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  Robert Hardy (bassist) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Robert Byron Hardy (born on 16 August 1980, in Bradford, West Yorkshire) is the bassist of the Glaswegian band Franz Ferdinand.
Hardy had no intention of becoming a professional musician - he was a painter, an artist.
Hardy used to use a SWR Goliath bass cabinet but now uses an Ampeg SVT Pro head and Ampeg 8x10 cabs.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Robert_Hardy_(bassist)   (376 words)

  
 Alex Kapranos - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Eventually, after dropping "Huntley" from his name, he formed a new band in 2001 with old friends and new acquaintances called Franz Ferdinand, which has received international attention.
The band comprises of Alex, Nick McCarthy (guitar, keyboard, backup vocals), Paul Thomson (drums, backup vocals) and Bob Hardy (bass).
Eight singles, two albums and an EP have charted in the United Kingdom to date, and their eponymous debut album won the 2004 Mercury Music Prize, two Brit Awards, a Breakthrough Video MTV Award and an Ivor.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alex_Kapranos   (388 words)

  
 VampireFreaks Cult: xFrAnZ_FeRdInAnDx
Drummer Paul Thomson was working at Glasgow School of Art school where bassist Bob Hardy was studying.
Alex Kapranos was studying English at university but had friends at art school, and the line-up was completed when guitarist Nick McCarthy moved from Munich, Germany, to the city.
Bob Hardy came to the Glasgow School of Art from Bradford in Yorkshire in order to study painting.
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 Reno News and Review December 15, 2005   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The four band members--Craperi, Hardy, bassist Kate "Jasper" Straight and vocalist Raj Baht--approach the music with hardcore frenzy and volume, but the music has sophistication and humor often lacking in the genre.
Still, Craperi's rolling, rollicking rhythms are propulsive, Straight's stop-start basslines are odd and ear-grabbing, and Hardy's guitar tone provides a thick, reverb-laden, treble-kicking wash of sound.
He never appears in public with the band (or comes to a practice if a reporter is going to be present) but co-wrote many of the songs and will be playing on the band's forthcoming demo.
www.newsreview.com /reno/Content?oid=oid:45382   (605 words)

  
 Eye - Franz Ferdinand - 02.19.04
Yes, Franz Ferdinand belong to the grand UK tradition of art-school rock (though only bassist Robert Hardy has actually attended one), boasting a spiky, sexy mix of pop discourse and disco discord that sends Roxy Music and Pulp on an exchange-student program with Talking Heads and The Pixies.
Still, as Hardy attests, surviving hand-to-mouth can be a real pain in the ass.
Paul [Thomson], our drummer, had the most radical ones: he was a life model at the art school where I was studying, and would also do things for medical science.
www.eye.net /eye/issue/issue_02.19.04/music/meet.html   (410 words)

  
 Stones Throw Records
Band Members: Levan “Pap” Bevins * (Guitar), McKinley Collier * (Percussion), Robert Goforth (Bass), Joe Hardy (Tenor Sax – solo on “Jody’s Freeze”), Willie Hill (Drums), Alexander Nichols (Trombone), James Reese (Trombone and Organ), Rudolph Riley (Tenor Sax and Reeds), Unknown symphony/studio musician from Atlanta on French Horn.
The late Robert Goforth, a student at the time of the recording, went on to college and majored in business.
Hardy remained in South Carolina and succeeded in the industrial arena.
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 Franz Ferdinand Guitar Tabs and Chords @ Guitar Masta.net
They are influenced by 1980s post-punk, garage rock and new wave and are currently exploring the world of hip hop for inspiration on how to improve their production techniques.
In late 2001, singer and guitarist Alex Kapranos and bassist Robert Hardy began playing music together in Glasgow.
Franz Ferdinand also held rave-like "happenings" combining music and art; Hardy was studying painting at the Glasgow School of Art at the time.
www.guitarmasta.net /f/franz_ferdinand   (337 words)

  
 Fudge Hair -- Recommendations and Resources   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Members included Mark Stein, bassist Tim Bogert, and Joey Brennan, all from Long Island, New York, lead guitarist Vince Martell and drummer Carmine Appice, both from New York City.
In the films, he is played by Robert Hardy.
The character, while first mentioned in ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', first actually appears in ''Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets''; he is responsible for sending Rubeus Hagrid to Azkaban when the Chamber of Secrets is reopened.
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 Red Dwarf References List
Thin partner in the American comedy duo Laurel and Hardy (Oliver Hardy was 'rotund'), who had great popular success in over 200 films during the late 1920s to mid-1940s.
The members were vocalist Dave Dee (1943-), bassist Trevor "Dozy" Davies (1944-), rhythm guitarist John "Beaky" Dymond (1944-), drummer Mick Wilson (1944-) and lead guitarist Ian "Tich" Amey (1944-).
Presumably the mechanoid equivalent of Florence Nightingale (1820-1910), the British nurse who (during the Crimean War) established nursing practices that led (along with her later founding of a nursing school/home in London) to the revolutionising of nursing as a profession.
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 AskMen.com - Franz Ferdinand pics
While working a number of odd jobs, Kapranos was involved in Glasgow's burgeoning music scene in the late 1990s, tending bar in clubs, promoting bands, and playing in a few himself.
It was then that Kapranos got to know painter Bob Hardy.
When Hardy was given a bass guitar in 2001, Kapranos convinced Hardy to join him in a new band, explaining to the reluctant Hardy that painting and music were both equally important methods of expression.
www.askmen.com /men/entertainment_150/199c_franz_ferdinand.html   (687 words)

  
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Robert Llewellyn has attributed influence for some of Kryten's mannerisms to the character of Herman Munster (played by Fred Gwynne) in the US TV series "The Munsters".
Hardy, Robert: (1925-) British actor, well-known for his portrayal of Siegfried in the TV series "All Creatures Great And Small".
Scott, Robert Falcon: (1868-1912) British naval officer and explorer who led the second expedition to reach the South Pole (success in January, 1912).
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 Articles index started with ro
Robert Bertie, 1st Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven
Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Mortimer
Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes, 1st earl of Crewe
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 Kim Lenz - Rockabilly Central   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
So when Lenz and her husband, Charlie, moved to Dallas in 1994, she ended up at the University of North Texas and discovered she was probably the only person in Denton who didn't have a band.
The band performed no more than five shows around Denton, and it was indeed one of those kinds of bands that happens only in Denton: Everybody sang, they played at the Karma Cafe, and the repertoire consisted of vintage 1950s and '60s tunes.
In the end, she would go through a handful of drummers, guitarists, and bassists before settling on the lineup that would record Kim Lenz and Her Jaguars.
www.rockabilly.net /articles/kimlenz.shtml   (1899 words)

  
 TimesDispatch.com | Music Notes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
In other Keys news, the R&B chanteuse will star in the premiere episode of the 36th season of "Sesame Street" The segment tapes this week and airs April 4.
From the infirmary: Franz Ferdinand's bassist Bob Hardy was hospitalized in Japan during the weekend with a severe case of gastroenteritis.
Bassist Toshi Yano of Fiery Furnaces will take Hardy's place on the first few dates of the band's U.S. tour, including Saturday's show at the Patriot Center.
www.timesdispatch.com /servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD/MGArticle/RTD_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1031779453603&path=!weekend!music&s=1045855936364   (519 words)

  
 CalendarHome.com - August 16 - Calendar Encyclopedia
1980 - Robert Hardy, English bassist (Franz Ferdinand)
1899 - Robert Wilhelm Bunsen, German chemist (b.
1938 - Robert Johnson, American singer and guitarist (b.
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 Metroactive Music | All Shook Down: Nick Cave
I realized, eventually, that although his songs are dark and disturbing, they are also incredibly literate, beautiful and often rather witty--Thomas Hardy meets Robert Johnson, with some Jim Thompson thrown in for good measure.
He was accompanied, at times, by violinist Warren Ellis, drummer Jim White and bassist Susan Stenger, who helped him create the strangely folksy new sound that permeates his upcoming LP, No More Shall We Part (WEA/Warner Bros.).
Because he is revered by his fans and hardly ever shows up in this area, the Cave performance was a bit of an occasion, like the Oscars of the hipoisie.
www.metroactive.com /papers/metro/04.05.01/allshookdown-0114.html   (1151 words)

  
 ...Computer Says No - Meet the Bobbehs
First we start with the smallest and most angelic of Bobbehs, and he's the bassist of that popular band, Franz Ferdinand.
The world is both an exciting and scary place for wee Bobbeh1, and he likes to learn new things.
Anyways, some genius brought together Robert Bathurst, Ioan Gruffudd, Crispin Bonham-Carter, Tim McInnerny and James Wilby as Uptown Boys in tuxes.
kolaqube.livejournal.com /82455.html   (539 words)

  
 Pitchfork: News - November 30, 2004   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Hardy, according to the report, knew something was wrong on Friday night, while the band was travelling to Osaka.
Hardy stayed there overnight and was transferred to a Tokyo hospital the next morning, probably because everyone knows the hospitals in Osaka suck balls.
Well, here's the deal: NME says Hardy will be out of commission until at least December 3rd, which will have him missing shows in Detroit, Camden, and New York, so Fiery Furnaces bassist Toshi Yano will fill in for him until his expected return in Philly on December 3rd.
www.pitchforkmedia.com /news/04-11/30.shtml   (3181 words)

  
 Eyes That Can See in the Dark
However, his Life Cycle album on ECM is a solo set on which he exclusively plays cello, an instrument with which he's not normally associated...and unfortunately, though he's a bassist of the highest order, Holland is just not a first-rate cellist.
ECM is run by a man named Manfred Eicher who is notorious for perfectionism, and there are a lot of running jokes that involve using his name as part of the label's acronym -- i.e.
Interestingly, though, the passages that Holland plays pizzicato tend to appeal to me more; part of that is because I tend to think that's what he's best at -- after all, he makes his living playing pizzicato, for the most part -- but it's also a real relief from his comparatively strident cello tone.
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 slapchar's journal: 10/16/2005 - 10/22/2005
Bassist Bob Hardy was wayyyy over to the right.
I recognized him as Bob Hardy the bassist, and it took me a while to get everyone's attention because they walked ahead of me. But Yetta sprang into action and started talking to Bob as I stood five feet away.
Bob Hardy, bassist for Franz Ferdinand, Yetta thinks he's cute.
slapchar.blogspot.com /2005_10_16_slapchar_archive.html   (4711 words)

  
 Franz Ferdinand: Official Site   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Nick could hit the drums, but not in any particularly coherent order.
He was a classical pianist and double bassist and had come to Glasgow because a friend in Munich had said it was a laugh.
Although he couldn't drum, he liked the idea of music for girls to dance to, and they found that they could write songs together.
www.franzferdinand.co.uk /biog3.php   (1192 words)

  
 BLABBERMOUTH.NET
BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION, the new band featuring M×TLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx, L.A. guitarist Tracii Guns, ADEMA drummer Kris Kohls, former M×TLEY CRÜE frontman John Corabi, and vocalist London LeGrand, have posted a group photo at this location.
The three surviving members — singer Robert Plant, guitarist Jimmy Page and bassist John Paul Jones — plan to hit the road next summer and hope to pocket £6.4million (approximately $10 million) for the shows.
According to the paper, Robert, Jimmy, and John Paul met two weeks ago at the offices of their management firm Trinifold to discuss a possible tour, which would include Jason Bonham, son of former drummer John Bonham.
www.roadrunnerrecords.com /blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?Mode=Archive&Date=10/14/2002   (3999 words)

  
 The Big Bob List Of People, Places, And Things Named Bob ~ The Bob Club ~ A Club For Guys Named Bob And The People Who ...
We have started a list here of the Bobs (and names that can be cut down to "BOB") who have made their names popular through movies, television, sports, music, and many other ways.
Over the years, many Bobs have made the name famous through their music or their contribution to the music industry.
Robert Dopyera - Co-Founder Of The DOBRO Guitar
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 Pop Life   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
GBV was one of the few bands capable of taking the best parts of the past, making it feel fresh, yet with an approach that fits as well next to the '80s SST bands, the '90s Seattle stuff and anything on Indie 103.1 today.
Certainly Green Day’s breakthrough is as much a culmination of a quarter-century of punk as it is a creative (and probably commercial) peak for Billie Joe, bassist Mike Dirnt and drummer Tre Cool.
The bassist, Robert Hardy, is a bit more stoic, as if the Beatles’ had enlisted Bill Wyman to free up Paul McCartney to play guitar.
blogs.ocregister.com /poplife/archives/2005/10   (5202 words)

  
 British   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
From Nasim - forced to marry against her will - to the two sisters who wanted their arranged marriage, Jeremy Hardy explores the ways in which BRITISH Muslims are coming of age more than thirty years after their arrival in Yorkshire...
...Robert Beckford investigates the history of the Maroon rebel slaves in Jamaica who fought and won their freedom against the BRITISH in the 18th century....
With Robert Glenister, Corin Redgrave, Kika Markham and Anna Livia Ryan.
www.radiolistings.co.uk /keywords/british.html   (16225 words)

  
 Pop masters   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
This quartet's roots are art school to the core.
The band began playing together in 2001 while bassist Robert Hardy was studying painting at the Glasgow School of Art.
It's earliest gigs were held at The Chateau, an old warehouse that artists used as a studio.
www.canada.com /calgaryherald/news/entertainment/story.html?id=b7ec38dd-c11b-421e-b6a3-0e54b275a774&k=21712   (908 words)

  
 *Ø*  Wilson's Almanac free daily ezine | Book of Days | June 2 | St Elmo's fire Urbain Grandier James Douglas ...
“A rumour has persisted since Hardy's death that it is not the author's heart that was buried beside Emma.
The story goes that Hardy's housekeeper placed his heart on the kitchen table, where it was promptly devoured by her cat.
Apparently a pig's heart was used to replace Hardy's own.
www.wilsonsalmanac.com /book/jun2.html   (3108 words)

  
 UK TV Guide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Robert gets involved with motorcyclist pals from Clydebank, but they offend his grandfather by their behaviour.
Spoof rock documentary in which Jamie Theakston meets the mockney lead singer of Blur, Damon Albarn, voices-hearing guitarist Graham Coxon, the champagne-swilling bassist Alex James and drummer Dave Rowntree.
Carol has moved in with Bob, and as she relates the fantasised version of their romance to her hairdresser, animated sequences tell the real story.
uktv.tv /2002/03/18   (9824 words)

  
 'We sing about what we know' | The San Diego Union-Tribune
Hard-Fi rented an old cab shop and recorded the demos that would become the 2005 release “Stars of CCTV.” Brimming with splashes of punk, ska and indie rock, the band's debut immediately captured the attention of British radio and press.
Phillips, vocalist Richard Archer, bassist Kai Stephens and drummer Steve Kemp were propelled into the spotlight, though the band's roots remained the wellspring of inspiration.
Kapranos' clever lyrics float above airtight musicianship from drummer Paul Thomson, bassist Robert Hardy and guitarist Nick McCarthy.
www.signonsandiego.com /uniontrib/20060608/news_lz1w08xfest.html   (1033 words)

  
 Bangkokrecorder Urban Magazine - Music Scene: CHOOSE ROCK: A Guide to Rock 100
Unfinished Monkey Business (1998) sees Roses drummer Reni and bassist Mani provide samples for this album.
Many tracks refer to the bitter falling out between Brown and Roses guitarist John Squire, who was also Brown’s childhood friend.
Songs for Polarbears (1998) was released in backlash to Eric Avery’s threat to sue the band for use of the name “Polarbears,” a title the former Jane’s Addiction bassist had for his own band.
www.bangkokrecorder.com /?p=redakt.artikel_detail&ID=26&ArtikelID=160   (1437 words)

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