The Illusion of Progress

The Illusion of Progress is the sixth studio album by American rock band Staind. It was released on August 19, 2008. The Illusion of Progress was produced by Johnny K and recorded in lead singer Aaron Lewis' home studio, featuring the band's original line-up, including Mike Mushok (guitar), Jon Wysocki (drums, percussion) and Johnny April (bass, vocals). It debuted at No. 3 in the Billboard 200 with 91,800 units sold.

The lead single was "Believe", topping the Alternative Songs chart on September 13, 2008. It accumulated three weeks at number one.

The second single was "All I Want", came out on November 24. The video continued the story of the first single video and was available on Staind's Myspace on December 12. In Europe the second single was "The Way I Am", and its video was available on the Official Staind Website as of December 24. "This Is It" has been released as the last single off the album. The album has sold over 500,000 units in the United States alone.

All I Want (Mis-Teeq song)

"All I Want" is a song by British R&B/UK garage girl group Mis-Teeq. It was co-written by David Brant, Alan Glass and Maryann Morgan, rap written by Alesha Dixon and originally produced by David Brant (Vybrant Music). It was re-mixed by Ceri "Sunship" Evans for their 2001 debut album, Lickin' on Both Sides. An uptempo song with elements of UK garage and contemporary R&B, it was released as the album's lead single which hit no.2 in the UK Official chart in 2001, it was their joint-biggest hit, along with "Scandalous".

Music video

The opening shows Su-Elise Nash staring into a mirror, before all three girls get sucked in. Once inside they sing and perform a dance routine before a white and gold backdrop. After Alesha Dixon's rap, the video breaks down into the remix version of the song, the white and gold being replaced by pink, purple and blue. When the remix concludes, the video finished off as it began, with the three girls looking into the mirror, with Su-Elise proclaiming: "I just had a really weird daydream". The video and song in featured on the PlayStation 2's EyeToy: Groove.

Steppenwolf Theatre Company

Steppenwolf Theatre Company is a Tony Award-winning Chicago theatre company founded in 1974 by Gary Sinise, Terry Kinney, Jeff Perry, and H.E. Baccus in the Unitarian church on Half Day Road in Deerfield. It has since relocated to Chicago's Halsted Street, in the Lincoln Park neighborhood. Its name comes from the Hermann Hesse novel. Martha Lavey, long-time ensemble member, has been artistic director since 1995. David Hawkanson, executive director since 2003, retired in January 2015 and managing director David Schmitz has taken the administrative reins.

Current season

2015 – 2016

Steppenwolf For Young Adults 2015–2016

History

In 1980, the theater company moved into a 134-seat theater at the Jane Addams Hull House Center on Broadway Avenue in Chicago. Two years later, the company moved to a 211-seat facility at 2851 N. Halsted Street, which was their home until 1991, when they completed construction on and moved into their current theater complex at 1650 N. Halsted Street (with administrative offices at 1700 N. Halsted Street.)

Coyote Ugly (film)

Coyote Ugly is a 2000 American romantic musical comedy-drama film based on the actual Coyote Ugly Saloon, set in New York City. The film stars Piper Perabo and Adam Garcia. It was directed by David McNally, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and Chad Oman and written by Gina Wendkos.

Plot

Violet Sanford leaves her hometown of South Amboy, New Jersey, her father Bill, and best friend Gloria to pursue her dreams of becoming a songwriter in nearby New York City. The pizza shop where she works has a wall covered with the autographs of employees that left, hoping to make it big, and Violet adds hers to the wall.

Violet tries unsuccessfully, a lot of times, to get her demo tape noticed by the recording studios. One night, she tries to get herself noticed by a music industry scout. The bartender jokingly points out Kevin O'Donnell, making her believe that he is the bar owner. When the joke is discovered, Violet feels that Kevin was making a fool out of her. With only a few dollars left in her pocket after her apartment is robbed, she goes to an all-night diner and notices three girls, Cammie, Rachel, and Zoe, flaunting the hundreds of dollars in tips they earned. After inquiring, she finds out that they work at a trendy bar named Coyote Ugly.