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The Weepies
The Weepies were an American indie pop- folk band consisting of singer-songwriters Steve Tannen and Deb Talan. Their music has been described as "subtly intoxicating folk-pop". History Formation and early years (2001–2005) In 2001, Talan and Tannen were individually active as singer-songwriters but mutual fans of each other's music; Tannen played Talan's album "constantly", even singing along in harmony, while Talan in turn was captivated by and had "formed a kind of a relationship" with Tannen's music. After eventually meeting at one of Tannen's shows at Club Passim in Cambridge, Massachusetts, they quickly discovered a deep musical bond and began playing music together. According to Talan, the band's name ...came about from a few different sources, but one was, you know, those sort of old movies that were called weepies, where you could basically be guaranteed that if you needed a good cry, you could go and see one of these and bring your hanky and have a good time. And w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hideaway (The Weepies Album)
''Hideaway'' is the third album released by The Weepies. It was released on April 2, 2008 by Nettwerk. The album debuted at number 31 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart, selling 14,000 copies in its first week.Katie Hasty"Mariah Carey Remains Atop Billboard 200" Billboard.com, April 30, 2008. The song "All This Beauty" was featured on the '' Sex and the City: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'' in 2008. The song "Can't Go Back Now" was featured in the 2009 film ''Adam'', along with the shows ''Life Unexpected'', Pretty Little Liars, and '' The Fosters''. The song "All Good Things" was written for Mandy Moore's 2007 album '' Wild Hope''. Track listing Personnel *Deb Talan - vocals, guitar, keyboard, percussion *Steve Tannen - vocals, guitar, keyboard, percussion *Frank Lenz - drums, keyboard * Steve Walsh - guitar *Whynot Jansveld - bass, electric guitar An electric guitar is a guitar that requires external amplification in order to be heard at typical performance volume ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Be My Thrill
''Be My Thrill'' is the fourth full-length album released by The Weepies. It was released on Nettwerk Records on August 31, 2010. Three promotional singles, "I Was Made For Sunny Days", "Be My Thrill", and "Please Speak Well of Me", were released through the iTunes Store The iTunes Store is a digital media store operated by Apple Inc. It opened on April 28, 2003, as a result of Steve Jobs' push to open a digital marketplace for music. As of April 2020, iTunes offered 60 million songs, 2.2 million apps, 25,00 ... in the weeks leading up to the album's release. The album debuted at number 34 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200 chart, selling 11,000 copies in its first week. It has sold 50,000 copies in the US as of April 2015. Track listing Charts References External links * {{Authority control The Weepies albums 2010 albums Folk-pop albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Happiness (The Weepies Album)
''Happiness'' is the debut studio album released by pop-folk band the Weepies. It was released independently by the band on November 29, 2003. Promotion The song "All That I Want" is featured in a series of 2007 J.C. Penney Christmas commercials. It was also featured in a season 1 episode of the hit TV series ''Gossip Girl''. It was also used in a Webkinz Christmas commercial. The song "Somebody Loved" is featured in the 2004 Todd Solondz film, ''Palindromes''. It is also featured in episode 3 of the second season of ''Dirty Sexy Money ''Dirty Sexy Money'' is an American prime time drama television series created by Craig Wright. It ran on ABC from September 26, 2007, to August 8, 2009. The series was produced by Berlanti Television and ABC Studios. Wright served as an ...'' in a scene where the Weepies appear as themselves, performing the song. The song "Happiness" is featured in the episode "Informed Consent" from the third season of TV series '' House M.D.''. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Say I Am You
''Say I Am You'' is the second album released by indie folk band The Weepies and their first full-length record. It was released on Nettwerk Records on March 7, 2006. ''Sing Out!'' described the album as "tuneful, quiet pop that borrows a thing or two from folk." The thirteen tracks were co-written by Deb Talan and Steve Tannen, who alternate between lead and harmony vocals in various tracks. Several songs from the album were featured in television shows and films: * "Gotta Have You" appeared in an episode of the sitcom ''How I Met Your Mother'' and a Chinese audio-drama ''Foxy Guy'' * "World Spins Madly On" appeared in the film '' Because I Said So'', an episode of ''One Tree Hill'', an episode of ''Life Unexpected'', the episode " My Déjà Vu, My Déjà Vu" of '' Scrubs'', an episode of '' Up All Night'', an episode of Greek”, and an episode of Sense8 * "Painting by Chagall" appeared in the 2007 film '' The Heartbreak Kid'' * "Stars" appeared in a 2007 Old Navy winter adverti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Grand Rapids is a city and county seat of Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 198,917 which ranks it as the second most-populated city in the state after Detroit. Grand Rapids is the central city of the Grand Rapids metropolitan area, which has a population of 1,087,592 and a combined statistical area population of 1,383,918. Situated along the Grand River approximately east of Lake Michigan, it is the economic and cultural hub of West Michigan, as well as one of the fastest-growing cities in the Midwest. A historic furniture manufacturing center, Grand Rapids is home to five of the world's leading office furniture companies and is nicknamed "Furniture City". Other nicknames include "River City" and more recently, "Beer City" (the latter given by ''USA Today'' and adopted by the city as a brand). The city and surrounding communities are economically diverse, based in the health care, information technology, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shortlist Music Prize
The Shortlist Music Prize, stylized as (shôrt–lĭst), was an annual music award for the best album released in the United States that had sold fewer than 500,000 copies at the time of nomination. First given as a cash prize in 2001 under the name ''Shortlist Prize for Artistic Achievement in Music'', the award was created by two music industry directors, Greg Spotts and Tom Serig, as an alternative to the commercial Grammy Awards. The recipient is chosen by a panel of entertainment industry members and journalists known as the "Listmakers". Over 50 of the best albums of the previous 12 months are picked before being narrowed down to the eponymous Shortlist, from which a winner is chosen. Since 2003, a gold statuette, nicknamed "The Shorty", has been given out in conjunction with the cash prize. In 2005, the Shortlist Music Prize was renamed the ''New Pantheon'' award for a year following a dispute between the prize's founders. No nominees or winners have been ann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sex And The City (film)
''Sex and the City'' (advertised as ''Sex and the City: The Movie'') is a 2008 American romantic comedy film written and directed by Michael Patrick King in his feature film directorial debut. It is a continuation of the 1998–2004 television series about four friends, Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker), Samantha Jones ( Kim Cattrall), Charlotte York Goldenblatt ( Kristin Davis) and Miranda Hobbes (Cynthia Nixon), and their lives as women in New York City. The world premiere took place at Leicester Square in London on May 15, 2008, and premiered on May 28, 2008, in the United Kingdom and on May 30, 2008, in the United States. Despite mixed reviews from critics, calling the film an extended episode of the series, it was a commercial success, grossing over $415 million worldwide from a $65 million budget. A sequel to the film, titled ''Sex and the City 2'', was released in 2010 to similar commercial success but even larger critical failure. A third film was announced in De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard (magazine)
''Billboard'' (stylized as ''billboard'') is an American music and entertainment magazine published weekly by Penske Media Corporation. The magazine provides music charts, news, video, opinion, reviews, events, and style related to the music industry. Its music charts include the Hot 100, the 200, and the Global 200, tracking the most popular albums and songs in different genres of music. It also hosts events, owns a publishing firm, and operates several TV shows. ''Billboard'' was founded in 1894 by William Donaldson and James Hennegan as a trade publication for bill posters. Donaldson later 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, phonograph, and radio became commonplace. Many topics it covered were spun-o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sirens (The Weepies Album)
''Sirens'' is the fifth album by pop-folk duo The Weepies. It was released in 2015, their first album in five years, by Nettwerk. It was recorded in 2014 during Deb Talan's battle with breast cancer. Track listing All songs written by Deb Talan and Steve Tannen, except where noted. Personnel *Deb Talan - vocals, piano, synthesizer, mellotron, keyboards, guitar, ukulele, tines, percussion, programming *Steve Tannen - vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards, percussion, programming *Jon Flaugher – bass *Frank Lenz – drums, percussion, tines, background vocals *Gerry Leonard – guitar * Pete Thomas – drums, percussion *Rami Jaffee – organ, omnichord, keyboards *Oliver Kraus - strings *Matt Chamberlain – drums, percussion *Eli Thomson – bass *Steve Nieve – piano *Tony Levin Anthony Frederick Levin (born June 6, 1946) is an American musician and composer, specializing in electric bass, Chapman Stick and upright bass. He also sings and plays synthesizer. Levin is best ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colbie Caillat
Colbie Marie Caillat (; born May 28, 1985) is an American singer-songwriter. She rose to fame through social networking website Myspace. At that time, she was the number one unsigned artist of her genre. After signing with Universal Republic Records, she released her debut album, '' Coco'', in July 2007. The album included the hit singles "Bubbly" and " Realize", and has sold 2,060,000 copies in the US, and is certified 2× Platinum. In 2008, she recorded a duet with Jason Mraz, " Lucky", which won a Grammy Award. In August 2009 she released '' Breakthrough'', her second album, which became her first album to debut at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200. It has been certified gold by the RIAA. ''Breakthrough'' was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album at the 2010 Grammy Awards. She was also part of the group that won Album of the Year at the 2010 Grammy Awards for her featured vocals and writing on Taylor Swift's ''Fearless'' album. In July 2011, she released her third studio a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Topanga, California
Topanga () (Tongva: ''Topaa'nga'') is a census-designated place (CDP) in western Los Angeles County, California, United States. Located in the Santa Monica Mountains, the community exists in Topanga Canyon and the surrounding hills. The narrow southern portion of Topanga at the coast is between the city of Malibu and the Los Angeles neighborhood of Pacific Palisades. As of the 2020 census the population of the Topanga CDP was 8,560. The ZIP code is 90290 and the area code is primarily 310, with 818 only at the north end of the canyon. It is in the 3rd County Supervisorial district. History ''Topanga'' is the name given to the area by the Native American indigenous Tongva tribe, and may mean "where the mountain meets the sea" or "a place above." The name in the Tongva language, ''Topaa'nga'', has a root that likely comes from the Chumash language. It was the western border of their territory, abutting the Chumash tribe that occupied the coast from Malibu northwards. Bedrock ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wild Hope
''Wild Hope'' is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Mandy Moore, her first in four years ''Coverage'' (2003). It was released in digitally in Australia on June 18, 2007, and on June 19, 2007 by The Firm Music, a division of EMI USA. The Australian digital version includes the bonus track "Swept Away". The album was released in Australia physically on February 23, 2008. It is Moore's first album to be fully co-written by her. The album debuted at number thirty on the US ''Billboard'' 200 with first-week sales of 25,000 copies. Background Moore began writing the album in 2004. She originally signed with Sire Records after leaving Epic Records in 2004 and released a single via her site titled "Hey!" which was written by James Renald, the co-writer and co-producer of her 2001 single " Cry". In early 2006, Moore posted her cover of Lori McKenna's 2003 song "Beautiful Man" on her MySpace profile and later informed her fans that she left Sire because of creative diff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
