TKO (band)

TKO was a hard rock and heavy metal band from Seattle, Washington, which was active between 1977 and 2001. The group's lead vocalist and only consistent member was Brad Sinsel.

Biography

Sinsel, a native of Yakima, Washington, got his start in rock in the early 1970s in Ze Whiz Kidz, a flamboyant, influential glam rock band that opened a Seattle show by the New York Dolls in 1974. Eventually, he joined a reformed version of the band Mojo Hand which featured co-founding members Mark Seidenverg (bass) and Darryl Siguenza (drums), along with former Whiz Kidz guitarist Rick Pierce. With the addition of Sinsel and Tony Bortko (guitar, keyboards) the band became TKO. Represented by managers who also worked with platinum sellers Heart, the band signed a major label recording contract in 1977, though it would be more than a year before the first album would appear.

The group released their Mike Flicker produced debut Let It Roll on the Infinity Records division of MCA Records in early 1979; it went on to sell roughly 150,000 copies. During this time the group had a type of glam rock image and fans compared their music favorably with The Who. TKO toured the U.S. extensively, including shows with the Kinks, Cheap Trick, AC/DC, Van Halen as well as Heart and made their way to Japan where they appeared at Japan Jam in 1979, with new rhythm section Evan Sheeley (bass) and Bill Durham (drums), both formerly with Yakima act Water Closet, in tow. TKO was unable to deliver a follow-up album when Infinity went out of business and was absorbed by MCA in the spring of 1980.

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TKO

TKO may refer to:

In sports

Technical knockout, a professional fighting term.

Takeo Spikes, linebacker in the NFL

A variation of cutter, a professional wrestling move

In music

"T.K.O. (Boxing Day)", a song from Elvis Costello's Punch the Clock album

"TKO" (Le Tigre song), a song from Le Tigre's This Island

"T.K.O." (Giant Panda song), single by Giant Panda

"TKO", a song from Jesse Malin's The Fine Art of Self Destruction album

TKO (band) a rock band from Seattle, Washington

TKO, a pop group led by Katie White

TKO-HQ, a jam band based in Dublin, Ireland

"Love T.K.O.", a song by Teddy Pendergrass

"TKO", a track on the Sam & Max Season Two Soundtrack

"TKO" (Justin Timberlake song), a 2013 song by Justin Timberlake

"TKO" (Motion City Soundtrack), a 2015 song by Motion City Soundtrack.

Other

"TKO" (Babylon 5), an episode of Babylon 5

T.K.O. (film), a 2007 film starring Dianna Agron

The Kindness Offensive, a North London group known for random acts of kindness

Taylor KO Factor, a measurement of the stopping power of a firearms cartridge

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TKO (Justin Timberlake song)

"TKO" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Justin Timberlake for his fourth studio album, The 20/20 Experience – 2 of 2 (2013). It was written and produced by Timberlake, Timothy "Timbaland" Mosley and Jerome "J-Roc" Harmon, with additional writing from James Fauntleroy and a sample of Barry White's "Somebody's Gonna off the Man". The song was distributed on September 20, 2013 by RCA Records, as the second single from The 20/20 Experience – 2 of 2. A remix of the track by rappers J. Cole, ASAP Rocky and Pusha T, known as the "Black Friday Remix", was also released. The lyrics use boxing metaphors to explain how somebody being knocked out feels to them when they see their ex out with another guy.

"TKO" failed to crack the top 40 on most international charts, excluding the US Billboard Hot 100 where it reached number 36. However, the song sold well enough in Canada to be certified Gold by Music Canada. Reviews of the song were mixed, with some finding a track as a modern update from Timberlake's previous music, while others found it underwhelming. The seven-minute official accompanying music video was released in October 2013, and stars Elvis Presley's granddaughter Riley Keough as Timberlake's love interest.

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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.