#blues mama

[bitter69uk]

“Had Diamanda Galás been born 400 years ago, she would have been declared a witch.  These days, she merely sings like she’s being burnt at the stake. The grimly beautiful Greek American chanteuse belongs to that elite company of divas of despair that includes Nico, Lydia Lunch and latter-day Marianne Faithfull. Unlikely as it sounds, Galás has hooked up with Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones for this album, which matches his menacing slabs of eight-string bass to her avant-garde sensibilities and operatic ululations. The results seethe with tension and drama. “Skótoseme” (Greek for “kill me”) sees Galás’ mourning wails swept along by an Arabian drone. On the sarcastic “Do You Take This Man?”, she lashes out like a blues mama who’s been pushed too far, while the title track details a group of vengeful prostitutes gleefully plotting to murder a john. The Sporting Life is marinated in equal parts malice and black humour.”

/ From my review of The Sporting Life for the British music magazine Vox, 1994 /

“John Paul Jones and Diamanda Galás crumble the little gingerbread house of rock illusions with their collaborative album, The Sporting Life, detonating all the overplayed crap we’ve become accustomed to - the bland bass/drum rhythms, the singer hooting oooh baby baby, the guitar and its obligatory solo wheeze. The album opens the genre to an expanse where divisions between what is electronic and what is “natural” smear, where the instrument is only as good as its ability to scalp you …”

/ From Bomb magazine, October 1994 /

Released thirty year ago today (6 September 1994): the album The Sporting Life, a collaboration between Diamanda Galás and John Paul Jones, a true marriage made in heaven / hell. I saw the duo perform together in London on this tour. In addition to the songs cited above, I’d recommend the ballad “Tony” (on which Galás vows “I'll walk the street at night / screamin' your name …” and sounds like a bummed-out Janis Joplin) and her wild interpretation of the 60s soul classic “The Dark End of the Street.”

[hughmanbean]

Blue Screen

Danny is the type of guy gal ghost to Commit To a Bit. This is very common knowledge

But he may have overdone it this time.

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Dan and Ellie had met the Red Hood, who seemed yucky. Ellie said this herself. Jason was not amused, and did not appreciate them following him around for the rest of the week.

After a bout of panic, Danny had finally tracked the tykes down. After seeing who they were with, he sighed. Of course those two would. Well he could play at that game.

Danny had popped in and pecked him on both sides of the helmet, leaving a casual lie before legging it.

"Hey hun, thanks for watching the kids. I'll take it from here."

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It's been a month now, and somehow he has two kids with a notorious crime boss and goes on nightly dates with him.

[bluerosefox]

Little Danny's Big Adventure

New idea.

Okay now hear me out.

-Pulls out AU idea cauldron and tosses stuff into it-

Let's put in some Ghost King/Prince Danny.... But also some deaged to toddlerhood Danny that gets yeeted into the DCverse!

Like imagine, tiny baby Danny with his tiny crown of ice floating above his head and his galaxy cape wrapped around him and uses it like a baby blanket. He didn't mean to fall into a different universe, a natural portal opened up and he was being a curious little thing! He didn't mean to trip and fall in during his nap time.

Nor was he expecting to fall into this realm during a rogue attack and knock out said rogue cause they were being a meanie and harming people and now Danny just wants his nap time cause he spent a lot of his tiny engery and he wants to find a nice spot.

Danny finds a place to crash, snuggling himself into his cape and the astronaut bear Danielle got him during her last visit that he takes everywhere since.

He's out like a light as the door to this safe house that belongs to one of the Bats opens up.

Meanwhile. In the Infinite Realms, Queen Regent Jazz is going into Mama Bear Jazz Mode trying to find her deaged brother, keeping the Realms in check, and is resisting the urge to put CW in time out Soup Time because he's being cyptided again about Danny whereabouts!!! UGH!

[2000s-music-tourney]

Doing a trial run of the 60s music bracket that will occur after this one ends

[youkaiyume]

Four White Men: Causes her to exist.

Mizu:

[theellipelli]

My take on a separated AU because all the cool kids were doing it

[lucyshypemaster]

bro must've been REALLY funny or sum bc how on earth did he bag her

[chiscribbs]

"That has to mean something, right? It can't just be a coincidence that it happened twice! Oh, sweet, sweet confirmation!"

Don has chanced upon an exciting revelation at the TMNT AU Competition! (feat. @beannary's The Little Prince AU)

Grown Apart AU: [Premise/Concept Art] [General tag]

***Note: This takes place sometime after the fight (which is still currently going on). Also, yes - Donnie "lost" his name tag at some point...and April.***

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[ophernelia]

Melissa Thalia Howell, Lou's mother.

[rwrbmovie]

glaad Taylor Zakhar Perez talks about his hopes and dreams for the upcoming sequel to Red, White & Royal Blue at the #Emmys

[catfortress]

what does the Fluffy family look like?

Fluffy’s younger sisters and mama! =^.^=

[fuckyeah-bridgerton]

screaming crying throwing up LOOK AT THEM TOGETHER

[gamebunny-advance]

"Assorted Candy"

Some of these could use some color correction, but here's the main cast candy-fied. I think this is the first time I've ever made a "real" drawing of DK West, so that's cool.

How are we feeling? Anyone want to carry a little guy around on their phone and/or keys?

[midnightskye05]

Kai trusted Mizu because Kai had been beaten and abused by men who we’re trying to break her, but she connected with Mizu when Mizu leaned into her own gentle femininity. They connected through their mutual newfound softness and affection! Mikio taking Kai away (because he gifted Kai to Mizu then gave Kai to the lord) is just the most heartbreaking way to show how Mikio took Mizu’s womanhood, not to mention her heart!

Even though I believe her mom betrayed her by selling her location to the bounty hunters, Mikio still betrayed her!

(I know it’s obvious, but I think about it every day)

[jt1674]

[owl68]

How old are Mizu & Akemi?

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Mizu

When talking to the Shogun, Fowler says that he and his partners came to Japan 20 years ago. This means that Mizu is/almost is 20 by the end of the show. Ok, that’s a lot to unpack. Here’s my timeline! :)

Fire of her and mama’s hut- 5 years old

Started living with Master Eiji- 6 years old

Started training with the blade- 11 years old

Made the broken blade sword (& started binding her chest)- 12 years old

Left for revenge but instead found mama- 16 years old

Got married- 17 years old

Killed husband & mama, started tracking Violet- 18 years old

Killed Violet- 19 years old

Started tracking Fowler- 19 years old

Sails to London- 20 years old!

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Akemi

I’d put Akemi at around the same age as Mizu, so here’s just my evidence. During this time, people got married early. That’s just how it was. Akemi was described as being old (but fertile) by the shogun’s ambassadors and by her father. In contrast, when mama explained that Mikio needed a “young, strong wife” she was around 17 (around the normal age for getting married).

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Bonus Taigen

Around 21-23. He’s likely a bit older than Mizu based on the childhood flashback that we got. Also, it’s sorta the norm for the man to be older than the woman he’s courting (Akemi).