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Youngseo's Exit from I'LL-IT and the Future of HYBE's Rising K-pop Stars

In recent news, it has been revealed that Youngseo will not be debuting with the highly anticipated girl group, I’LL-IT, under HYBE subsidiary BELIFT LAB. This unexpected development has sparked curiosity and speculation among fans and industry enthusiasts alike. In this article, we will delve into the details surrounding Youngseo’s departure, the impact it may have on the group, and the future…

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Most Anticipated LGBTQ+ Adult Fiction: July-December 2024

Peregrine Seas by R.C. Ballad (July 1st) Prince Peregrine couldn’t be happier to be kidnapped by pirates. Peregrine wasn’t cut out for the restrictive life of a nobleman – he’s hungry for adventure, prone to duelling, and his family refuse to believe he’s any kind of man at all. Despite his royal origins, he has more in common with the outcasts and rebels aboard the Cygnus that anyone onshore. He…

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CSBS - Danny Phantom S1 EP7: Bitter Reunions Review

Plot: Accompanying his parents on their college reunion trip, Danny meets Vlad Masters, their old college buddy. Vlad became estranged to Jack and Maddie after a mishap with a prototype Ghost Portal left him with a disfiguring affliction for several years. Adding insult to injury, Vlad was in love with Maddie, and his condition seemingly cost him any chance he had with her as well. Jack wants to…

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Another Beatle Rarity Up For Auction

A rare acetate demo recording of the Lennon/McCartney song ‘I’ll Be On My Way’, from January 1963, is up for auction this week: The single-sided, 7″ 45rpm disc has a Dick James Music Limited Demo Disc label which is pasted over a Melodisc label. It has typewritten recording details and is in its original paper sleeve. This acetate was given to Mike Maxfield (1944-2023) by Paul McCartney.…

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MUSIC MONDAY: "I'll Take You There" - The Best of Mavis Staples (LISTEN)

by Marlon West (FB: marlon.west1 Twitter: @marlonw IG: stlmarlonwest Spotify: marlonwest) Mavis Staples is eighty-four years old as I peck these words. She has been a gospel and soul singer longer than Elizabeth II wore the crown. Many R&B vocalists started in gospel music, though she and her family have always kept a foot in both worlds. The Staple Singers have brought their spirituality, and…

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All the books Isaac reads in Heartstopper — season three!!

Hello friends!! Heartstopper SEASON THREE is finally here!! Which means that today’s post is all the books that Isaac reads in Heartstopper — season three!! Before I begin, can I give a MASSIVE thanks to every person and their cat who has found their way to my little corner of the internet where I have been flabbergasted by the views this series of posts has garnered. For some unknown reason,…

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Raised in the East Village, acclaimed and highly sought-after trumpeter Dave Guy was surrounded by hip-hop and the hustle that seemed to define the city in the 90s. During those formative days, he and his playing style were influenced by the likes of Donald Byrd and Hugh Masekela, but also by A Tribe Called Quest and De La Soul.  His time at LaGuardia Performing Arts High School furthered this path. Guy remembers sharing playing time with  Big Crown Records co-founder Leon Michels and highly sought-after drummer Homer Steinweiss. “Being in the All-City Jazz Big Band, I would see them rehearsing all the time,” the New York-born and-based musician recalls. “They were already doing things with The Dap-Kings back then—which was crazy.” His voice as a player began to take shape and continued to be refined through his studies at The Manhattan School of Music and The New School — and then playing withSharon Jones & The Dap Kings, Charles Bradley and Menahan Street Band, The Sugarman 3 and more. He has played on albums from the likes of Amy Winehouse, Mark Ronson, Pharrell Williams, Lee Fields, the legendary Al Green — er, correction, the Rev. Al Green — and a lengthy list of others. And adding to a growing profile, Guy currently plays with The Roots live and on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Guy finally steps out into the much-deserved spotlight with his full-length debut, Ruby. Slated for a September 20, 2024 release through Big Crown Records, the 12-song album sees the highly sought-after NYC scene mainstay exploring New York jazz and pushing the boundaries of the style by incorporating elements of hip-hop and soul in a way that’s both unique and modern.  As fate would have it, a classic case of “when one door shuts, another opens” was really what got the ball rolling on the album. “I never wanted to force my own project,” Guy explains. “There was always a lot going on between things—the timing was never right.” But when The Tonight Show went on hiatus during last year’s Writers’ Strike, there was an unexpected free moment.  Within days, Guy started recording sessions with Steinweiss and Nick Movshon (bass). What initially started out as a just an opportunity to create music, quickly took shape and direction when they ended up laying down something that felt wildly special and authentic. The result is an album that captures different moods and serves as an invitation to the world as Dave Guys sees it and feels it.  Last month, the acclaimed and highly sought-after musician shared the album’s first single “7th Heaven,” a composition anchored around a bed of twinkling and dancing keys, a strutting Movshown bass line, swaggering boom bap drums from Steinweiss and ethereal backing coos from Clairo/Claire Cottrill serving as a funky and anthemic bed for Guy’s regal and soulful horn melody. The result is a composition that’s swaggering yet cinematic, while capturing the energy and vibe of a day — or night — in and around New York.  “It has a groove and is more in line with what the guys and I are known for with Menahan Street Band, but it is also in-your-face and catchy,” Guy says. “It’s a bit of an ode to Tijuana Brass too, a Herb Alpert-esque track with a tight horn line and has that energy that pops.” Ruby‘s latest single “I’ll Follow You” is a gorgeously serene bit of counterbalance anchored around a driving rhythm section and juxtaposed by Guy’s soulful and meditative horn melody with a subtle call and response. Sonically, “I’ll Follow You” — to my ears, at least — is a bit of a synthesis of Kind of Blue-era modal compositions with J. Dilla and Stones Throw Records-like beat tapes. It feels thoughtful and warmly familiar yet new — and much like its predecessors evokes the energy and feel of Guy’s hometown.

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100 Years Ago Today: The Marx Brothers Crash into Broadway with "I'll Say She Is"

100 years ago today: the official Broadway opening of the Marx Brothers’ first Broadway show, I’ll Say She Is. An excerpt from my new book The Marx Brothers Miscellany: I’ll Say She Is, a revue of comedy sketches and songs by Will B. Johnstone, previewed at the Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia before moving to the Casino Theatre in New York on May 19, 1924. The exact contents have been lost…

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Big Announcements from Seven Seas—Includes Classic BL Manga Series, Gravitation Collector's Edition

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Crunchyroll Announces July 2024 Anime Home Video Releases

Crunchyroll has announced its anime home video releases for July 2024. Bungo Stray Dogs Season 4 – Blu-ray – 325 minutes – $69.98 – 7/2/24 Bonus features: Episode previews, promo videos, commercials, textless opening and ending songs In Another World With My Smartphone Season 2 – Blu-ray/DVD – 300 minutes – $69.98 – 7/2/24 Bonus features: Promo videos, teaser Vinland Saga Season 2 Part 1 –…

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Meet the Benedettos

Meet the Benedettos, by Katie Cotugno, is a reality show/Jane Austen mashup. Five sisters struggles to escape being a reality-TV punchline and turn their fame into something lasting, as their social-climbing mother and gauche New Jersey father ignore their upcoming foreclosure. Oddly, this isn’t my first Pride and Prejudice reality show retelling. Curtis Sittenfeld’s Eligible reimagines Dr. Chip…

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The Buster Keaton Biopic Starring Rami Malek: All the Latest from the Man Who Wrote the Source Material!

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Fave Five: New Queer Christmas Romances (2024 Edition)

I’ll Be Gone for Christmas by Georgia K. Boone (f/f) The Nightmare Before Kissmas by Sara Raasch (m/m) Make the Season Bright by Ashley Herring Blake (f/f) The Merriest Misters by Timothy Janovsky (m/m) This Christmas by Georgia Beers (f/f) Bonus: These are all Adult Romances, but for YA, check out Make My Wish Come True by Alyson Derrick and Rachael Lippincott (f/f)  and Flopping in a Winter…

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Cyborg 009 Full Review Project | Manga (1964) Volume 13 (Volume 10 Shotaro World (Media Factory) Edition)

(CyborgGirl) Picking up where we left off with the message in Gilmore’s lab, the future men want to arrange a hostage exchange – Lina for Joe, GB and Chang – and they want Francoise to be the witness. They wonder how they know Francoise by name, and Gilmore surmises that they must have something like truth serum to extract information from Joe, GB, and Chang (Which I assume is the time viewer’s…

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Was Jack Kerouac Full of It?

I used to think I'd wanna drive and travel forever. For a long time, nothing sounded better than hotels and fast food and logging miles. Life would be one big adventure composed of entertaining anecdotes and scenic routes. But coming home felt so good.

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March Reads

Here are ratings of all the books I read in March: Luckiest Girl Alive – Jessica Knoll ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I watched the movie first, which is always the wrong way to do it! It was a good book overall, but there were some scenes that felt rushed and not fully thought out. I’ll Stop the World – Lauren Thoman ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ An absolutely INCREDIBLE read!!! I was hooked from the very beginning, and loved the…