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Mr. Shovel's Check One Two
Mr. Shovel's Check One Two is a radio program that most recently aired on 95.5 KLOS in Los Angeles, California from January 2016 through 2019. The show originally aired on Indie 103.1 in Los Angeles from February 2004 to January 2009. The show, which featured local and independent artists and live performances, was created by host Mr. Shovel (Mark Sovel), Indie 103.1's music director and the producer of '' Jonesy's Jukebox'' hosted by Sex Pistols member Steve Jones. Jones bestowed the nickname "Mr. Shovel" after continuously mispronouncing Sovel's real name. In 2004, Indie 103.1 was dubbed "America's Coolest Commercial Station" by ''Rolling Stone'' magazine and again voted "Best Radio Station" in 2008. ''Check One Two'' aired Sunday nights from 6pm to 8pm on Indie 103.1 and gave many Los Angeles–area bands their first commercial radio airplay. This led to several unsigned local bands getting added to "regular rotation" on Indie 103.1 and often led to significant record deals. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles
Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, cultural center of Southern California. With an estimated 3,878,704 residents within the city limits , it is the List of United States cities by population, second-most populous in the United States, behind only New York City. Los Angeles has an Ethnic groups in Los Angeles, ethnically and culturally diverse population, and is the principal city of a Metropolitan statistical areas, metropolitan area of 12.9 million people (2024). Greater Los Angeles, a combined statistical area that includes the Los Angeles and Riverside–San Bernardino metropolitan areas, is a sprawling metropolis of over 18.5 million residents. The majority of the city proper lies in Los Angeles Basin, a basin in Southern California adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Submarines
The Submarines are an American indie rock band from Los Angeles formed in 2006. Band history Working as solo artists in Boston, the two members of the band, John Dragonetti and Blake Hazard, were introduced through a mutual friend, Joe Klompus. Dragonetti and Hazard formed a romantic and musical partnership, then took their show to Europe. The relationship lasted for four years, but ended in the fall of 2004 when the pair moved to L.A. After the break-up, both Hazard and Dragonetti continued writing songs, and because Hazard still recorded her music in Dragonetti's home studio, the pair quickly discovered the songs they had written were about each other and their sadness in having broken up. They decided to work on a few songs together and eventually got back together, and married. The new songs were mastered for the couple as a wedding present, and those tracks eventually became their first album. Hazard has said of the relationship, "It’s hard, definitely hard. Luckily we ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KLOS
KLOS (95.5 FM broadcasting, FM, "95-5 KLOS") is a commercial radio station City of license, licensed to Los Angeles, California, and serves the Greater Los Angeles area. The station is owned by Meruelo Group, Meruelo Media. KLOS airs a mainstream rock radio format and has broadcast rock music in some form since 1969. The radio studio, studios are on West Olive Avenue in Burbank, California, Burbank. The transmitter is atop Mount Wilson (California), Mount Wilson. The station is rebroadcast on Broadcast relay station, FM translator K255BZ in China Lake, Kern County, California, China Lake, California. KLOS broadcasts using HD Radio technology. The KLOS morning drive time show, ''Heidi & Frank'', is featured on the broadcast syndication, nationally syndicated television program ''Dish Nation'' and is rebroadcast around the clock on KLOS-HD2. The HD3 digital subchannel carries a simulcast of KIRN. History Early years The station first sign-on, signed on the air on . The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weyes Blood
Natalie Laura Mering (born June 11, 1988), known professionally as Weyes Blood (pronounced , like "wise blood"), is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. She was primarily raised in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. She has been performing her own material under variations of the name Weyes Blood since 2003. Mering's career began with her early involvement in the underground noise music scene and tenure as a member bassist of the Portland, Oregon-based experimental rock group Jackie-O Motherfucker and singer for the band Satanized. As Weyes Bluhd she released three self-released solo albums exploring softer pop music, pop and folk music, folk sounds before adopting the alternate moniker Weyes Blood to release ''The Outside Room'' (2011) on micro-label Not Not Fun Records. She then signed a recording contract with independent label Mexican Summer, releasing ''The Innocents (Weyes Blood album), The Innocents'' (2014) and ''Front Row Seat to Earth'' (2016). She released her fourth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Interrupters (band)
The Interrupters are an American ska punk band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 2011. The band comprises lead vocalist Aimee Interrupter, drummer Jesse Bivona, bassist Justin Bivona, and guitarist Kevin Bivona. They have released four studio albums. The latest, ''In the Wild'', was released in 2022, along with the album's lead single, "Raised by Wolves". History Formation and early years The three Bivona brothers met Aimee Allen, a solo artist at the time, in 2009 while touring with their band Telacasters supporting The Dirty Heads and Sugar Ray. In 2011, Aimee and Kevin started writing songs together and brought Kevin's brothers, twins Jesse and Justin, in to play drums and bass. That led to the four forming The Interrupters. The band got an early start, touring with bands such as Rancid (band), Rancid, The Transplants, Devil's Brigade (band), Devil's Brigade, and Left Alone; as well as playing the American music festival Riot Fest in Chicago and Denver, and the Canadian m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phoebe Bridgers
Phoebe Lucille Bridgers (born August 17, 1994) is an American singer-songwriter. Her indie folk music typically centers on acoustic guitar and Electronic music, electronic production, with melancholic lyrical themes. She has won four Grammy Awards on eleven nominations. Born in Pasadena, California, Bridgers has performed music since her youth and was a member of Sloppy Jane. She released her debut solo album ''Stranger in the Alps'' in 2017, followed by ''Punisher (album), Punisher'' (2020), both of which received critical acclaim. She is also a member of the Supergroup (music), supergroup boygenius, with whom she released a boygenius (EP), self-titled EP in 2018, followed by their debut The Record (Boygenius album), album and another The Rest (EP), EP in 2023. She was also a member of Better Oblivion Community Center with Conor Oberst of Bright Eyes (band), Bright Eyes, with whom she released one Better Oblivion Community Center (album), self-titled album as well as two singl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Starcrawler
Starcrawler is an American rock music, rock band from Los Angeles, formed in 2015. The band consists of lead singer Arrow de Wilde, guitarist Henri Cash, bassist Tim Franco, drummer Seth Carolina, and pedal steel/guitar player Bill Cash. They have released three studio albums: Starcrawler (album), ''Starcrawler'' (2018), ''Devour You'' (2019) and ''She Said (album) , She Said'' (2022). Starcrawler lead singer Arrow de Wilde and guitarist Henri Cash both attended Los Angeles' Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts, Grand Arts High School. De Wilde is the child of photographer Autumn de Wilde and drummer Aaron Sperske. History Origins In the summer of 2015, Arrow de Wilde and Austin Smith came together to collaborate in making music. When the school year began in 2015/2016, the two decided to recruit new members, a guitarist and bassist. One day during school Wilde saw Henri Cash and asked, "You look cool (aesthetic), cool, do you play guitar?" Cash was carrying a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lotusflower (album)
''Lotusflow3r'' is a triple album set by American recording artist Prince and protégée Bria Valente. It contains the thirty-third and thirty-fourth studio albums by Prince, ''Lotusflow3r'' (stylized as ''LOtUSFLOW3R'') and ''MPLSound'' (stylized as ''MPLSoUND''), as well as ''Elixer'', the debut studio album by Bria Valente. It was released on March 24, 2009, by NPG Records. The three albums were sold exclusively in the United States at Target as a 3-disc set, and in Europe from more online music stores. The album debuted at No. 2 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart, selling 168,000 copies in its first week. Along with the set's other albums, ''Lotusflow3r'' received generally mixed to positive reviews from music critics. Production The album was recorded and mixed by Richard Furch. Release and promotion In December 2008, four songs were premiered on Los Angeles radio station Indie 103: a cover of "Crimson and Clover", "4ever", "Colonized Mind" and "Wall of Berlin". A mont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince (musician)
Prince Rogers Nelson (June 7, 1958April 21, 2016) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Regarded as one of the most influential musicians of his generation, Prince was known for his flamboyant, androgynous persona, wide vocal range, which included a far-reaching falsetto and high-pitched screams, as well as his skill as a multi-instrumentalist, often preferring to play all or most of the instruments on his recordings. His music incorporated a wide variety of styles, including funk, disco, Rhythm and blues, R&B, Rock music, rock, New wave music, new wave, soul music, soul, synth-pop, Pop music, pop, jazz, blues, and hip hop music, hip hop. Prince produced his albums himself, pioneering the Minneapolis sound. Born and raised in Minneapolis, Prince signed a record deal with Warner Bros. Records at the age of 18, soon releasing the studio albums ''For You (Prince album), For You'' (1978) and ''Prince (album), Prince'' (1979). He went on to achieve critical succe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warpaint (band)
Warpaint is an American indie rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 2004. The band consists of Emily Kokal (vocals, guitar), Theresa Wayman (vocals, guitar), Jenny Lee Lindberg (bass, vocals), and Stella Mozgawa (drums). To date, the band has released four studio albums: ''The Fool (Warpaint album), The Fool'' (2010), ''Warpaint (Warpaint album), Warpaint'' (2014), ''Heads Up (Warpaint album), Heads Up'' (2016), and ''Radiate Like This'' (2022). History Beginning and formation (2004–2007) Warpaint formed in Los Angeles on Valentine's Day 2004. The original lineup consisted of childhood friends Wayman and Kokal alongside sisters Lindberg and Shannyn Sossamon. The band played in the Los Angeles area for three years, writing songs ("Stars", "Beetles" and "Elephants") which would eventually be on their debut EP. According to Jenny Lindberg in a 2011 Guardian interview, the band originally went by the name World War 4 and changed their name to Warpaint only after writing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indie 103
KDLD is a commercial FM radio station in Santa Monica, California, broadcasting to the Greater Los Angeles area on 103.1 MHz. KDLE is a commercial FM radio station in Newport Beach, California, broadcasting to the Orange County area on 103.1 MHz. KDLD and KDLE simulcast a Mexican cumbia music format branded as "Viva 103.1" on their analog and main HD Radio signals. The two stations' studios are located in Los Angeles on the Miracle Mile. The KDLD transmitter is located in Baldwin Hills, while KDLE's transmitter is based in Irvine. History Prior to 1991, the 103.1 frequencies in Los Angeles and Orange County operated as two separate stations, KSRF in Santa Monica and KOCM in Newport Beach. KSRF in Santa Monica KSRF began broadcasting on December 22, 1960, and was the area's first easy listening formatted FM station. The station was branded "K-Surf".McDougal, Dennis.Radio in the Afternoon, ''Los Angeles Times''. April 6, 1986. Retrieved May 18, 2019. It was located ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cold War Kids
Cold War Kids are an American indie rock band from Long Beach, California. Band members are Nathan Willett (vocals, piano, guitar), Matt Maust (bass guitar), David Quon (guitar, backing vocals), Matthew Schwartz (keyboards, backing vocals, guitar, percussion), and Joe Plummer (drums, percussion). Former members of the band include Dann Gallucci (guitar, keyboards, percussion), Matt Aveiro (drums, percussion), and Jonnie Russell (guitar, backing vocals, vocals, piano, keyboards, percussion). Forming in 2004 in Fullerton, California, the Cold War Kids' early releases came from independent record label Monarchy Music. In 2006, the band signed with Downtown Records, Downtown/V2 Records, V2 and released their major label debut ''Robbers & Cowards'' to cult appeal from fans and critics. 2008's ''Loyalty to Loyalty'' and 2011's ''Mine Is Yours'' saw the band develop different musical sounds and lyrical content throughout to mixed reviews. The band's seventh studio album, ''New Age Norm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
