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A few of Far Cry 5’s characters’ former names (according to the files)

Did you know that some characters used to have different names? Here’s what I found:

Adelaide Drubman - Penny Johnson (I’m not sure; it’s unclear)

Casey Fixman - Casey Seagal or Casey Storm

Chad Wolanski - Chad Gardetto

Faith Seed - Selena Seed

George Wilson - George Beel

Guy Marvel - Guy Martel (headcanon: it’s still his name but he thought Marvel was a cooler name for a movie director)

Hurk Drubman Senior - Wayne Senior

Joseph Seed - Daniel Seed

Merle Briggs - Merle Clinton

Wilhelmina Mable - Wilhelmina Maybelline

Tammy Barnes - Tammy Palmer (was she supposed to be Eli’s wife? Maybe!)

Tracey Lader - Traci West

Virgil Minkler - Virgil Knutsen

Wendell Redler - Wendell Darrah

Xander Flynn - Bob Johnson (again, like for Adelaide, not sure)

Also, I’ve said this before but Deputy Pratt’s first name is actually Stacy and not Staci. In the files, it’s only not spelled Stacy once, in the end credits... which is also, unfortunately, the only time players had a chance to see it written.

According to the files, Larry Parker’s first name is Laurence, the man we meet near Arcade machines is Morris Aubrey, and the fisherman is Coyote Nelson… but his description in the unreleased in-game encyclopedia also implies he died, so that might be inaccurate.

Below are the names of other Hope County residents (and where they live(d) and/or work(ed)) found in the deleted in-game encyclopedia:

Daniel Holmes — Holmes Residence

Doug and Debbie Hadler — Gardenview Orchards, Ciderworks, and Packing Facility

Rae-Rae Bouthillier — Rae-Rae's Pumpkin Farm

Niesha Howard — Howard Cabin

Emmet Reaves (in the late 1800s) — Copperhead Rail Yard & Prosperity

Will Boyd (from Far Cry: Absolution; his full name is William) — Boyd Residence

Les Doverspike — Doverspike Compound

Mike and Deb Harris — Harris Residence

Wolfgang Dodd — Dodd’s Dumps

Colin Dodd (Nadine Abercrombie’s grandfather) — Dodd Residence

Joe Roberts — Roberts Cabin

Dr. Kim Patterson — Hope County Clinic

Bobby Budell (in 1946) — Flatiron Stockyards

Doug Fillmore — Fillmore Residence

Orville Fall (found gold in 1865) — Catamount Mines

Mike and Chandra Dunagan — Sunrise Farm

The Redler family (Wendell’s) — Red’s Farm Supply

Andrew and Frances Woodson — Woodson Pig Farm

Don Sawyer — Sawyer Residence

Kay Wheeler — Kay-Nine Kennels

Jules Adams (and an unnamed husband) — Adams Ranch

Jerry Miller (and his family) — Miller Residence

Rick Elliot (his full name is Richard according to a message left by Eli) — Elliot Residence

Jay Loresca — Loresca Residence

"Lonely Frank" — Frank’s Cabin

Dicky Dansky — Dansky Cabin

Roy Tanami — Tanami Residence

Mr. Vasquez — Vasquez Residence

Mr. McDevitt — Misty River Gas

Darby McCoy — McCoy Cabin

Dr. Phil Barlow — Barlow Residence

Travis McClean (and his husband Brent) — McClean Residence

Jasmine Chan — Chan Residence

Jerrod Wilson (in the 1800s) — Throne of Mercy Church

Frankie Sinclair — Sinclair Residence

Lydia (in 1912) — Lydia’s Cave

Dwight Feeney (the chemist who worked with Eden’s Gate and dies in the mission “Sins of the Father”) — Feeney Residence

Lorna Rawlings — Lorna’s Truck Stop

Edward O'Hara — O’Hara’s Haunted House

Kanti Jones — Jones Residence

Coyote Nelson — Nelson Residence

Holly Pepper (and her girlfriend Charlie) — Pepper Residence

Nolan Pettis — Nolan’s Fly Shop

Bob and Penny Johnson — Johnson Residence

Melvin Adams Abercrombie — Abercrombie Residence

Steve McCallough — McCallough’s Garage

Dr. Rachel Jessop (who, and I’ll keep saying this every time I can, was never Faith and always another, entirely different person) — Jessop Conservatory

Dwight Seeley — Seeley’s Cabin

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When architect-turned-recluse Bernadette Fox goes missing prior to a family trip to Antarctica, her 15-year-old daughter Bee goes on a quest with Bernadette’s husband to find her. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Bernadette: Cate Blanchett Elgie: Billy Crudup Audrey: Kristen Wiig Dr. Kurtz: Judy Greer Paul Jellinek: Laurence Fishburne Bee: Emma Nelson Soo-Lin: Zoë Chao Agent Marcus Strang: James Urbaniak Becky: Troian Bellisario Floyd the Pharmacist: Richard Robichaux Ellen Idelson: Kate Burton David Walker: Steve Zahn Judy Toll: Megan Mullally Jay Ross: David Paymer Tom the Blackberry Guy: Patrick Sebes USC Student: Lee Harrington Game Show Host: Patrick Jordan Pablo: Shaun Cameron Hall Tamara the Pharmacy Employee: Kathryn Feeney Lisa Prospective Parent: Amy Rayko Lori Prospective Parent: Nancy McNulty Julie Prospective Parent: Daina Griffith Tammy Prospective Parent: Kate Easton Mr. Hayes: Stephen Donnelly Kennedy: Thalia Torio Architectural Expert: Mark Philip Stevenson News Reporter: Cherie McClain Crew Member Allegra: Maureen d’Armand Captain J. Rouverol: Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson Iris: Claudia Doumit Vivian: Katelyn Statton Snappy Tourist Lady: Jennifer Tober Mike the State Senator: Joe Coyle Construction Worker (uncredited): Alan Lee Baker Stu Reardon (Microsoft Executive) (uncredited): Richard Barlow Airport Traveler / Taxi Passenger (uncredited): Heidi Barrientes Pharmacy Patron (uncredited): Tom Bonello Parent (uncredited): Brian “Wolfman Black” Bowman Audience Member (uncredited): Chris Breen Caterer (uncredited): Gregory Bromfield Kyle’s Friend (uncredited): Zachary Davis Brown Kyle (uncredited): Owen Buckenmaier Passenger (uncredited): Isaac J. Conner Baggage Handler (uncredited): Erik J. Cornelius Restaurant Patron (uncredited): Kelli Culbertson Nigel Mills-Murray (uncredited): Bruce Curtis Passenger (uncredited): Kelley Davis Restaurant Patron (uncredited): Chris Drexel Restaurant Patron (uncredited): Grant Eastey Flight Attendant (uncredited): Amy Lyn Elliott Gary Oppenheimer (uncredited): Russell Bradley Fenton Galer Street School Parent (uncredited): Joe Fishel Restaurant Patron (uncredited): Simone Bruyère Fraser Pedestrian (uncredited): Emir García Tech Enthusiast / Party Goer (uncredited): Peter Georgo School Child (uncredited): Elijah Goulet TED Talk Attendee (uncredited): Ben Guenther Airport Traveler (uncredited): Juliane Hagn Traveler (uncredited): Rene Hamlet Jellinek’s Student (uncredited): Joely Haregsin Coffee Shop Patron (uncredited): Mike D Harris Tourist in Boat (uncredited): Andrew Harvey Parent (uncredited): Adam Hicks Student (uncredited): Jagger Hicks Traveler (uncredited): Liz Higgins Beeber Construction Worker (uncredited): Anthony Holland Airport Patron (uncredited): Tara O. Horvath Pedestrian (uncredited): Wesley Jansen Restaurant Patron / TED Talk Attendee (uncredited): Nagy Jay Space Needle Restaurant Patron (uncredited): Morgen Johnson TED Talk Attendee (uncredited): William Kania Naturalist (uncredited): Brett Kennedy TED Talk Attendee (uncredited): Trudi Kennedy Airline Passenger (uncredited): Micah Knapp Airline Passenger (uncredited): Tiahna Kovarik TED Talk Attendee (uncredited): Mike Kuse Construction Worker (uncredited): Daniel Lamont Cruise Ship Passenger (uncredited): Susan Lang Crossing Guard (uncredited): James Lloyd Cruise Passenger (uncredited): Scott Lockhart Parent (uncredited): Chelsea Long Game Show Contestant (uncredited): Theresa Mangus Airport Traveler (uncredited): Tiffany Sander McKenzie Airplane Passenger (uncredited): F. Robert McMurray Joann Airline Stewardess (uncredited): Kelly L. Moran TED Talk Attendee (uncredited): Sue Danna Myer Microsoft Worker (uncredited): Adam Nakanishi T-Shirt Mom (uncredited): Amy Nelson Airline Passenger (uncredited): Vanessa N. Nelson TED Talk Attendee / Party Patron (uncredited): Ted Opalinski Parent (uncredited): Martin A. Palma Construction Worker (uncredited): Michael Paradise Bus Passenger (uncredited): Edward Pfeifer Airline Employee (uncredited): Jacob Phelps Port Lockroy Tourist (uncredited)...

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English Cast Announced for the My Unique Skills Makes Me OP even at Level 1 Anime

The English cast has been announced for the My Unique Skills Makes Me OP even at Level 1 anime: Patrick Mealey is Ryota Kelsey Maher is Emily Trisha Mellon is Eve Brittany Lauda is Erza Dusty Feeney is Olga Major Attaway is Orton Kelly Greenshield is Eyna Mike McFarland is directing the dub. The English dub is a same-day release with the Japanese version of the My Unique Skills Makes Me OP even…

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#Brooklyn THIS SATURDAY 12/7 we're closing out 2019 with another 🔥fire🔥 lineup to warm the winter eve, including just added Ayo Edebiri!

BrooklynVegan and Comedy Cake both agree you should be there, so get your tickets and plan to be there at Union Hall with us!! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/picture-this-tickets-79544340263

#NewYork #Brooklyn #ParkSlope: Picture This! is BACK for another night of live animated ONE NIGHT ONLY lineup combinations of #NY’s best comedians and artists! 🃏🎨🍻 COMEDY BY: Dave Hill, Ayo Edebiri, Alison Leiby, Wendi Starling, Shalewa Sharpe & Mike Feeney! ANIMATION BY: Dan Pinto, Gabe Pinto, Rachel Gitlevich, Jason Chatfield, Bob Al-Greene, Jenny Fine & Edel Ferri! HOSTED BY: Ian Fidance! SATURDAY 12/7 21+ Doors 7pm, Show 7:30pm $8 online at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/picture-this-tickets-79544340263 or $10 cast at the door🚪 at Union Hall (702 Union St, Brooklyn, NY 11215) Flier by the great Chrissy Fellmeth!

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     FASHION CREDITS: “POKER FACE” MUSIC VIDEO

Lady Gaga filmed her iconic music video for “Poker Face” in Malibu back in October 2008. The video was directed by Ray Kay. Makeup by Sharon Gault and hair by Patricia Morales.

Let’s discuss all the futuristic looks that matched the vibe of the timeless video perfectly!

Gaga emerges out of the pool in a full look designed by herself and turned into reality by the Haus of Gaga.

It comprises a one-shoulder latex catsuit, detachable origami crystal shoulder- and hip pieces in gold & black, a matching latex cap, disco ball mirror shard mask and matching arm cuff.

She’s also wearing the half scoop leather driving gloves by Ines Gloves.

She completed the look with her Givenchy Fall/Winter 2008 black leather open-toe Velcro strap wedge ankle boots.

Quick shoe change! Gaga slipped into these Betsey Johnson Fall/Winter 2008 Ricci black patent leather ankle boots with gold brass buttons and hot pink soles.

My favorite look comes from Antonio Berardi’s Fall/Winter 2008 collection and is a silver studded paillette mini dress with large parachute cape on the back.

“I am always thrilled when anyone chooses to wear my clothes and I thought that Lady Gaga looked amazing in her video wearing my parachute dress.“ said Antonio.

Gaga’s Swarovski Fever ring is a rhodium-plated ring with the motif of a streak of lightning in Jet Hematite, Montana and clear crystal pavé. This motif is set on top of a large step-cut Montana crystal.

Next, the Italian-American singer wears an acrylic shoulder top Mike Feeney created for Warot Subsrisunjai’s Spring/Summer 2008 collection.

Both Warot and Mike studied in the MFA program at Parsons School of Design. Mike has found a new passion in accessory design after collaborating with other fashion design students in early 2008.

He finds inspiration in everything from the engineering of bridges and buildings to books and science fiction. His pieces include individual units, which are assembled to create mechanical sculptures.

The singer also wears angular lace patchwork leggings by Brian Lichtenberg.

She’s also repping the Beats by Dre Monster studio headphones in polished black.

Have you noticed her insane Rhombus lashes? Those were a collaboration between Shu Uemura and Dutch fashion designers Viktor & Rolf! The collection was “inspired by Marcel Marceau, the collection focuses on character Pierrot” and reflects “themes of their Spring/Summer 2008 collection”.

The electric blue scuba cut-out one-piece bodysuit with latex trim, strong shoulders and futuristic collar is another bespoke Haus of Gaga creation which made for her in black and gold as well.

It comes with matching gloves and iPod LCD glasses. The glasses work by connecting an iPod to a composite cord in the glasses which then sends to the LCD screen ‘lenses’ whatever the source iPod is playing.

Finally, Gaga lounges with her man in a crystal-embellished nude bodysuit by the Haus of Gaga.

Her geometric metal Bi-angle necklace is fruit of the collaboration between Brian Lichtenberg and young fashion label Alex & Chloe.

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Rules of Robotics "Here's The Scenario"

Rules of Robotics “Here’s The Scenario”

Feeney, Cannon, and Sagalow discuss their own rules of robots if they were in charge. New episodes of Here’s The Scenario debut every Wednesday via The Laugh Button.

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Dust Vol. 4, Number 11

Blink and 2018 is just about over, at least in terms of music releases, at least if you don’t follow best ofs, mainstream hip hop or holiday music. As we close in on another year of amazing music—but what year isn’t, really?— Dusted takes a moment to dig through the piles and write some short, mostly positive reviews of albums that might have gotten slept on. As usual, writers follow their interests through expansive drone, transcendental folk, incendiary free-jazz, metal, punk and gospel-tinged Americana. Contributors this time included Ethan Covey, Justin Cober-Lake, Jennifer Kelly, Bill Meyer and Jonathan Shaw.

Bitchin Bajas — Rebajas (Drag City)

Bitchin Bajas are a band made for deep exploration. Their hallucinatory, drone-based excursions are like an old couch — sink in, stretch out and stay a while. Rebajas, released this fall by Drag City, makes that task simple. The seven CD set features most everything the band has released since their debut in 2010: eight full albums and their contribution to various split albums. If you’re dipped into Bitchin Bajas previously, you’ll know what you’re getting. (And if you haven’t there’s little chance this package, or this review of it, is where you’d start.) That said, for those with a long drive, or a monk-like attention span, settling in and tracking the territory of the band’s evolution is rewarding. While the themes — of drone, calm, repeating bass and synth figures — remain constant, the band isn’t a one trick (or one note?) pony. Deep listening uncovers the variety between shorter, bloop-and-hum pieces from Tones/Zones (Disc 1) and the meditative, cycling layers of “2303” from last year’s Bajas Fresh (Disc 7). And there are moments that peek up from the soup: “Bajas Ragas” adds hand percussion and a loping bass line for one of their most engaging concoctions—fit for a slow-motion dance floor in a submerged city of the future. Missing, unfortunately, is their 2016 collaborative album with Bonnie “Prince” Billy, the excellently-titled Epic Jammers And Fortunate Little Ditties. As is this intriguing gem of Rolling Stones covers. Yet, with just shy of seven hours of music, I doubt many will sweat their absence. There’s more than enough to disappear into. And, if this review hasn’t spelled it simply enough, this is quite possibly the trippiest music out there. So, set your intentions and bon voyage.  

Ethan Covey

 Nathan Bowles—Plainly Mistaken (Paradise of Bachelors)

Plainly Mistaken by Nathan Bowles

Nathan Bowles, banjoist, percussionist and citizen of New Weird America, departs from his plain-spoken directness in this fourth album and makes a welcome detour into open-ended psychedelia. Right from the dreamy, drifty “Now If You Remember,” you sense a soft-focus open-ness to otherworldly experience. The cut, written by the seven-year-old Jessica Constable and included on Julie Tippett’s 1976 Sunset Glow, shifts and shimmers in ways that Bowles percussive banjo ditties have rarely done. Yet the album’s transcendental heart comes in “The Road Reversed,” where a pounding, dancing rhythm kicks among long, velvety bowed tones, and banjo notes bend into raga-like half-tones. Folk Americana frolics amid deep-toned Eastern meditation, and where one begins and the other ends is hard to say and, also, beside the point. There are, for sure, some traditional touchpoints—“Elk River Blues” (a tune by Ernie Carpenter that Bowles revisits here), “Fresh and Fairly So” and “Stump Sprout” will all satisfy fans of the twang and the twitch. Yet what lingers, for me, are the ones that stray from past experience, the slow, solo ambiguities of “Umbra,” the shadowy flurries and shifting dissonances of “Girih Tiles.��� What Bowles’ well-turned work has lacked till now is mystery, and here it is at last.

Jennifer Kelly

 Mike Farris — Silver & Stone (Compass)

Mike Farris's long, strange career flamed briefly with the alt-rockers Screamin' Cheetah Wheelies in the 1990s. After that, Farris rejected his rock 'n' roll lifestyle and grungy sound in a move toward gospel and soul. The surprise of the transition wasn't the partier-to-Christian story but the discovery of how strong Farris's vocals are. On Silver & Stone, he has less of a gospel focus, but down in some swampy soul music (with bits of brighter pop), he shows off that voice. He's willing to take on Bill Withers (“Hope She'll Be Happier”) and Sam Cooke (“I'll Coming Running Back to You”) — not tasks usually recommended — and he comes out of it just fine.

The album fits a sort of arc for his solo career. It lacks the new-convert punch and joy of Salvation in Lights, but it shifts into more thoughtful reflection. Where he had been celebrating, now he's considering how to live. The explicit religion has mostly disappeared, but Farris's songs still run on hope and a big heart. The sorts of ideas at work on Silver & Stone synthesize on “When Mavis Sings,” a tribute to Mavis Staples and serves as a sort of musical and personal model. Farris, whether in rock or soul, the church or the club, presents a focused vision with enough groove to carry it through.

Justin Cober-Lake

 Tim Feeney — Burrow (Marginal Frequency)

MFCS K | Tim Feeney - Burrow by Marginal Frequency

Burrow can be read as both an explanation and an instruction. Percussionist Tim Feeney begins each of this tape’s four pieces (two per side, and if you purchase a download you’ll get a file of each side, not each piece) in similar fashion, beating out a pattern with minimal variation. As the performance progresses monotony gives way to fascination as Feeney slowly reveals a beat’s potential variations. At a certain point things change. Are you hearing more because he threw something on the drum skin, or because your concentration is unlocking that drum-strike’s secrets, or maybe both? Treat this tape like a meditation guide, one that helps you to dig into the sound and see what treasures you find.

Bill Meyer 

 Forever House — Eaves (Infrequent Seams)

Eaves by Forever House

Forever House makes wildly complicated songs whose improvisatory flights and furies are held together, barely, by Meaghan Burke’s keening, swooping melodies. A lurid aura hangs over these difficult, jarring compositions, witchy incantations invoking freaks, body doubles and spiders. Burke’s voice is velvety dark, draping over odd-shaped rhythms, jutting stabs of violent sound. The drumming is particularly good in an off-putting, against-expectations manner; along with throbs of cello and throes of feedbacked dissonance, it constructs a weird fun house architecture where everything tips and distorts and unsettles.

Forever House’s oddities work because they’re powered by formidable skills – this is a band with a serious NY downtown pedigree. Burke, a cellist and composer, commutes between classical orchestra work and solo material that skitters along the boundary between archaic pop and free-wheeling art song. Both guitarist James Moore and bassist James Illgenfritz have played with John Zorn, as well as other downtown luminaries (in Illgenfritz’s case Anthony Braxton, John Zorn, Elliott Sharp and Pauline Oliveros and others, in Moore’s with the electric guitar quartet Dither). Drummer Pete Wise has left less of an internet trail but seems to have Bang on a Can connections. You get the sense that Forever House is their spooky busman’s holiday, a chance to play against type and raise some unruly ghosts. Boo!

Jennifer Kelly  

 German Army — Kowloon Walled City = (Null Zone)

Kowloon Walled City by German Army

German Army is neither an established military entity nor some reenactment clique, but a low-flying, California-based combo that (according to their Facebook page) “uses art to document disappearing cultures and wildlife while critiquing imperialism in all forms.” Kowloon Walled City certainly qualifies as a disappearing culture, since most of the semi-autonomous, mob-run neighborhood that sat at the edge of Hong Kong’s airport has been cleaned up or knocked down. Since there’s nothing particularly Chinese-sounding about this tape’s perky synth/drum jams and the rare spoken vocals are in distinctly American-accented English, the proclaimed mission may be a failure or just a red herring. But if you need some catchy tunes limned with coded mystery to jam in your old jalopy (if you have tried to get a car stereo with a tape deck in the last ten years, you know what I’m talking about), German Army is at your service.

Bill Meyer

  Gong Gong Gong—Siren (Wharf Cat)

Siren 追逐劇 by Gong Gong Gong 工工工

Two songs from the duo of Joshua Frank and Tom Ng make a case for an intriguing Beijing punk-noise underground. The a-side, “Siren” abstracts the electric blues into a single clattering guitar riff, a zooming, looming roar of bass and a searing call (no response) vocal from Ng, in sing-song-y Chinese. “Something’s Happening” is meatier and more conventionally rock, still built on sharp, stinging guitar clamor, but buzzing with Hendrix-y solo-ry (if Hendrix played the bass). Both tracks employ the minimum number of parts to maximal impact, the construction loose enough for friction, sparks and gnashing aggression.

Jennifer Kelly

 Gerrit Hatcher / Peter Maunu / Julian Kirschner — The Raven and the Dove (JAKI)

The Raven and the Dove by Hatcher/Maunu/Kirshner

Chicago’s built on drained swampland, so when the next wave of free jazz rolls up, it can travel. Certainly this trio, which comprises two younger musicians and one more who seems to be doing exactly what he wants with his retirement, covers a lot of ground. Gerrit Hatcher is an extroverted tenor saxophonist with a raw tone and a willingness to depart from his default setting of muscular tune-grinding into passages of tentative flutter and delicate counterpoint. Good drummers never lack for work, so it’s saying something that you can find Julian Kirschner on a Chicago stage pretty much every week of the year. He comes from a post-free jazz conception of his instrument that favors color, space and movement over pulse or swing. Joining these youngsters is Peter Maunu, whose past life playing fusion and new age music seems quite irrelevant to the unpredictable stream of savage scraping, subliminal humming, and acidic rocking that issues from his guitar, violin and mandolin. This group is brand new, but it won’t be for long; they’ve been touring around the Midwest this fall, so you can expect them to add seasoned rapport to band new promises before long. Catch them if you can, and catch this promising debut if you can’t.

Bill Meyer

 Kidd Jordan / Alvin Fielder / Joel Futterman / Steve Swell — Masters of Improvisation (Valid Records)

Masters of Improvisation by Kidd Jordan, Alvin Fielder, Joel Futterman & Steve Swell

It takes a particular orneriness to be a musician in a musical city and stake your claim to a style that the city has never embraced. You can say a lot of things about New Orleans, but it’s never really been a free jazz town. But that hasn’t stopped tenor saxophonist Kidd Jordan, who has made his crust playing and teaching every style that a jobbing musician must play, from playing a particularly uncompromising variety of free jazz. Two of his accompanists here are long-time partners. Drummer Alvin Fielder, who like Jordan is in his 80s, has likewise carried the free jazz torch in southern environs where the muggy air of indifference would douse a fainter spirit. Pianist Joel Futterman is a decade younger and his darting technique and forays inside the piano imply that his roots are sunk in different turf than his mates, but he’s been playing with them long enough to be able to bring empathy as well as energy to the table. New York-based trombonist Steve Swell is the newcomer, and his ability to shift effortlessly between sere exhalations and brash attacks allows him to complicate the combo’s late-Coltrane vibe without betraying it, and then be equally persuasive when they turn around and wring the last blue drops out of Doc Pomus’ “Lonely Avenue.” This concert recording lingers long on the stormy side; go on, stick your face into the wind, you won’t be sorry.

Bill Meyer

 No Love — Choke on It (Sorry State)

Choke On It by No Love

No Love, from Raleigh, NC, play punk rock that conjures the ragged toughness of the mid-1970s NYC downtown scene and the pace of early-1980s Southern Cali hardcore. It’s a potent mix, and when guitarists Seth Beard and Daniel Lupton make a bit of space for vocalist Elizabeth Lynch, the record really kills it. The record’s title track and “Dogs//Wolves” — released back in 2015 as the A-side of a terrific single — are frantic punk burners that scrap and sizzle, teetering on the brink of perilous chaos. The band manages to channel the energy without disciplining it, like the Heartbreakers in those magical months in 1975. “Back Taxes & Anaphylaxis” is even better, mostly because Lynch takes an aggressive lead on the song, showing what she can do. On “Drama Fever,” she manages to keep pace with the guitars’ slashing intensity, but on some of the other tracks, she’s drowned out by all the frenzied riffage. The raw sound of the record gives it a low-grade charm, but the noise sometimes obscures the tunes, which are pretty great. Still, the band’s vigor and verve are undeniable. More, please.  

Jonathan Shaw

 One Tail, One Head — Worlds Open, Worlds Collide (Terratur Possessions) 

Worlds Open, Worlds Collide by One Tail, One Head

Norway’s One Tail, One Head have been playing black metal since 2006, but this year’s Worlds Open, Worlds Collide is the first full-length record the band has ever released. They’ve made a career on their reputation as a live act, pairing their orthodox blackened sound and songs with a stage show only slightly less theatrical than Watain’s (that’s all stage blood, right guys?). It seems that this first LP will be their last, as One Tail, One Head have announced their intent to call it quits after a tour supporting the record. That sense of finality may have prompted the band to round the stylistic bases, pairing truculent, muscular songs reminiscent of the early demos (“Firebirds” is a good example) with more chaotic, swirling work typical of the recent EPs. Songs in the former mode are more successful here, especially the record’s title track, which thunders and crackles with convincing menace. But One Tail, One Head could have given themselves a better sendoff. Few of these tunes feel fully realized, and none is near the equal of the band’s intense performing presence. It’s too bad — but a wise (or wise-ass) kid from Chicago once observed that “breaking up is an idea that has occurred to far too few groups, sometimes the wrong ones.” Via con Satàn, fellas.  

Jonathan Shaw

 Vanessa Peters — Foxhole Prayers (Idol)

Foxhole Prayers by Vanessa Peters

Singer-songwriter Vanessa Peters could have settled for the smart folk-rock she’s been doing for almost two decades, but on Foxhole Prayers she stretches herself, looking at the cultural landscape without relinquishing her personal lyrics. “Carnival Barker” offers her most direct political track, but “Trolls” is more effective, capturing the patience and perseverance needed to defeat the title characters. The song has personal and political resonances, and it's that dual thinking that drives much of the album. “Fight” takes on extra meaning in the context of the album. Peters unveils her own fears and her own need to press on, but with enough space in the lyrics that she could be speaking to herself, a young artist, or someone afraid of venturing into the public eye in any sense; calls to bravery aren't limited to those on stage and Peters situates her song as someone who knows that.  

As her view expands, so does her music, particularly as she incorporates electronic elements into her sound. The dance-pop influences of “Before it Falls Apart” surprise, but Peters' tasteful use of the new sounds allows everything to fit in naturally with what she does. The album, inspired in part by comparing the world of The Greaty Gatsby with today's political climate, has its roots in crisis, hence the title track, and Peters uses her art to search for something better. 

Justin Cober-Lake

 Shells—Shells 2 (Gingko)

Shells 2 by Shells

The evidence suggests that Shelley Salant is not a loner. She’s been booking shows in Southeast Michigan for a decade. She’s the sort of record store clerk who greets you with a recommendation that you’d best consider. She’s played guitar in Tyvek and Swimsuit. She’s the sort of person who makes communities happen by doing what she does.

But she also has pretty strong instincts about what makes a guitar worth hearing — liquid tone, phrases that are concise unless they need to wander, pithy hooks, gritty noise and reverb for days. She’s got some things to say on her own, and that’s where Shells comes in. Shells 2 contains 14 tracks, each a brief and lucid lesson about one or more of the aforementioned virtues. Some of them comprise layers of loops, some follow a single snaking line, and a couple have been overdubbed into an approximation of a band. Similarity spotters may point out the bits that sound like Link Wray or Roy Montgomery or the Feelies, but that would require looking past all the bits that sound like Shelley Salant rocking essentially.

Bill Meyer

 Various Artists — Chebran Volume 2: French Boogie 1979-1982 (Born Bad)

This superlative collection of funk, disco and proto-rap documents the cross-hybridization of bootleg tapes of Grandmaster Flash, Eurovision-style dance music and sounds from the African and Arabic colonies that bubbled up in working class neighborhoods at the dawn of the 1980s all over France. Here on cuts like Ethnie’s “De Chagrin En Chagrin” synths take up the serpentine non-western melodies, while Bootsy-style funksters slap and pop out the boogie. Likewise, the ponderous stomp of bass and percussion anchors Ganawa’s “Yamna” in present day disco, but its wheeling woodwinds and haunting call and response transport you to sand swept deserts in North Africa. Ettika, both the track name and the artist name for a one-hitter from the early 1980s, nudges a disco synth into twisty arabesques and flits from French to Arabic in its emphatic, female-powered raps. Forget the melting pot, these cuts bubble like sour dough starter, when errant spores of yeast find a home in a dull white flour soup and create something marvelous.

Jennifer Kelly

 Otomo Yoshihide / Paal Nilssen-Love — 19th of May 2016 (PNL)

19th of May 2016 by Otomo Yoshihide & Paal Nilssen-Love

Conventional wisdom holds that when Paal Nilssen-Love gets on stage with an electric guitarist, fillings will loosen. That certainly holds true when he pairs up with Terrie Ex, his preferred six-string slinger of recent years, and there are parts of this encounter with Japanese guitarist Otomo Yoshihide that could be cited as supporting evidence. Otomo brings plenty of volume, distortion and ferocity; there are passages where it sounds like he’s demolishing some metallic structure while Nilssen-Love erects an impregnable surrounding whirlwind. But neither man stays in one gear, and some of the most involving moments come when they drop to a scrape and a shimmer.

Bill Meyer

[blairsanne]

DFP Actors August: Timothy Balme

NZ actors tend to end up in a lot of the same shows over the years it seems. I have a lot of fun spotting familiar faces, so I thought this would be a fun and silly little project, seeing which actors have repeatedly been in things that Deano was also in (not necessarily alongside). Just a bit of trivia. Enjoy!

Shortland Street (1996/1994-1996,1999)

Dean played Nurse Harry Martin in 1996. Tim played Greg Feeney (IMDB says 1994, 1995-1996, 1999).

Not gonna lie, seeing "Mike Johnson" as a scruffy bad boy sent me for a loop.

The Legend of William Tell (1998/1998)

Dean played Darek in S1E12 "The Tomb of the Unknown Warrior". Tim played Alum in S1E15 "Combat".

Scrubbing through for these stills, all I could think was... what the heck is even happening in this show? I was so confused.

The Almighty Johnsons (2011-2013/2011-2013)

Dean played Anders Johnson throughout the series, and Tim played his older brother Mikkel (Mike) Johnson! Tim was also a writer & storyliner for many episodes!

One of my favourite shows of all time.

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In addition to writing for The Almighty Johnsons, Tim also wrote the episode of The Brokenwood Mysteries that Dean was in, and is also credited as a writer for Under The Vines! That's pretty cool imo.

And that's what I've got for these two! Did I miss anything?

[kwebtv]

Kilroy  -  NBC  -  March 14 - April 4, 1965

A Presentation of Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color

Family (4 episodes)

Running Time:  60 minutes

Stars:

Celeste Holm as Mrs Fuller

Allyn Joslyn as Mr. Fuller

Philip Abbott as Ed Barrett

Robert Emhardt as the Mayor

Bryan Russell as Billy Fuller

Warren Berlinger as Oscar Kilroy

Arthur Hunnicutt as Seth Turner

Marcus James as Pete

Mike Barton as Whitey

Dennis Rush as Freckles

Joie Russo as Porky

Cheryl Miller as Gladys Fuller

Tom Lowell as Harvey

Vaughn Taylor as Bank President

Chick Chandler as Ben Feeney

Philip Coolidge as Frank

Don Beddoe as Commissioner

Alvy Moore as Hal Dooley

[daggerzine]

Paul Kowalchuk from Chino (and Monkey 101) turns it up to 11.

Back in the early 90’s Paul Kowalchuk’s band, Monkey 101 turned the Philly music scene on its ear with two unbeatable singles (the debut being on longtime Philly label Siltbreeze). As you’ll read below, shortly after that squad disbanded (and a few bands in between) he formed Chino which is working in a similar fun-in-the-garage territory as Monkey 101. Chino have a few records out and Monkey 101 is getting reissued so they are keeping their current label, Sister Raygun Records, quite busy. Read below and discover the World of Paul and Chino.

   How/when did Monkey 101 get together? 

Bob (the drummer) lived across the street from me and his brother was my best friend. He was always the first to get all the cool import punk records in the 70’s. Arno (the guitarist) and I have also been friends since the 70’s.  We always played in bands with different combinations till Monkey 101 was birthed in about 1985

 Had you played many shows when the Siltbreeze single came out?

We would play anywhere we could, which wasn’t many places at that time.

 Were you surprised by the amount of good press that the first single got?

We were always surprised by how positive the response was. We were so used to playing music that no one heard or we would just play to our friends that the response to the first single was amazing.

 How soon after the next single (on Papa Popov) did the band break up?

Pretty soon after, I don’t remember why, it didn’t seem to be dramatic or anything. We had an album recorded and no one seemed interested in putting it out so life kinda moved on.

 Was/is there much unreleased Monkey 101 stuff out there?

Yes! We have an entire album, as I mentioned, called “Rusts, Smut and Heart Rot”. It is going to be released by Sister Raygun Records this March and we are very excited.

 Living Room from 2014

Were there any bands between Monkey 101 and Chino?

I was in a band called Blue, Plumbing and a band called shortarm. Bob has been in Sable, The Red Carpets and his current projects are The Blown Fuses and a bandcamp site under RC Turri

https://rtmusic3.bandcamp.com/album/two-trees

 Have Chino really been around since the mid-90’s?!

Yes, the core three of us have. Sometimes we take some time off but we mostly practice every week and play out whenever possible.

 How did Chino get together? Old friends?

I was playing bass in a band called shortarm and when the singer/guitarist left, the drummer (Mike Schuldt) and I decided to keep playing. I was managing a video store at the time and one of the employees was the very talented Rob Feeney who continues to play some awesome guitar for us.

The latest Chino record, Best of Firsts, from last year. 

 Tell us about your latest release, 2020’s Best of Firsts. Did the band do anything different on this record?

For Best of Firsts, we picked our favorite songs from our first four recordings. Our earliest were recorded on cassette four track and we are still recording ourselves, only now we have moved to digital. 

 Tell us a bit about Sister Raygun Records?

I first heard of Sister Raygun Records when they released albums by Philly greats Foxycontin, Poppy and Mt. Vengeance. I was so excited to have chino and Monkey 101 join the roster since it is really a home for some great bands, and many great Philly ones.

 Are they releasing a Monkey 101 LP this year?

Yes. Pre-release orders start on 2/19 at https://monkey101.bandcamp.com/album/rusts-smuts-and-heart-rot 

 What’s next for Chino?

We are releasing a new song each month this year and I invite everyone to check them out!

Chino1@bandcamp.com

 Who are some of your favorite current Philly-area bands?

As I mentioned above, Foxycontin,  Poppy  and Mt. Vengeance have great albums out on Sister Raygun https://sisterraygunrecords.com/music . Dark Thoughts are great Magic Cobra are making a big stir…..When this pandemic is over there will be a real renaissance of rock in Philadelphia!

 Final words? Closing thoughts? Words of wisdom?

Wear a mask, Stay safe, Rock out, and follow Tim Hinely and Dagger!

Chino warming up at Glastonbury in 2019.  

 BONUS QUESTION: What would be Chino’s 5-band dream bill (bands can be active or not)?

 It’s a Festival

Genesis (With Gabriel)          Ultravox (with Jon Foxx and Steve Shears)

Guided by Voices                   The Stooges

David Bowie (Late 70’s)        Wire

Rolling Stones                        R C Turri

 www.chino1.bandcamp.com

www.sisterraygunrecords.com

[the-football-chick]

Chargers 2017 Draft Class

Round #

Mike Williams WR (#7)

Forrest Lamp G (#38)

Dan Feeney G (#71)

Rayshawn Jenkins S (#113)

Desmond King S (#151)

Sam Tevi OT (#190)

Isaac Rochell DT (#225)

via IG:chargers

[reddieao3feed]

Losers Club Graduation (Boy Meets World style)

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/34Ti2JN

by kaitihadj05

the losers club graduate and eddie has a surprise for richie.

no trigger warning just a lot of cursing

Words: 758, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: IT (Movies - Muschietti), IT - Stephen King, Boy Meets World

Rating: General Audiences

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: M/M

Characters: Eddie Kaspbrak, Richie Tozier, Stanley Uris, Bill Denbrough, Beverly Marsh, Ben Hanscom, Mike Hanlon, George Feeny

Relationships: Eddie Kaspbrak/Richie Tozier, Eddie Kaspbrak & Richie Tozier

Additional Tags: Teenage Losers Club (IT), The Losers Club (IT) Stay in Derry, richie is the valedictorian, mr feeney is done with his shit, Eddie Kaspbrak Loves Richie Tozier, Richie Tozier Loves Eddie Kaspbrak

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/34Ti2JN

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[picturethisshow]

#FBF to this claaaaasic PT show with swole and silly comedy stars Jay Jurden, Yedoye Travis, Peter Smith, Molly Austin & more! Amazing photos to enable our reliving of the memories by the great Mike Bryk as always, see them all on our FB page HERE

Don't miss our final dose of live animated comedy for 2019 THIS SATURDAY 12/7 with PT favs Dave Hill, Ayo Edebiri, Shalewa Sharpe & more! And there’s still time to guarantee seating by getting pre-sale tickets so get yours now! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/picture-this-tickets-79544340263

#NewYork #Brooklyn #ParkSlope: Picture This! is BACK for another night of live animated ONE NIGHT ONLY lineup combinations of #NY’s best comedians and artists! 🃏🎨🍻 COMEDY BY: Dave Hill, Ayo Edebiri, Alison Leiby, Wendi Starling, Shalewa Sharpe & Mike Feeney! ANIMATION BY: Dan Pinto, Gabe Pinto, Rachel Gitlevich, Jason Chatfield, Bob Al-Greene, Jenny Fine & Edel Ferri! HOSTED BY: Ian Fidance! SATURDAY 12/7 21+ Doors 7pm, Show 7:30pm $8 online at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/picture-this-tickets-79544340263 or $10 cast at the door🚪 at Union Hall (702 Union St, Brooklyn, NY 11215) Flier by the great Chrissy Fellmeth!

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Robert Kelly’s You Know What Dude – Dave AKA Fredo | #YKWD #PODCAST This week on YKWD; Robert Kelly brings on guests Dave Smith, Mike Feeney and new Dad Aaron Berg!