The Jam were an English rock band formed in 1972 at Sheerwater Secondary School in Woking,Surrey. They released 18 consecutive top 40 singles in the United Kingdom,from their debut in 1977 to their break-up in December 1982,including four number one hits. As of 2007,"That's Entertainment" and "Just Who Is the 5 O'Clock Hero?" remain the best-selling import singles of all time in the UK. They released one live album and six studio albums,the last of which,The Gift,reached number one on the UK Albums Chart. When the group disbanded in 1982,their first 15 singles were re-released and all placed within the top 100.
Paul John Weller is an English singer-songwriter and musician. Weller achieved fame with the new wave/mod revival band the Jam (1972–1982). He had further success with the blue-eyed soul music of the Style Council (1983–1989),before establishing himself as a solo artist with his eponymous 1992 album.
"March of the Pigs" is a song by American industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails from their second studio album,The Downward Spiral (1994). It was released on February 25,1994 as the album's lead single.
Guy Hoffman is a drummer and vocalist,formerly of such bands as Oil Tasters,BoDeans,Violent Femmes and Absinthe. He is a composer for such films as Field Day and a founding member of Radio Romeo.
Grosse Pointe Blank is a 1997 American black comedy film directed by George Armitage from a screenplay by Tom Jankiewicz,D. V. DeVincentis,Steve Pink and John Cusack. It stars Cusack,Minnie Driver,Alan Arkin and Dan Aykroyd and follows the story of assassin Martin Q. Blank (Cusack),who returns to his titular hometown to attend a high school reunion. The film's score was composed by Joe Strummer,former member of the punk rock band the Clash;the film's soundtrack contains a number of popular and alternative punk rock,ska and new wave songs.
Absolute Beginners is a novel by Colin MacInnes,written and set in 1958 London,England. It was published in 1959. The novel is the second of MacInnes' London Trilogy,coming after City of Spades (1958) and before Mr. Love and Justice (1960). These novels are each self-contained,with no shared characters.
Stella is the fourth studio album by the Swiss electronic band Yello,first released in Germany,Switzerland and Austria on 29 January 1985,and in the UK and US in March 1985. It was the first album made by the band without founder member Carlos Perón,and with his departure the remaining duo of Boris Blank and Dieter Meier began to move away from experimental electronic sounds towards a more commercial synthpop and cinematic soundtrack style. As well as becoming the first album ever by a Swiss group to top the Swiss album chart,it was the band's breakthrough album internationally,helped by the success of the song "Oh Yeah",which gained the band worldwide attention the following year after it was prominently featured in the 1986 film Ferris Bueller's Day Off and then a year later in The Secret of My Success.
"Blister in the Sun" is a song by American rock band Violent Femmes,originally released on their 1983 self-titled debut album. It was later released as a promo single in 1997 after its inclusion in the film Grosse Pointe Blank.
"Shut Your Mouth" is a 2001 alternative rock song by Garbage,written and recorded for their third studio album Beautiful Garbage. "Shut Your Mouth" was the album opener;it was also released as its fourth and final single.
"This Is Not America" is a song by English singer David Bowie and American jazz fusion band Pat Metheny Group,taken from the soundtrack to the 1985 film The Falcon and the Snowman. It was released as a single in February 1985,reaching number 14 in the United Kingdom and number 32 in the United States.
"Absolute Beginners" is a song written and performed by English singer-songwriter David Bowie. Released on 3 March 1986,it was the theme song to the 1986 film of the same name. Although the film was not a commercial success,the song was a big hit,reaching No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart. It also reached the top 10 on the main singles charts in ten other countries. In the US,it peaked at No. 53 on the Billboard Hot 100.
The Jam at the BBC is a collection of Jam tracks that were performed in session at the BBC.
Extras is a compilation by the British group The Jam. Released in April 1992 it includes 26 B-sides,rarities,and unreleased tracks.
Direction Reaction Creation is an anthology issued in 1997 by the British band The Jam. It includes 117 tracks over 5 discs,including all of the songs from their singles and six studio albums. The box set reached number 8 in the UK Albums Chart.
"Your Lucky Day in Hell" is a song by American rock band Eels. It was the fourth single to be released from their 1996 debut album,Beautiful Freak.
"Cities in Dust" is a song by English rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees from their seventh studio album,Tinderbox (1986). It was released on 18 October 1985 as the album's lead single.
45 rpm:The Singles,1980–1982 is a box set compilation by British rock band The Jam. The set contains nine singles released by the band between 1980 and 1982 in remastered formats with original artwork and reproduction sleeves.
"Let It Whip" is a 1982 single by the Dazz Band and their biggest hit,peaking at number one on the R&B chart for five non-consecutive weeks. The single also reached number two on the Dance chart and number five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song won the 1982 Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.
Ken Lockie is an English singer-songwriter and producer,best known as the creative force behind English new wave band Cowboys International and as a sometime collaborator with John Lydon in Public Image Ltd.
"Go!" is a song by English post-punk band Tones on Tail.
