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Name: Delphine Saint Mleux

Nickname: Del

Gender & Pronouns: Cis woman & she/her

Age: 47

Occupation: CEO of Serres Communications, Inc

Origins: Woodside, California

Neighborhood: Oak Gardens

Relationship status: Married

Important note: serres communications, inc is the rp version of hearst communications, inc

SUMMARY: Born to be an heir Delphine was raised and groomed to be the best and brightest. Young life was routined and disciplined from private schools to every hour plotted out for music lessons, art lessons, extra education, etc. When she came out at as a teenager her mother distanced herself from Delphine and her father pushed her even harder and forced her to hide that part of herself. She went onto Yale where she earned top honors with an MBA as well as a PhD in comparative literature. By then she was working her way through the corporate ladder within her own family's company, obviously with a bit of a leg up, but her ideas and savvy business put her in charge. It wasn't until her father passed away 10 years ago that she took over as CEO of Serres Communications, Inc but it has been a role made for her. Living In Chicago and part of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra board Delphine eventually found herself as the Director of Operations. She was dating Valentine Finch, a fabulous cellist within the orchestra, and they eventually married. Things crumbled two years in when Delphine was accused and arrested on embezzlement charges from the orchestra. Her lawyers worked tirelessly to clear her and her spouse's name but it was already too late and Valentine had filed for divorce and fled from the damage and their ruined reputation.

BIOGRAPHY

trigger warnings: homophobia, death, embezzlement

Some generations ago the Serres family emigrated from France to the United States where the opportunity for entrepreneurship was so fresh that a motivated businessman was able to create the beginnings of an empire. What started off as a venture into the newspaper business expanded into a multinational mass media and business information conglomerate over decades (over a century in total) and generations within a family.

Before Delphine had been born the empire had already encompassed newspapers across the country, television and film productions and channels, radio stations, publishing in books and magazines, and several business-information companies. From the start of her life Delphine was groomed into eventually being a part of the family enterprise. She was enrolled into the best private schools and institutions that money could buy, enrolled and involved in music programs with private instructors, a young equestrian, and societies that would only further her social standing and outreach.

Music had a stronger hold and influence on Delphine. Attending symphonies, concerts, and operas impacted her in a way that her other interests and things she was pushed into hadn't. Even with piano and violin lessons she didn't quite have the talent to really pursue music in a way that she quietly dreamed, she was much more like the business minded leads of generations past, she followed music throughout her life. It was her love of literature and language that sent her off to Yale when the time for university came around, in which, during her attendance there, Delphine earned an MBA and a PhD in comparative literature.

For most of her young life Delphine moved through it robotically. There was always a routine and an expectation. While she had time as a child to be just that the older she got the more it came about in means of acting out. Rebelling against the strict structure of her life. When she was just a teenager she lashed out at her mother during a fight, choosing that moment to hurt the woman with an imperfection: Delphine was gay and had no desire to get married and have children within the same societal norms and demands of what a proper life looked like. They, her parents, had invested too much time and money into their daughter to completely write her off despite the lifestyle they couldn't and wouldn't agree with so her father continued to push Delphine for success. Her mother, on the other hand, nearly ignored her existence after the spontaneous coming out.

Fear of rejection and being ostracized within her own family Delphine buried her sexuality. Plus, the social climate for such an outing was vastly different at the time and that only further instilled a fear and solidified her decision to keep that part of herself hidden. Throughout university she remained publicly single and kept her short lived affairs with women deeply secretive. By then she was already working within what was then Serres Corporation and post graduation and with freshly printed higher education degrees Delphine began her ascent up the corporation ladder. It didn't hurt that she had fresh ideas on pushing the company ahead in future business ventures.

Eventually residing in Chicago, Delphine branched out personally into her interests as she became further involved within the city she'd decided to call home. One of those interests was the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and what had started merely as a donation based pledge (along with season tickets) eventually morphed into being on the board and then somehow the Director of Operations. It was fitting in the sense that Delphine was accustomed to involvement in various businesses. The only exception was that this was personal and not under the then Serres Communications, Inc brand.

In that investment into the symphony she'd met the fabulous cellist, Valentine Finch, and had fallen in love with the extraordinarily talented and intriguing musician. Thankfully she'd come out a decade earlier due to being caught on a date with a woman by the media, the relationship, like all the others in her past, had been short lived but the best outcome had come of it. Delphine no longer had to hide that part of herself. Her family be damned. Already CEO and the head of the family empire post her father's death there was no way anyone could keep her from living the life she'd wanted anymore. When she and Valentine began seeing each other it turned into the longest relationship she'd had. They'd gotten married and seemed to enjoy a charmed life with their spouse. But then accusations and an eventual arrest burned that happiness to the ground.

Charged with embezzling funds the media went wild. A billionaire and head of a mass media conglomerate siphoning funds from the orchestra, the very symphony her spouse was a part of, was violently juicy to the tabloids. Every part of her life seemed to be raked over the coals and that included her marriage. It took time but Delphine's team of lawyers were able to clear her of the charges and both her and her wife's names in the process. However, by then, the damage was already done. Marriage in shambles and unable to overcome the shame, Valentine left Delphine and she now sits with an impending divorce.

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Rage Against the Machine Share Statement on Rock Hall 2023 Induction

Rage Against the Machine, February 1993 (Gie Knaeps/Getty Images)

This morning, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fameannounced its class of 2023, which includes Rage Against the Machine. Now, the band has shared a statement thanking the Rock Hall for the induction, and recounting the long, radical journey that led up to the honor. ���It is a surprising trajectory for us to be welcomed into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame,” Rage Against the Machine wrote. “In 1991 four people in Los Angeles formed a musical group to stand where sound and and solidarity intersect. We called ourselves Rage Against the Machine.”

The group continued: “A band who is as well known for our albums as we are for our fierce opposition to the US war machine, white supremacy and exploitation. A band whose songs drove alternative radio to new heights while right wing media companies tried to purge every song we ever wrote from the airwaves.” Find Rage Against the Machine’s full statement below.

Rage Against the Machine were nominated for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame a total of five times. They have been inducted alongside Kate Bush, Missy Elliott, Sheryl Crow, George Michael, Willie Nelson, and the Spinners. The 2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony will take place on Friday, November 3, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

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Last July, Rage Against the Machine set out on their first tour in over a decade, which was scheduled to run well into 2023. Unfortunately, vocalist Zack de la Rocha sustained a leg injury during their second concert in Chicago. By August, the band had canceled the European stint of the reunion tour, followed by the October cancellation of their 2023 trek across North America. The band revealed that the decision was due to de la Rocha’s leg injury—a tear in his left Achilles tendon.

Rage Against the Machine: Rage Against the Machine:

It is a surprising trajectory for us to be welcomed into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 1991 four people in Los Angeles formed a musical group to stand where sound and and solidarity intersect. We called ourselves Rage Against the Machine.

A band who is as well known for our albums as we are for our fierce opposition to the US war machine, white supremacy and exploitation

A band whose songs drove alternative radio to new heights while right wing media companies tried to purge every song we ever wrote from the airwaves

A band who shut down the NY Stock Exchange for the first time in its history

A band who was targeted by police organizations who attempted to ban us from sold out arenas for raising our voices to free Mumia Abu Jamal, Leonard Peltier and other political prisoners

A band who sued the US State Department for their fascist practice of using our music to torture innocent men in Guantanamo Bay

A band who wrote rebel songs in an abandoned, industrial warehouse in the valley that would later dethrone Simon Cowell’s X Factor pop monopoly to occupy the number 1 spot on the UK charts and have the most downloaded song in UK history

A band who funded and organized delegations to stand with Mexican rebel Zapatista communities to expose the Mexican government’s war on indigenous people

A band whose experimentation in fusing punk, rock and hip hop became a genre of its own

Many thanks to the Hall of Fame for recognizing the music and the mission of Rage Against the Machine. We are grateful to all of the passionate fans, the many talented co-conspirators we’ve worked with and all the activists, organizers, rebels and revolutionaries past, present and future who have inspired our art.

-Brad, Tim, Tom, & Zack

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Rodolfo Walsh’s Last Case by Elsa Drucaroff

Rodolfo Walsh’s Last Case

By Elsa Drucaroff

Translated by Slava Faybysh

Corylus Books

Publication Date: 5 March 2024

Other than through crime fiction novels written by authors in the country, I really know very little about the oppressive Argentinian military dictatorship that ruthlessly suppressed all opposition, or "subversives" as they are referred to in this story. As the book begins two Montoneros, members of the Argentine left-wing Peronist group are on a mission. In perhaps a contrast to expectations their act is theft on behalf of the citizens rather than terrorism, yet it isn't long before more brutal developments are brought to the reader's attention. A shoot out has taken place at a suspected hide out for the Montoneros. Broadcast via Montevideo as the Argentine radio is censored, the news is unclear - either four men and a woman have been killed, or the men are dead and the woman has been captured by the security forces. This is devastating news for Rodolfo Walsh, a journalist and writer who is also head of intelligence for the Montoneros. His 26th year old daughter is the missing woman.

Rodolfo Walsh was a real historical figure and his novel "A Letter to My Friends" was the basis for this novel by Elsa Drucaroff who while researching the history of the time, imagined the circumstances that followed the disappearance of Victoria Walsh. With little reliable information available from his own sources, Walsh has to cross the divide in order to contact Colonel König from the Argentine army in order to attempt to establish the truth.

While conflict is the key theme of this novel, it is far more than simply that between the military junta and the rebels. Walsh has to inform his daughter's mother that Victoria is missing and this brings ahead the reasons for their separation. While a good deal of Argentines may feel sympathetic to the aims of the Montoneros, this does not mean that they personally feel the need to be personally involved as Walsh and his daughter have been. Ideal life or ideology? Elsewhere, another agent has previously had to choose between the cause and love and only when it is nearly too late does he realise what he has missed out on.

The dividing lines are never simplistic. Within the Montoneros there is great debate as to whether they should continue their militant actions, try to negotiate a political settlement or a combination of both, while Colonel König is far less extreme than his leader General Oddone. Yet just sometimes within each human, there is something that polar opposites can recognise within the other. Perhap something recognisable in us all...

Naturally the story does have a predetermined outcome based within history while also giving further lasting legacy to Rodolfo and Victoria Welsh. Perhaps it's importantly it's also a very thought-provoking story which has an enduring relevance and resonance.

Many thanks to Corylus Books for an advance copy of this book and to Ewa Sherman for inclusion on the blog tour. Please check out the other reviews as shown below.

About the author

Elsa Drucaroff was born and raised in Buenos Aires. She is the author of four novels and two short story collections, in addition to being a prolific essayist. She has published numerous articles on Argentine literature, literary criticism and feminism. Her work has been widely translated, but Rodolfo Walsh’s Last Case is Elsa Drucaroff’s first novel to be translated into English.

About the translator

Slava Faybysh lives in Chicago and is an up-and-coming translator from two languages: Spanish and Russian into English. His translations have been published in the New England Review, History Magazine, Asymptote Journal, Latin American Literature Today, and Another Chicago Magazine, among others. His translation of Leopoldo Bonafulla’s anarchist memoir The July Revolution: Barcelona 1909 was published by AK Press in 2021.

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There's other things going on but these people turn dumb because of a couple big ships they're finding out that his brother has the biggest when they see him their eyes are round and they're squinting trying to see him clearly most people can't look on him and others are blocking and just trying to figure out what they're fighting over on Saturn some of them joined in and said we're in trouble and started yelling at people you're very wrong about him we shouldn't treat him this way at all he's getting very angry just trying to tell us I can't control my anger you're supposed to be rebels I don't mind living a little bit low but for Christ's sake you put him in our torture chambers and we're torturing him in this dumb f*** Trump has to go. That's what they're saying this morning on the radio it's going global and it has before but not in this way they're putting examples about what's real cuz I see it in combat and they're saying you can't stand this is wrong giant ships are cut in half like butter and they don't want to do it you got to face them down there and they're getting run over there's a general panic it says these turkey here they're going to think they can use it and we see them others see them too and these people don't look very good either after it's a huge day giant numbers but Trump's are going to be executed and some publicly all over the world and for blaming them. Bja says they messed up really bad and they're horrible horrible people and the sun counters with something very strange he says of course he did he runs around saying that I made him wouldn't that be the case and DJ is smiling saying yeah I guess so and Trump is the one saying it so it does make sense. So Trump is now bellowing it. There are several promises being made..

-we have information seven of Trump's regions for executed this morning at 8:00 a.m. and in Africa and they're the heads of states and they evacuated only about half them out and they were be headed. There's several others that are being executed. The bodies and heads was seen being wheeled off in a wheelbarrow mind you this is Africa okay and it's kind of in the back of the backcountry then they go out there like it's nothing and they don't run the place and the max don't do that anymore either and it's dirty and dusty really filthy so can't see too well so you can hear them yelling what are they doing with the bodies and they're yelling at each other I can't see them and they're trying infrared so on the infrared they see a fire and see the bodies being loaded into the fire and the heads and that's what's happened to Trump's people. We just got word there's another incident it's in Chicago they took him out on the street and with a regular gun but they think it's a hollow point and he's a regiont and he's the mayor and he ran an area in Chicago no he ran Chicago and he's dead that guy's friends blew all over the damn place and people say it too it's a pastel on the sidewalk no it's in the middle of the road and they left him there took 20 minutes for them to pick him up and they followed the assholes and rumor hesitate killed all of them and burned them in a nearby incinerator at the hospital because they can't get to the other one. The reports coming in all of the world of these assholes getting killed they're saying it too and the ones killing them are the pseudo empire mostly no it's a mix with everyone but they're all from Satan's realm. And it is an emotional experience for some people who have been burdened by them heavily. They're actually getting close in such a passion too any of them found making stupid noises I mean executed. Demons are no joy and they're no easy task to defeat these people are very serious and John remillard saw it unfit on footage this morning who said there's something wrong and we keep screwing up. He's trying to think about it and he said I have to threaten him and people started to hit him now they're not going to stop on this a****** until he's dead

Thor Freya

What a shame I can't wait and the rest of you morons for being so freaking stupid

Ken

Olympus

[brookston]

Holidays 12.27

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Constitution Day (North Korea)

Emergency Rescuer’s Day (Russia)

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Urielandia (Declared; 2010) [unrecognized]

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Lucky & Unlucky Days

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Premieres

Alice the Lumberjack (Disney Cartoon; 1926)

The Bars and Stripes Forever (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S1, Ep. 9; 1959)

Ben 10 (Animated TV Series; 2005)

Chicago (Film; 2002)

Fried Green Tomatoes (Film; 1991)

From A Whisper to a Scream, by Elvis Costello (Song; 1981)

Hamlet (Film; 1996)

Hello Out There! Or There’s No Place Like Space (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S1, Ep. 10; 1959)

Hopalong Cassidy (Radio Series; 1948)

Howdy Doody Show (Children’s TV Series; 1947)

Jabberwocky, by Lewis Carroll (Poem; 1871)

John Wesley Harding, by Bob Dylan (Album; 1967)

Knots Landing (TV Series; 1979)

The Littlest Rebel (Film; 1935)

Naked Lunch (Film; 1991)

POne Mint Julep, recorded by Ray Charles (Song; 1960)

Pantry Pirate (Disney Cartoon; 1940)

The People vs. Larry Flynt (Film; 1996)

Radio City Music Hall (NYC Theater; 1932)

Show Boat (Broadway Musical; 1927)

Songs of Leonard Cohen, by Leonard Cohen (Album; 1967)

Through the Looking-Glass, by Lewis Carroll (Novel; 1871)

Traffic (Film; 2000)

The Virgin and the Gipsy, by D.H. Lawrence (Novella; 1930)

Today’s Name Days

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Stanimir, Stanka, Stanko, Stefan, Stefka, Stoycho (Bulgaria)

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Sula, Sulve, Sulvi (Estonia)

Hannes, Hannu, Hans (Finland)

Fabiola, Jean (France)

Fabiola,, Johannes (Germany)

Mavrikios, Stefanos, Stephanos (Greece)

János (Hungary)

Giovanni (Italy)

Elmārs, Helmars, Inita (Latvia)

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Narve, Natalie (Norway)

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Filoména (Slovakia)

Fabiola, Juan (Spain)

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Stephan, Steven (Ukraine)

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Day of Year: Day 361 of 2024; 4 days remaining in the year

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

Hebrew: 15 Teveth 5784

Islamic: 14 Jumada II 1445

J Cal: 1 Fest; Oneday [1 of 5]

Julian: 14 December 2023

Moon: 99%: Warning Gibbous

Positivist: 25 Bichat (13th Month) [Haller]

Runic Half Month: Eihwaz or Eoh (Yew Tree) [Day 2 of 15]

Season: Winter (Day 7 of 89)

Zodiac: Capricorn (Day 6 of 31)

Calendar Changes

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Holidays 12.27

Holidays

Bitchmas

Constitution Day (North Korea)

Emergency Rescuer’s Day (Russia)

Howdy Doody Day

International Day of Epidemic Preparedness

International Random Song Day

Kobold Luring Day (Germany)

LEGO Build Day

Make Cut Out Snowflakes Day

Modern Medicine Day

National Abigail Day

National Case Day

National Free Balloon Day

National Goal Writing Day

National Martha Day

National Samuel Day

Radio City Music Hall Day

Sam Sharpe Day (Jamaica)

Third Day of Christmas

Topsoil Day (French Republic)

Visit the Zoo Day

Visual Impairment Awareness Day

Watch the Children Day

World Day of Forced Hijab

Food & Drink Celebrations

National Fruitcake Day

4th & Last Wednesday in December

Gimlet Day [Last Wednesday]

Independence Days

Urielandia (Declared; 2010) [unrecognized]

Feast Days

Benazir Bhutto Martyrdom Day (Pakistan)

Calli (House) Day (Aztec day for all things hearth, home & family)

Fabiola (Christian; Saint)

Feast of Marimba (Goddess of Musical Happiness; South Africa)

Festival of Nehebkau (Ancient Egypt)

Feast of Fools, Day 2 (St. John's Day)

Francesco Spoto (Christian; Blessed)

Frey and Freya’s Day (Pagan)

Haller (Positivist; Saint)

Hermann-Paul (Artology)

John the Apostle (a.k.a. John the Divine; Christian; Saint)

Kwanzaa, Day 2: Kuichagulia (Self-Determination)

Loki Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Louis Héctor Leroux (Artology)

Maximus of Alexandria, Pope (Christian; Saint)

Mother Night (Pagan)

Nicarete (Christian; Saint)

Only 5 Pasta Eating Days Left (Pastafarian)

Pauline and Homer (Muppetism)

Sára Salkaházi (Christian; Blessed)

Theodorus and Theophanes (Christian; Saint)

3rd Day of Noodlemas (Pastafarian)

Twelve Holy Days #2 (Taurus, the throat; Esoteric Christianity)

Twelvetide, Day #3; Feast of St. John the Apostle (a.k.a. the Twelve Days of Christmas or Christmastide) [until 1.5]

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Sensho (先勝 Japan) [Good luck in the morning, bad luck in the afternoon.]

Premieres

Alice the Lumberjack (Disney Cartoon; 1926)

The Bars and Stripes Forever (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S1, Ep. 9; 1959)

Ben 10 (Animated TV Series; 2005)

Chicago (Film; 2002)

Fried Green Tomatoes (Film; 1991)

From A Whisper to a Scream, by Elvis Costello (Song; 1981)

Hamlet (Film; 1996)

Hello Out There! Or There’s No Place Like Space (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S1, Ep. 10; 1959)

Hopalong Cassidy (Radio Series; 1948)

Howdy Doody Show (Children’s TV Series; 1947)

Jabberwocky, by Lewis Carroll (Poem; 1871)

John Wesley Harding, by Bob Dylan (Album; 1967)

Knots Landing (TV Series; 1979)

The Littlest Rebel (Film; 1935)

Naked Lunch (Film; 1991)

POne Mint Julep, recorded by Ray Charles (Song; 1960)

Pantry Pirate (Disney Cartoon; 1940)

The People vs. Larry Flynt (Film; 1996)

Radio City Music Hall (NYC Theater; 1932)

Show Boat (Broadway Musical; 1927)

Songs of Leonard Cohen, by Leonard Cohen (Album; 1967)

Through the Looking-Glass, by Lewis Carroll (Novel; 1871)

Traffic (Film; 2000)

The Virgin and the Gipsy, by D.H. Lawrence (Novella; 1930)

Today’s Name Days

Fabiola (Austria)

Stanimir, Stanka, Stanko, Stefan, Stefka, Stoycho (Bulgaria)

Ivan, Ivana, Ivančica (Croatia)

Žaneta (Czech Republic)

Johannes (Denmark)

Sula, Sulve, Sulvi (Estonia)

Hannes, Hannu, Hans (Finland)

Fabiola, Jean (France)

Fabiola,, Johannes (Germany)

Mavrikios, Stefanos, Stephanos (Greece)

János (Hungary)

Giovanni (Italy)

Elmārs, Helmars, Inita (Latvia)

Dautaras, Fabijolė, Gedvinė (Lithuania)

Narve, Natalie (Norway)

Cezary, Fabia, Fabiola, Jan, Radomysł (Poland)

Stefan (Romania)

Filoména (Slovakia)

Fabiola, Juan (Spain)

Johan, Johannes (Sweden)

Stephan, Steven (Ukraine)

Adwin, Alvern, Alverna, Alvin, Alvina, Alwin, Elvin, Elvina, Elvira, Elvita, Elwin (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 361 of 2024; 4 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 3 of week 52 of 2023

Celtic Tree Calendar: Beth (Birch) [Day 2 of 28]

Chinese: Month 12 (Jia-Zi), Day 15 (Ji-Wei)

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

Hebrew: 15 Teveth 5784

Islamic: 14 Jumada II 1445

J Cal: 1 Fest; Oneday [1 of 5]

Julian: 14 December 2023

Moon: 99%: Warning Gibbous

Positivist: 25 Bichat (13th Month) [Haller]

Runic Half Month: Eihwaz or Eoh (Yew Tree) [Day 2 of 15]

Season: Winter (Day 7 of 89)

Zodiac: Capricorn (Day 6 of 31)

Calendar Changes

Fest (Extra Month; J Calendar) [Holidaytime]

[audiofictionuk]

New Fiction Podcasts - 24th October

Tugglewar New Audio Book! A space where the written and spoken word meet. Original stories, written, narrated, and discussed by friends. https://audiofiction.co.uk/show.php?id=20231011-06 RSS: https://feeds.transistor.fm/tugglewar

The Cara Files: File 1 - The Chase New Audio Book! Cara's discovery of a set of broken rings leads to an unexpected and romantic attachment with Mei Xing. However, their love is complicated by the fact that they live in different worlds, with countless universes between them. Despite this, Cara is determined to be with Mei Xing and embarks on a journey to find her. But she is not prepared for what she is about to encounter. https://audiofiction.co.uk/show.php?id=20231016-03 RSS: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2256379.rss

The Chicago Chronicles: A Vampire the Masquerade RPG Actual Play New Audio RPG! In 1990s Chicago, a group of young kindred have been invited to party with the illustrious Annabelle Triabell, will this be an evening of kindred politics or is something more sinister at play? Join us for a story of intrigue and horror as the city of Chicago begins its decent into chaos. https://audiofiction.co.uk/show.php?id=20231010-04 RSS: https://feeds.castos.com/24k66

The Eye New Audio Drama! A mass migration of Polyphemus Moths is confounding and worrying scientists. Two student reporters follow the migration to its terminus: the unremarkable desert town of Carol, California. This is their final project: an investigation into a phenomenon that is much more complex, far-reaching, and treacherous than they ever could have anticipated. https://audiofiction.co.uk/show.php?id=20231016-04 RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/eaecae74/podcast/rss

The Mysterious Death of Edna Kennard New Audio Book! This podcast is the latest production by the Hot Cocoa Club. Listen to the new cosy mystery, cosy crime serialisation of The mysterious death of Edna Kennard, a new novel by Kevin Green. https://audiofiction.co.uk/show.php?id=20231009-05 RSS: https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/6522d88d74b830001157c4c0

Silvistead New Audio RPG! Welcome to our new Dungeons & Dragons homebrew campaign 'Silvistead'! A dark, dire odyssey through the wilds. No-Fame Podcast's Silvistead Cast Is: Patrick O'Rielly - Dungeon Master. Sinéad Marguerite - Arlette Little. Josh Fritz - Velum Gloomwhisper. Justin Crane - Wyatt Hargraves. https://audiofiction.co.uk/show.php?id=20231016-05 RSS: https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/silvistead

Coddiwomple With The Shadow People New Audio Book! ’Coddiwomple With The Shadow People’ is a narrative podcast about friendship, magic, mystery, and the divine feminine. Follow a group a misfits and outcasts as they search for a sense of purpose and belonging. https://audiofiction.co.uk/show.php?id=20231003-10 RSS: https://feed.podbean.com/coddiwompleshadowpeople/feed.xml

Rewired: a radio play New Audio Drama! The Naive Theater of the Air presents a new experience in audio drama, a story by Matthew Broyles, featuring a stellar cast. Total Psychology: the exact science of opinion and behavior molding. The promise of complete economic and political predictability, delivered by the Lifecast, direct-to-cortex. But from an audacious team of scientists, a deterrent arises: Rewiring, a detour in neural pathways to evade the Lifecast and its corporate masters. Outnumbered, a handful of Rewired enclaves survive, scattered amidst the global Wired civilization. And in these rebel strongholds, a mystery unfolds…the Vorn. Strange creatures visible only to a very few. The seers. Now fear and curiosity vie for supremacy as the architects of the Rewired Diaspora stir once again under a cloud of secrecy. Something moves in the darkness. And Harry, hapless son of a sociopathic war hero, embarks on a quest to find it. Whether he wants to or not. https://audiofiction.co.uk/show.php?id=20231010-05 RSS: https://feed.podbean.com/thematthewshown/feed.xml

Favole Originali: Storie per Crescere New Audio Book! Favole Originali: Storie per Crescere. "Benvenuti, piccoli sognatori e grandi cuori, nel magico mondo delle favole! Vi guideremo attraverso boschi incantati, regni lontani e avventure straordinarie. Qui, ogni storia ha un segreto da svelare, una lezione da imparare. Che tu sia un bimbo curioso o un adulto con l'anima da esploratore, c'è sempre una favola che ti aspetta, pronta a illuminare la tua giornata. Quindi, accoccolati con una coperta, chiudi gli occhi e lascia che la magia delle parole ti porti lontano. Nel nostro mondo delle favole, ogni storia è un viaggio, e ogni viaggio è un tesoro da scoprire. Sei pronto? Allora cominciamo..." https://audiofiction.co.uk/show.php?id=20231012-04 RSS: https://www.spreaker.com/show/5976259/episodes/feed

I Hear Fear New Audio Book! Nothing is as terrifying as the sounds we hear in the dark. The slow creak of a door opening late at night... or a whisper in a room when you thought you were alone... or a distant scream in the wind. One noise at the wrong time or place can scare us for days. Each episode of I HEAR FEAR plunges the listener into a tale inspired by real events, from a deadly dance party to a cursed film set. Join host and two-time Oscar nominee Carey Mulligan for six immersive stories designed to jangle your nerves and haunt your dreams. https://audiofiction.co.uk/show.php?id=20231016-06 RSS: https://rss.art19.com/i-hear-fear

Montana Mavericks: The Long Lost Maverick New Audio Drama! A Harlequin Romance Original. She trusted him with her secrets. But what about his? Melanie Driscoll has come to Bronco seeking a fresh start; what she finds instead is Gabe Abernathy. The blond, blue-eyed cowboy is temptation enough. The secrets he could be guarding are a whole other level of irresistible. Peeling the covers back on both might be too much for sweet Mel to handle. Get lost in the romance, passion and adventure of Montana Mavericks: The Long Lost Maverick, Harlequin's first ever, scripted podcast.  Everything you know and love about Harlequin Books, produced for discerning listeners and adult ears. https://audiofiction.co.uk/show.php?id=20231016-07 RSS: https://audioboom.com/channels/5113412.rss

Hollow's Bend: The Radio Play New Audio Drama! When a trapped spirit accidentally possesses a teenager in 1985, he sets off a series of events that unleashes a malevolent spirit in the small mining town of Hollow's Bend. Now he must team up with five high schoolers to stop the vengeful spirit and save the town. https://audiofiction.co.uk/show.php?id=20231017-05 RSS: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2018291.rss

Fragile Shards: Whispers of Transience New Audio Book! "Fragile Shards: Whispers of Transience" is an evocative anthology that spans 15 years of the author's writing journey. From mystical adventures to dark introspections, these tales traverse vivid landscapes, offering a captivating glimpse into the ever-changing tapestry of human emotions and perceptions. Each story is a unique shard, reflecting the complexity of life's experiences and the resilience of hope. https://audiofiction.co.uk/show.php?id=20231013-07 RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/eb10c200/podcast/rss

Sideshow: Fireside Tales of the Macabre | Stories of a Dark Mysterious Circus New Audio Book! Step into the eerie glow of the gypsy caravan fire and let the haunting tales of Oskar Dragan, a former sideshow ringmaster from old-world Romania, envelop you. Each episode unveils the chilling mysteries of individual sideshow performers, all painted in vivid, Poe-esque strokes. These stories aren't mere tales, but echoes of a bygone era, whispered from the lips of Dragan himself. As the flames crackle and dance, Oskar's voice will transport you to the grotesque world of a 19th-century sideshow, wrapping you in the inescapable grip of horror. Listen, if you dare, but remember: sometimes the most terrifying tales are born from reality. https://audiofiction.co.uk/show.php?id=20231017-06 RSS: https://www.spreaker.com/show/5973554/episodes/feed

Vicky Erotic Tales New Audio Book! Erotic tales narrated by Vicky, lesbian threesome stories, erotic sensual arousing literature, sexy naughty talks chronicles, erotic fiction. https://audiofiction.co.uk/show.php?id=20231017-07 RSS: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2262318.rss

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The Origins of Electronic Dance Music: A Journey Through Time and Technology

Electronic Dance Music (EDM) is a cultural phenomenon that has taken the world by storm, emanating from underground clubs to music festivals that attract hundreds of thousands of people. While it is often viewed as a product of the late 20th and early 21st century, the roots of EDM can be traced back to much earlier periods. This article delves into the history and origins of this genre, focusing on technological innovations, key artists, and cultural shifts that have shaped EDM into what it is today.

A Pre-EDM Era: The Early Experiments

Long before the birth of EDM as we know it, there were experiments with electronic instruments in classical music and experimental genres. As early as the 1920s, Russian inventor Léon Theremin created the Theremin, an electronic instrument that is played without physical contact. In the 1950s, the rise of musique concrète, a genre utilizing manipulated tape recordings of natural sounds, demonstrated the potential for electronic manipulation in music (Holmes, Thom. "Electronic and Experimental Music: Technology, Music, and Culture." Routledge, 2008).

1960s and 1970s: Kraftwerk and Synthesizers

In the late 1960s and early 1970s, German band Kraftwerk set the foundation for electronic music by incorporating synthesizers into their performances (Flur, Wolfgang. "I Was a Robot." Sanctuary Publishing, 2000). The invention and mass-production of synthesizers like the Moog and later the Roland TB-303, which was introduced in 1982, provided musicians with tools to experiment with new sounds and textures (Vail, Mark. "The Synthesizer: A Comprehensive Guide to Understanding, Programming, Playing, and Recording the Ultimate Electronic Music Instrument." Oxford University Press, 2014).

Disco Fever and the Birth of House Music

In the late 1970s, the disco era was at its peak in the United States. Discotheques became a hub for experimentation with electronic sounds. One pivotal moment was in 1977 when Donna Summer's "I Feel Love," produced by Giorgio Moroder, was released. This track was revolutionary as it was entirely composed of synthesized sounds (Brewster, Bill & Broughton, Frank. "Last Night a DJ Saved My Life: The History of the Disc Jockey." Grove Press, 1999).

The decline of disco in the early 1980s led to the birth of house music in Chicago. The term "house" was derived from The Warehouse, a club where DJ Frankie Knuckles, the "Godfather of House," played (Rietveld, Hillegonda C. "This Is Our House: House Music, Cultural Spaces and Technologies." Routledge, 2013).

Techno's Rise in Detroit

Around the same time, techno emerged from the African American communities in Detroit. Inspired by the electronic sounds of Kraftwerk and local radio DJ The Electrifying Mojo, artists like Juan Atkins, Derrick May, and Kevin Saunderson began producing a form of electronic music that was faster and had a more industrial feel (Sicko, Dan. "Techno Rebels: The Renegades of Electronic Funk." Wayne State University Press, 2010).

The UK Rave Culture and Acid House

The late 1980s witnessed the emergence of the rave culture in the United Kingdom. The Second Summer of Love in 1988–1989 saw the explosion of acid house, a sub-genre of house music. It was characterized by the heavy use of the Roland TB-303 for creating hypnotic and "squiggly" sounds (Collin, Matthew. "Altered State: The Story of Ecstasy Culture and Acid House." Serpent's Tail, 1997).

The 1990s: Diversity in Electronic Music

The 1990s marked the diversification of electronic music into multiple sub-genres like trance, drum and bass, and big beat, among others. Artists like The Prodigy, The Chemical Brothers, and Fatboy Slim popularized the big beat genre, which was characterized by breakbeats and synthesized loops (Butler, Mark J. "Unlocking the Groove: Rhythm, Meter, and Musical Design in Electronic Dance Music." Indiana University Press, 2006).

The Internet Era and Globalization

The internet and digital software like Ableton Live and FL Studio revolutionized the production and distribution of EDM. Sites like Napster and later, platforms like SoundCloud, allowed aspiring musicians to upload their tracks and reach a global audience without the need for record labels (McLeod, Kembrew. "MP3: The Meaning of a Format." Duke University Press, 2012).

The 2010s: The Rise of EDM Superstars

Artists like David Guetta, Skrillex, and Calvin Harris have brought EDM into mainstream pop culture, collaborating with pop and hip-hop artists and performing at large-scale music festivals like Tomorrowland and Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC).

Conclusion

The evolution of EDM is deeply intertwined with technological advancements and socio-cultural shifts. From its roots in experimental electronic music to its current status as a global phenomenon, EDM has not only transformed the musical landscape but has also become a vibrant culture of its own. As technology continues to advance, and as artists continue to push the boundaries, the future of EDM seems boundless.

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Rules Free Radio Jan 31

Tuesdays 2pm - 5pm  EST Rules Free Radio With Steve  Caplan bombshellradio.com On the next Rules Free Radio with Steve Caplan, we’ll hear new ones by Papa Schmapa, The Weeklings covering The Beatles, Power Pop bands Crickle from Chicago, and Shake Some from France. Guided by Voices has a new one as does Batworth Stone, Billy Nomates, Molly, Liela Moss, Steve Stoeckel from The Spongetones, and a few others. We'll hear a lot of classics including Emitt Rhodes, The Knack, Squeeze, Jefferson Airplane, Dave Clark Five, The Zombies, The Kinks, and Elvis Costello among many others. In the second hour, it's a Double Take. That’s two versions of the same song for your consideration and comparison. Today’s Double Take is a classic written by Allen Toussaint. And in a strange coincidence, just a week or after the passing of Yardbirds guitarist Jeff Beck, one of the founding members of that band has left us. His name is Top Topham and although he left The Yarbirds before they began recording he later played with members and other artists and we’ll hear some of this music. So, a lot of music to check out all starting at 2 on Tuesday afternoon on Bombshellradio.com! Velvet Crush - She Goes On Cloud Eleven - Blue Butterfly Inara George - What a Number Papa Schmapa - I've Been There Emitt Rhodes - Really Wanted You Ray Paul - I Love It (But You Don't Believe It) The Weeklings - I've Just Seen a Face Crickle - Tell Me That You're Mine The Knack - No Matter What David Myhr - Record Collection Squeeze - Another Nail In My Heart Jeremy Messersmith - Knots Villagers - Hazey Jane II Guided By Voices - Face Eraser Shake Some - Don't Tell Me More The Merrymakers - Bang, You're Dad Elvis Costello - Veronica The Kinks - Victoria Warren Zevon - A Certain Girl The Yardbirds - A Certain Girl The Lancastrians - Was She Tall (Demo) The Birds - You're On My Mind The Zombies - Woman The Act - Just A Little Bit Dave Clark 5 - Glad All Over The Kinks - It's Alright Duster Bennett - I Chose to Sing The Blues Topham McCarty Band - All Your Love Christine McVie - No Road Is The Right Road Topham McCarty Band - Who Will Be Next The Yardbirds - I Ain't Got You Batworth Stone - Echolocation Stomp Jefferson Airplane - The Ballad of You & Me & Pooneil Bhopal's Flowers -The Majestic Purple Sky Billy Nomates - Saboteur Forcefield Circa Waves - Northern Town The Dream Academy - Life in a Northern Town Gaz Coombes - Don't Say It's Over Crowded House - Catherine Wheels Vincent Christ - Midnight to Midnight The Bongos - Numbers With Wings Liela Moss - WOO (No Ones Awake) Boom Bip - The Matter (of Our Discussion) feat Nina Nastasia Eno & Hyde - To Us All The Zombies - Changes Molly - Sunday Kid Alice Phoebe Lou - Rebel Rose Steve Stoeckel- Heather Gray Chad and Jeremy - You Are She Read the full article

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All the One Direction fics I read and enjoyed in Dec 2022. You can listen to my podcast to hear me talk about each of these fics as well as an overview of what was posted on ao3 including the fics on this month’s fic roundup which you can find here! Please let the writers know if you liked the fics by leaving kudos and comments! Happy reading!

Fanfictional Podcast #45 |  ko-fi | fic recs

-Larry-

Chasing, Searching, Dreaming by @parmahamlarrie

(E, 46k, soulmates au) Harry has known who his soulmate is since he was twenty years old, and ever since, he has been waiting for Louis to be ready for him. 

I Keep Looking For Magic by @lululawrence

(NR, 36k, fake relationship) Harry cannot go home alone when he had promised to bring a significant other again. 

Set the Sky Alight, Oh Holy Night by LadyLondonderry / @londonfoginacup

(T, 33k, roommates) One house, five almost-strangers (plus Niall), six new beginnings.

reckless behaviour by @nouies

(E, 13k, strangers to lovers) Harry is a retired football player looking for a new opportunity. Louis is the image consultant hired to help him find it.

It Started with a Spark by exceptionallyordinharry / @exceptionally0rdinary

(NR, 6k, canon) Could the magnetic pull he feels towards a certain curly-haired cutie be about more than friendship?

come my love be one with the sea by CuckooTrooke / @larrydoinglaundry

(M, 6k, mermaid au) Pirate captain Louis gets saved from the storm by mermaid Harry, and grows particularly fond of this mysterious creature.

Seems You Cannot Be Replaced by QuickedWeen / @becomeawendybird

(M, 5k, high school) Harry and the popular boy in school, Louis Tomlinson, share a tension-filled night together when they're young. Fifteen years later they see each other again.

Love In Conversation by @hellolovers13

(T, 5k, baking au) Louis has a severe baking breakdown. Thankfully, he gets help from baking-hotline operator Harry.

Tide's Deathless Death by Jennifer_Kaid / @poetsreprieve

(E, 4k, pirate au) There was no single man who had survived after taking up arms against the captain.

Every Boy is a Lily (series) by docklands / @hershelsue

(M, 3k, trans Harry) Harry moves to Paris. With no one to talk to, he makes friends with his neighbour from the window next to his, a painter named Louis with a burning passion for life.

Chicago by @hellolovers13

(G, 3k, exes to lovers) They hadn't seen each other in four years, why was Louis still writing songs about Harry?

-Rare Pairs-

Me And You Is All I've Ever Known by restless_rebels / @restless-rebels

(T, 24k, Louis/Zayn) “I love you! And I always will! I’m going to come back and prove that!” Louis shouted down the hall as Zayn opened the front door.

When you love someone, you make room by louloubaby92 / @louloubabys1992

(E, 20k, Louis/Jamie Campbell Bower) Jamie Campell Bower is a big deal, of that Louis is sure. He's a walking charmer with a jawline to die for. So, it's a bit of a surprise when Jamie looks his way, let alone approaches him to chat him up.

Sweet Talk (series) by wordsnnotes / @quelsentiment

(M, 12k, Louis/Niall) Niall easily deflects her, though, then grabs the collar of Louis’ leather coat with her unnaturally strong grip and throws her back into the wall where she came from. If Louis had been human, she might have been knocked out. It’s a good thing that she isn't.

The Concept Of Controlled Love by Kikiberoski16 / @larrysballetslippers

(E, 10k, Louis/OMC) Louis and Andrew make a deal to help each other pass the term, but things turn out differently than expected.

Cigarettes and Chances by @faithinwalls369

(G, 7k, Louis/Liam Gallagher) On a whim, he decides to enter a competition via local radio, for a chance to have backstage access to Liam Gallagher's latest album release tour. 

The Seduction Of Draco Malfoy by Stillwriting / @adam-my-adam

(E, 7k, Louis/Draco Malfoy) The handsome, prickly stranger had melted into a wrecked, sexy, pleading dream…and Louis had done it to him.

something runnin' around my head by andfollowthesun / @halien

(G, 7k, Louis/Niall) Louis likes to think that Anne and Robin like them though; the three of them have been flatmates for the better part of two years, and friends before that. It would be bad form to show up to an anniversary empty-handed.

here with me by haveufoundwhaturlookingfor

(T, 6k, Louis/Nick Grimshaw) Louis has been secretly dating Nick, and things were going so smoothly, but then Nick finds out that he's pregnant and they have no choice but to tell everyone about their relationship.

Worth the Risk by Lhhome / @lhhomefics

(E, 5k, Louis/Lando Norris) The one where Lando Norris just wants to flirt with the cute guy he saw from across the room and Louis finally finds someone who is worth the risk.

flame colored paradise by cinnamons / @sunbellylou

(E, 3k, Louis/Mads Mikkelsen) He looked like a sight straight from heaven in his dark three-piece suit, hair in perfect place, a relaxed look on his face, as if he hasn’t had a hard-on for the last half an hour. Louis loved how Mads was always perfectly composed, never a single strand of hair out of place.

It's All Come and Go by @haztobegood

(E, 2k, Louis/Orville Peck) “Truck stops are like the original Grindr.” - Orville Peck, Coachella 2022

Demons Hide by sitandadmire / @louistomlionson

(NR, 777 words, Louis/Four) "When are you getting that tongue piercing we talked about?" Louis chuckles. "As soon as you manage to keep me pinned down long enough, love."

[louistomlinsoncouk]

Headline Wembley Arena Show Announced For April 2022

New Postponed World Tour Dates Confirmed For Spring 2022

Louis Tomlinson today announces that he is partnering with BMG to release his second album globally.

Recording is already underway for the record, and Louis joins a roster at BMG that includes KSI, Craig David, Richard Ashcroft, The Prodigy and Kylie Minogue.

Louis says: "I’m very excited to start the next part of my journey with BMG.”

Jamie Nelson VP A&R at BMG UK says: "We are delighted to welcome Louis to BMG. He is already busy working on new music, and we are excited to join him on the next phase of his extraordinary career."

Louis also announces today the first wave of new 2022 dates for his postponed World Tour in UK, Europe, USA and Australia, including a brand new date at London's Wembley Arena. This show replaces Louis's two sold out London shows at The Roundhouse, and tickets will be transferred to the new venue.

Louis's first show at Wembley Arena will take place on April 22nd 2022, and extra tickets for the gig go on sale on Friday 14th May at 9am BST.

After postponing his 2020 world tour due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Louis will now finally get back on the road with his first solo tour, which is already completely sold out. The new dates are listed below. Further international rescheduled dates will be announced at a later date.

Last year, Louis released his million selling smash debut solo album 'Walls' which hit Top 3 in the UK and Top 10 in the USA. A lyrically personal album that proved he had found his feet as a solo artist, the album produced a clutch of acclaimed singles including the emotive first release Two of Us, the raucous Kill My Mind, the reflective We Made It.

In 2019 Louis headlined the Coca-Cola music festival in Madrid to an audience of 25,000 people, and performed to 65,000 fans at Premios Telehit in the Foro Sol stadium in Mexico City. Louis picked up the Best Song Award at the 2019 Teen Choice Awards for 'Two Of Us', which has so far hit over 100 million streams on Spotify alone.

In 2018 Louis won an iHeart Award for 'Best Solo Breakout', and an EMA Award for 'Best UK & Ireland Act' in 2017. He was ranked No.5 on Billboard’s emerging artists of 2018 and has over 60 million combined followers on social media. Last year he won 'Artist Of The Summer' in Philly radio station 96.5 TDY's annual awards.

In December 2020, Louis hosted one of the biggest live stream concert events of 2020, selling over 160,000 tickets to fans in over 100 countries and raising funds for several important charities. As a member of One Direction, Louis has sold over 100 million records. Overall Louis’ solo music has garnered over a BILLION streams.

Louis Tomlinson Tour Dates 2022

NORTH AMERICA

1st Feb South Side Ballroom, Dallas, TX

2nd Feb ACL Live at The Moody Theater, Austin, TX - SOLD OUT

3rd Feb Bayou Music Center, Houston, TX - SOLD OUT

5th Feb The Pageant, St Louis, MO - SOLD OUT

7th Feb Coca-Cola Roxy, Atlanta, GA - SOLD OUT

8th Feb Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN - SOLD OUT

10th Feb Hammerstein Ballroom, New York, NY - SOLD OUT

11th Feb Hammerstein Ballroom, New York, NY - SOLD OUT

12th Feb The Anthem, Washington DC - SOLD OUT

14th Feb Stage AE, Pittsburgh, PA - SOLD OUT

15th Feb The Met, Philadelphia, PA - SOLD OUT

17th Feb House Of Blues Boston, Boston, MA - SOLD OUT

19th Feb REBEL, Toronto, ON - SOLD OUT

20th Feb The Fillmore, Detroit, MI - SOLD OUT

21st Feb Murat Theatre at Old National Centre, Indianapolis, IN - SOLD OUT

23rd Feb The Chicago Theatre, Chicago, IL - SOLD OUT

24th Feb The Fillmore Minneapolis, Minneapolis, MN - SOLD OUT

26th Feb Uptown, Kansas City, MO - NEW SHOW

28th Feb Fillmore Auditorium, Denver, CO

1st Mar UCUU Center, Orem, UT - NEW VENUE

3rd Mar Paramount Theatre, Seattle, WA - SOLD OUT

4th Mar Roseland, Portland, OR - NEW VENUE - SOLD OUT

6th Mar Orpheum, Vancouver, BC - SOLD OUT

7th Mar Roseland, Portland, OR - NEW SHOW

10th Mar Fox Theatre, Oakland, CA - SOLD OUT

12th Mar Performance Venue at Hollywood Park, Los Angeles, CA - NEW SHOW

UK & EUROPE

23rd Mar Valsheimilið, Reykjavik, Iceland

25th Mar Arenan Fryshuset, Stockholm, Sweden - SOLD OUT

27th Mar Spektrum, Oslo, Norway - NEW VENUE

28th Mar Forum Black Box, Copenhagen, Denmark – NEW SHOW

30th Mar Columbiahalle, Berlin, Germany - SOLD OUT

31st Mar Forum Karlin, Prague, Czech Republic - SOLD OUT

2nd Apr AFAS Live, Amsterdam, Netherlands - SOLD OUT

3rd Apr Palladium, Cologne, Germany – NEW SHOW

5th Apr L’Olympia, Paris, France - SOLD OUT

6th Apr L’Olympia, Paris, France - SOLD OUT

8th Apr Lorenzini District, Milan, Italy - NEW VENUE

9th Apr Halle 622, Zurich, Switzerland - SOLD OUT

11th Apr Gasometer, Vienna, Austria - SOLD OUT

13th Apr Torwar Hall, Warsaw, Poland – NEW VENUE  

14th Apr MTP5, Poznan, Poland – NEW SHOW

16th Apr Lotto Arena, Antwerp, Belgium – NEW SHOW

18th Apr O2 Academy Glasgow, Glasgow, UK – SOLD OUT

19th Apr O2 Apollo, Manchester, UK – SOLD OUT

20th Apr O2 Apollo, Manchester, UK – NEW SHOW

22nd Apr SSE Arena Wembley, London, UK – NEW VENUE

23rd Apr Doncaster Dome, Doncaster, UK – SOLD OUT

20th Jul Fortitude Hall, Brisbane, Australia – NEW SHOW

22nd Jul Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, Australia – SOLD OUT

25th Jul Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne, Australia – NEW VENUE

29th Jul HBF Stadium, Perth, Australia – NEW SHOW

[the1312daysofchristmas]

hey dils!! was listening to sunshine riptide and thought of u so i wanted to say i hope ur taking care and also ask if u have any favorite fob videos/interviews?? lately i have been obsessed w the promo video patrick did for the honda civic tour where he drove around LA and said the only reason they got the tour was because he already drove a civic ahsjdbd

first of all it is SO flattering that listening to sunshine riptide made you think of me 🥺

secondly i was molded out of clay to answer this question, 100% i have a lot that i think about like way too often

the one where petes giving a tour of his parents house where he lived at the time and was showing off his stuff and was particularly very excited about the fact that his band was turned into action figures and then half way through andy shows up and is like "were best friends forever!" and petes like "yeah andy comes over for sleepovers a lot, we hang out in my basement and make zines and stuff" and then at the end he gets all excited cuz he hears his moms car pull up and he goes out and shes coming out of the car and then patrick gets out of the car carrying groceries and petes like "here mom me and patrick can put the groceries away you finish the interview" and shes like "no- pete i just got home from work im a mess" and hes like "what? no! no mom you look great, you can finish the interview well take in the groceries" and then she did and the camera crew came back to the two of them messing around and putting groceries away.

"pete wentz is honestly the only way to describe pete wentz. hes the most complicated guy i know." [cut to] "if anyone can make a strike without touching the lane i will pay you $300" *throws bowling balls straight into the air* *runs down the lane*

ok but in all seriousness i love that interview not only for that iconic moment but because later the footage is like blaring i dont care and pete goes and grabs a stuffed giraffe out of the prize thingie and hes like "what do you mean :)? we bought this with our tickets!!" and the editors are very much trying to make it a bad boy rebel without a cause moment except if you looked the woman behind the counter had a smile on her face and was laughing and then afterwards he gave it back and said "we werent really gonna steal it" but it really seemed like she knew that already

and then at a different point a couple fans showed up and they were all shy and excited to meet him and he was just like "hey are you guys coming to the show later" and they were like "yeah" and he was like "cool! thanks for coming out :) do you want a picture?" and they took a picture and it seemed like he was still kinda excited that people were excited to meet him. marcus (their bodyguard) was like trailing behind him and smiling and laughing throughout most of these antics and i just think thats sweet.

later in this same interview once again as they were on the ride back to their hotel or whatever theyd brought back a fake moustache and patrick put it on and did a bunch of dumb impressions.

patrick: if i wasnt doing music i think id be like a music critic or music journalist or something

andy:...i thought you said youd work at walmart

theres this one srar era interview thats just joe and patrick riffing for like 15 minutes. like it looks like they just straight up forgot the interviewer was there its so funny theyre such good friends.

this one joe and pete interview where i dont even really remember what they were talking about but theres a moment where joes talking about music with this intense passion and pete just kinda looks at him with this level of brotherly pride that keeps me going

this one andy and pete interview where 1) there were waterfowl chillin behind them which was deeply fascinating to andy and 2) they took a moment to swivel their chairs and hug each other bc theyre besties

band superlatives, specifically the moment where theyre all separately like "technically marcus isnt in the band but like. its marcus." bc that was sweet, unofficial 5th member of fob. and also "whos the most talented" "patrick. patrick. its patrick, hands down." "hm. petes like a really good soccer player" like thats a moment out of a fucking sitcom

halloween asmr with pete wentz. the man cant act but god can he commit to a bit.

there was this like live text chat that they all were in with fans on some radio station website. there were a lot of very fun moments, including joe saying "this is very current technology." as a comment on how very dated the live chat was and andy being like "can we set an icon i wanna change mine to an XVX" and pete and joe being like "oh are you vegan straight edge? we had no idea." and then pete was like "actually i wanna change my icon to andy hurley" and andy was like "no pete im not gonna send you a picture of me" and he was like :( and then a minute later he changed it to andy and he was like, and i swear this is almost a direct quote "BOOM! i love my life haha" and andy was like "goddammit" like i have no idea where to find this but it was so good.

theres this one "this or that" interview with joe and andy wherein the interviewer was a woman and like she seemed pretty at ease around them and got to the last question and imo seemed kinda uncomfortable and kind of established (in a way that seemed like she didnt usually do that) that it was a gross question, which was "would you have sex with a super hot celebrity but shes just died" and both of them were like "hey. what the fuck. absolutely not." and shes like "oh thats a first" and they are both like "do people say yes to that????????" and shes like "youre literally the first people to say no haha" in a way that made it seem that she did not find it funny and i just find that to be an interesting moment and i hope shes doing well and has a better producer now.

theres this one interview w andy on a hardcore podcast where the interviewer asks andy "do you every wish fall out boy were more political?" and he said (paraphrasing) "fall out boy is political, in its own way. we may not be as explicit with our politics as my other stuff, but kids find fall out boy, and through me, with all my other bands, or through joe, since he does a lot of metal, find heavier stuff, and are introduced to this stuff and to being vegan straight edge or anarchist or just more radical politics, and i dont think that just because we arent being super political in our music we arent a political band" which was really something to me bc i had just been thinking about that as a concept i call "gateway punk"

theres this one interview i recently found of a very small chicago music news outlet where a young lady interviewed pete and asked far more interesting questions than any other interviewer id ever seen and one such question was how he felt about the legalization of marijuana in illinois and he said that it was cool that it was legal but everyone locked up for it right now should be released and i like that he got to be political

theres a moment on the badass jew podcast episode joe was on where the interviewer whomst i do not recall was espousing some veiled antiblack sentiments wrt some antisemitic comments some famous black people had made and joe just completely rebutted it immediately and pointed out that black people not only are not a monolith bht are at a greater disadvantage

and also he made a joke that i could never make and cant fully get bc im not jewish but it was very funny and i love hearing people make jokes that arent for me.

this one interview before patrick had kids where he was saying how everyone kept asking him and elisa when theyd have kids and he was like "you cant just make that happen yknow? how do you just do that?" and pete immediately grinned and leaned over and mock whispered "you have sex" and patrick punched the air and was like "i hate you so much"

that one interview about abap where pete was like "we actually got the guy who did the whistles on patience by guns n roses to do it on this" and then he looks over at patrick and patrick shakes his head and petes like "you couldnt let me have this?" and he was like "i was gonna but then you looked at me and i just couldnt."

"whats the most important thing to you right now?"

patrick: star wars

joe: my daughter.

patrick: ...my son?

the puppy interview. everyone involved including the puppies was having the time of their goddamn life.

i have to stop this is too much its been like an hour

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Well seeing how he's about to come up in Noah's reply lol..

Meet Matteo Alister Drakos, Noah's best friend. They been best friends since they were young, he's very much the reason Noah becomes a radio host since he thought it would be fun to start a radio show. He originally wanted to move to New York but he ended up following Noah to Chicago because of a promise they made when they were young, promising to not let anything separate them. He's a bit of a flirt and trouble maker, he's also a little rebel who dreams of being famous one day.

❝Oh, come on! You totally can't deny it, he's a CUTIE with a BOO-TIE.❞

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Events 8.8 (after 1930)

1940 – The "Aufbau Ost" directive is signed by Wilhelm Keitel. 1942 – Quit India Movement is launched in India against the British rule in response to Mohandas Gandhi's call for swaraj or complete independence. 1945 – The London Charter is signed by France, the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union and the United States, establishing the laws and procedures for the Nuremberg trials. 1946 – First flight of the Convair B-36, the world's first mass-produced nuclear weapon delivery vehicle, the heaviest mass-produced piston-engined aircraft, with the longest wingspan of any military aircraft, and the first bomber with intercontinental range. 1956 – Marcinelle mining disaster in Belgium. 262 coal miners, including a substantial number of Italian migrant workers, were killed in one of the largest mining accidents in Belgian history. 1963 – Great Train Robbery: In England, a gang of 15 train robbers steal £2.6 million in bank notes. 1963 – The Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU), the current ruling party of Zimbabwe, is formed by a split from the Zimbabwe African People's Union. 1967 – The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is founded by Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. 1969 – At a zebra crossing in London, photographer Iain Macmillan takes the iconic photo that becomes the cover image of the Beatles' album Abbey Road. 1973 – Kim Dae-jung, a South Korean politician and later president of South Korea, is kidnapped. 1974 – President Richard Nixon, in a nationwide television address, announces his resignation from the office of the President of the United States effective noon the next day. 1988 – The 8888 Uprising begins in Rangoon (Yangon), Burma (Myanmar). Led by students, hundreds of thousands join in nationwide protests against the one-party regime. On September 18, the demonstrations end in a military crackdown, killing thousands. 1988 – The first night baseball game in the history of Chicago's Wrigley Field (game was rained out in the fourth inning). 1989 – Space Shuttle program: STS-28 Mission: Space Shuttle Columbia takes off on a secret five-day military mission. 1990 – Iraq occupies Kuwait and the state is annexed to Iraq. This would lead to the Gulf War shortly afterward. 1991 – The Warsaw radio mast, then the tallest construction ever built, collapses. 1993 – The 7.8 Mw  Guam earthquake shakes the island with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), causing around $250 million in damage and injuring up to 71 people. 1998 – Iranian consulate in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan is raided by Taliban leading to the deaths of ten Iranian diplomats and a journalist. 2000 – Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley is raised to the surface after 136 years on the ocean floor and 30 years after its discovery by undersea explorer E. Lee Spence. 2001 – Albanian rebels ambush a convoy of the Army of the Republic of Macedonia near Tetovo, killing 10 soldiers. 2004 – A tour bus belonging to the Dave Matthews Band dumps approximately 800 pounds of human waste onto a boat full of passengers. 2007 – An EF2 tornado touches down in Kings County and Richmond County, New York, the most powerful tornado in New York to date and the first in Brooklyn since 1889. 2008 – A EuroCity express train en route from Kraków, Poland to Prague, Czech Republic strikes a part of a motorway bridge that had fallen onto the railroad track near Studénka railway station in the Czech Republic and derails, killing eight people and injuring 64 others. 2008 – The 29th modern summer Olympic Games took place in Beijing, China until August 24. 2010 – China Floods: A mudslide in Zhugqu County, Gansu, China, kills more than 1,400 people. 2013 – A suicide bombing at a funeral in the Pakistani city of Quetta kills at least 31 people. 2015 – Eight people are killed in a shooting in Harris County, Texas. 2022 – The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) executes a search warrant at former president Donald Trump's residence in Mar-a-Lago, Palm Beach, Florida.

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17 questions, 17 people I was tagged by @lieselfh :) thank you - and sorry it took me so long - the last couple of days were kinda busy :(

Nicknames: I don't really have a nickname, it's just always been Lisa :'( Zodiac: Scorpio Height: 172cm Hogwarts house: Ravenclaw Last thing I googled: books on sewing (Christmas present for my mum :)) Followers: 497 - almost 500 (which is insane, considering I started this blog a couple of months ago :D) Song stuck in my head: three songs today :D: sweet disposition by temper trap, so here we are by bloc party and I miss you by blink 182 (I'm knee deep in an early-2000s throwback day apparently dlafjdkfjdkf) How much sleep: 6 to 7 hours... (not enough) Lucky number: 2 Dream job: I'm currently working in my dream job :) or one of them :D I'm a historian and I work in a museum, alternatively I've always wanted to be a radio host, or lean a bit more into graphic design (I LOVE FONTS OKAY?!?! and drawing, but... yeah, fonts are great) Wearing: sweatpants and a cozy jumper Favourite song: fuck this is hard and I will not be able to answer, like... ... definitely ceremony by new order? But also waterloo sunset by the kinks, Nirvana's the man who sold the world cover, Silk by Wolf Alice (especially the Ice-K Edit), Flaws by bastille, Albion by Babyshambles, animal by Miike snow, basically the whole with love and squalor album by we are scientists (og version and acoustic), goodnight chicago by rainbow kitten surprise, banquet/ I still remember by bloc party, the greatest by Cat power, the 1 by Taylor Swift, sloppy seconds by watsky, Das ist alles von der Kunstfreiheit gedeckt by Danger Dan, Lett Å Være Rebell I Kjellerleiligheten Din (Heisann Montebello in general) by Karpe, that funny feeling by bo burnham (was inside my most listened to album this year... yup, yeah, yes), lil nas x montero album ... I'm sorry, I could go on forever lol (also my music taste is all over the place :D) Favourite instrument: piano Aesthetic: idk, is books, art, plants in abundance an aesthetic? Favourite Author: depends on the genre? But I do love Agatha Christie :)) Favourite animal noise: when my dog huffs :D Something random: I'm finally able to train again after I've been injured for a couple of weeks - which makes me so damn happy

tagging: @clipboardsandstethoscopes @reindeerbuckaroo @leothil @spookylostboy (if you haven't done this already and want to do this) and everyone else who wants to do this :)