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The Crash Reel
''The Crash Reel'' is a documentary film directed by Lucy Walker which premiered as the Opening Night Gala film on 19 January 2013 at the Sundance Film Festival. Through 20 years of sports and verite footage, ''The Crash Reel'' showcases the rivalry between Kevin Pearce and Shaun White which culminates in Kevin's life-changing crash and later comeback. The film also showcases the Pearce family, including Kevin's father glass-blower Simon Pearce and Kevin's brother David C. Pearce who describes his struggle to accept his Down syndrome and fears with Kevin. The film also premiered at the X Games The X Games are a series of action sports events founded by ESPN Inc. and aired on ESPN networks and ABC. In late 2022, ESPN sold the long-running property to MSP Sports Capital, a private equity firm co-founded by Jahm Najafi and Jeff Mo ... on January 23, 2013 in Aspen as the first ever movie to play as a featured part of the event. The movie received critical acclaim from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucy Walker (director)
Lucy Walker is an English film director. She has directed the feature documentaries '' Devil's Playground'' (2002), ''Blindsight'' (2006), '' Waste Land'' (2010), '' Countdown to Zero'' (2010), '' The Crash Reel'' (2013), '' Buena Vista Social Club: Adios'' (2017), '' Bring Your Own Brigade'' (2021), and the Peabody Award winning '' Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa'' (2023). She has also directed the short films '' The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom'' (2011) and '' The Lion's Mouth Opens'' (2014). ''Waste Land'' was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature and ''The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom'' was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject). Film career ''Devil's Playground'', Walker's first feature documentary, examined the struggles of Amish teenagers during their period of experimentation (rumspringa). It premiered at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival. ''Blindsight'' premiered at Toronto. It follows the journey of s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Going Up The Country
"Going Up the Country" (also "Goin' Up the Country") is a song adapted and recorded by American blues rock band Canned Heat. Called a "rural hippie anthem", it became one of the band's biggest hits and best-known songs. As with their previous single, " On the Road Again", the song was adapted from a 1920s blues song by Henry Thomas "Bull Doze Blues" and sung by Alan Wilson. Background and composition Canned Heat, who were early blues enthusiasts, based "Going Up the Country" on "Bull Doze Blues", recorded in 1928 by Texas bluesman Henry Thomas. Thomas was from the songster tradition and had a unique sound, sometimes accompanying himself on quills, an early Afro-American wind instrument similar to panpipes. He recorded "Bull Doze Blues" in Chicago on June 13, 1928, for Vocalion Records. For "Going Up the Country", Canned Heat's Wilson used Thomas' melody on the quills and his basic rhythm, but arranged it for a rock setting and rewrote the lyrics. In addition to the bass an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spiritualized
Spiritualized (stylised as Spiritualized®) are an English rock band formed in 1990 in Rugby, Warwickshire, by Jason Pierce (often known as J. Spaceman), formerly of Spacemen 3. After several line up-changes, in 1999, the band centred on Pierce (vocals, guitar), Doggen Foster (guitar) and Kevin Bales (drums and percussion) with revolving bassists and keyboard players. The band's current bassist, James Stelfox, has been playing with the band since 2012. As of 2023, Spiritualized have released nine studio albums. The best known and most critically acclaimed of these is 1997's '' Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space'', which ''NME'' magazine named as their Album of the Year, beating other critically acclaimed albums by fellow British bands such as ''OK Computer'' by Radiohead and '' Urban Hymns'' by The Verve. History Formation: 1990–1991 Following a breakdown in relations between Spacemen 3 co-frontmen Peter Kember and Jason Pierce, the group's bassist Will Car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Down The Line (José González Song)
"Down the Line" is a single from José González's second album ''In Our Nature''. The single was released as the first single in the UK on September 10, 2007. The song was also the third single in Sweden, released on February 20, 2008. José's cover of "Smalltown Boy" by Bronski Beat was featured as a B-side. It was featured on an episode of the highly successful Australian drama series ''Packed to the Rafters'' and then featured on the platinum selling soundtrack, as well as Ministry of Sound Ministry of Sound or Ministry of Sound Group is a multimedia entertainment business based in London with a nightclub, shared workspace and private members' club, worldwide events operation, music publisher (popular music), music publishing busin ...'s '' Chillout Sessions 10'' compilation album. The song reached #72 on Triple J Hottest 100, 2007. Track listing UK CD & 7" vinyl: # "Down the Line" (edit) - 3:00 # "Smalltown Boy" - 2:23 Swedish CD & 7" vinyl: # "Down the Line" - 3:11 # ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José González (singer)
José Gabriel González (born 31 July 1978) is a Swedish indie folk singer-songwriter and guitarist from Gothenburg. González is also a member of the band Junip, along with Tobias Winterkorn. Early life and education José González was born in Gothenburg, Sweden, to Argentine parents. The González family—made up of González's father, a National University of San Luis psychology student, González's mother, a fellow student studying biochemistry, both of whom were politically active, and González's older sister, then an infant—fled Argentina after the 1976 Argentine coup d'état, military coup d'état in March 1976, at the start of the "Dirty War". Escaping to Brazil, they were granted asylum by the Swedish consulate in Rio de Janeiro and relocated to Gothenburg in 1977. José was born a year later, in the Haga, Gothenburg, Haga district of Gothenburg. He has said, "It's a very small town. It has about a half-million people living there. It's a pretty good music city by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holocene (song)
"Holocene" is a song by American indie folk band Bon Iver. It was released as the second single from their album ''Bon Iver,'' September 5, 2011. The single is backed with a cover of Peter Gabriel's song "Come Talk to Me" as a B-side, which was previously released as a limited edition song for Record Store Day. The song was named one of the best songs of 2011 by various music publications. It was nominated for Song of the Year and Record of the Year for the 54th Grammy Awards, and is featured in the Cameron Crowe film ''We Bought a Zoo'', Zach Braff's film ''Wish I Was Here'', the 2014 film ''The Judge'', the Dutch film Just Friends (Gewoon Vrienden) in 2018, the 2019 film Give Me Liberty . On February 4, 2012, Bon Iver performed "Holocene" on ''Saturday Night Live.'' Background Frontman Justin Vernon explained the song title in an interview with ''Mojo'': "It's partly named after the (geological) era, but it's also the name of a bar in Portland where I had a dark night of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bon Iver
Bon Iver ( ) is an American indie folk band founded in 2006 by singer-songwriter Justin Vernon in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Vernon had originally formed Bon Iver as a solo project, but it eventually became a band consisting of Vernon (vocals, guitar), S. Carey, Sean Carey (drums, keyboards, vocals), Michael Lewis (musician), Michael Lewis (vocals, baritone guitar, guitar, violin, saxophone), Matthew McCaughan (drums, bass, vocals), Andrew Fitzpatrick (guitar, keyboards, vocals), and Jenn Wasner (guitar, keyboards, vocals). Vernon released Bon Iver's debut album, ''For Emma, Forever Ago,'' independently in July 2007. The majority of the album was recorded while Vernon spent three months isolated in a cabin in western Wisconsin. In 2012, the band won the Grammy Award for Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album, Best Alternative Music Album for their eponymous album ''Bon Iver (album), Bon Iver''. They released their third album ''22, A Million'' to critical acclaim in 2016. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hives
The Hives are a Swedish garage rock band formed in Fagersta in 1993. After gaining success in Sweden throughout the 1990s, they rose to worldwide prominence in the early 2000s during the garage rock revival. The band's line-upconsisting of Howlin' Pelle Almqvist (vocals), Nicholaus Arson (lead guitar, backing vocals), Vigilante Carlstroem (rhythm guitar, backing vocals), Dr. Matt Destruction (bass), and Chris Dangerous (drums)remained unchanged from 1993 until 2013, when Matt Destruction retired for health reasons and was replaced by The Johan and Only, the former Randy bassist. The Hives have released six studio albums: '' Barely Legal'' (1997), '' Veni Vidi Vicious'' (2000), '' Tyrannosaurus Hives'' (2004), '' The Black and White Album'' (2007), '' Lex Hives'' (2012), and '' The Death of Randy Fitzsimmons'' (2023). They have also released the compilation album '' Your New Favourite Band'' (2001), the live DVD '' Tussles in Brussels'' (2005), and the live album ''Live a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ekki Múkk
"Ekki múkk" is the second track on Sigur Rós' sixth studio album, ''Valtari''. It premiered on the official website as well as an accompanying video on March 26, 2012. On Record Store Day, April 21, Sigur Rós released a 10-inch limited edition vinyl edition of "Ekki múkk" that plays inside out. Its B-side is an instrumental track titled "Kvistur". This B-side is also available as a pre-order bonus track for ''Valtari''. Videos A "moving art" video for "Ekki múkk" was released on March 26, 2012 on the band's official website, Vimeo, and YouTube. On September 24 the second "Ekki múkk" video was released. The short narrates the story of a man lost in the English countryside. It was directed by Nick Abrahams and featured Aidan Gillen and Shirley Collins Shirley Elizabeth Collins MBE (born 5 July 1935) is an English folk singer who was a significant contributor to the British Folk Revival of the 1960s and 1970s. She often performed and recorded with her sister Dolly, who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sigur Rós
Sigur Rós () is an Icelandic post-rock band that formed in 1994 in Reykjavík. It comprises lead vocalist and guitarist Jónsi, Jón Þór "Jónsi" Birgisson, bassist Georg Hólm, and keyboardist Kjartan Sveinsson. Known for their ethereal sound, frontman Jónsi's falsetto vocals, and their use of bowed guitar, Sigur Rós incorporate Classical music, classical and minimal music, minimal aesthetic elements. Jónsi's vocals are sung in Icelandic and non-linguistic vocalisations the band terms ''Vonlenska''. They have released eight studio albums, and attracted critical and commercial attention with their second album ''Ágætis byrjun''. History 1997–1998: ''Von'' and ''Von brigði'' Jónsi, Jón Þór "Jónsi" Birgisson (guitar and vocals), Georg Hólm (bass) and Ágúst Ævar Gunnarsson (drums) formed Sigur Rós in Reykjavík in January 1994. The band's name, which means "Victory Rose", is taken from the name of Jónsi's younger sister, Sigurrós, born a few days before the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Chemical Brothers
The Chemical Brothers are an English electronic music duo formed by Ed Simons and Tom Rowlands in Manchester in 1992. They were pioneers in bringing the big beat genre to the forefront of pop culture. Originally known as The Dust Brothers, they changed their name due to the existence of another band with the same name. Their first album '' Exit Planet Dust'' sold over one million copies and debuted at No. 9 on the UK Albums Chart. After attracting Virgin Records, the duo achieved further success with their second album '' Dig Your Own Hole'' (1997), which topped the UK chart. They have had six No. 1 albums and 13 top-20 singles in the UK, including two chart-toppers. They have won six Grammy Awards, including Best Rock Instrumental Performance, Best Dance Recording, and Best Dance/Electronic Album. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cliff Martinez
Cliff Robert Martinez (born February 5, 1954) is an American musician and composer. Early in his career, Martinez was known as a drummer notably with the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Captain Beefheart, Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band. Since the 1990s, he has worked primarily as a film score composer, writing music for ''Spring Breakers'' (2012), ''The Foreigner (2017 film), The Foreigner'' (2017), and multiple films by Steven Soderbergh, ''Sex, Lies, and Videotape'' (1989), ''Solaris (2002 film), Solaris'' (2002), ''Contagion (2011 film), Contagion'' (2011) and ''Traffic (2000 film), Traffic'' (2000) and Nicolas Winding Refn, ''Drive (2011 film), Drive'' (2011), ''Only God Forgives'' (2013), ''The Neon Demon'' (2016) and the miniseries ''Too Old to Die Young'' (2019). On April 14, 2012, Martinez was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Early life Martinez was born in the Bronx, New York City. His grandfather migrated from a sm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
