Deacon Blue
Scottish band
Deacon Blue are a Scottish pop rock band formed in Glasgow in 1985. The line-up of the band consists of vocalists Ricky Ross and Lorraine McIntosh, keyboard player James Prime, drummer Dougie Vipond, guitarist Gregor Philp and bassist Lewis Gordon. In 2013, their estimated album sales stood at six million, and by 2020 were estimated to have risen to in excess of seven million, with twelve UK top 40 singles, along with two number one albums in both the United Kingdom and their native Scotland.
The band released their debut album, "Raintown" (1987) to critical and commercial success, with their second album, "When the World Knows Your Name" (1989), topping the UK Albums Chart for two weeks. The single "Real Gone Kid" became their first top ten single in the UK Singles Chart and reached number one in Spain. Deacon Blue followed up the success of their first two albums with "Fellow Hoodlums" (1991) and "Whatever You Say, Say Nothing" (1993). The band split in 1994 until five years later, holding a reunion gig which led on to a new album, "Walking Back Home" (1999). The band released another album, "Homesick" (2001), the last to feature guitarist Graeme Kelling following his death from pancreatic cancer in 2004. In 2006, the band recorded three new songs for a "Singles" album – including the single "Bigger than Dynamite".
Deacon Blue returned after a period of absence to release "The Hipsters" (2012), their first studio album since "Homesick" in 2001. The band released a further four albums following their reunion – "A New House", (2014), "Believers" (2016), "City of Love" (2020) and "Riding on the Tide of Love" (2021) to commercial success. In 2024, they released "Late 88" as the lead single from their eleventh studio album "The Great Western Road" (2025).
Career.
1985–1987: Formation and early years.
Taking their name from the 1977 Steely Dan song "Deacon Blues", Deacon Blue were formed in 1985 following Ricky Ross's move from Dundee to Glasgow. Along with Ross, the group originally consisted of Lorraine McIntosh, James Prime, Dougie Vipond, Ewen Vernal and Graeme Kelling.
Ross, a former school teacher originally from Dundee, was the group's frontman, penning the majority of Deacon Blue's songs. He married vocalist Lorraine McIntosh in 1990. In 1986, the band contributed a track ("Take the Saints Away") to a compilation cassette entitled "Honey at the Core", featuring then up-and-coming Glasgow bands, including Wet Wet Wet, The Bluebells, Kevin McDermott, The Big Dish, and Hue and Cry.
1987–1991: "Raintown" and "When The World Knows Your Name".
The band's debut album, "Raintown", produced by Jon Kelly was released in 1987. It spawned the singles "Dignity", "Chocolate Girl" and "Loaded". The city that the album's title refers to is Glasgow and the cover art of the album is a photograph (by the Scottish-Italian photographer Oscar Marzaroli) of the River Clyde's docks taken from Kelvingrove Park. It proved a commercial success and has to date sold around a million copies, peaking in the UK Albums Chart at no. 14 and remaining in that chart for a year and a half. On 27 February 2006, "Raintown" was reissued as part of Columbia's Legacy Edition series. The reissue was expanded to two CDs, the first of which featured the original 11 track album. The second CD featured alternate cuts of all 11 album tracks, as well as the two original CD bonus tracks "Riches" and "Kings of the Western World". The new edition did not include the varied bonus cuts (remixes and b-sides) that were found on the singles from the album.
The second album, 1989's "When the World Knows Your Name", was the band's most commercially successful, reaching No. 1 in the UK Albums Chart and generating five UK top 30 hits, including "Real Gone Kid", "Wages Day", and "Fergus Sings the Blues" (all five singles from the album were top 10 hits in Ireland). The following year saw the band play in front of an estimated 250,000 fans at the free concert on Glasgow Green, "The Big Day", which was held to celebrate Glasgow being named that year's European City of Culture. The band also played Glastonbury and the Roskilde festivals that summer, as well as released "Ooh Las Vegas", a double album of B-sides, extra tracks, film tracks, and sessions which reached No. 3 in the UK Albums Chart.
1991–1994: Continued success and split.
Jon Kelly returned to the producer's chair in 1991 for the album "Fellow Hoodlums". The album was met with more critical approval and peaked at No. 2 on the UK Albums Chart. "Fellow Hoodlums" was followed up by 1993's "Whatever You Say, Say Nothing", a much more experimental album. The album was not as commercially successful as the previous two albums, peaking at No. 4 on the UK Albums Chart. Changing from producer Jon Kelly to the team of Steve Osborne and Paul Oakenfold, this album presented a change in musical style for Deacon Blue. While the band's songwriting remained based in rock and blues, many of the tracks moved into alternative rock territory in their presentation.
The band embarked on another sold out UK tour in 1994, after recording new material for their greatest hits compilation album, "Our Town". This saw the band return to No. 1 in the UK Albums Chart and was one of the year's top sellers, while "I Was Right and You Were Wrong" and a re-release of "Dignity" saw the band re-enter the Top 20 of the UK Singles Chart. The album contained the previous singles from the band, minus "Closing Time" and "Hang Your Head". The album also contained three new tracks. "I Was Right and You Were Wrong", the first single from this album, was an alternative rock track that continued and expanded the musical direction the band had taken with "Whatever You Say, Say Nothing". "Bound to Love" and "Still in the Mood" were pop songs in the tradition of Deacon Blue's earlier albums. The vinyl LP version of the album contained a fourth new track, "Beautiful Stranger". "Dignity" was released, now for the third time, as the second single from the album.
With Vipond's decision to quit the group in favour of a career in television, Deacon Blue split up in 1994.
1999–2012: Re–union and "Walking Back Home".
Five years later, the band held a reunion gig in 1999, and this led on to a new album, "Walking Back Home", with the band now working on a part-time basis. The "Walking Back Home" album combined eight songs that were brand new compositions, previously unreleased tracks, or released only with limited availability, with nine previously released Deacon Blue songs. This was followed by another album, "Homesick", in 2001. Graeme Kelling died from pancreatic cancer in 2004, but the band continued and recorded three new tracks for a "Singles" album – including the track "Bigger than Dynamite" in 2006.
The band performed at Manchester United's Old Trafford stadium, as the pre-match entertainment for the Rugby league Super League Grand Final on 14 October 2006, and continued on to a full UK tour in November. They were also due to open Stirling's New Year party in 2006, but this was cancelled at the last minute due to extreme weather. A further tour followed in November 2007 and the band then provided support for Simple Minds in 2008. They also appeared at Stirling's Hogmanay in 2008.
Deacon Blue appeared at The Homecoming Live Final Fling Show, at Glasgow's SECC on 28 November 2009, and headlined Glasgow's Hogmanay on 31 December 2009. The band performed several gigs, including Glastonbury, and the Liverpool Echo Arena on 29 July 2011. Ross, who had released a solo album before the formation of Deacon Blue, released two solo albums during the time between Deacon Blue's breakup in 1994 and reformation in 1999. Due to Deacon Blue's part-time status after reformation, Ross released additional solo albums in 2002 and 2005 and has written for and with other recording artists. In 2009, Ross and McIntosh recorded an album together under the name 'McIntosh Ross'.
2012–2018: New record label and subsequent releases.
Deacon Blue released a studio album in 2001, "Homesick" and in 2006, they issued a compilation album, "Singles". In 2012, it was announced Deacon Blue had new management, Paul Loasby and Tom O'Rourke, and had signed a recording contract and would release a new album that year.
To promote the upcoming release of their new album, the group released a single, "The Hipsters". The single was released in the United Kingdom on 23 September 2012. The album "The Hipsters" was released on 24 September 2012 and was produced by Paul Savage. A 25th anniversary tour, starting in October 2012, followed. The band performed with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra at the Grand Hall in Glasgow to promote the release of the album. All of the band's studio albums were reissued as deluxe editions by Edsel Records in October 2012, as well as a new compilation entitled "The Rest". Deacon Blue arranged dates in 2014 for a comeback tour. It was announced in April 2014 that their seventh studio album, "A New House", would be released on 8 September that year. Deacon Blue also performed at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games closing ceremony on 3 August 2014, performing their hit, "Dignity".
A new studio album, "Believers", was released on 30 September 2016. Three promo singles, the title track, "This Is A Love Song" and "Gone" have been released. A tour was undertaken to promote the album, culminating in a return to the Glasgow Barrowlands on 4 December 2016, which was recorded for a live album as well as video. This was released on 31 March 2017 on vinyl, CD, DVD, Blu-Ray as well as digital download of both audio and video versions. A special screening event was held, the day before, at the Glasgow Film Theatre.
Between February and March 2018, Deacon Blue embarked on a tour of Spain, marking the first time that the band has played a series of live shows in Spain. The band described the shows as "an incredible experience for us all", and later confirmed that Deacon Blue will be returning to Spain in 2019 for another series of live shows, stating that "Spain has a very special place in our hearts".
2018–2025: "City of Love" and "Riding on the Tide of Love".
The band released their ninth studio album entitled "City of Love" on 6 March 2020, to critical acclaim. The album received positive reviews and achieved commercial success. The album charted at number one in their native Scotland, number four in the United Kingdom and peaked at number fifty in Spain.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the band recorded and released their tenth studio album entitled "Riding on the Tide of Love" which was released in February 2021. The album failed to reach the same level of commercial success in the United Kingdom that the band experienced with their previous album, "City of Love", with the album debuting at number 23 on the UK Albums Chart. In their native Scotland, the album performed better, debuting at number two and spending additional weeks within the Scottish Top 40 albums charts.
To promote the release of the album, the band announced the "Riding on the Tide of Love" tour which is scheduled to begin in June 2021 in Brighton and concludes on 19 December 2021 at the SSE Hydro in Glasgow. In September 2023, they released the compilation album "All The Old 45s – The Very Best of Deacon Blue" via Cooking Vinyl. It debuted at number two on the official Scottish Albums Chart on 8 September, behind "Back To The Water Below" by Royal Blood. It went to spend eight weeks within the Top 100 of the Scottish Albums Chart. In the United Kingdom, it was a moderate success, debuting at number 42 on the UK Albums Chart, spending one week within the Top 100. The band embarked on a tour of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, beginning in September 2023, to promote the release of "All the Old 45s".
2025–present: "The Great Western Road" and arena tour.
The band's eleventh studio album, "The Great Western Road", is scheduled to be released on 21 March 2025. During the same month, they are set to embark on an arena tour across the United Kingdom and Ireland which includes their first date at the Wembley Arena in London since 1990. The tour will conclude with two shows at the OVO Hydro in their native Glasgow. The album is said to be a reflection of the bands journey since they first began performing during the 1980s, with lead single "Late 88" being said to be a "fondly reminder of the care-free excitement of those early days" for the band. The album was recorded at Rockfield Studios.
Awards and nominations.
In 2020, Deacon Blue's 1987 single "Dignity" was voted as Scotland's greatest song after a public vote voted through the radio programme "Ewen Cameron in the Morning".
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Hang Your Head
1993 single by Deacon Blue
"Hang Your Head" is the fourth and final single from Scottish band Deacon Blue's fourth studio album, "Whatever You Say, Say Nothing" (1993). It was written by Ricky Ross and produced by Steve Osborne and Paul Oakenfold. The single version was released in July 1993 by Columbia Records and is very similar to the album version, except that it has a slightly longer introduction and also has a cold start in place of the album version's fade-in. This was the first Deacon Blue single release to exclude all vinyl formats. It reached a peak of number 21 on the UK Singles Chart in July 1993.
B-sides.
The first B-side is the upbeat rock song, "Freedom Train", which is an original composition by the band, but is only presented in a live version. The other two B-sides are the soaring "Here on the Wind" and Ricky and Lorraine's gentle duet, "Indigo Sky", both of which contain imagery related to the biblical account of Adam and Eve. "Indigo Sky" would later be released on "The Very Best of Deacon Blue".
As with the previous release, "Only Tender Love", a special-edition CD single entitled "The Riches Collection Part 2" was issued. In addition to "Hang Your Head", it again contained three tracks from the "Riches" bonus album.
Track listings.
All songs were written by Ricky Ross except where noted.
Cassette single
CD single
Special Edition CD single: The Riches Collection Part 2
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HHead
Canadian alternative rock band
hHead were a Canadian alternative rock band, formed in 1991 in Toronto.
History.
Origin story (1991 to 1992).
The band was originally formed by Noah Mintz and Brendan Canning after the duo met as students at Brock University
They were originally as an acoustic duo and played under the name The Happy. They eventually evolved into a harder rock band, echoing the grunge sounds of the early 1990s.
Mintz and Canning called their new band "Head" but soon added a second "h" after discovering that another band was already recording as Head, although both hHead and the Vancouver band Rymes with Orange regularly joked in promotional interviews that the extra "h" had been traded between the bands by either donation or theft.
The band employed a series of drummers during their career. This includes Mark Bartkiw, who previously played in Fancypants Hoodlum (a project led by Merrill Nisker, who'd later go on to perform as electroclash superstar Peaches).
Career highlights (1993 to 1997).
The band's first album, "Fireman", was released independently in 1992. It became popular on Canadian campus radio, receiving wider distribution in 1993.
hHead became a popular live act in Toronto, playing at such clubs as the Drake Hotel, Lee's Palace and The Rivoli. At the latter, one performance saw a young Stone Temple Pilots open for hHead. This was STP's first Toronto appearance.
hHead also toured Canada and the United States as both as a headliner in rock clubs and as an opening act for a wide range of artists. hHead opened shows for international acts like My Bloody Valentine, Dinosaur Jr., Letters to Cleo, Goo Goo Dolls, The Lemonheads and Stone Temple Pilots. hHead also played Canadian tours with The Tragically Hip, The Watchmen, Sloan and Eric's Trip.
In 1993, the band won CFNY-FM's Discovery to Disc contest, which awarded them $100,000 toward the recording of a new album.
The band landed a contract with IRS Records in 1994, releasing their second album, "Jerk", that year. The album was supported by a large-scale national tour as an opening act for Moist, and by an appearance on the Edgefest bill in 1995. However, IRS Records was at this point in financial trouble, and declared bankruptcy in 1996.
The band then moved to the Canadian independent label Handsome Boy Records for their final album, "Ozzy" in 1996.
hHead played their final show at Edenfest in 1996 and the band broke up in 1997.
Post breakup (1997 to present).
Mintz is now a mastering engineer for artists such as Hayden, Broken Social Scene and The Dears, and has recorded solo material as Noah's Arkweld. Leslie Feist was part of an early version of Noah's Arkweld.
In 2015, the previously unreleased track "Fempire" and a solo track by Canning titled "Born from the Ashes" appeared on Squirtgun Records' 20th anniversary "Return of Our Stupid Noise" compilation.
Canning joined By Divine Right for that band's third album "Bless This Mess", and later formed the bands Broken Social Scene with Kevin Drew and Cookie Duster with Bernard Maiezza. Broken Social Scene's album "Bee Hives" includes a song titled "hHallmark", alluding to the unique typography of hHead's name.
Compilations.
The band provided the non-album track "Want" to the 1996 and 1998 editions of "More of Our Stupid Noise".
They also appeared on number of tribute albums during their career. They covered Neil Young's "Look Out for my Love" on the 1994 album '. hHead also provided a cover of Bob Snider's "They Oughta Bottle Friday Night" for the 1996 tribute album '
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The Head (band)
Indie rock band from Atlanta, Georgia, US
The Head is an indie rock band from Atlanta, Georgia. It consists of three members: guitarist Jacob Morrell, drummer Jack Shaw, and bassist/vocalist Mike Shaw.
History.
When they were growing up, Jack and Mike Shaw, who are twin brothers, often listened to music together, including The Beatles, The Stone Roses, Mazzy Star, and Elliott Smith. The Shaw brothers started playing music with each other when they were 9, and formed the Head with their friend Morell in 2007, when all three members were 14 years old and went to the same high school (specifically, Holy Spirit Preparatory School). The band released their debut album, "Puckered", in 2009. Their second album, "Hang On", was released in 2011. Their third release, the "Girls of the Yukon" EP, was released in 2013; it represented their first experience recording songs while playing live together in studio. They played in a production of One Man, Two Guvnors by Georgia Shakespeare in July 2014. They released another EP, "Millipedes", in November 2015.
Reception.
In "Spin", Jon Young described "Hang On" as "charming and shiny" and said that the Head "have mastered the beloved science of catchy, toe-tapping melodies plus rich vocal harmonies". "Creative Loafing"'s Bobby Moore reviewed "Millipedes", saying that on the EP, the band "demonstrate[s] pop knowledge and mastery beyond their years" and giving it three out of five stars.
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The Hangdogs
American roots rock band
The Hangdogs was an American roots rock band from New York City, active from the mid-1990s through the early 2000s.
The members were lead singer-songwriter Matthew Grimm, guitarist and pedal steel player Automatic Slim, bass guitarists J.C. Chmiel and Rob Gottstein, and drummers Kevin Baier and Dave Stengel. The line-up also included keyboardist/guitarist Kevin Karg in the early 2000s.
The Hangdogs garnered critical acclaim and received national press coverage, notably for their 1998 album "East of Yesterday".
The members have remained active as musicians. The band held a one-off reunion show on November 14, 2021 at the Kessler Theater in Dallas, in memory of longtime KNON DJ and Hangdogs supporter Bruce Price ("BP"), who had died the previous November. Proceeds from the event benefited KNON, a non-commercial community radio station.
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Hangad
Hangád (Tagalog: "yearning" or "desire") is an inspirational vocal ensemble known for songs like "Pananatili", "Pagkakaibigan", and "Panunumpâ" (covered by pop singer Carol Banawa). It consists of former members of "Days with the Lord".
History.
Origins.
Hangad's origins begin with the Days with the Lord (DWTL) retreat/recollection at the all-boys Ateneo de Manila High School. In need of a singing group for their own group, Chad Arcinue and Lance Lazatin recruited classmates and friends. A high school faculty member, Gabby Mallillin, encouraged the then-unnamed group to sing in the next DWTL sessions.
Because of this, the same group of people would often find themselves participating in school activities. As the members were known to be participants of the DWTL seminars, the group has often been mistaken for the DWTL's "official" choir. Hence, in October 1991, the group decided to establish their own identity and adapted the name Hangad. Hangad made its debut concert in 1992.
By the time they were in college, Hangad began to accept female members, initially from high schools and colleges such as College of the Holy Spirit, Miriam College and Stella Maris. The reconstituted Hangad continued with their participation in activities at the Ateneo de Manila University, including masses; the newly reorganized group also held its first concert in 1994. For their service to the university community, they were awarded the "Dean's Award for Service".
Career.
In 1998, Hangad was offered a recording contract by the Jesuit Music Ministry; that same year, the group released its self-titled debut album, Hangad. Hangad later re-released its album in CD format in 2000, with six new songs. In December 2001, they also released their first music video for the song, "Pananatili", which enjoyed regular telecasts at TV stations ABS-CBN, PTV, TV5, IBC, and TFC (and continues to this day).
In 2006, Hangad won an Awit Award for Best Inspirational or Religious Song.
Hangad has appeared on several notable events by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, Catholic Mass Media Awards, the Awit Awards. They have performed with other notable Filipino singers like Basil Valdez, Gary Valenciano, the APO Hiking Society and Noel Cabangon. They have also lent their voices and music for Philippine television shows as the children's show Batibot (now out of production) and the Saturday cooking special Del Monte Kitchenomics (currently shown on GMA Network).
Besides their musical work, they also participate in outreach projects and fundraisers. In addition, they also conduct workshops for parish-based choirs.

The Hang Ups
Indie-pop band from Minnesota, formed 1990
The Hang Ups are an indie pop rock band from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, formed in 1990 and fronted by vocalist and guitarist Brian Tighe. Other members include Jeff Kearns (bass, vocals), Stephen Ittner (drums), and John Crozier (guitar). Producer and band friend Bryan Hanna replaced Ittner on the drums while the band toured. The Hang Ups released their debut EP "Comin' Through" in 1993, and have since released four studio albums. The band's efforts have been met with warm local and national critical response, and are perhaps most well known for the songs "Jump Start", which appeared in the Kevin Smith film "Chasing Amy", and "Top of Morning," which featured in an episode of "Dawson's Creek".
History.
Frontman Brian Tighe originally pursued a career in the visual arts. While working as an artist's assistant in New York City, Tighe began writing music, and eventually abandoned visual arts in favor of music, returning home to Minneapolis to attend the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. There, in 1987, he met Jeff Kearns and Stephen Ittner, and the three later formed the original Hang Ups. Soon after, guitarist John Crozier, formerly of indie-rock group Muskellunge, joined the band after criticizing the original lineup's sound; Steve Holtje of "MusicHound Rock" praised his inclusion, saying Crozier's guitar "added density and complexity" to their "classic American jangle-pop".
The band was later signed to the local Minneapolis label Clean Records, which the band would stay with for the release of the debut EP "Comin' Through" and their first full studio album, "He's After Me."
Restless Records released The Hang Ups' follow-up "So We Go" in 1996, as well as their 1999 record "Second Story", which was recorded with Don Dixon and Mitch Easter. Reviewing the album for "CMJ New Music Monthly", David Daley called it "a pop record for the ages" and wrote that the band's "knack for perfect pop has too often been subjected to slick production", but praised the team of Dixon and Easter, who were working together for the first time since recording R.E.M.'s "Murmur" and "Reckoning" 15 years earlier. "MusicHound Rock" called the title track of "So We Go" "one of the most beautiful songs of the decade."
2003 saw the release of their self-titled album on Pete Yorn's Trampoline Records. "The Hang Ups" became available as a digital download for the first time in 2013 on the Korda Records label.
Although the band never officially broke up, by 2011 most of its members had moved on to other projects, with occasional reunions.
The band has been honored with a star on the outside mural of the Minneapolis nightclub First Avenue, recognizing performers that have played sold-out shows or have otherwise demonstrated a major contribution to the culture at the iconic venue. Receiving a star "might be the most prestigious public honor an artist can receive in Minneapolis," according to journalist Steve Marsh.
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Hang (instrument)
Musical instrument in the percussion family
The Hang (; plural form: Hanghang) is a type of musical instrument called a handpan, fitting into the idiophone class and based on the Trinidad & Tobago steelpan instrument. It was created by Felix Rohner and Sabina Schärer in Bern, Switzerland. The name of their company is PANArt Hangbau AG. The Hang is sometimes referred to as a "hang drum", but the inventors consider this a misnomer and strongly discourage its use.
The instrument is constructed from two half-shells of deep drawn, nitrided steel sheet glued together at the rim leaving the inside hollow and creating the shape of a convex lens. The top ("Ding") side has a center 'note' hammered into it and seven or eight 'tone fields' hammered around the center. The bottom ("Gu") is a plain surface that has a rolled hole in the center with a tuned note that can be created when the rim is struck.
The Hang uses some of the same basic physical principles as a steelpan, but modified in such a way as to act as a Helmholtz resonator. The creation of the Hang was the result of many years of research on the steelpan and other instruments. The inventors of the Hang have continued to refine the shape and materials and have produced several variations over the years.
The name "Hang" comes from a Bernese German word that has a double-meaning, one of which is "hand" and the other "hillside" referring to its convex shape. It is a registered trademark and property of PANArt Hangbau AG.
Growth of a worldwide interest in the Hang created a group of similar instruments that are referred to as "handpans", a term coined in 2007 by the American steelpan producer Pantheon Steel.
Playing the Hang.
The Hang is typically played resting on the player's lap. The Hang is generally played with the hands and fingers instead of mallets. This lighter means of playing produces a softer and warmer sound than the bright sound of a mallet-based traditional steelpan.
The top (Ding) side of the Hang, depending on how it is played, can sound like a harp, bells, or harmonically tuned steelpans. The notes are laid out in a cross pattern in the tone circle from low to high so that with a specific orientation of the Hang, the player can ascend or descend the scale by alternating using the left and right hands to strike the tone fields. Each tone field has multiple overtones oriented specifically in the flattened field with a dome at the center. Typically there is a fundamental tone, an overtone tuned to an octave above that fundamental, and an additional overtone a perfect fifth above that octave (twelfth or tritave). The orientation is fairly consistent across the fields on each Hang so that the overtones can be highlighted, muted, or extracted based on how and where the player strikes the tone field.
The bottom side of the Hang has a round opening, the Gu, producing together with the air in the cavity a Helmholtz resonance similar to a ghatam or an udu. In the second generation, Integral Hang and Free Integral Hang adjustment of the size of the Gu (by partially blocking it with either a hand, or the legs) can generate a sympathetic D2 from the Helmholtz resonance, which introduces subtle layers of cross complexities in the resonance of the instrument as notes are played on the Ding side. In the first- and second-generation models there is a single high note with a long sustain that can be generated by striking the rim of the hole on the 'Gu' side. In the Integral Hang there are two notes that can be generated (F and F♯). The Hang can also be used as a friction idiophone. Shaker-like sounds can be made by sliding a hand across the surface, and it can also ring like a singing bowl by using skin (a hand) or a bow.
Creation and development.
The Hang was developed in 2000 and introduced at the Musikmesse Frankfurt in 2001. It is in diameter and has a height of . The two deep drawn steel hemispheres of the Hang are hardened by a process known as gas nitridization. The side considered the bottom has an opening (Gu) in the center, which allows the generation of the bass note through Helmholtz resonance. When it is played in a damped way it can change in pitch similar to a talking drum. On the top are seven or eight notes arranged in a tone circle in zigzag fashion from low to high. All are tuned harmonically (with fundamental, octave and the fifth above the octave) around a low note (Ding) at the center of the tone circle. Each creation is numbered and signed.
First generation.
From 2001 to 2005 the first generation Hang was offered in multiple scales ranging up to 45 different sound models. The Hang makers took their initial inspiration from ethnomusicological roots with models such as the Aeolian, Ake Bono, Hijaz, Melog, Pygmy, and Zhi Diao. From 2001 to 2004 each Hang had eight tone fields in the circle. In 2005 PANArt was able to lower the tones on the Hang significantly in what they referred to as the "Low Hang" with the Ding tuned to F3, E3 or E♭3. It was offered in two versions with eight or seven tone fields in the circle. In the first generation each creation was numbered, the name of the sound model was written, and a signature of either Felix Rohner or Sabina Schärer was on a small note pasted on the inside of the top (Ding) surface.
Second generation.
In the spring of 2006 the Hang makers presented a new generation of Hang. The "new generation" instruments (often referred to as "second generation") have a surface coating of annealed brass over the nitrided steel as well as a ring of brass around the circumference of the Hang. From the many different scales the Hang makers reduced to a structure with one type of central note (Ding) at D3. All new generation models have two A notes (A3 and A4) as well as another D (D4) in the tone circle around the Ding. The remaining notes were mixed into several different configurations. The majority of second generation Hanghang were built with seven tone fields in the circle. Older Hanghang had tone fields with the oval indentation oriented radially towards the Ding, with the 2007 models (as well as the Integral Hang) the tone fields are angled at about 45° from a line drawn from the Ding to the edge. They also started marking the individual serial number on the inside of the Gu opening and signing each Hang at the outside edge of the Gu side of the Hang. No sound model names were officially given to the second generation models.
Integral Hang.
In the spring of 2008 the Hang makers announced a new version, the Integral Hang. Numbers began again with an H in front (H1, H2, etc.) and with the first Integral Hang dated in November 2007. Several changes marked the Integral Hang. There was only one scale with seven tone fields in the cycle (D3 Ding, A3, B♭3, C4, D4, E4, F4, A4) and no other sound models offered. The Gu hole was adjusted to a subtly oval shape to improve the tuning of the three partials D5, F5 and an F♯5 of the Gu neck. Significant changes were made to the Ding (center note on the top). A circular indentation in the dome was made and has a texture of brass applied, annealed, and then lacquered. Also changes to the shoulder area between the flattened area of the Ding and the notes in the tone circle were implemented so that the transition was more gradual than in the 2nd generation Hanghang. The PANArt logo, serial number, date of finalization, and signatures of the Hang makers were placed on Gu side of the Hang near the equator where the two shells meet.
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Free Integral Hang.
This model has been available since April 2010. Compared to its predecessor, the Free Integral Hang features a few construction changes. First of all, there is no longer a brass ring around the seam connecting the ding and gu shells. Furthermore, the dome of the ding is not brass-coated anymore and is characterized by a double offset (a triple dome). The Free Integral Hanghang are tuned without the use of tuning devices. The pitch of the Ding differs from one instrument to another and varies around the tone D3. The tones in the tone circle relative to the Ding correspond to those of the Integral Hang.
In the free tuning of a Hang, the focus is not about the precise mathematical frequency ratios of the partials of a tone field, but on the impact of the entire sound. Trinidad's steelpan tuners already slightly detuned partial tones to attain the characteristic sound of their own instruments. In an acoustic-mathematical analysis, Anthony Achong substantiated that this detuning is the most important parameter in influencing the structure of a steelpan tone: the duration of the partials as well as the amplitude and frequency modulations.
Termination of Hang manufacturing and development of new Pang instruments.
As of December 2013 PANArt announced that the Hang would no longer be made, as the PANArt tuners were completely concentrated on a new different instrument, the Gubal. In the following years PANArt developed a number of other instruments called "Hang Gudu", "Hang Urgu", "Hang Bal" and "Hang Gede" as well as a number of string instruments and created a collective improvised music form played with these "Pang instruments".
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Hang Massive
UK new-age music duo
Hang Massive is a world music and ambient music duo consisting of Danny Cudd and Markus Offbeat that play the Hang, a new-age percussion instrument.
Music career.
Danny Cudd and Markus “Offbeat" Johansson met in 2010 and formed Hang Massive soon after. They were one of the first acts to become known for playing the Hang, and quickly gained followers for their music videos, becoming "the epitome of the Hang". The duo released its original composition "Once Again" on YouTube in 2011, garnering more than 49 million views as of 2020.
Hang Massive released two live albums and a studio album, "Distant Light", in 2016. The duo has toured in Europe, Russia and Australia. Their compositions are both exclusively for the Hang, as well as collaborations with other musicians and vocalists.
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Hang Down Your Head
Single by Tom Waits
"Hang Down Your Head" is a song by Tom Waits appearing on his 1985 album "Rain Dogs" and released as a single that year by Island Records. It is in the same vein as Tom Waits' earlier work, featuring a more conventional melodic structure compared to other songs on "Rain Dogs", albeit featuring an idiosyncratic arrangement. Allmusic critic Stewart Mason called the song "among the most direct and effective things Waits has ever written."
Cover versions.
Lucinda Williams recorded a version of the song for the soundtrack of the crime/drama series "Crossing Jordan", released in 2003. It was later appended as a bonus track on the vinyl release of her 2003 album "World Without Tears". Gothic rock ensemble Human Drama recorded the song for their covers' album "Pinups", which was intended as a tribute to the various artists that had influenced them. Country artist Jack Ingram has played the song at live concerts, and his version was recorded for his live debut "Live at Adair's" in 1995.
Personnel.
Adapted from the "Hang Down Your Head" liner notes.
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The Hangmen (Washington, D.C. band)
American rock band
The Hangmen were an American rock band from Rockville, Maryland, who were active in the 1960s. In an effort to distinguish themselves from other American groups and establish a closer affiliation with the popular British Invasion, they lured Scottish vocalist Dave Ottley to join the group. Eventually they became the most popular band in the Washington, D.C., area, having a huge regional hit with "What a Girl Can't Do", that appeared on Monument Records, but was recorded by an earlier local group, the Reekers, whose membership included two future Hangmen, Tom Guernsey and Bob Berberich. The single was nonetheless credited to the Hangmen.
The song became so popular in the region in that on one occasion the band was greeted with near "Beatlemanic" adoration from fans, whose enthusiasm on one occasion erupted into a near riot. The group followed-up with the single "Faces", which featured a more aggressive sound. Ottley shortly thereafter departed from the band and was replaced by Tony Taylor.
Now with Taylor, the group traveled to Nashville to record the album "Bittersweet", which displayed a more eclectic and relaxed approach, despite its closing song, a raucous version of Van Morrison's' Gloria". The album's opening cut, a sitar-embellished version of "Dream Baby", was simultaneously released as a single. After subsequent lineup changes, the Hangmen changed their name to the Button. As the Button, they taped an unreleased set of songs for RCA Records in New York, but changed their name to Graffiti and recorded briefly for ABC Records.
History.
Origins.
The Hangmen were founded in 1964 by bassist Mike West and rhythm guitarist George Daly at Montgomery Junior College in Rockville, Maryland. In 1965 they recruited fellow Montgomery students guitarist Tom Guernsey and drummer Bob Berberich previously from a band called the Reekers, who were on indefinite hold after two members Joe Triplett and Mike Henley departed for college.
 Guernsey, who had been the Reekers' leader and principal songwriter, was reluctant at first to leave his former band for The Hangmen, but later changed his mind and joined.
 The Hangmen now needed a vocalist and, wishing to project an image that would be in line with the British Invasion, guitarist George Daly contacted the British Embassy asking for a British singer. He was first referred to a female vocalist, but she, in turn, introduced the group to Dave Ottley, a hairdresser for Vincent Hair Stylists, who had been in the United States for two years.
 Ottley was from Glasgow, Scotland, though some newspaper articles covering the band at the time suggested that he was from Liverpool, a town popularly noted for its being the hometown of The Beatles.
 The first news story about the band appeared in the Washington Evening Star on April 3, 1965, mentioning their appearance in a battle of the bands at the Shirlington Shopping Center in which they lost to the local band the Shadows.
Contract with Monument Records.
In early summer of 1965, the Hangmen's managers, Larry Sealfon and Mike Klavens, played a track to Fred Foster of Washington, D.C.'s Monument label that had been recorded by the Reekers and written by Guernsey called "What a Girl Can't Do". The Reekers' manager Lillian Claiborne released Guernsey from his former band's contract, and Foster signed him. Monument released the Reekers’ recording of "What a Girl Can't Do", as well as "The Girl Who Faded Away", which is also generally understood to be recorded by the Reekers, both under the Hangmen's name. Though some accounts attribute the recording of "The Girl Who Faded Away" to the Hangmen, Chris Bishop of Garage Hangover asserts that those viewpoints are likely mistaken—pointing out that the released version of the song is likely the same recorded performance as the Reekers' acetate that was earlier recorded at Rodel Studio in Georgetown, but with only a shorter faded-out ending on the Hangmen's release (in 1966 the Hangmen recorded a substantially different version of the song for their LP, "Bittersweet"). Under the assumption that both recordings preceded the Hangmen, Guernsey and Berberich were the only two members of the Reekers that played on the cuts as the Edgewood sessions were done after Triplett and Henley left that group.
In 1965 Arnold Stahl, a local an attorney, and Mike Klavans of WTTG formed 427 Enterprises and took over as the band's management team, helping to further promote the Hangmen. Their connections landed gigs for the group in embassies and even attracted a mention of the group in Newsweek. At the request of Ethel Kennedy, they played at a party for Robert F. Kennedy's family while they were still living at Hickory Hill in McLean, Virginia, and Tom Guernsey recounts that he and several other members of the band drank heavily and became inebriated that night. Despite these connections, the Hangmen remained primarily a suburban band, playing for young people at parties and at shopping malls. The group had not yet matriculated to the club scene in Washington, D.C., frequented by other acts such as the British Walkers and the Chartbusters. As "What a Girl Can't Do" climbed up the local charts, this situation changed. Eventually, the song reached #1 on the local charts, and the Hangmen became the most popular group in Washington DC.
Regional success.
Their precipitous rise in local popularly did not come without its share of notoriey. The February 19, 1966, edition of Billboard reported a "Beatlemania"-style incident that took place at the Giant Record Shop in Falls Church, Virginia, in which a crowd of teenagers convened to hear the Hangmen play a show there, but after the first fifteen minutes of the performance, police had to disperse the excessively large queue, which had caused a traffic jam outside, in fear of possible violations to fire codes. The band was instructed to stop playing and they were whisked into a nearby patrol car and escorted away from the scene. A near riot erupted. In the ensuing melee, angry fans smashed browser bins and display cases. Jack Shaver, the store's owner told Billboard that the store sold 2,500 copies "What a Girl Can't Do". According to Shaver, a nearby high school was let out that day because of snow, and that the store began filling up at noon in anticipation of the scheduled 4 p.m. performance. He estimated that approximately 400 were "jammed and packed" inside, and that as many as 1,500 were clustered outside pressing to get in. Tom Guernsey has recollected that there were up to 500 in the store and 300 outside. Shaver, who did not have insurance to cover the damage costs, went on to comment in Billboard that he previously let well-known stars such as Johnny Rivers, Johnny Tillotson, Peter and Gordon, and Ramsey Lewis perform at his store, but "...they never created anything like this."
By February 1966, "What a Girl Can't Do" displaced the Beatles' "We Can Work It Out" b/w "Day Tripper" from the top slot on Arlington's WEAM charts. However, Monument records did not promote "What a Girl Can't Do" beyond the Washington, D.C., area, so the song failed to catch on nationally, although anticipations were high. In late 1966 Guernsey made a decision to quit college, when a scheduled performance on the "Jerry Blavat" TV show coincided with his final exams. On the show, the Hangmen played "What a Girl Can't Do" and later came on to back the Impressions in their version of Berry Gordy and Janie Bradford's "Money"; Jerry Butler also appeared on the show. The Hangmen played up and down the East coast from New York to Florida. They opened for the Animals, Martha Reeves, the Yardbirds, Count Five, the Dave Clark Five, as well as the Shangri-Las. Guernsey recalls Link Wray borrowing a guitar and coming up on stage to join the Hangmen during one of their shows, launching into a long version of Jack the Ripper. On May 8, 1966, the Hangmen were profiled in the "Sunday" magazine of the "Washington Evening Star". The Hangmen landed a deal to endorse Mosrite guitars and amplifiers even though, according to Guernsey, they preferred using other brands.
Mike West left the band and was replaced by the mustachioed Paul Dowell. The Hangmen then proceeded to recorded a more aggressive sounding follow-up single, "Faces", produced by Fred Foster, which featured a sneering vocal from Ottley and a razor-like fuzz guitar riff, backed with "Bad Goodbye", in which noted session musician Charlie McCoy made a cameo appearance on harmonica. This time around, Monument put a sizable investment into the song's promotion, even taking out full page ads in various national trade magazines.
"Bittersweet" LP.
After the single's release, lead singer Ottley moved to London and was replaced by Tony Taylor. In late 1966, the Hangmen went to Monument Studios in Nashville to record their album "Bittersweet" produced by Buzz Cason. According to Guernsey:
Buzz was very methodical and hands on. He had us demo up all the possible songs for the album in a smaller studio in Nashville with him and we experimented with various things—chords, bridges, harmonies, different instruments, etc. Then we took the best songs in to Monuments mains studios and recorded them. It still amazes me that we did the album on a three-track machine! At any rate, we cranked the tunes out in a couple of weeks and that was it.
The album included noticeably more low-key renditions of "What a Girl Can't Do" and "Faces". Monument convinced the group to do a sitar and fuzz-laden version of "Dream Baby", which would appear as the A-side of their November 1966 single and on the ensuing album. The "Bittersweet" album showed a gentler and more folk-influenced side of the band, as they were beginning to explore more eclectic stylings in-keeping with the psychedelic mood of the. However, the album ends with one of the more raucous versions of Van Morrison's oft-recorded garage-anthem "Gloria". Guernsey feels that they group could have made a better album, admitting that they did not take the album or Nashville seriously enough. According to Guernsey, "I think we spent more time in Nashville bars than the studio. Oh well, it was fun." "Bittersweet" came adorned with an eerie front cover photograph of the band taken at Tom Guernsey's apartment.
Later configurations and post-history.
Paul Dowell and George Daly left the group and Dowell was replaced Alan Flower, previously the bassist for the Mad Hatters, and George Strunz replaced Daly. The May 17, 1967, edition of the Star Ledger reported that the Hangmen had changed their name to the Button and would further pursue a psychedelic direction. By June 1967, Tom Guernsey had left the band and was replaced by John Sears. The Button re-located to New York and recorded an unreleased session for RCA and played at Steve Paul's club the Scene on West 46th Street and at the Cafe Au Go Go on Bleeker. Bob Berberich departed soon after, leaving Tony Taylor as the only remaining member of the Hangmen still in the group. Once again the band changed its name—this time to Graffiti, and signed and recorded with ABC.
Tom Guernsey produced a single for the Washington, D.C., band the Piece Kor, featuring the song, "All I Want Is My Baby". He also wrote, produced and played on a single by a band from Montgomery County, the Omegas, "I Can't Believe", where he played guitar and piano. Guernsey produced records for several United Artists acts, as well as for artists on other labels. He later persuaded a career writing and scoring for advertising and television and worked on projects for TK Records out of Florida, which included involvement with K.C. and the Sunshine Band and other R&B acts. Bob Berberich joined George Daly and Paul Dowell in Dolphin, Nils Lofgren's group. Berberich stayed with Lofgren, playing in Grin, while Paul Dowell became equipment manager for Jefferson Airplane. George Daly went on to become a music executive and A&R-man with Elektra Records.
Tom Guernsey (born on July 5, 1944, in Chicago) died on October 3, 2012, in Portland, Oregon, at age 68.
Two months later, David Ottley passed on November 27, 2012.
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HeadCrash (band)
German-American rock band
HeadCrash was a German-American metal band formed in 1992. They were signed to the major labels EastWest Records, Discovery Records, and Sony Records, and released four albums in the 1990s. They disbanded in 1999 and reformed in 2001, releasing an album in 2006 followed by a second disbandment that same year. They then briefly reunited from 2014 to 2017. The band utilized two vocalists and multiple instrumentalists (with seven members simultaneously at one point).
History.
Formation, "Scapegoat", major label signing, and death of Weber (1989–1993).
In the late 1980s, the German duo of Ulrich Franke and Fritz Weber formed various electronica projects under a wide variety of names such as Cybex Factor, Pink Noise, Anaconda, among others. They released the single "God & Evil" in 1989, which created controversy due to an edited explicit image of Pope John Paul II on the single's cover. The duo was sued by the Catholic Church, although it was later thrown out of court. To release the single, Franke and Weber started their own record label entitled Bit Bites Brain. Around the same time, vocalist Allen Wright (who was an American living in Germany) was the final singer in the punk rock band Wedding Tackle, which disbanded in 1992. That same year, Wright, Franke, and Weber teamed up with guitarist Herwig Meyszner to form HeadCrash. Wright was on lead vocals, Meyszner was on guitars, Weber was on keyboards and programming (which included the drum machine), and Franke was on keyboards and programming (in addition to production).
Initially, HeadCrash was envisioned as a studio project only, with no intentions of playing live. The quartet recorded and released their debut effort, "Scapegoat", in 1993. It was released on the prominent electronic label Zoth Ommog. "Scapegoat" managed to attract industry attention, and HeadCrash was subsequently signed by the major label EastWest Records that same year. The band then commenced recording of their second album throughout the year. During the process, guitarist Roger Ingenthron from the hardcore punk band Spermbirds assisted HeadCrash in the studio. He was eventually made an official member of the band during the sessions.
Tragedy struck the band in December 1993 when Weber committed suicide. Exact details were not reported and no note was found. His death was later mentioned in the liner notes of HeadCrash's second album along with the passing of Meyszner's father due to lung cancer. Since the album was nearly finished and also the signing to EastWest Records, HeadCrash opted to continue on.
"Direction of Correctness", expanded lineup, and "Overdose on Tradition" (1994–1996).
When the album, entitled "Direction of Correctness", was finished, HeadCrash decided to no longer be a studio-exclusive project; thus, they enlisted second vocalist Shane Cooper and drummer Nico Berthold into the band. Wright had previously met Cooper at Kaiserslautern High School, which housed a U.S. military base within Germany. With approximately 50,000 American residents, the vicinity was the largest community of Americans outside of the United States mainland.
"Direction of Correctness" was released in March 1994 on EastWest Records. HeadCrash played their very first live show that same month in Germany, despite initially forming nearly two years earlier. "Black Gold" and "Freedom" were released as singles to support the album. The single version of "Freedom" was re-recorded and remixed so that the entire lineup was included on the track. A music video was also produced for the song and it found occasional airplay on MTV's "Headbanger's Ball" and "120 Minutes"; however, the band was dissatisfied with the final outcome as they felt that their vision was lost. During the second half of 1994, Ingenthron had to leave HeadCrash to focus on his other band Spermbirds. As a result, Junior Douglas from the band War Dance joined the band on tour. HeadCrash's first major tour was as the openers for the hip-hop group Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E. throughout Europe. The song "Scapegoat", which originally appeared on the "Scapegoat" album and then re-recorded for "Direction of Correctness", also appeared on the soundtrack to the Spanish-Italian black comedy film "The Day of the Beast" in 1995.
Ingenthron rejoined HeadCrash and replaced Douglas after the 1994 tours. Throughout 1995, HeadCrash recorded and then released their third album "Overdose on Tradition". While EastWest Records handled the European release, the American release was distributed by Discovery Records. The album gained coverage in various United States publications. It peaked at No. 32 on "The Hard Report" Hard Hitters chart, at No. 17 on "The Gavin Report" Gavin Rocks chart, at No. 13 on "Hits" Rock chart, and at No. 18 on "CMJ New Music Report" Metal Top 25 chart. In Germany, "Overdose on Tradition" peaked at No. 98 on the country's Top 100 Albums chart. "Safehouse" was released as the lead single from "Overdose on Tradition" and a music video was produced as well. HeadCrash retained greater control over the video's concept due to the previous problems with the "Freedom" video; however, due to explicit scenes of drug use and self-harm, the video was outright banned by MTV. As the tour for "Overdose on Tradition" kicked off in late 1995, the band expanded their lineup to seven members as they added Otto Van Alphen on bass. The band mainly toured Europe instead of the United States and played at festivals such as F MusicFest '96, Osterrocknacht 1996, and the Strange Noise Festival in front of 35,000 attendees. They also went on tour with Thumb to support "Overdose on Tradition".
In 1996, HeadCrash released "Fresh Ingredients" on Franke's Bit Bites Brain label. It consisted of remixes, live tracks, and the aforementioned re-recorded version of "Freedom". Special guest remixers included Andreas Rieke and Mark Pistel. That same year, HeadCrash's Cooper, Berthold, and Alphen teamed up with Arts and Decay's Markus Weilemann and Ernst-Ludwig Hesky to form the supergroup Lungbutter. They released one album with Franke as producer, entitled "Release", on EastWest Records.
"Lifeboat" and first disbandment (1997–1999).
Both Berthold and Franke departed from HeadCrash in early 1997. Franke's keyboardist position was not replaced while Berthold was replaced on drums by Matthias Liebetruth. HeadCrash subsequently did not play any live shows throughout the entirety of 1997. Around the same time, HeadCrash's two main labels (EastWest Records and Discovery Records) had internal shifts within their managements. Both labels separately dissolved which meant that many artists on the rosters were dropped.
The band eventually switched labels to Sony Records. HeadCrash then released their fourth album "Lifeboat" on Sony's Dragnet Records division in 1998. Both "Snake in the Grass" and "Asphalt Ostrich" were released as singles. "Asphalt Ostrich" was used in the film "Lost in Space" and was included on the European version of the accompanying soundtrack. They toured behind the album by playing shows with bands such as H-Blockx, Lodestar, and Pansy Division. They also appeared at festivals such as the Rock am Ring and the Bizarre Festival, the latter of which was Ingenthron's final show with the band. He was replaced on guitar by Allard Zwemstra. For the 1998 year, HeadCrash won the Best Live Band award by the readers of the German magazine "Visions". The band attempted to record a follow-up album titled "Pulse" throughout the subsequent two years, but in 1999 they disbanded as the members focused on other projects. Seven tracks from the aborted "Pulse" sessions were released later in 1999 unofficially on the "Forge Ahead" compilation.
Initial reunion, "Cranium", and second disbandment (2001–2006).
Towards the end of 2001, both Meyszner and Cooper reformed HeadCrash. They were the only two members from the prior lineups to rejoin, and as such the band reverted to only four members as brothers Paul Stone and Justin Stone joined on drums and bass respectively. The reformed lineup released the demo EP "2002" and afterwards, Paul Stone departed from the band and was replaced by Andy Klein. A second demo EP had appeared as well, "Peas in a Pod". Four years later, HeadCrash released their fifth album "Cranium" (stylized as "[cranium]") on Rookie Records. Later that same year, the band disbanded for a second time.
Reformation with Wright (2014–2017).
HeadCrash was revived yet again in 2014, except with Wright rejoining Meyszner and Cooper. Justin Stone also returned on bass while Andreas Lill was added on drums and Andy Kromarek was added as a second guitarist. Their reunion show was in March 2014. They then played various one-off shows and brief tours. In August 2015, HeadCrash released their first new material in nine years, the single "Human", produced by Jacob Hansen. Around the same time, the majority of HeadCrash's back catalog was added onto streaming services such as Spotify and YouTube. In November of that year, the band played their final live show. Two more songs from the "Human" sessions were then released digitally later on in 2017. Another outtake from the same sessions, "Thoughts and Prayers", was shared by the band's official outlets in June 2022.
Other projects.
Between HeadCrash's hiatuses and after their third disbanding, the members all pursued different projects.
Wright, Alphen, and Zwemstra went on to form the rap metal band End of April, releasing two albums in 2003 and 2004 before disbanding. Wright then created Go Down Believing Management, with the Ukrainian band Jinjer as their most successful client. After End of April's disbandment, Alphen became a professional sailor while also commissioning music to various films and shows. Berthold eventually created his own studio in Berlin, Viktoria Studios, and worked as a producer and mixer for artists such as Wizo and Kraftklub. Ingenthron continued with his prior band Spermbirds, followed by a solo project called Roger TV.
Liebetruth ended up in various bands such as Running Wild and Toxic Taste. He later became the drum technician for the German metal band Scorpions. Franke continued to run the label he formed with the deceased Weber, Bit Bites Brain. He also provided production and remixes in the studio for numerous artists. Meyszner became a film producer for other bands, working on documentaries and videos for artists such as Lacuna Coil, Motörhead, Cypress Hill, and Saxon. Cooper wrote and self-published a biography titled "Floodgate" (under his Nitrous Oxide alias) shortly after HeadCrash's first disbandment. He eventually took a break from the music industry before joining the band Peace Officer in the late 2000s, which was initially formed by Kromarek. He then launched his own solo project, ShanEye, in 2020.
Members.
Past members
Timeline
Discography.
Studio albums
Other releases
Singles
Videos
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Hangout Music Festival
Music festival
The Hangout Music Festival (commonly referred to as Hangout Fest or Hangout) is an annual three-day music festival held on the white sand beaches of Gulf Shores, Alabama. The main stages are the Hangout Stage and the Surf Stage (located on opposite ends of the beach), as well as the Boom Boom Tent and more. The festival generally takes place on the third weekend in May. It is the first major music festival held on the beach in the city.
Notable acts that have performed at Hangout Fest include Red Hot Chili Peppers, Lana Del Rey, Stevie Wonder, Paul Simon, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Foo Fighters, OutKast, Mumford & Sons, The Weeknd, The Killers, Jack White, Dave Matthews Band, Twenty One Pilots, Kings of Leon, Queens of the Stone Age, Florence and the Machine, The Black Keys, Slightly Stoopid, Primus, Motörhead, Widespread Panic, Paramore, Ellie Goulding, The Avett Brothers, Chance the Rapper, The Chainsmokers, Halsey, Kendrick Lamar, Travis Scott, Khalid and Cardi B. Acts such as the Trey Anastasio Band, The Flaming Lips, Moon Taxi, and Bassnectar have performed several times at the festival.
In addition to music, the festival provides a full size roller rink, beach volleyball, a main stage in ground pool, hammocks, food, and DJs.
History.
Hangout Music Festival was founded in November 2009 by A.J. Niland, Shaul Zislin, and Lilly Zislin, who is the creative director of the festival. The Zislins are the proprietors of "The Hangout", the festival's namesake restaurant. The festival received approval from the Gulf Shores city council in December 2009, as well as a permit for acts to perform an hour later than would normally be allowed under city noise laws.
General information that the public should be aware of when purchasing tickets include: all ages are welcome, but ages 17 and under must be accompanied by a ticket holding adult over the age of 21, children ages five and under receive free admission if they are accompanied by a ticket holding parent or guardian, the festival will take place rain or shine, and the lineup of artists and schedule of the festival is subject to change. In regard to the free admission for five and younger, there is a maximum limit of two children per each ticket holding parent or guardian. A legitimate wristband is also required to enter the festival. Once purchased, the ticket buyer should receive their wristband at some point in the month of April.
A list of prohibited items, as well as frequently asked questions can be found on the official Hangout Music Festival website. This includes information concerning transportation, shelter, medical aid, payments and transactions, and accessibility.
Shortly before the festival's opening, the Gulf Coast was hit by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, which impacted its attendance and general public perception of the area. The festival was attended by 13,000–15,000 people per day in 2010.
Attendance in 2011 had to be capped at 35,000 per day, an unprecedented number for the second year of a music festival in the region, due to safety concerns. The 2011 event was estimated to have generated approximately $30 million for the Gulf Shores area economy. Advance tickets for the 2012 event, which continues to be capped at 35,000 attendees per day, sold out within one hour. General admission tickets sold out on February 21, 2012, almost three months prior to the event.
The 2013 festival sold out as well, but failed to meet the previous year's "rapid sellout" of general admission tickets. 40,000 tickets were sold in 2014, up from the previous audience cap of 35,000. In 2014, the festival first allowed access to the Gulf of Mexico, which was previously restricted to security and artists.
In 2015, Goldenvoice, the company behind Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, entered into a joint venture to produce Hangout Fest.
In 2020 the Festival was scheduled for May 14–16, 2021, and had its fastest sellout of all time. However, Hangout received notice from the City of Gulf Shores in March 2020 that the festival could not take place due to the coronavirus pandemic. Full refunds and transfer options were made available to those who may not have the opportunity to attend the rescheduled event.
Economic impact.
The city receives over US$700,000 in direct tax revenue each year plus a franchise fee of one percent of gross festival ticket revenue beginning with the 2017 festival, and increasing to three percent in 2019. In 2014, the festival signed a 10-year agreement with the city to continue through at least 2020.
A study conducted in 2013 by M. Keivan Deravi, a professor of economics at Auburn University, shows that the festival infuses over $31 million into the local economy and reaches an estimated 564 million through social media, TV outlets and live-streaming video of the event. The 2014 festival was projected to have a $47.5 million impact. Additionally, the festival supports roughly 600 jobs.
Recognition.
The festival has been nominated multiple times for "Festival of the Year" at the concert industry's Pollstar Awards and won the award in 2012. The festival has been nominated multiple times for "Festival of the Year" at the IEBA awards.
Performers.
2010.
The inaugural Hangout Beach Festival was held on May 14–16, 2010. The headliners were Trey Anastasio Band, Zac Brown Band, and John Legend. Other notable performers included: The Roots, Ben Harper and Relentless7, The Black Crowes, Guster, Keller Williams, Alison Krauss and Union Station, Gov’t Mule, Ray Lamontagne, Robert Randolph and The Family Band, Michael Franti and Spearhead, Rodrigo Y Gabriela, Matisyahu, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, North Mississippi Allstars Duo, Pnuma Trio ALO, Papa Mali, The Whigs, Ozomatli, OK Go, Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears, Toubab Krewe, Needtobreathe, Jeff Austin & Friends, Moon Taxi, and Girl Talk.
2011.
The 2011 festival took place on May 20