Manic Street Preachers, also known simply as the Manics, are a Welsh rock band formed in Blackwood in 1986. The band consists of cousins James Dean Bradfield and Sean Moore, plus Nicky Wire. They form a key part of the 1990s Welsh Cool Cymru cultural movement.
Talking with the Taxman About Poetry is the third album by Billy Bragg, released in September 1986. With production by John Porter and Kenny Jones, Talking with the Taxman About Poetry featured more musicians than Bragg's previous works, which were generally little more than Bragg himself and a guitar.
Saint Swithin's Day is the feast day of Saint Swithun.
Richard James "Richey" Edwards, also known as Richey James or Richey Manic, was a Welsh musician who was the lyricist and rhythm guitarist of the alternative rock band Manic Street Preachers. He was known for his dark, politicised and intellectual songwriting which, combined with an enigmatic and eloquent character, has assured him cult status. He has been cited as a leading lyricist of his generation, leading the Cool Cymru.
Dubstar are an English indie-dance duo, performing songs with hints of Britpop, dream pop and synth, as well as the occasional pop ballad and guitar-laden rock with industrial twists. The group was formed in 1992 by Steve Hillier and Chris Wilkie in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Sarah Blackwood joined in 1993 as vocalist.
Must I Paint You a Picture? The Essential Billy Bragg, is a three CD collection of Billy Bragg's greatest hits and b-sides, released on October 28, 2003. It consists of a double album and a disc of ten extras. Subscribers to Billy's website voted on their favourite tracks and these votes were used to compile the CD collection.
The Help Album is a 1995 charity album to raise funds for the War Child charity, which provided aid to war-stricken areas, such as Bosnia and Herzegovina. All the songs were recorded in a single day. The album features British and Irish artists including Paul McCartney, Paul Weller, Radiohead, Oasis, Blur and Manic Street Preachers. It was followed by 1 Love (2002), Hope (2003), Help!: A Day in the Life (2005) and War Child Presents Heroes (2009).
Help: A Day in the Life is a 2005 compilation album of music by contemporary artists from Britain and Canada. It was produced by the UK charity War Child to celebrate the 10th anniversary of their previous release, The Help Album, and to raise money to fund the charity's efforts in war-torn countries such as Bosnia and Herzegovina. The name is a conglomeration of the titles of two Beatles songs, "Help!" and "A Day in the Life". On Wednesday 14 September 2005, five days after its release, it broke the record for the fastest-selling download album ever.
Back to Basics is a 1987 collection of Billy Bragg's first three releases: The albums Life's A Riot With Spy Vs. Spy and Brewing Up with Billy Bragg and the EP Between The Wars–all of which make their debut in the United States here. This collection did not contain any new material, but did document Billy Bragg's early "one man and his guitar" approach. The songs collected on this release demonstrate major recurrent themes in Bragg's work: highly critical commentary on Thatcherite Britain, laced with poetic love songs. The collection was re-released in November 1993 on the Cooking Vinyl label.
Life's a Riot with Spy vs Spy is Billy Bragg's first album, released in 1983. All songs on the original album consisted of Bragg singing to his electric guitar accompaniment.
Fire to Fire is an album released in 1995 by American country singer Tanya Tucker. It produced the singles "Between the Two of Them" and "Find Out What's Happenin'", both of which charted on the Hot Country Songs charts, at #27 and #40 respectively. "I'll Take Today" was later recorded by Ty England on his 1996 album Two Ways to Fall, and in 1998 by Gary Allan on his album It Would Be You; Allan's rendition was released as a single in 1998. The song "Nobody Dies from a Broken Heart" was also covered by country singer Reba McEntire for her 2000 release, So Good Together. "Find Out What's Happenin'" was originally recorded by Bobby Bare in 1968, Barbara Fairchild in 1970, and Pearl River on their 1993 debut album of the same name. "I'll Take the Memories" was originally recorded by Lorrie Morgan on her 1989 album, Leave the Light On.
Brewing Up with Billy Bragg is the second album by Billy Bragg, released in 1984.
The Great Western is the debut solo studio album by the Manic Street Preachers vocalist-guitarist James Dean Bradfield. It was released on 24 July 2006 by record label Columbia.
Goodbye is Dubstar's second album. It was released in September 1997 on the Food Records label, a division of EMI that was also home to Blur.
Stars: The Best Of Dubstar is a compilation album by British dance-pop band, Dubstar, released in April 2004. The album contains a hidden track: a remix of "Stars", following "Self Same Thing". All songs written by Steve Hillier except where noted.
The Woody Guthrie Foundation, founded in 1972, is a non-profit organization which formerly served as administrator and caretaker of the Woody Guthrie Archives. The Foundation was originally based in Brooklyn, New York and directed by Woody Guthrie's daughter Nora Guthrie.
Make It Better is the third studio album by British dance-pop band Dubstar. It was released August 2000 on Food, and spawned two singles: "I " and "The Self Same Thing". The single "I was released in the UK on 1 May. Some releases of Make It Better exclude the tenth and thirteenth tracks, "New Friends" and "Stay Together", respectively. Make It Better was recorded at Steve Hillier's house in Lansdowne, Brighton, Hove and the Newcastle Arts Centre in Newcastle-upon-Tyre, with the band and Mike "Spike" Drake acting as producers.
Sarah Blackwood is an English recording artist. She came to prominence as the lead singer of Dubstar, and as Client B in the band Client.
Mermaid Avenue: The Complete Sessions is a 2012 box set album featuring the lyrics of American folk musician Woody Guthrie set to music by English folk rock guitarist Billy Bragg and American alternative rock band Wilco. The set contains all the tracks from the previously released Mermaid Avenue (1998) and Mermaid Avenue Vol. II (2000) as well as a third disc of outtakes from the original album sessions.
"Stars" is a 1995 song by English indie dance trio Dubstar, released at the debut single from their first album, Disgraceful (1995). It peaked at number 40 in the UK, but after being re-released in 1996, it was a even bigger hit, reaching number 15 on the UK Singles Chart and number 18 in Scotland. Outside Europe, it was very successful in Israel, peaking at number-one for three weeks. It received a great deal of play time in clubs and many remixes were also created. There were produced three different music videos to promote the single. Italian metal band Lacuna Coil covered it on their 2000 EP Halflife.
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