Hooverphonic are a Belgian rock/pop group, formed in 1995. The band first called themselves "Hoover". The band was composed from Alex Callier, the leader and the guitarrist, Ester Lybeert, the singer, Frank Duchene, the keyboarder, and from the bassist Raymond Geerts. Later they changed their name to "Hooverphonic" after discovering other groups were already using the Hoover name.
In February 1997, Liesje Sadonius, the second singer of the band, left it and became Geike Arnaert. With her, Hooverphonic became famous all over the world, with the singles Mad About You, Sometimes and Jackie Cane.
On 10 October 2008, Geike Arnaert, the lead singer of the band, said she would leave the group by the end of the year. On 29 October 2010, Hooverphonic said they would have a new single on their website. The videoclip showed fourteen possible singers. Noémie Wolfs was the one selected.
On 4 June 2015, Noémie Wolfs left the band, and in April 2018 Luka Cruysberghs became the new singer.
On 9 November 2020, Luka Cruysberghs left the band, and came back Geike Arnaert. On the same day the band released a Mad About You's new version.
Zap Mama
Zap Mama is a Belgian musical group founded and led by Marie Daulne. She says that her mission is to be a bridge between the European and the African and bring the two cultures together with music. "What I would like to do is bring sounds from Africa and bring it to the Western world, because I know that through sound and through beats, that people discover a new culture, a new people, a new world." They sing in French and English with deep African roots.
Zap Mama performed their first concert in 1989. In 1991, the group recorded their first record, "Zap Mama", at Studio Daylight in Brussels, Belgium. The album was released by Crammed Discs.
Soulwax
Soulwax are an alternative rock/electronic band from Ghent, Belgium. They are headed by David and Stephen Dewaele. Next to the Dewaele brothers, Soulwax has bassist Stefaan Van Leuven and drummer Steve Slingeneyer. The Dewaeles also work on other projects such as The Flying Dewaele Brothers and 2manydjs,as well as hosting a show on Belgian television, 'Alter8'. Since the release of their Nite Versions album they have been touring around the world.
Deus (band)
Deus is a rock band based in Antwerp, Belgium. The band name is written as dEUS. Tom Barman and Klaas Janzoons have always been with the band. The rest of the band's members are drummer Stéphane Misseghers, bassist Alan Gevaert and guitarist/backing vocalist Mauro Pawlowski.
Machiavel
Machiavel, named after Niccolò Machiavelli, is a Belgian rock group. They were formed in 1974 and still record and tour today. The first few albums are progressive rock and the later albums are harder.
Initial release are in bold. Compilations are in "italic". Re-release are not highlighted.
Channel Zero (band)
Channel Zero is a heavy metal band. They were formed in Brussels, Belgium in 1990. They are one of the best known heavy metal bands from Belgium. They were often called "the Belgian Metallica." They disbanded at the height of their career in 1997. In 2009 the band said they would play a series of reunion concerts starting in January 2010.
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Enthroned
Enthroned is a black metal band formed in Charleroi in 1993 by Cernunnos.
In 1996, along with Ancient Rites and Bewitched, Enthroned began a large tour of Europe.
In April 1997, as Enthroned was to begin recording "Towards the Skullthrone of Satan", Cernunnos took his life. Enthroned recorded the album with a session drummer in honor of Cernunnos.
In April 1998, the band toured the European continent with Dark Funeral. They also released the MCD "Regie Axese", which was dedicated to their former drummer Cernunnos. Later that year, they toured again with Hecate Enthroned and Usurper.
Enthroned continued to play many live gigs in and around Europe, as well as in the US.
In early 2002, Enthroned signed to Napalm Records. In 2003 they played a South American tour. Enthroned signed with Regain Records in January 2008. At this time, some members of the band opened a recording studio, Blackout Multimedia.
In September 2011, Enthroned said they would end working with Regain Records.
Emile Verhaeren
Emile Verhaeren (21 May 1855 – 27 November 1916) was a Belgian poet. He wrote in the French language. He is one of the chief founders of the school of Symbolism.
At the age of eleven, he was sent to a strict boarding school in Ghent run by Jesuits - The Jesuit College of Sainte Barbe. He then went to study law at the University of Leuven. He did his first writing here in a student paper.
Having gained his law degree, he became a trainee (1881–1884) with Edmond Picard. Picard was a renowned criminal lawyer, who also was involved with the Brussels artistic scene. Verhaeren tried only two cases in a courtroom before deciding to dedicate his life to poetry and literature.
He soon became the spokesperson for the artistic revival at the turn of the century. He enjoyed the works of the painters of the artistic circle "Les XX". He wrote many articles in "La Jeune Belgique" and "L'Art Moderne". His articles brought many promising young talents, such as James Ensor, to the attention of the public.
Through these articles, he became a lifelong friend of Belgian painter Théo van Rysselberghe.
Verhaeren was one of the most prolific poets of his time. His first collection of poems ""Les Flamandes"" was published in 1883. It was an immediate success in some settings. But it caused a great deal of controversy in Catholic circles. His next book ""Les Moines"" (1886) was not the success he had hoped for.
On 24 August 1891 he married Marthe Massin, a talented artist from Liège.
He wrote his first play ""Les Aubes"" in 1898. In 1898 he moved to Saint-Cloud, near Paris. By the turn of the century, he had become world-famous. His works were translated into more than twenty languages.
Emile Verhaeren died on 27 November 1916 at Rouen station by falling under a train.
West Coast sea nettle
The West Coast sea nettle ("Chrysaora fuscescens"), also known as the Pacific sea nettle, is a type of Scyphozoa which lives in the Pacific Ocean. For humans its sting is usually irritating, but rarely dangerous.
The West Coast sea nettle is found near the coasts of California and Oregon, but some live in the waters north to the Gulf of Alaska, west to the seas around Japan and south to the Baja California Peninsula.
The West Coast sea nettle have a golden-brown bell with a little shade of red. In the wild, the bell can grow to be larger than one meter (three feet) in diameter, but most are less than 50 cm. The long white arms and the 24 maroon tentacles may be as long as 3.6 to 4.6m (12 to 15 feet).
Like most Cnidaria, the West Coast sea nettle is carnivorous. They catch their prey by using their Nematocyst-laden tentacles. The toxin(poison) in their Nematocyst are effective against their prey and humans. Since West Coast sea nettles can not chase their prey, they must eat as they drift, by spreading out their tentacles like a large net, the West Coast sea nettle is able to catch food as it passes by. When a prey brushes against the tentacles, thousands of nematocysts are released, launching barbed stingers which release a paralyzing toxin, then the oral arms begin digestion as they push the prey into the West Coast sea nettle's mouth.
The West Coast sea nettle feeds on different types of zooplankton, crustaceans, salps, pelagic snails, small fish as well as their eggs and larvae, and other jellyfish.
Catterlen
Catterlen is a village and civil parish in Eden, Cumbria, England. In 2001 there were 471 people living in Catterlen.
Plumpton
Plumpton is a village in Cumbria, England. It has a church called St John the Evangelist's Church. It is on the B6413.
Naughton, Suffolk
Naughton is a village in Suffolk, England. It has a church called St Mary.
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