The band's early albums, Rattus Norvegicus, No More Heroes and Black and White were highly successful with the record-buying public and singles such as " Peaches ", " Something Better Change " and " No More Heroes " became instant punk classics.

Peaches were mentioned in Chinese writings as far back as the 10th century BC and were a favoured fruit of kings and emperors.

Among those paying tribute were Bruce Springsteen, Primal Scream, Peaches, Grinderman, Spiritualized, The Horrors, Sunn 0 ))+ Pansonic, Julian Cope, Lydia Lunch, Vincent Gallo, LIARS, & The Klaxons.

The Herms ( short for hermaphrodites ) were formed in spring 2006 as Peaches ' live backing band.

Floyd was a big fan of rock group The Stranglers: the tracks " Waltzinblack ", an edited version of " Peaches ", and an instrumental version of " Viva Vlad " were used as theme music for most of his TV programmes.

The greatest works of Serov's early period were portraits: The Girl with Peaches ( 1887 ), and The Girl Covered by the Sun ( 1888 ), both in the Tretyakov Gallery.

For its kick-off, WWVA's first songs were " Into The Groove " by Madonna, " Shake Your Groove Thing " by Peaches & Herb, " Groove Is In The Heart " by Deee-Lite and " Let's Groove " by Earth, Wind & Fire.

Kristy Kowal, the late Danny Ozark and Jane ( Peaches ) Bartkowicz were among the new honorees.

These flavors were: German Chocolate Cake ; Peaches & Cream ; Pralines & Cream ; Blueberry Cheesecake ; Strawberry Cheesecake ; Green Cheesecake ; Red, White and Blueberry ; and Chilly Burgers.

Hailing from Detroit and later from Grand Rapids, Michigan, the group is named for their shared surname, and included sister Bunny and the brothers Mark ( or " Marty "), Randy, Eldra ( or " El "), and James. Younger siblings Chico, Darell, and Carol " Peaches " DeBarge are also singers ( though they were not with the group ), with El later becoming a solo star in his own right.

Peaches were associated with the classic story The Orchard of Xi Wangmu, the Queen Mother of the West.

The Rockford Peaches were a women's professional baseball team who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.

The Peaches were one of two teams to play in every AAGPBL season, the other being the South Bend Blue Sox.

Peaches players who were named to the All-Star teams from 1946-1954 included Dorothy Kamenshek, Lois Florreich, Dorothy Harrell, Carolyn Morris, Alice Pollitt, Ruth Richard, Rose Gacioch, Eleanor Callow, and Joan Berger.

Peaches & Herb were an American vocalist duo, once comprising Herb Fame ( born October 1, 1942 ) and Francine " Peaches " Hurd Barker ( April 28, 1947 – August 13, 2005 ).

A fifth " Peaches ," Wanda Makle, subsequently performed with Fame in weekend appearances, and in 2008 they were reported to be planning a recording together.

They co-wrote the Peaches and Herb hit " Two Little Kids ", before Record and Davis co-wrote and produced Acklin's first and biggest solo hit, " Love Makes a Woman "; the other co-writers were arranger Sonny Sanders and guitarist Gerald Sims.

On March 8, 2005, Eric H. Jones, Jr., was elected Mayor and four Commissioners were elected: Felicia M. Brunson, Thomas W. Dorsett, Sharon Fyffe and Rita ( Peaches ) Mack.

In 1997, the Christian comedy band ApologetiX also parodied Lump with " Plump ", as well as " Peaches " with " Preachers ".

Peaches grow very well in a fairly limited range, since they have a chilling requirement that low altitude tropical areas cannot satisfy.

* British electronica duo Lemon Jelly heavily sampled the opening riffs of " Peaches " played in reverse as well as the lines " Yeah, yeah " and " Millions of peaches / Peaches for me / Millions of peaches / Peaches for free " in their song " The Fruity Track ".

She has written two more novels in the Chocolat series, continuing the adventures of Vianne Rocher ; The Lollipop Shoes ( re-titled The Girl With No Shadow in the US ) and Peaches for Monsieur le Curé ( Peaches for Father Francis in the US ), as well as two French cookbooks ( co-written with Fran Warde ), two collections of short stories and a number of dark psychological thrillers, including Gentlemen and Players and Blueeyedboy.

The fictional French village of Lansquenet-sous-Tannes, the setting of Chocolat and Peaches for Monsieur le Curé, also features in Blackberry Wine, and the fictional Yorkshire village of Malbry is the setting for both Blueeyedboy and Gentlemen and Players, as well as numerous short stories.

Dawson became well known as Adam Green's counterpart in The Moldy Peaches.

Five of Dawson's solo songs, two from Antsy Pants, as well as one from the Moldy Peaches, are included on the Juno soundtrack, released in December 2007.

The Main stage was reserved for headliners Massive Attack, Soulfly, Iggy and the Stooges, Cypress Hill as well as Brand New Heavies, Goldfrapp, The Wailers, Peaches, Rambo Amadeus, Partibrejkers, Emir & Frozen Camels, Darkwood Dub, Obojeni Program, Adam Freeland, 4hero, Neneh Cherry, and especially reunited for-one-night-only 1980s Novi Sad favourites Luna.

British electronica duo Lemon Jelly heavily sampled the opening riffs of " Peaches " played in reverse as well as the lines " Yeah, yeah " and " Millions of peaches / Peaches for me / Millions of peaches / Peaches for free " in their song " The Fruity Track ".

Merrill Beth Nisker ( born November 11, 1966 ), better known by her stage name Peaches, is a Canadian electronic musician and performance artist who lives in Berlin, Germany.

Kimya Dawson ( born November 17, 1972 ) is an American singer-songwriter, best known as a solo performer and as one half of The Moldy Peaches.

Tiffany Limos ( born January 31, 1980 ) is an American actress best known for her role as Peaches in the controversial film Ken Park, and has been called the muse of iconic photographer Larry Clark.

Negre, who was introduced to Fame by known producer Bill Davis, is the first-ever non-black " Peaches " and third recording artist to co-record a Peaches and Herb album.

Merrill Nisker ( now known by her stage name " Peaches ") covered the song on her 1995 album Fancypants Hoodlum.

Kulvinder Ghir, born in Nairobi, Kenya, is a British actor, comedian and writer of South Asian ancestry, best known for his roles in Rita, Sue & Bob Too, Blood & Peaches, Bend It Like Beckham and the sketch show Goodness Gracious Me.

His first draft, dated May 3, 1985, changed the main plot device to a Garden of Immortal Peaches.

She later released her first album, Fancypants Hoodlum, under the name Merrill Nisker in 1995, and subsequently developed the style and persona that would take her to international fame as Peaches.

His first guest, Dwight, is cheating on Peaches with Zandra.

This label released the first string of hits for Peaches & Herb.

During the first half of 2006 they toured in support of The Strokes and headlined their own U. S. tour with openers The Giraffes followed by dates opening for Peaches and performed with Joan Jett.

After tryouts at Wrigley Field in Chicago, she joined the Rockford Peaches as an outfielder when the league began in 1943, but was soon playing first base.

Nonetheless, he was successful in securing the rights to Zappa's music for Duckman, and its first season contained songs from throughout Zappa's career including " Peaches en Regalia " and " Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance.

Their first album, Peaches & Herb, was recorded for MCA Records and produced by Van McCoy, but it generated only one charted hit, " We're Still Together.

Together, Fame and Negre recorded " Colors of Love ," the first album from Peaches & Herb since 1983, making her only the third recording artist to co-record a Peaches & Herb album.

He also put together the hit-making duo of Peaches & Herb, arranging and co-producing their first hit, " Let's Fall In Love ", for the Columbia subsidiary, Date in 1966.

Her most productive season in 1949, when she posted a 10 – 6 record with a career-high 1. 64 ERA, which ranked her as the ninth best in ERA and winning percentage (. 625 ), helping her team tie for first place with the Rockford Peaches.

She dated JC Chasez of * NSYNC for several years and was mentioned by her nickname Peaches in the liner notes of the group's first American album.

She started singing duets with her husband R. C. Bannon, such as " I Thought You Never Asked ," which entered the top 50, and a cover of the number 1 song by Peaches & Herb, " Reunited ", which went to number 13, her first significant hit.