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madara-coroguarde · 1 year ago

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SHIT I FORGOT SOME STUFF ABOUT THE HEADCANONS I GOTTA FINISH IT. MY OCD COMPELS ME.

- THE MAD HATTER CAME INTO EXISTENCE WHEN ALLY WAS BORN. SHE WAS THE BLACK KNIGHT (AKA SIR COROGUARDE) BEFORE SHE WAS THE HATTER. WHEN THE OLD HATTER DIED (ILL LET YOU GUESS HOW THAT HAPPENED) THE QUEEN NOTICED HER AND DECIDED SHED BE A GOOD HATTER

- ALLY'S FULL NAME IS ALICIA RENEE STETSON

- IN THIS VERSION THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE HATTER AND ALLY IS COMPLICATED. THE HATTER HAS AN OBSESSION WITH ALLY AND THE ALICE LINEAGE (NOT. ROMANTIC.) AND HAS MENTALLY BOUND ALLY TO HERSELF. SHE TAKES PSYCHOLOGICAL DAMAGE EVERY TIME SHE HURTS ALLY, EMOTIONALLY OR PHYSICALLY (examples: when she insults Ally at the tea party and is nearly sobbing by the end of it)

- LET ME BE VERY SPECIFIC ABOUT THE HATTER AND HER PLAN. IN THIS VERSION, SHE SUCCEEDED IN BEHEADING THE QUEEN OF HEARTS AND TOOK OVER THE QUEEN'S THRONE. SHE PLANS TO MURDER ALLY AND END THE ALICE LINEAGE BUT IS EXTREMELY ANXIOUS ABOUT HER ABILITIES TO DO THAT BEFORE THE RABBIT HOLE OPENS UP AGAIN. WHY DOES SHE WANT TO END THE ALICE LINEAGE? SO ALLY'S FUTURE DAUGHTER DOESN'T FALL INTO WONDERLAND AND END HER REIGN OF GIRLBOSS TERROR.

- also my little things about the characters' mental states and identifications

Ally herself has schizophrenia and thinks the whole Wonderland thing is a hallucination until she arrives at the Mad Tea Party. she's 11 years old, cisfemale, and aroace because yes. she loves her mom, her mouse Arctus, and doesn't know or give a shit who her dad is. She's the newest generation of the Alice Lineage, aka a long bloodline that can be traced back to Alice Liddell (each generation has a daughter who falls down the Rabbit Hole at 11 years old.) She's friends with Jack, slightly exasperated by the Cheshire Cat's shit, terrified of the Queen, even more terrified of the Mad Hatter, and appreciative of the White Rabbit for being the only mildly reasonable person in Wonderland.

Jack is the White Knight who lives on the Board, a part of the Land Beyond the Looking Glass that (you guessed it) is a chess board. He was best friends with the Black Knight, Sir Coroguarde, before he disappeared. He is Ally's self-appointed guardian and was the second one to talk to her after she fell. He's basically Ally's bodyguard, constantly annoyed by the Cheshire Cat, intimidated by the Queen, completely done with the Hatter, and just tolerant of the Rabbit. like, "yeah, you definitely exist, bud"

Charlie the Cheshire Cat lives in Candyland. Surprisingly he's allowed to be a political force even though he doesn't do shit. He basically wanders around the river invisible and waits for people to silly gaslight. After Ally outsmarts him with the power of 5th grader, he helps her do stuff sometimes. Also he totally only attends the Mad Tea Party so he can ogle the Hatter. he has the same relationship with every single person in Wonderland: "lmao yeah sure buddy go off", except his bestie the Hatter.

Wright the White Rabbit lives in the mainland of Wonderland, rushing about and being an impatient little fucker. He overbooks himself horribly and is constantly arriving at his various affairs sweaty and barely breathing. He arrives at the tea party literally the second that the Mad Hatter finishes her villain song and makes a big fuss over the insulting game. He is sympathetic towards Ally, has a "friend of my friend" relationship with Jack, completely done with the Hatter, scared of the Queen, about to stab the Cheshire Cat for his silliness, and. anxiety.

Madara the Mad Hatter lives in the Land Beyond the Looking Glass. She runs the Mad Tea Party every single day (fun fact: the time in every part of Wonderland is exactly 22 seconds past 1:27 PM) and generally causes shenanigans. As detailed by Jack, she's the second most powerful figure in Wonderland. She eventually succeeds in her plan to behead the Queen and become the ruler of Wonderland. Currently plotting Ally's demise. She hates Ally's fucking guts, is besties with the Cheshire Cat, has a 🙄 towards the Rabbit, is life partners with Morris, and usually fakes innocence around the Queen till her death. Aside from being clinically insane, she suffers from particularly gory hallucinations caused by mercury poisoning. She actually does make hats.

Morris the March Hare is the Mad Hatter's dearest and most faithful servant. He's also definitely more than a little in love with her. He would do anything that he is asked. By anyone. Without question. Without remorse. Without hesitation. Without a napkin. He would literally commit bioterrorism if the Mad Hatter told him to. He has no relationship with anyone except her. He's just 😐 with common folk

i would love to talk about the Queen of Hearts but this took two hours

#wonderland the musical #alice in wonderland #writing #au #fuck this was long #why did i type all this shit #i stayed up past my bedtime for this #why am i so obsessed #but omfg #i love this so much #this au is my entire life #im actually really proud of this #i deserve lindt chocolate

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vvarvvon · 5 months ago

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characters + their tattoos*.

last update: 09.22.24

*these are their "normal" tattoos. for legion brands, please see this post.

aeron poindextor i.

aeron has a skull on his left shoulder. it gave him a way to feel connected to hades outside of prayer.

anakin mcalsister.

anakin has the symbol of thanatos, an upside down torch on his inner left bicep.

asph carpenter.

non-applicable.

ceader simmons.

ceader has two separate tattoos of rabbits. one on his right ankle & another on his left thumb area.

a rose scythe on his left forearm.

USFW WARNING on a dare, he got "lucky you" tattooed on his v-line.

cyrene kamel.

cyrene has her revival date / honorary birthday on her right wrist in white ink. it's in roman numerals, making it IV.XXVIII. for april 28th.

hailey smyth.

non-applicable.

jace vaelcnia.

non-applicable.

jakke cortes.

his first tattoo is a pistol on his right palm. it's magic and disappears on occasion. (for more info on this, please see the weapons masterlist).

jakke has a set of devil & angel wings in the shape of a heart on his left shoulder.

he also has the symbol of hecate of the inside of his left wrist. he gave it to himself as a stick-and-poke on his shop's first anniversary.

javan desmond.

TBD

lillian bishop.

non-applicable.

luna sivay.

TBD

marly-alice fletcher.

non-applicable.

mills parker.

non-applicable.

noël alaska.

noël has a snowflake on the outside of her left wrist.

remy doyle.

non-applicable.

rhis erebusdatter.

TBD

orion gothe.

orion got a stick-and-poke of a frowny face on his left thumb to try and prove that he was cool.

sawyer mcmillin.

non-applicable.

sheamus carpenter.

non-applicable.

stetson sanders.

non-applicable.

tris capulet.

non-applicable.

#halex —✧— worldbuilding #//#another one with some blank spots...

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vanana-r0tat3 · 2 years ago

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another post because i have illness of the brain BATIM/BATDR characters and songs that remind me of them!! theres ah. quite a lot oops.. idk if some of these are ooc but idc 🕺

here's a playlist if youd like to listen to all the songs in the order ive listed

Joey Drew: The Main Character - Will Wood Mr. Big Shot - Anarbor Ruler of Everything - Tally Hall Fear & Delight - The Correspondents (go watch the music video btw its like a baby sensory video for people with autism /hj) What I Want - The Living Tombstone Dead Inside - Younger Hunger Art is Dead - Bo Burnham Sin Triangle - Sidney Gish Young Stars - The Struts Ghost - Nelward Everybody Likes You - Lemon Demon Season 2 Episode 3 - Glass Animals Pools - Glass Animals Money On My Mind - UPSAHL Wrecking Ball - Mother Mother Jesus Don't Like That I'm Gay but Satans Cool With it - Lil Boodang

Other characters below the cut :)

Henry Stein: Rules - The Hoosiers Community Gardens - The Scary Jokes All the Dying - Mother Mother Make the Grade - Jack Conte Black Swan - The Struts Stress - UPSAHL Clockwork - Palaye Royale Don't Panic - Coldplay Nightmare - Set It Off Frying Pan - Mother Mother

Sammy Lawrence: Homunculus - Trickle God's Whisper - Raury Your body, My temple - Will Wood Touch Tone Telephone - Lemon Demon SPLIT! - Jhariah This Is Love - Air Traffic Controller UP TO SNUFF! (I'm On Fire) - atsuover People I Don't Like - UPSAHL What Good Am I - Johnny Manchild and the Poor Bastards Hospital - The Used phony - kafu (Will Stetson Cover) (my bf suggested this one!)

Audrey: Could Have Been Me - The Struts Mr. Maker - Crimson Apple Ancient Dreams in a Modern Land - MARINA Imposter Syndrome - Sidney Gish

The Ink Demon: still feel. - half•alive Cabinet man - Lemon Demon It's All So Incredibly Loud - Glass Animals Punching Bag - Palaye Royale Gestapo - Johnny Manchild and the Poor Bastards Terrible Ride - The Queenstons Boogieman - Sock.clip (YES I KNOW THIS IS AN FNF SONG FIGHT ME) Monster - Bassetfilms (yes yes another fnf song LISTEN lemon demon/monster fits for the ink demon leave me alone im right) What You Do - The Queenstons Bad Blood - Creature Feature Inside of You, In Spite of You - ThouShaltNot

Buddy Lewek: Soda - Nothing But Thieves No Love in LA - Palaye Royale Radio - Johnny Manchild and the Poor Bastards Let Me Down Slowly - Alec Benjamin Why Worry - Set It Off Fine, Great - ModernBaseball

Malice/Twisted Alice: Snuff Out the Light - Eartha Kitt Miss Baltimore Crabs - Hairspray OST Kill Your Darling - Cloudy June

Henry & Joey: You're All Scotch No Soda - Sarah and the Safe Word Lost Kitten - Metric The Ol' Switcheroo - The Struts I Know You Better Than That - Johnny Manchild and the Poor Bastards Sick On Seventh Street - Sarah and the Safe Word You'll Be Gone - Yonkagor Pork Soda - Glass Animals One Big Beautiful Sound - Johnny Manchild and the Poor Bastards Fallacy - Yonkagor Your Love (Déjà Vu) - Glass Animals Skeleton Song - Kate Nash Oleander - Mother Mother Drink - Destroy Boys No Children - The Maintain Goats

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doomedandstoned · 5 years ago

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Oakland Doomy Bluesers Phantom Hound Roar ‘Cross The ‘Mountain Pass’

~Doomed & Stoned Debuts~

By Billy Goate

Album Art by Molly Stetson & Heather Hughes

I live not far from the railroad and there's something very comforting about hearing a train roll in. It's appropriate that the might and roar of that metallic convoy be responsible for opening the new record from PHANTOM HOUND.

We met them some years back, when the Oakland doom and power blues trio dropped, 'Phantom Hound' (2016), their debut EP. Now Jake Navarra (guitar, vox), Stephen Rogers (bass guitar), and Jack Stiles (drums) are back with a full-length: 'Mountain Pass' (2020). The new spin showcases a sound that's genuinely enticing, much like Guns 'n' Roses' Appetite For Destruction was when I first heard it at age 12 (the first cassette I had to buy clandestinely from my parents).

The riffmaking, from leads to solos, is strong with Mountain Pass, driving each track forward like a mighty engine, from the rush of an opener "The Northern Face" to the grinding blueser "Thunder I Am," the chugging pistons of "Irons In The Fire," and the Matt Pike-like filigrees of "The Southern Face."

Jake's powerful pipes fall somewhere in between Chris Cornell's soaring medium range, the raspy grit of Finnish vocalist Olli Suurmunne (Kaiser, Altar of Betelgeuze), and the commanding force of Australia's Chris Fisher (Field, Lamassu).

You ain't gonna bring me down You ain't gonna bleed me out You ain't gonna kill me now You ain't gonna snuff me out

In fact, if you liked Kaiser's '1st Sound' (2018), this would make a very nice companion.

A pleasant acoustic interlude, "Grace of an Angel" gives us a rest stop from the treacherous uphill journey, leading to the album's expansive namesake track and a very overcast second-half. "Devil Blues" is quite effective in conjuring the rough terrain of the California mountains and the sense of aloneness one feels when traveling deep into the wild.

Steady return into the dark Dealing again my hand the card A whisper, a spark, and a flame Has bitten me again Killing me again the same

We've now travelled from "The Northern Face" to meet "The Southern Face," the Mountain Pass closer. It's a doomy one for sure, though the intrepid tempo gives the sense of determination that this journey will be finished.

"Overall this record is about survival and living for every moment," the band told Doomed & Stoned. "A gritty reflection on what is required to actually live your life rather than be a slave to it."

And now, Doomed & Stoned is pleased to bring you the premiere of Mountain Pass by Phantom Hound, ahead of its wide release on Saturday, March 28th (pre-order here).

Give ear...

Mountain Pass by Phantom Hound

Track By Track: A Listener's Guide to Mountain Pass

We asked the guys to give us a walk-through of each number on Phantom Hound's new album. We got more than we expected and are delighted to share this in-depth breakdown with you from frontman Jake Navarra.

The Northern Face

This song started off early writing sessions for the record as a new riff when I bought a new Jazzmaster not long after that Rob Zombie show. The riff was written hours before my first audition in two years as something aggressive and impressive to take to them. The guys I jammed with didn't get the vision and we didn't click in general so I put it in my back pocket. I brought it home and kept working on it though. My love of all things Alice in Chains carved this track out to serve as our "Them Bones" This main riff would later serve me again on a second song "The Southern Face" I used the main riff from "The Northern Face" as a bridge riff after the second chorus outro in "The Southern Face" but since the song is in B-Standard on the Baritone guitar its nearly unnoticeable. The songs became the beginning and the end of the record pretty early on. Lyrically the song serves as a cry of raw life. The idea being that, we are born into this world and its a fight to stay here. Climbing the northern face is a metaphor for the listener to be the train that has set off to see its railroad completed. (Drop D)

Thunder I Am

I grew up watching old westerns with my grandpa and my old man. There's nobody that doesn't relate to Clint Eastwood's characters and this songs a direct tip of the hat to the attitude portrayed in nearly all of his films. Thunder I Am is essentially that sense of justice that will always rain down. The song wrote itself when I first plugged this guitar into my Orange. Heavily inspired by Down and Soudgarden. (B Standard)

Irons in the Fire

This song directly reflects a love for Down & Pantera. Lyrically a direct reflection on how hard our members work on a daily basis and what it takes to make a band happen these days with all the different DIY elements band members have to juggle. We can never loose faith in ourselves or let the idea of a dream die out. We simply have to stoke the fire and keep it burning at all times. We put some southern style groove at the end of this song to pay homage to some dime style breakdown riffing. (B Standard)

You Don't Know Death

This song was written during The Ether era. How it survived is beyond me. It's tough, fast, and sharp as a dagger so maybe that helped. Lyrically a reflection on the overwhelming amount of death worship. I don't feel like a lot of bands really know what they're talking about sometimes but I was also much younger when I wrote it and far more angsty. I was craving diversity from metal at the time. I simply want life to be valued at its core. Perhaps the opposite of how it sounds I guess. (Drop C Standard)

Grace of an Angel

Throughout 2018 my step mother battled liver cirrhosis. She turned 67 on Dec 11th and passed away two days after Christmas on Dec 27th. She was in my life for 20 of my 30 years and was nothing short of an angel. She brought children into this world for over 30 years in the medical industry working as an RN for Kaiser Permanente. She never drank, smoked, or swore. She retired around the age of 64 and almost instantly got sick. She did her part for a transplant but was denied a liver through the waiting list. It was the single most painful experience of my life as I was there through the end holding her hand and looking after my old man as we all watched helplessly on the wayside. During her pain and suffering she never lost her integrity and showed more strength in her final hours than I think anybody could truly understand. People leave this world in many different ways but she did it as gracefully as only an angel could. I wrote this only weeks before the end. Steve is playing a Fender Rhodes and Jack added some light drums on it. I did more takes of this than any other track on the record. (Drop C)

Mountain Pass

This song started off during the years I walked away from music as the only thing I would play on my only instrument which was the acoustic that I kept. Occasionally I thought of a record that could capture the sound I always wanted to make combining heavy influences and trying to really make a grand opus. Something long and stoneresque calling on some Matt Pike meets Jerry Cantrell riffage. As the years went by and the idea for this record started to form it really honestly felt like we were struggling at every turn to see this record through. Life changes, career changes, the economy, the price of living, the music industry. Its been a struggle for many. This song is an anthem to all of the blue collar workers and dream of the builders putting one foot in front of the other to see their journey through. We have to set examples sometimes or nothing will change. (Drop C)

Devil Blues

This song is tip of the hat to The Blues. When I started playing guitar again I decided to play with a fire and make sure above all else that we were having fun in this band and having fun at our shows. Life is incredibly short and that's all there is to it. This song is about giving into The Blues and letting that feeling live inside you and remind you to stay out late, spend the extra money, go look at the stars, and jump into the ocean. (B Standard)

The Southern Face

The journey ends here. We've fought, we've struggled, we've survived the perilous journey of life and you're all the stronger and wiser for it. a reminder that you did it with your own two hands, your wit, and that not everybody made it. It's not a perfect story and it didn't work out well for everybody. We took losses and we made gains. And when you're done its time to reflect and count your blessings. This song is a steep descent into a smooth arrival back at the destination you set out to reach. This song wraps up the story entirely and leaves a sneak peak for what's to come. You can hear Steve's wizardry as his psychedelia morphs into a trance-like sense of closure and clarity until the train drops you off and carries on. (B Standard)

Wrong Turns & Second Chances: Interview with Phantom Hound

Every band has an origin story. Sometimes if you dig a little beyond the surface and get to know the musicians behind the music, their stories become surprisingly relatable. As Doomed & Stoned is all about both the music and the stories of the heavy underground, we were curious to know more about a lesser known band with a huge sound and grand ideas called Phantom Hound. We got the scoop from frontman Jake Navarra.

The Beginning

We formed in 2013 under the name Hound. Keith Hernandez (bass and engineer) and Dominic Torres (drums) did The Ether EP with me but not long after we recorded and started mixing I got into a motorcycle accident at the end of 2014 and decided to walk away from music altogether. I had been playing music for 10 years at this point and in part of the collapse of my previous band Cast Iron Crow and the continued struggle to keep a band going in general felt that my time as a musician was done. I fucked up my right shoulder and tore my ACL in the crash, had to get reconstructive surgery on my knee, and learn how to use my left leg all over again during recovery.

Because of this and the inability to play any instrument at all I sold off all of my gear except for my acoustic guitar in order to help pay my bills and for nearly two years never looked back. It was in summer of 2016 that I found myself with some free tickets for Rob Zombie. I took my older brother out to see him as we grew up listening to White Zombie and Rob Zombie from all the old Twisted Metal video games growing up. There was a brief moment when John 5 came out on stage at the beginning of House of 1000 Corpses.

The stage went dark and a spotlight came down upon him and he had this glow in the dark Telecaster with the TV screen in between the pickups while an old horror movie was playing on it and had the whole arena at his attention with that ominous riff. My brother elbowed me and said "You're telling me you don't wanna do that anymore? That doesn't look fun to you?" a light bulb went off that night and I called Kieth Hernandez a few days later to dust off The Ether mixes and we spent the fall dialing it in and finishing what we started. I ended up getting introduced to Oz Fritz who's worked with Les Claypool in the past and has some ties in the East Bay Area. I released it digitally that Christmas as a present to close friends and family.

The Rebirth

At the start of 2017, I wanted to really get back into playing again and struggled for some time to secure a lineup. I had two line ups of close friends help me get the ball rolling and things were off to a slow start for a while as we only had the EP material which was written on a Fender Jazzmaster. In the early months of 2017 I acquired a guitar that changed everything. The Hagstrom Viking Baritone. As soon as I plugged this guitar into my amp "Thunder I Am" was the first thing that came back out of it. "Devil Blues" was second and "The Southern Face" was the third. These three songs became the basis for what would become Mountain Pass and for a year-and-a-half my renewed interest in guitar and the blues pumped new life into the band. We played two shows this year and survived only by a slow pulse.

Paths Converge

It wasn't until I met Jack Stiles (drums) in March of 2018 through craigslist and that things got serious. He was the first person in 5 years that was as motivated as myself about the project and we set out to overhaul the band immediately. Jack (44) is a business owner of 10+ years, married, and a father of two little ones with more energy than most people my age (30). Jack has been a drummer for less than 5 years and a bass player of 20+. From sheer motivation he's answered the call and taken every challenge I've thrown his way. Jack strictly plays Ludwig classics and has shaped his playing around the hooks and rhythms these songs call for. A general love for all things music he's been one of the single most important musicians to ever share the stage with.

Through Jack we met Steve Rogers (bass) a few months later in June of 2018. Steve is a guy as casual as they come. (43) 100% Irish. Here's a guy who backpacked the John Muir trail in 8 days and shrugs his shoulders over his accomplishment when you bring it up. An established sound engineer with Dolby in San Francisco he's one of the friendliest people I've ever met. At the time he was pretty upset with his previous audition with some other band because they told him he didn't have the right image. Their loss, our gain. Steve's unwavering dedication to his bass tone filled a huge gap in our sound and with his Ampeg SVT and Music Man offers a brutal low end I didn't realize these songs couldn't benefit so much from. During the recording sessions Jack and I marveled at his ability to convey how these songs should expand with our engineer Chris Hughes. His sense of temp and atmosphere is responsible for all of the psychedelia and the keys hidden in 'Mountain Pass" and "Grace of an Angel."

Phantom Hound, Jake Navarra, and Mountain Pass

In late summer of 2018, the three of us went straight to work. At this time the name "Hound" had become convoluted and our music simply couldn't be found. After much deliberation and research we expanded the name to Phantom Hound. Symbolically this further represented the folklore surrounding the concept of why I chose "Hound" in the first place. Everything from Hell Hounds of the south capturing elements of The Blues, Black Shuck 's and Phantom Hounds of the UK and America to the mighty Cerberus going all the way back to Greek mythology. The Phantom Hound is essentially a guide/gatekeeper between worlds of the living and the spiritual underworld. We felt this helped us fully mature into our sound as were a bit of a mutt ourselves in the sense that we don't particularly fit in anywhere but get by everywhere so far.

As the main guitar player, vocalist, and songwriter it is my primary goal to try and compose records with expansive styles highlighting what the guitar can offer a listener. My own personal inspiration comes a lot from the classic rock I grew up on as a kid like so many, Seattle grunge, Mississippi and Chicago Blues, NOLA sludge, Italian and East Coast Jazz, Californian desert and stoner rock, and even the eclectic resurgence of all things metal in the local Oakland scene.

After rebuilding throughout the summer of 2018 on what had now become the 4th lineup of the band and the 1st lineup of Phantom Hound we came back up for air renewed and rebranded. We spent the winter of 2018/2019 performing, writing, shaping, and designing our brand. Our love for westerns, camping, backpacking, and history brought us to the Theme of "Mountain Pass," which is a loose concept record comparing one's personal journey through adulthood and all of the challenges one faces during those years to construction of the Transcontinental Railroad. In its essence: A perilous journey inward and mission for oneself to see through to its completion.

Producing Mountain Pass

2019 was the biggest year for us by far. We went into the studio with my friend Chris Hughes in May. About 10 years earlier I met him through an old friend back in college down in southern California. During that moment in time I was discovering Sleep's Jerusalem and was so stoked on Sleep I gave it to this transplant from Denver who wanted to get his hands on anything heavy and stoner metal related. Life went on and I didn't see him again for 10 years. During that time he continued to date and eventually marry an old friend of mine from High School and pursue audio engineering up here in the Bay Area at Expressions.

Somewhere along his journey, Chris got connected with the boys in the South Bay in KOOK and they hired him to produce their first album "Kook" and again their follow up "Kook II". This time however and the reason I mention this part of the story is that KOOK is well acquainted with Billy Anderson who came down from Oregon as the executive producer on the follow up record. Chris was able to shadow Billy in these sessions and learn and assist with much of the engineering on this record.

So after not seeing Chris or my old friend Heather we bumped into each other at Bevmo here downtown in Oakland to buy some beer. We instantly caught up having one hell of a laugh that after all these years the chance encounter we had over Sleep led him to working alongside Billy Anderson himself. With Chris fresh off the sessions of Kook II and Phantom Hound locked and loaded with Mountain Pass, everything lined up right and we went into the studio together at Airship Laboratories in Richmond, California and recorded nearly everything but the vocals in the same room Metallica recorded S&M and had a blast combining all our knowledge together and reconnecting as friends.

Chris Hughes took our record to extraordinary levels and our songs gave him a solid platform to apply his newly acquired skill sets on. We continued to perform all throughout the year with as many bands around town as possible as we built our relationships and earned a place here in town. In September of 2019 through Chris Hughes we were introduced to Jeff Wilson from Kook, Heavy San Jose, and Glory or Death Records and got on the bill for his annual Beers in Hell event. This was single handedly the most important gig of the year for us last year as we got to play with tons of killer bands and open for Hippie Death Cult, Kook, Disastroid, Holy Grove, and High Tone Son of a Bitch (which included Billy Anderson on Bass that night). We then played again with Hippie Death Cult in Pacifica a few weeks later and hit it off as friends.

Mastering Mountain Pass

After mixing was completed and our shows for September were wrapped up, we took off into Nevada City to reconnect with Oz Fritz at Ancient Wave Studios. This place is located down a long dirt road deep in the woods of Gold Country. A perfect relaxing place to kick back and watch the record come to life. Oz Fritz worked with me on The Ether EP. He's worked on Primus's Antipop, several Tom Waits records, and Miles Davis to name a few. Oz is straight to the point and gets down to business quick. He was stoked on the variety of the songs he was working with and added a great layer of warmth that comes through the best on vinyl as we've heard with our test pressings. There is a photo attached of us at Ancient Wave with him working his magic. He was once asked by Tom Waits "This mix sounds great but...it needs more brown" and so he figured it out.

The Northern Face Music Video Shoot

In October, we took off to Soda Springs and rented a cabin during filming for the music video. As I mentioned above we filmed in a historical landmark. You can see us at the entrance of Tunnel #6. If you look Closely you can see the scars on the granite as if the black powder and dynamite just blew it up yesterday. The town behind me on the cliff is Truckee and the lake below is Donner Lake. It is my goal to bring our listeners into the outdoors and feel the dirt in their hands and the smell of the woods.

Tragedy nearly took place though as after we finished filming all day on Saturday and celebrating all night Saturday night. What we thought were minor electrical issues with the house itself turned out to be a near fatal one when an electrical short in the gas fireplace sparked around 3AM. The fireplace caught fire thus lighting the outside of the house and chimney on fire proceeding to fill the house with smoke while 9 of us were fast asleep.

At 3:30 AM the smoke alarms went off like a symphony and we scrambled to find the source only to quickly determine that the fireplace was the problem. Black smoke poured out everywhere from behind the fireplace and we used two fire extinguishers in an attempt to put out the flames. What we didn't know and couldn't see was that the fire crept up all the way through the chimney in between the interior and exterior of the chimney. And just like that, within 10 minutes we started evacuating the house and helping each other clear the place out of our belongings, instruments, film equipment, and vehicles. The Truckee Fire Department came out and went to work and kicked ass on the fire while we assisted with information on how the fire and extending the hoses until reinforcement arrived.

In the end we all got out ok and luckily nobody had to go to the hospital. We all got smoked out pretty bad and were pretty shaken up. It was the real deal 100%. That house was on its way to burning down the house. That's the story behind the home footage at the end. If you look closely the entire house is billowing with smoke. We were all fast asleep about 40 minutes before that was filmed.

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lovetheoconnor · 8 years ago

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I was tagged by @classicmoviesandtv. Thank you!

Rules: List Your 10 Favorite Characters from 10 Different Fandoms (in No Particular Order) then Tag 10 Other people.

Like @classicmoviesandtv said, I don’t think I’m in 10 official fandoms, so these are characters I’m a fan of, some with, some without fandoms.

1. Donald O’Connor (of course!). Well, that’s the fandom, so...favorite character would have to be Kenneth Gibson from Call Me Madam, or Jigger Malloy from Walking My Baby Back Home, or Milton Haskins from Are You With It? or Pat Junior from Patrick the Great

2. Gordon MacRae as Curly in Oklahoma!

3. Ward Bond as Major Seth Adams in Wagon Train and as Al Yackey in A Guy Named Joe

4. Mike Heck, The Middle

5. Frank Remley, Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show (old time radio)

6. Oliver Campion in Elswyth Thane’s Williamsburg book series (If you like historical fiction, this series is worth checking out. It follows one large, extended family, starting during the American Revolution and running through mid-WWII)

7. Beverly Calhoun in George Barr McCutcheon’s Graustark book series 8. Rilla and Ken, Lucy Maud Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables series

9. Walter Denton, Our Miss Brooks radio and TV series

10. Lee “Scarecrow” Stetson, Scarecrow & Mrs. King (How did I almost forget gorgeous Bruce Boxleitner? Good grief.)

That was fun, really made me think, and hopefully it’ll encourage some interest in some of the lesser-known “fandoms” mentioned.

I tag @bakalyantastic, @atributetotheclassicmovies, @vera-ellen, @teach-me-how-to-dougie-fairbanks, @anintelligentoctopus and anyone else who wants to play!

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Alright, so since I added Alice I had to restart the game but I still had all the characters saved so I didn’t have to recreate them. WayHaught were still just roommates at the start of this, and not even 5 minutes in they kissed, started dating, and are now having sex.

I paused the game to get a screenshot of everything that’s happening right now with the gang- I’m legit not lying when I say that they’re doing the things they’re doing. There’s Jeremy on the computer, Dolls still doing push-ups, WayHaught literally having sex up in the top part of the screen, and Wynonna is cluelessly “teaching” herself how to play chess. Here’s an update on how her life has been going in these past 5 minutes since restarting the game...

But wait, where’s Doc, you might ask? Don’t worry guys. He was clueless and basically wandering around looking for something to do before, but now he’s simply downstairs playing games with Alice. His mood is even playful

Oh yeah, and Alice’s shirt? It’s a unicorn, curtesy of her Auntie Waverly. Her pajamas (I don’t have a pic of them yet but I’ll show you guys soon) are blue and covered in little pictures of horses and Stetsons, curtesy of her soon-to-be Auntie Nicole

I offically have bought Sims 4 just to create the Wynonna Earp gang and watch them interact…

It’s been 20 minutes and these are the events I’ve tracked so far:

WayHaught started flirting immediately (I nudged them into it and they took it from there)

Jeremy instantly went to the computer and he seems to have claimed it as his own

Dolls was (And still is) randomly doing push-ups around the house

Doc just seemed confused about everything around him

WayHaught quickly had their first kiss (With literally no interference from me

Wynonna ate food from the garbage twice and felt fine afterwards both times

WayHaught officially began dating

Wynonna has consistently moved only between the kitchen, the bathroom, and any place she can lie down

Jeremy flirted with Doc once, but he was shot down and his mood immediately decreased

I’m pretty sure Dolls thinks he’s some sort of spy for the government

If anybody wants more updates as things progress, lemme know I guess 😂

#WayHaught #Wynonna Earp #Waverly Earp #Nicole Haught #Jeremy Chetri #Xavier Dolls #Doc Holliday #Alice Earp #Sims #Sims 4

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gamerzcourt · 6 years ago

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GameSpot Theatre returned to PAX Australia in Melbourne in 2018, with a swath of panels to inform and entertain. We had some cracking panels featuring Hitman 2, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Pete Hines from Bethesda, and more!

If you weren’t able to visit us at PAX Aus in person, you can watch all the action via on-demand video right here!

For all of our PAX Aus content, be sure to visit the event hub!

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Friday, October 26 (All Times Are AEDT)

11:30 AM – The Ultimate Super Smash Bros. Panel

1:00 PM – Let’s Hack A Video Game!

2:30 PM – Voice Actor Showdown

4:00 PM – Hitman 2: Six Million Ways to Die…Choose One

5:30 PM – Zelda Universe Presents: Ocarina of Time, 20 Years Later

Saturday, October 27 (All Times Are AEDT)

10:30 AM – What?! Pokémon is Evolving!

12:00 PM – Lee Carvallo’s Simpsons Game Reviewing Challenge

1:30 PM – This Year’s Indie Game-Changer

3:00 PM – Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Let’s Play

4:30 PM – We Rate Video Games Dogs

Sunday, October 28 (All Times Are AEDT)

10:30 AM – Getting Started Painting Miniatures

12:00 PM – Why The Mainstream Media’s Reporting On Fortnite Is Dumb And Harmful

1:30 PM – Video Games, Ya Baw Bag

3:00 PM – The Great Port Resurgence

4:30 PM – One Perfect Game’s Mario Tennis Invitational 2018

Friday, October 26 (All Times Are AEDT)

11:30 AM – The Ultimate Super Smash Bros. Panel

Super Smash Bros. started off as a crazy experiment by Nintendo that morphed into a game of enormous scope—insanely spanning more than 30 game franchises and featuring third-party characters. With Super Smash Bros. Ultimate due out in December, join us as we rummage through Smash’s history, look at how it’s revived dead franchises, discuss what we want to see in the upcoming game, talk about how it has become a popular competitive fighting game, and learn a few tips from the pros.

PANELISTS: David Johnson [Publication Director, Zelda Universe], Shona Johnson [Project Manager, Zelda Universe], Cody Davies [Community Manager, Zelda Universe], Jack “Pudge” Gorman [Smash Tournament Organiser, Couch Warriors], Joshua “Sora” Lyras [Pro Melee player, ORDER], Nick “Extra” McKenzie [Pro Smash 4 player, Dark Sided]

1:00 PM – Let’s Hack A Video Game!

Have you ever wondered how you might go about breaking into a video game, and twisting its gross, hidden insides to your will? Join Lance McDonald (Warpchair), known for cracking open hidden Bloodborne and Dark Souls secrets, as he performs a live hack of PS1 horror classic Silent Hill using only cutting edge technology from 1999. We’ll show processes, talk methods, and answer your questions about video game hacking!

PANELISTS: Edmond Tran [AU Editor, GameSpot], Lance McDonald [Warpchair]

2:30 PM – Voice Actor Showdown

When it comes to building memorable characters in a game, what you see on screen is only part of the story. So what goes into creating an entire character with just your voice? We grill the experts on the voice acting process and put them through their paces recreating their favourite characters (and maybe a few new ones) live on stage.

PANELISTS: Claire Reilly [Senior Editor, CNET], Cissy Jones [Voice Actor, The Walking Dead, Firewatch], Courtenay Taylor [Voice Actor, Regular Show, Fallout 4]

4:00 PM – Hitman 2: Six Million Ways to Die…Choose One

Join IO Interactive’s Eskil Møhl for an hour of creative, murderous hijinks as he goes hands-on with Hitman 2. And he wants you, the PAX audience, to be an accessory!

PANELISTS: Eskil Møhl [Associate Game Director, IO Interactive], Edmond Tran [AU Editor, GameSpot]

5:30 PM – Zelda Universe Presents: Ocarina of Time, 20 Years Later

2018 marks the 20th anniversary of Ocarina of Time, a game that not only influenced the Legend of Zelda series for decades but also quite literally changed the video game landscape. We return to the polygons of the past and discuss how it shaped the industry, whether the game still deserves its accolades, whether it’s still relevant today, and if it’s been surpassed by more recent titles. There will be trivia with prizes for correct answers, so brush up on your knowledge of the game.

PANELISTS: Shona Johnson [Project Manager, Zelda Universe], David Johnson [Publication Director, Zelda Universe], Cody Davies [Community Manager, Zelda Universe], Sebastian Wilkinson [Contributor, Zelda Universe]

Saturday, October 27 (All Times Are AEDT)

10:30 AM – What?! Pokémon is Evolving!

Join a group of six Pokémon community leaders and competitive players, as they come together to talk about how the series has evolved since Red and Blue first fired upon our GameBoys. From how Pokémon GO helped revive the franchise to taking the next steps with Pokémon Let’s Go, Pikachu! & Let’s Go, Eevee!, to picking up some pro tips from actual champs on your road to competitive Pokémon Mastery, to maybe a few extra surprises, there’s no better place for Pokémaniacs to be this weekend.

PANELISTS: Emma Williams, Sam Pandelis, Russell Peters, Tiffany Keane, Alfredo Cheng-Gonzalez, Jesse Wilsone

12:00 PM – Lee Carvallo’s Simpsons Game Reviewing Challenge

You’ve seen plenty of reviews of real Simpsons games, but what about the fictional games of The Simpsons? How DO you Escape From Grandma’s House? What’s the best way to win Triangle Wars? Our panel of Simpsons Superfriends review the best Simpsons games that absolutely don’t exist… except in our cromulent imaginations. As they say in Bonestorm, “Come to this panel or go to hell!”

PANELISTS: Claire Reilly [Senior Editor, CNET], Lucy O’Brien [Games & Entertainment Editor, IGN], Mark Serrels [AU Editor, CNET], Edmond Tran [AU Editor/Senior Producer, GameSpot], David Milner [Editor, Game Informer Australia]

1:30 PM – This Year’s Indie Game-Changer

The Nintendo Switch hasn’t just revolutionised the way we play games, but also the games we’re open to playing. Indie games are seeing a lot of success on the hybrid console, so join a panel of Aussie independent game developers as they share their stories about how the Switch has changed the landscape, and share their favourite Nindies.

PANELISTS: Joe Park [Harmonious Games], Ash Ringrose [SMG Studios], Henrik Pettersson [The Voxel Agents], Matthew Rowland [League of Geeks], Eugenia Woo [Switch Focus], Edmond Tran [GameSpot]

3:00 PM – Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Let’s Play

Let’s keep this friendly! The biggest ever Smash Bros. game is coming soon. Very soon. So soon that we’re getting a whole theatre in on the training for its arrival! A Nintendo exclusive, come and check out panel teams take on Smash and the audience on the big screen!

PANELISTS: Edmond Tran [GameSpot], Jess McDonell [GameSpot], Mark Serrels [CNET], Dan Crowd [IGN], Shannon Grixti [Press Start], Eugenia Woo [Switch Focus]

4:30 PM – We Rate Video Games Dogs

Watch as we review some of the best (and worst) dogs in gaming. They’re good video game dogs, Brent.

PANELISTS: Mark Serrels [CNET], Stephanie “Hex” Bendixsen, Leah Williams, Goldie Bartlett, Amanda Yeo

Sunday, October 28 (All Times Are AEDT)

10:30 AM – Getting Started Painting Miniatures

Some of the most impressive board games and RPGs today bring us amazing miniatures. If you want to help bring your tabletop adventures to life but don’t know where to begin, start here and step into the world of miniature painting! Join us as we show you how to get started on your miniature painting journey, and take you through the simple steps to go from a bare model to your very first miniature masterpiece.

PANELISTS: Marc Chee [Marc Chee], Natalie Szymczak [Eva Studios]

12:00 PM – Why The Mainstream Media’s Reporting On Fortnite Is Dumb And Harmful

The mainstream media’s coverage of the popular battle royale game Fortnite has been discouraging. Over-the-top, sensational, and unsubstantiated stories are hurting gaming’s perception for the mainstream audience. Come watch a panel of experts discuss why that’s happening and what can be done about it.

PANELISTS: Alice Clarke [Herald Sun], Tim Biggs [Sydney Morning Herald], Chris Ferguson [Stetson Univesity], Raelene Knowles [IGEA], Eddie Makuch [Gamespot]

1:30 PM – Video Games, Ya Baw Bag

Can you guess what video game the angry Scottish man is talking about in his beguiling Scottish brogue? We challenge a host of Australia’s best games journalists. Can you understand a single word of what this guy is saying?

PANELISTS: Mark Serrels [CNET], Claire Reilly [CNET], Joab Gilroy [Red Bull], Jess McDonell [GameSpot], Dan Crowd [IGN]

3:00 PM – The Great Port Resurgence

Ports, remasters, and remakes of games are getting increasingly common. But how does a new version of a game change the way we see it and play it? We talk about the value and apprehension behind HD re-releases and Nintendo Switch ports, and try to come to a definitive conclusion of what works and what doesn’t.

PANELISTS: Pete Hines [Bethesda], Lee May [Defiant Development], Dean Woodward [League of Geeks], Jess McDonell [GameSpot], Edmond Tran [GameSpot]

4:30 PM – One Perfect Game’s Mario Tennis Invitational 2018

It’s time to lace up the Dunlop Volleys, string up the rackets and step on the court. Eight of Australia’s best and brightest streamers, podcasters and presenters will duke it out in a highly prestigious Mario Tennis Aces tournament in what is sure to be a smash hit. Come and help cheer your favourite gaming personality to glory!

PANELISTS: Matt Tilby [Podcaster/Presenter, One Perfect Game/Sabotage Media], Naysy [Twitch Broadcaster, Naysy (Twitch)], Vondle [Twitch Streamer/Influencer, Vondle], Maedi [Streamer/Marketing Manager, Hanabee Entertainment/Maedi], HolmesInFive [Twitch Streamer, HolmesInFive], JackHuddo [Partnered Twitch Streamer, JackHuddo], Alexander Foldi [Caster/Commentator]

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GameSpot Theatre returns to PAX Australia in Melbourne this year, with a swath of panels to inform and entertain. We’ve got panels featuring Hitman 2, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and Pete Hines from Bethesda, and more!

If you’re in Melbourne, come visit us! The theatre is located by the main entrance on Level 1, next to the Take This AFK Room.

If you’re not lucky enough to be at PAX Aus in person, you’ll be able to watch all the action via livestream and on-demand video right here on GameSpot, so stay tuned after the show!

Table of Contents [hide]

Friday, October 26 (All Times Are AEDT)

11:30 AM – The Ultimate Super Smash Bros. Panel

1:00 PM – Let’s Hack A Video Game!

2:30 PM – Voice Actor Showdown

4:00 PM – Hitman 2: Six Million Ways to Die…Choose One

5:30 PM – Zelda Universe Presents: Ocarina of Time, 20 Years Later

Saturday, October 27 (All Times Are AEDT)

10:30 AM – What?! Pokémon is Evolving!

12:00 PM – Lee Carvallo’s Simpsons Game Reviewing Challenge

1:30 PM – This Year’s Indie Game-Changer

3:00 PM – Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Let’s Play

4:30 PM – We Rate Video Games Dogs

Sunday, October 28 (All Times Are AEDT)

10:30 AM – Getting Started Painting Miniatures

12:00 PM – Why The Mainstream Media’s Reporting On Fortnite Is Dumb And Harmful

1:30 PM – Video Games, Ya Baw Bag

3:00 PM – The Great Port Resurgence

4:30 PM – One Perfect Game’s Mario Tennis Invitational 2018

Friday, October 26 (All Times Are AEDT)

11:30 AM – The Ultimate Super Smash Bros. Panel

1:00 PM – Let’s Hack A Video Game!

PANELISTS: Edmond Tran [AU Editor, GameSpot], Lance McDonald [Warpchair]

2:30 PM – Voice Actor Showdown

PANELISTS: Claire Reilly [Senior Editor, CNET], Cissy Jones [Voice Actor, The Walking Dead, Firewatch], Courtenay Taylor [Voice Actor, Regular Show, Fallout 4]

4:00 PM – Hitman 2: Six Million Ways to Die…Choose One

Join IO Interactive’s Eskil Møhl for an hour of creative, murderous hijinks as he goes hands-on with Hitman 2. And he wants you, the PAX audience, to be an accessory!

PANELISTS: Eskil Møhl [Associate Game Director, IO Interactive], Edmond Tran [AU Editor, GameSpot]

5:30 PM – Zelda Universe Presents: Ocarina of Time, 20 Years Later

Saturday, October 27 (All Times Are AEDT)

10:30 AM – What?! Pokémon is Evolving!

PANELISTS: Emma Williams, Sam Pandelis, Russell Peters, Tiffany Keane, Alfredo Cheng-Gonzalez, Jesse Wilsone

12:00 PM – Lee Carvallo’s Simpsons Game Reviewing Challenge

1:30 PM – This Year’s Indie Game-Changer

PANELISTS: Joe Park [Harmonious Games], Ash Ringrose [SMG Studios], Henrik Pettersson [The Voxel Agents], Matthew Rowland [League of Geeks], Eugenia Woo [Switch Focus], Edmond Tran [GameSpot]

3:00 PM – Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Let’s Play

PANELISTS: Edmond Tran [GameSpot], Jess McDonell [GameSpot], Mark Serrels [CNET], Dan Crowd [IGN], Shannon Grixti [Press Start], Eugenia Woo [Switch Focus]

4:30 PM – We Rate Video Games Dogs

Watch as we review some of the best (and worst) dogs in gaming. They’re good video game dogs, Brent.

PANELISTS: Mark Serrels [CNET], Stephanie “Hex” Bendixsen, Leah Williams, Goldie Bartlett, Amanda Yeo

Sunday, October 28 (All Times Are AEDT)

10:30 AM – Getting Started Painting Miniatures

PANELISTS: Marc Chee [Marc Chee], Natalie Szymczak [Eva Studios]

12:00 PM – Why The Mainstream Media’s Reporting On Fortnite Is Dumb And Harmful

PANELISTS: Alice Clarke [Herald Sun], Tim Biggs [Sydney Morning Herald], Chris Ferguson [Stetson Univesity], Raelene Knowles [IGEA], Eddie Makuch [Gamespot]

1:30 PM – Video Games, Ya Baw Bag

PANELISTS: Mark Serrels [CNET], Claire Reilly [CNET], Joab Gilroy [Red Bull], Jess McDonell [GameSpot], Dan Crowd [IGN]

3:00 PM – The Great Port Resurgence

PANELISTS: Pete Hines [Bethesda], Lee May [Defiant Development], Dean Woodward [League of Geeks], Jess McDonell [GameSpot], Edmond Tran [GameSpot]

4:30 PM – One Perfect Game’s Mario Tennis Invitational 2018

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