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Released: 17 November 2003. Hail to the Thief is the sixth studio album by the English rock band Radiohead. It was released on 9 June 2003 through Parlophone internationally and a day later through Capitol Records in the United States. It was the last album released under Radiohead's record contract with EMI, the parent company of Parlophone ...
Ragtime, also spelled rag-time or rag time, [ 2] is a musical style that had its peak from the 1890s to 1910s. [ 1] Its cardinal trait is its syncopated or "ragged" rhythm. [ 1] Ragtime was popularized during the early 20th century by composers such as Scott Joplin, James Scott and Joseph Lamb. Ragtime pieces (often called "rags") are typically ...
Anne Rice[ 1] (born Howard Allen Frances O'Brien; October 4, 1941 – December 11, 2021) was an American author of gothic fiction, erotic literature, and bible fiction. She is best known for writing The Vampire Chronicles. She later adapted the first novel of the series into a commercially successful eponymous film, Interview with the Vampire ...
Scott Joplin in 1912. The "Maple Leaf Rag" is a multi- strain ragtime march with athletic bass lines and offbeat melodies. Each of the four parts features a recurring theme and a striding bass line with copious seventh chords. The piece may be considered the "archetypal rag" due to its influence on the genre; its structure was the basis for ...
The Gangs of New York. (book) This is a list of identities referenced in Herbert Asbury 's 1928 book The Gangs of New York including underworld figures, gang members, crime fighters and others of the Old New York era from the mid- to late 19th and early 20th century. Some were also portrayed in Martin Scorsese 's 2002 film Gangs of New York .
Baldwin IV (1161–1185), known as the Leper King, was the king of Jerusalem from 1174 until his death in 1185. He was admired by his contemporaries and later historians for his willpower and dedication to the Latin Kingdom in the face of debilitating leprosy. Choosing competent advisers, Baldwin ruled a thriving crusader state and succeeded in ...
War for the Planet of the Apes is a 2017 American science fiction action film [7] directed by Matt Reeves, who co-wrote it with Mark Bomback.The direct sequel to Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014), it is the third installment in the Planet of the Apes reboot film series, the final film in the Apes trilogy centering around Caesar, and the ninth film overall. [8]
Richard I (8 September 1157 – 6 April 1199), known as Richard Cœur de Lion ( Norman French: Quor de Lion) [ 1][ 2] or Richard the Lionheart because of his reputation as a great military leader and warrior, [ 3][ 4][ 5] was King of England from 1189 until his death in 1199. He also ruled as Duke of Normandy, Aquitaine, and Gascony; Lord of ...