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Tobin Sprout
Tobin Sprout (born April 28, 1955) is an American visual artist, musician, songwriter, and children's author. He is best known as a former member of the indie rock band Guided by Voices. He served as a secondary major songwriter and guitarist of the group from 1987 to 1997 and again from 2010 to 2014. He was also a founding member of the band fig.4, who participated in the Dayton new wave scene in the mid 80s. Life and career Early life Sprout was born in Dayton, Ohio and graduated from Centerville High School in 1974. After graduating from high school, Sprout studied graphic design and illustration at Ohio University. Guided by Voices: 1987–1997 A self-taught musician, Sprout played with and was a major collaborator of the Dayton band Guided By Voices. Employing a four-track recorder and a home studio he contributed to the lo-fi sound of Guided by Voices, and he was a member of the band from 1987 through 1997, and again from 2010 to 2014. The band frequently record ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dayton, Ohio
Dayton () is the sixth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County. A small part of the city extends into Greene County. The 2020 U.S. census estimate put the city population at 137,644, while Greater Dayton was estimated to be at 814,049 residents. The Combined Statistical Area (CSA) was 1,086,512. This makes Dayton the fourth-largest metropolitan area in Ohio and 73rd in the United States. Dayton is within Ohio's Miami Valley region, north of the Greater Cincinnati area. Ohio's borders are within of roughly 60 percent of the country's population and manufacturing infrastructure, making the Dayton area a logistical centroid for manufacturers, suppliers, and shippers. Dayton also hosts significant research and development in fields like industrial, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering that have led to many technological innovations. Much of this innovation is due in part to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and its place in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carnival Boy
''Carnival Boy'' is the debut solo album by the former Guided by Voices member Tobin Sprout, released in 1996. Production The album was produced by Sprout. "The Bone Yard" is an instrumental track. GBV's Kevin Fennell played drums on the album; Sprout played all of the other instruments. Critical reception ''Entertainment Weekly'' called the album "more carefully crafted and compositionally linear but no less infectious" than Robert Pollard's ''Not in My Airforce'', released at the same time. ''Rolling Stone'' deemed it "a collection of 14 pristinely crafted baubles, all in the manner of GBV's trippy, hard pop ... Of the two solo albums, ''Carnival Boy'' feels more vital, possibly because Sprout's musical voice isn't as familiar as Pollard's." ''Newsday'' thought that "the album's disposition goes from plaintive folksiness ('Gas Daddy Gas'), which gives way to a rave-up punker ('White Flyer') and back to a wistful bucketful of excuses ('I Didn't Know')." AllMusic wrote that "ev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolling Stone
''Rolling Stone'' is an American monthly magazine that focuses on music, politics, and popular culture. It was founded in San Francisco, California, in 1967 by Jann Wenner, and the music critic Ralph J. Gleason. It was first known for its coverage of rock music and political reporting by Hunter S. Thompson. In the 1990s, the magazine broadened and shifted its focus to a younger readership interested in youth-oriented television shows, film actors, and popular music. It has since returned to its traditional mix of content, including music, entertainment, and politics. The first magazine was released in 1967 and featured John Lennon on the cover and was published every two weeks. It is known for provocative photography and its cover photos, featuring musicians, politicians, athletes, and actors. In addition to its print version in the United States, it publishes content through Rollingstone.com and numerous international editions. Penske Media Corporation is the current own ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burger Records
Burger Records was an American independent record label and record store in Fullerton, California, United States. The label was founded in 2007 by Sean Bohrman and Lee Rickard, members of the power pop band Thee Makeout Party. The record/video store, co-owned by Bohrman and Brian Flores, was opened in 2009. The label ceased operations in July 2020, following sexual assault allegations levied at many of their artists and staff members. The label was notable for releasing most of its material on cassette. Among the hundreds of artists released on the label were The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Devon Williams, Hunx and His Punx, Bell Gardens, and The Go. According to ''OC Weekly'', the label was known for "its growing catalog of sugary, eccentric power pop and audacious garage rock, extolling a carefree message of love, music and DIY attitude." History Founding Founders Sean Bohrman and Lee Rickard became friends in the late 1990s while attending high school in Anaheim, California ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Universe & Me
''The Universe & Me'' is the sixth solo effort released by Tobin Sprout, it was released in 2017. Track listing # Future Boy Today/Man Of Tomorrow – 2:47 # The Universe And Me – 3:47 # A Walk Across The Human Bridge – 2:30 # Manifest Street – 2:24 # Honor Guards – 1:56 # When I Was A Boy – 2:21 # Cowboy Curtains – 1:58 # Heavenly Bones – 2:15 # Heart Of Wax – 2:13 # I Fall You Fall – 4:03 # Tomorrow From Heaven – 3:47 # Just One Kid (Takes On The World) – 2:37 # To Wake Up June – 2:06 # Future Boy (Reprise) – 1:40 References {{DEFAULTSORT:Universe and Me 2017 albums Tobin Sprout albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irving Plaza
Irving Plaza (known through sponsorship as Irving Plaza, powered by Klipsch and formerly known as the Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza) is a ballroom-style music venue located within the Union Square neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. It has been featured on the ''Complex City Guide'' list of "50 Best Concert Venues of America" in 2013. Polish Army veterans The building was purchased by the Polish Army Veterans of America District 2 in 1948, and turned into a Polish-American community center. Generals and other distinguished Poles graced its stage including, in 1976, the future Pope John Paul II. Rock venue In 1978, the hall was converted to a rock music venue by future Peppermint Lounge promoters Tom Goodkind and Frank Roccio, who after a year began to share promotional efforts with a "Club 57" crew headed by Jane Friedman and Louis Tropia. Goodkind and Roccio brought in acts such as the B-52s, Talking Heads, the Ramones and, with Friedman and Tropia, a wealth of B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Demos
Greg Demos is an American musician and lawyer from Dayton, Ohio best known as a long time bassist for Guided by Voices. By trade, he is a partner in the law firm of Fowler, Demos & Stueve in Lebanon, Ohio. Demos has also performed with The New Creatures and 3 Dream Bag. Discography With the New Creatures * Pedomasoma and Crawl assette EP* ''Walk and Roll'' assette EP* 1984: ''Media Brainwash'' * 1987: ''Rafter Tag'' * 1988: ''Good Ol' Days'' " Single * 2004: ''Penelope Flowers'' ollection of previously unreleased material With 3 Dream Bag * 1993: ''A Frenzy in Frownland'' P* 1995: ''Bevil Web/3 Dream Bag'' plit EP* 2001: ''The Fertile Octogenarian'' * 2007: ''Memory Garden'' With Guided by Voices * 1990: '' Same Place the Fly Got Smashed'' * 1992: ''Propeller'' * 1994: ''Bee Thousand'' * 1994: ''I Am a Scientist'' P * 1995: ''Alien Lanes'' * 1995: ''Box'' ox Set* 1999: ''Do the Collapse'' * 2000: ''Hold On Hope'' P* 2000: '' Suitcase: Failed Experiments and Tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Fennell
Kevin Fennell (born March 13, 1959) is an American musician from Dayton, Ohio best known as the original drummer for the indie rock band Guided by Voices. Career Fennell joined the original trio composition of the group, He performed with the band between 1983 and 1996, and since the reunion of the "Classic Lineup" in 2010. He appeared to perform at the band's "final" Dayton, OH performance in 2004. He did not, however, appear at their final concert overall in Chicago in December 2004. Fennell has also performed drums on Tobin Sprout's first two solo albums. Fennell rejoined the revived band in 2010 for a reunion tour and later album releases ''Let's Go Eat the Factory'' and ''Class Clown Spots a UFO''. In October 2013 Fennell reported having resigned from the band. The band's frontman Robert Pollard reported having fired Fennell. Both agreed the split happened following a disagreement related to Fennell's attempt to sell the drum kit used to record ''Bee Thousand ''Bee T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitch Mitchell (Guided By Voices)
Charles M. "Mitch" Mitchell III (born December 25, 1959) is an American guitarist, songwriter and producer, best known as the lead guitar in the early lineups of Dayton, Ohio, band Guided by Voices sporadically from 1983 to 1996. After leaving the band, Mitchell formed his own group, Mitch Mitchell's Terrifying Experience. In late 2010, Guided by Voices embarked on a short reunion tour, resulting in a new "Classic Lineup" Guided By Voices album, ''Let's Go Eat The Factory ''Let's Go Eat the Factory'' is the 16th album by Dayton, Ohio rock group Guided by Voices. The album was first released on December 20, 2011 digitally through the iTunes Store, then by mail-order on January 1, 2012, and finally released retai ...''. The reunion spanned four years and six albums before disbanding once more in September 2014. References External links The Guided by Voices Database Living people Musicians from Cleveland Musicians from Dayton, Ohio Arena Rock Recording Company art ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mackinac Island Press
Mackinac Island Press, is an American publisher of children's books, with an initial book called ''Has Anyone Seen Christmas''? The book was featured across the country by Barnes & Noble and featured on Fox & Friends morning show, the Chicago Tribune, Associated Press and other media outlets. The book has been turned into a float for America's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Negotiations began with Disney and other film companies to take the book to the big screen. Progress in 2006 In 2006, they released ''Gitchi Gumee'', based on Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem, that won the Midwest Booksellers Association Children's Picture Book of the Year Honor Book Award. That year, they acquired rights to the Buck Wilder property and released their first ''Buck Wilder Adventure'' chapter books for children, and the ''PaleoJoe Dinosaur Detective Club'' series. Buck Wilder books have sold over 370,000 since their debut. The Buck Wilder character had been put into every 4th grade classroom by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lost Planets & Phantom Voices
''Lost Planets & Phantom Voices'' is 4th album solo by Guided by Voices member Tobin Sprout Tobin Sprout (born April 28, 1955) is an American visual artist, musician, songwriter, and children's author. He is best known as a former member of the indie rock band Guided by Voices. He served as a secondary major songwriter and guitarist o ... released in 2003.' at allmusic.com Reception Track listing # "Indian Ink" – 1:55 # "Doctor #8" – 2:29 # "Catch The Sun" – 2:30 # "All Those Things We've Done" – 3:04 # "Martini" – 3:30 # "Rub Your Buddah Tummy" – 3:15 # "Courage The Tack" – 3:13 # "Earth Links" – 2:06 # "As Lovely As You" – 2:50 # "Shirley The Rainbow" – 2:49 # "Fortunes Theme No: 1" – 1:52 # "Cleansing From The Storm" – 4:27 # "Let Go of My Beautiful Balloon" – 6:01 References {{DEFAULTSORT:Lost Planets and Phantom Voices 2003 albums Tobin Sprout albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leland, Michigan
Leland is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 377. It was the county seat of Leelanau County from 1883 to 2004, when a new government center was completed in Suttons Bay Township, closer to the county's geographic center. Leland is located in Leland Township, which provides local government services. It is on M-22, at the mouth of the Leland River (also known as the Carp River) on Lake Michigan. Leland is the departure point for ferry service to both North and South Manitou Islands. The Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is nearby and Traverse City is about to the southeast. Leaving Leland, going south on M-22, there is a sign that reads "45th Parallel Halfway Between Equator & North Pole". History Leland is built on the site of one of the oldest and largest Ottawa villages on the Leelanau Peninsula. Where the Leland (Carp) River flows into Lake Michigan, there was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
