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Steve McGraw
Lydia is an American indie rock band from Gilbert, Arizona, formed in 2003. History Leighton Antelman, William Bradford, Evan Arambul, and Steve McGraw started writing music and booking shows when they were in seventh grade. The band really got their start as ''Rolo 15'' while attending Greenfield Jr. High. They then went on to change the name to ''Nextabest''. After that the band broke up, Antelman and McGraw continued to write and play music. They then soon added drummer Loren Briton and bassist Dustin Forsgren. They won a contest and were able to get a song on the '' Atticus: ...Dragging the Lake, Vol. 3'' compilation CD. Lydia was signed to the Arizona-based record label HourZero, through which they released their debut album '' This December; It's One More and I'm Free''. Since then, they have toured extensively throughout the country and participated in the Zumiez Couch Tour, Vans Warped Tour, and The Bamboozle festival. They also played on the first annual Bamboozle Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilbert, Arizona
Gilbert is a town in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. Located southeast of Phoenix, Arizona, Phoenix, Gilbert is home to 288,128 residents. It is the fifth-most populous municipality in Arizona and is considered a suburb of Phoenix. Incorporated on July 6, 1920, Gilbert was once known as the "Hay Shipping Capital of the World". History Gilbert was established by William "Bobby" Gilbert, who provided land to the Arizona Eastern Railway in 1902 to construct a rail line between Phoenix and Florence, Arizona. Ayer's Grocery Store, Gilbert's first store, opened in 1910 and became the location of the first post office in 1912. The post office moved several times before settling on the east side of Gilbert Road in downtown, where it stands today. In 1912, many Mormons who had fled the Mormon colonies in Mexico due to the actions of Pancho Villa's forces settled in Gilbert. By 1915, they began holding church meetings at the Gilbert Elementary School. In 1918, they were organiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AbsolutePunk
''AbsolutePunk'' was a website, online community, and alternative music news source founded by Jason Tate (the most recent CEO). The website mainly focused on artists who are relatively unknown to mainstream audiences, but it was known to feature artists who have eventually achieved crossover success, for example, Blink-182 and Fall Out Boy. The primary musical genres of focus were emo and pop punk, but other genres were included. Absolutepunk was acquired by Buzzmedia in 2008. After Buzzmedia filed for bankruptcy, Tate reclaimed the site's domain and name and consequently shut the site down on April 1, 2016. Website Founded June 6, 2000, by Jason Tate, the website focused on music industry news, and included album reviews, interviews, articles, journals and photo galleries. The site also allowed user interaction via a vBulletin Internet Forum system; users could register their own personalized account, create a profile, and comment on nearly every portion of the site. Spe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Maine (band)
The Maine is an American Rock music, rock band from Tempe, Arizona. Formed in 2007, the group consists of lead vocalist, guitarist and pianist John O'Callaghan, lead guitarist Jared Monaco, bass guitarist Garrett Nickelsen, drummer Patrick Kirch, and rhythm guitarist Kennedy Brock. The band is joined by touring member Adam Simons, as of 2018, who plays keys, rhythm and lead guitar as well as percussion. Their first release, the ''Stay Up, Get Down EP, Stay Up, Get Down'' extended play, was released in 2007, followed by the five-song EP, ''The Way We Talk EP, The Way We Talk'', on December 11, 2007. The band's first full-length studio album, ''Can't Stop Won't Stop (album), Can't Stop Won't Stop'', was released July 8, 2008, while their second full-length album, ''Black & White (The Maine album), Black & White'', was released on July 13, 2010. Since then, the band has independently released seven albums including ''Pioneer (The Maine album), Pioneer'' (2011), ''Forever Halloween'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" is a song written in 1943 by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane and introduced by Judy Garland in the 1944 MGM musical '' Meet Me in St. Louis''. Frank Sinatra later recorded a version with modified lyrics. In 2007, ASCAP ranked it the third most performed Christmas song during the preceding five years that had been written by ASCAP members. In 2004 it finished at No. 76 in AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs rankings of the top tunes in North American cinema. ''Meet Me in St. Louis'' The song was written in 1943 for the film ''Meet Me in St. Louis'', for which MGM had hired Martin and Blane to write several songs. Martin was vacationing in a house in the neighborhood of Southside in Birmingham, Alabama, that his father Hugh Martin had designed for his mother as a honeymoon cottage, located just down the street from his birthplace, and which later became the home of Martin and his family in 1923. The song first appeared in a scene in which a family ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paint It Golden (Lydia Album)
''Paint It Golden'' is the third album by Lydia Lydia (; ) was an Iron Age Monarchy, kingdom situated in western Anatolia, in modern-day Turkey. Later, it became an important province of the Achaemenid Empire and then the Roman Empire. Its capital was Sardis. At some point before 800 BC, .... It is their first album after coming back from hiatus and was released on October 4, 2011. History On May 17, 2011 it was announced that after a year long hiatus, Leighton and Craig would bring back the band to record a new album under the same name. They released the song and music video for "Dragging Your Feet in the Mud" on September 26, 2011. The music video for "Best Nights" was released on July 7, 2012. Track listing Notes * The title of the album was taken from a line in the song "Eat Your Heart Out". * Tracks 1, 4, and 5 were acoustically re-recorded and released on the band's 2012 ''Acoustics EP''. References External links Paint it Golden Preorder {{DEFAULTSORT ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assailants (Lydia Album)
''Assailants'', originally slated to be the third album by Lydia, is the band's first official EP. It was released on July 20, 2010. The record was self released by the band after their record label passed on releasing it. History It was announced on March 10, 2010 that Mindy White had decided to leave the band. On May 11, 2010 a new unmastered song was posted on their MySpace called "We Clean Up So Well" with a note announcing that the band will break up after a nationwide tour in July. The tour was titled "The Lydia Finale: A Goodbye & Farewell Tour". Guitarist Steve McGraw Lydia is an American indie rock band from Gilbert, Arizona, formed in 2003. History Leighton Antelman, William Bradford, Evan Arambul, and Steve McGraw started writing music and booking shows when they were in seventh grade. The band really g ... announced on July 12, 2010 that he had decided to leave the band and would not be playing on their final tour. Two mini videos were released for "Assailant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hotel Sessions (Lydia EP)
''Hotel Sessions'' is an unofficial limited edition tour EP released by Lydia Lydia (; ) was an Iron Age Monarchy, kingdom situated in western Anatolia, in modern-day Turkey. Later, it became an important province of the Achaemenid Empire and then the Roman Empire. Its capital was Sardis. At some point before 800 BC, .... It features 4 songs acoustically re-recorded from their first album '' This December; It's One More and I'm Free''. The EP was handmade and sold at shows. There is no official cover art, as it was merely a CD-R demo. Release Singer Mindy White posted a blog detailing the making of the EP: "I know you guys are eager to hear it…. & we are excited as well. But some are more stoked to find it online to download it. I know it’s hard to get it if we aren’t playing your city ..but here’s the story behind the "Hotel Sessions". We had over $1200 dollars stolen from us on this tour. It’s been a struggle with trying to make gas to each show & all. We k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Woke Up Near The Sea
''Illuminate'' is the second studio album by Lydia. It was released on March 18, 2008, and reissued by October 21, 2008 on Low Altitude Records. Track listing Notes * The album was streamed entirely on AbsolutePunk.net on March 17, 2008. * The artwork for the album was designed by and drawn by artist Becky Fili * There were only 5,000 copies printed on Linc Star Records. * Punk76.com was the first international magazine from Germany that reviewed their music. *AbsolutePunk.net named ''Illuminate'' their "Best of 2008" in a combined end of the year staff list. Personnel ;Band *Leighton Antelman - vocals, piano *Steve McGraw - guitar *Craig Taylor - drums *Ethan Koozer - guitar *Mindy White - vocals, piano *Evan Aranbul - bass ;Additional musicians *Aaron Marsh - Vocals on "Hospital" and trombone The trombone (, Italian, French: ''trombone'') is a musical instrument in the Brass instrument, brass family. As with all brass instruments, sound is produced when the pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lights (singer)
Lights Valerie Anne Poxleitner-Bokan (born Valerie Anne Poxleitner; April 11, 1987), known mononymously as Lights (previously stylized in all caps), is a Canadian musician, singer, comic book author and artist, and songwriter. Her debut album, '' The Listening'' (2009), included the singles " Drive My Soul" and " Saviour". Her second album, ''Siberia'', which featured the single "Toes", was released in 2011. Her work has earned multiple Canadian Independent Music Awards, and Juno Awards including Pop Album of the Year for her third album '' Little Machines'', which included the single " Up We Go", and fourth album '' Skin & Earth'', in 2015 and 2018, respectively. Lights' fifth studio album, ''Pep'', was released in 2022. Her newest record ''A6'' was released May 2, 2025. Biography 1987–2007: early years Lights was born as Valerie Anne Poxleitner in Timmins, Ontario, to missionary parents Virginia and Eric Poxleitner on April 11, 1987. She has one older sister, Jess. She s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lovedrug
Lovedrug is an American alternative/indie rock band formed in Alliance, Ohio, United States, in 2002 by singer/guitarist Michael Shepard. History Lovedrug released their first EP, the ''Lovedrug'' EP, with the follow-up EP, the ''Rocknroll'' EP, coming in mid-2004. After signing to The Militia Group, an indie-rock label, the band released their first full-length ''Pretend You're Alive'' on July 27, 2004. The album was produced by Tim Patalan, and featured dark, guitar-driven art rock. The album became the label's fastest selling debut ever, selling close to 20,000 copies in the first few months of its release. The record and band were thus up-streamed to major label parent Columbia Records at the end of 2005, though the re-release of ''Pretend You're Alive'', and accompanying radio single for "Spiders", were undercut by tremendous corporate purging that plagued Columbia Records throughout 2005 and 2006. Lovedrug toured heavily from 2004 through early 2007, including support ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Copeland (band)
Copeland is an American rock band formed in 2001 by the singer, pianist Aaron Marsh (who also plays guitar) with his friend, the bass guitarist and backing vocalist James Likeness, in Lakeland, Florida. History Inception Aaron Marsh and Bryan Laurenson signed a record deal with the independent label The Militia Group in 2002 and released their first album, '' Beneath Medicine Tree'', a year later. In 2004, 2005 and 2006, they performed at the annual Cornerstone Florida Festival in Orlando, Florida. '' In Motion'', Copeland's second full-length album, was released on March 22, 2005. It was produced by Matt Goldman and Aaron Marsh, and mixed by Ken Andrews. The early copies of ''In Motion'' included a four-song acoustic EP (a compilation of lo-fi versions of songs from ''In Motion'' itself), as well as "Beneath Medicine Tree". 2006 to 2008 '' Beneath Medicine Tree'' has a heavy medical theme. Aaron Marsh stated that the lyrics in this album were inspired by the hospitali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
