Name | Mike D |
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Background | solo_singer |
Birth name | Michael Diamond |
Alias | Mike D, Country Mike, The King of Lunch |
Birth date | November 20, 1965 |
Origin | New York, New York, U.S. |
Instrument | Rapping, vocals, drums, percussion, keyboards |
Genre | Hip hop, rap rock, hardcore punk, alternative hip hop |
Occupation | Rapper, musician, songwriter, drummer |
Years active | 1979–present |
Label | Def Jam RecordsGrand Royal RecordsCapitol Records |
Associated acts | Beastie Boys Latch Brothers |
Spouse | Tamra Davis (1993–present) |
Children | Skyler Davis |
Brothers | David Stephen |
Website | www.beastieboys.com |
Notable instruments | }} |
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name | Bun B |
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background | solo_singer |
birth name | Bernard Freeman |
alias | Big Boy B, Bunny Bee |
birth date | March 19, 1973 |
death | July 30, 2011 |
origin | Port Arthur, Texas| |
genre | Hip Hop, Southern Rap, Trill |
occupation | Rapper, Songwriter, Producer, CEO |
years active | 1987–present |
label | Rap-a-Lot |
website | bunb.com/bun_b |
associated acts | UGK, Slim Thug, Freddie Gibbs, Jay-Z, The Color Changin' Click, Rick Ross, Drake, E-40, Z-Ro, Ludacris, Lil Wayne }} |
Bernard Freeman (born March 19, 1973) better known by his stage name Bun B, is an American rapper and was one half of the southern hip hop duo UGK (UnderGround Kingz). He is also a guest lecturer at Rice University located in Houston, Texas. He recently released his third official solo album Trill OG on August 3, 2010, which received a 5 Mic "Classic" rating in The Source Magazine - the first album in over five years to receive the honor. Bun B is married with two stepchildren.
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Name | Lil' Keke |
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Background | solo_singer |
Birth name | Marcus Lakee Edwards |
Alias | |
Birth date | March 29, 1976 |
Origin | Houston, Texas, U.S. |
Genre | Southern rap, Screwed & Chopped, Dirty South |
Occupation | rapper |
Years active | 1993–present |
Label | Swishahouse, Warner Music Group, TF Records, Universal Motown, Screwed Up Records |
Associated acts | Screwed Up Click, Fat Pat, DJ Screw, Herschelwood Hardheadz, Big Hawk, Z-RO, Lil' Flip, UGK, Paul Wall, Slim Thug, Chamillionaire, Al Kapone, Big Pokey |
Past members | }} |
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Name | Lil' Troy |
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Background | solo_singer |
Birth name | Troy Birklett |
Alias | |
Origin | Houston, Texas |
Genre | Southern Rap |
Occupation | rapper |
Years active | 1997–present |
Label | Short Stop Records |
Website | }} |
Before his rapping career, Birklett was a successful drug dealer, who funded his music business with the money he earned from selling drugs. He eventually was convicted of "using a communications device to commit a felony" and was sentenced to 18 months in prison, although served only nine months in Beaumont, Texas federal detention.
Lil' Troy, who featured in his songs many members of Houston's thriving rap scene of the late 1990s, managed to reach national audiences with his single "Wanna Be a Baller" produced by Bruce "Grim" Rhodes. The song reached #70 on the Billboard Hot 100, and propelled his debut album, ''Sittin' Fat Down South'', to the Top 25 albums on the Billboard 200. After the success of the lead single, Lil Troy was picked up by Universal Music Group, which re-released his debut album in 1999 with a larger national distribution. The debut album was a success, as it certified platinum by the RIAA selling 1.5 million copies. Lil Troy released his follow up in 2001, titled ''Back to Ballin''. This album didn't contain a charting single and didn't fare nearly as well as his debut. He released his third and to date last album, ''Paperwork'', in 2006.
Lil' Troy is a co-owner and manager of his own club in downtown Houston called "The Orbit Room", which frequents famous Houston rappers and raves. He is often seen on the campus of Stephen F Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas with one of his sons (and SFA student) TiDarian "T" Birklett performing free shows.
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name | Thurston Moore |
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background | solo_singer |
birth name | Thurston Joseph Moore |
alias | Mirror, Fred Cracklin |
born | July 25, 1958Coral Gables, Florida, U.S. |
instrument | Vocals, guitar, bass, harmonica, synthesizer, piano, saxophone |
genre | Alternative rock, noise rock, experimental rock, no wave |
occupation | Singer, Guitarist, Songwriter, Consultant, Record producer |
years active | 1978–present |
label | GeffenSSTEcstatic Peace!Father YodLo RecordingsDestructive Industries Arts & Crafts México |
associated acts | Sonic YouthCiccone YouthThe CoachmenMirror/DashEven WorseDream/Aktion UnitBark HazeDim StarsNorthampton Wools |
notable instruments | Fender JazzmasterFender JaguarFender Telecaster Deluxe }} |
Once in the city, Moore was briefly a member of the hardcore punk band Even Worse, featuring future ''The Big Takeover'' editor (and future Springhouse drummer) Jack Rabid. After exiting the band, Moore and Lee Ranaldo learned experimental guitar techniques in Glenn Branca's "guitar orchestras."
In 1984, Moore married Sonic Youth bassist/vocalist Kim Gordon. The pair have a daughter, Coco Hayley Gordon Moore (born 1 July 1994). They currently reside in Northampton, Massachusetts.
He and Ranaldo make extensive use of unusual guitar tunings, often heavily modifying their instruments to provide unusual timbres and drones. They are known for bringing upwards of fifty guitars to every live gig, using some guitars for one song only. In 2004, ''Rolling Stone'' magazine ranked Moore and Ranaldo the 33rd and 34th ''Greatest Guitarists of All Time''.
Moore has collaborated with scores of musicians, including Maryanne Amacher, Lydia Lunch, DJ Spooky, William Hooker, Daniel Carter, Christian Marclay, Mike Watt, Loren Mazzacane Connors, Tom Surgal, William Winant, Nels Cline, Cock E.S.P., WRONG, Daniel Castro, Glenn Branca, Yamantaka Eye, Chris Corsano and My Cat is an Alien. Most of his solo/duo collaborations have been instrumental, and are generally improvised and/or noise based.
In the early 1990s, Moore formed the side band Dim Stars, featuring punk legend Richard Hell of the Voidoids. Moore performed solo on the side stage of the 1993 Lollapalooza tour. Additionally, Moore also contributed guitar work and backing vocals on "Crush With Eyeliner," which appeared on R.E.M.'s ''Monster'' LP.
Since 2004, Moore has recorded and performed with the all-star noise collective To Live and Shave in L.A., the lineup of which also features Andrew W.K.. He recorded with the band at Sonic Youth's former studio in Manhattan, and later performed with them at the George W. Bush "anti-inaugural" Noise Against Fascism concert in Washington, D.C., named in reference to Sonic Youth's 1992 song "Youth Against Fascism." Moore curated the "Nightmare Before Christmas" weekend of the All Tomorrow's Parties music festival in December 2006.
Moore directed the music video for Pavement's song "Here," from ''Slanted and Enchanted''. Foot is a collaboration between Don Fleming, Jim Dunbar and Thurston Moore.
On June 21, 2007, Moore revealed to ''Spin Magazine'' that he would be releasing a solo album titled ''Trees Outside The Academy''. The album was recorded at J Mascis' studio in Amherst, Massachusetts. The album is made up of mostly acoustic material and features Sonic Youth drummer Steve Shelley and violinist Samara Lubelski. The album also features collaborations between Mascis and Charalambides' Christina Carter, who performs a duet with Moore on the track, "Honest James." The album was released on September 18, 2007, on Moore's label Ecstatic Peace.
On September 24, 2008, Pitchfork Media reported that Thurston was working on a song with former Be Your Own Pet vocalist Jemina Pearl, a cover of the Ramones song "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker." The song was recorded for the teenage drama Gossip Girl and was featured in the episode "There Might Be Blood".
Since 2008, Moore has provided narration for a variety of documentaries on the National Geographic Channel. His work includes ''Inside: Straight Edge'' and the ''Hard Time'' series about life in prison.
In 1998 Moore played on the soundtrack of the film ''Velvet Goldmine'' as a member of ''Wylde Ratttz'', along with The Stooges' Ron Asheton, his Sonic Youth bandmate Steve Shelley, Minutemen's Mike Watt, Gumball's Don Fleming, Mark Arm of Mudhoney and Jim Dunbar.
Moore also composed original music for the films:
In 2007, Moore also appeared with noise/improv constellation "Original Silence" featuring Norwegian drummer Paal Nilssen-Love (The thing, Atomic, Scorch Trio), guitarist Terrie Ex (The Ex), Jim O'Rourke (Sonic Youth, Wilco, Illusion of Safety), saxophonist Mats Gustafsson and bassist Massimo Pupillo (Zu). The group released the live album "The First Original Silence" in 2007, on Oslo (Norway) label SmallTown Superjazz, and a second album "The Second Original Silence" in 2008.
Moore reviews new music in ''Arthur Magazine'' in a column written jointly with Byron Coley. He manages the website Protest Records, named for its protest against United States' invasions in the Middle East. Moore was the editor/overseer of the 2005 book ''Mix Tape: The Art of Cassette Culture''. He published a highly influential list of collectible free jazz records in Grand Royal magazine.
Since Ranaldo and Moore, together with Elvis Costello, J. Mascis, and Kevin Shields, are known for being key figures in the popularization and resurrection of the Fender Jazzmaster, in 2009 Fender introduced a Lee Ranaldo signature edition of a Sapphire Blue Transparent version featuring two Fender Wide Range humbucking pickups and a Forest Green transparent finish for Moore, equipped with a pair of Seymour Duncan Antiquity II Jazzmaster single-coil pickups).
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; Other:
; Limited Edition Noise, experimental, drone projects:
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; Early work with Glenn Branca:
; Early work with the Coachmen:
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