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The Candyskins
The Candyskins were an English rock band formed in 1989 in Oxford, England. Though early members of the "Oxford Scene", they enjoyed limited commercial success compared to their contemporaries Radiohead and Supergrass. They were considered by the British music press as one of the seminal early bands of the Britpop era. The band recorded four studio albums over a period of eight years before breaking up in 1998 and reuniting in 2009. History The band owes its origins to Mark and Nick Cope, Nick Burton and John Halliday all living in the same village, Islip, Oxfordshire, and attending the same local secondary school ( Gosford Hill School) between around 1974 and 1980. The four Islip members of the band had begun working together by the time they left school and various line-ups and name-changes followed during the 1980s, until "The Candyskins" were formed in 1989, with Richard (mini) Brown on bass and banjo. After the successful release of the single "Submarine Song" in 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Truck Festival
Truck Festival is an annual independent music festival in Oxfordshire, England. Truck Festival started in 1998, founded by the Bennett family (including the brothers Robin and Joe of the band Goldrush). The Bennett family decided that mainstream festivals such as Glastonbury had become too commercial and predictable. Truck Festival is held in July at Hill Farm in Steventon, Oxfordshire, which lies between Abingdon, Didcot and Wantage. The festival also gave birth to the Truck Records label in 1999. The main stage was originally constructed from three large flatbed trucks, giving rise to a common misperception is that this is where the name of the festival comes from. However, in 2007 Robin Bennett wrote on the official Truck website: "Contrary to popular belief, the name Truck actually came from a compilation CD I picked up, 'Ten Trucking Greats', the soundtrack of the movie ''Convoy''." Overview Truck Festival has grown somewhat since its inception, but with an annual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Top 40
In the music industry, the Top 40 is a list of the 40 currently most popular songs in a particular genre. It is the best-selling or most frequently broadcast popular music. Record charts have traditionally consisted of a total of 40 songs. "Top 40" or " contemporary hit radio" is also a radio format. History According to producer Richard Fatherley, Todd Storz was the inventor of the format, at his radio station KOWH in Omaha, Nebraska. Storz invented the format in the early 1950s, using the number of times a record was played on jukeboxes to compose a weekly list for broadcast. The format was commercially successful, and Storz and his father Robert, under the name of the Storz Broadcasting Company, subsequently acquired other stations to use the new Top 40 format. In 1989, Todd Storz was inducted into the Nebraska Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame. The term "Top 40", describing a radio format, appeared in 1960. The Top 40, whether surveyed by a radio station or a p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Modern Rock Tracks Chart
Alternative Airplay (formerly known as Modern Rock Tracks between 1988 and 2009, and Alternative Songs between 2009 and 2020) is a music chart published in the American magazine ''Billboard'' since September 10, 1988. It ranks the 40 most-played songs on alternative and modern rock radio stations. Introduced as Modern Rock Tracks, the chart served as a companion to the Mainstream Rock chart (then called Album Rock Tracks), and its creation was prompted by the explosion of alternative music on American radio in the late 1980s. During the first several years of the chart, it regularly featured music that did not receive commercial radio airplay anywhere but on a few modern rock and college rock radio stations. This included many electronic and post-punk artists. Gradually, as alternative rock became more mainstream (spearheaded by the grunge explosion in the early 1990s), alternative and mainstream rock radio stations began playing many of the same songs. By the late 2000s, the ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunday Morning Fever
''Sunday Morning Fever'' is the third album from the British rock band The Candyskins. It is the band's first release after being dropped by Geffen Records and signing with the indie label, Ultimate, and is their last album with original bassist Karl Shale. The album boasts three singles that all cracked the UK Singles Chart: "Mrs. Hoover", "Hang Myself on You", and the band's only Top 40 hit "Monday Morning". Background The Candyskins released their second studio album '' Fun?'' in 1993; they were posed for breakthrough success but were dropped by major label Geffen Records. Legal issues kept the band out of the spotlight for a year after this. In late 1995, their manager, Richard Cotton, got the band a deal with the independent label Rotator. They issued the single "Mrs. Hoover," which reached number 65 on the UK Singles Chart. Another single, "Get On," became an independent hit in June 1996, which led to a UK tour alongside Space. After another hit with "Circles" and a r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fun?
''Fun?'' is the second album from the British rock band the Candyskins. It contains their hit single "Wembley". It is the band's last release on a major label, being dropped by Geffen Records following two years of inactivity after its release. After the band had minor success with later singles, Geffen reissued ''Fun?'' in 1996. Nick and Mark Cope, the band's lead singer and rhythm guitarist, were arrested for spray painting 'No Fun' on the wall of the Geffen offices in London after learning about this. Reception Dave Thompson wrote in his book ''Alternative Rock'' (2000) that the band with this release "emphasize the rock'n'pop with bigger sound, riddled with soaring leads, rougher riffs, ndsome genuinely meaty power chords". Tom Demalon of AllMusic says the "lyrics, mainly dealing with failed relationships, contrast the sweetness and lightweight feel of the music" and that the tracks highlight "the band's musical diversity". John M. Borack writes in ''Shake Some Action ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Space I'm In
''Space I'm In'' is the debut album from the British rock band the Candyskins. It contains their hit single "Submarine Song" and the title track was an MTV favourite. A video was also made for their cover of the Buffalo Springfield song "For What It's Worth", directed by Samuel Bayer, whose video for "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana had recently entered heavy rotation on MTV. The recording of the album was financed by Geffen Records, although the first single release was under the Long Beach label. The band were signed to Geffen by A&R man Tom Zutaut. Background The Candyskins formed in Oxford in 1989, with a line-up of vocalist Nick Cope, his brother and guitarist Mark Cope, guitarist Nick Burton, bassist Karl Shale and drummer John Holiday. They released "Submarine Song" in the local label Long Beach, following it up with "She Blew Me Away" and the ''You Are Here'' EP in 1991. After this, they signed to major label Geffen Records. Reception Dave Thompson wrote in his b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UK Albums Chart
The Official Albums Chart is the United Kingdom's industry-recognised national record chart for album, albums. Entries are ranked by sales and audio streaming. It was published for the first time on 22 July 1956 and is compiled every week by the Official Charts Company (OCC) on Fridays (previously Sundays). It is broadcast on BBC Radio 1 (top 5) and found on the OCC website as a Top 100 or on ''UKChartsPlus'' as a Top 200, with positions continuing until all sales have been tracked in data only available to industry insiders. However, even though number 100 was classed as a hit album (as in the case of ''The Guinness Book of British Hit Albums'') in the 1980s until January 1989, since the compilations were removed, this definition was changed to Top 75 with follow-up books such as ''The Virgin Book of British Hit Albums'' only including this data. As of 2021, Since 1983, the OCC generally provides a public charts for hits and weeks up to the Top 100. Business customers can require a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Cope
Nick Cope (born 8 December) is an English musician running regular music sessions in Oxfordshire for young children and their families. Cope also performs at schools and theatres and music festivals in the UK and overseas. He presents a programme on CBeebies called ''Nick Cope's Popcast''. Cope was previously the lead singer in the rock band the Candyskins. Discography *''What Colour Is Your T-Shirt'' (2009) *''My Socks'' (2011) *''Why Is the Sky Blue?'' (2012) *''The Pirate's Breakfast'' (2014) * ''A Round of Applause for the Dinosaurs'' (2016) *''Have You Heard About Hugh?'' (2018) Television Since April 2020, Cope has starred in a CBeebies programme called ''Nick Cope's Popcast''. Personal life Cope's parents, Kenneth Cope and Renny Lister, were both actors and his sister is actress Martha Cope Martha Cope (born 1970) is a British actress, known for her various roles in the BBC soap opera ''Doctors''. She has appeared in ''Holby City'', ''Men Behaving Badly'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anyone Can Play Guitar (film)
''Anyone Can Play Guitar'' is a documentary film made by Jon Spira, examining the music scene in Oxford over the period starting 1978, but focusing on 1984–2007. The film takes its name from the song by Radiohead from their 1993 album '' Pablo Honey''."Fans fund independent music film Anyone Can Play Guitar" "BBC Introducing", 24 September 2010, accessed 8 December 2010 Through over 300 hours of interviews with band members and other key people in the Oxford music community, distilled down to one and a half hours, the film examines the roles of community, the music industry, and luck in a band gaining commercial success. Narrated by [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Zodiac (club)
The O2 Academy Oxford is a night club and live music venue in Oxford, England, operated by Academy Music Group. Its previous names include the Coop Hall, the Oxford Venue, the Zodiac and the Carling Academy Oxford. History Oxford Co-operative Society (1907–1990) The red brick building at 190–196 Cowley Road in southeast Oxford was designed by Harry Wilkinson Moore and built in 1907 for the Oxford Co-operative Society. It consisted of a large hall above three shop units. The hall was used for dances, political meetings of the Co-operative Party and live music. The year of construction is visible as a datestone on the front central gable. The Oxford Venue (1990–1995) The hall was sold in 1990 and converted into the Oxford Venue. Oxford band Radiohead played there and the video for their 1992 hit '' Creep'' was shot there. The Zodiac (1995–2007) In November 1995 it was refurbished and reopened as The Zodiac under new owners Adrian Hicks and Nick Moorbath, both formerly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nine Stone Cowboy
9 (nine) is the natural number following and preceding . Evolution of the Hindu–Arabic digit Circa 300 BC, as part of the Brahmi numerals, various Indians wrote a digit 9 similar in shape to the modern closing question mark without the bottom dot. The Kshatrapa, Andhra and Gupta started curving the bottom vertical line coming up with a -look-alike. How the numbers got to their Gupta form is open to considerable debate. The Nagari continued the bottom stroke to make a circle and enclose the 3-look-alike, in much the same way that the sign @ encircles a lowercase ''a''. As time went on, the enclosing circle became bigger and its line continued beyond the circle downwards, as the 3-look-alike became smaller. Soon, all that was left of the 3-look-alike was a squiggle. The Arabs simply connected that squiggle to the downward stroke at the middle and subsequent European change was purely cosmetic. While the shape of the glyph for the digit 9 has an Ascender (typography), ascender ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music Industry
The music industry are individuals and organizations that earn money by Songwriter, writing songs and musical compositions, creating and selling Sound recording and reproduction, recorded music and sheet music, presenting live music, concerts, as well as the organizations that aid, train, represent and supply music creators. Among the many individuals and organizations that operate in the industry are: the songwriters and composers who write songs and musical compositions; the singers, musicians, Conducting, conductors, and bandleaders who perform the music; the record labels, music publishers, Recording studio, recording studios, Record producer, music producers, audio engineers, Record shop, retail and digital music stores, and Performance rights organisation, performance rights organizations who create and sell recorded music and sheet music; and the talent agent, booking agents, Promoter (entertainment), promoters, music venues, road crew, and audio engineers who help organiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
