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James Robert Morrison, known as Jim Bob, is a British musician and author. He was the singer of indie punk band Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine. Biography Jim Bob played in various bands during the late 1970s and early 1980s, including Jamie Wednesday, who were performing between 1984 and 1987. In 1987 Jamie Wednesday split up just before a gig at the London Astoria. Morrison and Les "Fruitbat" Carter filled in, playing along to a backing tape, and Carter USM was born. Jim Bob and Les Carter had known each other since the late 1970s, when their bands The Ballpoints (featuring Jim on vocals) and Dead Clergy (Les on bass and vocals) used to rehearse at the same studio behind Streatham station. When The Ballpoints' bassist quit at the end of 1980, Carter joined the band, who than went on to play several gigs under the name Peter Pan's Playground. He was a member of Carter USM. The band split up in 1997. Since Carter USM, Jim Bob has released two albums and three singles with hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine
Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine (also known as Carter USM or simply Carter) were an English indie rock band formed in 1987 by singer Jim "Jim Bob" Morrison and guitarist Les " Fruitbat" Carter. They made their name with a distinctive style of power pop, fusing samples, sequenced basses and drum machines with rock 'n' roll guitars and off-beat wordplay-loaded lyrics. They reached the height of their fame in 1992. Over the following years the band took on new members, reaching a six-piece, but struggled to regain their earlier popularity. They initially split up in 1998 after releasing seven albums. History Starting out: 1987–1990 Based in Lambeth in South London, England, Carter and Morrison originally played in an indie band called Jamie Wednesday, which released two singles – "Vote For Love" and "We Three Kings of Orient Aren't". Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine was formed on Thursday 6 August 1987, when Carter and Morrison were the only band members to turn up for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Who's The Daddy Now?
Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine (also known as Carter USM or simply Carter) were an English indie rock band formed in 1987 by singer Jim "Jim Bob" Morrison and guitarist Les " Fruitbat" Carter. They made their name with a distinctive style of power pop, fusing samples, sequenced basses and drum machines with rock 'n' roll guitars and off-beat wordplay-loaded lyrics. They reached the height of their fame in 1992. Over the following years the band took on new members, reaching a six-piece, but struggled to regain their earlier popularity. They initially split up in 1998 after releasing seven albums. History Starting out: 1987–1990 Based in Lambeth in South London, England, Carter and Morrison originally played in an indie band called Jamie Wednesday, which released two singles – "Vote For Love" and "We Three Kings of Orient Aren't". Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine was formed on Thursday 6 August 1987, when Carter and Morrison were the only band members to turn up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim's Super Stereoworld (album)
Jim's Super Stereoworld is the debut solo album by former Carter USM singer/guitarist Jim Bob James Robert Morrison, known as Jim Bob, is a British musician and author. He was the singer of indie punk band Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine. Biography Jim Bob played in various bands during the late 1970s and early 1980s, including Jami .... It was released in 2000 on Music Blitz Records. Track listing # Bonkers in the Nut # Greetings Earthlings (We Come in Peace) # Pear Shaped World # Superslob # The Happiest Man Alive # Could U B The 1 I Waited 4 # 1000 Feet Above The Earth # A Bad Day # The King Is Dead # My Name Is John (And I Want You Back) # When You're Gone (parts 1 & 2) # Touchy Feely References Jim Bob albums 2000 debut albums {{2000s-punk-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Flash Car On A Saturday Night
''In a Big Flash Car on a Saturday Night'' is a solo album by the former Carter USM singer/guitarist Jim Bob, released with the "Jim's Super Stereoworld" nickname n 2002. A fellow Carter USM member, Fruitbat, is credited in the album's liner notes as shouting on "Big Flash Car" and "Heads Will Rock". Critical reception ''AllMusic'' called the album "alternately infectious, tasteless, full of grace, and spectacularly absurd". ''Drowned in Sound ''Drowned in Sound'', sometimes abbreviated to ''DiS'', is a UK-based music webzine financed by artist management company Silentway. Founded by editor Sean Adams, the site features reviews, news, interviews, and discussion forums. History '' ...'' wrote that "like all things pop, it is designed to be disposable, almost transparent, yet produced with immaculate care and of hidden depths". Track listing # Heads Will Rock # Young Dumb (And Full Of Fun) # Big Flash Car # Jim's Mobile Disco # Hey Kenny # Mission Control # Candy Floss # ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Official Charts Company
The Official Charts (legal name: The Official UK Charts Company Limited) is a British inter-professional organization that compiles various "official" record charts in the United Kingdom, Ireland and France. In the United Kingdom, its charts include ones for singles, albums and films, with the data compiled from a mixture of downloads, purchases (of physical media) and streaming. The OCC produces its charts by gathering and combining sales data from retailers through market researchers Kantar, and claims to cover 99% of the singles market and 95% of the album market, and aims to collect data from any retailer who sells more than 100 chart items per week. The OCC is operated jointly by the British Phonographic Industry and the Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA) (formerly the British Association of Record Dealers (BARD)) and is incorporated as a private company limited by shares jointly owned by BPI and ERA. The Chart Information Network (CIN) took over as compilers of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Humpty Dumpty Thing
''A Humpty Dumpty Thing'' is the title of the 2007 solo album by Jim Bob, formerly of Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine. It was released on Cherry Red Records and included a free book. "The story is set in the not-too-distant future when all art is commissioned by the State. It's about a man chosen to write an 80,000-word novel or face a jail term. He's never written anything before and finds himself with instant writer's block Writer's block is a condition, primarily associated with writing, in which an author is either unable to produce new work or experiences a creative slowdown. Mike Rose found that this creative stall is not a result of commitment problems or th ...."Interview with Alex Ogg for ''My Favourite Flavour'' magazine issue 002 November/December 2007 Track listing #"All the King's Horses" #"Cartoon Dad" #"Every Day When I Come Home I Expect to Find You Gone" #"God's Blog" #"Robin, Patrik and Chris" #"Another Day at the Office" #"The Carousel" #"This Phoney Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |