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Colour Me Wednesday
Colour Me Wednesday are an English indie pop/pop punk band from West London (sub region), West London, England, built around sisters Jen and Harriet Doveton. The band are noted for their melodic guitar pop music, pop, politicised lyrics and DIY culture, DIY punk method, including producing their own recordings, artwork and promotional videos. History Colour Me Wednesday formed in Uxbridge in 2007, initially performing local gigs with various line-ups, and settled as a permanent band in 2009, with Danny Gardner on bass and Sam Brackley on drums. Brackley had previously played bass, with Helen Meragi on drums. They self-recorded and self-released their debut CDr Extended play, EP ''What to do in an Emergency'' that year. In 2010 and 2011, a series of self-produced YouTube videos for tracks from their follow up ''Sampler'' EP brought them to wider attention in DIY punk and indiepop circles. In 2012, Carmela Pietrangelo (of ¡Ay Carmela!) joined as new bassist. In June, the band re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London Borough Of Hillingdon
The London Borough of Hillingdon () is a London borough in Greater London, England. It forms part of outer London and West London, being the westernmost London borough. It was formed in 1965 from the districts of Hayes and Harlington Urban District, Hayes and Harlington, Ruislip-Northwood Urban District, Ruislip-Northwood, Municipal Borough of Uxbridge, Uxbridge, and Yiewsley and West Drayton Urban District, Yiewsley and West Drayton. The borough includes most of Heathrow Airport and Brunel University, and is the second largest of the 32 London boroughs by area. The main towns in the borough are Hayes, Hillingdon, Hayes, Ruislip, Northwood, London, Northwood, West Drayton and Uxbridge. Hillingdon is the third least densely populated of the London boroughs, due to a combination of rural land in the north, RAF Northolt, RAF Northolt Aerodrome, and Heathrow Airport. History The borough was created in 1965 under the London Government Act 1963, covering the combined area of the forme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Blues
The King Blues are a British punk rock band from London credited for fusing punk and hip hop together with influences from ska and spoken word. Tariq Ali described the band's sounds as "rough, radical music that should unsettle the rulers of this country. A new generation of musicians are challenging war-monger politicians and their courtiers". Influences include Public Enemy, The Clash and The Specials. Lead singer Jonny "Itch" Fox describes the band's sound as 'rebel street music.' History The King Blues began as a solo project of Jonny "Itch" Fox on vocals and ukulele, the first The King Blues EP ''All Fall Down'' was recorded solo by itch who also played the music on it. The band later expanded to include two acoustic guitarists and a bassist, before again expanding to include two full-time percussion members. Their sound was initially described as "soulful ska with raw folk and a punk rock attitude". or "conscious rude boy ska" In 2004, they self-released a demo EP tit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grace Petrie
Grace Petrie (, born 24 July 1987) is an English folk singer-songwriter and guitarist from Leicester, England. She was hailed in ''The Guardian'' as "a powerful new songwriting voice" in 2011. Biography Grace Petrie began performing in 2006 as a solo vocalist and acoustic guitarist, and self-released an eponymous album that year, followed in 2007 by second album ''Feeling Better''. In 2010, the advent of the Conservative-led coalition government following the (UK) general election influenced Petrie, who is a socialist, feminist, and lesbian, towards an increasing emphasis on politically focused songwriting, from a left-wing perspective. She made her debut appearance on Glastonbury's Leftfield stage at the invitation of Billy Bragg in summer 2010, and widely praised third album ''Tell Me A Story'' followed, including signature song "Farewell to Welfare". In 2011, Petrie toured with comedian Josie Long. Fourth album ''Mark My Words'' followed, including the song "Emily Davison ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kate Nash
Kate Marie Nash (born 6 July 1987) is an English musician and actress from North Harrow. Her singles "Foundations (song), Foundations" (2007) and "Do-Wah-Doo" (2010) charted at numbers 2 and 15 on the UK singles chart and her albums ''Made of Bricks'' (2007) and My Best Friend Is You, ''My Best Friend Is You'' (2010) charted at numbers 1 and 8 on the UK Albums Chart. An attempt at diversifying her sound from indie pop prompted her record label to drop her and she released three subsequent EPs and her third and fourth albums, Girl Talk (Kate Nash album), ''Girl Talk'' (2013) and Yesterday Was Forever, ''Yesterday Was Forever'' (2018), on her own label. A fifth album, 9 Sad Symphonies, ''9 Sad Symphonies'', was released on Kill Rock Stars in 2024, and Nash opened an OnlyFans account to subsidise losses from its tour. Nash's music was initially compared to that of Lily Allen, with tabloids criticising both it and her personally. Nash also co-wrote "Poison (Rita Ora song), Poison", a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Stevenson
Laura Anne Stevenson (born April 25, 1984) is an American singer-songwriter from Long Island, New York, and formerly a keyboard player for the musical collective Bomb the Music Industry! Life and career Early life Stevenson was raised in Nassau County, New York. Her grandfather, Harry Simeone, was a successful pianist and composer whose works included " The Little Drummer Boy" and "Do You Hear What I Hear?". His wife, Margaret McCravy, was a singer for the jazz bandleader Benny Goodman. After leaving home for college, Stevenson began both playing guitar and writing songs. Musical career Growing up in Rockville Centre, Stevenson befriended members of the Arrogant Sons of Bitches. After they disbanded in 2005, she was appointed keyboard player for the lead singer Jeff Rosenstock's new project, Bomb the Music Industry!. At this point, she had written a number of songs and was performing solo. While recording and touring with Bomb the Music Industry!, she began to piece toget ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waxahatchee
Waxahatchee is an American indie music project, formed in 2010 by American singer-songwriter Kathryn Crutchfield (born January 4, 1989), known professionally as Katie Crutchfield, following the breakup of her previous band P.S. Eliot. The band is named after Waxahatchee Creek in Alabama, where Crutchfield grew up. Originally an acoustic solo project, her recordings now tend to involve a full backing band. As Waxahatchee, she has released six solo studio albums to date: '' American Weekend'' (2012), ''Cerulean Salt'' (2013), '' Ivy Tripp'' (2015), '' Out in the Storm'' (2017), '' Saint Cloud'' (2020) and '' Tigers Blood'' (2024), which was nominated for the 2025 Grammy Award for Best Americana Album. Away from Waxahatchee, Crutchfield was also a member of alternative country duo Plains alongside Jess Williamson. History 2010–2017: ''American Weekend'', ''Cerulean Salt'', and ''Ivy Tripp'' While a member of P.S. Eliot, a band formed with her twin sister Allison, Crutchf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madrid
Madrid ( ; ) is the capital and List of largest cities in Spain, most populous municipality of Spain. It has almost 3.5 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 7 million. It is the Largest cities of the European Union by population within city limits, second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and its wikt:monocentric, monocentric Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area is the List of metropolitan areas in Europe by population, second-largest in the EU.United Nations Department of Economic and Social AffairWorld Urbanization Prospects (2007 revision), (United Nations, 2008), Table A.12. Data for 2007. The municipality covers geographical area. Madrid lies on the Manzanares (river), River Manzanares in the central part of the Iberian Peninsula at about above mean sea level. The capital city of both Spain and the surrounding Community of Madrid, autonomous community of Madrid (since 1983), it is also th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France
France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlantic, North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and List of islands of France, many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean, giving it Exclusive economic zone of France, one of the largest discontiguous exclusive economic zones in the world. Metropolitan France shares borders with Belgium and Luxembourg to the north; Germany to the northeast; Switzerland to the east; Italy and Monaco to the southeast; Andorra and Spain to the south; and a maritime border with the United Kingdom to the northwest. Its metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea. Its Regions of France, eighteen integral regions—five of which are overseas—span a combined area of and hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anyone And Everyone
Anyone and Everyone is an EP from the pop punk band Colour Me Wednesday. This EP was released on digital platforms and CD on 30 March 2016 and on vinyl Vinyl may refer to: Chemistry * Polyvinyl chloride (PVC), a particular vinyl polymer * Vinyl cation, a type of carbocation * Vinyl group, a broad class of organic molecules in chemistry * Vinyl polymer, a group of polymers derived from vinyl ... 7 inch through Dovetown and Krod Records on 12 July 2016. Wiener Records made a tape version of this EP. It was recorded at Dovetown Recordings and at Wingrove Farm in the United Kingdom. It was mixed and mastered by Luke Yates. Track listing # "Don't Tell Anyone" – 03:18 # "Two-Fifty For You Girls" – 03:19 # "Horror Story" – 01:56 # "In Your Shoes" – 03:57 Personnel * Jennifer Doveton – vocals and synth * Harriet Doveton – guitar and vocals * Carmela Pietrangelo – bass * Ben Wingrove – sax * Jaca Freer – drums References Colour Me Wednesday albums P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plan-It-X Records
Plan-It-X Records (PIX) was an independent record label. Originally based in Georgetown, Indiana, PIX was based in Bloomington, Indiana following brief stints in Olympia, Washington, Gainesville, Florida, and Cairo, Illinois. The label released folk punk and pop punk music, including Against Me!'s '' Crime As Forgiven By'', other releases include albums by This Bike Is a Pipe Bomb, Defiance, Ohio, Ghost Mice, Japanther, The Bananas, Operation: Cliff Clavin, and Antsy Pants and Fifteen. History Founded in 1994 by Samantha Jane Dorsett and Chris Clavin, Plan-It-X held a DIY punk ethic. The label sold all CDs for five dollars or less. PIX's slogan reads: "If it ain't cheap, it ain't punk". PIX attempted to demonstrate that the practices of major record labels do not need to be duplicated by independent record labels in order to be successful. They supported other small labels and encourage others to do so as well (and even go as far as to suggest starting your own label). C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lauren Records
Lauren Records is an American independent record label founded in Southern California in 2011 by Aaron Kovacs. The label mostly specializes in indie rock, emo, and other melodic punk rock adjacent genres. History Kovacs had experience booking shows and tours for local bands before he founded Lauren Records in 2011. The first release was a compilation LP called ''I Think We Should Stay Away From Each Other'' featuring groups like AJJ, Japanther, Fishboy, and Joyce Manor. Initially supposed to be a home duplicated cassette with just local friends’ bands, as more bands expressed interest in putting a song on, it went from almost being a CD to just being an LP. As of 2017 the label was still a one person endeavour. Notable artists Some notable artists who have had music released by Lauren Records are: * Adult Mom *Antonioni * AJJ * Algernon Cadwallader *The Bananas *Benny The Jet Rodriguez * Blowout *Closer *Colour Me Wednesday * Dogbreth * Diners * Fishboy * Glocca Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
California
California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an international border with the Mexico, Mexican state of Baja California to the south. With almost 40million residents across an area of , it is the List of states and territories of the United States by population, largest state by population and List of U.S. states and territories by area, third-largest by area. Prior to European colonization of the Americas, European colonization, California was one of the most culturally and linguistically diverse areas in pre-Columbian North America. European exploration in the 16th and 17th centuries led to the colonization by the Spanish Empire. The area became a part of Mexico in 1821, following Mexican War of Independence, its successful war for independence, but Mexican Cession, was ceded to the U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
