#barbara manning

[guessimdumb]

Barbara Manning - Isn't Lonely Lovely (1997)

One of my favorite music blogs flankingmanoeuvres posted a song from the same LP, reminding me about this incredible tune. Backed by Joey Burns and John Convertino of Calexico.

[bandcampsnoop]

9/15/24.

When I first listened to this, I thought I was listening to a brilliant modern take on 1980s minimalist synth pop. Turns out I was listening to brilliant 1980s synth pop with a 12-year-old as the talented-beyond-her-years lead singer. Chandra Oppenheim was the vocalist in Chandra - a New York based avant-garde band with Fred Maher and Eugenie Diserio.

Chandra was much more serious about her music than some other teen prodigy bands. For example, while Tangled Shoelaces (Australia) was a full teen band, they didn't have the support at the level Chandra did. And while The Stinky Puffs DID have that support, their music is unlistenable.

I can't help but think of Young Marble Giants when hearing the minimalist sound. I also think Chandra's voice reminds me of what Barbara Manning sounded like in her louder/punkier moments.

"Transportation EPs" was reissued by Telephone Explosion Records several years ago.

[ozkar-krapo]

Barbara MANNING & Seymour GLASS

"February 8, 1992"

(7". Majora. 1992) [US]

[penworthy]

fun little piece of 90s rock that I recommend if you like liz phair and cake

[gianttankeh]

TFEH presents: Glands Of External Secretion / Lovely Honkey / Yol at Fruitmarket, Edinburgh: 27/7/23.

TFEH are the champions. Come see us parade our Experimental Music trophies by purchasing tickets here.

Barbara Manning will expose us to the side of Glands of External Secretion that Seymour Glass dare not and she'll be assisted by the Brothers Usurper in what will be their penultimate performance together. All this and Luke Poot and Yol!!!

[ditzybat]

I’ll say it once, and I’ll say it again - Fanon Tim Drake is just Canon Barbara Gordon, and the only reason she’s not as well loved or well characterized as Tim in fandom spaces is because she’s a woman.

[hood-ex]

The way that Dick immediately passed out as soon as he sat down.

Nightwing (Vol. 2) #75

[zoirohs]

Barbara Stanwyck as Hannah Sempler Hoyt The Great Man's Lady (1942) — William A. Wellman

[junespriince]

Name a more iconic duo than a-

Twink

And a redhead

A twink

And a redhead

A twink

And a redhead

A twink

And a redhead

Link

[bandcampsnoop]

5/10/24.

I'm going to guess that The Garrys don't sound like any other band ever to come out of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. They sound like a combination of 60s girl band with surf music. In fact, in the Bandcamp notes for "Get Thee to a Nunnery", their style is described as a combination of "The Ventures, the drama of Ennio Morricone’s spaghetti westerns, the dreamy psychedelia of Kurt Vile, France Gall’s brand of mod-pop cheek, and the lo-fi garage noir of Los Saicos."

I would add Electrelane and Barbara Manning to that description.

The Garrys are made of up of the three Maier sisters and they have releases going back to 2015. They have a new single, "Cakewalk" which may signal a new release in the future.

"Get Thee to a Nunnery" and many of their other releases are through Saskatoon label Grey Records (the label has also released work from Shirley & The Pyramids).

[haveihitanerve]

I headcanon that babs is a hardcore Bruce supporter. Like she knows he’s emotionally constipated and dumb but like… he’s her asshole idiot. Like she throws a phone at dick and goes “call him.” Or she punches Jason so hard he has to sit down when he tries to say some rude shit about how Bruce never loved him. Like idk just babs and Bruce. (NOT ROMANTICALLY)

[shyjusticewarrior]

People breaking Jason out of prison

They're also serving cunt but that's less relevant to this post

[llovelymoonn]

on april

barbara kingsolver demon copperhead \\ sara teasdale a november night \\ fatima aamer bilal i mother it, the absence of her ii. i was hard to bear from the very start (via @ivynightshade) \\ anne carson the glass essay (via @petaltexturedskies) \\ raymond p. fischer an aged man remembers april \\ cyrus cassells \\ anton chekhov love \\ t.s eliot the waste land \\ michelle o'sullivan the flower and the frozen sea: "bespoke"

kofi

[based-bobcat]

Remember when Batman used to solve regular murders? Remember when Batman was fallible and could be beaten by a gunshot?

DC's writers don't.

I don't know if it's because writers only really write for trades more, but ever since new 52 every writer wants to be the O'Neil/Morrison and make it more epic than the last. I've lost count how many fucking times Gotham has been taken over and/or destroyed these last 5 years, but the fact that I lost count says something. There have been no civilian characters introduced since Tamaki's promising, but kind of mediocre, go at TEC.

They take his money away 'to go back to his roots' (laughable as Bruce has never been without his fortune), and sure you finally get him interacting with regular joes again, only for it not even mattering since he's gotten gear stashed everywhere anyway, not to mention that the next writer to throw it all into the garbage like a meal they don't like.

They reveal Batman's identity as if they're handing out pamphlets for a local political party; Including to Gordon, to Penguin, to Harvey Dent, to fucking Joker, but there is no consequence to that since Bruce's out-of-mask life isn't even a thing that exists anymore. When was the last time he interacted with someone who didn't end up clashing with/meeting with Batman? I sure as fuck can't remember it.

I had hope for Zdarsky's run, since his Daredevil run was a nice street-level romp. (At the beginning anyway, christ did he lose the plot in the end) but he writes stuff like;

That's just sad. Joker and Batman are not Gods or powerful beings like Clark or J'onn.

Th-they're just normal men.

And at the same time you have more and more influences that come from Wayne Family Adventures, which I like don't get me wrong, but these watered down fanficified versions of the Batfam is not what I want to read about when I open up a comic book. Just try reading Taylor's Nightwing without falling asleep and you'll get me.

I like these kinds of things as fan-art or fun covers, but not in my mainline comics.

The Batfamily used to be made up of people with the same goals, but with different approaches, ideals and moral boundaries. Which caused a lot of friction. (Barb and Bruce really, REALLY did not like each other during the early 2000s and that's putting it mildly. And they were co-parenting a suicidal gremlin at that time) They all respected each other, sure, but I can't see any of the family even slightly considering moving in with Bruce. Especially Dick, Barbara and Steph.

All this to say that I'm a boomer and miss the old days.