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Sohodolls
Sohodolls are an English electronic music 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 Sammi Doll (Sammie Rayson), Maya Von Doll (Maya von der Louw) and Pato (Pato Munich). Their debut single "Stripper" would be released in 2004, and was the only release with Sammi as vocals, as she would leave the group soon after. In 2004, Maya von Doll recruited guitarists Toni Sailor (Sailor Doll) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ribbed Music For The Numb Generation
''Ribbed Music for the Numb Generation'' is the debut 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 Gossip Girl (season 1), first season. "My Vampire" was used in the Nip/Tuck (season 5), 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 (music), electro-Glam rock, glam of a lushnes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toni Sailor
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 is also famous for being the most recent guitarist of 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. A nozzle is often a pipe or tube of varying cross sectional area, a ... (sinc ... [...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 is also famous for being the most recent guitarist of 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 (since 2001) and before that he was a founder member of British indie rockers Malluka. He started out in his native Finland with Lowdown Shakin' Chills, which he joined 1991. Lowdown Shakin' Chills made two albums to Hiljaiset Levyt Hiljaiset Levyt is an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London
London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for two millennia. The City of London, its ancient core and financial centre, was founded by the Roman Empire, Romans as ''Londinium'' and retains its medieval boundaries.See also: Independent city#National capitals, Independent city § National capitals The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has for centuries hosted the national Government of the United Kingdom, government and Parliament of the United Kingdom, parliament. Since the 19th century, the name "London" has also referred to the metropolis around this core, historically split between the Counties of England, counties of Middlesex, Essex, Surrey, Kent, and Hertfordshire, which largely comprises Greater London ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in Basildon, Essex, in 1980. The band currently consists of Dave Gahan (lead vocals and co-songwriting) and Martin Gore (keyboards, guitar, co-lead vocals and main songwriting). Depeche Mode, originally formed by the lineup of Gahan, Gore, Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke, released their debut album '' Speak & Spell'' in 1981, bringing the band onto the British new wave scene. After founding member Clarke left following the release of the album, they recorded '' A Broken Frame'' as a trio. Gore took over as main songwriter and later, in 1982, Alan Wilder replaced Clarke, establishing a lineup that continued for 13 years. The band's last albums of the 1980s, '' Black Celebration'' and '' Music for the Masses'', established them as a dominant force within the electronic music scene. A highlight of this era was the band's June 1988 concert at the Pasadena Rose Bowl, where they drew a crowd in excess of 60,000 people. In ... [...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 B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Playboy
''Playboy'' is an American men's lifestyle and entertainment magazine, formerly in print and currently online. It was founded in Chicago in 1953, by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. Known for its centerfolds of nude and semi-nude models ( Playmates), ''Playboy'' played an important role in the sexual revolution and remains one of the world's best-known brands, having grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc. (PEI), with a presence in nearly every medium. In addition to the flagship magazine in the United States, special 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 display of full-page colo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moscow
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million residents within the city limits, over 17 million residents in the urban area, and over 21.5 million residents in the 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 largest cities; being the most populous city entirely in Europe, the largest urban and metropolitan area in Europe, and the largest city by land area on the European continent. First documented in 1147, Moscow grew to become a prosperous and powerful city that served as the capital of the Grand Duchy that bears its name. When the Grand Duchy of Moscow evolved into the Tsardom of Russia, Moscow remained the political and economic center for most of the Tsardom's history. When ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Big Issue
''The Big Issue'' is a 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 as a response to the increasing numbers of homeless people in London; they have been friends since 1967. The Body Shop provided start-up capital to the equivalent value of $50,000. 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 Scotland and Wales, as well as regional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gossip Girl (TV Series)
''Gossip Girl'' is an American teen drama television series based on the novel series of the same name written by Cecily von Ziegesar. The series, developed for television by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, ran on The CW network for six seasons from September 19, 2007, to December 17, 2012. Narrated by the unknown, omniscient blogger "Gossip Girl" (voiced by Kristen Bell), the series revolves around the lives of privileged upper-class adolescents living in Manhattan's Upper East Side (UES). The series begins with the return of Upper East Side teenage " it girl" Serena van der Woodsen (Blake Lively) from a mysterious absence. She is reunited with her frenemy Blair Waldorf ( Leighton Meester) and her mother Lily ( Kelly Rutherford), and she also meets Dan Humphrey (Penn Badgley)—an aspiring writer from Brooklyn who is one of Serena's main love interests throughout the show. Other main characters include Nate Archibald (Chace Crawford), Chuck Bass (Ed Westwick), Jenny H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sunshine Underground
The Sunshine Underground (often shortened to TSU) were an English alternative dance band based in Leeds, England. Their style developed from indie, alternative to electronic music, and they released four full-length albums; '' Raise the Alarm'' (2006), ''Nobody's Coming to Save You'' (2010), ''The Sunshine Underground'' (2014) and their farewell album, ''Luminescent'' (2016). The group, named after a song from the 1999 album '' Surrender'' by The Chemical Brothers, were often associated with the British nu-rave scene of 2006 and built a respectable live following after years of touring. Biography Formation and first album - ''Raise The Alarm'' The band are originally from Telford and Shrewsbury, and formed while studying at New College Telford. After New College the band moved to Woodhouse in Leeds where they started to develop their sound and ultimately became one of the original acts dubbed "nu-rave" by music magazine NME alongside Klaxons. In 2005 the band signed to Cit ... [...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 (novel series), Gossip Girl'', introduced in the original series of novels and also appearing as the lead in the Gossip Girl, 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 (subculture), 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 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
