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Rooms Of The Magnificent
''Rooms of the Magnificent'' is the second solo album by Australian guitarist and songwriter Ed Kuepper recorded in 1986 and released on the Hot label.The Kuepper Files: Discography accessed 2 July 2010 The album reunited Kuepper with members of the and featured pianist of . Described as Kuepper's most accessible album to date, the first single, "Also Sprach the King of Eurodisco", received stro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed Kuepper
Edmund "Ed" Kuepper (born 20 December 1955) is a German-born Australian guitarist, vocalist and songwriter. He co-founded the punk band The Saints (1973–78), the experimental post-punk group Laughing Clowns (1979–85) and the grunge-like The Aints! (1991–94, 2017–present). He has also recorded over a dozen albums as a solo artist using a variety of backing bands. His highest charting solo album, '' Honey Steel's Gold'', appeared in November 1991 and reached No. 28 on the ARIA Albums Chart. His other top 50 albums are ''Black Ticket Day'' (August 1992), ''Serene Machine'' (March 1993) and ''Character Assassination'' (August 1994). At the ARIA Music Awards of 1993 he won Best Independent Release for ''Black Ticket Day'' and won the same category in 1994 for ''Serene Machine''. Biography Edmund Kuepper was born on 20 December 1955 in Bremen, then part of West Germany. His family migrated to Australia in the 1960s and settled in Brisbane. He attended Oxley St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alternative Rock
Alternative rock (also known as alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative) is a category of rock music that evolved from the independent music underground of the 1970s. Alternative rock acts achieved mainstream success in the 1990s with the likes of the grunge, shoegaze, and Britpop subgenres in the United States and United Kingdom, respectively. During this period, many record labels were looking for "alternatives", as many corporate rock, hard rock, and glam metal acts from the 1980s were beginning to grow stale throughout the music industry. The emergence of Generation X as a cultural force in the 1990s also contributed greatly to the rise of alternative rock. "Alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from mainstream or commercial rock or pop. The term's original meaning was broader, referring to musicians influenced by the musical style or independent, DIY ethos of late-1970s punk rock.di Perna, Alan. "Brave Noise—The History of Alternative Rock Gu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electrical Storm (album)
''Electrical Storm'' is the debut solo album by Australian guitarist and songwriter Ed Kuepper featuring Nick Fisher and Louis Tillett recorded in 1985 and released on the Hot label.The Kuepper Files: Discography accessed 2 July 2010 The album was Kuepper's first release following the breakup of , the band he formed after leaving The Saints. Recording Kuepper explained, "I sort of retired. It was at that point Jude and I got married, and went away for a honeymoon on the fabulous |
Everybody's Got To
''Everybody's Got To'' is the third solo album by Australian guitarist and songwriter Ed Kuepper recorded in 1988 and released on the Hot label.The Kuepper Files: Discography accessed 3 July 2010 The album was re-released in 2005 with four bonus tracks from Kuepper's ''Happy as Hell'' EP. Reception The review by Dan LeRoy awarded the album 4½ stars and states "this set of tight, polished alt-rock was his best outing of the '80s, and is perhaps his finest album ever... Anyone wanting to explore Kuepper's substantial and often superb back catalog will find ''Everybody's Got To'' the perfect place to start".LeRoy, D. |
Hot Records
Hot or the acronym HOT may refer to: Food and drink *Pungency, in food, a spicy or hot quality *Hot, a wine tasting descriptor Places *Hot district, a district of Chiang Mai province, Thailand ** Hot subdistrict, a sub-district of Hot District, Thailand **Tha Kham, Chiang Mai, also known as Hot, a town in Hot District, Chiang Mai province, Thailand *Hot, Albania, a village in the Malësi e Madhe municipality, Shkodër County, Albania Music *H.O.T. pronounced "H. O. T.", (High-Five of Teenagers), a South Korean boy band *Hawaii Opera Theatre, an opera company in Honolulu, Hawaii *Hot (American vocal group), best known for 1977 hit "Angel in Your Arms" 1976–1980 *Hot 97, branding for hip-hop radio station WQHT in New York City Albums * ''Hot'' (Freda Payne album), 1979 * ''Hot'' (Half Japanese album), 1995 * ''Hot'' (Inna album) or the title song (see below), 2009 * ''Hot'' (James Brown album) or the title song (see below), 1976 * ''Hot'' (Mel B album), 2000 * ''Hot'' (Paul B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laughing Clowns
Laughing Clowns, sometimes written as The Laughing Clowns, were a post-punk band formed in Sydney in 1979. In five years, the band released three LPs, three EPs, and various singles and compilations. Laughing Clowns' sound is free jazz, bluegrass and krautrock influenced. The band formed to accommodate Ed Kuepper's growing interest in expanding brass-driven elements he had brought to The Saints' third album, ''Prehistoric Sounds'', and by adopting flattened fifth notes in a rock and roll setting while using a modern jazz styled band line-up. Along with The Birthday Party, The Go-Betweens, The Moodists and The Triffids, the Laughing Clowns also spent extended periods in Europe during the early 1980s, and gained an international cult status. All four aforementioned groups have cited Laughing Clowns as an influence at some point in their respective careers. History Early years: 1979–1981 Laughing Clowns were formed in April 1979 in Sydney as a rock, soul, avant-jaz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Abrahams
Christopher Robert Lionel Abrahams (born 1961, Oamaru, New Zealand) is a New Zealand-born, Australian-based musician. He is a founding mainstay member of experimental, jazz trio the Necks (1987–present), he collaborated with Melanie Oxley as a soul pop duo (1989–2003) and has issued ten solo albums. Biography Early years Christopher Robert Lionel Abrahams was born on 9 April 1961 in Oamaru, South Island, New Zealand. Abrahams, on keyboards, formed jazz group Benders, in 1980 in Sydney with Dale Barlow on tenor saxophone, Louis Burdett on drums and Lloyd Swanton on bass guitar.McFarlane'Chris Abrahams'entry. Archived frothe originalon 3 August 2004. Retrieved 3 March 2022. By the time Benders disbanded in 1985, Abrahams had performed on all three of their albums, ''E'' (1983), ''False Laughter'' (1984) and ''Distance'' (1985). While still with Benders, late in 1983, he supplied piano for Laughing Clowns' second album, ''Law of Nature'' (1984). The Necks, Melanie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Necks
The Necks are an Australian avant-garde jazz trio formed in 1987 by founding mainstays Chris Abrahams on piano and Hammond organ, Tony Buck on drums, percussion and electric guitar, and Lloyd Swanton on bass guitar and double bass. They play improvisational pieces of up to an hour in length that explore the development and demise of repeating musical figures. Their double LP studio album '' Unfold'' was named by Rolling Stone as "one of the top 20 avant albums of 2017." In 2020, The Necks was listed at number 49 in ''Rolling Stone Australia''s "50 Greatest Australian Artists of All Time" issue. History The Necks were formed in 1987 in Sydney by Chris Abrahams on piano and Hammond organ, Tony Buck on drums, percussion and electric guitar, and Lloyd Swanton on bass guitar and double bass.The Necks related entries at Australian Rock Database: * The Necks (1987–present): * Chris Abrahams: * The Sparklers: * Stephen Cummings: * Dynamic Hepnotics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Triple J
Triple J (stylised in all lowercase) is a government-funded, national Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners of alternative music, which began broadcasting in January 1975. The station also places a greater emphasis on broadcasting Australian content compared to commercial stations. Triple J is a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. History 1970s: Launch and early years 2JJ commenced broadcasting at 11:00 am, Sunday 19 January 1975, at 1540 kHz (which switched to 1539 kHz in 1978) on the AM band. The new Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) station was given the official call-sign 2JJ, but soon became commonly known as Double J. The station was restricted largely to the greater Sydney region, and its local reception was hampered by inadequate transmitter facilities. However, its frequency was a clear channel nationally, so it was easily heard at night throughout south-eastern Australia. After midnight the station would often us ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melanie Oxley
Melanie Susan Oxley is an Australian musician, singer-songwriter and primary school teacher. Oxley was a member of the dance pop group, The Sparklers (from 1985 to 1989), which in October 1988 released their debut album, ''Persuasion''. Since 1989 Oxley teamed with keyboardist, Chris Abrahams to perform and record as a soul pop duo, Melanie Oxley & Chris Abrahams. They have released four studio albums, ''Welcome to Violet'', ''Coal'', ''Jerusalem Bay'' and ''Blood Oranges''. At the ARIA Music Awards of 1993 ''Welcome to Violet'' was nominated for ARIA Award for Best Independent Release. Biography Early life Melanie Susan Oxley is the daughter of Eric and Jan Oxley. Eric, an art teacher, was originally from Manchester and had migrated to Sydney before the Oxley family settled in the rural northern beach community of Kingscliff in 1965. Oxley's older brothers are Peter and Jeremy Oxley (born ca. 1961), who founded Australian pop-rock band The Sunnyboys, and her younger brothers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Organ (instrument)
Carol Williams performing at the West_Point_Cadet_Chapel.html" ;"title="United States Military Academy West Point Cadet Chapel">United States Military Academy West Point Cadet Chapel. In music, the organ is a keyboard instrument of one or more Pipe organ, pipe divisions or other means for producing tones, each played from its own Manual (music), manual, with the hands, or pedalboard, with the feet. Overview Overview includes: * Pipe organs, which use air moving through pipes to produce sounds. Since the 16th century, pipe organs have used various materials for pipes, which can vary widely in timbre and volume. Increasingly hybrid organs are appearing in which pipes are augmented with electric additions. Great economies of space and cost are possible especially when the lowest (and largest) of the pipes can be replaced; * Non-piped organs, which include: ** pump organs, also known as reed organs or harmoniums, which like the accordion and mouth organs (both Eastern and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kathy Wemyss
Kathy Wemyss (pronounced 'Weemz') is an Australian rock musician. A multi-instrumentalist, she was a member of Chad's Tree (1989) and The Jackson Code.McFarlane (1999). Encyclopedia entry fo'Chad's Tree' Retrieved 1 February 2010.Spencer et al, (2007Wemyss, Kathyentry. Retrieved 1 February 2010. Biography Wemyss was classically trained, due to her Salvation Army upbringing, but in the 1980s and 1990s performed in post punk and rock bands, playing live gigs in inner Sydney. Her groups include, Wet Taxis (1986–1988), Kings of the World (1988–1989), Chad's Tree (1989), The Jackson Code (1989–1990), Pressed Meat & The Smallgoods (1990) and The Blackeyed Susans (1991). For a rock musician she brought an unusual combination of talents - a classically trained voice; playing the trumpet (her signature instrument); the castanets; and more conventionally, the acoustic guitar. Her talent as a brass player led her to be invited to play with Midnight Oil on tour in the late 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
