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Hume is an experimental rock band from Washington, DC consisting of Britton Powell, Wilson Ward, Peter Tran, and Joey Doubek. Hume kicked off in 2005, the constantly metamorphosing product of guitarist/bassist/composer Britton Powell’s high school philosophy class daydreams and basement-recording sessions. In these early days, Hume was hard to pin down. One minute it was a solo-project, the next it was a group of free-form improvisers, then a string quartet, and finally a full-fledged band performing expansive prog-rock in a giant octopus-shaped sculpture. Whatever was going on, it was always interesting. The last touring line-up of the group featured two...

Helen Humes (June 23, 1913 - September 9, 1981) was an American jazz and blues singer. Helen was born in Louisville, Kentucky. She moved to New York and became a recording vocalist with Harry James big band in 1937. Her swing recordings with Harry James included "Jubilee", "I Can Dream Can't I", "That's The Dreamer In Me" and "Song Of The Wanderer". Helen Humes became one of the vocalists with Count Basie's band in the late 1930s. Her vocals with Basie's band included "Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea". During the 1940s and 1950s Helen Humes became a...

Tobias Hume (1569?-1645) was an English composer, viol player, and soldier. Little is known of his life. Some have suggested that he was born in 1569 because he was admitted to the London Charterhouse in 1629, a prerequisite to which was being at least sixty years old, though there is no certainty over this. He had made his living as a professional soldier, probably as a mercenary. He was an officer with the Swedish and Russian armies. His published music includes pieces for viols (including many solo works for the lyra viol) and songs. They were gathered in two collections,...

There are multiple artists with this name: 1) Exhumer is a Brutal Death Metal / Grindcore band from Italy founded in 2004 by Marco "Furiogrind"Aromatario who had been active as a guitarist in the italian scene for years in several bands (He still plays for Corpsefucking Art among others). Their first demo "Sick Deviance" is released in 2004 and makes it onto several compilations. After a couple of lineup changes with the consistency of Marco and Fiore on guitar and vocals they record their debut album "Bloodcurdling Tool Of Digestion" in 2008 with: Alyosha Danisi (bass), Marco “Furiogrind” Aromatario (guitar),...

Amy Schumer is one of the fastest rising comics on the scene. The former Last Comic Standing finalist has just released Cutting, a Comedy Central Records. It follows her spring 2010 Comedy Central Presents stand up special. On the small screen, she has nabbed a recurring role in the upcoming season of Adult Swim's mocumentary series "Delocated" as well as a spot on HBO's "Curb Your Enthusiasm." She is also playing opposite Parker Posey in indie flick Price Check. Amy has also performed on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” and “John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show.” She has also appeared...