Give Me Power - Music

There Is More Than One Artist With This Name 1 A Band Called The Stingers In The 1960s Recorded An Album Called "Guitars A Go Go." 2 A Reggae Band From Jamaica That Released 3 Singles In The Early 1970s. The First Single "Give Me Power " Was Produced By Lee "Scratch" Perry. 3 A Ska Band Also Known As The Stingers ATX. Since 1998 The Stingers ATX Have Developed Their Own Modern Hybrid Of Jamaican Rocksteady/ska And Classic American Doo-Wop Soul Solid Roots-Reggae Rhythms Melodic Horn Lines And Tight 3- And 4-Part Vocal Harmonies. Austin A City Rich With “roots” Bands Country Blues Soul Has Been A Supportive Home Base For This Roots-Ska Sextet Whose Songwriting Sensibility Reflects The Decades-Old Legacy Of Bob Marley And The Wailers Gregory Isaacs Sam Cooke The Beatles And The Drifters. Their Live Shows Have Won Them World-Wide Acclaim From Their Former Weekly Three-Hour Showcases At The Black Cat Lounge In Austin To A Sold-Out New Year’s Eve Show At La Fleche D’Or In Paris To Backing Some Of The Most Legendary Names In Ska/reggae Music On European Tours. In Austin The Stingers ATX Have Earned Big Praise From Audiences And Critics Alike Who Keep The Band Consistently Present In Magazine Polls And Radio Airplay From Austin Chronicle 2003 Critic’s Pick For “Texas Top 10’s” 2002-04 Reader’s Poll’s Top World Music List “Austin’s First Standout CD Of 2003 ” Raoul Hernandez . After The Release Of Their First Two Recordings The Stingers 2000 And Big In Mississippi EP 2001 On The Band’s Own Label Electric Entertainment And Several Regional U.S. Tours The Stingers ATX Signed On With Germany’s All-In-One Indie Label/tour Promoter/catalog Merchandiser Grover Records. This Collaboration With One Europe’s Most Active Ska/reggae Labels Puts The Stingers ATX In The Company Of Some Of The Band’s Heroes Skatalites Desmond Dekker Rico Rodriguez As Well As Their Leading Contemporaries Dr. Ring-Ding NY Ska Jazz Ensemble Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra . In The Past Four Years The Group Has Shared The Stage With Reggae And Ska Legends Such As Neville Staple The Specials And The Skatalites As Well As The Leading Younger Bands The Slackers The Toasters . “This Is Austin Rocksteady Three-Part Harmonies Combined With Faithful Execution Of The Jamaican Rhythms. Add To The Mix One Jonny Meyers From Forest Hills NYC With Major Songwriting Ability. We Emerged From Music Lane Studios With 14 Fresh Hot Biscuits For This Song-Starved Planet.”
-Victor Rice On "This Good Thing" After Two Releases With Grover Rich Boy EP 2003 This Good Thing LP 2003 And A Headlining European Tour Through Six Countries The Stingers ATX Picked Up A U.S. Distribution Label Jump Up Records Chicago And Were Invited Back To Europe To Accept Their Highest Compliment To Date – This Time From One Of The Great Early Masters Of Their Genre They Toured As The Opening And Backing Band For “the Godfather Of Ska” Laurel Aitken A Jamaican Music Pioneer Who Scored Island Records’ First #1 Single For A Series Of Sold-Out Shows. The Stingers ATX Followed With Another EP Three Points 2003 And LP All In A Day 2004 Both With Veteran Producer Victor Rice. The Recordings Showcase The Development Of The Band’s Deeper Understanding Of Traditional Jamaican Soul Elements Filtered Through The Personality Of Modern-Day Austin. Following Return Tours Throughout Europe Spring 2004 And The US Summer 2004 The Stingers ATX Visited Europe Again In The Summer Of 2005 For A Series Of Headlining Dates A Recording With The Senior Allstars A Slot On The Main Stage At Summer Jam Europe’s Largest Reggae Festival And Most Significantly The Honor Of Backing Doreen Shaffer The Legendary Original Singer For The Skatalites For A Series Of Successful Performances In Germany. Following The 2005 Tour The Stingers Returned Home And Secured A Deal That Placed The Track “Get Away ” The First Cut Off Of The LP This Good Thing 2003 In The Movie “The Long Weekend ” Featuring American Pie Actor Chris Klein. This Gold Circle Films Release Was A Joint U.S./U.K. Production And Was Distributed In Both Europe And The United States. This Marked The First Stingers’ Release To Hit The Pictures. Now In 2006 The Stingers Mark Their Eighth Year With A DIY Split EP Release With Houston’s I*Gents Rude Roots EP 2006 . With Minimal Equipment The EP Reflects The Sound The Sweat And The Soul Of The Weekly Practice Room Atmosphere Where Most Of A Band’s Work Occurs. This EP Marks The Stingers’ Seventh Release To Date And Foreshadows Songs That Will Appear On Their Next LP Release Already Being Recorded For Release In 2007 With Grover Records. The Stingers ATX Band Updates Tour Schedule Exclusive Mp3s And Online Press Pack Are Available At Www.Thestingers.Net. 4 The Stingers 1987 Fiction Jem Is An American Animated Television Series That Ran From 1985 To 1988 In U.S. First-Run Syndication. The Cartoon Is About A Singer Named Jem Her Band The Holograms And Their Adventures. Catch Phrases From The Show Included "Showtime Synergy!" And "Truly Outrageous!" The Latter Usually Associated With Supporting Character Kimber .
Despite The Fact That The Show Was Originally Designed By Hasbro For The Purpose Of Marketing A Line Of Dolls It Employed Several Interweaving Storylines And A Complex Backstory — Both Unusual In An Animated Television Series During The 1980s. The Show Also Features One-Minute Music Videos Tying It In With The Concept Of MTV And Its Burgeoning Popularity. The Animated Series Still Retains A Powerful Fan-Following.
The Stingers A New Band Introduced In Season 3
Riot/Rory Llewelyn Lead Vocals — Riot Grew Up In A Strict Household With His Mother And Army Officer Father Who Tried To Force His Values Onto Him. To Escape His Father's Stronghold Riot Joined The Army But Went AWOL In Germany Where He Met Minx. Rapture Soon Joined And The Stingers Were Born. Riot Is Charming But Aloof And Arrogant. He Is Confident With His Looks Believing He Is The Perfect Man. He Commands Respect And Demands Devotion From His Bandmates And Fans. He Is Aware Of The Power He Has Over People And Uses It To Get What He Wants. Riot's Romantic Interest In The Show Is Jem - He Believes She Is The Perfect Woman For Him And Pursues Her Relentlessly. His Relationship With His Father Was Deeply Strained Over The Years But Due To His Mother's Temporary Illness And The Efforts Of Jem To Reconcile Them In The Episode Riot's Hope Their Relationship Has Greatly Improved. The Character Was Voiced By Townsend Coleman And Gordon Grody.
Rapture/Phoebe Ashe Guitarist And Backup Vocals Rapture Is A Con-Artist And Uses Her Interest In The Occult To Trick People Out Of Money. She Enjoys Making Fools Out Of People For Her Own Entertainment And Will Quickly Discard Them Once She Has Had Her Fill Of Fun. Rapture Is Arrogant And Self-Centered But Will Take Orders From Riot On A Business Level - She Knows All Too Well That His Charm And Charisma Will Take Him Places Where She Wants To Go Too. She Has No Romantic Interest On The Show. The Character Was Voiced By Ellen Gerstell.
Minx/Ingrid Krueger Synthesizers And Backup Vocals Minx Like The Other Members Of The Stingers She Too Is Arrogant And Only Interested In Herself But Will Take Orders And Advice From The Charismatic Riot As She Knows He Is A Man With A Future And She Wants To Be There When It Happens. She Is Cunning And Manipulative And Prides Herself On Being Able To Have Her Pick Of Men Only To Toss Them Away Once She Gets Bored Which Happens With Alarming Regularity. Minx Is Also Very Technologically Minded And Can Work Her Magic With Any Computer Of Synthesizer. The Only Character In The Show That She Shows Any Genuine Affiliation Towards Is Techrat Due To His Interest In Computers Too. Her Romantic Interest In The Show Is Rio Who She Teases And Flirts With Despite His Constant Rejections. She Sees Him As A Challenge Because She Can Usually Have Any Man She Wants. The Character Was Voiced By Kath Soucie And Vicki Sue Robinson. 5 The Stingers Are A Rock Band From Auckland New Zealand. They Are Influenced By Such Bands As AC/DC And Have Played A Number Of Gigs In Recent Years Including Supporting The Album Release Of Powerlordz. Now Known As The Bonneville Stingers. 6 The Stingers - Neo-Rockabilly / Psychobilly Band From Finland. read less