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Alive And Amplified
''Alive & Amplified'' is The Mooney Suzuki's third studio album, and their second under Columbia Records. Released on August 24, 2004, it came two years after their third album, Electric Sweat. It was recorded in various locations, including Paramount Studios, Ameraycan Studios, and Decoy Studios, all located in Los Angeles, California. Of its content, the band said it is "dense, kaleidoscopic, and that you could spend hours uncovering little nuggets of goodness." Many of the songs assume sexual innuendos, such as "Primitive Condition", "Alive & Amplified", "Shake That Bush Again", "Loose 'n' Juicy", "Messin' in the Dressin' Room", and "Naked Lady". Of the song "New York Girls", Sammy James Jr. said "I love the song California Girls, and the women of New York didn't get a fair shake in California Girls, and he thought the New York Girls needed their fair shake, so we gave that to them." The title song, "Alive & Amplified", became popular after it was featured in a commercial for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mooney Suzuki
The Mooney Suzuki is an American garage rock band that formed in New York City in 1996. Originally comprising vocalist and guitarist Sammy James Jr., guitarist Graham Tyler, bassist John Paul Ribas and drummer Will Rockwell-Scott, the band has released four studio albums – ''People Get Ready'' (2000), '' Electric Sweat'' (2003), '' Alive & Amplified'' (2004) and '' Have Mercy'' (2007). The current lineup includes founding members James and Rockwell-Scott, guitarist Chris Isom, and bassist Reno Bo. History The band formed in 1996, after Graham Tyler responded to an ad that former 2 Skinnee J's guitarist, Sammy James Jr., posted in a guitar store. They released their first two singles, "Taking Me Apart" and "Love Is Everywhere", in 1998. The band takes its name from two lead singers for the band Can, Malcolm Mooney and Damo Suzuki. The band came out with their first EP in 1999, followed by their first album, ''People Get Ready'', in 2000 on the Estruslabel. In early 2002, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York City
New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive with a respective county. The city is the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the United States by both population and urban area. New York is a global center of finance and commerce, culture, technology, entertainment and media, academics, and scientific output, the arts and fashion, and, as home to the headquarters of the United Nations, international diplomacy. With an estimated population in 2024 of 8,478,072 distributed over , the city is the most densely populated major city in the United States. New York City has more than double the population of Los Angeles, the nation's second-most populous city. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takedown
Takedown or take down may refer to: Books * '' Takedown: The Pursuit and Capture of America's Most Wanted Computer Outlaw'', by John Markoff and Tsutomu Shimomura * '' The Takedown: A Suburban Mom, a Coal Miner's Son, and the Unlikely Demise of Colombia's Brutal Norte Valle Cartel'', by Jeffrey Robinson Film and television Film * ''Take Down'' (1979 film), about a high school wrestling team * ''Track Down'', a 2000 film known as ''Takedown'' outside the U.S., based on the book titled ''Takedown'' * ''Takedown'' (2010 film), also known as ''Transparency'' * ''Take Down'' (2016 film), also known as ''Billionaire Ransom'' * ''The Takedown'', 2022 film TV * "Takedown", a ''Rookie Blue'' TV series episode Video games * '' Takedown: Red Sabre'' * '' Burnout 3: Takedown'' Other uses * Takedown (grappling), a martial arts technique * Takedown gun A takedown gun (typically a takedown rifle or takedown shotgun) is a long gun designed to be taken apart, significantly red ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Aliens (TV Series)
''The Aliens'' is a British science fiction television series created and written by Fintan Ryan. It is set 40 years after aliens land in the Irish Sea and are reluctantly integrated into British society in the fictional city of Troy. Border guard Lewis Garvey, played by Michael Socha, is caught up in the criminal underbelly of Troy as he learns he is himself half-alien. The six-episode series also stars Michaela Coel, Michael Smiley and Jim Howick, and is produced by Clerkenwell Films for E4. The first episode was released on 8 March 2016. Ryan had previously written BBC shows ''Never Better'' and ''In the Flesh''. Overview Coel told ''Radio Times'' that ''The Aliens'' addresses "urgent contemporary concerns" not limited to racism; during the filming of the series at Nu Boyana Film Studios in Bulgaria, she reported she experienced racist attacks. Speaking to ''The Guardian'''s Gabriel Tate, Ryan acknowledged links with the show's narrative and the ongoing European migr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by Channel Four Television Corporation. It is state-owned enterprise, publicly owned but, unlike the BBC, it receives no public funding and is funded entirely by its commercial activities, including Television advertisement, advertising. It began its transmission in 1982 and was established to provide a fourth television service in the United Kingdom. At the time, the only other channels were the television licence, licence-funded BBC1 and BBC2, and a single commercial broadcasting network, ITV (TV network), ITV. Originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA), the station is now owned and operated by Channel Four Television Corporation, a public corporation of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, which was established in 1990 and came into operation in 1993. Until 2010, Channel 4 did not broadcast in Wales, but many of its programmes were re-broadcast ther ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
That Mitchell And Webb Look
''That Mitchell and Webb Look'' is a British sketch comedy television series starring David Mitchell and Robert Webb that ran from 2006 to 2010. Many of its characters and sketches were first featured in the duo's radio show '' That Mitchell and Webb Sound''. As well as Mitchell and Webb themselves, the writers include Jesse Armstrong, James Bachman, Sam Bain, Mark Evans, Olivia Colman, Joel Morris, John Finnemore, Simon Kane. It was produced by Gareth Edwards. Colman, Bachman, and Evans were also members of the cast, alongside Gus Brown, Sarah Hadland, Daniel Kaluuya and Paterson Joseph. The first two series were directed by David Kerr, and the third and fourth series were directed by Ben Gosling Fuller. First aired on 14 September 2006, a second series was commissioned later that same year and was broadcast between 21 February and 27 March 2008. The third series began on 11 June 2009. Since the second series, the production has also been broadcast on BBC HD. The first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grandma's Boy (2006 Film)
''Grandma's Boy'' is a 2006 American stoner comedy film directed by Nicholaus Goossen, written by Barry Wernick, Allen Covert and Nick Swardson, and starring Linda Cardellini, Covert, Peter Dante, Shirley Jones, Shirley Knight, Joel David Moore, Kevin Nealon, Doris Roberts, and Swardson. The film features a video game tester who is forced to move in with his grandmother after being evicted from his home while falling for a woman who was sent to oversee the production of his video game company's newest video game. Plot Alex is a single, 36-year-old video game tester who lives with his friend Josh. When Josh wastes their rent money on Filipino prostitutes, their landlord Yuri evicts them, purposely breaks one of their bongs, and has his movers trash everything that doesn't belong to them, forcing Alex to find a new place to live. Alex tries to stay with his marijuana dealer Dante, but cannot do so because Dante is adopting a wild lion to live in the house. Alex spends one n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bachelor Party Vegas
''Bachelor Party Vegas'' is a 2006 American direct-to-video comedy film written and directed by Eric Bernt in his directorial debut. It stars Kal Penn, Jonathan Bennett, Charlie Spiller, Diora Baird and Donald Faison. It was released by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment in the United States on April 25, 2006. In Australia and the UK, it was released under the title ''Vegas Baby''. Plot Z-Bob, Ash, Eli and Johnny are a group of four guys who take their soon-to-be married best friend Nathan on a memorable trip to Las Vegas. In order to properly bid farewell to their best friend's life as a single man, they must send him out in style with an extravagant bachelor party in Sin City. Limousines, paint ball, strippers, sex toys, alcohol, debauchery and gambling are on the agenda until they discover that Mr. Kidd, their bachelor party planner, is a bank robber planning to heist the casino, setting off a chain of events that turns their night into a living hell. Running away from the poli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaun White Snowboarding
''Shaun White Snowboarding'' is a snowboarding video game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft for Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable, Wii, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X. The Wii version of the game is titled ''Shaun White Snowboarding: Road Trip''. Gameplay There are six mountains in ''Shaun White Snowboarding'', including Alaska, Park City, Europe, and Japan. Each mountain features up to three different sections: peak, back country, and park (or resort). There is also a " Target Limited Edition" of the game that is exclusive to Target; this version gives the player access to ''Target Mountain'', a mountain with Target branding all over it. It has been described in-game as extremely difficult to find, and contains additional jibs, character models, and a sponsored version of the standard game's best snowboard which can be unlocked before the player's final challenge against Shaun White. The last mountain, called ''B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ATV Offroad Fury 3
''ATV Offroad Fury 3'' is a racing video game developed by Climax Racing and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2. It was released on November 2, 2004 in North America and on February 10, 2006 in Europe by SouthPeak Interactive. An enhanced version for the PlayStation Portable titled ''ATV Offroad Fury: Blazin' Trails'' was released a few months later. The game was succeeded by '' ATV Offroad Fury 4'' in 2006. Gameplay Expanding from its predecessor, ''ATV Offroad Fury 3'' features more ATVs, along with more championships, mini-games and improved physics. As is with the rest of the series, the game revolves around racing all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) around dirt racetracks. In addition to racing, another major focus of the game is stunts. Stunts can be achieved by tapping a combination of buttons while the player's ATV is in the air. Each stunt requires a different amount of time to perform. The game also provides " free-roaming offroad gameplay". The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TeamXbox
''TeamXbox'' was a gaming media web site dedicated to Microsoft's Xbox, Xbox 360 and Xbox One platforms. While the majority of content was Xbox and Xbox 360 related, the site occasionally covered general technology and other video game news. ''TeamXbox'' was founded in 2000 by Brent "Shockwave" Soboleski and Steve "Bart" Barton. In 2001, Sol Najimi, of MSXbox, agreed to merge the MSXbox forums with the ''TeamXbox'' news site creating one of the largest Xbox focused fan sites. Media conglomerate IGN Entertainment, Inc. purchased ''TeamXbox'' in 2003, which in turn was purchased by News Corporation The original incarnation of News Corporation (abbreviated News Corp. and also variously known as News Corporation Limited) was an American Multinational corporation, multinational mass media corporation founded and controlled by media mogul Ru ... in 2005. Regular updates ceased in August 2012 when the site transitioned into an archive of its previous content. As of March 1, 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madden NFL 2005
''Madden NFL 2005'' is an American football simulation video game based on the NFL that was developed by EA Tiburon, along with Exient Entertainment and Budcat Creations, and published by EA Sports. The 16th installment of the '' Madden NFL series'', it features former Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis on the cover. Al Michaels and John Madden return as game commentators. Released on August 10, 2004, the game is the first ''Madden'' game to feature Xbox Live. It was the last ''Madden'' game to be released on the original PlayStation, and the first ''Madden'' game to be released on the Nintendo DS, where it was a launch title. Soundtrack The ''Madden NFL 2005'' soundtrack was: # will.i.am – " Go!" # Green Day – " American Idiot" # Hoobastank – " Same Direction" # Z-Trip featuring Soup of J5 – "Listen to the DJ" # Earshot – " Wait" # Jazze Pha – "Da Heavy Hittas" # New Found Glory – " This Disaster" # Wylde Bunch – "Last Day of School" # Alter Bridg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
