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Superchunk Members
Superchunk is an American indie rock band from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, consisting of singer-guitarist Mac McCaughan, guitarist Jim Wilbur, bassist Laura Ballance, and drummer Laura King. Formed in 1989, they were one of the bands that helped define the Chapel Hill music scene of the 1990s. The band is known for its energetic, high-velocity style and strong DIY punk ethic, do-it-yourself ethic. Members McCaughan and Ballance founded the successful independent record label Merge Records in 1989 as a way to release music from Superchunk and music created by friends, which has expanded to include artists from around the world and records reaching the top of the ''Billboard'' music charts. Superchunk released a string of full-length albums and compilations throughout the 1990s. After releasing their eighth studio album in 2001, the band went into a period of reduced activity. In 2010, the band released a new studio album, ''Majesty Shredding'', and followed it up in 2013 with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Chapel Hill is a town in Orange County, North Carolina, Orange and Durham County, North Carolina, Durham counties, North Carolina, United States. Its population was 61,960 in the 2020 United States census, making Chapel Hill the List of municipalities in North Carolina, 17th-most populous municipality in the state. Chapel Hill and Durham, North Carolina, Durham make up the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had an estimated population of 608,879 in 2023. When it is combined with Raleigh, North Carolina, Raleigh, the state capital, they make up the corners of the Research Triangle (officially the Raleigh-Durham-Cary, North Carolina, Cary, NC combined statistical area, Combined Statistical Area), which had an estimated population of 2,368,947 in 2023. The town was founded in 1793 and is centered on Franklin Street (Chapel Hill), Franklin Street, covering . It contains several districts and buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Superchunk (album)
''Superchunk'' is the debut studio album by American indie rock band Superchunk. It was recorded January 18–19, 1990, at Duck Kee Studios in Raleigh, North Carolina, and released on Matador Records in 1990. On August 25, 2017, ''Superchunk'' was re-released on vinyl. Critical reception ''The New York Times'' stated that "Superchunk plays heaving guitars, drags friendly pop hooks through a mudbog, and sounds like griping teen-agers when they sing." "Slack Motherfucker" was named the 19th best single of the 1990s by ''Spin'', and the 81st best song of the 1990s by ''Pitchfork''. Track listing # "Sick to Move" – 3:14 # "My Noise" – 2:25 # "Let It Go" – 2:53 # "Swinging" – 2:11 # "Slow" – 5:08 # "Slack Motherfucker "Slack Motherfucker" is a song by American rock band Superchunk. It was the first single released from the band's debut, self-titled album (1990). The song was penned by vocalist and guitarist Mac McCaughan in reference to an indolent co-worker ..." – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Echo Park Studios
In audio signal processing and acoustics, an echo is a reflection of sound that arrives at the listener with a delay after the direct sound. The delay is directly proportional to the distance of the reflecting surface from the source and the listener. Typical examples are the echo produced by the bottom of a well, a building, or the walls of enclosed and empty rooms. Etymology The word ''echo'' derives from the Greek ἠχώ (''ēchō''), itself from ἦχος (''ēchos''), 'sound'. Echo in Greek mythology was a mountain nymph whose ability to speak was cursed, leaving her able only to repeat the last words spoken to her. Nature Some animals, such as cetaceans (dolphins and whales) and bats, use echo for location sensing and navigation, a process known as echolocation. Echoes are also the basis of sonar technology. Acoustic phenomenon Walls or other hard surfaces, such as mountains and privacy fences, reflect acoustic waves. The reason for reflection may be explained as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indoor Living
''Indoor Living'' is the sixth studio album by American indie rock band Superchunk, released by Merge Records in 1997. It was recorded at Echo Park Studios in Bloomington, Indiana, and mixed at Overdub Lane, Durham, North Carolina. It was engineered by John Plymale and produced by Plymale and Superchunk. A video was released for "Watery Hands" featuring comedians David Cross and Janeane Garofalo. Track listing All tracks written by Superchunk. ;Japanese release bonus tracks The 2014 reissue includes a download code for the album and the ''Clambakes Vol. 8: We'd Like to Thank the Homecoming Committee'' live album. Personnel Superchunk * Laura Ballance * Jim Wilbur * Jon Wurster * Mac McCaughan Production * John Plymale John Plymale is a record producer, recording engineer, and musician from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA. Plymale was a founding member of the band The Pressure Boys in 1981 as well as The Sex Police in 1989. He was bassist for the band Bustello ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lollapalooza
Lollapalooza () is an annual American four-day music festival held in Grant Park (Chicago), Grant Park in Chicago. It originally started as a touring event in 1991, with Chicago becoming its permanent location beginning in 2005. Music genres include alternative rock, Heavy metal music, heavy metal, punk rock, hip hop music, hip hop, and electronic dance music. Lollapalooza has also featured visual arts, nonprofit organizations, and political organizations. The festival hosts an estimated 400,000 people each July and sells out annually. Lollapalooza is one of the largest music festivals in the world and one of the longest-running in the United States. Lollapalooza was conceived and created in 1991 as a farewell tour by Perry Farrell, singer of the group Jane's Addiction. The first Lollapalooza tour had a diverse collection of bands and was a commercial success. It stopped in more than twenty cities in North America. In 2020, ''Spin (magazine), Spin'' rated the first Lollapalooza ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Apache Studios
Fort Apache Studios is a New England recording studio focusing on alternative rock sessions produced there since 1986. It is currently located in New Hampshire. History The studio was initially built by a collective begun in 1985 by musician/producer Joe Harvard and members of a band called Sex Execs: engineers Paul Q. Kolderie, Sean Slade, and Jim Fitting. Its first location was 169 Norfolk Avenue, a warehouse in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. As Bill Janovitz of Buffalo Tom noted, it was the height of the crack epidemic, and Roxbury was a dangerous place. As a result, Harvard gave the studio its name after the 1981 movie '' Fort Apache, The Bronx'', which was set in a crime-ridden neighborhood. The team took a do-it-yourself approach. Drummer Billy Conway, Fitting's bandmate in Treat Her Right, framed the control room wall. The studio became very active recording Boston-area indie-rock groups in 1986. It soon upgraded its early 8-track Roxbury fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Here's Where The Strings Come In
''Here's Where the Strings Come In'' is the fifth studio album by American indie rock band Superchunk. It was recorded at Fort Apache Studios from May 25 to June 4, 1995. The album was released by Merge Records on September 19, 1995. "Green Flowers, Blue Fish" was originally recorded for the 1995 film ''Johnny Mnemonic''. "Hyper Enough" is also featured in the 1996 film ''Tromeo and Juliet ''Tromeo and Juliet'' is a 1996 American independent transgressive romantic black comedy film and a loose adaptation of William Shakespeare's '' Romeo & Juliet'' from Troma Entertainment. The film was directed by Lloyd Kaufman from a screenp ...'', the video game '' NCAA Football 06'', and the 2008 film '' Yes Man''. The video for "Hyper Enough" depicted the band members seeking help from a therapist. Track listing # "Hyper Enough" – 3:31 # "Silverleaf and Snowy Tears" – 5:16 # "Yeah, It's Beautiful Here Too" – 3:45 # "Iron On" – 3:51 # "Sunshine State" – 5:00 # "Detroit Has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Incidental Music 1991–95
''Incidental Music 1991–95'' is a collection of various b-sides and previously unreleased tracks by Superchunk. It was released by Merge Records in 1995. Despite the name of the collection, the songs included actually date from between 1990 and 1994. A number of the tracks are covers: "100,000 Fireflies" is a song by The Magnetic Fields; "Lying in State" is a song by the Verlaines; "I'll Be Your Sister" was originally recorded by Motörhead; and "Night of Chill Blue" is a song by the Chills. The unlisted track at the end is an alternate version of "Precision Auto," which originally led off the ''On the Mouth'' album. The cover art is credited to Mac McCaughan Ralph Lee "Mac" McCaughan (; born July 12, 1967) is an American musician and record label owner, based in North Carolina. His main musical projects have been Superchunk since 1989 and Portastatic since the early 1990s. In 1989 he founded the ind ..., the band's singer and guitarist. Track listing # "Shallow End" (199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tossing Seeds
Toss, Tossed or Tossing may refer to: Places in the canton of Zürich, Switzerland * Töss, a district of the city of Winterthur ** Winterthur Töss railway station * Töss Monastery * Töss (river) * Töss Valley ** Töss Valley Railway Film * ''Toss'' (2007 film), an Indian Telugu film * ''Toss'' (2009 film), an Indian Hindi film * ''Toss'' (2017 film), and Indian Kannada film Sports and games * Toss (cricket), a coin flip to determine which team bats first * Toss, a method of determining the order of play in the table game of Carrom * Sheaf toss, a traditional Scottish agricultural sport * The first part of a tennis serve Other * Toss Woollaston (1910-1998), New Zealand painter * Type one secretion system, in biochemistry * TOSS (operating system), the Tri-Lab Operating System Stack, a Linux distribution * "Tossed", a song by Frank Black on his ''Frank Black'' (album) * Toss pillow, another name for a throw pillow * Vulgar UK slang for masturbation See also * F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foolish (album)
''Foolish'' is the fourth studio album by American indie rock band Superchunk. It was recorded from November 30 through December 2, 1993, at Pachyderm Studios, by Brian Paulson and mixed by the band and Paulson at Steve Albini's home studio. The album was released by Merge Records in 1994. The cover art is credited to the band's bassist, Laura Ballance. Ballance has stated that although the painting has generated much speculation into its deeper meaning, it was simply an "unpracticed" attempt to hark back to an American Music Club album cover. She was the only model available to her, and the dead rabbit was added after she had watched the Michael Moore film ''Pets or Meat''. ''Foolish'' was completed shortly after Ballance and the band's guitarist and lead singer, Mac McCaughan Ralph Lee "Mac" McCaughan (; born July 12, 1967) is an American musician and record label owner, based in North Carolina. His main musical projects have been Superchunk since 1989 and Portastatic si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlantic Records
Atlantic Recording Corporation (simply known as Atlantic Records) is an American record label founded in October 1947 by Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson. Over the course of its first two decades, starting from the release of its first recordings in January 1948, Atlantic earned a reputation as one of the most important American labels, specializing in jazz, R&B, and soul by Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Wilson Pickett, Sam and Dave, Ruth Brown and Otis Redding. Its position was greatly improved by its distribution deal with Stax. In 1967, Atlantic became a wholly owned subsidiary of Warner Bros.-Seven Arts, now the Warner Music Group, and expanded into rock and pop music with releases by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Led Zeppelin, and Yes. In 2004, Atlantic and its sister label Elektra were merged into the Atlantic Records Group. Craig Kallman is the chairman of Atlantic. Ahmet Ertegun served as founding chairman until his death on December 14, 2006, at age ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
On The Mouth
''On the Mouth'' is the third studio album by American indie rock band Superchunk. The album was recorded September 14–20, 1992, at West Beach Studios, engineered by Donnell Cameron, and produced by John Reis and Superchunk. It was released by Matador Records in 1993. ''On the Mouth'' marked the debut of drummer Jon Wurster, who replaced Chuck "Chunk" Garrison. The band also has a song called "On the Mouth," but it is not on this album. It first appeared as b-side for the single version of "Mower". According to frontman Mac McCaughan, ''On the Mouth'' saw Superchunk pulling from different influences without straying too far from their original sound: "In our minds we were incorporating and absorbing things from bands we were touring with like Rocket from the Crypt, Drive Like Jehu, and Polvo but, when you listen to it, it just sounds like a Superchunk record." Legacy American alternative rock band Jimmy Eat World covered "Precision Auto" on their 2010 album '' Invented''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
