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Lips (band)
Lips is a New Zealand-based music group founded in 2010 by New Zealander singer and keyboardist Steph Brown in New York City. American multi-instrumentalist/producer Fen Ikner joined in 2012, with Ruby Walsh and Maude Morris rounding out the current lineup. Lips is visually represented by the character of "Lips," a girl with giant lips for a head, who appears in their cover art and music videos. The band has released three EPs, one LP, several singles, and produced the 2016 soundtrack of the stage play ''Daffodils'', which they performed in and served as music directors, as well as the OST for the 2019 film version of '' ''Daffodils''''. The band’s song "Everything to Me" won them the 2012 Silver Scroll Award. History Lips began as a music project of New Zealander musician Steph Brown in 2010. Brown, who had previously played keyboards for other New Zealand-based artists such as Opensouls and Anika Moa, was living in New York City at the time and playing in an R&B duo calle ... [...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] |
New Zealand
New Zealand () is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and List of islands of New Zealand, over 600 smaller islands. It is the List of island countries, sixth-largest island country by area and lies east of Australia across the Tasman Sea and south of the islands of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga. The Geography of New Zealand, country's varied topography and sharp mountain peaks, including the Southern Alps (), owe much to tectonic uplift and volcanic eruptions. Capital of New Zealand, New Zealand's capital city is Wellington, and its most populous city is Auckland. The islands of New Zealand were the last large habitable land to be settled by humans. Between about 1280 and 1350, Polynesians began to settle in the islands and subsequently developed a distinctive Māori culture. In 1642, the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman became the first European to sight and record New Zealand. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eels (band)
Eels (often typeset as eels or EELS) is an American Rock music, rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1991 by singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Mark Oliver Everett, known by the stage name E. Band members have changed over the years, both in the studio and on stage, making Everett the only official member for most of the band's work. Eels' music is often filled with themes of family, death, and unrequited love. Since 1996, Eels has released fifteen studio albums, seven of which entered the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200. History E solo records In 1991, Everett signed a contract with Polydor and released ''A Man Called E'' under the name E a year later. The single "Hello Cruel World" was a minor success. Touring to support the album, E opened for Tori Amos. ''A Man Called E'' was followed by ''Broken Toy Shop'' in 1993. This year also marked the beginning of E's collaboration with drummer Jonathan "Butch" Norton. After ''Broken Toy Shop'', E was released from his re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Oliver Everett
Mark Oliver Everett, also known by his stage name E (born April 10, 1963) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and the frontman of the rock band Eels (band), Eels. He is known for writing songs tackling subjects such as death, loneliness, divorce, childhood innocence, depression, and unrequited love, often from personal experience. Early life Everett is the son of physicist Hugh Everett III, originator of the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics. Mark's maternal grandfather was Harold Gore, Harold "Kid" Gore, a men's basketball, football and baseball coach at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. He is of German, Austrian, Polish, Greek, Spanish, Irish, English, Welsh and Scottish decent. When Everett was in his early teens, he was attending a concert by English rock band The Who when a special effects laser struck him directly in the eye and, as a result, he has needed to wear glasses ever since. Everett's father died of a heart attack whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zeds Dead
Zeds Dead is a Canadian electronic music duo from Toronto consisting of Dylan Mamid, also known as DC, and Zachary Rapp-Rovan, also known as Hooks. The duo rose to prominence releasing original music and remixes from 2009 to 2010 before becoming a staple on the international touring circuit thereafter. They explore a diverse variety of genres that combine aspects of dubstep, UK garage, house music, house, electro house, hip-hop, Glitch (music), glitch, drum and bass, and more. Career Both born and raised in Toronto, Canada, the duo were introduced through mutual friends in 2004 when DC asked Hooks to paint a graffiti mural in his garage. They quickly discovered a mutual love for hip-hop and simultaneously were both starting to produce music. Initially collaborating under the moniker "Mass Productions", the duo came up with their current name from a line spoken by Bruce Willis's character Butch Coolidge to his girlfriend Fabienne (played by Maria de Medeiros) in the 1994 Quentin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kody Nielson
Carl Kody Nielson (born 9 May, 1982), better known as Kody Nielson and also by his musical stage name Silicon, is a New Zealand singer-songwriter, musician, and producer, best known as a former vocalist and member of the art punk band The Mint Chicks. Nielson performed with The Mint Chicks throughout the 2000s alongside his brother, Ruban Nielson, releasing three albums. The band's 2006 release '' Crazy? Yes! Dumb? No!'', for which Nielson was both a performer, producer, and engineer, went gold and won in several categories in the 2007 Aotearoa Music Awards, including best rock album and album of the year. The group abruptly disbanded in 2010. In 2011, Nielson formed Opossom with his partner and fellow musician Bic Runga, and former bandmate Michael Logie, releasing their debut album ''Electric Hawaii'' the following year. The band went on hiatus shortly after due to his family commitments and Runga's other projects, prompting Nielson to go solo. In 2015, Nielson began his so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Unknown Mortal Orchestra (also known as UMO) is a New Zealand psychedelic rock band from Auckland and now based in Portland, Oregon, Portland, Oregon. Fronted by multi-instrumentalist Ruban Nielson, assisted by his brother The Mint Chicks, Kody Nielson and bassist Jacob Portrait, Nielson started the band in 2009, initially as a solo project. The band's first album was released in 2011 on Fat Possum Records. History Inception After forming The Mint Chicks in South Auckland and experiencing success with them, Ruban Nielson moved to the United States in 2007. The singer and guitarist released the track "Ffunny Ffriends" on his anonymous Bandcamp profile on 17 May 2010. No further information was provided and no mention of who created it. Within a day, the song had received significant coverage from independent music blogs such as ''Pitchfork (website), Pitchfork''. Through their reposting and attempts to hunt down the creator, Nielson eventually claimed the track as Unknown Mortal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Mason (actor)
George Mason is a New Zealand film and television actor. He secured his first role in the feature film ''50 Ways of Saying Fabulous'' when he was thirteen years old. After deciding to pursue acting full-time, Mason appeared as Regan Ames in ''Shortland Street'' in 2011, before making appearances in ''Tangiwai: A Love Story'', ''Top of the Lake'' and ''3 Mile Limit''. In 2013, Mason starred as Ted Keegan in the fifth season of ''Go Girls'' and he had a supporting role in crime drama '' The Blue Rose''. From 2014 until 2018, Mason appeared in Australian soap opera ''Home and Away'' as Martin Ashford. He later starred in the musical feature film ''Daffodils'' (2019) and romantic drama ''Dirt Music'' (2020). Early and personal life Mason was born and raised in Invercargill. He has two elder sisters. He attended Southland Boys' High School, where he played rugby for the Southland Boys' High School 1st XV and competed in speech competitions. Mason moved to Wellington in 2009 to study a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rose McIver
Frances Rose McIver (born 10 October 1988) is a New Zealand actress. She portrays Samantha Arondekar in the CBS supernatural sitcom ''Ghosts'' (2021–present), Olivia "Liv" Moore in The CW supernatural comedy-drama series '' iZombie'' (2015–2019), Summer Landsdown the Yellow Ranger in ''Power Rangers RPM'' (2009), and Amber Moore in the romantic comedy film '' A Christmas Prince'' (2017) and its two sequels, '' The Royal Wedding'' (2018) and '' The Royal Baby'' (2019). McIver began her career with guest appearances in New Zealand–based series, such as '' Xena: Warrior Princess'', '' Hercules: The Legendary Journeys'' and ''Legend of the Seeker''. She had recurring roles in the Showtime period drama series '' Masters of Sex'' (2013–14) and the ABC fantasy adventure drama series ''Once Upon a Time'' (2013–2017). McIver made her film debut in the period drama ''The Piano'' (1993). Since then, she has starred in the drama '' The Lovely Bones'' (2009), the horror comedy ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edinburgh Fringe Festival
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe (also referred to as the Edinburgh Fringe, the Fringe or the Edinburgh Fringe Festival) is the world's largest performance arts festival, which in 2024 spanned 25 days, sold more than 2.6 million tickets and featured more than 51,446 scheduled performances of 3,746 different shows across 262 venues from 60 different countries. Of those shows, the largest section was comedy, representing almost 40% of shows, followed by theatre, which was 26.6% of shows. Established in 1947 as an unofficial offshoot to (and on the "fringe" of) the Edinburgh International Festival, it takes place in Edinburgh every August. The combination of Edinburgh Festival Fringe and Edinburgh International Festival has become a world-leading celebration of arts and culture, surpassed only by the Olympics and the FIFA World Cup, World Cup in terms of global ticketed events. It is an open-access (or "unjuried") performing arts festival, meaning that there is no selection committe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller islands. It has a total area of , making it the list of countries and dependencies by area, sixth-largest country in the world and the largest in Oceania. Australia is the world's flattest and driest inhabited continent. It is a megadiverse countries, megadiverse country, and its size gives it a wide variety of landscapes and Climate of Australia, climates including deserts of Australia, deserts in the Outback, interior and forests of Australia, tropical rainforests along the Eastern states of Australia, coast. The ancestors of Aboriginal Australians began arriving from south-east Asia 50,000 to 65,000 years ago, during the Last Glacial Period, last glacial period. By the time of British settlement, Aboriginal Australians spoke 250 distinct l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
APRA Awards (New Zealand)
The APRA Music Awards are several annual and two-yearly award ceremonies run in New Zealand by Australasian Performing Right Association to recognise songwriting skills of its members. APRA hold the annual Silver Scroll Awards and song awards, selects an inductee into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame, and makes five professional development awards every year. APRA also runs awards for its Australian members. APRA Silver Scroll Awards Each year all songwriters that are members of APRA with a song on general release in the eligibility period can enter the APRA Silver Scroll Award. For the APRA Silver Scroll Award, a judging panel of APRA members decides a shortlist of songs, which is then voted on by APRA's wider membership of 10,000+ songwriters and composers. The votes of the wider APRA membership decide the winner and finalists for the APRA Silver Scroll Award. The APRA Silver Scroll Award is awarded purely on the basis of songwriting. Silver Scroll award Silver Scroll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
