Duo from Sevenoaks, England, that makes its way in the world playing techno, house, rave and ambient techno.
Probably named after the ca. 188 km long motorway around London, the M25, universally known as the London Orbital.
London Orbital is also the title of a book by Iain Sinclair in which the writer tells of his experiences during a walk that took him along the entire course of the London ring road.
Big beat, break beat, electronic rock, rave and hardcore techno: it all comes naturally to The Prodigy.
The group was formed by Liam Howlett, who was so fond of analog synthesizers that he named the group after one of his first keyboards, the Moog Prodigy.
(1980-1993; 1999-2000; 2004-present, GB) – Could it be that the Japanese government shows more consideration for the needs of its subjects than governments in the rest of the world do? One would think so, because in 2000 and 2003 it was determined by law that from then on four holidays had to be celebrated on a Monday so that workers can enjoy a lovely long weekend.
The holidays are Maturity Day, Navy Day, Respect the Elderly Day and Sport and Health Day – all holidays that, as far as we can tell, in most parts of the world do not receive the treatment they deserve. Japanese staff was very happy with it and consequently this quartet of free days is known as the Happy Mondays.
That brings us to the band of that name, specializing in alternative rock, Madchester and acid house, and based in Little Hulton.
According to Wikipedia the name was chosen at random by a computer program and later the number 65 was added by mistake (being the first two digits of a phone number jotted down on a demo tape).
Altogether many coincidences, so it is not surprising that some fans look out for another explanation for the band name. There are those who take the obvious viewpoint that there is a connection with La Tour Eiffel in Paris, the three hundred meters high iron latice relic of the world exhibition of 1889, now pretty much the most visited tourist attraction of the City of Light. And what about 65? That would be a remnant of 1665: the number of steps that according to the official Eiffel Tower website are to be climbed to reach the top of the Tour.
French text specifying the number of steps to the top of the Eiffel Tower
Hardcore punk band that critics (or admirers, that is also possible) described as 'the spirited wise asses of New York City's mid 1980s hardcore punk scene'.
They started performing while still studying in New Paltz in the state of New York; within a few weeks they were declared unwelcome visitors by every café, which induced Ed Gein's Car to try their luck in New York City. Singer Scott Weiss, a former bike messenger, was far ahead of his time with his shaven head. Unfortunately his outfit (boxing shorts, t-shirt and sandals) made him a popular target of the sarcastic New Yorkers.
Edward ('Ed') Theodore Gein (1906-1984) was an American murderer and violator of graves who was active in and around his home town Plainfield in Wisconsin. At one point the authorities discovered that Gein had exhumed bodies of which he had gathered the skin and bones around him as trophies. The police got on his track thanks to a 16 year old boy next door, who reported that Gein had shriveled heads at home. According to Ed Gein these were relics from the Philippines, but research showed that it was skin that was carefully removed from human skulls; supposedly Gein used them as masks.
Regarding Ed Gein’s car: it was publicly auctioned in 1958. The vehicle, used by Ed Gein to bring his macabre booty back home, was sold for the at the time not inconsiderable sum of 760 dollars. Lucky buyer was fairground operator Bunny Gibbons; visitors of his fairground could thoroughly examine the car after paying 25 cents.
House duo from Paris that rose to prominence by the intriguing clip they made for their song Around The World.
Initially Daft Punk performed under the name Darlin' (after the Beach Boys song). After Darlin' had had devastating feedback from English music magazine Melody Maker (the editors described the music the band made as ‘a bunch of daft punk’), Darlin's reaction was far from daft: they turned the negative qualification into their new band name.
