Christa Päffgen, known by her stage name Nico, was a German singer, songwriter, musician, model, and actress. She had roles in several films, including Federico Fellini's La Dolce Vita (1960) and Andy Warhol's Chelsea Girls (1966).
The Velvet Underground & Nico is the debut album by American rock band the Velvet Underground and German singer Nico, released in March 1967 through Verve Records. It was recorded in 1966 while the band were featured on Andy Warhol's Exploding Plastic Inevitable tour. The album features experimental performance sensibilities and controversial lyrical topics, including drug abuse, prostitution, sadomasochism and sexual deviancy. It sold poorly and was mostly ignored by contemporary critics, but later became regarded as one of the most influential albums in the history of rock and pop music.
New Trolls are an Italian progressive rock band, known for their fusion of rock and classical music. Their history is filled with line-up changes, band name changes and struggles between band members.
"All Tomorrow's Parties" is a song by the Velvet Underground and Nico, written by Lou Reed and released on the group's 1967 debut studio album, The Velvet Underground & Nico.
"These Days" is a song written by Jackson Browne and recorded by numerous artists. Browne wrote the song at age 16; its lyrics deal with loss and regret. It was first recorded by Nico in 1967 for her album Chelsea Girl, and Nico's arrangement was recorded by several other artists. Tom Rush recorded the tune with a string arrangement on his 1970 album simply titled Tom Rush (Columbia). Gregg Allman recorded a new arrangement of the song in 1973 on Laid Back, and Browne recorded his own version based on Allman's arrangement on For Everyman, also in 1973. "These Days" has since been recorded by many other artists, it remains one of Browne's most enduring compositions.
"Tori no Uta" is a Japanese trance song sung by Lia, written by Jun Maeda, composed by Shinji Orito, and arranged by Kazuya Takase. The song was recorded at Paramount Studio in Los Angeles by the visual novel studio Key through their record label Key Sounds Label for use as the opening theme of Key's 2000 visual novel Air. A short version of the song was first released on I've Sound's July 2000 compilation album Verge. The full version of "Tori no Uta" first appeared on the limited edition remix album Ornithopter originally bundled with the first printing release of the Air game, though "Tori no Uta" was not remixed on the album. The song was later widely distributed on the Air Original Soundtrack (2002), the soundtrack of the visual novel. The song was later featured as the opening theme to the Air anime series in 2005. The Japanese variety radio show Moteken used "Tori no Uta" as the ending theme to their October 15, 2007 broadcast.
Nico Touches the Walls was a Japanese rock band formed in 2004. The band members were: Mitsumura Tatsuya, Sakakura Shingo, Furumura Daisuke & Tsushima Shotaro. In the same year, they won the Lotte Prize at the Yamaha Teen Music Festival. Rising quickly, they signed to "Senha & Co." before signing to Sony Music Japan's Ki/oon Records in 2007. Their debut single, in a major label, "Yoru no Hate", was released in February 2008.
"Passenger" is the third full-length album released by the band Nico Touches the Walls in Japan on April 6, 2011, through Ki/oon Records. The album features the hit single "Diver", the eighth opening song to the popular anime Naruto: Shippuden, the single "Sudden Death Game" and the song "Matryoshka" that was used as the opening theme for the anime C.
"Diver" is the eighth single by Japanese rock band Nico Touches the Walls, released on January 12, 2011, from their third studio album Passenger. The song was featured as the 8th opening of the anime Naruto Shippuden, from October 2010.
"Subete no Omoitachi e" is a single by the Japanese band Nico Touches the Walls from their second studio album, Aurora.
Te o Tatake is the ninth single by Japanese rock band Nico Touches the Walls, released on August 17, 2011, from their fourth studio album "Humania".
"Hologram" (ホログラム) is the sixth single by the Japanese band Nico Touches the Walls and second from the album Aurora, released on November 25, 2009.
Humania is the fourth studio album by the Japanese rock band Nico Touches the Walls, released on December 7, 2011, nine months after their previous album Passenger. The album contains their latest hits, such as "Te o Tatake", "Endless Roll" and "Bicycle".
"Natsu No Daisankakkei" is the tenth single by the Japanese rock band Nico Touches the Walls, released on May 16, 2012.
"Broken Mirror" is a song by Japanese electronica/rock duo Boom Boom Satellites, scheduled for release on June 6, 2012. It serves as the theme song for the fifth episode of the Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn OVA series. It is the first English-language song used in the series, after previous episodes featured songs by Chiaki Kuriyama, Kylee, CHEMISTRY, and earthmind.
The discography of Japanese band Nico Touches the Walls consists of four studio albums, four extended plays, eleven singles, seven promotional singles, seven video albums and eighteen music videos.
Mr. Echo is the twelfth single by the Japanese rock band Nico Touches the Walls, released on March 27, 2013. The single is available in a limited edition (CD+DVD) containing a bonus-DVD with highlights from their concerts in 2012, and a regular CD only edition. The song "Chain Reaction" was used as a commercial-song for New Balance Japan, and the song "Sweet Memories" is a cover song by the Japanese singer Matsuda Seiko.
Shout to the Walls! is the fifth studio album by the Japanese rock band NICO Touches the Walls, released on April 24, 2013. It includes the hit songs "Natsu no Daisankakkei", "Yume 1 Gou" and "Mr.Echo". The album is available in regular and limited edition (CD+DVD). The Limited edition includes a DVD titled "NICO Touches the Walls Acoustic Sessions Vol 2.". On April 24, a special concert was held, at Liquidroom Ebisu, Tokyo, to celebrate the album release, being broadcast on web.
Niwaka Ame ni Mo Makezu is Nico Touches the Walls' 13th major single, released on July 10, 2013, during the Tour 2013 Shout to the Walls!. The single was available in three different versions: A, B (CD+DVD) and a regular version (CD-only). The song was featured as the thirteenth opening theme for the anime Naruto Shippuden, marking their third contribution to the anime. The B-side"Hi no Ataro Bashou" is a cover song by the Japanese singer Misia. The limited edition DVD of the A version, is a third acoustic session.
Walk of My Life is the twelfth studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Koda Kumi. It was released a year after her previous studio album, Bon Voyage, on March 18, 2015. Continuing her streak of chart-topping albums, which began in 2005 with Best: First Things, the album debuted at No. 1 on the Oricon charts. The album remained on the charts for fourteen weeks.
