Little Dragon

Little Dragon are a Swedish electronic music band from Gothenburg, formed in 1996. The band consists of Yukimi Nagano (vocals, percussion), Erik Bodin (drums), Fredrik Källgren Wallin (bass) and Håkan Wirenstrand (keyboards).

Little Dragon's first release was the double A-side 7" single "Twice"/"Test", released on the Off the Wall label in 2006. The following year, the band signed with the larger British independent label Peacefrog Records and released their eponymous debut album in August 2007. Their second album, Machine Dreams, was released in August 2009, followed by their third album, Ritual Union, released in July 2011. The band's fourth studio album, Nabuma Rubberband, was released in May 2014 by Because Music.

History

Little Dragon formed in 1996 in Gothenburg, Sweden. Yukimi Nagano was in her first year in high school when she met seniors Fredrik Wallin and Erik Bodin. The three of them would meet up after school to jam and play records by De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest and Alice Coltrane. The band's name was inspired by the "Little Dragon" nickname Nagano earned due to the "fuming tantrums" she used to throw while recording in the studio. "It's a little exaggerated but there is some truth in it", Nagano said. "But we've grown up a bit and I realised you can't have a fit every day because otherwise you won't be able to stand each other."

Little

Little is a surname in the English language. The name is ultimately derived from the Middle English littel, and the Old English lȳtel, which mean "little". In some cases the name was originally a nickname for a little man. In other cases, the name was used to distinguish the younger of two bearers of the same personal name. Early records of the name include: Litle, in 972; Litle, in about 1095; and le Lytle, in 1296. The surname has absorbed several non English-language surnames. For example, Little is sometimes a translation of the Irish Ó Beagáin, meaning "descendant of Beagán". Little can also be a translation of the French Petit and Lepetit, as well as other surnames in various languages with the same meaning ("little"), especially the German name Klein during World War II.

People

Andrew Little (disambiguation), several people

Angela Little (disambiguation), several people

Ann Little (1891–1984), American silent film actress

Anna Little (disambiguation), several people

Annie Little, American singer

Dragon

A dragon is a legendary creature, typically with serpentine or reptilian traits, that features in the myths of many cultures. There are two distinct cultural traditions of dragons: the European dragon, derived from European folk traditions and ultimately related to Greek and Middle Eastern mythologies, and the Chinese dragon, with counterparts in Japan (namely the Japanese dragon), Korea and other East Asian countries.

The two traditions may have evolved separately, but have influenced each other to a certain extent, particularly with the cross-cultural contact of recent centuries. The English word dragon derives from Greek δράκων (drákōn), "dragon, serpent of huge size, water-snake".

Name

The word dragon entered the English language in the early 13th century from Old French dragon, which in turn comes from Latin draconem (nominative draco) meaning "huge serpent, dragon", from the Greek word δράκων, drakon (genitive drakontos, δράκοντος) "serpent, giant seafish". The Greek and Latin term referred to any great serpent, not necessarily mythological, and this usage was also current in English up to the 18th century.

PFLAG

PFLAG, formerly known as Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, is the United States' largest organization for parents, families, friends, and allies united with people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ).

PFLAG has more than 500 chapters across the United States, with more than 200,000 members and supporters.

The acronym PFLAG, pronounced "P-FLAG" /ˈpiːflæɡ/, originally stood for Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (later broadened to Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays). Until removal of the hyphen in 1993 the name was officially styled as P-FLAG. In 2014 the membership of the organization voted to officially change the name to PFLAG to reflect the decades of fully inclusive work it had been doing in the LGBTQ community.

History

Ritual Union

Ritual Union is the third studio album by Swedish electronic band Little Dragon. It was released on 25 July 2011 by Peacefrog Records. The album debuted at number twenty-two on the UK Albums Chart and number seventy-eight on the US Billboard 200, their highest-charting album to date. The album's second single, "Ritual Union", reached number seventy-six on the UK Singles Chart. Upon its release, Ritual Union received generally positive reviews from music critics. The song "Shuffle a Dream" was featured in the fifth season premiere episode of Gossip Girl, "Yes, Then Zero", originally aired 26 September 2011. The song "Nightlight" was featured in the game FIFA 12. "Crystalfilm" was featured in the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Microsoft Windows versions of Grand Theft Auto V.

Background and release

The album cover consists of a montage of newly married couples. In an interview with website BrightestYoungThings, lead singer Yukimi Nagano said, "It's a bunch of pics of our parents and relatives so there's that obvious connection [the overt idea of marriage]. But it's basically one perspective on the whole 'Ritual Union' theme which is pretty ambiguous. It can represent a band, a marriage, humanity, the universe... what ever you feel connected to." Speaking to Canadian music magazine Exclaim!, drummer Erik Bodin elaborated on the album cover's concept:

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'Little Dragon' is featured as a movie character in the following productions:

WWE: The Rise and Fall of WCW (2009)

Actors: Bill DeMott (actor), Ray Charles (actor), Arn Anderson (actor), André the Giant (actor), David Arquette (actor), Steve Borden (actor), Mark Calaway (actor), Charles Ashenoff (actor), Steve Austin (actor), Marcus Bagwell (actor), Scott Bigelow (actor), Eric Bischoff (actor), Richard Blood (actor), Mike Durham (actor), Shane Douglas (actor),

Plot: The Rise & Fall of WCW examines the storied history of World Championship Wrestling, from its beginnings in the territory system through Ted Turner's acquisition and the savage battles with WWE for sports-entertainment domination in the 90s, with exclusive insight from the people behind the scenes and in the ring.

Keywords: celebrity, champion, hulk-hogan, invasion, ladder, legacy, legend, merger, nitro, wcw
Genres: Action,

Quotes:

Ric Flair: [about WCW's final episode of "Nitro"] That place needed to be shut down a year before it was. It was terrible. I was embarrassed to even be part of the show.

Bill Goldberg: [about Vince Russo joining WCW in 1999] Anything that Russo was involved with I thought smelled like shit.

Viva la Raza: The Legacy of Eddie Guerrero (2008)

Actors: Matt Hardy (actor), Bobby Heenan (actor), Kurt Angle (actor), Eddie Guerrero (actor), Sal Guerrero (actor), Jeff Hardy (actor), Oscar Gutiérrez (actor), John Cena (actor), Dave Bautista (actor), Mick Foley (actor), Shelton Benjamin (actor), Bill Goldberg (actor), Juventud Guerrera (actor), Terry Brunk (actor), Hulk Hogan (actor),

Genres: Action,

Law of the Fist (2003)

Actors: John Trujillo (director), John Trujillo (writer), John Trujillo (producer), Kelly Perine (actor), T.J. Storm (actor), Jeff Wolfe (actor), William d'Anthony (editor), Brye Cooper (actor), Quantae Love (actor), Wendy Hunter (actress), Victor Sarmiento (actor), Artist Joe Watson (actor), Mark Standing (composer), Bill Trillo (actor), Andre Ramone (composer),

Plot: When a Kenpo karate student meets up with an old friend from high school, he is introduced to the world of small time drug dealing. His best friend who is also a student of the art, is not about to let his friend throw away his life...even if it means risking his own.

Keywords: independent-film
Genres: Drama, Short,

Ting bat do dik suet wa (1986)

Actors: Roy Cheung (actor), David Chiang (director), Siu-Wong Fan (actor), Ching Wan Lau (actor), Ronald Wong (actor), Jing Chen (actor), Season Ma (actress), Melody Bank (composer), Ching-Lung Lau (actor), Hon-Cheung Chui (actor),

Genres: ,