Richard Willis Hawley is an English guitarist, singer-songwriter and producer. After his first band Treebound Story broke up, Hawley found success as a member of Britpop band Longpigs in the 1990s. After that group broke up in 2000, he later joined the band Pulp, led by his friend Jarvis Cocker, for a short time. As a solo musician, Hawley has released seven studio albums. He has been nominated for a Mercury prize twice and once for a Brit Award. He has collaborated with Lisa Marie Presley, Arctic Monkeys, Manic Street Preachers, Elbow and Paul Weller.
Sophisticated Boom Boom is the debut album by the British pop group Dead or Alive, released in 1984 on Epic Records. Containing mostly synthpop and dance elements, the record was a minor success in the UK where it peaked at #29 and contained the band's first UK Top 40 single, a cover version of KC & the Sunshine Band's "That's the Way ". That song, with "Misty Circles", were hits on the U.S. Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart.
Dave Lee is a British DJ and house music producer, also known by the stage name Joey Negro. He has released music under a variety of pseudonyms, including Jakatta, Doug Willis, Raven Maize, Sessomatto as well as being part of The Sunburst Band. Lee has scored a number of Top 40 hits, among them "American Dream", "So Lonely" and "My Vision", all under the name Jakatta.
Al McKay is an American guitarist, songwriter, producer, and former member of the American funk band Earth, Wind & Fire, and a recipient of six Grammy Awards. McKay now leads his own group which started life as Al McKay's L.A. All Stars, with former EWF members Johnny Graham, Fred White, Rahmlee Michael Davis and Michael Harris of the former Phenix Horns, and Andrew Woolfolk.
Terrified is the seventh album by American heavy metal band Quiet Riot. It is the band's first album in five years, and marks the return of singer Kevin DuBrow after his firing in 1987. It is bassist Kenny Hillery's only studio album with the band, and drummer Bobby Rondinelli plays on several songs. Many of the album's songs were featured in Charles Band's movie Dollman vs. Demonic Toys, with the album itself being released on Moonstone Records, the soundtrack offshoot of Band's film company Full Moon Entertainment.
"Sleeping Satellite" was the debut single by the British singer songwriter Tasmin Archer, released in September 1992. The song was a number one hit in the United Kingdom, and was also an international hit.
"The Flame" is a power ballad written by British songwriters Bob Mitchell and Nick Graham. The song was first offered to English singer Elkie Brooks, who turned it down, and was then released by Cheap Trick, for whom it was a hit single in 1988. The song appeared on the band's Lap of Luxury album.
Light of Love is a US-only album released by British rock band T. Rex in 1974. It is composed of 3 tracks previously released in the UK on the album Zinc Alloy and the Hidden Riders of Tomorrow, together with 8 songs recorded in the Spring of 1974 at Music Recorders Inc. Studios in Hollywood which would later appear on the album Bolan's Zip Gun. The album was engineered by Gary Ulmer and, in the absence of Tony Visconti, was produced by Marc Bolan himself. The album marked the first time that a T. Rex album had been produced without Tony Visconti and also marked Bolan's debut in this role.
Exposed is the sixth studio album from Japanese electronica/rock duo Boom Boom Satellites, released on November 21, 2007. "Shut Up and Explode" was the opening theme to the anime Xam'd: Lost Memories. It was sold as both a regular CD version and a limited edition containing a DVD with the music video for "Easy Action" and a short documentary documenting the band's 10 years of existence.
"Dreaming" is a song by British band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark initially released in January 1988 as a single from their forthcoming compilation album, The Best of OMD released in March. It was a hit in the United States, reaching number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 6 on the Dance chart. The track had limited success in the band's home country, where it peaked at number 50 on the UK Singles Chart. The single was re-released in the UK in June 1988 in new 7" gatefold and CD single as well as 12" formats although again failed to make the UK Charts.
"Sloughin' Blue" is the sixth single by Japanese electronica/rock band Boom Boom Satellites. It was initially released on January 24, 2001, as the second single from their second album Umbra.
Nude is a remix album by British band Dead or Alive released two years after its companion studio album Nude. The album features remixes of the Nude album tracks by Pete Burns and Steve Coy and was released in Japan only. The album remained an exclusive in this territory until the worldwide release of the Sophisticated Boom Box MMXVI compilation box set in 2016.
Out Loud is the first studio album by Boom Boom Satellites, originally released on R&S Records in 1998. It peaked at number 45 on the UK Independent Albums Chart. Two of the tracks on the album, "Scatterin' Monkey" and "4 A Moment of Silence", were featured on the soundtrack for the 2008 superhero film The Dark Knight.
Photon is the third studio album from Japanese electronica/rock duo Boom Boom Satellites, released on July 24, 2002.
"Push Eject" is a maxi single by the Japanese electronica/rock duo Boom Boom Satellites, combining the title track taken of their first Out Loud album with tracks and remixes previously available on their 7 Ignitions EP in the West.
"Nobody's Fool" is a song by the British rock band Slade, released in 1976 as the third and final single from the band's sixth studio album Nobody's Fools. It was written by lead vocalist Noddy Holder and bassist Jim Lea, and produced by Chas Chandler. Released in April 1976, the single failed to chart in the UK Top 50, but reached No. 3 on the BMRB's UK Breakers Chart.
Embrace is the eighth studio album by Japanese electronic/rock duo Boom Boom Satellites. Released on January 9, 2013, Embrace serves as the band's 15th anniversary release. Songs on the album include their single "Broken Mirror" and the song "Drifter", which was used in Sony's Xperia commercials. The album will also be sold in a deluxe edition that contains a DVD and a USB flash drive. JPU Records released the album in the UK, Europe and Russia on 2 September 2013. The CD version from JPU Records contained an exclusive remix of Snow.
"Fogbound" is the fifth single by Japanese electronica/rock band Boom Boom Satellites. It was initially released on Mars 8, 2000, as the first single from their second album Umbra.
"On The Painted Desert - Rampant Colors" is a maxi single by Japanese electronica/rock band Boom Boom Satellites. It was initially released on April 1, 1999, as the fifth single from their second album Out Loud.
