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The Deep End (Susanna Hoffs Album)
''The Deep End'' is the fifth solo album by Susanna Hoffs, released on April 7, 2023, on her own Baroque Folk label. It is an album of covers, featuring versions of tracks including "Under My Thumb" by the Rolling Stones and "You Don't Own Me" by Lesley Gore, as well as renditions of songs by contemporary artists including Joy Oladokun, Holly Humberstone, and Dodie. The album was produced by Peter Asher. Hoffs said in an interview with Lily Moayeri of ''Spin'' that she had started work on the album in 2021, after learning that Asher, a producer she admired, was interested in working with her. The choice of tracks on the album includes selections both by Hoffs and by Asher. Hoffs told James Rettig of ''Stereogum'' that she had decided to swap the male and female positions from the original "Under My Thumb" so that "the boy is under her thumb". She described how "It was exhilarating to give it a new spin, to flip it on its head, or on its ass. It's a sassy, irreverent song, so it w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susanna Hoffs
Susanna Lee Hoffs (born January 17, 1959) is an American singer and guitarist, best known as a co-founder of the pop-rock band The Bangles. Hoffs founded The Bangles (originally called the Bangs) in 1981 with Debbi and Vicki Peterson. They released their first full length album '' All Over the Place'' on Columbia Records in 1984. Hoffs started a solo career after The Bangles disbanded in 1989. She released her first solo album, ''When You're a Boy'', in 1991. She later formed the faux British 1960s band Ming Tea with Mike Myers and Matthew Sweet. Hoffs has also appeared in a supporting role in several movies. Early life Hoffs was born in Los Angeles, California, to a Jewish family. She is the daughter of film director/writer/producer Tamar Ruth (née Simon) and Joshua Allen Hoffs, a psychoanalyst. Her mother played Beatles music for Hoffs when she was a child, and she began playing the guitar in her teens. Hoffs attended Palisades High School in Pacific Palisades, Los Ang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Coffee In Bed
"Black Coffee in Bed" was the first single released from Squeeze's fifth album, ''Sweets from a Stranger''. It peaked at number 51 in the UK Singles Chart in April 1982. Background Chris Difford stated, " e lyric was inspired by my picking up my notebook one day and seeing a coffee stain on it, which inspired the first line. It was a very vivid image for me and inspired this song of loss and regret." Difford also said that "lyrically it was attractive to countrykind of metre. The fact that Glenn put a soul melody to it shows the unique quality of our writing." A music video, which Difford said showed the band "look ngtotally out of place and not credible at all," was directed by Steve Barron (notable for directing Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean" video.) The video for the song implies that Chris Difford played the guitar solo, when it was in fact performed by Glenn Tilbrook. The video also implies that the backing vocals were performed by members of Squeeze, but backing voca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tambourine
The tambourine is a musical instrument in the percussion family consisting of a frame, often of wood or plastic, with pairs of small metal jingles, called " zills". Classically the term tambourine denotes an instrument with a drumhead, though some variants may not have a head. Tambourines are often used with regular percussion sets. They can be mounted, for example on a stand as part of a drum kit (and played with drum sticks), or they can be held in the hand and played by tapping or hitting the instrument. Tambourines come in many shapes with the most common being circular. It is found in many forms of music: Turkish folk music, Greek folk music, Italian folk music, French folk music, classical music, Persian music, samba, gospel music, pop music, country music, and rock music. History The origin of the tambourine is unknown, but it appears in historical writings as early as 1700 BC and was used by ancient musicians in West Africa, the Middle East, Greece and India. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yazoo (band)
Yazoo (known as Yaz in North America) were an English synth-pop duo from Basildon, Essex, consisting of former Depeche Mode member Vince Clarke (keyboards) and Alison Moyet (vocals). The duo formed in late 1981 after Clarke responded to an advertisement Moyet placed in a British music magazine, although the pair had known each other since their schooldays. Over the next 18 months the duo released two albums, '' Upstairs at Eric's'' and ''You and Me Both'', which received critical acclaim for their production, particularly the blending of Clarke's synthesizer melodies with Moyet's blues- and soul-influenced vocals. Yazoo enjoyed worldwide success, particularly in their home country, where three of their four singles reached the top three of the UK Singles Chart and both their albums made the top two of the UK Albums Chart. In North America, they are known for the song " Situation", which, though originally only a B-side in the United Kingdom, was a club and airplay suc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Only You (Yazoo Song)
"Only You" is a song by English synth-pop duo Yazoo. It was written by member Vince Clarke, while he was still with Depeche Mode, but recorded in 1982 after he formed Yazoo with Alison Moyet. It was released as Yazoo's first single on 15 March 1982 in the United Kingdom, taken from their first album, '' Upstairs at Eric's'' (1982), and became an instant success on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number two on 16 May 1982. It would also reach the top 10 in neighbouring Ireland as well as Australia. In the US, "Only You" was released as the band's second single in November 1982 and charted at number 67 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. It also made the ''Billboard'' Adult Contemporary chart (number 38). A remix of "Only You" made the UK top 40 again in 1999, while reaching number 16 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. The music video for the new version was created using the Houdini 3D animation software package. In September 2015, Moyet performed "Only You" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brandy Clark
Brandy Lynn Clark (born October 9, 1975) is an American country music singer-songwriter. Her songs have been recorded by Sheryl Crow, Miranda Lambert, the Band Perry, Reba McEntire, LeAnn Rimes, Billy Currington, Darius Rucker, and Kacey Musgraves.Brandy Clark CMT.com Bio Retrieved July 22, 2013. She was nominated for Best New Artist at the 2015 Grammy Awards. Early life Brandy Clark was born in Morton, Washington, a logging town of 900 people in the shadow of . As a child in the 1980s she was influenced by the country-pop and traditional country music art ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billie Eilish
Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O'Connell ( ; born December 18, 2001) is an American singer-songwriter. She first gained public attention in 2015 with her debut single " Ocean Eyes", written and produced by her brother Finneas O'Connell, with whom she collaborates on music and live shows. In 2017, she released her debut extended play (EP), titled '' Don't Smile at Me''. Commercially successful, it reached the top 15 of record charts in numerous countries, including the US, UK, Canada, and Australia. Eilish's first studio album, '' When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?'' (2019), debuted atop the US ''Billboard'' 200 and UK Albums Chart. It was one of the best-selling albums of the year, buoyed by the success of its fifth single " Bad Guy", Eilish's first number-one on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. This made her the first artist born in the 21st century to release a chart-topping single. The following year, Eilish performed the theme song " No Time to Die" for the James Bond fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
When The Party's Over (song)
"When the Party's Over" is a song by American singer-songwriter Billie Eilish and the second single from her debut studio album, ''When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?'' (2019). It was released on October 16, 2018, through Darkroom and Interscope Records. It was written and produced by Finneas O'Connell. Background and recording The concept behind "When the Party's Over" was inspired after Finneas O'Connell, Eilish's brother, had left his date's house "kind of for no reason" and was driving home alone late at night, simultaneously unhappy at the end of the relationship but also feeling a sense of safety through a lack of full investment in it. O'Connell later approached Eilish with a draft of the track, and they decided to perform it live "a full year before it came out," which O'Connell later recalled was "such a terrible idea" as he feared that fans would deem the studio recording inferior to the live version. They consequently set out to "get the magic" of a live perfo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Schwartzman
Jason Francesco Schwartzman (born June 26, 1980) is an American actor and musician. Schwartzman made his film debut in Wes Anderson's 1998 film '' Rushmore'', and has gone on to appear in six other Anderson films: ''The Darjeeling Limited'' (2007), '' Fantastic Mr. Fox'' (2009), '' Moonrise Kingdom'' (2012), ''The Grand Budapest Hotel'' (2014), ''Isle of Dogs'' (2018), and ''The French Dispatch'' (2021). His other film roles include '' Spun'' (2003), '' I Heart Huckabees'' (2004), ''Marie Antoinette'' (2006), and '' Klaus'' (2019). Schwartzman starred in the television series '' Bored to Death'' (2009–11) and appeared in the fourth season of the FX anthology series ''Fargo'' (2020). He was an executive producer on the Amazon Prime show '' Mozart in the Jungle'' (2014–18), a series he also acted in. Schwartzman has released three albums through his solo project Coconut Records, having previously been drummer in the rock band Phantom Planet. Early life Jason Francesco Schw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Squeeze (band)
Squeeze are an English rock band that came to prominence in the United Kingdom during the new wave period of the late 1970s, and continued recording in the 1980s, 1990s and 2010s. In the UK, their singles " Cool for Cats", " Up the Junction", and "Labelled with Love" were top-ten chart hits; "Pulling Mussels" only made it to 44 in the UK charts. Though not as commercially successful in the United States, Squeeze had American hits with " Tempted", "Black Coffee in Bed", and " Hourglass", and were considered a part of the Second British Invasion. The vast majority of their material is composed of lyrics by Chris Difford and music by Glenn Tilbrook, who are guitarists and vocalists in the band. The duo were hailed as "the heirs to Lennon and McCartney's throne" during the band's initial popularity in the late 1970s. The group formed in Deptford, London, in 1974, and first broke up in 1982. Squeeze then reformed in 1985, and disbanded again in 1999. The band reunited for tou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denny Laine
Denny Laine (born Brian Frederick Hines, 29 October 1944) is an English musician, singer, and songwriter, known as a founder of two major rock bands: the Moody Blues, with whom he played from 1964 to 1966, and Wings, with whom he played from 1971 to 1981. Laine has worked with a variety of artists and groups over a six-decade career, and continues to record and perform as a solo artist. In 2018, Laine was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Moody Blues. Early years Laine was born in Tyseley, Birmingham, England, where he attended Yardley Grammar School, and took up the guitar as a boy, inspired by gypsy jazz musician Django Reinhardt. He gave his first solo performance as a musician at the age of 12, and began his career as a professional musician, fronting Denny Laine and the Diplomats, which also included Bev Bevan, future drummer with Move and Electric Light Orchestra. Laine changed his name because he felt 'Brian Frederick Hines and the D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Say You Don't Mind
"Say You Don't Mind" is a song written and originally recorded by English musician Denny Laine. It was a top 20 hit for Colin Blunstone in 1972. History Laine wrote the song in 1967 after he had quit The Moody Blues and was forming the Electric String Band. He recorded the song as a solo single, with a string arrangement by John Paul Jones, but it failed to chart. Episode Six (featuring future Deep Purple singer Ian Gillan and bassist Roger Glover) recorded the song at a BBC session in January 1968, with keyboardist Sheila Carter singing lead. The song was also recorded in 1970 by British psychedelic pop group Orange Bicycle, for their eponymous first album. The song was revisited by former Zombies frontman Colin Blunstone in 1971 as the closing track on his first solo album, '' One Year''. He had suggested recording the song while the Zombies were still active, but this never happened. The recording featured a string arrangement by Christopher Gunning, which has only vocals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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