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Blast Off (TV Series)
Blast Off may refer to: Music Albums * ''Blast Off!'' (Stray Cats album), a 1989 album by Stray Cats * ''Blast Off!'' (The Blue Hearts album), a 1991 album by The Blue Hearts * ''Blast Off'', a 1959 album by Ferrante & Teicher * ''Blast Off!'', a 1970 album by Louis Prima Songs * "Blast Off" (song), a 2014 song by David Guetta and Kaz James * "Blastoff" (Internet Money song) (2020) * "Blast Off", a 1958 single by The Tyrones * "Blast Off", a 1979 single by The Shapes * "Blast Off!", a song by The Birthday Party from the 1982 album '' Junkyard'' * "Blastoffff", a song by Joywave (2018) * "Blast Off!", a song by Rivers Cuomo from his album '' Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo'' * "Blast Off", a song by Silk Sonic from their 2021 album '' An Evening with Silk Sonic'' Other uses * ''Blast Off'' (video game), a 1989 arcade game by Namco * Blast-Off (G.I. Joe), a fictional character in the G.I. Joe universe * Blast Off (''Transformers''), a Transformers character * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blast Off! (Stray Cats Album)
''Blast Off!'' is an album by the American rockabilly revivalist band Stray Cats, released in 1989. It marked a reunion of the band, after three years of solo endeavors; the band's previous album, 1986's ''Rock Therapy (Stray Cats album), Rock Therapy'', was produced to fulfill a record contract. The album peaked at No. 111 on the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200. It peaked at No. 58 on the UK Albums Chart. The first single was "Bring It Back Again". The band supported ''Blast Off!'' by touring with Stevie Ray Vaughan. Production The album was produced by Dave Edmunds, who recorded it in two weeks. The band began work on the songs at Brian Setzer's house, in the summer of 1988. "Gene and Eddie" is a tribute to Gene Vincent and Eddie Cochran. Critical reception ''Spin (magazine), Spin'' thought that the album "sounds even more half-hearted than the Stray Cats original (so to speak) take on the rockabilly revival." ''The Boston Globe'' determined that "Setzer can still play rave- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Home Recordings Of Rivers Cuomo
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun ''thee' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Countdown
A countdown is a sequence of backward counting to indicate the time remaining before an event is scheduled to occur. NASA commonly employs the terms "L-minus" and "T-minus" during the preparation for and anticipation of a rocket launch, and even "E-minus" for events that involve spacecraft that are already in space, where the "T" could stand for "Test" or "Time", and the "E" stands for "Encounter", as with a comet or some other space object, like a spacecraft. Other events for which countdowns are commonly used include the detonation of an explosive, the start of a race, the start of the New Year, or any anxiously anticipated event. An early use of a countdown once signaled the start of a Cambridge University rowing race. One of the first known associations with rockets was in the 1929 German science fiction movie '' Frau im Mond'' (English: ''Woman in the Moon'') written by Thea von Harbou and directed by Fritz Lang in an attempt to increase the drama of the launch sequence ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Markey
David Markey (born December 3, 1963, in Burbank, California, United States) is an American film director. Biography As a self-taught filmmaker and musician, David Markey directed, produced, edited, and photographed most of his films, the majority of which have been self-funded. His work is also noted as documenting the punk scene in Southern California throughout the 1980s, growing to find a larger audience in the 1990s while continuing to produce work throughout the 2000s and 2010s. Markey has worked with Sonic Youth, Nirvana (band), Nirvana, Dinosaur Jr, Mudhoney, Redd Kross, Bob Mould, Circle Jerks, The Ramones, Black Flag (band), Black Flag and the Meat Puppets. Markey made his first film in 1974 at the age of 11 with his father's hand-wound 8mm Brownie camera, cast from the children of his Santa Monica, California neighborhood. He soon discovered the burgeoning LA punk scene a few years hence through bands like X (American band), X, Black Flag, and Redd Kross in 1980. Markey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Richardson (publisher)
Mike Richardson (born June 29, 1950) is an American publisher, writer, and producer. In 1986, he founded Dark Horse Comics, an international publishing house located in Milwaukie, Oregon. Richardson is also the founder and President of the Things From Another World retail chain and president of Dark Horse Entertainment, which has developed and produced numerous projects for film and television based on Dark Horse properties or licensed properties. In addition, he has written graphic novels and comics series, including: '' The Secret'', ''Living with the Dead'', and ''Cut'' as well as co-authoring two non-fiction books, ''Comics Between the Panels'' and ''Blast Off!''. Early life Richardson was born on June 29, 1950, in Portland, Oregon. His family moved to Milwaukie, a suburb of Portland, in 1955. He is a graduate of Portland State University, where he majored in art and played for the university basketball team. Career While in college, Richardson built a freelance art clien ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blast Off (Transformers)
''The Transformers'' is an animated television series that originally aired from September 17, 1984, to November 11, 1987, in syndication based upon Hasbro and Takara's ''Transformers'' toy line. The first television series in the ''Transformers'' franchise, it depicts a war among giant robots that can transform into vehicles and other objects. The series was produced by Marvel Productions and Sunbow Productions in association with Japanese studio Toei Animation for first-run syndication. Toei co-produced the show as the main animation studio for its first two seasons, having been tasked with creating and finalizing animation models, designing transformation schemes, storyboarding some episodes, and general direction. In the third season, Toei's involvement with the production team was reduced and the animation services were shared with the South Korean studio AKOM. The show's supervising producer (Nelson Shin) was also AKOM's founder. The fourth season was entirely animated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blast Off (video Game)
is a scrolling multidirectional shooter arcade video game developed and released by Namco in Japan in 1981. In North America, it was manufactured and distributed by Midway Games. The goal is to earn as many points as possible by destroying enemy missiles and bases using a ship which shoots simultaneously both the front and back. ''Bosconian'' was commercially successful in Japan and received positive critical reception, but did not achieve the global commercial success of other shoot 'em up games from the golden age of arcade video games. It was ported to home computers as ''Bosconian '87'' (1987) and spawned two sequels: ''Blast Off'' (1989) and '' Final Blaster'' (1990). The game has been regarded by critics as influential in the shoot 'em up genre. Gameplay The objective of ''Bosconian'' is to score as many points as possible by destroying enemy missiles and bases. The player controls the Starfighter, a ship that can move in eight directions and fires both forward and backwa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
An Evening With Silk Sonic
''An Evening with Silk Sonic'' is the debut studio album by the American musical superduo Silk Sonic, which is composed of the American singer-songwriter Bruno Mars and fellow singer and rapper Anderson .Paak. The album was released by Aftermath Entertainment and Atlantic Records on November 12, 2021. Silk Sonic recruited the American musician Bootsy Collins—who came up with the name for Mars's and Paak's duo—for the narration, and American record producer D'Mile to compose the album. Recording sessions took place from early 2020 to mid 2021 at Shampoo Press & Curl Studios. Several critics said ''An Evening with Silk Sonic'' was crafted from elements of R&B, soul, funk, hip-hop, and pop music. Silk Sonic were inspired to create an album on which they could capture the sound of the 1960s and 1970s. Their main goal was to bring people together and make them feel good. The lyrics explore themes—such as seduction, romance, reconciliation, and materialism—that were featu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joywave
Joywave is an American band from Rochester, New York, formed in 2010. Their lineup consists of Daniel Armbruster (vocals), Joseph Morinelli (guitar), and Paul Brenner (drums). The band first became known for its collaboration with electronic music project Big Data (band), Big Data, "Dangerous (Big Data song), Dangerous". After releasing two EPs, their debut album, ''How Do You Feel Now?'', was released through their own Cultco Music label, an imprint of Hollywood Records, in 2015. Their second album, ''Content (Joywave album), Content'', was released on July 28, 2017. It was followed by their third album, ''Possession (Joywave album), Possession'', which was released on March 13, 2020. Their fourth album, ''Cleanse (Joywave album), Cleanse'', was released on February 11, 2022. Their fifth album, ''Permanent Pleasure'', was released on May 17, 2024. History Early years (2010–2013) The members of Joywave all grew up in Rochester, New York. Armbruster, Brenner, and Morinelli playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blast Off! (The Blue Hearts Album)
''Blast Off!'' was the second American release (the first being the self-titled 6-song EP) by the Japanese punk rock Punk rock (also known as simply punk) is a rock music genre that emerged in the mid-1970s. Rooted in 1950s rock and roll and 1960s garage rock, punk bands rejected the corporate nature of mainstream 1970s rock music. They typically produced sh ... band The Blue Hearts. It was released in 1991 and only in America.allmusic ((( Blast Off! > Overview ))) Macrovision Corporation. Accessed March 3, 2008. Tracks The Blue Hearts' previous American release, the self-titled CD/12" vinyl EP, was a 6-song compilation with selections from their self-titled first album, '' The Blue Hearts'', and their second album, '' Young and Pretty''. As with their first American release, this album was also a compilation of songs: this time from their first album and their third, '' Train-Train''. The first four songs were from ''The Blue Hearts'' and the rest were from ''Train-Train ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junkyard (album)
Junkyard is the second and final studio album by Australian post-punk group the Birthday Party. It was released on 10July1982 through the label 4AD in the UK and through Missing Link Records in Australia. It was the group's last full-length studio recording. It has received critical acclaim. Background ''Junkyard'' was inspired by American Southern Gothic imagery, dealing with extreme subjects like an evangelist's murdered daughter. Anita Lane, then girlfriend of lead singer Nick Cave, co-wrote two songs for the album: "Dead Joe" and "Kiss Me Black". The album was a transitional record for a variety of reasons. On 16 February 1982 in Melbourne, Tracy Pew (the band's bass player) was arrested for drunk driving. For this and several other outstanding offences he served 2.5 months in HM Prison Won Wron in Australia, and so Barry Adamson played bass on one track. In addition to his usual guitar, Mick Harvey played drums on a few songs, anticipating the upcoming departure of foundin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
