Sleep is an American doom metal power trio from San Jose, California. The band earned critical and record label attention early in its career. Critic Eduardo Rivadavia describes them as "perhaps the ultimate stoner rock band" and notes they exerted a strong influence on heavy metal in the 1990s. However, conflict with its record company contributed to Sleep's breakup by the end of the decade. The band reformed in 2009 and has played sporadic live dates internationally since. In 2018, Sleep released their comeback album, The Sciences, on Third Man Records, to critical acclaim.
Toonami is a television programming block that primarily consists of Japanese anime and American action animation. It was created by Sean Akins and Jason DeMarco and produced by Williams Street, a division of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which is owned by AT&T's WarnerMedia. The name is a portmanteau of the words "cartoon" and "tsunami".
Daniel Dumile, better known by several stage names, most notably MF Doom, is a British rapper, songwriter, and record producer from Long Island, New York. Best known for his "super villain" stage persona and unique lyrics, Dumile has taken on several stage names in his career.
Robot Chicken is an American stop motion sketch comedy television series, created and executive produced for Adult Swim by Seth Green and Matthew Senreich along with co-head writers Douglas Goldstein and Tom Root. The writers, especially Green, also provide many of the voices. Senreich, Goldstein, and Root were formerly writers for the popular action figure hobbyist magazine ToyFare. Robot Chicken has won an Annie Award and six Emmy Awards. It is Adult Swim's longest-running show in terms of number of episodes produced.
Williams Street Records, LLC is an American independent record company found by Jason DeMarco, based in Atlanta, Georgia. It is a joint venture of Cartoon Network’s Williams Street Studios and Warner Music Group and it is distributed through Alternative Distribution Alliance. Under that label, they have released original works of music, some of which are related to their shows on Adult Swim. The label is managed by Chris Hartley, and the A&R is Jason DeMarco.
Teletoon at Night is a defunct Canadian English-language late night programming block that aired on Teletoon, which is owned by Corus Entertainment. The block featured programming for both teen and adult audiences.
Adult Swim Singles Program is a series of free download single releases in which the Cartoon Network franchise Adult Swim released a song from a different artist every Monday from May 17, 2010 to July 12, 2010. The tracks were also compiled onto a free download album released in 2010 by Williams Street Records. The series was presented by Kia. Each single has its own cover art and each song originally had to be downloaded separately. On July 12, 2010, the bonus track "On One" by Freddie Gibbs was released as well as an option to download all the singles as one album.
Adult Swim Singles Program 2011 is a series of free download single releases in which the Cartoon Network franchise Adult Swim released a song from a different artist every Tuesday from June 6, 2011 to August 2, 2011. The series followed the success of the first series, Adult Swim Singles Program 2010. Both series were presented by Kia Motors. Each single originally had to be downloaded separately.
Adult Swim in Australia is an adult-oriented free-to-air television block that airs Saturday and Sunday nights on 9Go!. It was originally a separate network that shared channel space with Cartoon Network Australia, starting 1 January 2007. Some Adult Swim shows have also aired on SBS Viceland, and in October 2013 full episodes and short clips were made available on their website. Shortly after it they soon started to sell their DVDs on the website.
Adult Swim is a Canadian English-language discretionary service, based on the U.S. programming block of the same name, that features animated and live-action shows targeting primarily a 18–34 audience. The network is wholly owned by Corus Entertainment under a brand licensing agreement with WarnerMedia.
Adult Swim Singles Program 2012 is a series of free download single releases in which the Cartoon Network franchise Adult Swim released a song from a different artist every Monday from June 18, 2012 to September 10, 2012. The series was presented by Kia, the same sponsor from Adult Swim Singles Program 2010 and Adult Swim Singles Program 2011. On September 10, 2012, the bonus track "@deathgripz" by Death Grips was released as well as an option to download all the singles as one album.
Run the Jewels, also known by the initialism RTJ, is an American hip hop duo consisting of rapper/producer El-P and rapper Killer Mike. They released their acclaimed debut studio album, Run the Jewels, as a free digital download in 2013. This was followed by Run the Jewels 2 in 2014, which was also praised by critics. Their critically acclaimed third album, Run the Jewels 3, was released digitally in December 2016 with a physical release the following month.
Dan Deacon: U.S.A. is the first television special of the American anthology series Off the Air. The special was edited and directed by creator and executive producer Dave Hughes. The episode incorporates surreal footage of landscapes in the United States, with music by Dan Deacon from the album America. The special was commissioned by Williams Street Records as part of the Adult Swim 2013 Singles Program. The episode coincided with the release of another track by Deacon entitled "Why Am I on This Cloud?", featuring samples from other Adult Swim programming.
Adult Swim Singles Program 2013 is a series of free download single releases in which the Cartoon Network franchise Adult Swim released a song from a different artist every Monday from June 10, 2013 to September 16, 2013. On September 16, 2013, the bonus track "Long Pinky" by Beautiful Lou was released as well as an option to download all the singles as one album.
The discography of American hip hop duo Run the Jewels consists of three studio albums, a remix album and fifteen singles.
Adult Swim Singles Program 2014 is a series of single releases where Cartoon Network's Adult Swim released a song from a different artist every Monday from June 9, 2014 to September 22, 2014. The series was sponsored in part by Microsoft Xbox One.
