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My media this week (21-27 Jan 2024)

📚 STUFF I READ 📚

🥰 Cat Person (The_She_Devil) - 72K, shrunkyclunks - Bucky's the SHIELD agt tasked with bringing newly defrosted Steve up to speed on the 21st century - there's really hot sex in a secluded cabin PLUS feelings. All around deliciousness.

😊 Dark Carnivals: Modern Horrors and the Origins of American Empire (W. Scott Poole, author; Enrique McGavin, narrator) - interesting, edifying, depressing. Not as much discusssion of the films as I expected/would have liked - like 70% rundown of USian imperial activities of the last two centuries, 30% horror/scifi film discussion. [In hindsight, should have read this in text, as there were passages I really wanted to highlight/quote and the narration was…weird. Voice sound & tone was OK but there were lots of bizarre pauses. Sometimes when reading a quotes from a notable figure, the narrator did do some very credible imitations of Clinton & Reagan.]

😍 Waking Up Slow (odetteandodile) - 44K, shrunkyclunks - single dad Bucky, living in a isolated lighthouse in Canada, finds an amesiac, just-thawed Steve Rogers washed up on his beach… (reread for stucky bookclub, forever fave!)

😊 for a good time, call… (EvanesDust) - 46K, sterek, omegaverse fake-dating - solidly enjoyable

😊 Maurice (E.M. Forester, author; Peter Firth, narrator) - read this for a discord book club, can't believe I hadn't read it before & it's been 30 years since I watched the movie. Forester's language & turn of phrase is amazing.

🥰 And My Love Life Waits for Me (Bittersweet_in_Boston (author); Alaskan_Outsider (artist)) - 62K, shrunkyclunks soulmate fic - satisfyingly enjoyable, not nearly as dark as the tags might make you think

💖💖 +190K of shorter fic so shout out to these I really loved 💖💖

Own Me series (nrnyx) - TW: Jordan/Derek /Stiles, 62K (series) - Stiles gets picked up by husbands Jordan & Derek at the club and what starts as a very hot one night stand becomes so much more. Very werewolfy omegaverse stuff. Hot quality smut but also action-y plot!

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Goncharov (berlincorpography) - Goncharov (1973): OFC / OFC, 6K - very clever & funny fic featuring disaster lesbians, film criticism & academia

Once Upon a Time (softestpunk) - The Sandman: Dreamling, 14K - just so soft & warm, pure delight! They're both single dads! Falling in love! Dream is a children's librarian!

📺 STUFF I WATCHED 📺

Brooklyn Nine-Nine - s8, e5-10

D20: Fantasy High: Junior Year - "Not All Who Wanda Are Lost" (s21, e3)

D20: Adventuring Party - "I Wanda'd In" (s16, e3)

🎧 PODCASTS 🎧

What Next: TBD - Have Algorithms Ruined Our Culture?

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Whimzeyland

The Sporkful - Deep Dish With Sohla And Ham: Delta Tamales

Today, Explained - Frosty the Tesla

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Slowjamastan

It's Been a Minute - Benny Safdie on 'The Curse' — and performing goodness

Shedunnit - A Reading Life

Pop Culture Happy Hour - 2024 Oscar Nominations

Switched on Pop - Kali Uchis takes on the world

Today, Explained - Modi’s temple grandstanding

⭐ Vibe Check - A Special Conversation with Cord Jefferson

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern

Code Switch - What happens when public housing goes private?

ICYMI - The TikTok Joy of Mychal the Librarian

Vibe Check - Heavy Negro Sigh

Culture Gabfest - True Detective’s Coldest Case Yet

Ologies with Alie Ward - Carcinology (CRABS) Part 2 with Adam Wall

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - A Giant Spectacle in Goffstown

Films To Be Buried With - Vincent D'Onofrio

The Sporkful - Deep Dish With Sohla And Ham: Tteokbokki

Off Menu - Ep 218: Jada Pinkett Smith

Twenty Thousand Hertz+ - Into the Huluverse

Endless Thread - The schism at the end of the tunnel

Dear Prudence - My Husband Stopped Using Soap and He Stinks. Help!

⭐ 99% Invisible #567 - The Double Kick

You're Dead to Me - Pythagoras

It's Been a Minute - South Africa's case for preventing genocide in Palestine; plus, why people love cults

Today, Explained - Music’s Pitchfork in the road

99% Invisible - Roman Mars Describes Chicago As It Is

Hit Parade - The Bridge: The Number of the Nominees Shall Be Five

🎶 MUSIC 🎶

Folk Radio • Chill

Pop Radio • Downbeat

Dive Bar Karaoke

"Unholy" [Sam Smith & Kim Petras] radio

Essential New Wave

Melanie Radio • Familiar

My Mix 4 (Jimmy Buffett, Gordon Lightfoot, Jim Croce, Eagles)

[daveysuicide]

Work on Album #4 is underway!  

[bandstolookup]

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Khalid

ghostmane

Rory Gallagher

edguy

count Raven

King diamond

attic

jorn lande

savage circus

obscura

Nile

two ton boa

we are the city

clues

orillia opry

woolfy

rubylux

zaza

harper blynn

vibrolux

pacifika

misha

winter gloves

gran ronde

daniel g. harmann & the trouble starts

wintersleep

drakes hotel

t.h. white

Elsinore

hannah gorgas

kathryn calder

royal city

econoline crush

soul solution

chase huglin

boy pablo

motion city soundtrack

kenneth aaron harris

dead sara

neutral milk hotel

bring me the horizon

the high dials

dirty pretty things

the alarm

hideki naganuma

typhoon

suuns

royal wood

seawolf

catlow

guitar vader

cibo matto

statement of intent - bis

the prunes

the guillemots

sky larkin

basement jaxx

the frattelis

royworld

james blunt

paolo nutini

feist

bay fiction

bloc party

white ring

Salem

the klf

caldera

ritualz

dire straits

alicks

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purity ring

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Brujeria

ed sheeran

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duke spirit

health

the summer set

slipknot

the dread crew of oddwood

knife party

alestorm

phuture

the feeling

the go team

sway clarke

running wild

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mumm ra

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Adonis

abba

the slits

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the weeknd

morning runner

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horse macguyver

from first to last

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horsehead

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blank banshee

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proffesional elemental

headhunterz

kill the noise

Steve Roden

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pop etc

misfits

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pendulum

foster the people

the orb

apex twin

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crim3s

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∆AIMON

balam acab

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afrika bambaataa & soul sonic force

the bloody beetroots

throbbing gristle

American authors

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satanic ceremony

ghostpool

worse things

into the wake

anyone anyway

trench

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úchis

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dma's

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dez andrés

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checks and exes

kfeelz

lo moon

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dj python

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mall grab

x-coast

chicano batman

helado negro

shannon and the clams

bearcat

riobamba

dj haram

juice wrld 999

phum v. siritip

polo

mellowfellow

sunsetrollercoaster

cheeky andy

beyond the groove

14

sting

RAC

gentle vibes

joakim karud

88rising

joji

blocboy jb

peter bjorn and john

dr dog

syd matters

interpol

niki

rich brian

yung bans

red thread

red stick band

higher brothers

03 greedo

vory

phum viphurit

august 08

playboi carti

famous dex

keith ape

verbal

goldlink

harikiri

florey

w u s o (some asian symbols)

sangam

sales

Laurent garnier

Robert hood

Paul van dyke

winny puhh

arty

Dave nada

mike oldfield

duck sauce

state champs

Pearson sound

TNGHT

the candescents

qty

marika hackman

little comets

the civil wars

the residents

preme

jess glynne

chris stapleton

sza

brett young

max

luis fonsi

jax jones

ina wroldsen

jonas blue

nf

vocal point

becky g

sofia reyes

ajr

rivers cuomo

darell

casper magico

nio garcia

hugel

alan walker

gigi d'agostino

we are athens

randy rhoades

wolfine

micky james

joshua & the holy rollers

david lee murphy

kenny chesney

migos

hood celebrityy

daniel caesar

mercyme

john reuben

nathaniel rateliff & the night sweats

sam hunt

blocboy jb

thomas rhett

tk kravitz

jacquees

rich the kid

chris lane

tori kelly

luke combs

ybn nahmir

yo gotti

morgan wallen

kane brown

salaam remi

dan + shay

bazzi

jhené aiko

swae lee

kane brown

cotis

buddy

valee

tory lanez

elley duhé

REAPER

nas

the dream

gallant

chromeo

joji

rich brian

higher brothers

jeremih

wifisfuneral

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elliot glickman

otr

the citrus clouds

gould

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lastlings

vacant

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spont

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le marquis

br/\ve

k/\sseo

orlando

poly pines

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adior

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tora

led streets

heaven & hell

mythology

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matchbox twenty

tabatha's secret

rob thomas

the impressions

curtis mayfield

shania twain

eric clapton

hippie sabotage

vaults

iamforest

caleb hodges

golden vessel

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DAVEY SUICIDE @DAVEYSUICIDE — Made From Fire Review

DAVEY SUICIDE @DAVEYSUICIDE — Made From Fire Review

DAVEY SUICIDE has tamed the underground by combining arena sized gutter-goth-rock, sleaze and theatrics into a “nu” brand of industrial rock.

The band features Davey Suicide along with Drayven Davidson, Needlz, Niko Gemini, and Derek Obscura.

Together they purify heavy metal, whilst interpreting industrial and punk, to create hymns that are as erosive as they are attractive

Rise Above – Davey…

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Amantes das 6 cordas... conheça a história!!!

Se na história da música as memórias são usualmente feitas em nome do primor musical, talento ou músicos encrenqueiros há também o grupo dos injustiçados. Aqueles que foram famosos, mas nunca obtiveram reconhecimento à altura de seu potencial. Roy Buchanan está no hall da fama dos menos conhecidos. O que é curioso, pois a sua história tem todos os elementos de mitos da música. Ele criou e desenvolveu estilo e técnica própria, serviu de exemplo para rockstars que vieram depois de seu legado, deu um nome a sua guitarra e ainda teve uma morte obscura, ou seja, tudo aquilo que o manual de “como se tornar uma lenda da música” exige.

Seu pai era um pastor evangélico e foi por conta disso que ele teve contato com os ricos elementos da música negra. O gospel ressoava nos tímpanos do pequeno Leroy, que quando tinha cerca de cinco anos e brincava com seu violão de aço. Para ele, ter começado a ouvir música dentro do ambiente religioso foi marcante no que diz respeito ao desenvolver de sua personalidade musical. É possível comparar sua maneira de tocar como a de um pastor pregar. O som começa baixo e calmo e conforme o tempo passa o volume aumenta, a velocidade cresce e quem está ouvindo entra em clímax.

Aos nove, quando ganhou de seus pais uma Rickenbacker vermelha, começou a ter aulas com a Sra. Clara Louese. Há uma história curiosa sobre os três anos que Roy tomou aulas com ela. Sua professora ficou sabendo de uma notícia que a fez chorar: Buchanan não sabia ler partitura musical. O garoto tocava tudo de ouvido! Talvez esse começo um pouco torto do ponto de vista técnico, fez com que ele desenvolvesse o feeling de maneira incrível.

Simplicidade foi uma característica do guitarrista, que mais tarde quando muito, usava um digital delay. Costumava plugar sua ‘Nancy’ – uma Telecaster amarela de 1953, direto no amplificador Fender com o ganho no 10´. Com sua técnica e peculiaridade pode-se dizer que ele deu continuidade ao uso da Telecaster no mundo do blues.

Buchanan era com certeza músico dos palcos. Seu desejo era apenas de compartilhar suas catarses criativas com seus espectadores. Sempre teve aversão a ser o centro das atenções, pois preferia passar tempo com sua família e amigos. Por esse motivo, são escassas as informações sobre sua vida pessoal. Em entrevistas, ele mesmo afirmava que o showbizz o assustava.

Aos doze anos ele já era o prodígio instrumentista de uma banda chamada The Waw Keen Valley Boys, na época em que ainda morava em San Joaquin Valley, na Califórnia - apesar de ter nascido em Ozark, Alabama. As coisas começaram a mudar quando Buchanan foi para a cidade grande. Aos 16 anos se mudava para Los Angeles, e lá formaria uma banda com o futuro baterista do Jefferson Airplane - Spencer Dryden, chamada Heartbeats. Mas as coisas não foram muito longe com sua nova banda. Durante uma turnê ao sul da Califórnia, eles foram abandonados pelo seu empresário e sem recursos para poder seguir em frente, encerraram a turnê. Sem problemas.

A estrada é a melhor companheira de um guitarrista de blues. Então, Buchanan decidiu que não era o momento de voltar para LA e rumou para Tulsa. Foi a melhor coisa que poderia ter feito.

Em Tulsa, Buchanan conseguiu um emprego como guitarrista da Oklahoma Bandstand. Havia um show marcado com o “tornado humano” Dale Hawkins – que na época estourava com sua composição “Susie Q” (Após alguns anos Buchanan revelou que na verdade a música era originalmente de Howlin´Wolf e que Hawkins havia apenas dado uma maquiada na versão original). Hawkins sempre foi reconhecido por escolher muito bem seus músicos, especialmente os guitarristas. Já tinha tocado com Scotty Moore, Sonny Jones, Carl Adams entre outros. Não era difícil perceber que o jovem Buchanan estava no lugar certo fazendo o que tinha talento para fazer. Depois desse show é que começou a carreira de rock and roll de Buchanan, pois agora – em uma época em que Elvis estourava as gargantas das menininhas e James Dean estava vivo – ele tocava com um músico do mainstream. Dale Hawkins contratara o garoto.

Após acompanhá-lo por um certo tempo na estrada, chegava a hora de ir para o estúdio. E foi via Chess Records que eles gravaram um compacto – naquela época era muito comum músicos gravarem discos com apenas duas músicas, uma de cada lado. Eles lançaram uma versão de “My Babe” de Willie Dixon. Passaram os próximos dois anos em turnê pelos Estados Unidos. Esse tempo foi uma grande escola para Buchanan, que não só se tornava um músico de rock, mas aprendeu a beber e usar drogas. Eles tinham uma boa relação, como afirma Buchanan: “Eu era um dos poucos que agüentava e sabia lidar com Hawkins, pelo menos espiritualmente. Ele era perfecionista, se algo saía errado nós repassávamos quantas vezes fosse necessário”.

Em Outubro de 1960 em Washington, após um show, uma jovem sorridente e com olhar de admiração disse a Buchanan que adorava o jeito que ele tocava sua Telecaster. Um ano depois ele se casaria com essa garota chamada Judy Owens. Nessa época, ele já começava a despontar como o branco que melhor tocava blues nos EUA. E isso arrancou elogios de gente carrancuda e importantíssima na história da música, como Seymour Duncan ou Les Paul que tinha um discurso interessante sobre Roy: “Eu nunca havia ouvido algo como o que Buchanan fazia na época e isso despertou muito interesse em mim. Por exemplo, ele não tocava um arpejo do jeito que você aprende com o seu professor. Ele tinha sua própria maneira de fazer as coisas, tudo sempre de um jeito diferente. Não importava se palhetava ou se tocava com os dedos, ele era com certeza um guitarrista incomum”.

Apesar de ser conhecido dentro do meio musical, ele nunca havia assinado um hit que fosse para as paradas de sucesso. E foi por volta de 1962, quando o baterista Bobby Gregg gravou e autocreditou-se pela música “The Jam”, que Buchanan tomava o primeiro soco na cara da indústria cultural, pois a música tinha riffs compostos por ele em vários trechos e ela foi para o topo das paradas de R&B.

Enquanto Roy ficava louco com o uso de pílulas e barbitúricos, digerindo sua primeira frustação, nascia seu primeiro filho. Como conseqüência desse acontecimento ele se mudou para Mt. Rainier, Maryland e foi morar com sua sogra. Pelos próximos anos ele passaria seu tempo tocando com bandas locais, nos arredores de Washington uma vez que muitos músicos americanos estavam sendo menosprezados por conta da invasão britânica. The Who, Cream, Beatles eram preferência. E novamente Roy encarava outro momento de frustração, quando viu um pedal de wah wah, em 1968 num show de Hendrix no hotel Hilton de Washington que era capaz de produzir um som já patenteado pelo músico, mas ao simples alcance de uma pisada e com melhoras técnicas referentes à potencia. O wah wah Buchaniano era feito pela manipulação do knob de tonalidade de sua Telecaster, desde o começo da década de 50.

E nesta época obscura Buchanan já tinha seis filhos e trabalhava de dia como barbeiro para poder contribuir com o orçamento de casa. Um dia um cliente entrou na barbearia empunhando uma Fender Telecaster 53´ amarela. Buchanan sentiu que aquela guitarra lhe pertencia. Interrompeu o seu trabalho e foi perguntar para o cliente onde ele havia conseguido a guitarra e se por acaso ele aceitaria trocá-la, prometendo assim, conseguir a guitarra mais bela que já tinha visto para trocar pela Tele amarela – que seria batizada de ‘Nancy’ seu futuro xodó. Conseguiu com um amigo uma Telecaster roxa e trocou de instrumento. Por esse período – em Julho de 69 - o guitarrista Brian Jones dos Rolling Stones havia morrido e eles procuravam por um substituto. Roy foi convidado e recusou o convite, alegando que não gostaria de entrar em turnê com uma banda que possuía uma ‘imagem’ diferente da que ele passava. Contudo, passado algum tempo da recusa ele alegou à imprensa que aprender o repertório dos Stones seria muito difícil.

Em 1970 o canal de televisão de Washington WNET, produziu um documentário sobre o ‘Melhor Guitarrista Desconhecido do Mundo’. Produzido por John Adams, seu conteúdo estava recheado de depoimentos sinceros de Buchanan, carregados com o seu ranço pela indústria de música. “Eu provavelmente nunca me tornei famoso porque eu não me importo se sou ou não famoso. A única coisa que sempre quis foi aprender a tocar guitarra de maneira autodidata. Você é que determina suas metas para o sucesso. E quando as alcança não significa necessariamente que você será uma grande estrela e encherá os bolsos de dinheiro. Você sentirá no seu coração se é bem sucedido ou não”. Nesses tempos ele costumava tocar de costas para o público, com medo que alguém fosse roubar seu estilo de tocar guitarra.

Apesar de tocar com várias bandas, Buchanan tinha sua banda fixa chamada The Snakestretchers. E alegando esse motivo recusou mais um ótimo convite, feito desta vez por Eric Clapton, para integrar o Derek And The Dominoes. E em 1972 ele lança "Buck & The Snake Stretchers". Com a boa repercussão e aparições na televisão e no Washington Post, ele consegui um contrato para três discos com a Polydor. Lançava então, em julho de 72, seu primeiro disco solo que tinha apenas o seu nome na capa, sem qualquer título. Três meses depois já tinha gravado todo o material para o segundo disco. Parecia que Buchanan já estava cansado de tocar em pequenos bares, e finalmente, o caminho da fama parecia estar sendo trilhado.

Seu segundo trabalho foi lançado no começo de 1973, com o título nada original de "Second Album". Se o título não tem personalidade o mesmo não podemos dizer sobre as músicas que são conduzidas pelo timbre agudo e rasgante de Buchanan. Nesse disco o ‘pinch harmonic’ presenteia nossos ouvidos e ao longo das músicas podemos perceber como sua técnica pessoal está presente, especialmente nos solos. O ‘pinch harmonic’ era uma forma de palhetar usando uma palheta, a ponta do dedão e o polegar ao mesmo tempo, suprimindo parcialmente o soar da nota, fazendo com que a guitarra “grite”. Atualmente o guitarrista mais conhecido por tocar com essa técnica é Zakk Wylde.

Seu terceiro disco de 1973 intitulado “That´s what I´m Here For”, obteve baixas vendagens e críticas negativas. Mas isso não impediu que o guitarrista fizesse uma turnê mesmo com as poucas expectativas dos executivos da Polydor. Impressionante é a arrogância de Buchanan, pois durante a gravação desse disco ele jogou em um triturador de lixo mais uma boa oportunidade para sua carreira. No mesmo estúdio onde foram realizadas as gravações de seu terceiro álbum, Jonh Lennon estava fazendo a mixagem de seu disco “Mind Games” e se ofereceu para fazer algum tipo de participação especial, caso o músico desejasse, pois Lennon admirava o estilo marcante de Buchanan. Infelizmente, Roy dispensou o mitológico ex-beatle.Nos anos seguintes ainda pela Polydor ele lançou um disco ao vivo chamado "Live Stock". Era o último disco por essa gravadora.

O lendário Ahmet Ertegun, já queria que Buchanan integrasse o cast da Atlantic desde quando vira o guitarrista tocar no Carnegie Hall em 1972, e recebendo um adiantamento financeiro foi para o estúdio gravar a “Street Called Straight” – algo como “Uma rua chamada correta” – em alusão a sua tentativa de manter-se sóbrio e longe de drogas.

O primeiro disco via Atlantic, "Loading Zone", de 77, foi produzido pelo baixista de fusion Stanley Clarke e nele está a clássica "Green Onions" com um dueto com o Booker T. & the MG´s. A faixa não foi gravada como soa. Stanley acelerou as partes de Buchanan sem avisá-lo, para dar nova textura à faixa e isso alimentou atritos entre os dois. Nesse ano ele também lançou um disco ao vivo, gravado no Japão.

As coisas não começaram muito bem em 1978. O próximo disco, “You´re Not Alone” não foi feito com empolgação. Buchanan quase sempre chegava atrasado e sem nada ou com idéias muito básicas para suas músicas. No final tudo acabou ficando jogado no colo de Stanley Clarke, que trabalhava mais nas faixas do que o próprio Buchanan. Como resultado, ele saiu da gravadora.

Passou os próximos dois anos sem lançar nenhum disco, fazendo pequenas turnês como sideman e tocando em bares. Em uma tentativa de se libertar de qualquer tipo de problema, seja com produtores ou com a própria gravadora – que costuma cobrá-lo por não ser um músico que esvaziava as prateleiras, em 1980 ele resolveu autoproduzir-se no disco “My Babe”, com o intuito de proteger-se de qualquer problema que pudesse surgir. O disco foi distribuído pela independente Waterhouse Records.

Curioso é Buchanan decidir em 1981 que não gravaria mais nenhum disco, pois sentía-se pressionado por grandes gravadoras que sempre tentaram alisar sua música para torná-la mais abrangente ao público geral. Mesmo depois de ser seu próprio produtor, parecia sentir uma pressão interna. Seja por ser um músico muito mais famoso entre os músicos, ou por não conseguir se livrar das drogas.

Entretanto surgiu uma saída para Buchanan. A gravadora de blues Alligator parecia ser uma casa perfeita, pois não era nem muito grande – assim como Roy – mas estava longe de ser insignificante. O resultado de um bluesman em uma gravadora segmentada foi o “When a Guitar Plays the Blues” de 1985. A liberdade fez com que Roy voasse e o disco passou cerca de 13 semanas na Billboard. Como resultado excursionou pela Austrália, Estados Unidos e Europa.

Nos anos que seguiram lançou mais dois discos pela Alligator. “Dancing on the Edge”(86) e “Hot Wires” (87). Tudo parecia começar a dar certo, pois Roy trabalhava com liberdade, fazia turnês e sua popularidade crescia. Ele pensava na época em fazer um disco todo instrumental. Mas no dia 14 de Agosto de 1988 as coisas mudariam novamente...

Buchanan saiu para comprar cigarros e parou em um bar local para beber. Voltou para casa absolutamente embriagado e agressivo. Judy sua mulher, assustada com o estado do marido chamou a polícia. Buchanan pegou o telefone, arremessou-o no parede e saiu para a rua. Após uma busca no bairro os policiais o encontraram vagando e o prenderam, alegando intoxicação por drogas. O sherife Carl Peed o acomodou na cela R-45 e deu continuidade ao seu trabalho. A história diz que um dos guardas que estava de plantão encontrou o músico pendurado pelo pescoço por sua camiseta. Até hoje não se sabe se ele foi violentado ou se realmente se matou. O mistério sobre sua morte permanece, pois apesar das dificuldades que enfrentou, ele não tinha motivos suficientes para se matar.

No final das contas, o guitarrista que preferia alcançar as notas desejadas com bends, que soava pegando fogo com seus harmônicos e que influenciou Jeff Beck, John Lennon e Eric Clapton teve uma carreira que nunca – injustamente – ressoou aos ouvidos de todos.

Por que destacamos matérias antigas?

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[OBSCURA] Yves Klein, "Monochrome bleu sans titre (IKB 81)"

[OBSCURA] Yves Klein, “Monochrome bleu sans titre (IKB 81)”

For his birthday, Facebook’s Fabrice issued his readers a familiar challenge: “L’idée est simple et belle : occuper l’espace de Facebook avec de l’art et briser la monotonie de l’actualité politique, des selfies et du food porn.

Celui ou celle qui “aime/Like” ce statut se verra attribuer un artiste et publiera, s’il/elle le souhaite, une de ses œuvres accompagnée de ce texte sur son mur.”

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The search for Alaska's warm-blooded wild bumblebees

The search for Alaska's warm-blooded wild bumblebees

https://theministerofcapitalism.com/blog/the-search-for-alaskas-warm-blooded-wild-bumblebees/

This story originally appeared the Atlas Obscura and is part of the Climate desk collaboration.

“People don’t come to Denali and other Alaskan parks to look at bumblebees, but they should,” says Jessica Rykken, an entomologist at Denali National Park and Preserve. The state of the “Last Frontier” may be known for its large wildlife. to go to the moose, but on a smaller scale, the diversity of bumblebees (or bees, depending on who you ask for it) is unusually high and powers entire ecosystems.

“Incorporating the next generation of plants to provide habitat for caribou or moose or any large herbivore, and then the carnivores that depend on them, is all tied to pollinators,” says Casey Burns, a wildlife biologist, with the Alaska Office of Land Management. . “Without a doubt, I think they’re the most important wildlife group for ecological function.”

Bumblebees are not the only native pollinators in the US state. There are dozens of other species of native bees, and native flies also play an important role (as do several species of butterflies). But Alaskan bumblebees stand out so much in numbers: “We generally have a fairly low diversity of bees, but we have a very high proportion of bumblebees,” Rykken says, and in the reasons for their success. And while many species of bumblebees in the lower 48 are declining, Alaska members of the genus Bombus they seem to thrive. Now, researchers and conservationists are embarking on an unprecedented effort to find out how many bees, including bumblebees, are boiling around their huge and largely unrequited state. The first project of the Alaska Bee Atlas is underway and bumblebees will play a leading role.

Of the nearly 50 species of bumblebees documented in the United States, nearly half can be found in Alaska, including four species that are not found anywhere else in the country. With a thick body and covered in thick, insulating hair (in a so-called Zoom, Rykken holds a board of fat, hairy, nailed specimens, some the size of a thumb), bumbles have other survival skills in cold weather, including, well, twerking. While bees can generally vibrate flight muscles quickly, regardless of flight, to generate heat, bumblebees are especially good.

“They use these flight muscles to raise body temperature 30 degrees in five minutes,” Rykken says. This rapid rise in heat allows them to fly on cold, even snowy days, when there are other insects on the ground. And while other social bees, including bees, will group together to keep their queen, brood and mutuals warm, bumblebees can survive alone. A Bombus the queen can transfer the heat generated with the flight muscles to the abdomen to keep the eggs warm.

“They thermoregulate incredibly,” says enterologist Derek Sikes, curator of the University of Alaska Museum’s insect collection. Sikes says bumblebees are “actually warm-blooded: they generate heat, it’s just not constant, like mammals do. But it’s internal, not just for sunbathing.”

The natural life cycle of Bombus the species adapts to Alaska’s long winters and short summers. In August, when the first frosts usually arrive, the queen begins a long hibernation underground, alone. It emerges in the spring, finds a nesting place, and produces worker bees and eventually possible new queens and males to mate with. As August approaches, successfully mated, the new queens will find a place to rest during the winter. “Everyone (the old queen, the workers, the males) dies,” Rykken says. Although many other social bee species overwinter in groups of thousands, the bumblebee’s solo strategy requires fewer resources and is more efficient for its environment.

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My media this week (9-15 Jul 2023)

ˢᵗᶦˡˡ ᵃᵇˢᵒˡᵘᵗᵉˡʸ ᵉⁿᶜʰᵃⁿᵗᵉᵈ ᵃⁿᵈ ᵒᵇˢᵉˢˢᵉᵈ ʷᶦᵗʰ ᵗʰᶦˢ ˢʰᵒʷ ⁻ ˡᵉᵍᶦᵗ ᵗʰᵉ ʰᶦᵍʰˡᶦᵍʰᵗ ᵒᶠ ᵐʸ ʷᵉᵉᵏ

📚 STUFF I READ 📚

🥰 The Man Behind the Curtain (seitentaisei) - 71K, SuperBat getting together fic - "A character study of Bruce Wayne, the Batman, as told by Clark Kent as he sorts through the stories, the acting, and the news to find the real man behind the masks. What exactly can Clark do if he maybe finds himself falling in love along the way?"

😍 Casual Encounters (MoreThanSlightly (cadignan)) - 66K, modern no-powers shrinkyclinks - always forget just how incredible this fic is! the pining and angst are truly exquisite while we know they're being two dumbasses standing in a pine forest. plus the descriptions of steve's painting are incredible.

😊 Dear Enemy (GingerTodgers) - 69K, drarry - breezy & lighthearted epistolary fic, some voices maybe a trifle OOC but entertaining

💖💖 +147K of shorter fic so shout out to these I really loved 💖💖

king (nerd) steve harrington (sky_of_starflowers) - Stranger Things: steddie, 3K - steve accidentally reveals his nerdy side and eddie *really* likes it

Dustin Henderson and the Lovebirds (pukner) - Stranger Things: steddie, 9K - "five times Dustin Henderson was subjected to Eddie Munson being gross and sappy and in love with Steve Harrington, and one time Steve didn't even have to be there" - short but absolutely hilarious with excellent podfic (I read the fic and then listened to the podfic the next day, so great both times!)

“Never So Young As That”: 20 Years of the Boy with a Bat (greatunironic) - Stranger Things: steddie, 6K - lovely new vingette in this universe

Patterns of Intention (drunktuesdays) - TW: sterek, 17K - canon-divergent post s3?, stiles and derek decide to take lessons from deaton and then feelings [technically a reread but it's been at least 5 years]

serpentine serenade (thiccbuckybarnes) - MCU: stucky, 3K - antastic & filthy pwp with naga!steve and modern (but still former WS) bucky [reread]

Beyond the Yellow Book Road (crinklefries) - MCU: shrunkyclunks, 30K - wonderful and tender shrunkyclunks where steve discovers 1 thing from his past that's still around -- a beloved bookstore now run by bucky [reread]

📺 STUFF I WATCHED 📺

D20: A Crown of Candy - "Keep Sharp" (s5, e3)

D20: Adventuring Party - s1, e1

D20: Adventuring Party - s1, e2

D20: Adventuring Party - s1, e3

D20: Dungeons and Drag Queens - "The Time Has Come" (s18, e3)

D20: Adventuring Party - "The Dice Tell The Story" (s13, e3)

D20: A Crown of Candy - "The Grand Tournament" (s5, e4)

🎧 PODCASTS 🎧

Hit Parade Plus - The Bridge: So Excited and Breaking Out

Rivals: Music's Greatest Feuds - Suspicious Minds: Elvis Presley vs. Jerry Lee Lewis

50 Years of Hip-Hop - Hip-Hop's Origins

⭐ 50 Years of Hip-Hop - Scratching and the Art of DJing

50 MPH - 4 MPH / Paramount Hits the Brakes

The Soundtrack Show - Great Melodies Tell Great Stories

50 Years of Hip-Hop - 1975: "Let's Take It to the Stage" by Funkadelic

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Gunnar Schonbeck Exhibit

Rachel Maddow Presents: Déjà News - Episode 4: “It’s a Very Short Path”

The Sporkful - 2 Chefs And A Lie: Name That Mustard Edition

50 MPH - 5 MPH / New Life at a New Fox

50 Years of Hip-Hop - 1977: Grand Wizzard Theodore and the Invention of Scratching

50 Years of Hip-Hop - 1979: "Rapper's Delight" by Sugarhill Gang

50 Years of Hip-Hop - 1980: "The Breaks" by Kurtis Blow

Into It - Everything You’ve Ever Wanted To Know About Sex Onscreen

⭐ Shedunnit - Editing Agatha Christie

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - A Friendly Town With An Ax To Grind

Stuff The British Stole - The Unfinished Prince

Switched on Pop - Speak Now (about Taylor's versions)

Vibe Check - Life Has Been Lifing Lately

ICYMI Plus - Has Black Twitter Found A New Home?

⭐ Ologies with Alie Ward - Curiology (EMOJI) Part 2 with Various Emoji Experts

Simply Reflecting - You Mean I Have To Advocate For Myself?

Decoder Ring Plus - The Great Parmesan Cheese Debate

Our Opinions Are Correct - The State of the Galaxy

⭐ The Atlas Obscura Podcast - The Complaint Tablet of Ea-Nasir

99% Invisible #544 - Chick Tracts

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Man’s Best (Stiff) Friends

⭐ 50 Years of Hip-Hop - 1983: The Wu-Tang Clan and Asian Influences in Hip-Hop

⭐ 50 Years of Hip-Hop - 1985: "I Can't Live Without My Radio" by LL Cool J

What Next: TBD Plus - Will UPS Workers Join "Hot Strike Summer?"

Re: Dracula - Bonus 5: Producing The Wright Way

Into It - What Happens When All of Hollywood’s on Strike?

Dear Prudence Plus - My Friends Got Me a Terrible Birthday Gift. Help!

Strong Songs - "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" by Tears For Fears

Off Menu - Ep 196: Toheeb Jimoh

ICYMI Plus - Did Fancams Determine This Year’s Emmy Nominations?

⭐ Hot and Bothered - Live from Pemberley: Fire Island (with Joel Kim Booster)

🎶 MUSIC 🎶

Under The Covers Vol. 1 [Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs] {2006}

Under The Covers Vol. 2 [Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs] {2009} 

Under The Covers Vol. 3 [Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs] {2013} 

AC/DC Radio • 2000s

Electronic Radio • 1970s

The Pointer Sisters Radio • Popular

The Age of Pleasure [Janelle Monáe] {2023} 

The English Beat Radio • Familiar

"I Love A Rainy Night" [Eddie Rabbitt] Radio • Popular

Classic Sunny Afternoon

Classic Easy Rock

Lord of The Lost Radio • Familiar

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We are excited to share with you our BRAND NEW VIDEO for "PARALYZED" featuring William Control!!

Enormous thanks to Patrick Fogarty for directing and editing the video, Kato & Derek from Dk-Zero for starring in the video and providing the set. Last but not least, Lexus amanda for co-starring and doing my make-up! What a fantastic team.

Ladies and gentlemen, without further adieu, we bring you, "Paralyzed."

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15 Películas tan impactantes que solo podrás ver una vez en tu vida

Películas impactantes que solo podrás ver una vez en tu vida Las comedias populares y los dramas apasionados siempre y en toda circunstancia van a ser increíbles, mas en un planeta que día tras día es más diverso, complejo y, a veces, complicado, el cine ha probado ser una forma de escapismo válida para transportar a las audiencias y hacerlas probar nuevos sentimientos. Aquellas películas sorprendentes son las que nos muestran un lado obscuro y escondo que no siempre y en todo momento es interpretado en la pantalla grande. Si buscas quedar impactado, confundido y con mil preguntas en la cabeza, estas quince películas son para aquellos valientes que se atreven a verlas solos.

Películas impactantes que solo podrás ver una vez en tu vida

1. ¡Madre!

Un versista y su esposa viven reposadamente en una casa vieja que subsistió a un incendio. No obstante, en el momento en que una serie de convidados inopinados empiezan a llegar, la vida de la pareja se vuelve embrollada y resulta en una serie de acontecimientos desastrosos.

2. Midsommar

Los traumas sicológicos de Dani afectan su relación con Christian, su novio. No obstante, cuando visitan la comuna ancestral europea, por la convidación de un amigo en común, como una parte de un intento por salvar su noviazgo, sus vidas cambiarán por completo.

3. El sacrificio del ciervo sagrado

El renombrado doctor Steven Murphy vive dichosamente con su esposa y 2 hijos. Pronto entabla una relación con Martin, un pequeño sin padre que llega a la vida de Steven para mudar las cosas por completo y poner bajo riesgo tanto su vida como la de su familia.

4. Asesinos por naturaleza

Mickey y Mallory son 2 jóvenes y atractivos asesinos seriales que se transforman en estrellas de TV debido a la prensa sensacionalista dirigida por el cronista Wayne Gale. Distintos medios los prosiguen mientras que la pareja termina con más de cincuenta y dos personas.

5. La naranja mecánica

Alex, un criminal sicópata, es encerrado por cometer abusos y asesinatos. Para reducir su sentencia, el delincuente se ofrece para ser voluntario en una terapia experimental conducida por el gobierno. No hace falta decir que las cosas salen horriblemente mal.

6. Tenemos que hablar de Kevin

Eva es una escritora de viajes que renuncia a su vida bohemia y libre cuando admite tener un hijo con su esposo Franklin. El embarazo no semeja sentarle bien, mas lo peor llega cuando se percata de que no puede conectar con su hijo Kevin, un pequeño peculiarmente macabro.

7. Suspiria

Suzy viaja a Alemania para entrar a una reputada escuela de ballet. Cuando llega, absolutamente nadie la deja entrar, mas Pat, otra estudiante, la ayuda. No obstante, al llegar a su departamento, alguien asesina a Pat. Al día después, Suzy empieza a oír voces que la guían a una obscura verdad.

8. Parásitos

La familia Kim halla una ocasión cuando su hijo empieza a trabajar para la rica familia Park. Pronto, cada uno de ellos de ellos halla la ocasión idónea para trabajar en el personal de la casa, viviendo una vida de parásitos con un final espantoso.

9. Clímax

Cuando los miembros de un equipo de ballet organizan una celebración en una escuela solitaria y toman sangría adulterada, su feliz ensayo acabará en una explosiva y obscura pesadilla mientras que cada uno de ellos procura subsistir la noche y hallar al responsable antes que sea demasiado tarde.

10. Nocturnal Animals

Susan recibe el manuscrito de la nueva novela escrita por su exesposo Edward. No obstante, si bien la historia le semeja emocionante y también sorprendente, Susan no puede eludir sentir que cada palabra es una nueva y perturbante revelación sobre su vida como mujer casada.

11. Bone Tomahawk

En el Viejo Oeste, el alguacil Franklin Hunt, el pistolero John Brooder y el vaquero Arthur O’Dwyer se embarcan en una misión por salvar a 3 personas de un salvaje conjunto de hombres que habitan una caverna, llevándolos por un camino obscuro del que no van a poder regresar.

12. Voraz

Justine, una joven estudiante vegetariana, se halla en un decadente, malévolo y peligroso planeta a lo largo de su primera semana en la escuela veterinaria. Agobiada por encajar, Justine se distancia de sus principios y comienza a comer carne, ensayando horribles consecuencias.

13. Tenemos la carne

Tras explorar una urbe descuidada a lo largo de años, 2 hermanos, Fauna y Lucio, se hallan con un extraño hombre que les ofrece un plan muy peligroso: subsistir, mas solo si prosiguen al pie de la letra cada indicación, sin hacer preguntas.

14. American History X

Derek, quien estuvo en la prisión por ser el encargado de un crimen de odio, procura mudar la mentalidad de su hermano Danny, quien prosigue sus pasos en un conjunto radical que busca quitar a todos los que no sean iguales a ellos.

15. La bruja

En la Nueva Inglaterra del siglo XVII, una desolada y apartada familia puritana edifica una granja en las afueras de un recóndito bosque donde ninguna otra familia radica. Pronto, fuerzas siniestras empezarán a avizorarlos, poniendo bajo riesgo a cada uno de ellos. Read the full article

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TDP 757: #DoctorWho Gallifrey Time War- Volume 1 from @BigFinish

Four new chapters in the Gallifrey saga.

The Time Lords and the Daleks have opposed one another across millennia. But now, their conflict tips into an all-out Time War, and nowhere across the universe of spacetime is safe.

Battle plans will be drawn, allies recruited, and innocents caught in the crossfire.  

Gallifrey is going to war, and the cosmos will never be the same again.

1. Celestial Intervention by David Llewellyn

The Temporal Powers are under threat. It is only a matter of time before the Daleks attack.

Now CIA Coordinator, Romana must protect the interests of Gallifrey, while dealing with demands from President Livia and an increasingly powerful War Council.

As allies are whittled away, the Time Lords are drawn into a conflict they can no longer avoid…

2. Soldier Obscura by Tim Foley

Braxiatel has always planned for contingencies. As hostilities escalate, he takes Ace into a deadly region of spacetime – The Obscura – to locate an ancient research station.

But Ace is about to learn more about Irving Braxiatel than anyone should know.

Some soldiers are ready for this fight, but some will not make it through the first round.

3. The Devil You Know by Scott Handcock

The Time War has begun in earnest, and Romana must think the unthinkable. For a most dangerous mission, she selects the most dangerous warrior – the Master.

But he will not be alone. Leela accompanies her old enemy as they begin an unusual interrogation.

What does Finnian Valentine know? And can Leela and the Master ever truly be on the same side?

4. Desperate Measures by Matt Fitton

The Dalek Emperor attacks a vital Time Lord outpost. Victory would be a devastating blow to Gallifrey.

Romana is caught in the machinations of a President who sees control slipping away. Is it time to bargain with the War Council, or perhaps to parlay with even more dangerous parties?

The Time War has barely begun, and for Gallifrey, desperate times are already here...

Written By: David Llewellyn, Tim Foley, Scott Handcock and Matt Fitton Directed By: Scott Handcock

Cast

Louise Jameson (Leela), Lalla Ward (Romana), Sophie Aldred (Ace), Seán Carlsen (Narvin), Miles Richardson (Braxiatel), Derek Jacobi (The Master), Pippa Bennett-Warner (Livia), Paul Marc Davis (Trave), Ebony Wong (Karla), David Sibley (Valerian), Zulema Dene (Danna), Bryan Dick (Finnian Valentine), Guy Adams (Beglis) and Nicholas Briggs (The Daleks). Other parts played by members of the cast.

Producer Scott Handcock Script Editor Matt Fitton

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Gallifrey: Time War (Big Finish)

Latest Review: Writer: Matt Fitton, Scott Handcock, Tim Foley, David Llewellyn Director: Scott Handcock Featuring Louise Jameson, Lalla Ward, Sophie Aldred, Seán Carlsen, Miles Richardson, Sir Derek Jacobi CBE, Nicholas Briggs Big Finish  Released on: Wednesday 28th February 2018 Running Time: 5 hours Just how did the Time Lords get into such a major conflict with the Daleks?  Big Finish's latest entry into their Time War saga attempts to answer just that via their long-running series Gallifrey, which has long focused on the adventures of Romana and Leela on the Time Lord homeworld, often in Political and Spy thrillers. It will be difficult to write this review without Spoilers, so reader beware, while I will try my best to limit them, but this review may feature an element of SPOILERS AHEAD! (Skip to Final Paragraph for my recommendation) Celesital Intervention, the opening episode revolves around Romana (now heading up the Celestial Intervention Agency) and her increasing worry about the War Council and it's Secret Operations.  She and her CIA cohort Narvin recruit Leela to at first spy on the War Council, and then desperately recruit her again to travel into the Death Zone to see what the War Council may be cooking up there.  Meanwhile, a fellow time traveling race, and Time Lord ally, have had their planet destroyed by the Daleks, and the remaining 500 refugees from the Planet come to Gallifrey seeking asylum.  While the War Council initially opposes letting Refugees onto their homeworld, and thus open them up to more risk, political games are played and the poor souls are allowed in...but at a price that Romana fears may be too high, as it gives the War Council even more power and free reign.  In the end, the President Livia (the new TIme Lord President), declares War upon the Daleks...the Time War officially begins, and we find out that some of the creepy stuff the War Council is up to will have some long-lasting repercussions.  This opening episode begins the set off with a bang, and Lalla Ward's increasingly desperate and frantic performance sells it.  You can just feel the stress and worry of what is happening to her and her world pushing down on her, and making her worry were they will end up when it is all said and done (and as we all know, it is nowhere pleasant).  While the whole cast is great, Ward's frustrated Romana makes this political thriller all the more entertaining.  The box set continues with Soldier Obscura, and sees Ace and Braxiatel on a mission into The Obscura, a strange deadly region in Time and Space, which may hold a secret weapon within it. Ace is working for the CIA, having been left on Gallifrey by the Doctor at some point (at what exact point in Ace's mildly confusing spin-off material life this takes place, I've no real idea, but it doesn't really matter to the story), and she and Braxiatel head off into this dangerous area of space and meet Danna, a Time Lord mentor of Braxiatel who was once one of the best marksmen ever known, but has been living for years alone posted in the Obscura.  The Daleks have been trying to break into this region of space for a while, occasionally transforming themselves by adding wings and other mutations hoping to get in and get a weapon that could win the Time War.  But can Ace trust Braxiatel?  While I found the second entry to contain good performances and some interesting Time War ideas, I think it just didn't work for me in the same way the opening episode did. That's not to say it is bad (fr from it), but it wasn't as great as I felt the opening was.  The reveals of what the Weapon was or might have been felt underwhelming, and the fake-out death of Ace is too predictable...you kind of know they won't kill her off (though really, why not?), and then after the theme music is played it is revealed that Braxiatel has wiped her memory and abandoned her on some random planet. I think this episode had some interesting concepts and good performances, but I wasn't as engaged with Ace or Braxiatel in the way I was with Ward or the supporting cast in the opener.  With the Braxiatel/Ace plan not panning out and knowing that the Doctor has sworn off helping the Time Lords in this War, Romana decides to enlist the help of the other major Time Lord Renegade: the Master.  In The Devil You Know, they recall the Master to Gallifrey (the call he received in the middle of the War Master boxset), and he is tasked with retrieving a man called Finnian Valentine, who supposedly has knowledge of a weapon that is so powerful it could deter the Daleks and maybe even end the war.  Of course, things are never so simple, particularly in a war waging havoc upon Time and Space.  To keep the Master in check, Leela is assigned to go with him, and when they arrive on Valentine's alleged whereabouts, they find not one, but two versions of him.  One whose race was wiped out by the Time Lords, and another whose race only survived through the help of the Time Lords keeping the Daleks at bay.  Both are a little uneasy about helping The Master and Leela however.  And when the interrogations begin to go nowhere, The Master's more ruthless techniques must take hold, at a cost higher than anyone would like.  Major Spoilers here - learning that what they are after is not a weapon but a planet with a major power source, the Master disposes of Leela and sends her out into the Vortex in the midst of the Time War, hoping to leave her fate forever ambiguous to the Doctor...of course her fate was explored in the final War Doctor set, in which we had seen her in a far more fragile and lost state.  The Master then heads off to Arcking where the alleged power source is held, that story picks back up in The Good Master, the third story in the War Master boxset.  The Devil You Know is excellent.  Derek Jacobi once again gets the chance to relish in the role he only os briefly got to play on television, and this episode is not another great showcase of just how great he is, it also fills in the gap of his own War Master set.  Louise Jameson is also quite good in this, as is Bryan Dick as the two Valentines, playing two slightly different versions of the same person quite well.  Just great performances, a great story, and another exciting audio performance from the great Derek Jacobi.  The set concludes with Desperate Measures, which focuses on a new election for the President of the High Council. This section of the review has definite SPOILERS.  Livia no longers wishes to be a War President and looks for a way to get out with her dignity intact.  When her appointed successor is a General that is clearly being propped up by the War Council, Romana decides that she will challenge him and run to retake the office (offering to give her life for the seat, because she can only be elected President for another term if she has regenerated into a new body.  But when her secret attempts at trying to negotiate with the Daleks become public, it pretty much ends her chances.  Meanwhile, Narvin heads into the Death Zone to try and destroy the Resurrection machine which plans to bring dead Time Lords back from death in order to fight in the War...but the agent that is meant to be helping him betrays him.  And so during the new President's installation as Leader of the High Council, Livia, and the War Council's real plan comes to light. The General's familial ties to Rassilon are used for one purpose...to utilize the MAtrix and the Resurrection machine, along with a living descendant of Rassilon, to resurrect the famed former leader of the Time Lords. This finale is excellent.  Ward is great, and the entire plot to bring Rassilon back from the dead is a lovely way to give us a cliffhanger for more.  When it comes to political games, espionage, and deep cuts into canon, this set really can't be beaten. This was an excellent set, and I am genuinely looking forward to the next entry in this saga. Big Finish has really outdone themselves with their Time War entries...from the War Doctor sets starring John Hurt, to the War Master boxset, and now with the ongoing Eighth Doctor and Gallifrey: Time War sets...they are really exploring this untapped era of Who-lore with nothing but top-notch storytelling, almost as if for years when they didn't have the New Series license, they were just thinking it over and over for a decade.  They've been waiting for this, and they aren't wasting their chance. If I have a real criticism, it is that despite their best attempts to make this set easier to dive into for new fans, it really is better listened to with some background into other stories. You don't really need to listen to all of the Gallifrey audio series (I've only heard the first series from over a decade ago, which has little to do with this beyond introducing some key characters)...but listening to some War Doctor stories or the War Master set will definitely help in getting the big picture here.  I would say if you wanted to jump into some of Big Finish's Time War stuff, don't start here, but definitely GET HERE.  It's all well worth a listen, and they are killing it on the Time War stuff.  http://reviews.doctorwhonews.net/2018/02/gallifrey_time_war_big_finish.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=tumblr

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A long weekend in Edinburgh

My sister and I went to Edinburgh, Scotland for a long weekend in April. It was a lovely city to visit and it was really easy to get around on foot. We also went on a tour outside of the city.  

Where I stayed:

We stayed at a place called Edin B&B. It has a brilliant location as it’s situated in the old town. The room was cosy and the bed was very comfortable. There were two bathrooms, shared between the rooms, and a kitchen for everyone to use. The facilities were good, and our host Derek was ever so welcoming and eager to help or answer any questions we might have. It’s close to a lot of the main tourist attractions and there’s also a Tesco Express just up the hill, if you want to cook for yourself. I would recommend staying here. Rating: 5/5

Things to do in Edinburgh:

Calton Hill

Calton Hill is an easy walk up from the new town area in Edinburgh. It doesn’t take long to walk up to the top and you get a lovely view of the city and of Arthur’s seat, the old volcano behind Calton Hill.

Edinburgh Castle

It’s also quite an easy walk up to Edinburgh Castle. You can take the steps up from the Grassmarket area, or walk up the Royal Mile. We didn’t pay to go inside the castle, but we did enjoy the view of the city. 

Royal Mile

The Royal Mile is the main street that runs from Edinburgh Castle all the way down to Holyrood Palace, which is where the Queen stays when she visits Edinburgh. It’s full of souvenir shops, interesting closes that take you from street to street and plenty of old buildings that are worth taking a look at. 

Camera Obscura

Camera Obscura is on the Royal Mile, quite close to the castle. It’s packed with interactive illusions and fun for all ages. I would recommend going early to avoid large crowds. We also went on a weekday for this reason. There’s also a quick camera obscura show of Edinburgh on the roof and the view from up there is pretty decent too. We had a lot of fun, but if you’re sensitive to lights and illusions, it might not be your cup of tea. 

Victoria Street

This windy street is colourful and packed with cute little shops. The shop that inspired J.K. Rowling to create the Weasley brothers’ shop, in Harry Potter, is also on this street, and there’s plenty of cool Harry Potter memorabilia in that shop if your interested. There’s also a Harry Potter merchandise shop right across the street. 

Scott Monument

This gothic tower was built in memory of Scottish author Sir Walter Scott and is 60 metres high. I heard that you could go up it, but we never did. It’s difficult to miss in Edinburgh due to it’s height! haha. 

Prince Street and Prince’s Street Park

Prince Street is the place to go if you plan to do a lot of shopping. You’ll also find more shops in the streets behind it. When you’ve had enough of shopping you can head down to the fountain in the Prince Street park and enjoy the view of Edinburgh castle. 

National Museum of Scotland 

This museum has free entry for everyone and it spans over several floors and rooms filled with interesting things to look at. 

Arthur’s Seat

If you want some fresh air then I suggest a walk up Arthur’s seat. It’s part of an extinct volcano and there are plenty of well-marked paths. You can either hike up to the very top, or you can take a shorter walk along the lower cliff edge. The walk along the cliff edge is quite easy and this is also another great place to come for a good view of the city. 

Outlander tour: 

We also went on the Outlander filming locations day tour with Highland Explorer Tours. Our guide was called Kirsty and she was great. She told us loads of interesting information about Scotland’s history and Outlander. We felt like we had just the right amount of time at each stop and it was a very relaxing experience. The tour costs around 50 pounds and it stops at Doune Castle, Culross, Falkland, Midhope Castle and Linlithgow Palace. You had to pay an additional 6 pounds to get into Doune Castle, but it was worth it and the audio guides they gave you had sections read by Sam Heughan who plays Jamie Fraser in the Outlander series. 

Food and drink:

Pumpkin Brown

This little café serves only vegan food and we had two of their smoothie bowls. We had the Acai and the Dragonfruit ones. They came with plenty of topping and cost around 7 pounds. The cakes they had looked really good too. 

Hula

This café was on Victoria Street and it was quite popular. We had the Chicken Harissa sandwhich which came with a little side salad and it was very good. I also bought their chocolate haze smoothie twice, as it was so good. I would say that the prices are normal for a healthfood café. 

Graze at Grassmarket

If you fancy a salad or a sandwich/wrap then this is the place to come. It’s perfect if you’re going on a picnic. You choose what you want from the salad bar and the staff pick it out for you. We bought salads and took them with us up to Arthur’s seat for lunch with a view.

The Three Sisters

If you’re looking for a lively pub, this is the place to go. It was packed on a Saturday night with live music, followed by a DJ. The pub itself is large, but there’s also a large outside area underneath a roof and there are several little food and drink stands. 

General tips and info:

-It was quite cold, so bring warm clothes. Even though the sun was shining, the wind could be freezing. 

-I recommend getting a return ticket for the Airlink busses from the airport and into the city. They run every 10 minutes, apart from certain times late at night. They made the trip to and from the airport very easy and there’s a little kiosk where you can buy tickets right by their stop at the airport. 

-Emma

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My media this week (25 Feb - 2 Mar 2024)

nancy is the superstar of this show. she's in it for 5 seconds, drops the best line, steals the scene

📚 STUFF I READ 📚

🥰 What I Used To Be (thepinupchemist) - 117K, stucky, omegaverse trauma recovery fic - a relatively light tone, mostly escapist fic focusing on the recovery, not dwelling overly much on trauma details, kidfic but I really dug it

😍 The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi (Amina al-Sirafi #1) (Shannon Chakraborty, author; Lameece Issaq & Amin El Gamal, narrator) - just gonna KJ Charle's review bc she's better with words than I'll ever be: "Good god, this was incredible fun. Absolutely cracking. A sort of take on Sinbad but with more historical accuracy (apart from the demons, marids, etc), with a middle-aged retired lady pirate getting the crew back together to take on a Frankish coloniser/sorceror/baddie. It's just fabulous exuberant fun." I cannot wait for more!

😊 The Werewolf Companion (MargaretKire) - traumatized derek hale, intriguing larger worldbuilding, hot, wet, messy sex that really leaned into the 'definitely not human' aspect of werewolf fucking without going full xeno. super enjoyable

🥰 My Man Jeeves (Jeeves #1) (PG Wodehouse) - our intro to Bertie & Jeeves 💖 [via Serial Reader app]

💖💖 +50K of shorter fic so shout out to these I really loved 💖💖

A Fine Cure from Fennel Seed (Lucius Parhelion (Parhelion)) - original work, 10K - absolutely delightful amuse-bouche of an original fic; short, hot, slapsticky hilarious, set in the '30s

📺 STUFF I WATCHED 📺

Matt Berry and Peter Capaldi read a FIERY letter exchange

Hot Ones - Quinta Brunson

D20: Adventuring Party - s3, e1-5

D20: The Unsleeping City: Chapter II - "The Mystery of the Haunted Subway" (s7, e3)

D20: The Unsleeping City: Chapter II - "We Need to Talk About Cody" (s7, e4)

D20: The Unsleeping City: Chapter II - "Trouble at the Tunnel" (s7, e5)

D20: The Unsleeping City: Chapter II - "Collaborators" (s7, e6)

D20: The Unsleeping City: Chapter II - "Parade of Peril" (s7, e7)

Ghosts (US) - s3, e3

Um, Actually - s9, e1

D20: Fantasy High: Junior Year - "Fracas at the Frostyfaire Folk Festival" (s21, e8)

D20: Adventuring Party - "I See Your Butt Plug and I Raise You a Fist" (s16, e8)

🎧 PODCASTS 🎧

Up First - The Sunday Story: The Diaspora's Troubled African Dream

How To! - How To Let Go of a Friendship

⭐ Switched on Pop - Beyoncé's Country

The Sporkful - Gary Gulman’s Ice Cream Joke Was A Cry For Help

Overinvested - West Side Story (2021)

Consider This from NPR - How The Underground Railroad Got Its Name

⭐ It's Been a Minute - Da'Vine Joy Randolph on 'The Holdovers' and becoming a matriarch

⭐ 99% Invisible #438 - The Real Book

⭐ Vibe Check - Be Forreal!

Pop Culture Happy Hour - Wendy Williams

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Jerry’s Hat Museum

Short Wave - Is It Possible To Feed To World Sustainably?

Decoder Ring - The Gen X Soda That Was Just "OK"

Off Menu - Ep 228: Ray Winstone

⭐ Twenty Thousand Hertz+ - All About That Bass

I Said No Gifts! - Oscar Montoya Disobeys Bridger

Throughline - The Right to An Attorney

The Assignment - Polyamory Is Having a Moment

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Black History in Plain Sight with Places Editors Jonathan and Michelle

Short Wave - Could Dune Really Exist? What Scientists Think of Our Favorite Sci-Fi Worlds

What Next: TBD - The Supreme Court Takes on Content Moderation

Dear Prudence - Am I a Bad Father If I Don't Want to Acknowledge My Kid Publicly? Help!

Welcome to Night Vale #243 - Lost and Found

You're Dead to Me - The Inca Empire

Today, Explained - It’s Shotime!

It's Been a Minute - Three ways to think about journalism layoffs; plus, Aaron Bushnell's self-immolation

Consider This from NPR - Are We Alone In The Universe?

99% Invisible - Roman Mars Describes Santa Fe As It Is

Under the Influence - Seeing is Believing: The Power of Demonstration Commercials - Part 2

🎶 MUSIC 🎶

CREDITS: Carole King

Chromeo Radio • Party

Pop Radio • 1990s

"Easy" [Commodores] radio

Steely Dan Mix • Focus

'90s Dance

Billy Joel Radio • 1980s