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John Konesky
John S. Konesky (born November 19, 1980) is an American guitarist and record producer, best known for his role as the lead electric guitar player for Tenacious D. Career Konesky was born and raised in Columbus, Ohio, where he performed in a band with friend John Spiker. Through a mutual friend, he and Spiker met Tenacious D guitarist Kyle Gass, who was recruiting musicians for his Trainwreck with Kyle Gass, Trainwreck project. In 2003, Konesky relocated to Los Angeles to become the electric guitarist for Trainwreck. In 2005, Konesky and Spiker performed on the second Tenacious D album ''The Pick of Destiny'' and would then perform live on The Pick of Destiny Tour (2006–2007), ''The Pick of Destiny Tour'', making them (alongside drummer Brooks Wackerman) additional live members of Tenacious D. In 2010, Trainwreck split up, which led him and Gass to form Kyle Gass Band. In 2012, Konesky formed country band Wynchester alongside Kyle Gass Band lead vocalist, Mike Bray, whom releas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus (, ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of cities in Ohio, most populous city of the U.S. state of Ohio. With a 2020 United States census, 2020 census population of 905,748, it is the List of United States cities by population, 14th-most populous city in the U.S., the second-most populous city in the Midwestern United States, Midwest (after Chicago), and the third-most populous U.S. state capital (after Phoenix, Arizona, and Austin, Texas). Columbus is the county seat of Franklin County, Ohio, Franklin County; it also extends into Delaware County, Ohio, Delaware and Fairfield County, Ohio, Fairfield counties. The Columbus metropolitan area, Ohio, Columbus metropolitan area encompasses ten counties in central Ohio and had a population of 2.14 million in 2020, making it the Ohio statistical areas, largest metropolitan area entirely in Ohio and Metropolitan statistical area, 32nd-largest metro area in the U.S. Columbus originated as several Nat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brooks Wackerman
Brooks Wackerman (born February 15, 1977) is an American musician. He is the current drummer of heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold, which he joined in 2015. His first album with Avenged Sevenfold was ''The Stage'' (2016). He was previously the drummer for the punk rock band Bad Religion (2001 to 2015). Wackerman has also performed, either as a member or a session or touring member, with Blink-182, Bad4Good, Infectious Grooves, Glenn Tipton, Mass Mental, Suicidal Tendencies, The Vandals, Avril Lavigne, Korn, Kidneys (in which he sang and played guitar, releasing two albums), Fear and the Nervous System, Tenacious D, Farmikos, Tom Delonge, and Big Talk. His brothers Chad Wackerman and John Wackerman are also drummers. Early life Wackerman's father Chuck, also a drummer, started teaching him how to play drums as early as five years old and was also his jazz band teacher at Los Alamitos High School, winning Most Outstanding Musician at the Reno Jazz Festival in 1993 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Movie Themes 1974–1998
A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, since the 1930s, synchronized with sound and (less commonly) other sensory stimulations. Etymology and alternative terms The name "film" originally referred to the thin layer of photochemical emulsion on the celluloid strip that used to be the actual medium for recording and displaying motion pictures. Many other terms exist for an individual motion-picture, including "picture", "picture show", "moving picture", "photoplay", and "flick". The most common term in the United States is "movie", while in Europe, "film" is preferred. Archaic terms include "animated pictures" and "animated photography". "Flick" is, in general a slang term, first recorded in 1926. It originates in the verb flicker, owing to the flickering appearance of early films. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Carpenter
John Howard Carpenter (born January 16, 1948) is an American filmmaker, composer, and actor. Most commonly associated with horror film, horror, action film, action, and science fiction film, science fiction films of the 1970s and 1980s, he is generally recognized as a master of the horror genre. At the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, the French Directors' Guild gave him the Golden Coach Award and lauded him as "a creative genius of raw, fantastic, and spectacular emotions". On April 3, 2025, he received a List of stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Carpenter's early films included critical and commercial successes such as ''Halloween (1978 film), Halloween'' (1978), ''The Fog'' (1980), ''Escape from New York'' (1981), and ''Starman (film), Starman'' (1984). Though he has been acknowledged as an influential filmmaker, his other productions from the 1970s and the 1980s only later came to be considered Cult film, cult classics; these include ''Dark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thundering Herd (album)
Thundering Herd or Thundering herd may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''The Thundering Herd'' (novel), by Zane Grey ** ''The Thundering Herd'' (1925 film), a lost 1925 American Western silent film ** ''The Thundering Herd'' (1933 film), a sound remake * ''Thundering Herd'' (album), by Kyle Gass Band * Thundering Herd, a nickname for several versions of Woody Herman's big band Sports * Marshall Thundering Herd, the athletic teams of Marshall University, West Virginia, US * Thundering Herd, a nickname for the 1920s championship football teams of the University of Southern California, US US high-school teams * A. H. Parker High School, in Birmingham, Alabama * Carlisle High School (Carlisle, Pennsylvania) * Elk Grove High School (Elk Grove, California) * Woodbury Junior-Senior High School, in Woodbury, New Jersey Organizations * Merrill Lynch, nickname of the Wall Street firm * 8th Armored Division (United States) (nickname), that served in World War II Other uses * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tenacious D Live
''Tenacious D Live'' is the first live album by American rock band Tenacious D. Produced by John Spiker, it was released as a worldwide vinyl on November 27, 2015 by Columbia Records and was released on digital platforms on January 15, 2016. The release features recordings from the band's 2012 Rize of the Fenix tour and their 2013 European tour. It features songs from their debut album, their ''Rize of the Fenix'' album, and their '' The Pick of Destiny'' album. Track listing All tracks written by Jack Black and Kyle Gass, except where noted. Personnel *Jack Black – vocals, acoustic guitar * Kyle Gass – acoustic guitar, backing vocals *John Konesky – electric guitar *John Spiker – bass, piano *Brooks Wackerman Brooks Wackerman (born February 15, 1977) is an American musician. He is the current drummer of heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold, which he joined in 2015. His first album with Avenged Sevenfold was ''The Stage'' (2016). He was previously th ... – d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Straight In No Kissin'
''Straight In No Kissin is the second studio album by the American rock band Big Talk. It was released worldwide on July 24, 2015. Track listing All tracks written by John Konesky, Taylor Milne, John Spiker, Ronnie Vannucci Jr. and Brooks Wackerman. Personnel * Ronnie Vannucci Jr. – vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards *Taylor Milne – lead guitar *John Konesky – rhythm and lead guitar *John Spiker – bass *Brooks Wackerman Brooks Wackerman (born February 15, 1977) is an American musician. He is the current drummer of heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold, which he joined in 2015. His first album with Avenged Sevenfold was ''The Stage'' (2016). He was previously th ... – drums References 2015 albums Big Talk albums {{2010s-rock-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rize Of The Fenix
''Rize of the Fenix'' is the third studio album by American rock band Tenacious D. Produced by John Kimbrough, it was released in North America on May 15, 2012 by Columbia Records. The album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album at the 2013 ceremony. Background and recording In November 2006, Jack Black expressed wishes to take a year-long break from acting, though Kyle Gass hinted a desire for Tenacious D to end at their current highpoint. However, Black confirmed that a third album would be recorded by announcing that a new song has been written for it entitled "Deth Starr". He said that the album would likely be released in 2010, but on other occasions he mentioned the year 2012. In early 2008, Black announced that the band was working on a new album, Gass later commented that the new album only has "one to one and a half" songs written for it, and would like to write between twelve and fifteen. Music magazine ''Billboard'' quoted Black as revealing that "We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Columbus Dispatch
''The Columbus Dispatch'' is a daily newspaper based in Columbus, Ohio. Its first issue was published on July 1, 1871, and it has been the only mainstream daily newspaper in the city since ''The Columbus Citizen-Journal'' ceased publication in 1985. As of November 2019, Alan D. Miller is the newspaper's interim general manager. History The paper was founded in June 1871 by a group of 10 printers with 900 in financial capital. The paper published its first issue as ''The Daily Dispatch'' on July 1, 1871, as a four-page paper which cost 4¢ (¢ in ) per copy. The paper was originally an afternoon paper for the city of Columbus, Ohio, which at the time had a population of 32,000. For its first few years, the paper rented a headquarters on North High Street and Lynn Alley in Columbus. It began with 800 subscribers. On April 2, 1888, the paper published its first full-page advertisement, for the Columbus Buggy Company. In 1895, the paper moved its headquarters to the northeast c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hilliard Davidson High School
Hilliard Davidson High School is a public high school in the Hilliard City School District, Franklin County, Ohio, Hilliard City School District in Hilliard, Ohio, a suburb of Columbus, Ohio. It is the first of three high schools in the district, the other two being Hilliard Darby High School (Hilliard, Ohio), Hilliard Darby High School and Hilliard Bradley High School (Hilliard, Ohio), Hilliard Bradley High School. The school is located at 5100 Davidson Road, just north of Hilliard Weaver Middle School. The mascot is the Wildcat, and the school colors, school's colors are royal blue and white. Hilliard Davidson High School was originally called Hilliard High School. It was renamed in 1997 when Hilliard Darby High School opened. Academics Davidson offers Advanced Placement courses, as well as honors courses. The Advanced Placement courses are weighted into students' GPAs accordingly. Online education Hilliard Davidson has an e-campus system, to each his own on which students c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last In Line
''The Last In Line'' is the second studio album by American heavy metal band Dio, released on July 2, 1984. It is the first Dio album to feature former Rough Cutt keyboardist Claude Schnell. It became the band's highest-charting album in both the UK and the U.S., reaching number 4 and number 23, respectively ('' Sacred Heart'' would later reach number 4 in the UK as well). It was certified gold (500,000 units sold) by the RIAA on September 12, 1984, and was the first Dio album to be certified platinum, achieving the feat on February 3, 1987. In the UK, it attained Silver certification (60,000 units sold) by the British Phonographic Industry, achieving this in January 1986, at the same time as '' Holy Diver''. To date, these are the only two Dio albums to be certified at least platinum. Reissues The album, along with '' Holy Diver'' and '' Sacred Heart'', was released in a new two-CD deluxe edition on March 19, 2012, through Universal for worldwide distribution outside ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dio (band)
Dio was an American Heavy metal music, heavy metal band formed in 1982 and led by vocalist Ronnie James Dio. Dio left Black Sabbath with intentions to form a new band with fellow former Black Sabbath drummer Vinny Appice. The name Dio was chosen because it made sense from a commercial standpoint, as the name was already well known at that time. The band released ten studio albums and had numerous lineup changes over the years, with Dio himself being the only constant member. Guitarists included Vivian Campbell, Craig Goldy, Doug Aldrich, Warren DeMartini, Tracy G, Jake E. Lee and Rowan Robertson. The band dissolved in 2010 when Ronnie James Dio died of stomach cancer at the age of 67. R. J. Dio has sold over 50 million records worldwide. Biography Origins and ''Holy Diver'' (1982–1983) In 1982, disagreements originating over the mixing of Black Sabbath, Black Sabbath's ''Live Evil (Black Sabbath album), Live Evil'' album resulted in the departure of Ronnie James Dio and Vinny ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
