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Operator (band)
Operator is an American post-grunge band from Los Angeles, California California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ..., United States. The name Operator was used for a solo project created by Johnny Strong, an actor and musician, who has appeared in movies such as '' Black Hawk Down'' (2001), '' The Fast and the Furious'' (2001), '' Get Carter'' (2000) and '' The Glimmer Man'' (1996). History The first Operator album, ''Can You Hear Me Now'' (2003), was a self-released demo, and is very hard to find as well as sold out on the band's website. But soon, it attracted the attention of Atlantic Records, which signed Operator in 2007. Strong soon began recording Operator's Atlantic debut as a solo album playing the lead/rhythm guitar, bass, piano, backing and lead vocals. He event ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Boeckner
Dan Boeckner (; born 5 February 1978) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, guitarist and podcaster. He is best known as one of the frontmen of Wolf Parade, which he helped found in 2003. Since 2013, he has also been a member of the Montreal-based band Operators. Boeckner began his career in the Victoria, Canada music scene, playing in multiple bands including Atlas Strategic. Since that time, he has been part of projects including Handsome Furs and Divine Fits with Spoon frontman Britt Daniel. In 2022, Boeckner joined Arcade Fire in a session capacity, touring and performing with the band in support of their sixth studio album, '' WE''. Making his live debut at the Toulouse Theatre in New Orleans, Boeckner subsequently appeared in the video to the band's twenty-fourth single, "The Lightning I, II". Overview Boeckner grew up in Lake Cowichan, British Columbia and his first band was called Say Uncle. Immediately upon graduating high school, he moved to Victoria, BC. In Victoria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
YouTube
YouTube is an American social media and online video sharing platform owned by Google. YouTube was founded on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim who were three former employees of PayPal. Headquartered in San Bruno, California, it is the second-most-visited website in the world, after Google Search. In January 2024, YouTube had more than 2.7billion monthly active users, who collectively watched more than one billion hours of videos every day. , videos were being uploaded to the platform at a rate of more than 500 hours of content per minute, and , there were approximately 14.8billion videos in total. On November 13, 2006, YouTube was purchased by Google for $1.65 billion (equivalent to $ billion in ). Google expanded YouTube's business model of generating revenue from advertisements alone, to offering paid content such as movies and exclusive content produced by and for YouTube. It also offers YouTube Premium, a paid subs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UFO Hunters
''UFO Hunters'' is an American television series that premiered on January 30, 2008, on The History Channel, produced by Motion Picture Production Inc., and ran for three seasons. Jon Alon Walz was the executive producer of the show and was responsible for selling the series to History Channel after a bidding war for the rights to the show broke out between History Channel and Sci-Fi Channel. Prior to selling ''UFO Hunters'' to History Channel, Walz and Motion Picture Production Inc., created and executive produced several hit UFO and paranormal specials for History, including "Russian Roswell", "Deep Sea UFOs", and "The Pacific's Bermuda Triangle". William J. Birnes was the star and co-creator of the ''UFO Hunters'' series. The concept for the show was tested in a segment of History Channel's 2006 UFO special entitled "Deep Sea UFOs", produced by Motion Picture Production Inc, which featured two of the final four cast members. ''UFO Hunters'' was not a direct spin-off from a 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lockdown
A lockdown () is a restriction policy for people, community or a country to stay where they are, usually due to specific risks that could possibly harm the people if they move and interact freely. The term is used for a prison protocol that usually prevents people, information or objects from leaving an area. The protocol can usually only be initiated by someone in a position of authority. A lockdown can also be used to protect people inside a facility or, for example, a computing system, from a threat or other external event. In buildings doors leading outside are usually locked so that no person may enter or exit. Types Lockdowns may be adopted as a preventative measure or in response to a crisis as an emergency measure. Preventive lockdown A preventive lockdown is a preemptive action plan implemented to address an unusual scenario or a weakness in system to preempt any danger to ensure the safety and security of people, organisation and system. The focus for prevent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burnout Paradise
''Burnout Paradise'' is a 2008 racing video game developed by Criterion Games and published by Electronic Arts for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows. It was also released on the PlayStation Store and via Xbox Live Marketplace's Games on Demand. It was later added to the libraries of Greatest Hits and Platinum Hits titles and was made backward compatible with the Xbox One in November 2016. It is the first game in the ''Burnout'' series to be released on Microsoft Windows. ''Paradise''s gameplay is set in the fictional "Paradise City", an open world in which players can compete in several types of races. Players can also compete online, which includes additional game modes, such as "Cops and Robbers". Several free game updates introduce new features such as a time-of-day cycle and motorcycles. The game also features paid downloadable content in the form of new cars and the fictional "Big Surf Island". The game received overwhelmingly positive reviews upon release, wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No Surrender (2008)
No Surrender 2008 was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) promotion that took place on September 14, 2008 at the General Motors Centre in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. It was the fourth event under the No Surrender name, TNA's first PPV to take place outside the United States, and the ninth event in the 2008 TNA PPV schedule. Nine professional wrestling matches were featured on the event's card, four of which were for championships. The main event was a Three Ways to Glory match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship with the champion Samoa Joe defending the title against Christian Cage and Kurt Angle. Joe successfully retained the title at the show. A.J. Styles defeated Frank Trigg in a Mixed Martial Arts match also on the show. The TNA World Tag Team Championship was defended by Beer Money, Inc. (James Storm and Robert Roode) against The Latin American Xchange ( Hernandez and Homicide). Beer Money, Inc. r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TNA Wrestling
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (abbreviated as TNA Wrestling or TNA) is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is a subsidiary of Anthem Sports & Entertainment, a Canadian media company owned by businessman Leonard Asper. Founded by Jeff Jarrett and Jerry Jarrett in 2002, following the end of World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 2001, the promotion was initially known as NWA: Total Nonstop Action (NWA-TNA) and was affiliated with the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) governing body. The promotion dropped the "NWA" brand from its name in 2004, becoming Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. TNA continued to use the NWA World Heavyweight and Tag Team championships until this agreement ended in 2007; after which, the company would create its own World Heavyweight and World Tag Team championships. The promotion was purchased by Anthem at the beginning of 2017. In March of that year, it was rebranded to Impact Wrestling after its weekly fl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Untamed
Untamed may refer to: Books *''Untamed'', a 1993 novel by Elizabeth Lowell * ''Untamed'' (Cast novel), by P. C. Cast and Kristin Cast * ''Untamed'' (Humphreys novel), 2012 book by Sara Humphreys * ''Untamed'' (memoir), a 2020 memoir by Glennon Doyle Film and TV * ''Untamed'' (1929 film), featuring Joan Crawford and Robert Montgomery * ''Untamed'' (1940 film), with Ray Milland * ''Untamed'' (1955 film), starring Tyrone Power and Susan Hayward * ''Untamed'' (1957 film), Japanese film directed by Mikio Naruse *''The Untamed'', British title of the film ''The Man from Snowy River II'' * ''The Untamed'' (1920 film), silent American film * ''The Untamed'' (2016 film), a Mexican film * ''The Untamed'' (TV series), a 2019 Chinese TV series Music * ''Untamed'' (Cam album), 2015 * ''Untamed'' (Heather Myles album), 1995 * ''Untamed'' (Yankee Grey album), 1999 *"Untamed", a song by Gavin DeGraw from his 2008 album ''Gavin DeGraw'' Other uses * ''Untamed'' (Canobie Lake Park), a steel rolle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madden NFL 08
''Madden NFL 08'' is a 2007 American football video game based on the National Football League that was published by EA Sports and developed by EA Tiburon. It is the 19th installment in the ''Madden NFL'' video game franchise. It features Tennessee Titans quarterback Vince Young on the cover, and San Diego Chargers defensive end Luis Castillo was the cover athlete for the Spanish-language version. This was the first Madden game made for 11 different platforms. It was released on August 14, 2007 for Xbox 360, Wii, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable, Xbox, GameCube and Microsoft Windows. A Mac version was released on September 1, 2007. This was the last version of Madden to be released for Microsoft Windows until '' Madden NFL 19'', and the last video game for the GameCube produced and released in North America. Release EA and Apple Inc. had announced in June 2007 that a version for Mac OS X would be released at the same time as the other versions. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nothing To Lose (Operator Song)
"Nothing to Lose" is the second single from album '' Soulcrusher'' by the hard rock band Operator. Also the song is the second track on the album. The band made a video for this song included tour performance and tour backstages and showing the band in their other playgrounds. The band filmed a second music video that featured the band performing in a warehouse with red lights and with various images appearing on screens behind them. This version received moderate airtime on MTV2. Appearances The song featured on the soundtrack of ''Burnout Paradise'' and the song was TNA Wrestling 2008 PPV event Lockdown's official theme song. Chart position The song peaked at No. 23 on the ''Billboard'' Mainstream Rock Mainstream rock (also known as heritage rock) is a radio format used by many commercial radio stations in the United States and Canada. Format background Mainstream rock stations represent a cross between classic rock, active rock and alternativ ... chart. References {{au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soulcrusher (song)
''Soulcrusher'' is the debut album by American hard rock band Operator. The album sold over 110,000 copies and peaked at number 14 on the ''Billboard'' Heatseekers chart. Use in media *The song "The Only One" was used as the theme song for the first season of the television series ''UFO Hunters''. *The song "Nothing to lose" was used in the hit game ''Burnout Paradise''. *The song "The Only One" was originally the song Bryan Bay uses in the ''AGK Series'' but due to copyright, it got changed. *The song "Soulcrusher" was used in both games '' MX vs. ATV Untamed'' and ''Madden NFL 08''. Track listing All tracks written by Johnny Strong, except where noted. #"Soulcrusher" – 3:35 #" Nothing to Lose" (Strong, Wade Carpenter, Doug Dunnam, Paul Phillips) – 3:52 #"Make 'Em Pay" – 3:55 #"So Little Time" – 3:47 #"Delicate" – 4:26 #"What You Get" – 4:34 #"The Only One" – 2:50 #"Burn Up the Road" – 3:47 #"Black Cloud" – 4:15 #"Good Enough" (Strong, Phillips) – 3:46 # ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks
Mainstream Rock is a music chart published by '' Billboard'' magazine that ranks the most-played songs on mainstream rock radio stations in the United States. It is an administrative category that combines the " active rock" and " heritage rock" formats. The chart was launched in March 1981 as Rock Albums & Top Tracks. The name changed multiple times afterwards: first to Top Rock Tracks, then to Album Rock Tracks, and finally to its current Mainstream Rock in 1996. The first number-one song on this chart was " I Can't Stand It" by Eric Clapton on March 21, 1981. History The "Rock Albums & Top Tracks" charts were introduced in the issue of ''Billboard'' that the parent company published on March 21, 1981.Joel Whitburn. ''Joel Whitburn Presents Rock Tracks 1981–2008.'' Hal Leonard Corporation, 2008p. 6. The 50-slot based and 60-slot based positional charts ranked airplay on album rock type radio stations in the United States. Because album-oriented rock stations often focused on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
