#Backstreet Symphonies (Music)

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All songs have been chosen for the 90s music tourney

Lithium by Nirvana

Rebel Girl by Bikini Kill

Ironic by Alanis Morrisette

She don't use Jelly by Flaming Lips

Iris by Goo Goo Dolls

What's Up by 4 non blondes

Peaches by Presidents of the United States

Criminal by Fiona Apple

Bitch by Meredith Brooks

Good Riddance (Time of your Life) by Green Day

… Baby One More Time by Britney Spears

Sober by TOOL

Breakfast at Tiffany's by Deep Blue Something

Wonderwall by Oasis

Love Fool by The Cardigans

baby got back by sir mix-a-lot

whatta man by salt n peppa

No Scrubs by TLC

Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by They Might Be Giants

Losing my Religion by REM

Fem in a Black Leather Jacket by Pansy Division

No Rain by Blind Melon

Friday I'm in Love by The Cure

Mr. Jones by Counting Crows

Californication by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Tubthumping by Chumbawamba

Zombie by Cranberries

Smooth By Santana Ft. Rob Thomas

One Week by Barenaked Ladies

Semi Charmed Life by Third Eye Blind

Kiss Me by Sixpence None the Richer

All Star by Smash Mouth

Buddy Holly by Weezer

My Heart Will Go On by Celine Dion

Genie in a Bottle By Christina Aguilera

Barbie Girl by Aqua

Spice up your life by Spice Girls

Steal My Sunshine By Len

Cannonball by the Breeders

Bittersweet Symphony by the Verve

What is Love By haddaway

Follow you down by Gin Blossom

Freedom by George Michael

Nothing Compares to You by Sinead o Connor

Around the World by Daft Punk

Laid by James

Possum Kingdom by Toadies

Flagpole Sitta by Harvey Danger

Only Happy When it Rains by Garbage

Bullet with Butterfly Wings by Smashing Pumpkins

Sunny Came Home by Shawn Colvin

Pepper by Butthole Surfers

Mother Mother by Tracy Bonham

Tim I wish you were born a girl by of Montreal

Voodoo by Godsmack

Mambo No. 5 by Lou Bega

Livin La Vida Loca by Ricky Martin

Just a Girl by No Doubt

Closer by Nine Inch Nails

California Live by Tupac

I will Always Love you by Whitney Houston

Give Me One Reason by Tracy Chapman

Good Day by Ice Cube

Gin and Juice by Snoop Dogg

Dragula by Rob Zombie

My Name is by Eminem

You Get What You Give by New Radicals

No Diggity by Blackstreet

Loser by Beck

pretty fly (for a white guy) by the offspring

What's my Age Again by Blink-182

I want it that way by the Backstreet Boys

Intergalactic By the Beastie Boys

Two Princes by Spin Doctor

Killing in the Name by Rage Against the Machine

Girls and Boys by Blur

Where is my mind by the Pixies

Closing Time by Semisonic

Creep by Radiohead

Say My Name by Destiny's Child

Jump Around by House of Pain

Check the Rhime by A Tribe Called Quest

November Rain by Guns n Roses

The Distance by CAKE

Every You, Every Me by Placebo

The Sign by Ace of Base

Vogue by Madonna

Don't Let Go (Love) by En Vogue

Mm Bop by Hansen

Believe By Cher

Mo Money, Mo Problems by Notorious BIG

Gold Soundz by Pavement

The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly) by Missy Elliot

Common People by Pulp

Doll Parts by Hole

Gangsta's Paradise by Coolio

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btw in case anyone was wondering. no i wasn't always obsessed with classical music. in the 90s as a kid i was into what was popular at the time, especially backstreet boys lol. in the 2000s i was into michelle branch. then after that i got into like. techno-ish stuff and video game soundtracks. there was this site where people made remixes of video game soundtracks. for a while that was all i listened to. as for the techno-ish stuff, one album i loved by this one group that was basically techno remixes of classical pieces. before i even really understood classical pieces i was listening to elgar's cello concerto remixed.

but then when i was in high school my bro shared with me like every chopin piece ever. and i loved it. for years it was basically all i listened to. but then i got into other classical music, started going to symphonies and performances and just got more and more into it. i started listening to my current favorite radio station in like 2011 when i started driving bc it helped keep me calm while driving. and then once i started working at my internship i listened to it while i worked. and basically my entire career i've listened to this same radio station the entire work day. and starting like a year ago i listen to it outside of work too. basically all day. ANYWAY i'm just rambling now. diane has been around since before i started listening. so has fred. fred's show used to be when i drove home from college around 2pm. now it's at 7pm but anyway. that's a short history of my music listening habits.

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i love my dads music taste sm

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I’ve spent nine months perfecting my 40th birthday party playlist and I think I have it. It’s split up into kinda eras/musical obsessions of my life and songs that mean a lot to me/remind me of people no longer in my life, so here we are...

Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes

I Predict a Riot - Kaiser Chiefs

Apply Some Pressure - Maximo Park

Banquet - Bloc Party

Michael - Franz Ferdinand

Mirror Kissers - The Cribs

Take Me Out - Franz Ferdinand

Somebody Told Me - The Killers

Fell In Love With a Girl - The White Stripes

One Step Beyond - Madness

The Sound of the Suburbs - The Members

Jilted John - Jilted John

Anarchy in the UK - Sex Pistols

Teenage Kicks - The Undertones

Ever Fallen in Love - Buzzcocks

Going Underground - The Jam

Rock the Casbah - The Clash

Once in a Lifetime - Talking Heads

It Doesn’t Have to Be This Way - The Blow Monkeys

Everybody Wants to Rule the World - Tears for Fears

The Look of Love - ABC

Wishing I Was Lucky - Wet Wet Wet

Breakout - Swing Out Sister

Yes Sir, I Can Boogie - Baccara

Dancing Queen - ABBA

Best of My Love - The Emotions

Got To Be Real - Cherly Lynn

Never Too Much - Luther Vandross

Boogie Wonderland - Earth, Wind & Fire

You To Me Are Everything - The Real Thing

The Snake - Al Wilson

Move On Up - Curtis Mayfield

Land of 1000 Dances - Wilson Pickett

Do I Love You - Frank Wilson

Get Ready - The Temptations

Reach Out, I’ll Be There - Four Tops

My Girl - The Temptations

I Can’t Help Myself - Four Tops

This Old Heart of Mine - The Isley Brothers

Ain’t No Mountain High Enough - Diana Ross

I Wanna Dance With Somebody - Whitney Houston

Respectable - Mel & Kim

London Nights - London Boys

When Will I Be Famous? - Bros

Never Gonna Give You Up - Rick Astley

You’ll Never Step Me From Loving You - Sonia

Too Many Broken Hearts - Jason Donovan

Love in the First Degree - Bananarama

Venus - Bananarama

One For Sorrow - Steps

All That She Wants - Ace of Base

Love to Hate You - Erasure

Love Shack - The B-52′s

Sweat (A La La La La Song) - Inner Circle

Baby I Love Your Way - Big Mountain

Shine - Aswad

Would I Lie To You? - Charlie & Eddie

Return of the Mack - Mark Morrison

Save Our Love - Eternal

Stay - Eternal

Naked - Louise

Maybe - Emma Bunton

Mi Chico Latino - Geri Halliwell

I Turn To You - Melanie C

Out of Your Mind - True Steppers, Dane Bowers, Victoria Beckham

I Want You Back - Mel B, Missy Elliott

Re-Rewind - Artful Dodger, Craig David

Scandalous - Mis-Teeq

Flowers - Sweet Female Attitude

I Know Where It’s At - All Saints

Never Ever - All Saints

Stay - Lisa Loeb

I Quit - Hepburn

Drop Dead Gorgeous - Republica

Trouble - Shampoo

Bitch - Meredith Brooks

You Oughta Know - Alanis Morissette

Celebrity Skin - Hole

Weak - Skunk Anansie

Don’t Speak - No Doubt

Torn - Natalie Imbruglia

I Want It That Way - Backstreet Boys

Crazy For You - Let Loose

Love Me For a Reason - Boyzone

Keep On Movin - Five

Be the First to Believe - A1

Love Here I Come - Bad Boys Inc

I’m a Man, Not a Boy - North & South

House of Love - East 17

Let’s Get Ready to Rhumble - PJ & Duncan

If I Give You My Number - PJ & Duncan

I Should Be So Lucky - Kylie Minogue

Never Too Late

Step Back in Time

Better the Devil You Know

Spinning Around

Can’t Get Blue Monday Out of My Head - Kylie, New Order

Girls & Boys - Blur

Connection - Elastica

Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana

Creep - Radiohead

Song 2 - Blur

Your Woman - White Town

Bitter Sweet Symphony - The Verve

Change - Lightning Seeds

Trash - Suede

A Girl Like You - Edwyn Collins

Disco 2000 - Pulp

Common People - Pulp

Country House - Blur

Mulder and Scully - Catatonia

World in Motion - New Order

Three Lions - Baddiel, Skinner & The Lightning Seeds

Wannabe - Spice Girls

Say You’ll Be There

Who Do You Think You Are?

Spice Up You Life

Stop

Old Before I Die - Robbie Williams

Rock DJ

Millennium

No Regrets

Angels

Babe - Take That

Once You’ve Tasted Love

It Only Takes a Minute

I Found Heaven

Could It Be Magic

Everything Changes

Pray

Relight My Fire

Two Can Play That Game - Bobby Brown

I Luv U Baby - The Original

Don’t Give Me Your Life - Alex Party

Never Let Her Slip Away - Undercover

When I’m Good and Ready - Sybil

Ride on Time - Black Box

The Rhythm of the Night - Corona

No Limit - 2 Unlimited

Get A Way - Maxx

The Key The Secret - Urban Cookie Collective

U Sure Do - Strike

I Breathe Again - Adam Rickitt

Spaceman - Babylon Zoo

Red Alert - Basement Jaxx

Feel It - The Tamperer, Maya

Freed From Desire - Gala

Mr Vain - Culture beat

What Is Love? - Haddaway

Gypsy Woman - Crystal Waters

Finally - CeCe Peniston

Free - Ultra Nate

Dreamer - Livin Joy

Let Me Be Your Fantasy - Baby D

I’m Alive - Stretch n Vern

Set You Free - N-Trance

disco tits - Tove Lo

Coconuts - Kim Petras

Outside - George Michael

It’s a Sin - Pet Shop Boys

Relax - Frankie Goes to Hollywood

Gimme Gimme Gimme - ABBA

Total Eclipse of the Heart - Bonnie Tyler

Let’s Dance - David Bowie

Temptation - Heaven 17

Gold - Spandau Ballet

Karma Chameleon - Culture Club

Club Tropicana - Wham

I’m Still Standing - Elton John

Uptown Girl - Billy Joel

Young at Heart - The Bluebells

Come On Eileen - Dexys Midnight Runners

I Could Be So Good For You - Dennis Waterman

Amarillo - Tony Christie

Delilah - Tom Jones

The Best - Tina Turner

All Around the World - Lisa Stansfield

The Time of My Life - Billy Medley, Jennifer Warnes

Especially For You - Kylie, Jason

Perfect Moment - Martine McCutcheon

Chains - Tina Arena

A Design For Life - Manic Street Preachers

Yes - McAlmont & Butler

I Do This All The Time - Self Esteem

Zombie - The Cranberries

This Charming Man - The Smiths

Paranoid Android - Radiohead

The Wonder of You - Elvis Presley

Don’t Look Back in Anger - Oasis

Baby I Love You - The Ramones

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REVIEW: STARS ON ICE AT ROGERS ARENA - MAY 18, 2023

Of the four cast numbers, my favourite was the sentimental “To Build a Home” that preceded intermission. It really solidified Browning’s role as a guide and respected leader in the sport as he individually embraced each skater/pair at song’s end. The pairs and ice dancers had a brief spotlight, and the number felt warm and nuanced. 

It was Madeline Schizas’ first full tour, and I enjoyed her skates to “Don’t Rain on My Parade” and “Everybody Wants to be a Cat.” I really think Stars On Ice has been beneficial for Schizas to work on her expression in a low stress environment. It was nice to see her embrace her playful side (cat ears and all!). She also has some very impressive spins! Patrick Chan was a crowd favourite, having called Vancouver home for the past six years. In his tour return for the first time in four years, he didn’t show much rust to “Wicked Game” and “I Hear a Symphony.” He’s such a staple in Canadian figure skating, and the ‘Pchiddy’ appreciation was evident in the room. 

Keegan Messing performed a redux of this season’s short program to “Grace Kelly” and a skate to Tophouse’s “The Mountain Song.” His quick footwork and spins were in full force, as was his unwavering warm spirit. I will miss Messing on the national team, and hope he continues to do ice shows while spending time with his beautiful family, who figure skating fans have grown to know from afar. 

World Bronze medalists Piper Gilles & Paul Poirier were sensational in their “Evita” and “Annie’s Song/Thank God I’m a Country Boy” routines. I’d watched them many times on television from this season, but nothing compares to the live event. They were fighters this season, notably Gilles after a surgery to remove a cancerous tumour in the winter. Their poise and ability to transform into character is something I always admire, which extends into their “Evita” bows towards the audience. 

Alexa Knierim & Brandon Frazier are coming off their best season yet. Their throw jumps and height on the triple twist are outstanding! They performed their exhibition routine to “Shallow” and short program “Separate Ways (Worlds Apart).” Their steady and sure demeanor was on display, and I was happy to see them skate in-person. One of my favourite skates of the night was Alissa Czisny’s “Chasing Cars.” It was proof that you don’t need jumps to make a program special. She used the song (version by Tommee Profitt and Fleurie) to emote through movement, graceful skating and spins that spanned the ice. The cover song had a really cinematic build that Czisny used to her advantage. 

Jason Brown is having the most fun on tour, uncontested. His Backstreet Boys routine was a joy. In an all-white ensemble, Brown even demonstrated ‘the worm’ on the ice, among some impressive jump splits. Even his bows had energy, with waving and jumping abound. In his Act II skate to “The Impossible Dream,” I was reminded of his gorgeous triple jumps, some of, if not the best, on tour. As a side note, I had a brief interaction with Brown as the skaters arrived at the rink, and he could not have been friendlier! 

Satoko Miyahara was a returning cast member from last year. Her elegance and interpretation of the music was stunning to watch. “Jenny of Oldstones” and “Ne me quitte pas” were her programs of choice, and I can confidently say her elegance is missed on the circuit. There’s a confidence and calmness in how she glides on ice, and I hope she’ll continue to be a mainstay in the cast. 

A breakout season for Belgium’s Loena Hendrickx, we were graced with her presence in her debut Canadian tour. As girls behind me whistled and hollered “get it, girl!” Hendrickx skated to Britney Spears’ “Circus” and Loni’s “Loneliness.” She had attitude and was fierce, and it’s easy to see why she will continue to be a top contender next season. Her arms overhead jumps are flawless! Madison Chock & Evan Bates are technically immaculate, if we didn’t know already from their consistently high scores in competition. Their performance is also top notch, and they’re very innovative skaters in their lines and elements. Their skate to “Nightcall” was a highlight (the chemistry!), and I was excited to see #ChockBates in action for the first time! 

Elvis Stojko’s bringing old school rock back. Skating to Shinedown and Van Halen, Stojko looked casual and collected with hands in his pockets, denim and black fingerless gloves. His mature and slightly edgy presence is always popular, drawing favourable cheers from the crowd. Even though he ended his competitive career over twenty years ago, he still has a power in his skating that is magnetic to watch. He joined Browning for an interactive skate as friendly rivals to “Raise a Little Hell,” where they sported matching shirts in admiration of each other. They joked about who was supposed to give the music to production (“on cassette”), did a quick bout of the chicken dance, and still had a raw synchronicity. Truly a memorable duo with heartfelt words of their memories together on tour.  

Kurt Browning received too many (well deserved) standing ovations to count! His animated personality shone and I loved the extra long looks he’d direct at the crowd in his skates. It felt personal. Skating to “Please Forgive Me” and “Who Are You,” his smooth skating ability is unparalleled. Yes, there are still jumps, and a backflip too! His aura is just so pleasant and it felt like a night celebrating Browning, with multiple montages or clips of his past performances played throughout the night. 

I loved the costumes! Between the gold-detailed military inspired fits for The Killers’ “All These Things That I’ve Done,” to the rainbow pop of colour in the closing routine to “Brand New.” And, who could forget the sleek James Bond outfits - black suits and metallic dresses that screamed ‘diamonds are forever.’ They complimented the music well, and many of the skaters brought their pre-loved, familiar outfits from their signature skates this season.  

You can tell the cast enjoyed each other’s company, sharing camaraderie and grace towards the encouraging audience. Browning is leaving behind an unmatched legacy, but Stars On Ice remains in good hands. 

Written by: Chloe Hoy Photographed by: Timothy Nguyen

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Holidays 11.21

Holidays

Agriculture Day (Australia)

Air Assault Forces Day (Ukraine)

Armed Forces Day (Bangladesh, Greece)

Community Day

Dignity and Freedom Day (Ukraine)

False Confession Day

Furniture Memory Day

General Framework Agreement Day (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Republika Srpska)

Gerard d’Aboville Day

Good Thigh Day (Japan)

International Day of the Bible

Marie Tharp Day

Mayflower Compact Day

National Ask Her To Stand Day (UK)

National Dennis Day

National Red Mitten Day (Canada)

National Tree Day (Italy)

National UTI Awareness Day

No Music Day

Nostalgia For the Future Day

René Magritte Day

Tweety Bird Day

World Day of Cloistered Life

World Day of the Dress

World Fisheries Day

World Hello Day

World Male Day

World Television Day (UN)

Food & Drink Celebrations

National Gingerbread Cookie Day

National Stuffing Day

Pumpkin Pie Day (also 12.25)

Ritz Crackers Day

3rd Tuesday in November

Harassment Day [Tuesday before Thanksgiving]

National Entrepreneurs Day [3rd Tuesday]

National Grief & Bereavement Day (Canada) [3rd Tuesday]

National Working Daughters Day [3rd Tuesday]

Parents Day [3rd Tuesday]

Prematurity Awareness Day [3rd Tuesday]

Presidential Turkey Pardon Day [Tuesday before Thanksgiving]

School Pride Day [Tuesday of American Education Week]

School Related Professional Recognition Day [3rd Tuesday]

Independence Days

General Framework Agreement Day (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

North Carolina Statehood Day (#12; 1789)

Feast Days

Amelberga of Susteren (Christian; Saint)

Ashi Vanguhi (Holy Blessing; Ancient Persia, Zoroastrian)

Clone Day (Church of the SubGenius)

Columban (Christian; Saint)

Digain (Christian; Saint)

Dimpley Fraggle (Muppetism)

Maurus of Parentium (Christian; Saint)

Franciszka Siedliska (Christian; Saint)

Gelasius I, Pope (Christian; Saint)

Mazarin (Positivist; Saint)

Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Christian)

Quetzalcoatl’s Day (Pagan)

Register a Complaint Day (Pastafarian)

René Magritte (Artology)

Rufus of Rome (Christian; Saint)

William Byrd, John Merbecke and Thomas Tallis (Episcopal Church (USA))

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Shakku (赤口 Japan) [Bad luck all day, except at noon.]

Umu Limnu (Evil Day; Babylonian Calendar; 54 of 60)

Unfortunate Day (Pagan) [55 of 57]

Premieres

An American Tail (Animated Film; 1986)

Anastasia (Animated Film; 1997)

Anthology I, by The Beatles (Compilation Album; 1995)

Anything Goes, by Cole Porter (Broadway Musical; 1934)

The Bank Busters or The Great Vaults (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S3, Ep. 127; 1961)

Beautiful Trauma, by Pink (Song; 2017)

The Best Years of Our Lives (Film; 1946)

Black & Blue, by the Backstreet Boys (Album; 2000)

Bolt (Animated Film; 2008)

The Broken Ear, by Hergé (Graphic Novel; 1932) [Tintin #6]

Enchanted (Film; 2007)

Fanny Hill, by John Cleland (Novel; 1748)

Frankenstein (Film; 1931)

Gaucho, by Steely Dan (Album; 1980)

The Ghost of Tom Joad, by Bruce Springsteen (Album; 1995)

Girls! Girls! Girls! (Film; 1962) [Elvis Presley #11]

Golden Years, by David Bowie (Song; 1975)

Happy, by Pharrell Williams (Song; 2013)

Hell’s Bells (Disney Cartoon; 1929)

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 1 (Film; 2014)

I’m Beginning to See the Light, recorded by Harry James (Song; 1944)

Life of Pi (Film; 2012)

A Night At the Opera, by Queen (Album; 1975)

Pluto’s Christmas Tree (Disney Cartoon; 1952)

Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2 (Animated Film; 2018)

Rise of the Guardians (Animated Film; 2012)

Robin Hood (Film; 2018)

Rocky (Film; 1976)

Runaways (TV Series; 2017)

Shadow of the Thin Man (Film; 1941)

Spy Game (Film; 2001)

The String of Pearls: A Domestic Romance, by James Malcolm Ryder and/or Thomas Beckett Prest (Short Story; 1846)

Supergirl (Film; 1984)

Sweet Violence or The Yegg and I (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S3, Ep. 128; 1961)

Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, by Dmitri Shostakovich (Symphony; 1937)

Talk Dirty to Me (Adult Film; 1980)

The Thanksgiving Song, by Adam Sandler (Song; 1992)

They Died with Their Boots On (Film; 1941)

Tokyo Mater (Pixar Cartoon; 2008)

Twilight (Film; 2008)

Urkel Saves Santa: The Movie! (WB Animated Film; 2023)

Warlock, by Oakley Hall (Novel; 1958)

Today’s Name Days

Amalie (Austria)

Marija, Mavro, Valentina, Zdravka, Zdravko (Croatia)

Albert (Czech Republic)

Maria (Denmark)

Pilve, Pilvi (Estonia)

Hilma (Finland)

Maur (France)

Amalie, Amelia, Edmund, Rufus (Germany)

Despoina, Maria, Mary, Soultana, Virginia (Greece)

Olivér (Hungary)

Maria (Italy)

Andis, Jonass, Zeltīte (Latvia)

Alberta, Eibartė, Gomantas, Honorijus (Lithuania)

Mariann, Marianne (Norway)

Albert, Alberta, Albertyna, Janusz, Konrad, Konrada, Maria, Piotr, Regina, Rena, Rufus, Twardosław, Wiesław (Poland)

Elvíra (Slovakia)

Celso, Demetrio, María, Presentación (Spain)

Helga, Olga (Sweden)

Cade, Cadence, Cadell, Caden, Caiden, Cayden, Kade, Kaden, Kadence, Kadin, Kadyn, Kaiden, Kayden, Kaydence, Valda, Velda (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 325 of 2024; 40 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 2 of week 47 of 2023

Celtic Tree Calendar: Ngetal (Reed) [Day 22 of 28]

Chinese: Month 10 (Gui-Hai), Day 9 (Gui-Wei)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 8 Kislev 5784

Islamic: 8 Jumada I 1445

J Cal: 25 Mir; Foursday [25 of 30]

Julian: 8 November 2023

Moon: 64%: Waxing Gibbous

Positivist: 17 Frederic (12th Month) [Mazarin]

Runic Half Month: Nyd (Necessity) [Day 11 of 15]

Season: Autumn (Day 59 of 89)

Zodiac: Scorpio (Day 29 of 29)

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Holidays 11.21

Holidays

Agriculture Day (Australia)

Air Assault Forces Day (Ukraine)

Armed Forces Day (Bangladesh, Greece)

Community Day

Dignity and Freedom Day (Ukraine)

False Confession Day

Furniture Memory Day

General Framework Agreement Day (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Republika Srpska)

Gerard d’Aboville Day

Good Thigh Day (Japan)

International Day of the Bible

Marie Tharp Day

Mayflower Compact Day

National Ask Her To Stand Day (UK)

National Dennis Day

National Red Mitten Day (Canada)

National Tree Day (Italy)

National UTI Awareness Day

No Music Day

Nostalgia For the Future Day

René Magritte Day

Tweety Bird Day

World Day of Cloistered Life

World Day of the Dress

World Fisheries Day

World Hello Day

World Male Day

World Television Day (UN)

Food & Drink Celebrations

National Gingerbread Cookie Day

National Stuffing Day

Pumpkin Pie Day (also 12.25)

Ritz Crackers Day

3rd Tuesday in November

Harassment Day [Tuesday before Thanksgiving]

National Entrepreneurs Day [3rd Tuesday]

National Grief & Bereavement Day (Canada) [3rd Tuesday]

National Working Daughters Day [3rd Tuesday]

Parents Day [3rd Tuesday]

Prematurity Awareness Day [3rd Tuesday]

Presidential Turkey Pardon Day [Tuesday before Thanksgiving]

School Pride Day [Tuesday of American Education Week]

School Related Professional Recognition Day [3rd Tuesday]

Independence Days

General Framework Agreement Day (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

North Carolina Statehood Day (#12; 1789)

Feast Days

Amelberga of Susteren (Christian; Saint)

Ashi Vanguhi (Holy Blessing; Ancient Persia, Zoroastrian)

Clone Day (Church of the SubGenius)

Columban (Christian; Saint)

Digain (Christian; Saint)

Dimpley Fraggle (Muppetism)

Maurus of Parentium (Christian; Saint)

Franciszka Siedliska (Christian; Saint)

Gelasius I, Pope (Christian; Saint)

Mazarin (Positivist; Saint)

Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Christian)

Quetzalcoatl’s Day (Pagan)

Register a Complaint Day (Pastafarian)

René Magritte (Artology)

Rufus of Rome (Christian; Saint)

William Byrd, John Merbecke and Thomas Tallis (Episcopal Church (USA))

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Shakku (赤口 Japan) [Bad luck all day, except at noon.]

Umu Limnu (Evil Day; Babylonian Calendar; 54 of 60)

Unfortunate Day (Pagan) [55 of 57]

Premieres

An American Tail (Animated Film; 1986)

Anastasia (Animated Film; 1997)

Anthology I, by The Beatles (Compilation Album; 1995)

Anything Goes, by Cole Porter (Broadway Musical; 1934)

The Bank Busters or The Great Vaults (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S3, Ep. 127; 1961)

Beautiful Trauma, by Pink (Song; 2017)

The Best Years of Our Lives (Film; 1946)

Black & Blue, by the Backstreet Boys (Album; 2000)

Bolt (Animated Film; 2008)

The Broken Ear, by Hergé (Graphic Novel; 1932) [Tintin #6]

Enchanted (Film; 2007)

Fanny Hill, by John Cleland (Novel; 1748)

Frankenstein (Film; 1931)

Gaucho, by Steely Dan (Album; 1980)

The Ghost of Tom Joad, by Bruce Springsteen (Album; 1995)

Girls! Girls! Girls! (Film; 1962) [Elvis Presley #11]

Golden Years, by David Bowie (Song; 1975)

Happy, by Pharrell Williams (Song; 2013)

Hell’s Bells (Disney Cartoon; 1929)

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 1 (Film; 2014)

I’m Beginning to See the Light, recorded by Harry James (Song; 1944)

Life of Pi (Film; 2012)

A Night At the Opera, by Queen (Album; 1975)

Pluto’s Christmas Tree (Disney Cartoon; 1952)

Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2 (Animated Film; 2018)

Rise of the Guardians (Animated Film; 2012)

Robin Hood (Film; 2018)

Rocky (Film; 1976)

Runaways (TV Series; 2017)

Shadow of the Thin Man (Film; 1941)

Spy Game (Film; 2001)

The String of Pearls: A Domestic Romance, by James Malcolm Ryder and/or Thomas Beckett Prest (Short Story; 1846)

Supergirl (Film; 1984)

Sweet Violence or The Yegg and I (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S3, Ep. 128; 1961)

Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, by Dmitri Shostakovich (Symphony; 1937)

Talk Dirty to Me (Adult Film; 1980)

The Thanksgiving Song, by Adam Sandler (Song; 1992)

They Died with Their Boots On (Film; 1941)

Tokyo Mater (Pixar Cartoon; 2008)

Twilight (Film; 2008)

Urkel Saves Santa: The Movie! (WB Animated Film; 2023)

Warlock, by Oakley Hall (Novel; 1958)

Today’s Name Days

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Pilve, Pilvi (Estonia)

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Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 325 of 2024; 40 days remaining in the year

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Zodiac: Scorpio (Day 29 of 29)

[metalindex-hu]

Elfeledett jeles mesterremekek 50. - Thunder: Laughing On Judgement Day (1992)

Elfeledett jeles mesterremekek 50. - Thunder: Laughing On Judgement Day (1992) - https://metalindex.hu/2023/10/25/elfeledett-jeles-mesterremekek-50-thunder-laughing-on-judgement-day-1992/ -

Kiadó: EMI (Európa)/Geffen (USA)

Honlapok: www.thunderonline.com facebook.com/thunderonline

Néhány napja egy használt CD/DVD-ket is áruló lemezboltban konkrétan egy Big Mac szendvics áráért vásároltam egy Thunder DVD-t (Live, 1997). Bevallom, annak idején nekem is kimaradt ez a többre érdemes brit zenekar, de a mindig megbízható Kotta kolléga ajánlása alapján tudtam, hogy a nagy pofára esés kizárva. A koncert képileg nem túl erős, főleg Danny Bowes énekes rövidhajú, túlméretezett farmernadrágos, szomszéd villanyszerelő fazonja hat rémisztően, de a hangulat óriási, a zene pedig meggyőző. Az újabb anyagaik alapján (merthogy egy 14 lemezes öregfiúk zenekarról van szó) nem vettem le, hogy eredetileg ez egy erősen Led Zeppelin és Whitesnake ihletésű, mélyen bluesban gyökerező zenei társulat elképesztő dallamérzékkel, dögös hangzással, groove-os húzással. (E tekintetben a mellékelt klipes nóta elég atipikusnak mondható.)

A „Laughing On Judgment Day” a banda 1992-es, második albuma, amelyre nemcsak zeneileg értek be, de az Andy Taylor (Duran Duran) és a zenekar gitárosa Luke Morley által kikevert (dupla Les Paulos) hangzás is sokkal szőrösebb lett, ami nagyban hozzájárul az élvezeti értékhez. Az első lemez (Backstreet Symphony, 1990) dalait némi külső, produceri segítséggel még gyakorlatilag Luke Morley írta meg egyedül. Itt azonban már az együttes több tagja is bedolgozott; valahogy érződik is rajta a kollektív erőfeszítés. Hiába volt azonban a fölgyűrt ingujj, a nagy összefogás, a lemez nem kapta meg azt a figyelmet, amit megérdemelt volna. Az Egyesült Királyságban ugyan a UK Albums Chart második helyéig kúszott, de az amerikai áttörés az Extreme-mel közös turné ellenére elmaradt, s ennek – természetesen és sajnálatosan – az akkor már iparilag tolt grunge volt az oka. A Thunder is áldozatul esett a – hogy is mondjam csak? – forgandó szeleknek. Akkoriban még karrierek, emberi sorsok mentek abba tönkre, hogy egy mogul vagy egy „beépített” kritikus/bértolnok szőrös fenekéből éppen milyen szelek szabadultak a világra…

Érdekes dolog ez, hiszen zeneileg nincs ám olyan nagy különbség a Thunder ezen anyaga és az Amerikában akkor épp hangos sikereket arató The Black Crowes klasszikus albuma, az ugyancsak 1992-ben kiadott „The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion” között. Talán a Black Crowes, akiknek „Remedy” című száma ez idő tájt orrvérzésig ment az MTV-n, jobb érzékkel öltözött hippi rongyokba és lovagolta meg a retró-hullámot. Nem tudom. A lényeg, hogy az eredetileg 14 számos, majd’ 70 perces anyag hibátlan, nincs rajta egyetlen töltelék sem. Szerény véleményem (és ezt osztja a legtöbb kritikus is), hogy ezt azóta sem tudták megismételni – manapság stílusban egyébként is nyitottabbak, szélesebb eszköztárból válogatnak.

Amint már említettem, az album eredetileg is bikán szól, de 2009-ben kapott egy remasztert, ráadásul bónusz CD-vel, amelyen földolgozások, akusztikus verziók s egyéb finomságok kaptak helyet. Elfeledettnek talán túlzás lenne mondani, de – szavamra! – olyan mesterremek, amelyik garantáltan nemes, kopásmentes anyagból készült…

Tartuffe

[chrancecriber]

Antenne Vorarlberg Chillout Lounge (August 17, 2023)

23:55 Blank & Jones Feat. Zoe Durrant - Adios Ayer 23:50 Maestro & Cabal - Rocklands Beach 23:47 Nora En Pure - Enchantment 23:44 George Geccoo Feat. Maik Pinto - Dolce Vita 23:39 Ludvig & Stelar - Reflection 23:35 Sum Wave - Beach Memories 23:31 Plaid - Ralome (Feat. Benet Walsh) 23:22 Blond:ish Feat. Bahramji - Omnipresent 23:20 Jerome & Neptunica - High On Music 23:14 Worldwide Groove Corporation - Besame Mucho 23:12 Gil Glaze Feat. Dante Thomas - West La 23:09 Dj Antoine & Deep Vice - When You Want Some Love (Dj Antoine Vs. Mad Mark 2k21 Mix) 23:03 Beanfield - Planetary Deadlock 22:58 Anrey - Lost Lands (Extended Mix) 22:54 Shallour & Riah - Lie 22:50 Stefano Saletti & Piccola Banda Ikona - Tagama 22:47 Alok Feat. Alida - Love Again 22:44 Dennis Kruissen Feat. Liza Flume - Another Soul 22:41 Matt Simons - Catch & Release (Deepend Remix) 22:32 Super Flu - Mygut (Solomun Remix) 22:26 Groovecatcher - Angel Of Nature 22:23 Sofi Tukker & John Summit - Sun Came Up (Radio) 22:19 Daniel Steidtmann - Pigeon Lake 22:13 Sweed Feat. Janana - Finally (Holter & Mogyoro Remix) 22:10 Hbz, Anna Grey & Agent Zed - Aloha Hey 22:07 Daniel Portman - Vulnerable 22:01 Lounge Generation & Namara - Inner Voice 21:54 Dale Anderson Feat. Anil Chawla - Pimento Grove 21:52 Nora En Pure - Wetlands 21:47 Ingo Herrmann - Sundown 21:42 Eelke Kleijn - Woodstock 21:39 Sono - Keep Control (Artbat Remix Edit) 21:31 Tiana, Anton Ishutin - Deeply In My Soul (Original Mix) 21:27 Blank & Jones - Into The Sun 21:20 Klangperlenspiel & Puzzls - Kyoto (Wish You'd Move On) 21:17 Leony - Faded Love (Noøn Remix) 21:13 Naomi - Anybody Here? 21:09 The Hitmen - Turn Off The Lights 21:07 Srtw & Mave Feat. Sønlille - Last Train Home 21:03 Troels Hammer Feat. Clara Valente - Ai Meu Bem 21:00 Edx - Neptune 20:57 Nora Van Elken - Mount Fuji 20:53 Enya - Caribbean Blue (Remastered 2009) 20:51 Parov Stelar - Fire 20:47 Tycho - Horizon 20:43 Eelke Kleijn - Mistakes I've Made 20:36 The Last Atlant - Twin Of The Sun 20:30 Noraj Cue - Story At The Campfire 20:27 Backstreet Boys - Chances (Instrumental) 20:23 Schiller & Peter Heppner - Leben... I Feel You 20:19 Agnostica - Lost 20:12 Deeperlove & Marc Korn - Vertigo (R.i.o. Remix) 20:07 Sw - Sweet Lullabies (Original Mix) 20:03 Schiller - Once Upon A Time (Cahill Remix) 19:59 2raumwohnung - Wir Werden Sehen (Paul Kalkbrenner Remix) 19:57 Lost Frequencies, Janieck Devy - Reality 19:52 Blank & Jones - Sunny (Summer Vibe Mix) 19:49 Tinlicker Feat. Nathan Nicholson - Be Here And Now 19:45 Five Seasons - In Your Town 19:42 Twopilots - Take My Breath Away 19:38 Bob Marley - Sun Is Shining 19:35 Meduza Feat. Goodboys - Piece Of Your Heart 19:32 Italobrothers - Stay 19:28 Hakan Lidbo Feat. Emma - What Is Love 19:24 Sons Of Maria - Elevate 19:22 Yves V X Bashkar - Halfway (Feat. Twan Ray) 19:16 Bissen & The Crossover - Quicksand (Chillout Mix) 19:13 Kryder & Natalie Shay - Rapture 19:11 Dj Antoine Feat. Ablai - My Corazon (Dj Antoine Vs Mad Mark 2k21 Mix) 19:07 Lexy & K-paul Feat. Enda Gallery - Peilschnarte 19:04 Gibbs - Waiting For Lonely 19:01 Consoul Trainin Feat. Steven Aderinto & Duoviolins - Obsession 18:57 Thomas Jack Feat. Nico & Vinz - Rivers 18:55 Lika Morgan - Ding Dong 18:49 Schiller - The Future Iii 18:46 Dizkodude & Dj Antoine - Your Eyes (Dj Antoine Vs Mad Mark 2k21 Summer Mix) 18:43 Undressd - Forever Young 18:37 Klangkuenstler Feat. Alice Phoebe Lou - Man On The Moon (Original Mix) 18:34 Alok, Zeeba And Iro - Ocean 18:27 Hraach - After Dark 18:24 Julian Perretta - Miracle 18:20 Julian Wassermann - Painfully 18:17 Filatov & Karas - Au Au 18:10 Schiller & Sheppard Solomon - Sweet Symphony (My Heart Beats Again) 18:07 Duboss - Losing My Religion 18:00 Colyn - Unstable Gravity Alert 17:54 Joel Jungell - Autumn Painted Leaves 17:51 Kidsø - Finja 17:44 David Devilla, Mauro B & Gerard C Feat. - Someone Told Me (Mladen Mande Remix) 17:41 Nora En Pure - Epiphany 17:38 Reece Lemonius, Munich Monstrs - Miss You 17:32 Bernstein - Babel 17:25 John Kah - Carina (Enui Remix) 17:22 Blank & Jones Feat. Coralie Clément - Cest Mieux 17:18 Schiller - Liebe 17:15 Dj Antoine Feat. Craig Smart - Good Vibes (Good Feeling) (Dj Antoine Vs Mad Mark 2k19 Mix) 17:11 Tonenation - Hijo De La Luna 17:08 Lydmor - Money Towers 17:04 Robin Schulz & Alle Farben & Israel Kamakawiwo'ole - Somewhere Over The Rainbow / What A Wonderful World 17:01 Iossa, Ken Holland - The Seed Feat. Iossa (Original Mix) 16:53 Rapossa - Oriental Tales 16:48 Tinlicker Feat. Hero Baldwin - Rebirth 16:44 Federico Aubele - Postales 16:41 Clément Leroux - Memories 16:34 Worakls - By The Brook 16:29 Nor Elle - Dubsolution 16:25 Nore En Pure - In Your Eyes 16:22 Fritz Kalkbrenner - Kings & Queens 16:17 Espresso Del Lago - Come On 16:14 Lunax & Zana - Gone Tomorrow 16:12 Alok & James Arthur - Work With My Love 16:09 Dash Berlin & Dbstf Feat. Josie Nelson - Save Myself 16:04 Tinlicker Feat. Roos Jonker - Come Back Home 16:00 Junge, Junge Feat. Jamie Hartma - Wicked Hearts 15:57 Major Lazer Feat. Dj Snake & Mø - Lean On 15:52 Faithless Feat. Nathan Ball & Caleb Femi - I Need Someone 15:49 Depeche Mode - Freelove 15:46 Nora Van Elken - Let It Go 15:39 Mashk & Soul Button - Pensées 15:34 Armin Van Buuren, System F - Exhale (Tim Besamusca's Lounge Mix) 15:30 Passenger 10 - The Lonely Boy Who Wanted To Make Friends 15:26 Above & Beyond - Is It Love? (1001) (Original Mix) 15:23 Robin Schulz Feat. Graham Candy - 4 Life (Original Mix) 15:19 Cosmic Soul & Tom Novy - Like A Dream 15:16 Mila Feat. Uwe Worlitzer - Teil Von Mir 15:10 Groovecatcher - Intoxicated 15:07 Younotus Feat. Chris Gelbuda - When I Think About You 15:03 Loud Luxury - Cold Feet 14:57 Antennasia - First Flight (Lemongrass Remix) 14:54 Sum Wave - Backyard Stories 14:48 Rodg - Jacqueline (Chill Mix) 14:46 Chaël Feat Kaii - Don't Speak 14:43 Nto (Fr) Feat. Sofiane Pamart - Invisible (Piano Version) 14:40 Rita Ora Feat. Alesso - Anywhere 14:37 R3hab & Marnik - Candyman 14:34 Sons Of Maria - Always 14:28 Rodg - Life Is Life (Chill Mix) 14:25 Sound Nomaden - The Morning After 14:20 Elderbrook & Bob Moses - Inner Light 14:16 Paco Pedilla - Chariots Of Fire (Glorious Remix) 14:13 Lucy Neville - Shameless 14:10 Blank & Jones Feat. Mick Roach - Magnolia 14:04 Blank & Jones - Give It To Me 14:02 Gibbs & Code X - Close To Your Heart 13:58 Tiesto - Everything (Acoustic Version) 13:56 Ten Tonne Skeleton - Feel So Bad 13:53 Kamrad - Feel Alive 13:47 Sans Souci - Comina (Extended Mix) 13:43 Dvine - Ever After 13:40 Moby - My Only Love 13:36 Hagen Feetly - U Got Me 13:33 Basixx - Stay In Your Sunlight 13:29 Lstn - Undecided 13:26 Klangfeld Feat. Tillmann Uhrmacher - Free 2018 13:23 Viva La Panda, Finding Molly - Chances 13:20 Passenger 10 - Serving The World 13:17 Regard - Ride It 13:14 Sam Feldt Feat. Lateshift - The Riddle 13:08 Djuma Soundsystem - Les Djinns (Trentemøller Remix) 13:05 Blank & Jones Feat. Jan Loechel - Beautiful Life 13:02 Paratone - Time After Time 12:56 Moby - A Case For Shame 12:53 Sans Souci - Nanda 12:49 Scotty & Wilcox - Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (Wilcox Extended) 12:43 Hendrik T. - Espiral 12:38 Airstream - Your Tears (Del Mar Mix) 12:35 Alok & Timmy Trumpet - Underwater Love (La Vision Remix) 12:29 Mozez Feat. Henry Binns From Zero 7 - Beautiful Day 12:23 Anrey - The Forgotten (Extended Mix) 12:18 Deep Dive Corp. Feat. Dennis Le Gree - Water 12:10 Cabeiri - Plants Telling 12:04 Shkoon Feat. Fruiterama - Napauken 11:57 George Holliday - Never Gonna Grow 11:54 Bernward Koch - Lonely Dream (Solo Piano) 11:49 Lstn - Times Of Sorrow 11:42 Richard Grey - Need Your Lovin (Murjd Remix) 11:39 Tomas Skyldeberg - Outside The Window 11:36 Portishead - Revenge Of The Number 11:31 Blank & Jones - #whatwedoatnight 11:29 Vievie - Sea Roses 11:26 The Holy Santa Barbara Feat. Madugo - The Sailor Song 11:21 Kid Simius - The Flute Song (Paul Kalkbrenner Remix) 11:18 Together Alone - Ain't Nobody 11:15 Nora En Pure - Sign Of The Times 11:09 Amirali - My Way 11:06 Kygo With Avicii & Sandro Cavazza - Forever Yours (Tribute) 11:03 Robin Schulz - Headlights 10:57 Christopher Von Deylen - Euphoria 10:54 Nora Van Elken - Okinawa 10:47 Cell - Idea Spiral (Ozora Festival 2011 Live Edit) 10:43 Gardenstate & Bien - The Best Part 10:39 Above & Beyond Feat. Zoe Johnston - Treasure 10:32 Sans Souci - Seaside (Extended Mix) 10:29 Kush Kush & Sickmellow Feat. Kazhi - Blacklight 10:26 Hugel - Can't Love Myself (Feat. Mishaal& Lpw) 10:21 Sherrie Lea - No Ordinary Love (Arnold T Chill Mix) 10:18 Vize & Tom Gregory - Never Let Me Down 10:15 Tinlicker & Helsloot - Because You Move Me 10:07 Stan Kolev, Yuji Ono - Try (Original Mix) 10:04 Agatino Romero - I'm Feeling For You 09:58 Worakls - Elea (Original Mix) 09:55 Le Shuuk Feat. Xilions - Goodbye 09:51 Klangkarussell And Givven - Follow 09:48 Wamdue Project - King Of My Castle 09:43 Thomas Lemmer & Andreas Bach - Sweet Lullaby 09:40 Mike Candys - Sky (Club Mix) 09:37 Rihanna Feat. Mikky Ekko - Stay 09:33 Eelke Kleijn Feat. Josha Daniel - Oscillations 09:30 Sans Souci - Fenton 09:27 Alle Farben Feat. Janieck - Little Hollywood 09:24 Majestic & Boney M. - Rasputin 09:18 Monolink - Otherside (Club Mix) 09:14 Drenchill Ft. Indiiana - Hey Hey 09:08 Beyhude - Rüzgar 09:04 Teri Richardson - Shadows Of My Love 08:59 Golden Tone Radio - Glück 08:54 Kidsø - Fir 08:50 Ypey - Life Time 08:48 James Carter & Ofenbach Feat. James Blunt - Can't Forget You 08:43 Kid Massive, Yuji Ono, Dtale - Pray (Wolf Krew Remix) 08:37 Wd2n - Sultans Of Swing (Original Mix) 08:34 Robin Schulz & David Guetta - On Repeat 08:30 Sono - Trusting You 08:26 Rank 1 - T.t.c. 08:23 Melonia - Sweet Child O' Mine 08:21 Atb & Topic - Your Love (9pm) 08:14 Oxia - Harmonie 08:10 Jan Blomqvist & Bloom Twins - High On Beat (Sofi Tukker Remix) 08:06 Melloton - See You Again (Extended Mix) 08:02 Bronson Feat. Lau.ra - Heart Attack 07:57 Victoriya - Nothing Remains 07:50 Paji - Viola (Original Mix) 07:47 Mefree - Horizons 07:43 Filous - Let It Snow (Original Mix) 07:36 Gerrit Van Der Meer - Solaris 07:33 Jeremy Loops - Til I Found You 07:28 Rìfìs Du Sol - Next To Me 07:26 Felix Jaehn Feat. Polina - Book Of Love (Chris Meid Piano Version) 07:22 Nora En Pure - Tantrum 07:18 Joachim Pastor Feat. Nathan Nicholson - Saint Louis 07:10 A Forest Mighty Black - Rebirth 07:04 Tebra - Istok 07:01 Lissa, Freddy Verano - Move Like Me 06:58 Mike Candys & Séb Mont - What's On Your Mind 06:54 Pirra Feat. Lindstrøm & Prins Thomas Remix - Limousine Lies 06:49 Ambala Feat. Laid Back - Walk With The Dreamers 06:46 Sneaker Pimps - 6 Underground 06:41 Lyke - Stay With Me 06:36 Pang! - Lion (Original Mix) 06:33 Armin Van Buuren & Garibay - Phone Down 06:29 Pretty Pink Feat. Mark V - Don't Dance 06:23 Mads Arp Featuring Julie Harrington - Alive 06:20 Maxim Lany Feat. Freya Alley - Anymore 06:16 Arty Feat. Cimo Fränkel - Daydreams (Sultan Shepard Echoes) 06:13 Blank & Jones - Fall In Love 06:05 Jan Blomqvist - Empty Floor 06:02 Enigma - Return To Innocence 05:58 Passenger 10 - Voices In Her Head 05:54 Sans Souci - Condor 05:49 Nora En Pure Feat. Ashibah - We Found Love 05:46 Alex Zind Feat. Lisa Schwab - Cruel Summer 05:43 Rita Ora - You Only Love Me 05:36 Tosca - La Vendeuse Des Chaussures Des Femmes, Pt. 1 05:33 Sofi Tukker X Mahmut Orhan - Forgive Me 05:30 Luca Schreiner Feat. Johnny Chicago - Its All Gonna Be Good (Junge Junge Edit) 05:22 Underworld - 8 Ball 05:18 Olga Scheps - How Much Is The Fish? 05:15 Colorblast - Message In A Bottle (Colorblast Version) 05:11 Croquet Club - Awake 05:03 Armen Miran Feat. Jivan Gasp - Lost Memories 04:58 Puremusic - Unsaid (State Azure Remix) 04:55 Blank & Jones Feat. Kyle Pearce - All Of Me 04:51 Elderbrook - I Need You 04:47 Ingo Herrmann - Inner Truth 04:43 Schiller - Midnight In Shiraz 04:38 Blank & Jones - Sunshines Better (Feat. Mick Roach) 04:35 Groove Da Praia - Is This Love 04:31 Robin Schulz - Moonlit Sky (With The Void Pacific Choir) 04:27 Nora Van Elken - Interstellar 04:21 The Rhythm Slaves - The Light You Will See 04:18 Loud Luxury And Frank Walker Feat. Stephen Puth - Like Gold 04:15 Audax Feat. Ron Caroll - Falling For You 04:10 Loui & Scibi Feat. Nuwella - Your Love (Ian Tosel Remix) 04:02 Armin Van Buuren & Avira Feat. Sam Martin - Mask 03:56 Deep-dive-corp. - Lucsus 03:53 Steve Forest, Te Pai - Never Gonna Give You Up 03:50 Raffa Fi - Ritmo 03:44 Gary B - Love Rain Down 03:41 Trinix - Vision Deluxe 03:38 Munich Monstrs - Shine 03:34 Riccardo Eberspacher - Sunetul De Seara 03:27 David Hohme - Fear Less (Hraach Remix) 03:19 Blank & Jones - White Light 03:16 Adara, Egzod, Sinego - Free 03:11 Lazy Hammbock - Surround Me 03:08 Dimitri Vegas - Pull Me Closer 03:04 Thievery Corporation - It Takes A Thief 02:59 Thomas Lemmer & Andreas Bach - Deep Ocean 02:54 Kölsch - Left Eye Left 02:48 Tebra - Suton 02:45 Lizot - Daddy Cool 02:39 Moca - Kleine Träumerei 02:34 Mr.da-nos - San Francisco 2k20 02:31 Armin Van Buuren Feat. Rbvln - Weight Of The World (Feat. Rbvln) 02:25 Aurosonic, Katty Heath, Frainbreeze - All I Need (Chill Out Mix) 02:22 Nora En Pure - Fibonacci 02:19 Zoe - C'est La Vie 02:13 Tosca - No More Olives 02:09 Blank & Jones - High Fly 02:06 Riva Starr Feat. Imaginary - Ride This Sound 02:02 Jp Juice - Cette Planete 01:56 Rodg - Heights 01:51 Aphrodelics - Rollin On Chrome 01:43 Doyeq & Jay Medvedeva - Break Into My Walls (Armen Miran & Hraach Remix) 01:38 Röyksopp Feat. Astrid S - 02 Let's Get It Right 01:35 Felix Jaehn Feat. Lost Frequencies & Linying - Eagle Eyes 01:32 Möwe - Bad Intentions 01:25 Blond:ish Feat. Shawni - Wizard Of Love 01:19 Aural Float - Still Here 01:11 Miyagi, Sascha Braemer, Dan Caster, Jan Blomqvist - Woodpeckers Love Affair 01:08 Tomas Skyldeberg - Chillin With You 01:04 Jens Buchert - 1000 Miles 01:00 Melokind - Tiefgang 00:57 Sum Wave - Milkyway 00:54 Dash Berlin Feat. Roxanne Emery - Shelter 00:50 Edx - Vommuli 00:44 Faro - Shape Of Sense 00:37 Beyhude - Alabora 00:32 Claptone Feat. Dizzy - Queen Of Ice 00:28 The Weeknd Feat. Daft Punk - Starboy (Kygo Remix) 00:25 Dj Antoine & Dead-line - Shout 00:21 Schiller - White Nights (Don't Let Me Go) 00:15 Aim - Cold Water Music 00:09 Monolink & Zigan Aldi - Fidale (I Feel) Vocal Version 00:04 Blank & Jones Feat. Zoe Durrant - Adios Ayer 00:00 Moby - Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?

[pli1999]

Party Like It’s 1999 8/5/23

Holy Shit, That Song’s 25! Edition

Soul Coughing – “Circles”

Shawn Mullins – “Lullaby”

Smashing Pumpkins – “Perfect”

Garbage – “Push It”

Fastball – “The Way”

Counting Crows – “Accidentally in Love”

Gin Blossoms – “Hey Jealousy”

Smash Mouth – “All Star”

The Corrs – “Breathless”

Pink – “Just Like a Pill”

Ashlee Simpson – “Pieces of Me”

Jessica Simpson – “Irresistible”

Mya – “Case of the Ex”

DMX – “Ruff Ryders Anthem”

Beyonce featuring Jay-Z – “Crazy in Love”

Christina Aguilera – “Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You)”

CeCe Peniston – “Finally”

Whitney Houston – “It’s Not Right (But It’s Okay)”

Jennifer Lopez – “Let’s Get Loud”

N’Sync – “Tearing Up My Heart”

Spice Girls – “Spice Up Your Life”

Britney Spears – “Oops! I Did It Again”

Backstreet Boys – “Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)”

Blackstreet featuring Dr. Dre – “No Diggity”

Mariah Carey – “Fantasy”

Ludacris featuring Shawna – “What’s Your Fantasy”

Nelly – “Hot in Herre”

DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince – “Fresh Prince Theme”

Will Smith – “Getting Jiggy Wit It”

Tevin Campbell – “I2I”

Aqua – “Barbie Girl”

Amber – “This is Your Night”

Stardust – “Music Sounds Better With You”

The Bloodhound Gang – “The Bad Touch”

Madonna – “Vogue”

Coolio – “Fantastic Voyage”

Chaka Demus & Pliers – “Murder She Wrote”

Missy Elliott – “Work It”

TLC - “No Scrubs”

Ace of Base – “The Sign”

B*Witched – “C’est La Vie”

Natalie Imbruglia – “Torn”

Faith Hill – “This Kiss”

Shania Twain – “Man! I Feel Like a Woman”

Eagle-Eye Cherry – “Save Tonight”

The Killers – “Mr. Brightside”

Jimmy Eat World – “The Middle”

Blink-182 – “Dammit”

Beastie Boys – “Intergalactic”

Sir Mix-a-Lot – “Baby Got Back”

Ginuwine – “Pony”

Ciara – “1, 2 Step”

Sean Paul – “Temperature”

Janet Jackson – “Together Again”

Outkast featuring Sleepy Brown – “The Way You Move”

Mase – “Feels So Good”

The Rembrandts – “I’ll Be There For You”

Barenaked Ladies – “One Week”

Brian Setzer Orchestra – “Jump Jive An’ Wail”

George Michael – “Outside”

Jamiroquai – “Virtual Insanity”

Monica and Brandy – “The Boy is Mine”

Semisonic – “Closing Time”

Alanis Morissette – “Head Over Feet”

Paula Cole – “I Don’t Wanna Wait”

The Verve – “Bittersweet Symphony”

Goo Goo Dolls – “Iris”

Aerosmith – “I Don’t Wanna Miss a Thing”

[ledenews]

It’s the Wood Paneling That Makes Life Feel Normal

The Mountain East Conference women’s and men’s basketball tournaments were the tenants last week at Wesbanco Arena while the Capitol Theatre hosted the Wheeling Symphony’s “Simon & Garfunkel Story” Thursday, the Linsly Extravaganza on Friday night, and then a sold-out Aaron Lewis Saturday night. “SOLD OUT!!” are, by the way, the two most magical words in the entertainment industry. “Our staff did amazing and we had big crowds at the arena for a lot of the games, and each of those nights at the theatre were very crowded, too. The concessions revenue was record-setting,” said Kelly Tucker, the executive director of Wesbanco Arena and the Capitol Theatre who left a 30-year Live Nation career to return to her roots. “How do we get to the point where we’re that busy at both buildings every weekend? That’s what I want to find out.” Tucker was the general manager of the Jamboree in the Hills from 2005-18 before Live Nation ended the annual country music festival after 41 years and then was named the GM of The Pavillion at Star Lake in western Pennsylvania. Last summer alone, the Burgettstown amphitheater hosted more than 30 shows, including performances by Brad Paisley, Jimmy Buffett, Willie Nelson, Kid Rock, Jason Aldean, The Doobie Brothers, the Backstreet Boys, and The Lumineers. The ”name” bands on the schedule for Wesbanco Arena and the Capitol Theatre this spring and summer are Casting Crows on April 6, and REO Speedwagon on June 20. In addition, tickets are available now for Broadway shows, the Jamboree’s 90th-anniversary concert, the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra, a rock n’ roll doo-wop, and a comedy show in June. “When I was interviewed with the (Greater Wheeling Sports and Entertainment Board), I told the members that Wheeling is a B-market, and that’s something everyone needs to realize. The thing is this – we’re a strong B-market and that’s a great thing,” Tucker emphasized. “A B-market is one step lower than the big cities and that means we’re not going to have Harry Styles here in Wheeling because we don’t have that capacity. But B-markets can be very successful. “It’s all about working with the right promoters to find the best acts for this market. Once we get promoters to appreciate the Wheeling market because they have success here, then they will bring more events here,” she said. “But our venues are ‘rentals’ right now, and that means we wait for promoters to call us with their shows. One of my goals is to start bringing in our own shows and the City has taken a good step toward making that happen.” Wesbanco Arena was opened as the Wheeling Civic Center in the late 1970's. Deep in the Dungeon She can’t open a window to get some fresh air, and she can’t feel the sunshine without navigating concrete hallways in some sort of direction. That’s because Tucker’s office is tucked away beneath a portion of the west concourse of Wesbanco Arena. Her walls already are partially covered with photographs and mementos from her years in Belmont, Ohio, and featured in several of the pictures are the largest crowds anyone in the Upper Ohio Valley has ever seen let alone been in the middle of during those four glorious in July. Jamboree in the Hills will forever be the greatest outdoor event ever staged in Belmont County, but an announced “hiatus” become a permanent “gone for good” once Live Nation sold the 210 acres nearly two years ago. While the skeletons of what was remain on the property and can be seen from U.S. Route 40, the property has remained silent since July 22, 2018. “At least my office now has the wood paneling on the back wall,” Tucker said with a smirk. “I’ve worked in a lot of trailers in this business, at Jamboree and at Star Lake. It’s the wood paneling that makes life feel normal these days, but that’s about it. “The arena life is very new to me, but the city has performed a lot of upgrades to this facility that have made a terrific difference. Now, I still do believe this building has a ways to go to be completely up-to-date as far as what other facilities are now offering throughout the country,” she explained. “One example is the equipment in our concession stands. Some of it is original from when the building opened in the late 1970s.” Updates, however, have been performed on the Capitol Theatre since the Wheeling Convention & Visitors Bureau purchased the venue from Live Nation in April 2009. Bathrooms and an elevator were installed, a new concessions area was added, an ADA-compliant interior fire escape was installed. the Capitol Ballroom was renovated into event space, and all of the theatre’s seats have been replaced. “I have loved the theatre my entire life, and it’s where I got my start in this business, and that’s why I will always cherish the Capitol Theatre. There is so much history there, it’s incredible,” Tucker said. “I would put our theatre up against the theatres in Pittsburgh, and I’m not just saying. It’s because it’s so beautiful, and the acoustics are wonderful, and it’s OK to have different kinds of events there, too. “But right now, there’s not a lot of urgency to buy tickets to the events we have at the Capitol Theatre or here at the arena because people are used to there being enough most of the time. That’s something I want to change. The only way I do that is to keep bringing in great events so there’s the demand that causes the urgency,” Tucker said. “It’s not difficult to figure out. The difficult part is getting it done.” The Tucker family (Ryan, the late Kathy Tucker, Kelly, and sisters Shannon and Jan) has been involved in the area's entertainment industry for more than three decades. Just a Phone Call Away She was 11 years old in 1986 when Denny Magruder was named the general manager of the Wheeling Civic Center, and Tucker’s office had moved away from downtown Wheeling by the time he took over the management of the Capitol Theatre in 2009. Concerts, hockey, quarantine shelters, presidential visits, weddings, a staged-based circus, wrestling championships, religious celebrations, demolition derbies, bull riding, Broadway shows, chef auctions, basketball tournaments, home shows, banquets – you name it and Magruder managed it. “I have known Denny for a long time and thankfully these days I have him as a valuable resource because there’s no one who knows this building better. He’s a wonderful human who would do anything for anyone, and it’s a really one of the best parts of this job,” Tucker said. “Denny has always answered all of my questions and he’s given me his input, too, but at the same time, he’s always said to me, ‘I am never going to get in your way. “He tells me that this is my turn and it’s time for me to run the operation the way I believe is best, but he has assured me that he always will be there for me,” she said. “I believe we have a beautiful relationship and I am very thankful for him.” Tucker was assigned to the Star Lake Pavilion in Burgettstown for a little more than four years. Over the past decade, Magruder guided more than $20 million in major construction projects that propelled Wesbanco Arena into the future with significant exterior and interior upgrades that added a new lobby, video boards, a new scoreboard, seating, and new icing-making machinery. “This building, for a lot of years, was his life and he threw everything he had into it, so I really want everyone to know the last thing I would ever try to do is fill the shoes of Denny Magruder. I am not Denny. I won’t manage like Denny did. And I won’t go about things the way Denny did. But I doubt I could have more respect for Denny Magruder,” Tucker insisted. “He’s leaving a great legacy behind no doubt, and he’s done some really wonderful things for the city of Wheeling, that’s for sure. “There has been so much love thrown his way since his retirement announcement, and he deserves every bit of it,” she said. “I seriously doubt anyone could say a bad thing about Denny Magruder because he has always been such a wonderful person.” Her. Turn. Now, those two words are, by the way, the two most magical in Tucker’s life right now. “I wanted this position because I love Wheeling and always have, plus this kind of job had never been open here in Wheeling since Denny did such a great job for as long as he did,” Tucker said. “That’s why after Jamboree in the Hills, I had to go to the Pittsburgh market and Star Lake (Amphitheater) if I wanted to continue my career in this industry. When this position did come available, I believed it was a perfect fit for me. “I’m very happy to be working here at home again. And yes, I’m happy for the 10-minute commute, too,” she said with a smirk. “I’m happy to see my children more. Honestly, I’m blessed to have this opportunity and I can’t wait to see what we can do next. Our success last weekend is something I want to see every weekend, so let’s see if we can get there.” Read the full article

[sortyourlifeoutmate]

No reason, this was just in my head today.

[steamworksandshadows]

Extremely Large Pile of Halloween Music Recs, 2020 Update!

(Reorganized a bit, and with a whole bunch more songs.)

Classical

Come Little Children - Erutan (ethereal classical)

Transylvanian Lullaby - Erutan (ethereal classical)

Transylvanian Lullaby - City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra (orchestral classical)

A History of Horror (album) - City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra 

Double Trouble - City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra (classical)

Carnival of the Animals: Aquarium - Camille Saint-Saens (eerie classical)

Danse Macabre - Camille Saint Saens (dark classical ballet)

Uranus, the Magician - Gustav Holst (orchestral classical)

The Sorcerer’s Apprentice - Paul Dukas (orchestral classical)

Night on Bald Mountain - Modest Mussorgsky (orchestral classical about witches)

In the Hall of the Mountain King - Edvard Grieg (classical)

Dies Irae - Mozart (threatening choral/orchestral classical)

Don Giovanni, a cenar teco - Mozart (growly baritone/bass opera - the bit where Don Giovanni gets dragged to hell, both in the supernatural religious sense and in the modern internet slang sense)

Toccata and Fugue in D Minor - Bach (classical pipe organ)

String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor (III) - Shostakovich (classical string quartet)

Dance of the Knights - Sergei Prokofiev (classical)

Flowering Vines - Unwoman (ominous cello waltz)

The Carny of Mr Dark - Deathwatch Beetle Repairman (goth pipe organ)

Castlevania organ medley - Ulla Olsson (pipe organ)

This Is Halloween - Vitamin String Quartet (classical string quartet)

Vitamin String Quartet Performs The Nightmare Before Christmas (album)

The Vampire Masquerade - Peter Gundry (classical)

Waltz of the Bone King - Peter Gundry (classical)

Masquerade Suite: Waltz - Aram Khatchaturian (dark classical waltz)

The Comedians, Op. 26: Waltz - Kabalevsky (uneasy classical waltz)

Grim Grinning Ghosts - Myuu (instrumental piano)

Rock, alternative, rockabilly

Haunted - Ashcan Orchid (folk rock)

The Last Steampunk Waltz - Ghostfire (rock waltz)

Bad Moon Rising - Rasputina (cello metal)

In the Hall of the Mountain King - Apocalyptica (metal cello)

Get Your Kicks on Route 666 - Exdevils (metal)

Shoot The Zombies - Andrew Huang / Songs To Wear Pants To (sing-along folk)

Something Wicked That Way Went - Vernian Process (circus rock)

Dark Carnivale - Frenchy and the Punk (indie rock)

Come Alive (War Of The Roses) - Janelle Monae (rock)

Gallows - Coco Rosie (goth indie/alternative)

My Favorite Things - Youn Sun Nah (creepy vocal)

Annabel Lee - Psyche Corporation (electronic alternative)

The Devil Wears a Suit - Kate Miller-Heidke (alternative)

Toxic - Yael Naim (neo-folk)

Crazy For You - Venus de Vilo (indie rock)

Witchy Woman - The Eagles (classic rock)

Goodnight Moon - Shivaree (alternative)

Bela Lugosi’s Dead - Nouvelle Vague (alternative)

Bloodletting (The Vampire Song) - Concrete Blonde (alternative)

Tombstone - Suzanne Vega (alternative)

Off With Your Head - Mz Ann Thropik (alternative)

Poison Apple - Charlene Kaye (rock)

This Is The Night - Harry Potter soundtrack (rock)

Look Out Young Son - Grand Ole Party (rock)

Painkiller - Birdeatsbaby (rock)

Haunted - Frantic Flintstones (rockabilly)

Freaked Out and Psyched Out - Frantic Flintstones (album)

Zombie Riot - Batmobile (rockabilly)

Alice in psycholand - Nekromantix (rockabilly)

She’s My Witch - The Radiacs (rockabilly)

Werewolf - Southern Culture on the Skids (rockabilly)

Human Fly - The Cramps (rockabilly)

Munster Beat! - Martinibomb and The Coconut Monkeyrocket (‘60s pop remix?)

Circus punk, dark cabaret

Charmed, I’m Sure - Circus Contraption (dark circus cabaret)

We’re All Mad - Circus Contraption (dark circus cabaret)

Pink Elephants on Parade - Circus Contraption (dark cabaret)

The Last Waltz - The Magnificent Seven (dark cabaret waltz)

Tango de la Muerte - The Magnificent Seven (rock tango)

Bloody Bones - Beats Antique (dark circus waltz)

Monster Tango - Mucca Pazza (circus punk marching band)

Rumanian Dance No. 1 - Mucca Pazza (circus punk marching band)

Mr. Spider Goes Home to Spiderland - Mucca Pazza (circus punk marching band)

The Trouble - Birdeatsbaby (dark cabaret)

Theatre Noir - Robyn Cage (dark cabaret) (music video)

Jekyll and Hyde - Theoretics (hip-hop)

Lament for a Toy Factory - Dr. Steel (circus rock)

Bogeyman Boogie - Dr. Steel (circus rock)

Circus Apocalypse - Vermillion Lies (dark cabaret)

When You’re Evil - Voltaire (dark cabaret)

BRAINS! - Voltaire (dark cabaret)

Careless Whisper (cover) - Unwoman (electronic cabaret)

Katrinah Josephina - Universal Hall Pass (a capella)

Buried in Water - Dead Man’s Bones (dark waltz)

Metropolitan Waltz - Orpheum Bell (folk waltz)

The Buccaneers’ Waltz - GurdyBird (electronic folk?)

Black Waltz - Amber Asylum (electronic circus thing)

Creepy Clown Symphony - Myuu (self-explanatory)

Americana, bluegrass, blues, soul, funk

In Hell I’ll Be In Good Company - The Dead South (Americana)

Stranger - The Devil Makes Three (Americana)

First and Last Waltz - Nickel Creek (Americana)

Ghosts of Mississippi - The Steeldrivers (bluegrass)

7 Devils - The Goddamn Gallows (bluegrass, rock)

Old devils - William Elliot Whitmore (bluegrass)

Death Come Creeping - Stefan Grossman (bluegrass)

The Devil Wears a Suit and Tie - Colter Wall (Americana)

Shankill Butchers - Sarah Jarosz (Americana)

Hellhound - Shawn James (acoustic blues)

Voodoo Woman - Koko Taylor (blues)

Your Hoodoo Man - Studebaker John & The Hawks (blues)

Voodoo - The Neville Brothers (New Orleans soul)

Voodoo - Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons (soul, funk)

The Witch Queen of New Orleans - Redbone (funk)

I Put a Spell on You - Screamin’ Jay Hawkins (rock ‘n roll)

Jazz, swing

In the Hall of the Mountain King - Duke Ellington (jazz)

I Put a Spell on You - Nina Simone (slow jazz)

I Put a Spell on You - Morgan James (slow jazz)

Old Devil Moon - Frank Sinatra (jazz)

Black Magic Woman - Janice Hagan and Kenny Vehkavaara (jazz)

I’d Rather Be Burned As A Witch - Eartha Kitt (jazz)

Thriller (1930s Jazz Cover) ft. Wayne Brady - Postmodern Jukebox (swing) (alternate link)

The Devil With The Devil - Larry Clinton Orchestra (swing)

Swingin’ at the Seance - Glenn Miller (big band swing)

Spooks - Louis Armstrong (swing)

The Headless Horseman - Bing Crosby (swing)

Skeleton Jangle - Dan Levinson’s Roof Garden Jass Band (swing)

Resurrection Waltz - Lee Presson and the Nails (big band waltz)

Spooky - Puppini Sisters (Andrews Sisters-style swing)

Headless Horseman - Kay Starr (swing)

Hell (Remastered 2016) - Squirrel Nut Zippers (swing)

Ghost of Stephen Foster - Squirrel Nut Zippers (swing)

Memphis Exorcism (Remastered 2016) - Squirrel Nut Zippers (swing)

Boogie Man - Lee Presson and the Nails (swing)

Rattlin’ Bones - Preservation Hall Jazz Band (New Orleans swing)

Save My Soul - Big Bad Voodoo Daddy (New Orleans swing)

Skeletons in the Closet - Louis Armstrong (swing)

Skeletons in the Closet - The Moon-Rays (swing)

The Mack - Beat Circus (swing - doesn’t seem very Halloween at first, until the tuba player gets murdered in the middle of the song. I swear it makes sense.)

Balrog Boogie - Diablo Swing Orchestra (swing)

Voodoo Mon Amour - Diablo Swing Orchestra (swing)

The House Is Haunted - Casa Loma Orchestra (swing)

Skeleton Jangle - Viva La Rocca (swing)

Two Little Men in a Flying Saucer - Ella Fitzgerald (swing)

Grim Grinning Ghosts - The Dapper Dans (barbershop)

Grim Grinning Ghosts - The Dapper Dans (in person) (barbershop)

Halloween Medley - The Cadaver Dans (barbershop)

Pop

Full Moon Tonight - Silvastone feat. Bellsaint (pop)

Demons - Hayley Kiyoko (pop)

Season of the Witch - Lana del Rey (pop)

A Little Wicked - Valerie Broussard (pop)

Halloween - Aqua (pop)

Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) - violin/cello/bass cover - Simply Three (electronic pop)

Shoot The Zombies (Pink Fluffy Unicorns Remix) - Andrew Huang (happy pop)

I Put a Spell on You (no movie dialogue) - Winifred Sanderson (pop musical)

Electro-swing

Fear & Delight - The Correspondents (electro-swing)

Midnight - Caravan Palace (electro-swing) (alternate link)

Midnight - Swingrowers (different electro-swing)

Old House - Dirty Honkers (electro-swing)

Devil’s Samba - Sim Gretina (Latin-flavored electro-swing)

Devil’s Got My Soul - Victor and the Bully (rock/electro-swing)

Cuphead: Railroad Wrath (Electro-Swing Remix) - The Musical Ghost (electro-swing)

Cuphead: One Hell of a Time (Electro-Swing Remix) - The Musical Ghost (electro-swing)

Bendy and the Ink Machine: The Devil’s Swing - Fandroid (electro-swing)

Bendy and the Ink Machine: The Devil’s Swing (Glitch-Swing Remix) - The Musical Ghost (glitch-swing)

Undertale: Spider Dance (Glitch-Swing Remix) - The Musical Ghost (glitch-swing)

Undertale: Spider Dance (Sim Gretina Remix) - Sim Gretina (funk/glitch/chiptune)

Luigi’s Mansion (Remix) - Qumu Music (chiptune, electro-swing)

Undertale: Ghost Fight & Dummy (Peggy Suave Swing Remix) - Sim Gretina (electro-swing)

Electronica, EDM

Backstreet Bones: Everycorpse - Sim Gretina (uhhh…spoopy Halloween EDM remix of Backstreet Boys? If you click on nothing else, click on this one. It’s very worth it, I promise.)

Macabre Rotting Girl Feat. Kathy-chan - Sim Gretina (adorable electro)

Sim Gretina feat. Kathy chan: Let The Monsters Free (µThunder Remix) - µThunder (EDM) 

Ghost in the Machine - PrototypeRaptor (complextro)

Spooky Tune - PrototypeRaptor (complextro)

Nullifcation [Underground] (Legend of Zelda remix) - PrototypeRaptor (grimy EDM)

Grim Grinning Ghost (Remix) - The Living Tombstone (EDM)

Undertale: Megalovania (Sim Gretina Remix) - Sim Gretina (EDM)

Undertale: Spooktune (Sim Gretina Remix) - Sim Gretina (EDM)

Spooky Scary Skeletons (Remix) - The Living Tombstone (EDM)

Warren Zevon: Werewolves of London (Daheen Rmx) - Daheen (psytrance)

Interlude: Limbo - Yoshimasu Kamiya (ambient horror)

Bloodstone - Amon Tobin (atmospheric glitch)

Volk - Thom Yorke (ambient horror)

The Horror - RJD2 (instrumental hip-hop)

Crybaby - Drum & Lace (indescribable brooding atmospheric)

The Kid Who Drowned At Summer Camp - Hot Sugar (instrumental hip-hop)

The Darkest Evening of the Year - Emancipator (downtempo)

Halloween Funtime REMIXMONSTRousMASHup - Pretty Lights (EDM)

HALLOWEEN Theme Song (DJ Deville Trap Remix) - DJ Deville (trap)

The Oogie Boogie (Man) - Duke Skellington (glitch-hop)

Stranger Things Theme Song (Michael Jobity & The Foreign Machine Remix) - Michael Jobity, The Foreign Machine (synthwave - my personal favorite remix of this theme)

Stranger Things Theme Song (C418 REMIX) - C418 (synthwave)

Stranger Things (Louis Futon Flip) - Louis Futon (chillstep)

Stranger Things Theme (Slicey Remix) - Slicey (trap)

Stranger Things - Theme Song (Oscar Wylde Trap Remix) - Oscar Wylde (trap)

Ghostbusters (Kill Paris Remix) - Kill Paris (EDM, future funk - by far my favorite remix of the Ghostbusters theme)

The Ghostbusters Theme (Remix) - The Living Tombstone (EDM)

Ghostbusters Remix - Matheo (EDM)

Ghostbusters Remix - Fat Noize (dubstep)

Lady Gaga: Monster (Starfuckers Remix) - Starfuckers (EDM)

Lady Gaga: Monster (Chew Fu Remix) - Chew Fu (electro-house)

Michael Jackson: Thriller (James Egbert Remix) - James Egbert (electro-house)

Michael Jackson - Thriller [The Reflex Halloween Disco Edit] - The Reflex (moody, indescribable IDM(?))

Beetlejuice (Dubstep Mix) - Figure (dubstep)

The Addams Family (Figure Remix) - Figure (dubstep)

Hedwig’s Theme (KE KRA’s Trap Remix) - KE KRA (trap)

Stress - Justice (French electronic…something)

Things I thought were funny

Werewolf Bar Mitzvah - 30 Rock (parody novelty record)

A Hard Days Night of the Living Dead - The Zombeatles (zombie rock)

Schüttel deinen Speck - Peter Fox (witches’ dance video) (the track by itself)

In the Hall of the Mountain King - Portsmouth Sinfonia (experimental orchestra from the ‘70s - google them, you absolutely will not regret it)

Gangnam Busters - FAROFF (Ghostbusters/Gangnam Style mashup - annoyingly, it works far better than you think it will)

[blouisparadise]

Upon request, here is a rec list of bottom Louis fics where Louis and/or Harry use drugs during the course of the fic. If you support our rec lists and want them to continue being made, please reblog this post and spread the word. Happy reading!

1) Lips Are Like The Galaxy’s Edge | Mature | 2365 words

Harry licks over Louis’ hole slowly, deliberately, and his tongue is like velvet and Louis’ skin is burning at every junction where Harry touches him and it’s all so good he thinks he might cry. He licks a few more times, moaning softly like he’s relishing the taste of Louis and that’s just, well, fuck.

2) Can You Feel The Fever | Explicit | 5113 words

Note: This fic is a sequel to this fic.

Tour has Harry exhausted. Luckily exactly what he needs is waiting for him in his Sacramento dressing room.

3) Read You Like A Book | Explicit | 8089 words

Louis realises Harry can read his mind. He’ll do anything to make Harry admit it. Set during the North American leg of the WWA tour.

4) Put You On Repeat, Play You Everywhere I Go | Explicit | 8290 words

Harry is a college radio show host and Louis is a contemporary dancer attending said college. After a drunk hook-up, naturally a whole bunch of pining, dedicated love songs and make-out sessions on dance studio floors ensue.

5) Keep It Sweet In Your Memory | Explicit | 17039 words

'How'd it go?' Harry pushes them into Niall's room and shuts the door behind him, so Georgia doesn't overhear.

'It was good. We just caught up, mostly... I may have done something a little stupid, though.'

And Niall's eyebrows are in his hairline at that.

'I mean. Okay, so I invited Louis out on Saturday.'

'Saturday? Your--'

'Yes, my bachelor party...' and then Harry has to explain himself, 'I just felt guilty. I think. He was like. Telling me he wanted to hook up.'

'He WHAT!?'

'No. I mean, not with me. Like. He wants to go out and meet people.'

'He'll hate that. He's too much of a romantic.'

'Yeah, well. Whatever his name was messed him up a little, it would seem.'

6) Never Understood What Love Was Really Like (But I Felt It For The First Time Looking In Your Eyes) | Not Rated | 18431 words

The one where Louis meets Harry at 14 and things don’t quite go as planned.

7) Ain’t My Fault | Explicit | 18690 words

Note: This fic has mentions of BH.

AU. Liam posts an ad on the wrong section of Craigslist, Louis is pretty sure they’re gonna get murdered as a result, and Harry’s missing an avocado.

8) Kiwi | Not Rated | 24110 words

AU. Harry plays on Saturday nights at The Motley. Louis bartends on Saturday nights at The Motley.

It’s a thing.

9) Honey, Make This Easy | Explicit | 25483 words

AU; Harry’s sister recently passed away, leaving him with temporary custody of her daughter. Needing help, he hires Louis as a nanny and the boy turns out to be help in more ways than he expected.

10) Can’t Fool Me | Explicit | 30162 words

AU where Louis hates fraternities and would never be into a frat boy. And one of these things is definitely not a lie.

11) Captain Jack | Explicit | 31752 words

Note: Please take note of the tags and warnings on this fic before reading

Louis has been searching for something and Harry is there to give it to him. Drugs, sex, disappointment, and the tangled web they’ve woven that keeps them trapped in the same cycle.

12) Can I Make It Any More Obvious? | Explicit | 35560 words

AU where Louis does ballet and Harry is the epitome of everything Louis’ friends want him to stay away from.

13) Bluebird | Explicit | 39024 words

The 2,789 miles between New York and Los Angeles is a long way to go alone.

14) Another Hazy May | Mature | 41042 words

Louis is a terrible poet and Harry lives in the now and they have six weeks to fall in love but, really, it only takes six seconds. bookshop meets military meets summer romance AU ft. Marlboros, the backstreet boys, and underrated literary devices.

15) Looking Through You | Explicit | 41905 words

Just as Louis and Liam were starting out in the music industry, writing and producing for up and coming artists, a fateful meeting with new pop singer Harry Styles changes everything. Four years later, just as Harry is set to embark on his next world tour, a drunken confession causes a rift between once inseparable friends. As Harry tries to make sense of his feelings for Louis, he begins writing his next album to express them as it may be the only way to break through the walls that Louis has built between them.

16) Tangled Up In You | Explicit | 45152 words

Harry blinks once. And blinks again. And says, his voice dangerous: “Niall, did you get me a mail-order bride?”

Because what the actual fuck. It kind of looks like Niall’s just purchased a person. For Harry.

Niall blinks back at him for a few moments, before throwing his head back and howling with laughter. Harry throws a pillow at him. Hard. “No, what the fuck, Harry.”

“A prostitute then?” Harry also doesn't want a prostitute.

“Of course not!”

“A stripper?”

“No!”

Damn, he’s running out of ideas. He settles for launching another pillow at Niall’s head. Niall bats it away easily, still laughing. “Stop!”

“What did you get me, then?!” Niall must hear the tinge of hysteria in his voice, because he’s pulling himself together, trying to stop himself from laughing.

There’s still a big grin on his face, though, when he says, “I got you a professional cuddler.”

A professional…what. “What?”

17) Apples Always Fall (As I Do For You) | Mature | 54609 words | Sequel

Note: This fic is locked and can only be read by AO3 users.

Louis is staying at his Aunt's farm in a small town in Minnesota for four months. To deal with the boredom that sets in a week into his stay, he starts working at the local apple orchard, owned by twenty six year old Harry Styles.

Louis quickly finds himself falling in love with the orchard, and he finds a family in Harry's friends Niall, Liam, and Zayn.

He also starts to fall in love with Harry.

Falling in love with him turns out to be the easy part.

18) Into The Midnight Sun | Explicit | 63525 words

It’s 1983, Harry embarks on his first world tour and Louis is a budding actor in LA. Life spent apart isn’t easily adjustable, but somehow they make it work.

19) Like Real People Do | Explicit | 64175 words

Louis didn’t ask for a lot of things. He didn’t ask for his entire family to die in a car crash that may or may not have been his fault. He didn’t ask to get powers out of that accident, either, powers that eventually led him into a two-year relationship with a man who was far more than met the eye. But one night, he chose to ask for a replacement to a broken camera from someone he hadn’t spoken to in a year and a half. He did ask for that. And that kind of led to everything else.

20) Liberté | Mature | 64603 words

AU. 1647. “Pretending you don’t have a heart is not the best way to not get it broken. It’s just the easiest.”

21) Pinkies Never Lie | Explicit | 83615 words | Sequel

AU in which Louis hates his job and loves Harry, Harry just wants a distraction, everyone else wants them to get their shit together, and Louis learns the hard way that new beginnings are only possible when something ends.

22) Baby Heaven’s In Your Eyes | Explicit | 120875 words

They couldn’t be more different if they tried. Louis Tomlinson is 17 years old and in his last year of the most prestigious private school in Doncaster. If there’s one thing that completely annoys him, it’s that there is a poor community college right across the street.

Harry Styles is 19 years old, and (once again) in his last year of college. He goes to community college in Doncaster. He never shows up to classes and if he actually bothers to, he’s either high or drunk; sometimes both. His skin is littered with tattoos and if there’s one thing he absolutely hates, it’s the snobby students attending the private school right across from his.

23) Saving Symphony Hall | Mature | 124766 words

Note: This is a sequel to this fic. This fic has been locked and can only be read by AO3 users.

“I think I have an idea,” Louis said. Slowly, and reluctantly, but with a growing sense of the inevitable. “God damnit, I think I have a really good idea.”

“Oh christ, that’s the problem-solving face,” Babs said. “Last time we saw that face, he sold a company.”

“Wait, what?” Zayn asked.

“Right place, right time,” Louis said. “Also, fuck my life,”

“What?” Zayn repeated. Niall patted his hand.

“I usually just roll with whatever Louis is about to do,” he said. “It’s better for us all.”

“That’s the attitude,” said Louis, “I’ll tell you tomorrow. Tonight, I need to do some research. Zayn, give me your number. I’m gonna save our symphony.”

24) I Only Ever Want You | Explicit | 180079 words

Note: This fic is the sequel to this fic.

Louis & Harry and Liam & Zayn begin to have sex in front of each other and a lot of kink-discovery results from that.

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