| Wendy James | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 January 1966 |
| Origin | London, UK |
| Genres | Pop rock |
| Instruments | Voice |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Labels | MCA Records |
| Associated acts | Transvision Vamp Racine |
Wendy James (born 21 January 1966, London)[1] is an English singer-songwriter most notable for her work with the pop band Transvision Vamp.[2]
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Transvision Vamp [link]
James was adopted soon after birth, and left home at the age of sixteen, moving to the English seaside resort town of Brighton.[3] There she met Nick Christian Sayer, who became her boyfriend and musical collaborator.[citation needed] Sayer and James moved to London, where they teamed up with friends Dave Parsons, Tex Axile and Pol Burton, with whom they formed the pop-punk band, Transvision Vamp. James was the lead singer and focal point of the group, and attracted media attention with her sexually-charged and rebellious image.[4]
The band was signed by MCA in December 1986 and released a cover version of the Holly and the Italians song "Tell That Girl to Shut Up" in late 1987. Months later the follow-up single "I Want Your Love", with its pop/punk crossover appeal, entered the Top 10 in the UK Singles Chart. The band went on to release the hit album Pop Art in October. 1989 was the band's most successful year, with the number 3 hit single "Baby I Don't Care" and hit album Velveteen which entered the UK Albums Chart at number one and was a hit worldwide. The next two singles, "I Want Your Love" and "Baby I Don't Care", respectively reached number five and number three in the UK singles charts.[4]
Solo career [link]
When the decision had been made for Transvision Vamp to split, James wrote to Elvis Costello asking for his guidance. In response Costello, collaborating with his then wife Cait O'Riordan on some songs, wrote a full album's worth of material for James. These songs made up the tracks on her 1993 solo album Now Ain't the Time for Your Tears. Produced by Chris Kimsey,[5] it reached #43 in the UK Albums Chart in March 1993.[6] However the album failed to sell in significant numbers, and James "dropped from the music scene".[7] She signed to One Little Indian and recorded an album entitled Lies in Chinatown, which was not released.[8]
Racine [link]
James formed a band named Racine in 2004. The group released two albums, Number One and Racine Volume 2.[2]
Racine broke up in December 2008 prior to shutting down their official website. The members of the band went on to join other bands and none worked on the James' next album.
James announced on her MySpace blog that she had been working on an album entitled I Came Here to Blow Minds, which was recorded in Paris in 2009 and mixed in Australia later that year.[9] Finally a release date of 19 October 2010 (for digital release) was posted on James' official Facebook page in August 2010. One track from the album had already been made available for download on RCRD LBL.[10] since May 2009.
Discography [link]
Transvision Vamp albums [link]
- Pop Art (1988)
- Velveteen (1989)
- Little Magnets Versus the Bubble of Babble (1991)
Solo albums [link]
- Now Ain't the Time for Your Tears (1993)
- I Came Here to Blow Minds (2011)
Racine albums [link]
- Number One (2004)
- Racine 2 (2007)
Singles [link]
- "The Nameless One" (1993) - UK #34
- "London's Brilliant" (1993) - UK #62
- "Do You Know What I'm Saying?" (1993)
References [link]
- ^ Wendy James at IMDB
- ^ a b Bishop, Tom (2004-10-15). "Wendy James races back into view". BBC news. https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3738738.stm. Retrieved 2008-12-21.
- ^ "Wendy James Biography". ilikemusic.com. Retrieved on December 20, 2008.
- ^ a b Huey, Steve. "Transvision Vamp". Allmusic. Retrieved on December 20, 2008.
- ^ Now Ain't the Time for Your Tears (CD). MCA Records. 1993.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 279. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ Ellis, James. "Wendy James". Metro.co.uk, August 27, 2004. Retrieved on December 20, 2008.
- ^ "Wendy James - news, lyrics, pictures, reviews, biography, videos, best songs, discography, concerts, gossip, pictures and tour dates". Nme.com. https://www.nme.com/artists/wendy-james. Retrieved 2011-08-07.
- ^ —Maya Singer (2009-07-24). "Wendy James Will Blow Your Mind: style file: daily fashion, party, and model news". Style.com. https://www.style.com/stylefile/2009/07/wendy-james-will-blow-your-mind/. Retrieved 2011-08-07.
- ^ EXCLUSIVE NEW DOWNLOAD: Wendy James - You Tell Me.
External links [link]
https://wn.com/Wendy_James
+/- (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.
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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
!!! is an American band formed in the summer of 1995 by the merger of part of the group Black Liquorice and Popesmashers. After a successful joint tour, these two teams decided to mix the disco-funk with more aggressive sounds and integrate the hardcore singer Nic Offer from the The Yah Mos. The band's name was inspired by the subtitles of the movie The Gods Must Be Crazy, in which the clicking sounds of the Bushmens' Khoisan language were represented as "!". However, as the bandmembers themselves say, !!! is pronounced by repeating thrice any monosyllabic sound. "Chk Chk Chk" is the most common pronunciation, which the URL of their official website and the title of their Myspace page suggest is the preferred pronunciation.
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Racine (CTA Green Line station)
Racine is an abandoned rapid transit station on the Chicago Transit Authority's Green Line. The station is located at 6314–16 South Racine Avenue in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Racine opened on February 25, 1907, when the Englewood branch of the South Side Elevated Railroad was expanded westward. The station closed with the rest of the Green Line on January 9, 1994, to be rebuilt, but did not reopen with the rest of the line on May 12, 1996. The CTA does not plan to return the station to service, and its future is uncertain.
History
Racine was built in 1905–06 during the first years of the Englewood branch's existence. The station was designed in the Greek revival style by architect Earl Nielson. The original station building and platform still remain at the site, as Racine has not undergone any major renovations since it opened. Racine is the only original Englewood station that has not been demolished or rebuilt.
Racine entered service on February 25, 1907. It served as the terminus of the Englewood branch before it was extended to Loomis in July of the same year. The station was originally known as Center Avenue; it changed its name when Center Avenue changed its name to Racine Avenue. When the CTA instituted A/B skip-stop service in 1949, Racine, along with the entire Englewood branch, became an "A" station.
