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Mainstream may refer to: Film * ''Mainstream'' (film), a 2020 American film Literature * ''Mainstream'' (fanzine), a science fiction fanzine * Mainstream Publishing, a Scottish publisher * ''Mainstream'', a 1943 book by Hamilton Basso * ''Mainstream: On the Global Culture War'', a 2013 book by Frédéric Martel * the concept of mainstream fiction Music * Mainstream jazz, a term coined in the 1950s to describe the form of jazz which was a continuation of the Swing era * ''Mainstream'' (band), a late-1990s British shoegazer band, or their first album * ''Mainstream'' (Fullerton College Jazz Band album), 1994 * ''Mainstream'' (Lloyd Cole and the Commotions album), 1987 * ''Mainstream'' (Quiet Sun album), 1975 * ''Mainstream EP'', by Metric, 1998 * Mainstream Records, an American record label * "Mainstream", a song by Thea Gilmore from the 2003 album ''Avalanche'' See also * Mainstreaming (other) *Mainline Protestant The mainline Protestants (sometimes also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mainstream (film)
''Mainstream'' is a 2020 American comedy-drama film directed by Gia Coppola, who co-wrote the screenplay with Tom Stuart. It stars Andrew Garfield, Maya Hawke, Nat Wolff, Johnny Knoxville and Jason Schwartzman. Set in West Hollywood, California, the film follows struggling young filmmaker Frankie (Hawke) who achieves success after meeting up with Link (Garfield), a strange and bold man living off the grid. It had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on September 5, 2020. It was released on May 7, 2021, by IFC Films. The film received negative reviews from critics. Plot Frankie is a young filmmaker living in West Hollywood. Having dropped out of school to pursue her dreams of making art, she is working a thankless job bartending with her friend Jake and has no clear vision of her goals other than creating a struggling YouTube channel. One day she encounters Link, an eccentric young man working as a costumed mascot in a mall. When Frankie claims to have been filming a pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mainstream (fanzine)
''Mainstream'' was a science fiction fanzine founded in 1978, headquartered in Seattle and edited by Jerry Kaufman and Suzanne Tompkins. It was nominated for the 1991 Hugo Award for Best Fanzine The Hugo Award for Best Fanzine is given each year for non professionally edited magazines, or "fanzines", related to science fiction or fantasy which has published four or more issues with at least one issue appearing in the previous calendar y ..., losing to '' Lan's Lantern''. It ceased publication in December 1998 with #17. References 1978 establishments in Washington (state) 1998 disestablishments in Washington (state) Defunct science fiction magazines published in the United States Magazines established in 1978 Magazines disestablished in 1998 Magazines published in Seattle Science fiction fanzines {{Sf-fanzine-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mainstream Publishing
Mainstream Publishing was a publishing company in Edinburgh, Scotland. Founded in 1978, it ceased trading in December 2013.Charlotte WilliamsMainstream to cease publishing 1 March 2013, The Bookseller.com' (Retrieved 30 December 2016) It was associated with the Random House Group, who bought Mainstream in 2005. Notable publications Its publications include Magnus Magnusson's ''Fakers, Forgers and Phoneys'' (2005), Trevor White's '' Kitchen Con: Writing on the Restaurant Racket'' (2006), Gordon Haskell's autobiography ''The Road to Harry's Bar: Forty Years on the Potholed Path to Stardom'' (2006), Gordon Brown James Gordon Brown (born 20 February 1951) is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Labour Party (UK), Leader of the Labour Party from 2007 to 2010. Previously, he was Chancellor of the Ex ...'s '' Britain's Everyday Heroes'' (2007), Henry Allingham's ''Kitchener's Last Volunteer'' (2008) (with Denis Goodwin), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamilton Basso
Joseph Hamilton Basso (September 5, 1904 – May 13, 1964) was an American novelist and journalist. Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, Basso worked as reporter for several newspapers in New Orleans, wrote 11 novels, primarily about the South, and was an associate editor at ''The New Yorker'' for more than 20 years. His best-known work was the novel '' The View from Pompey's Head'', a story of a New York City attorney who returns to his Southern hometown in the early 1950s to investigate a mystery surrounding a famous writer. The book spent almost a year on the bestseller lists in 1954 and later was adapted into a motion picture. Awards His 1959 novel ''The Light Infantry Ball'' was a finalist for the 1960 National Book Award. It was a kind of prequel to ''The View from Pompey's Head'', set in the same town, Pompey's Head, South Carolina, during the Civil War era. Basso died in 1964, at age 59, in Weston, Connecticut Weston ( ) is a New England town, town in Fairfield County, Con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frédéric Martel
Frédéric Martel (born 28 October 1967) is a French writer, researcher and journalist. His most famous books are ''The Pink and the Black, Homosexuals in France since 1968'' (1996), ''Mainstream'' (2010) and '' In the Closet of the Vatican'' (2019), a ''New York Times'' bestseller. Biography Frédéric Martel holds a PhD in social sciences and four graduate degrees in philosophy (University of Sorbonne, Paris I), social science (Sorbonne, Paris I), political science (Panthéon, Paris II) and public law (Panthéon, Paris II). He was the head of the book office at the French Embassy in Romania (1990–1992) and a "chargé de mission" at the French ministry of culture (1992). After being advisor to the former Prime Minister Michel Rocard (1993–1994), he served the Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, deputy-Prime minister Martine Aubry, as her speech writer (1997–2000). From 2001 to 2005, he was "cultural attaché" at the French embassy in the US. He has also been a visiting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mainstream Fiction
Literary fiction, serious fiction, high literature, or artistic literature, and sometimes just literature, encompasses fiction books and writings that are more character-driven rather than plot-driven, that examine the human condition, or that are simply considered serious art by critics. These labels are typically used in contrast to genre fiction: books that neatly fit into an established genre of the book trade and place more value on being entertaining and appealing to a mass audience.Reissenweber, Brandi"Ask The Writer: What is the difference between genre fiction and literary fiction?"Gotham Writers' Workshop. Retrieved 3 September 2024. Literary fiction in this case can also be called non-genre fiction and is considered to have more artistic merit than popular genre fiction. Some categories of literary fiction, such as much historical fiction, magic realism, autobiographical novels, or encyclopedic novels, are frequently termed ''genres'' without being considered genre fic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mainstream Jazz
Mainstream jazz is a term coined in the 1950s by music journalist Stanley Dance, who considered anything within the popular jazz of the Swing Era "mainstream",McRae, Barry. 2005. "Sound Investment: Mainstream." ''Jazz Journal International'', Aug 1, 10. and did not include the bebop style. Jazz in the mainstream After Dance defined mainstream jazz in the 1950s, the definition changed with the evolution and progression of jazz music. What was mainstream then would not be considered mainstream now. In a general sense, mainstream jazz can be considered what was most popular at the time: For example, during the Swing era, swing and big band music were in their prime and what target audiences were looking for. Although bebop was introduced into jazz during that time, audiences had not developed an ear for it. Mainstream jazz musicians The jazz musicians listed below were either considered "mainstream" musicians, or were influenced by mainstream musicians. Swing era * Duke Ell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mainstream (band)
Mainstream were an English Rock/Alternative Rock band, briefly famous in the late 1990s. They were formed by Mewton, Hartnell and Neill. Later they were joined by Peter Mullaney (guitar) and later still (after a bit of searching) Mark James Aviss. After performing several successful gigs they attracted label interest. Immediately prior to signing with Nude Records, Peter Mullaney for various reasons departed, later to be replaced with Greg Cook. Signed to Suede's label Nude Records in early 1995 and produced one album (also called ''Mainstream'') in 1998. The band comprised Anthony Neale (voice) (now frontman for The Truths on Aardvark Records), James Hartnell (guitars), Conrad Mewton (bass), Greg Cook (keyboards) and Mark James Aviss (drums) (now with The Little Things). Despite having been renowned for their live performances, the album failed to chart anywhere and the group split up shortly afterwards. However the album appears to be still in print and selling (as of Oc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mainstream (Fullerton College Jazz Band Album)
''Mainstream'' is a CD released by the Fullerton College Jazz Band in 1994, it was critically acclaimed by ''Down Beat Magazine'' being given three and a half stars.Review, Down Beat Magazine, October 1st, 1995 Background In 1981 the Music Department at Fullerton College built a 16 track in house recording facility which was to serve as a teaching tool for both student music groups and students wanting to take recording technology classes at a vocational level. By 1994, when the CD ''Mainstream'' was produced, there has been several award winning recordings such as '' Time Tripping'' coming from the Fullerton College Jazz Band. The group has been the recipient of numerous Down Beat and NARAS awards and the CDs are distributed worldwide. During this time the group was selected as the winner for the first ten-day Disney World/ International Association for Jazz Education competition for College and University bands; the Fullerton College Jazz Band #1 performed at Disney Wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mainstream (Lloyd Cole And The Commotions Album)
Mainstream may refer to: Film * ''Mainstream'' (film), a 2020 American film Literature * ''Mainstream'' (fanzine), a science fiction fanzine * Mainstream Publishing, a Scottish publisher * ''Mainstream'', a 1943 book by Hamilton Basso * ''Mainstream: On the Global Culture War'', a 2013 book by Frédéric Martel * the concept of mainstream fiction Music * Mainstream jazz, a term coined in the 1950s to describe the form of jazz which was a continuation of the Swing era * ''Mainstream'' (band), a late-1990s British shoegazer band, or their first album * ''Mainstream'' (Fullerton College Jazz Band album), 1994 * ''Mainstream'' (Lloyd Cole and the Commotions album), 1987 * ''Mainstream'' (Quiet Sun album), 1975 * '' Mainstream EP'', by Metric, 1998 * Mainstream Records, an American record label * "Mainstream", a song by Thea Gilmore from the 2003 album '' Avalanche'' See also * Mainstreaming (other) * Mainline Protestant, a group of American denominat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mainstream (Quiet Sun Album)
''Mainstream'' is the only album of the UK band Quiet Sun. The band had originally split up in 1972. Phil Manzanera joined Roxy Music, Bill MacCormick joined Matching Mole, Charles Hayward joined This Heat and Dave Jarrett became a mathematics teacher. In 1975, Manzanera booked a studio for 26 days to record his first solo album '' Diamond Head'' and got Quiet Sun together again to record a studio album from their previously composed material at the same time. The result ''Mainstream'' was critically acclaimed and became the New Musical Express' album of the month, apparently Island Records' fourth or fifth biggest seller at the time, close up to Bad Company and Cat Stevens. Reworked versions of three tracks from ''Mainstream'' – "Mummy was an Asteroid, Daddy was a Small Non-Stick Kitchen Utensil" (merged with Manzanera's track from ''Diamond Head'' "East of Echo," and rechristened "East of Asteroid"), "Rongwrong," and the intro portion of "Sol Caliente" (which also appea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mainstream EP
''Mainstream'' is an early demo EP from Canadian indie rock band Metric Metric or metrical may refer to: Measuring * Metric system, an internationally adopted decimal system of measurement * An adjective indicating relation to measurement in general, or a noun describing a specific type of measurement Mathematics .... The album is currently not available in stores, although it is circulated widely on the internet. It was revealed in the 2009 book '' This Book is Broken'', that the band was called "Mainstream" at this time, not "Metric", and Joshua Winstead and Joules Scott-Key had not yet joined. Track listing 1998 debut EPs Metric (band) EPs {{1990s-indie-rock-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |