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Miles Kane
Miles Peter Kane (born 17 March 1986) is an English singer and musician, best known as a solo artist and the co-frontman of the Last Shadow Puppets. He was also the former frontman of the Rascals, before the band announced their break-up in August 2009. He has focused on a solo career since 2011 and remains a member of the Last Shadow Puppets (2007-present) alongside Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner. His debut solo album, '' Colour of the Trap'', was released on 9 May 2011 and the follow-up, '' Don't Forget Who You Are'' was released on 3 June 2013. His third solo album, '' Coup De Grace'', was released on 10 August 2018 via Virgin EMI. His fourth studio album, ''Change The Show'', was released on 21 January 2022 via BMG Rights Management. His latest solo album, '' One Man Band'', was released on 4 August 2023 through Modern Sky. Early life Miles Peter Kane was born in Birkenhead, Wirral and was raised in nearby Meols. He played the saxophone as a child. His cousins, Jam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myles Kane
Myles Kane (born 1979) is an American film producer and wizard rock artist (performing under the name MC Kreacher). Film He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film from the Pratt Institute in 2001. In 2002 he co-founded the Brooklyn Underground Film Festival with Josh Koury and Cris Moris. After that, he worked at The New Yorker and, along with Kristina Budelis, produced and directed some of the magazine's first video series and documentaries. He was the editor for '' We Are Wizards'', a documentary about the Harry Potter fandom released in 2008 and the co-director of ''Voyeur,'' a Netflix film about journalism icon Gay Talese. Wizard Rock He became involved with wizard rock after working on the documentary '' We Are Wizards'' about the Harry Potter fandom. Previously, he had never even read any of the books. Under the stage name Mc Kreacher he released one album, ''Alone in the Dark'', in 2009. He always performs wearing rubber monster gloves. He has been describe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Shadow Puppets
The Last Shadow Puppets are an English supergroup consisting of Alex Turner (Arctic Monkeys), Miles Kane ( the Little Flames, the Rascals), James Ford (Simian, Simian Mobile Disco), and Zach Dawes ( Mini Mansions). The Last Shadow Puppets were formed by co-frontmen, Alex Turner and Miles Kane, in 2007, after they became friends when the Little Flames supported Arctic Monkeys on tour in 2005. They bonded over their shared love of Scott Walker and David Bowie, and decided to write songs inspired by their music. They have released two records, '' The Age of the Understatement'' (2008), and following a lengthy hiatus, '' Everything You've Come to Expect'' (2016). Both of their albums reached number one in the UK charts. They were nominated for a BRIT Award in the ''British Breakthrough'' category, and shortlisted for a Mercury Prize in the ''Best Album'' category, for ''The Age of the Understatement''. History 2007: Formation In August 2007 ''NME'' magazine reported that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dead 60s
The Dead 60s were an English ska punk band from Liverpool. The band's sound is a mixture of punk rock, ska, dub and reggae. They have taken influences from artists such as King Tubby, Jackie Mittoo, Gang of Four and A Certain Ratio. History Matt McManamon and Charlie Turner met at the Merchant Taylor's School for Boys in Crosby Liverpool and as teenagers formed a band, Rest Home. After changing their name to Pinhole, they released a four-track EP, ''122 Duke Street'', named after the address of Liverpool bar The Pit, where the band played many of its first shows. Ben Gordon and Bryan Johnson subsequently joined Pinhole in 2000. Pinhole released a second EP, "Breaking Hearts & Windows", on Thrill City Records in 2001 and a single, "So Over You" / "Morning Rain", on Too Nice Records in 2002. They a recorded a John Peel session at Maida Vale studios on 27 January 2002, which was broadcast on 7 February. The tracks recorded were "Is This The End", "I'm So Bored of the US ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Zutons
The Zutons are an English indie rock band formed in Liverpool, in 2002. The band currently consists of Dave McCabe (vocals, guitar), Abi Harding (saxophone), Jay Lewis (guitar), Neil Bradley (keyboards) and Tim Cunningham (bass). The band's debut album, '' Who Killed...... The Zutons?'', was released in April 2004. With the release of their second studio album, '' Tired of Hanging Around'' (2006), the band achieved UK chart success with the singles, " Why Won't You Give Me Your Love?" and " Valerie", both of which reached number 9 on the UK Singles Chart. Founding guitarist Boyan Chowdhury left the band in 2007 and was replaced by Paul Molloy for their third studio album, '' You Can Do Anything'', which was released in June 2008. The band quietly disbanded the following year in 2009, and briefly reunited in 2016 for a one-off performance with Chowdhury, billed as "probably heirlast ever performance" in remembrance of their friend, actor and former Tramp Attack frontman Kri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Coral
The Coral are an English rock band, formed in 1996 in Hoylake on the Wirral Peninsula, Merseyside. The band emerged during the early 2000s. Their 2002 debut album ''The Coral (album), The Coral'', from which came the single "Dreaming of You (The Coral song), Dreaming of You", was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize and listed as the fourth best album of the year by ''NME''. Their second album, ''Magic and Medicine'' (2003), produced four UK Top 20 singles, including "Pass It On (song), Pass It On". In 2008, after guitarist Bill Ryder-Jones left the band, they continued as a five-piece. History 1996–2000: early years and breakthrough In 1996, school-friends Ian Skelly and Paul Duffy began jamming together in the basement of Flat Foot Sams pub in Hoylake. Over the following months they were joined by Bill Ryder-Jones on lead guitar, Ian's older brother James Skelly on vocals and main songwriting duties, and then Lee Southall on rhythm guitar. The band were known briefly as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deltasonic
Deltasonic is a British record label based in Liverpool, England. Previously joint ventured with Sony Music, it is now independent. It was formed by Alan Wills, the former drummer with Liverpool bands Shack and Top, and associated with the ' cosmic Scouse' and 'scallydelica' music scenes. History Aiming to be like Mo'Wax, Wills started his first label EVA in January 2000, primarily to release material by Joe Fearon a.k.a. Paracruzar. However, after three promo-only releases on clear 10-inch vinyl, including the first release by 'Mountaineers' (credited on the record as 'The Sandpeople'), he decided to move on to new areas and, with the help of his partner Ann Heston and consultancy from Simon Duffy (Tri Tone), he started a new label called Deltasonic Records. The name is an amalgamation of two ideas, as Wills explains: "I predominantly wanted it to be a guitar label and the guitars we liked are rooted in the blues, so Delta, and Sonic is from Sonic Youth, just the coolest ban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Coral
The Coral are an English rock band, formed in 1996 in Hoylake on the Wirral Peninsula, Merseyside. The band emerged during the early 2000s. Their 2002 debut album ''The Coral (album), The Coral'', from which came the single "Dreaming of You (The Coral song), Dreaming of You", was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize and listed as the fourth best album of the year by ''NME''. Their second album, ''Magic and Medicine'' (2003), produced four UK Top 20 singles, including "Pass It On (song), Pass It On". In 2008, after guitarist Bill Ryder-Jones left the band, they continued as a five-piece. History 1996–2000: early years and breakthrough In 1996, school-friends Ian Skelly and Paul Duffy began jamming together in the basement of Flat Foot Sams pub in Hoylake. Over the following months they were joined by Bill Ryder-Jones on lead guitar, Ian's older brother James Skelly on vocals and main songwriting duties, and then Lee Southall on rhythm guitar. The band were known briefly as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wirral Peninsula
The Wirral Peninsula (), known locally as the Wirral, is a peninsula in North West England. The roughly rectangular peninsula is about long and wide, and is bounded by the Dee Estuary to the west, the Mersey Estuary to the east, and Liverpool Bay to the north. Historically, the Wirral was wholly in Cheshire; in the Domesday Book, its border with the rest of the county was placed at "two arrow falls from Chester city walls". However, since the Local Government Act 1972, only the southern third has been in Cheshire, with almost all the rest lying in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside. An area of saltmarsh and reclaimed land adjoining the south-west of the peninsula lies in the Welsh county of Flintshire. Toponymy The name Wirral literally means " myrtle corner", from the Old English , a myrtle tree, and , an angle, corner or slope. It is supposed that the land was once overgrown with bog myrtle, a plant no longer found in the area, but plentiful around Form ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Man Band (Miles Kane Album)
''One Man Band'' is the fifth studio album by English rock musician Miles Kane, released on 4 August 2023 by Modern Sky. It was written by Kane in late 2022 on guitar mainly in Northern England. It was produced between December 2022 and January in Liverpool by Kane's cousin and The Coral's frontman, James Skelly, alongside guest musicians including Tom Ogden. The album artwork, is a black and white picture that depicts Kane looking outside a window. ''One Man Band'' goes back to Kane's indie rock roots. Instrumentally, it features mainly guitar, as Kane made a conscious effort to not include any piano or brass. Background and recording Following the release of the musician's fourth studio album ''Change the Show'', Kane went back to Northern England in late 2022 to write new music. He enlisted Blossoms' frontman Tom Ogden to help, and went to Stockport to write with him. Later he and producer James Skelly sent demos "back-and-forth." In December 2022, Kane started recording mat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Change The Show (Miles Kane Album)
Miles Peter Kane (born 17 March 1986) is an English singer and musician, best known as a solo artist and the co-frontman of the Last Shadow Puppets. He was also the former frontman of the Rascals, before the band announced their break-up in August 2009. He has focused on a solo career since 2011 and remains a member of the Last Shadow Puppets (2007-present) alongside Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner. His debut solo album, ''Colour of the Trap'', was released on 9 May 2011 and the follow-up, ''Don't Forget Who You Are'' was released on 3 June 2013. His third solo album, '' Coup De Grace'', was released on 10 August 2018 via Virgin EMI. His fourth studio album, ''Change The Show'', was released on 21 January 2022 via BMG Rights Management. His latest solo album, ''One Man Band'', was released on 4 August 2023 through Modern Sky. Early life Miles Peter Kane was born in Birkenhead, Wirral and was raised in nearby Meols. He played the saxophone as a child. His cousins, James a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coup De Grace (Miles Kane Album)
''Coup de Grace'' is the third studio album by English musician Miles Kane. It was released on 10 August 2018. Background Miles Kane started writing the album right after his second solo album ''Don't Forget Who You Are'' was released, but became sidetracked when he and Alex Turner resumed their writing partnership for The Last Shadow Puppets's album ''Everything You've Come to Expect''. The songs "Silverscreen", "Coup de Grace" and "Shavambacu" were written in New York. However, according to Kane, he got stuck in a rut while in Los Angeles and "couldn't finish anything" following a break-up. In 2017, he went to an acoustic gig by Jamie T, whom he knew for many years. Afterwards he stayed with Jamie T in a hotel and the two started to write songs together, including "Nothing Changes". The first single from the album, "Loaded", is also written with Jamie T, but became a collaboration with Lana Del Rey when she joined in while it was being written. Kane recorded the album in Los A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don't Forget Who You Are
''Don't Forget Who You Are'' is the second studio album by indie-rock musician Miles Kane. It was released on 3 June 2013 under Columbia Records. The album title is named from the second song off the album, "Don't Forget Who You Are" which was featured in the video game '' FIFA 14'', while "Give Up" is featured in ''EA Sports UFC ''EA Sports UFC'' is a mixed martial arts fighting video game developed in a collaboration between EA Canada and SkyBox Labs, and published by EA Sports for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. It is based on the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) bra ...''. Critical reception Track list References {{Authority control 2013 albums Columbia Records albums Miles Kane albums Albums produced by Ian Broudie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
