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Body Faucet
''Body Faucet'' is the debut studio album by Georgia-based alternative band Reptar, released on May 1, 2012. Critical reception ''Body Faucet'' received mixed reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an aggregated score of 51/100, which indicates "mixed or average reviews", based on 12 reviews. In a positive review, Chrysta Cherrie of Allmusic wrote that "Reptar aren't just fluffy fun; beneath their shimmering synths and hard-driving beats are stories of identity and relationships, forming connections not only on the dancefloor but in the heart." Alex Young at Consequence of Sound felt that the band's live performances were not captured with the same energy on the album: "While ''Body Faucet'' should be a warm and joyous album, it’s rather dry and airless instead." "''Body Faucet'' laudably disrespectful hijack of the last decade’s most revered sounds (think Vampire Weeken ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reptar (band)
Reptar is an American band from Athens, Georgia founded by members Graham Ulicny (guitar, vocals), Ryan Engelberger (bass), William Kennedy (keyboards) and Andrew McFarland (drums). History Early years (2008–2013) Reptar was formed in 2008 in Athens, Georgia by vocalist Graham Ulicny, bassist Ryan Engelberger, keyboardist William Kennedy, and drummer Andrew McFarland. Local alt-weekly ''Flagpole'' described Reptar as "a staple of the local house-party scene at the turn of the decade". The four-piece toured heavily during their initial years, with comparisons to indietronica acts such as Passion Pit. AllMusic contributor Gregory Heaney described Reptar's sound as "exuberant indie rock ..distinguished by punchy rhythms, shimmering synths, brass, and Graham Ulicny's idiosyncratic vocals." The band's name is taken from the ''Rugrats'' character Reptar, which singer/guitarist Graham Ulicny explained "I first tried to name the band Invisible Boyfriend, and everybody goes, 'that is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Guardian
''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in Manchester in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'' and changed its name in 1959, followed by a move to London. Along with its sister paper, ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Guardian Media Group, owned by the Scott Trust Limited. The trust was created in 1936 to "secure the financial and editorial independence of ''The Guardian'' in perpetuity and to safeguard the journalistic freedom and liberal values of ''The Guardian'' free from commercial or political interference". The trust was converted into a limited company in 2008, with a constitution written so as to maintain for ''The Guardian'' the same protections as were built into the structure of the Scott Trust by its creators. Profits are reinvested in its journalism rather than distributed to owners or shareholders. It is considered a newspaper of record in the UK. The editor-in-chief Katharine Viner succeeded Alan Rusbridger in 2015. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reptar (band) Albums
Reptar is a fictional character from the American animated television series ''Rugrats''. It is a green mutated ''Tyrannosaurus'' (and sometimes appears in red-violet and lilac) with rounded, blue spike-like appendages on its back, which intentionally causes it to resemble and spoof Godzilla. Outside of ''Rugrats''-related films, Reptar appears as a playable character in the ''Nickelodeon Kart Racers'' and ''Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl'' video game series. Character concept and depiction Reptar is portrayed as being a fictional character in the ''Rugrats'' universe idolized by a majority of the children featured in the series, particularly Tommy Pickles and his friends. A gigantic green, Tyrannosaurus rex-like kaiju, Reptar's popularity as a character is noticeably akin to that possessed by Mickey Mouse, although his role is similar to Godzilla. When it appeared in ''Rugrats'' related films, it prominently showed a Japanese theme park that was depicting Reptar. This popularity i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIFA 13
''FIFA 13 ''is a Association football, football Simulation video game, simulation video game developed by EA Canada and published by Electronic Arts worldwide under the EA Sports label. The game was released in late September 2012 in most regions with the Japanese release being in October. It is the first game in the series to use the PlayStation Move on the PlayStation 3 and the Kinect sensor on the Xbox 360. ''FIFA 13'' included new features to the ''FIFA'' franchise such as the First Touch Control and new celebrations were also added. A demo of the game was released on 11 September 2012, with the following teams being playable: Borussia Dortmund, Manchester City F.C., Manchester City, Juventus FC, Juventus, A.C. Milan, Arsenal F.C., Arsenal, and was downloaded a record 1.99 million times within three days. Features A new additional feature in ''FIFA 13'' is to support Kinect for Xbox 360 and PlayStation Move for PlayStation 3. The Wii U version includes some exclusive touch- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
