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Lazarus Drug
''Batflowers'' is the third studio album released by Australian singer-songwriter Megan Washington. It appeared on 28 August 2020, six years after her previous studio album, '' There There''. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2020, the album won the ARIA Award for Best Cover Art for the work by Adam Dal Pozzo, Megan Washington and Michelle Pitiris. The album's ninth track, "Lazarus Drug", played during the final scene of " The Sign", a 28-minute episode of '' Bluey'', which aired on 14 April 2024. Background and release Washington said "I've been working on the record since 2015, I was trying so hard, that was the problem, actually. I was trying to be, like, fancy or something? What I've learned the literal hard way is when I try too hard, it sucks." As quoted in the Daily Telegraph newspaper in 2018, "''Sugardoom'' is about good old-fashioned love. It was deliberately intended to be a departure from 2014's ''There There'', an intensely personal EP that in part detailed a broken en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Megan Washington
Megan Alexanda Washington (born 7 January 1986) is an Australian musician, songwriter and voice actor who has worked mononymously as Washington. Originally performing jazz music, her style shifted to indie pop and alternative rock. She has released four studio albums, '' I Believe You Liar'' (July 2010), '' There There'' (September 2014), '' Batflowers'' (August 2020), and ''Hot Fuss'' (2022). Both ''I Believe You Liar'' and ''There There'' reached the top 5 on the ARIA Albums Chart and ''Batflowers'' peaked in the top 25. Outside of music, she has become a screenwriter and film producer. She also voices primary school teacher Calypso in the animated series '' Bluey''. Her music was described on I-D Vice as "sexy synth-laden pop" and in 2019 ''The Sydney Morning Herald''s Anna Rose said of her intimate tour run, that "Washington's impressive command of her relatively small stage gave proof her music can work anywhere, anyway, any time". She has won three ARIA Music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rabitt
Yik Nam Jason Wu (born August 2, 1993), known professionally as Rabitt, is a Grammy Award and Emmy Award nominated record producer A record producer or music producer is a music creating project's overall supervisor whose responsibilities can involve a range of creative and technical leadership roles. Typically the job involves hands-on oversight of recording sessions; ensu ... and songwriter from Hong Kong, now based in Los Angeles, CA. Rabitt has produced and written songs for Andy Grammer, Anyma, Kiiara, Charlotte Lawrence, VÉRITÉ, Álvaro Soler, Eric Nam, Ingrid Andress, and others. Early life and education Wu was born and raised in Hong Kong. He started playing piano at the age of 5 and soon developed a passion for the drums. He then attended Berklee College of Music in 2011 and moved to Los Angeles, California shortly after graduation. It was at Berklee where he would meet the woman who would eventually sign him to her label, Kara DioGuardi, CEO of Arthouse Entertain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 Albums ...
The following is a list of albums, EPs, and mixtapes released in 2020. These albums are (1) original, i.e. excluding reissues, remasters, and compilations of previously released recordings, and (2) notable, defined as having received significant coverage from reliable sources independent of the subject. For additional information about bands formed, reformed, disbanded, or on hiatus, for deaths of musicians, and for links to musical awards, see 2020 in music. First quarter January February March Second quarter April May June Third quarter July August September Fourth quarter October November December References {{DEFAULTSORT:2020 albums Albums 2020 The year 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of even ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LP Record
The LP (from long playing or long play) is an Analog recording, analog sound storage medium, specifically a phonograph record format characterized by: a speed of revolutions per minute, rpm; a 12- or 10-inch (30- or 25-cm) diameter; use of the "microgroove" groove specification; and a vinyl (a copolymer of vinyl chloride acetate) composition disk. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire US record industry and, apart from a few relatively minor refinements and the important later addition of stereophonic sound in 1957, it remained the standard format for record albums during a period in popular music known as the album era. LP was originally a trademark of Columbia and competed against the smaller 7-inch sized Single (music), "45" or "single" format by RCA Victor, eventually ending up on top. Today in the vinyl revival era, a large majority of records are based on the LP format and hence the LP name continues to be in use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Streaming Media
Streaming media refers to multimedia delivered through a Computer network, network for playback using a Media player (other), media player. Media is transferred in a ''stream'' of Network packet, packets from a Server (computing), server to a client-server model, client and is rendered in real-time; this contrasts with file downloading, a process in which the end-user obtains an entire media file before consuming the content. Streaming is more commonly used for video on demand, streaming television, and music streaming services over the Internet. While streaming is most commonly associated with multimedia from a remote server over the Internet, it also includes offline multimedia between devices on a local area network. For example, using DLNA and a home server, or in a personal area network between two devices using Bluetooth (which uses radio waves rather than Internet Protocol, IP). Online streaming was initially popularized by RealNetworks and Microsoft in the 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music Download
A music download is the digital transfer of music via the Internet into a device capable of decoding and playing it, such as a personal computer, portable media player, MP3 player or smartphone. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyrighted material without permission or legal payment. Music downloads are typically encoded with modified discrete cosine transform (MDCT) audio data compression, particularly the Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) format used by iTunes as well as the MP3 audio coding format. According to a Nielsen report, downloadable music accounted for 55.9 percent of all music sales in the US in 2012."All music sales" refers to albums plus track equivalent albums. A track equivalent album equates to 10 tracks. By the beginning of 2011, Apple's iTunes Store alone made 1.1 billion of revenue in the first quarter of its fiscal year. According to the RIAA, music downloads peaked at 43% of industry revenue in the US in 2012, and has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Compact Disc
The compact disc (CD) is a Digital media, digital optical disc data storage format co-developed by Philips and Sony to store and play digital audio recordings. It employs the Compact Disc Digital Audio (CD-DA) standard and was capable of holding of uncompressed stereo audio. First released in Japan in October 1982, the CD was the second optical disc format to reach the market, following the larger LaserDisc (LD). In later years, the technology was adapted for computer data storage as CD-ROM and subsequently expanded into various writable and multimedia formats. , over 200 billion CDs (including audio CDs, CD-ROMs, and CD-Rs) had been sold worldwide. Standard CDs have a diameter of and typically hold up to 74 minutes of audio or approximately of data. This was later regularly extended to 80 minutes or by reducing the spacing between data tracks, with some discs unofficially reaching up to 99 minutes or which falls outside established specifications. Smaller variants, such ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Dixon
Samuel Dixon (born 1973, Adelaide, South Australia) is an Australian record producer, songwriter and musician, based in London. Dixon has produced and written with artists including Adele, Sia, Kylie Minogue, Christina Aguilera, Paloma Faith and Jack Savoretti. He is a multi-instrumentalist, best known for his work as a bass guitarist. Biography Dixon co-wrote with Adele and produced the track "Love in the Dark" from her album '' 25''. He played bass in Adele's live band throughout the promotion and touring for '' 21'', and can be seen on Adele's Live at the Royal Albert Hall DVD. Dixon has frequently collaborated with fellow-Australian Sia. His compositions have featured on her albums, '' Colour the Small One'', '' Some People Have Real Problems'', '' We Are Born'', '' 1000 Forms of Fear'' and the deluxe version of This Is Acting. Dixon co-wrote the single " Clap Your Hands", from '' We Are Born''. He played bass in Sia's live and studio band from 2003 to 2010. Dixon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Guardian
''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in Manchester in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'' and changed its name in 1959, followed by a move to London. Along with its sister paper, ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Guardian Media Group, owned by the Scott Trust Limited. The trust was created in 1936 to "secure the financial and editorial independence of ''The Guardian'' in perpetuity and to safeguard the journalistic freedom and liberal values of ''The Guardian'' free from commercial or political interference". The trust was converted into a limited company in 2008, with a constitution written so as to maintain for ''The Guardian'' the same protections as were built into the structure of the Scott Trust by its creators. Profits are reinvested in its journalism rather than distributed to owners or shareholders. It is considered a newspaper of record in the UK. The editor-in-chief Katharine Viner succeeded Alan Rusbridger in 2015. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Island Records Australia
Island Records Australia is an Australian record label that was launched in 2007 by Michael Taylor (now serving as managing director, Universal Music Australia). It is part of the Universal Music Group and is the Australian variant of Island Records. Taylor describes "Island Australia (as) a home for artists who cut their own path, who start from the left, and who, in time, come into the mainstream on their own artistic terms". Island Records Australia is now headed by Nicole Richards. Island Records Australia is the label home for established artists Dean Lewis, Tame Impala, Matt Corby, Broods, Hilltop Hoods, Havana Brown, and Vera Blue, along with emerging artists Baker Boy, Eliott, Winterbourne, Running Touch and Peach PRC. In 2020, Island Records Australia had the #1 streaming Australian artist with Hilltop Hoods, won 5x ARIAs including Album of the Year with Tame Impala, and hit 5 billion streams with Dean Lewis' debut album, A Place We Knew. In March 2020, during ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Wallpaper
Gabriel Strum, known professionally as Japanese Wallpaper, is an Australian indie pop singer-songwriter and producer. He released his debut single "Breathe In" featuring Wafia on 10 October 2013. The song featured in Zach Braff's film ''Wish I Was Here''. Strum has had three songs feature in the Triple J Hottest 100: "Between Friends" featuring Jesse Davidson at No. 97 (2014), "Forces" featuring Airling at No. 69 (2015) and " In Motion" featuring Allday at No. 44 (2017). He released his debut album ''Glow'' on 18 October 2019. Biography Strum is originally from Melbourne, and was the winner of Triple J Unearthed High competition in 2014. Since then, he has studied music composition and has produced for numerous notable Australian acts including: Mallrat, Holy Holy, Wafia, Eilish Gilligan, Bec Sandridge and Allday. Japanese Wallpaper served as the support act for Lily Allen on her 2019 national tour of Australia. Discography Albums EPs Singles As lead artist As feat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music Feeds
''Music Feeds'' is a free bi-weekly digital music and lifestyle magazine ( street press) established in 2008 and based in Sydney, Australia Sydney is the capital city of the state of New South Wales and the most populous city in Australia. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about 80 km (50 mi) from the Pacific Ocean .... It is distributed electronically every second Tuesday, with additional material posted on the website regularly. As distinct from direct competitors '' Drum Media'' and ''The Brag'', ''Music Feeds'' purports to cover more independent and self-funded musicians. This is a distinction that has been noted by several local music sources. Since 2012, Music Feeds moved to a 24/7 online music publication and regularly covers local and international music news, events, and releases. References External links * 2008 establishments in Australia Biweekly magazines published in Australia Free m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
