#Carrie Lomax

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⋆⭒˚｡⋆ ONE FOR THE MONEY

˙ ✩°˖💸 ⋆｡˚ Kevin Lomax x Reader

Synopsis: while on a work trip in Los Angeles where he is going to attend numerous social events, Kevin hires you to be his date for his entire stay. 3.7k words.

CW: hella toxic relationship, hooker!reader, bratty!reader, Kevin is an asshole, you’re also an asshole (you say something uncalled for,) and you slap him (he deserves it,) angst? degrading language, oral (m!receiving), face fucking.

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The gala is like nothing you’ve seen before. A lavish affair filled with thousands of upper-class and celebrity guests, wearing the latest fashion of the season, with faces full of expensive cosmetic enhancements.

You feel a sudden tinge of imposter syndrome building inside your chest as you walk through the lobby alongside Kevin, his arm firmly clasping your waist as he navigates the crowd of guests.

It’s a far cry from the dingy clubs you’re used to hanging around in, the people here look like something straight out of a magazine.

“Am I allowed to drink the champagne?” you whisper in Kevin’s ear as your eyes catch sight of waiters wandering through the crowd, carrying gold trays filled with champagne flutes.

Kevin gives you a stern look, running a finger under your chin as he turns your face to his.

“Of course, darlin’.” he assures you, his voice low and comforting. “Just remember, I don’t want you drunk and ruining this evening. Keep it to two glasses.”

“What do you think I’ll do? Get up on one of the tables and start doing a strip tease?” you quip sarcastically at his strict rules as you grab one of the champagne flutes as the waiter passes by.

“Not funny, sweetheart. You really need to watch your mouth.” Kevin warns you, but there’s a faint hint of amusement in his voice. “You’re representing me tonight and I won’t have my reputation ruined by some loose tongue.”

“C’mon… you can’t deny it’d make the event more exciting.” you lean into Kevin’s side seductively, as a mischievous smile spreads on your lips while you run your manicured fingers over the silk lapels of his tuxedo jacket. You know already that you will be bored out your brains by the end of the evening.

Kevin scoffs, placing a restraining hand on your shoulder, gently pressing you away from him.

"This isn't a joke, Y/N. I've paid you good money to keep your mouth shut and act appropriately. If you can't handle it, then perhaps I should find myself another date."

"Don't push your luck. I wouldn't hesitate to replace you.” Kevin warns you under his breath, lightly gripping your waist as he walks you towards the group of people he wishes to introduce you to. “Just do as I say and keep your mouth shut unless spoken to.”

As you walk with Kevin, you can't help but feel a slight sting at his words. You swallow hard, taking small sips of your champagne to calm your nerves. Your gaze flickers to the other women in attendance, all dressed to the nines, laughing and smiling effortlessly.

When Kevin introduces you to the first person, a stern-faced man with slicked-back hair, your heart races and you struggle to string together a coherent sentence. You take solace in the fact that despite your awkwardness, you're still attracting stares from those around you.

Throughout the event, you exchange pleasantries and make small talk, eventually finding yourself listening to stories about corporate deals and movie investments, trying to appear engaged.

By the time the gala draws close to midnight, your stifling yawns and rubbing the back of your neck, trying to massage away the ache caused by the heavy necklace that Kevin had loaned from a jewellers, you didn’t even want to know how much it was worth, but you’re certain it was more than the collective wealth of all your ancestors.

The night had been a long and exhausting one, with endless conversations of people whose lives revolved around luxury and privilege becoming tiresome very quickly.

Kevin is in the middle of a discussion with an associate that you had long since tuned out of as you let out a tired yawn you could no longer hold in. The two men stop their conversation and both glance in your direction. Kevin shoots you a glare, while the other man gives you an appraising stare that makes you slightly uncomfortable.

“Are you bored?” Kevin says, his tone of voice more sharp than usual, clearly having noticed your lack of interest in the conversation.

“Bored? No, not at all.” you speak with forced enthusiasm. “I’m having the time of my life.”

Kevin’s expression becomes irritated as he hears the sarcasm in your voice, his eyes briefly locking with his associates before he continues with the conversation, choosing to ignore your comment.

“As I was saying, we’re looking to expand outside of New York City and take on some international clients. We want to create a global profile for this firm so that…”

Kevin’s words carry on but it’s all just white noise to you now, as you struggle to stay awake.

As the conversation continues, your eyes wander curiously over the room, only a handful of guests remain, all of them huddled in small groups sharing superficial conversations. Your eyes catch sight of a pair of glass doors, leading out onto a balcony. While Kevin is distracted by his conversation, you manage to slip away unnoticed, making your way to the balcony.

Once outside, you take in a deep breath of fresh air into your lungs, relieved to be away from the suffocating environment of the gala.

Your eyes flutter shut as you enjoy the cool breeze, letting it blow the exhaustion away until you feel more alert. That’s when a presence behind you makes you jolt a little, immediately feeling defensive.

Before you can turn around to see who joined you on the balcony, you feel two hands lightly wrap around your waist as you hear Kevin’s familiar voice whisper your name in your ear, his tone sounding a lot more light and playful now.

“You couldn’t even be well-behaved enough to stay in the room where I could see you? I knew I couldn’t trust you to stay put for five minutes while I have a conversation.” Kevin wraps both of his arms around you from behind, pulling you against his warm body as he leans his head on top of yours.

“Have you come to tell me that it’s time to leave?” you ask him with a hint of hope in your tone as you lean into his broad chest and rest your tired head against his shoulder while he remains stood sturdily behind you, accepting your weight with ease.

“Of course not,” Kevin murmurs, his voice filled with flirtation as he notices your tired expression resting against his chest.

He can feel the warmth of your breath upon his skin and a slight tingle of excitement runs through his body as you rest yourself upon him.

“I just came to check up on you,” Kevin says, his voice softer now as he gently runs his hands along the sides of your back. “You look a little tired. Are you okay?”

“Not really. I think I’m about to die of boredom.” you take your weight off of Kevin’s chest and turn around in his arms to face him. “The parties I’m used to are so much more fun than this and I don’t have to wear jewellery that damn near breaks my neck.”

“Oh, I see… you miss the days of the dingy little local clubs you used to go to, huh?” Kevin teases lightheartedly, his lips turning up into a playful grin as he notices the distain in your voice.

He wraps his arms around your waist again as he leans into you, his breath slightly tickling your neck as he speaks.

“Well, the parties you used to go to were probably all about hooking up with strangers and getting trashed.”

“As opposed to listening to you discuss legal jargon with your boring associates for hours on end?” you playfully roll your eyes as you lean back against the rail of the balcony.

“As opposed to being a whore that gets trashed every night dancing half-naked in some dingy club for a bunch of sleazy scumbags?” Kevin says, his tone becomes less teasing and more frustrated as he’s met with your flippant replies.

The smile falls from your face as you push yourself off of the rail into a defensive stance, crossing your arms over your chest.

“You’re such a fucking dickhead.” you shake your head, your tone becoming flat as you try to remove the emotion from it, not wanting to show him how much his words penetrate your self-esteem.

Kevin’s expression darkens as your smile falls from your face, the playful energy that was radiating in the air before vanishes like dust in the wind.

“What? Did I hit a chord?” Kevin asks, his arms dropping to his sides as he takes a step forward standing right in front of you.

“That’s what your best at, isn’t it? Spreading your legs and showing off your body.”

You feel your blood simmering to a boil inside your chest as a raging fire begins to burn inside your soul and before you know it your hand is colliding with Kevin’s cheek. The sound of the slap echos in your ears as you freeze, feeling the heat on your palm as you look at him with wide eyes, realising too late what you just did.

Kevin's jaw clenches as the hot sensation of your hand smacking across his face takes him by surprise. His hand flies to his cheek, as he stares at you in shock, before the rage and anger begin to bubble in his chest.

In the blink of an eye, he shoves you hard into the balcony railing, pushing you backwards until your back slams up against it. Kevin quickly places him hands on your shoulders as he leans in close, his facial expression now one of anger and rage rather than his former playful flirting.

You quiver as you grip the edge of the rail tightly with both my hands, rationality told you he wouldn't push you over the edge yet your heart was pounding fiercely in your chest as the fear rose inside you, leaving you trembling.

Your dilated pupils were transfixed on Kevin's that glared at you with a glimmer of evil from under his dark brows that left you questioning what he was actually capable of.

"You hit me," Kevin says, his voice sounding dangerously calm and eerily restrained.

"You just hit me, you stupid little whore." His hands tighten around your shoulders, squeezing hard enough to cause pain as he lets his rage take over, the playful flirting of moments ago gone. Now, all you see is just a cold, raging set of eyes glaring down at you as he keeps you pinned against the railing.

"I- I'm..." you pant heavily, feeling a cold sweat began to gather on your brow from the unbridled fear coursing through your veins, pumped by your ferocious heartbeat that feels as though it's lodged in your throat while you white knuckle the railing.

Before you can manage to utter an apology in an attempt to appease Kevin, a couple step out onto the balcony, snapping Kevin out of his rage filled trance as he steps back, releasing his bruising grip on you.

You immediately feel the tension leave your body, but you keep your grip fast on the rail, feeling as though your legs are about to give way from beneath you.

Kevin’s eye flicker towards the couple that just stepped out onto the balcony. There's a brief moment of relief, then he quickly composes himself, hiding his fury behind a polite smile.

"Ah, Mr. and Mrs. Thompson! How lovely to see you," Kevin greets the couple, his voice smooth and polished.

"Let's get back inside, Y/N," he says, his voice still pleasant and controlled, even as his gaze never leaves the newly arrived couple.

Taking your hand, he leads you back into the party, maintaining his composed demeanour as he says his goodbyes and excuses you both from the gala.

His grip on your hand remains firm as he leads you out of the venue and towards the limousine waiting outside to take you both back to his hotel.

Ever since the incident on the balcony, your heartbeat has not slowed down and you feel as though it’s about it’s about to jump out your throat at any moment as you sit silently beside Kevin in the back of the car.

Kevin’s eyes watch every single movement you make, as he waits patiently for you to speak first - which he knows you won’t.

“Why did you hit me?”

“Why do you think?” you snap back at him with a heated glare, astonished that he even needs to ask. “You were being disrespectful and degrading towards me.”

“So you hit me?” Kevin says bluntly, his voice now laced with something between anger, annoyance, and slight amusement.

“You felt belittled, is that it? Is that what triggered your childish impulse to physically strike me? You’re a grown woman, yet you behave like a toddler who hasn’t learnt how to control her emotions yet.”

“You can talk! You were practically about to throw me over the edge of the balcony. I don’t even want to imagine what might’ve happened had that couple not stepped out right at that moment.” you call out his own lack of control.

“Don’t be so dramatic. I wasn’t going to throw you over the edge.” he replies, his tone cold and blunt.

“All I was going to do was teach you a lesson. Remind you that there are consequences for your childish actions when you hit someone. A lesson your mother clearly forgot to teach you.” Kevin replies, his words clearly designed to provoke you.

“Too bad my mother wasn’t around to teach me that one.” you sigh bitterly with a huff through your nose while your eyes glaze with tears that you refuse to let fall.

“Ahh, so now it all makes sense.” Kevin says mockingly, before he rolls his eyes. “That would explain the trashy, cheap attitude. The lack of manners. The inability to act your age and the desire to sleep with anything with a pulse.”

“If you think I’m such trash why’d you take me to that gala tonight? Why are you paying me to pretend to be your girlfriend? You can’t get a woman to stick around for free?” you fix him with a challenging glare.

Kevin's jaw clenches in the presence of your challenging stare. He's used to intimidating people, and he's not used to being stared down so boldly.

However, he remains composed and calm, even though tension is clearly running beneath the surface.

"I thought I'd give you a chance. I thought there was a chance that I could fix you. I could turn someone as cheap, trashy, and low class as you into a respectable woman. Someone who could hold my arm proudly and be worthy of attending such events with me."

"Well if this is what your life is like I couldn’t think of anything more hellish. It's no wonder your wife killed herself!” you vomit the words out before you can control them and as soon as they leave you tongue your hand slams over your own mouth, wishing you could reel them back in.

A flash of raw, unfiltered rage flares in Kevin's eyes, his hands clenching into fists as he processes what you've just said.

There's a tense moment of silence as his thoughts run rampant, fighting for grip on his emotions. His face is contorted with anger as his jaw clenched tightly, his teeth grinding together angrily.

"I'll pretend you didn't say that," he says lowly, taking a deep breath as he tries to regain his composure.

"I'm sorry." you immediately apologise, your eyes filling with regret and sincerity as your anger dissipates while looking at him. "I'm so sorry. I shouldn't have said that."

"Damn right you shouldn't have." Kevin's tone remains harsh, and it's clear that the words still sting, despite trying his best to maintain his composed front.

"You're damned lucky I'm restraining myself right now and just reminding you that you've crossed a line. Now, be quiet so I can think about how I'm going to punish you."

You fall silent for the rest of the drive back to the hotel, keeping your eyes focused on the world outside as you drive by. It's not long until the limousine pulls up in front of the hotel lobby and the silence between the pair of you remains like a suffocating blanket as you ride the elevator together.

The tension is palpable as you arrive at the penthouse suite. With the door slamming shut behind you, Kevin turns to face you, his expression still full of simmering anger.

"Strip," he commands, pointing at you with a sharp jerk of his chin.

His eyes are like ice, and there's no mistaking the seriousness of his command. This punishment is just getting started, and it seems like you're only just beginning to understand the extent of his wrath.

Silently, you unzip the dress, letting gravity do the rest as it slips easily from your body to the plush carpet where you step out of it, leaving you wearing only your high heels, black lace lingerie and the dazzling necklace that still sits heavily against your collarbones.

Kevin's eyes narrow as he looks you over, taking in your figure in the black lingerie and the expensive necklace. His lips twist into a smirk, and he takes a step closer to you. His fingers reach out to gently trace the strap of your lacy bra before he tugs on it until it snaps back against your shoulder, making you jolt slightly.

“This too…” he only chuckles darkly at your flinch as he begins to circle around you as your trembling fingers fumble with the clasp of your bra.

“And these…” he adds with a harsh slap to your ass right over the fabric of your panties.

By the time he circles back around to your front, you’ve managed to discard your lingerie and his eyes are slowly trailing the length of your exposed body with a hum of approval.

“This…” Kevin tugs on the heavy necklace with a single finger, adding extra strain to your already aching neck. “…stays on.”

You part your lips, a protest on the tip of your tongue but before you can utter a single word, Kevin silences you with a single glare.

“You’ve ran your mouth enough for one night.” he speaks sharply with a commanding tone, leaving no doubt about who is in charge. “I pay you to do two things with it and neither of them involve talking. I don’t want to hear another word from you for the rest of the night unless it’s ‘yes, sir.’ Do you understand?”

“Yes, sir.” you answer without hesitation.

“On your knees.” Kevin orders as he takes a step back and watches you sink to your knees on the plush carpet.

“I’m sure you don’t need instructions for the rest. You’re a professional, right?” he taunts you with a shit eating grin and you react to it with a glare as you look up at him but you stifle your quips, biting your tongue as your fingers work to undo his belt.

The buckle rattles as you unbutton his trousers and Kevin’s large hands find purchase in your hair. You’re met with the sight of his straight and rigid erection as it springs free from his boxers and stands to attention.

With your tongue, you kitten lick the salty pre-come dripping from his reddened tip before you wrap your eager lips around it. Kevin’s hands instantly tighten their grip against your scalp, keeping you held in place as he begins to set the place with his own thrusts into your warm mouth.

As you look up at him through your eyelashes, he gives a rough thrust of his hips until the blunt tip of his cock hits the back of your throat, making your eyes water as you instinctively try to pull your head back but his grip in your hair remains fast.

Kevin growls, feeling the constriction of your throat fluttering around his tip as he continues to push your limits with his forceful and steady pace with his eyes trained on the tears that drip from the corners of your watery eyes as you choke and fight the urge to gag.

“C’mon, baby. I thought you’d be used to choking on cocks by now.” Kevin’s voice strains with each thrust, the sound of pleasure influencing his breathy tone. “Is this one just too big for you, huh?”

He continues to thrust hard and fast, his grip on your hair unrelenting, as he watches you struggle with his size. The noise of your gagging and whimpering only fuels his desire, making him harder with each passing second.

“Maybe next time, you’ll remember to keep your mouth shut and your opinions to yourself.” Kevin punctuates each word with a forceful thrust, speaking through clenched teeth as he nears his climax.

Kevin's thrusts become more frantic, his breaths growing ragged as he nears his climax. The tears streaming down your face only serve to heighten his arousal, the sight of your pain and humiliation driving him closer to the edge.

"Swallow every drop, you ungrateful slut," he growls, his thrusts become more frantic and his breath grows ragged as his release creeps up on him.

With one final, powerful surge, burying himself deep in the back of your throat, he comes. His release fills your mouth and spills from the corners of your lips.

You cough and splutter as he finally slips out of your mouth with a trail of spit and come connecting from your lips to the tip of his softening cock before it drips down your chin and neck.

You’re panting heavily from your swollen lips, with a flushed face that’s covered with a mixture of sweat, tears, spit and come and your styled hair is ruined from Kevin’s forceful grip on it.

"Goddamn, you're a mess. Clean yourself up." he mutters as his gaze trails over your disheveled appearance with a look of disregard for your state as he walks past you, adjusting himself in his trousers while making his way to the mini bar to pour himself a drink.

"And next time, you’ll think twice before my wife’s name leaves your dirty mouth again.” you hear him shout over your shoulder.

⋆｡°✩ note: this is the first time I have written anything quite like this so I was kinda nervous. I hope it was enjoyable to read. Every reblog and comment is greatly appreciated. Thank you so much for reading!

[ur-fav-h-anon]

I had a dream where I was having dinner with both a bunch of Keanuverse characters and my IRL friend group. And Lomax and Johnstantine were at each other’s throats for some reason so I made Johnstantine and Neo come upstairs with me carry something I had to get from the freezer.

When we got up there I was taking to Neo and he said some that frustrated me so I grabbed his chin with my thumb and first finger to make him listen. And then he fucking lowered his head all the way so we were making direct eye. I fucking swooned myself awake.

[folk-enjoyer]

Song of the day

(do you want the history of your favorite folk song? dm me or submit an ask and I'll do a full rundown)

"The Dying Cowboy" Cisco Houston, 1952

"The Dying Cowboy " or "Cowboys Lament" is based on an old sailors poem, written by Edwin Hubbell Chapin and published in 1839, "The Ocean Burial"

Edgar Allan Poe's "Southern Literary Messenger" vol V, pp.6l5-6l6, 1839

here's an example of the traditional song put to music by Eugene Jemison in 1954

by the 1880s, the lyrics had morphed into the famous cowboy song we all know and love, but it wasn't until 1910 that it was pared with its well-known melody by John Lomax in the album, "Cowboy Songs And Other Frontier Ballads" here (recorded 1942)

by far, the most interesting thing that happened to the song is that its meaning was reversed. in 1934, Carson Robison changed the lyrics and the song and titled it "Carry Me Back to The Lone Prairie" (recorded 1941) and several other contemporary famous country artists

like Sons of the Pioneers,

Riders in the Sky,

Gene Autry,

Johnny Bond,

and Roy Rogers.

covered this song.

this more Hollywood country version of the song changed the story away from the bitter toiling of cowhand workers and towards nostalgia for the West that fit right in with other popular country music of the 40s and 50s. At the same time, the song was covered by Cisco Houston, a leftwing activist and official Union Boy, among other progressives, as a criticism of working class conditions. This song is so utterly fascinating to me and the best way to visually and auditorially explain the historical split manufactured between folk and country.

[menlove]

Regarding George's Electronic Sound, I do have to say that the first of the two songs isn't (allegedly, I actually don't know if George ever addressed this) him messing around on the Moog synth.

Bernie Krause alleges that the first song is actually him playing the Moog and George recorded him and released it under his own name without his permission

ooooh that's interesting it's always something w these men lmfao. i did look it up and SORT of- according to krause, he was originally featured on the album & credited for the recording but he asked for his name to be removed as it was recorded without his consent & he didn't want to be involved:

Krause demanded that his name be taken off the record, claiming that the recording was made without his knowledge or consent, and was issued without due acknowledgement. His name had originally featured on the cover of Electronic Sound, but was painted over at Krause’s insistence. The album did, however, carry the words “Assisted by Bernie Krause”.

and then his quotes about it:

We did the [Lomax] session, it was very normal, and we finished in the wee hours of the next morning. Harrison asked me to stick around and show him some more things on the synthesizer. Paul [Beaver] and I were just preparing some new material for our second Warner Brothers album, and I was showing Harrison some of the patches and ways in which we were thinking of doing our work. What I didn’t realise, because it was late and I was tired and I wasn’t paying attention, was that he had asked the engineer to record the session that I was demonstrating. I didn’t think anything of it at the time.

and:

I wrote to Apple and said, ‘Take my name off it, I don’t want to be on it.’ I wasn’t litigious, I just let it go, but it was my stuff. It’s an incredible story, but it’s incredible too about [him plagiarising] ‘My Sweet Lord’ – and Randy Newman has stories too. I had no control over any of it. I didn’t know it was being recorded, I didn’t want it out, and I felt very badly that he had to do that. I guess spirituality comes to different people in different ways. An expression of his seemed to be, ‘Trust me, I’m a Beatle’.

(source on all these)

so not quite a case of plagiarism like "my sweet lord", but it seems like the demonstration was recorded & edited without his permission & when george/apple went to release it with credit he didn't want his name attached to it. still shitty honestly. speaks to the sort of presumptuous attitude all of the beatles walk(ed) through the world with.

[thefisherqueen]

“Well, then, spend the next twenty-four hours in an intensive study of Chinese pottery.” He gave no explanations and I asked for none. By long experience I had learned the wisdom of obedience. But when I had left his room I walked down Baker Street, revolving in my head how on earth I was to carry out so strange an order. Finally I drove to the London Library in St. James's Square, put the matter to my friend Lomax, the sublibrarian, and departed to my rooms with a goodly volume under my arm.

Poor Watson. He's so bewildered, yet resigned that this is his life. Hilarious for us readers, though

[luclfrog]

Lomax's Naruto Liveblogging (because I have nothing better to do)

Episode 152 + 153

I was putting off this episode and I don't know why considering it has naruneji moments... but i'm finally here ! Off the bat I've noticed that Naruto seems a bit different with his characterization (way more arrogant and rude) but that could just be my imagination. Anyway, I hope to like this arc because if the NARUNEJI filler arc isn't enjoyable to me I don't know WHAT i'll do.

This post is more for myself (and my friends) but I was bored so why not?

If you ignore Naruto being a bitch (affectionate) about his mission this is actually really cute. Neji actually holds on to Naruto even after he regained his footing which is a detail specifically made to make me pop a blood vessel I think

NARUSAKU MOMENT !!! (featuring Lee !) Naruto kind of ruined it by being rude to Lee, but i'll forgive him for being so cute about wanting to be alone with Sakura.

Side note... Lee having to spell everything out for Naruto was funny. especially Naruto's little dumb expressions... I personally think Naruto is smart enough to find out what Lee was getting at but it was funny so I'll let it slide.

NEJI SMILING TO HIMSELF AT NARUTO'S ANTICS Oh I think i'm gonna be sick you'll have to pry these two away from my cold dead hands holy moly

LEE PICKING UP THE OLD LADY AND SPINNING HER AROUND that was so cute holy shit I love him so much AAAUURRFGGGHHHH

Last screenshot of the episode, I love this shot of him he reminds me of a turtle somehow XDD

Their banter kills me XD

"Let's not get too carried away, Naruto.

"Okay, so what's the plan then, genius?"

Also, off topic but Neji is so adorable here. He looks so tiny... and he's always furrowing his brows i'm afraid he'll grow wrinkles. if he lived that is.

The villain of this arc Raiga (?) is voiced by Roger Craig Smith and It's making me pull my hair out because I swear to god this guy is everywhere. He's like every background character in Regular Show and every other side character in Naruto.

I didn't really care about him before, but the little HMPH this karashi(?) guy did made him grow on me. I have a soft spot for immature characters, I think. And actually, not that i'm really looking at him... he's a little attractive? Oh, wow. I'm really seeing it now.

"I've never heard of any jutsu stronger than the byakugan."

Sorry Neji, you might want to avoid watching Shippuden.

I don't have time to watch the rest right now, but maybe I'll post about the rest later ^_^

This was cross posted to my website. if you're *not* a friend of mine and decided to read this far, wow !! Read the post as it was intended to look here:

[countryhixes]

Listen/purchase: Hush The Waves Are Rolling In: Lullabies from the Alan Lomax Collection by Alan Lomax Archive

“The problem of Alan Lomax,” wrote musicologist Mark Davidson in 2015, “is acknowledging his importance while resituating him within the larger narrative of traditional music research in the 20th century […].” While critiques of his and his father’s exploitative and extractive practices are numerous, this project crucially provides dialogue and context around the singers lacking in other similar compilations. Drawing from locations as far-flung as Quebec, Haiti, and Morocco, this compilation pairs old recordings with contemporary reinterpretations that delve into the relationship between mother and child, an intimacy that carries across cultures.

[jazzandother-blog]

Alan Lomax discovered Muddy Waters in a precarious cabin on Stovall Plantation outside Clarksdale.In late August 1941, Lomax and Fisk University professor John Work, who were recording Delta musicians for the Library of Congress, unloaded their heavy portable recording equipment from their car in front of the cabin where Muddy Waters lived. After a brief introduction, in which Lomax convinced him that he was not a government agent wanted for smuggling moonshine and played a few chords on a Martin guitar he was carrying to reassure him, the musician agreed to be recorded. In that spontaneous and momentous session, Muddy Waters recorded three songs: Country blues, I be's troubled and Burr Clover farm blues, the latter accompanied on second guitar by Henry "Son" Simms. In addition, Lomax recorded the interview in which Muddy Waters answered questions about how he composed the songs, his slide technique and who his influences were, among other musical questions.

Muddy Waters was truly amazed when he heard himself and that was the key that opened the door to a great career, which led him, a few years later, to become the father of Chicago blues.

Alan Lomax descubrió a Muddy Waters en una precaria cabaña de la plantación Stovall, en las afueras de Clarksdale.A fines de agosto de 1941, Lomax y el profesor de la Universidad Fisk John Work, que estaban registrando músicos del Delta para la Biblioteca del Congreso de los Estados Unidos, descargaron de su auto el pesado equipo portátil de grabación frente a la cabaña en la que vivía Muddy Waters. Tras una breve presentación, en la que Lomax lo convenció de que no era un agente gubernamental que lo buscaba por contrabando de moonshine (alcohol ilegal) y tocó algunos acordes con una guitarra Martin que llevaba consigo para tranquilizarlo, el músico aceptó que lo grabara. En esa espontánea y trascendental sesión, Muddy Waters grabó tres canciones: Country blues, I be's troubled y Burr Clover farm blues, esta última acompañado en segunda guitarra por Henry "Son" Simms. Además, Lomax grabó la entrevista en la que Muddy Waters respondió preguntas sobre cómo compuso los temas, la técnica del slide y quiénes eran sus influencias, entre otras cuestiones relacionadas con lo musical.

Muddy Waters quedó realmente sorprendido cuando se escuchó a sí mismo y eso fue la llave que abrió la puerta de una gran carrera, que lo llevó, algunos años más tarde, a convertirse en el padre del blues de Chicago.

Publicado en : pasión por el jazz y el blues

[usedcarheaven]

“Muddy Water holding his first recording ...Recorded by Alan Lomax... Waters later told Rolling Stone:  “He brought his stuff down and recorded me right in my house, and when he played back the first song I sounded just like anybody’s records. Man, you don’t know how I felt that Saturday afternoon when I heard that voice and it was my own voice. Later on he sent me two copies of the pressing and a check for twenty bucks, and I carried that record up to the corner and put it on the jukebox. Just played it and played it and said, ‘I can do it, I can do it.’” ..and he did it..

[discoscoob]

KEVIN LOMAX BOT : REQUEST

CHARACTER.AI | JANITOR.AI

Preview: As you wait, you nervously smooth down the front of your couture suit, a piece you had splurged on especially, hoping to make a strong impression on the senior partner of Lomax Chadwick Waters. The fact you had been headhunted, a rare honour for someone so early in their career, did little to alleviate the anxiety coursing through your veins. The stakes feel incredibly high and the last thing you want to do is mess up this opportunity.

“Behind you.” a velvet smooth voice carrying a southern tone suddenly cuts through the silence.

[the-book-queen]

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[mappingthemoon]

When I read this passage I immediately thought abt this post! More praise for the MULE:

"The mule has more than its share of admirable qualities. It is courageous and intelligent, hard of hide, sure of foot, sound of constitution and able to resist changes in climate and withstand thirst and hunger better than the horse. The mule is markedly sensitive around the head and does not enjoy having its ears fondled; in this respect it differs from the horse and resembles its male parent. It will not accept injustice or irrational treatment but meets them with instant rebuff. The common phrase 'a kick like a mule' shows how well known is the animal's major means of protest. … They are essentially sensitive spirits in robust bodies, and when their early training has been sympathetically carried out, their behavior is incomparable."

--Theodore Savory, "The Mule," quoted in Alan Lomax's The Land Where the Blues Began (p. 240).

just wanted a visual demonstration since I was talking about how much I love them

[wqbytop100]

WQBY

Top100 for the week ending July 28, 2024

Naked & Alive --Milky Chance -1 --9weeks-- (2weeks @#1)

End Of Time --Lucas & Steve, LAWRENT f/Jordan Shaw -2 (8weeks @#1) --13weeks--

Outside Of Love --Becky Hill -4 --17weeks-- [#2]

Heat --Tove Lo, SG Lewis -6 --4weeks--

Tease Me --Nicky Your -3 --5weeks-- (#2)

Disconnect --Becky Hill -14 --11weeks--

One, Two & 3 --Galantis -8^ --17weeks-- (#2)

Larger Than Life --Armin Van Buuren, ChefSpecial -5 --7weeks-- (#5)

Heaven Or Not --Diplo, Riva Starr f/Kareem Lomax -9 --16weeks-- (#3)

Music Is Better --RUFUS DU SOL -12 --5weeks--

Shallow Water --Elderbrook -11 --7weeks-- (#9)

Dance Through The Night --Gryffin, Whetham, Norma Jean Martine -15 --3weeks--

Midnight Ride --Orville Peck, Kylie Minogue, Diplo -13 --7weeks-- (#3)

I Had Some Help --Post Malone, Morgan Wallen -10 --11weeks-- (#2)

Whatever --Kygo f/Ava Max -7 --14weeks-- (#7)

Lost In Space --Foster The People -17 --6weeks--

Brad Pitt --COIN -19 --5weeks--

Hero --Vintage Culture, Emery Taylor -18 --9weeks-- (#10)

Role Model --Fat Boy Slim, Dan Diamond, Luca Guerrieri -16 --10weeks-- (#10)

I Go Dance ---Kiesza -20 --8weeks-- (#13)

Unsure --Alan Walker, Kylie Cantrail -21 --6weeks-- (#15)

Take Me To The Beach --Imagine Dragons -29 --4weeks--

Joyride --Ke$ha -25 --3weeks--

Summer's Back --ALOK, Jess Glynne -24 --6weeks--

Give Me Your Love --Benny Benassi, Nu-La -27 --3weeks--

Buscando Money --TWENTY SIX,Tayson Kryss -26 --14weeks-- (#3)

Lighter --Galantis, David Guetta, 5 Seconds of Summer -23 --24weeks-- (2weeks @#1)

Love & Pain --Enrique Iglesias -22 --16weeks-- (#3)

LA --Northeast Party House --28 --10weeks-- (#14)

Hell Together --David Archuleta -30 --17weeks-- (#10)

Underwater --DubVision, Afrojack -31 --22weeks-- (#11)

Multiply --Becky Hill -32 --8weeks-- (#9)

Wake Up --Imagine Dragons -33 --4weeks--

Bittersweet --LP Globbi Portugal, The Man -34 --3weeks--

Some Like It Hot --VASSY, Saint Rock -97 --2weeks--

Lovers In A Past Life --Calvin Harris, Rag'N'Bone Man -36 --14weeks-- (#10)

Shallow Water --Elderbrook (Club Mix) -95 --2weeks--

It's Love (Trippin) --Kolsch, Goldtrix, Andrea Brown -38 --7weeks--

Can't Slow Down --Almost Monday -39 --8weeks--

Your Shine --BAKERMAT, Fly Disco Butter -41 --4weeks--

Looking For Joy --Kaleena Zanders -42 --4weeks--

Perpetual Motion --Phantoms -44 --6weeks--

Out Of Time --ZEDD, Bea Miller -45 --4weeks--

Breathe You In --Gorgon City, NORTH -47 --4weeks--

Barcelona --Alan Walker, Ina Wroldsen -46 --6weeks--

Stumblin' In --CYRIL -48 --5weeks--

A Tear In Space--Glass Animals -49 --7weeks--

Freefalling --Gem & Tauri, Eyes Everywhere, Sarah de Warren -96--2weeks--

Eyes Closed --Imagine Dragons -35 --14weeks-- (#6)

Left Or Right --Laidback Luke, Mathew Nolan -37 --9weeks-- (#25)

Sleep Tonight (This Is The Life) --Switch Disco, R3HAB, Sam Feldt -40 --20weeks-- (#3)

Addicted --ZERB, The Chainsmokers f/INK -43 --17weeks-- (#9)

Fallin Luv --Gordo, Jeria -50 ---14weeks-- (#8)

My Fault --Shaboozy, Noah Cyrus -54 --7weeks--

Whateva --Kyle Walker -55 --7weeks--

I Believe --Bassjackers, WUKONG, D Jayne -56 --10weeks--

White Claw --Yung Gravy, Shania Twain -57 --4weeks--

Ten (Get Back Up) --Nathan Dawe, MNEK -58 --4weeks--

Paradise --Madison Rose -59 --8weeks--

Where Are You Tonight --KREAM -60 --3weeks--

Me Before You ---Kygo, Piested -61 --3weeks--

Pretty Low --Dillon Francis, Galantis, Arden James -62 --5weeks--

Water --The Floorplan -63 --5weeks--

Gravity --Frank Walker, Tyler Shaw -65^ --7weeks--(#43)

Under The Sun --Ella Henderson, Switch Disco, ALOK -67 --5weeks--

Just A Dance --Alfie Templeman, Nile Rodgers -68 --4weeks--

A Bar Song (Tipsy) --Shaboozey, David Guetta -69 --5weeks--

Morning --Cheat Codes X Jason Derulo -53 --9weeks-- (#37)

Look At That Woman --Role Model -52 --5weeks-- (#44)

Carry You Home --Alex Warren -66 --7weeks-- (#66)

Beat Of Your Love --Ownboss, LAWRENT f/Ekko -51 --20weeks-- (#5)

***I Can't --Reba McEntire (Dave Aude Remix) -(new) --1week--

Leave With My Love --Ayokay -100 --2weeks--

One Cry --Galantis, Rosa Linn -71 --10weeks--(#23)

The Craving --Twenty One Pilots -70 --9weeks-- (#31) -->

No Shade At Pitti --The Chainsmokers -64 --11weeks-- (#19) -->

Endless Night --Matea -82 --5weeks--

Spiral --Sofi Tukker -83 --3weeks--

Without You --Kygo f/HAYLA -86 --5weeks--

Resonate --John Summit, Kaskade, Julia Church -87 --3weeks--

It's That Time --Marion Hoffstadt -(Fisher Remix) -88 --3weeks--

Cut --Marin Morris, Julia Michaels -89 --4weeks--

Take A Moment --ATB, David Frank -72 --24weeks-- (#11) -->

What If We Met --Ali Gatie -73 --20weeks-- (#3) -->

Glad I Found You --Elderbrook, George Fitzgerald -75 --13weeks-- (#23) -->

Without You --Disco Fries, Lavish Life -76 --20weeks-- (#11) -->

We Ain't Good At Breaking Up --Brothers Osborne -77 --17weeks-- (#12) --->

Wherever You Are --Martin Garrix, DubVision, Shaun Farrugla -92^ --7weeks--

The Future Is A Foreign Land --Ghost -93 --3weeks--

Sun Comes Up --Timmie Trumpet, Sam Feldt, Ekko, Joe Taylor -74 --9weeks-- (#66)

Houdini --Eminem -78 --7weeks-- (#33) -->

Rescue Me --Syn Cole, Parson James -84 --5weeks-- (#81) -->

Close Your Eyes --Matt Sassari, Dillon Francis, James Carter -85 --5weeks-- (#85) -->

Heartbreaker --Purple Disco Machine, Chromeo -94 --3weeks (#93)

***Upstate Miracle --Gilligan Moss -(new) --1week--

God Don't Leave Me Alone --Gioli & Assla -91 --11weeks-- (#35) -->

Old Fashion Feeling --MIDLAND -80 --8weeks-- (#45) --->

***Don't Stop The Music --Dimitri Vegas, Vin Zion -(new) --1week--

***No Matter What --TELYKAST, Oaks -(new) --1week--

The Moves --NEIKED, Muni-Long, Nile Rodgers -79 --16weeks-- (#13) --->

4 New on the chart this week 7/28/24 #72 I Can't #95 Upstate Miracle #98 Don't Stop The Music #99 No Matter What

***new on the chart this week ---> off next weeks chart

[dedicatedtodance]

National Dance Radio Airplay

Top50 for the week ending July 27, 2024

Love Bites --Nelly Furtado, Tove Lo, SG Lewis -4

Chase It (Mmm Da Da Da) --Bebe Rexha -1

Illusion --Dua Lipa -2

I Go Dance --Kiesza -6

Outside Of Love --Becky Hill -7

Go Back ---John Summit & Sub Focus f/Julia Church -12

These Words --Badger & Natasha Bedingfield -8

End Of Time --Lucas & Steve, LAWRENT f/Jordan Shaw -10

Heat --Tove Lo & SG Lewis -11

Fire --MEDUZA, OneRepublic, Leony -16

Lift You Up --LF System -3

I Don't Wanna Wait --David Guetta & OneRepublic -5

Free --TELYKAST f/X.O.Anne -21

She's Gone, Dance On --Disclosure -17

One Cry --Galantis -20

Midnight --VASSY -23

Girl$ --Dom Dolla -19

Take So Lone (Find You) --ARTY f/Xira -15

Lioness --Swedish House Mafia f/Niki & the Dove -22

In The Dark --Armin Van Buuren, David Guetta f/Aldae -32

Used To --Deerock & Sammy Adams -24

Stumblin' In --CYRIL -28

On Again --MAU P -27

Music Is Better --Rufus Du Sol -33

Not Even Love --Seven Lions, ILLENIUM f/ASDIS -9

Without You --KYGO f/HAYLA -26

Last Night --LOOFY -18

Heaven Or Not --Diplo & Riva Starr f/Kareem Lomax -25

Expresso --Sabrina Carpenter -38

Fortnight --Taylor Swift f/Post Malone -37

***A Little Closer --Diffrent -117

Wherever You Are --Martin Garrix & DubVision f/Shaun Farrugia -39

Thank You (Not So Bad)--Dimitri Vegas, Like Mike -34

Shiver --John Summit & HAYLA -30

365 --NIIKO X SWAE -35 --->

Last Of Us --Gryffin f/Rita Ora -13 --->

Thinkin Bout U --Mattilo & Julian -47

Addicted --ZERB, The Chainsmokers f/INK -29

***Wrong Way --Two Friends, Alexander Stewart -51

360 --Charlie XCX -43

The Way It Is --Cheat Codes X Two Friends -14 -->

Believe It --Louis The Child & Madeon -50

Fair --Billy Gillies f/Betsy -49

***Never Us --Menew & Dzeko -86

***Ride Or Die --Aluna -56 --->

Carry You --Martin Garrix & Third Party f/Oaks, D J Donovan -42 ----->

***Move --Adam Port & STRYV -69

<>I Like The Way You Kiss Me --ARTEMAS -53

Gravity --Frank Walker f/Tyler Shaw -41

***Count On My Love --The Blessed Madonna -67

***new on the chart <>re entry on the chart ---> off next weeks chart

[oswaldide]

Hello! List 5 things that make you happy, then put this in the askbox of the last ten people that reblogged something from you! Get to know your mutuals and followers :D

I finished reading Remember the Dust by Jade E. Lomax yesterday and I still think about the charaters and their found family a lot

2. I can hear children laughing and shouting from the open window at work (the weather is shit but kids will be kids) (yes i'm at work sue me)

3. During lunch break I found a bumblebee on the street and picked it up so it wouldnt be driven over. It was so very cute and let me carry it for a few hundred meters

4. I found some kind of book collection nearby that the owners are trying to get rid of cheap so i'll check that out soon and get some nice copies of classics

5. I just stumbled upon the phrase love is stored in the peanut from last year again, which is about my dad peeling lots of nuts for me as a child because I loved eating them but hated the peeling

phew I think I really needed this today! :)

[my-chaos-radio]

Release: January 10, 2020

Lyrics:

Hearing whispers in the night

Voices filling up your mind

You're like a ghost of you

You've been drowning in the rain

Slowly saving up the pain

So deep inside of you

See the colors of the sky

Slowly turn from black and white

A rising hope, bright as gold

And now there's nothing left to lose

So we're breaking all the rules

And they don't know what we know

'Cause I can hear the thunder from afar

A lightning in the dark

I can feel a fire come alive

So calm before the storm

So dark before the dawn

Oh, I can see the fire in your eyes (oh)

In your eyes (oh)

Oh, I can see the fire in your eyes (oh)

In your eyes (oh)

Oh, I can see the fire in your eyes

Oh, I can see the fire in your eyes

Now you'll never be the same

Once you felt that burning flame

You're chasing stars alive

What was broken's left behind

Watch it crumble in the light

Nothing can stop you now

See the colors of the sky

Slowly turn from black and white

A rising hope, bright as gold

And now there's nothing left to lose

So we're breaking all the rules

And they don't know what we know, whoa

'Cause I can hear the thunder from afar

A lightning in the dark

I can feel a fire come alive

So calm before the storm

So dark before the dawn

Oh, I can see the fire in your eyes (oh)

In your eyes (oh)

Oh, I can see the fire in your eyes (oh)

In your eyes

Oh, I can see the fire in your eyes

Oh, I can see the fire in your eyes (oh)

Eh-yeah (oh)

Songwriter:

Oh, I can see the fire in your eyes (oh)

(In your eyes) (oh)

Oh, I can see the fire in your eyes (oh)

(In your eyes)

Oh, I can see the fire in your eyes

Alida Garpestad / Daniel Deimann / Dennis Bierbrodt / Erik Smaaland / Gaute Omarsen / Guido Kramer / Juergen Dohr / Kristoffer Tommerbakke / Robin Schultz / Stefan Dabruck

SongFacts:

In Your Eyes was co-written by Alida Garpestad Peck, Daniel Deimann, the Junkx producing team (consisting of: Dennis Bierbrodt, Stefan Dabruck, Jürgen Dohr and Guido Kramer), Erik Smaaland, Gaute Ormåsen, Robin Schulz and Kristoffer Tømmerbakke. The production was carried out through the collaboration of Junkx and Schulz, with the vocal production being carried out by the US producer team The Monsters & Strangerz (consisting of: Jordan Johnson, Stefan Johnson and Marcus Lomax). Junkx and Schulz received support from Deimann for the instrumentation in the form of keyboards and programming. In addition, the producer trio around Junkx was responsible for mixing the piece.

On the front cover of the single - in addition to the artist name and song title - the upper bodies of Alida and Schulz can be seen. These are placed in the middle, against a smoky background. Directly below the two you can see an exploding car, and underneath it is a fighting machine.

In Your Eyes was first released as a download and streaming on January 10, 2020. It was released as a single track by the music labels Atlantic Records and Warner Music. The song was published by Honua Music, Junkx Edition and Rosz Music Edition. On the day of release, a remix version by Dutch DJ Nicky Romero was released as a single track. A remix version by the Austrian DJ LUM!X followed as a single track on February 14, 2020. Two weeks later, another remix by the Norwegian DJ duo Kream, also as a single track, on February 28, 2020. On May 15, 2020, a fourth remix was released by the British electro-pop band Clean Bandit, like its predecessors, this was also released as a single track. In Your Eyes was ultimately released on February 26, 2021 as part of Schulz's fourth studio album IIII.

The music video for In Your Eyes premiered on YouTube on January 10, 2020. The video is a continuation of a story that previously began with the music videos for All This Love and Rather Be Alone. As with Rather Be Alone, Schulz was supported as an actress in the video by Toni Garrn. You can see Garrn and Schulz, whose avatars initially head towards the city on motorcycles. When they arrive in the city, they are pursued by other avatars, but they manage to shake them off. A short time later, the two encounter a huge combat robot, which they can defeat with the help of shooting devices. The video ends with the two of them running towards a pyramid before the words “To be continued” appear. The total length of the video is 3:31 minutes. As with the previous parts, Robert Wunsch once again directed the film.