Early members of his group included Thurston Moore and Lee Ranaldo of Sonic Youth, Page Hamilton of Helmet, and several members of Swans including Michael Gira and Dan Braun.

Swans are an American post-punk band originally active from 1982 to 1997, led by singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Michael Gira.

For this album, the core line-up of Michael Gira, Jarboe, and Westberg was augmented by session musicians, and the distinctive heavy guitar element of their earlier work was toned down significantly in favor of folk and world music elements.

Swans Are Dead ( 1998 ) brings together live recordings from their 1995 and 1997 tours, documenting the energy and stage presence of Michael Gira and Jarboe.

The re-formed Swans performing in 2011 ( from left to right ): Thor Harris, Christoph Hahn, Phil Puleo ( obscured behind drum set ), Michael Gira, Chris Pravdica, and Norman Westberg

* Michael Gira – guitar, vocals

Michael Rolfe Gira () ( born February 19, 1954 ) is an American musician, author, and artist.

Michael Gira is known for using a Guild antique burst electro acoustic guitar, and a Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus Guitar Amplifier during his solo concerts.

Literary Company whose authors include: Henry Rollins ( Publisher, Black Flag ), Iggy Pop ( The Stooges ), Exene Cervenka ( X, Auntie Christ, The Knitters ), Nick Cave ( Birthday Party, Bad Seeds, Grinderman ), Michael Gira ( The Swans ), Joe Cole, Tricia Warden, Don Bajema, Bill Shields, Jeffery Lee Pierce ( The Gun Club ), and Ellyn Maybe.

Among others, Steve Albini ( Shellac, Rapeman, Big Black ), Panthére, Gang Gang Dance, The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Sisters of Mercy, She Wants Revenge, Henry Rollins, Joy Division / New Order, Soft Cell, Nick Cave, Cassandra Complex, Sigue Sigue Sputnik, Radiohead, Kap Bambino, Spacemen 3, Spiritualized, Angel Corpus Christi ( covers of Dream Baby Dream and Cheree with Alan Vega guest vocals ), Michael Gira, MGMT, Sonic Boom, Loop, The Fleshtones ( both of whom have recorded cover versions of " Rocket USA "), Ric Ocasek of The Cars, Mi Ami, R. E. M.

Angels of Light are an experimental group that was formed circa 1998 by singer / guitarist Michael Gira after he disbanded Swans, the group he had founded in 1982.

The first two live performances of what would become the Angels of Light ( the Tonic / Bowery Ballroom benefit shows ) were billed as " Michael Gira with guests ".

* Michael Gira interview ( september 1999 ) for QRD

* Michael Gira interview ( november 2001 ) for QRD

* Michael Gira interview ( october 2003 ) for QRD

Young God Records is an independent record label formed by Michael Gira in 1990 that specializes in experimental, avant-garde and often non genre-specific releases.

Stewart's and McElroy's duet with Michael Gira of Swans on a cover of David Bowie and Queen's " Under Pressure " is representative of this.

* Michael Gira ( Swans, Angels of Light )

In 2006, Germano was invited by former Swans leader Michael Gira to join the roster of his label, Young God Records.

It is also sometimes used to describe those of similar musical distinction but not directly influenced or associated, such as Michael Gira.

* Michael Gira

There have been numerous members and collaborators alongside Andrew M. McKenzie, including Cabaret Voltaire co-founder Chris Watson, the ( semi ) fictitious Dr. Edward Moolenbeek, Steven Stapleton of Nurse With Wound, Adi Newton of Clock DVA, Z ' EV, Fluxus artist Willem de Ridder, David Tibet ( of Current 93 ), Genesis P-Orridge, Annie Sprinkle, Jónsi Birgisson ( of Sigur Rós ), Michael Gira ( of Swans and Angels of Light ), Chloe Vevrier, Erla Þórarinsdóttir, Blixa Bargeld, Netochka Nezvanova, Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson, John Lacey of COUM Transmissions, and Autechre among many others.

* Young God Records, a record label run by Michael Gira

However, in July 2006, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Governor George Pataki, and Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. announced the final approval for the New York City Housing Trust Fund derived from $ 130 million in Battery Park City revenues.

In 2009, it was announced that a thirty-year old ban of the film in the Welsh town of Aberystwyth was finally lifted, and the subsequent showing was attended by Terry Jones and Michael Palin alongside mayor Sue Jones-Davies ( who portrayed Judith Iscariot in the film ).

Michael Westmore, make-up designer for Trek since Star Trek: The Next Generation ( TNG ), was announced as working on Series V by the end of April.

The fourth installment of the novel series is titled The Romulan War: To Brave the Storm, by Michael A. Martin was announced in Star Trek Magazine issue 154, released in trade paperback format on October 25 2011 and is the final novel in The Romulan War series, taking the story to the end of the Romulan War and the decommission of the Enterprise.

In 2005, the Bangles announced the departure of Michael Steele.

In the 1950s producer Ted Banborough announced plans to make a film about Chapman starring Michael Rennie or Stanley Baker but this did not eventuate.

Nicks announced on her July 27 appearance on America's Got Talent that Michael Grimm would be going on tour with her.

On 24 April 1990, after 48 years of quarantine and 4 years after the solution being applied, junior defence minister Michael Neubert visited the island and announced its safety by removing the warning signs.

New York ’ s Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, and New York University ’ s President John Sexton on April 23, 2012, announced an historic agreement between New York City, New York ’ s MTA, and a consortium of world-class academic institutions, and private technology companies, that will lead to the creation in New York of a Center for Urban Science and Progress ( CUSP ).

While announcing the show, the group also announced their donation of $ 1 million to New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's initiative to plant one million trees in the city by 2017.

Following a meeting with Education Secretary Michael Gove, Bridgwater MP Ian Liddell-Granger announced that the fate of all six affected schools would be subject to review, including the ones that were cancelled.

In late 2001, sports columnist Michael Holley announced he was leaving the Tribune after just two months because he was homesick.

The joint collection of Gertrude and Leo Stein began in late 1904 when Michael Stein announced that their trust account had accumulated a balance of 8, 000 francs.

The Michael Werner Gallery announced on Friday, December 17, 2010, that Van Vliet had died at a hospital in Arcata, California, weeks short of his 70th birthday.

Laurence Olivier announced her birth to the audience at a performance of Hamlet at the Old Vic, when he said that Laertes ( played by Sir Michael ) had a daughter.

In September 2010, Variety announced that a 3D film version was being planned by producers Don Murphy and Michael Preger.

The proposed addition, designed by Michael Graves and announced in 1985, drew immediate opposition.

On 2 October 2007, Michael Meeks announced a derived OpenOffice. org work, under the wing of his employer Novell, with the purpose of including new features and fixes that do not get easily integrated in the OOo-build up-stream core.

Later that evening, the Heat announced the trade of Michael Beasley to the Minnesota Timberwolves for a pair of second round picks and cash considerations.

On October 4, 2006, freedb owner Michael Kaiser announced that Magix had acquired freedb.

However, on 26 February 2007, it was announced that Michael Wilde would step down as chairman of the football club on 28 February.

Bill Nuti would continue his role as president and CEO of NCR, while Teradata Senior VP Mike Koehler would assume leadership of Teradata .. On 1 October 2007, NCR Corporation and Teradata jointly announced the Teradata business unit spin-off was complete, with Michael Koehler as the first CEO of Teradata.

Early in September 2004, Michael Cullen, the deputy prime minister of New Zealand, announced that Irving would not be permitted to visit the country, where he had been invited by the National Press Club to give a series of lectures under the heading " The Problems of Writing about World War II in a Free Society ".

At the beginning of 1985 Norman announced that he and his second wife, Sarah Finch, who was now pregnant with their son, Michael, would return to the US to live, and that he and the Young Lions would undertake a 200 city tour of all fifty of the United States during 1985 and 1986.