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[Album + Video] The Heavy Heavy kündigen Debütalbum "One of a Kind" an!

Mit der Single "Happiness" kündigen The Heavy Heavy ihr Debütalbum "One of a Kind" an, das am 6. September über ATO Records erscheinen wird, und mit dem die britische Band an den beachtlichen Erfolg der Debüt-EP "Life and Life Only" aus 2022 anknüpft.

Die 7-Track-EP führte die Band zu Auftritten bei Jimmy Kimmel Live!, The Late Show With Stephen Colbert und CBS Saturday Morning sowie auf mehrere renommierte Festivals wie Bonnaroo, Boston Calling und Newport Folk Festival. Darüber hinaus wurden auch Support-Touren für unter anderem Black Pumas und Band of Horses gespielt.

"One Of A Kind", das komplett von den Gründungsmitgliedern Georgie Fuller und William Turner geschrieben und größtenteils in Turners Studio in Brighton aufgenommen wurde, behält den in sich geschlossenen Ansatz ihrer Debüt-EP bei. Im Gegensatz zur EP lehnt sich "One Of A Kind" jedoch vom Laurel Canyon-esquen Folk-Rock ab und bekennt sich voll und ganz zu seinen britischen Wurzeln, wobei das Album "Goats Head Soup" der Rolling Stones eine besonders wichtige Inspiration darstellt. “A lot of our EP was very bright and pretty, so we wanted to smash the door down like we do in the live show”, erzählt Turner. “Because we were creating an entire album, there was so much more space to explore and expand”, ergänzt Fuller.

Zu den zahlreichen Höhepunkten des Albums gehören der majestätische Titeltrack, das unbeschwerte Liebeslied "Because You're Mine", das bassgetriebene "Miracle Sun", "Wild Emotion", eine countrylastige Serenade mit galoppierenden Rhythmen und schrägen Gitarrentönen, der experimentelle, hallgetränkte Schlusstrack "Salina" und die bereits jetzt erschienene Single "Happiness".

Der lässige, sommerliche Track zeigt die Entschlossenheit, sich von Einsamkeit und Stagnation zu befreien, und hebt dank der strahlenden Melodien und der charakteristischen mehrstimmigen Harmonien automatisch direkt die Stimmung. “We felt we needed a song that had that summery, flowery feel of the EP, and somehow at the last minute we were able to pull magic out of thin air.”

Tracklist "One of a Kind": 01. One of a Kind 02. Happiness 03. Because You’re Mine 04. Miracle Sun 05. Feel 06. Wild Emotion 07. Everything 08. Cherry 09. Lemonade 10. Dirt 11. Lovestruck 12. Salina

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Dehd Releases New Single 'Dog Days' from Upcoming Album 'Poetry' - Tour Dates Announced!

Just before launching their new album, Poetry, Dehd has released the lead single "Dog Days," which made its debut today on Zane Lowe's Apple Radio show. Rolling Stone highlighted this track as an "exhilarating opener" in a recent in-depth profile on the band, noting its captivating chorus that makes you want to grab your friends and shout along. The release of "Dog Days" is complemented by a music video, directed by the band's regular collaborator Glam Hag. The video features an intricate one-shot sequence in a vintage Honky Tonk bar, brilliantly reflecting the artistic vision of frontman Jason Balla for the song. Jason Balla shared his thoughts on the single, describing "Dog Days" as a tribute to life's chaos and the quest for companionship. He explained, "It’s about embracing vulnerability, experiencing rejection, and the complex dance of human relationships. This song is for those navigating the tumultuous journey of love, making mistakes, and living passionately. It's an anthem for those riding the same emotional rollercoaster." Following the album's release, Dehd will embark on a busy schedule, including a major North American festival run, appearances at radio shows during the summer, and a nine-city headline tour across Europe. They will then return to North America for an extensive tour, featuring a notable performance at Brooklyn Steel in New York City and wrapping up with two nights at Thalia Hall in Chicago. Tickets can be purchased at dehd.horse. You can listen to "Dog Days" now. Below, find more details about the tour and the album, and keep an eye out for more updates from Dehd. Upcoming Tour Dates Festivals: 5/26 - Napa Valley, CA @ BottleRock Music Festival 5/31 - Durham, NC @ Durham Bulls Athletic Park 6/1 - Northampton, MA @ Field Day Music Festival 7/27 - Portland, OR @ Project Pabst Festival UK/EU: 7/1 - Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club 7/2 - London, UK @ Village Underground 7/4 - Werchter, BE @ Rock Werchter 7/5 - Cologne, DE @ MTC 7/6 - Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso Tolhuistuin - IndieStad 7/7 - Kraggenburg, NL @ Wilde Weide 7/9 - Paris, FR @ La Maroquinerie 7/10 Biel, CH @ Pod'Ring 7/12 Berlin, DE @ Berghain Kantine North America: 8/10 - Green Lake, WI @ Avrom Farm Party 10/17 - Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace 10/18 - Montreal, QC @ Les Foufounes Électriques 10/19 - Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall 10/20 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel 10/22 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Foundry @ The Filmore 10/23 - Washington, DC @ The Howard Theatre 10/25 - Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West 10/26 - New Orleans, LA @ Chickie Wah Wahs 10/27 - Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall 10/28 - Austin, TX @ Scoot Inn 10/31 - Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom 11/1 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Belasco 11/5 - Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theatre 11/6 - Seattle, WA @ The Neptune Theatre 11/8 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge 11/9 - Denver, CO @ The Oriental Theatre 11/11 - Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line 11/12 - Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall 11/13 - Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall Read the full article

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Dehd Releases New Single 'Dog Days' from Upcoming Album 'Poetry' - Tour Dates Announced!

Just before launching their new album, Poetry, Dehd has released the lead single "Dog Days," which made its debut today on Zane Lowe's Apple Radio show. Rolling Stone highlighted this track as an "exhilarating opener" in a recent in-depth profile on the band, noting its captivating chorus that makes you want to grab your friends and shout along. The release of "Dog Days" is complemented by a music video, directed by the band's regular collaborator Glam Hag. The video features an intricate one-shot sequence in a vintage Honky Tonk bar, brilliantly reflecting the artistic vision of frontman Jason Balla for the song. Jason Balla shared his thoughts on the single, describing "Dog Days" as a tribute to life's chaos and the quest for companionship. He explained, "It’s about embracing vulnerability, experiencing rejection, and the complex dance of human relationships. This song is for those navigating the tumultuous journey of love, making mistakes, and living passionately. It's an anthem for those riding the same emotional rollercoaster." Following the album's release, Dehd will embark on a busy schedule, including a major North American festival run, appearances at radio shows during the summer, and a nine-city headline tour across Europe. They will then return to North America for an extensive tour, featuring a notable performance at Brooklyn Steel in New York City and wrapping up with two nights at Thalia Hall in Chicago. Tickets can be purchased at dehd.horse. You can listen to "Dog Days" now. Below, find more details about the tour and the album, and keep an eye out for more updates from Dehd. Upcoming Tour Dates Festivals: 5/26 - Napa Valley, CA @ BottleRock Music Festival 5/31 - Durham, NC @ Durham Bulls Athletic Park 6/1 - Northampton, MA @ Field Day Music Festival 7/27 - Portland, OR @ Project Pabst Festival UK/EU: 7/1 - Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club 7/2 - London, UK @ Village Underground 7/4 - Werchter, BE @ Rock Werchter 7/5 - Cologne, DE @ MTC 7/6 - Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso Tolhuistuin - IndieStad 7/7 - Kraggenburg, NL @ Wilde Weide 7/9 - Paris, FR @ La Maroquinerie 7/10 Biel, CH @ Pod'Ring 7/12 Berlin, DE @ Berghain Kantine North America: 8/10 - Green Lake, WI @ Avrom Farm Party 10/17 - Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace 10/18 - Montreal, QC @ Les Foufounes Électriques 10/19 - Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall 10/20 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel 10/22 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Foundry @ The Filmore 10/23 - Washington, DC @ The Howard Theatre 10/25 - Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West 10/26 - New Orleans, LA @ Chickie Wah Wahs 10/27 - Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall 10/28 - Austin, TX @ Scoot Inn 10/31 - Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom 11/1 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Belasco 11/5 - Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theatre 11/6 - Seattle, WA @ The Neptune Theatre 11/8 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge 11/9 - Denver, CO @ The Oriental Theatre 11/11 - Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line 11/12 - Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall 11/13 - Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall Read the full article

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Holidays 5.3

Holidays

Birthday of Spam E-mail

California Bookstore Day

Constitution Day (Poland)

Constitution Memorial Day (Japan)

Cross Day (El Salvador)

Day of the Revival of the Karachi People (Karachi-Cherkessia Republic)

Fan Palm Tree Day (French Republic)

Fox Day (UK)

Garden Meditation Day

Hugs From Holly Day

International Day of Forest Kindergarten

International Gilbert & Sullivan Day

International Leopard Day

International Rap Music Day

International Sun Day

International Wild Koala Day

James Brown Day (Georgia)

Kenpo Kinenbi (a.k.a. Constitution Day; Japan)

La Mancha Day (Castille, Spain)

Li-Fraumeni Syndrome Awareness Day

Lumpy Rug Day

National Bike to School Day

National Clarinet Day

National Day to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy

National Dickhead Day

National Grab a Boob Day

National Justice Day

National Montana Day

National New Bra Day (UK)

National Public Radio Day

National SAN Architect Day

National Specially-Abled Pets Day

National Textiles Day

National Two Different Colored Shoes Day

National Widow’s Day

Paranormal Day

Pregnancy Fitness Awareness Day

Public Radio Day

Semi-Pro Baseball Day

Sun Day

Togyu Taikai (Bull Sumo; Japan)

Turkism Day

Two Different Colored Shoes Day

World Labyrinth Day in Schools

Wordsmith Day

World Press Freedom Day (UN)

Write a Review Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

Chocolate Custard Day

International Eat a Pitogyro Day

International Grab a Kebab Day

National Chocolate Custard Day

National Kiss a Tomato Day

National Raspberry Popover Day

Raspberry Tart Day

School Lunch Hero Day

1st Friday in May

Administrative Professionals Day (Australia) [1st Friday]

Bandcamp Friday [1st Friday]

Digital Wellness Day [1st Friday]

Flashback Friday [Every Friday]

Fry Day (Pastafarian; Fritism) [Every Friday]

International Pub Week begins (Australia) [1st Friday thru 2nd Monday]

National Flower Arranging Day (UK) [1st Friday]

International Sauvignon Blanc Day [1st Friday]

International Space Day [1st Friday]

International Tuba Day [1st Friday]

Kentucky Oaks Derby Day [Friday before 1st Saturday in May]

McDonogh Day (New Orleans) [1st Friday]

No Pants Day [1st Friday]

Potato Day (Alaska) [1st Friday]

Sauvignon Blanc Day [1st Friday]

School Lunch Hero Day [1st Friday]

Space Day (California) [1st Friday]

Toad Suck Daze begin (Conway, Arkansas) [1st Friday]

Weekly Holidays beginning May 3 (1st Week)

The Biggest Week in American Birding (thru 5.12)

World Dystonia Week (thru 5.11)

Independence & Related Days

Aswington (Declared; 2017) [unrecognized]

Constitution Day (Latvia)

Constitution Day (Święto Konstytucji Trzeciego Maja; Poland)

Constitution Memorial Day (Japan)

New Zealand (Proclaimed British Colony; 1841)

Festivals Beginning May 3, 2024

Alabama Strawberry festival (Cullman, Alabama) [thru 5.4]

Batabano Carnival (George Town, Cayman Islands) [thru 5.6]

BBQ on the Neuse (Kinston, North Carolina) [thru 5.4]

Beer Under Glass (Chicago, Illinois)

Bray Jazz Festival (Bray,, Ireland) [thru 5.5]

Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival (Breaux Bridge, Louisiana) [thru 5.5]

Brighton Fringe (Brighton, England) [thru 6.2]

Cape Town International Jazz Festival (Cape Town, South Africa) [thru 5.4]

Dandelion May Fest (Dover, Ohio) [thru 5.4]

festival Accès Asie (Montreal, Canada) [thru 6.2]

FurConNZ (Otaki, New Zealand) [thru 5.6]

Hiroshima Flower Festival (Hiroshima, Japan) [thru 5.5]

Illinois Craft Beer Week (Illinois) [thru 5.10]

Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festoval (Fernandina Beach, Florida) [thru 5.5]

La Habra Citrus Fair (La Habra, California) [thru 5.4]

Long Play Festival (Brooklyn, New York) [thru 5.5]

Lovin’ Life Music Fest (Charlotte, North Carolina) [thru 5.5]

Montello Fish-N-Fun (Montello, Washington) [thru 5.5]

National Film Awards (India)

New Jersey Wine & Food Festoval (Crystal Springs Resort, Sussex County, New Jersey) [thru 5.5]

Shaky Knees Music Festival (ATlanta, Georgia) [thru 5.5]

Spring Fest (Van Wert, Ohio) [thru 5.4]

Strawberry Festival (Roanoke, Virginia) [thru 5.4]

A Taste of Beaufort (Beaufort, South Carolina) [thru 5.4]

A World A’Fair (Xenia, Ohio) [thru 5.5]

Feast Days

Abhai (Syriac Orthodox Church)

Alexander I, Pope (Christian; Saint)

Alexander, Events, and Theodulus (Christian; Martyrs)

Antonia and Alexander (Christian; Saint)

Ben Elton (Writerism)

Bent Wand-Strightening Day (Shamanism)

Bill Sienkiewicz (Artology)

Bona Dia (Ancient Roman Women's Festival; Pagan)

Bubbly Spell for Happiness Day (Starza Pagan Book of Days)

Deae Matres (Triple Mothers; Celtic Book of Days)

Dia de la Cruz (Day of the Holy Cross; Mexico, Latin America)

Discoflux (Discordian)

Feast of Our Lady of Czestochowa (Poland)

Feast of the Finding of the Cross (a.k.a. Roodmas)

Fiesta de las Cruces (Spain)

Finding of the Holy Cross

Florae (Ancient Rome)

Frank Zappa Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Holy Blood Procession (Bruges, Belgium)

Holy Cross Day (a.k.a. Invention of the Cross; Christian; Identified 326 CE)

James the Lesser (Christian; Saint)

Jesus of Muruhuay (Peru)

Juvenal of Narni (Christian; Saint)

The Most Holy Virgin Mary, Queen of Poland (Christian; Saint)

Moura (Coptic Church)

Niccolò Machiavelli (Writerism)

Philip the Apostle (a.k.a. of Zell; Christian; Saint)

Pirate Garb Day (Pastafarian)

Procession of the Holy Blood (Belgium)

Ptolomey Lagus (Positivist; Saint)

Pussy Appreciation Day (Pastafarian)

Robert De Niro Sr. (Artology)

Roodmas

Sait Maden (Artology)

Sarah the Martyr (Coptic Church)

Theodosius of Kiev (Eastern Orthodox Church)

Timothy and Maura (Christian; Martyrs)

Tommy (Muppetism)

Velorio de la Cruz de Mayo (Venezuela)

Orthodox Christian Liturgical Calendar Holidays

Friday before Easter  [Orthodox Christian] (a.k.a. …

Coptic Good Friday (Eritrea)

Good Friday

Great Friday (Serbia)

Holy Friday

Red Friday (Georgia)

Siklet (Ethiopia)

Vinerea Mare (Romania)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Dismal Day (Unlucky or Evil Day; Medieval Europe; 9 of 24)

Egyptian Day (Unlucky Day; Middle Ages Europe) [9 of 24]

Fatal Day (Pagan) [9 of 24]

Fortunate Day (Pagan) [18 of 53]

Lucky Day (Philippines) [26 of 71]

Sakimake (先負 Japan) [Bad luck in the morning, good luck in the afternoon.]

Premieres

A-Hunting We Will Go (Betty Boop Cartoon; 1932)

All Things Considered (Radio Series; 1971)

The Amazing World of Gumball (Animated TV Series; 2011)

Back in My Arms Again, by The Supremes (Song; 1965)

Barb Wire (Film; 1996)

Beer Barrel Polka, recorded by The Andrews Sisters (Song; 1939)

Carrie Anne, recorded by The Hollies (Song; 1967)

The Collector, by John Fowles (Novel; 1963)

The Craft (Film; 1996)

Dead to Me (TV Series; 2019)

Fall Guy (Film; 2024)

Fantasticks (Off Broadway Musical; 1960)

The Fireman’s Bride (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1931)

The First Fast Mail (Hector Heathcote Cartoon; 1961)

From Under the Cork Tree, by Fall Out Boy (Album; 2005)

Going My Way (Film; 1944)

Gotcha! (Film; 1985)

The Hopkins Manuscript, by R.C. Sherriff (Novel; 1939)

Hugger Mugger, by Robert B. Parker (Novel; 2000)

Individualism and Economic Order, by Friedrich A. Hayek (Essays; 1948)

Iron Man 3 (Film; 2013)

The Laughing Policeman, by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö (Novel; 1968)

Little Red Rodent Hood (WB MM Cartoon; 1952)

Long Shot (Film; 2019)

Mars Express (Animated Film; 2024)

Max & Ruby (Animated TV Series; 2002)

Modern Red Hood (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1935)

The Moose Hunt (Disney Cartoon; 1931)

The Mouse on the Moon, by Leonard Wibberley (Novel; 1962)

No Deals, Mr. Bond, by John Gardner (Novel; 1987)

The Hundred and One Dalmatians, by Dodie Smith (Children’’s Book; 1956)

Oops!… I Did It Again, by Britney Spears (Album; 2000)

The Picnic Panic (a.k.a. The Stupid Teapot; Rainbow Parade Cartoon; 1935)

Red Hot Rangers (MGM Cartoon; 1947)

Republic, by New Order (Album; 1993)

Romance for Harmonica, Strongs and Piano, by Ralph Vaughan Williams (Concertante Work; 1952)

The Second Sex Simone de Beauvoir (Philosophy Book; 1949)

Spider-Man (Film; 2002)

Stowaway Woody (Woody Woodpecker Cartoon; 1963)

Throwing the Bull (Mighty Mouse Cartoon; 1946)

Trailer Thrills (Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Cartoon; 1937)

Truly Madly Deeply (Film; 1991)

Tweetie Pie (WB MM Cartoon; 1947)

When the Cat’s Away (Disney Cartoon; 1929)

The Wise Little Hen (Disney Silly Symphony Cartoon; 1934)

Woman on the Edge of Time, by Marge Piercy (Novel; 1976)

Wots All the Shootin’ Fer (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1940)

Today’s Name Days

Jakob, Philipp, Viola (Austria)

Aleksandar, Filip, Jakica, Jakov, Mladen (Croatia)

Alexej (Czech Republic)

Endel, Endo (Estonia)

Outi (Finland)

Ewen, Jacques, Philippe (France)

Alexander, Philipp, Viola (Germany)

Rodopi (Greece)

Irma, Tímea (Hungary)

Efisio, Filippo, Giacomo (Italy)

Gints, Jesika, Krustins, Uvis (Latvia)

Arvystas, Juvenalis, Kantvydė (Lithuania)

Gjermund, Gøril (Norway)

Aleksander, Antonina, Maria, Mariola, Świętosława (Poland)

Irodion, Mavra, Timotei (Romania)

Galina (Slovakia)

Cruz, Felipe, Santiago, Violeta (Spain)

Göta, Jane, John (Sweden)

Theodosey (Ukraine)

Joletta, Trey, Troy, Viola, Violet, Violetta, Yolanda (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 124 of 2024; 242 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 5 of week 18 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Saille (Willow) [Day 20 of 28]

Chinese: Month 3 (Wu-Chen), Day 25 (Ding-Mao)

Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025) [Wu-Chen]

Hebrew: 25 Nisan 5784

Islamic: 24 Shawwal 1445

J Cal: 4 Magenta; Fourssday [4 of 30]

Julian: 20 April 2024

Moon: 26%: Waning Crescent

Positivist: 12 Caesar (5th Month) [Philopoemen]

Runic Half Month: Lagu (Flowing Water) [Day 9 of 15]

Season: Spring (Day 46 of 92)

Week: 1st Week of May

Zodiac: Taurus (Day 14 of 31)

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Holidays 5.3

Holidays

Birthday of Spam E-mail

California Bookstore Day

Constitution Day (Poland)

Constitution Memorial Day (Japan)

Cross Day (El Salvador)

Day of the Revival of the Karachi People (Karachi-Cherkessia Republic)

Fan Palm Tree Day (French Republic)

Fox Day (UK)

Garden Meditation Day

Hugs From Holly Day

International Day of Forest Kindergarten

International Gilbert & Sullivan Day

International Leopard Day

International Rap Music Day

International Sun Day

International Wild Koala Day

James Brown Day (Georgia)

Kenpo Kinenbi (a.k.a. Constitution Day; Japan)

La Mancha Day (Castille, Spain)

Li-Fraumeni Syndrome Awareness Day

Lumpy Rug Day

National Bike to School Day

National Clarinet Day

National Day to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy

National Dickhead Day

National Grab a Boob Day

National Justice Day

National Montana Day

National New Bra Day (UK)

National Public Radio Day

National SAN Architect Day

National Specially-Abled Pets Day

National Textiles Day

National Two Different Colored Shoes Day

National Widow’s Day

Paranormal Day

Pregnancy Fitness Awareness Day

Public Radio Day

Semi-Pro Baseball Day

Sun Day

Togyu Taikai (Bull Sumo; Japan)

Turkism Day

Two Different Colored Shoes Day

World Labyrinth Day in Schools

Wordsmith Day

World Press Freedom Day (UN)

Write a Review Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

Chocolate Custard Day

International Eat a Pitogyro Day

International Grab a Kebab Day

National Chocolate Custard Day

National Kiss a Tomato Day

National Raspberry Popover Day

Raspberry Tart Day

School Lunch Hero Day

1st Friday in May

Administrative Professionals Day (Australia) [1st Friday]

Bandcamp Friday [1st Friday]

Digital Wellness Day [1st Friday]

Flashback Friday [Every Friday]

Fry Day (Pastafarian; Fritism) [Every Friday]

International Pub Week begins (Australia) [1st Friday thru 2nd Monday]

National Flower Arranging Day (UK) [1st Friday]

International Sauvignon Blanc Day [1st Friday]

International Space Day [1st Friday]

International Tuba Day [1st Friday]

Kentucky Oaks Derby Day [Friday before 1st Saturday in May]

McDonogh Day (New Orleans) [1st Friday]

No Pants Day [1st Friday]

Potato Day (Alaska) [1st Friday]

Sauvignon Blanc Day [1st Friday]

School Lunch Hero Day [1st Friday]

Space Day (California) [1st Friday]

Toad Suck Daze begin (Conway, Arkansas) [1st Friday]

Weekly Holidays beginning May 3 (1st Week)

The Biggest Week in American Birding (thru 5.12)

World Dystonia Week (thru 5.11)

Independence & Related Days

Aswington (Declared; 2017) [unrecognized]

Constitution Day (Latvia)

Constitution Day (Święto Konstytucji Trzeciego Maja; Poland)

Constitution Memorial Day (Japan)

New Zealand (Proclaimed British Colony; 1841)

Festivals Beginning May 3, 2024

Alabama Strawberry festival (Cullman, Alabama) [thru 5.4]

Batabano Carnival (George Town, Cayman Islands) [thru 5.6]

BBQ on the Neuse (Kinston, North Carolina) [thru 5.4]

Beer Under Glass (Chicago, Illinois)

Bray Jazz Festival (Bray,, Ireland) [thru 5.5]

Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival (Breaux Bridge, Louisiana) [thru 5.5]

Brighton Fringe (Brighton, England) [thru 6.2]

Cape Town International Jazz Festival (Cape Town, South Africa) [thru 5.4]

Dandelion May Fest (Dover, Ohio) [thru 5.4]

festival Accès Asie (Montreal, Canada) [thru 6.2]

FurConNZ (Otaki, New Zealand) [thru 5.6]

Hiroshima Flower Festival (Hiroshima, Japan) [thru 5.5]

Illinois Craft Beer Week (Illinois) [thru 5.10]

Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festoval (Fernandina Beach, Florida) [thru 5.5]

La Habra Citrus Fair (La Habra, California) [thru 5.4]

Long Play Festival (Brooklyn, New York) [thru 5.5]

Lovin’ Life Music Fest (Charlotte, North Carolina) [thru 5.5]

Montello Fish-N-Fun (Montello, Washington) [thru 5.5]

National Film Awards (India)

New Jersey Wine & Food Festoval (Crystal Springs Resort, Sussex County, New Jersey) [thru 5.5]

Shaky Knees Music Festival (ATlanta, Georgia) [thru 5.5]

Spring Fest (Van Wert, Ohio) [thru 5.4]

Strawberry Festival (Roanoke, Virginia) [thru 5.4]

A Taste of Beaufort (Beaufort, South Carolina) [thru 5.4]

A World A’Fair (Xenia, Ohio) [thru 5.5]

Feast Days

Abhai (Syriac Orthodox Church)

Alexander I, Pope (Christian; Saint)

Alexander, Events, and Theodulus (Christian; Martyrs)

Antonia and Alexander (Christian; Saint)

Ben Elton (Writerism)

Bent Wand-Strightening Day (Shamanism)

Bill Sienkiewicz (Artology)

Bona Dia (Ancient Roman Women's Festival; Pagan)

Bubbly Spell for Happiness Day (Starza Pagan Book of Days)

Deae Matres (Triple Mothers; Celtic Book of Days)

Dia de la Cruz (Day of the Holy Cross; Mexico, Latin America)

Discoflux (Discordian)

Feast of Our Lady of Czestochowa (Poland)

Feast of the Finding of the Cross (a.k.a. Roodmas)

Fiesta de las Cruces (Spain)

Finding of the Holy Cross

Florae (Ancient Rome)

Frank Zappa Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Holy Blood Procession (Bruges, Belgium)

Holy Cross Day (a.k.a. Invention of the Cross; Christian; Identified 326 CE)

James the Lesser (Christian; Saint)

Jesus of Muruhuay (Peru)

Juvenal of Narni (Christian; Saint)

The Most Holy Virgin Mary, Queen of Poland (Christian; Saint)

Moura (Coptic Church)

Niccolò Machiavelli (Writerism)

Philip the Apostle (a.k.a. of Zell; Christian; Saint)

Pirate Garb Day (Pastafarian)

Procession of the Holy Blood (Belgium)

Ptolomey Lagus (Positivist; Saint)

Pussy Appreciation Day (Pastafarian)

Robert De Niro Sr. (Artology)

Roodmas

Sait Maden (Artology)

Sarah the Martyr (Coptic Church)

Theodosius of Kiev (Eastern Orthodox Church)

Timothy and Maura (Christian; Martyrs)

Tommy (Muppetism)

Velorio de la Cruz de Mayo (Venezuela)

Orthodox Christian Liturgical Calendar Holidays

Friday before Easter  [Orthodox Christian] (a.k.a. …

Coptic Good Friday (Eritrea)

Good Friday

Great Friday (Serbia)

Holy Friday

Red Friday (Georgia)

Siklet (Ethiopia)

Vinerea Mare (Romania)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Dismal Day (Unlucky or Evil Day; Medieval Europe; 9 of 24)

Egyptian Day (Unlucky Day; Middle Ages Europe) [9 of 24]

Fatal Day (Pagan) [9 of 24]

Fortunate Day (Pagan) [18 of 53]

Lucky Day (Philippines) [26 of 71]

Sakimake (先負 Japan) [Bad luck in the morning, good luck in the afternoon.]

Premieres

A-Hunting We Will Go (Betty Boop Cartoon; 1932)

All Things Considered (Radio Series; 1971)

The Amazing World of Gumball (Animated TV Series; 2011)

Back in My Arms Again, by The Supremes (Song; 1965)

Barb Wire (Film; 1996)

Beer Barrel Polka, recorded by The Andrews Sisters (Song; 1939)

Carrie Anne, recorded by The Hollies (Song; 1967)

The Collector, by John Fowles (Novel; 1963)

The Craft (Film; 1996)

Dead to Me (TV Series; 2019)

Fall Guy (Film; 2024)

Fantasticks (Off Broadway Musical; 1960)

The Fireman’s Bride (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1931)

The First Fast Mail (Hector Heathcote Cartoon; 1961)

From Under the Cork Tree, by Fall Out Boy (Album; 2005)

Going My Way (Film; 1944)

Gotcha! (Film; 1985)

The Hopkins Manuscript, by R.C. Sherriff (Novel; 1939)

Hugger Mugger, by Robert B. Parker (Novel; 2000)

Individualism and Economic Order, by Friedrich A. Hayek (Essays; 1948)

Iron Man 3 (Film; 2013)

The Laughing Policeman, by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö (Novel; 1968)

Little Red Rodent Hood (WB MM Cartoon; 1952)

Long Shot (Film; 2019)

Mars Express (Animated Film; 2024)

Max & Ruby (Animated TV Series; 2002)

Modern Red Hood (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1935)

The Moose Hunt (Disney Cartoon; 1931)

The Mouse on the Moon, by Leonard Wibberley (Novel; 1962)

No Deals, Mr. Bond, by John Gardner (Novel; 1987)

The Hundred and One Dalmatians, by Dodie Smith (Children’’s Book; 1956)

Oops!… I Did It Again, by Britney Spears (Album; 2000)

The Picnic Panic (a.k.a. The Stupid Teapot; Rainbow Parade Cartoon; 1935)

Red Hot Rangers (MGM Cartoon; 1947)

Republic, by New Order (Album; 1993)

Romance for Harmonica, Strongs and Piano, by Ralph Vaughan Williams (Concertante Work; 1952)

The Second Sex Simone de Beauvoir (Philosophy Book; 1949)

Spider-Man (Film; 2002)

Stowaway Woody (Woody Woodpecker Cartoon; 1963)

Throwing the Bull (Mighty Mouse Cartoon; 1946)

Trailer Thrills (Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Cartoon; 1937)

Truly Madly Deeply (Film; 1991)

Tweetie Pie (WB MM Cartoon; 1947)

When the Cat’s Away (Disney Cartoon; 1929)

The Wise Little Hen (Disney Silly Symphony Cartoon; 1934)

Woman on the Edge of Time, by Marge Piercy (Novel; 1976)

Wots All the Shootin’ Fer (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1940)

Today’s Name Days

Jakob, Philipp, Viola (Austria)

Aleksandar, Filip, Jakica, Jakov, Mladen (Croatia)

Alexej (Czech Republic)

Endel, Endo (Estonia)

Outi (Finland)

Ewen, Jacques, Philippe (France)

Alexander, Philipp, Viola (Germany)

Rodopi (Greece)

Irma, Tímea (Hungary)

Efisio, Filippo, Giacomo (Italy)

Gints, Jesika, Krustins, Uvis (Latvia)

Arvystas, Juvenalis, Kantvydė (Lithuania)

Gjermund, Gøril (Norway)

Aleksander, Antonina, Maria, Mariola, Świętosława (Poland)

Irodion, Mavra, Timotei (Romania)

Galina (Slovakia)

Cruz, Felipe, Santiago, Violeta (Spain)

Göta, Jane, John (Sweden)

Theodosey (Ukraine)

Joletta, Trey, Troy, Viola, Violet, Violetta, Yolanda (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 124 of 2024; 242 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 5 of week 18 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Saille (Willow) [Day 20 of 28]

Chinese: Month 3 (Wu-Chen), Day 25 (Ding-Mao)

Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025) [Wu-Chen]

Hebrew: 25 Nisan 5784

Islamic: 24 Shawwal 1445

J Cal: 4 Magenta; Fourssday [4 of 30]

Julian: 20 April 2024

Moon: 26%: Waning Crescent

Positivist: 12 Caesar (5th Month) [Philopoemen]

Runic Half Month: Lagu (Flowing Water) [Day 9 of 15]

Season: Spring (Day 46 of 92)

Week: 1st Week of May

Zodiac: Taurus (Day 14 of 31)

[disclosure-blogger]

LATCH - Disclosure ft. Sam Smith @ Wild Life Festival 2017

[octaviasdread]

(Image)

✒️ 𝓛𝓲𝓽. 𝓟𝓸𝓼𝓽𝓼

Pride & Prejudice (2005) vs My Photos of the Statue Gallery at Chatsworth House (2018) & Chatsworth House (2024)

John Milton’s Cottage: Museum Photographs & the William Blake Illustrated Edition of Paradise Lost

Wordsworth Museum: W.Wordsworth Letter (1790) & Dorothy’s Grasmere Journal (1800) & The Wordsworth Family Bible

Poet’s Corner, Westminster Abbey: John Keats & Percy Shelley, William Shakespeare, The Brontë Sisters and Jane Austen & William Wordsworth

The Victoria & Albert Museum: Early 19th Century Clothing - Classical Sculpture Gallery - Architecture Details - More Details

London Museums/Galleries: John Soanes Museum - The Wallace Collection - The Charles Dickens Museum - Strawberry Hill House - Kenwood House - The Tower of London - The Tate Rossetti Exhibition & Ophelia - Bletchley Park

Other: Royal Pavilion Brighton - University of Cambridge & Cambridge City - Wells Cathedral one & two - Kirkstall Abbey Leeds one & two - Roundhay Folly Leeds- Edinburg

Original Artwork for Virginia Woolf’s Books

British Library:

• Oscar Wilde: An Ideal Husband Manuscript

• Jane Austen’s Writing Desk

• Shakespeare’s First Folio (1623)

• Princess Jahanara

• Suffragette Docs X and X

• Gawain & The Green Knight

✒️ General Posts:

Middlemarch Talk at the Literary Festival 2022

The Precision In Sylvia Plath’s Ariel Poems

Fleabag & Jean Rhys Fourth Wall Breaks

Iced Coffee Gays in Brideshead Revisited

Modern Phrases in Classic Lit - The Vampyre, Frankenstein, Howard's End

Bridgerton's 'reformed rakes' is from Anne Brontë!?

Who Said Academic Writing is Dull? Bewell on Early Australian Nature Writing & Outlaws Writing Botanical Dreams in Blood

Why didn't I know about William Blake's Death Mask?

Rory Gilmore Reading Challenge with Matching Covers: Howl by Allen Ginsberg

Sibling Dynamics in Middlemarch

Furniture Auction Scene in Middlemarch

No one warned me Middlemarch is funny

Caleb Williams: Falkland meme

Antique Books Ask

The Romantics Antics:

Polidori’s crush on Mary Shelley - Mary Shelley Books & Green Tea Letter - Byron & Mary Shelley’s Friendship - Mary & Percy Shelley’s Marlow House - We Need to Talk About Byron’s Grandson

Quotations:

If On A Winter’s Night A Traveller, Italo Calvino: Readers in Bookshops

The House in Paris, Elizabeth Bowen: Talk of Books & History is For Lovers…

Picnic at Hanging Rock, Joan Lindsay: History & the Spirit

Miranda Seymour on Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein

Lot No.249, Arthur Conan Doyle: Flow of Life & Forgotten Death

Jean Rhys on Writing One & Two

✒️ 𝓐𝓬𝓪𝓭𝓮𝓶𝓲𝓪

The Most Chaotic Academia Lit Student Thing My Friends & I Did

Sometimes Annotations are Academic but Other Times…

Literature Degrees Are…

Literary Criticism is Just…

Margery a Renaissance Karen (Shakespeare)

Chaotic Academia is the St. Trinians School Challenge

Your child puts Achilles Come Down on every playlist

Physically I'm here but mentally I'm...

No poem messes with me like fugue

The fact that i’m not currently lounging…

Antiques Roadshow is free therapy

Transmasc Kinning Tweet

Not to Romanticise Student Roads…

Recs: Girls! Dark Academia Movies , Free Academic Lit Resources

✒️ 𝓑𝓻𝓸𝓷𝓽𝓮 𝓜𝓾𝓼𝓮𝓾𝓶

The Brontë Parsonage and Graveyard

Dining/Writing Room

Branwell’s Studio

Emily Brontë’'s Writing Desk

Fragments of Emily Brontë’s Poetry

Fragment of Emily & Anne’s Childhood Writing

Letter from Emily Brontë to Ellen Nussey

Manuscript of Anne Brontë’s Severed and Gone

Charlotte Brontë’s Writing Desk

A Word to the Quarterly by Charlotte Brontë

Signatures of the Brontë sisters as the ‘Brothers Bell’

St Michael and All Angels' Church

Haworth Village Hill Top Street View

Brontë Asks: Is Haworth grey and depressing?

[we-eternal-rp]

❝ 𝐢 𝐚𝐦 𝐝𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐲𝐬𝐮𝐬, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐥𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐠𝐨𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐞, 𝐯𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞, 𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐳𝐲. ❞

— the mortal sun has risen and set a thousand thousand times, and  𝐨𝐥𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐚𝐧  𝐠𝐨𝐝  𝐝𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐲𝐬𝐮𝐬  is yet bound to the earthly realm, the reincarnation loop continues. this time their mortal coil has taken the shape of sophie jonas, a human born on 7th of june, 1997, and named 𝐜𝐡𝐥𝐨𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐞 "𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠" 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧.

with dionysus’ consciousness tucked away from their own, they have no indication of the complexity of who they are, and what they are, and that has only really served to add more confusion and questions. when, or even if, the barrier between the immortal dionysus and the mortal charming is broken down, they will be able to harness the ability to 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐳𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥. until that day, as the god of wine, vegetation, pleasure, festivity, madness and wild frenzy, charming continues to unknowingly influence the world and be influenced by, the immortal being within them, manifesting in 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬, 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐬

in the mean time, charming is questioning, but femme androgynous using she/her to define themselves, and is twenty-four years old. life goes on for them as most everyone else’s does; working at club bacchae as a strip and burlesque performer and attending a dance school (choreography) on queenslands mainland, if she can’t be found there, she can usually be found at the agoge gym, either working out or flirting with the other patrons. originally from brighton, england, uk, they now live in labyrinth apartments without room-mates and have been back on magnetic island for almost two years.

❝ 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐞𝐲𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐜𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐬, 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐢 𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐠𝐨𝐧' 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐩 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐜𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐬. ❞        — circus, by britney spears

+ charming is penned by skye !  + charming looks a lot like sophie jonas !

[disclosures-mum]

Guy and Howard Lawrence - Disclosure @ Wild Life Festival 2016

[thebiblesalesman]

Hero of Numbani new canon brands, products, tech, concepts, etc.

*SPOILERS FOR The Hero of Numbani AHEAD*

This list does not include Yoruba or Afro-Brazilian food/clothing/cultural concepts, which probably deserve their own list.

344X-Azúcar - A wireless signal used by Sombra.

3-D Puzzle: Horizon Lunar Colony - Efi and her cousin Bisi spent 400 hours putting this together.

Alatise Parkway - Street in the Numbani Arts District where a gray market auction house can be found.

Bankolé’s Grocery - A neighborhood grocery store.

Bello tower - Tower where Efi’s cousin Dayo lives.

Bisi’s laptop - An extremely high-end laptop that Bisi tries to gift to Efi. Capable of 3D holoprojection. Can crush logic exercises that cause “the most advanced omnics” to struggle in seconds.

Blanchet771 - A literary icon beloved by Efi’s father.

Breaking Circuits trilogy - A Flash Brighton movie trilogy where Flash is a human pretending to be an omnic pretending to be a human.

Carnival Calabar - Real-life Nigerian festival that occurs December 1-31. Efi mentions that Unity Day rivals Carnival Calabar in size.

Chinua Achebe - Real-life Nigerian novelist (1930-2013). A literary icon beloved by Efi’s father.

Compass Point Insurance - An insurance company used by Efi’s family.

Court-appointed cybernetic surgeon - Employed by world governing organizations for removing cybernetic implants from war criminals. One such surgeon removed most of Doomfist’s implants after his trial, a procedure apparently broadcast out to the whole world.

CraftLife 5000 - Premium power tools including a hard-light screwdriver.

Cybernetic brain upgrades - According to Efi, Sojourn has these upgrades, which consist of “bionic neurons” injected into the brain

Cyborg African wild dogs - These are things that exist. Efi encounters two dogs with spinal implants and flickers of green light in their eyes.

Dagger Sect - Enemy agents in the Breaking Circuits movie trilogy

Declaration of Unity - A declaration read and signed by Gabrielle Adawe during the founding of Numbani.

Delivery drone - Used to deliver things. Some are powerful enough to carry an 11-year-old.

efi_was_here_v3-39x.aipm - The name of Orisa’s personality matrix.

eNaira - Electronic Nigerian currency.

FacePunch - Site where Efi finds a lot of jokes and memes, such as Marley the Dancing Coconut.

Fadeout/Fading out - An omnic condition induced by a malicious code that self-replicates and overwrites the omnic’s native functions one-by-one. The name comes from the lights on an omnic’s head fading out when it is affected by this condition. Omnics experience severe program malfunctions during fadeout. For example, an omnic forklift operator might keep driving the forklift into a wall over and over again, or an omnic artist might destroy her own work. Fadeout also causes an omnic’s private wireless port to become publicly accessible, and if the malicious code is allowed to operate for long enough the omnic can lose all original programming and memory. Fadeouts were induced in Numbani by Sombra for a time after Doomfist’s attack on the airport. Because fadeout causes omnics’ wireless ports to become publicly accessible, an “antidote” code can be administered to one omnic and will be automatically distributed to all other affected omnics in the area.

Flash Brighton - An action movie character with numerous franchise films such as...

Flash Brighton and the Omnic Crusaders: Forty-Four Hours Till Midnight - Movie where Flash Brighton abandons werewolf pups to go looking for his brother’s assassin with a time machine.

Flash Brighton and the Omnic Crusaders: The Duel to Infinity - Movie starring Kam Kalu, Thespion 4.0, and A.I. Schylus, among others.

Flexxon Pro Micro T1 reactor - Alternative to the miniature Tobelstein reactor. Cannot maintain a graviton charge for more than a few seconds.

Free Thinkers - A website where Efi gets most of the open source code for her robots.

Harmony Key - A symbolic key presented by Gabrielle Adawe to the leader of the Numbani Omnic Union during the founding of Numbani.

HollaGram (or Hollagram) - Social media service where users can make multimedia posts and other users can award likes, claps, or shares and leave comments.

International Baccalaureate - A real-life instructional programming standard based out of Geneva, Switzerland. Efi is taking senior-high level IB instruction in calculus and physics at age 11.

Ipanema - Real-life neighborhood in Rio. Efi planned to take surf lessons here, and Lúcio’s studio is here.

Junker reactor - A graviton reactor purchased by Orisa when a miniature Tobelstein reactor cannot be found. Cobbled together from mismatched parts, with some graffiti on the side. Efi notes that it is probably irradiated and likely to blow up in Orisa’s face.

Junie (Junior Assistant) - A robot stand-in for social and professional situations, capable of broadcasting holograms of people and recording video/audio with a 360-degree camera. Hologram features can be upgraded with hardlight conversion kits. Invented by Efi Oladele. Holograms produced by Junies are referred to as [name-of-the-person-being-shown]-Junior. For example, Naade-Junior for a hologram of Efi’s friend Naade.

Lagos - The largest real-life city in Nigeria, on the coast.

Maxwell Interpreter - Part of Efi’s robot creation kit. Used for creating simulations by autosorting “eight billion permutations into virtual hash matrices.”

Modulated Biochemical Currency (MBC) - DNA-coded cryptocurrency used on the dark web. About the size of a sand dollar, they wiggle in your hand and contain synthetic blood with unique biological codes in it. Also known as bio gold, wiggle notes, glam clams, scritch scratch...

Nollywood - Real-life slang for the Nigerian film industry

Numbani civic codes - For example, Code 34-342b - Driving a vehicle with an expired registration. Code 92-574j - Pedestrian cross-traffic. Etc.

Numbani Civic Defense Department - Numbani government security forces/police.

Numbani Credit Union - A credit union. Efi stores her grant money here.

Numbani museum exhibits - Historical artifacts, omnic art, a walking tour of Overwatch’s presence in Numbani, Numbani native plants, and a diorama of the Declaration of Unity, among others

Numbani Omnic Union - An omnic representative organization present during the founding of Numbani. The leader was presented the Harmony Key by Gabrielle Adawe.

OmnicCon - A con in Numbani with a costuming contest.

OmniWorx - Company that produces synthetic greases in designer tins with different scents like mint and citrus. The product is used by omnics as an indulgence, such as on Unity Day in Numbani. Efi buys OmniWorx tins for her omnic friends.

OR15 auction - An auction that took place after the defeat of the OR15s by Doomfist at Numbani airport. The Numbani Civic Defense Department sold off decommissioned OR15s in lots of 10 that cost around 20 million naira. Bidders were not informed of the OR15′s defeat at Doomfist’s hands.

Overwatch cartoons - Cartoons Efi describes as “old” that are based on the lives of real Overwatch members like Sojourn.

Overwatch coin bank - Owned by Efi. Features Reinhardt protecting the bank with his rocket hammer.

Overwatch pajamas - Efi owns a pair of these.

Paper notes - Used to avoid digital filters at Efi’s school.

Peace Park - A park in Numbani which had a statue of Gabrielle Adawe. The statue ended up being destroyed by Doomfist.

Precision Core reactor - Alternative to the miniature Tobelstein reactor. Unit is the size of a car.

Rapid-X heliotherapy - A type of therapy that heals broken bones in the span of a few days.

Sky Postal - Delivery company that uses drones. Capable of executing Lightning-Priority deliveries.

Steppe Wanderer - A model of car.

Super Fun Family Time - A “game” Efi’s parents taught her where they hide in the interior bathroom of their flat whenever the warning sirens go off indicating a Doomfist attack.

Tiawo Boulevard - Street in Numbani that intersects Heritage Avenue

Tin Can Island Port - Port where Numbani omnics held a dockworkers’ revolt several years back.

Tonal Abyss - Omnic pop band with 38 members. Broke up at one point due to disagreements about which quantum clock standard to use as a time measure for their music. Reunited at Lúcio’s concert in Numbani.

University of Ibadan, University of Lagos - Real-life Nigerian universities that Efi’s cousin Dayo received acceptances from in the story.

Valor Matrix distributed computing project - Project that rewards loans of processing power with currency.

Version 3.44 VAvmpCompiler - Part of Efi’s robot creation kit. An alternative to a dedicated Maxwell Interpreter box.

Virtual Physician protocol - Downloadable physician protocol accessible to any robot or omnic.

Yankari National Park - Largest national park in Nigeria.

Yoku Voyager - A low-end car model with weak levrims.

Zobo Bot - Robot that makes juice drinks at Efi’s school. Known to be ornery.

[gothic-gremlin]

the transcription so far

Bang Gang

SGC go wild in the city with KRIS NEEDS

IT’S NUMBER ONE! It’s ‘Top Of The Pops’!

Peter Powell: “M[?] great! And now for this week’s number one. It’s ‘Do You Really Want to Hurt Me’ and here’s Boy George and… Sex-Gang Children!”

(Choke, Splutter).

Well, if ‘Top Of The Pops’ was the electrifying weekly hotpot it should be, we’d see SGC cavorting before our eyes with “In To The Abyss,” but as it stands this is just a fantasy. This little scene is just my imagination of what could’ve been.

For when Culture Club’s name was plucked from the Malcolm McLaren [illegible] list of Good Group Names, George’s lads nearly got the afore mentioned striking title, but mass popularity beckoned and it got thrown to a formative little outfit called Panic Button.

“We were called Panic Button for over a year,” recalled [illegible] haired singer Andi, “but there was actually no band, just a name. Then we started a new band with a new sound and just needed a new name. The final touch to an idea.”

Bassist Dave Roberts continues: “McLaren was going to call Culture Club Sex Gang, but they decided not to as they moved up in the charts. It was a long decision for us, took four months to decide.”

Cos they knew there’d be trouble with a name like Sex-Gang Children. 

Terry McLeay:”’Sex’ and ‘children’ is fatal. We can’t play a lot of town halls.”

Andi: “There are small provincial towns where the council have a hand in promoting gigs. They say ‘we don’t want a band with a name like that.’ Something to do with Satan. But that’s good because there’s no threat with a lot of bands now.”

Dave: “We were going to do a 18-date tour but now it’s down to 15.”

Terry: “It’s good having a name like that because immediately it lets people know where you’re coming from. It puts people on the spot.”

Andi: “It took us time to come to terms with it. Afterwards we felt proud and thought ‘we’ll do it.’ It’s a strong name and a strong band in the sense of ideas. I thought the others would be against it but they went ‘yes, why not?’”

Good name though innit? Good band too, up there with Southern Death Cult and Ritual as no-messing warrior-stance post-punks with words like “pride” and [illegible] peppering the conversation. 

They see themselves as the antidote to retro-punk tunnel vision.

Andi: the vociferous front man, whose ghostly makeup and wild stage antics are matched with equally no-holds-barred conversation.

“There’s nothing wrong with looking good. Punk became stereotyped, like dirty hippies. There’s nothing wrong with feeling proud of your clothes and the way you look. It’s our sense of pride.”

‘Course there in the old problem of going into the [illegible] wearing a polo-neck [illegible] jumper and having non-flat hair, but once they said the earth is flat. Same goes for hair, I say.

Terry: “You get catcalls. You go into the pub and they laugh and you say sorry they can’t serve you. You get shouted at in the street but if you stick up for yourself it’s different. They’re just jealous.”

Andi: “You’ve got to do it. If you want to look a certain way, why should you deny it? It’s not something we thought about. It’s just happened. We’ll change when we want to change. There are a lot of boundaries in punk. We don’t set ourselves in that trap at all.”

Terry: “We use different images to make a long-lasting impression. We’re influenced by everything-- the way society is sliding into a big pit. maybe we’re a product of that.”

Andi: “We’re not making prophecies about what’s going to happen because it’s a mistake to preach to people. Just be yourself is what we’re saying.”

BINGO

In their case this means erupting hair, paint and colour. There’s a fan called Bingo, who occasionally leaps onstage and dances. Sometimes he spouts flame and at last year’s Futurama Festival donned a bizarre skeleton suit.

Andi: “I was totally amazed! He just jumped up in a skeleton costume.”

Terry: “I Brighton it was ridiculous. There were balls of flame. He’s mental, really good though. The audience really loved that sense of danger.”

Rob (drums): “That’s the good thing about Bingo. He goes and dances in the crowd.”

Andi: “At the Lyceum it was great, all these bouncers with fire extinguishers, testing them out before we went onstage to see if they worked. That was incredible. Total panic situation.”

There seems to be an air of much-unbridled berserkness surrounding the Sex-Gang clan. 

Andi: “Well, that’s something that’s been lacking for a long time. It’s like a release of tension, or sheer fun, or excitement. People don’t go about acting cool or posing. They just go there and sweat it out. It’s like they get something out of their systems, like a total orgasm. They walk out afterwards with elated faces. It’s like a ritual really.

“I’ve been going to gigs for years watching people just standing there clapping because they think they have to. It’s an honest reaction with us. We’ve never tried to get the crowd going in a false way.

Terry: “You see people standing in the fringes of what’s going on and a couple of weeks later they’re at the front going mental.”

Andi: “Punks in leather who look like they’re into OBH really got into it. Next time they turn up wearing makeup.”

Maggots

What effect will they have when they invade America after the coming UK bash?

“We’re going to be the strongest catalyst to play there since the Pistols!” Andi snickers confidently.

“I’d love to play Texas amidst all the country-men and bigots and rednecks. We’re probably the sort of band that would get shot at. They shoot you. They shoot you! But there again, it’s good to be a threat like that, to bring out that moronicism because the person can’t handle the way you look.

“America stinks. It’s like a big apple pie with maggots in it. But I think it’s going to be very good experience-wise.”

So! What does a Sex-Gang child do for relaxations after all this trail-blazing?

Terry: “We don’t have fun {moment’s pause}. Screw.”

Andi, who does carry a semi-grin when he’s saying a lot of these intense things: “We don’t go home and switch off and have hobbies, like politicians have their private decadent lives. We get total fulfillment and satisfaction doing what we do.”

“Life’s too short to not do what you want to do and make concessions. They’re not going to swallow us up. They’d spew us back out again.”

Terry: “We’d stick in their throat. An indigestible lump.”

Actually, Peter Powell secretly admits to liking them. But that same on Simon Bates?

Andi: “Let’s put it this way. We refuse to be swept under the carpet.”

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WILD LIFE Festival 2017

WILD LIFE Festival 2017

 WILD LIFE Festival, the event created by Disclosure and Rudimental in 2015, announces its third and final wave of its 2017 line up including DIZZEE RASCAL, STORMZY, plus DISCLOSURE B2B ARMAND VAN HELDEN, RUDIMENTAL (DJ SET), CLEAN BANDIT, J HUS and many more. Full line up listed below. Tickets are available from www.wildlifefestival.com UK rapper and grime pioneer Dizzee Rascal will take to…

[resilivero]

Please do 40-81

40. Do you track the music you listen to through last.fm or renaissance or similar apps?

No, but I’m thinking about getting spotify.

41. Flags and signs at concerts: yes or no?

Nah, I can’t hold something up for so long. xD

42. Name the top 5 albums you could listen to for the rest of your life

 Bloody Kisses & October Rust - Type O Negative; British Steel - Judas Priest; Inside the Electric Circus - W. A. S. P.; Follow the Leader - Korn

43. If you could meet your fav artist to have a chat around coffee, what would you tell them?

I’d tell them, that their songs really helped me through some tough times and that I:m thankful that they shared their creativity with the world.

44. Is there a festival you’d wish to go to some day?

I always wanted to visit the Metal Days, but that isn’t possible anymore. Hmm… the WGT would be awesome.

45. Meet and greet at concerts: yes or no?

Depends on the band… But mostly: No.

46. What was the loudest crowd ever? Tell me about it

I’d say Iron Maiden at Wacken 2016. I didn’t even actively watch them,because there were too many people, but you could here the crowd from far away.

47. Who was the first artist you saw live?

A german metalcore band called Callejon.

48. Do you have concerts planned?

I do… Queensryche,The Sisters of Mercy & Knorkator… All playing in Berlin in Autumn/Winter.

49. Tell me about the next release from an artist you’re really looking forward to

I’m always waiting for more stuff from Judas Priest,but there’s nothing specific that I’m looking forward to right now.

50. Have you ever made a playlist for someone?

Nope. Haven’t really made any for myself either.xD

51. What is your fav instrument?

Drums & Bass Guitar

52. Do you play an instrument yourself or sing?

I do sing, but you really wouldn’t want to hear me…>,>

53. Have you ever been to the first show / tour of an artist?

I don’t think so. 

54. Have you ever been to the last show / farewell tour of an artist?

I’ve been to the last show of Twisted Sister in Germany; Wacken 2016.

55. Have you ever been inside a recording studio?

Technically yeah… My boyfriend has a small recording studio and I’ve been there watching him do recordings.

56. The cheapest and most expensive tickets you ever bought: who was it? was it worth it?

Most expensive: Wacken 2018 and it was very much worth it. The least expensive: A local band whose name I’ve already forgotten, but it was still worth it because the night was awesome.

57. Have you ever regretted seeing an artist live?

Not yet.

58. Have you ever wrote a song yourself?

Nah, I don’t have that kind of talent.

59. Post a picture from a gig that you’ve taken and that you’re proud of

Will do that separately.

60. Have you ever been to a concert just for the opening act?

No.

61. If you could bring back one artist/band, who would it be?

Peter Steele. And I will never change my mind about this.

62. What was the longest time you’ve queued for an artist and who was it?

It was Korn and I had to wait in line for almost an hour.

63. Name 3 songs that you could have written

She burned me down - Type O Negative; No Surrender - Judas Priest; The Real Me -W. A. S. P.

64. Name 3 songs that empower you

Wild Child - W. A. S. P.; I miss the Misery - Halestorm; We hate Everyone - Type O Negative

65. What is the theme song of your life at the moment?

Sweet Cheetah - W. A. S. P.

66. Name your fav artist from your country

Nina Hagen & Oomph!

67. Who is your fav musician?

Of all time? Peter Steele. Still alive? Rob Halford & Blackie Lawless.

68. Tell me about a soundtrack in movies or tv shows that really left an impression on you. It can be just a song during a specific scene

The Tarzan Soundtrack left a huge impression on me. Still love the songs.

69. Do you have specific memories from your childhood that are music related? Tell me about it

I remember my mother always listening to 80’s new wave and some rock. That left it’s mark on my taste in music.

70. What is your go to song for a karaoke night?

I don’t do karaoke… :D

71. Who is your fav songwriter?

Peter Steele.

72. Do you like songs from an artist you can’t stand? who is it and which ones?

Not really, no.

73. What is your fav musical?

I’m not really a musical person, but I think I would really like Tarzan or The Lion King or Cats.

74. What is the name of your most original playlist?

I don’t have any playlists.:/

75. Is there songs you just never skip when they come on shuffle? Which ones?

Most definitely! Painkiller -Judas Priest, Angry Inch - Type O Negative, Walk - Pantera, and many more,

76. Are there songs you only listen to when you’re in a specific mood?

Tons of them… generally I have to really be in a certain mood for Korn, Henry Rollins Band, Danzig, Kidneythieves and quite a few others.

77. Give me the title of a song i need to listen to right now and I’ll give you one

Sleeping (in the fire) - W. A. S. P. , because it’s just beautiful.

78. What is your fav song from the year you were born?

Black Forever - W. A. S. P. (if you take the release date for Japan)

79. What is the most important to you in a song: the lyrics, the melody, the voice range?

All of them together. There’s nothing worse than a song where one of those doesn’t fit with the rest.

80. If you had to choose one live album, what would it be?

he Origin of the Feces (Not Live at Brighton Beach) - Type O Negative

81. What is one song that doesn’t have a studio version but really should?

Korn ft. Slipknot - Sabotage Cover

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Guy Lawrence - Disclosure @ Wild Life Festival 2017

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10 VOCI FEMMINILI DA TENERE D’OCCHIO NEL 2019

di Viviana Bonura

Ci piace parlare spesso di musica ponendo particolare attenzione sulle donne. Lo facciamo perché, finalmente, ci si sta accorgendo in massa che - anche in questa sfera lavorativa ed artistica - le donne sono state e sono attualmente in minoranza e qualora siano presenti la loro posizione è sempre più in ombra rispetto a quella degli uomini, specialmente in alcuni ambienti musicali. Finalmente, non si parla di questa discriminazione solo l’otto marzo o quando si verifica un evento eclatante, ma lo si fa sempre: ad ogni festival che cancellando immaginariamente i nomi femminili dalle lineup rimarrebbero benissimo in piedi, ad ogni cerimonia di premiazione che sin dalle candidature propone musica fatta da uomini per almeno due terzi, nella musica stessa delle donne che decidono di parlare di questo problema. In definitiva: vogliamo aggiungere la nostra voce sempre e comunque, a prescindere che il coro sia poco nutrito o che sia particolarmente infervorito. E’ vero, il pop brulica di donne di successo, pop star indiscusse che si arrampicano ai vertici delle classifiche e riempiono stadi senza problemi, ma esistono donne che si svincolano dai modelli ormai implicitamente imposti e che per questo fanno molta più fatica ad essere valutate con le stesse opportunità della controparte maschile. In questo articolo parliamo di loro, dieci voci femminili che non rispettano gli stereotipi, che si muovono nelle nicchie dell’alternative o che cercano di emergere nel mainstream per vie trasversali.

1. Charlotte Adigéry (o WWWater)

Charlotte Adigéry è un’artista franco-belga-martinicana dall’interessante attitudine alla musica elettronica. Stilisticamente prende grandissima ispirazione da artisti come Santigold e le sue sonorità uniscono l’ipnosi della musica club con un senso del ritmo caraibico ed orecchiabilità synth pop. A volte palesemente ironici ed altre profondamente introspettivi, i suoi testi sono pieni di senso dell’umorismo ed assurdità - sempre persuasivi ed attuali - e raccontano di un mondo fatto di caramelle e latex dove regna la libertà d’espressione. A febbraio pubblica Zandoli, il suo secondo EP, contenente le due tracce edite Paténipat e High Lights. Quest’estate farà un salto in Italia all’Ypsigrock Festival di Castelbuono nelle vesti di WWWater, un suo side-project con all’attivo un EP ed un singolo.

TRACCE CONSIGLIATE: Paténipat; Cursed And Cussed; High Lights

2. Stella Donnelly

Stella Donnelly è una cantautrice e musicista australiana che unisce quel tipico jangle-pop sbarazzino fatto di arrangiamenti elettroacustici poco articolati e melodie ingenue ad un inusuale senso dell’umorismo provocatorio e sensibile, affrontando senza mezzi termini tematiche delicate come il sessismo, ingiustizie sociali e squilibri di genere nell’industria musicale e nella vita privata. Ha da poco pubblicato il suo album di debutto, Beware Of The Dogs, in cui dimostra l’importanza di farsi avanti per sé stessi, gli amici e per ciò che è giusto.

 TRACCE CONSIGLIATE: Old Man; Boys Will Be Boys; Lunch

3. Tierra Whack

Tierra Whack, rapper di Philadelphia, ha capito come sfruttare al meglio gli effetti della contemporaneità come l’attenzione indistintamente sfuggevole verso le cose frivole e quelle importanti, una deconcentrazione di fondo nell’affrontare piccoli e grandi incarichi quotidiani. In poche parole: i mille impulsi ed i paradossi di questa società super caotica. Il suo punto di vista teatrale, bizzarro, distorto ed indubbiamente particolare sulla realtà che ci circonda ne coglie la velocissima mutevolezza, le tante sfumature quante sono quelle dell’hip-hop. Lei, giusto per rimanere attuali, spunta fuori proprio da Soundcloud e nel 2018 arriva il suo primo disco, Whack World, che ha la particolarità di essere composto da quindici canzoni dalla precisa durata di un minuto l’una, tutte con le carte in regola per essere delle hit fortissime, ma che durando soltanto un minuto cambiano il loro senso d’essere. Presentato visivamente con videoclip dagli scenari cangianti e coloratissimi, la sua è sicuramente una trovata anormale che ha perfettamente senso, un progetto conciso, inquadrato e facilissimo da ascoltare che si sposta rapidamente in atmosfere ed umore, da giocoso ad introspettivo ed ancora ad irritato. Attualmente, continua a pubblicare singoli senza sosta, convincendoci sempre di più che sia una delle promesse più interessanti del rap attuale. 

TRACCE CONSIGLIATE: Mumbo Jumbo; Bugs Life; Only Child

4. SASAMI

Sasami Ashworth bazzica nel mondo della musica da ormai dieci anni ed è passata dal suonare in orchestra fino ad arrangiare e produrre musica per altri artisti dal calibro di Soko e Wild Nothing, per poi suonare con delle rock band in giro per il mondo e fare l’insegnante. Da poco intercettata dalla Domino Records, sicuramente il suo stile non è tra i più facili ed immediati in circolazione. L’esordio da solista arriva solo quest’anno e si chiama SASAMI, un album in cui l’artista riprende da un lato quegli echi cantautorali americani al femminile tutti chitarra-e-voce e dall’altro i sintetizzatori danno alla sua musica un taglio più futuristico. La sua voce, invece, è cupa ed ipnotica e ricorda quasi il grunge anni 90′.

TRACCE CONSIGLIATE: Jealousy; I Was A Window; Pacify My Heart

5. Little Simz

Simbi Ajikawo, in arte Little Simz, è una dei più talentuosi e prolifici rapper della scena inglese, ma purtroppo è anche una dei più sottovalutati. Con tre album all’attivo ha dimostrato di saper curare complesse strutture concettuali, come nel caso dell’intricato Stillness In Wonderland, ma anche di costruire dischi più coincisi e diretti, come l’esplosivo GREY Area, uscito giusto qualche mese fa. E’ anche una di quelle che sa quando è il momento di non rimanere in silenzio, difendendo con sicurezza d’animo il suo percorso attraverso l’esplorazione di un nuovo territorio artistico, decidendo che a parlare del suo indiscutibile talento sia la musica stessa, continuando ad affinare la sua arte senza farsi distrarre dall’ingiustizia dell’industria musicale ed approdando ad un audace nuovo sound che la vede sfruttare il suo agile flow ed i suoi superbi giochi di parole, spaziando tra un’eclettica gamma di diverse influenze musicali tra cui jazz, funk e soul fino al punk ed il rock, tra un’attitudine più apologetica e pungente fino ad una più introspettiva e vulnerabile. Insomma, Little Simz ha davvero tutto.

TRACCE CONSIGLIATE: Offence; Sherbet Sunset; Picture Perfect

6. Weyes Blood

Weyes Blood è il progetto solista della californiana Natalie Mering, polistrumentista sempre in bilico tra l’avanguardia ed il pop. Nel corso della sua ormai decennale carriera ha dimostrato una certa crescita artistica, progredendo dagli inizi sperimentali fino alle modalità tradizionali del folk e del soft rock. Il suo quarto disco, Titanic Rising, uscito qualche mese fa, è decisamente quello più a fuoco di tutti, qualcosa che suona più contemporaneo di quanto sembri, in equilibrio tra il “vecchio” classicismo e gli slanci moderni, dimostrando che Weyes Blood non è un soggetto al di fuori dal tempo ed indifferente alle mode, ma capace di sensibilizzare sull’attualità pur continuando a far musica che ti immerge in un universo onirico e suggestivo in cui si perdono di vista tempo e spazio.

TRACCE CONSIGLIATE: Andromeda; Mirror Forever; Do You Need My Love

8. Celeste 

Celeste è veramente ancora agli esordi e sulle piattaforme di streaming è ascoltata da una centinaia di migliaia di persone. Non è difficile, però, collocarla già in uno scenario musicale, magari accanto a Jorja Smith con la quale condivide tantissime similitudini sonore ed estetiche, ma anche ad una Charlotte Day Smith e perchè no, Solange. Nata a Los Angeles ma cresciuta tra Essex e Brighton, la cantante porta nelle vene il meglio della tradizione della musica di colore, un salto indietro nel passato che onora le grandi voci potenti del soul di Aretha Franklin e Nina Simone. Il suo EP d’esordio si chiama Lately - uscito quest’anno - ed è un ottimo spiraglio di basi jazz languide e testi poetici e drammatici, atmosfere  rilassate, malinconiche ed anche sensuali. 

TRACCE CONSIGLIATE: Lately; Both Sides Of The Moon; Summer

7. Billie Eilish

Billie Eilish, cantautrice statunitense, non ha quasi bisogno d’introduzioni. A soli diciassette anni è una degli artisti dell’alternative pop più seguiti su internet e da un paio di mesi non si fa altro che parlare di lei. Il suo debutto, WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? sta andando alla grande, come la sua tourneé che non sembra non essersi mai fermata dal 2017, anno in cui si è fatta conoscere dal pubblico con il primo EP don’t smile at me. La sua musica ha quel sapore da cameretta, quella vulnerabiltà adolescenziale sussurrata tra le mura di una stanzetta, data da una voce morbida e vellutata come la sua, ma ha anche dei tratti più esplosivi ed estroversi, sonorità sintetiche creative pronte a cavalcare i palchi. Billie, poi, sembra un personaggio dell’anti-pop già formato, con quell’estetica che unisce l’innocuo al macabro, l’atteggiamento infantile e quello provocatorio: insomma, estremamente carismatico.

TRACCE CONSIGLIATE: idontwannabeyouanymore; when the party’s over; bad guy

9. Julia Jacklin

Quest’anno la cantautrice australiana Julia Jacklin ha fatto qualcosa di molto importante. A primo impatto può semplicemente sembrare un’altra di quegli artisti che si muovono sui solchi da poco percorsi da Lucy Dacus, Julien Baker e Big Thief, condividendo con loro le sonorità elettroacustiche con radici nel folk americano rimodernato indie, l’attenzione verso una scrittura sempre intima e vulnerabile, una voce intensa e sincera spesso prediletta rispetto al resto e capace di arrivare al cuore. In una seconda ispezione, però, il suo secondo disco Crushing - uscito qualche mese fa - è più di un monologo sulla fine di una storia d’amore e si rivela anche il percorso dell’artista, in quanto donna, proprio verso la riaccettazione del proprio corpo, sia a livello fisico sia figurato. In un album che esplora la fine di una relazione a favore della scoperta di sé stessa, la cantautrice australiana dimostra talento nel distillare complesse situazioni in brucianti versi. 

   TRACCE CONSIGLIATE: Body; Pressure To Party; Head Alone

10. Rosalía

La cantante e produttrice spagnola Rosalía potrebbe essere l’autrice di alcune delle poche canzoni latine perfettamente adattate ai gusti pop e a scalare le classifiche senza abbassarsi al culto del cattivo gusto che sorregge il successo dei tormentoni latino-americani degli ultimi anni. In El Mal Querer, il suo secondo album, ridefinisce l’esistenza del flamenco riuscendo a portarlo oltre ai confini della sua nazione con l’unione dell’elettronica e dell’urban pop più contemporaneo. Oltretutto, grazie ad una grandissima tecnica acquisita per padroneggiare i virtuosismi della tradizione canora andalusa, la sua voce sembra priva di barriere e completamente libera di espandersi, portando con sé un carico di espressione e potenza che poche artiste nel campo del pop riescono ad uguagliare. Il resto del mondo si sta accorgendo di lei e quest’anno ha cantato a fianco di James Blake nel suo ultimo album e di J Balvin. 

TRACCE CONSIGLIATE: MALAMENTE; PIENSO EN TU MIRA; BAGDAD

[therandomfics]

DISTANCE: 3

Sonny, 

I’m sorry that it came to this, that your last contact from me will be in the form of this letter. Truthfully, I have no idea when you’ll read this, or if you’ll read it, but I want to cover my bases and let you know a few things. We’ve been together for how long now? Two and a half years? I’ve barely seen you for the last 8 months. I respect your line of work and appreciate your commitment to serve and protect, but at what point were you going to protect our relationship?  When we first met, I couldn’t believe how wonderful you were. Do you remember? You interviewed me, and then Mr. Barba prepped me for trial. I was so thankful I was able to save that woman’s life, so thankful that I made a difference, and so thankful to have met you. My Knight in Shining Armor. The first handful of dates we went on left me reeling - I felt manic if I’m being honest. I just couldn’t believe that someone like you wanted someone like me. Even after we moved in together, or rather I moved in with you, it still felt like pure magic. I never wanted that feeling to end.  Yes, I’ve lied awake at night, wishing that I’d never met you, wishing that you’d turn in your shield and take up law, or anything other than leaving me for as long as you did. But you know, I was patient, and forgiving.  I trusted you to be the one that would never betray me. I know you know why it’s so important to me that I give my all and get the same in return. You know my parents were together nearly 30 years when my Mom left my Dad for some random man she met online and destroyed my concept of trust. You know the horrors of dating I experienced - it’s not easy being a woman, especially in a big city. You know the absolute nightmare my mother has become and how she tried to pit me against you so many times just to feed her own sick, sad little mind... and I never let it happen.  Sonny, you were number one in everything. Nothing came before you, but I will not promise that nothing comes after you, because I deserve something more. You’ve left me lonely for too long. You didn’t check in, you didn’t have anyone check in on your behalf, nothing. If I hadn’t seen you with her.. I would have thought you were dead.  You told me you were going back to find out what was going on, why someone would be trying to contact me, and then you’d be back. I understood - I was angry, but I fucking understood. Then, after I’ve been missing you for so long, I see you on the platform kissing that woman like you’ve loved her longer than you pretended to love me. What did I do to deserve this?  Amanda said you’re deep under and you’re trying to make friends with someone who know what’s really going on in hopes that you can bust a ring. A ring of what? Pedophiles? Rapists? Traffickers? Who cares? I don’t?  I’m so sorry it ends like this, darling. Please know that I will forever think of you as the man who taught me how to love and simultaneously want to kill myself at the same time. What a delight - what a SKILL SET you must have to make me feel so wildly unstable. I’d say I’m proud of you, but only if that translated to burn in Hell. 

Wishing you the best... 

Y/N

You sealed the letter in an envelope and left it lying on Sonny’s pillow for his long awaited return. A return, of course, for which you would not be present. It took no time at all to reach out to a friend in Brighton Beach and ask if you could stay with her for a bit, as things had gotten murky with your boyfriend. The neighborhood was a bit further from work, but you didn’t mind. After all, you’d no longer be in any rush to come home in the hopes that you’d find Sonny. You’d just be going home to Kristin and her childish but sometimes amusing boyfriend. Plus, it was only temporary, you reminded yourself. 

You changed your number, deleted your Facebook and Instagram, and created a new e-mail account in hopes of moving on and getting things together again. Sonny’s name had stayed on the lease and rent was drafted monthly from his account, so you weren’t too terribly concerned with that portion, either. Even more, you had started taking a new route to work just in case he tried to find you. For all you knew, though, he was still undercover, playing house with his new girlfriend. It occurred to you in a painful fashion that it was possible that his charade had been going on for quite some time - but, you weren’t worried about any communicable diseases, as you hadn’t been intimate with him in almost 9 months. It had been so long since you’d seen him, you had to admit you’d felt single but betrothed for so long, that you didn’t know how to act anymore. 

“Alex is gonna invite some friends over tonight, cool?” Kristin asked you before you headed to work. It was too early for conversation but she was doing you a huge favor by letting you stay there, leaving you no option but to be polite. 

“Yeah, no problem, you know that. I’m not gonna be home until like 8 or 9 tonight. The kids have their poetry reading tonight and I promised I’d supervise,” you explained as you slung your bag over your shoulder. “But yeah, definitely fine with me. See you tonight.” 

When you finally arrived back home that night, you were surprised to see that Kristin hadn’t been lying. Usually her some people meant at least fifteen people crowded into the apartment, but this time it really was only Kristin, Alex, and three of their friends. Two females and one male, whose names you didn’t catch as you went to your room and secluded yourself from the festivities in the living room. They were playing cards and drinking, which was a fairly common way to pass the time for them, you’d noticed. 

Even though you’d been staying with Kristin for about two months and had grown comfortable there, you wished you had your own place again. Before you met Sonny, you’d scored a loft for a steal and had stayed there for two years. But, along came Carisi and your life was flipped on its head. He changed so much of your day to day, you wondered how you’d ever move on without him. 

There was a knock at your door as you were changing into more comfortable clothes. You grumbled and opened it to find the mysterious man in the hall. It was a welcomed interruption. Human interaction normally meant not thinking about Sonny, and when he was a 6′1″ linebacker build with brown eyes and a mess of brunette curls, you were obliged to interact. 

“Hi?” you asked, brow arched. 

“Hey. Sorry to bother you. Alex said that you might have a phone charger?” he asked and held up his dying phone. 

“I do. Yeah, I’ll grab it,” you offered and walked over to your desk to unplug the cord. “When you’re done with it you can just leave it in the living room, I’ll grab it in the morning.” 

“Uh.. I was actually hoping I could hide out for a while,” he said with a nervous laugh. “Kristin and Alex are about five minutes away from being pornographic and Jennifer and Rachelle are.. not far behind. I’m the DD so I can’t exactly leave them. But, if not it’s totally fine!” 

You shrugged and handed him the charger. “You’re welcome to hang out here. I was just gonna watch TV for a while.” 

“Thanks. I’m Ryan by the way.” He plugged the charger into an outlet and plugged his phone in, setting it down on the floor. He pulled the chair out by your desk and sat down, considerate enough not to assume he could sit on your bed with you. 

“Y/N. Nice to meet you, Ryan.” You sat down and turned on the TV in your room, scanning until you found a B-Rated horror movie on Netflix and settled in. Your bed was against the wall, acting as a massive couch lined with pillows and blankets. It was comfortable, and you felt slightly selfish for making Ryan sit at the desk. “You’re welcome to sit over here, by the way. I know that’s an uncomfortable angle and a hard chair.” 

“I wasn’t going to say anything,” he confessed and stood up, finding a spot as far away from you as he could. “You haven’t been living here long have you? I feel like I’ve only seen you once.” 

You nodded absently and pulled your knees to your chest. “Just like, a couple months. I had a failed relationship and exiled myself to Brighton,” you explained with a small laugh. 

“Me too, actually. That’s why I hadn’t been hanging out with Kris and Alex as much. My girl - ex girl - wasn’t a fan of their company, said they were too wild. I dunno, they seem alright to me. It’s good to be free again.” 

You looked over at him and smiled. “You might be onto something. It is nice to know that I don’t have to expect anything. Things just are the way that they are.” 

“You’re really gorgeous though. I doubt you’ll be on the market too long - unless you want to be,” he added quickly. Compliments and common sense.

“I dunno about that one, Ryan. I thought I had a good one last time - you know, being so pretty and all - but he wasn’t really around much. Left me pretty lonely, especially the last almost year of the relationship.” You sighed, and then kicked yourself mentally. You didn’t want to appear vulnerable but there you were, admitting freely that you hadn’t been intimate in almost a year. “It’s fine though, you know, I’m tough and everything.” 

The blush that flashed across his cheeks meant that he knew what you’d accidentally confessed. “I’m sorry that you had to experience that. I hope that when you’re ready, you’ll find someone who gives you the attention that you definitely deserve.” 

Embarrassed, you averted your eyes to the television in time to see a poorly made up zombie trudging through the woods outside of an unsuspecting family’s home. You suddenly felt awkward, your face burning and your heart racing. The freedom of knowing that you could lean over at any given point and touch this new friend of yours left your head spinning. You’d forgotten what it felt to be with anyone but Sonny, and truth be told you’d almost forgotten what that was like, too. You spent the next half hour staring at the screen without understanding what was happening; anything to avoid looking at him. 

“Why do women wear heels when they’re staying at a cabin?” he asked after a while, watching a woman run through a dense forest in stilettos. 

“Because they’re sexy.” 

“You don’t need heels to be sexy, you know. A woman can look great in shorts and a hoodie,” he explained glancing over at you, pointedly, as you were wearing his described clothing combination. 

“But stereotypical sexy means cleavage, heels, and an air of damsel in distress,” you countered, trying to ignore his compliment. 

“That’s not really my thing, I guess.” 

“Yeah, mine either. I mean the stereotypical man - the whole Harvard or Hudson look.. I hate it,” you confessed with a laugh. “Give me some flaws, some rough edges, something else.” 

“You’re in luck. I am flawed, and very rough,” he replied, then laughed. “Not like that. I mean. No, no, nevermind.”

Pressing pause on the movie, you looked at the time and sighed. “Ryan, it is my bed time as of twenty minutes ago. I’m sorry to interrupt your internal conflict but I really have to tell you goodnight.” You scooted to the end of the bed and stood up, walking to the door. 

He followed suit and grabbed his phone, pausing as he stood in between you and the door. The world moved slowly around you as he leaned down and placed his hand on the back of your neck, pulling you closer to his face. When he finally kissed you, he pressed his body to yours and pushed you back against the door frame. It was aggressive and sexy, but it wasn’t right. You pulled away a few moments later and stared up at him in confusion. Yes, you had enjoyed it, but it just wasn’t right. 

“I.. uh..” you stammered, taking a step back. “I really need to sleep. I’ll see you around?” 

“Goodnight,” he said with a smile, and headed back down the hall. He turned around a few seconds later and stopped. “Hey, also? Next week Jennifer is hosting a Halloween at her place in Queens. Go with me. You’ll have a good time. I was thinking about being a Priest but I’m not sure yet. I’ll pick you up.” 

Once Ryan left, you shut and locked the door, fighting back the need to sob uncontrollably as you washed your face and brushed your teeth. You slept like absolute hell that night, dreaming of Sonny everytime you closed your eyes. Had you made the right decision? Who knew if he’d even read your letter yet.