RPM ("Revoluções por Minuto", Revolutions per minute in Brazilian portuguese), is a Brazilian Pop Rock band. It was formed by singer/bassist Paulo Ricardo, keyboardist Luiz Schiavon, guitarist Fernando Deluqui and drummer Paulo Antônio "P.A." Pagni.
They played soft Techno-pop with strong, paradoxical, influences of Progressive rock and European Synthpop. Their lyrics were pessimistic, ironic and full of literary (Arthur Rimbaud, Surrealism and books like Christiane F.) and political references, with a strong leftist tone.
The band was very successful in the mid 1980s; the live album Rádio Pirata ao vivo was the best-selling ever record in Brazil at the time, with more than 2.2 million copies sold[1][2]. Their later output however, didn't come close to achieving the same level of success, causing the band to disintegrate in the late 1980s.
Paulo Ricardo, however tried to revive the band a few times in the following decades. In the early 90's, he and Deluqui put together a new band under the moniker "Paulo Ricardo & RPM", this time trying a harder rock style to fit the current trends of the time. With no significant commercial success, the project went under. However, in 2002, the original lineup reunited for a very successful tour and live album, but also split soon after for internal differences.
Discography [link]
- Revoluções por Minuto (1985) 350.000 - Platinum
- Rádio Pirata ao Vivo (1986) 2.700.000 - 2x Diamond
- Quatro Coiotes (1988) 250.000 - Platinum
- Paulo Ricardo & RPM (1993)
- MTV RPM 2002 (2002) 250.000 - Platinum
- Elektra (2011)
References [link]
- ^ Dapieve, Arthur (2000) [1996] (in Portuguese). BRock: o rock brasileiro dos anos 80 (3rd ed. ed.). Rio de Janeiro: Editora 34. ISBN 85-7326-008-4.
- ^ AllBrazilianMusic: the music from Brazil
External links [link]
- Paulo Ricardo's website (in Portuguese)
- Fernando Deluqui's website (in Portuguese)
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+/- (band)
+/-, or Plus/Minus, is an American indietronic 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.
History
Bandō
Bandō may refer to:
People
- Bandō Kakitsu I (1847–1893), Japanese kabuki actor of the Uzaemon acting lineage
- Bandō Shūka I
- Bandō Tamasaburō
- Bandō Tamasaburō V
- Bandō Mitsugorō III
- Bandō Mitsugorō VIII
- Bandō Mitsugorō X
Other
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!!!
!!! is a dance-punk band that formed in Sacramento, California, in 1996 by lead singer Nic Offer. Its name is most commonly pronounced "Chk Chk Chk" ([/tʃk.tʃk.tʃk/]). Members of !!! came from other local bands such as The Yah Mos, Black Liquorice and Popesmashers. They are currently based in New York City, Sacramento, and Portland, Oregon. The band's sixth full-length album, As If, was released in October 2015.
Background and history
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LP record
The LP (long play), or 33 1⁄3 rpm microgroove vinyl record, is a format for phonograph (gramophone) records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry. Apart from relatively minor refinements and the important later addition of stereophonic sound capability, it has remained the standard format for vinyl albums.
Format advantages
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RPM (magazine)
RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.
RPM stood for "Records, Promotion, Music". The magazine was reported to have variations in its title over the years such as RPM Weekly and RPM Magazine. RPM maintained several format charts, including Top Singles (all genres), Adult Contemporary, Dance, Urban, Rock/Alternative and Country Tracks (aka Top Country Tracks) for country music. On 21 March 1966, RPM expanded its Top Singles chart from 40 positions to 100.
List of format charts
The RPM Awards
The modern Juno Awards had their origins in an annual survey conducted by RPM since its founding year. Readers of the magazine were invited to mail in survey ballots to indicate their choices under various categories of people or companies.
RPM (Sasha Pieterse song)
"R.P.M." is a song by South African-American singer Sasha Pieterse. The single, accompanied by a music video, was released on July 12, 2013.
Background and release
The music video released on July 9, 2013. The video was directed by Matt Steele.
Credits and personnel
Song
Music Video
Chart Positions
The song debuted in Brazil, France at 91.
