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Joan
Joan may refer to: People and fictional characters *Joan (given name), including a list of women, men and fictional characters ** Joan of Arc (c. 1412–1431), patron saint of France *Joan (surname) Art and media * ''Joan'' (Alexander McQueen collection), a fashion collection by Alexander McQueen * ''Joan'' (play), a 2015 one-woman play * ''Joan'' (rock opera), a 1975 rock opera * ''Joan'' (TV series), a 2024 British crime drama Music * ''Joan'' (album), a 1967 album by Joan Baez *Joan (band), an American duo formed in 2017 *"Joan", a song by The Art Bears from their 1978 album '' Hopes and Fears'' *"Joan", a song by Lene Lovich from her 1980 album '' Flex'' *"Joan", a song by Erasure from their 1991 album ''Chorus'' *"Joan", a song by The Innocence Mission from their 1991 album ''Umbrella'' *"Joan", a song by God Is My Co-Pilot from their 1992 album ''I Am Not This Body'' Other uses *Jōan (era), a Japanese era name *Joan Township, Ontario, Canada *List of storms named Joan, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joan (given Name)
Joan (female name: ; male name: ) is both a feminine form of the personal name ''John'' given to females in the Anglosphere; and the native masculine form of ''John'' (for males) in the Catalan- Valencian and Occitan languages. In both cases, the name is derived from the Greek via the Latin and (or and ), and is thus cognate with John and related to its many forms, including its derived feminine forms. The name was disseminated widely into many languages and cultures from the Greek name (romanised, ), along with its feminine form (romanised, ). Its ultimate origin, as with ''John'', is from the Hebrew (), " Graced by Yah", or (), "Yahweh is Gracious". History The Anglosphere female name ''Joan'' entered the English language through the Old French forms, '' -4; we might wonder whether there's a point at which it's appropriate to talk of the beginnings of French, that is, when it wa ... forms, ''Johanne'' and ''Jehanne">Johanne">-4; we might wonder whether there's a p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flex (album)
''Flex'' is the second studio album by English-American singer-songwriter Lene Lovich, released in January 1980 by Stiff Records. The album is produced by Lovich and Les Chappell with additional production by Roger Bechirian and Alan Winstanley. It was recorded at the Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum, Netherlands. She worked with Chappell and Judge Smith on writing the songs. The cover sleeve depicts Lovich wearing a wedding dress and playing with hockey pucks on a string. It was taken inside a stainless steel fermentation tank at a Guinness brewery, after it had been emptied prior to cleaning. It caused controversy and few members of the Baptist church tried to get the album banned in the United States, saying it depicted an act of witchcraft. Lovich described ''Flex'' as her more introverted album. After its release, it received relatively positive reviews praising album's enhanced production compared to her previous album '' Stateless rough sound. It was also more suc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jo-an
is a seventeenth-century Japanese teahouse ('' chashitsu'') located in Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture. ''Jo-an'' is said to be one of the three finest teahouses in Japan and has been in its current location in Inuyama since 1972. It was designated a National Treasure in 1951. History ''Jo-an'' was originally built around 1618 in Kennin-ji, Kyoto, for Oda Urakusai, the younger brother of ''daimyō'' Oda Nobunaga and a disciple of tea ceremony master Sen no Rikyū. ''Jo-an'' has been relocated a number of times, but since 1972 has formed part of the Urakuen gardens in Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture, part of the historic Owari Province was a province of Japan in the area that today forms the western half of Aichi Prefecture, including the modern city of Nagoya. The province was created in 646. Owari bordered on Mikawa, Mino, and Ise Provinces. Owari and Mino provinces w ... which the Oda clan ruled starting in the 15th century. Architecture Jo-an is approached through ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Storms Named Joan
The name Joan has been used for one tropical cyclone in the Atlantic Ocean, ten tropical cyclones in the Western Pacific, and two tropical cyclones in the Australian region. Atlantic * Hurricane Joan (1988) – passed over the Guajira Peninsula in northern Colombia and northwestern Venezuela before making landfall in Nicaragua. After crossing Central America into the Eastern Pacific, Joan was renamed ''Miriam''. The name Joan was retired in the Atlantic after the 1988 season, and it was replaced by '' Joyce'' for the 1994 season. Western Pacific * Typhoon Joan (1951) (T5105) – did not affect land * Typhoon Joan (1955) (T5520) – did not affect land * Typhoon Joan (1959) (T5909, 21W) – a Category 5-equivalent typhoon that made landfall on Taiwan * Typhoon Joan (1962) (T6205, 37W) – hit South Korea * Tropical Storm Joan (1964) (T6429, 44W) – a relatively weak storm which hit Vietnam and became one of the Western Pacific' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joan Township, Ontario
Joan Township is a geographic township in Temagami, Nipissing District, Northeastern Ontario, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's List of coun ..., situated in the core of Lake Temagami. It covers much of Bear Island, the northern tip of Temagami Island, the Northwest Arm of Lake Temagami, Sand Point, and the Joan Peninsula. Notes References * * * * Townships of Temagami {{NorthernOntario-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jōan (era)
was a after '' Kaō'' and before '' Angen.'' This period spanned the years from April 1171 through July 1175. The reigning emperor was . Change of era * 1171 : The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events. The previous era ended and a new one commenced in ''Kaō'' 3, on the 21st day of the 4th month of 1171. Events of the ''Jōan'' era * 1172 (''Jōan 1, 3rd day of the 1st month''): The emperor had attained the age of 11 years; accordingly, the hair on his head was shaved as a sign of his coming of age. * 1171 (''Jōan 1, 13th day of the 1st month''): The young emperor made a visit to the home of former- Emperor Go-Shirakawa, where he first met Tiara-no Tokoku, the adopted daughter of Go-Shirakawa and the actual daughter of Taira no Kiomori. He accepted the 15-year-old girl as one of his consorts, and she moved into his palace. * 1171 (''Jōan 2, 10th day of the 2nd month''): Taira Kiyomori's daughter, Tokuko, becomes Emperor Takakura's his secondary emp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
God Is My Co-Pilot (band)
God Is My Co-Pilot (often abbreviated as GodCo) is a no wave queercore band from New York City formed in 1991. The two primary members throughout the 90s were the openly queer couple of vocalist Sharon Topper and guitarist Craig Flanagin. The last recordings with Topper were made in 1998 (though the group continued to perform occasionally until 2012). There was no further activity until 2018 when the band released a demo on both cassette and Bandcamp, began playing frequent shows in NYC, and toured the UK. The current line-up consists of Flanagin playing guitar, Normandy Sherwood (of the National Theater of the United States of America) on vocals & electronics, long-standing members Jason Blackkat on bass, Jer Reid on guitar, and Fredrik Haake on drums, with new members Hajnal Pivnick on violin, and Kevin Shea on drums. The group has been recording new music since 2018; both a single and an album drawn from these recordings, which include contributions from celli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Umbrella (The Innocence Mission Album)
''Umbrella'' is the second album by the American band the Innocence Mission, released in 1991. The band supported the album with a North American tour. Production The album was produced by Larry Klein and the band. It was recorded in two months in several studios in Los Angeles, Kingston, New York, and New York City, including the Kiva, Dreamland Recording, and Masterdisc. The lyrics were written by lead singer Karen Peris; she was particularly inspired by the light coming through the stained glass windows at Dreamland. Peris also played keyboards. The band thought that ''Umbrellas songs were more personal than those on the first album. Critical reception The '' Calgary Herald'' wrote that "Mission's singer/songwriter Karen Peris clones Natalie Merchant's seductive and indolent vocals, copying the Maniacs' sound except on later tracks where she puppets Kate Bush." '' The Indianapolis Star'' stated that, "besides Peris' wafting synthesizer and eventually wearying vocals, her th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chorus (Erasure Album)
''Chorus'' is the fifth studio album by English synth-pop duo Erasure, released on 14 October 1991 by Mute Records in Germany and the UK and on 15 October 1991 by Sire/ Reprise Records in the United States. In 1999, Ned Raggett ranked the album at number 45 in his list of "The Top 136 or So Albums of the Nineties". Background Upon its release, ''Chorus'' became Erasure's third consecutive number-one album in the UK and gave them four more top twenty hits. In the US, it was Erasure's highest-debuting and highest-peaking album on the ''Billboard'' 200 at the time, entering at number 29. It gave Erasure their first ''Billboard'' Hot 100 entry since "Stop!" with the title track, which also charted well on the Modern Rock Tracks chart and ''Billboard''s Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. ''Chorus'' also charted well in Germany, where it peaked at number thirteen. Production Prior to the album's production, programmer Vince Clarke had noticed technical limitations of the by-th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hopes And Fears (Art Bears Album)
''Hopes and Fears'' is the debut album by the English avant-rock group Art Bears. It comprises tracks by Henry Cow, Art Bears's predecessor, recorded at Sunrise Studios, Kirchberg in Switzerland in January 1978, and tracks by Art Bears, recorded at Kaleidophon Studios in London in March 1978. Background ''Hopes and Fears'' began as a Henry Cow album, but after the first recording sessions in Switzerland in January 1978, some of the members of the band were unhappy about the predominance of song-oriented material. As a compromise it was agreed that two albums would be made: the songs would be released by Fred Frith, Chris Cutler and Dagmar Krause as Art Bears, and the instrumental compositions would be released later by Henry Cow. The newly formed Art Bears recorded four more tracks in London in March 1978 to complete ''Hopes and Fears'', which was released in May 1978 under their name with the rest of Henry Cow credited as guests. Henry Cow continued to perform as a grou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joan Of Arc
Joan of Arc ( ; ; – 30 May 1431) is a patron saint of France, honored as a defender of the French nation for her role in the siege of Orléans and her insistence on the Coronation of the French monarch, coronation of Charles VII of France during the Hundred Years' War. Claiming to be acting under divine guidance, she became a military leader who transcended gender roles and gained recognition as a savior of France. Joan was born to a propertied peasant family at Domrémy-la-Pucelle, Domrémy in northeast France. In 1428, she requested to be taken to Charles VII, later testifying that she was guided by visions from the archangel Michael, Margaret the Virgin, Saint Margaret, and Catherine of Alexandria, Saint Catherine to help him save France from English domination. Convinced of her devotion and purity, Charles sent Joan, who was about seventeen years old, to the siege of Orléans as part of a relief army. She arrived at the city in April 1429, wielding her banner a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joan (band)
Joan (stylized as joan) is an American duo from Little Rock, Arkansas, consisting of Alan Benjamin Thomas and Steven Rutherford. History The duo formed in 2017. The duo released their first EP in 2019, titled ''portra''. The duo released their second EP in 2020 titled ''cloudy''. In May 2021, the duo released a new song titled "so good" as well as plans to release two EPs the same year. The two EPs, ''hi'' and ''bye'', were released in late 2021. In April 2023, they released their debut album, ''superglue''. Discography EPs *portra (2019) *cloudy (2020) *hi (2021) *bye (2021) Albums *superglue (2023) References American musical duos Musical groups from Little Rock, Arkansas {{more cats, date=January 2022 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
