Blow
Encyclopedia
Blow may refer to:
- ExhalationExhalationExhalation is the movement of air out of the bronchial tubes, through the airways, to the external environment during breathing....
- Strike (attack)Strike (attack)A strike is an attack with an inanimate object, such as a weapon, or with a part of the human body intended to cause an effect upon an opponent or to simply cause harm to an opponent. There are many different varieties of strikes...
- CocaineCocaineCocaine is a crystalline tropane alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the coca plant. The name comes from "coca" in addition to the alkaloid suffix -ine, forming cocaine. It is a stimulant of the central nervous system, an appetite suppressant, and a topical anesthetic...
In film and television
- Blow (film)Blow (film)Blow is a 2001 biopic about the American cocaine smuggler George Jung, directed by Ted Demme. David McKenna and Nick Cassavetes adapted Bruce Porter's 1993 book Blow: How a Small Town Boy Made $100 Million with the Medellín Cocaine Cartel and Lost It All for the screenplay. It is based on the real...
, a 2001 American film about drug trafficking - "Blow" (My Name Is Earl), an episode of My Name is Earl
- Blown, a 2009 American film starring Jim Caviezel and Samuel L. Jackson
In music
- The BlowThe BlowThe Blow is the moniker of Brooklyn, New York-based musician Mikhaela Yvonne Maricich, who has recorded several albums for K Records. Jona Bechtolt, aka Yacht, was also a member of The Blow from 2004 to 2007....
, a Portland, Oregon music group - B.l.o.w.B.l.o.w.b.l.o.w. were a short-lived English blues rock band from the mid nineties. The band released one full album, Pigs , a "mini-album" called Man And Goat Alike and a collection of singles and live recordings.- Lineup :...
, a blues-rock band from the UK, active in the mid 1990s. - Blow (Red Lorry Yellow Lorry album)Blow (Red Lorry Yellow Lorry album)Blow is Red Lorry Yellow Lorry's fourth album, released in 1989. It would be their final LP on major label Beggars Banquet off-shoot Situation Two in the UK; in the US it was released via Beggars Banquet/RCA. The album proved to be a slight change in direction for the band...
- Blow (Heather Nova album)Blow (Heather Nova album)Blow is a live album by indie rocker Heather Nova, released in 1993 .-Track listing:All songs written by Heather Nova.#"Light Years" – 5:24#"Sugar" – 6:48#"Maybe an Angel" – 6:31#"Blessed" – 2:37#"Mothertongue" – 3:21...
- Blow (Foetus album)Blow (Foetus album)Blow is a Foetus remix album released in 2001 as a CD in the U.S. by Thirsty Ear. European label nois-o-lution issued a 2LP version in November of the same year. Blow contains remixes from Foetus' Flow.-Track listing:All songs by J. G...
- Blow (Straitjacket Fits album)Blow (Straitjacket Fits album)"Blow" is the third album released in 1993 by New Zealand band, Straitjacket Fits. The album has a harder, less melodic sound than the band's previous albums. This reflects the change of line-up, with Andrew Brough having left the band prior to this album's recording, to be replaced by Mark Petersen...
- Blow (Ghinzu album)Blow (Ghinzu album)Blow is the second album by Belgian rock group Ghinzu released in 2004. It features the single, "Do You Read Me?", and the song "The Dragster Wave" which was used in the 2008 film Taken and is included in its original soundtrack....
- Blew (EP)Blew (EP)"Blew" is the title of a song and EP released by the American grunge band Nirvana.-Song:"Blew" was written in 1988 by Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain. The song was recorded in December of 1988 and initially appeared as the first track on Nirvana's 1989 debut album Bleach.-Release:Blew was released in...
, an EP by Nirvana - Blow (Lil Wayne mixtape)
- "Blow" (song)Blow (song)"Blow" is a song by American recording artist and songwriter Kesha, from her first extended play , Cannibal. The song was released as the EP's second single on February 8, 2011. It was written by Kesha, along with Klas Åhlund, Lukasz Gottwald, Allan Grigg, Benjamin Levin and Max Martin, with...
, by Kesha from Cannibal - "Blow", a song by AtreyuAtreyu (band)Atreyu is an American rock band from Orange County, California, formed in 1998. The band consists of vocalist/lyricist Alex Varkatzas, guitarists Dan Jacobs and Travis Miguel, bassist Marc McKnight and drummer/vocalist Brandon Saller...
- "Blow", song by Rick RossRick RossRick, Ricky or Richard Ross may also refer to:* Rick Ross , American rapper* Richard J. Ross, a Massachusetts State Senator* Richard Ross , an American photographer...
- "Blow", song by Tyler the Creator
In other uses
- Blow (drink)Blow (drink)Blow is a controversial energy drink notable for its use of drug culture in its marketing, such as the name of the drink itself, which is a slang term for cocaine...
, a brand of energy drink - FellatioFellatioFellatio is an act of oral stimulation of a male's penis by a sexual partner. It involves the stimulation of the penis by the use of the mouth, tongue, or throat. The person who performs fellatio can be referred to as the giving partner, and the other person is the receiving partner...
, a type of oral sexOral sexOral sex is sexual activity involving the stimulation of the genitalia of a sex partner by the use of the mouth, tongue, teeth or throat. Cunnilingus refers to oral sex performed on females while fellatio refer to oral sex performed on males. Anilingus refers to oral stimulation of a person's anus... - Blowing or insufflation, a method of ingesting cocaineCocaineCocaine is a crystalline tropane alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the coca plant. The name comes from "coca" in addition to the alkaloid suffix -ine, forming cocaine. It is a stimulant of the central nervous system, an appetite suppressant, and a topical anesthetic...
- Blown, an erotic novel by Philip José FarmerPhilip José FarmerPhilip José Farmer was an American author, principally known for his award-winning science fiction and fantasy novels and short stories....
See also
- Blew (surname)
- Blow (surname)Blow (surname)Blow is the surname of several people:*David Mervyn Blow , an influential British biophysicist*Detmar Blow , a British architect of the early 20th century*Godfrey Blow , an artist based in Kalamunda, Western Australia...
- Blow up (disambiguation)
- Blowout (disambiguation)
- Blow by BlowBlow by BlowBlow by Blow is the seventh album by British guitarist Jeff Beck, released on Epic Records in 1975, and recorded in October 1974. It is the first under his name alone...
, a 1975 album by Jeff Beck - Blown save, a baseball term
- Bloo, a character in Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends