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Candidate (band)
Candidate are an indie band from the United Kingdom, whose music has been described as folk rock, "full of gentle, dark soundscapes" and an "overflowing sink". Members * Joel Morris - vocals, acoustic guitar * Alex Morris - electric and acoustic guitars, vocals * Ian Painter - bass guitar, vocals, production Brothers Joel and Alex Morris are the co-writers of The Framley Examiner website, and the book ''Bollocks to Alton Towers ''Bollocks to Alton Towers: Uncommonly British Days Out'' () is a humorous travel book written by Robin Halstead, Jason Hazeley, Alex Morris, and Joel Morris (the creators of '' The Framley Examiner''), which showcases unusual attractions, l ...''. Discography Albums * ''Taking on the Enemy's Sound'' (2000) * ''Tiger Flies'' (2002) * ''Nuada'' (2002) * ''Under the Skylon'' (2005) * ''Oxengate'' (2007) References External links Official siteInterview with Joel Morris about the ''Nuada'' projectPositive Review of ''Under The Skylon'' at The Digit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Folk Rock
Folk rock is a hybrid music genre that combines the elements of folk music, folk and rock music, rock music, which arose in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom in the mid-1960s. In the U.S., folk rock emerged from the American folk music revival, folk music revival. Performers such as Bob Dylan and the Byrds—several of whose members had earlier played in folk ensembles—attempted to blend the sounds of rock with their pre-existing folk repertoire, adopting the use of electric instrumentation and drums in a way previously discouraged in the U.S. folk community. The term "folk rock" was initially used in the U.S. Music journalism, music press in June 1965 to describe the Byrds' music. The commercial success of the Byrds' cover version of Dylan's "Mr. Tambourine Man" and their debut album Mr. Tambourine Man (album), of the same name, along with Dylan's own recordings with rock instrumentation—on the albums ''Bringing It All Back Home'' (1965), ''Highway 61 Revis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independent Music
Independent music (also commonly known as indie music or simply indie) is music that is produced independently from commercial record labels or their subsidiaries, a process that may include an autonomous, do-it-yourself approach to recording and publishing. The term ''indie'' is sometimes used to describe a genre (such as indie rock and indie pop), and as a genre term, "indie" may or may not include music that is independently produced, and many independent music artists do not fall into a single, defined musical style or genre and create self-published music that can be categorized into diverse genres. The term 'indie' or 'independent music' can be traced back to as early as the 1920s after it was first used to reference independent film companies but was later used as a term to classify an independent band or record producer. Record labels Independent labels have a long history of promoting developments in popular music, stretching back to the post-war period in the United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the European mainland, continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The United Kingdom includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland, and many List of islands of the United Kingdom, smaller islands within the British Isles. Northern Ireland shares Republic of Ireland–United Kingdom border, a land border with the Republic of Ireland; otherwise, the United Kingdom is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel, the Celtic Sea and the Irish Sea. The total area of the United Kingdom is , with an estimated 2020 population of more than 67 million people. The United Kingdom has evolved from a series of annexations, unions and separations of constituent countries over several hundred years. The Treaty of Union between ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Folk Rock
Folk rock is a hybrid music genre that combines the elements of folk music, folk and rock music, rock music, which arose in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom in the mid-1960s. In the U.S., folk rock emerged from the American folk music revival, folk music revival. Performers such as Bob Dylan and the Byrds—several of whose members had earlier played in folk ensembles—attempted to blend the sounds of rock with their pre-existing folk repertoire, adopting the use of electric instrumentation and drums in a way previously discouraged in the U.S. folk community. The term "folk rock" was initially used in the U.S. Music journalism, music press in June 1965 to describe the Byrds' music. The commercial success of the Byrds' cover version of Dylan's "Mr. Tambourine Man" and their debut album Mr. Tambourine Man (album), of the same name, along with Dylan's own recordings with rock instrumentation—on the albums ''Bringing It All Back Home'' (1965), ''Highway 61 Revis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joel Morris
Jason Hazeley and Joel Morris are a British comedy writing duo. Their work includes a collection of parody Ladybird books, and they have written scripts for many British comedy series and films, including ''That Mitchell and Webb Look'', Charlie Brooker's ''Screenwipe'' and the ''Paddington'' films. Early lives Hazeley (then known as Jason Smith) and Morris met at King Edward VI Grammar School in Chelmsford, Essex. Whilst at school they produced a parody newsletter, and at sixth form received their first paid work after selling a joke to the Russ Abbott show. Career Television and film Hazeley and Morris have written for a number of British TV shows and films. These include ''That Mitchell and Webb Look'', ''A Touch of Cloth'', Charlie Brooker's ''Screenwipe'', ''Electionwipe'' and '' Newswipe'' programmes, and several Philomena Cunk series. The pair are regular contributors to the British adult comic ''Viz''. The 2016 Electionwipe won the BAFTA award for best Comedy and enterta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Framley Examiner
''The Framley Examiner'' is a parody of a newspaper in a small provincial English town, created as a website and later a book. It is written by Robin Halstead, Jason Hazeley, Alex Morris and Joel Morris. History The ''Framley Examiner'' originally began as a website, started in 2001. Its success then spawned a book ''The Framley Examiner'' () described on the cover as "the book of the website of the newspaper". A second book, ''Historic Framley'' (), was later published, produced in association with Framley Museum. Its writers are regular contributors to ''Viz'' magazine. The book '' Bollocks to Alton Towers'' (), published in April 2005, by the same authors, is a non-fiction book unrelated to The Framley Examiner. The website was last updated on 23 July 2013, but more recent posts have been made to social media accounts. In May 2020, the ''Framley Examiner'' website was updated to reveal the launch of a crowd-funding appeal via Unbound with the aim of publishing the now ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bollocks To Alton Towers
''Bollocks to Alton Towers: Uncommonly British Days Out'' () is a humorous travel book written by Robin Halstead, Jason Hazeley, Alex Morris, and Joel Morris (the creators of ''The Framley Examiner''), which showcases unusual attractions, left-field museums and one-off days out in the United Kingdom. The introduction describes the book as "a collection of the underdogs of British tourism... hatsay more about Britain and the British than any number of corkscrew thrill rides or high-tech Interactive Visitor Experiences." The book was published in hardback by Michael Joseph Ltd (an imprint of the Penguin Group) in 2005. It was also published in paperback by Penguin Books in 2006. The book received favourable reviews from ''The Times'', ''The Press'', and ''The Daily Telegraph''. A sequel, titled ''Far From the Sodding Crowd'', was published in hardback in 2007. A paperback edition, ''More Bollocks to Alton Towers'', () was published in April 2008. A short documentary, ''Far Fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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