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The Music
The Music are an English alternative rock band, formed in Kippax, Leeds in 1999. Comprising Robert Harvey (vocals, guitar), Adam Nutter (lead guitar), Stuart Coleman (bass) and Phil Jordan (drums), the band came to prominence with the release of their self-titled debut album in 2002. The band released two further studio albums, '' Welcome to the North'' (2004) and '' Strength in Numbers'' (2008), before parting ways in 2011. Career The Music all met at Brigshaw High School (except Phil Jordan, who went to Garforth), and began playing in 1999 as Insense. In 2001, the song " Take the Long Road and Walk It" circulated as a demo before being released by Fierce Panda as a 1000-copies-only single, a rarity from its day of release. Around this time NME and Steve Lamacq were describing them as the best unsigned band in Britain. The band were quickly signed by Hut, who released their first EP '' You Might as Well Try to Fuck Me''. In 2002, following another EP (''The People'') the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kippax, West Yorkshire
Kippax is a village and civil parish in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, West Yorkshire, England. It is situated to the east of the city, near to Garforth and Great Preston. The Kippax and Methley ward of Leeds City Council was part of the former UK Parliament constituency of Elmet, which became Elmet and Rothwell at the 2010 UK general election. The population of Kippax parish at the 2011 Census was 9,785. Kippax was a separate civil parish, in Tadcaster Rural District, until 1939, when it was annexed to Garforth. It re-acquired civil parish status and a parish council on 1 April 2004. History The name ''Kippax'' is of Anglo-Saxon origin and is first attested as ''Chipesch'' in the ''Domesday Book'' of 1086, and as "Kippeys" in charters from the 1090s to the 1270s, and ''Kypask'' and ''Kypax'' from the 13th century onwards. The placename seems to be composed of an Anglo-Saxon personal name ''Cippa'' (with initial ʃ- suggested by the Domesday Book form) or ''Cyppa'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The People EP
''The People'' is the third EP by British band The Music, and the first single on Hut Records to be taken from their debut album. Videos were produced for the title track and "Let Love Be the Healer". Track listing #"The People" – 4:59 #"Let Love Be the Healer" – 3:23 #"Life" – 4:08 #"Jag Tune" – 4:31 Personnel The Music *Robert Harvey – vocals *Adam Nutter – guitars *Phil Jordan – drums *Stuart Coleman – bass Produced and mixed by Jim Abbiss Jim Abbiss is a British music producer, best known for his work on records including the debut album of Editors ('' The Back Room''), Arctic Monkeys' Mercury Music Prize winning debut album, '' Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not'', .... Charts References {{DEFAULTSORT:People, The 2002 EPs Hut Records EPs The Music (band) albums Albums produced by Jim Abbiss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Computers And Blues
''Computers and Blues'' is the fifth studio album by English rapper and producer Mike Skinner, under the music project The Streets. It was officially released in the United Kingdom on 7 February 2011. It contains 14 songs, including an appearance from British singer-songwriter Clare Maguire. Rob Harvey of The Music worked closely with Skinner on the album and features on several songs. The cover photo is a close-up of the Ziggurats, Norfolk Terrace halls of residence at the University of East Anglia designed by architect Denys Lasdun. The 'Blues' part of the title refers to Skinner's beloved Birmingham City. Composition In contrast to the "self-indulgent meltdown" of ''The Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living'' (2006) and the ""philosophy for beginners" approach" of '' Everything Is Borrowed'' (2008), ''Computers and Blues'' returns to the garage instrumentals and "everyman" presentation of real life of '' Original Pirate Material'' (2002) and ''A Grand Don't Come for Free'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Streets
The Streets are an English music project led by vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Mike Skinner. The project has released six studio albums: ''Original Pirate Material'' (2002), '' A Grand Don't Come for Free'' (2004), '' The Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living'' (2006), ''Everything Is Borrowed'' (2008), ''Computers and Blues'' (2011), an internet-only album ''Cyberspace and Reds'' (2011) and a string of successful singles in the mid-2000s, including "Has It Come to This?", "Fit but You Know It", "Dry Your Eyes", " When You Wasn't Famous" and " Prangin' Out". History 2001–2003: ''Original Pirate Material'' Mike Skinner sent a demo tape to a record shop in north London, run by A&R Nick Worthington. The song developed into Skinner's first single, "Has It Come to This?", and was released under the name The Streets. The song peaked at number 18 on the UK Singles Chart in October 2001. The Streets' debut album, ''Original Pirate Material'', was released in March 2002. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Skinner (musician)
Michael Geoffrey Skinner (born 27 November 1979) is an English rapper, singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer. Best known for the music project the Streets, Skinner has also released music as a solo artist, as part of the D.O.T. with frequent collaborator Rob Harvey, and under the pseudonym The Darker the Shadow the Brighter the Light. Early life Skinner was born in Barnet, but grew up in West Heath, Birmingham. He started playing with keyboards at the tender age of five. When he was seven years old he began experiencing symptoms of epilepsy, which worsened in his early teens. He began writing hip hop and garage music in his home in West Heath and later built a sound booth in his bedroom, using a cupboard and a mattress. He describes his background as " Barratt class: suburban estates, not poor but not much money about, really boring". At age 19, Skinner moved to Australia with his girlfriend; the relationship quickly ended, but Skinner stayed in Australia for a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strength In Numbers (The Music Single)
''Strength in Numbers'' is the third and final studio album by English rock the Music. It was released on 16 June 2008 by Polydor Records and Yes, Please!. It comes in two formats, a regular CD (in a super jewel case) and a deluxe digipak Edition. The limited edition features two bonus tracks, "The Price" and "The Rain", but does not feature the hidden track "No Danger". Background The Music released their second album '' Welcome to the North'' in September 2004, peaking at number eight on the UK Albums Chart. Both of its singles – "Freedom Fighters" and "Breakin – reached the top 20 of the UK Singles Chart, with the former peaking the highest at number 15. The album was promoted with three UK tours and two US tours, one with Incubus and the other supported by Kasabian, leading up to May 2005. They went on an hiatus while frontman Robert Harvey suffered from an alcohol addiction and depression, which saw him spend time in a rehab facility. He explained that the receptio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Hartnoll
Paul Hartnoll (born 19 May 1968) is one of two brothers (the other being Phil Hartnoll) who make up the electronic dance act Orbital. History Hartnoll played in a local band during the mid-1980s, Noddy and the Satellites, featuring clarinetist Duncan Walker. In 1987 Paul and his brother Phil began recording under the name Orbital with keyboards, a drum machine and a 4-track. Hartnoll's first brush with fame came when Orbital appeared on Top of the Pops on 22 March 1990. Speaking to The Guardian in December 2013 he explained this was a long way from his Sevenoaks roots. "A week before I was saying to the boss in the pizza place I was working, 'Ah I've just seen next week's rota. I can't do Wednesday because I'm doing Top of the Pops' … It felt a bit like some kind of elfin quest. Leaving my safe little job was like leaving the shire." He made a guest appearance on '' ER'' in 2002, in the role of a DJ. Orbital split up in 2004, after producing seven albums and developing a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flood (producer)
Mark Ellis (born 16 August 1960), known by his professional pseudonym Flood, is a British rock and synthpop record producer and audio engineer. Flood's list of work includes projects with New Order, U2, Nine Inch Nails, Marc and the Mambas, Depeche Mode, Gary Numan, Sneaker Pimps, King, Ministry, The Charlatans, Thirty Seconds to Mars, Erasure, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, PJ Harvey, Foals, a-ha, Orbital, Sigur Rós, The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Smashing Pumpkins, The Killers, White Lies, Pop Will Eat Itself, Warpaint, EOB, and Interpol. His co-production collaborations have included projects with Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois, Steve Lillywhite, and longtime collaborator Alan Moulder, with whom he co-founded the Assault & Battery studio complex. In 2006, his work with U2 led to his sharing of the Grammy Award for Album of the Year for '' How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb''. Ellis is not to be confused with Mark Ellis, the bassist from the British mod revival band T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polydor
Polydor Records Ltd. is a German-British record label that operates as part of Universal Music Group. It has a close relationship with Universal's Interscope Geffen A&M Records label, which distributes Polydor's releases in the United States. In turn, Polydor distributes Interscope releases in the United Kingdom. Polydor Records Ltd. was established in London in 1954 as a British subsidiary of German company Deutsche Grammophon/Schallplatte Grammophon GmbH. It was renamed Polydor Ltd. in 1972. Notable current and past artists signed to the label include ABBA, Cream, The Moody Blues, The Who, Ringo Starr, Bee Gees, The Jam, Bing Crosby, The Shadows, James Brown, Level 42, Ellie Goulding, Juice WRLD, Piri & Tommy, James Last, Eric Clapton, Marie Osmond, Keith O'Conner Murphy, Yngwie Malmsteen, Lana Del Rey, Haim, and Buckingham Nicks. Label history Beginnings Polydor Records was founded on 2 April 1913 by German Polyphon-Musikwerke AG in Leipzig and registered on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Incubus (band)
Incubus is an American rock band from Calabasas, California. The band was formed in 1991 by vocalist Brandon Boyd, lead guitarist Mike Einziger, and drummer José Pasillas while enrolled in Calabasas High School and later expanded to include bassist Alex "Dirk Lance" Katunich, and Gavin "DJ Lyfe" Koppell; both of whom were replaced by bassist Ben Kenney and DJ Kilmore, respectively. Incubus has attained commercial success, reaching multi-platinum sales, as well as releasing several successful singles. After their first two albums, ''Fungus Amongus'' (1995) and ''S.C.I.E.N.C.E.'' (1997), the band earned mainstream recognition with the release of their 1999 album '' Make Yourself'' which spawned several hits, including the band's highest charting song "Drive." Success continued with the albums '' Morning View'' (2001) and '' A Crow Left of the Murder...'' (2004). Their sixth studio album, '' Light Grenades'', debuted at No. 1 in 2006 and was followed by Incubus's first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freedom Fighters (song)
"Freedom Fighters" is a song from The Music's second album, '' Welcome to the North''. It was also the first single from that album, released in Japan in late August 2004 as an EP and in the UK and elsewhere in Europe as a single in early September 2004. It peaked at the #15 position in the British charts. Track listing In Japan * EP released 25 August 2004 by Toshiba-EMI *CD VJCP-61092 #"Freedom Fighters" #" Getaway" (slow version) #"So Low" #"Freedom Fighters" (John Digweed and Nick Muir remix) In the UK *Single released 6 September 2004 by Virgin Records *CD1 VSCDT1883 #"Freedom Fighters" #"Come What May" *CD2 VSCDX1883 #"Freedom Fighters" #"So Low" #"The People" (Nick McCabe Nicholas John McCabe (born 14 July 1971) is an English musician best known as the lead guitarist of the Verve. Early life McCabe is the son of a bus driver father and a social worker mother and has two older brothers, Alan and Paul. When asked ... remix) #"Freedom Fighters" (Video) *7" VS1883 #"F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
