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Fences is a 4-piece indie rock band from Seattle, Washington.
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History [link]
Fences is the creation of singer/songwriter Christopher Mansfield, Seattle native and graduate of Berklee College of Music.[1] In 2009, his EP was discovered via MySpace by Sara Quin of the popular Canadian indie band Tegan & Sara, who ended up producing, recording, and adding vocals to his debut album.[2] The debut album made the SPIN Magazine year-end list of "Albums You May Have Missed" in 2010.[3]
In late 2010/early 2011, Fences toured supporting Against Me!. Their next tour will begin in July 2011 with Hellogoodbye. The band has collaborated with other Seattle-based musicians, such as Macklemore, Mansions, and Sabzi.
Personal Life [link]
Christopher Mansfield has openly mentioned his sobriety on his blog and Twitter account.[4] In an interview with a Seattle publication, he discusses the time he spent in rehab, saying "I also came to terms with the fact I cannot drink like other people. I know I put a lot about it in the music of Fences and have an image of being that kind of person. The "drunk tortured artist." It is total bullshit! In reality, I was blowing any chances I may have of ever touring or recording a real record or meeting any goals short or long."[5] According to his Twitter account, he has been sober for nearly a year as of April 2011.[4]
Christopher is supportive of the LGBT community and is friends with several out musicians.[6] He owns a dog named Sadie, a Pomeranian, who makes a "guest appearance" in his debut music video for the single "Girls with Accents".
Releases [link]
- Fences - The Ultimate Puke EP(2009)
- Fences (Self Titled Debut, Sept. 28th 2010)[7]
Members [link]
- Christopher Mansfield - Guitars/Vocals
- Ben Greenspan - Vox/Guitar/Synth/
- Lyndsey Starr - Bass/Moog/Vox
References [link]
- ^ https://www.spin.com/reviews/fences-fences-ontoada
- ^ https://www.npr.org/2010/11/18/131416789/fences-even-in-hope-forever-bummed
- ^ https://seattlefilmandmusic.wordpress.com/2010/12/17/fences-makes-spin-magazine’s-list-of-the-ten-best-albums-you-might-‘ve-missed/
- ^ a b https://www.twitter.com/ffeenncceess/
- ^ https://www.thestranger.com/seattle/bad-boy-gone-good/Content?oid=2763558/
- ^ https://www.afterellen.com/column/lesbros-christopher-mansfield/
- ^ https://www.spin.com/articles/exclusive-sara-quin-produced-song-fences
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Denzel Washington
Denzel Hayes Washington, Jr. (born December 28, 1954) is an American actor and filmmaker. He has received three Golden Globe awards, a Tony Award, and two Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actor for the historical war drama film Glory (1989) and Best Actor for his role as a corrupt cop in the crime thriller Training Day (2001).
Washington has received much critical acclaim for his film work since the 1990s, including his portrayals of real-life figures such as South African anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko in Cry Freedom (1987), Muslim minister and human rights activist Malcolm X in Malcolm X (1992), boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter in The Hurricane (1999), football coach Herman Boone in Remember the Titans (2000), poet and educator Melvin B. Tolson in The Great Debaters (2007), and drug kingpin Frank Lucas in American Gangster (2007). He has been a featured actor in the films produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and has been a frequent collaborator of directors Spike Lee and the late Tony Scott. In 2016 he was selected as the recipient for the Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award at the 73rd Golden Globe Awards.
Untitled (Selections from 12)
Untitled (Selections From 12) is a 1997 promotional-only EP from German band The Notwist which was released exclusively in the United States. Though the release of the EP was primarily to promote the band's then-current album 12, it contains one track from their 1992 second record Nook as well as the non-album cover of Robert Palmer's "Johnny and Mary". The version of "Torture Day" on this EP features the vocals of Cindy Dall.
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Untitled (Marc and the Mambas album)
Untitled is the first studio album by the British singer/songwriter Marc Almond's band Marc and the Mambas. It was released by Some Bizzare in September 1982.
Background
Untitled was Almond's first album away from Soft Cell and was made concurrently with the latter's The Art of Falling Apart album. Almond collaborated with a number of artists for this album, including Matt Johnson of The The and Anni Hogan. The album was produced by the band, with assistance from Stephen Short (credited as Steeve Short) and Flood.
Jeremy Reed writes in his biography of Almond, The Last Star, that Untitled was "cheap and starkly recorded". He states that Almond received "little support from Phonogram for the Mambas project, the corporate viewing it as non-commercial and a disquieting pointer to the inevitable split that would occur within Soft Cell". An article in Mojo noted that "from the beginning, Almond and Ball had nurtured sideline projects, though only the former's - the 1982 double 12 inch set Untitled - attracted much attention, most of it disapproving." The article mentions that Almond "who preferred to nail a song in one or two takes" stated that it was all "about feel and spontaneity, otherwise it gets too contrived" when accused of singing flat.<ref name"mojo">Paytress, Mark. "We Are The Village Sleaze Preservation Society". Mojo (September 2014): 69.</ref>
Untitled (West)
Untitled is an outdoor 1977 stainless steel sculpture by American artist Bruce West, installed in Portland, Oregon, in the United States.
Description
Bruce West's Untitled is installed along Southwest 6th Avenue between Washington and Stark streets in Portland's Transit Mall. It was one of eleven works chosen in 1977 to make the corridor "more people oriented and attractive" as part of the Portland Transit Mall Art Project. The stainless steel sculptures is 7 feet (2.1 m) tall. It was funded by TriMet and the United States Department of Transportation, and is administered by the Regional Arts & Culture Council.
