#Michele Mauro

[bitchtoss]

Michelle Williams photographed by Sofia Sanchez & Mauro Mongiello, 2019

[lellalombardiapologist]

I haven't drawn anything in ages but I couldn't stop asking myself if it was possible to draw and color one of these 1984 canadian gp photos using only highlighters so I drew a thing

[scenesandscreens]

Avatar (2009)

Director - James Cameron, Cinematography - Mauro Fiore

"I became a Marine for the hardship. Told myself that I can pass any test a man can pass. All I ever wanted was a single thing worth fighting for."

[genevieveetguy]

Everything is backwards now, like out there is the true world, and in here is the dream.

Avatar, James Cameron (2009)

[marcogiovenale]

oggi, h. 14 @ radio onda rossa: "gazart" - ceasefire now - intellettual* e artist* per gaza

Tutta Scena Teatro ★ Radio Onda Rossa 87.9 fm martedì 25 giugno 2024, ore 14 estratti di ● GAZART ceasefire now intellettual* e artist* per Gaza ideatori e organizzatori: Angelo d’Orsi e Alessandro Negrini interventi di: Laura Morante, Barbara Scoppa, Michele Cantoni, Raffaele Crocco, Laura Frascarelli, Arianna Porcelli Safonov, Claudio Silighini, Moni Ovadia, Angelo d’Orsi riprese video…

[afnews7]

Viaggio nella Fabbrica dei Sogni: l’albo speciale della Segio Bonelli Editore per Comicon Napoli 2024

L’anno scorso, in occasione dell’edizione 2023 di Napoli COMICON, Sergio Bonelli Editore diede alle stampe, al prezzo speciale di 1 euro, “Benvenuti nella Fabbrica dei Sogni”, un albo con nove, ormai introvabili, avventure brevi di altrettanti eroi bonelliani. Visto il successo dell’iniziativa, in occasione dell’edizione 2024 della fiera partenopea, la casa editrice milanese proporrà “Viaggio…

[elmartillosinmetre]

Mi crítica del concierto de La Fonte Musica, inuagural del 41 Femás, anoche en el Espacio Turina.

[patiobanews]

Bolsonaro entrou legalmente nos EUA, dizem fontes do governo americano

Como chefe de Estado, Jair Bolsonaro se enquadrava na lista de exceções de pessoas que podem entrar nos EUA sem comprovar vacinação diz nota do governo americano.

Olá sejam bem vindos ao Patioba News...

Fontes do governo americano informaram, que mesmo sem ter tomado a vacina contra a Covid-19, Jair Bolsonaro entrou de forma legal nos Estados Unidos, em todas as vezes que foi ao país como presidente da República após o início da pandemia.

Segundo essas fontes do governo americano, como chefe de Estado, Bolsonaro se enquadrava na lista de pessoas que o Centro de Controle e Prevenção de Doenças (CDC) dos Estados Unidos permitia entrar no país sem comprovação de vacinação completa contra o novo coronavírus.

A mesma lista de exceções do CDC também abarca a filha mais nova do ex-presidente, Laura Bolsonaro, de 12 anos. Segundo as regras do órgão, pessoas menores de 18 anos de idade também não são obrigadas a comprovar que são vacinadas para entrar em território americano.

[txttletale]

niceys positive anon!! i don't agree with you on everything but you are so clearly like well read and well rounded that you've helped me think through a lot of my own inconsistencies and hypocrises in my own political and social thought, even if i do have slightly different conclusions at times then u (mainly because i believe there's more of a place for idealism and 'mind politics' than u do). anyway this is a preamble to ask if you have recommended reading in the past and if not if you had any recommended reading? there's some obvious like Read Marx but beyond that im always a little lost wading through theory and given you seem well read and i always admire your takes, i wondered about your recs

it's been a while since i've done a big reading list post so--bearing in mind that my specific areas of 'expertise' (i say that in huge quotation marks obvsies i'm just a girlblogger) are imperialism and media studies, here are some books and essays/pamphlets i recommend. the bolded ones are ones that i consider foundational to my politics

BASICS OF MARXISM

friedrich engels, principles of commmunism

friedrich engels, socialism: utopian & scientific

karl marx, the german ideology

karl marx, wage labour & capital

mao zedong, on contradiction

nikolai bukharin, anarchy and scientific communism

rosa luxemburg, reform or revolution?

v.i lenin, left-wing communism: an infantile disorder

v.i. lenin, the state & revolution

v.i. lenin, what is to be done?

IMPERIALISM

aijaz ahmed, iraq, afghanistan, and the imperialism of our time

albert memmi, the colonizer and the colonized

che guevara, on socialism and internationalism (ed. aijaz ahmad)

eduardo galeano, the open veins of latin america

edward said, orientalism

fernando cardoso, dependency and development in latin america

frantz fanon, black skin, white masks

frantz fanon, the wretched of the earth

greg grandin, empire's workshop

kwame nkrumah, neocolonialism, the last stage of imperialism

michael parenti, against empire

naomi klein, the shock doctrine

ruy mauro marini, the dialectics of dependency

v.i. lenin, imperialism: the highest stage of capitalism

vijay prashad, red star over the third world

vincent bevins, the jakarta method

walter rodney, how europe underdeveloped africa

william blum, killing hope

zak cope, divided world divided class

zak cope, the wealth of (some) nations

MEDIA & CULTURAL STUDIES

antonio gramsci, the prison notebooks

ed. mick gidley, representing others: white views of indigenous peoples

ed. stuart hall, representation: cultural representations and signifying pratices

gilles deleuze & felix guattari, capitalism & schizophrenia

jacques derrida, margins of philosophy

jacques derrida, speech and phenomena

michael parenti, inventing reality

michel foucault, disicipline and punish

michel foucault, the archeology of knowledge

natasha schull, addiction by design

nick snricek, platform capitalism

noam chomsky and edward herman, manufacturing consent

regis tove stella, imagining the other

richard sennett and jonathan cobb, the hidden injuries of class

safiya umoja noble, algoriths of oppression

stuart hall, cultural studies 1983: a theoretical history

theodor adorno and max horkheimer, the culture industry

walter benjamin, the work of art in the age of mechanical reproduction

OTHER

angela davis, women, race, and class

anna louise strong, cash and violence in laos and vietnam

anna louise strong, the soviets expected it

anna louise strong, when serfs stood up in tibet

carrie hamilton, sexual revolutions in cuba

chris chitty, sexual hegemony

christian fuchs, theorizing and analysing digital labor

eds. jules joanne gleeson and elle o'rourke, transgender marxism

elaine scarry, the body in pain

jules joanne gleeson, this infamous proposal

michael parenti, blackshirts & reds

paulo freire, pedagogy of the oppressed

peter drucker, warped: gay normality and queer anticapitalism

rosemary hennessy, profit and pleasure

sophie lewis, abolish the family

suzy kim, everyday life in the north korean revolution

walter rodney, the russian revolution: a view from the third world

[bloggaccio]

Gloria Guida

La minorenne, regia di Silvio Amadio (1974)

Quella età maliziosa, regia di Silvio Amadio (1975)

Blue Jeans, regia di Mario Imperoli (1975)

La novizia, regia di Pier Giorgio Ferretti (1975)

Peccati di gioventù, regia di Silvio Amadio (1975)

La liceale, regia di Michele Massimo Tarantini (1975)

Il gatto mammone, regia di Nando Cicero (1975)

Il medico... la studentessa, regia di Silvio Amadio (1976)

Il solco di pesca, regia di Maurizio Liverani (1976)

Scandalo in famiglia, regia di Marcello Andrei (1976)

La ragazza alla pari, regia di Mino Guerrini (1976)

L'affittacamere, regia di Mariano Laurenti (1976)

Maschio latino... cercasi, regia di Giovanni Narzisi (1977)

Orazi e Curiazi 3 - 2, regia di Giorgio Mariuzzo (1977)

Il triangolo delle Bermude (The Bermuda Triangle), regia di René Cardona Jr. (1978)

La liceale nella classe dei ripetenti, regia di Mariano Laurenti (1978)

Indagine su un delitto perfetto, regia di Giuseppe Rosati (1978)

Avere vent'anni, regia di Fernando Di Leo (1978)

Travolto dagli affetti familiari, regia di Mauro Severino (1978)

L'infermiera di notte, regia di Mariano Laurenti (1979)

La liceale seduce i professori, regia di Mariano Laurenti (1979)

La liceale, il diavolo e l'acquasanta, regia di Nando Cicero (1979)

Fico d'India, regia di Steno (1980)

Bollenti spiriti, regia di Giorgio Capitani (1981)

La casa stregata, regia di Bruno Corbucci (1982)

Sesso e volentieri, regia di Dino Risi (1982)

Improvvisamente Natale, regia di Francesco Patierno (2022)

[hannahhook7744]

Encanto-Descendants Au Fancast List;

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Pedro x Alma Madrigal’s Family (Minus Their Kids):

María Conchita Alonso as Alma Madrigal (formerly Botero Molinari).

Avan Jogia as Pedro Madrigal Yatra.

Constance Wu as Alejandra Botero-Yee (aka Alejandra Madrigal, Alma’s sister-in-law). 

George Lopez as Raimi Botero Molinari (aka Raimi Madrigal, Alma’s younger brother).

Carmen Salinas as Rosa Madrigal (formerly Yatra Salinas aka Pedro's mom).

Zhang Ziyi as Miranda Botero-Yee (aka Miranda Madrigal, Alejandra and Raimi’s daughter). 

Tatyana Ali as Beatriz Botero-Yee (aka Beatrix Madrigal, Alejandra and Raimi’s daughter).

Julieta x Agustín Madrigal’s Family:

Pedro Pascal as Agustín Madrigal. 

Lorena Forteza as Julieta Madrigal.

Rafaela Cocal as Isabela Madrigal. 

Maribel Martinez as Luisa Madrigal.

Paulina Chávez as Mirabel Madrigal. 

Pepa x Félix Madrigal’s Family:

Maria Canals-Barrera as Pepa Madrigal. 

Mauro Castillo as Félix Madrigal. 

Ron Stallworth as Gabriel Espinosa Castillo (aka Gabriel Madrigal, Félix’s younger brother). 

Samantha Logan as Dolores Madrigal.

Neighborhoodcrackelf as Camilo Madrigal.

Aldis Alexander Basil Hodge as (adult) Antonio Madrigal.

Raphael Alejandro as Giovanni Madrigal (aka Antonio’s son). 

Bruno Madrigal's Family:

David Castañeda as Bruno Madrigal (with Dev Patel as a younger version if need be).

Christian Slater as Rick Madrigal (Formerly Ratcliffe). 

Unknown Extra as Rachel Madrigal (Formerly Ratcliffe). 

Unknown Extra as Rory Madrigal (Formerly Ratcliffe). 

Louis Garrel as Cesare Madrigal (Formerly Frollo). 

Jan Cina as Cornel Madrigal (Formerly Frollo). 

Robert Sheen as Cyriacus Madrigal (Formerly Frollo). 

Holland Roden as Claudine Madrigal (Formerly Frollo). 

Unknown Extra as Mason Gothel (Gigi Gothel’s brother. His and his twin’s father is unknown).

Unknown Extra as Glenn Gothel (Gigi Gothel’s brother. His and his twin’s father is unknown).

Fiona Frills as Gigi Gothel (Claudine Frollo’s half sister via Frollo). 

Isabela Madrigal x Bubo Marquez’s Family:

Tony Revolori as Bubo Marquez-Madrigal.

Unknown Extra as Miguel Melchor Marquez-Madrigal Jr.

Unknown Extra as Zoey Alejandra Marquez-Madrigal.

Luisa Madrigal x Ryder Nattura’s Family:

Forrest Goodluck as Ryder Nattura-Madrigal.

Jenna Ortega as Belinda Nattura-Madrigal.

Ariana Greenblatt as Silvia Nattura- Madrigal.

Mirabel Madrigal x Miguel Rivera’s Family:

Omar Rudberg as Miguel Rivera-Madrigal.

Sasha Pieterse as Vera Rivera-Madrigal.

Julianna Gamiz as Renata Rivera-Madrigal.

Dolores Madrigal x Mariano Guzmán’s Family:

Michele Morrone as Mariano Guzmán.

Julia Rehwald as Princesa Guzmán-Madrigal.

Sofia Wylie as Fuega Guzmán-Madrigal.

Dafne Keen Fernández as Leta Guzmán-Madrigal.

Aiden Fernandes as Javier Guzmán-Madrigal and Juan Guzmán-Madrigal.

Camilo Madrigal and Mina Madrigal-Prepon's Family:

Shoba Narayan as Mina Madrigal-Prepon.

Isabela Merced as Amelia and Sofia Madrigal-Prepon.

Marcel Ruiz as Hugo Madrigal-Prepon.

Jake T. Austin as José Madrigal-Prepon.

Love Interests of Bruno’s Kids:

Ashley Nicolette Frangipane/Halsey as Mad Maddy Mim (Rick Madrigal's girlfriend).

Colin Morgan as LeFou Deux (aka Lee, Claudine Madrigal's boyfriend).

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More to be added.

This is for my au.

[lellalombardiapologist]

Michele Alboreto & Mauro Forghieri, Canada, 1984

[lunastryinc]

Hello ghosties and ghouls! We do apologize for getting back to you late on this- yesterday ended up being a really busy day for the mod team. But the mod team has sat down, deliberated, and chosen the winners of our Pumpkin Carving Contest.

Thank you to everyone who participated!! We had a blast looking at your submissions and it really was hard for us to narrow it down. It was so hard, in fact, that we actually have a top 5. The winners are listed below the cut, but let us know if you guys would like to see more silly and fun little contests in the future x

RUNNER UPS...

{ prize: temporary immunity from the gossip blog for the remainder of the month }

Leo Andersen @gojomain

Rosalie Cooper @thirtyflirtyandthrivingrosie

Luke Hemmings @complicatedmp3

Ezra Michel @dumbboyenergy

FIRST PLACE WINNER....

{ prize: temporary immunity from the gossip blog for the remainder of the month AND an exclusive interview in the next edition of Eclipse Media Magazine }

Vinny Mauro! @catharsisndarkness

Thank you again to all our participants and congrats to our winners!!!

[shinigami-striker]

September 2024 Birthdays | Sunday, 09.01.24

Here are the upcoming birthdays in the month of September 2024 down below:

Sunday, September 1

Dave Wittenberg (voice of Kakashi Katake in the English dub of the Naruto anime and its video game tie-ins since 2005)

Monday, September 2

Faye Mata (voice of Aqua in Konosuba: God's Blessing on this Wonderful World! and Ling Xiaoyu in Tekken: Bloodline)

Keanu Reeves (official voice of Shadow the Hedgehog in Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024 movie) premiering on Friday, December 20, 2024 in North America)

Tuesday, September 3

Khoi Dao (25th birthday coming soon) (voiced Mauro Abelard in the 2021 video game, Shadowverse: Champion's Battle, which is based on the 2020 anime of the same name)

R. Bruce Elliot (current voice of Captain Ginyu since the 2010 release of Dragon Ball Z Kai through Funimation)

Wednesday, September 4

John DiMiaggio (voiced Bender in Futurama, Bobo Haha in Generator Rex, and Jake the Dog from Adventure Time)

Morgan Lauré Garrett (voiced Shiki Misaki in The World Ends With You: The Animation and Nadeshiko Kagamihara in Laid-Back Camp)

Thursday, September 5

Max Mittelman (voice of Saitama in One-Punch Man)

Friday, September 6

Idris Elba (voiced Knuckles the Echidna in both the Sonic live-action movies since Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022 movie) and Knuckles the Series)

Robin Atkin Downes (voiced Gary in Regular Show and Emperor Nefarious in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart)

Tuesday, September 10

Amanda Celine Miller (voiced MAGES. in Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory in 2013 exclusively for the PlayStation 3 console)

Thursday, September 12

Shelby Lindley (voiced Tsumugi Kotobuki in K-On! and Ram (White Sister Ram) in the Hyperdimension Neptunia video games since 2012)

Friday, September 13 (Friday the 13th)

J.G. Quintel (creator and voice of both Mordecai and High Five Ghost in Regular Show)

Saturday, September 14

Kazumi Evans (35th birthday coming soon; voiced Rarity in both My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic and My Little Pony: Equestria Girls and Rouge the Bat in Sonic Prime)

Sunday, September 15

Ben Schwartz (voiced Dewey Duck in DuckTales (2017 TV series), Leonardo in Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Sonic in the Sonic the Hedgehog movie series since 2020)

Colleen O'Shaughnessey (voiced Jazz Fenton in Danny Phantom and both Miles "Tails" Prower (since 2014; replacing Kate Higgins) and Charmy Bee (since 2010) in the Sonic the Hedgehog video games)

Scott McNeil (voiced Wolverine in X-Men: Evolution, Guts Man in the English dub of Mega Man NT Warrior, and Voltar in League of Super Evil)

Tuesday, September 17

Charles Martinet (voice actor; former voice of Mario, Luigi, Wario, Waluigi, Baby Mario, Baby Luigi, and Toadsworth in most of the Super Mario games between 1992 and 2022) (succeeded by Kevin Afghani starting with both Super Mario Bros. Wonder and WarioWare: Move It! and onward since 2023)

Friday, September 20

Sarah Natochenny (voiced Ash Ketchum in the English dub of the Pokemon anime between 2006 through 2023; replacing Veronica Taylor)

Saturday, September 21

Erin Fitzgerald (former voice of Noire/Black Heart in the Hyperdimension Neptunia video game series between 2011 through 2016; replaced by Erica Mendez since the 2017 release of Cyberdimension Neptunia: 4 Goddesses Online due to complications with the SAG Contracts at the time)

Sunday, September 22

Michelle Ruff (voiced Tsukasa Hiiragi in the English dub of Lucky Star and Crimson Viper in Street Fighter 4)

Wayne Grayson (50th birthday coming soon; voiced Michelangelo in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003 TV series) between 2003 through 2009)

Monday, September 23

Shannon Chan-Kent (voiced Pinkie Pie in both My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic and My Little Pony: Equestria Girls & Amy Rose in Sonic Prime)

Wednesday, September 25

Mark Hamill (voiced Skips/Walks in Regular Show between 2010 through 2017)

Friday, September 27

Alicyn Packard (45th birthday coming soon; voiced Mistress Death in Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite and Hinaichi in the English dub of The Vampire Dies in No Time)

Debi Derryberry (voiced Jimmy Neutron in Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius and formerly Coco Bandicoot in several Crash Bandicoot video games between 2001 and 2021)

Jad Saxton (45th birthday coming soon; voiced Itsuka Kendo in the English dub of My Hero Academia and Chika Fujiwara in the English dub of Kaguya-sama: Love is War)

Saturday, September 28

Celeste Perez (voiced Rin Shima in Laid-Back Camp)

Monday, September 30

Lacey Chabert (voiced Gwen Stacy in The Spectacular Spider-Man and Zatanna in Young Justice

Stay tuned for more next month (October) and enjoy the rest of your September! 🍂

[cherrylng]

MUSE X PROGRESSIVE ROCK [STYLE Series #004 - Muse (August 2010)]

Pic: Mauro Pagani, who taught Matthew Mediterranean music and showed his skills in Black Holes and Revelations.

Pic: King Crimson, led by Robert Fripp (second from left), a senior guitarist with whom Matthew has a lot in common.

MUSE X PROGRESSIVE ROCK

Dramatic development and a yearning for the classics

Is Muse a modern progressive rock band?

Text by Masatoshi Arano (Crossbeat)

When I was drinking with a rock fan in his fifties, he said to me: ‘I don't know about the latest bands, but Muse is good. After all, they're prog rock." I thought, "I see, that's true." He seemed to have said that based on his impression from a quick listen, the dramatic song development and the atmosphere of the performance……. Did Muse really have any link to so-called progressive rock? I don't recall seeing any article in which Matthew Bellamy lists the work of such bands as his favourites.

If it's a personal link, there is one clear one. Mauro Pagani, formerly of Italy's PFM (Premiata Forneria Marconi), was in Black Holes and Revelations. However, Matthew was not a fan of PFM, and while searching for a recording studio in Milan, he happened to be introduced to Mauro's Mecanique Studio by an acquaintance. Mauro was not only a string arranger and conductor on the album, but also had a great influence on Matthew by teaching him Neapolitan folk songs. Matthew has stated that he was impressed by Mauro's recordings of Neapolitan folk songs from the 19th century and was probably exposed to Mauro's solo albums.

Mauro's individuality can be heard in the strong strings of ‘City of Delusion’. The acoustic guitar-driven introduction is followed by a dramatic development of wild guitars, spacey synth sounds and exotic strings. Overflowing with chaotic energy, the song conveys a clear picture of what happens when post-alternative sensibilities join forces with musicians from the progressive generation.

This Euro-prog connection is not so surprising, perhaps because of the melodies Matthew writes. His style is very European, full of emotion and vividly transposing emotional ups and downs into melody. It reminds one of the romantic atmosphere of the heyday of the Sanremo Festival and the Eurovision Contest, when ‘Western hits’ still included chansons and canzones. In fact, Michel Polnareff's music from the days when he was leaning towards a slightly experimental approach seems to have something in common with Muse.

Moving on to the guitar playing on the album, there is a strong tendency not to think of the guitar as a guitar, or to dare to express a multilayered sound with the guitar, even if it could be substituted with a synth or other sound. Brian May of Queen comes to mind as a pioneer in this direction, but in terms of his pursuit of novel sounds and relentless layering of guitars, he is probably closer to Steve Hillage in type. When I saw Matthew happily manipulating the guitar with the Kaoss pad at a live performance, I couldn't help but wonder if he was a pervert of Hillage's direct descent.

Matthew's guitar playing is often compared to that of King Crimson's Robert Fripp, alongside Queen's Brian May and Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page. Muse's first album, Showbiz (with Mellotron!), the tension-filled phrasing and sticky tone are very Fripp-esque. Matthew must have liked Tool, so it is not surprising that he would have mentioned the Crimson album as a mentor band that toured with them.

Crimson's approach to classical music was unique. In contrast to Moody Blues and Rick Wakeman, who played with orchestras, Crimson played a wicked arrangement of Holst's 'Mars', which was the highlight of their live shows, a definite difference from Matthew's respect for the classics. Muse have no ambition to evolve even if it means tearing up their predecessors' songs.

Listening to the classical arrangements of the songs on Resistance, I thought that their distance from the classics was more akin to symphonic progressive bands than to radicals like Crimson. At worst, they are conservative, at best they are honest about the appeal of orchestral music. Listening to the suite 'Exogenesis', I wouldn't be surprised if Muse would become more and more symphonic in the future and make an album like Renaissance's 'Novella'.

PFM (Premiata Forneria Marconi) = Formed in Italy in 1970, the country's leading progressive rock band, debuted in 1972 with 'Storia di un minuto', which caught the attention of Greg Lake of Emerson, Lake & Palmer, who introduced them to Pete Sinfield (an early lyricist and poet known for his lyrics to King Crimson), who produced their world debut with the English-language album 'Photos of Ghosts'. Mauro Pagani, the violinist and flautist behind the early days of PFM, left the band in 1976 with Chocolate Kings. He approached Mediterranean music rather than progressive music and made his solo debut in 1978 with the eponymous Mediterranean Legend. PFM continued to be active after a hiatus, and in 2010 released A.D. 2010: La Buona Novella (A.D. 2010: La Buona Novella), a cover of Fabrizio De Andre's classic album La Buona Novella in its entirety, with new songs.

Michel Polnareff = French singer who made his debut in 1966 with 'La Poupée qui fait non'. In Japan, 'Tout, tout pour ma chérie', released in 1971, became a super hit, selling 400,000 copies, and catapulted him to star status. With his curly hair and large sunglasses giving a strong impression, he went on to have a string of hits, including 'Holidays', 'Love Me, Please Love Me' and 'Ça N'arrive Qu'aux Autres'. In 1975, he moved to the USA and produced the self-titled album 'Michel Polnareff', which featured a number of musicians, including Lee Rittner, Steve Kloppa and Jim Keltner. In his native France, he continued to be a star with 'Bulle de savon' (1981), 'Kāma-Sūtra' (1990) and 'Live at Roxy' (1995), which reached the top of the charts.

Steve Hillage = guitarist from Essex, UK, active since the late 60s. He entered University of Kent in Canterbury in 1969, where he began to interact with Caravan and other aspects of the Canterbury scene, joining various bands. He joined Kevin Ayers' live band, and also joined Gong's productions as a guitarist, amongst other diverse activities. His first solo album, Fish Rising, was released in 1975. His 1978 album Green was produced by Pink Floyd's Nick Mason. Since the 1980s, he has also worked as a producer, including on the Charlatans' Up to Our Hips, and in 1991 he and his partner Miquette Giraudy began working together as the ambient dance unit System. In 2006, he resumed his activities as Gong and released '2032' in 2009.

King Crimson = Band formed in 1969 around Robert Fripp. Considered to be the progenitors of so-called progressive rock. The band debuted the same year with 'In the Court of the Crimson King', which included the song "21st Century Schizoid Man". In addition to Fripp, the band members at the time included Greg Lake (vo,g), Ian MacDonald (key, mellotron, flute, saxophone, vibraphone etc.), Michael Giles (per, ds), plus Pete Sinfield. Lake left the band after the recording of the second album and formed Emerson, Lake & Palmer. The band went through a series of member changes and once disbanded in 1972, but reformed again. Various musicians came and went as the band repeatedly disbanded and reformed. Fripp reigns as leader to the present day. Known for their unmatched accuracy, their classical playing is strongly influenced by the Hungarian composer Bartók, who was active in the first half of the 20th century.

Moody Blues = Debuted in 1964. Initially started as an R&B band and had a hit with the Bessie Banks cover 'Go Now', but frontman Denny Laine, who later joined Wings, left in 1966. However, the band achieved even greater success with Satin Nights, released in 1967, which steered the band away from blackness and towards a more progressive sound that fused classical and rock. This was a concept album, inspired by Dvorak's 'New World', and was followed by a string of hits in the US as well as in their home country. They are still active to this day.

Rick Wakeman = one of Britain's leading keyboard players. He studied classical piano from an early age, attended the Royal Academy of Music in London (dropped out), played keyboards on David Bowie's 'Space Oddity' in 1969 and joined Yes in 1971. After participating in 'Fragile', 'Close to the Edge', and 'Tales from Topographic Oceans', he left the band, but also participated in 'Going for the One' and 'Tormato'. He repeatedly rejoined and left again. Alongside his work with Yes, he released solo works, including hits 'The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table' and 'The Six Wives of Henry VIII'. He was also famous for piling up keyboards around himself and walking around in them in a glittering cape.

Renaissance = Folk meets classic band formed in 1969 with Keith Relph (vo) and Jim McCarty (ds), formerly of the Yardbirds. All the original members left during the production of their second album, and the band entered a second period led by Michael Dunford (g). The band released 'Prologue' (1972) and 'Ashes Are Burning' (1973) in quick succession, with Annie Haslam on vocals, who sang in an operatic style. In 1975, 'Scheherazade and Other Stories' was based on Rimski Korsakov's suite. The 1977 'Novella' is a masterpiece in which Hazlam's limpid voice sings against the backdrop of an orchestra.

Translator’s Note: I changed one of the words in the paragraph for my own reasons. In one of the sentences, I changed one word in it: “Muse have no ambition to evolve even if it means tearing up their predecessors' songs.”

In that bolded part, the original word used was ‘raping’. Yes, the journalist literally used the word ‘rape/raping’, and even used Katakana to emphasize that he literally meant what he said. Which in context, I know it made sense (to him), but it… wasn’t a tasteful choice of word. From back then or even now. So yeah, I changed that part under my own volition.

[marcogiovenale]

oggi, 13 aprile, a lecce: "asemic poetry", mostra di scritture asemiche @ galleria artpoetry

cliccare per ingrandire Presso la Galleria ARTPOETRY, via G. Candido 3, Lecce, OGGI, venerdì 12 aprile, alle ore 19, sarà presentata da Francesco Aprile la mostra “Asemic writing: la scrittura acefala, lo scrivere, il flusso”, a cura di Salvatore Luperto. L’esposizione allestita da Anna Panareo e dal curatore è costituita da oltre 30 opere. Autori in mostra: Vincenzo Accame – Francesco Aprile –…