#Juan Ep is life

[thedigitalcrates]

Ghostface Killah Talks Wu-Tang Influence and Legendary Catalog On "The Juan Ep Is Life Podcast"

Cult Hip Hop podcast Juan EP is Life was one of the first Hip Hop podcasts, created in 2007 by Cipha Sounds and Peter Rosenberg. Named after the character Juan Epstein from the popular 70’s sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter, the podcast delves into topics of Hip Hop music and culture, comedy. Various guests have included Jay Z, Q Tip, Dave Chappelle,  Eminem, Chris Rock, Quincy Jones, DJ Clark Kent,…

[lostinadrama]

𝐉𝐨𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 2 (2024)

[911bts]

wait weve had sightings of bradley, brenna, chad, andrew who else???

John Gray. I think that's it so far? Tim also alluded to potentially writing an ep in the TCA press.

He previously wrote:

1x01 "Pilot" (w/ Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk)

1x02 "Let Go" (w/ Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk)

1x10 "A Whole New You" (w/ Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk)

2x01 "Under Pressure" (w/ Brad Falchuk)

2x03 "Help Is Not Coming" (w/ Zachary Reiter)

2x11 "New Beginnings" (w/ Kristen Reidel)

2x18 "The Life We Choose"

5x01 "Panic" (w/ Juan Carlos Coto)

[in-a-brown-study]

im still crazy abt That scene, but now that i've rewatched the ep calmly ive got other things to say:

i can't ACCEPT they killed off wang juan !!!! she deserved more screentime i hoped to see more of her in the next eps sighh her fighting scenes, visuals, striking presence!!!!! were genius rip another great character😔⚘

detective xiao's scream was heart wrenching it ltrly sent chills all over me. strong character. kudos to the VA. well actually every va has done a wonderful job so far, they rly give life to the characters

qian jin u heartless, fucking MALICE AAAAAAGGH and li tianxi you too👊🏽 im so pissed at them i know its for the plot but like can they get out of the way already i want the slice of life back !!!!!

i was hoping li tianchen or blue haired guy to appear but guess i'll have to wait another long week.... there's no news abt either of them yet should i worry

how did qiaoling know where ltx and cxs were going??? and lu guang???!! idek what the hell happened with luguang honestly at this point i'll just stop thinking, everything is unpredictable with this guy

the action scenes are BRILLIANT, STUNNING. the animation flows smooothly it's so captivating my eyes are blessed. srsly studio lan doesn't fail to deliver such beautiful audiovisuals every damn time

the opening is the same as ep6 in this one too, maybe they'll use this op for the rest of the season?🤔

still, all left in my mind is luguang manoeuvring the speedboat like that. i was stunned. and confused. just. utterly shocking

[heretherebedork]

I haven't seen ep 5 of Kiseki yet, so this all might be moot, but do you think Zhang Teng and Juan are a couple/have feelings for each other? Cause I would love it if Zhang Teng is just this completely evil character, with no regard for human life - but will go even more feral than he already is and burn the entire world to the ground, if anyone touches a hair on Juan's head.

We can hope, right?

We can absolutely dream, anon, we can dream. (Yes, it's reversed, but maybe it can be reversed again someday?)

[dustedmagazine]

Sandwell District — Where Next? (The Point of Departure Recording Co.)

It should have been a question. The transcontinental collective known as Sandwell District had been defunct and assumed shuttered for years, its fax machine disconnected, its Situationist International Tumblr since overtaken, when the sudden, unexpected announcement in early 2023 of a reissue effort for 2010’s celebrated Feed-Forward revived interest among the techno faithful. Its key members had been operating independently for long enough that the prospect of a return was sufficiently dim, yet here was proof of life — that the mark of anonymous, forward-thinking dance music from these corners hadn’t yet been buried. Half a year on from the reissue, another curious missive in the form of a compilation and the announcement of a Primavera Sound gig. Something was afoot. “Where next?” should’ve been appended directly with “Why now?”

Instead, it’s an elegy.

Juan Mendez (aka Silent Servant) died alongside fellow Los Angeles artist Luis Vasquez (The Soft Moon) and Mendez’s partner Simone Ling January 18th at the age of 46. Every review of Where Next? you read will address this, so it’s not necessary to belabor its circumstances or the outpouring of grief in its wake, but suffice to say that Mendez was beloved in L.A. and beyond for his work both as a producer — which he was still a master of, as his (ill-)fittingly titled In Memoriam EP out in November on Tresor confirms — and, crucially to Sandwell, its visual language. One of the key components of Sandwell District was its resolute anonymity; for years, if you were buying music off these guys, it was white label 12s with no identification save a stamp of the name and a fax number. Mendez was the one who gave the group that Situationist-inspired aesthetic, lent depth and a difficult but still discernible additional dimension that otherwise may not have been there. In retrospect, it feels like no accident that the zine, the music and the “moment” all collided at the same time; four protagonists with years of experience behind them peaking in simpatico is an exceedingly rare thing in the dance world, and to have it happen as it did was both carefully orchestrated and worth all the praise. Dusted was no exception.

Without Mendez, Sandwell District’s revival now feels precarious, uncomfortable, indeterminate. The remaining core members — Karl O’Connor (aka Regis), Dave Sumner (Function) and Peter Sutton (Female) — must return to and reassess the question of this very compilation, whose existence initially struck me as a cynical money grab but, more charitably and with more consideration, could also have been intended as a siren for something new en route, a way of reminding those who were there and a slap in the face to those who weren’t that this group wasn’t just your run-of-the-mill Tuesday night Berghain residents, this was something else.

And what was that? Take a listen: From 2002 to 2012, a dozen tracks assembled for this comp mine Sandwell District (the label) for a retrospective that graphically displays the production talent at work while still leaving something on the table. The credits here all say “Sandwell District &,” but it’s superfluous; regardless of liner notes, however, the music holds up and you know what you’re getting right from the off with Function’s “Reykjavik,” originally from 2007’s “Isolation” 12”. A wobbling, heavy low end and the lightest touch of hi-hat establish the pulse, with a twinkling alien transmission straight from a 1950s sci-fi movie offering counterweight. It’s the crashing handclap and subsequent, seemingly endless decay at 30 seconds that really wakes you up, though — like the uneasy ambiance, a familiar trope of the group’s oeuvre but one forever deployed with the deftest of touches.

“Reykjavik” is one of the two earliest songs from this compilation; the other, CH-Signal Laboratories (8003 Lucerne)’s “Hypnotica Scale (Original Mix),” preceded it in ‘07 and was originally titled simply as “Scale 1 (Original Mix).” It’s a rolling IDM number that feels more primitive, less cognizant than the productions that would follow in its use of space in your headphones. It’s also arguably the thinnest track here from one of the few names in Sandwell’s history that was never fully declassified but to my ears sounds like Sumner’s work.

As the most prominent faces of the collective (Mendez was reticent and Sutton all but invisible at the group’s peak), O’Connor and Sumner often seemed to be the ones with the heaviest hands in final output, too — consider Sumner did the final Fabric mixdown, for instance. The balance gets partly redressed here: O’Connor gets credit for two songs and two edits; Sumner gets five songs (six if you count CH-Signal); Mendez gets four; and Sutton gets a song and a remix under the Kalon alias, which he shared alongside Karl Meier, a fellow member of O’Connor’s Birmingham-based Downwards posse. It works to great effect; if you hadn’t known this was a compilation spanning half a decade and not a cohesive album from a single set of sessions, nothing gives it away. Both sequencing and pace are thoughtfully examined as the album obliterates your speakers at the proper volume and eventually rolls into the station after some 70 minutes with the only song that really lets you up for air, “Inter.”

Still, questions remain. Timing aside, foremost among them is why this comp starts with tracks from 2007 and not 2002; that’s scything half of the label’s existence out of the picture, and it’s not like “Untergang” or “Cally 2” are much the worse for wear at this remove. More pointedly, why are any singles missing at all? A double or triple LP either mixed to its constituents’ satisfaction or arranged chronologically would’ve been equally potent.

Another question: Wherefore art thou, Rrose? Like Meier, Yves de May and Bob Ostertag, Seth Horvitz existed on the outskirts of the District, only entering the frame in Feed-Forward’s wake — but it feels grossly unjust to neglect Rrose’s contributions in particular as the label wound down and its members moved on. What I said at the time of “Merchant of Salt” stands: Sandwell’s methods were perhaps best executed by an outsider who subsequently struck out into more experimental lands, extending the spirit of the collective’s reach beyond the vision of its original members; in a way, Rrose alone best answered the question posed by this compilation, which only makes their absence more conspicuous.

As with everything else swirling about Sandwell District, explanations will trickle out as glyphs or remain scant, incomplete, perhaps even contradictory. Maybe we won’t know for weeks or months; maybe we will never know. This is all part and parcel of the operation, which remains fun for the sake of intrigue but as listeners can only really leave us to trust our ears and hearts. Scrape away the calcified grayscale complexion, then, and you have what lies beyond the questions — you have the real answer, the one that matters most. Did I say elegy? Sorry, I meant panegyric. Long may it be heard.

Patrick Masterson

[cruel-nature-records]

NEW TAPES FOR SEPTEMBER!

Hello

Our September tapes are out now!

Check out at https://cruelnaturerecordings.bandcamp.com/

1) POUND LAND "Violence"

8 filthy tracks of vitriolic desperation set against a backdrop of nineties alt-metal industrial abstracted by psych doom and post-punk.

'Violence is an album that captures that sense of perpetual anger, frustration & ever-creeping hopelessness. Of course, it does all that while making a gloriously malevolent racket.' (4/5) - Andy Brown, Louder Than War

"Pound Land do not release music to drink beer to on a sunny Sunday. They are the real rage against the machine – an uncompromising, uncomfortably harsh grind that speaks hidden and unfortunate truths" (10/10) - Dark Juan, Ever Metal

2) DRAGGED UP "Hex Domestic EP"

New EP from the off-kilter psych-garage Glasgow proto-punk band, featuring members from Trembling Bells, Vom, The Owsley Sunshine & Las Mitras. Mentioned in the same breath as Scottish indie-rockers Teenage Fanclub and garage-punks The Primevals, 'Hex Domestic' presents four new tracks showcasing their seamless off-kilter cross-pollination of doom, psych, proto-punk, garage rock, and spoken word.

"like classic CBGBs proto-punk transplanted to rain-drenched Scottish streets"

- Nathan Whittle, Louder Than War

3) MIKE NEAVES "You're Welcome"

A masterpiece of 160bpm spidery fractured techno. The sound of the jittery Monday AM interior of your skull, & the mutant sounds of the weekender you wish you were at instead.

"With Aphex Twin having released his latest EP, Blackbox Life Recorder 21f, last month, fellow UK gadget wrangler Mike Neaves drops something that hits just as hard"

- Simon Kirk, Sun 13

4) SALISMAN & HIS UNWAVERING CIRCLE "Parched"

Fourth album from the Anglo-American group (Chicagoans Paul Foreman, Travis Salisbury & Jon Raedeke with Tyneside’s Chris Tate - Score; One Key Magic; d_rradio) continuing their expert fusion of psych Americana and shoegaze, through exceptional songwriting and production.

The soundtrack for troubled times: Rivers of synthesizers. Pedal steel drenched in warbling tape echo. Tense electronic rhythms and rustic percussion.

Enjoy!

Steve x

[chalkrevelations]

OK, first week of 15 Minutes with KPTS, which is about the time that Ep 1 takes to introduce us to our titular protagonists and let them have their meet-cute.

Something that immediately hit me is that Kinn is introduced as a literal red flag. Everybody makes so much of Vegas's red villain mood lighting, but Kinn marches out of that main family compound front entrance in our first view of him in a suit that's alternately the color of dried and fresh blood, depending, for his business meeting to casually shoot a guy in the head as a message. That suit's going to look burgundy, dark, the color of a scab of dried blood for most of this initial appearance, but then right around 14:30, when he gets off the motorcycle from behind Porsche at that gas station after they escape the goons trying to kill him, it's noticeably brighter, closer to the color of fresh blood, for his first actual conversation with Porsche.

Another thing I noticed right away was the use of reflections, and I know there's already been some meta about reflected vs. real images in the show, but I had forgotten that we start seeing it used this early. Some of it is probably for convenience, so we can see both Kinn's and Don's faces in a single shot, even though they're faced off on opposite sides of a table, but it also serves as an extension of self for the characters, a literal image of their metaphorical reach. When Kinn starts talking about looking through the company books, and then again when he talks about someone cheating, there are moments when we're looking directly at Don, and there's a reflection of Kinn to his right on screen, looking as if he's behind Don. If the reflection is an extension of self, then this is Kinn observing Don, stalking Don, while remaining unseen. Then there are a handful of times - including when Don asks Kinn to sit down at the beginning of the meeting, and then again when Kinn holds out his hand and accepts Big's gun - when we get a shot of Don that also shows both actual Kinn in front of him (across the table from him) and reflected Kinn behind him, the two of Kinn flanking him, like he's got Don boxed in - which of course, he does. The jaws of the trap are set when Don asks Kinn to sit down, and they snap closed when Big's gun hits the palm of Kinn's hand.

This is all intercut with our introduction to Porsche at Hum Bar, and we first see him facing away from the camera, toward the mirror behind the bar that's lined with liquor and glasses, as Yok brings in some customers, before he finally he turns around, game face on, to perform for the ladies. Porsche at Hum Bar is all shirt unbuttoned even lower than Kinn's, smooth talking the ladies, getting his cocktail on behind the bar, doing a dozen shots, handing out Don Juan advice for free - because he doesn't charge his homies - to his junior waiters and bartenders, and getting busy with tonight's hookup in the back alley. Every bit of this is a hustle of some kind - Porsche is introduced to us as a hustler. He advises his juniors that the way into rich ladies' wallets and panties is to praise them and give them what they want. He's having a post-O cigarette in the alley when Kinn comes barrelling in with Assassination Goon Squad hot on his heels, and like any good hustler, Porsche requires a fee for services rendered, i.e. to save Kinn's ass, because Kinn is not one of the homies. We're treated to a brief display of Porsche's street-fighting skills that we'll see for a couple of episodes and that he'll then apparently lose, like everything else of his old life, as he's subsumed into the main family compound. :sadface: I'm going to miss street-fighter Porsche. The hustler will remain, however, and will not only understand that Vegas requires a fee to provide information in Ep 13 but will hold out that fee, a.k.a. Pete, on a silver platter, because Porsche is not actually one of Vegas's homies, and that's how you get services rendered. You can take the boy off the streets, but can you take the streets out of the boy?

At about 14:45, we've made our escape on Porsche's motorcycle, we stop in a gas station parking lot, and we hit this little wordless conversation of headtilts that was what initially hooked me into the show. Both Apo and Mile do a great job of this, and Mile, frankly, looks the best he's going to look anywhere in the show - I don't know if it's having Kinn's unfortunate helmet hair tousled fetchingly by the breeze on the back of a motorbike, or if this earliest stage of the show is still showing Filmania styling influence or what, but they never quite manage to hit this again.

Of note, the first time around, this whole exchange in the gas station parking lot gave me some expectations for their later pairing dynamic that did not pan out at all, lol (rough-trade Porsche whomst?). I can't help feeling like both Porsche and I get taken in a little bit by a Kinn who's out of his element and more specifically out of the iron control he otherwise keeps on everyone and everything around him, and we never really see that guy again, other than at some points during the kidnapping in Ep 6. Kinn playacts at it some when they slip the leash in Ep 8, maybe, but it still feels like an act there, I think - I'll be interested to see how I feel about it when it comes 'round on this re-watch. Porsche is also in control of their interaction in this scene in a way that not only will he never have again, but that we'll watch be systematically stripped away from him, sometimes brutally. Probably unintentional and just meant as a good comedy bit, but with knowledge of what's coming, Kinn asking for Porsche's phone and Porsche saying no while yanking it away from him made me think about how not only is Porsche going to lose his phone when the main family compound swallows him, but how he's only going to get a phone back - and one he's only supposed to use to call Kinn - when Kinn allows it for his own convenience.

Shot of the family crest ring as Porsche pulls Kinn's watch off.

First shot of Pete - foreground and blurred - at about 16:50 as the camera focuses on Arm and Ken instead.

Big's with Kinn for the entire first part of this sequence - he opens the door as Kinn leaves the main family compound, rides in the same car, takes point on the walk into the back room to meet Don, stands at Kinn's left shoulder during the meeting, hands Kinn his own gun for the wetwork, and of course is the one who sticks to Kinn like a burr while trying to escape Assassination Goon Squad, until he gets shot. He gets shot in the arm right about the same place Pete's going to shoot Vegas in the last ep. He's also shown right up front wearing his cute little stylin' ponytail and some earrings, indicating both that he's going to be a speaking character and that he's apparently being allowed some liberties with the dress code that we aren't going to see from anyone else while they're in uniform. Meanwhile, we don't actually see any more of our regulars among the bodyguards during the meeting with Don.

Gets us to about 17:00 for this week.

[bookgeekgrrl]

My media this week (5-11 Feb 2023)

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📚 STUFF I READ 📚

😊👂‍Murder at the Charity Ball (Miss Underhay Mystery #11) (Helena Dixon, author; Karen Cass, narrator) - another episode in this cotton candy cozy series

🥰Plastered (Zenaidamacrouras1) - 59K, stucky no powers AU; single dad bucky + architect Steve - charming; solid versions of the characters, very enjoyable

😊Half a Soul (Regency Faerie Tales #1) (Olivia Atwater, author; Rafe Beckley, narrator) - quite enjoyed this, liked the neurodivergent rep, very relieved at the lack of 'cure' ending - it did make me want to read/finish the Sorcery & Cecelia series by Patricia C. Wrede

😍Knife Skills (Hark_bananas) - 72K, post-WS recovery fic; reread, forever fave, absolute perfection

💖💖 +180K of shorter fic so shout out to these I really loved 💖💖

save a horse, ride an ex-jock (alligator_writes) - Stranger Things: Steddie, 9.8K - hilarious, almost-crackfic of a meet-cute at a country bar where electric bull riding shenanigans ensue. If you've seen that video, you get it

eat me alive (emryses) - Stranger Things: Steddie, 7.2K - baby's first rimming - eddie gets the full 'steve harrington treatment' - just delightfully filthy and also tender af

Auld Lang Syne (Annakovsky, drunktuesdays) - AEW: OC/Chuck Taylor, 36K - Family Man AU - do I watch wresting? I do not. Did I still get emotional while reading this? I very much did. shoutout to the great writing here!

shipling rivalries (ScarlettSwordMoon) - Batman: , 5.2K - HILARIOUS crackfic where all the batkids debate & present their cases for who Dick should be in a relationship with. Bruce regrets his entire life. Damian gets to say "That’s what Richard deserves: a strong warrior who can care and provide for him. I believe the correct terminology for it is a ‘daddy’."

📺 STUFF I WATCHED 📺

Scooby Doo, Where Are You! - s2, e5-6

Night Court - s1, e1-3

Harley Quinn - "A Very Problematic Valentine's Day Special" [s3, e11]

Hot Ones - Kate Hudson Stays Positive While Eating Spicy Wings

🎧 PODCASTS 🎧

It's Been a Minute - The love and longing of Luther Vandross; Plus Grammy nominee Samara Joy

ICYMI Plus - The Anal Bead Cheating Scandal That Rocked the Online Chess World

The Sporkful - A French Chef And Cincinnati: A Love Story

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Marchand Dessalines

Shedunnit - A Detective's Farewell

⭐Off Menu - Ep 139: Nadiya Hussain

You Must Remember This - 1983: MTV Aesthetics, Flashdance and Risky Business (Erotic 80s Part 6)

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - The Rainmaker

Strange Customs - Andrew Seidel | The Lines

⭐Vibe Check - Happy Black History Month, Gahdamnit!

ICYMI Plus - How a 9-Year-Old Took Over TikTok

Into It - Rihanna Should Take Notes from These Super Bowl Halftime Shows

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Creston Dinosaur

Song Exploder - MUNA "What I Want"

Off Menu - Ep 178: Fern Brady

Endless Thread - My Canadian Girlfriend

Ologies with Alie Ward - Scotohylology (DARK MATTER) with Flip Tanedo

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - The San Juan Island Pig War

It's Been a Minute - Hot and kinda bothered by 'Magic Mike'; plus Penn Badgley on bad boys

Our Opinions Are Correct - Encore Episode: Gender Essentialism

Digital Folklore - The Internet is The New Woods (Monsters, Ostension, & Moral Panics)

You're Dead To Me - Valentine’s Special: Georgian Courtship

⭐Hit Parade Plus - A Little Love and Some Tenderness Edition

🎶 MUSIC 🎶

The Essential Luther Vandross

Lizzo

Presenting Bad Bunny

Reggaeton Essentials

Folk Metal Forever

Old-School Reggaeton

Alestorm

CREDITS: Burt Bacharach

MUNA

Pop Tropical Bailable

[aunt-grandma]

What I Listened to in May 2024

1. Dark Black Coal—Logan Halstead

• Rate: 7/10

• Favorite song: 1952 Vincent Black Lightening

• Least favorite song: Good Ol’ Boys with Bad Names

2. Cartographer—Chronologist

• Rate: 7/10

• Favorite song: San Juan

• Least favorite song: A.W.H.I.T

3. Mind Of Mine (Deluxe Edition)—ZAYN

• Rate: 7.5/10

• Favorite Song: fOoL fOr YoU

• Least favorite song: BeFoUr

4. Preacher’s Daughter—Ethel Cain

• Rate: 9.5/10

• Favorite song: Family Tree

• Least favorite song: Family Tree (Intro)

5. Who is JVK EP—JVK

• Rate: 8/10

• Favorite song: All I Want

• Least favorite song: AHHHH!

6. A Welcome Change EP—Post-Modern Connection

• Rate: 6/10

• Favorite song: Home To You

• Least favorite song: Moody Lover’s Blues

7. Satan, Sex and No Regrets—Harley Poe

• Rate: 8.5/10

• Favorite Song: Ima Killer

• Least favorite song: Transvestities Can Be Cannibals Too

8. Radical Optimism—Dua Lipa

• Rate: 8.5/10

• Favorite song: End Of An Era

• Least favorite song: Falling Forever

9. Juno Goes to the Big House EP—Sorry Mom

• Rate: 7.5/10

• Favorite song: I Fucked Yr Mom

• Least favorite song: 2006

10. TAURO—Rico Del Oro

• Rate: 6/10

• Favorite song: Wysteria

• Least favorite song: Sol y Luna

11. u made me a st4r—4batz

• Rate: 8/10

• Favorite song: act viii: i hate to be alone

• Least favorite song: get out yo feelings ho

12. Niagara—redveil

• Rate: 8/10

• Favorite song: Campbell

• Least favorite song: Drown

13. empathogen—WILLOW

• Rate: 10/10

• Favorite song: pain for fun

• Least favorite song: between i and she

14. Heaven knows—PinkPantheress

• Rate: 7.5/10

• Favorite song: Capable of love

• Least favorite song: The aisle

15. luna park—Ethan Bortnick

• Rate: 5.5/10

• Favorite song: doppelgänger

• Least favorite song: SLEEP PARALYSIS DEMON

16. Romanticism—Hana Vu

• Rate: 8/10

• Favorite song: How it Goes

• Least favorite song: Hammer

17. BUG—Kacy Hill

• Rate: 7.5/10

• Favorite song: Honey Boba Boy

• Least favorite song: Frog Rinse

18. I’M DOING IT AGAIN BABY!—girl in red

• Rate: 8.5/10

• Favorite song: Pick Me

• Least favorite song: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

19. scales EP—King Isis

• Rate: 5/10

• Favorite song: taste of u

• Least favorite song: 141827 ( the only one)

20. late night thoughts—shy martin

• Rate: 5/10

• Favorite song: grow old together

• Least favorite song: late night thoughts

21. Pang—Caroline Polachek

• Rate: 10/10

• Favorite song: Parachute

• Least favorite song: Go As a Dream

22. High As Hope—Florence + The Machine

• Rate: 10/10

• Favorite song: Patricia

• Least favorite song: South London Forever

23. Cries for Attention EP—Sam Graham

• Rate: 5/10

• Favorite song: Humming Song

• Least favorite song: Cancer Rising

24. SAVED!—Reverend Kristin Michael Hayter

• Rate: 10/10

• Favorite song: HOW CAN I KEEP FROM SINGING

• Least favorite song: MAY THIS COMFORT AND PROTECT YOU

25. Yours Until The War Is Over—Amigo the Devil

• Rate:9/10

• Favorite song: Stray Dog

• Least favorite song: The Mechanic

26. The Secret To Life—FIZZ

• Rate: 9/10

• Favorite song: The Secret To Life

• least favorite song: I Just Died

27. Atavista—Childish Gambino

• Rate: 9.5/10

• Favorite song: Final Church

• Least favorite song: Time

28. Stampede: Vol. 1–Orville Peck

• Rate: 7.5/10

• Favorite song: Miénteme

• Least favorite song: Saturday Night’s Alright (For Fighting)

29. Let’s Throw a Party EP—Sammy Rae & The Friends

• Rate: 7/10

• Favorite Song: Whatever We Feel

• Least favorite song: Creo Lo Sientes

30. Fryslân—Joost

• Rate: 8.5/10

• Favorite song: Antwoord

• Least favorite song: Rookpauze

31. Albino—Joost

• Rate: 7/10

• Favorite song: Meeuw

• Least favorite song: Shrek

32. The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess—Chappell Roan

• Rate: 10/10

• Favorite song: Naked In Manhattan

• Least favorite song: Coffee

33. effloresce—Covet

• Rate: 7.5/10

• Favorite song: falkor

• Least favorite song: gleam

34. HIT ME HARD AND SOFT—Billie Eilish

• Rate: 9/10

• Favorite song: THE GREATEST

• Least favorite song: THE DINER

35. ROOM UNDER THE STAIRS—ZAYN

• Rate: 9.5/10

• Favorite song: Alienated

• Least favorite song: Gates Of Hell

36. COWBOY CARTER��Beyoncé

• Rate: 9.5/10

• Favorite song: AMERIICAN REQUIEM

• Least favorite song: MY ROSE

37. 1983–Joost

• Rate: 7.5/10

• Favorite song: SAMSUNG!

• Least favorite song: Eva Jinek

38. What Happens Now?—Dasha

• Rate: 6.5/10

• Favorite song: Even Cowboys Cry

• Least favorite song: Drown Me

39. Nothing Lasts Forever—Hannah Grace

• Rate: 7.5/10

• Favorite Song: Need Me Now

• Least favorite song: Screw Loose

40. MUNA—MUNA

• Rate: 9/10

• Favorite song: Silk Chiffon

• Least favorite song: Solid

41. Unreal Unearth—Hozier

• Rate: 9.5/10

• Favorite song: Who We Are

• Least favorite song: Damage Gets Done

42. BB/ANG3L—Tinashe

• Rate: 7/10

• Favorite song: Treason

• Least favorite song: Gravity

43. God’s Country—Chat Pile

• Rate: 7/10

• Favorite song: grimace_smoking_weed.jpeg

• Least favorite song: The Mask

44. Me Again—Sasha Alex Sloan

• Rate: 8/10

• Favorite Song: Kids

• Least favorite song: Don’t Laugh I’ll Cry

45. Stick Season (We’ll All Be Here Forever)—Noah Kahan

• Rate: 10/10

• Favorite Song: All My Love

• Least favorite song: Your Needs, My Needs

46. Found Heaven—Conan Gray

• Rate: 5/10

• Favorite Song: Alley Rose

• Least favorite song: Bourgeoisieses

47. GUTS—Olivia Rodrigo

• Rate: 9.5/10

• Favorite song: teenage dream

• Least favorite song: logical

48. SPILT MILK—KiNG MALA

• Rate: 7/10

• Favorite song: grocery store

• Least favorite song: dirty dishes

49. CEREBRUM—Absolutely

• Rate: 9/10

• Favorite song: Close To You

• Least favorite song: Speak Up

50. Dysphoria—Crywolf

• Rate: 6.5/10

• Favorite song: Stomach It (Acoustic Version)

• Least favorite song: Stomach it

51. Club Echo—Teenage Dads

• Rate: 6/10

• Favorite song:Piano Girl

• Least favorite song: Cheerleader (Acoustic)

52. Love + Fear—MARINA

• Rate: 9/10

• Favorite song: True

• Least favorite song: No More Suckers

53. Asha’s Awakening—Raveena

• Rate: 9/10

• Favorite song: Secret

• Least favorite song: Love Overgrown

54. How Do You Sleep At Night?—Teezo Touchdown

• Rate: 10/10

• Favorite Song: You Thougt

• Least favorite song: Nu Nay

55. MADE IN HEAVEN EP—Julia Cooper

• Rate: 7/10

• Favorite song: XO

• Least favorite song: SUGAR RUSH

56. SHE IS COMING—Miley Cyrus

• Rate: 7.5/10

• Favorite Song: Slide Away

• Least favorite Song: Party Up The Street

57. Unheard EP—Hozier

• Rate: 5/10

• Favorite song: Too Sweet

• Least favorite song: Empire Now

58. SANTIAGO—Russ

• Rate: 6.5/10

• Favorite song: Enough

• Least favorite song: Smooth

59. SMITHEREENS—Joji

• Rate: 9/10

• Favorite song: 1AM FREESTYLE

• Least favorite song: Dissolve

60. My 21st Century Blues—RAYE

• Rate: 8.5/10

• Favorite song: Escapism.

• Least favorite song: Environmental Anxiety.

61. Hold The Girl—Rina Sawayama

• Rate: 9/10

• Favorite Song: Catch Me In The Air

• Least favorite song: Hurricanes

62. we were so beautiful EP—SEB

• Rate: 6.5/10

• Favorite song: loving u is harder

• Least favorite song: moving on

63. Happily Ever AFTRs EP—Isaiah Rusk

• Rate: 5/10

• Favorite song: UNRULY

• Least favorite song: IN BLOOM

64. Southern Ambrosia—Kristina Murray

• Rate: 5/10

• Favorite song: Pink Azaleas

• Least favorite song: Slow Kill

65. Waiting for God in the Garden EP—CLAY

• Rate: 7/10

• Favorite song: Fade Away

• Least favorite song: How to Cry

66. This Is The Life—Kolohe Kai

• Rate: 9/10

• Favorite song: Ehu Girl

• Least favorite song: Lover Girl

67. Where I’ve Been, Isn’t Where I’m Going—Shaboozey

• Rate: 6.5/10

• Favorite song: A Bar Song (Tipsy)

• Least favorite song: East Of The Massanutten

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Julia Michaels Biography, Net Worth, Early Life, Career, Boyfriend

Full NameJulia Carin CavazosNet Worth$12 MillionDate Of Birth13 November 1993Age30 yearsGenderFemaleHeight5 Feet 1 Inch

Julia Michaels Biography

Julia Michaels Biography November 13, 1993, in Davenport, Iowa, USA, Julia Carin Cavazos better known by her professional name, Julia Michaels was born. She moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in music after starting to sing and write songs at an early age. Full NameJulia Carin CavazosNicknameJulia MichaelsPorfessionSinger and Songwriter, Actors, Model, ComposerPhysical Height Eye Colour Hair Colour 5 Feet 1 Inch Brown Blonde, BrownWeight55 KGDate Of Birth13 November 1993Age30 yearsNet Worth$12 MillionNationalityAmericanHometownDavenport, Iowa, USABirthplaceDavenport, Iowa, USAReligionChristianitySchoolProspect High SchoolEducational QualificationBachelor Degree at the School of Creative ArtsFavourite Food PastaFavourite ColourpinkFavourite SongHeaven, If the World Was Ending, I Miss You, Hurt Somebody Notable WorksSongwriting credits for top artistsMarital StatusMarried (JP Saxe).Parents Name: Father Mother Juan Manuel Cavazos Julie ScrivenBrother SisterNon JadenBoyfriend’s NameJP Saxe Lauv Break 

Julia Michaels Net Worth

Julia Michaels Net Worth $12 million of American singer-songwriter is impressive. Before releasing her debut (Grammy-nominated) single "Issues" in 2017, Julia Michaels started her musical career writing songs for other artists.

Julia Michaels Early Life

Julia Michaels Early Life on November 13, 1993, in Davenport, Iowa, Julia Carin Cavazos gave birth to Julia Michaels. She is the elder sister of singer-songwriter Jaden Scriven and daughter of Julie Scriven and Juan Manuel Cavazos. After the family relocated to Santa Clarita, California, Julia Michaels Early Life began singing at the age of twelve. After meeting Joleen Belle, a songwriter, two years later, the two worked together on numerous songs for movies and TV shows, including the theme song for the Disney Channel series "Austin & Ally." Michaels met songwriter Lindy Robbins when she was 19 years old.

Julia Michaels Career

Julia Michaels Career July 2010 saw the release of Michaels' self-titled EP, and in 2012, "Futuristic" was released. "Issues," her debut solo single, was released in early 2017 and received Platinum or higher certification in over a dozen countries."It was the first time I'd written a song that sounded so much like myself that," in April 2017, her song "How Do We Get Back to Love" was featured. Her third EP, "Nervous System," was released in July. Julia Michaels was nominated for two Grammy Awards in 2018: Best New Artist and Song of the Year for "Issues". That year, Michaels released the singles "Hurt Somebody" (featuring Noah Kahan) and "Jump" (featuring Trippie Redd). Her song "Heaven" was also included on the "Fifty Shades Freed" soundtrack

Julia Michaels Boyfriend's

Julia Michaels & JP Saxe

Julia Michaels & Lauv Break 

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Vybz Kartel Has His First Interview In 13 Years On the Juan Ep Is Life Podcast With Peter Rosenberg and Cipha Sounds

Media Personalities Cipha Sounds and Peter Rosenberg from the Juan Ep Is Life Podcast have released their newest interview with Dance Hall legend Vybz Kartel. This is Vybz Kartel’s first interview since he was released after his 13-year sentence. Cipha and Rosenberg talked to Vybz about his experiences of recording music in prison, his plans of marrying his fiancee, and how he maintained his…

[popmusicu]

My favourite Jrock Band

With their return to Chile after 9 years, I wanted to talk about this band that I came to know thanks to the world of anime, but ended up listening to because of how catchy and emotional their music is. Asian Kung-Fu Generation was formed in 1996 in Yokohama, comprised of Masafumi Gotoh (vocalist and rhythm guitarist), Kensuke Kita (lead guitarist and backup vocalist), and Takahiro Yamada (bassist). Drummer Kiyoshi Ijichi later joined from another band, thus forming the band's current core. They have a total of 11 studio albums and several compilation EPs, with the first two albums "Kimi Tsunagi Five M" (2003) and "Sol-fa" (2004) standing out the most to my taste, with the latter being re-recorded in 2016. The band gained worldwide recognition for their soundtracks in the anime world, being part of Naruto, Bleach, Fullmetal Alchemist, and other renowned anime series.

The band's musical style is heavily influenced by alternative-rock and indie-rock bands of the 1990s such as Weezer, Radiohead, Oasis, Smashing Pumpkins, etc. This is also combined with a wide variety of other genres such as hardcore punk, pop, and heavy metal. Therefore, the sounds of the band's songs are a mixture of elements from these genres, such as fast tempos, distorted guitars, transgressive and emotional lyrics, strong melodies, and catchy choruses.

To conclude, I wanted to mention my favorite songs from the band, which I recommend listening to:

"After-Dark", a song from the album "World World World" (2008), which conveys a message of perseverance and keeping hope alive despite life's uncertainties. Additionally, it is the 7th opening of the anime Bleach.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_IsnEZcl4E

"Blue Train", a song from the album "Fanclub" (2006), gives a feeling of traveling through time and how they face changes and challenges along the way with a message of optimism and acceptance for what is to come.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9nkiTeuYRo

"Soranin", a song from the album "Magic Disk" (2010), is a melancholic song about longing for the past, farewell, and personal growth that everyone must go through at a certain moment in life. This song was written by Inio Asano, author of the manga of the same name as the song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZD1B1TskXs

Juan José Calaf V.

[8dpromo]

Mural - Shake It Up EP (New Human Music)

8DPromo · Mural - Shake It Up EP (New Human Music)

Erik Brown, also known as as graphic artist FRISK, unveils the moniker Mural and catapults onto the electronic music stage with his latest creation, the Shake It Up EP, released under the innovative new label New Human Music. Brown, a mainstay in the San Francisco music scene has been dazzling the Bay Area with underground DJ sets since the early 2000s. His unique ability to weave intricate grooves using an arsenal of gear is evident in this latest offering. As he prepares to relocate his studio to Thailand in 2024, his impressive discography continues to expand with this new venture into New Human Music's revolutionary ethos. The EP, a succinct yet impactful trio of tracks, kicks off with "Shake It Up," a robust house music anthem designed for an energized underground. It's a masterful blend of crisp rhythms, pulsating synthesizers, ethereal string pads, and vibrant vocal stabs that create an irresistible auditory invitation. Following this is "Shake and Dub," a more minimalist dub version of its predecessor. This track strips back the layers to spotlight rhythmic drums, a groove-laden bassline, and '80s-flavored synth tones and effects. And then“Love Will Find A Way” combines Moroder-ized synth patterns with an uplifting vocal hook. Together, these songs exemplify Mural's prowess in crafting tunes that resonate with the eclectic and dynamic spirit of New Human Music, a label that celebrates artistic transformation and the seamless fusion of genres like New Techno, Retro Disco, and House Music.

Jon Fugler (Fluke) – “I absolutely love this. Every track is a gem.” Juan Moreno (1 Life Records) – “Nice track, perfect for the sun.” Ewan Pearson (Kompakt) – “I’m liking both of these tracks a lot.” Jon Wesley (Insomniac) – “Great tunes. I like them all. Shake It Up really works, can’t wait to play it.” Brian Busto (Serious Soul) – “Shake It Up is fire. Will be playing this one a lot.” Steve ‘Griffo’ Griffiths (Fluid Radio Shows) – “A very groovy EP! Shake and Dub is the one for me.���

Available Now From: Traxsource, Juno Download, Apple Music, And Spotify.

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All that glitters is not gold - The realities behind the image/story/object (a real life aspect): Colonel Jose Espejo's plot to rescue FARC hostages - By RPG.

Painting of a FARC encampment/prison; where soldiers and civilians of Colombia were subject to brutal conditions and treatment.

The year was 2010:

Jose Espejo, an expert in the field of military communications with the Colombian Army, had a very major issue on his hands. Watching a grainy video filmed by FARC, a former far-left terrorist organisation, he saw the internal horrors in which the kidnapped experienced; soldiers with flesh-eating diseases, horrific insect bites that had developed into gangrenous patches being locked behind barbed wire fences.

Some of the hostages were in the camp for more than 10 years, under the careful and eager-eyed watch of FARC guerillas who only awaited the arrival of actual military forces.

It being 2010, Espejo was coming to the end of his 22-year-long career with the Colombian Army. With this, he couldn't settle with retirement when he knew full well his men were still in that camp suffering unimaginable punishments; He had to devise a plan to reunite Colombians with Colombia, and back with their families who so desperately missed them for all those years away.

There was one man who Espejo had faith in the most, Juan Carlos Ortiz. On the day of the plan, Juan was busy being a father to his children when he was called by Jose; Jose wanted Juan's skills as a naturally-talented advertising tactician to form a way for these missing troops to know that they would be rescued, and soon.

Ortiz was infamous with advertising in America, and had a career with the company known for its Tony the Tiger adverts. He created an anti-drug public service announcement that became very widely known in Colombia, so far so that he became the first Colombian to win a gold Lion at Cannes returning to Bogota a national hero.

The success of his anti-drug PSAs had its affect on Ortiz, making him a major target for FARC-EP (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia - Ejercito del Pueblo) as they relied on the trafficking of drugs like cocaine to fund their campaign against the government of Colombia. As quoted by Ortiz, "They offered me the opportunity of paying them in exchange for my life". Having been mailed deeply threatening letters from FARC, Ortiz purchased a bulletproof car and even assisted law enforcement in sting operations to catch his blackmailers; and as the threats persisted, his employer moved him to a New York branch.

Military operations involving Colombian Special Forces were already being conducted, such as that of Operation Chameleon, where 300 soldiers secretly raided FARC compounds. For Ortiz to compilate a viable option to let these hostages know that they were not forgotten, they needed to make sure they mitigated any sort of deaths; FARC rebels were notorious for the killing of any hostages during any military raids.

One of the prior operations that the Army took up was a psychological operations sortie, on Christmas day, where soldiers would set up illuminated Christmas trees across the jungle to remind guerillas of what they were missing. Also, 7 million baby pacifiers were dropped into the jungle in efforts to encourage pregnant female fighters to defect.

The plan to use morse code in a hostage rescue environment wasn't unique, being used prior in the Vietnam War when Jeremiah Denton used morse code by blinking his eyes to spell out "T-O-R-T-U-R-E" and when soldiers got suspicious blaming the constant blinking on the light from the studio setup.

In September 2010, a song was recorded in a small studio in Bogota; by the Army and musicians in a secretive manner. The song incorporated Morse code within its chorus, which read at a rate of 20 words per minute fitting with the song perfectly; this was performed by Natalia Gutierrez Y Angelo who were fairly unknown in the music scene within Bogota. This song is known as "Better Days".

The operation turned out a major success, FARC ended up handing over 5 prisoners as a humanitarian gesture. The rest were rescued as on par with covert military missions in the area.

The story holds a meaning - That you can be in a dire situation but always retain hope, to keep a strong mind and to plan ahead. FARC presented themselves as a group that shouldn't be provoked, but there were those who saw just a shell that could easily be cracked.

"1-9 P-E-O-P-L-E R-E-S-C-U-E-D. Y-O-U A-R-E N-E-X-T. D-O-N-T L-O-S-E H-O-P-E" - The message that reassured the imprisoned that they would be saved.

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Holidays 1.28

Holidays

Christa McAuliffe Day

Clash Day

Daisy Day

Data Privacy Day

Data Protection Day (EU)

Double Daisy Day (Flower of the Day)

Global Community Engagement Day

Gone-ta-Pott Day [every 28th]

Great Mental Health Day (UK)

International Data Privacy & Protection Day

International Lego Day

International Make Your Point Day

International Mobilization Day Against Nuclear War

International Reducing CO2 Emissions Day

Jackhammer Day

January Revolution and National Police Day (Egypt)

José Marti Memorial Day (Cuba)

Juan Felipe Day (Philippines)

King’s Name Day (Sweden)

Love Among the Nations Day

Make Your Point Day

National Amy Day

National Army Day (Armenia)

National Day to Combat Modern Slave Labor (Brazil)

National Film Day (Argentina)

National Gift of the Ladybug Day

National Kazoo Day

National Pediatrician Day

National Spieling Day

National Tina Day

Number Please Day

Paul Jackson Pollock Day

Pop Art Day

Poplar Day (French Republic)

Rattlesnake Roundup Day

Science Day (Belarus)

Serendipity Day [also 1.18]

Telephone Exchange Day

Thank a Plugin Developer Day

Welcome Home the Heroes from Iraq Day (St. Louis, Missouri)

World Day for the Abolition of Meat Day

World Lewy Body Dementia Day

Youth Climate Action Day (Indiana)

Food & Drink Celebrations

National Blueberry Pancake Day

4th & Last Sunday in January

Child Labor Day [4th Sunday]

Clean Out Your Email Inbox Week begins [Sunday of Last Full Week]

Dinagyang (Philippines) [4th Sunday]

Homeless Sunday (UK) [4th Sunday]

International Internet-Free Day [Last Sunday]

National Bible Sunday (Philippines) [Last Sunday]

National Holocaust Memorial Day (Ireland) [Sunday closest to 27th]

Sanctity of Human Life Sunday [Sunday closest to 22nd]

Septuagesina Sunday [4th Sunday]

World Leprosy Day [Last Sunday]

Independence & Related Days

Democracy Day (Rwanda)

Roschfallen (Declared; 2014) [unrecognized]

Festivals Beginning January 28, 2024

BRAFA Art Fair (Brussels, Belgium) [thru 2.4]

Carnival of Cento (Cento, Italy) [thru 2.25]

Carnival of Forano della Chiana (Forano della Chiana, Italy) [thru 2.25]

Filmfare Awards (Mumbai, India)

Historic Bethlehem Winter Restaurant (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) [thru 2.3]

Winter Seed Conference (Nashville, Tennessee) [thru 1.30]

Feast Days

Agnes (Christian; Saint)

Alan Funt Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Alice Neel (Artology)

Amadeus of Lausanne (Christian; Saint)

The Apocalypse (Pastafarian)

Black Pepper with Everything Day (Pastafarian)

Charlemagne (Christian; Saint)

Claes Oldenburg (Artology)

Colette (Writerism)

Cyril of Alexandria (Christian; Saint)

Day of Rules: Eunomia’s Day (Pagan)

Ernie (Muppetism)

Every Man’s Day (a.k.a. Rénrì 人日; China) [7th Day of 1st Lunar Month]

Fearn (Alder; Tree of Pre-Eminent Lineage; Celtic Book of Days)

Glastian of Scotland (Christian; Saint)

Jackson Pollock (Artology)

John of Reomay (Christian; Saint)

Joseph Freinademetz (Christian; Saint)

Julian of Cuenca (Christian; Saint)

Margaret, Princess of Hungary (Christian; Saint)

Muhammad (Positivist; Saint)

Paulinus of Aquileia (Christian; Saint)

Peter Nolasco (Christian; Saint)

Peter Thomas (Christian; Saint)

Thomas Aquinas (Christian; Saint)

Thyrsus, Leucius, and Callinions (Christian; Martyrs)

Valerius (Christian; Saint)

Witch’s Day (Starza Pagan Book of Days)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Fortunate Day (Pagan) [6 of 53]

Lucky Day (Philippines) [5 of 71]

Taian (大安 Japan) [Lucky all day.]

Umu Limnu (Evil Day; Babylonian Calendar; 5 of 60)

Premieres

Amphigorey, by Edward Gorey (Illustrated Book; 1972)

Blue Valentine (Film; 2011)

Boobs in the Woods (WB LT Cartoon; 1950)

College (Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Cartoon; 1931)

Cryptozoo (Animated Film; 2021)

Dope (Film; 2015)

The Duck Hunt (Disney Cartoon; 1932)

The Flat of the Land or A Rolling Stone Gathers No Moose (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S5, Ep. 251; 1964)

Flee (Animated Film; 2021)

Hamateur Night (WB MM Cartoon; 1939)

How to Be a Sailor (Disney Cartoon; 1944)

The Ice Age: Adventures of Buck Wild (Animated Film; 2020)

I’m Looking Over a Four-Leaf Clover, by Jean Goldkette (Song; 1927)

The Invisible Monster (Animated TV Show;Jonny Quest #20; 1965)

It’s an Ill Will (WB LT Cartoon; 1939)

The Last of Chéri, by Colette (Novel; 1926)

La Vie Commence Demain (Film; 1951) [1st X-Rated Film]

Mack the Knife or Operation: Moose (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S5, Ep. 252; 1964)

The Mechanic (Film; 2011)

The Moonflower Vine, by Jetta Carleton (Novel; 1962)

Mr. Spaceship, by Philip K. Dick (Short Story; 1953)

My Cherie Amour, by Stevie Wonder (Song; 1969)

Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen (Novel; 1813) [#2]

Red Rock West (Film; 1994)

Scratch a Tiger (Ant and the Aardvark Cartoon; 1970)

Seal Skinners, featuring The Captain and the Kids (MGM Cartoon; 1939)

The Shining, by Stephen King (Novel; 1977)

A Silent Voice (Anime Film; 2019)

Sissy Sheriff (Woody Woodpecker Cartoon; 1967)

Sullivan’s Travels (Film; 1942)

Tales of the South Pacific, by James A. Michener (Short Stories; 1947)

Too Hop To Handle (WB LT Cartoon; 1956)

The Vacuum Gun, Parts 3 & 4 (Underdog Cartoon, S3, Eps. 35 & 36; 1967)

We Are the World, recorded by Supergroup USA for Africa (Song; 1985)

Today’s Name Days

Caroline, Karoline, Manfred, Thomas (Austria)

Toma, Tomislav (Croatia)

Otýlie (Czech Republic)

Carolus, Karl, Magnus (Denmark)

Kaarel, Kaarli, Kaaro, Kalle, Karel, Karl, Karli, Karro (Estonia)

Kaarle, Kaarlo, Kalle, Mies (Finland)

Manfred, Thomas (France)

Karl, Karolina, Manfred, Thomas (Germany)

Haris, Palladios (Greece)

Karola, Károly (Hungary)

Tommaso, Valerio (Italy)

Kārlis, Spodris (Latvia)

Gedautas, Leonidas, Nijolė (Lithuania)

Karl, Karoline (Norway)

Agnieszka, Augustyn, Flawian, Ildefons, Julian, Karol, Leonidas, Piotr, Radomir, Roger, Waleriusz (Poland)

Efrem, Iacob, Paladie (Romania)

Alfonz (Slovakia)

Tomás (Spain)

Karl, Karla (Sweden)

Edward (Ukraine)

Carlotta, Charleen, Charlene, Charlotta, Charlotte, Charmaine, Manfred (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 28 of 2024; 338 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 7 of week 4 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Luis (Rowan) [Day 8 of 28]

Chinese: Month 12 (Yi-Chou), Day 18 Xin-Mao()

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

Hebrew: 18 Shevat 5784

Islamic: 17 Rajab 1445

J Cal: 28 White; Sevenday [28 of 30]

Julian: 15 January 2024

Moon: 92%: Waning Gibbous

Positivist: 28 Moses (1st Month) [Muhammad)

Runic Half Month: Elhaz (Elk) [Day 4 of 15]

Season: Winter (Day 39 of 89)

Zodiac: Capricorn (Day 7 of 28)