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HARD-Fi
Hard-Fi is an English indie rock band, formed in 2003 in Staines-upon-Thames, Surrey. The band consists of Richard Archer ( lead vocals and guitar), Ross Phillips (guitar and backing vocals), Kai Stephens (bass guitar and backing vocals) and Steve Kemp (drums and backing vocals). They achieved chart success with their third single, " Hard to Beat" and then followed by other successful singles such as " Living for the Weekend" and " Cash Machine", which all reached the top 20 of the UK Singles Chart. Their debut album '' Stars of CCTV'' was released on 4 July 2005, and although receiving critical acclaim (''NME'' called it the 23rd best album of 2005 and it was nominated for the Mercury Prize and two Brit Awards; Best British Group and Best British Rock Act), it did not reach No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart until six months later on 22 January 2006. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Contempo (band)
Hard-Fi is an English indie rock band, formed in 2003 in Staines-upon-Thames, Surrey. The band consists of Richard Archer (lead vocals and guitar), Ross Phillips (guitar and backing vocals), Kai Stephens (bass guitar and backing vocals) and Steve Kemp (drums and backing vocals). They achieved chart success with their third single, " Hard to Beat" and then followed by other successful singles such as " Living for the Weekend" and "Cash Machine", which all reached the top 20 of the UK Singles Chart. Their debut album ''Stars of CCTV'' was released on 4 July 2005, and although receiving critical acclaim (''NME'' called it the 23rd best album of 2005 and it was nominated for the Mercury Prize and two Brit Awards; Best British Group and Best British Rock Act), it did not reach No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart until six months later on 22 January 2006. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hurricane Festival
The Hurricane Festival, also just Hurricane, is a music festival that has taken place at the Eichenring, a speedway race track, in Scheeßel, Germany, since 1997. With more than 80,000 attendees (2022) it is one of the largest music festivals in Germany. Southside Festival, often referred to as Hurricane's "sister" festival, takes place on the same three days and has largely the same line-up. Alongside Southside Festival, Hurricane festival is organised by FKP Konzertproduktionen, MCT Agentur and KoKo Konstanz and takes place every June. Like many other large festivals Hurricane Festival plays a mix of rock, alternative, pop and electro music from established as well as emerging artists. Arrival begins at midday on the Thursday. History The 1973 and 1977 festivals The first festival in Scheeßel took place on 8 and 9 September 1973 and was called "Es rockt in der Heide" (English: It's rocking in the heath). The festival hosted many of the big names in rock music at the time (Chuc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living For The Weekend (Hard-Fi Song)
"Living for the Weekend" is the fourth single from English indie rock band Hard-Fi, from their debut album, ''Stars of CCTV''. It was released on 5 September 2005 and peaked at number 15 on the UK Singles Chart. "Living for the Weekend" was written by Hard-Fi frontman Richard Archer and has been heavily featured in a Life Style Sports commercial in Ireland and a Carling commercial in the United Kingdom. It has also been featured on the Winter Olympics Special of BBC's '' Top Gear'' and in the '' CSI'' episode " Time of Your Death". The single cover does not bear the " Parental Advisory" sticker in spite of the lyrics: "Ah shit!" about halfway through the song. The radio edit replaces this with 'Hey, hey' from the first verse. The Sugababes also covered this song, which appeared on their single " Follow Me Home" as well as the '' Radio 1's Live Lounge'' compilation. Background "Living for the Weekend" began as a demo with Archer's previous band "Contempo" before they had spli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rentokil Initial
Rentokil Initial is a British business services group based in Crawley, England. It was founded in 1925 as a pest-control business. It subsequently expanded and diversified, in part through growth under the leadership of Sir Clive Thompson in the 1980s and 1990s, and in part through the acquisition of BET plc in 1996, into a business delivering a wide range of facilities management services. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. History The company was founded in 1925 by Harold Maxwell-Lefroy, professor of entomology at Imperial College, London, who had been investigating ways to kill death watch beetles that had infested Westminster Hall in the Palace of Westminster. Lefroy and his assistant produced an anti-woodworm fluid called ''Ento-Kill Fluids'' ("ento" coming from the Greek word for insect, ἔντομον entomon). That year he tried to register the name ''Entokill'', but owing to existing trademarks, he chose ''Rentokil' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Best Of 2004–2014
Best or The Best may refer to: People * Best (surname), people with the surname Best * Best (footballer, born 1968), retired Portuguese footballer Companies and organizations * Best & Co., an 1879–1971 clothing chain * Best Lock Corporation, a lock manufacturer * Best Manufacturing Company, a farm machinery company * Best Products, a chain of catalog showroom retail stores * Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport, a public transport and utility provider * Best High School (other) Acronyms * Berkeley Earth Surface Temperature, a project to assess global temperature records * BEST Robotics, a student competition * BioEthanol for Sustainable Transport * Bootstrap error-adjusted single-sample technique, a statistical method * Bringing Examination and Search Together, a European Patent Office initiative * Bronx Environmental Stewardship Training, a program of the Sustainable South Bronx organization * Smart BEST, a Japanese experimental train * Brihanmumbai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bring It On (Hard-Fi Song)
"Bring It On" is the third single from English indie rock band Hard-Fi's third studio album '' Killer Sounds''. It was released on 24 October 2011, but failed to chart. However, the single is featured in adverts for the popular '' Football Manager 2012'' game. The single cover does not bear the " Parental Advisory" sticker, despite the profanity used during the second verse. Music video The music video for "Bring It On" was filmed during September 2011 at Electric Brixton in London during Hard-Fi's ''Killer Sounds'' Tour. Reception "Bring It On" received mixed reviews from critics. It was given a positive review by ''This Feeling'' magazine, who said: "The third single to be released from ''Killer Sounds'' sees Brit Brit most commonly refers to: * Briton, a British person Brit, Brits or BRIT may also refer to: People Nicknames * Brit Hume (born 1943), American TV journalist * Brit Selby (born 1945), Canadian ice-hockey player * Brit Smith (born 1985), ...-nominated qu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fire In The House
''Killer Sounds'' is the third studio album by English indie rock band Hard-Fi. It was released on 19 August 2011 in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The iTunes bonus track "Like a Drug" was featured on the deluxe edition of the soundtrack of '' The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1''. Album information In 2022, frontman Richard Archer told ''The Independent'' that the band were not in a great place when ''Killer Sounds'' came out: " probably got frustrated with each other. There was a point when it got really difficult towards the end. Everyone lost a bit of love for it, but we always stayed friends. Certainly for Steve emp, drummerand I, we'd been in bands that hadn't worked out and we were super focused on 'we can't fuck this up'. And I think at some point, that became to the detriment of the project and to us, our mental health, because we should have just enjoyed it. Everything had to be 'we've got to get this right'. Instead of just rolling with it we were worried a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Good For Nothing (song)
"Good for Nothing" is a single by English indie rock band Hard-Fi. It is the first single from their third studio album '' Killer Sounds''. The single cover does not bear the " Parental Advisory" sticker, despite the profanity used during the chorus. It was released as a digital download on 17 June 2011, and soon after received a "Song of the Week" designation from The Tune. Music video The official music video was filmed in Barcelona, Spain. It features Hard-Fi walking around the Tibidabo area, while there are shots of the Temple Expiatori del Sagrat Cor. There are also appearances of Sant Martí, El Raval and an official RCD Espanyol shirt, the non-touristic and commercial part from Barcelona. Track listing 7" single # Good for Nothing # Good for Nothing (Hard-Fi Meets Wrongtom) CD & iTunes single # Good for Nothing # Good for Nothing (Wilkinson Remix) # Good for Nothing (Mark Knight & D. Ramirez D. Ramirez (born Dean Marriott; 13 August 1970) is an English house prod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Killer Sounds
''Killer Sounds'' is the third studio album by English indie rock band Hard-Fi. It was released on 19 August 2011 in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The iTunes bonus track "Like a Drug" was featured on the deluxe edition of the soundtrack of '' The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1''. Album information In 2022, frontman Richard Archer told ''The Independent'' that the band were not in a great place when ''Killer Sounds'' came out: " probably got frustrated with each other. There was a point when it got really difficult towards the end. Everyone lost a bit of love for it, but we always stayed friends. Certainly for Steve emp, drummerand I, we'd been in bands that hadn't worked out and we were super focused on 'we can't fuck this up'. And I think at some point, that became to the detriment of the project and to us, our mental health, because we should have just enjoyed it. Everything had to be 'we've got to get this right'. Instead of just rolling with it we were worried a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Once Upon A Time In The West (album)
''Once Upon a Time in the West'' is the second studio album by English indie rock band Hard-Fi. It was released on 3 September 2007 on Necessary/Atlantic and Warner Music UK. It reached #1 in the UK Album Chart in the first week of its release, and #5 in the European Top Albums. Overview The first single from the album, "Suburban Knights", was released on 20 August 2007, reaching #7 in UK charts and a download-only release on 13 August 2007. This was followed by "Can't Get Along (Without You)" on 12 November 2007 charting at #45. It reached #1 in Peru, one week after being released and staying there for two weeks. On 10 March 2008, 'I Shall Overcome' became the third single to be released from ''Once Upon a Time in the West''. It reached #4 in South America and hit #35 in the UK singles chart. The album's cover artwork received some mixed publicity for being different. Drummer Steve Kemp (musician), Steve Kemp and guitarist Ross Phillips told the Dutch music website ''FaceCul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
