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July 15

Can anyone list any actors born under 1923 that have upcoming movie roles to be released in the future?

Can anyone list any actors born under 1923 that have upcoming movie roles to be released in the future? Neptunekh2 (talk) 01:05, 15 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Using WP:CATSCAN, I was able to find 97 articles that are in the categories of 1923 births, Actors, and Living people. 90 for 1922 births. And 55 for 1921. The results before that probably drop off pretty quickly. It's a bit of work but if you have the time and the desire, you should be able to come up with your answer pretty quickly. Dismas|^(talk) 02:22, 15 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Do you mean born in 1923, or before? If you mean before, then (from a recent question), Carla Laemmle was born in 1909 and has two upcoming films listed on IMDb. Warofdreams talk 16:55, 15 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Smokin marijuana (what I wanna), Watching channel five

These; "Smokin marijuana [cnesored version, "what I wanna"], Watching channel five" are the opening lyrics to New York, New York, by The Dictators. Listen here. What group covered this song with radio play on rock stations around 1989-1992? μηδείς (talk) 03:40, 15 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

According to this link it was covered by the Fleshtones. 75.155.138.12 (talk) 08:35, 15 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

No, thanks, but I strongly doubt it, itmust have been some later band. Fleshtones are too early and there's no indication form YouTube that it's them. It was a late 80's early 90's band, I am sure. I remember listing to it as a hit on WSOU between 1989 and 1992 (probably 1991 at the latest). Surely some NJ or NY rocker form the era must remember. μηδείς (talk) 03:28, 16 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Uptown Girl

I am confused by the Billy Joel song "Uptown Girl". I am assuming the song is referring to NYC. It seems to me that the girl he is singing about is rich and white, but I thought that uptown would be Harlem, which is an area that is known for being poor and predominantly black. Is he singing about a rich white girl in Harlem, or is uptown have a different meaning then I thought? Googlemeister (talk) 15:30, 15 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

It's not set in any particular town or city. 'Uptown' in the song just means that she comes from a well-to-do area. More importantly, the song is about Joel's relationship with the supermodel Christie Brinkley. It was widely noted at the time that she was a tall, fabulously beautiful supermodel whereas he was a funny looking New Yorker. The song acknowledges this discrepancy in a witty, self-mocking way. --Viennese Waltz 15:35, 15 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Reinforced by the video of the song, which features the now-long-since-ex-Mrs. Joel.[1] ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 19:54, 17 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

In New York City, "Uptown" and "Downtown" are more relatively defined. If the narrator of the song comes from a working-class neighborhood, say the Lower East Side, while the girl of his affection comes from Central Park West, then she is definately an "Uptown Girl". In Manhattan, Uptown can mean "Harlem", but it can also mean "North of where I am now". It only means Harlem because Harlem is the only place that is always "Uptown" of the rest of the island. --Jayron32 15:41, 15 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

From some locations, I downtown and uptown can be in the same direction, but I doubt they ever mean the same location (I am not sure.) In the case of the Joel song, "uptown" was not intended to refer to Harlem. 99.24.223.58 (talk) 21:00, 15 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

DOOP ships in Futurama

So far I have only seen the Nimbus, captained by the moron, Brannigan. I haven't read the comics, but just in case, are there any other known DOOP ships? I am not counting the little green helicopters btw. If there is just the Nimbus, I'm of course not going to ask why. Also, in any part of the Futurama universe has the DOOP ever actually functioned as anything other than an arm of the Earth government? Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie | Say Shalom! 17:02, 15 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

You can try researching the question at http://futurama.wikia.com/wiki/Futurama_Wiki. --Jayron32 17:15, 15 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

[2] I can't see how the campaign against the Retiree People of the Assisted Living Nebula could have been on behalf of the Earth government, but I haven't seen that episode. 99.24.223.58 (talk) 23:28, 15 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I can't remember who it was that said that was his previous mission, I think it was Nixon though, and he seemed happy about it (or maybe that was the carpet-bombing of Eden 7). Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie | Say Shalom! 07:37, 16 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I asked there. 99.24.223.58 (talk) 23:46, 15 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Don't forget the Infosphere as well. They're both the Futurama Wiki afaik. :p Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie | Say Shalom! 16:10, 16 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Awesome! If you look closely at the dock on the DOOP HQ space station you can see a variety of ships docked. Maybe the episode that's from has a closer view. 99.24.223.58 (talk) 18:32, 17 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Futurama is not Star Trek, don't expect highly complex political situations in there. Even Nixon's head presidential campaign was surpassed in the plot by Bender's attemps to get his body back. But, in answer to the question, "Branigan begins again" does not involve Earth as a political factor. As for ships, there was a populated space battle to destroy the golden Death Stars at "Bender's Big Score". Perhaps Santa or the Robot mafia do not belong to DOOP, but surely the others do. Cambalachero (talk) 23:48, 15 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

By DOOP ships I am referring to ships operated by the DOOP (such as the Nimbus), not privately-owned ships acting as warships that live on planets that are part of the DOOP. I'll rephrase it. Are there any other known DOOP warships (I remember that there are mining ships of course), not including those owned by characters that temporarily assume the role of warships during crises like the Scammer takeover and the Omicronian invasion of Earth (the one in Lrrreconcilable Differences). Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie | Say Shalom! 07:37, 16 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Star Trek has complex political situations? Dammit Jim! I'm a doctor yes, but not a spin doctor. Clarityfiend (talk) 02:46, 16 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Perhaps not in the original, but later series were more complex than that. Haven't you noticed the similarities of the Bajorans with the Middle East crisis? Cambalachero (talk) 16:02, 16 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I don't recall the depth of Star Trek and connections to the real world being part of the original question. :p Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie | Say Shalom! 16:10, 16 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The Cascades

Can you tell me what year they recorded "First love never dies" ? Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 107.10.93.222 (talk) 17:03, 15 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

According to www.allmusic.com: [3] the song was probably recorded in 1963, but was officially unreleased until it came out as a bonus track on a "Greatest Hits" collection in 1998. --Jayron32 17:20, 15 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

That's effectively confirmed by singer John Gummoe's own website here - it was certainly recorded in 1963 or 64. Ghmyrtle (talk) 22:28, 15 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

song identification

can any one help me identify these two songs?

the first, has the line "go your own way" repeated many times, often in the chorus

the second has the lines "don't, stop, thinking about tomorrow" and "yesterday's gone, yesterday's gone"

thanks! Dubious Status ^{How's it going?} 17:19, 15 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry to be so blunt, but are you even trying to look this up before you come here to ask?!? It's like you are intentionally pulling our leg to see how simple it can get before we stop answering you. Both songs are from Fleetwood Mac's album Rumours, which is one of the best selling musical albums in history, and the two songs are the best known songs from the album. The first is titled "Go Your Own Way" and the second is titled "Don't Stop". Many people here do geniunely enjoy working out hard-to-find songs, but even if you hadn't ever turned on a radio in the past 35 years, and had seriously NO IDEA about the provenance of these songs (entirely possible), if you had bothered to type either phrase into the Google search box OR into the Wikipedia search box, you would have found the answer much faster than it would take for one of us to come around and answer it. Please, next time, try to work it out for yourself before asking here. If you get genuinely stuck, come for help, but with this question it is so self-evident that you didn't even try to figure it out before asking. --Jayron32 17:28, 15 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe the inquirer is a preeteen from Bejeezustan? WP:AGF. Not everyone remembers Clin Ton after all. μηδείς (talk) 03:33, 16 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, I accounted for that. As I said, and I quote, (bolded this time for emphasis): "even if you hadn't ever turned on a radio in the past 35 years, and had seriously NO IDEA about the provenance of these songs (entirely possible)". The point was not that I necessarily expected him to have known the song title. He probably didn't. However, if you type the words "Go your own way" into Google, you get the right answer. It's not the lack of prior knowledge that is the problem, its the total lack of effort in working it out for himself that is. --Jayron32 16:40, 16 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Wow, that google thing really does work. Is google available everywhere? μηδείς (talk) 19:57, 16 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Certainly. Why do you think it's called "google"? ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 20:05, 17 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

July 16

A riddle!

For newcomers: Who wrote soundtrack for the Plants vs. Zombies tower defense video game? ColderPalace1925 (talk) 12:41, 16 July 2011 (UTC) And it's time to show out the official answer for this riddle...[reply]
The answer is...
Laura Shigihara!!! ColderPalace1925 (talk) 16:27, 16 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

If you're wondering why nobody guessed, that's because this site is not the place for riddles. --TammyMoet (talk) 18:43, 16 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

That's also not a riddle. Adam Bishop (talk) 06:18, 18 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Why does cable tv cost so much in Australia?

Hi, cable tv in Australia costs over $40/ month for the most basic package. I'm not buying the usual argument about population, because we don't make the shows, and I can't see how importing them costs any money (for the actual transportation). There seems to be not much infrastructure involved except the basic network, which doesn't seem like it should cost more per person in Australia than anywhere else. Basically, the unavoidable fixed costs seem like they ought to be not that tragic, so it is only the per person cost required for licencing the shows, and installing the satellite dish/ optic fibre cable, that needs to be considered, and one would expect that to be similar around the world. What am I missing? Thanks, It's been emotional (talk) 16:02, 16 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

When I had cable in the UK 15 years ago I was paying £30 a month then, so I don't think your cost is so expensive. --TammyMoet (talk) 16:08, 16 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, but I thought it was quite low now in the UK. I heard something like that figure for cable and internet combined, or maybe a few pounds more. What's it like these days in the UK, if anyone can tell me? It's been emotional (talk) 16:12, 16 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Basic cable in Toronto costs $33.00 per month. (The Canadian dollar is a few cents above par with the U. S. dollar at the moment.) That's just TV, no internet. The usual excuse in Canada is that the companies are dealing with vast distances (as in Australia, I would think) where cable must be run. However, my experience is that they only run their cable in big centres and those of us in the boonies are stuck with satellite. Imported shows do cost money, sometimes a lot of money, for the rights to broadcast. Bielle (talk) 16:29, 16 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Virgin Media have a half-price offer on at the moment, which is phone + broadband + cable TV for £10, which means this bundle is usually £20 per month. Apparently that's 30.33 Aussie dollars. However I can't check this properly cos we don't have cable where I live and the wizard doesn't work in that case! --TammyMoet (talk) 18:42, 16 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

In Nothern California, we're paying $63 a month, and that doesn't cover HBO, Showtime, or any of the featured movie channels. The Mark of the Beast (talk) 19:39, 16 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Here in North-east USA we pay about the same for basic cable (And no internet/phone). Maybe a couple of dollars more or less depending on where you live. APL (talk) 02:48, 17 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Cable TV is a luxury item, a non-essential. Highly unlikely to ever attract external regulation. Prices will be influenced by competition (not much of that in Australia), and what the market will bear. HiLo48 (talk) 03:22, 17 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the info so far. Kind of extraordinary, I think, how prices can vary, but at any rate, it's nothing like what I expected. Everything sounds comparable, except the Virgin UK offer, which I checked out quickly, and for the sake of parity, with cable on its own, it's £12.50 a month, or about $20US. This is a remarkable saving over $63/month in Northern California. Any other comparisons welcome, because when I worked in sales for a telco, people from the US, UK, and developing countries kept complaining about our prices, for both cable and internet (though mainly internet). I used to think there was just something hopeless about my beloved Australia, but now I can see it's nothing like that. More info very welcome, It's been emotional (talk) 04:25, 17 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Treasure of Swamp Castle?

The Treasure of Swamp Castle is a real thing, ( http://www.amazon.com/Treasure-Swamp-Castle-1989-VHS/dp/B000P1CD7W ) but there doesn't seem to be any record of it or articles about it that are easily found. There is no Wikipedia article, it doesn't even appear in red text on its ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_animated_feature-length_films ) IMDB doesn't know about it, and Youtube doesn't have any videos for it. What is this movie? Who made it? Why does no one acknowledge its existence? Is it a foreign film dubbed into English? Why is there a 1997 film of the same name and description, but also little to no record? Are they the same movie? Is there a DVD? ( http://www.christiancinema.com/catalog/article_info.php?articles_id=1631# )

Thank you for any research you may consider into this topic. I had the VHS for this movie at one time, and I was surprised to find there was no record of it on Wikipedia. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 188.118.173.242 (talk) 16:52, 16 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Not every movie ever made is worthy of inclusion here. It has to have some WP:Notability. Not even being listed in IMDb is a fatal black mark against it. Clarityfiend (talk) 20:07, 16 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Your description pretty much says there are no sources, reliable or otherwise, for this movie, so there's not a lot we can do. Even if you remember details of the movie yourself, you couldn't write up an article about it here, as that would violate our policy of No Original Research. Wabbott9 Tell me about it.... 17:36, 17 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

July 17

O Superman in the British Charts

What was the song that kept O Superman off the top of the British Charts? DuncanHill (talk) 22:53, 17 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

"It's My Party" by Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin. --Viennese Waltz 22:57, 17 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

(ec) According to [4] (reachable by two clicks from the reference in the O Superman article) it was the Dave Stewart and Barbara Gaskin cover of "It's My Party". --Jayron32 22:58, 17 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

One click, actually (maybe that's why I beat you to it :)) --Viennese Waltz 23:01, 17 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. How remiss of me not to know which ref to click in the article and then follow and then navigate to another page to find the answer. Three clicks (once on the ref number, then on the reflink itself, then another to find the chart for the week). DuncanHill (talk) 23:24, 17 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

No problem. What are the reference desks for if not to make you feel inadequate and lazy! ;) The preceding was a joke. --Jayron32 23:28, 17 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

By the way, it was this Dave Stewart, in case anyone got confused by your link to a dabpage. Two can play at that game :) DuncanHill (talk) 23:34, 17 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, I forgot for a second that there were two Dave Stewarts. Wouldn't it be great to have a band with Dave Stewart, Paul Young on vocals, Roger Taylor on drums, Mick Jones on guitar, and then everyone could get major confused. --Jayron32 03:12, 18 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Aaaah

What do you call the "Aaaaah" in a song; specifically; the part in the solo of Stop Crying Your Heart Out. --Addi hockey 10 ^e-mail 23:43, 17 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

A slurred vocal note (or a sustained vocal note if it doesn't change pitch.) 99.24.223.58 (talk) 02:57, 18 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

See Slur (music) and Non-lexical vocables in music for articles about this. --Jayron32 03:08, 18 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Ah - silly me. As a guitarist I should know that. Thanks! --Addi hockey 10 ^e-mail 05:15, 18 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

July 18

Identify this film starring Audrey Hepburn

Several years ago I saw a clip about Audrey Hepburn and it mentioned her involvement in some films where she played characters who could not stay with their lovers: One was Roman Holiday (1953), while another contained a scene where her character grabbed onto a train carrying her departing lover. What was the name of the latter film? 17:40, 18 July 2011 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.116.187.230 (talk)

To me that sounds like the climactic scene of Love in the Afternoon, in which Audrey Hepburn runs after Gary Cooper as his train leaves the station, and he finally decides to lift her up onto the train. My memory of the film is rather faint, but our page on it has a plot summary. --Antiquary (talk) 20:20, 18 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Could it be War and Peace? The Mark of the Beast (talk) 22:14, 19 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Looks like Antiquary's memory is accurate. Here's a Youtube video of the final scene from Love in the Afternoon. Clarityfiend (talk) 00:39, 20 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Obscure 1974 single

I've been trying to recall the name of a single that paddled in the lower reaches of the UK charts in 1974 or thereabouts. All I can remember are snatches of the lyrics. The da das are a part where I can remember the meter but not the words, and the "beed 'n' bob 'n' bob" parts are recorded between the vocal lines in a vaguely skat style with a slight echo effect added:

Goodbye

Goodbye my friend Goodbye

Da da

Da da da da daa da

You'll wake up (beed 'n 'bob n bob)

You'll wake up (beed 'n 'bob n bob bob bob bob)

You'll wake up (beed 'n 'bob n bob)

mmm You'll wake up"

The only other thing I remember is that a few DJ's left the record playing on the runout track where the exclamation "DO IT!" had been recorded after the song had finished.

Any ideas? Britmax (talk) 17:52, 18 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Yes. This is "Break" by Aphrodite's Child, and the "DO IT" is actually a reference to the album the track comes from, which is "666". Thank you for reminding me of this epic piece of prog rock - I heartily recommend it. --TammyMoet (talk) 18:06, 18 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! A bit more of a challenge than a blockbuster Fleetwood Mac track, though, what? Britmax (talk) 18:15, 18 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Now that is the kind of song challenge we like around here. --Jayron32 02:18, 19 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

For a minute I had thought you meant Seasons In The Sun - Terry Jacks 1974 μηδείς (talk) 19:14, 18 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

July 19

June 1949 and film

I'm doing a report for my film class on great films during June 1949 (every person in the class has to pick a month and year to report on, so I picked June 1949 randomly). So I have two questions:

1. Which film had the largest advertising campaign (as in which one received the most publicity) during June 1949?

2. What was the highest grossing film during June 1949 (I read somewhere that it was Sorrowful Jones, but I don't know if that's correct)? 98.234.170.202 (talk) 01:10, 19 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia doesn't have articles by the specific month, but you could start at 1949 in film and do some research from there. You may be able to tease out some info about June specifically, and you can also follow sources from articles to find stuff outside of Wikipedia. --Jayron32 01:23, 19 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Doesn't really answer your question but this page shows "A History of the Movies Exhibited in Salisbury / Rowan County, N.C." from May-June 1949. Alansplodge (talk) 16:52, 20 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Horror film

Please name some very frightening horror films, so frightening that I will not be able to sleep at night after watching those movies. --7NB90O (talk) 01:54, 19 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Horror films will give you a place to find some. --Jayron32 02:17, 19 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

It depends largely on what you find scary. I personally find psychological horror is far more disturbing than things jumping out and going "Boo!" but some people prefer the opposite. Hints would be appreciated. HominidMachinae (talk) 02:31, 19 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Science has proven that The Shining is the scariest film. Or, science will soon prove it. Comet Tuttle (talk) 03:43, 19 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The Blair Witch Project. The Exorcist. The Omen. --Viennese Waltz 07:49, 19 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I laughed at The Exorcist. HiLo48 (talk) 08:43, 19 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Don't Look Now, The Comfort of Strangers, Repulsion, The Tenant. Pepso2 (talk) 09:49, 19 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The Core. So horrifyingly stupid, you will be kept awake at night trying to figure out what kind of monster thought that plot was a good idea. Googlemeister (talk) 13:47, 19 July 2011 (UTC) [reply]

The Hellstrom Chronicle is one scary mind-fuck. 93.95.251.162 (talk) 15:02, 19 July 2011 (UTC) Martin.[reply]

For psychological films, you can look here. For general horror films, you can go here. Hope this helps. -- Luke ^Talk 17:58, 19 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Three of the scariest things I've ever seen (other than the bill from the mechanic) are the Doctor Who episode The Empty Child, the 1968 BBC adaptation of the M R James ghost story Whistle and I'll Come to You, and John Carpenter's Prince of Darkness. -- Elen of the Roads (talk) 22:45, 19 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not into horror really at all but what first came to mind when reading this question was another Doctor Who episode, "Blink". Dismas|^(talk) 00:54, 20 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Are you my mommy ? Pleclown (talk) 06:47, 20 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

No one should consider himself a cultured human who has not seen Blink. The Shining is a favorite, but not the stuff of nightmares. Signs is a brilliant movie with one of the most classic sci-fi scary scenes ever.

But the only movie that ever really scared me was the original Friday the 13th. μηδείς (talk) 01:27, 20 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I would recommend The Turn of the Screw (1959), It (1990) and anything involving Chuckie. If we knew ahead of time what Blink was like we wouldn't have let our 8-year-old watch it. He still doesn't want to see them in clips for the commercials. Rmhermen (talk) 03:02, 20 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

July 20

Questions about Yojimbo

I'm a fan of Yojimbo and I've seen the movie a number of times, but there are a couple things I haven't been able to make sense of, possibly because I'm not that familiar with Japanese culture. These are rather specific questions, so bear with me. Any insight is appreciated.

There's a scene where the nameless ronin and the tavern keeper watch the visiting inspector and his men across the street as they're attended to (by the town's constable, I think.) The ronin comments that they are drinking spiked tea. How would he know the tea is spiked, and why does he think this is so amusing? Is he implying that the inspector doesn't know the tea is spiked?

Shortly thereafter the constable brings in three smallish white objects and sets one by the inspector and each of his men. The inspector appears to steal the one set next to him. What are the white objects?

Also, Seibei refers to the ronin as 'master', according to the subtitles I'm reading. Is this a literal translation? Is it some specific title that's being used? (e • nn • en!) 11:02, 20 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Re: your third question, possibly senpai, but I haven't seen it in a while. Recury (talk) 19:05, 20 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

speaking of Kurosawa

I'm watching The Bad Sleep Well, in which Toshirō Mifune and Takashi Shimura are antagonists; I'm wondering how often that happened. IMDB lists 54 times they worked together, of which I remember only Stray Dog and of course Seven Samurai, in both of which they were (more or less) novice and mentor, and Rashōmon, in which they're neither comrades nor antagonists. —Tamfang (talk) 18:32, 20 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

And what's the tune that Nishi (Mifune) keeps whistling? —Tamfang (talk) 07:47, 21 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

According to this page, en translation is here, the tune was composed by Masaru Satō. The title is just Nishi's whistle 1 and Nishi's whistle 2. Oda Mari (talk) 08:35, 21 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

July 21

Rescue Mission (band)

In 2005, Rescue Mission formed and debuted live in Austin, TX. 2007 saw the release of their first, self-titled album. Performing to enthusiastic crowds, that same year the band toured the US with Bird [Mark Burgess (ex-Chameleons)]. The group continued to perform live regionally and sold out of their debut album and merchandise. The next two years saw Rescue Mission maturing and refining their craft. They decided to focus their sound on the post-punk aesthetic, while incorporating well-crafted pop songs. The five-piece is currently recording their second album (as yet untitled), which is slated for 2011. It is planned to be released in vinyl, cd and digital formats. New merchandise and web-design is being developed to coincide with the album launch. The band is also arranging and playing shows in support of this upcoming release. Most recently, they have performed with the legendary Swans. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Chadtheprole (talk • contribs) 00:48, 21 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Is there a question? This is the reference desk; WP:Your first article is thataway. Clarityfiend (talk) 08:23, 21 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Read Wikipedia:Notability (music) before deciding whether to write the article. Not all bands are deemed worthy of a Wikipedia article: the most important requirement is that they've had significant coverage in the music press (not just blogs or fanzines). If you are a member of the band, their manager, an employee of their record label, etc, also read WP:CONFLICT. --Colapeninsula (talk) 08:55, 21 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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-Which pair '''actually''' designed Bejeweled Twist: '''[[Jason Kapalka]] and [[Brian Fiete]]''' or '''George Fan and [[Laura Shigihara]]'''? [[Special:Contributions/125.235.110.88|125.235.110.88]] ([[User talk:125.235.110.88|talk]]) 08:02, 21 July 2011 (UTC)