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Trees And Flowers
"Trees and Flowers" is a song performed by Scottish band Strawberry Switchblade. It was their debut single in 1983, and a subsequently released demo version has become one of their most popular tracks. Background and composition Despite the band's usual new wave indie pop style, "Trees and Flowers" is a reflective ballad in a folk-pop vein. Although band members Jill Bryson and Rose McDowall officially credited all songs to both of them equally, " Trees and Flowers" was written by Bryson on her own. In contrast to the gentle tune and soft vocal harmonies, the lyrics' main refrain is "I hate the trees and I hate the flowers, and I hate the buildings and the way they tower over me." They describe Bryson's agoraphobia, something that had affected her teenage years so severely that she had missed a year of school. The band recorded two sessions for BBC Radio 1 in October 1982. These were heard by David Balfe and Bill Drummond, who made contact and became their managers. The Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strawberry Switchblade
Strawberry Switchblade were a Scottish pop duo formed in Glasgow in 1981 by Jill Bryson and Rose McDowall, best known for their song "Since Yesterday" from 1985, and their flamboyant clothing with bows and polka-dots. History Before being signed The punk movement expanded rapidly in the United Kingdom in 1976. At the time, Rose McDowall and Jill Bryson were part of the bohemian art scene who adored the New York Dolls and who followed Scottish punk band Nu-Sonics (later Orange Juice) during their career, with McDowall playing and recording with Paisley punk band The Poems. The group took their name from a proposed Orange Juice zine. The band's very first incarnation, an all-female 4 piece, recorded one demo at Glasgow's Hellfire Club and played a handful of gigs. Their friends, Janice Goodlett and Carole McGowan completed the line up on bass and drums respectively. Strawberry Switchblade played at a John Peel gig in Scotland, and he invited them to record a session for his BBC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Woodgate
Daniel Mark "Woody" Woodgate (born 19 October 1960) is an English musician, songwriter, composer and record producer. In a career spanning 45 years, Woodgate came to prominence in the late 1970s as the drummer for the English ska band Madness and went on to become a member of the Anglo-American alternative rock band Voice of the Beehive in the late 1980s. Woodgate began his solo career in 2015, while still a member of Madness, releasing the album ''In Your Mind''. Early years Daniel Mark Woodgate was born on 19 October 1960, in Kensington, west London, England. As children, he and his younger brother Nick lived with their father in Camden Town, north London. They were looked after by nannies. Dan Woodgate attended Haverstock School from 1972–1978. After leaving school, he worked for a time as a sign writer/printer and then as a building work/labourer. Woodgate received his first drum kit when he was 12 years of age. When he was 14, he and Nick started their first band calle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Fergusson (musician)
Alex Fergusson (born 16 December 1952, Glasgow, Scotland) is a singer songwriter, guitarist and record producer. Fergusson played guitar and wrote songs in The Nobodies (1976), with Sandy Robertson (later a rock journalist), before forming the punk band Alternative TV with Mark Perry in 1977, and a few years later (in 1981) was a founder member of Psychic TV (1981).Thompson, DaveAlternative TV Biography, Allmusic. Retrieved 20 June 2014Huey, StevePsychic TV Biography, Allmusic. Retrieved 20 June 2014 Fergusson left the latter in 1987. He started Ambership (1984–1989), with Peter McGregor while still in Psychic TV. In 1993, he released an eponymous white label record, followed by ''Perverse Ballads'' in 1996, ''The Essence'' in 2001, and ''The Castle'' in 2006. As a record producer, Fergusson has worked with a variety of musicians, including Orange Juice, The Go-Betweens The Go-Betweens were an Australian indie rock band formed in Brisbane, Queensland, in 1977. The ban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spotify
Spotify (; ) is a List of companies of Sweden, Swedish Music streaming service, audio streaming and media service provider founded on 23 April 2006 by Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon. , it is one of the largest providers of music streaming services, with over 678 million monthly active users comprising 268 million paying subscribers. Spotify is listed (through a Luxembourg City–domiciled holding company, Spotify Technology S.A.) on the New York Stock Exchange in the form of American depositary receipts. Spotify offers Digital rights management, digital copyright restricted recorded audio content, including more than 100 million songs and 7 million podcast titles, from record labels and media companies. Operating as a freemium service, the basic features are free with advertisements and limited control, while additional features, such as offline listening and commercial-free listening, are offered via paid Subscription business model, subscriptions. Users can search for music based ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TikTok
TikTok, known in mainland China and Hong Kong as Douyin (), is a social media and Short-form content, short-form online video platform owned by Chinese Internet company ByteDance. It hosts user-submitted videos, which may range in duration from three seconds to 60 minutes. It can be accessed through a mobile app or through its website. Since its launch, TikTok has become one of the world's most popular social media platforms, using recommendation algorithms to connect Content creation, content creators and influencers with new audiences. In April 2020, TikTok surpassed two billion mobile downloads worldwide. Cloudflare ranked TikTok the List of most-visited websites, most popular website of 2021, surpassing Google Search, Google. The popularity of TikTok has allowed viral trends in TikTok food trends, food, fashion, and TikTok Billboard Top 50, music to take off and increase the platform's Cultural impact of TikTok, cultural impact worldwide. TikTok has come under scrutiny d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Compilation Albums
A compilation album comprises tracks, which may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one performer or by several performers. If the recordings are from one artist, then generally the tracks were not originally intended for release together as a single work, but may be collected together as a greatest hits album or box set. If the recordings are from several artists, there may be a theme, topic, time period, or genre which links the tracks, or they may have been intended for release as a single work—such as a tribute album. When the tracks are by the same recording artist, the album may be referred to as a retrospective album or an anthology. Content and scope Songs included on a compilation album may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one or several performers. If by one artist, then generally the tracks were not originally intended for release together as a single work, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Festive 50
The Festive Fifty was originally an annual list of the year's 50 (though the exact figure varied above and below this number) best songs compiled at the end of the year and voted for by listeners to John Peel's BBC Radio 1 show. It was usually dominated by indie and rock songs which did not fully represent the diversity of music played by Peel but rather the majority opinion among his listeners. After Peel's death the tradition of the Festive Fifty was continued, first by other Radio 1 DJs and then (when Radio 1 decided to discontinue it) by the Internet radio station Dandelion Radio. History The first Festive Fifty was broadcast in 1976 and differed in format to later charts in that it was not restricted to songs from that year. It was topped by Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven", first released in 1971, and also contained many older songs. The following year, Peel's producer suggested that instead of taking a poll (which might simply be a retread of 1976's list), Peel shoul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Record Mirror
''Record Mirror'' was a British weekly music newspaper published between 1954 and 1991, aimed at pop fans and record collectors. Launched two years after ''New Musical Express'', it never attained the circulation of its rival. The first UK Albums Chart, UK album chart was published in ''Record Mirror'' in 1956, and during the 1980s it was the only consumer music paper to carry the official UK Singles Chart, UK singles and UK albums charts used by the BBC for BBC Radio 1, Radio 1 and ''Top of the Pops'', as well as the USA's ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' charts. The title ceased to be a stand-alone publication in April 1991 when UBM plc, United Newspapers closed or sold most of their consumer magazines, including ''Record Mirror'' and its sister music magazine ''Sounds (magazine), Sounds'', to concentrate on trade papers like ''Music Week''. In 2010, Giovanni Di Stefano (fraudster), Giovanni di Stefano bought the name ''Record Mirror'' and relaunched it as an online music go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smash Hits
''Smash Hits'' was a British music magazine aimed at young adults, originally published by EMAP. It ran from 1978 to 2006, and, after initially appearing monthly, was issued fortnightly during most of that time. The name survived as a brand for a spin-off digital television channel, which was later renamed Box Hits, and website. A digital radio station was also available but closed on 5 August 2013. Overview ''Smash Hits'' featured the lyrics of latest hits and interviews with big names in music. It was initially published monthly, then went fortnightly. The style of the magazine was initially serious, but from the mid-1980s became increasingly irreverent. Its interviewing technique was novel at the time and, rather than looking up to the big names, it often made fun of them, asking strange questions rather than talking about their music. Created by journalist Nick Logan, the title was launched in 1978 and appeared monthly for its first few issues. He based the idea on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strawberry Switchblade (album)
''Strawberry Switchblade'' is the only studio album released by the Scottish new wave duo Strawberry Switchblade. Release The album did not live up to the high chart expectations created by the #5 (UK) single "Since Yesterday". It entered and peaked at #25 on the UK Album Chart in April 1985, but dropped out of the top 40 after two weeks and spent just two further weeks at the lower reaches of the chart. The album was promoted by two additional singles: the first, "Let Her Go", peaked at #59 on the UK Singles Chart in April during a five week chart run and the final single, "Who Knows What Love Is?", reached #84 in May. "Since Yesterday" also charted in Ireland and the Netherlands where it reached #6 and #24 respectively. "Let Her Go" was considered a "sure hit" by the pan-European magazine '' Eurotipsheet'' and gained enough airplay to reach number 45 on the European Airplay Top 50 chart. Despite this, it did not became a major hit and did not chart on sales charts outsi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korova (record Label)
Korova was a British record label, named after the fictitious Korova Milk Bar that was featured in the film '' A Clockwork Orange'', 'korova' () also being the Ukrainian and Russian word for 'cow'. The imprint was founded in London, England in 1979 as a division of Warner Communications' WEA (Warner-Elektra-Atlantic) record company. Korova's first album release was Echo & the Bunnymen's debut album '' Crocodiles'', with Zoo Records' Bill Drummond and David Balfe closely involved in the project. The label was originally active during the early to mid-1980s, not only releasing recordings by Echo & the Bunnymen, but also records by the Sound, Guns for Hire, Dalek I Love You, Tenpole Tudor, Ellery Bop and Strawberry Switchblade (like Echo & the Bunnymen, also management clients of Balfe). Korova also released a couple of singles by Drummond and Balfe's band with Lori Lartey called Lori & the Chameleons and put out a few UK releases from the Residents catalogue, as well as A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twelve-inch Single
The twelve-inch single (often written as 12-inch or 12) is a type of vinyl (polyvinyl chloride or PVC) gramophone record that has wider groove spacing and shorter playing time with a "single" or a few related sound tracks on each surface, compared to LPs (long play) which have several songs on each side. It is named for its diameter that was intended for LPs. This technical adaptation allows for louder levels to be cut on the disc by the mastering engineer, which in turn gives a wider dynamic range, and thus better sound quality. This record type, which is claimed to have been accidentally discovered by Tom Moulton, is commonly used in disco and dance music genres, where DJs use them to play in clubs. They are played at either or 45 . The conventional 7-inch single usually holds three or four minutes of music at full volume. The 12-inch LP sacrifices volume for extended playing time. Technical features Twelve-inch singles typically have much shorter playing time than full- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
