|
Alex Cameron (musician)
Alex Cameron (born 11 September 1988) is an Australian singer-songwriter from Sydney. He is best known for his solo career, a high-concept act in which Cameron initially adopted the persona of a failed entertainer. During live performances, Cameron is often joined by saxophonist and "business partner" Roy Molloy. Before making music under his own name, Cameron was also a member of the electronica act Seekae, releasing three studio albums with them. Cameron independently released his debut album, ''Jumping the Shark (album), Jumping the Shark'', for free on his website in 2013. In 2016, Secretly Canadian reissued the album to a wider audience and growing cult fanbase. In 2017, Cameron released his second studio album, ''Forced Witness'', featuring contributions from Molloy, Flowers, Olsen and Jonathan Rado. His third studio album, ''Miami Memory'', was released in September 2019. His fourth studio album, ''Oxy Music'', was released in March 2022. Career 2013–2016: ''Jumping th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
YouTube
YouTube is an American social media and online video sharing platform owned by Google. YouTube was founded on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim who were three former employees of PayPal. Headquartered in San Bruno, California, it is the second-most-visited website in the world, after Google Search. In January 2024, YouTube had more than 2.7billion monthly active users, who collectively watched more than one billion hours of videos every day. , videos were being uploaded to the platform at a rate of more than 500 hours of content per minute, and , there were approximately 14.8billion videos in total. On November 13, 2006, YouTube was purchased by Google for $1.65 billion (equivalent to $ billion in ). Google expanded YouTube's business model of generating revenue from advertisements alone, to offering paid content such as movies and exclusive content produced by and for YouTube. It also offers YouTube Premium, a paid subs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foxygen
Foxygen is an American indie rock duo from Westlake Village, California, formed in 2005. The band consists of multi-instrumentalist Jonathan Rado and vocalist Sam France. They have released six albums and a number of self-released EPs. History Rado and France started their band in high school when both were fourteen. After their formation in 2005, the band played experimental music; influenced by psychedelia and avant-garde. Their early music won them first place in Agoura High School's Battle of the Bands. They self-released four EPs between 2007 and 2011. In early 2011, they were 'discovered' by producer Richard Swift after handing him one of their EPs at a The Mynabirds show in New York. The group were later signed on to Jagjaguwar Records and their first studio album, '' Take the Kids Off Broadway'', was released by Jagjaguwar on July 24, 2012. On January 22, 2013, Jagjaguwar released Foxygen's second album, '' We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic''. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imploding The Mirage
''Imploding the Mirage'' is the sixth studio album by American rock band the Killers, released on August 21, 2020, by Island Records in the United States and internationally by EMI. To date, it is the band's only album without lead guitarist Dave Keuning, who took an indefinite hiatus (ending in 2021) from the band in 2017. Guitar parts are covered by Killers bassist Mark Stoermer, producer Jonathan Rado, and a variety of guest musicians, including Lindsey Buckingham (Fleetwood Mac) and Adam Granduciel ( The War on Drugs). The album was preceded by the lead single " Caution" released on March 12, 2020, followed by the second single "My Own Soul's Warning" on June 17, 2020, and the third single "Dying Breed" on August 14, 2020. "Fire in Bone" was released as a promo single on April 24, 2020. The album was originally intended for release on May 29, 2020, but was delayed to August as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic also led to the postponement of the world to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pitchfork (website)
''Pitchfork'' (formerly ''Pitchfork Media'') is an American online music magazine founded in 1996 by Ryan Schreiber in Minneapolis. It originally covered alternative and independent music, and expanded to cover genres including pop, hip-hop, jazz and metal. ''Pitchfork'' is one of the most influential music publications to have emerged in the internet age. In the 2000s, ''Pitchfork'' distinguished itself from print media through its unusual editorial style, frequent updates and coverage of emerging acts. It was praised as passionate, authentic and unique, but criticized as pretentious, mean-spirited and elitist, playing into stereotypes of the cynical hipster. It is credited with popularizing acts such as Arcade Fire, Broken Social Scene, Bon Iver and Sufjan Stevens. ''Pitchfork'' relocated to Chicago in 1999 and Brooklyn, New York, in 2011. It expanded with projects including the annual Pitchfork Music Festival (launched in Chicago in 2006), the video site ''Pitchf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Cameron Performing At Pitchfork Musical Festival
Alex is a given name. Similar names are Alexander, Alexandra, Alexey or Alexis. People Multiple *Alex Brown (other), multiple people * Alex Cook (other), multiple people * Alex Forsyth (other), multiple people *Alexander Gardner (other), multiple people *Alex Gordon (other), multiple people *Alex Harris (other), multiple people *Alex Jones (other), multiple people *Alexander Johnson (other), multiple people * Alex Lee (other), multiple people *Alex Taylor (other), multiple people Politicians *Alex Allan (born 1951), British diplomat *Alex Attwood (born 1959), Northern Irish politician *Alex Kushnir (born 1978), Israeli politician *Alex Salmond (1954–2024), Scottish politician, former First Minister of Scotland Baseball players *Alex Avila (born 1987), American baseball player *Alex Bregman (born 1994), American baseball player *Alex Freeland (born 2001), American baseball player *Alex Gar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holiday Sidewinder
Holiday Sidewinder Carmen-Sparks is an Australian-born indie pop singer-songwriter, musician and record producer. She was the founding lead singer of Bridezilla (2005–13). After that group disbanded Sidewinder relocated to England to start her solo career. Her debut album, ''Forever or Whatever'', appeared in October 2019. Early years Sidewinder was born on 21 December 1990 and raised in Sydney. Her mother, Lo Carmen, is a country soul singer-songwriter and actor, originally from Adelaide; while her step-father, Aden Young is a Canadian-Australian actor. Carmen and Young have had two other children. Her father, Jeremy Sparks, Carmen's then-partner, was a film set constructor and later worked as an engineer on the Sydney Olympics opening ceremony (2000), festivals and large public artworks (including ''Halo''). In October 2019 she reflected on her upbringing, "I was raised by a colourful family completely entrenched in the entertainment industry; a complex group of eccentr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brandon Flowers
Brandon Richard Flowers (born June 21, 1981) is an American musician. He serves as the co-founder, lead vocalist, primary songwriter, keyboardist, and occasional bassist of the Las Vegas-based rock band the Killers, which he formed with Dave Keuning in 2001. In addition to his work with the Killers, Flowers has released two solo albums, ''Flamingo'' (2010) and '' The Desired Effect'' (2015). He has reached number one on the UK Albums Chart ten times, and on the ''Billboard'' 200 once (top ten, eight times), including work with the Killers. Early life Brandon Richard Flowers, the youngest of six children, was born on June 21, 1981, in the Las Vegas suburb of Henderson, Nevada, to Jean Yvonne (née Barlow; 1945–2010) and Terry Austin Flowers. He has an older brother and four older sisters. His parents met as teenagers, and he wrote the song " A Dustland Fairytale" (sometimes shortened to "Dustland") as a tribute to their marriage and lifelong romance. His grandmother was fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wonderful Wonderful (The Killers Album)
''Wonderful Wonderful'' is the fifth studio album by American rock band the Killers, released on September 22, 2017, by Island Records. It was their first studio album in five years, since '' Battle Born'' (2012), and their fifth consecutive studio album to top the UK Albums Chart. It is also their first album to top the ''Billboard'' 200, moving 118,000 album-equivalent units in its first week. ''Wonderful Wonderful'' is the Killers' most recent album to feature the band's core line-up, with lead guitarist Dave Keuning and bassist Mark Stoermer being absent on ''Imploding the Mirage'' (2020) and ''Pressure Machine'' (2021), respectively. Background Brandon Flowers revealed in May 2015 that he and Dave Keuning were exchanging ideas for the Killers' fifth studio album. The four members reconvened in October 2015, a few months earlier than originally planned. The band began working on the album at their own Battle Born Studios and also rented houses in Joshua Tree National Par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Killers
The Killers are an American Rock music, rock band formed in Las Vegas, Nevada, in 2001 by Brandon Flowers (lead vocals, keyboards, bass) and Dave Keuning (lead guitar, backing vocals). After the band went through a number of short-term bassists and drummers, Mark Stoermer (bass, rhythm guitar, backing vocals) and Ronnie Vannucci Jr. (drums, percussion) joined in 2002. The Killers have released seven studio albums, each of which topped the UK Albums Chart: ''Hot Fuss'' (2004), ''Sam's Town'' (2006), ''Day & Age'' (2008), ''Battle Born (album), Battle Born'' (2012), ''Wonderful Wonderful (The Killers album), Wonderful Wonderful'' (2017), ''Imploding the Mirage'' (2020), and ''Pressure Machine'' (2021). They have also released a B-sides and rarities compilation album, compilation, ''Sawdust (album), Sawdust'' (2007); a live album, ''Live from the Royal Albert Hall'' (2009); two Greatest hits album, greatest-hits albums, ''Direct Hits (The Killers album), Direct Hits'' (2013) a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angel Olsen
Angel Olsen (born Angelina Marie Carroll; January 22, 1987) is an American singer-songwriter from St. Louis, Missouri who lives in Asheville, North Carolina. To date, Olsen has released six studio albums: ''Half Way Home'' (2012), ''Burn Your Fire for No Witness'' (2014), ''My Woman (album), My Woman'' (2016), ''All Mirrors'' (2019), ''Whole New Mess'' (2020), and ''Big Time (Angel Olsen album), Big Time'' (2022). Early life and education Angel Olsen was born on January 22, 1987, in St. Louis, Missouri. At age three, Olsen was adopted by a Foster care, foster family that had cared for her since shortly after her birth. The difference in years between her and her parents left an impression. "Because there are so many decades of difference between us, I became more interested in what their childhood was like," she says of her parents, both of whom died in 2021. "I fantasized about what it was like to be young in the ’30s and ’50s, more so than other kids my age." Olsen explain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Unknown Mortal Orchestra (also known as UMO) is a New Zealand psychedelic rock band from Auckland and now based in Portland, Oregon, Portland, Oregon. Fronted by multi-instrumentalist Ruban Nielson, assisted by his brother The Mint Chicks, Kody Nielson and bassist Jacob Portrait, Nielson started the band in 2009, initially as a solo project. The band's first album was released in 2011 on Fat Possum Records. History Inception After forming The Mint Chicks in South Auckland and experiencing success with them, Ruban Nielson moved to the United States in 2007. The singer and guitarist released the track "Ffunny Ffriends" on his anonymous Bandcamp profile on 17 May 2010. No further information was provided and no mention of who created it. Within a day, the song had received significant coverage from independent music blogs such as ''Pitchfork (website), Pitchfork''. Through their reposting and attempts to hunt down the creator, Nielson eventually claimed the track as Unknown Mortal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Morby
Kevin Robert Morby (born 2 April 1988) is an American musician, singer, and songwriter. A former member of Woods (band), Woods and The Babies, Morby has released seven solo studio albums: ''Harlem River (album), Harlem River'' (2013), ''Still Life (Kevin Morby album), Still Life'' (2014), ''Singing Saw (album), Singing Saw'' (2016), ''City Music'' (2017), ''Oh My God (album), Oh My God'' (2019), ''Sundowner (album), Sundowner'' (2020), and ''This Is a Photograph'' (2022).Song Premiere: Kevin Morby - Parade , ''KEXP''. Retrieved on 2014-08-26.Monger, Timothy. Kevin Morby Biography , ''Allmusic''. Retrieved on 2013-12-24. |
