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Dishwalla
Dishwalla is an American alternative rock band from Santa Barbara, California. The band's name comes from a Hindi term for a person providing satellite TV to a neighborhood (" dish" + walla). In a '' Vox'' interview, lead guitarist Rodney Browning Cravens claimed the band took the name from of a ''Wired'' magazine article. The band is best known for their 1996 hit song "Counting Blue Cars" The band was formerly known as Life Talking until about 1990 when they decided that the name "sounded too 80s". History In 1994, the band recorded "It's Going to Take Some Time" on the tribute album '' If I Were a Carpenter'' featuring cover versions of songs by The Carpenters. In 1996, the single "Counting Blue Cars" from the 1995 album '' Pet Your Friends'' climbed to number 15 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart and topped the Modern Rock Tracks chart, bringing the band mainstream success. The track earned them a Billboard Award for "Best Rock Song" for 1996 as well as two ASCAP Awards fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Counting Blue Cars
"Counting Blue Cars (Tell Me Your Thoughts on God)" is a song by American alternative rock band Dishwalla from their 1995 A&M Records album '' Pet Your Friends''. It is their only hit song, peaking at number 15 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and topping the same magazine's Modern Rock Tracks chart in 1996. It received two ASCAP awards (1997 and 1998) as the most played song of the year on radio in the United States. Writing and inspiration Dishwalla lead singer J. R. Richards wrote 'Counting Blue Cars' "rather quickly", telling the "story of a young boy's spiritual journey". He said the lyrics are about a conversation with the child within himself, but was inspired by an actual chat with his 10-year-old neighbor. Richards said: As quoted, Richards received death threats after the single's release from listeners who were upset about God's depiction as a female in the song. Chart performance "Counting Blue Cars" was highly popular on the radio, peaking at number four on pop ai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pet Your Friends
''Pet Your Friends'' is the debut album by American alternative rock band Dishwalla. It was released in 1995 on A&M Records. The album produced the hit single "Counting Blue Cars" (the second single off the album), which was a Top 40 favorite. The album's fourth single, "Charlie Brown's Parents", was popular at concerts, although it was not a very successful single in terms of sales. An acoustic version of "Counting Blue Cars" which featured an extended bridge was also popular on radio. The image used for the cover of the album is taken from the August 23, 1948 ''Life Magazine ''Life'' was an American magazine published weekly from 1883 to 1972, as an intermittent "special" until 1978, and as a monthly from 1978 until 2000. During its golden age from 1936 to 1972, ''Life'' was a wide-ranging weekly general-interest ma ...'' cover. The cover story talks about a seventeen-year-old girl who became friends with a friend's pet deer while swimming one day. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
And You Think You Know What Life's About
''And You Think You Know What Life's About'' is the second album by Dishwalla, released in 1998 on A&M Records. Critical reception ''The Washington Post'' noted that "the band's most bombastic choruses contain echoes of the slick power ballads that grunge banished." ''Entertainment Weekly'' wrote that "when they pull out the cheesy Top 40 stops ... like on the ballad 'Until I Wake Up', they come off like a modern-rock Journey—a guilty pleasure, but a pleasure nonetheless." The ''Ottawa Citizen'' determined that "the band remains a non-innovator, relying on go-to guitar riffs and catchy rock melodies." ''Stereo Review'' concluded that "Dishwalla spends part of its second album whining about the success of its first one." ''Rolling Stone'' thought that frontman J.R. Richards "has managed to shed his grumbly, disaffected vocals for a softer croon on tracks such as 'The Bridge Song'." ''The Boston Globe'' opined that "Dishwalla's chameleon act seems in total defiance of establishing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dishwalla (album)
''Dishwalla'' is the self-titled fourth studio album by Dishwalla. The album was released on March 15, 2005. Track listing All tracks by Dishwalla # "40 Stories" - 4:29 # "Collide" - 4:49 # "Ease the Moment" - 5:54 # "Coral Sky" - 3:44 # "Winter Sun" - 3:50 # "Creeps in the Stone" - 3:41 # "Surrender the Crown" - 3:49 # "Bleeding Out" - 3:47 # "Life for Sale" - 2:59 # "Above the Wreckage" - 3:31 # "Far Away" - 4:08 # "Collide (Massy Mix)" - 4:39 Personnel Produced by Sylvia Massy, Bill Szymczyk and Ryan Greene Ryan Greene is an American record producer, sound engineer, former owner of Crush Recording Studios in Scottsdale, Arizona and founder of Area 52 Entertainment in Los Angeles, California. In an over 25-year-long career he has worked with many ar .... *J.R. Richards – vocals, guitar *Rodney Cravens – guitars *Scot Alexander – bass *Pete Maloney – drums, percussion *Jim Wood – keyboards References Dishwalla albums 2005 albums Albums produced by Bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opaline (album)
''Opaline'' is the third studio album by Dishwalla Dishwalla is an American alternative rock band from Santa Barbara, California. The band's name comes from a Hindi term for a person providing satellite TV to a neighborhood (" dish" + walla). In a '' Vox'' interview, lead guitarist Rodney Brow ..., released on April 23, 2002 on Immergent Records. Track listing # "Opaline" - 04:10 # "Angels or Devils" - 04:03 # "Somewhere in the Middle" - 03:42 # "Every Little Thing" - 04:26 # "When Morning Comes" - 03:59 # "Home" - 04:52 # "Today, Tonight" - 03:02 # "Mad Life" - 03:54 # "Candleburn" - 04:01 # "Nashville Skyline" - 04:40 # "Drawn Out" - 04:01 Musicians *Scot Alexander – bass *Rodney Cravens – guitars *Pete Maloney – drums, percussion *J.R. Richards – vocals, guitar, keyboards *Jim Woods – keyboards, programming References 2002 albums Dishwalla albums {{2000s-alt-rock-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Devil's Music
The second season of '' Charmed'', an American supernatural drama television series created by Constance M. Burge, originally aired in the United States on The WB from September 30, 1999 through May 18, 2000. Airing on Thursdays at 9:00 pm. Paramount Home Entertainment released the complete second season in a six-disc box set on September 6, 2005. Cast and Characters Main * Shannen Doherty as Prue Halliwell / P. Bowen * Holly Marie Combs as Piper Halliwell / P. Baxter * Alyssa Milano as Phoebe Halliwell / P. Russell * Greg Vaughan as Dan GordonVaughan is only credited for the episodes he appears in. / Gordon Johnson * Dorian Gregory as Darryl MorrisGregory is only credited for the episodes he appears in. * Karis Paige Bryant as Jenny GordonOnly credited in the episodes she appears in. * Brian Krause as Leo WyattKrause originally appeared in a recurring role before he was promoted to series regular for the episodes he's in. Recurring * Lochlyn Munro as Jack Sherid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Banger Sisters
''The Banger Sisters'' is a 2002 American comedy film written and directed by Bob Dolman, and produced by Fox Searchlight Pictures. The film stars Goldie Hawn and Susan Sarandon as two middle-aged women who used to be friends and groupies when they were young. Released on September 20, 2002, the film was Hawn's last acting role until the release of '' Snatched'' in 2017, fourteen and a half years after the film's release. Plot When Suzette is fired from her job as bartender at the Whisky a Go Go in Los Angeles, she promptly decides to travel to Phoenix, Arizona to see her old friend Vinnie. Stranded at a service station without any money to buy some gasoline, she picks up neurotic, middle-aged author Harry Plummer, who is heading to Phoenix to permanently deal with his father's negative influence over his life. On arriving in Phoenix, Suzette has a chance encounter with Vinnie's 17-year-old daughter Hannah who, after some recreational drug use, starts throwing up in Harry's hot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blast From The Past (film)
''Blast from the Past'' is a 1999 American romantic comedy fantasy film directed by Hugh Wilson and starring Brendan Fraser, Alicia Silverstone, Christopher Walken, Sissy Spacek, and Dave Foley. The film focuses on a naive 35-year-old man, Adam Webber, who has spent his entire life (1962-1997) living in a Cold War-era fallout shelter built by his survivalist, anti-Communist father, who believes the United States has suffered a Soviet nuclear attack (in reality, a plane crashed into their house). When the doors unlock after 35 years (the amount of time his father believes the nuclear fallout will take to clear), Adam emerges into the modern world, where his innocence and old-fashioned views put him at comedic odds with others. The film received mixed reviews from critics and was a box office disappointment. Plot In 1962, eccentric American scientist Dr. Calvin Webber believes nuclear war with the Soviet Union is imminent, and builds a secret fallout shelter beneath his backy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
If I Were A Carpenter (tribute Album)
''If I Were a Carpenter'' is a 1994 tribute album to The Carpenters. It features alternative rock bands covering the songs of Richard and Karen Carpenter. Overview The cover is a cartoon-like drawing of Richard and Karen Carpenter listening to an LP album against an orange background. Richard Carpenter has said that he doesn't "care for" the version of "Superstar" by Sonic Youth. November 25, 2009 The album was the brainchild of ( Maroon 5, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Pie (film)
''American Pie'' is a 1999 American coming-of-age sex comedy film directed and co-produced by Paul Weitz (in his directorial debut) and written by Adam Herz. It is the first film in the ''American Pie'' theatrical series and stars an ensemble cast that includes Jason Biggs, Chris Klein, Alyson Hannigan, Natasha Lyonne, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Tara Reid, Mena Suvari, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Seann William Scott, Eugene Levy, Shannon Elizabeth and Jennifer Coolidge. The plot centers on five classmates (Jim, Kevin, Oz, Finch, and Stifler) who attend East Great Falls High. With the sole exception of Stifler, who has already lost his virginity, the youths make a pact to lose their virginity before their high school graduation. The title refers to a scene in which the protagonist is caught masturbating with a pie after being told that third base feels like "warm apple pie". Writer Adam Herz has stated that the title also refers to the quest of losing one's virginity in high school, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Empire Records
''Empire Records'' is a 1995 American coming-of-age comedy-drama film directed by Allan Moyle, starring Anthony LaPaglia, Maxwell Caulfield, Debi Mazar, Rory Cochrane, Johnny Whitworth, Robin Tunney, Renée Zellweger, and Liv Tyler. The film follows a group of record store employees over the course of one exceptional day. The employees try to stop the store from being sold to a large chain, and learn about each other along the way. The film generated negative reviews and major losses at the domestic US box office at its release. It went on to become a cult hit, and several of its stars launched successful careers. Plot At independent record store Empire Records in Delaware, employee Lucas has been tasked by store manager Joe with closing the store for the first time. While counting the day's receipts in Joe's office, he discovers the store is about to be sold and converted into a branch of ''Music Town'', a large national chain. Determined to keep the store independent, Lucas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wallah
, or or ( fem.), is a suffix used in a number of Indo-Aryan languages, like Hindi/Urdu, Gujarati, Bengali or Marathi. It forms an adjectival compound from a noun or an agent noun from a verb. For example, it may indicate a person involved in some kind of activity, where they come from or what they wear (), for instance: * ''Dabbawala'', lunch box deliverer * '' Chaiwala'', a boy or young man who serves tea * ''Dishwalla'', satellite TV installer, from "dish" for parabolic antenna * , a rickshaw driver * '' Punkawallah'', the servant who keeps the '' punkah'' or fan going on hot nights * , a cotton carder * , a waste picker or scrap dealer * Puncture or puncher , a tyre repairer or was also used in Parsi and Dawodi Bohra surnames, suggesting the profession or a place name. For example: * Amroliwala * Daruwalla, seller of or Persian for 'wine' * Mithaiwala, sweetseller is also used to indicate a specific object or thing among several: * , 'the small one' * , 'the second ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
