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Holy Smoke (other)
Holy Smoke may refer to: Film, TV and media *''Holy Smoke!'', a film directed by Jane Campion, with Kate Winslet and Harvey Keitel *Damian Thompson's conservative Catholic blog for ''The Daily Telegraph'' Music *''Holy Smoke!'', comedy album by Richard Pryor 1976 * ''Holy Smoke'' (Gin Wigmore album) * ''Holy Smoke'' (Peter Murphy album) * "Holy Smoke" (song), a song by Iron Maiden *''Holy Smoke (2005)'', song on All Hell (Los Campesinos! album) ''All Hell'' is the seventh studio album by Welsh indie rock band Los Campesinos!, released on 19 July 2024 via Heart Swells. It is their first album in seven years, following ''Sick Scenes'' (2017), as well as their first to not be issued by th ... 2024 See also * Holy Smokes {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holy Smoke!
''Holy Smoke!'' is a 1999 independent romantic comedy drama film directed by Jane Campion, and starring Kate Winslet and Harvey Keitel. The plot follows an American exit counselor (Keitel) who attempts to deprogram a young Australian woman (Winslet) who has been indoctrinated into a new age cult in India. Julie Hamilton, Tim Robertson, Daniel Wyllie, and Pam Grier appear in supporting roles. Director Jane Campion wrote the screenplay for the film with her sister, Anna Campion. The film was a co-production between Australia and the United States. The film premiered at the 56th Venice International Film Festival and was shown at the New York Film Festival and the Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival before being released theatrically. Plot During a trip to India, Ruth Barron has a spiritual awakening and embraces the teachings of a guru named Baba. Back home in the Sydney suburb of Sans Souci, her parents are appalled to learn their daughter now answers to the name Nazni and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damian Thompson
Damian Thompson (born 1962) is an English journalist, editor and author. He is an associate editor of ''The Spectator''. Previously he worked as editor-in-chief of the ''Catholic Herald'' and for ''The Daily Telegraph'' where he was religious affairs correspondent and later blogs editor and a Saturday columnist. Career Thompson was educated at Presentation College, Reading (later known as the Elvian School), and read history at Mansfield College, Oxford. In 2003, he received his Ph.D. in the sociology of religion from the London School of Economics for his thesis, ''The problem of the end: a sociological study of the management of apocalyptic belief at Kensington Temple, a London Pentecostal church, at the end of the millennium''. He was religious affairs correspondent of ''The Daily Telegraph'' from 1990 to 1994, and subsequently editor-in chief of the ''Catholic Herald.'' He was a director of the ''Herald'' from 2003 to 2019. Thompson was a Saturday columnist for ''The Dail ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Pryor
Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor Sr. (December 1, 1940 – December 10, 2005) was an American stand-up comedian and actor. Known for reaching a broad audience with his trenchant observations and storytelling style, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential stand-up comedians of all time. Pryor won a Primetime Emmy Award and five Grammy Awards. He received the first Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 1998. He won the Writers Guild of America Award in 1974. He was listed at number one on Comedy Central's list of all-time greatest stand-up comedians. In 2017, ''Rolling Stone'' ranked him first on its list of the 50 best stand-up comics of all time.The 50 Best Stand-up Comics of All Time . Rollingstone.com. Retrieved February 15, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holy Smoke (Gin Wigmore Album)
''Holy Smoke'' is the debut album from New Zealand pop singer Gin Wigmore, released under the mononym Gin. Singles released off the album included " Oh My", "I Do" and " Hey Ho". The Cardinals play on every track and backed Wigmore on her subsequent tour. The album debuted at number one in New Zealand, and was certified Gold in its first week. The album was certified Platinum in its second week, selling over 15,000 copies. In September 2011, Home Improvement Retailer Lowe's began a new brand campaign featuring Wigmore's single "Don't Stop". Commercial performance ''Holy Smoke'' debuted at number one on the New Zealand Albums Chart, then slowly fell down the chart, before topping the chart again in February 2010. It then regained the top spot in October 2010 due to the release of the Deluxe Edition. It then soon gained Quadruple Platinum status. Track listing Note: Early tracklists for the deluxe edition mentioned another song called "No Reason" which ultimately did not make ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holy Smoke (Peter Murphy Album)
''Holy Smoke'' is the fourth solo studio album by English musician Peter Murphy. It was released on 14 April 1992 through Beggars Banquet Records. Produced by Mike Thorne, the album features contributions from Alison Limerick, Jonathan Carney, Audrey Riley and The Hundred Men, his backing band since 1988's '' Love Hysteria'' album. Although the album didn't meet with the commercial success of its predecessor, ''Deep'' (1990), it peaked at number 108 on ''Billboard'' 200 chart. The lead single off the album, " The Sweetest Drop", peaked at number 2 on Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. Critical reception Ned Raggett of AllMusic was mixed in his assessment of the album. He stated: "Released in the initial craze of the grunge/alternative mega-crossover, ''Smoke''s elegant ballads and angular, arty rockers simply didn't fit in." Nevertheless, he also described the album as "quite a strong release, due to "avoiding any cloning of ''Deep'' or " Cuts You Up" in favor of a different ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holy Smoke (song)
"Holy Smoke" is a song by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden. It is the first single release to feature guitarist Janick Gers, who joined the band in mid-1990. It was released just weeks before the album, ''No Prayer for the Dying'', and climbed to number three on the UK Singles Chart. Synopsis The song deals with the many televangelist scandals that took place in the United States in the late 1980s, including mentions of "Jimmy the Reptile" (a reference to Jimmy Swaggart), "The TV Queen" (a possible reference to Tammy Faye Bakker), Noah, and "plenty of bad preachers for the Devil to stoke." Contrary to what some believe, however, this song is not aimed at the Christian religion itself, but rather the people that abuse it to make gains for themselves. This is one of the very few Iron Maiden songs with profanity in the lyrics (for example, "''Flies around shit/bees around honey''" and "''I've lived in filth/I've lived in sin/and I still smell cleaner than the shit you're in''"), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All Hell (Los Campesinos! Album)
''All Hell'' is the seventh studio album by Welsh indie rock band Los Campesinos!, released on 19 July 2024 via Heart Swells. It is their first album in seven years, following ''Sick Scenes'' (2017), as well as their first to not be issued by their longtime label Wichita. ''All Hell'' is promoted by four singles, "Feast of Tongues", "A Psychic Wound", "0898 Heartache", and "Kms", a US tour in June 2024, and a UK tour in September. Release and promotion In an interview with ''the Big Issue'' in December 2023, band member Rob Taylor said Los Campesinos! were working on their seventh studio album. At the band's show at the Troxy in February 2024, frontman Gareth Paisey said the album was complete, set to release that summer. They also debuted their first new original song since 2017, titled "A Psychic Wound". On 15 May 2024, the title, artwork and track listing of ''All Hell'' was announced, and its lead single "Feast of Tongues" was released. Two days later, "A Psychic Wound" w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
