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The Muffs
The Muffs were an American pop punk band based in Southern California, formed in 1991. Led by singer and guitarist Kim Shattuck, the band released four full-length studio albums in the 1990s, as well as numerous singles including "Lucky Guy" and "Sad Tomorrow", and a cover version of "Kids in America". After a long hiatus beginning in 1999, the band released a fifth album in 2004 but thereafter effectively disbanded. Almost a decade later, the three core members of the band reunited and started performing again. Their sixth album, ''Whoop Dee Doo (The Muffs album), Whoop Dee Doo'', was released in 2014. Kim Shattuck died on October 2, 2019, following a two-year battle with ALS. On that same day, the Muffs confirmed that they had disbanded. Shortly after, the Muffs released their seventh and final album ''No Holiday''. History Formation and early years: 1991–1996 The band started as a collaboration between guitarists Kim Shattuck and Melanie Vammen, both former members of the 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles
Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, cultural center of Southern California. With an estimated 3,878,704 residents within the city limits , it is the List of United States cities by population, second-most populous in the United States, behind only New York City. Los Angeles has an Ethnic groups in Los Angeles, ethnically and culturally diverse population, and is the principal city of a Metropolitan statistical areas, metropolitan area of 12.9 million people (2024). Greater Los Angeles, a combined statistical area that includes the Los Angeles and Riverside–San Bernardino metropolitan areas, is a sprawling metropolis of over 18.5 million residents. The majority of the city proper lies in Los Angeles Basin, a basin in Southern California adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Shattuck
Kimberly Dianne Shattuck (July 17, 1963 – October 2, 2019) was an American singer, musician, and songwriter. She was the lead vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter of the American punk rock band the Muffs, which formed in 1991. From 1985 to 1990, Shattuck was a member of the Pandoras. In 2001, she was a singer, guitarist and songwriter for the Beards, a side project composed of Shattuck, Lisa Marr, and Sherri Solinger. In 2013, she was the bass player for Pixies (band), Pixies. Life and career Childhood and studies Kimberly Dianne Shattuck was born on July 17, 1963, in Long Beach, California, daughter of Kent and Betty (née Hess) Shattuck. She was raised in Orange County, California, Orange County along with her brother, Kirk, and sister, Kristen. She began playing guitar while attending Orange Coast College, where she was studying photography. Music Shattuck played bass and sang backing vocals for the Pandoras from 1985 to 1990. In 1991, switching to guitar and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blonder And Blonder
''Blonder and Blonder'' is the second album by the pop punk band the Muffs, released in 1995 on Reprise Records. The album contains the single "Sad Tomorrow". In 2016, the album was remastered and expanded by Omnivore Recordings, featuring 7 additional tracks, 5 of which were previously unreleased. Track listing All songs written by Kim Shattuck. # "Agony" - 2:27 # "Oh Nina" - 2:39 # "On and On" - 1:45 # "Sad Tomorrow" - 2:09 # "What You've Done" - 1:57 # "Red Eyed Troll" - 3:45 # "End It All" - 1:49 # "Laying on a Bed of Roses" - 2:11 # "I Need a Face" - 2:14 # "Won't Come Out to Play" - 1:51 # "Funny Face" - 3:20 # "Ethyl My Love" - 2:39 # "I'm Confused" - 3:41 # "Just a Game" - 1:59 2016 Omnivore Recordings remastered and expanded release # "Agony" - 2:27 # "Oh Nina" - 2:39 # "On and On" - 1:45 # "Sad Tomorrow" - 2:09 # "What You've Done" - 1:57 # "Red Eyed Troll" - 3:45 # "End It All" - 1:49 # "Laying on a Bed of Roses" - 2:11 # "I Need a Face" - 2:14 # "Won't Come Out ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Muffs (album)
''The Muffs'' is the debut album by American pop punk band the Muffs, released in 1993 on Warner Bros. Records. It contains the singles "Lucky Guy" and "Big Mouth". "Stupid Jerk" is a cover of the Angry Samoans song. In 2015, the album was remastered and expanded by Omnivore Recordings, featuring 11 additional tracks, 9 of which were previously unreleased. Critical reception ''The Washington Post'' said that "the Muffs mostly play a style of rootsy pop-rock that's been making the rounds in Southern California for some 15 years." AllMusic wrote: "There's a certain charm to the group's 3-chord riffing and primitive rhythms that seems to have most appeal when driving a vehicle beyond the posted speed limit on a hot, sunny day. But stretched over 16 tracks, the forced minimalism begins to wane in appeal." Track listing All tracks written by Kim Shattuck, except where noted #"Lucky Guy" – 2:46 #"Saying Goodbye" – 2:16 #"Everywhere I Go" – 3:12 #"Better Than Me" & ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Miller (pop Musician)
Scott Warren Miller (April 4, 1960 – April 15, 2013) was an American singer, songwriter and guitarist, best known for his work as leader of the 1980s band Game Theory (band), Game Theory and 1990s band The Loud Family, and as the author of a 2010 book of music journalism, music criticism. He was described by ''The New York Times'' as "a hyperintellectual singer and songwriter who liked to tinker with pop the way a born mathematician tinkers with numbers", having "a shimmery-sweet pop sensibility, in the tradition of Brian Wilson and Alex Chilton." A Don't All Thank Me at Once, biography of Miller by Brett Milano was published in October 2015, and Miller's posthumously completed final Game Theory album, ''Supercalifragile'', was released in a limited first pressing in August 2017. In 2014, Omnivore Recordings began releasing a series of reissues of Miller's entire Game Theory catalog, which had for decades been out of print. Omnivore concluded the series in 2020 with ''Across th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sub Pop
Sub Pop is an independent record label founded in 1986 by Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman. Sub Pop achieved fame in the early 1990s for signing Seattle bands such as Nirvana (band), Nirvana, Soundgarden, and Mudhoney, central players in the grunge movement. They are often credited with helping popularize grunge music. The label's roster includes Fleet Foxes, Tad (band), Tad, Beach House, The Postal Service, Sleater-Kinney, Flight of the Conchords, Foals (band), Foals, Blitzen Trapper, Father John Misty, Clipping (band), clipping., Shabazz Palaces, Weyes Blood, Guerilla Toss, Bully (band), Bully, La Luz (band), La Luz, Low (band), Low, Metz (band), METZ, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, Kiwi Jr., TV Priest and The Shins. In 1995, the owners of Sub Pop sold a 49% stake of the label to the Warner Music Group. History Formation The origins of Sub Pop trace back to the early 1980s, when Bruce Pavitt started a fanzine called ''Subterranean Pop'' that focused exclusively on American i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Muffs - Live Madrid 2009 (3295993087)
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Billboard (magazine)
''Billboard'' (stylized in letter case, lowercase since 2013) is an American music and entertainment magazine published weekly by Penske Media Corporation. The magazine provides music charts, news, video, opinion, reviews, events and styles related to the music industry. Its Billboard charts, music charts include the Billboard Hot 100, Hot 100, the Billboard 200, 200, and the Billboard Global 200, Global 200, tracking the most popular albums and songs in various music genres. It also hosts events, owns a publishing firm and operates several television shows. ''Billboard'' was founded in 1894 by William Donaldson and James Hennegan as a trade publication for bill posters. Donaldson acquired Hennegan's interest in 1900 for $500. In the early years of the 20th century, it covered the entertainment industry, such as circuses, fairs and burlesque shows, and also created a mail service for travelling entertainers. ''Billboard'' began focusing more on the music industry as the jukebox ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hard Rock
Hard rock or heavy rock is a heavier subgenre of rock music typified by aggressive vocals and Distortion (music), distorted electric guitars. Hard rock began in the mid-1960s with the Garage rock, garage, Psychedelic rock, psychedelic and blues rock movements. Some of the earliest hard rock music was produced by the Kinks, the Who, the Rolling Stones, Cream (band), Cream, Vanilla Fudge, and the Jimi Hendrix Experience. In the late 1960s, bands such as Blue Cheer, the Jeff Beck Group, Iron Butterfly, Led Zeppelin, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Golden Earring, Steppenwolf (band), Steppenwolf, Grand Funk, Free (band), Free, and Deep Purple also produced hard rock. The genre developed into a major form of popular music in the 1970s, with the Who, Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple being joined by Black Sabbath, Alice Cooper, Aerosmith, Kiss (band), Kiss, Queen (band), Queen, AC/DC, Thin Lizzy and Van Halen. During the 1980s, some hard rock bands moved away from their hard rock roots and m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No Holiday
''No Holiday'' is the seventh and final studio album by American punk rock band the Muffs. It was released on October 18, 2019, under Omnivore Recordings. The album was the band's final release due to the death of lead vocalist Kim Shattuck on October 2, 2019. Critical reception ''No Holiday'' was met with "universal acclaim" from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 84, based on 7 reviews. Accolades Track listing Personnel Musicians * Kim Shattuck – vocals, guitar, producer * Ronnie Barnett – bass, vocals * Kristian Hoffman – keyboard * Roy McDonald – drums, percussion * Melanie Vammen – organ Production * Greg Allen – design * Karen Basset – engineer * Ailin G. Caraballo – photographer * Erik Eldenius – engineer * Evan Frankfort Evan Frankfort (born December 13, 1970) is an American composer and music producer. He has composed mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whoop Dee Doo (The Muffs Album)
''Whoop Dee Doo'' is the sixth studio album by American punk rock band The Muffs and their final album to be released in Kim Shattuck’s lifetime. It was released in July 2014 under Burger Records. Ten years had elapsed since The Muffs' previous album '' Really Really Happy'' was released. The album received positive reviews. Track listing Personnel The Muffs *Kim Shattuck Kimberly Dianne Shattuck (July 17, 1963 – October 2, 2019) was an American singer, musician, and songwriter. She was the lead vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter of the American punk rock band the Muffs, which formed in 1991. From ... - composition, engineer, guitar, photography, producer, lead vocals *Ronnie Barnett - bass, lead vocals *Roy McDonald - drums, percussion Other personnel *Pat Broderick - design *Tommi Cahill - photography *Evan Frankfort - mixing *Kristian Hoffman - keyboard *Steve Holroyd - engineer *Kristen Shattuck - backing vocals * Keith Slettedahl - backing vocals *B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kids In America
"Kids in America" is a song recorded by English pop singer Kim Wilde. It was released in the United Kingdom as her debut single in January 1981, and in the United States in spring 1982, later appearing on her Kim Wilde (album), self-titled debut studio album. Largely inspired by the synth-pop style of Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) and Gary Numan, the song reached number two on the UK Singles Chart for two weeks and number one in Finland and South Africa, and charted in the top 10 of many European charts as well as Australia and New Zealand. In North America, it became the first top 40 hit, reaching the top 40 in Canada and the United States. It was certified gold in the United Kingdom, South Africa, Australia and Sweden; and has sold over three million copies worldwide. The song has been covered by many artists from different genres. Background, composition and production 1980 version RAK Records boss Mickie Most heard Wilde singing on a backing track to another so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
