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Strychnine (; also or ) is a very toxic ( = c. 16 mg/kg in mice, 1-2 mg/Kg orally in humans In 1963, a complete paper was published by Woodward and his coworkers. Other syntheses have been published.
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Name | The Fuzztones |
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Background | group_or_band |
Origin | New York, U.S. |
Genre | Garage rock revival,Psychedelic rock,Protopunk revival |
Years active | 1980-present |
Label | Midnight Records,Music Maniac Records,Get Back Records |
Url | http://www.fuzztones.net |
Current members | Rudi ProtrudiRob LouwersLana LovelandLenny Silver |
Past members | Deb O'NairJake CavaliereIra ElliotMichael JayElan PortnoyJason SavallJohn CarlucciJordan TarlowMike CzekajGabe HammondPhilip Arriagada |
The Fuzztones are a garage rock revival band formed in 1980, playing through the 1990s and now. Founded by singer-guitarist Rudi Protrudi (real name: Glenn Dalpis) in New York City, the band has gone through several member changes but is currently active in Europe. Dismissed by some critics and listeners as a "bar band" or unoriginal, they maintained a strong fan base in New York, in Europe with their music even played on Hungarian State Radio and in Los Angeles, where Rudi would move in 1987 after the breakup of the original band, to organize a new Fuzztones, consisting of Jordan Tarlow, (Lead Guitar) John "Speediejohn" Carlucci, (Bass) Jason Savall, (Vox Organ) & "Mad" Mike Czekaj on drum. This lineup bears the distinction of being the only 1980's garage rock revival band to secure a major label record deal, when they signed to RCA.
The group's name is derived from FuzzTone, the commercial name of a guitar effect pedal invented in 1964 and whose distinctive sound was popularized in the 1965 hit song "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" by the Rolling Stones.
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Name | John Peel |
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Caption | John Peel pictured in a BBC studio |
Birthname | John Robert Parker Ravenscroft |
Birth date | August 30, 1939 |
Birth place | Heswall, England |
Death date | October 25, 2004 |
Death place | Cuzco, Peru |
Country | United Kingdom |
Web | BBC minisite |
Peel's Radio 1 shows were notable for the regular 'Peel sessions', which usually consisted of four songs recorded by an artist live in the BBC's studios, and which often provided the first major national coverage to bands that later would achieve great fame (These 'sessions' are similar to 'Live Lounge' sessions recorded today for the station). Another popular feature of his shows was the annual Festive Fifty countdown of his listeners' favourite records of the year. Peel appeared frequently on British television as one of the presenters of Top of the Pops in the 1980s, and he provided voice-over commentary for a number of BBC programmes. He became popular with the audience of BBC Radio 4 for his Home Truths programme which ran from the 1990s, featuring unusual stories from listeners' domestic lives.
Peel wrote that "The Festive 50 dates back to what was doubtless a crisp September morning in the early-to-mid Seventies, when John Walters and I were musing on life in his uniquely squalid office. In our waggish way, we decided to mock the enthusiasm of the Radio 1 management of the time for programmes with alliterative titles. Content, we felt, was of less importance than a snappy Radio Times billing. In the course of our historic meeting we had, I imagine, some fine reasons for dismissing the idea of a Festive 40 and going instead for a Festive 50, a decision that was to ruin my Decembers for years to come, condemning me to night after night at home with a ledger, when I could have been out and about having fun, fun, fun." In 2009 the first blue plaque to bear his name was unveiled in Heywood, part of Rochdale, Greater Manchester to recognise Peel's links to Rochdale and his influence on the local music industry by financing Tractor's recording studios, the plaque was unveiled by Peter Hook of Joy Division/ New Order and Chris Hewitt of Tractor /Ozit Records.
On 13 October 2005, the first "John Peel Day" was held to mark the anniversary of his last show. The BBC encouraged as many bands as possible to stage gigs on the 13th, and over 500 gigs took place in the UK and as far away as Canada and New Zealand, from bands ranging from Peel favourites New Order and The Fall, to many new and unsigned bands. A second John Peel day was held on 12 October 2006, and a third on 11 October 2007. The BBC had originally planned to hold a John Peel Day annually, however Radio 1 has not held any official commemoration of the event since 2007, though a number of gigs still take place around the country to mark the anniversary.
At the annual Gilles Peterson's World Wide Awards, the "John Peel Play More Jazz Award" award was named in his honour.
A number of Peel-related compilation albums have been released since his death, including , a project Peel started with his wife that was left unfinished when he died. A sizable online community has also emerged dedicated to sharing recordings of his radio shows.
Peel's adult sons Tom and William Ravenscroft have followed him into radio DJing and music journalism, with an emphasis on spotting new talent.
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He was born in Heliopolis, Egypt, of Greek parents. He was educated at the English School in Alexandria and he took his first piano lessons from various teachers and from the important Greek pianist Gina Bachauer. In 1948 he gained an MA in philosophy after having studied with Ludwig Wittgenstein and Bertrand Russell in Cambridge.
During that time he also studied music with Hans Redlich and in 1949 travelled to Rome to study orchestration with Angelo Francesco Lavagnino. He briefly attended lectures by Carl Jung in Zurich. In 1951 he returned to Alexandria where he married Theresia Horemi in 1961. He died on his 44th birthday in a car accident in Athens, Greece.
Christou's work is often thought to fall into three broad periods. The works of the first period (1948-58) have been described by Christou himself as freely atonal. In his second phase (1960-64) Christou developed what he called "meta-serialism" whose main emphasis is on polyphony, rhythmic dynamism and instrumental colours. During his third period (1964-70) Christou developed his own notation and he increasingly stressed the improvisatory element.
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Background | solo_singer |
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Birth name | Barry White |
Born | June 13, 1955Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. |
Genre | R&B;, soul, gospel |
Occupation | Musician, Bandleader |
Instrument | Vocalist |
Years active | 1970s - present |
Label | Rounder, others |
Associated acts | Tom Russell |
Url | Barrence Whitfield official site |
Barrence Whitfield (born Barry White, June 13, 1955) is an American soul and R&B; vocalist and bandleader, best known as the leader of Barrence Whitfield and the Savages in the 1980s.
In December 2010 Barrence reunited with original Savages Peter Greenberg(DMZ, Lyres, Customs), with Andy Jody(Long Gones)and Tom ? on sax to record a new barrence Whitfield and The Savages record. And, perform two live shows.
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