Cracker is an American rock band led by singer David Lowery and guitarist Johnny Hickman. The band is best known for its gold-selling 1993 album, Kerosene Hat, which includes the hit songs "Low" and "Euro-Trash Girl."
Superchunk is an American indie rock band from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, consisting of singer-guitarist Mac McCaughan, guitarist Jim Wilbur, bassist Laura Ballance, and drummer Jon Wurster. Formed in 1989, they were one of the bands that helped define the Chapel Hill music scene of the 1990s. Their energetic, high-velocity style and do-it-yourself ethics were influenced by punk rock.
Twisted Sister was an American heavy metal band originally from Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey, and later based in Long Island, New York. Twisted Sister's best-known hits include "We're Not Gonna Take It" and "I Wanna Rock", which had music videos noted for their sense of slapstick humor. Many of the band's songs explore themes of parent vs. child conflicts and criticisms of the educational system.
Dolour was a band led by Shane Tutmarc of Seattle, Washington. Musicians including Robin Pecknold of Fleet Foxes, Eric Howk of Portugal. The Man, members of The Divorce, United State of Electronica, and Vendetta Red contributed to the band.
Halfway to Sanity is the 10th studio album by American punk band the Ramones, and their last album to feature drummer Richie Ramone. It was produced by Daniel Rey and released on September 15, 1987, by Sire Records. Recording sessions began that April at Intergalactic Studios in New York City, with the band recording instruments before vocals in order to learn songs more quickly. It fared well on charts outside the United States, but peaked at No. 172 on the Billboard 200.
Billy Joel's Greatest Hits is a collection released in two sets, 12 years apart. The first set, consisting of two discs, titled Volume I and Volume II, was released in 1985. The second, single disc titled Volume III was released in 1997. "You're Only Human " and "The Night Is Still Young" were new songs and, at the time, only available on this compilation. All songs but the last three on Volume III, "To Make You Feel My Love", "Hey Girl" and "Light as the Breeze" were written by Joel. The other songs appear mostly in order of their release dates and generally represent Joel's most successful singles.
Love Is for Suckers is the fifth studio album by the heavy metal band Twisted Sister. It was released by Atlantic Records on August 13, 1987, with the single "Hot Love" being released on August 1. The sound of the album was strongly influenced by glam metal, and was one of the causes of conflict which led to the band splitting after its release. According to interviews contained in the Live at Wacken DVD and in Snider's autobiography, the material was originally meant to be a solo album by Twisted Sister's lead singer, Dee Snider, but the label pushed for it to be released under the Twisted Sister name instead. The tour for the album lasted just over one month and ended in Minneapolis, Minnesota on October 10, 1987. Two days later, on October 12, 1987, vocalist Dee Snider announced his departure from the band.
Nathan Good is an American musician, known for being the first and former drummer of Death Cab for Cutie. He performed all drum tracks for their album Something About Airplanes. On the album We Have the Facts and We're Voting Yes, he performed on "The Employment Pages" and "Company Calls Epilogue", but left during the recording of the album to get married. In the early 2000s, Good played drums for the indie rock band The Revolutionary Hydra, appearing on two of their albums, and recorded drum tracks with engineer/producer Chris Walla of Death Cab for Cutie that were later used on the album "Make Good Choices" by Sean Nelson. He currently teaches English at Elsie Allen High School.
End of Love is the fifth full-length album by indie rock band Clem Snide. The album includes longtime live staple "Weird," as well as "Made for TV Movie," a song about Lucille Ball which includes a duet between lead singer Eef Barzelay and the daughter of one of the album's guest musicians.
Moment in the Sun is an EP by indie rock band Clem Snide. The release was intended to capitalize on the success of the song "Moment in the Sun," which was featured as the theme song to the NBC program Ed during its second season. It featured an edit of the title track plus some b-sides of prior singles released in Europe.
The Ghost of Fashion is the third album by indie rock band Clem Snide. The song "Ice Cube" was released as a single in Europe, and the song "Moment in the Sun" was used as the theme song during the second season of the NBC television program Ed, later spawning an EP of the same title.
Your Favorite Music is the second album by indie rock band Clem Snide. The album was originally released as their major-label debut by Sire Records, but the label dropped them prior to the release. Clem Snide eventually signed with spinART Records, who released the album with a bonus track, "The Water Song." The song "I Love the Unknown" was released as a single in Europe.
You Were a Diamond is the debut album from indie rock band Clem Snide. It was originally released in 1998 on Tractor Beam Records, and later reissued on spinART. It received favorable reviews and landed the band a following playing clubs in the Northeastern United States. As of 2002, it had sold about 1,000 copies.
Big Hits and Nasty Cuts, The Best of Twisted Sister is a greatest hits compilation by American heavy metal band, Twisted Sister. It was released in 1992 by Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and by WEA International Inc. for the rest of the world. The track list consists solely of songs from their first three albums, omitting any material from Come Out and Play and Love Is for Suckers, except outside of the United States where "Bad Boys of Rock 'n' Roll" was replaced with "Be Chrool to Your Scuel" from Come Out and Play.
Ifar "Eef" Barzelay is an Israeli-American musician. He is the principal songwriter and singer of alternative country band Clem Snide, but has also toured as a solo act, both as a headliner and in support of various artists such as Ben Folds.
Blonde and Beyond is a compilation album of recordings by Blondie released on Chrysalis Records in 1993.
Hungry Bird is the sixth album by indie rock band Clem Snide. The album was recorded in 2006 and released on the 429 Records label on February 24, 2009 in both the U.S. and U.K.. Lead singer Eef Barzelay has described it as a "loosely-conceived, post-apocalyptic fairytale."
The Meat of Life is the seventh studio album by indie rock band Clem Snide, released on February 23, 2010 on 429 Records. It is the first entirely new album by the band since singer Eef Barzelay's brief stint as a solo artist.
Panic of Girls is the ninth studio album by the American rock band Blondie. It was the band's first album of new material in nearly 8 years, since 2003's The Curse of Blondie. The album was first released digitally on May 30, 2011, followed by physical releases in various formats later.
