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Rachel Haden
Rachel Haden (born October 11, 1971 in New York City) is an American musician and one of the triplet daughters of jazz bassist Charlie Haden and Ellen David. Career In the early 1990s, Haden played bass guitar for That Dog, a band that also included her sister Petra. Her sister Tanya also contributed cello on several That Dog recordings, but did not tour as an official member of the band. Around this time Haden also played drums and performed backup vocals for Beck on the songs "Totally Confused" and "Steve Threw Up". She also played drums for Beck's "Pink Noise (Rock Me Amadeus)". Later, Haden became one of the four early members of the band the Rentals, along with Rod Cervera and Weezer's Patrick Wilson and Matt Sharp. In 1996, she performed lead vocals on the Weezer song "I Just Threw Out the Love of My Dreams", originally written for the abandoned '' Songs from the Black Hole'' album. Haden was Rivers Cuomo's choice to play the "good girl" character, Laurel. The song was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York City
New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive with a respective county. The city is the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the United States by both population and urban area. New York is a global center of finance and commerce, culture, technology, entertainment and media, academics, and scientific output, the arts and fashion, and, as home to the headquarters of the United Nations, international diplomacy. With an estimated population in 2024 of 8,478,072 distributed over , the city is the most densely populated major city in the United States. New York City has more than double the population of Los Angeles, the nation's second-most populous city. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Haden
Charles Edward Haden (August 6, 1937 – July 11, 2014) was an American jazz double bass player, bandleader, composer and educator whose career spanned more than fifty years. Haden helped to revolutionize the harmonic concept of bass playing in jazz, evolving a style that sometimes complemented the soloist, and other times moved independently, liberating bassists from a strictly accompanying role. In the late 1950s, he was an original member of the ground-breaking Ornette Coleman Quartet. In 1969, he formed his first band, the ''Liberation Music Orchestra'', featuring arrangements by pianist Carla Bley. In the late 1960s, he became a member of pianist Keith Jarrett's trio, quartet and quintet. In the 1980s, he formed his own band, ''Quartet West''. Haden also often recorded and performed in a duo setting, with musicians including guitarist Pat Metheny and pianists Hank Jones and Kenny Barron. German musicologist Joachim-Ernst Berendt wrote that Haden's "ability to create se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bleed American
''Bleed American'' is the fourth studio album by the American rock band Jimmy Eat World, released on July 24, 2001, by DreamWorks Records. The album was re-released as ''Jimmy Eat World'' following the September 11 attacks; that name remained until 2008, when it was re-released with its original title returned. Following the commercial failure and lack of recognition for their third studio album ''Clarity'' (1999) from Capitol Records, Jimmy Eat World were dropped by the label in late 1999. Aside from working odd jobs, the band toured to raise money for their next album. It was recorded with Mark Trombino and the band served as producers in October and November 2000 at the Cherokee and Harddrive studios in Los Angeles, respectively. The musical style was more direct and accessible than its predecessor, with simpler chord structures. " Bleed American" was released to radio on June 5, 2001, as the album's lead single, coinciding with Jimmy Eat World's tours of Australia and J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The For Carnation
The For Carnation are an American post-rock band from Louisville, Kentucky, formed in 1994. The band was formed by Brian McMahan, who is the only constant group member. McMahan's previous band Slint hinted at the distinctive sound and sombre aesthetic he would create in The For Carnation. History To date they have released two EPs and one self-titled album: ''Fight Songs'' (Matador Records, 1995), ''Marshmallows'' (Matador, 1996), and ''The For Carnation'' (Touch and Go Records, 2000). ''Fight Songs'' and ''Marshmallows'' were compiled into one record, ''Promised Works'', and released by Runt in 1997. ''Promised Works'' was re-released by Touch and Go Records in 2007. The band has included Doug McCombs and Johnny "Machine" Herndon of Tortoise, Bobb Bruno of Best Coast, Todd Cook ( Shipping News) as well as Britt Walford and David Pajo of Slint. They returned in December 2009 to play a show at the " Ten Years of ATP" All Tomorrow's Parties music festival in England. A track "A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linda Mallari
The Martinis are a rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1993. The band consists of Pixies guitarist Joey Santiago and his wife Linda Mallari. They have released one album under the label Cooking Vinyl, Artist Direct, and Distracted/BMG. Their song "Free" was featured in the movie ''Empire Records'' and was on the movie's soundtrack album. Discography *''The Martinis'' (1998) *''The Smitten Sessions E.P.'' (April 6, 2004) - released by Distracted Records, and featuring Pixies drummer Dave Lovering on the fifth track. *'' Smitten'' (May 4, 2004) - Released by Cooking Vinyl Cooking Vinyl is a British independent record label, based in Acton, London, England. It was founded in 1986 by former manager and booking agent Martin Goldschmidt and his business partner Pete Lawrence. Goldschmidt remains the current owner an ... References External links * The Martinis at All Music Alternative rock groups from California Musical groups established in 1993 1993 establis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joey Santiago
Joseph Alberto Santiago (born June 10, 1965) is a Filipino-American guitarist and composer. Active since 1986, Santiago is best known as the co-founder and lead guitarist of the alternative rock band Pixies. After the band's breakup in 1993, Santiago produced musical scores for film and television documentaries, and he formed The Martinis with his ex-wife, Linda Mallari. He also contributed to albums by Charles Douglas and former Pixies band-mate Frank Black. Santiago resumed his role as the Pixies' lead guitarist when they reunited in 2004. Santiago has described his guitar technique as "angular and bent", and he cites Les Paul, George Harrison, Chet Atkins, Wes Montgomery, Joe Pass and Jimi Hendrix as major influences on his style. His guitar playing, as part of the Pixies' sound, was held in high regard by critics: MTV's Laurel Bowman commented that Santiago's "sonic plow was the key element in the Pixies' monstrous presence". Early life and education Santiago was b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pixies (band)
The Pixies are an American alternative rock band from Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, formed in 1986 by Black Francis (vocals, rhythm guitar, songwriter), Joey Santiago (lead guitar), Kim Deal (bass, vocals) and David Lovering (drums). The Pixies are associated with the 1990s alternative rock boom, and draw on elements including punk rock and surf music, surf rock. Their music is known for dynamic "loud-quiet-loud" shifts and song structures. Francis is the primary songwriter; his often surreal lyrics cover offbeat subjects such as extraterrestrials, incest, and biblical violence. Their jarring pop sound influenced acts such as Nirvana (band), Nirvana, Radiohead, Modest Mouse, the Smashing Pumpkins and Weezer. The Pixies achieved modest popularity in the US but were more successful in Europe. Their popularity grew after their breakup, leading to a 2004 reunion and sold-out world tours. Deal left in 2013, and was replaced by Kim Shattuck as a touring bassist. She was replaced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Martinis
The Martinis are a rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1993. The band consists of Pixies guitarist Joey Santiago and his wife Linda Mallari. They have released one album under the label Cooking Vinyl, Artist Direct, and Distracted/BMG. Their song "Free" was featured in the movie ''Empire Records'' and was on the movie's soundtrack album. Discography *''The Martinis'' (1998) *''The Smitten Sessions E.P.'' (April 6, 2004) - released by Distracted Records, and featuring Pixies drummer Dave Lovering on the fifth track. *'' Smitten'' (May 4, 2004) - Released by Cooking Vinyl Cooking Vinyl is a British independent record label, based in Acton, London, England. It was founded in 1986 by former manager and booking agent Martin Goldschmidt and his business partner Pete Lawrence. Goldschmidt remains the current owner an ... References External links * The Martinis at All Music Alternative rock groups from California Musical groups established in 1993 1993 establ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pinkerton (album)
''Pinkerton'' is the second studio album by the American rock band Weezer, released on September 24, 1996, by DGC Records. The guitarist and vocalist Rivers Cuomo wrote most of ''Pinkerton'' while studying at Harvard University, after abandoning plans for a rock opera, ''Songs from the Black Hole''. It was the last Weezer album to feature the bassist Matt Sharp, who left in 1998. To better capture their live sound, Weezer self-produced ''Pinkerton'', creating a darker, more abrasive album than their self-titled 1994 debut. Cuomo's lyrics express loneliness and disillusionment with the rock lifestyle. The title comes from the character BF Pinkerton from Giacomo Puccini's 1904 opera ''Madama Butterfly'', whom Cuomo described as an "asshole American sailor similar to a touring rock star". Like ''Madama Butterfly'', ''Pinkerton'' views Japanese culture from the perspective of an outsider who considers Japan fragile and sensual. ''Pinkerton'' produced the singles "El Scorcho" and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivers Cuomo
Rivers Cuomo ( ; born June 13, 1970) is an American musician best known as the lead vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter of the rock band Weezer. Cuomo was born in New York City and raised in several Buddhist communities in the northeastern U.S. until the age of 10 when his family settled in Connecticut. He played in several bands in Connecticut and California before forming Weezer in 1992. After the success of Weezer's debut, the ''Blue Album'' (1994)'','' Cuomo enrolled at Harvard University, but dropped out after recording Weezer's second album, ''Pinkerton'' (1996). He later re-enrolled and graduated in 2006. Though ''Pinkerton'' is now frequently cited among the best albums of the 1990s and has been certified platinum, it was initially a commercial and critical failure, pushing Cuomo's songwriting toward pop music for Weezer's next album, the '' Green Album'' (2001). Weezer has released more than a dozen albums since. Cuomo has released several compilations of dem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Songs From The Black Hole
''Songs from the Black Hole'' is an unfinished album by the American rock band Weezer, recorded between 1994 and 1996. The songwriter, Rivers Cuomo, conceived it as a rock opera that would express his mixed feelings about the success of Weezer's 1994 self-titled debut album. Its characters were to be voiced by members of Weezer, plus the guest vocalists Rachel Haden (of That Dog and the Rentals) and Joan Wasser (of the Dambuilders). Cuomo recorded demos for ''Songs from the Black Hole'' over Christmas 1994, and Weezer held recording sessions over the following year. In late 1995, Cuomo enrolled at Harvard University, where his songwriting became darker and more confessional. Weezer abandoned the ''Black Hole'' concept and their second album became ''Pinkerton'' (1996), which incorporated some songs once intended for ''Songs from the Black Hole''. Two ''Songs from the Black Hole'' tracks, "I Just Threw Out the Love of My Dreams" and "Devotion", were released as ''Pinkerton' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Sharp
Matthew Kelly Sharp (born September 22, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. Until 1998, he was the bassist for the Rock music, rock band Weezer, which he co-founded in 1992. He appears on their first two albums, the ''Weezer (Blue Album), Blue Album'' (1994) and ''Pinkerton (album), Pinkerton'' (1996). In 1994, Sharp founded The Rentals, Rentals, who have released five albums. Sharp has also released an EP and an album as a solo artist. Early life Matt Sharp was born in Bangkok, Thailand, to American parents on September 22, 1969. The family moved to Arlington County, Virginia, Arlington, Virginia, when he was one year old. At the age of nine, he made his first musical purchase, a single (music)#Types of physical singles, 45 rpm single of the song "Le Freak" by Chic (band), Chic.Luerssen D., John, 2004 p. 50 At sixteen, he moved to San Diego.Luerssen D., John, 2004 p. 51 In 1989, Sharp started fronting a Gothic rock, goth band, the Clique, which lasted less th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
