popular music show from Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taratata
''Taratata'' is a French television music show showcasing live and pre-recorded footage of current acts. Presented by Nagui since its début in 1993, the show was initially shown on France 2. The show often involved surprise and unlikely duets, as well as brief interviews with the artists. ''Taratata'' was cancelled in 2000, but returned in April 2005 on the public French network France 4 once a week on prime time, France 3, and late night once a month on France 2 and radio station Virgin Radio. Artists including Devendra Banhart, Katie Melua and Ayo made their French TV debuts on the show. The show's chief lighting technician, Jean-Philippe Bourdon, was awarded two Sept d'or awards in 1994 and 1995. The show featured unique duets and highlighted new artists and used different presenters for each episode. These aspects, and the general emphasis on original music, led the Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel to identify Taratata as a uniquely creative show on French TV in April 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anaïs Croze
Anaïs, full name Anaïs Croze (born August 20, 1976), is a French singer. Her first album, called ''The Cheap Show'', was recorded live in January 2004 and released in 2005. ''The Cheap Show'', a pun on "peep-show", is titled such as she is the only musician on stage and makes extensive use of her JamMan pedal. Biography Anaïs was born in Grenoble and grew up in Marseille; she studied English in Aix-en-Provence. She was the lead singer, composer and lyricist in Opossum from 1999 to late 2002 when the renowned band split after about 200 gigs in France, Switzerland and even Germany, and a seven-track CD called ''Excuse-moi, j'voulais te d'mander'' (''Sorry, I Wanted To Ask You''). Anaïs then went on a successful solo tour in March 2003 with personal songs and characters full of wit and energy. Her show, ''the Cheap Show'', was based on raw rock energy, minimalism and stand-up, a guitar and a loop pedal she used for voice only. She is also famous for her elastic voice, imitat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artrocker
Artrocker is a UK-based collective involved in music promotion and publishing. It was started by Paul Cox and Tom Fawcett who had been co-promoters of a London night called The Sausage Machine. Having started life with an online newsletter and event promotion in 2001, it has since expanded into various endeavours including a monthly magazine, various websites, a record label, video production, and a weekly radio show. Artrocker has a reputation for talent-spotting and supporting bands before they become well known. They were the first promoters to bring the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and The Black Keys to the UK and the first to put on concerts in London by The Datsuns, Maxïmo Park, and The Futureheads The Futureheads are an English post-punk band from Sunderland, formed in 2000. The band consists of Ross Millard (vocals and guitar), David "Jaff" Craig (vocals and bass guitar) and brothers Barry Hyde (vocals and guitar) and Dave Hyde (drums .... Magazine Artrocker launched a bi-wee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Guardian
''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'', and changed its name in 1959. Along with its sister papers ''The Observer'' and ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Guardian Media Group, owned by the Scott Trust. The trust was created in 1936 to "secure the financial and editorial independence of ''The Guardian'' in perpetuity and to safeguard the journalistic freedom and liberal values of ''The Guardian'' free from commercial or political interference". The trust was converted into a limited company in 2008, with a constitution written so as to maintain for ''The Guardian'' the same protections as were built into the structure of the Scott Trust by its creators. Profits are reinvested in journalism rather than distributed to owners or shareholders. It is considered a newspaper of record in the UK. The editor-in-chief Katharine Viner succeeded Alan Rusbridger in 2015. Since 2018, the paper's main news ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lie Lover Lie
Lie Lover Lie is the second album by The Blood Arm. It was released in 2006. Release and reception The album received mainly positive reviews. British newspaper The Guardian awarded the album full marks, describing it as "an alternative dancefloor gem". Jeff Terich of Treble called the album "ecstatic, extravagant rock `n' roll", praising the band's ability to "lay down some fuckin' hits" and declaring them "the band that is giving rock a much-needed kick in the pants". British music magazine NME were also quick to praise the band, noting their "absolutely spiffo corkers-to-hummers ratio". In 2007, the band played on an NME sponsored Rock 'N' Roll Riot US Tour alongside The Hold Steady, Demander, Federale, 1990s and Art Brut. Track listing iTunes Deluxe Edition Credits *Nathaniel Fregoso - Vocals *Zebastian Carlisle - Guitars *Dyan Valdes - Keyboards Keyboard may refer to: Text input * Keyboard, part of a typewriter * Computer keyboard ** Keyboard layout, the so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Because Music
Because Music is an independent record label with headquarters in Paris and London. Because Music SAS is the main label, with Because Music Ltd handling the British artist roster. Because Music was founded in 2005 by former president of Virgin France S.A., Virgin Records France and EMI Continental Europe Emmanuel de Buretel, and has acts on its roster such as Mercury Music Prize nominated Metronomy and electronic duo Justice (French band), Justice, along with actress and songwriter Charlotte Gainsbourg and husband-and-wife duo Amadou & Mariam. It holds an exclusive license for all artists on Ed Banger Records and Phantasy (band), Phantasy. Because Music is the distributor for select Atlantic Records subsidiaries like Big Beat Records (American record label), Big Beat and 300 Entertainment. In 2017, Because acquired the catalogues of over 60 artists from Warner Music Group, including Mano Negra (band), Mano Negra, The Beta Band, and most of London Records. In January 2018, Becau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Rockers
City Rockers is a British independent record label. Their current signed artists include The Sunshine Underground, The Ghost Frequency and The Blood Arm. Past releases on the label came from bands such as FC Kahuna, The Rakes, Felix Da Housecat, The Duke Spirit and The Boggs The Boggs was an independent rock band from New York City formed by Jason Friedman in 2001. Original band members Friedman, Ezekiel Healy, Bradford Conroy and Phil Roebuck met as subway buskers in New York and became a part of the then burgeon .... City Rockers was started by Phil Howells after Warner Brother purchased and restructured London/FFRR. Damian Lazarus, the owner of Crosstown Rebels, was the head of A&R. References External links Official website British independent record labels Indie rock record labels {{UK-record-label-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loog Records
Loog Records is a UK-based record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operated as an imprint of Polydor Records. The label was launched in 2003 and managed by former NME editor James Oldham. It is named after former Rolling Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldham. Loog has released recordings by artists such as The Bravery, The Open, The Troubadours, Starky and Hatcham Social. Former artists *Chapel Club (parted ways early 2012) *The Courteeners *Effi Briest *Envy & Other Sins (moved over to A&M before splitting up) *Hatcham Social (now on Fierce Panda) *The Horrors (now on XL Recordings) *Mad Action (split up) *Patrick Wolf (now on Mercury Records) *S.C.U.M S.C.U.M were a South East London-based post-punk/ art rock band. Its members were Thomas Cohen (vocals), Bradley Baker (machines, press), Samuel Kilcoyne (keyboards), Huw Webb (bass), and Melissa Rigby (drums). The band previously included Rua ... (now on Mute Records) References British independent record l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South By Southwest
South by Southwest, abbreviated as SXSW and colloquially referred to as South By, is an annual conglomeration of parallel film, interactive media, and music festivals and Convention (meeting), conferences organized jointly that take place in mid-March in Austin, Texas, United States. It began in 1987 and has continued to grow in both scope and size every year. In 2017, the conference lasted for 10 days with the interactive track lasting for five days, music for seven days, and film for nine days. There was no in-person event in 2020 and 2021 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in Austin, Texas; both years, there was a smaller online event instead. SXSW is run by the company SXSW, LLC, which organizes conferences, trade shows, festivals, and other events. In addition to SXSW, the company runs the conference SXSW Edu and the upcoming SXSW Sydney festival, and co-runs North by Northeast in Toronto. It has previously run or co-run the events North by Northwest (1995-2001), West by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
