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Lol Hammond
Lol Hammond (born 1965 in Stoke Newington, London) is an English musician, producer and DJ. Hammond's career in electronic music started in the sound system Spiral Tribe in 1991. Simultaneously he created the production/remix act Drum Club together with London DJ Charlie Hall. Drum Club toured with Orbital in 1993 and released the studio albums ''Everything is Now'' and ''Drums Are Dangerous''. In 1995, Hammond and Nina Walsh formed the Brithop group Slab. He has also remixed artists such as Killing Joke, The Fall, Lush, Republica, Brian Eno, Chapterhouse, Curve, Jah Wobble, experimental keyboardist Brian Graves, and Alabama 3. Hammond released the 1998 album ''Thrilled By Velocity & Distortion'' with Matt Rowlands and vocalist Mandy Wall under the alias Girl Eats Boy. Hammond has released records under his own name, most notably the album ''All This is Bliss'' in 2001, and together with Roger Eno the album ''Damage'' in 1999. Lol Hammond is interested in film and filmmaki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dj Mix
A DJ mix or DJ mixset is a sequence of musical tracks typically beatmixing, mixed together by a Disc jockey, DJ to appear as one continuous track. DJ mixes are usually performed using a DJ mixer and multiple sounds sources, such as Phonograph, turntables, CD players, digital audio players or computer sound cards, sometimes with the addition of sampler (musical instrument), samplers and effects units, although it is possible to create one using digital audio editor, sound editing software. DJ mixing is significantly different from live sound mixing. Remix services were offered beginning in the late 1970s in order to provide music which was more easily Beatmatching, beatmixed by DJs for the dancefloor. One of the earliest DJs to refine their mixing skills was DJ Kool Herc. Francis Grasso was the first DJ to use headphones and a basic form of mixing at the New York City nightclub Sanctuary. Upon its release in 2000, Paul Oakenfold's ''Perfecto Presents: Another World'' became the bigg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curve (band)
Curve were an English alternative rock and electronic music duo from London, formed in 1990 and dissolved in 2005. The band consisted of Toni Halliday (vocals, occasionally guitar) and Dean Garcia (bass, guitar, drums, programming). Halliday wrote the lyrics of their songs and they both contributed to songwriting. Producer Alan Moulder was a prominent collaborator who helped shape their blend of heavy beats and densely–layered guitar tracks set against Halliday's vocals. Curve released five studio albums (''Doppelgänger'' in 1992, ''Cuckoo'' in 1993, '' Come Clean'' in 1998, ''Gift'' in 2001, and '' The New Adventures of Curve'' in 2002), five compilation albums ('' Pubic Fruit'' in 1992, '' Radio Sessions'' in 1993, '' Open Day at the Hate Fest'' in 2001, '' The Way of Curve'' in 2004, and '' Rare and Unreleased'' in 2010), and a string of EPs and singles. History Dean Garcia, half Hawaiian and half Irish, had played in some small bands when he auditioned for Eurythmics. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faintheart
''Faintheart'' is a 2008 British comedy film directed by Vito Rocco and starring Eddie Marsan, Ewen Bremner and Jessica Hynes. The film's creation was influenced by collaborative input from the MySpace community. Plot Richard is obsessed with medieval war re-enactment. After he turns up late to his father-in-law's funeral, still wearing Viking costume, his wife Cath kicks him out. Richard's honour is further damaged when Cath starts dating his son's PE teacher, Gary. Richard is desperate to win her back, and attempts to re-enact the circumstances in which the two fell in love. Richard's best friend Julian, who owns a comic book store, is also having romantic problems. Meanwhile, Richard's nerdy son Martin is bullied at school and resents Richard for his embarrassing hobby. Richard's viking troupe performs a display in front of Martin's class. Richard picks Martin out to fight, but Martin hits him with a quarterstaff and runs away. Wounded by this rejection, Richard realises ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Movie
"The Movie" is the fourteenth episode of the fourth season of the American television sitcom ''Seinfeld'' (and the 54th episode overall). It first aired on NBC in the United States on January 6, 1993. The episode revolves entirely around the characters' struggles to go to see a movie together. Plot Jerry has two stand-up acts scheduled for the same night; due to a delay in one of them, he cannot make both shows. A hopeful comedian, Buckles, hangs around to fill in when somebody drops out. Jerry intended to meet his friends to see a movie, ''CheckMate'', at 10:30. However, given the situation, he agrees to skip the movie and reschedule his act to the 11:00 slot. Jerry first heads to the earlier scheduled comedy act, only to learn that the act was scheduled for 9:15, not 9:50 as Jerry thought, and Buckles ended up filling his spot. Jerry then heads to the movie theater to inform his friends that he won't accompany them. Buckles insists on sharing the taxicab with Jerry, and irrit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London To Brighton
''London to Brighton'' is a 2006 British neo-noir crime film written and directed by Paul Andrew Williams released to generally mixed to average critic reviews but was a box office failure, grossing $449,700 on a budget of $639,200. Plot The film opens with a woman and child, Kelly and Joanne, bursting into a London toilet stall. Joanne is crying and Kelly has a black eye. Eventually Kelly gets them on a train to Brighton, and it is clear they are running from someone. Joanne is an eleven-year-old runaway who is procured by a reluctant Kelly into having sex with an old violent mobster who is a paedophile. Kelly's pimp, Derek, bullies her into complying, but it all goes horribly wrong, and the old mobster is killed, presumably by one of the girls. The older man's son, Stuart, then forces Derek to find the girls. The film follows the duo's flight from London in the wake of what has happened. Arriving initially in Brighton, Kelly visits her friend Karen and tries to earn enough m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Business (film)
''The Business'' is a 2005 crime film written and directed by Nick Love. The film stars Danny Dyer, Tamer Hassan and Roland Manookian, all of whom were in Love's previous film '' The Football Factory''. Geoff Bell and Georgina Chapman also appear. The plot of ''The Business'' follows the Greek tragedy-like rise and fall of a young cockney's career within a drug importing business run by a group of British expatriate fugitive criminals living on the Costa del Sol in Spain. Plot The film is narrated by Frankie, a young everyman living in South East London during the Thatcher era of the 1980s specifically 1984, with little hope of ever making anything of himself, yet he dreams of "being somebody" and escaping his lonely, dreary lifestyle. After severely beating his mother's abusive boyfriend, he becomes a fugitive, and through family connections escapes to the Costa del Sol. His job there is to deliver a bag containing money to "Playboy Charlie", a suave expat and fugitive w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Escapist (2008 Film)
''The Escapist'' is a 2008 drama thriller film starring Brian Cox, Joseph Fiennes, Liam Cunningham, Seu Jorge, Dominic Cooper, Steven Mackintosh, Stephen Farrelly and Damian Lewis. It was directed and co-written by Rupert Wyatt and premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival to considerable acclaim. An Irish-UK co-production, the film was produced by Alan Moloney of Parallel Films and Adrian Sturges of Picture Farm. Plot The film runs two narratives simultaneously: the preparation for the escape and the escape itself. Frank Perry ( Brian Cox) is a life sentence, lifer and has long accepted that he will never see the outside again. When Perry receives his first letter in fourteen years, informing him that his cherished daughter is a drug addict and near death following an overdose, he starts to think about escaping. He plans an escape with help from Lenny Drake (Joseph Fiennes), Brodie (Liam Cunningham) and Viv Batista (Seu Jorge). But when Perry's new cellmate James Lacey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sparkle (2007 Film)
''Sparkle'' is a 2007 British comedy film written and directed by Tom Hunsinger and Neil Hunter and shot on location in London, Liverpool and the Isle of Man. Plot Sam Sparkes is a 22-year-old with ambitions: move to London and join the glamorous PR world. When Vince hires Sam as a waiter, he meets his soon-to-be PR boss, Sheila. Sensing opportunity, Sam charms himself a job as Sheila's PA ... and her lover. But when Sam falls for Kate, he instigates a series of family betrayals and romantic mishaps. As balancing his job and love life becomes overwhelming, unexpected twists and uncovered secrets force Sam to choose between his career and the woman of his dreams. Cast * Stockard Channing as Sheila * Shaun Evans as Sam Sparkes * Anthony Head as Tony * Bob Hoskins as Vince * Lesley Manville as Jill Sparkes * Amanda Ryan as Kate * John Shrapnel as Bernie * Peter Gordon as Ivor * Roy Carruthers as Frank * Sophia Dawnay as Camilla * Ellie Haddington as Frances * David Woodcock as S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Football Factory (film)
''The Football Factory'' is a 2004 sports film, sports drama (film and television), drama film written by AJ Lovell and directed by Nick Love and starring Danny Dyer, Tamer Hassan, Frank Harper, Roland Manookian, Neil Maskell and Dudley Sutton. The film is loosely based on the The Football Factory (novel), novel of the same name by John King (author), John King and the first foray into filmmaking by video game producers Rockstar Games (publishers of games such as the Grand Theft Auto series, ''Grand Theft Auto'' series, among others), credited as executive producers. The film was released in the United Kingdom on 14 May 2004. Plot Tommy Johnson is a member of a violent Chelsea F.C., Chelsea Football hooliganism, hooligan Football hooliganism in the United Kingdom, firm. His friends and fellow hooligans include Tommy's best friend Rod King, the hot-tempered Billy Bright, and impulsive younger members Zeberdee and Raf. Tommy spends his days Lager, drinking, Recreational drug use, ... [...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] |
It's All Gone Pete Tong
''It's All Gone Pete Tong'' is a 2004 British-Canadian mockumentary-drama film about a DJ (Paul Kaye) who goes completely deaf. The title uses a rhyming slang phrase used in Britain from the 1980s (Pete Tong = "wrong"), referring to the BBC Radio 1 DJ Pete Tong who cameos in the film. English singer Gary Haisman was behind the popular clubbing phrase "It’s all gone Pete Tong," which later inspired the title of the film. It won two awards at the US Comedy Arts Festival for Best Feature and Best Actor (Kaye) and swept the Gen Art Film Festival awards (Grand Jury and Audience). It was filmed on location in Ibiza and shot entirely in HD. Ibiza locations used in the movie include the music venues Pacha, Amnesia, Privilege, DC10 and the historic Pike's Hotel and Cala Llonga beach. Plot Frankie Wilde is a British music producer and DJ based in Ibiza. After years of playing in nightclubs he loses his hearing, first apparent when he hears a high-pitched whine during an Arsenal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The World Is Not Enough
''The World Is Not Enough'' is a 1999 spy film, the nineteenth in the List of James Bond films, ''James Bond'' series produced by Eon Productions and the third to star Pierce Brosnan as the fictional Secret Intelligence Service, MI6 agent James Bond filmography, James Bond. It was directed by Michael Apted, from an original story and screenplay by Neal Purvis and Robert Wade, Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, and Bruce Feirstein. It was produced by Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli. The title is the translation of the motto on the Bond family coat of arms, first seen in ''On Her Majesty's Secret Service (novel), On Her Majesty's Secret Service''. The film's plot revolves around the murder of billionaire businessman Sir Robert King by the terrorist Renard, and Bond's subsequent assignment to protect King's daughter Elektra King, Elektra, who was previously held for ransom by Renard. During his assignment, Bond unravels a scheme to increase petroleum prices by triggering a nuclear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
