Fetters, Nyswonger and Arduser are all former members of the Raisins, a Cincinnati-based band that was a local success in the early 1980s. In 1983, the Raisins, who then consisted of Fetters, Nyswonger, Rick Neiheisel (keyboards, vocals) and Rick "Bam" Powell (drums, vocals), recorded an eponymous album, produced by Adrian Belew. Adrian's friendship with the Raisins dated back to the mid-'70s, when he crossed paths with them as a member of a band named Sweetheart before being discovered by Frank Zappa. The Raisins album, which was released on the small Cincinnati-based label Strugglebaby, produced a local No. 1 hit, "Fear is Never Boring" (later re-recorded for the Bears' first album), on popular Cincinnati radio stations. Clive Davis, then head of Arista Records, considered signing the band, but the Raisins didn't break through nationally. …show more content…
Two more album releases followed in the next few years, but the band was unable to secure a national recording contract, and went on hiatus in 1996. During this time, Belew released solo albums and rejoined King Crimson. Belew's Inner Revolution album from 1992 featured Arduser on drums, and Fetters played in Belew's backing band for the tour supporting its release. On the tour for Belew's 1994 album Here, psychodots served dual roles as the opening band as well as the Belew's backing band, and they played a few Bears songs despite it not being billed as a reunion of the group. Fetters released a solo CD in 1998 on which Belew cowrote two songs, and he, Nyswonger and Arduser all performed on various cuts. Arduser's band the Graveblankets, which also featured Nyswonger, released a series of albums through the late '90s. Arduser and Nyswonger also played live with other local Cincinnati
This show takes place in the dilapidated, two-bedroom apartment of Walter and Ruth Younger, their son Travis, Walter’s mother Lena, also known as “Mama”, and his sister Beneatha. This award winning production of the 2014 revival of A Raisin In The Sun shows the talented Denzel Washington fill the shoes of Walter Younger, the story’s main character. He stars alongside LaTanya Richardson Jackson, who plays the part of Ruth. The 1859 classic depicting the lives of this African-American family’s life in South Side Chicago during the 1950s. Walter is barely getting by financially, due to his low income as a limousine driver, desperately has the desire to become wealthy--who doesn’t?. Walter plans to invest in his own liquor store which he will run alongside his good friend Willy, and plans to do so with his portion of his mother’s insurance check; did I mention that the check was for $10,000! Mama puts down money for a house --a house, in an all-white neighborhood, with a lawn, that her grandson will be able to play on. This has always been a dream of her and her husband, and now that he is gone, she only wants it more.
After the Prelude album, 2002 began a stale moment until he began putting together a project called Alchemy of Sound that later changed to DJversion666. He explained that he chose the name as he had been djing in an mostly open format I chose that name, as I had been djing for a few years up to now. He attributes most of his gain back into music to Exemia, whom has collaborated on remakes of his songs, such as “Goodbye World”. It was the beginning of having his music with the exception of instrumentals and “Future Gods”, on contemplation CDs. It resulted in him joining darkTunes Music Group when his album was completed and independently posted on Bandcamp. We asked him about upcoming endeavors since his new site was launched through Tangent D. Noir’s TheXFactory (a creative
Flobots is an American rock/ hip-hop band that was created by Jamie Laurie in 2000 in Denver, Colorado. Before the group was really known worldwide they had already produced “Handlebars”; they became very successful in 2007 after their major label debut Fight with Tools (2007), which had the song “Handlebars” which was originally produced in 2005. Flobots is a group that really combines to different genres to make a more influential tone. They combine alternative rock with hip-hop to create songs that make the listeners think in ways they have not thought in before. This is really exhibited in their song “Handlebars”. The lead singer said he created the song based off of being able to learn how to ride a bicycle without using the handlebars; he felt so accomplished, but at the same time sad because he realized while he was doing this America was in a war and was bombing countries killing people (MTV). This shines th...
In life there are always going to be ups and downs, good and bad times, because families go through extensive amounts of arguments. Within the play A Raisin in the Sun, written by Lorraine Hansberry, there are a few complications that the Younger family face. Moreover, the main complications occur between Lena Younger (Mama) and Walter Lee Younger (the son of Mama). Throughout the play, the biggest complication they face is how to spend Walter Lee Senior’s life insurance money. The Younger family goes through several challenging times; however, the family shows that no matter what, everyone should stick together.
Captain Trips first played with Mother McCree’s Uptown Jug Champions who became the Warlocks in 1965 and later became the “seminal ‘60s rock & roll band the Grateful Dead” for which Garcia is most known(“Jerry Garcia_”). Grateful Dead is a name that was randomly chosen from an open copy of the Oxford English Dictionary.
There was only one problem, he struggled to read music (PBS). Even though he had a difficult time reading and writing music, Hendrix joined his first band The Velvetones for about three months (PBS). In the summer of 1959, Hendrix finally sought out his calling and joined a new band that was called The Rocking Kings. Hendrix would never have gotten very far without his inspirations, which included the famous Buddy Holly, B.B. King, Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, and many others. In the year 1961 Hendrix joined the United States Army, but was discharged in 1962 due to an injury in
The members included Angus Young, Malcolm Young, Larry Van Kriedt, Dave Evans, and Colin Burgess. The people who wanted the most success out of them were Australia’s legendary roadie Ray Arnold and his partner Alan Kissack. The two men convinced “Chequers” entertainment manager Gene Pierson to let the band play at the popular Sydney nightclub in 1973. Colin Burgess was the first member fired, and several bassists and drummers passed through the band the next year. The Young brothers decided that Evans was not a suitable frontman for the group, because they felt he was more of a glam rocker. It was Gene Pierson who arranged for Bon Scott from “Fraternity” to join them as the lead singer. (Paul Sutcliffe, Pg. 34, P.2)
Did you know that Def Leppard is the only band in the entire world that has a one armed drummer? ”Def Leppard originated in the town of Sheffield, England during 1977. The band was founded by Pete Willis, Rick Savage, and Tony Kenning. Joe Elliott tried to join the band as a guitarist, but it was decided that he was better suited to be the lead singer. The original name of Def Leppard was Atomic Mass but was later changed. Their first gig was in a dining hall in A Block in Westfield School in Mosborough, Sheffield. Despite all of the hardships the band has overcome, it is still one of the most famous bands in the world. The contributions to music demonstrated by Def Leppard over the years prove without a doubt that they deserve to be inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Def Leppard’s worthiness of this award is shown in their awards, professionalism, and innovation.
1993 was a very busy year. They got a contract from Trent Reznor's new own label Nothing and got a spot on NIN's 94 tour. The making of their first album, "Portrait of an American Family", was underway. Trent Reznor was the producer of the album.
Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, two french men, have been friends since their teenage years, and were once in a band called “Darlin’” with Laurent Brancowitz – guitarist of the French band, Phoenix – before forming Daft Punk. The band finally got a name when an English man who heard their performance said their music was a bunch of “daft punky trash.” In 1993, the band's first single called “The New Wave” was released; it was then edited again and re-released as “Alive”, which became very popular in the EDM (electronic dance music) scene. With their first album, Homework, came popularity. The two had never wanted to be in the public eye; they always wore some sort of mask in interviews, photo shoots, and concerts - they even went so far as to put black bags over their heads in an interview in Iceland (Icelandic ‘Bagged’ interview with Daft Punk).
After the death, he still continued to intrigue and inspire fans. The group released ‘unplugged in New York.’ Shortly after his death, and it went to the top of the charts. With Cobain gone, there has been struggle with what he left behind. In September 2002, Love finally announced that they had solved their long lethal battle over unreleased material. An anthology of their songs, Nirvana, was released that year, including an unreleased track, “You Know You’re Right”. Two collections that included other previously unreleased material followed with 2004's With the Lights Out and 2005's Sliver: The Best of the Box.
An Analysis of A Raisin In the Sun & nbsp; "A Raisin In The Sun" is a play written by an African-American playwright - Lorraine Hansberry. It was first produced in 1959. Lorraine Hansberry's work is about a black family in the Chicago South Side. the Second World War. The family consisted of Mama(Lena Younger), Walter.
In the story “The Adventure of the Speckled Band” the author Conan Doyle portrays many different narrative techniques. He uses these techniques to provide meaning for the audience as well as help them visualize the situation that was being described. The different techniques used are narrative discourse, suspense, conflict, close, and focalization in his story. Narrative discourses are events, to describe a series of events that are contingent one on another. Typically focuses on one or more performers of actions. Personal experience can influence narrative discourse due to the explaining of significant events in the life of the narrator. Narrative discourse is made up of setting, developing
All the students, in our dormitory have signed a petition requesting that more security personnel be on duty throughout the night. As it became harder for the smoker to breathe, she decided to except her doctor's advice and give up cigarettes. Sherlock Holmes, who's my favorite fictional detective, is featured in _The Speckled Band" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Because the mud in that field is deeper than it appears to be, people should'nt attempt to ride their bicycles through
Their musical stint as a band lasted just under a decade, but their musical prowess still echoes