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The Tellers
The Tellers are a rock group from Belgium. Ben Baillieux-Beynon started the band in 2005, originally with Nic Van Assche. Van Assche was then replaced by Charles Blistin. In 2006 they recorded the More EP. The band rapidly gained popularity. Their first full-length album, 'Hands Full of Ink,' was released at the end of 2007 and was followed by an intensive European tour. At the same time, the Tellers added band members Kenley Dratwa (drums) and Francis Gustin (bass). After a two-year tour with this ensemble, the band split, reverting to its original duo. Soon after, members Beynon and Blistin parted amicably. Beynon soon added three new members to the band - Fabrice Detry (bass), Cesar Laloux (drums), and Joos Houwen (guitar). Although the band only emerged recently, (having released two albums), the group has achieved fame in Belgium, where their album ''Hands full of ink'' reached 7th in the charts. They have also had success in Germany, the Netherlands and most recently in F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wallonia
Wallonia ( ; ; or ), officially the Walloon Region ( ; ), is one of the three communities, regions and language areas of Belgium, regions of Belgium—along with Flemish Region, Flanders and Brussels. Covering the southern portion of the country, Wallonia is primarily Geographical distribution of French speakers, French-speaking. It accounts for 55% of Belgium's territory, but only a third of its population. The Walloon Region and the French Community of Belgium, which is the political entity responsible for matters related mainly to culture and education, are independent concepts, because the French Community of Belgium encompasses both Wallonia and the bilingual Brussels-Capital Region but not the German-speaking Community of Belgium, which administers nine municipalities in Eastern Wallonia. During the Industrial Revolution, Wallonia was second only to the United Kingdom in industrialization, capitalizing on its extensive deposits of coal and iron. This brought the regio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIFA 08
''FIFA 08'' (titled ''FIFA Soccer 08'' in North America) is a Association football, football Simulation video game, simulation video game developed by EA Canada and published by Electronic Arts under the EA Sports label. It was released on all popular gaming formats in September 2007 in Europe, Australia and Asia, and in October 2007 in North America. The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of the game feature an improved game engine with superior graphics and different commentators and are dubbed "next-generation" by EA. On all other platforms—including the PC—the game utilizes an older engine. The Nintendo DS version features fewer teams, stadiums, game modes and kits due to the limitations of the machine's storage medium. Commentary comes from Sky Sports' Martin Tyler and Andy Gray (footballer, born 1955), Andy Gray on next generation consoles. However, ITV Sport's Clive Tyldesley partners Gray on the then Sixth generation of video game consoles, current generation consoles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belgian Rock Music Groups
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Belgian may refer to: * Something of, or related to, Belgium * Belgians, people from Belgium or of Belgian descent * Languages of Belgium, languages spoken in Belgium, such as Dutch, French, and German *Ancient Belgian language, an extinct language formerly spoken in Gallia Belgica *Belgian Dutch or Flemish, a variant of Dutch *Belgian French, a variant of French *Belgian horse (other), various breeds of horse *Belgian waffle, in culinary contexts * SS ''Belgian'', a cargo ship in service with F Leyland & Co Ltd from 1919 to 1934 *''The Belgian'', a 1917 American silent film See also * *Belgica (other) *Belgic (other) Belgic may refer to: * an adjective referring to the Belgae, an ancient confederation of Celto-Germanic tribes * a rarer adjective referring to the Low Countries or to Belgium * , several ships with the name * Belgic ware, a type of pottery * Bel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 In Music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2007. Specific locations *2007 in British music * 2007 in Canadian music * 2007 in Irish music * 2007 in Japanese music * 2007 in Norwegian music *2007 in South Korean music Specific genres * 2007 in classical music * 2007 in country music * 2007 in heavy metal music * 2007 in hip hop music * 2007 in Latin music * 2007 in jazz * 2007 in rock music *2007 in South Korean music Albums released * List of 2007 albums Events January *January 1 – George Shearing is knighted for services to music in The Queen's New Year Honours List. Evelyn Glennie becomes a Dame. Imogen Cooper, John Rutter and Rod Stewart are appointed CBE. *January 12 – In an experiment initiated by ''The Washington Post'' columnist Gene Weingarten, violinist Joshua Bell plays incognito busker at the Metro subway station L'Enfant Plaza in Washington, D.C.; of the 1,097 people who passed by, only seven stop to listen and only one reco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 In Music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2006. Specific locations *2006 in British music *2006 in Irish music *2006 in Norwegian music *2006 in South Korean music *2006 in Swiss music Specific genres *2006 in classical music *2006 in country music *2006 in heavy metal music *2006 in hip-hop, 2006 in hip hop music *2006 in Latin music *2006 in jazz *2006 in rock music *2006 in South Korean music Events January *January 14 – Eminem remarries ex-wife Kim after five years of separation. *January 20 – February 5 – The Big Day Out festival takes place in Australia and New Zealand, headlined by The White Stripes, The Stooges, Iggy and the Stooges and Franz Ferdinand (band), Franz Ferdinand. AFI (band), AFI withdraw due to a delay in recording their then-untitled Decemberunderground, seventh studio album, with Mylo and Jean Grae also withdrawing from the lineup. *January 31 – American hardcore punk band Champion (band), Champion announced their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Girls In Hawaii
Girls in Hawaii is a Belgian indie pop band. Girls in Hawaii's first release was ''Found in the Ground: The Winter EP'' in early 2003, after which the band toured Belgium and France. In the meantime they started recording what would become their first LP. ''From Here To There'' was released in November 2003 in Belgium and in early 2004 in Europe. It was well-received across Europe, where the band went on a promotional tour through Belgium, France, Italy, Germany and Spain. The record was later released in Japan and, in October 2005, China Shop Music released it in the United States. The band started a short tour of the West Coast of the United States in April 2006. Their second full-length album, ''Plan Your Escape'', was released in February 2008 in Europe. It was recorded in old houses in the Ardennes Forest by producer Jean Lamoot (who has worked with French artists such as Noir Désir and Alain Bashung Alain Bashung (born Alain Claude Baschung, ; 1 December 1947 – 14 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
62TV Records
62TV Records is an independent record label based in Brussels, Belgium. The label specializes in artists of various subgenres of indie pop and is distributed by Bang! Music. Artists * Austin Lace * Flexa Lyndo * Fonda 500 * Girls in Hawaii * Hallo Kosmo * Lucy Lucy! * Minerale * Sharko * The Tellers See also * List of record labels File:Alvinoreyguitarboogie.jpg File:AmMusicBunk78.jpg File:Bingola1011b.jpg Lists of record labels cover record labels, brands or trademarks associated with marketing of music recordings and music videos. The lists are organized alphabetically, ... References External links * Belgian record labels {{Belgium-record-label-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller islands. It has a total area of , making it the list of countries and dependencies by area, sixth-largest country in the world and the largest in Oceania. Australia is the world's flattest and driest inhabited continent. It is a megadiverse countries, megadiverse country, and its size gives it a wide variety of landscapes and Climate of Australia, climates including deserts of Australia, deserts in the Outback, interior and forests of Australia, tropical rainforests along the Eastern states of Australia, coast. The ancestors of Aboriginal Australians began arriving from south-east Asia 50,000 to 65,000 years ago, during the Last Glacial Period, last glacial period. By the time of British settlement, Aboriginal Australians spoke 250 distinct l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australia And New Zealand Banking Group
The Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited, commonly known as ANZ Bank, is a multinational corporation, multinational banking and financial services company headquartered in Melbourne, Victoria (state), Victoria, Australia. It is Australia's second-largest bank by assets and fourth-largest bank by market capitalisation. Its current corporate entity was established on 1 October 1970, when the Australia and New Zealand Bank (ANZ) merged with the English, Scottish & Australian Bank (ES&A). It was the largest bank merger in Australian history at the time. The Australia and New Zealand Bank had in turn been founded in 1951 as a merger of the Bank of Australasia and the Union Bank of Australia, which were established in 1835 and 1837 respectively. ANZ is one of the Big Four (banking)#Australia, Big Four Australian banks, along with the Commonwealth Bank, National Australia Bank and Westpac. Australian operations make up the largest part of ANZ's business, with commercial ban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EA Sports
EA Sports is a division of Electronic Arts that develops and publishes sports video games. Formerly a marketing gimmick of Electronic Arts, in which they imitated real-life sports networks by calling themselves the "EA Sports Network" (EASN) with pictures or endorsements, it soon grew up to become a sub-label on its own, releasing game series such as '' EA Sports FC'', ''PGA Tour'', '' NHL'', '' NBA Live'', and '' Madden NFL''. Most games under this brand are developed by EA Vancouver, the Electronic Arts studio in Burnaby, British Columbia, as well as EA Orlando (formerly Tiburon Studios) in Orlando, Florida. The main rival to EA Sports is 2K Sports. Notably, until 2018, both companies competed over the realm of NBA games, with 2K releasing the '' NBA 2K'' series. Konami is its rival in association football games with their own series, '' eFootball''. For several years after the brand was created, all EA Sports games began with a stylized five-second video introducing th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belgium
Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Countries, it is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to the south, and the North Sea to the west. Belgium covers an area of and has a population of more than 11.8 million; its population density of ranks List of countries and dependencies by population density, 22nd in the world and Area and population of European countries, sixth in Europe. The capital and Metropolitan areas in Belgium, largest metropolitan region is City of Brussels, Brussels; other major cities are Antwerp, Ghent, Charleroi, Liège, Bruges, Namur, and Leuven. Belgium is a parliamentary system, parliamentary constitutional monarchy with a complex Federation, federal system structured on regional and linguistic grounds. The country is divided into three highly autonomous Communities, regions and language areas o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canon (company)
Canon Inc. (; Hepburn romanization, Hepburn: ) is a Japanese multinational corporation headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo, Ōta, Tokyo, specializing in optical, imaging, and industrial products, such as lenses, cameras, medical equipment, Image scanner, scanners, Printer (computing), printers, and Semiconductor device fabrication, semiconductor manufacturing equipment. Canon has a primary listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the TOPIX Core 30 and Nikkei 225 indexes. It used to have a secondary listing on the New York Stock Exchange. Name The company was originally named (). In 1934, it produced the ''Kwanon'', a prototype for Japan's first-ever 35mm camera with a focal-plane-based shutter. In 1947, the company name was changed to ''Canon Camera Co., Inc.'', shortened to ''Canon Inc.'' in 1969. The name Canon comes from Buddhist bodhisattva (), previously transliterated as Kuanyin, Kwannon, or Kwanon in English. History 1933–1970 The origins of Canon date ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
