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Sohodolls
Sohodolls are an English electropunk band from London. The group was formed in 2003 and, following various line-up changes, consists of Maya von Doll (vocals), Toni Sailor (guitar), Weston Doll (Steven Weston) (keyboards), Matt Lord (double bass) and Paul Stone (drums). The band—whose name is sometimes punctuated with a space as Soho Dolls—have described their sound as a cross between "decaying and desperate glamour" and "savagery and sex". Their debut album '' Ribbed Music for the Numb Generation'' was released through A&G Records in September 2007. Biography Sohodolls were formed in 2003 as an all-female band signed to A&G Records, with their first line-up consisting of Ana Doll (Ana Q), Maya Von Doll (Maya Hawie) and Pato (Pato Munich). Their debut single "Stripper" would be released in 2004. In 2004, Maya von Doll recruited guitarists Toni Sailor (Sailor Doll) and Gavin Jay after they attended a performance at the Rhythm Factory in London, setting the layer of the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ribbed Music For The Numb Generation
''Ribbed Music for the Numb Generation'' is the only studio album by English electronic music band Sohodolls, released on 24 September 2007 by Filthy Pretty Records. The album was produced by Robert Harder (Babyshambles, the Sunshine Underground), with additional production by Steve Lyon (Depeche Mode, the Cure) and Harry Smith. The songs "Stripper" and "I'm Not Cool" were used in seasons one and two of the American television series ''Gossip Girl'', respectively. "Stripper" was also used in the ITV2 advert for the show's first season. "My Vampire" was used in the fifth season finale of the American drama series ''Nip/Tuck''. The album's name is a play on ''Music for the Jilted Generation'', the second studio album by the Prodigy. Critical reception ''Ribbed Music for the Numb Generation'' was well received by music critics. Jenni Cole of ''musicOMH'' described the album as "dark electro-glam of a lushness not heard since the synthtastic early '80s", comparing the band fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toni Haimi
Toni Haimi is a Finnish guitarist originally from Hamina, Finland. As Toni Sailor he is the current guitarist of British electronica band Sohodolls, which he joined in 2004. All About Eve He was a guitarist with All About Eve, which he joined in the Spring of 2002 after the departure of Marty Willson-Piper earlier in that year. He remained with the band until their 2004 split. With All About Eve, he is most apparent on their album/video release '' Cinemasonic'' and he was also guitarist on their latest single " Let Me Go Home". He did not play any part in the album ''Iceland'' as this was an entirely Regan/Cousin endeavour. Early career Prior to All About Eve he was a member of Nozzle A nozzle is a device designed to control the direction or characteristics of a fluid flow (specially to increase velocity) as it exits (or enters) an enclosed chamber or pipe (material), pipe. A nozzle is often a pipe or tube of varying cross ... (since 2001) and before that he was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gossip Girl (TV Series)
''Gossip Girl'' is an American teen drama television series created and developed by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage and based on the series of novels of the same name by Cecily von Ziegesar. It follows a group of students on Manhattan's Upper East Side whose private and social lives are chronicled by the unidentified blogger "Gossip Girl". The series was broadcast on the CW from September 19, 2007, to December 17, 2012, spanning six seasons and 121 episodes. The series' main characters include socialite Serena van der Woodsen ( Blake Lively), her popular frenemy Blair Waldorf ( Leighton Meester), her mother Lily van der Woodsen (Kelly Rutherford), and her love interest Dan Humphrey ( Penn Badgley), an aspiring writer and scholarship student. Other main characters include Serena's ex-boyfriend Nate Archibald ( Chace Crawford), his best friend Chuck Bass ( Ed Westwick), Dan's sister Jenny Humphrey ( Taylor Momsen), Dan's childhood friend Vanessa Abrams ( Jessica Szoh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
She Wants Revenge
She Wants Revenge is an American rock band, based in San Fernando Valley, California. Formed in 2004, the band is a duo of singer and guitarist Justin Warfield and multi-instrumentalist Adam Bravin. Their music has been influenced by post-punk, darkwave and gothic rock. The band has sold more than 300,000 records in the US. The group's debut album '' She Wants Revenge'' was released in early 2006 and included the singles " Tear You Apart" (the band's biggest hit, reaching No. 6 on Billboard's Alternative Songs chart), " These Things" and "Out of Control". The band also released the albums '' This Is Forever'' (2007) and '' Valleyheart'' (2011) before disbanding in 2012. She Wants Revenge has since reunited twice, in 2015 and in 2022. History She Wants Revenge, a duo consisting of Justin Warfield and Adam Bravin, formed in 2004. Warfield was formerly a rapper whose 1991 single "Season of the Vic" reached No. 18 on ''Billboard'''s Hot Rap Singles chart and was featured on Bomb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Playboy
''Playboy'' (stylized in all caps) is an American men's Lifestyle journalism, lifestyle and entertainment magazine, available both online and in print. It was founded in Chicago in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. Known for its centerfolds of nude and semi-nude models (Playboy Playmate, Playmates), ''Playboy'' played an important role in the sexual revolution and remains one of the world's best-known brands, with a presence in nearly every medium. In addition to the flagship magazine in the United States, special #International editions, nation-specific versions of ''Playboy'' are published worldwide, including those by licensees, such as Dirk Steenekamp's DHS Media Group. The magazine has a long history of publishing short stories by novelists such as Arthur C. Clarke, Ian Fleming, Vladimir Nabokov, Saul Bellow, Chuck Palahniuk, P. G. Wodehouse, Roald Dahl, Haruki Murakami, and Margaret Atwood. With a regular displ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moscow
Moscow is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva (river), Moskva River in Central Russia. It has a population estimated at over 13 million residents within the city limits, over 19.1 million residents in the urban area, and over 21.5 million residents in Moscow metropolitan area, its metropolitan area. The city covers an area of , while the urban area covers , and the metropolitan area covers over . Moscow is among the world's List of largest cities, largest cities, being the List of European cities by population within city limits, most populous city entirely in Europe, the largest List of urban areas in Europe, urban and List of metropolitan areas in Europe, metropolitan area in Europe, and the largest city by land area on the European continent. First documented in 1147, Moscow became the capital of the Grand Principality of Moscow, which led the unification of the Russian lan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Big Issue
''The Big Issue'' is a United Kingdom–based street newspaper founded by John Bird and Gordon Roddick in September 1991 and published in four continents. ''The Big Issue'' is one of the UK's leading social businesses and exists to offer homeless people, or individuals at risk of homelessness, the opportunity to earn a legitimate income, thereby helping them to reintegrate into mainstream society. It is the world's most widely circulated street newspaper. History Inspired by '' Street News'', a newspaper sold by homeless people in New York City, ''The Big Issue'' was founded in 1991 by John Bird and Gordon Roddick (husband of The Body Shop entrepreneur Anita Roddick) as a response to the increasing numbers of homeless people in London. The Body Shop provided the equivalent of $50,000 in start-up capital. The magazine was initially published monthly but in June 1993 ''The Big Issue'' went weekly. The venture continued to expand with national editions being established in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London
London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Western Europe, with a population of 14.9 million. London stands on the River Thames in southeast England, at the head of a tidal estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for nearly 2,000 years. Its ancient core and financial centre, the City of London, was founded by the Roman Empire, Romans as Londinium and has retained its medieval boundaries. The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has been the centuries-long host of Government of the United Kingdom, the national government and Parliament of the United Kingdom, parliament. London grew rapidly 19th-century London, in the 19th century, becoming the world's List of largest cities throughout history, largest city at the time. Since the 19th cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blair Waldorf
Blair Cornelia Waldorf (married name Bass) is one of the main characters of ''Gossip Girl'', introduced in the original series of novels and also appearing as the lead in the television adaptation; she also appears in the comic adaptation. Described as "a girl of extremes" by creator Cecily von Ziegesar, she is a New York City socialite and a comical overachiever who possesses both snobbish and sensitive sides. Due to her position as queen bee of Manhattan's social scene, Blair's actions and relations are under constant scrutiny from the mysterious Gossip Girl, a popular blogger. Leighton Meester, who portrayed the character in the television drama, has described Blair as being insecure about her social status. At times, this anxiety creates flaws and complexities which contribute to character development. In Meester's view, the true Blair is ultimately a good girl at heart. Blair has been compared to vintage film and literary figures, including Becky Sharp and Lizzie Eustace. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Clash
The Clash were an English Rock music, rock band formed in London in 1976. Billed as "The Only Band That Matters", they are considered one of the most influential acts in the original wave of British punk rock, with their music fusing elements of reggae, Dub music, dub, funk, ska, and rockabilly. The band also contributed to the and new wave music, new wave movements that followed. For most of their recording career, the Clash consisted of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Joe Strummer, lead guitarist and vocalist Mick Jones (The Clash guitarist), Mick Jones, bassist Paul Simonon, and drummer Topper Headon, Nicky "Topper" Headon. The Clash achieved critical and commercial success in the United Kingdom with the release of their debut album ''The Clash (album), The Clash'' (1977) and their second album ''Give 'Em Enough Rope'' (1978). Their experimental third album ''London Calling'', which was released in the UK in December 1979, earned them popularity in the United States, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leighton Meester
Leighton Marissa Meester ( ; born April 9, 1986) is an American actress, singer, and model. She is known for her starring role as Blair Waldorf on the CW television series ''Gossip Girl'', which ran from 2007 to 2012. She has also appeared in films such as ''Killer Movie'' (2008), ''Country Strong'' (2010), ''The Roommate'' (2011), ''Monte Carlo (2011 film), Monte Carlo'' (2011), ''The Oranges (film), The Oranges'' (2011), ''The Judge (2014 film), The Judge'' (2014), ''The Weekend Away'' (2022), and ''EXmas'' (2023). She portrayed Angie D'Amato on the American Broadcasting Company, ABC sitcom ''Single Parents (TV series), Single Parents'' (2018–2020). Meester made her Broadway theatre, Broadway debut in ''Of Mice and Men (play), Of Mice and Men'' (2014). For her leading role in The CW, the CW/Stan (streaming service), Stan comedy drama series ''Good Cop/Bad Cop'' (2025present), Meester was nominated for the Australian Logie Awards, Logie Award for Best Actress. In addition to a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
