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that-curly-haired-lesbian · 6 years ago

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Queer Analysis - Sparks Fly

Hi guys! 👋🏻👋🏻👋🏻

So, I sorta took an involuntary hiatus from this blog and Tumblr in general, this was due to a bunch of personal shit that have mostly been sorted out now! I’ve missed you all and did not mean to leave you hanging like this after my rep show, but like I said all hell broke loose in my personal life when I got back from Manchester… I had an amazing time at the concert though and I’m still very much a part of the Gaylor/Kaylor community, I did not stop believing 😂 ❤

I am very glad to be back and hope to be getting into running this blog again from now on! ❤

Today I’m back with yet another analysis for that drunk anon from so long ago, anon, if you’re out there I hope you’re still reading these! ❤❤❤

Today’s song is Sparks Fly and I definitely feel like I wouldn’t be doing my job if I didn’t link you all to the 2007 original version which some claim to be even gayer than the studio version from Speak Now…Here’s the performance and here’s the lyrics to this gayness from 2007, although as will soon become apparent I think the 2010 version is pretty darn gay too! 🌈🌈🌈

As far as I’m concerned this is yet another Taymily song and it has strong connection to my latest analysis (Fearless) so check that out if you haven’t already!

That’s right my dear gays, Theo The Taymily Trash is baaaaaack, let’s gooooo!!

Before we do though, I have to give my usual disclaimers, it might’ve been a while but I’m not letting up on those! Lyrics used in this analysis comes from AZLyrics so all cred for that goes to them. Also I am not Taylor Swift, or anyone else mentioned in this analysis, nor do I personally know Taylor Swift or anyone else I mention here, as such I have no way of knowing who or what Taylor’s songs are about and may very well be completely clueless in the matter. Therefore what follows below is nothing but speculation and as always everyone else is invited to join in the conversation too, I don’t in any way have monopoly on analyzing or interpreting Taylor’s songs 😊

Now, let’s actually gooooo!

The way you move is like a full-on rainstorm

And I'm a house of cards

Okay, say what you will, but to me these opening lines seem very gay.

While it’s certainly not unheard of for people to find the way men walk attractive (For some reason? I’m v gay) I feel like it’s significantly more common to view (and to some degree oversexualize, but that’s a conversation for another time) the way a woman moves as a reason for why people find her attractive. Think of the seductive wiggling of hips that they can’t even resist programming into VIDEO GAMES in order to give female characters that feminine, seductive air…

Wow, objectification of women really is disgusting, huh? Remember however, lesbians/non-straight women can never have the male gaze and therefore they can never be predatory towards women in the same way men can, even when they’re using common tropes and imagery to describe a woman as attractive.

Long story short, I’m just trying to prove the point that Taylor Swift is gay, not accuse her of oversexualizing women because she literally isn’t capable of doing so (at least not to the same degree a straight man is.)

Okay, so I’m only on the opening lines and I’ve already gotten incredibly sidetracked, let’s get back to it…

All I’m saying is that describing the way someone moves as attractive has more feminine connotations and therefore that line is gayyyyyy.

So to summarize, the way the latest object of Taylor’s affections moves has our curly-haired lesbian weak in the knees and at any moment she may simply fall to the ground, blown away by this rainstorm of a woman, like a fragile house of cards would be by a gust of powerful wind.

You're the kind of reckless

That should send me runnin'

But I kinda know that I won't get far

There it is again, that word, “reckless”��It’s been a while since I did an analysis so I’ll remind you that we’ve previously established that “reckless” or “dangerous” or some variant thereof is a word commonly used by Ms. Swift to describe same-sex attraction, or more often, indulging in one’s same-sex attraction.

From a career standpoint it’s reckless and inadvisable, but somehow she never can seem to help herself and even though she knows this woman is exactly the kind to cause her to “slip up”, be reckless and indulge she also knows that it’s useless to try and distance herself from her new love.

She knows she’s bound to give into temptation, because regardless of what you may have heard homosexuality is in no way a choice and no exercise in self-control of any kind will make it go away.

Taylor can try running as she’s been advised to do, but she won’t get far. If she doesn’t fall for this woman there will be another down the line, Taylor can’t outrun her “recklessness”, her attraction to other women and this one in particular.

And you stood there in front of me

Just close enough to touch

Close enough to hope you couldn't see

What I was thinking of

Let’s address the elephant in the room, y’all say Dress or So It Goes or some other song of your choice from Reputation is Taylor’s dirtiest, sexiest song to date, but have you people LISTENED to Sparks Fly? (And Treacherous for that matter) come on, I can’t be the only one getting a strong sex vibe from Sparks Fly!

What I’m trying to say is, this could either be a dirty lyric where Taylor is either in public with her lover and is tempted to touch her (in a way inappropriate for public settings?) and hopes people or (if they’re not dating yet and Taylor isn’t sure her feelings are requited) Emily can’t tell that all Taylor can think when looking at this girl in front of her is dirty thoughts.

Or it could be a sweeter, more innocent, kind of heartbreaking lyric where Taylor hasn’t told Emily how she feels and so isn’t sure if her feelings are requited or even if the other girl is gay.

It’s that kind of heartbreaking thing where you want to touch or kiss somebody who you really like, but you have to hold back because you aren’t sure if that person would be into it. In that case the thing Taylor hopes the crush can’t tell she’s thinking of isn’t necessarily sex or anything dirty, but sweet things (such as holding hands or kissing) she isn’t sure the (possibly straight/not interested) lady would like to do.

The lines could be significantly more queer-coded if we imagine Taylor isn’t just scared of being rejected, but also of Emily not being gay and thus being creeped out or made uncomfortable by Taylor’s advances, a common fear among lesbians, but again, we CANNOT be predatory in the same way men can!!!!!!

Annnnd I’m sidetracked again..............

Alternatively she has the common gay fear of any kind of PDA and thus hopes no one can tell she feels like being gaily affectionate towards her girlfriend in public, she’s not yet fearless.

Drop everything now

Meet me in the pouring rain

Kiss me on the sidewalk

Take away the pain

Kissing in the rain is a motif Taylor often uses to describe a grand romantic gesture or the first move in a relationship. It’s a romantic trope that makes one think of the kind of romantic movies Taylor has admitted to growing up on.

But here there’s also an other relevant lines, the “drop everything now” may imply that her girlfriend is busy and has a lot going on, or is far away Taylor wants her to drop all that and come spend time with her girl.

If we think of the fact that Taylor and Emily started going out while touring it’s easy to understand why they’d have a lot going on and maybe wouldn’t have time for personal affairs such as relationships, but here Taylor wants them to drop all obligations for a second and just spend some romantic time together…

In a Taymily narrative the kissing in the rain brings the thought to Fearless another song I believe to be about them. In that song Taylor describes wanting to “dance” (or be affectionate) in a parking lot, a very public space, here she wants to be kissed on the sidewalk, in other words another very public space.

In Fearless there’s a line suggesting this is Taymily’s first kiss (at least in public) and poor Taylor is so nervous that she’s shaking, but as soon as they actually start kissing the fear goes away, in Sparks Fly Taylor wants the pain taken away by a kiss. In a song that seems largely happy or at least hopeful a line about pain struck me as out of place at first glance, but if we dig deeper and connect this song to Fearless in no longer feel that’s the case.

The pain can either be the aforementioned fear of judgement from the public or from people around them who think the relationship is ill-advised (because it’s gay) that play a large role in Fearless (where they ultimately overcome that fear with the power of their love.) Or the pain can be the struggle of having to keep their relationship secret and of being closeted, that pain matters little when it’s just the two of them spending time together and being in love and/or intimate, then the closeting seems like a small sacrifice to make, even insignificant., because all that matters in that situation is their love for each other and being a couple suddenly become much easier. A simple kiss or touch when alone can take away the burden of that pain. (“When you get me alone, it's so simple”)

'Cause I see sparks fly whenever you smile

Get me with those green eyes, baby, as the lights go down

Give me something that'll haunt me when you're not around

'Cause I see sparks fly whenever you smile

The line about the sparks and the smile is simply Taylor acknowledging that her and this girl have mad chemistry, the kind that produce sparks even from the simplest actions such as a smile. Teenage Taylor was gay for Emily’s smile #confirmed

The other lines? Well, yet again this seems like sexy-times to me, intense, hungry eye contact as you turn off or dim the lights in a room where it seems there’s just the two of you qualifies as soft foreplay to me. The line about that intense stare haunting Taylor, yeah, um, sex flashbacks…

*Stops impulse to adopt mom-voice and start yelling at Taylor about how she’s twelve and this is inappropriate*

If we want to get our minds out of the gutter it could also be the lights dimming on a stage and a last reassuring or loving look between lovers before the start of a show. The haunting could be about how those pre-show looks is one of the things that haunt Taylor when she later tries to get over the relationship, but since we’ve previously established that she had a version of the song including that line in 2007 (when Taymily were still very much dating) I think that’s unlikely tbh…

My mind forgets to remind me

You're a bad idea

Taylor knows she’s being reckless falling for a girl, but as her mind races with all the things they could and should do (both innocent and dirty to a degree that can rival rep-era Tay) she “forgets” why being with Emily is so “inadvisable”.

You touch me once and it's really something,

You find I'm even better than you imagined I would be.

That chemistry strikes again, a simple touch, or a kiss can lead to so much more (both metaphorically and literally) and here it does, they have sex, probably for the first time. I’m not saying this is Taylor losing her virginity (remember that car that had a tendency to get stuck on backroads at night during her high school years?) but the older Emily may have been hesitant to get physical with Taylor, not wanting to pressure her, but when they finally do sleep together Emily realizes Taylor is more experienced (or “better”) than she assumed.

This is actually getting slightly uncomfortable to me now seeing how Taylor was underage at the time and I don’t want to imply or read things into lyrics written by a minor that may not be there, but I think the sexual overtones in this song is pretty clear.

I'm on my guard for the rest of the world

But with you I know it's no good

I think what Taylor is saying here is that she’s usually careful about who she lets into her life and emotionally opens up to (and perhaps also who she sleeps with, just to go with the sex theme)

She’s usually careful who she shows her true colors to so to speak 🌈🌈

But with Emily she just felt this instant connection and knew there was no point in trying to hide her feelings for her as it was clear right away they felt the same way about each other.

And I could wait patiently but I really wish you would...

The mention of patiently waiting honestly just makes me think this entire song is Taylor basically begging Emily to make a move, to kiss (or sleep with) her already! She’s saying “Come on, I want you, I’m ready and done waiting for you to make a move!”

(Chorus)

I'll run my fingers through your hair and watch the lights go wild.

Running your fingers through someone’s hair strikes me as a much more enjoyable activity to engage in if the person in question has long hair, something stereotypically associated with girls, just saying… 🌈 🌈 🌈

Just keep on keeping your eyes on me, it's just wrong enough to make it feel right.

And lead me up the staircase

Won't you whisper soft and slow?

I'm captivated by you, baby, like a firework show.

Before we continue I just have to say, I’ve always thought the line is “it’s just STRONG enough to make it feel right” not “wrong”, as in the effect that person’s gaze is having on Taylor is strong enough that whatever they’re about to do (sex) feels right and good, but that might just be me mishearing the line. 🤔

Moving on though, she’s saying the way her partner looks at her is an aphrodisiac; it’s making Taylor want her.

Then she’s being led up a staircase, in the original 2007 version I think she’s being led onto a dance floor (which make the “wild lights” make more sense), but since dance is often used as a metaphor for sex and/or sexuality (x) (in fact, In 1698, it may as well have been sex) that slight change doesn’t ruin my reading of the song.

In literature reaching the top of a staircase is often read as a new beginning and here it seems to be the beginning of another step in Taylor and Emily’s relationship.

Emily whispers something in Taylor’s ear as they head up the staircase (towards the bedroom? The lyrics from All Too Well seems to imply the bedroom is up the stairs as they head down the stairs in the middle of the night to get to the kitchen, presumably from the bedroom)

Personally I’ve never been able to figure out if Emily whispers the thing about the firework show or if her whisper is something more risque that we don’t get to hear and Taylor’s the one who says the thing about the fireworks?

I’m inclined to believe the latter, so as Emily whispers something not for our ears Taylor tells us she’s mesmerized by this woman, in the same way she gets mesmerized by firework shows, something we know she likes quite a lot.

In the 2007 version the line is “you make it like a firework show” interesting, since fireworks are often used as metaphor for orgasms… 😏

No, but, SERIOUSLY; I’m not insane or overly dirty-minded, am I? I’m not the only one who thinks this one is CLEARLY about sex, right?

(Chorus)

That’s it guys, hope you enjoyed reading and that you didn’t miss me too much while I was gone ❤ Next up on the analysis list is Ours the last on the list of requests from my favorite drunken anon! 😊❤ If you have any ideas for other Taylor songs I should analyze feel free to send me an ask or ten 😊🌈

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aion-rsa · 3 years ago

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Doctor Who: Introducing John Bishop

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A teaser at the end of Doctor Who festive special ‘Revolution of the Daleks‘ introduced the audience to John Bishop, freshly cast as new companion Dan and due to appear alongside Mandip Gill and Jodie Whittaker in the show’s upcoming 13th season.

John Bishop is very well known in his native United Kingdom, mostly for his output as an award-winning stand-up comedian, and for being a mainstay of some of the country’s best-loved panel shows. In the US, he’s a less familiar face – a consequence of the US comedy scene being harder to break into than Fort Knox in a time eddy. Even in the UK there may be pockets of Who viewers unfamiliar with Bishop’s work, especially as ever-fewer people aged 16-34 are choosing to watch broadcast TV.

The only other Doctor Who actor to have been introduced in this way at the tail-end of an episode was John Hurt, a big-name British actor whose brand recognition carried across both the Atlantic Ocean and audience demographics. If the overall reaction to the casting of The War Doctor was, ‘Bloody hell, it’s John Hurt!’, it’s no slight on the soon-to-be TARDIS-travelling Liverpudlian to assume that the most common reaction this time, at least globally, might have been: ‘Who the bloody hell is John Bishop?’ But don’t worry. That’s what we’re here to find out.

The good news is: you’ll like him.

Runcorn, Football, and Bad Jobs

John Bishop grew up in a council estate in Runcorn, and always dreamed of greater things, or at least – as he told The Guardian newspaper in 2010 – a job where he wouldn’t have to go home and ‘get a wash’ afterwards. His ambition and intellect carried him to college, and thereafter into a short-lived career playing semi-professional football for Southport FC. His first foray into the working world, however, was as a vacuum-cleaner salesman, where he was mystified – and perhaps a little scared – by the go-getting ethos that the company had adopted. Each working day began with the mandatory recitation of an inspirational sales song performed to the tune of a Beatles hit. “It was mad,” he told talk-show host Graham Norton. “As a 17-year-old… I thought that’s what all jobs were like.” You can watch John Bishop having a bad-job-off with Chris Pratt in this video:

In his thirties, Bishop was living a comfortable existence as a medical rep for a pharmaceutical company. At the same time as his corporate star was rising, his marriage was collapsing, an event that carried within it – unbeknownst to him – the seeds of serendipity: his failing marriage would kick-start his comedy career, and his burgeoning comedy career would, in turn, kick-start his marriage.

From Open Mic Comedy to Sold-Out Tours

In conversation with fellow comedian Rob Brydon on the latter’s online show Brydon &, (see below), Bishop explained that didn’t nurse a burning, life-long ambition to make strangers laugh in the dark. He pretty much drifted into stand-up. He just wanted somewhere to go and something to do after he’d dropped his three kids off with his estranged wife on a Monday night; something to distract him from missing them. In fact, when he attended his first Open Mic night he didn’t even know what the term ‘open mic night’ meant, but was overjoyed to discover that one of the main things it meant was that as a performer he’d get into the venue for free.

Speaking to Brydon, Bishop recalled stepping out on stage for the first time, struggling a little and getting maybe a few polite titters from the seven-strong crowd. He quickly decided to bin his repertoire of gags, admitting to the audience, “I’m only here because I’m getting divorced”. He then launched into a funny, stream-of-consciousness, self-deprecating routine about his ailing marital fortunes.

In many ways, then, John Bishop is the Marvelous Mrs. Maisel of UK comedy (although, unlike Midge Maisel, he successfully rekindled his marriage). Perhaps we should call him ‘The Jubilant Mr John Bishop’.

Bishop had never told anyone he was doing stand-up, so it came as something of a shock to his wife when she went along to The Frog and Bucket comedy club with some workmates, only to see her husband walk out onto the stage. She came to talk to him afterwards, and told him it was great to see him more like his old self. Counselling and reconciliation followed, and the family has been rock-solid ever since. “Getting back together was the reward,” he told Rob Brydon. “All the rest of this stuff is secondary.”

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Bishop went on to build a solid, multi-award-winning career on the comedy circuit – branching out into panel shows and some small-screen roles – but it was his 2009 Edinburgh Festival Show ‘Elvis Has Left the Building’ that launched him into the big time.

Millions find him hilarious, but there are three key critics who resolutely don’t: his own children. Bishop told The Mirror newspaper in January 2013: “They just look at me as if to say, ‘what are you doing?’ My eldest came up to me over Christmas and said, ‘Dad, I think you should use this bit of time off to rethink your material’. I couldn’t believe it.”

You can judge for yourself here by watching one of his early TV appearances, where he muses about refrigerators and municipal tips in his endearingly droll, dad-next-door style.

Politics, Charity and LGBTQ+ Allyship

Bishop’s TV roles have provided incidental connections to the wider Who-niverse: he appeared as comedic but catastrophic dad Rob Fitch on the E4 series Skins from 2009 to 2010, a show that had also once featured future 12th Doctor Peter Capaldi; in 2012, Bishop appeared in fellow Merseysider Jimmy McGovern‘s Accused, a characteristically gritty drama in which Christopher Eccleston had also previously appeared. By 2012, Bishop was no stranger to working with smart, angry, ideology-driven writers and auteurs, having played a small but key role in Ken Loach’s 2010 pro-friendship, anti-Iraq movie Route Irish.

Politics are, and have always been, at Bishop’s core. He’s a long-time vegetarian and animal lover who regularly rails against the UK class system, an oppressive model he managed to buck by becoming the first member of his working-class family to attend university. He graduated with a BA (Hons) in Social Science from Manchester Polytechnic in 1989. He’s a staunch and outspoken socialist, and vocal supporter of the UK’s Labour Party. In short, a man who’s never afraid to poke his head above the parapets. In 2014 he told The Mirror newspaper that if he ever appeared on the political panel show Question Time he’d probably end up punching someone.

Nowhere is this anger more intense than in his support for the victims of the Hillsborough disaster, a 1989 footballing tragedy that affected his beloved Liverpool football club, the act and aftermath of which intersected issues of class with police malfeasance and media treachery. The battle for accountability continues to this day. In 2014, Bishop donated £96,000 (£1000 for each of the victims) to the Hillsborough Family Support Group. In the charity sphere, Bishop has raised millions of pounds through all manner of sporting feats, most notably enduring a five-day triathlon from Paris to London.

In 2018, Bishop was named the Virgin Atlantic Celebrity Ally of the Year at the NatWest British LGBT Awards, a moment that fused the political and the social with his family. In his funny yet hard-hitting acceptance speech he revealed that one of his sons is gay. You can watch him talking about it on this clip from The Jonathan Ross Show:

One area of Bishop’s life that’s stayed relatively free of politics is his stand-up. He explained to The Guardian in 2010: “I don’t want to be categorised as a comedian going down any particular avenue. Besides, political comedians are hamstrung, because they’re waiting for other people to do stuff before they can come up with something funny.”

Dan, The TARDIS, and Series 13

And so we arrive at the latest chapter in John Bishop’s career: becoming a fully-fledged member of Team TARDIS. It almost never happened. Executive Producer Chris Chibnall created the part of Dan with John Bishop in mind, but there was too big a scheduling conflict with the star’s nationwide stand-up tour to allow him to say yes. Enter stage-left the pandemic, which reduced Bishop’s sold-out run to a shut-down nothing, and prompted him to approach Chris Chibnall to see if his offer still stood.

Given that John Bishop is a working-class Liverpudlian playing a working-class Liverpudlian on-screen, and that Chris Chibnall created Dan with John Bishop in mind, it’s tempting to conclude that we might see an exploration of class through Dan’s eyes, something the show is yet to directly touch upon despite Rose Tyler being a working class character.

Bishop has finished filming for series 13, and returns to the road on tour this September. It’s unclear whether this means he’s a one-and-done companion, or if he’ll be joining Jodie Whittaker or some as-yet unspecified fourteenth (ish) Doctor in seasons to come. But whatever the future holds for Dan, the character undoubtedly is in good hands. And Doctor Who’s audience is in good company with John Bishop.

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Olivwell: How many times does one person have to prove they’re the worst before Maxwell sees it?

May 2013 - Olivia joins London Calling out on the road as they tour “Take Me Home” in the US. We don’t know much about her at this point. She had yet to start her YouTube channel and there are not a lot of photos of her hanging out with Maxwell but she appears to have bonded with Callan and Roman. Maxwell is currently linked to [insert random models name here].

July 2013 - The first rumored Olivwell spotting takes place in Washington DC. While we couldn’t find a photo of the two of them together at the time reports indicate Maxwell was sightseeing without his security and fans spotted him with an “unknown companion” we now know was Olivia after she posts this throwback photo in June 2019.

December 2013 - On a short break from the “Take Me Home” tour, Maxwell is spotted exiting a restaurant in Manchester after spending the Holidays at home. Shortly after Maxwell’s departure sources claim an “unknown brunette” exited as well. Was this the first official Olivwell date? We think so. Unfortunately for us, the restaurant owner is not confirming any details.

March 2014 - Fans spot Maxwell in Manchester for a second time with a woman who looks suspiciously like Olivia.

May 2014 - Olivia rejoins London Calling on the road for the “No Strings Attached” Tour and is seen by fans spending more time around the boys.

June 2014 - We have the first Olivwell spotting backstage!!! Twitter user @mrsmaxwellharper123 shared this snap after, we assume, bawling her eyes out at seeing her husband with another woman, during a meet and greet opportunity.

July 2014 - Maxwell and Olivia are seen exiting a London Calling party together. Rumors circulate that the two are a couple but neither of them comments on it publically. Maxwell often dodges the question on who he is seeing and Olivia avoids any opportunity for an interview (which is odd given her attention-seeking behaviors)

September 2014 - Olivia returns home to Manchester and Maxwell is spotted out with India Deanu several times in a very short period and Olivia posts on her social media with an “unknown male”. RIP Olivwell you were moderately cute while you lasted.

January 2015 - Despite seemingly having no contact and Maxwell still being linked to India we still get some Olivwell vibes when Olivia starts her YouTube channel LovelyLiv and Maxwell appears to make a YouTube account just to follow it. He is one of the first five people subscribed to the channel and only follows LovelyLiv and London Calling.

February - October 2015 - We call this period the dark time or the time where Maxwell appears to have realized he’s way too good for Olivia. Maxwell tours the world with London Calling. Meanwhile, Olivia’s career starts to flourish. She signed her contract with Victorias Secret and walks several runways during this time (alright Olivia you don’t have to try and be India just because that’s clearly who Max prefers) We get zero Olivwell spottings but Maxwell does comment on each LovelyLiv video. His thanks for the free publicity? Olivia unfollows him on social media.

November 2015 - Olivia and India walk in the Victoria Secret Fashion Show. Maxwell is in attendance to see India. Both he and Olivia are seen sneaking out together and do not appear again until the next morning. Olivia refollows Maxwell and insiders say he is seeing someone later that month.

December 2015 - Olivwell is spotted leaving Elijah’s birthday party and are later spotted celebrating the New Year together in the Bahamas.

February 2016 - Maxwell takes another woman to the Grammys.RIP Olivwell.

March 2016 - March 2017 - It appears, once again that Olivwell is on the outs. Olivia is nominated for a Shorty Award and attends the ceremony alone, has a party for receiving her Diamond Play button on YouTube for over 10 million subscribers and graduates the University of Manchester. Meanwhile, Maxwell tours with London Calling performing in Madison Square Gardens the same night Olivia graduates (rumor has it his mother attended the graduation ceremony but this was never confirmed)

April 2017 - Olivia moves to LA and enrolls at UCLA. Maxwell is seen picking her up from the airport the day she arrives.

May 2017 - Olivwell is spotted carrying her luggage into Maxwell’s LA home.

July 2017 - Olivwell spotting leaving a Kylie Blue concert in London.

October 2017 - Olivia opens up about her eating disorder after several people hint at it over social media. She is also seen out partying in LA while Maxwell is away on tour.

November 2017 - The final London Calling show. Olivia is spotted partying in LA.

December 2017 - Olivia gets admitted to the hospital for an apparent overdose. Maxwell is by her side immediately.

January 2017 - Maxwell begins shooting Dunkirk.

March 2018 - Olivwell spotting in LA during a Dunkirk filming break.

June 2018 - Olivia launches Live Cosmetics, Maxwell does not attend the launch event despite rumors claiming he was in Miami during the time of the event.

July 2018 - Olivia goes to rehab for cocaine addiction.

September 2018 - Maxwell spotted out with [insert random girl name here]

November 2018 - Olivia and Easton Fremier appear to start a relationship after filming a new television show together. The first official Livston spotting takes place at Tristan Andrews Charity gala. Olivia later confirms the relationship via social media.

December 2018 - Livston head off to enjoy the holidays together before appearing to break up abruptly after an encounter at an LA nightclub opening leaves Olivias friends questioning the relationship.

January 2019 - Olivwell spotted at a Grammys afterparty after Maxwell presented Olivia with the Grammy for [whatever it was]. This is the first reported Olivwell spotting since Olivia went to rehab

January 2019 cont - Olivia and Maxwell both suspiciously leave LAX around the same time, are gone for the same amount of time and are both photographed returning the same day shortly after each other. They are also both photographed separately in France but sources say were together there. Guess she wasn’t so heartbroken over Livston ending.

January 2019 cont - Olivia is spotted outside of the hospital London Calling are reportedly being treated at after the car crash. Sources inside the hospital say Olivia spends most of her time in Maxwell’s room and later appears to have posted herself outside of his room. Olivia posts a heartfelt throwback/get well soon photo of Maxwell and once he is out of the hospital he appears to be staying with Olivia as opposed to his own home. He later comments in support of Olivias six months of sobriety.

February 2019 - Maxwell supports Olivias latest single on social media.

March 2019 - Olivwell are spotted out for the first time since the car accident.

March 2019 cont - Maxwell and Olivia confirm via social media that they are expecting a child after rumors leak implying that they are pregnant. Maxwell later posts a throwback photo of Olivia and his mother together further proving that the two have been having a relationship for much longer than anyone really knows.

April 2019 - Olivwell spotted at Coachella together where they both performed. Maxwell even joined Olivia on stage for her birthday to perform a song off her latest album that features him. The happiness and cuteness is quickly overshadowed when Olivia is rushed to the hospital, it’s confirmed she lost the baby and checks herself quickly back into rehab seemingly confirming she is back on drugs.

May 2019 - Olivia spends the month in rehab. Longtime friend, and rumored former boyfriend Ryland James is spotted leaving the facility. Shortly after Maxwell is also photographed in the area.

June 2019 - Olivia posts a throwback photo of herself and Callan prompting relationship rumors. She is not spotted outside of her Malibu home for most of the month.

June 2019 cont - Olivwell spotted at the Met together. Olivia later posts a fathers day shoutout for Maxwell.

June 2019 cont - Oliva posts the Washington DC throwback photo. Maxwell posts an equally young looking throwback of Olivia. The pair, along with a handful of friends take to the water on the “please don’t leave me” gift Olivia bought Maxwell for Valentine's day. When they get back Olivia gets a tattoo on her ring finger and appears to be wearing a ring on a necklace. Now I’m not saying they eloped but I’m sus.

July 2019 - Olivia joins Maxwell on the road posting behind the scenes photos from two separate shows. Later that month Maxwell is photographed with India again and the model posts a photo of the two of them together. Maxwell supports Olivia on social media multiple times for her album launch and her year of sobriety. (You’ll notice Olivia posts on social media a lot but doesn't seem interested in promoting Maxwell’s career at all.

July 2019 cont - David Bennett passes away. Olivia and Elijah fly to Manchester. Maxwell pulls out of a show to join them.

August 2019 - Maxwell joins Olivia in Seattle for an Essence Woods popup show giving a few lucky fans a rare Olivwell selfie. He later confirms that he will be coming from his tour to join her on hers which sounds like the most boring way to celebrate a birthday, but hey, who am I to judge.

A summary incase you also died from boredom reading the ups and downs of the worlds most mismatched pairing. Olivia - a nobody - joins the worlds most popular boy band on tour but seems uninterested in spending any time with any of them until Maxwell seems to take an interest. They get together sometime in late 2013 early 2014 but break up sometime in September 2014 when Maxwell starts to date someone way more worthy of his time and attention. November 2015 Olivwell is back on. February 2016 it's over again. April 2017 back on. September 2018 back off. January 2019 back on. May 2019 back off? June back on? July back off and then immediately back on?

Breakups: 5?

Makeups: too many.

#Olivwell #Olivia Marie #Maxwell Harper #India Deanu #London Calling #Easton Fremier #Livston #Ryland James

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Five visions for the future of music

Welcome to the (not so) distant future.

The year is 2018.

Music is changing fast, but can the humans keep up?

Here’s a handful of possible outcomes.

Go boldly everybody.

1) Your favourite singer is not real

One of Japan’s biggest pop stars Hatsune Miku (above) is not a real person.

But that small detail didn’t prevent the humanoid singer from releasing another new music video last week.

She may also have some duets lined up – given that she’s already collaborated with Pharrell.

If the name of the fictional J-pop act is unfamiliar, then try this one on for size:

Roy Orbison.

The Big O died in 1988 but now his 3D hologram world tour will come to life, alongside the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, on 8 April in Cardiff.

His son, Roy Orbison Jr, who hopes his dad’s avatar will one day have a Las Vegas residency, says: “We’re really excited we got the opportunity to do this: the first big tour of a deceased artist with a hologram.

“I don’t think it’s possible yet for the hologram to walk out into the audience so there’s definitely a lot of potential for live application.”

He adds: “But most importantly this is just the icing on the cake.

“The cake is those amazing songs that my dad wrote and his incredible voice.”

Rapper, activist and actual woman M.I.A believes virtual alter egos can benefit living musicians too.

“Artists are at the cusp of embracing AI. But what is political activism in AI phase?” she pondered at Meltdown.

“I think ‘Should I make my next video in virtual reality instead of me?’. I find that sexy – new technology.

“I could take the hippy route of singing to people face-to-face… or I could stream my virtual shows to people’s bedrooms around the world so you can be at my show wherever you are.”

She went on: “The amount of data AI can pick up on is so fast growing that the future me will be way better anyway!

“But will the future me be less politicised?”

Speak to James Skelly of Merseyside psych rockers The Coral and he’ll tell you he would have made the digital changeover years ago.

He says: “We wanted a holographic version of The Coral, when we were first doing well in about 2002, to tour Japan as us.

“If there was a group that could do another gig, as well as us, and we could split the profits, I’d be up for it!

“But you need songs – it’s always about songs.”

For all we know, the future may have already started for Guy Garvey of Manchester band Elbow.

“How do you know that we are not already holographic?” he quips.

Well, quite.

2) The live parameters have shifted

From the hippies at Woodstock in 1969 to Ed Sheeran and his loop pedal at Glastonbury this summer, the festival experience has been forever changing.

Bluedot Festival – Photo: BLUEDOT FESTIVAL

By next summer, virtual and augmented reality – as well as “3D mapping” – could mean they are more interactive than ever before.

Ben Robinson, creative director of Bluedot Festival at the Jodrell Bank Observatory (you know, the one in Hitchhikers Guide), is giddy at the thought of “shifting the parameters”.

“We had Orbital playing [in 2017] who, 20 years ago, were the very cutting edge, looking at lasers and light production making it more than just some guy standing on a stage,” he says.

“Now today the incorporation of visuals and the production that goes on is quite insane.

“3D mapping manipulates the look and feel of a 3D object. It’s been done on castles to make them look like they’ve fallen down.

“Now people can experience being on the stage with the artists. Or the gig could move off the stage.

“We are a generation spoiled with possibilities.”

Animated heroes Gorillaz hosted their own one-day festival, Demon Dayz, at Margate theme park Dreamland last summer.

Co-creator Jamie Hewlett told the Daily Star that he and Damon Albarn may be getting “too old” but Ben sees no reason why the show can’t go on without them.

“In the past a band’s legacy was they left a record and VHS recording of a concert. Now they can leave the tools for someone else and be just as effective 50 years in the future.”

3) The recording studio is in your laptop

Noel Gallagher confessed to Radio X’s John Kennedy last month that he had never actually met the bass player on his new album Who Built The Moon?

Jason Falkner was doing his thing down the line from LA, while Noel was having his mind blown in Belfast and London.

Noel said: “It was the entire opposite to the thing I’ve ever done. My thing with Oasis was being in a room with a bunch of people and eye contact.

“Here I am at two in the afternoon talking to a guy on an iPad and for him it’s four in the morning and I can hear the song coming through his speakers and he’s saying ‘What do you think of this? Maybe if I do that?’

“And I’m like ‘this is so far out it’s unbelievable’.”

Butch Vig, former Nirvana producer and drummer with Garbage and 5 Billions in Diamonds, confirms such technology is also now available to new bands, who are short on cash but long on distance and imagination.

“There’s a new editing programme where you can be working on the same song in real time in different cities,” he says.

“You have to be creative with the tools you’ve got and, because of the digital technology, everybody can have a really powerful recording studio in your laptop.”

Beth Orton (who incidentally describes Hatsune Miku as “the music industry’s perfect woman”) embraced such kit on her latest album Kidsticks and in some cases preferred computer-generated sounds over actual instruments.

She says: “The ability to play the keyboard and the sound to be any sound possible was very freeing. That would influence the melodies that you created.”

But just a little of that human touch still goes a long way in the creative process.

“Even making an electronic record it was about the connection with the producer and the other musicians.

“I personally like a bit of imperfection.”

4) There’s a direct line between you and your favourite act

Jack White’s Third Man Records reward their subscribers with deliveries of exclusive limited edition pressings.

DJ Gramatik went a step further last week by becoming the first artist to “tokenise” himself, meaning fans who buy the token using the cryptocurrency Ether can potentially share in his future revenue.

Jeff Smith from music databse Discogs believes such block chain technology will “set a direct line from creator to consumer to be able to send things directly, without any form of piracy”.

He says: “We could see subscription platforms, like Third Man records, being able to send out Jack White exclusives without them being traded or shared in any way.”

That’s not to say that fans won’t still crave physical records and material from their new crypto-favourites.

“We’re definitely seeing a universal unplugging and physical music becoming a major part of peoples lives again.”

London hip hop star Loyle Carner is not currently available in token form and he’s happy to keep fans waiting for the follow-up to his Mercury-nominated 2017 album Yesterday’s Gone.

“A song comes out and people say ‘I like that – OK now I’m bored of that. Where’s the next one?’,” he explains.

“Singles are like chapters from a book and if you want to hear my music you’ve got to wait for it.”

5) But new music technology will not be for everyone

For all the head-bending future technology, for many, music always was and always will be about the people… man.

Neil Hannon from the Divine Comedy says: “I’m going to come across as a complete Luddite now but I believe music only gets worse the further you take people and humanity out of it.

“I foresee if they insist on going down this non-existent route then you’re only going to get another punk of some description that rewrites the rulebook.”

Punks like Irish rockers The Strypes maybe?

Bass player Peter O’Hanlon says: “Our fresh approach will be that we just come and play the gig! Everybody else is flying across the stage and we just stand in front of you and play.”

Guitarist Josh McClorey agrees: “The other stuff is cool, but it’s a gimmick.”

Compatriot Lisa Hannigan won’t be found jamming over the internet or appearing live as a hologram anytime soon.

“I don’t think that’s going to be my bag of chips!” says Lisa.

“I just like rocking out a jam with my friends. I can barely work the camera on my phone.

“Cancel the Lisa Hannigan Hologram tour. We’ve lost the cable!”

Just because you can, doesn’t always mean you should and as we hurl ourselves into the new age, fellow folkee Marcus Mumford prefers to hold on to the sacred spirit of the past.

He says: “I don’t know what the future of music is going to look like but if I’m not playing I don’t want no part of it.

“If it sounds good and people are having a good time, then it’s enough for me.”

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Comic-Con International Scrapbook 2017

Neal and I had a terrific time at Comic-Con International 2017 here in San Diego. We attend each year on professional badges. (I’ve actually been doing so longer than Neal.)

We proposed three panels this year. One I hoped to do, on women in independent film, was not selected, but our panel on writing for computer games (which we’ve done a few times before) and Neal’s panel of podcasters made it onto the schedule. Also, Neal joined Larry Nemecek for the Trekland panel.

For us, the best part of Comic-Con is getting to see and meet creative people, including many good friends, make connections, and helping some of our contacts meet others. For example, this year we were able to get passes for our friends Ben and Keith, and to introduce them to more potential guests for their Two Gay Geeks podcast. Plus, we were able to talk to writers about our upcoming audio drama series, Uncharted Regions.

My pro badge arrived in this box! This is the first time badges were sent out this way, and also served as an attention-getting direct mail marketing promotion for Comic-Con HQ, the Comic-Con International entertainment site. This should help the site build membership.

Inside the box: badge, booklet, an invitation to join Comic-Con HQ, and a Comic-Con 2017 pin, which I wore each day of the convention.

Day 1: Preview Night, Wednesday, July 19th

Wednesday, Neal and I took the trolley to the Convention Center for Preview Night.. We were greeted by these fun balloons from Cartoon Network.

Cartoon Network balloons over the fountain at the Children’s Park during Comic-Con International 2017. The blue one is Gumball from The Amazing World of Gumball.

Richard from The Amazing World of Gumball (pink balloon); Panda from We Bare Bears; Buttercup from The Powerpuff Girls.

Gumball from The Amazing World of Gumball (blue balloon) appears to speak to Griz from We Bare Bears (brown balloon in the foreground). Above Griz and next to the Cartoon Network balloon is Omnitrix from Ben 10.

More Cartoon Network balloons. That’s K.O from O.K. K.O! Let’s Be Heroes with the headband. The title character from Steven Universe is to the left. On the right, the blue balloon is Raven from Teen Titan’s Go! The red balloon with the star is Steven’s Shirt from Steven’s Universe, and the green guy is Beast Boy from Teen Titan’s Go!

Seventeen colorful character balloons from the Cartoon Network.

Once we arrived we began making our way through the Exhibit Hall. I worked a regular day beforehand, so when we got there the hall was already open and missed the initial crush of visitors. The crowds were not bad.

Garner Holt Productions animatronic figures.

Women in Comics NYC Collective International booth. Left: cosplayer Jay Justice. Second from right: publisher and writer Regine Sawyer. (Their panel, Women of Color in Comics: Race, Gender, and the Comic Book Medium was at the same time as our panel on Writing for the Computer Game Industry. I’m hoping to attend this panel another time.) @WomeninComicsNYC; @ThatJayJustice.

Official Star Trek replica ships. In addition to the best-known vessels, they had some obscure ones.

The Penguin booth promoted Charlaine Harris’s"Midnight Texas” books.

We bought an Edgar Allan Poe comic book entitled “The Cask of Amontillado/The House of Montressor.” Here’s Neal with writer Enrica Jang.

Neal at the Famous Monsters of Filmland booth. The young man in the photo helped us order a T-shirt.

Steampunk Green Lantern lady.

Celebrating 50 years of Peanuts in Japan.

MAD Magazine booth.

Neal, Wonder Woman, and The Flash.

Neal Hallford, David S. Dawson, Whitney Elaine Wegman, Kayla Caraco.

Batmobile.

The Justice League.

Day 2: Thursday, July 20th

I arranged for an otherwise clear schedule for the Thursday of Comic-Con 2017, and it was well worth it. Our top priorities were our panels, as we had two this day. Neal’s “Heroes of the Mic” panel featuring podcasters, was set for 1 PM at the San Diego central Library Before that, we had to make sure one of our guests got his badge

Neal on the trolley en route to Comic-Con International on Thursday.

Neal Hallford and Daniel Pierce. Daniel is the narrator for our upcoming audio series, “Uncharted Regions.”

We had to fix a snag with Daniel’s badge.

Daniel Pierce.

Dancing air puppet costumes.

Ironman poses with a fan.

More costumers

Crossing the bridge to get to the first panel.

Neal on the bridge on the way to his first panel. Petco Park, home of the San Diego Padres, is right behind him. The San Diego Central Library is that silver egg to the left.

Neal and I arrived at the Neil Morgan Auditorium at the library, the site of the podcast panel, in plenty of time, and were able to see an Elfquest panel with Wendy and Richard Pini, as they had the time slot just before. After, our panelist Gene Turnbow had Wendy record a promo bumper for Krypton Radio.

I always enjoy hearing Wendy and Richard talk about their work, especially since they are a married couple who collaborate creatively.

Neal created and moderated the “Heroes of the Mic” panel.

“Heroes of the Mic” panelists included Kristin Naomi (LowBlow podcast) and Miguel Rodriguez (Horrible Imaginings podcast). @LowBlowPC @HorribleImaginings

Keith Lane, half of the “Two Gay Geeks” podcast. @TheTwoGayGeeks

Gene Turnbow of Krypton Radio. @kryptonradio

Jennifer Zhang, half of the Seven of Wine podcast. Twice a month, Jacqueline Lopez and Jennifer Zhang simultaneously review an episode of STAR TREK: VOYAGER and a bottle of wine. @sevenofwine

Gene Turnbow @kryptonradio, Neal Hallford @UnchartedRegion and Jennifer Zhang @sevenofwine.

After the panel, Neal and I walked to the Gaslamp District for lunch.

We found this fun group along the way.

Then we went back to the Exhibit Hall to continue our “crawl,” as we only got about halfway through it on Preview Night. Here’s the Who Shop.

Neal Hallford and Beth Accomando @cinebeth Beth is a blogger and podcast host at Cinema Junkie, covers art and culture for KPBS, and is an important member of the San Diego film community.

Nickeloedon booth.

Neal Hallford and Joshua William Murcray.

I went back to Lonnie Millsap’s booth to buy two copies of his latest book, one for my brother Joe and for me. Lonnie autographed them both.

Kamia Matory.

Neal Hallford and Aaron Matthew Kaisier.

A glimpse of the line for our 6 PM panel, “Writing for the Computer Game Industry.”

Neal Hallford.

Neal Hallford, Kimberly Unger, John Zuur Platten, and E.m. Knowles.

Me moderating the “Writing for Computer Games” panel, with Neal Hallford, Kimberly Unger, John Zuur Platten, Anne Toole, and E.m. Knowles.

We had a good crowd!

John Zuur Platten, Anne Toole, and E.m. Knowles.

The line for questions.

Kimberly Unger.

John Zuur Platten. After the panel, a group of us (including John’s lovely daughter) went to Fillipi’s in Little Italy for dinner. John picked up the check, too, which was unexpected and very generous.

After the panel, several of us decided to take the trolley to Little Italy for dinner at Filippi’s Pizza Grotto. While leaving the convention center, we encountered this Andorian couple.

Day 3: Friday, July 21st

Friday was a short day for me at Comic-Con International, as my professional commitments kept me elsewhere during the business day. But in the evening I was able to join Neal at the Convention Center and see him on Larry Nemecek’s Trekland panel.

The trolley that rook me downtown was wrapped with promotions for the upcoming television series The Orville. I’m looking forward to seeing it in September.

Another car on the same trolley promoting The Orville.

When I arrived at the convention center, I saw another trolley promoting the upcoming television series The Gifted, based on Marvel Comics X-Men properties.

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Video of trolley wraps promoting the new television series The Gifted, set to premier in October.

When I arrived downtown, Neal met me and took me to dinner at Edgewater Grill in Seaport Village. It was relaxing to spend time together in a relatively quiet place.

Known as “Mr. Star Trek,” our friend Larry Nemecek shows slides and shares his extensive knowledge of all things Star Trek at his Trekland panel.

Larry Nemecek and Neal Hallford at the Trekland panel. Neal is producer and cinematographer (and I’m an associate producer) on Larry’s upcoming film The Con of Wrath, a documentary about an infamous Star Trek convention.

Day 4: Saturday, July 22nd

Saturday was our day to visit with friends and just have fun at Comic-Con. I finally managed to see the Art Show, which was at the Manchester Grand Hyatt this year. Neal and I liked the art show very much, but photography is not allowed, so I don’t have photos of it. I do have some fun photos taken between the Hyatt and the convention center.

Superman.

Neal and I in an area promoting Medinah, the first Arab science fiction television series.

View from Seaport Village as we walked toward the convention center.

The Marriott is right next to the San Diego Convention Center.

Part of the crowd.

Once we reached the convention center, we met up with Brenda Tafla. Brenda went to high school with Neal in Sand Springs, Oklahoma (a suburb of Tulsa). They’ve been in touch through social media, but hadn’t seen each other in thirty years, even though she lives in the north part of San Diego County. She’s a wonderful person and we had a great time with her.

We went to the Pro Lounge (another no photography area) and talked for a long time. Neal and I also took the opportunity to introduce some of our friends and contacts to each other.

Our long-time friend Geoffrey Thorne was part of an exciting announcement. He’s the showrunner for the Black Panther animated series!

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Geoffrey Thorne, one of the hardest working writers I know. We met him at Comic--Con International years ago, when he was working in comics, but his storytelling takes many forms. His extensive credits include author of the Star Trek: Titan novel Sword of Damocles, and writer-producer on The Librarians.

Before we left, I wanted to take a last look at the Exhibit Hall and snap a few more photos.

Little girl and Lucky Cat.

Boba Fett and friends.

Neal and Dalek.

Neal, Dalek, me.

With a Dalek.

Ghost Rider gathering souls at Comic-Con International.

Warhammer cosplay (I think),

Hawkwoman, Hawkman and friends.

Leia and Han.

Uncle Fester.

Scooby Doo group.

Then Neal and I went to dinner with Ben, Kieth, and Brenda. Comic-Con actually continued for one more day, but for the five of us, Saturday was our final day. We chose a barbeque place near our home and it was a perfect way to end Comic-Con 2107.

Keith, Neal, and Brenda are all from Oklahoma, so our party was 60% Okie, and they all approved of the food. Ben and Keith sneakily paid the check. We’ll have to be sure to take them to dinner next time.

Comic-Con International banner, snapped out the car window as we left the convention Saturday evening.

Brenda and Neal at the California Comfort BBQ.

Keith and Ben at the California Comfort BBQ.

Ben relaxing after Comic-Con International 2017.

At Comic-Con 2017, Neal re-connected with Brenda, a high school friend he hadn’t seen in 30 years. I had never met her in person, but soon felt like I’d been friends with her for years too. Brenda, Neal, and me.

Keith and Ben enjoying post-convention adult beverages. These guys are amazing friends.

#Comic-ConInternational

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Five visions for the future of music

Image copyright Getty Images

Image caption Hatsune Miku: She’s not there

Welcome to the (not so) distant future.

The year is 2018.

Music is changing fast, but can the humans keep up?

Here’s a handful of possible outcomes.

Go boldly everybody.

1) Your favourite singer is not real

One of Japan’s biggest pop stars Hatsune Miku (above) is not a real person.

But that small detail didn’t prevent the humanoid singer from releasing another new music video last week.

She may also have some duets lined up – given that she’s already collaborated with Pharrell.

If the name of the fictional J-pop act is unfamiliar, then try this one on for size:

Roy Orbison.

The Big O died in 1988 but now his 3D hologram world tour will come to life, alongside the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, on 8 April in Cardiff.

Image copyright Getty Images

Image caption Rob Orbison: In Dreams and now in holograms too

“I don’t think it’s possible yet for the hologram to walk out into the audience so there’s definitely a lot of potential for live application.”

He adds: “But most importantly this is just the icing on the cake.

“The cake is those amazing songs that my dad wrote and his incredible voice.”

Image copyright Getty Images

Image caption M.I.A finds technology ‘sexy’

Rapper, activist and actual woman M.I.A believes virtual alter egos can benefit living musicians too.

“Artists are at the cusp of embracing AI. But what is political activism in AI phase?” she pondered at Meltdown.

“I think ‘Should I make my next video in virtual reality instead of me?’. I find that sexy – new technology.

“I could take the hippy route of singing to people face-to-face… or I could stream my virtual shows to people’s bedrooms around the world so you can be at my show wherever you are.”

She went on: “The amount of data AI can pick up on is so fast growing that the future me will be way better anyway!

“But will the future me be less politicised?”

Image copyright Getty Images

Image caption Can the real Coral please stand up

Speak to James Skelly of Merseyside psych rockers The Coral and he’ll tell you he would have made the digital changeover years ago.

He says: “We wanted a holographic version of The Coral, when we were first doing well in about 2002, to tour Japan as us.

“If there was a group that could do another gig, as well as us, and we could split the profits, I’d be up for it!

“But you need songs – it’s always about songs.”

For all we know, the future may have already started for Guy Garvey of Manchester band Elbow.

“How do you know that we are not already holographic?” he quips.

Well, quite.

2) The live parameters have shifted

Image copyright Bluedot Festival

Image caption Bluedot Festival

From the hippies at Woodstock in 1969 to Ed Sheeran and his loop pedal at Glastonbury this summer, the festival experience has been forever changing.

By next summer, virtual and augmented reality – as well as “3D mapping” – could mean they are more interactive than ever before.

Ben Robinson, creative director of Bluedot Festival at the Jodrell Bank Observatory (you know, the one in Hitchhikers Guide), is giddy at the thought of “shifting the parameters”.

“We had Orbital playing [in 2017] who, 20 years ago, were the very cutting edge, looking at lasers and light production making it more than just some guy standing on a stage,” he says.

“Now today the incorporation of visuals and the production that goes on is quite insane.

“3D mapping manipulates the look and feel of a 3D object. It’s been done on castles to make them look like they’ve fallen down.

“Now people can experience being on the stage with the artists. Or the gig could move off the stage.

“We are a generation spoiled with possibilities.”

Image copyright Getty Images

Image caption Gorillaz

Animated heroes Gorillaz hosted their own one-day festival, Demon Dayz, at Margate theme park Dreamland last summer.

Co-creator Jamie Hewlett told the Daily Star that he and Damon Albarn may be getting “too old” but Ben sees no reason why the show can’t go on without them.

“In the past a band’s legacy was they left a record and VHS recording of a concert. Now they can leave the tools for someone else and be just as effective 50 years in the future.”

3) The recording studio is in your laptop

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Image caption Noel Gallagher: “I’m in the UK – what time is it there?”

Noel Gallagher confessed to Radio X’s John Kennedy last month that he had never actually met the bass player on his new album Who Built The Moon?

Jason Falkner was doing his thing down the line from LA, while Noel was having his mind blown in Belfast and London.

Noel said: “It was the entire opposite to the thing I’ve ever done. My thing with Oasis was being in a room with a bunch of people and eye contact.

“And I’m like ‘this is so far out it’s unbelievable’.”

“There’s a new editing programme where you can be working on the same song in real time in different cities,” he says.

“You have to be creative with the tools you’ve got and, because of the digital technology, everybody can have a really powerful recording studio in your laptop.”

Image copyright Getty Images

Image caption Beth Orton: Perfectly imperfect

She says: “The ability to play the keyboard and the sound to be any sound possible was very freeing. That would influence the melodies that you created.”

But just a little of that human touch still goes a long way in the creative process.

“Even making an electronic record it was about the connection with the producer and the other musicians.

“I personally like a bit of imperfection.”

4) There’s a direct line between you and your favourite act

Image copyright Getty Images

Image caption Jack White: “It says ‘Dear Stephen’, thanks for your support’

Jack White’s Third Man Records reward their subscribers with deliveries of exclusive limited edition pressings.

Jeff Smith from music databse Discogs believes such block chain technology will “set a direct line from creator to consumer to be able to send things directly, without any form of piracy”.

He says: “We could see subscription platforms, like Third Man records, being able to send out Jack White exclusives without them being traded or shared in any way.”

That’s not to say that fans won’t still crave physical records and material from their new crypto-favourites.

“We’re definitely seeing a universal unplugging and physical music becoming a major part of peoples lives again.”

Image copyright Getty Images

Image caption Loyle Carner: Fighting for your right (to not release more music yet)

London hip hop star Loyle Carner is not currently available in token form and he’s happy to keep fans waiting for the follow-up to his Mercury-nominated 2017 album Yesterday’s Gone.

“A song comes out and people say ‘I like that – OK now I’m bored of that. Where’s the next one?’,” he explains.

“Singles are like chapters from a book and if you want to hear my music you’ve got to wait for it.”

5) But new music technology will not be for everyone

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Image caption Neil Hannon: People person

For all the head-bending future technology, for many, music always was and always will be about the people… man.

Neil Hannon from the Divine Comedy says: “I’m going to come across as a complete Luddite now but I believe music only gets worse the further you take people and humanity out of it.

“I foresee if they insist on going down this non-existent route then you’re only going to get another punk of some description that rewrites the rulebook.”

Punks like Irish rockers The Strypes maybe?

Bass player Peter O’Hanlon says: “Our fresh approach will be that we just come and play the gig! Everybody else is flying across the stage and we just stand in front of you and play.”

Guitarist Josh McClorey agrees: “The other stuff is cool, but it’s a gimmick.”

Image copyright Getty Images

Image caption Lisa Hannigan: “Can you plug me back in at the back please?”

Compatriot Lisa Hannigan won’t be found jamming over the internet or appearing live as a hologram anytime soon.

“I don’t think that’s going to be my bag of chips!” says Lisa.

“I just like rocking out a jam with my friends. I can barely work the camera on my phone.

“Cancel the Lisa Hannigan Hologram tour. We’ve lost the cable!”

Just because you can, doesn’t always mean you should and as we hurl ourselves into the new age, fellow folkee Marcus Mumford prefers to hold on to the sacred spirit of the past.

He says: “I don’t know what the future of music is going to look like but if I’m not playing I don’t want no part of it.

“If it sounds good and people are having a good time, then it’s enough for me.”

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