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Katalyst (musician)
Katalyst (real name Ashley Anderson) is an Australian DJ and producer. He won awards at the 2002 Australian Dance Music Awards for Best Album and Best Producer. History 1998–2000: Moonrock Anderson initially recorded under the name Moonrock with fellow producer Michael Wright (aka Illpickl). Moonrock released a self-titled album in 1998, and went on to contribute tracks to the internationally renowned Cafe Del Mar compilation albums (Volume 6 (1999) and The Best Of (2003)). 2001–2011: Katalyst As Katalyst, he had his first solo release with a track on the ''Dope on Plastic'' compilation in 2001. That year also saw him form experimental record label, Invada Records, together with Portishead's Geoff Barrow. Invada Records' has released records from acts like Amusement Parks on Fire, Flow Dynamics, RuC.L, Koolism and Space Invadas. May 2002 saw the release of the Katalyst's debut album ''Manipulating Agent'', the first release for Invada Records. The album was nomina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hip Hop Music
Hip-hop or hip hop (originally disco rap) is a popular music Music genre, genre that emerged in the early 1970s from the African Americans, African-American community of New York City. The style is characterized by its synthesis of a wide range of musical techniques. Hip-hop includes rapping often enough that the terms can be used synonymously. However, "hip-hop" more properly denotes an entire hip-hop culture, subculture. Other key markers of the genre are the disc jockey, turntablism, scratching, beatboxing, and hip hop production, instrumental tracks. Cultural interchange has always been central to the hip-hop genre. It simultaneously borrows from its social environment while commenting on it. The hip-hop genre and culture emerged from block parties in ethnic minority neighborhoods of New York City, particularly The Bronx, Bronx. DJs began expanding the instrumental Break (music), breaks of popular records when they noticed how excited it would make the crowds. The extend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Public Enemy (band)
Public Enemy is an American hip hop group formed in Roosevelt, New York, in 1985 by Chuck D and Flavor Flav. The group rose to prominence for their political messages including subjects such as American racism and the American media. Their debut album, '' Yo! Bum Rush the Show'', was released in 1987 to critical acclaim, and their second album, ''It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back'' (1988), was the first hip hop album to top ''The Village Voice''s Pazz & Jop critics' poll. Their next three albums, '' Fear of a Black Planet'' (1990), '' Apocalypse 91... The Enemy Strikes Black'' (1991), and '' Muse Sick-n-Hour Mess Age'' (1994), were also well received. The group has since released twelve more studio albums, including the soundtrack to the 1998 sports-drama film '' He Got Game'' and a collaborative album with Paris, '' Rebirth of a Nation'' (2006). Public Enemy has gone through many lineup changes over the years, with Chuck D and Flavor Flav remaining the only ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney Morning Herald
''The Sydney Morning Herald'' (''SMH'') is a daily tabloid newspaper published in Sydney, Australia, and owned by Nine Entertainment. Founded in 1831 as the ''Sydney Herald'', the ''Herald'' is the oldest continuously published newspaper in Australia and claims to be the most widely read masthead in the country. It is considered a newspaper of record for Australia. The newspaper is published in compact print form from Monday to Saturday as ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' and on Sunday as its sister newspaper, '' The Sun-Herald'' and digitally as an online site and app, seven days a week. The print edition of ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' is available for purchase from many retail outlets throughout the Sydney metropolitan area, most parts of regional New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and South East Queensland. Overview ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' publishes a variety of supplements, including the magazines ''Good Weekend'' (included in the Saturday editi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ARIA Music Awards Of 2008
The 22nd annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (generally known as ARIA Music Awards or simply The ARIAs) took place on 19 October 2008. The nominees for all categories were announced on 10 September, while the winners of the Artisan Awards were announced on the same day. Awards and nominations ''Final nominees are shown in plain, with winners in bold.'' ARIA Awards Album of the Year *The Presets – '' Apocalypso'' ** Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu – '' Gurrumul'' ** Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson – '' Rattlin' Bones'' ** Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – '' Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!'' **The Living End – ''White Noise'' Single of the Year * Gabriella Cilmi – " Sweet About Me" ** Faker – " This Heart Attack" ** Sam Sparro – " Black and Gold" **The Living End – "White Noise" **The Presets – " My People" Best Male Artist *Nick Cave – '' Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!'' ** Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu – '' Gurrumul'' ** Paul Kelly – ''To Her Door (live) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
J Award
The J Awards are an annual series of Australian music awards, established by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's youth-focused radio station Triple J, and which also extend to sister stations, Triple J Unearthed and Double J. The awards are presented through on-air ceremony held in November each year as part of Triple J's Ausmusic Month. Background and awards As part of Triple J's 30th anniversary celebrations in 2005, the station inaugurated a single "J Award" to be given for "an album of outstanding achievement as an Australian musical work of art – for its creativity, innovation, musicianship and contribution to Australian music." Australian Album of the Year As per the official rules and criteria, the award is open to any album by an Australian artist that is released either independently or through a record company between November of the previous year and October of the current year. Any album sent into Triple J in considerartion for airplay is also elig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magic Dirt
Magic Dirt is an Australian rock band, which formed in 1991 in Geelong, Victoria, with Daniel Herring on guitar, Adam Robertson on drums, Adalita Srsen on vocals and guitar, and Dean Turner on bass guitar. Initially forming an alternative underground band called Deer Bubbles which split and formed into the much heavier, rock based group called The Jim Jims, they were renamed as Magic Dirt. Their top 40 releases on the ARIA Albums Chart are '' Friends in Danger'' (1996), '' What Are Rock Stars Doing Today'' (2000), '' Tough Love'' (2003) and ''Snow White'' (2005). They have received nine ARIA Music Award nominations including four at the ARIA Music Awards of 1995 for '' Life Was Better'' – their second extended play. Turner died in August 2009 of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (a soft tissue cancer). From 2010 to November 2018, the band were on hiatus. History Early days (1991–1993) Magic Dirt formed as Deer Bubbles in 1991 in Geelong, Victoria with Adalita Srsen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Beautiful Girls
The Beautiful Girls are an Australian Traditional music, roots music group founded in Sydney in 2001 by Mat McHugh, Clay MacDonald, and Mitchell Connelly. They have released three extended plays, ''Morning Sun (EP), Morning Sun'' (2002), ''Goodtimes'' (2002), and ''The Weight of the World (The Beautiful Girls album), The Weight of the World'' (2004), plus five studio albums, ''Learn Yourself'' (2003), ''We're Already Gone'' (2005), ''Ziggurats (album), Ziggurats'' (2007), ''Spooks (album), Spooks'' (2010), and ''Dancehall Days (album), Dancehall Days'' (2014). The last four albums have all peaked into the top 20 on the ARIA Charts, ARIA Albums Chart. ''Spooks'' and ''Dancehall Days'' also debuted at No. 1 on the Australian Independent Chart and No. 7&5 on the American ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard '' Reggae Albums Chart, respectively. Their single "I Thought About You" reached No. 60 on the ARIA Singles Chart. Songwriter/producer/multi-instrumentalist Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Spacek
Spacek (also known as Spacek Sound System) is a British electronic music band. Its members are Steve Spacek (Real name Steve White), Ed Spacek, and Morgan Spacek. The group released its debut album, '' Curvatia'' in 2001, followed by 2003's '' Vintage Hi-Tech''. Although primarily performing electronic music, the group also fuses elements of R&B, hip hop, trip hop, broken beat and soul into its anomalistic soundbed. Steve Spacek is brother to UK drum and bass artist dBridge. Biography 1996–2001 The trio was formed in the mid-90s by bassist, vocalist, and songwriter, Steve White but initially was a 5 piece that included Francis Hylton (Now in Incognito) and keyboardist Steve Morgan. Through a mutual friend, White was introduced to guitarist Edmund Cavill and with manager Jason Knight approached drummer, Morgan Zarate to the lineup to form Spacek. All three members subsequently adopted Spacek as their surnames. By 1998, the group had obtained a record deal with British label ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephanie McKay
Stephanie McKay is an American soul singer-songwriter from the Bronx, New York. Her music incorporates elements of soul, funk, rock, and hip-hop. With a career spanning over 20 years, McKay has collaborated with a variety of artists, including Anthony Hamilton, DJ Spinna, Toshi Reagon and Big Lovely, Roy Hargrove, Jacques Schwarz-Bart, Katalyst, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Tricky, Carl Hancock Rux and Amp Fiddler, among others.. She has released two solo albums, ''McKay'' (2003) and ''Tell It Like It Is'' (2008), as well as a self-titled EP, ''Stephanie McKay'' (2006). Additionally, she has toured internationally as a solo artist and previously played guitar in Kelis' band and recorded with the Brooklyn Funk Essentials. Early life Stephanie McKay was born in New York City and raised in the Bronx. During her early years, she was a member of school choirs and music groups at Truman High School before joining the Alvin Ailey School. McKay then moved on to the University of the A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
J-Live
Jean-Jacques Cadet (born February 22, 1976), better known by his stage name J-Live, is an American rapper, DJ, and record producer. Life and career J-Live released his debut studio album, '' The Best Part'', in 2001. It featured production by DJ Premier, Pete Rock, and Prince Paul. In 2002, his second studio album, '' All of the Above'', was released on Coup D’état. It has sold 30,000 copies. J-Live's third studio album, '' The Hear After'', was released in 2005. In 2008, he released the fourth studio album, ''Then What Happened?'', on BBE. In 2011, he released a studio album, ''S.P.T.A. (Said Person of That Ability)''. From 1998 to 2002, J-Live served as an English teacher in Brownsville and Bushwick, Brooklyn. Discography Studio albums * '' The Best Part'' (2001) * '' All of the Above'' (2002) * '' The Hear After'' (2005) * ''Then What Happened?'' (2008) * ''S.P.T.A. (Said Person of That Ability)'' (2011) * ''Around the Sun'' (2014) * ''His Own Self'' (2015) * ''How M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What's Happening (album)
''What's Happening'' is the second album from the Australian hip hop artist, Katalyst (musician), Katalyst (aka Sydney based producer Ashley Anderson). It is a follow-up to Katalyst's award-winning debut album, ''Manipulating Agent''. ''What's Happening'' was released by Invada Records on 25 August 2007. The album features guest vocalists from the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia – including Stephanie McKay, J-Live, Steve Spacek, Diverse (rapper), Diverse Katie Noonan (george (band), george), Magic Dirt's Adalita and The Beautiful Girls, Beautiful Girls' Mat McHugh. The album was selected as Triple J's featured album of the week in August 2007 and was nominated for the 2007 J Award. At the J Awards of 2007, the album was nominated for Australian Album of the Year. It was nominated for ARIA Award for Best Urban Album, Best Urban Release at the ARIA Music Awards of 2008, 2008 ARIA awards. The first single lifted from the album was "All You've Got" which enjoyed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sérgio Mendes
Sérgio Santos Mendes (; 11 February 1941 – 5 September 2024) was a Brazilian musician. His career took off with worldwide hits by his band Brasil '66. He released 35 albums and was known for playing bossa nova, often mixed with funk. He was nominated for an Academy Awards, Oscar for Academy Award for Best Original Song, Best Original Song in 2012 as a co-writer of "Real in Rio" from the animated film ''Rio (2011 film), Rio''. Mendes was primarily known in the United States, where his albums were recorded and where most of his touring took place. He was married to Gracinha Leporace, who performed with him from the early 1970s. Mendes collaborated with many artists, including Black Eyed Peas, with whom he re-recorded in 2006 a remake of his 1966 version of the song "Mas que nada", which was a breakthrough hit for him. Biography Early career Mendes was born in Niterói, east across Guanabara Bay from Rio de Janeiro, on 11 February 1941. As he related in ''In the Key of Joy, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
