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The Streets
The Streets are an English music project led by vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Mike Skinner. The project has released six studio albums: ''Original Pirate Material'' (2002), ''A Grand Don't Come for Free'' (2004), ''The Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living'' (2006), ''Everything Is Borrowed'' (2008), ''Computers and Blues'' (2011), an internet-only album ''Cyberspace and Reds'' (2011) and a string of successful singles in the mid-2000s, including "Has It Come to This?", "Fit but You Know It", "Dry Your Eyes", "When You Wasn't Famous" and " Prangin' Out". History 2001–2003: ''Original Pirate Material'' Mike Skinner sent a demo tape to a record shop in north London, run by A&R Nick Worthington. The song developed into Skinner's first single, "Has It Come to This?", and was released under the name The Streets. The song peaked at number 18 on the UK Singles Chart in October 2001. The Streets' debut album, ''Original Pirate Material'', was released in March 2002. The a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birmingham
Birmingham ( ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom with a population of 1.145 million in the city proper, 2.92 million in the West Midlands metropolitan county, and approximately 4.3 million in the wider metropolitan area. It is the largest UK metropolitan area outside of London. Birmingham is known as the second city of the United Kingdom. Located in the West Midlands region of England, approximately from London, Birmingham is considered to be the social, cultural, financial and commercial centre of the Midlands. Distinctively, Birmingham only has small rivers flowing through it, mainly the River Tame and its tributaries River Rea and River Cole – one of the closest main rivers is the Severn, approximately west of the city centre. Historically a market town in Warwickshire in the medieval period, Birmingham grew during the 18th century during the Midla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morgan Nicholls
Morgan Daniel Nicholls (born 18 March 1971) is an English musician, member of English pop band Senseless Things and best known for performing with Muse, Gorillaz, The Streets and Lily Allen. He has released one solo album under the mononym Morgan. Career Nicholls began his career with Senseless Things, with whom he released four studio albums between 1989 and 1995. He was subsequently involved with Vent 414 until 1997. In 2002, Morgan was involved as a producer on QueenAdreena's '' Drink Me''. In August 2004, he temporarily joined the alternative rock band Muse at the V Festival, filling in for bassist Christopher Wolstenholme who had broken his wrist playing football. In 2004, Morgan Nicholls joined Damon Albarn to play bass on the 2005 Gorillaz album Demon Days. Morgan knew the band from his friendship with Gorillaz co-creator Jamie Hewlett. In 2005 and 2006 he joined the Gorillaz live band for a live set of show for Demon Days, playing two 5 night residencies at the Manche ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-selling Single (music), singles in the United Kingdom, based upon physical sales, paid-for downloads and music streaming, streaming. The Official Chart, broadcast on BBC Radio 1 and MTV (Official UK Top 40), is the UK music industry's recognised official measure of singles and albums popularity because it is the most comprehensive research panel of its kind, today surveying over 15,000 retailers and digital services daily, capturing 99.9% of all singles consumed in Britain across the week, and over 98% of albums. To be eligible for the chart, a Single (music), single is currently defined by the Official Charts Company (OCC) as either a 'single bundle' having no more than four tracks and not lasting longer than 25 minutes or one digital audio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artists And Repertoire
Artists and repertoire (colloquially abbreviated to A&R) is the division of a record label or music publishing company that is responsible for talent scouting and overseeing the artistic development of recording artists (singers, instrumentalists, bands, and so on) and songwriters. It also acts as a liaison between artists and the record label or publishing company; every activity involving artists to the point of album release is generally considered under the purview, and responsibility, of A&R. Responsibilities Finding talent The A&R division of a record label is responsible for finding new recording artists and bringing those artists to the record company. A&R staff may go to hear emerging bands play at nightclubs and festivals to scout for talent. Personnel in the A&R division are expected to understand the current tastes of the market and to be able to find artists that will be commercially successful. For this reason, A&R people are often young and many are musicians, mus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
When You Wasn't Famous
"When You Wasn't Famous" is a single by English rapper and producer Mike Skinner under the music project The Streets. It is the first single from their third studio album, '' The Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living''. Released on 30 March 2006, it went straight to number 8 in the UK and number 26 in Ireland. The song's chorus is about how Skinner finds it easier to have sexual relations with non-famous women now that he's famous, but how things are just like they used to be when attempts to sleep with a similarly famous woman. The song's verses recount Skinner's unsuccessful attempt to seduce a female pop star. The lyrics are purportedly autobiographical, but Skinner has never confirmed the identity of the pop star (who at one point is described "smok ng crack") in question. He has, however, categorically denied rumours that it is Cheryl Cole or Rachel Stevens. The song contains the lyric "Considering the amount of prang you've done, you looked amazing on CD:UK" and a reference ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dry Your Eyes
"Dry Your Eyes" is a single by English rapper and producer Mike Skinner under the music project the Streets. The song describes the protagonist trying to cope with his girlfriend breaking up with him. It was released in the UK on 19 July 2004. The song is the Streets' most successful single, reaching number one in the United Kingdom on 25 July 2004, six days after its release. "Dry Your Eyes" also went straight to number one in Ireland staying there for three weeks in a row. In Australia, the song was ranked number 19 on Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2004. In October 2011, ''NME'' placed it at number 87 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years". Music structure "Dry Your Eyes" is composed in the key of A major. It is written in common time and moves at a slow tempo of 80 beats per minute. The song is carried by a first inversion triad. The radio edit of the song, lasting 3:22, omits the bridge and third verse. The official video uses this edit. However, some radio edits ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fit But You Know It
"Fit but You Know It" is a song by English rapper and producer Mike Skinner under the music project the Streets. It was released on 26 April 2004 as the lead single of the Streets' second studio album, ''A Grand Don't Come for Free'' (2004). The song reached number four on the UK Single Charts. Background Skinner told the Daily Star that the lyrics refer to former S Club 7 member Rachel Stevens who was embarking on a solo career at the time the song was recorded. He later denied the song was about Stevens and said that he threw her name out as a red herring to escape the nosey reporter's questions. Critical reception Leonie Cooper of ''NME'' called the "chugging beat" and "the extreme rowdiness of it all" the best parts of the song. James Snodgrass of ''NME'' called it, "a great first single, it takes a guitar chug and a boozy rant and combines them to joyous effect." Decca Aitkenhead of ''The Guardian'' said that the song "managed to capture the comically crude but complex sex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Has It Come To This?
"Has It Come to This?" is a song by English rapper and producer Mike Skinner under the music project the Streets. It was released in October 2001 as the lead single from their debut album ''Original Pirate Material''. The song reached number 18 in the United Kingdom and was certified Silver by the British Phonographic Industry in December 2019. Critical reception Upon release, it was reviewed by ''NME'' as "the most original, lyrical British rap in memory", charting "an evolutionary route for UK garage". The song spent a total of five weeks on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at #18. Leonie Cooper of ''NME'' called the pirate radio call to arms of 'Lock down your aerial' "iconic". ''Mixmag'' included the song in their list of "40 of the best UK garage tracks released from 1995 to 2005". In November 2016, UK duo Gorgon City compiled a list of their top UK garage songs for ''Billboard'', with "Has It Come to This" at #15. In September 2019, ''NME'' included the song in their "25 es ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyberspace And Reds
''Cyberspace and Reds'' is a mixtape by Mike Skinner under his alias The Streets, released on 24 January 2011. History In November 2010, Mike Skinner announced via the official Streets website, that he will release what he referred to as a " mixtape" album called ''Cyberspace and Reds'', consisting of various recordings he had made since he finished work on the final Streets album ''Computers and Blues''. The album cover is the first computer-related photo tweeted to Skinner after his announcement of the album. The album was initially released only for download via the Streets iPhone app. Users of the app were required to scan one barcode A barcode or bar code is a method of representing data in a visual, machine-readable form. Initially, barcodes represented data by varying the widths, spacings and sizes of parallel lines. These barcodes, now commonly referred to as linear or o ... displayed on the website, and the barcode "from the side of a 300g tin of tomato soup by a w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Computers And Blues
''Computers and Blues'' is the fifth studio album by English rapper and producer Mike Skinner, under the music project The Streets. It was officially released in the United Kingdom on 7 February 2011. It contains 14 songs, including an appearance from British singer-songwriter Clare Maguire. Rob Harvey of The Music worked closely with Skinner on the album and features on several songs. The cover photo is a close-up of the Ziggurats, Norfolk Terrace halls of residence at the University of East Anglia designed by architect Denys Lasdun. The 'Blues' part of the title refers to Skinner's beloved Birmingham City. Composition In contrast to the "self-indulgent meltdown" of ''The Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living'' (2006) and the ""philosophy for beginners" approach" of ''Everything Is Borrowed'' (2008), ''Computers and Blues'' returns to the garage instrumentals and "everyman" presentation of real life of ''Original Pirate Material'' (2002) and ''A Grand Don't Come for Free'' (2004 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Everything Is Borrowed
''Everything Is Borrowed'' is the fourth studio album by English rapper and producer Mike Skinner, under the music project The Streets. Released in the United Kingdom on 15 September 2008, and in the United States on 7 October 2008, Skinner describes the album as a "peaceful coming to terms album" and as containing "peaceful positive vibes" which stand in stark contrast to the previous album, ''The Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living'', which Skinner has described as a "guilt-ridden indulgence". The album's eponymous first single, was released on 29 September 2008. In the months leading up to the album's release, "The Escapist" was offered online as a free download, accompanied by a music video. The video (directed by Ted Mayhem) follows Skinner as he walks 770 miles from Dover to a beach in France, a feat Skinner actually undertook. "Who Knows Who", a track Skinner recorded with the band Muse, was leaked in August 2008 and was initially believed by many to be a track from the u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
