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Tomfoolery (EP)
''tomfoolery'' is the second studio EP from the American rock band The Vaughns. Content The six-track EP was released on 24 October 2015, on compact disc and digital download with Sniffling Indie Kids. The Vaughns recorded ''tomfoolery'' at Cannon Found Soundation in Union City, New Jersey with Mike Oettinger and Jesse Cannon. The band explains "all six of these songs re oneswhich we have been playing for the last couple of months ndwe had one goal in mind when recording ''tomfoolery,'' to capture our live energy." The EP is thematically about perseverance, love and relationships, and is described as "six energetic rock 'n' roll songs that have plenty of guitar solos and fun unexpected additions." It draws comparison to the music of the alternative rock musician Courtney Barnett and the rock band the White Stripes. The album release party was at The Court Tavern in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and The Vaughns were joined by Wyland, Deal Casino, Goodbye Tiger, and CachaBacha. The EP ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Vaughns
The Vaughns are an indie pop rock band from New Jersey. History The Vaughns are an indie rock band from Springfield, New Jersey that formed in 2014. The band attended high school together and began rehearsing together at the suggestion of a mutual friend. ''The Vaughns'' and ''tomfoolery'' (2014–2017) The Vaughns released their debut EP, entitled ''The Vaughns'', in August 2014. Their second EP ''tomfoolery'' was released on October 24, 2015, and the band notes "the main goal in recording ''tomfoolery'' was to capture the raw live sound." In 2016, the Vaughns' music was featured on the MTV show, ''Brothers Green Eat'', and on the syndicated radio show, Little Steven's Underground Garage. That year, they also contributed and won the ''Third Annual 24 Hour Songwriting Challenge'', with the track "Vamos." Singles and ''FOMO'' (2017–present) The single "Santa Cruz" was released in 2017 and premiered in ''Consequence of Sound''. In 2018, the song "Coffee Sundae" was released ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rock Music
Rock music is a broad genre of popular music that originated as "rock and roll" in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s, developing into a range of different styles in the mid-1960s and later, particularly in the United States and United Kingdom.W. E. Studwell and D. F. Lonergan, ''The Classic Rock and Roll Reader: Rock Music from its Beginnings to the mid-1970s'' (Abingdon: Routledge, 1999), p.xi It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, a style that drew directly from the blues and rhythm and blues genres of African-American music and from country music. Rock also drew strongly from a number of other genres such as electric blues and folk music, folk, and incorporated influences from jazz, classical, and other musical styles. For instrumentation, rock has centered on the electric guitar, usually as part of a rock group with electric bass guitar, drums, and one or more singers. Usually, rock is song-based music with a Time signature, time signature using ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indie Rock
Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand from the 1970s to the 1980s. Originally used to describe independent record labels, the term became associated with the music they produced and was initially used interchangeably with alternative rock or "Pop rock, guitar pop rock". One of the primary scenes of the movement was Dunedin, where Dunedin sound, a cultural scene based around a convergence of noise pop and jangle became popular among the city's University of Otago, large student population. Independent labels such as Flying Nun Records, Flying Nun began to promote the scene across New Zealand, inspiring key college rock bands in the United States such as Pavement (band), Pavement, Pixies (band), Pixies and R.E.M. Other notable scenes grew in Madchester, Manchester and Hamburger Schule, Hamburg, with many others thriving thereafter. In the 1980s, the use of the term "independent music, indie" (or " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Court Tavern
The Court Tavern is a long-standing live music venue and bar located in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Home to local and national acts across all genres, including punk, hip-hop, indie, and hardcore, it temporarily stood closed at 124 Church Street between 2019 and 2024. The venue reopened as a 100% vegan restaurant, bar, and live music venue called Veganica and SPACE Lounge at Court Tavern in 2024. History and venue In 1961, Bob Albert Sr. bought the Court Tavern, then at 149 Church Street with a partner. He told a reporter in 1977 that the bar dated to 1902, having operated illegally through the Prohibition era. In 1981, upon being forced to move on the building of a parking deck, the tavern moved across the street to its present location. From 1981 to 2012, the venue, run by Albert Sr. prior to his passing in 1997 alongside his son, Bobby Albert Jr., became a notable location for live music in New Brunswick. The venue ran into financial trouble, and Patti Smith and her band as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speak Into My Good Eye
Speak or SPEAK may refer to: * Speech, the vocal form of human communication People * Speak (Hungarian rapper) (born 1976), known for his song and music video "Stop the War" * Speak! (born 1987), American rapper and songwriter * Geoffrey Lowrey Speak (1924–2000), British teacher in Hong Kong * George Speak, English footballer Literature and film * ''Speak'' (Anderson novel), a 1999 novel by Laurie Halse Anderson ** ''Speak'' (film), the film based on Anderson's book * Speak (Hall novel), a novel by Louisa Hall Music * Speak (band), a synthpop band from Austin, Texas * "Speak" (Bachelor Girl song), a 2018 single by Australian pop band Bachelor Girl * "Speak" (Godsmack song), a 2006 song by the band Godsmack * ''Speak'' (Jimmy Needham album), 2006 * ''Speak'' (Lindsay Lohan album), the debut album by the actress Lindsay Lohan * ''Speak'' (Londonbeat album), the debut album by the British-American dance band Londonbeat, 1988 * "Speak" (Nickel Creek song), a single by pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Aquarian Weekly
''The Aquarian Weekly'' is a regional alternative weekly newspaper based in New Jersey, United States. Founded in 1969, its focus is rock music and related events in the New Jersey/New York City/ Eastern Pennsylvania region. From 1986 to 1992, it was called ''East Coast Rocker''. After returning to its original title, the newspaper began including a pull-out section that retained the ''East Coast Rocker'' name, and which is now freely distributed throughout the region. The paper has remained independently owned and operated throughout its existence. History James Rensenbrink (1932–2013), a former employee of two New Jersey newspapers and one Louisiana newspaper, founded ''The Aquarian'' in 1969. ''The Aquarian'' initially concentrated on radical politics and uncompromising ecological writings, raging against media monopolies as well as antiquated marijuana laws. In the beginning, ''The Aquarian'' promoted hippie culture and healthy lifestyles, dropping issues sporadically f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asbury Park Music Awards
{{Infobox award , name = Asbury Park Music Awards , image = Sarah Tomek at APMA.jpg , imagesize = , caption = Sarah Tomek of Days Awake, recipient of three Asbury Music Awards, on drums at the 2007 Asbury Music Awards ceremony at the Stone Pony , current_awards = , awarded_for = Recognizes and supports outstanding achievements and contributions of local and regional participants in the music industry , presenter = , country = United States , year = 1993 , website Asbury Park Music Awards The Asbury Park Music Awards is an annual award ceremony in Asbury Park, New Jersey, United States that recognizes musicians for their work. Asbury Park's musical history includes a strong blues tradition and the Jersey Shore sound. Artists associated with the town include Bruce Springsteen, Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, Bon Jovi, and many others. To recognize musicians and others associated with the local and regional music scene, Scott Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Rutgers Review
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Consequence Of Sound
''Consequence'' (previously ''Consequence of Sound'') is an independently owned New York-based online magazine featuring news, editorials, and reviews of music, movies, and television. In addition, the website also features the Festival Outlook micro-site, which serves as an online database for music festival news and rumors. In 2018, Consequence of Sound launched Consequence Podcast Network. The website took its original name from the Regina Spektor song " Consequence of Sounds". History ''Consequence of Sound'' was founded in September 2007 by Alex Young, then a student at Fordham University in The Bronx, New York. In January 2008, Michael Roffman became Editor-in-Chief. In October 2014, ''Consequence of Sound'' began covering film and became a part of the Chicago Film Critics Association. In 2016, ''Consequence of Sound'' was reorganized under the umbrella of Consequence Media, a digital media, advertising, and marketing firm. In 2018, ''Consequence of Sound'' launched ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Courier News
The ''Courier News'' is a daily newspaper headquartered in Somerville, New Jersey, that serves Somerset County and other areas of Central Jersey. The paper has been owned by Gannett since 1927. Notable employees *John Curley, former president, chairman and CEO of Gannett Co., Inc, the first editor of ''USA Today'', chairman of the Newspaper Association of America, and a member of the Gannett Board of Directors from 1983 to 2001. His newspaper career spanned 30 years with Gannett and including publisher of the ''Courier-News''. The sports journalism department at Penn State is named in his honor. * Tom Curley, former president and chief executive officer of the Associated Press. Curley is also a former president, publisher, and one of the co-creators of ''USA Today''. He was publisher of the ''Courier-News'' from 1983 until 1985. * Guy Sterling, retired journalist and currently author of several books and historian in Newark, New Jersey. *Chauncey F. Stout (d. 1972) joine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WRAT
WRAT (95.9 FM, "95.9 The Rat") is a commercial radio station licensed to serve Point Pleasant, New Jersey. The station is owned by Beasley Broadcast Group through licensee Beasley Media Group Licenses, LLC. It airs a mainstream rock radio format. The studios, offices and transmitter are located on Main Street at 18th Avenue in the Borough of Lake Como, New Jersey at (). WRAT has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 4,000 watts analog and 400 watts digital. It broadcasts using HD Radio. The station's programming is simulcast on the HD2 subchannel of sister station WJRZ-FM, which feeds FM translator W300AO in Manahawkin, New Jersey, on 107.9 MHz. History WADB On October 4, 1968, the station first signed on the air as WADB. It was a beautiful music station, owned by Pleasant Broadcasters, named after the city of license, Point Pleasant, New Jersey. The station played quarter hour sweeps of instrumental cover versions of popular songs and Broadway showtunes. The studios w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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