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The Business (record Store)
The Business may refer to: * The Business (magazine), ''The Business'' (magazine), a British weekly magazine * The Business (band), an English punk rock/Oi! band * ''The Business'', an RTÉ Radio 1 show presented by John Murray (Irish broadcaster), John Murray * ''The Business'', a National Public Radio film industry news digest produced by KCRW * The Business (TV program), ''The Business'' (TV program), an Australian business program * The Business (TV series), ''The Business'' (TV series) * The Business (Madness song), "The Business" (Madness song), the B-side to "Baggy Trousers", 1980 * ''The Business – the Definitive Singles Collection'', a compilation album by Madness, 1993 * The Business (novel), ''The Business'' (novel), a novel by Iain Banks, 1999 * The Business (film), ''The Business'' (film), a film directed by Nick Love, 2005 * The Business (Yung Berg song), "The Business" (Yung Berg song), 2008 * "The Business" a song by X Ambassadors from The Reason (EP), ''The Reaso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Business (magazine)
''The Business'' was a business magazine published in the United Kingdom between 2006 and 2008. Tom Rubython founded the ''Sunday Business'' newspaper in 1996, which provided a Sunday alternative to the ''Financial Times''. In the autumn of 2006, after the paper experienced financial difficulties, the David and Frederick Barclay, Barclay brothers (owners of ''The Daily Telegraph)'' acquired the title, repackaged it under the guidance of Andrew Neil, and converted to a magazine. From 2007 to 2008 the magazine was edited by Allister Heath, who had held a number of roles at the publication since 2002. On 13 February 2008, shortly after Heath's departure, it was announced that ''The Business'' magazine would be closing, to be replaced by ''The Spectator Business''. Its paid circulation had been very small and it had relied on numbers of free copies to increase its reach. References External linksThe Business – official website, archived 11 June 2007 {{DEFAULTSORT:Busines ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Business (band)
The Business were an English punk band formed in 1979 in Lewisham, South London, England. The band lasted for four decades until their frontman Micky Fitz died from cancer in December 2016. History The band was formed in 1979 by school friends Steven ('Steve') Kent (guitar), Michael Fitzsimons ('Micky Fitz') (vocals), Nicholas ('Nick') Cunningham (drums) and Martin Smith (bass).Glasper, Ian (2004) ''Burning Britain: The History of UK Punk 1980-1984'', Cherry Red Books, They played their first gig in front of friends in February 1980, and after taking on Lol Pryor as manager, began performing more often. The band's first release was the song "Out in the Cold" on the ''A Sudden Surge of Sound'' compilation album. They played their first Oi! concert in 1981, supporting The 4-Skins, and they became closely associated with the Oi! scene from then on. While the Oi! movement was labelled as far right and racist (despite the fact that several Oi! bands played at Rock Against Raci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Murray (Irish Broadcaster)
John Murray is an Irish journalist and broadcaster. Currently heard on Weekend Sport, he presented ''The John Murray Show'' on RTÉ Radio 1, "focus ngon lifestyle and entertainment items", filling the slot from 09:00 to 10:00 previously occupied by Ryan Tubridy, who moved to RTÉ 2fm. Murray was one of the presenters of '' Morning Ireland'', Ireland's most popular radio show, before going on to host his own weekly programme, ''The Business''. Career Murray trained at the School of Journalism in Rathmines in Dublin. In 1983, his first job was as a junior reporter with the '' Tallaght Echo''. After six months, he moved to ''The Cork Examiner'' and worked there for six years. He was Head of News in a new independent radio station, Cork's 96FM, from 1990 until 1992. Later that year, he became a general reporter for RTÉ. Murray worked in RTÉ for three years. In his time there, he worked on '' Morning Ireland''. In 1995, he was asked by Mary Harney, then leader of the Progre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KCRW
KCRW (89.9 FM broadcasting, FM) is an NPR member station broadcasting from the campus of Santa Monica College in Santa Monica, California, where the station is licensed. KCRW airs original news and music programming in addition to programming from NPR and other affiliates. A network of repeaters and broadcast translators, as well as internet radio, allows the station to serve the Greater Los Angeles area and other communities in Southern California. The station's main transmitter is located in Los Angeles's Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles, Laurel Canyon district, adjacent to Mulholland Drive at the end of Briarcrest Road, and broadcasts in the HD Radio, HD radio format. It is one of two full NPR members in the Los Angeles area; Pasadena-based KPCC (radio station), KPCC is the other. History KCRW was founded in 1945 to train servicemen returning from World War II in the then-new technology, FM broadcasting—hence its call letters, which stand for College Radio Workshop. It was a ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Business (TV Program)
''The Business'' is Australia's leading business news television programme on ABC and ABC News in Australia. The program is hosted by Alicia Barry. It is broadcast four nights a week Monday to Thursday at 8.45pm (AEST/AEDT) weekdays on ABC News and 10.30pm (AEST/AEDT) on ABC. The program format involves a wrap up of the domestic market movements of the day, feature stories on business news events and usually at least one interview per night with leading business and political figures. The programme also features overseas market news and analysis from major stock exchanges. It is broadcast from the ABC's Sydney studio in Ultimo. History The program launched on 14 August 2006 as ''Lateline Business'' and was rebranded as ''The Business'' in January 2012. In May 2010, host Ali Moore left ''Lateline Business'' to host ''Afternoon Live'' on ABC News and was replaced by Ticky Fullerton. In December 2016, Ticky Fullerton resigned from the ABC and Elysse Morgan replaced her. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Business (TV Series)
''The Business'' is a sitcom which aired on The Movie Network in Canada and IFC in the United States. The show centres on Vic Morgan ( Rob Deleeuw), an adult film director of a low-budget softcore pornographic series similar to '' Girls Gone Wild''. He attempts to become a legitimate film maker after having converted to Judaism to be successful in the entertainment industry. Season one depicts the production of his first independent film and the difficulties along the way with an undisciplined production staff, poorly skilled actors, and an eccentric Japanese investor. Season two follows the company following the success of its first film as they search for a follow-up project. The series is filmed and produced in Montreal by Philms Pictures, and has a predominantly Canadian cast. Characters Main Recurring *Kaela Bahrey as Vic's daughter Beatrice Morgenstein. *Matt Silver as Terrence von Holtzen, the freshly promoted Associate Co-head of the Animation and Historical Adapt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Business (Madness Song)
"Baggy Trousers" is a song by the English ska and pop band Madness from their second studio album '' Absolutely'' (1980). It was written by lead vocalist Graham "Suggs" McPherson and guitarist Chris Foreman,Woodstra, Chris. Retrieved on 1 July 2007. and reminisces about school days. ( Mike Barson also received a writing credit in error, the correct McPherson/Foreman credit being used for subsequent releases.) The band first began performing the song at live shows in April 1980. Retrieved on 1 July 2007. It was released as a single on 5 September 1980 and spent 20 weeks in UK charts, reaching a high of #3. It was the 28th best-selling single of 1980 in the UK. In October 2017, American punk rock and rap rock band the Transplants released a cover version of the song on their debut extended play '' Take Cover''. Music and lyrics Suggs later recalled in an interview that "I was very specifically trying to write a song in the style of Ian Dury, especially the songs he was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Business – The Definitive Singles Collection
''The Business – the Definitive Singles Collection'' is a 3 disc box set by ska/pop band Madness released in 1993. It contained all the band's singles until that point with their respective b-sides and other bonus tracks, some rare. It also includes a 52-page booklet and snippets of interviews with people associated with Madness between some tracks. The interviews date from around the time of the '' Keep Moving'' album and were conducted by John Tobler. Among those interviewed were founder member John Hasler, former manager John "Kelloggs" Kalinowski and Dave Robinson of Stiff Records. Critical reception Upon its release, Paul Moody of ''NME'' felt that ''The Business'' did not "add anything to Madness' considerable charms" and was more suited to collectors. He commented that the compilation was "probably most notable for bearing assorted characters from their past wedged between the tracks in the quest for added curiosity value" and summarised, "The truly great songs are s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Business (novel)
''The Business'' is a novel by the Scottish writer Iain Banks, published in 1999. Plot introduction Kate Telman is a 'level 3' executive in the Business, a vast business empire. During her sabbatical year, she comes to suspect that some of her colleagues are stealing from the organisation, and investigates. Plot summary The book starts with a 4:37 a.m. phone call from Mike Daniels to Kathryn (Kate) Telman. He has been drugged, and about half of his teeth randomly and expertly extracted, just before an important meeting in Japan. The Business is a powerful (yet democratic) multinational commercial organisation, secretive (but not too sinisterly so), and very long-lived. It predates the Roman Catholic Church, and descends from a consortium of merchants in the Roman Empire which it even owned for sixty-six days (it hired a man to become emperor, but he lasted less than a month before being assassinated; a reference to the emperor Didius Julianus). It is now considering ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Business (film)
''The Business'' is a 2005 crime film written and directed by Nick Love. The film stars Danny Dyer, Tamer Hassan and Roland Manookian, all of whom were in Love's previous film '' The Football Factory''. Geoff Bell and Georgina Chapman also appear. The plot of ''The Business'' follows the Greek tragedy-like rise and fall of a young cockney's career within a drug importing business run by a group of British expatriate fugitive criminals living on the Costa del Sol in Spain. Plot The film is narrated by Frankie, a young everyman living in South East London during the Thatcher era of the 1980s specifically 1984, with little hope of ever making anything of himself, yet he dreams of "being somebody" and escaping his lonely, dreary lifestyle. After severely beating his mother's abusive boyfriend, he becomes a fugitive, and through family connections escapes to the Costa del Sol. His job there is to deliver a bag containing money to "Playboy Charlie", a suave expat and fugitive w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Business (Yung Berg Song)
"The Business" is the second official single (third overall) released from Yung Berg's debut album, '' Look What You Made Me''. The song contains a guest appearance from Radio Killa Records signee Casha, and is produced by Rob Holladay with co-production by Yung Berg himself. It was released May 13, 2008. "The Business" peaked within the top 40 of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and received gold certification by the RIAA on November 11, 2008, for sales of 500,000 copies. Remix The official remix features K-Young, Pleasure P, Twista, Cap 1, Maino and Jim Jones James Warren Jones (May 13, 1931 – November 18, 1978) was an American cult leader, preacher and mass murderer who founded and led the Peoples Temple between 1955 and 1978. Jones and the members of his inner circle planned and orchestrat .... Another remix features Raheem DeVaughn. The video shows Yung Berg with his "business woman", giving her "business" morning and night. Charts Weekly charts Year-end char ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Reason (EP)
''The Reason'' is the fourth EP by American rock band X Ambassadors, released on January 27, 2014. It spawned the single "Jungle" and also includes the track " Unsteady". Composition Musically, ''The Reason'' has been described as an album with elements of trap music and indie pop, with "a country vibe to it". X Ambassadors member Sam Harris cited rock singer Bruce Springsteen as a big influence on the album. In an interview with '' The Emory Wheel'', the band commented on their inspirations: "We've always tried to write songs for anyone who feels marginalized, underrepresented: eoplewho feel like they're different or are unable to speak up for themselves. A lot of the songs off of '' VHS'' and our previous EP, ''The Reason'', were written with that in mind." According to Craig D. Lindsey of ''The News & Observer'', the running theme through the EP is Sam Harris' struggling with self-doubt. On January 30, 2014, X Ambassadors posted a message on their Facebook Face ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
