Orphan date February 2009 Infobox musical artist See Wikipedia WikiProject Musicians name Killer Flamingos image caption image size Only for images narrower than 220 pixels background group or band birth name alias origin Dearborn , Michigan , United States genre Pop music Pop br Rock music Rock br Electronica br Alternative rock Alternative years active 2000 present label Chim Cham Records associated acts website http www.killerflamingos.com www.killerflamingos.com current members Michelle Carravallah br Todd Best br Tim Webber br David Gondoly br Darren Drake past members Steve Cooley br Eric Miller br Billy Adams br Jojo Moceri br Billy Butler br Bill Kamalay br Noreen Novrocki br Tom Bachleda br Martin Kosmalski notable instruments Killer Flamingos is an United States American Pop rock band from Dearborn, Michigan , signed to Chim Cham Records. They released their debut album Sick Society in 2002. History The band has acquired an impressive fan base in the Detroit area, frequenting venues like The Dirty Martini in Novi, Luna in Royal Oak, and The Millennium Club in Ann Arbor. They are most known for playing Paycheck s Lounge in Hamtramck and the Coffee Beanery establishments in the Metro Detroit area. On Saturday, September 3, 2005, they won The Detroit News Sonic Summer contest at the Chrysler Arts, Beats & Eats festival. ref Adam Graham. http www.detnews.com apps pbcs.dll article?AID 20050905 ENT04 509050301 1 contest03 Killer Flamingos strut to Sonic Summer victory The Detroit News , September 5, 2005. ref Musical style and influences Their repertoire includes original titles and choice covers Some of the songs covered by the band include Aerosmith or Run DMC Walk This Way br A Ha Take On Me br B.o.B. Nothin On You br Blackeyed Peas I Gotta Feeling br Britney Spears Womanizer br Buggles Video Killed the Radio Star br Cranberries Zombie br Dexy s Midnight Runners Come on Eileen br Enrique Iglesias Hero br Estelle feat. Kanye West American Boy br Finger Eleven ... more details
Infobox musical artist See Wikipedia WikiProject Musicians name Familija image Familijapromo.jpg caption image size 250 landscape yes background group or band alias origin Belgrade , Serbia , FR Yugoslavia genre ska , pop rock , Rock music rock , world music years active 1994 &ndash 1998 label PGP RTS , Komuna Belgrade , Taped Pictures associated acts U kripcu , Ko ava, Vampiri , Disciplina Ki me Centrala, The Dibidus, Radio Gerila website past members Aleksandar Vasiljevi br Aleksandar Luki br Dejan Pejovi br Dejan Petrovi br Goran Red epi br Ratko Ljubi i br Marko Milivojevi br Branko Popovi Familija Serbian Cyrillic trans. Family was a Serbia n rock music rock Supergroup music supergroup from Belgrade , consisting of Vampiri , Ko ava and U kripcu members. The band s musical style was a combination of ska , Pop music pop , Ethnic music ethnic and rock music . History The band was founded in late 1993 by U kripcu members Aleksandar Vasa Vasiljevi electric guitar guitar Aleksandar Luka Luki bass guitar bass and Ratko Ljubi i drum kit drums along with former Vampiri members Dejan Peja Pejovi vocals , Dejan Dexy Petrovi vocals and drummer percussionist Goran Ged a Red epi. In February 1994 the band began recording their debut album, Narodno pozori te People s Theatre , released by PGP RTS later during the year. Pejovi , Vasiljevi , Luki and Petrovi wrote all the songs, featuring various musical styles combined with pop rock sound. The album featured the hits Baltazar whose chorus referred to Professor Balthazar theme song , Mala, mala , to ja volim taj seks and Nije mi ni ta . The track Trajna Nina featured lyrics from the Beatles track Yellow Submarine song Yellow Submarine . The record was produced by or e Petrovi who also played keyboard instrument keyboards . LP record Vinyl LP and compact cassette editions sleeves were designed by Sa a Mado enja Markovi , while the CD edition featured sleeve art by Branko Luki . The band also appeared ... more details
Since it opened, Dean St. has welcomed artists such as Black Eyed Peas, Noel Gallager, Paul Weller, Swizz Beatz, John Legend, Florence The Machine, Tinchy Stryder, Nadine Coyle, The Saturdays, Plan B, Marc Almond, Fun Lovin Criminals, Sneaky Sound System, Carl Barat and Reverend and the Makers... History 59 Dean Street has always been linked to the music industry. In 1976, Tony Visconti created Good Earth Studios, where he recorded a plethora of great artists such as David Bowie, T Rex, Thin Lizzy, U2, Moody Blues, Adam Ant, Prefab Sprout and The Alarm amongst many others. Other well known artists also hired the studio space independently during this time, including Paul Oakenfold, S Express, The Smiths, Jesus and Mary Chain, Big Audio Dynamite, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Tina Turner, Wham , Duran Duran and Dexy s Midnight Runners. In 1989, Viconti sold his lease to the music production company Joe & Co. They left Tony s original control room & studio unaltered but developed the rest of the basement into music recording production suites. Robert Plant, Pink Floyd, Tim Finn, Brian Molko, Bruce Hornsby and Cliff Richard worked here during this period, including two notable sessions were with Charles Aznavour and Chrissie Hynde who each sang a duet with Frank Sinatra. Dusty Springfield also recorded her last ever track in Studio 1 in 1995. Lots of famous actors have recorded voiceovers here such as Sir John Gielgud, Sir Ben Kingsley, Robert Stephens, Harry Enfield, Julian Clary and Pete Postlethwaite. Stephen Fry also recorded the audio books for the Harry Potter series. In August 2007, Dean St. Studios or Dean Street Studios was launched by Jasmin Lee, Suzanne Lee, Ben Roulston and Brenda Rowe. Ben Roulston and Brenda Rowe left the business in May 2011, replaced by Eric Nicoli Artists such as the Black Eyed Peas, Noel Gallager, Paul Weller, Swizz Beatz, John Legend, Florence The Machine, Tinchy Stryder, Nadine Coyle, The Saturdays, Plan B, Marc Almond, Fun Lovin Crimi ... more details
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for the people of a nation not affiliated with the government of that nation general public Use British English date November 2010 Use dmy dates date November 2010 Refimprove date February 2008 Infobox musical artist See Wikipedia WikiProject Musicians name General Public image General Public.jpg landscape yes caption Ranking Roger and Dave Wakeling, 1994 background group or band origin United Kingdom genre Reggae , New Wave music New Wave years active 1984 1987, 1994 1995 label I.R.S. Records I.R.S. , Epic Records Epic associated acts The Beat band The Beat , Dexys Midnight Runners , The Specials , The Clash website current members past members Dave Wakeling br Ranking Roger br Mickey Billingham br Horace Panter br Andy Stoker Growcott Stoker br Mick Jones The Clash Mick Jones br Kevin White br Gianni Minardi br Mario Minardi br Michael Railton br Norman Jones br Wayne Lothian br Randy Jacobs br Thomas White br Dan Chase General Public were a band formed by The Beat band The Beat vocalists, Dave Wakeling and Ranking Roger , and which included former members of Dexy s Midnight Runners , The Specials and The Clash . They are best remembered for their North American Top 40 hits Tenderness 1984 and I ll Take You There 1994 . Career After the 1983 break up of The Beat known as The English Beat in North America , Dave Wakeling and Ranking Roger decided to continue working together in a new venture. They joined up with keyboardist Mickey Billingham Dexys Midnight Runners , guitarist Mick Jones The Clash Mick Jones The Clash , bassist Horace Panter The Specials and drummer Andy Stoker Growcott Stoker Dexys Midnight Runners The Bureau to form a quasi Supergroup music supergroup of the UK punk rock punk ska Mod subculture mod scene. The band was dubbed General Public and was signed to Virgin Records in the UK and I.R.S. Records in North America. The band recorded and released the album All the Rage in 1984. Jones left General Public part way through the recording process, bu ... more details
Multiple issues notability July 2011 refimprove July 2011 inappropriate tone July 2011 orphan December 2011 no footnotes July 2011 Infobox musical artist name Del Webb Explosion background group or band years active 1980 1983 origin Adelaide , South Australia genre Pop music pop br Soul music Soul br Rock Music Rock label Empty Dogma, Greasy Pop Records Greasy Pop associated acts PlanB Del Webb Explosion was a seven piece band cast in the mold of British soul revivalists Dexy s Midnight Runners. They were active in Adelaide for only 20 months from 1981 1983 with their first gig at the Union Hotel on the 7 December 1981. ref name Dday cite book last Day first David authorlink coauthors title SA great it s our music 1956 1986 year 1987 publisher D. Day and T. Parker location Glandore, S. Aust ref A brass based pop band with strong British soul influences, The band was founded in Adelaide, South Australia, by Peter Flierl who had just returned from a trip to the UK with an incredibly strong impression having been left by the sounds of Dexys Midnight Runners and the very recently formed splinter group from that ensemble, The Bureau. The band s name was provided by early Del Webb guitarist, Gerry Barrett, and was named after American construction magnate and real estate developer, Delbert Eugene Webb. The Explosion just seemed to follow. ref cite web title PlanB About Del Webb Explosion url http www.planbaustralia.com del webb explosion.html work PlanB Australia web site accessdate 20 May 2011 ref History The Beginning Peter Flierl bass guitar, backing vocals, song writing started with an advertisement in the local newspaper want ads seeking like minded musicians to form an 8 piece soul pop band to play a mix of original and cover songs. Drummer Heinz Stein responded early and was clearly attuned to what Flierl had in mind. Mankyboddle lead vocals , Barrett guitar and Pasetto tenor sax were enlisted shortly afterwards, forming the nucleus of the band. Rehearsals commence ... more details
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