加拿大
Crazy
Douban
★ 8.9 11 ratings
Simple Plan genre: Pop
release date 2005-10-18 publisher: Wea International
Australian pressing of the fourth single, 'Crazy' from the album Still Not Getting Any, is a catchy mid-tempo anthem and features the Album version backed with 'Crazy' (live) and the 2 MTV Singapore tracks 'Shut Up' & 'I'll Do Anything'. Atlantic. 2005.
Under the Radar
Douban
★ 8.2 89 ratings
Daniel Powter genre: Pop
release date 2008-10-14 publisher: Warner Bros.
DANIEL POWTER/UNDER THE RADAR 城市琴人 丹尼尔/坠入琴网 9月16日 全球同步发行 连续2年福特汽车百万广告曲演唱人,2008金曲奖唯一重金邀请的西洋嘉宾创下2006年台湾西洋男艺人专辑最高销售纪录睽违3年最触动人心的全新创作专辑。由名制作人也是前“非金发4美女”主唱Linda Perry全力参予,并且献声合唱,曲风不失首张专辑的丹式独特假音诠释,另外再注入吉他、管弦乐等新元素,使得整张专辑更丰富耐听,不但有招牌式的丹尼尔、还有新鲜感的丹尼尔。 10 首新歌 + 2 首Bonus Tracks 包括 *今夏最夯“福特New Mondeo”广告曲Whole World Around,已掀起台湾消费市场极高询问度 *即将流行全球的西洋国歌Best of Me *曲风流畅更胜陶喆的心碎情歌Don’t Give Up On Me *全球票选第一主打单曲Next Plane Home When Daniel Powter hunkered down in a Los Angeles recording studio with producer Linda Perry earlier this year to make his new album Under the Radar, he had no idea what kind of music would result. “I knew the songs were good,” the former violinist-turned-singer-songwriter and pianist says, “but I didn’t know there would be so much guitar. I didn’t know some of it was going to be electronic. I didn’t know it would have strings. But Linda has such an incredible versatility with music, and she had all these ideas. I just had to get out of her way and let it all unfold.” A singer-songwriter and musician herself who has worked career-makeover magic with Gwen Stefani and Christina Aguilera, Linda Perry is known for her brutal honesty and for cajoling artists to look inside and dig deep emotionally. On Under the Radar, she pulls the performance of a lifetime out of Powter. “Linda was like a therapist,” Powter recalls. “I cried in that studio, and she cried. There was frustration because she demanded a lot from me as a songwriter and performer. But she’s a kind, caring, wonderful, and very emotional woman. If you want to make music with her, you have to learn how to take an ass-kicking, and I think that’s what helped me. It was a cathartic experience.” The tough-love was just what he needed after the whirlwind of the previous two years. When Warner Bros. Records released Powter’s self-titled album in Europe in 2005, Powter watched his career skyrocket as its lead-off track, the irresistibly catchy “Bad Day,” became the most-played song in Europe that year, peaking at No. 1 on national airplay charts in the U.K., Germany, France, Holland, Switzerland, Belgium, Denmark, and Norway. It also hit No. 1 in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, and went Top 5 in Italy, Austria, Sweden, Brazil, Finland, and South Africa. The album was certified platinum in Japan, the U.K., Ireland, France, and Switzerland, and gold in Australia, Canada, Singapore, and Taiwan. Encouraged by its stunning international success, Warner Bros. Records released Daniel Powter in the U.S., where it debuted on the Billboard Top 200 at No. 9 thanks to “Bad Day” — by now an unstoppable juggernaut that eventually became the best-selling digital single of all-time in the U.S., selling nearly 2.5 million downloads. “Bad Day” topped the Billboard Hot 100 for five consecutive weeks and earned Powter a 2007 Grammy Award nomination for “Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.” Three follow-up singles were released — “Free Loop,” “Jimmy Gets High,” and “Lie to Me” — eventually pushing global sales of Daniel Powter to more than 2.7 million copies. A fourth single, the live favorite “Love You Lately,” reached the Top 10 in several countries and appears as a bonus track on Under the Radar. Highly in demand to perform around the world, Powter hit the road for an international tour. But after the seemingly endless string of media appearances and touring ceased, Powter found himself emotionally depleted. “I was really burned out,” he says. “I didn’t know where the music was going to come from. I didn’t think I had a lot to say.” He decided to hole up alone in a small studio in Los Angeles to see what might happen. Within two weeks, “Best of Me,” “Whole World Around,” “Am I Still the One,” and “Not Coming Back” came pouring out of him. “I just fell in love with the songwriting process again,” he says. ”Once I sat down at the piano, I felt really comfortable.” If the previous album (initially recorded in a tiny apartment in Vancouver) was about Powter trying to discover what kind of voice he had, Under the Radar is the sound of an artist stretching creatively, refining that voice, and coming into his own. “Linda wanted to make an ‘artist’ record,” Powter says. “And I think that’s what we’ve done.” “Best of Me” sets the tone immediately: “It’s basically saying, ‘Take me for who I am or leave me for who I am, but this is the best of me,’” Powter says. “That was the first song we recorded and it opened the door to me getting over myself. Once we got that out of the way, things started to flow and everything became much easier.” Other album highlights include the first single “Next Plane Home,” “Whole World Around,” and “Am I Still The One?” (on which Perry makes a very rare vocal appearance). Through it all, the music affirms Powter’s love for classic pop songwriting, complete with unforgettable melodies and anthemic choruses. It also expands his previously piano-driven sonic palette by blending in chunky guitars, electronic flourishes, and sweeping strings. “As a singer-songwriter, I have a responsibility to communicate and connect with people,” Powter says, “and for me, melody speaks louder than words so that’s where I go with things, but I think a lot of people will relate to the lyrics. I just can’t wait for people to hear these new songs. I’m hungry to get back out on the road because I have this amazing, honest record to back me up!” Warner Bros. Records will release Under the Radar in Europe in September and in the U.S. in early 2009.
The Best Damn Thing
Douban Discogs
★ 7.3 161 ratings
Avril Lavigne genre: Rock
release date 2007-04-17 publisher: RCA Records
Avril带着第三张录音室专辑《The Best Damn Thing》回来了,先前已经拿出2首做宣传,Keep Holding On去年上映的电影《龙骑士》特别录制的主题曲和8国语言版的Girlfriend 单曲集,其中包括很有意思的中文版本。整张专集的曲风比起以前更加明快,就连Avril表示新专辑的节奏会比以前的专辑快,因为现在的她有了更多现场演出的经验,“我保证这张专辑更好玩———对歌迷和我本人来说都更好玩。专辑里大概只有三首慢歌。”有些人表示对新专集失望,感觉失去了以前rock特色,太偏流行了,不过对于喜欢的声音,能再听到新专集,已经是一种享受,况且新专确实也很如耳。
All The Right Reasons
Douban
★ 8.6 42 ratings
Nickelback genre: Rock
release date 2005-01-01 publisher: Roadrunner Records
加拿大著名摇滚乐队Nickelback携最新专辑《All the Right Reasons》全新出发,发行首周荣登Billboard专辑榜的冠军,在专辑发行之前,Nickelback乐队的主打单曲《Photograph》已经在Billboard Hot 100单曲榜上取得了不错的成绩,上周不仅已经在Hot 100单曲榜上升到了第三位,而且在热门下载单曲榜中也已经晋升为亚军。 以一曲“How You Remind Me”红遍全世界的NICKELBACK,挾持著销售长红的余威,主唱Chad Kroeger也受邀在电影“蜘蛛人”中单独献唱,也跟Saliva的Josey Scott合作电影宣传曲,还参与Santana的作品演出。虽然有著如此盛名压力,前作“The Long Road”并没有让歌迷失望,而且當時他们也沒有想到,这些经验与过程,渐渐的造就了最新专辑“All The Right Reasons正当理由”的与众不同。
Pyongyang
Douban
★ 8.3 41 ratings
Guy Delisle translator: multivac publishing house: Farrar Straus & Giroux 2005 - 9
盖·德利斯勒是加拿大动画人,为了帮助朝鲜的外包动画事业,受法国资本家的派遣,不远万里,来到朝鲜……好吧,他为了完成公司的动画项目,在朝鲜的外包公司呆了两个月。期间,他每晚画下一天的见闻,然后整理编绘成这本漫画《平壤》。
滑板男孩
Douban
★ 9.0 28 ratings
Avril Lavigne genre: Rock
release date 2002-10-29 publisher: Arista Nashville
"Sk8er Boi" is a song by Avril Lavigne, and was the second single from her debut album, Let Go (2002). It was written by Avril Lavigne and The Matrix (Scott Spock, Lauren Christy, and Graham Edwards), and produced by The Matrix. Released in 2002, the single reached number ten on the United States Billboard Hot 100 (becoming Lavigne's second top ten single there), number eight in the United Kingdom, number three in Australia, number thirteen in Canada and number one in Spain, becoming one of her most successful songs to date.
Inspector Gadget Season 1 (1983)
Inspector Gadget Season 1 part of TV Series: Inspector Gadget TMDB Douban
★ 8.4 97 ratings
Bruno Bianchi / 达沃·考克斯 … actor: 唐·亚当斯 / 弗兰克·维尔克 …
加杰特是一名糊涂的探员,他的上司探长更是胆小得总是躲在自认为安全的地方发布命令。然而这么一对组合,竟然能时常挫败邪恶的Claw博士领导的M.A.D.军的阴谋。这一切都归功于加杰特的侄女Penny和她的小狗暗中帮忙,以及他的经常歪打正着的好运气,当然,加杰特身体上那些时灵时不灵的宝物:轮滑鞋、弹簧手臂、直升机式飞帽等等都经常能在关键时刻助他一臂之力。稀里糊涂的加杰特就靠着这一切在捍卫着世界和平。