Tuesday, 24 March 2015

Thirty Seconds to Mars

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Thirty Seconds to Mars


Thirty Seconds to Mars
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Thirty Seconds to Mars in 2014 (from left to right): Tomo Miličević, Jared Leto, Shannon Leto
Background information
OriginLos Angeles, California, United States
GenresAlternative rock
Years active1998–present
LabelsUniversal, Virgin, EMI, Immortal
Associated actsAngels & Airwaves, Great Northern, The Wondergirls
Websitethirtysecondstomars.com
Members
Past members
Thirty Seconds to Mars (commonly stylized as 30 Seconds to Mars) is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1998. The band consists of Jared Leto (lead vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards), Shannon Leto(drums, percussion) and Tomo Miličević (lead guitar, bass, strings, keyboards, other instruments).
The band's debut album, 30 Seconds to Mars (2002), was produced by Bob Ezrin and released to critical acclaim but only to limited commercial success.[1] The band achieved worldwide fame with the release of their second album A Beautiful Lie (2005), which received multiple certifications all over the world, including platinum in the United States.[2]Their next release, This Is War (2009), reached the top ten of several national album charts and earned numerous music awards. In 2013, Thirty Seconds to Mars moved to Universal Music and released the fourth album, Love, Lust, Faith and Dreams (2013), to critical and commercial success. As of September 2014, the band has sold over 15 million albums worldwide.[3]
Thirty Seconds to Mars has consistently enjoyed sold out tours and numerous headlining festival SLOTS. The band is noted for its energetic live performances and for fusing many music genres.[2] They have been compared to the sounds of bands such as Pink Floyd, The Cure, Tool, and U2, for their philosophical and spiritual lyrics, concept albums and their use of experimental music.

One Ok Rock

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One Ok Rock

ONE OK ROCK
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ONE OK ROCK performing in London in 2014. From right to left: Toru Yamashita, Tomoya Kanki, Takahiro Morita and Ryota Kohama.
Background information
OriginJapan
GenresAlternative rock,[1] post-hardcore, emo
Years active2005–present
LabelsA-Sketch
Associated actsMY FIRST STORY, NEWS, Simple Plan,Pay Money To My Pain, Ally & Diaz,Crossfaith, SiM, Sleeping With Sirens,Against The Current
Website twitter.com/ONEOKROCK_japan
MembersTaka
Toru
Ryota
Tomoya
Past membersAlex
Tomo
One Ok Rock (stylized as ONE OK ROCK) is a Japanese rock band formed in 2005, composed of Taka, Toru, Ryota, and Tomoya. Originally a five piece band, guitarist Alex left the group in 2009.[2]

Linkin Park

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Linkin Park

Linkin Park
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Linkin Park performing in Berlin in 2010. From left to right: Joe Hahn, Dave Farrell, Brad Delson, Mike Shinoda, Rob Bourdon and Chester Bennington
Background information
Also known asXero (1996–99), Hybrid Theory (1999)
OriginAgoura Hills, California, U.S.
GenresAlternative rock, nu metal, alternative metal, rap rock
Years active1996–present
LabelsWarner Bros., Machine Shop
Associated actsJay-Z, Steve Aoki
Websitelinkinpark.com
MembersRob Bourdon
Brad Delson
Mike Shinoda
Dave Farrell
Joe Hahn
Chester Bennington
Past membersMark Wakefield
Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California. Formed in 1996, the band rose to international fame with their debut album Hybrid Theory, which was certified Diamond by the RIAA in 2005 andmulti-platinum in several other countries.[1] Their following studio album Meteora continued the band's success, topping the Billboard 200 album chart in 2003, and was followed by extensive touring and charity work around the world.[2] In 2003, MTV2 named Linkin Park the sixth-greatest band of the music video era and the third-best of the new millennium.[3] Billboard ranked Linkin Park No. 19 on the Best Artists of the Decade chart.[4] The band was recently voted as the greatest artist of '00s in a Bracket Madness poll on VH1.[5] In 2014, the band was declared as the Biggest Rock Band in the World Right Now by Kerrang.[6][7]
Having adapted nu metal and rap metal to a radio-friendly yet densely layered style in Hybrid Theory andMeteora,[8][9][10] the band explored other genres in their next studio album, Minutes to Midnight (2007).[11][12] The album topped the Billboard charts and had the third-best debut week of any album that year.[13][14] The band continued to explore a wider variation of musical types in their fourth album, A Thousand Suns (2010), layering their music with more electronic sounds and beats. Their fifth album, Living Things (2012), combines musical elements from all of their previous records. Their sixth and most recent album, The Hunting Party (2014), returned to a heavier rock sound. The band has collaborated with several other artists, most notably with rapperJay-Z in their mashup EP Collision Course, and many others on the remix albums Reanimation and Recharged.[9]Linkin Park has sold over 60 million albums worldwide and has won two Grammy Awards.[15][16]

Insurgent

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Insurgent 

Insurgent
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Cover of first edition
AuthorVeronica Roth
Cover artistJoel Tippie[2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SeriesDivergent trilogy[2]
GenreScience fiction, dystopia,romance, young-adult fiction
PublisherKatherine Tegen Books
Publication date
May 1, 2012
Media typePrint (hardcover)
Pages525 pp (first ed.)
568 pp (collector's ed.)[1]
ISBNISBN 0-06-202404-3 (first) ISBN 0-06-223493-5 (coll.)
OCLC794210765
LC ClassPZ7.R7375 Ins 2012; PZ7.R7375 Ins 2012b[1]
Preceded byDivergent
Followed byAllegiant
Insurgent is a 2012 science fiction young adult novel by American novelist Veronica Roth and the second book in theDivergent trilogy.[3] As the sequel to the 2011 bestseller Divergent, it continues the story of Tris Prior and the dystopianpost-apocalyptic version of Chicago. Following the events of the previous novel, a war now looms as conflict between the factions and their ideologies grows. While trying to save the people that she loves, Tris faces questions of grief, forgiveness, identity, loyalty, politics, and love.
The book was first published on May 1, 2012 by the HarperCollins imprints Katherine Tegen Books in the U.S. and HarperCollins Children's Books in the U.K, [2] and a "Collector's Edition" was published on October 30 in the United States. Insurgent received mostly positive reviews from critics, with reviewers praising Roth's writing.[4]
A film adaptation of the novel was released on March 20, 2015.

Paddington (film)

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Paddington (film)

Paddington
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UK release poster
Directed byPaul King
Produced byDavid Heyman
Screenplay by
Based onPaddington Bear
by Michael Bond
Starring
Music byNick Urata
CinematographyErik Wilson
Edited byMark Everson
Production
company
Distributed byStudioCanal
Release dates
  • 28 November 2014
Running time
95 minutes[1]
Country
  • United Kingdom
  • France
LanguageEnglish
Budget€38.5 million ($50–55 million)
Box office$251.1 million[2]
Paddington is a 2014 British comedy film, directed by Paul King, written by King and Hamish McColl, and produced byDavid Heyman. Based on Paddington Bear by Michael Bond, the film stars Ben Whishaw as the voice of the title character, along with Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Julie Walters, and Nicole Kidman in live-action roles. It was released in the United Kingdom on 28 November 2014 and received positive reviews from film critics.

Jurassic Park III

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Jurassic Park III

Jurassic Park III
Film poster with a logo at center of a skeleton of a Spinosaurus, with its mouth wide open and hands lifted up. The logo's background is red, and right below it is the film's title. A shadow covers a large portion of the film poster in the shape of a flying Pteranodon. At the bottom of the image are the credits and release date.
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJoe Johnston
Produced byKathleen Kennedy
Larry J. Franco
Written byPeter Buchman
Alexander Payne
Jim Taylor
Based onCharacters created
by Michael Crichton
Starring
Music byDon Davis
John Williams (original themes)
CinematographyShelly Johnson
Edited byRobert Dalva
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release dates
  • July 18, 2001
Running time
93 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$93 million[2]
Box office$368,780,809[2]
Jurassic Park III is a 2001 American science fiction adventure monster film. It is the third installment in the Jurassic Park franchise and a sequel to the 1997 film The Lost World: Jurassic Park. It is the series' first film that was not directed by Steven Spielberg nor based on a book by Michael Crichton (though numerous scenes in the film were ultimately taken from Crichton's novels Jurassic Park and The Lost World). The film takes place on Isla Sorna, offCentral America's Pacific coast, the island featured in the second film, where a divorced couple has tricked Dr. Alan Grant into going in order to help them find their son.
After the success of Spielberg's Jurassic Park, Joe Johnston expressed interest in directing a sequel, a film adaptation of The Lost World. Spielberg instead gave Johnston permission to direct the third film in the series, if there were to be one. Production of Jurassic Park III began on August 30, 2000. Upon its release, the film received mixed reviews, with many praising the visual effects and action scenes but finding the plot clichéd and unoriginal. Despite being less well-received than the previous films, Jurassic Park III was a box office success, grossing $368 million worldwide.
A sequel titled Jurassic World, is set to be released on June 12, 2015.
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