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Spaz (other)
Spaz is a derogatory description that evolved from ''spastic''. Spaz or spazz may also refer to: * Spazz (band), an American musical group * "Spaz" (song), a 2008 single by N.E.R.D. * "Spaz", a 2019 song by Bhad Bhabie * '' Space Pirates and Zombies'' (''S.P.A.Z.''), a video game * Spaz Jackrabbit, a video character from the '' Jazz Jackrabbit'' series * Patrick Spaziante, comic book artist known professionally as "Spaz" * Steve Williams (animator) (born 1962), Canadian visual effects artist See also * Spastic (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spaz
In medicine, the adjective spastic refers to an alteration in muscle tone affected by the medical condition spasticity, which is a well-known symptomatic phenomenon seen in patients with a wide range of central neurological disorders, including spinal cord injury, cerebral palsy (for example, spastic diplegia), stroke, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and multiple sclerosis (MS), as well as conditions such as " spastic colon." The word is derived via Latin from the Greek ("drawing in", "tugging" or "shaking uncontrollably"). Colloquially, the noun ''spastic'', originally a medical term, is now pejorative; though severity of this differs between the United States and the United Kingdom. Disabled people in the United Kingdom often consider "spastic" to be one of the most offensive terms related to disability. UK and Ireland The medical term "spastic" came into use to describe cerebral palsy. The Scottish Council for the Care of Spastics was founded in 1946, and the Spastic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spazz (band)
Spazz was an American powerviolence band active between 1992 and 2000. The trio released numerous records within this time, many of which are now highly collectible due to their relative rarity. The band's releases often showcased their unusual sense of humour: absurdly long and nonsensical song titles, audio samples from B movies and kung fu films between songs and the occasional use of hip hop beats as well as saxophones, banjos and other instruments rarely associated with hardcore punk. All three of the members shared vocal duties, usually changing in sequence from line to line. The group would typically play at all ages venues. 2015 saw the release of a tribute LP to Spazz by Scottish record label Mind Ripper Collective titled "Spazzin' To The Oldies - A Tribute To Spazz". In 2016, it was announced that Tankcrimes will reissue the out-of-print Spazz albums ''Sweatin' To The Oldies'' and ''Sweatin' 3: Skatin', Satan & Katon''. After Spazz Spazz vocalist and bassist Chris Dod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spaz (song)
"Spaz" is a song by American rock and hip-hop band N.E.R.D. released as the second single from their third studio album ''Seeing Sounds''. The song peaked at number six on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart upon release in 2008. The group performed the song at the 2008 BET Hip Hop Awards, and were joined on stage by fellow American rappers Lil Wayne, Busta Rhymes, T-Pain, Swizz Beatz and Common (who had performed "Universal Mind Control" with Pharrell before the song). Music video The music video for the single, shot in black-and-white, features live footage of a Brixton Academy concert on June 14, 2008 and at Madison Square Garden during Kanye West's Glow in the Dark Tour. It was directed by Robert Hales. Legacy The song was featured on NBA 2K9, NBA Live 09, Zune AD and the reveal trailer of '' Watch Dogs 2'', which later became the official Radio in-game track. American alternative hip hop artist Kid Cudi sampled Sample or samples may refer to: * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhad Bhabie
Danielle Peskowitz Bregoli (born March 26, 2003), better known by her stage name Bhad Bhabie (, "bad baby"), is an American rapper and Internet personality. During an appearance on the talk show ''Dr. Phil (talk show), Dr. Phil'' in September 2016, her comment of "Catch me outside, how 'bout that?" gained viral recognition and meme status, leading to merchandising and a recording career. Her 2017 debut single, "These Heaux", peaked at number 77 on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and made Bregoli the youngest female rapper to have a song enter the chart. She then signed with Atlantic Records to re-release the song along with its follow-up singles "Hi Bich" and "Gucci Flip Flops" (featuring Lil Yachty), both of which moderately entered the chart and received RIAA certification, platinum certifications by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Both also led to the release of her debut mixtape, ''15 (mixtape), 15'' (2018). Life and career 2003–2015: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Space Pirates And Zombies
''Space Pirates and Zombies'' (''S.P.A.Z.'') is a real-time strategy video game released on August 15, 2011, on the Steam distribution platform. with a top-down perspective based around space combat. The game was developed by a two-man team under the studio MinMax Games using the Torque engine. The game was later ported for Mac OS X and Linux systems. A sequel, Space Pirates and Zombies 2, was announced on February 5, 2014, and was set to be released in the 1st quarter of 2015, but it was delayed until 2016. Space Pirates and Zombies 2 has been in Early Access on Steam until its release on November 7, 2017. Gameplay ''S.P.A.Z.'' integrates top down shooter gameplay with role-playing video game and real-time strategy elements within a futuristic space setting. The game also features large-scale randomly generated galaxies to explore. Players command a fleet of ships, and may control any one of their ships individually at a time. The galaxy is organized into systems, each system c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jazz Jackrabbit
''Jazz Jackrabbit'' is a series of platform games featuring the eponymous character, Jazz Jackrabbit, a green anthropomorphic hare who fights with his nemesis, Devan Shell, in a science fiction parody of the fable ''The Tortoise and the Hare''. Created by Arjan Brussee and Cliff Bleszinski and developed by Epic Games, the series debuted on MS-DOS in 1994 with '' Jazz Jackrabbit''. The series consists of two PC games and a handheld game. Games ''Jazz Jackrabbit'' (1994) The first ''Jazz Jackrabbit'' game was developed and published by Epic MegaGames and released in 1994 for MS-DOS. Jazz had to rescue Carrotus princess Eva Earlong, who was kidnapped by his nemesis, Devan Shell. The shareware edition was extremely popular and the game was named Arcade Game of the Year by PC Format. ''Jazz Jackrabbit 2'' (1998) ''Jazz Jackrabbit 2'' was developed by Orange Games and Epic MegaGames, and published by Gathering of Developers in the United States, Project 2 Interactive in Europe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Spaziante
Patrick Spaziante, or "Spaz" as he is commonly known, is an American comic book artist known for his work for Archie Comics, in particular his interior pencil and cover work for ''Sonic the Hedgehog'', ''Sonic X'' and ''Sonic Universe''. He is also known for his work on Dreamwave Productions' ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'', Nickelodeon Comics' '' Avatar: The Last Airbender'' and Marvel Comics' '' Muties'', as well as his illustration work for Simon & Schuster's children books. Career Spaziante was a member of a group along with Ken Penders and Steven Butler known collectively as "Team Sonic" (not to be confused with "Sonic Team", the original creators of the SEGA franchise), because of their extensive work on the series. The trio interviewed with Offenberger as they approached the 150th edition of the Sonic the Hedgehog series. In the interview, Spaz talked about the early years he spent as an up-and-coming comic book artist with Archie Comics and what it was like to work his w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Williams (animator)
Steven "Spaz" Williams (born 1963) is a Canadian special effects artist, animator, and film and commercials director. Biography Williams studied animation at Sheridan College, graduating in 1984. During the summers he would work at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education Computer Laboratory, learning more about computer animation Computer animation is the process used for digitally generating Film, moving images. The more general term computer-generated imagery (CGI) encompasses both still images and moving images, while computer animation refers to moving images. Virtu .... After graduation, he went on to work at Alias Systems Corporation, Alias Research (currently a part of Autodesk) in Toronto. He acted as the company's spokesperson, leading to a job at Industrial Light & Magic in 1988.Craig Barr (October 15, 2012CG Evolution/Film Revolution: A Q+A with Steve "Spaz" Williams autodesk.com ILM had purchased Silicon Graphics computers to create the computer-generated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
