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Leisure (band)
Leisure (stylized as LEISURE) are a New Zealand electronic music project from Auckland, formed in Muriwai in 2015. The group's current lineup consists of Djeisan Suskov, Jaden Parkes, Josh Fountain, Tom Young, Jordan Arts and Paul Roper, all established musicians and producers who have performed in the Auckland's music scene since the early 2000s. They are currently signed to Nettwerk Records and to date, have self-produced and released four studio albums: ''Leisure'' (2016), ''Twister'' (2019), ''Sunsetter'' (2021) and their fourth and most recent, ''Leisurevision'' on 29 September 2023 Background Each member of the group, individually established themselves in New Zealand's music industry during the early 2000s, performing in their respective bands or projects. Suskov is best known for his psych-indie pop act, Cool Rainbows while Parkes initially gained recognition as the drummer for Auckland pop punk band, Goodnight Nurse, whose 2006 debut album ''Always and Never'' was ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auckland
Auckland ( ; ) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. It has an urban population of about It is located in the greater Auckland Region, the area governed by Auckland Council, which includes outlying rural areas and the islands of the Hauraki Gulf, and which has a total population of as of It is the List of cities in New Zealand, most populous city of New Zealand and the List of cities in Oceania by population, fifth-largest city in Oceania. The city lies between the Hauraki Gulf to the east, the Hunua Ranges to the south-east, the Manukau Harbour to the south-west, and the Waitākere Ranges and smaller ranges to the west and north-west. The surrounding hills are covered in rainforest and the landscape is dotted with 53 volcanic centres that make up the Auckland Volcanic Field. The central part of the urban area occupies a narrow isthmus between the Manukau Harbour on the Tasman Sea and the Waitematā Harbour on the Pacific Ocean. Auckland is one of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Djeisan Suskov
Cool Rainbows was a psychedelic indie pop band based in Auckland, New Zealand. According to a review, "Cool Rainbows make psychedelic indie pop music that is backed by swirling orchestration and layered dreamscapes of sound." They released their debut album, ''Whale Rocket,'' in 2012 on Lil' Chief Records. History Founding Cool Rainbows was founded as a musical collective and solo project of Djeisan (pronounced "Jason") Suskov, a New Zealand musician. Other members of the collective include Paul Roper, Alex Freer, Cass Mitchell, Jonathan Pearce and Suskov's wife Emily Suskov. Before founding the band, Suskov had been involved in music from a young age; his father founded Revolver Studios when Suskov was nine, and by the age of thirteen he was helping around the studio. Djeisan later maintained close ties with various studios as a producer,. Suskov went on to serve as frontman for the 2000 post punk band Nova Echo, which later evolved into Cut Off Your Hands. He also played with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Official New Zealand Music Chart
The Official Aotearoa Music Charts, formerly the Official New Zealand Music Chart (), is the weekly New Zealand top 40 singles and albums charts, issued weekly by Recorded Music NZ (formerly Recording Industry Association of New Zealand). The Music Chart also includes the top 40 Hot Singles chart, the top 20 New Zealand artist singles and albums, the top 20 Hot New Zealand singles, and top 10 compilation albums. All charts are compiled from data of both physical and digital sales from music retailers in New Zealand. The chart also publishes gold and platinum certifications of albums and singles, according to thresholds set by Recorded Music NZ, through the dababase on radioscope.net.nz. Methodology The singles chart is currently sales and streaming data of songs. In June 2014 it was announced that the chart would also include streaming; this took effect for the chart published 7 November 2014 and dated 10 November 2014. Previously airplay was factored into the chart methodolog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Just A Little Bit (Kids Of 88 Song)
Just a Little Bit may refer to: * Just a Little Bit (Blue Cheer song), "Just a Little Bit" (Blue Cheer song) * Just a Little Bit (Kids of 88 song), "Just a Little Bit" (Kids of 88 song) * Just a Little Bit (Mutya Buena song), "Just a Little Bit" (Mutya Buena song) * Just a Little Bit (Rosco Gordon song), "Just a Little Bit" (Rosco Gordon song), recorded by many artists * "Just a Lil Bit", a song by 50 Cent * "Just a Little Bit", a song by Christina Milian from ''So Amazin''' * "Just a Little Bit", a song by Magnum from ''Sleepwalking (Magnum album), Sleepwalking'' * "Just a Little Bit", a song by Maria Mena from ''Mellow (Maria Mena album), Mellow'' * "Just a Little Bit", a song by Stone Roses from ''Garage Flower'' * "I Want Your Lovin' (Just a Little Bit)", a song by Curtis Hairston * "Wiggle It (Just A Little Bit)", a song by 2 in a Room * Just a Little Bit, a series of romance novels by Eileen Wilks See also * Lil Bit (other) * "Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit", a so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My House (Kids Of 88 Song)
"My House" is the first single from electropop band Kids of 88. It was released on 20 April 2009. The song was on the New Zealand Singles Chart for 17 weeks in 2009, peaking at #3. History When the New Zealand music television channel C4 (TV channel), C4 used "My House" on one of its advertising campaigns, the song quickly became very popular in New Zealand, and peaked at #3 on the New Zealand Top 40 singles chart in June 2009. Kids of 88 describe it as "a cross between a late 80s police drama intro theme and a sophisticated super hussy". The song was certified Gold after eight weeks on the chart, selling over 7,500 copies. Charts Year-end charts References {{authority control 2009 singles 2009 songs Kids of 88 songs Songs written by Joel Little Songs written by Sam McCarthy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sony Music
Sony Music Entertainment (SME), commonly known as Sony Music, is an American multinational music company owned by Japanese conglomerate Sony Group Corporation. It is the recording division of Sony Music Group, with the other half being the publishing division, Sony Music Publishing. Founded in 1929 as American Record Corporation, it was acquired by the Columbia Broadcasting System in 1938 and renamed Columbia Recording Corporation. In 1966, the company was reorganized to become CBS Records. Sony bought the company in 1988 and renamed it SME in 1991. In 2004, Sony and Bertelsmann established a 50–50 joint venture known as Sony BMG to handle the operations of Sony Music and Bertelsmann Music Group (BMG), but Sony bought out Bertelsmann's stake four years later and reverted to using the 1991 company name. This buyout led to labels formerly under BMG ownership, including Arista, Jive, LaFace and J Records into former BMG and currently Sony's co-flagship record lab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sugarpills
Sugarpills is the debut album from New Zealand electropop band Kids of 88 released 16 August 2010.Sugarpills CD (2010) by Kids Of 88 . ''Mighty Ape New Zealand''. Singles released off the album include " My House", " Just a Little Bit" and most recently "Downtown". It was nominated for Best Pop Album at the . Reception Scott Kara of '' |
New Wave Music
New wave is a music genre that encompasses pop music, pop-oriented styles from the 1970s through the 1980s. It is considered a lighter and more melodic "broadening of Punk subculture, punk culture". It was originally used as a catch-all for the various styles of music that emerged after punk rock. Later, critical consensus favored "new wave" as an umbrella term involving many contemporary popular music styles, including synth-pop, alternative dance and post-punk. The main new wave movement coincided with late 1970s punk and continued into the early 1980s. The common characteristics of new wave music include a humorous or quirky pop approach, angular guitar riffs, jerky rhythms, the use of electronics, and a distinctive visual style in fashion. In the early 1980s, virtually every new pop and rock act – and particularly those that employed synthesizers – were tagged as "new wave" in the United States. Although new wave shares punk's do-it-yourself philosophy, the musician ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam McCarthy (singer)
Sam McCarthy is a New Zealand songwriter and pop vocalist. He is best known for his work in Kids of 88 and Goodnight Nurse. Early life McCarthy was brought up in Auckland in the suburb of Weymouth. He was educated at Weymouth Primary School and St Peter's College. He and Jordan Arts met at St Peter's and quickly realised that they were on the same wavelength. They were in the same English class. McCarthy has said: "As an icebreaking exercise we were told to bring in our favourite song. Everyone brought in Limp Bizkit, but the thing that linked Jordan and myself is that we were wanky enough to bring in Jimi Hendrix songs. We were both trying to be as cool as possible so we rummaged through our parents' CD collection as opposed to our own".Vicki Anderson, "Kids of 88", ''The Press'', 13 August 2010, p. 14. With Jordan Arts, David Wong, Graham Scherer and Michael Pomare, McCarthy was a member of "Incursa", a St Peter's College band which won the Smokefreerockquest in 2004. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music Recording Certification
Music recording certification is a system of certifying that a music Sound recording and reproduction, recording has shipped, sold, or streamed a certain number of units. The threshold quantity varies by type (such as album, single, music video) and by nation or territory (see List of music recording certifications). Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories, which are named after precious materials (gold, platinum and diamond). The threshold required for these awards depends upon the population of the territory where the recording is released. Typically, they are awarded only to international releases and are awarded individually for each country where the album is sold. Different sales levels, some perhaps 10 times greater than others, may exist for different music media (for example: videos versus albums, singles, or music download). History The original gold and silver record awards were presented to artists by their own record compani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Always And Never
Always and Never is the debut album by New Zealand pop punk band, Goodnight Nurse, released in January 2006. Album information The album spawned many singles and radio hits, including, " My Only", " Death Goes To Disco", "Loner", "Our Song", "Going Away", "Taking Over", and "All For You" (most songs from the album were released as singles). ''Always and Never'' went Gold after only a week of release and debuted to place number 5 on the RIANZ New Zealand Top 40 Albums Chart. From then on, the album stayed in the Top 40 for 5 weeks (from 30 January until 27 February). New Zealand critics took notice of the tight riffs and hooks, wide range of subject matter, and musical diversity (the album included fast, punk songs, as well as more mature-sounding songs that deal with themes such as death). Joel Little, the lead singer, said, when asked about the subject matter of the album: Track listing # "Welcome To Hell" featuring Ben's Choir – 0:48 # " My Only" – 2:29 # " Death ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pop Punk
Pop-punk (also punk-pop, alternatively spelled without the hyphen) is a rock music fusion genre that combines elements of punk rock with power pop or pop music, pop. It is defined by its fast-paced, energetic tempos, and emphasis on classic pop songcraft, as well as Adolescence, adolescent and anti-suburbia themes. It is distinguished from other punk-variant genres by drawing more heavily from 1960s bands such as the Beatles, the Kinks, and the Beach Boys. The genre has evolved throughout its history, absorbing elements from new wave music, new wave, college rock, ska, Hip-hop, hip hop, emo, boy band pop and even hardcore punk and metalcore. It is sometimes considered interchangeable with power pop and skate punk. Pop-punk emerged in the late 1970s with groups such as the Ramones, the Undertones, and the Buzzcocks setting the genre's groundwork. 1980s punk bands like Bad Religion, Descendents and the Misfits (band), the Misfits, while not necessarily pop-punk in and of themselves, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
