 The Blues Explosion. Left to right: Russell Simins, Judah Bauer, and Jon Spencer. The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion (sometimes abbreviated JSBX) is a New York based band, made up of members Jon Spencer (vocals, guitar), Judah Bauer (guitar) and Russell Simins (drums). Image File history File linksMetadata Bluesxplosion. ...
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Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area Ranked 27th - Total 54,520 sq mi (141,205 km²) - Width 285 miles (455 km) - Length 330 miles (530 km) - % water 13. ...
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion (sometimes abbreviated JSBX) is a New York based band, made up of members Jon Spencer (vocals, guitar), Judah Bauer (guitar) and Russell Simins (drums). ...
Their unique 'Explosion' sound is a raw and loud one, combining elements of noise-rock, rock and roll, blues, soul, funk, rockabilly and hip hop, with an occasional theremin solo thrown in. Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ...
The blues is a vocal and instrumental form of music based on the full twelve note chromatic scale plus the microtonal intervals and a characteristic eight and twelve-bar chord progression. ...
The soul, according to many religious and philosophical traditions, is a self aware ethereal substance particular to a unique living being. ...
Funk is a distinct style of music originated by African-Americans, e. ...
1950s Rockabilly book by Harlan Ellison Rockabilly is the earliest form of rock and roll as a distinct style of music. ...
Hip hop music (also referred to as rap or rap music) is a style of popular music. ...
Léon Theremin playing an early theremin The theremin or thereminvox (originally pronounced but often anglicized as [1]) is one of the earliest fully electronic musical instruments. ...
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion formed in 1990 in New York City after the demise of Spencer's previous band Pussy Galore. Members played in bands including The Honeymoon Killers and Boss Hog prior to the formation of the Blues Explosion. Flag Seal Nickname: Big Apple Location Location in the state of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area City 1,214. ...
Pussy Galore was an American noise rock band that formed in Washington D.C. during 1985. ...
The Honeymoon Killers (William Kastle, 1970) is an American film starring Shirley Stoler. ...
Boss Hog should not be confused with Boss Hogg, the Dukes of Hazzard character. ...
While on tour in July 1999, the band's tour van was broken into in Vancouver, Canada. A large amount of gear, including several microphones, amps, compressors, and other equipment, as well as Spencer's original 1962 Moog Vanguard theremin, was stolen. None of the gear was ever recovered. Dr. Robert Arthur Moog (pronounced // to rhyme with vogue, not //) (May 23, 1934 – August 21, 2005) was a pioneer of electronic music, best known as the inventor of the Moog synthesizer. ...
Recently, the band decided to change their name simply to Blues Explosion.
Side projects
Drummer Russell Simins recorded a well-received solo album in 2000 titled Public Places, while guitarist Judah Bauer released a solo album in 2002 "keep it coming..." under the moniker 20 Miles. Spencer himself is a member of Heavy Trash, along with Matt Verta-Ray. Spencer is also a member of Boss Hog with his wife, Cristina Martinez. Boss Hog should not be confused with Boss Hogg, the Dukes of Hazzard character. ...
Jon Spencer
- Sideways Soul (In a Dancehall Style) - Dub Narcotic Sound System Meets The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion (1999)
- Spencer Dickinson - Spencer Dickinson (2001) Japanese release on the Toy's Factory label featuring Luther Dickinson, Cody Dickinson & Jon Spencer (Blues Explosion). (Luther & Cody are in The North Mississippi Allstars). 2001.
- Heavy Trash - Heavy Trash (2005)
- Everything Is Under Control - Coldcut (2005) Coldcut - Sound Mirrors
Dub Narcotic Sound System (D.N.S.S.) is a musical group founded by Calvin Johnson. ...
1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...
2001: A Space Odyssey. ...
2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Discography JSBX were also R. L. Burnside's backing band on the album A Ass Pocket of Whiskey. They also worked together with Andre Williams who is also credited as executive producer of Acme. 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...
1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...
Third album by neo-blues rock group, the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, released in 1993. ...
Orange is a 1994 album by the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion. ...
1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal. // Events January Bill Clinton January 1 : North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) goes into effect. ...
1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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The Beastie Boys as depicted on the cover of their 1992 album Check Your Head. ...
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Dub Narcotic Sound System (D.N.S.S.) is a musical group founded by Calvin Johnson. ...
Now I Got Worry is a 1996 album by the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion. ...
1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...
1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Sixth album by New York City blues/indie rock group the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion. ...
1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...
1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...
Dub Narcotic Sound System (D.N.S.S.) is a musical group founded by Calvin Johnson. ...
For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...
2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Martina Topley-Bird is a British vocalist, who worked with trip hop pioneer Tricky on several albums, from Maxinquaye up through Angels with Dirty Faces. ...
Dan The Automator (left) featured here with fellow Handsome Boy Modeling School producer Prince Paul Dan the Automator Nakamura is a Japanese-American hip-hop and rap producer most known for his work in the mid to late 1990s and early 2000s. ...
David Holmes See David Holmes for other persons with this name. ...
Josh Davis, aka DJ Shadow, (born January 1, 1973 in Davis, California) is a turntablist musician. ...
R. L. Burnside (born Robert Lee Burnside, Harmontown, Lafayette County, Mississippi, November 21 or November 23, 1926; d. ...
Andre Williams, born Zeffrey Williams in Bessemer, Alabama, USA in 1936, is a living legend of R&B and R&R. He first started his career with Fortune Records, recording tunes such as Bacon Fat, Greasy Chicken, Jail Bait and Pass the Biscuits as well as writing Twine Time for...
Trivia - Spencer's singing is sometimes described as sounding like that of an Elvis impersonator.
- Winona Ryder, Giovanni Ribisi and John C. Reilly are featured as lead singer, guitarist and drummer in the music video "Talk about the Blues." [1]
- Jon Spencer once trashed a TV studio in Melbourne, Australia, during a live on-air performance.
- The band was parodied by the Shirehorses, operating as the Frank Spencer Blues Explosion.
- The band made the theme song to the Travel Channel's No Reservations with Anthony Bourdain.
- Jon Spencer is the brother of Muffin, the lead vocalist for the band Brassy.
- At the end of the "Flavor" video (which features Beck and Mike D), a full moon appears with an image of Flavor Flav on it.
Elvis Impersonators An Elvis impersonator is someone who impersonates or copies Elvis Presley either as a hobby, career in entertainment or occasionally for fun. ...
Winona Ryder is an Academy Award-nominated American actress. ...
Giovanni Ribisi in Sofia Coppolas Lost in Translation Antonio Giovanni Ribisi (born December 17, 1974 in Los Angeles) is an American actor. ...
John C. Reilly John Christopher Reilly (born May 24, 1965 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American actor of Irish and Lithuanian [1] descent from the South Side of Chicago. ...
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Live television refers to television broadcasts of events or performances as they are happening, or on a delay of several seconds, rather than from video recordings or film. ...
The Shirehorses are a spoof band comprising two BBC Radio DJs from Manchester, Mark Radcliffe and Marc Riley (known collectively as Mark and Lard). ...
Brassy is a band which features Muffin Spencer, the sister of Jon Spencer (of Jon Spencer Blues Explosion) as its lead vocalist. ...
Flavor Flav, complete with clock, at Power 106 FM in California. ...
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