Jack Lukeman

Jack Lukeman (born Seán Loughman 11 February 1973), usually simply known as Jack L, is an Irish songwriter, musician, record producer, vocal artist and broadcaster.

History

A native of Athy Co. Kildare Ireland, Jack Lukeman left school at 15 and after spending a short period in the family business and began playing music full-time at 18 cutting his teeth on the bohemian busking scene around Europe in the early 90s playing across Holland, Belgium and Germany sometimes playing with art rock band Serious Women with David Constantine and Martin Clancy whom he has continued to collaborate over the years His first vocal performance can be heard on Serious Women's album 38SCR (called after the art-house in which they all lived and where the album was made Lukeman first came to prominence in the summer of 1995 when he and The Black Romantics took up a residency at The Da Club (Dublin Arts Club) in Dublin selling out night after night. The band's set included interpretations of the famous Belgium Bard Jacques Brel along with several of Jack's own compositions. The band recorded the album Wax in 1995 before splitting in 1997.

So Far Gone (EP)

So Far Gone is the debut extended play by Canadian recording artist Drake, released on September 15, 2009, originally released as a mixtape on February 13, 2009. It features only five songs from the mixtape, and two new songs. There are guest appearances by Trey Songz, Lil Wayne, Bun B, and Young Jeezy. Its three singles are "Best I Ever Had", "Successful", and "I'm Goin' In". In April 2010, the EP won Rap Recording of the Year at the 2010 Juno Awards.

Background

So Far Gone was originally released as the third mixtape from Drake in February 2009. As a result of the mixtape's success, an EP was determined to be released in later in the year on September 15, 2009. The track-list however cuts the original seventeen songs on the mixtape to only seven on the EP. A track titled "Fear" would be the only new song to be released on the Extended Play. "Fear" serves as the transition song between So Far Gone and his debut studio album Thank Me Later. Drake described the song in an interview with MTV as "eerie", and mentioned that "the last line of the third verse is gonna be the first line on my album [Thank Me Later]" he also signed MoneyGangMafia.

So Far Gone (mixtape)

So Far Gone is the third official mixtape by Canadian rapper Drake; it was released on February 13, 2009, under his upcoming October's Very Own label. The mixtape proved to be a major catalyst in the launching of Drake's career on an international scale; So Far Gone has since been hailed as one of the best mixtape releases of modern music, and was universally well received by professional critics and hip-hop fans alike.

The tracks "Best I Ever Had" and "Successful" were released as singles from the mixtape, and attained unexpected unprecedented success on the US Billboard Hot 100. The mixtape was promoted with a release party at Toronto with Drake and LeBron James. The artists including Omarion, Lloyd, Lykke Li, Lil Wayne and Bun B provided guest vocals on the release. The mixtape helped launch the careers of producers 40, Boi-1da, and T-Minus, whose contributions to the musical direction of the mixtape were applauded by critics.

Background

In an interview with Complex, Drake explains: "The whole tape extends from one of my closest friends Oliver. One night we were having a discussion about women and the way we were talking about them, it was so brazen and so disrespectful. He texted me right after we got off the phone and he was like, 'Are we becoming the men that our mothers divorced?' That's really where the cover comes from, too. It's just this kid in pursuit of love and money. We're good guys, I'm friends with some real good people and for him to even text me after we got off the phone it just showed we have a conscience. But sometimes you just get so far gone, you get wrapped up in this shit. The title has a lot of meanings—as the way we carry ourselves, the way we dress, the way people view us, not to sound cocky, it's just that feeling that we're just distanced in a good way. You’re just elevating past the bullshit and past all the shit that you used to be a part of and you're not that proud of, you're just so far gone."

So Far Gone (song)

"So Far Gone" is the second single from English singer-songwriter James Blunt's third studio album, Some Kind of Trouble. The single was released as a digital download single release exclusively in the United Kingdom on 3 January 2011. A live version of the song, recorded at Metropolis Studios, was included on the OpenDisc feature of Some Kind of Trouble. Blunt performed the song live for the first time on Comedy Rocks with Jason Manford on 28 January 2011. Australian radio stations have picked up the song and are beginning to give it airplay as of March 2011.

Music video

The video, directed by Marc Klasfeld, for the track premiered on Blunt's official YouTube account on 13 December 2010.

Reception

Matthew Horton from BBC Music said that: "Best Laid Plans teems with cliché and some David Gilmour-lite guitar noodles that also rear up on So Far Gone." March Hirsh from Boston Globe said: "A few songs – midtempo anthem "So Far Gone,’’ quavery failed-romance ballad "Best Laid Plans'’ — fill up the earphones well enough but don’t bother pushing an inch deeper to engage the head."

Far

Far or FAR may refer to:

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Far`

Far` is a village in Al Madinah Province, in western Saudi Arabia.

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Farø

Farø is an island in Denmark, located between the islands Sjælland and Falster. It has an area of 0.93 km² and has a population of four people (2006). Administratively it is part of Vordingborg Municipality.

The Farø Bridges (Farøbroerne) connect Sjælland with Falster via Farø, on the European Routes E47 and E55 combined. Junction 42 of E55 is located on the western side of Farø. The island is connected by causeway with the islands of Bogø and Møn by route 287 Grønsundvej.

Coordinates: 54°57′1″N 11°59′29″E / 54.95028°N 11.99139°E / 54.95028; 11.99139