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Conyers, Georgia
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Conyers is the only city in Rockdale County, Georgia, United States. It is twenty-four miles east of Atlanta, as of the 2010 census, the city population was 15,195. The city is the county seat of Rockdale County, the formerly separate town of Milstead is now part of Conyers. Before European settlement, the area which is now Conyers, along with the county of Rockdale, was occupied by mound-building Native Americans. As time progressed, the Muscogee and Cherokee natives shared a common border here and this border was known as the Great Indian Road, and is known now as the Hightower Trail. This trail was used by white settlers following the American Revolution, between 1816 and 1821, the area known as Rockdale was open for settlement. John Holcomb, a blacksmith, was the first settler in what is now Conyers and he settled where the current Rockdale County Courthouse is located, in the middle of Conyers on Main Street. Eventually, there was pressure for a railroad to cross Georgia, John Holcomb was against the railroad and refused to sell his land, and threatened to shoot anyone from the railroad who came onto his property. Dr. W. D. Conyers, a banker from Covington, Dr. Conyers then sold the land to the Georgia Railroad. What is now Conyers began as a watering post along this line, by 1845, the railroad was in full operation. By 1854, nearly 400 residents lived around the watering post, Conyers has been nearly destroyed several times by fire. It is said that it survived Shermans March to the Sea thanks to a friend of Shermans who lived in the area between Conyers and Covington, the story goes that the houses were spared because Sherman was uncertain where his friend lived. In 1870, the area was incorporated into Rockdale County out of Newton County, Georgia. Over the next decade, Conyers grew into a wild town and it had twelve saloons and five brothels. The more reputable side of the town had 40 stores, Conyers College, a hotel, the Conyers post office contains a mural, The Ploughman, painted in 1940 by Elizabeth Terrell. Murals were produced from 1934 to 1943 in the United States through the Section of Painting and Sculpture, later called the Section of Fine Arts, the WPA was the largest and most ambitious American New Deal agency, employing individuals to carry out public works projects. Conyers was also home to sidewalk churches, along Main Street grew First Methodist, Conyers Presbyterian, and First Baptist. It is said that at point the congregants persuaded the brothels and saloons to close and leave Conyers for Covington
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United States
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Forty-eight of the fifty states and the federal district are contiguous and located in North America between Canada and Mexico. The state of Alaska is in the northwest corner of North America, bordered by Canada to the east, the state of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific Ocean. The U. S. territories are scattered about the Pacific Ocean, the geography, climate and wildlife of the country are extremely diverse. At 3.8 million square miles and with over 324 million people, the United States is the worlds third- or fourth-largest country by area, third-largest by land area. It is one of the worlds most ethnically diverse and multicultural nations, paleo-Indians migrated from Asia to the North American mainland at least 15,000 years ago. European colonization began in the 16th century, the United States emerged from 13 British colonies along the East Coast. Numerous disputes between Great Britain and the following the Seven Years War led to the American Revolution. On July 4,1776, during the course of the American Revolutionary War, the war ended in 1783 with recognition of the independence of the United States by Great Britain, representing the first successful war of independence against a European power. The current constitution was adopted in 1788, after the Articles of Confederation, the first ten amendments, collectively named the Bill of Rights, were ratified in 1791 and designed to guarantee many fundamental civil liberties. During the second half of the 19th century, the American Civil War led to the end of slavery in the country. By the end of century, the United States extended into the Pacific Ocean. The Spanish–American War and World War I confirmed the status as a global military power. The end of the Cold War and the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 left the United States as the sole superpower. The U. S. is a member of the United Nations, World Bank, International Monetary Fund, Organization of American States. The United States is a developed country, with the worlds largest economy by nominal GDP. It ranks highly in several measures of performance, including average wage, human development, per capita GDP. While the U. S. economy is considered post-industrial, characterized by the dominance of services and knowledge economy, the United States is a prominent political and cultural force internationally, and a leader in scientific research and technological innovations. In 1507, the German cartographer Martin Waldseemüller produced a map on which he named the lands of the Western Hemisphere America after the Italian explorer and cartographer Amerigo Vespucci
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Atlanta
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Atlanta is the capital of and the most populous city in the U. S. state of Georgia, with an estimated 2015 population of 463,878. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, home to 5,710,795 people, Atlanta is the county seat of Fulton County, and a small portion of the city extends eastward into DeKalb County. In 1837, Atlanta was founded at the intersection of two lines, and the city rose from the ashes of the American Civil War to become a national center of commerce. Atlantas economy is considered diverse, with dominant sectors that include logistics, professional and business services, media operations, Atlanta has topographic features that include rolling hills and dense tree coverage. Revitalization of Atlantas neighborhoods, initially spurred by the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, has intensified in the 21st century, altering the demographics, politics. Prior to the arrival of European settlers in north Georgia, Creek Indians inhabited the area, standing Peachtree, a Creek village located where Peachtree Creek flows into the Chattahoochee River, was the closest Indian settlement to what is now Atlanta. As part of the removal of Native Americans from northern Georgia from 1802 to 1825, the Creek ceded the area in 1821. In 1836, the Georgia General Assembly voted to build the Western, the initial route was to run southward from Chattanooga to a terminus east of the Chattahoochee River, which would then be linked to Savannah. After engineers surveyed various possible locations for the terminus, the zero milepost was driven into the ground in what is now Five Points. A year later, the area around the milepost had developed into a settlement, first known as Terminus, and later as Thrasherville after a merchant who built homes. By 1842, the town had six buildings and 30 residents and was renamed Marthasville to honor the Governors daughter, later, J. Edgar Thomson, Chief Engineer of the Georgia Railroad, suggested the town be renamed Atlantica-Pacifica, which was shortened to Atlanta. The residents approved, and the town was incorporated as Atlanta on December 29,1847, by 1860, Atlantas population had grown to 9,554. During the American Civil War, the nexus of multiple railroads in Atlanta made the city a hub for the distribution of military supplies, in 1864, the Union Army moved southward following the capture of Chattanooga and began its invasion of north Georgia. On the next day, Mayor James Calhoun surrendered Atlanta to the Union Army, on November 11,1864, Sherman prepared for the Union Armys March to the Sea by ordering Atlanta to be burned to the ground, sparing only the citys churches and hospitals. After the Civil War ended in 1865, Atlanta was gradually rebuilt, due to the citys superior rail transportation network, the state capital was moved from Milledgeville to Atlanta in 1868. In the 1880 Census, Atlanta surpassed Savannah as Georgias largest city, by 1885, the founding of the Georgia School of Technology and the citys black colleges had established Atlanta as a center for higher education. In 1895, Atlanta hosted the Cotton States and International Exposition, during the first decades of the 20th century, Atlanta experienced a period of unprecedented growth. In three decades time, Atlantas population tripled as the city expanded to include nearby streetcar suburbs
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Rockdale County, Georgia
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Rockdale County is a county located in the U. S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 85,215, Rockdale County is included in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area. Rockdale County was created on October 18,1870 and received its name from Rockdale Baptist Church, Conyers, Rockdales only incorporated town and urban center, became the county seat. Prior to Rockdale becoming a county, the land had been inhabited by the Creek and Cherokee, burial remains have been discovered in the Honey Creek and Hi-Roc areas. Whites began migrating to the area in the early 19th century, early white settlements developed along Big Haynes Creek in the northern part of the county, the Yellow River in the middle portion of the county, and Honey Creek in the south. Other communities included Magnet and Zingara and these settlers were largely subsistence farmers. During the American Civil War, General William Tecumseh Sherman marched the Union Army north of Conyers on his way to Covington from Lithonia, the usual seizure and destruction of property accompanied the armys march through the area. Many of the residents of Conyers, fearing Sherman would raze the city, fled to nearby Social Circle in Walton County, Conyers remained unscathed by the war, and the city is a fine example of residential and commercial architecture from the 19th century. Wheeler was later released in Athens only to be recaptured again and he was wounded three times, had his horse shot out from under him sixteen times. During Reconstruction, Conyers and Rockdale County experienced tremendous growth, according to the local newspaper, The Weekly Farmer, the population of Conyers increased from 300 to 2,000. The number of stores, businesses, schools, and churches of the county rapidly multiplied as well. Parts of the county were infamous for moonshining and the county became dry in 1882, prohibiting the sale, the economy of the county was still based primarily on agriculture into the early 20th century. The PBS documentary The Lost Children of Rockdale County is about an outbreak which occurred in the county during the 1990s. According to the U. S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 132 square miles. It is the second-smallest county in Georgia by area, the entirety of Rockdale County is located in the Upper Ocmulgee River sub-basin of the Altamaha River basin. The county features an interchange of I-20 and SR20, in order to ease potential motorist confusion, the concurrency of SR20 &138 is usually called just 138. 9. 5% of the population was Hispanic or Latino,16. 90% of all households were made up of individuals and 5. 30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.87 and the family size was 3.20
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Georgia State Route 138
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State Route 138 is a 59. 2-mile state highway in the northwestern part of the U. S. state of Georgia. The highway is a west-to-east route that travels within portions of Fulton, Fayette, Clayton, Henry, Rockdale, Newton, SR138 begins at an intersection with SR92 in Fairburn, within Fulton County. In town, it heads southeast to US 29/SR14 and it continues southeasterly to an interchange with Interstate 85 in Union City. Farther to the southeast is SR279, just prior to reaching the tripoint that is the point of Fulton, Fayette. It runs along the Fayette–Clayton county line for a short while, during that stretch, it intersects SR314. After entering Clayton County proper, it meets SR85 in Riverdale, northwest of Jonesboro is an intersection with SR138 Spur, which is part of the former route of the SR138 mainline through town. SR138 now passes north of most of the town, just to the northwest of SR138 Spur is US 19/US 41/SR 3/SR54. At this intersection, SR54 runs concurrent to the east for about 1 mile, on the northeastern edge of town, SR54 splits off to the northeast on Jonesboro Road, and SR138 curves to the southeast to meet is second intersection with SR138 Spur. Just before crossing into Henry County, SR138 enters Stockbridge, in town, it has an interchange with I-75. The road re-enters Clayton County and slips out of the city limits for about 1 mile and it has an interchange with I-675, during that stretch. After re-entering both Henry County and Stockbridges city limits, the road meets US 23/SR42, the three routes head concurrent to the east, until just outside the city. After the concurrency ends, SR138 heads northeast to an intersection with SR155, the road crosses over the South River and intersects SR212. In Conyers, SR138 meets SR20, the highway crosses over the Yellow River and cuts across the northernmost corner of Newton County, before entering Walton County. Shortly after the county line is Walnut Grove, where SR81 runs through, SR138 continues to the northeast and enters Monroe. In town, is an intersection with SR10 Business and it then meets at an interchange with US 78/SR10. It then finally meets its terminus at Georgia State Route 11 in Monroe. All of SR138 from I-85 to I-20 is part of the National Highway System, a system of roadways important to the economy, defense. State Route 138 Spur is a short spur route, about 0.5 miles in length
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Interstate 20
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Interstate 20 is a major east–west Interstate Highway in the Southern United States. I‑20 runs 1,535 miles beginning near Kent, Texas, at I-10 to Florence, South Carolina, between Texas and South Carolina, I‑20 runs through northern Louisiana, central Mississippi, western and north-central Alabama, and north-central Georgia. I‑20 intersects seven of the ten primary north–south Interstates and also the east-west Interstates 10 and 30, from its terminus at I‑95, the highway continues about 2 miles eastward into the city of Florence as Business Spur 20. I-20 begins 10 miles east of Kent at a fork with I-10, from there, the highway travels east-northeastward through Odessa, Midland, and Abilene before turning eastward towards Dallas/Fort Worth. The La Entrada al Pacifico corridor runs along I-20 between U. S. Route 385 and Farm to Market Road 1788, between Monahans and I-10, I-20 has an 80 miles per hour speed limit. From the highways opening in the 1960s through 1971, I-20 originally went through the heart of the Metroplex via the Dallas-Fort Worth Turnpike and this old route is now signed I-30, US80 and Texas Spur 557. In 1987, I-20 was rerouted to go through the sections of Fort Worth, Arlington, Grand Prairie, Dallas. Part of I-20 in Dallas is named the Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway, I-20 continues eastward from Terrell, bypassing Tyler, Marshall, and Longview, before crossing the Louisiana border near Waskom. In Louisiana, I-20 roughly parallels U. S. Route 80 through the part of the state. From that area, the highway traverses rural, hilly terrain, bypassing Minden, Ruston. From Monroe, I-20 enters flatter terrain as it approaches the Mississippi River, before crossing the Mississippi, the highway passes Tallulah. At the Mississippi River, I-20 leaves Louisiana and enters Vicksburg, upon entering Mississippi by crossing the Mississippi River, I-20 immediately enters Vicksburg. Between Edwards and Clinton, the highway follows the original two-lane routing of US80. In Jackson, I-20 sees a short concurrency with both I-55 and US49, also in Jackson is an unusually expansive stack interchange, at the junction of I-20, I-55 North and US49 South. The interchange replaces a former interchange at I-55 North and a cloverleaf at Highway 49. From the Stack, I-20 continues eastward to Meridian, where it begins the nearly 160-mile overlap with I-59, the route of the Mississippi section of I-20 is defined in Mississippi Code § 65-3-3. I-20 crosses the Alabama state line near York, and it stays conjoined as it passes through western Alabama, at Birmingham, the two highways pass through downtown together before splitting at Exit 130 just east of the Birmingham airport. I-20 continues eastward through Oxford/Anniston, Alabama, and the Talladega National Forest, passing by the Talladega Superspeedway in the process, I-20 enters Georgia near Tallapoosa and after passing through western Georgia, it enters the Atlanta metropolitan area
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1996 Summer Olympics
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A record 197 nations, all current IOC member nations, took part in the Games, comprising 10,318 athletes. The 1996 Summer Games were the first to be staged in a different year from the Winter Games, Atlanta became the fifth American city to host the Olympic Games and the third to hold a Summer Olympic Games. Atlanta was selected on September 18,1990, in Tokyo, Japan, over Athens, Belgrade, Manchester, Melbourne, and Toronto at the 96th IOC Session. Atlantas bid to host the Summer Games that began in 1987 was considered a long-shot and this would be Torontos fourth failed attempt since 1960. The Athens bid was based on the fact that 1996 marked 100 years since the first Summer Games in Greece in 1896, though Athens would eventually host the 2004 Summer Olympics. The Oxford Olympics Study 2016 estimates the outturn cost of the Atlanta 1996 Summer Olympics at USD4.1 billion in 2015-dollars and cost overrun at 151% in real terms. This includes sports-related costs only, that is, operational costs incurred by the committee for the purpose of staging the Games. The competition venues, the Olympic village, international broadcast center, and media and press center, which are required to host the Games. The cost and cost overrun for Atlanta 1996 compares with costs of USD4.6 billion, average cost for the Summer Games since 1960 is USD5.2 billion, average cost overrun is 176%. The 1996 Olympics was predicated on the model established by the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. The cost to stage the Games was US$1.8 billion, to pay for the games, Atlanta relied on commercial sponsorship and ticket sales, resulting in a profit of $10 million. Events of the 1996 Games were held in a variety of areas, a number were held within the Olympic Ring, a 3 mi circle from the center of Atlanta. Others were held at Stone Mountain, about 20 miles outside of the city, to broaden ticket sales, other events, such as soccer, occurred in various cities in the Southeast. The opening ceremony featured Céline Dion singing The Power of the Dream, the mascot for the Olympiad was an abstract, animated character named Izzy. In contrast to the tradition of mascots of national or regional significance in the city hosting the Olympiad, Izzy was an amorphous. The 1996 Olympics were the first to have two separate opening ceremony events, Savannah, because of its geographical separation from Atlanta, had its own opening ceremonies on July 18,1996. The event featured Worldwide Connection, a composed by Savannah native Jeffrey Reed and a concert by Trisha Yearwood. Atlantas Olympic slogan Come Celebrate Our Dream was written by Jack Arogeti, the slogan was selected from more than 5,000 submitted by the public to the Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau
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Netflix
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Netflix is an American entertainment company founded by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph on August 29,1997, in Scotts Valley, California. It specializes in and provides streaming media and video-on-demand online and DVD by mail, in 2013, Netflix expanded into film and television production, as well as online distribution. As of 2017 the company has its headquarters in Los Gatos, Netflixs initial business model included DVD sales and rental, although Hastings jettisoned DVD sales about a year after Netflixs founding to focus on the DVD rental by mail business. In 2007, Netflix expanded its business with the introduction of streaming media, while retaining the DVD, Netflix entered the content-production industry in 2013, debuting its first series, House of Cards. It has greatly expanded the production of film and television series since then, offering Netflix Original content through its online library of films. Netflix released an estimated 126 original series or films in 2016, in January 2017, Netflix reported having over 93 million subscribers worldwide, including more than 49 million in the United States. Netflix was founded on August 29,1997, in Scotts Valley, California, by Marc Randolph, Randolph worked as marketing director for Hastings company, Pure Atria Corporation. Randolph was a co-founder of MicroWarehouse, a mail order company. Hastings, a computer scientist and mathematician, sold Pure Atria to Rational Software Corporation in 1997 for $700 million in what was then the richest acquisition in Silicon Valley history. Hastings, Randolphs mother and Integrity QA founder Steve Kahn invested $2.5 million in cash for Netflix. Randolph admired the fledgling e-commerce company Amazon and wanted to find a category of portable items to sell over the internet using a similar model. He and Hastings considered and rejected VHS tapes as too expensive to stock and too delicate to ship. When they heard about DVDs, which were available in only a few markets in 1997, when the disc arrived intact, they decided to take on the $16 billion home video sales and rental industry. Netflix introduced the monthly subscription concept in September 1999, and then dropped the model in early 2000. Since that time, the company has built its reputation on the model of flat-fee unlimited rentals without due dates, late fees, shipping and handling fees. In 2000, Netflix offered to be acquired by Blockbuster for $50 million, Netflix initiated an initial public offering on May 29,2002, selling 5.5 million shares of common stock at the price of US$15.00 per share. On June 14,2002, the company sold an additional 825,000 shares of stock at the same price. After incurring substantial losses during its first few years, Netflix posted its first profit during fiscal year 2003, in 2005,35,000 different films were available, and Netflix shipped 1 million DVDs out every day
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Michael R. Matz
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Michael R. Matz is an American race horse trainer and former Olympic equestrian team member who was inducted into the show jumping Hall of Fame. As a trainer, he has scored two wins in the Classics, the 2012 Belmont Stakes with Union Rags and the 2006 Kentucky Derby with Barbaro. Matz also was named person of the week by ABC News for his heroism in saving four children from the crash of United Airlines Flight 232 in 1989, Matz had a successful equestrian career as a show jumping rider. He was a six-time U. S. national champion, Matz won a total of four gold medals and four bronze medals at the Pan American Games, and was a member of the U. S. Olympic equestrian teams in 1976,1992, and 1996. In 1996, he won a silver medal on Rhum IV, in the show jumping equestrian event, along with Peter Leone, Leslie Burr-Howard. Matz was also chosen to carry the United States flag into Centennial Olympic Stadium at the Closing Ceremonies of the 1996 Games and he retired from show jumping as the leading money-winning rider in the sports American history, with over $1.7 million. On April 1,2006, Matz was inducted into the Show Jumping Hall of Fame and he began to train Thoroughbreds in 1998, making race horse training his full-time profession after he failed to make the 2000 Olympic team. He trains at the Fair Hill Training Center, in Maryland, in 2012 he trained Union Rags to become the winner of the 144th Belmont Stakes. Matz was chosen for the honor of carrying the flag at the 1996 Closing Ceremonies not only because of his career in the show ring, on July 19,1989, Matz and his fiancee, D. D. Alexander, were traveling home from judging a horse show in Hawaii and they missed their connection from Denver to Philadelphia, and had a choice of two flights 20 minutes apart. They chose United Airlines Flight 232, after a catastrophic engine failure that destroyed all of the planes hydraulic systems, the plane crashed at Sioux Gateway Airport in Sioux City, Iowa. Although the crash claimed 111 lives, Matz not only survived and he first led three siblings who were traveling alone to safety, and then went into the burning wreckage to save an 11-month-old girl. He was named Person of the Week by ABC News for his heroism on Flight 232, Matz has remained in touch with the three siblings, who were at Churchill Downs on Derby Day 2006, and met with him during the run-up to the race. Michael Matz Stats and News, NTRA Michael R. Matz, bio at stadiumjumping. com Chester County Sports Hall of Fame
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2006 Winter Olympics
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This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter Games in Cortina dAmpezzo in 1956. Italy also hosted the Games of the XVII Olympiad in Rome in 1960, Turin was selected as the host city for the 2006 games in June 1999. The official logo displayed the name Torino, the Italian name of the city, the Olympic mascots of the games were Neve, a female snowball, and Gliz, a male ice cube. The official motto of the XX Olympic Winter Games was Passion lives here, Turin was chosen as the host of the Olympics on June 19,1999, at the 109th IOC Session in Seoul, South Korea. This was after the IOC had adopted new procedures during the 108th Extraordinary IOC Session in light of the corruption scandals surrounding the votes for the 1998 and 2002 Winter Olympics. The full IOC Session then voted on the chosen as finalist cities by the Selection College. The selection of Turin over Sion came as a surprise, since Sion was the favorite in part because the IOC is based in Switzerland. Turins selection came two years after Romes unsuccessful 2004 Summer Olympics bid and those games were ultimately awarded to Athens, Greece. The information below comes from the International Olympic Committee Vote History web page, the Oxford Olympics Study established the outturn cost of the Torino 2006 Winter Olympics at USD4.4 billion in 2015-dollars and cost overrun at 80% in real terms. This includes sports-related costs only, that is, operational costs incurred by the committee for the purpose of staging the Games. The competition venues, the Olympic village, international broadcast center, and media and press center, average cost for Winter Games since 1960 is USD3.1 billion, average cost overrun is 142%. The Games featured 84 medal events over 15 disciplines in 7 sports, events that made their Olympic debut in Turin included mass start biathlon, team sprint cross country skiing, snowboard cross and team pursuit speedskating. Most of the cross country skiing events at these Games involved different distances from those in Salt Lake City, the following are the sports and disciplines that were contested at the games. The numbers in parentheses after each sport discipline indicate the number of events contested, all dates are in Central European Time Host country To sort this table by nation, total medal count, or any other column, click on the icon next to the column title. Stefania Belmondo, a 10-time Olympic medalist in cross-country skiing, lit the Olympic Flame during the ceremony on February 10. Before that, the ceremony celebrated the best of Italy and Sport including a segment honoring the Alps, the FilmMaster Group K-events created and produced the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the XX Winter Olympic Games in Turin in 2006. Executive Producer Marco Balich, Content Supervisor Alfredo Accatino, Art Direction Lida Castelli, monica Maimone of Studio Festi directed the section From Renaissance To Baroque, part of the Opening Ceremony. The first gold medal of the 2006 Games was awarded in the 20 kilometre biathlon, won by German Michael Greis on the first day of competition, on February 12, Latvia won its first winter Olympic medal when Mārtiņš Rubenis took the bronze in the mens luge
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Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing
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The Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, often shortened to Triple Crown, comprises three races for three-year-old Thoroughbred horses. Winning all three of these Thoroughbred horse races is considered the greatest accomplishment in Thoroughbred racing, the term originated in mid-19th century England and different nations where thoroughbred racing is popular each have their own Triple Crown series. S. Few have even tried as the time between the Kentucky Oaks and Black-Eyed Susan is generally considered too short for fillies. The most commonly accepted version of the Triple Tiara uses three races from New York, from 1957 to 2002, and 2007 to 2009, these three races were the Acorn Stakes, the Mother Goose Stakes, and the Coaching Club American Oaks. Thus far, no filly has won the reconfigured Triple Tiara, Nijinsky is still the only winner of the English Triple Crown since World War II. For many years, it was considered unlikely that any horse would win the English Triple Crown again. However, the horse was withdrawn from the 2000 Guineas two days before the race after suffering a setback and never raced again, since Nijinsky, only Nashwan, Sea the Stars, and Camelot have won both the Guineas and the Derby. Between Reference Point in 1987 and Camelot in 2012, no Derby winner even entered the St. Leger. This reluctance to compete in the St. Leger is said to be because of the impact it would have on a horses stud value in a market where speed is preferred to stamina, for a list of the annual individual race winners, see English Triple Crown race winners. By this reckoning, there were only 12 triple crown winners, in the past, this was not considered a true Triple Crown as the best fillies would often run in the Derby and Two Thousand Guineas. As this is no longer the case, the Fillies Triple Crown would now be considered as comparable as the original. In Ireland, the Triple Crown, modelled on the English equivalent, is made up of the Irish 2,000 Guineas the Irish Derby the Irish St. Leger All three races are run at the Curragh. For a list of the individual race winners, see Irish Triple Crown race winners. In 2014, the Hall of Fame decided to honor the five horses who had won the three races before 1959, meaning 12 horses are now recognized as winning the Canadian Triple Crown. The three-year-old Triple Crown initially included the Canterbury Guineas but nowadays the first leg is the Randwick Guineas, Leger, Dortmund,2800 m Only one horse has won the German Triple Crown, Königsstuhl in 1979. It is not known if the lists above are complete, the last Derby Belge for which there is any known record was in 2011, when the race was won by German-bred Revanta. The Hungarian Triple consists of, Nemzeti dij Magyar Derby Magyar St. Leger No filly has swept the Hungarian Fillies Triple Crown. In Switzerland, the Triple Crown series consists of, Swiss Derby Swiss 2000 Guineas Swiss St. Leger Plus the series for fillies Swiss Oaks Swiss 1000 Guineas One horse has won the Swiss Triple Crown,2006 Majofils Majofils half-sister Singapore Creek captured the 2007 Swiss Oaks
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Breeders' Cup
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The Breeders Cup World Championships is an annual series of Grade I Thoroughbred horse races, operated by Breeders Cup Limited, a company formed in 1982. From its inception in 1984 through 2006, it was an event, starting in 2007. All sites have been in the United States, except in 1996, the attendance at the Breeders Cup varies, depending mainly on the capacity of the host track. Santa Anita Park set the highest two-day attendance figure of 118,484 in 2016, the lowest two-day attendance was 69,584 in 2007 at Monmouth Park. The attendance typically only trails the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes, with the addition of three races for 2008, a total of $25.5 million was awarded over the two days, up from $23 million in 2007. With the subsequent removal of two races, the purses for the thirteen races totaled $24.5 million in 2014, plus awards for foal. Prior to the 2016 running, the purses were raised from $26 million to $28 million. The purse of the Classic was raised from $5 million to $6 million, each Breeders Cup race presents four Breeders Cup trophies to the connections of the winner and a garland of flowers draped over the withers of the winning horse. Many Breeders Cup winners will go on to win the Eclipse Award in their respective division, for example, of the eleven flat racehorse categories, seven of the Eclipse winners in 2015 had also won a Breeders Cup race, while three others were in the money. In the 2015 listing of the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities, three Breeders Cup races are ranked among the top Grade 1 races in the world, the Classic, the Turf, the Distaff is ranked second among the top Grade 1 races for fillies and mares. The event was created as a championship for North American Thoroughbred racing. The races are operated by Breeders Cup Limited, a company formed in 1982, the first event was in 1984. From its inception in 1984 through 2006, it was an event, starting in 2007. All sites have been in the United States, except in 1996, in 2006 Greg Avioli began serving as interim President and CEO of the Breeders Cup, and he became the official CEO in April 2007. This is a time for the Breeders Cup, said Avioli. Before the Breeders Cup expanded to two days, it was considered to be the richest day in sports. Beginning in 2008, the day of the Breeders Cup became the second-richest. In 2008, a total of $17 million was awarded on that day, the richest single day in sports is now another Thoroughbred racing event, Dubai World Cup Night
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Independence Day (United States)
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It declared that the thirteen American colonies regarded themselves as a new nation, the United States of America, and were no longer part of the British Empire. Independence Day is the National Day of the United States, Congress debated and revised the wording of the Declaration, finally approving it two days later on July 4. A day earlier, John Adams had written to his wife Abigail, The second day of July,1776, I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival. It ought to be commemorated as the day of deliverance, by acts of devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, adamss prediction was off by two days. Most historians have concluded that the Declaration was signed nearly a month after its adoption, on August 2,1776, although not a signer of the Declaration of Independence, James Monroe, another Founding Father who was elected as President, also died on July 4,1831. He was the third President in a row who died on the anniversary of independence, calvin Coolidge, the 30th President, was born on July 4,1872, so far he is the only U. S. President to have been born on Independence Day. In 1777 thirteen gunshots were fired in salute, once at morning and once again as evening fell, on July 4 in Bristol, ships in port were decked with red, white, and blue bunting. In 1778, from his headquarters at Ross Hall, near New Brunswick, New Jersey, General George Washington marked July 4 with a ration of rum for his soldiers. Across the Atlantic Ocean, ambassadors John Adams and Benjamin Franklin held a dinner for their fellow Americans in Paris, in 1779, July 4 fell on a Sunday. The holiday was celebrated on Monday, July 5, in 1781 the Massachusetts General Court became the first state legislature to recognize July 4 as a state celebration. In 1783, Moravians in Salem, North Carolina, held a celebration of July 4 with a music program assembled by Johann Friedrich Peter. This work was titled The Psalm of Joy and this is recognized as the first recorded celebration and is still celebrated there today. In 1870 the U. S. Congress made Independence Day an unpaid holiday for federal employees, in 1938 Congress changed Independence Day to a paid federal holiday. Independence Day is a holiday marked by patriotic displays. Similar to other summer-themed events, Independence Day celebrations often take place outdoors, Independence Day is a federal holiday, so all non-essential federal institutions are closed on that day. Many politicians make it a point on day to appear at a public event to praise the nations heritage, laws, history, society. Families often celebrate Independence Day by hosting or attending a picnic or barbecue, many take advantage of the day off and, in some years, decorations are generally colored red, white, and blue, the colors of the American flag
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Alternative rock
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Alternative rock is a genre of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s and 2000s. In this instance, the word refers to the genres distinction from mainstream rock music. The terms original meaning was broader, referring to a generation of musicians unified by their debt to either the musical style or simply the independent. Ethos of punk rock, which in the late 1970s laid the groundwork for alternative music, Alternative rock is a broad umbrella term consisting of music that differs greatly in terms of its sound, its social context, and its regional roots. Most of these subgenres had achieved minor mainstream notice and a few bands representing them, such as Hüsker Dü, with the breakthrough of Nirvana and the popularity of the grunge and Britpop movements in the 1990s, alternative rock entered the musical mainstream and many alternative bands became successful. By the end of the decade, alternative rocks mainstream prominence declined due to a number of events that caused grunge and Britpop to fade, emo attracted attention in the larger alternative rock world, and the term was applied to a variety of artists, including multi-platinum acts. Post-punk revival artists such as Modest Mouse and The Killers had commercial success in the early, before the term alternative rock came into common usage around 1990, the sort of music to which it refers was known by a variety of terms. In 1979, Terry Tolkin used the term Alternative Music to describe the groups he was writing about, in 1979 Dallas radio station KZEW had a late night new wave show entitled Rock and Roll Alternative. College rock was used in the United States to describe the music during the 1980s due to its links to the radio circuit. In the United Kingdom, dozens of small do it yourself record labels emerged as a result of the punk subculture, according to the founder of one of these labels, Cherry Red, NME and Sounds magazines published charts based on small record stores called Alternative Charts. The first national chart based on distribution called the Indie Chart was published in January 1980, at the time, the term indie was used literally to describe independently distributed records. By 1985, indie had come to mean a particular genre, or group of subgenres, at first the term referred to intentionally non–mainstream rock acts that were not influenced by heavy metal ballads, rarefied new wave and high-energy dance anthems. The use of alternative gained further exposure due to the success of Lollapalooza, for which festival founder, in the late 1990s, the definition again became more specific. Defining music as alternative is often difficult because of two conflicting applications of the word, the name alternative rock essentially serves as an umbrella term for underground music that has emerged in the wake of punk rock since the mid-1980s. Alternative bands during the 1980s generally played in clubs, recorded for indie labels. Sounds range from the gloomy soundscapes of gothic rock to the guitars of indie pop to the dirty guitars of grunge to the 1960s/1970s revivalism of Britpop. This approach to lyrics developed as a reflection of the social and economic strains in the United States and United Kingdom of the 1980s, by 1984, a majority of groups signed to independent record labels mined from a variety of rock and particularly 1960s rock influences. This represented a break from the futuristic, hyper-rational post-punk years
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WWWQ-HD2
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99X is a radio station in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, streaming an alternative rock radio format branded as 99X, which began on full-power station WNNX FM99.7 in late October 1992. The station was taken off-air when Q100 was moved to 99.7 from 100.5, but returned to W250BC FM97.9, 99X was relaunched on W255CJ on January 1,2016. At the beginning of the 1990s, Atlantas Power 99 was the dominant top-40 station in the southeast, however, the success of Nirvana and Pearl Jam and the subsequent rise of alternative music gave station management pause. In early 1992, KEDG-FM debuted in Las Vegas as an alternative station, at the same time, Power 99 was seeing its ratings decline. Susquehannas management agreed that changes were in order, in early September 1992, Will Pendarvis was brought in to host an all-alternative program on weeknights called Power 99 On the Edge. After receiving an amount of positive feedback, station management decided to re-brand Power 99. Just prior to its debut, Sean Demery, Leslie Fram. Without knowledge of management, they rebuilt the playlist, focusing more on alternative music, on Monday, October 26,1992, at Noon, 99X made its debut with Video Killed the Radio Star by The Buggles. Station management expressed their disapproval that the trio had recrafted the station without their permission, however, the positive response from listeners and ad buyers encouraged them to allow the station to move forward. Initially, the station stuck with Power 99s WAPW call letters and they also opted to play album tracks that were not necessarily singles, often to the dismay of the major labels and standard marketing strategies. Despite the initial response, the station earned modest ratings in its initial books. As a response, the moved to tighten the playlist. However, the station did not call itself an alternative station, 99X played a key role in breaking numerous acts during its early years. MD Sean Demerys push behind The Cranberries Linger in 1993 helped earn the national attention. The day after the release of their debut album Frogstomp, the band played its first US show at the Roxy in Atlanta as a 99X Freeloader show, in early 1993, 99X established what would become its best known program, Live X. The station invited touring acts into the studio to perform acoustic sets, the first year saw live performances by World Party, Natalie Merchant, Lenny Kravitz, and Frank Black, among others. In 1994, the station issued its first compilation of Live X performances, over ensuing years, a total of twelve compilations were released. For most of the first two years of the station, mornings were hosted by Demery and Fram, in early 1994, the show added newcomer Jimmy Baron and was named The Morning X
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Foo Fighters
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Foo Fighters is an American rock band, formed in Seattle, Washington in 1994. It was founded by Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl as a project following the dissolution of Nirvana after the death of Kurt Cobain. The group got its name from the UFOs and various phenomena that were reported by Allied aircraft pilots in World War II. The band began with performances in Portland, Oregon, Goldsmith quit during the recording of the groups second album, The Colour and the Shape, when most of the drum parts were re-recorded by Grohl himself. Smears departure followed soon afterward, though he would rejoin them in 2005 and they were replaced by Taylor Hawkins and Franz Stahl, respectively, although Stahl was fired before the recording of the groups third album, There Is Nothing Left to Lose. The band briefly continued as a trio until Chris Shiflett joined as the lead guitarist after the completion of There Is Nothing Left to Lose. The band released its album, One by One, in 2002. The group followed that release with the two-disc In Your Honor, Foo Fighters released its sixth album, Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace, in 2007. The bands seventh album, Wasting Light, produced by Butch Vig was released in 2011. In November 2014, the eighth studio album, Sonic Highways, was released as an accompanying soundtrack to the Grohl-directed 2014 miniseries of the same name. Over the course of the career, four of its albums have won Grammy Awards for Best Rock Album. As of 2015, the eight albums have sold 12 million copies in the U. S. and 30 million worldwide. Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl joined the grunge group Nirvana as its drummer in 1990, during tours, he took a guitar with him and wrote songs. Grohl held back these songs from the rest of the band, he said in 1997, I was in awe of, I thought it was best that I kept my songs to myself. Grohl occasionally booked studio time to record demos and covers of songs he liked, frontman Kurt Cobain was found dead in his Seattle home on April 8,1994, and Nirvana subsequently disbanded. Grohl received offers to work with artists, press rumors indicated he might be joining Pearl Jam and he almost accepted a permanent position as drummer in Tom Petty. Ultimately Grohl declined and instead entered Robert Lang Studios in October 1994 to record fifteen of the forty songs he had written. With the exception of a part on X-Static, played by Greg Dulli of the Afghan Whigs, Dave Grohl played every instrument
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The Offspring
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The Offspring is an American punk rock band from Huntington Beach, California, formed in 1984. Originally formed under the name Manic Subsidal, the band consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Dexter Holland, bassist Greg K. lead guitarist Kevin Noodles Wasserman and drummer Pete Parada. The Offspring went through lineup changes over the years, and Holland. The band is often credited—alongside fellow California punk bands Green Day, Bad Religion, NOFX, Pennywise and they have sold over 40 million records worldwide, being considered one of the best-selling punk rock bands of all time. To date, the Offspring has released nine studio albums and their first three albums for the independent record labels Nemesis and Epitaph earned them a cult following. Splinter was followed five years later by Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace, the Offspring is currently in production of their tenth studio album, which is due for release in 2017. The foundations for the Offspring began with guitarist/vocalist Bryan Dexter Holland and bassist Greg Kriesel playing music together in a garage in Cypress, at a party, and following a riot at a 1984 Social Distortion show, they decided to form a band called Manic Subsidal. Holland changed his role from drums to guitar, and the band was rounded out by singer Doug Thompson, marcus Parrish briefly joined as a second guitarist, however, no recordings were made at this point. After Thompson was forced out, Holland took over vocals, in 1985, school janitor Kevin Noodles Wasserman joined as a second guitarist, allegedly because he was old enough to purchase alcohol for the other members, who were under the legal drinking age. In 1986, after changing their name to The Offspring, the released their first single. They released the single on their self-made Black Label record company, an earlier version of Ill Be Waiting, which was then known as Fire and Ice, appeared on the long-out of print Subject to Blackout compilation tape, which was also released in 1986. Also in 1986, the Offspring recorded a tape, which received a positive review in Maximum Rocknroll magazine. Lilja left the Offspring in 1987 to pursue a career in gynecology, and was replaced by Ron Welty. After recording another demo in 1988, The Offspring signed a deal with a small-time label. In March 1989, the band teamed up with producer Thom Wilson to record their first album, the album was released in limited numbers by the label, only on the 12 vinyl and cassette formats, and was not released on CD until 1995. A six-week national tour followed, but Noodles was later stabbed during a performance at a Hollywood anti-nuclear benefit, in 1991 the Offspring teamed up with Wilson again to produce the Baghdad 7 EP and a third demo tape. This EP and demo were instrumental to the signing with Epitaph Records. In 1992 Thom Wilson and the Offspring returned to the studio to record their second album Ignition, the band went on U. S. tours with Pennywise and Lunachicks, and a European tour with NOFX
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Goldfinger (band)
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Goldfinger is an American punk rock band that formed in 1994 in Los Angeles, California. Currently, the band is composed of vocalist/guitarist John Feldmann, and is more or less a solo outlet for the singer and he often recruits other members to play with him from bands with which he previously has worked. The original band is considered to have been a contributor to the movement of third-wave ska. However, the releases of Open Your Eyes and Disconnection Notice, have more commonly placed in the punk rock genre. Apart from the music, Goldfinger is also noted for their political activism. At the time the band was formed, Feldmann and Williams were working at the shoe store where they were discovered by A&R Executive Patrick McDowell. Many of the songs on Richter are demo versions of songs on the bands debut, Goldfinger. The song Here in Your Bedroom from the album was especially popular, in 2006, Alternative Press listed the self-titled Goldfinger album as one of the 10 Albums That Shaped 1996 alongside No Doubt, Weezer and others. The band released its album, Hang-Ups, on September 9,1997. Although the album was successful than the bands debut, the band still maintained a devoted fan base in the hardcore community. Founding bassist Simon Williams left the band following Hang-Ups, during this time, Goldfinger released a popular cover of the song More Today Than Yesterday by Spiral Starecase, which also helped the band stay out of obscurity. Goldfingers third studio LP was Stomping Ground, which was released on March 28,2000, the album sold poorly in the US but was a modest hit in some European countries, thanks to their cover of Nenas 99 Luftballons sung partly in German. In 2000, during their tour of England, Goldfinger recorded one of their sets, issuing the live Foot in Mouth, available only at shows, in 2001, Goldfinger announced that Charlie Paulson was leaving the band and was being replaced by former Ünloco member, Brian Arthur. Their next album, Open Your Eyes, was the first for their new record label, on this album, the band abandoned much of its reggae influences in favor of a more heavy sound. Furthermore, some of the lyrics discussed animal rights, a subject which had not been touched upon in earlier albums, the band recorded a music video for the title track of the album, which was also focused on animal rights. In early 2005, they released its first album for their new label, Maverick Records, the song Wasted from the album was released as a single. The CD was less well received compared to former Goldfinger albums, in 2005, Brian departed from the band after the release of the album. Shortly after Brians departure, Goldfinger announced that their original guitarist Charlie Paulson would return, Charlie returned to the stage playing three songs at the Key Club in LA when the band finished a Western USA tour
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The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
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The Mighty Mighty Bosstones are an American ska punk band from Boston, Massachusetts, formed in 1983. Since the bands inception, lead vocalist Dicky Barrett, bassist Joe Gittleman, tenor saxophonist Tim Johnny Vegas Burton, the line-up also includes drummer Joe Sirois, saxophonist Kevin Lenear, guitarist Lawrence Katz and trombonist Chris Rhodes. The Bosstones are often credited as one of the progenitors of the genre of ska punk, the band had released seven studio albums, three EPs and a live album by the time they announced a hiatus in December 2003. In 2007, the Bosstones reunited to resume recording and touring, from 1994-2002, and since 2007, they have hosted the annual Hometown Throwdown music festival. The bands roots lay in the scene of the early 1980s along with a strong influence from the British 2 Tone ska scene of the 1970s. Bassist Joe Gittleman played with local hardcore band Gang Green, while vocalist Dicky Barrett was a member of Impact Unit and, later on, the Cheap Skates lineup went through frequent changes and would feature members of Gang Green on occasion. It was through the Cheap Skates that a core lineup coalesced around Barrett, Gittleman, Tim Johnny Vegas Burton, Nate Albert, Josh Dalsimer, Tim Bridewell, the group decided on the name, the Bosstones as a reference to the city near their hometowns. In 1987, the Bosstones made their recorded debut when they were featured on the Mash It Up ska compilation, the Bosstones contribution was The Cave, and Ugly. Another early recording, Drums and Chickens, appeared on the 1989 ska compilation Mashin Up The Nation, by the time Mashin Up The Nation was released, the Bosstones had temporarily disbanded in order for Albert and Gittleman to finish high school. After their graduation, the band reunited, around this time, it was brought to the bands attention that an a cappella group, The Bosstones, had already used the name during the 1950s. A bartender friend arbitrarily suggested that they become the Mighty Mighty Bosstones, in order to any possible legal hassles. Despite not consistently drawing large crowds at their shows, the Taang. Record label gave the band a contract which would result in the Devils Night Out album. The album was released to local and lukewarm national reaction during a time when ska was struggling to move out of the American underground. The band found resistance from ska purists who did not like that the band were not playing traditional ska while hardcore fans were against the ska, despite the initial reaction, Devils Night Out has gone on to become one of the bands most popular albums. It was during this time that the bands trademark plaid clothing came to be, after a show where Barrett wore plaid, fans started to show up wearing it as well. It was noticeable enough that the band was approached by the Converse sneaker company to promote their new line of Chuck Taylor sneakers, the band accepted the proposal and were seen in several television commercials promoting the sneakers. By this time, Tim Bridewell had left the band, to be replaced by Dennis Brockenborough, the bands next release was an EP titled Whered You Go
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Cowboy Mouth
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Cowboy Mouth is a band based in New Orleans, Louisiana known for fusing alternative rock with album-oriented rock, roots rock, and jam band influences. Formed in 1992, the band saw early success in the 1990s. After disappointing album sales in 2000, they were dropped by their label, in 2011, the band was inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame. The band name Cowboy Mouth, taken from a play by Sam Shepard and Patti Smith, usually means One with a loud. The nucleus of the formed in the 1990s, and they have become a powerhouse live act whose performances have been likened to a religious experience. After initially releasing independent albums, in 1996 Cowboy Mouth signed with MCA Records, Jenny Says, an existing song that the band re-recorded on Are You With Me. was released as a single. Jenny Says reached #26 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart and #33 on the Billboard Alternative Rock chart, the band released additional records, but their label dropped them after 2000s Easy failed to meet their labels sales expectations. Undeterred by the lack of a label, the band continued producing albums and releasing them through independent labels through the 2000s. Some of their most popular songs include Love Of My Life, Everybody Loves Jill, Easy, Disconnected, How Do You Tell Someone and their single This Much Fun from their 2006 album Voodoo Shoppe is featured in the trailer for the Disney animated feature Meet the Robinsons. They maintain an active touring schedule, primarily through the United States. A portion of the album was recorded with producer Mitch Allan and features engineers Stewart Cararas, just seven months after the records completion the studio suffered the wrath of Hurricane Katrina. They performed The Avenue on Mardi Gras Day 2006 live on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, the album also features the song Joe Strummer, a semi-tribute to the late Clash frontman. The band released its first full-length live DVD, The Name of the Band Is Cowboy Mouth, on May 14,2011, during a performance at Bon Ton Louisianne in Houston, Texas, Cowboy Mouth was inducted into The Louisiana Music Hall Of Fame. Formerly of the Backbeats and the New Orleans power trio Dash Rip Rock, Formerly of the Red Rockers, purveyors of the 1980s China and Good As Gold as well as subsequent tourmates with U2, the Go-Gos, and Men at Work. Matt Jones Formerly Jimmies Chicken Shack Brian Broussard Formerly of the New Orleans power trio Dash Rip Rock, jonathan Pretus rhythm guitar, vocals the third guitarist the band has had. Formerly the singer/guitarist for New Orleans based band The Garden District, former singer/guitarist for Weezer cover band, called Tweezer. Sonia Tetlow - fifth bass player and vocals Paul Sanchez - founding member-guitar, Paul Clement bass guitar, first bass player, and original member With the band for six months prior to Walters, and has played with many New Orleans area bands including Woodenhead. Steve Walters - bass guitar Formerly of The Backbeats and The Normals, rob Savoy - bass guitar, Past member of Louisiana Cajun rock group The Bluerunners
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David Arquette
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David Arquette is an American actor, film director, producer, screenwriter, fashion designer and former professional wrestler. A member of the Arquette acting family, he first became known during the mid-1990s after starring in several Hollywood films, such as the Scream series, Wild Bill and he has since had several television roles, such as Jason Ventress on ABCs In Case of Emergency. In addition to his career, Arquette took a brief foray into professional wrestling in early 2000. During his tenure, Arquette became a one-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion, Arquette was born in a Subud commune in Bentonville, Virginia. He is the youngest child of Brenda Olivia Mardi, an actress, poet, theater operator, activist, acting teacher, and therapist, and Lewis Arquette, Arquettes paternal grandfather was comedian Cliff Arquette. Arquettes mother was Jewish, while his father was a convert from Catholicism to Islam, through him and his father, whose familys surname was originally Arcouet, was of part French-Canadian descent. Arquettes four siblings, Rosanna, Alexis, Richmond, and Patricia are all actors, the Arquettes had an unusual upbringing, with a father who occasionally had substance abuse issues. Their mother died of breast cancer, Arquette appeared in a number of movies in the 1990s, including Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Airheads, and Never Been Kissed. He had guest spots on television shows like Blossom, Beverly Hills,90210, Arquette achieved his biggest success in the horror/slasher film franchise Scream. It was during the filming of the first film in 1996 that he first met his future wife, Arquette guest starred alongside Cox on Cougar Town in 2012. He also appeared in the 2001 EA video game SSX Tricky and he also starred in See Spot Run in 2001. Arquette starred in the 2007 ABC comedy series In Case of Emergency, since then, he has appeared in the 2008 film Hamlet 2, and reprised his role in Scream 4, again acting alongside Cox. He appeared alongside his sister in the TV show Medium in January 2011 and he appeared in Rascal Flatts music video for their song Why Wait in 2010. Arquette, a horror fan, made his directorial debut with 2007s The Tripper, and has signed on to direct Glutton. The film began shooting in July 2011 in Canada, Arquette appeared on the 13th season of Dancing with the Stars, partnered with two-time champion Kym Johnson. He was eliminated on November 1,2011, on October 7,2013, Arquettes new show Dream School in which he plays a mentor to high-risk kids in LA, premiered on the Sundance Channel. In 2000, after filming the World Championship Wrestling movie Ready to Rumble, on the following episode of Thunder, Arquette teamed with Page in a match against Bischoff and Jeff Jarrett, with the stipulation that whichever man got the pin would take the championship. Arquette pinned Bischoff again in the finish, receiving the WCW World Heavyweight Championship in the process
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Local H
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Local H is an American rock band originally formed by guitarist and vocalist Scott Lucas, bassist Matt Garcia, drummer Joe Daniels, and lead guitarist John Sparkman in Zion, Illinois in 1987. The members all met in school in 1987 and founded Local H three years later. After Sparkmans departure in 1991 and Garcias departure in 1993, Local H signed a contract with Island Records in 1994 as a duo. They became best known for their radio hit Bound for the Floor, the album As Good As Dead was also certified gold. Daniels was replaced by Brian St. Clair in 1999, Brian St. Clairs last show with Local H was in 2013. In November 2013 Ryan Harding was announced as the new drummer, according to the bands Twitter account, its name comes from combining two R. E. M. Songs, Oddfellows Local 151 and Swan Swan H, Local H formed as a result of a high school band that Scott Lucas and Matt Garcia were in called Rude Awakening, in 1987. In 1987, while attending school in Zion, Scott Lucas and Joe Daniels began jamming together, along with Matt Garcia. Local H was formed in 1990, performing their first show on April 20,1990, Sparkman left the band on April 4,1991, and Garcia left on January 26,1993, and Lucas and Daniels began looking for a replacement bassist. Local H played their first show as a duo on September 3,1993. Local H recorded and released three albums through Island Records with the Lucas/Daniels lineup, Ham Fisted, As Good as Dead. Songs Eddie Vedder and Fritzs Corner additionally made Top 40 on the Alternative, in July 1999, after a complicated year with their label, Daniels left the group. He was replaced by former Triple Fast Action drummer Brian St. Clair, Lucas and St. Clair released the bands fourth album Here Comes the Zoo in 2002 under the Palm Pictures record label. The No Fun EP followed in 2003 and their fifth album, in 2005, the band received a good deal of publicity after recording a cover of the Britney Spears single Toxic. The track was the studio recording featured on Alive 05. On April 5,2011, the ICON release of the bands Island recordings became their first best-of compilation, in the same interview, Lucas also suggested that a working title for the album was Hallelujah, Im a Bum, named for a song from the Depression Era. On July 11,2013, the announced that their next studio effort. Im a Bum would be released on September 18, a full track listing was also published
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Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
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Me First and the Gimme Gimmes are a punk rock supergroup and cover band that formed in San Francisco in 1995. The Gimmes work exclusively as a cover band, the band is named after a childrens book of the same name by Gerald G. Jampolsky and Diane V. Cirincione. The bands first release came with 1995s Denver, a 7 single released on band member Fat Mikes record label Fat Wreck Chords, featuring two John Denver covers. 1996 and 1997 saw the release four more singles, each on a different label and named after the artist covered on that particular release. Their first full-length album, Have a Ball, was released July 29,1997, the compilation album Have Another Ball. The band entered the studio on April 3,2006 to work on their album, Love Their Country. The theme of album is country and western, and includes covers of tracks by Dixie Chicks, Garth Brooks, Hank Williams, Sr. Prior to the release of the album, Fat Wreck Chords released a digital label sampler, in late 2006, Fat Wreck Chords released another digital label sampler Christmas Bonus, containing a previously-unreleased cover of Steve Goodmans City of New Orleans. In August 2006 Me First and the Gimme Gimmes were scheduled to play three dates at PNC Park after Pirates games, but after they got booed on the first night and they were to play along with fireworks during the post-game Skyblast shows. On December 5,2007, Fat Wreck Chords released a flash MP3 holiday bonus sampler called Hanuk-Comp containing The Boxer, there is also a downloadable podcast that features commentary from Fat Mike and Floyd during breaks between songs in which the next album is revealed. The compilation Have Another Ball. was released on July 8,2008, it all the B-side recordings from the Have a Ball singles, plus covers of Sodomy. Fat Wreck Chords released Go Down Under on February 1,2011, on September 13,2011 Fat Wreck Chords released a 5-song EP, Sing in Japanese. In a Reddit AMA on January 28,2014, Fat Mike revealed the album theme would be Divas. Featuring covers of Barbra Streisand, Christina Aguilera and Lady Gaga and we Are Diva. would be released on May 13,2014 on Fat Wreck Chords. Chris Shifletts brother, Scott Shiflett, has been filling in for him on the bands most recent tours, NOFX guitarist Eric Melvin filled in for Fat Mike on bass during the 2007 European tour and 2008 and 2013 Australian tours. Warren Fitzgerald of The Vandals & Lindsay McDougall of Frenzal Rhomb filled in on guitars during the participation in the 2003 Livid Festival in Australia. Since 2014, Jay Bentley of Bad Religion has been the usual fill-in member on bass for Fat Mike, the Gimmes have a gimmick of wearing quirky matching costumes during their live shows. Some of the match the albums, such as when they dress in cowboy outfits to accompany the album Love Their Country or in drag as various characters from musicals in Are a Drag
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Squirrel Nut Zippers
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The Squirrel Nut Zippers music is a fusion of Delta blues, gypsy jazz, 1930s–era swing, klezmer and other styles. They found commercial success during the Swing Revival of the late 1990s with their 1996 single Hell, after a hiatus of several years, the original band members reunited and took to the stage again in 2007, playing select dates around the United States and Canada through 2008. The group made its debut in Chapel Hill a few months later, the articles headline read, Squirrel Nut Zipper. It is also the name of a Squirrel nut caramel candy dating back to 1890, the band was initially lumped into the lounge movement, along with Combustible Edison, and credited as part of the brief swing music revival of the 1990s. The bands break-through single, Hell, was distinguished by calypso rhythms, songs from the bands first album, The Inevitable were played on National Public Radio in the US. Their second album, Hot was certified platinum, in 1997, the band toured with Neil Young. The bands next album, Perennial Favorites also received critical acclaim. Also released in 1998 was Christmas Caravan, a Christmas-themed album, the band then recorded Bedlam Ballroom in 1999, after touring. The band had recorded a version of Under the Sea which was going to be included on the DVD release of The Little Mermaid, Disney had purchased Mammoth just months prior to this recording. The song was released on the bands greatest hits CD. In 1999, both Maxwell and Mosher quit the band, the early 2000s rendered the band largely inactive, with members pursuing other projects, but also because of Mathus and Whalens divorce. In 2002, Maxwell and Mosher sued the members of the band over management. The case was settled out of court for $155,000 to cover unpaid royalties, contact was a musical dance play made up of three separate dance pieces set to pre-recorded music. The show used Zippers music along with the music of other artists, the band performed in a segment on Sesame Street in January 2001. The single Hell was also featured on the pilot of MGM Televisions Dead Like Me, in 2003, the Russian TV miniseries Brigada featured a cover of Meant to Be, sung by Yekaterina Guseva. During this period, Katharine Whalen released two albums, Jazz Squad and Dirty Little Secret. Jim Mathus toured with Buddy Guy before forming his band, Knockdown Society, je Widenhouse and Reese Gray are recording and touring with Firecracker Jazz Band. Chris Phillips spent two years playing with the Dickies, as well as William Reid from the Jesus and Mary Chain and his current side band, The Lamps, included members of the Bangles and The Connells
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Mike Geier
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Big Mike Geier is an Atlanta, Georgia based singer, entertainer and leader of the band Kingsized. Puddles Pity Party is a created by Geier known for appearing in several viral videos on YouTube since 2013. Most of the songs he performs are covers of recent hits, puddles Pity Party is noted for his distinctive whiteface clown costume, baritone singing voice, not speaking on stage or in interviews, and his unusually tall height of 6 ft 8 in. Puddles Pity Party performed in Aqua Teen Hunger Forces 2010 tour, in 2011 he regularly appeared in vaudevillian cabaret at Teatro ZinZanni. In 2013, he opened for Eels during their U. S. in October 2013, he recorded a cover of Lordes Royals with Postmodern Jukebox on YouTube. As of April 2017 the video has received over 18 million hits, puddles has collaborated with Bradlee on YouTube several times since. Since 2014 he has toured the world, with concerts in the United States, United Kingdom, Belgium, official website PuddlesPityPartys channel on YouTube
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Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers
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Formed in 1979 in Brooklyn, New York, Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers members began their musical endeavors in their pre-teens under the name The Melody Makers. Their fifth album, One Bright Day, which contains themes of optimism, in 2000, they toured worldwide for the release of their live DVD, Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers Live. In 1996 they sang the song for the animated childrens TV series Arthur. Originally formed at the request of their father, Bob Marley and their vision, however, is similar to their fathers desire to bring people together through music and the Melody Makers pop-reggae sound has certainly done that. The band is comprised by four of Bob Marleys ten children, vocalist/guitarist Ziggy, vocalist/guitarist/drummer Stephen, vocalist Cedella, as the eldest male, Ziggy is viewed by the press as the groups leader, with Stephen often sharing in the songwriting and lead vocals. The four siblings initially came together as a unit in 1979 to record Children Playing in the Streets. Bob Marley had composed the four years earlier for his children. All royalties from the single were pledged to the United Nations, Ziggy and Stephen performed together at their fathers funeral on 21 May 1981, dancing alongside the I-Threes and the Wailers, during their brief homage to the great artist. Later that year, The Melody Makers released their single, What a Plot. In 1983, the performed at Reggae Sunsplash, a festival that Ziggy and Stephen were already veterans of. In 1984, The Melody Makers began a recording session with English producer Steve Levine that released a single, in 1985, the group released their first album, Play the Game Right. Although accompanied by the Barrett brothers, who were the rhythm section for the Wailers. In 1986, Hey World was released and credited to Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers and this album laid the groundwork for the groups fast maturing sound. In support of the album, Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers embarked on their first tour, a veritable Tuff Gong roadshow with Nadine Sutherland, the group was well received at the yearly Reggae Sunsplash in 1986 and 1987. In 1988, the popularity was at such a height that they were signed to the international major label Virgin Records. Later that year, they went into the studio with Tina Weymouth and Chris Franz of Talking Heads to record their third album, the album charted at no.23 on the Billboard 200 and at no.26 on the R&B Albums chart. The album spawned the successful single Tomorrow People, which charted at no.16 on the Mainstream Rock chart and no.39 on the Hot 100. The second single Tumblin Down was also received charting at no.1 on Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales chart
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Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
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Big Bad Voodoo Daddy is a contemporary swing revival band from Southern California. Their notable singles include Go Daddy-O, You & Me & the Bottle Makes 3 Tonight, the band played at the Super Bowl XXXIII half-time show in 1999. The band was formed in Ventura, California, in 1989 by leader Scotty Morris. The band was named Big Bad Voodoo Daddy after Scotty Morris met blues guitar legend Albert Collins at one of the latters concerts and he signed my poster To Scotty, the big bad voodoo daddy, Morris explains. I thought it was the coolest name I ever heard on one of the coolest musical nights I ever had, so when it came time to name this band, I didnt really have a choice. I felt like it was handed down to me and he and Kurt Sodergren are the two original members, with the rest of the band joining later. The band has concentrated on the swing of the 1940s and 1950s, playing clubs, the band launched two CDs, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy and Watchu Want for Christmas. From there, they were signed by Capitol Records, with Capitol, the band released Americana Deluxe, This Beautiful Life, and Save My Soul. The band has continued their tours, performances and album releases, the band had appeared at the 1999 Super Bowl half-time show and the 2006 Capital One Bowl, and also served as the house band for ESPNs ESPY Awards for a few years. The band created a version of the theme for the sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun. They created a new song for the movie The Wild, and recorded a song for Disneys Phineas, BBVD also performed on the hit television show Dancing with the Stars, and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno to promote their album How Big Can You Get. The Music of Cab Calloway, a collection of their renditions of Cab Calloway songs in April 2009 and they also have been performing at EPCOT for the annual Food and Wine Festival since 2008. The Music of Cab Calloway Rattle Them Bones It Feels Like Christmas Time Louie, Louie, Louie Live and compilations Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Live CD + DVD set Extended plays Watchu Want for Christmas. Singles You & Me & the Bottle Makes 3 Tonight CD Single Big Bad Voodoo Daddy appeared as themselves in Night of the Living Doo, a special farcical episode of Scooby-Doo. Big Bad Voodoo Daddy appeared as themselves in the 1996 film Swingers, an uncredited appearance as the band at Salingers Restaurant in the Party of Five season 2 episode Change Partners. The band appeared on an episode of Hells Kitchen when they attended dinner service in the episode of Season 13. Official website Big Bad Voodoo Daddy on Facebook Listen to Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Live In Los Angeles at Walt Disney Concert Hall 1-1-2010 npr. org Retrieved 15 March 2011,96 minutes
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Better Than Ezra
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Better Than Ezra is an American alternative rock trio based in New Orleans, Louisiana, and signed to The End Records. The band formed in 1988 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the current band consists of Kevin Griffin, Tom Drummond, and Michael Jerome. The band has released 8 studio albums, the most recent one being 2014s All Together Now and they are best known for their 1993 platinum album Deluxe and the 1995 single Good, which hit no.1 on the Hot Modern Rocks Tracks charts. Better Than Ezra was formed in 1988 by its four original members – vocalist and guitarist, Kevin Griffin, lead guitarist, Joel Rundell, bassist, Tom Drummond, All four members were attending Louisiana State University at the time of Better Than Ezras formation. Better Than Ezras first public performance was at Murphys in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, though many theories abound, the band refuses to disclose the origin of its name. Drummond once told a reporter that the meaning of the name is “so lame you wouldn’t even want to print it. ”It has also been said that the name came into being when the then nameless band entered a battle of the bands in competition with a group named Ezra. Needing a name to register they simply said that they were better, fans of the group often refer to themselves as Ezralites. Better Than Ezra circulated a demo tape later in 1988. While not a release, this demo is sought-after by the bands fans. In 1990 the band released an album, Surprise. Joel Rundell, the lead guitarist, committed suicide on August 8,1990. The remaining three members of the band some time off to reassess its future following Rundells death. However, Griffin, Drummond and Bonnecaze reunited Better Than Ezra as a trio by the end of 1990, the trio continued playing house parties and fraternity shows across southern United States during the early 1990s. The band released its first nationally-distributed album Deluxe in 1993 on its own label, Swell Records. Better Than Ezra signed with Elektra Records in 1995, Elektra Records rereleased Deluxe in 1995 and the single, Good, reached the No.1 position on the Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart which helped push the album to platinum record status by the end of 1995. Success came quickly to Better Than Ezra, Tom Drummond commented later in a 1998 interview with CNN, It took us seven years to get signed, and then seven weeks to get to No.1. When describing the success of Deluxe and its single Good. After Deluxes major label release, original drummer Cary Bonnecaze left the band in 1996 and he was replaced by drummer Travis McNabb, formerly of the band Vigilantes of Love, who was tapped to play on the bands upcoming album, Friction, Baby
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Goo Goo Dolls
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The Goo Goo Dolls are an American rock band formed in 1986 in Buffalo, New York, by vocalist and guitarist John Rzeznik, vocalist and bassist Robby Takac, and drummer George Tutuska. Mike Malinin was the drummer from January 1995 until December 27,2013. Although renowned for their commercially successful 1998 single Iris, they have had other notable and popular singles including Name. The Goo Goo Dolls have had 19 top ten singles on various charts, in October 2012, Iris was ranked #1 on Billboards Top 100 Pop Songs 1992–2012 chart, which also featured Goo Goo Dolls hits Slide, ranking at #9, and Name at #24. Their biggest hit, Iris, from the City of Angels soundtrack, spent nearly 12 straight months on the Billboard charts and held the number one position on the Hot 100 Airplay chart for 18 weeks. The first single from their 2010 album, Something for the Rest of Us, Home, the bands tenth album, Magnetic, was released on June 11,2013. On May 6,2016, their studio album, Boxes, was released. The bands original lineup included John Rzeznik, Robby Takac, Takac and Tutuska had been long-time friends in school and met Rzeznik while he was playing in the band The Beaumonts with Takacs cousin, Paul Takac. The trio picked their name from a True Detective ad for a toy called a Goo Goo Doll and we were young and we were a garage band not trying to get a deal. We had a gig that night and needed a name and its the best we came up with, and for some reason it stuck. If I had five minutes, I definitely would have picked a better name. With Takac as their singer, the band released their first album, Goo Goo Dolls in 1987 on Mercenary Records, but was picked up in 1988 by Celluloid Records. They played around Buffalos underground music circuit opening for bands such as SNFU, Dag Nasty, ALL, The Dead Milkmen, Gang Green, Doughboys. The band released its second album Jed in 1989, after being embraced by local college radio and punk scenes, the Goo Goo Dolls third release incorporated elements of heavy metal, pop rock, and punk rock. In 1991, the song Im Awake Now was recorded for the soundtrack of Freddys Dead, superstar Car Wash, released in 1993, received significant media attention. The critical success and encouraging sales of their last album resulted in a budget from Metal Blade Records. The album was recorded at Metalworks Studios in Mississauga, Ontario. We Are the Normal received a push toward play on college and independent radio
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Semisonic
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Semisonic is an American rock band formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1995. The band had three members, Dan Wilson, John Munson, and Jacob Slichter and they are best known for their 1998 single Closing Time. After the breakup of Trip Shakespeare, Dan Wilson and John Munson joined up with drummer Jacob Slichter to form Semisonic in 1995, an EP, Pleasure, was released that year on Boston indie label CherryDisc, and the studio full-length Great Divide in 1996 on MCA. In a 2008 performance at Harvards Sanders Theatre, Wilson made it known that it was written about the birth of his first child. In early 2001, the band released its album, All About Chemistry. The single Chemistry was a mainstay overseas, however, the album did not fare as well in the United States, All About Chemistry remains their last studio album. As of January 2017, according to the official website Semisonic is reuniting for a series of two shows in January and that more plans will follow. Semisonic contributed the song for the 1999 Kevin Costner movie For Love of the Game. Over My Head, a track on some editions of All About Chemistry, was used in the 2001 teen flick Summer Catch. Closing Time appeared in the 2011 movie Friends with Benefits, in the fall of 2001, Semisonic contributed their cover of the Wings song, Jet, for the Paul McCartney tribute CD Listen to What the Man Said. Wilson with Bic Runga contributed Good Morning Baby to the American Pie soundtrack in 1999, F. N. T. was featured in the 1996 movie The Long Kiss Goodnight and the 1999 movie 10 Things I Hate About You. Closing Time was included in a episode of the The Office, Wilson took time out to do some solo projects and play tour dates around the Midwest in December. Munson joined Wilsons brother and former Trip Shakespeare frontman Matt Wilson to form a project, The Flops, in 2001. In 2009, John Munson and Matt Wilson reunited to form a new band The Twilight Hours, since forming they have released an album, Stereo Night, and have been touring. In 2004, Slichters book So You Wanna Be a Rock & Roll Star was published, in late spring of 2005, John Munson began playing in a new jazz trio, The New Standards, featuring Chan Poling of The Suburbs and Steve Roehm. This band plays new jazz renditions of classic songs, on October 16,2007, Rick Rubins label American Recordings released Wilsons solo album, Free Life, featuring collaborations with numerous artists including Munson and Slichter. The song Cry was the albums single, official website MTV. com artists biography City Pages, Radio Killed the Rock & Roll Stars – book excerpt An Interview with Dan Wilson, Part 1
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Fuel (band)
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Kemble Walters Fuel is an American rock band formed by guitarist/songwriter Carl Bell and bassist Jeff Abercrombie. Originally known as Small the Joy, they changed the name to Fuel in 1994. They are known for their hit songs Shimmer from Sunburn, Hemorrhage and Bad Day from Something Like Human, the band has sold nearly four million records worldwide. They have released five albums, most recently Puppet Strings in 2014. No original members of the band remain, except for vocalist Brett Scallions, Carl Bell and Jeff Abercrombie, childhood friends, started playing music together in junior high and high school. After graduating high school Bell, who was a few years older than Abercrombie, Bell and Abbott formed a college campus band, Wanted in Henderson, Tennessee. The band Wanted transitioned into Phoenix, which was a band for the college primarily used to recruit prospective students. Lead vocalist-guitarist Brett Scallions joined the group after bassist Jeff Abercrombie saw him performing in a bar in Jackson, Tennessee, in 1993, the band made a choice to go under a different name when showcasing its own original material. That name for the time being would be Small The Joy which put out one EP in 1994, before the release of their second EP Porcelain the band once again decided to change its name, this time settling on the name Fuel. The band released their second EP Porcelain in 1996 as well as repackaged their first EP Small The Joy with the Fuel name on it, Porcelain sold well locally, spawning a small radio hit with Shimmer. The popularity of the EP brought them to the attention of Sonys 550 imprint, upon signing to Epic, the band entered Longview Farm recording studios in Massachusetts, along with producer Steven Haigler and session drummer Jonathan Mover due to problems with Abbott. The bands full-length debut, Sunburn, came out in 1998, the songs Shimmer and Sunburn are also featured on the charitable album Live in the X Lounge. Sunburn was also featured in the movie Scream 3, and the band contributed the non-LP track Walk the Sky to the 1998 American Godzilla film, the band hit the road in support of the release. Once again due to problems with Abbott, Mover was enlisted, the band picture includes Miller, though he did not play on the record. The album Sunburn was the bands first Gold and Platinum selling record, in 2000, Fuel came back with their second album, Something Like Human, featuring the single Hemorrhage which was No.1 for 12 weeks on the U. S. The single was also named Billboards No.5 Rock Song of the Decade according to their Best of the 2000s Rock Songs chart. In 2013 Hemorrhage became the No.6 Alternative Rock song of the past 25 years according to Billboards Alternative Chart 25th Anniversary, Something Like Human peaked at No.17 on the Billboard 200 and was certified Double Platinum by the RIAA on September 25,2001. The groups third album, Natural Selection, named after Darwinian theory, was released in September 2003, the album was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2004 for best engineered album, and the band contributed the song Wont Back Down to the Daredevil soundtrack earlier in the year
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Fastball (band)
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Fastball is an American rock band that formed in Austin, Texas in 1995. The band originally called themselves Magneto U. S. A. in 1998, their album All the Pain Money Can Buy reached platinum sales within six months of its release, and stayed on the Billboard 200 chart for a year. In addition, the group has been nominated for two Grammy Awards – Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for The Way, and Best Long Form Music Video for their promotional video The Way. They also received five The Austin Chronicle awards, 1998s Album of the Year, Best Video, Best Single/EP, Band of the Year, in 1995, Tony Scalzo, Miles Zuniga, and Joey Shuffield formed Fastball in Austin, Texas. Zuniga and Shuffield first played together in a band called Big Car, after a stint with another group called Wild Seeds, Shuffield introduced Zuniga to Scalzo, who had played in a band called the Goods in Orange County, California. The trio decided to form their own band, and began playing around the Austin area. When they first started out, the band tried out names, such as Star 69, Magneto, Magneto USA, Ed Clarks Business Bible and Starchy. Fastball quickly built a following in the Austin area. As a result, a local journalist spotted them, and suggested that Hollywood Records check them out and they did, and Fastball soon signed a recording contract. Scalzo and Zuniga took turns singing and writing the songs, while Shuffield backed them up on drums, in 1996, Make Your Mama Proud arrived in stores. The album didnt sell well, but it did win for the Best Pop Band category at the Austin Music Awards. The following year, the members of Fastball were unsure of their future, the members of Fastball still had side jobs as late as January 1998. Tony Scalzo worked the graveyard shift at The Bagel Manufactory in Austin and he, Shuffield, and Zuniga would be on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and Late Night with Conan OBrien just four months later. Fastballs second album, All The Pain Money Can Buy, was released on Hollywood Records, within just six months, it had sold more than a million copies. The single The Way stayed on top of Billboards Modern Rock Tracks chart for seven weeks, Scalzo was inspired to write the song in 1997, after reading a news article about Lela and Raymond Howard, an elderly couple who had disappeared in Texas. Though Lela had Alzheimers and Raymond was recovering from brain surgery and they were discovered two weeks later, dead, at the bottom of a ravine near Hot Springs, Arkansas, hundreds of miles off their intended route. Fastball followed up The Way with a second single Fire Escape and a single, Out of My Head. Out of My Head reached the top ten on Billboards Top 40 chart and was a top ten hit on the Adult Top 40 chart for 29 weeks, the band followed up their album release with a tour that also featured Marcy Playground and Everclear
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Athenaeum (band)
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Athenaeum was an alternative pop rock four-piece band from Greensboro, North Carolina, USA formed in 1990 at an eighth grade dance by Nic Brown and Mark Kano. Classmates Mark Kano and Nic Brown formed the band, Athenaeum, selling approximately 10,000 copies, Green Album was self-released and self-distributed, soon distributed by Redeye Distribution. In 1996 the band was signed by Atlantic Records, releasing their major debut, Radiance. The first single, What I Didnt Know, was a hit in the United States. The song Flat Tire from Radiance was a hit and enjoyed wide radio airplay in the Philippines, though it didnt appear on the films soundtrack, the song Un-noticed was briefly featured in the MTV Films feature Varsity Blues. During the recording phase for their album, Brown left the band to attend Columbia University. He was replaced by Jeremy Vogt, who performed with the likes of Tonic, brewster also dissolved his membership with the group and was replaced by Mike Garrigan, the lead singer and songwriter of Collapsis. This new line-up played their first show March 31,2001, at Ziggys in Winston-Salem, the new set included Garrigans Collapsis anthem, October. Athenaeums second major album, Athenaeum, was released September 18,2001, however, it received little promotion in the wake of the September 11,2001. Kano and Garrigan subsequently formed the band mg4 with McKinney and Vogt, Garrigan has since stepped back into his solo career and production work. Brown went on to record and perform with such as Ben Lee, Longwave, Skeleton Key, Eszter Balint. He has also published three novels, In Every Way, Floodmarkers, and Doubles, and is now an English professor at Clemson University. Brewster went on to form a local Greensboro, NC, cover band, playing for years before he finally settled in Charlotte, NC. In August 2008, Second Motion Records announced both Green Album and Hourglass were available for download on iTunes for the first time. In February 2009, Kano released an album, Walking on Broadway. Gavin MacKillop, who also produced Athenaeums releases on Atlantic Records, studio albums Radiance Billboard Heatseekers peak #46 Athenaeum Family Tree Extended plays Athenaeum Compilation albums Hourglass Singles What I Didnt Know from Radiance. Billboard Hot 100 peak #58 Flat Tire from Radiance
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Everything (band)
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Everything is an alternative rock band from Harrisonburg, Virginia best known for their 1998 hit Hooch. The band was formed in 1989 by students at James Madison University. S, the band released its first 3 albums independently, selling almost 30,000 CDs before signing a brief and ill-fated deal with Capricorn Records in 1995. Their peak of popularity came in 1998, when Hooch was featured in Adam Sandlers hit movie The Waterboy, from 1998 to 2000, it charted in the top 10 on Billboards Pop and Hot AC charts, as well as top 20 on the Modern Rock charts. The band reveled in their popularity, playing radio shows. Hooch has been heard in episodes of My Name Is Earl, Yes, Dear, and Clueless, the band toured internationally in Japan and Korea, before finally deciding to take a hiatus. The band reconvened in 2004 to record the album In the Juju Underworld, which was not released until 2006
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Guster
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Guster is an American alternative rock band from Boston, Massachusetts. Founding members Adam Gardner, Ryan Miller, and Brian Rosenworcel began practice sessions while attending Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts, while attending Tufts, the band lived at 139 College Avenue in Somerville, Massachusetts. The band enjoyed success on the charts with Keep It Together, its fourth album. Gusters tours were originally local, but began to spread as the band gained popularity, in 1999, Guster gave its first performance in Canada, followed by a 2004 tour in Britain that had four shows in London and one in Manchester. Guster maintains a liberal taping policy and has a very dedicated, despite this policy, the band has released several live shows via iTunes. The band members met during freshman orientation at Tufts University in 1991, a year later, after writing a few songs in their dorm rooms, the band named itself Gus and booked its first gig. The band recorded its first album independently in 1994, titled Parachute and this album established the band as a favorite of the same 1990s scene that became popular through bands such as the Dave Matthews Band, The Disco Biscuits, moe. The band was still in college when it recorded the album, shortly after the release of Parachute, another artist calling himself Gus signed a deal with a major record company, forcing the band to rename itself Guster. In 1996, the band recorded their second album, Goldfly. In 1998 the band signed with Sire Records and re-released Goldfly, a year later, the band released the album Lost and Gone Forever, produced by Steve Lillywhite. With the backing of a label, the band appeared on shows such as the Late Show with David Letterman. The band released its album, Keep It Together, in 2003, with the first single. Following the release of Keep it Together, multi-instrumentalist Joe Pisapia, a live album/DVD, Guster on Ice, compiled from two shows in Portland, Maine, in December 2003, was released in 2004. Guster released its fifth studio album, Ganging Up on the Sun. The single Manifest Destiny / Sorority Tears was released in November 2005 on the Internet, on September 27,2006, Guster won Album of the Year at the Boston Music Awards. Alongside Ganging Up on the Sun, the released a documentary comedy series called Joes Place on its Web site. The band also participated in the Barenaked Ladies Ships and Dip cruise, in 2009, Guster took part in a similar event with musician John Mayer called Mayercraft Carrier 2 aboard the Carnival Splendor. Guster released their studio album Easy Wonderful on October 5,2010
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Shawn Mullins
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Shawn Mullins is an American singer-songwriter who specializes in folk rock, instrumental rock, adult alternative, and Americana music. He is best known for the 1998 single Lullaby, which hit one on the Adult Top 40 and was nominated for a Grammy Award. Mullins was born in Atlanta, Georgia and he cultivated an interest in music beginning in his days at Clarkston High School in Clarkston, Georgia. Later, he honed his craft in his days at North Georgia College and State University as a solo acoustic musician. He attended North Georgia College and State University on an Army ROTC scholarship with an intention of pursuing a military career. S. He served in a status, reaching the rank of 1st lieutenant before fulfilling his service obligation. Soon, he added a drummer and bassist to form the pop trio billed as Shawn Eric Mullins with Twice Removed. Eventually the Twice Removed trio parted ways under amicable terms, and his critical breakthrough came when his song Lullaby, from the album Souls Core, became a radio and video hit. In the video for Lullaby, directed by Roger Pistole, actress Dominique Swain appeared, one of his more famous songs, All in My Head, was featured on the hit television sitcom Scrubs. This song was written after an e-mail was sent out by the producers of the new show searching for a theme song, Mullins wrote a demo version and sent it in within 24 hours. It wasnt selected as the song, but the demo version was used in a season one episode of the series. Another single, Shimmer, was included on the soundtrack for the TV show Dawsons Creek and was a minor hit. Shimmer was also used in Australia as part of its campaign during the Sydney 2000 Summer Olympics and is still considered in Australia as the unofficial anthem of the games. To date he has yet to match the commercial success of Lullaby. In early 2002, he formed the supergroup The Thorns with Matthew Sweet, in 2006, Mullins released his first album on new label Vanguard Records, 9th Ward Pickin Parlor, as well as a new single, entitled Beautiful Wreck, from the album. The single enjoyed modest success by reaching number one on the Americana and AAA, on March 11,2008, Mullins released his second album on Vanguard, entitled Honeydew. On October 12,2010, Mullins released his album on Vanguard. On October 23,2015, Mullins released his new album, titled My Stupid Heart, under the newly merged Sugar Hill and Rounder Records
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Jump, Little Children
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Jump, Little Children is a band that formed in 1991 in the city of Winston-Salem, NC. Known for its sound, energetic live performances, and willingness to interact with fans. The name Jump, Little Children is taken from a written by blues musician Leroy Dallas. The band played its first show on January 1,1992 as part of a New Years Day festival in downtown Winston-Salem, the group was performing Irish music, and Clifford, Bivins, and Pollen traveled to Ireland to learn their craft firsthand during the winter of 1992. Upon their return, Evan Bivins left the School of the Arts to join the band, as they worked to finance the move, the band spent the summer of 1993 in Charleston, SC, where they met future member Jonathan Gray. After arriving in Boston in late 1993, Jump, Little Children recorded and released a cassette featuring original songs. Pollen then left the group to join a community, and Clifford. Gray and Williams joined the lineup soon thereafter and the band was frequently found busking on the corner of Church and their Irish influences began to blend with an alternative rock sound, and the public took notice. Jump, Little Children recorded and released The Licorice Tea Demos in early 1995 and they continued to gain local notoriety and received regional radio airplay for the song Quiet. Regular touring continued throughout 1996 and 1997, including the first of what would become a yearly tradition, buzz, a live EP, was released in early 1997, and the band was courted by various record labels. The group eventually chose Breaking Records in 1998, Jump, Little Childrens first and only album released under Breaking Records, Magazine, was recorded during the summer of 1998 with producer Brad Jones. Magazine was released in the fall of 1998, and the single Cathedrals achieved radio play nationwide over the following year, looking to build on the success of Cathedrals, the band reentered the studio in the fall of 2000 to record Vertigo. Produced by Clifford and Brad Wood and mixed by David Leonard, the album was due to be released in May 2001. The rights to Vertigo were given to Breaking, and after a struggle, Jump, Little Children was able to release the album on their own imprint, EZ Chief Records. Vertigo reached No.44 on the Billboard Top Independent Albums chart, the band regrouped over 2002 and 2003, expanding their touring to include the Midwest and West Coast and recording and releasing a DVD titled Live At The Music Farm. They also expanded EZ Chief Records, launching a website where users could create custom CDs using tracks from independent artists. In the summer of 2003, the band took its first hiatus, but soon returned with a name, Jump. Produced by Rick Beato and released on Brash Music in April 2004, between The Glow & The Light, an EP of B-sides to Between The Dim & The Dark, was released in April 2005
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