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Skaboy JFK
''Skaboy JFK: The Skankin' Hits of the Cherry Poppin' Daddies'' is the second compilation album by the Cherry Poppin' Daddies. The album was released in September 2009 by Rock Ridge Music. Like '' Zoot Suit Riot'' (1997), ''Skaboy JFK'' is a collection of the band's ska material, compiling tracks from their first five studio albums with four new bonus tracks. Overview ''Skaboy JFK'' is a compilation of the ska and ska-influenced songs featured on the Daddies' previous studio albums, spanning from 1994's ''Rapid City Muscle Car'' to 2008's '' Susquehanna'', excluding only the band's 1990 debut ''Ferociously Stoned''. The songs on the compilation cover a broad range of styles of ska music, including traditional Jamaican-influenced ska, reggae, third wave ska and ska punk. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cherry Poppin' Daddies
The Cherry Poppin' Daddies are an American swing music, swing and ska band established in Eugene, Oregon, in 1989. Formed by singer-songwriter Steve Perry (Oregon musician), Steve Perry and bassist Dan Schmid, the band has experienced numerous personnel changes over the course of its 30-year history, with only Perry, Schmid and trumpeter Dana Heitman currently remaining from the original founding lineup. The Daddies' music is primarily a mix of swing music, swing and ska, contrastingly encompassing both traditional jazz-influenced variations of the genres as well as contemporary rock and punk rock, punk hybrids, characterized by a prominent horn section and Perry's acerbic and innuendo-laced lyricism often concerning dark or political subject matter. While the band's earliest releases were mostly grounded in punk and funk rock, their later studio albums have since incorporated elements from many diverse genres of popular music and Americana (music), Americana into their sound, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soul Caddy
''Soul Caddy'' is the fourth studio album by American band the Cherry Poppin' Daddies, released on October 3, 2000 by Mojo Records. Written and recorded after the multi-platinum success of their 1997 compilation '' Zoot Suit Riot'', ''Soul Caddy'' moved away from the swing revival movement which had brought them temporary fame, drawing upon retro pop, rock, and soul influences and addressing themes of cultural alienation in its lyrics. Released to little promotion or mainstream recognition, ''Soul Caddy'' was a commercial failure, bringing the Daddies' full-time touring career to an end and initiating a hiatus from recording until the release of '' Susquehanna'' in 2008. Album overview Following the success of their 1997 swing music compilation '' Zoot Suit Riot'', the Cherry Poppin' Daddies decided to return to the multi-genre format of their earlier albums for ''Soul Caddy'', weaving an eclectic variety of musical styles around the band's characteristic mix of rock, swing, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kids On The Street
''Kids on the Street'' is the third studio album by American band the Cherry Poppin' Daddies, released in 1996 on Space Age Bachelor Pad Records. Overview By 1996, the Cherry Poppin' Daddies had established themselves as a staple of the West Coast third wave ska scene, carving out a steady touring niche alongside bands such as The Mighty Mighty Bosstones and Reel Big Fish. However, the Daddies' next album strayed from the brass-heavy swing and funk which dominated their first two releases in favor of further exploration into punk and ska. With lead singer Steve Perry now assuming a role as a rhythm guitarist, ''Kids on the Street'' predominantly features guitar-driven ska and punk, though also branches into such genres as southern rock ("Luther Lane"), western swing ("Silver-Tongued Devil") and jazz ("Here Comes the Snake"). Perry has stated that the abundance of straightforward rock and punk songs on the album in place of the eclecticism of their previous records was partially ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wonka Vision (magazine)
''Wonka Vision'' was an American music magazine. History While Justin Luczejko was attending high school, he started ''Wonka Vision'' with two friends, Elysa Stein and Andrew Wertz in 1998; a twenty-page zine that they copied at an OfficeMax store. ''Philadelphia City Paper'' describes ''Wonka Vision'' as an "ambitious music and pop culture zine started as a creative outlet for a kid stranded in suburbia." The name comes from the 1971 film, ''Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory''. In 2001 ''Wonka Vision'' also became a record label. Adrian Finiak contributed to several issues highlighting Glamour Kills clothing company and Neon Blonde (featuring members of The Blood Brothers). ''Wonka Vision'' ceased publication in 2010. Content ''Wonka Vision'' contains interviews, reviews, poetry, indie-punk and zine reviews, and "pointed leftist rants and bits of kitschy minutiae." The cover is printed in full color. Guitarist Colin Frangicetto did photography for the magazine. In a 2008 int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Renegade Rip
Bakersfield College (BC) is a public community college in Bakersfield, California. BC serves about 31,000 students each semester or 46,500 annually, and offers associate degrees, certificate programs, and is one of fifteen California Community Colleges offering a baccalaureate degree. It is part of the Kern Community College District (KCCD), which is itself part of the California Community Colleges system. History Founded in 1913 as Bakersfield Junior College, the school was initially housed on the campus of Bakersfield High School (then Kern County Union High School). In 1947, the school dropped "Junior" from its name. In 1956, Bakersfield College moved to its current location "on the hill" in northeast Bakersfield on the "Panorama Bluffs" that overlook the prolific Kern River Oil Field. Campus The main campus is located on a plot in Northeast Bakersfield, and it also operates four satellite campuses: the Weill Institute in downtown Bakersfield, shared by the Kern Commu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metro Spirit
The ''Metro Spirit'', now defunct, was a free alternative news weekly based in Augusta, Georgia (USA), that covered local entertainment, events and culture. At its peak, the paper had an estimated circulation of 19,000 and was widely available at newsstands across the Augusta area. In 2007, the publication became a member of the Association of Alternative Newsmedia (AAN), a network of newspapers and magazines across the U.S. that provides alternative journalism to local mainstream media, with the editorial team led by Editor Tom Grant. Originally monikered “Metropolitan Spirit”, the paper was launched in 1989 by local entrepreneur David Vantrease. In 2003, it was acquired by Portico Publications of Charlottesville, VA. The publication was rebranded and published under several acting publishers based in Augusta including: Joe White, Amber Carlson, Bryan Osborne, and Matt Plocha. Eventually, with no Augusta-based publisher, the paper was run from Charlottesville headquarters, thou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goldmine (magazine)
''Goldmine'', established in September 1974 by Brian Bukantis out of Fraser, Michigan, is an American magazine that focuses on the collectors' market for records, tapes, CDs, and music-related memorabilia. Each issue features news articles, interviews, discographies, histories, current reviews on recording stars of the past and present. Discographies are included, listing all known releases. Coverage includes rock, blues, soul, Americana, folk, new wave, punk and heavy metal. ''Goldmine'' was published bimonthly until 1977, when it became a monthly publication. It returned to a bimonthly frequency at the beginning of 2022. Its headquarters is in New York, NY. It has been edited by Patrick Prince since 2015, and was earlier edited by Prince from 2010 to 2012. Its writers have included Dave Thompson, Harvey Kubernik, Jeff Tamarkin, Colin Escott, Gillian G. Gaar, David Nathan, Steve Roeser, Jay Jay French Jay Jay French (born John French Segall, July 20, 1952) is an Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blogcritics
Blogcritics is a blog network and online magazine of news and opinion. The site was founded in 2002 by Eric Olsen (writer), Eric Olsen and Phillip Winn. Blogcritics features more than 100 original articles every week, and maintains an archive of all its published content. History The site was founded in 2002 with 50 members and has substantially increased that number by allowing anyone to contribute. A team of editors reviews every article prior to publication on the site. In August 2008, the blog search engine, Technorati, acquired Blogcritics for an undisclosed amount of money. As a result, publisher Olsen and technical director Winn became full-time Technorati employees. One of the first collaborative ventures of the two entities was for Blogcritics writers to begin writing descriptions of Technorati tags. In April 2009, Blogcritics underwent a complete site redesign and switched content management systems. In his official email newsletter, sent during the week of 12 Sep 2010 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PopMatters
''PopMatters'' is an international online magazine of cultural criticism that covers aspects of popular culture. ''PopMatters'' publishes reviews, interviews, and essays on cultural products and expressions in areas such as music, television, films, books, video games, comics, sports Sport is a physical activity or game, often competitive and organized, that maintains or improves physical ability and skills. Sport may provide enjoyment to participants and entertainment to spectators. The number of participants in ..., theater, visual arts, travel, and the Internet. History ''PopMatters'' was founded by Sarah Zupko, who had previously established the cultural studies academic resource site PopCultures. ''PopMatters'' launched in late 1999 as a sister site providing original essays, reviews and criticism of various media products. Over time, the site went from a weekly publication schedule to a five-day-a-week magazine format, expanding into regular review ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allmusic
AllMusic (previously known as All-Music Guide and AMG) is an American online database, online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on Musical artist, musicians and Musical ensemble, bands. Initiated in 1991, the database was first made available on the Internet in 1994. AllMusic is owned by RhythmOne. History AllMusic was launched as ''All-Music Guide'' by Michael Erlewine, a "compulsive archivist, noted astrologer, Buddhist scholar, and musician". He became interested in using computers for his astrological work in the mid-1970s and founded a software company, Matrix, in 1977. In the early 1990s, as compact discs (CDs) replaced LP record, LPs and cassette (format), cassettes as the dominant format for recorded music, Erlewine purchased what he thought was a CD of early recordings by Little Richard. After buying it, he discovered it was a "flaccid latter-day rehash". Frustrated with the labeling, he res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Moss (musician)
Jason David Moss (born April 19, 1969) is an American musician, known for his work as the lead guitarist for the ska- swing band the Cherry Poppin' Daddies, of which he was a member from 1992 to 2010. Biography Early life Born in Lawrence, Kansas, Moss grew up in Oregon following his family's relocation to Eugene in 1976. Influenced by hard rock and guitarists such as Jimmy Page and Ace Frehley, Moss taught himself guitar at age 14, and spent most of his early music career playing in various Eugene cover bands and a group called The Impostors. After his graduation from South Eugene High School in 1986, he left to study journalism at Western Washington University. Career Following the departure of Cherry Poppin' Daddies guitarist John Fohl in 1992, the band placed an open ad seeking a replacement member. Already a fan of the regionally popular group, Moss responded and, after being hired on the spot by Daddies frontman Steve Perry, dropped out of school to tour with the group fu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Best Of Us For The Rest Of Us
The following is a complete discography of the band Reel Big Fish. Albums Studio albums Live albums Compilations EPs Demos *''In The Good Old Days...'' (1992) *''Return of the Mullet (Reel Big Fish)'' (1994) *''Buy This!'' (1994) Video * ''The Show Must Go Off! Reel Big Fish - Live at the House of Blues'' (2003) * ''Reel Big Fish Live! In Concert!'' (2009) 7" vinyl records *''Teen Beef'' (with Goldfinger on reverse side)(1996) *''Vacationing in Palm Springs'' (with Cherry Poppin' Daddies on reverse side) (1997) *''Where Have You Been?'' (UK Exclusive) (2002) *'' Monkey Man'' (UK Exclusive) (2005) Singles Soundtrack * ''Misfits Of Ska'' – "Skatanic" (1995) * '' Take Warning: The Songs of Operation Ivy'' – "Unity" (1997) * ''The Duran Duran Tribute Album'' – "Hungry Like the Wolf" (1997) * '' BASEketball Original Soundtrack'' – "Take On Me", "Beer" (1998) * ''Where is My Mind? – A Tribute to the Pixies'' – "Gigantic" (1999) * ''Metalliska'' – "Kiss Me Dead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
