The initial line-up was Richard Blackborow (vocals, keyboards, guitar), Simon Armstrong (guitar, vocals). Jem Morris (bass guitar), joined the duo in 1986, and, augmented with a drum machine, they recorded the band's first release, a flexi disc, released in 1986 on their own House Of Teeth label, and containing three short songs: "Prune (Your Tree)", "Groove" and "Brian Wilson's Bed". The band gave a copy to John Peel in a fortuitous encounter in the Rough Trade record shop, and he played it many times. The drum machine was replaced by Gary Connors (drums) in 1987, and this line-up recorded 1987's What a Performance EP and the first of three BOB John Peel sessions. Blackborow stated in 1988 that the band had a diverse set of songs in their repertoire at that stage and that the songs on the EP were selected from "by doing a quick poll of our friends".
Early in 1988, Gary Connors was replaced by former Jamie Wednesday drummer Dean Legget, and the band recorded their second single, the Kirsty EP, a session for BBC Radio One's Simon Mayo, and their second John Peel session. Both singles received heavy play by John Peel. The two singles were compiled together with the earlier flexi disc as Swag Sack, which was their final recording for the Sombrero label. All later releases were on their own House Of Teeth label.
+/-, or Plus/Minus, is an Americanindietronic band formed in 2001. The band makes use of both electronic and traditional instruments, and has sought to use electronics to recreate traditional indie rock song forms and instrumental structures. The group has released two albums on each of the American indie labels Teenbeat Records and Absolutely Kosher, and their track "All I do" was prominently featured in the soundtrack for the major film Wicker Park. The group has developed a devoted following in Japan and Taiwan, and has toured there frequently. Although many artists append bonus tracks onto the end of Japanese album releases to discourage purchasers from buying cheaper US import versions, the overseas versions of +/- albums are usually quite different from the US versions - tracklists can be rearranged, artwork with noticeable changes is used, and tracks from the US version can be replaced as well as augmented by bonus tracks.
A band society is the simplest form of human society. A band generally consists of a small kin group, no larger than an extended family or clan; one definition sees a band as consisting of no more than 100 individuals.
Characteristics
Bands have a loose organization. Their power structure is often egalitarian and has informal leadership; the older members of the band generally are looked to for guidance and advice, and decisions are often made on a consensus basis, but there are no written laws and none of the specialised coercive roles (e.g., police) typically seen in more complex societies. Bands' customs are almost always transmitted orally. Formal social institutions are few or non-existent. Religion is generally based on family tradition, individual experience, or counsel from a shaman. All known band societies hunt and gather to obtain their subsistence.
Definitions and distinctions
In his 1972 study, The Notion of the Tribe, Morton Fried defined bands as small, mobile, and fluid social formations with weak leadership that do not generate surpluses, pay taxes nor support a standing army.
Bob is a "spirit of intellect" who inhabits a skull perched on a shelf in Harry Dresden's secret lab. He is bound to the skull and its owner's wishes. He is free to leave the skull if given permission by his owner, but he will die if exposed to significant sunlight without a host body. His usual vessel is Harry's cat, Mister, who does not seem to mind Bob's presence.
As a spirit of knowledge, Bob has served various wizards over the years and functions much like a magical encyclopedia, assisting Harry with various tasks; such as making potions, preparing difficult rituals, and providing him with useful information about the various supernatural creatures Harry deals with throughout the books (since Harry's magic causes almost all modern technology to malfunction in his presence, he does not own a computer).
This is a list of supporting characters from the First Comics series Grimjack. It covers characters from both the John Gaunt and James Twilley eras.
Gaunt-era characters
Blacjacmac
Blacjacmac was Gaunt's oldest friend. He was the son of Mac Cabre, one of the Dancer's chief lieutenants. Gaunt and Mac met in the Arena, a gladatorial-style combat venue. Mac initially fought with an insane style, earning the nickname "Wild Thing," because he had no regard for his own life or anyone else's. Gaunt, recognizing a kindred spirit, approached Mac and helped him turn his anger outward to survive.
Upon leaving the Arena, Mac established a private mercenary army. He was romantically involved with Goddess, a "black god" from an alternate dimension who hated Gaunt for leading Mac to put his life in danger.
When GrimJack reincarnated as Twilley, he sought out the descendants of Blacjacmac. Mac had incorporated back in Gaunt's time and by Twilley's time it was almost impossible to function without being a member of a corporation. Mac had formally "adopted" Gaunt, which extended to Twilley. Twilley discovered that Mac himself "reincarnated" after a fashion by being born to Goddess each time he died.
Ohio State Marching Band spends a day at the zoo during halftime show ... “The most popular thing, the thing everyone likes best in the parade, are the American Marching bands — it’s you!” said Bob Bone during his invitation speech.
Now, for the very first time, Broadway’s Rock of AgesBand are bringing the music of the hit Broadway show to venues across the country as they reveal details for their Fall 2024 Tour ...View the Broadway’s Rock of Ages Band video HERE.
Band Aid 40 is set to be released – and there’s a fun twist (Picture... In 1984, Band Aid a charity supergroup featuring a variety of British artists founded by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure was formed to raise money for famine in Ethiopia ... Band Aid/PA Wire).
Band Aid is set to return with a brand new version to mark the iconic charity track's 40th Anniversary... not the Eighties any more? As Bob Geldof forms a new Band Aid supergroup, how 30 years have taken their toll on the original line-up.
"We only wanted the very best marching bands," Bob Bone, managing director of Destination Events, said in a media release ... Bone flew to Texas to present the coveted invitation to the ecstatic band students on Tuesday at MemorialHigh.
The original Band Aid performers in 1984. Bob Geldof has revealed that a new version of Do They KnowIt’s Christmas? is being released, to commemorate 40 years of Band Aid ... The singers of Band Aid 20 in 2004.
Masterminded by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure, Band Aid first brought a host of huge British pop stars together 40 years ago to raise money for the Ethiopian famine and sold a million copies in its first week.
Royal Albert Hall, London He may be well into his ninth decade but his seasoned sidemen are still racing to keep up with mercurial twists on new and old songs You could infer a lot from the way Bob Dylan’s backing band arrange themselves on stage.
Timoth�e Chalamet as Bob Dylan, and the singer in 1964 ... to Bob Dylan ... But he said the rejection prepared him for his latest role as the music legend Bob Dylan ... Bob wanted to be a rock 'n' roll star.
For [Bob Dylan], it was folk music. He couldn’t keep a rock and roll band because they would all get hired by other kids that had more money, literally, in Minnesota.
