#dj mary melodies

[we-were-made-of-stars-once]

Doodleverse part 3

I’ve been studying character design for years self taught but someday I wanna be a professional designer OR storyboardist and I’ve always heard that a good way to start off designing is to have a good enough knowledge of shape language, silhouette, color pallette, exaggeration, pose, and body type. So here is half of those things that I’ve worked on so far!

Shape language helps identify the personality of the character (circles, triangles, squares)

Circles = Friendly, Good, Bouncy, Soft, Welcome, Warm, Happy

Triangle = Edginess, Danger, Intensity, Speed

Squares = Stability, Trust, Stubborness

Silhouette is very important if you wanna have a clear design. Your character must be recognizable from silhouette alone. (its kinda like the Who’s That Pokemon challenge)

These two characters below are from a webcomic by @hasanistories​ that I’m making my OC for. You can read the comic Doris Doodle here on tumblr or on webtoon. Also follow Dawn Doodle on here too to get more context @dawnanddorisqna​ Im making an AU where these three girls have a friendship trio dynamic. So far I’ve broken down thier character designs according to the terms above. I’ve tried to make sure my oc design seemed recognizable and easily fit into the story’s unique art style.

My OC is named Daisy Dischord, but her stage name is DJ Mary Melodies. She's supposed to be the new mascot for the Frame x Frame Club so I really wanted to use a lot of animation/Hollywood themed elements in her design.

Shes a rabbit girl around the same age as Dawn and the deer girl (I made a whole backstory for the deer too which I will elaborate more on in a later post) a signature feature of her design I tried to make was her big rabbit ears. I wanted to make them look like a movie clapperboard since shes supposed to represent the animation\film industry and the black and white stripes match perfectly with Dawn's/Doris' stripe pattern too. Her choker is supposed to resemble the pegboards on an animator’s desk. Her headphones are made to look like hollywood film reels.

The name Daisy is a reference to the official early concept design of Lola Bunny (previously called Daisy Lou as a placeholder name) Then Daisy’s last name Dischord is a play on words mostly. Discord is another word for Chaos, which is what my Daisy’s personality is like and it also has the word Chord to reference her occupation as a DJ at the Frame x Frame Club. I’ve also wanted to keep her name in the same naming style as older cartoons where the initials are the same letter (Mickey Mouse=M.M, Bugs Bunny=B.B, Roger Rabbit=R.R, Doris/Dawn Doodle=D.D) Her stage name Mary Melodies is a reference to the looney tunes Merrie Melodies shorts.

The color pallette and her WHOLE aesthetic is based off the color pallette that animators use during the “rough animation\tie-down” phase of the animation process pipeline. The red translates to highlights/details and the blue translates to shadows. More specifically I chose a maroon outlining color bcuz I wanted to make a reference to “Maroon Cartoons”. I’ve also made the under-section of her hair the same exact color as Oswald the Lucky Rabbit’s blue pants. The marks on her cheek are the animation timechart symbols. When shes casual she has “2D” as a reference to 2D animation and when shes in work-mode it changes to “A12″ as a reference to “the 12 principles of Animation”. Shes like a personified love letter to animation!

I’ll post more details and backstory next time!

[kaialone]

There’s one little detail during the final boss battle of Splatoon 3 (well several, actually) that’s lost in translation

You see there’s a specific phrase associated with the Calamari Inkantation in Japanese, “to hear it is heaven, to sing it is paradise”

Cap’n Cuttlefish says it when he hears the Inkantation during the final boss of Splatoon 1:

And Marie and Callie say each half of it respectively when the former helps the latter regain her memories during the final boss of Splatoon 2:

In Splatoon 3′s final battle, the phrase returns once again, where this time Cuttlefish starts with the first half, and DJ Octavio finishes it with the second half:

Now, the English localizations usually adapt this phrase with “That heavenly melody (the one and only)”, and they did have Octavio say it in 3-

But what get’s lost is the fact that, originally, Cuttlefish and Octavio were saying it together in 3, which is nice to see, given their history and all

(The Japanese phrase also generally seems a bit more profound, but the localizers probably couldn’t have guessed it’d become such a recurring thing when they were working on 1, so yeah)

[soupywrites]

Etched Into My Heart

Craig Cuttlefish, former captain of the NSS, and Octavio Takowasa, DJ and leader of the Octarians, talk about how they got here, in this booth, together once again. (2,782 words)

A cuttletavio fanfiction from a simple soup: I see opportunity for cuttletavio in canon, I write about it :P

Octavio turned back into the booth, grabbing a Team Present T-Shirt and handing it to the little jelly in front of him.

“Here ya go, kid. Don’t go wreaking havoc now, ya hear?” The jelly nodded and ran away happily, leaving a few coins in return for their newest merchandise. He had been asked to run the merch booth by Callie, but he hadn’t known with whom he’d be running it.

The DJ sighed and looked out of the corner of his eye. He saw his partner, his friend, and his sworn enemy, Craig Cuttlefish, handing an Octoling a Team Past T-Shirt. They hadn’t spoken much since Octavio swooped in just in time to save the New Squidbeak Splatoon during the fight with Grizz. A few quick words of gratitude and appreciation were all that was exchanged, and they had yet to address their deeper issues. “Here, squirt. Enjoy the Grand Festival!” Craig enthusiastically cheered the kid on. The Octoling nodded and ran away towards their friends; they were all wearing various team shirts. Octavio smiled at this. He was grateful that the new generation of kids could enjoy each other’s company, squid or octopus, no matter what team they were on. It was refreshing to the king. He turned back to his wasabi sticks and began grating. He focused on listening to the nearby Squid Sisters performance while he did the repetitive task. Grate, collect, compress, and serve. The Squid Sisters are playing the Calamari Inkantation. Grate, collect, compress, and serve. They’re playing the spicy remix. Grate, collect-

“Takowasa.” Octavio squinted in disdain and turned toward the shriveled inkfish beside him, scowling. Craig smiled in apology. “M’sorry. You weren’t responding to anything else.” Octavio grunted and turned back to his wasabi, and Craig sighed and floated down deeper into his chair. Watching his granddaughters, he began humming the song while they sang.

“Y’know, Tavi, I used to love this song. Then, I didn’t. But now, now I do again. It’s nice.”

Silence loomed over them. Octavio groaned. “Fine, I’ll bite. Why’d ya stop?” The DJ pivoted to look at the former captain, who was still staring intently at the Urchin Stage.

“Well, if I tell you, you’ll probably think it’s silly.”

“Nonsense. Y’know I don’t do ‘silly.’” The squid chuckled at this.

“It’s because it reminds me of you. Always has, and I think it always will.” Craig peered over, trying to gauge Octavio’s reaction. The Octoling donned a stern face, as per usual. But his eyes were boring holes into Craig’s as if he was waiting for something.

“Well,” Octavio started. “Go on.”

“Why? You asked, and I answered.” Craig faced the stage again, watching as Callie and Marie were quickly replaced by Deep Cut.

“Don’t start now, Cuttlefish. Don’t start the evasive carp. You know exactly what I’m looking for, here.”

“Y’re right. I do. But I dunno if I wanna tell you.”

Octavio growled under his breath. “Why d’ya always have to be so difficult? We’re sitting in the same booth, for cod’s sake. There’s no one else around; every single inkfish is busy somewhere else. Whatever you’ve gotta say, just say it!”

“Fine,” Craig started. “I loved it once, long ago, because it reminded me of you.” He felt uneasy confessing all this to the warlord. “You, Octavio, were a melody that was deeply ingrained in my heart for a long, cod awful time. Then, history had other plans for us.” He stared off into the distance, not quite focusing on anything specific. Sighing, he continued, “I hated anything to do with you because I was too prideful to admit that I missed you. It was a long time before I’d see you again. Then, you came back. You took the Great Zapfish. And, suddenly, I hated more than just you.”

Octavio was quiet. He put his wasabi sticks down, and he stole a glimpse at the captain’s face. It was tired and full of pain. So much so that the DJ contemplated making him stop talking. Contemplated.

“I also hated the idea of you. I hated knowing that we had become less than what we once were. You weren’t mine anymore. I could no longer call you a friend. It felt like there was nothing left. And, Octavio, when I laid down to die, thinking that I’d never wake up again, thinking that that damned bear was going to steal my life away, I thought about you. And I missed you. And I finally admitted it to myself. I, Craig Cuttlefish, had missed you all that time.”

Craig closed his eyes in thought, slouching further into the chair. He took a deep breath, and, after a moment of silence, started again.

“I missed you so much, Tavi, that thinking about you in that moment hurt more than having the life sucked outta me. Did ya know that, Takowasa? That you had stolen my heart?” There was no answer. “Anyway, being alive after all that really changes an Inkling. Not just what that Grizz fella did. But surviving the war. Surviving the metro. Surviving you. I realized that, for as long as I was lucky, and as long as I was alive, I’d always hear your melodies somewhere. Whether in the Canyon, or on the radio, or up in space. You were obnoxiously everywhere, Octavio. Octavio,” Craig opened his eyes fully now, looking back at the Octoling, who was staring at the Urchin Stage, an unreadable expression on his face. “Look at me. Please.”

Octavio turned to Craig, his eyes wet. Craig smiled. “Thanks. I was starting to think I was pouring this all out to nobody.” No response, but the king never took his eyes off the captain. “When you came to help us up in space, Octavio, I remembered what made me miss you all along. You were always stubborn. But you always cared. I knew you did, somewhere deep down. And hearing those girls sing the Inkantation, watching Lil’ Buddy transform due to the sheer power of some simple song, reminded me of you. And I felt as if it etched itself into my heart again for the very first time.”

Octavio took his glasses off and set them on the counter of the booth they shared. Craig tapped his tentacle, as dry and brittle as it is, on the table, lost in thought. Then, he began to smile.

“That’s when I started loving it again. I started loving it again because I started loving you again. No, that’s not the truth; I never stopped loving you. But, for the first time since the last time, I let myself love you.” Cuttlefish laughed an airy laugh, and, for a moment, he reminded Octavio of when they were young. “You probably think I’m such a sap,” he said.

“I always have,” Octavio replied. There was a pause in the conversation.

“But, yeah, you’ve changed a lot, Tavi. But you’ve also changed me. Thanks for that.”

Octavio, for the first time since he was asked not to, looked away from the Inkling. He stared off into the distance, hearing Pearl and Marina singing Color Pulse. Time passed all too slowly.

“You have nothing to thank me for,” he finally spat out, voice rough.

“On the contrary, old friend.” Craig tentatively put a tentacle on one of Octavio’s. He didn’t protest. “I have everything to thank you for.”

Octavio looked at Craig, who now had a single tear falling down his cheek.

“You were my everything,” Craig whispered, voice cracking slightly at the confession. Octavio hesitated before wiping away the tear on the inkling’s face.

“You did a lotta bad, Craig. A lot of it.”

“I know.”

Octavio stared at him deeper. “I did a lotta wrong. You did a lotta wrong. But, despite that, I never let you go. I don’t know why. It’s like ya found a way to stay in my heart, regardless of the incessant pain that caused me. Maybe it knew that, one day, I’d let myself love you, too.” Octavio turned away, rubbing his eyes. “Cod, now you’ve got me all sappy. Y’know I’m not one for that carp.”

Craig didn’t answer. He just stared at Octavio. And then, he smiled. And then, he laughed. He laughed so hard that the Octoling wondered if his old body could even handle that.

“Geez,” he started in between breaths. “What happened to us?” Craig asked, his happy demeanor changing to one of sorrow.

“You know that answer.”

“Great, now it’s your turn to be all mysterious. Don’t start the evasive carp, Tavi. Y’know exactly what I’m getting at, here.”

“You’re right, I do know. But I don’t think I wanna say it.”

“C’mon, Octavio! Why d’ya always have to be so difficult? For cod’s sake, we’re sitting in the same booth. There’s no one else around, and everyone is busy somewhere else. Whatever you’ve gotta say, just say it to me now.”

“Fine,” Octavio started. “But don’t expect nothin’ pretty. Y’know I’m not good with words.”

“That’s the way we work, Tavi. I write the lyrics, you play the melody.” Craig grinned.

“Yeah, yeah. Shut up and let me suffer this through in peace.” The DJ sighed before beginning. “I guess we happened to ourselves. We had jobs to do, Craig. We had people to protect, even if that meant protecting them from each other. I’ll always regret that, y’know. Not trying harder to stop it all from happening. I was the coddamn king. I could’ve done more, but I was scared. Pathetic.”

“I don’t think that’s pathetic,” Craig said. “What more could you have done? We were young, Octavio. Much younger than we are now, that’s f’sure.”

“Great, reminded once again that I’m an old man,” Octavio said. Craig snorted at this. “Anyway. I hated you so much. I wanted nothing to do with you, and while it was probably easier for me, it was still so hard. And it hurt. I wanted you to hurt, too. I thought you didn’t care like I did. So I buried it all down deep. I forgot about us, the way we used to be, as best as I could. That was easier than trying to fix what was broken because of a war. Cod, the war. The stupid, stupid war. And then, my people, Craig. They were dying. Suffering. And I blamed you for it, because that was easier than trying to fix what was broken. It was easier to steal than to try and ask for help, for a truce. Would you have even given that a chance, Craig? A truce?”

Craig closed his eyes and frowned, thinking. “I don’t know.”

“You don’t know?” The DJ raised his voice at the captain, face contorting with anger. “You don’t know if I had come to you, on my knees, begging for your help, at my absolute lowest point, you’d help me? If you’d help my people?” Octavio’s voice broke, and he looked away from Craig, taking his tentacle back. “That’s the problem, Craig. You never knew. You just- you never once tried to make a truce with me. Why?”

“Because, like you, I was scared. Pathetic, huh?” Craig stifled a sob, looking down. “I don’t know if I would’ve had it in me then to let go of the past, to let go of my pride. But I know now, that now I would do whatever you asked of me, Octavio. I would do anything you wish.”

Octavio remained quiet, Shiver’s singing seemingly cutting through the silence every so often.

“I know now, Craig, with certainty, what happened to us,” Octavio said. “We happened to us.”

“Yeah,” Craig murmured. “I guess we did.”

Silence. The sounds of the crowds became background noise compared to the thoughts racing through their respective heads.

“I have one wish I want t’ask of you, Cuttlefish.”

“Name it. Anything within my ability is yours, Octavio.”

“Good. I wish for you to forgive yourself, Craig Cuttlefish. I’m done thinking about the past. It stings, and it will for the rest of time. But that’s all it is now: a stinging pain in the background. We have so much left to live for, Craig. No use in dwelling on our mistakes any longer.”

Craig couldn’t bring himself to look at Octavio. Silent tears fell down onto the sandy floor of the booth. “I don’t think that one’s in my able-to-grant list, Octavio. Not yet.”

Octavio sighed and rubbed his face with a tentacle. “When will it be?” He grumbled.

“I don’t know.”

“That’s the problem, Craig. You never know. You just don’t. It’s a bad habit, Craig. To not know.”

“I know.”

“Then, you should also know how to forgive yourself.”

“But I don’t.” Craig mumbled. “I don’t think I ever will.”

“Thinking can be changed. You’ve changed, haven’t you? Time to change s’more. Forgive yourself, Craig.” Octavio was pleading at this point, which he found embarrassing; why was he trying to comfort his greatest enemy?

“I can’t, Octavio! I can’t. You’re asking too much of me too soon.”

“Too soon? It’s been a century, Craig. If not for yourself, then for me. Forgive yourself.” Octavio knew why, now. He was trying to comfort his greatest enemy because his heart hoped there was still a chance to reclaim what once was.

They were silent, and Craig’s face was still wet with tears. His expression hardened, and he locked eyes with the commander, the king, the DJ. The Octoling. The enemy. His enemy. His friend. His… lover? No, not his lover. Not anymore. But, just maybe, one day they can be again.

“I’ll forgive myself, Octavio Takowasa, if you forgive yourself.”

Octavio’s face softened slightly; it was in a way that only Craig would have noticed.

“I think I can make that happen.” Octavio grabbed one of Craig’s tentacles and squeezed it, keeping a hold on it. They held eye contact, a silent promise to be better for each other.

“OMCOD, ARE YOU TWO GONNA KISS?!” The two quickly shifted their attention to the young Cuttlefish cousins holding two bowls of noodles from a stand across the pathway.

“Now, now, Callie Cuttlefish! That is no way to speak to your elders!” Craig scolded.

“Sorry, Gramps. But I knew this was a great idea, putting you two together!” Callie motioned to their interlocked tentacles. “Clearly, you two are getting along better than I’d planned.”

“Clearly, you are getting ahead of yourself, young lady.” But their tentacles never left the other’s.

“Yeah, Cal. Gramps is right; yelling at two old men to kiss is slightly inappropriate, albeit situationally appropriate.” Marie smirked at Callie before her expression returned to neutral. “By the way, we figured we’d bring you something to eat on our break.” She and Callie placed the bowls on the counter.

“I didn’t know you two even got breaks,” Octavio quipped. “That’s why I prefer the DJ lifestyle; outta the public eye like that.” He nodded to himself. Callie rolled her eyes.

“That would only be applicable if you weren’t also a king,” she remarked.

“Well, I never mentioned being a king, did I?”

“Ughhh!”

Octavio laughed at her disgruntlement, and he smiled to himself, remembering when he felt the same way about his own performer life. His old life. One with Craig in it by his side. His smile softened at that thought. He could still have that if fate willed itself to be so. If Craig wanted that, too. Suddenly, a jelly ran up to the idols, holding out a tablet and frantically jumping in the air. Marie bent down, grabbed the tablet, and read what was on it, cursing under her breath. She motioned for Callie to read it, who subsequently cursed under her own breath, and both of them said quick goodbyes before quickly leaving towards the main stage. Octavio and Craig sat alone in silence, once again relying on background noise to fill the auditory void.

“Hey, Craig,” Octavio started softly in the now relenting quiet. “You did good with those two, y’know that?”

“I didn’t do much,” he said, smiling. “They’ve always seemed to know everything.”

They fell back into silence. There were so many unsaid words, but neither of them made an effort to speak them into existence. Finally, Craig sighed.

“Hey, Tavi,” Craig started softly. “Y’know how I’m officially on Team Past, and you’re officially on Team Present?”

“Yeah, what about it?”

“Well,” he began. “I think that while separately we may be on different teams, together we are on one: Team Future.”

Octavio deliberated for a moment and then smiled. “Yeah. Yeah, I guess so.”

“I missed you, Octavio.”

“I missed you, too, Craig.”

Author’s Notes: Hihi, if you made it this far tysm for reading! I saw the two sitting in the booth together and wondered how that even happened canonically lol. Anyways, likes & reblogs are appreciated but ofc not mandatory. I hope I brought some joy into your day!

- Soupy

P.S.: which of the devs decided to put them together anyway, give them a raise NOW

[mediocre-squid-lyrics]

I NEVER POSTED MY TIDAL RUSH LYRICS????????????

tidal rush - dj octavio ft callie vs marie ---

I really, really thought that our bond would be true I really loved you I’m really, really caught, oh, caught up in this truth That you never knew

I’m a fool, but of course If I could soothe the wounds I impart I’d say unlike the tide, you reside Close in my heart

I never, never knew just how much I failed you That I left you behind I never, never knew just how much it hurt you I fear that I’ll find

That I’m cruel as the tide Too foolish to see what I now know I’ll try again, tell you that I love you so

I’m reaching out for you, can you hear my melody Calling out your name? I need you to know how much you mean to me Fixing my mistake

(Can’t you see I don’t need your help? You’re just a liar, liar, liar You never knew me! Just go back to wherever you came We aren’t the same.)

When you’re back and you’re home We’ll find happiness and a fresh start We’ll try again, maybe then We can restart

(Memories of a broken heart I’ve found my fire, fire, fire, fire It burns and it seethes I hate you, leave me to The life I’ve managed to claim!)

Grieving and alone, I’ll look for you No matter what it takes

(Left me in the dust Can you blame me if I feel a little hate?)

Have we begun to fade?

It hurts, but if it’s true that you’re leaving And you really want me to go…

(Just let… leave me alone! What do I think? I remember everything It’s all so much and what he told me was a lie When you’re here, the burden feels more light)

Can you hear my voice? The pull of my song The swift tidal rush Through all the noise, can you hear my message: I love you so much!

Although it’s been so long And it’s weakened our bond I will still stay Together, the pressure Of fame fades away

[mywifeleftme]

316: Toto Bissainthe // Chante Haïti

Chante Haïti Toto Bissainthe 1977, Arion

“These songs are mostly slave songs taken from the Vodou cult. They speak of the quotidian, of the suffering of exile, and the desire of Africa, not as a geographical place but as a mythical land of freedom. They express their resistance and their refusal: resistance to the colonizer, refusal of his politics, of his religion, of his culture, of his language.”

So begins Toto Bissainthe’s statement on the rear of Chante Haïti, her 1977 collaboration with a small combo of Antillean folk and French jazz musicians: vocalists Marie-Claude Benoît and Mariann Mathéus; percussionists Akonio Dolo and Mino Cinélu (Miles Davis, Weather Report, Gong); Patrice Cinélu on acoustic guitar; and Beb Guérin on the double bass. The songs indeed fuse the Vodou ritual of her native Haiti with the European avant garde sounds of her adopted milieu of Paris, where she had moved to pursue acting and found herself a de facto exile due to the political situation back home. Bissainthe had become a prominent figure in the French theatre, performing in new plays by Beckett and Genet and co-founding Les Griots, France’s first Black theatre company; by the late ‘70s, she was an acclaimed recording artist to boot. Her accomplishments made her a prominent figure in the Haitian diaspora and her activist streak is apparent throughout Chante Haïti, explicitly linking the grief and yearning for liberation in these traditional ceremonials with the country’s contemporary struggles.

Like many songs on the album, the Creole words of opener “Soley danmbalab” mourn the people's estrangement from Mother Africa, a crossing which can neither be reversed or repeated. It begins like a field recording, Bissainthe’s soulful, Miriam Makeba-esque voice set to a chorus of rattles and bells and gurgling masculine whispers. As the song develops, her melody wends like a stream through the dense jungle of percussion, dissonant bass, and counterpoint chanting. Eventually, Mino Cinélu’s arrangement becomes more free, the male chorus imploring the Oungan (a male Vodou priest) to intercede with the creator on the people’s behalf as the tune breaks down into an increasingly abstract bass and drum interplay, while the three female singers exchange birdlike vocal improvisations.

“Ibo Ogoun (Variations)” is even wilder, evoking a trance ritual, the spirits speaking in many tongues through the celebrants as they seek to summon Ogun, God of Iron and War, to lead the battle of liberation. One of the male percussionists times his tanbou beat so that it hits just as he sings certain notes, creating the illusion that he voice has suddenly lurched down an octave for a moment, almost like a DJ freaking a vocal sample. Bissainthe, Mathéus, and Benoît match the intense drumming with some crazy syncopations, sometimes talking, sometimes hissing and whispering, sometimes wailing and ululating.

Most of the album takes on a more meditative tact, anchored by Guérin’s plangent double bass. On the smoky “Papadanbalab,” an entreaty to the serpent creator Damballa to bear witness to the penury of his people, Bissainthe sways over a slinky jazz bass line, Patrice Cinélu adding mellow acoustic fusion licks. The song seems like a brief stopover in a Parisian club. But even the less overtly intense tracks pack plenty of musical interest. “Lamize pa dous” has this hypnotic rhythm that sounds exactly like a micro house beat—in fact, the first thing it made me think of was Ricardo Villalobos’ Alcachofa, or Animal Collective at their campfire ravingest. The song is about the moment of surrender to death, the winnowing of time represented by water encroaching on all sides, the realization too late that “we spend our lives trying to fill the sea with stones.”

Listening to a record like this, especially in light of Bissainthe’s note on the back excoriating the colonialist ethnographer who reduces Haitian folklore to “excitement and violence,” requires at least a smidgen of awareness from the white listener that Chante Haïti is not intended for them. The traditions it engages with are of deep spiritual significance to many Haitians, both in the ‘70s and today. But for those inside and outside the culture who are willing to approach it with respect, Chante Haïti is a fascinating fusion of Antillean and European musics, and a peek into a profound and secret history.

316/365

[prettyqueerwitch]

My Spiritual Book TBR's

This is mainly for me to have a comprehensive list but also might help others in finding books to read!

Marked ♡ means I own the book

Read

• Witchery by Juliet Diaz

• The Green Witch by Arin Murphy-Hiscock

• Witch, Please by Victoria Maxwell

Currently Reading

To Be Read

♡ The Altar Within by Juliet Diaz

♡ Plant Witchery by Juliet Diaz

♡ Encyclopedia of Spirits by Judika Illes

• Encyclopedia of Witchcraft by Judika Illes

• Encyclopedia of Mystics, Saints, & Sages by Judika Illes

• Moon Magic by Diane Ahlquist

♡ The Moon Book by Sarah Faith Gottesdiener

♡ Magical Healing by Hexe Claire

• The Long Lost Friend by John George Hohman

• Hex and Spellwork by Karl Herr

♡ Witchcraft Medicine by Claudia Müller-Ebeling, Christian Rätsch, and Wolf-Dieter Storl

• How to Study Magic by Sarah Lyons

• Love is In The Earth by Melody

• Radical Remedies by Brittany Ducham

♡ Spiritual Ecology by Multiple People (Llewellyn)

♡ A Witch's Shadow Magic Compendium by Raven Digitalis

• The Witch at The Forests Edge by Christine Grace

• Six Ways by Aidan Wachter

♡ Honoring Your Ancestors by Mallorie Vaudoise

• Year of The Witch by Temperance Alden

♡ Weave The Liminal by Laura Tempest Zakroff

♡ The Book of Candle Magic by Madame Pamita and Judika Illes

• The Triumph of the Moon by Ronald Hutton

♡ Folk Witchcraft by Roger J. Horne

♡ Wild Witchcraft by Rebecca Beyer

♡ The Spiral Dance by Starhawk

• Spells for Change by Frankie Castanea

• Utterly Wicked by Dorothy Morrison

♡ Of Blood and Bones by Kate Freuler

♡ The Little Work by Durgadas Allon Duriel

• Entering Hekates Garden by Cyndi Brannen

• Entering Hekates Cave by Cyndi Brannen

• Nordic Runes by Paul Rhys Mountfort

• The Book of Spells by Ella Harrison

• Plants of the Devil by Corinne Boyer

♡ Besom, Stang, and Sword by Christopher Orapello, Tara-Love Maguire

♡ Inner Witch by Gabriela Herstik

♡ Psychic Witch by Mat Auryn

♡ The Black Arts by Richard Cavendish

• Blackthorn's Botanical Magic by Amy Blackthorn

• Astrology for Real Life by Theresa Reed

♡ Seventy-Eight Degrees of Wisdom

• The Trotula by Monica H. Green

• Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

• Bringing Race to the Table: Exploring Racism in the Pagan Community by Crystal Blanton, Taylor Ellwood, and Brandy Williams

• God Against the Gods by Jonathan Kirsch

• Pure Magic by Judika Illes

• Folk Magic by Mari Silva

• Witches Herbal Primer by Amy Cesari

♡ New World Witchery by Cory Thomas Hutcherson

•Magical Folk Healing by DJ Conway

• The Pagan Book of Days by Nigel Pennick

♡ Lady of The Night by Edain McCoy

♡ Spellcraft for a Magical Year by Sarah Bartlett

♡ The Complete Lenormand Oracle Handbook by Catlín Matthews

♡ Natural Magic by Pamela Ball

♡ Rebel Witch by Kelly-Ann Maddox

♡ The Only Astrology Book You'll Ever Need by Joanna Martine Woolfolk

♡ Mastering Magick by Mat Auryn

♡ In-focus Crystals by Bernice Cockram

♡ The Complete Grimoire by Lidia Pradas

• The Element Encyclopedia of 5000 Spells by Judika Illes

And that took a while but we're done! Will probably update this as I go <3

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OC MASTERLIST !!! [WIP]

Astrela (Original Work)

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✎ Nisha (💫)

✎ Valian / Alyn Temperfaith (🪶)

✎ Aura Temperspirit (🌻)

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✎ Dimitri Thornheart (🗝)

✎ Alexandria Thornheart (Mother)

✎ Magnus Thornheart (Father)

✎ Dommik Thornheart (Twin Brother)

✎ Cassandra Thornheart (Older sister)

✎ Silvan Thornheart (Younger brother)

✎ Raelinn Thornheart (Younger sibling)

✎ Sebastian - (🎭)

✎ (Rename)

✎ (Unnamed Leader)

✎ (Unnamed)

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✎ Rosemary (🌿)

✎ Sundew

✎ Wysteria (🦋)

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✎ Amira (🌙)

✎ Grace Purehope (🌟)

✎ Seraph Brightpower (🌑)

✎ Eden Brightpower/Spirit (🌓)

✎ Etherea Brightspirit (🌕)

✎ (Rename) Brightpower (🪦)

✎ Reverie Trustspirit (EE)

✎ Seren Bravecharm(A)

✎ Agathe Carejoy (S)

Judgment Day (Original Work)

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✎ Aria Lovelace (💌)

✎ Nevi - Dragon (🔥)

✎ Maya Lovelace (💞)

✎ Ezra Lovelace - Dragon (💥)

✎ Leviathan - Dragon/Shark (⚔️)

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✎ Marie Delisle (🎨)

✎ Devin / Behemoth - Deer (🧊)

✎ (Rename) - Bear

✎ Alizée Delisle

✎ Anette Delisle

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✎ Aki Miyahara / Aki Everhart (🧋)

✎ Salem - Crow (🪄)

✎ Prysm - Fox (🎪)

✎ Levi Everhart / Mephistopheles - Falcon (🖇)

✎ Aomi Miyahara

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✎ Dahlia (☕️)

✎ Asael ★✿◎ (🪽)

✎ Lucifer - Goat/Lion (🛡)

✎ Satan - Goat/Tiger (♣️)

✎ Nyx - Goat (🧷)

✎ Armoni Lay ◎ (🪞)

✎ Alexiel ★✿ (🎣)

✎ Bian Le - Snake (🧴)

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✎ Lyssander - Owl (💣)

✎ Adrasthea - Cow (⚘️)

✎ Olivia

✎ Evin

✎ (Unnamed demon)

✎ Rosalyn Valentini (💘)

✎ Belphegor - Snow Leopard/Lemur (💭)

✎ Alice (🧸)

✎ Asmodeus - Snow Leopard/Rabbit (🔞)

✎ (Unnamed)

✎ Lilith - Owl (🧬)

✎ Astaroth - Spider (⚒️)

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✎ Tempest - Wolf (🍖)

✎ Raoul - Wolf

✎ Charon - Wolf

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✎ Erik (♾️)

✎ Inanna

✎ Ezekiel ✿ (☁️)

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✎ Samael/Sam ★◎✿ (⏳️)

✎ Mikael ★◎✿ (🗡)

✎ Rafael ◎✿

✎ Uriel ★✿

✎ Gabriel ★◎

✎ Jophiel ★ 

✎ Camael ◎

✎ Zadkiel ✿

✎ Nihaliel ★ (🌌)

✎ Eve (⚖️)

✎ Ivory

✎ Adam

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✎ Nightshade - Black Cat [Boss]

✎ Thorne - Gray Tabby Cat [Security]

✎ Orpheus - Tortie Cat [Bartender]

✎ Eclipse - Tuxedo Cat [Hotel Manager]

✎ Wisp - White Cat [Accountant]

✎ Cinder - Orange Tabby Cat [DJ]

✎ Bonbon - Pointer Cat [Stylist]

✎ Cosmo - Tricolor Cat [Chef]

✎ Flame - Bengal Cat [Karaoke Manager]

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✎ Mammon - Fox/Raven (🪙)

✎ Mara - Fox/Crow (📼)

✎ Beelzebub - Bat/Hyena (🥊)

✎ Echo - Moth

✎ Zegrath - Chameleon

✎ Entropy - Eagle

✎ Andras - Eagle

[Madoka Magica meets Slenderman Mansion] (Original Work)

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✎ Hotaru (⛓️)

✎ Charlotte/Charlie (🎀)

✎ Aleeah (🐚)

✎ Leo (💾)

✎ Violeta (🍃)

✎ Selene (🗑)

✎ (Unnamed Boss)

Spirit Stone (Original Work)

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✎ Mystia Meadowglow (🔮)

✎ Orion (🌱)

✎ [Rename] (🍀)

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✎ Leophyre - (🌸)

✎ Sapphire -

✎ Lyssandra -

✎ [Unnamed]

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✎ Ruby Emberglory (💎)

✎ Ayaka - (⚰️)

✎ Gernand Devonshire (🔗)

4A Rewrite (Original Work)

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✎ Adler - (🩸)

✎ Allyson - (☘️)

✎ [Rename] - (🌼)

✎ [Rename] -

✎ [Rename] -

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✎ Vincent - (♟️)

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✎ Melody - (🦄)

✎ John Johnson (📸)

✎ Reina Johnson

✎ Layla (S)

✎ Harlan (F)

✎ Dove (L)

✎ Faye (G)

✎ Pearl (V)

✎ [Unnamed] (J)

✎ Marina (E)

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✎ [Unnamed] (PP)

✎ [Unnamed] (JTK)

more to come soon...

[tamtam-go92]

Ages after Round 1

After 3,5 days (1 year and 9 month) the current ages of Uberhood's inhabitants are:

If you didn't notice: there is now a Masterpost with all families (might contain mild spoilers): click!

You can also read the whole round 1 in chronological order if you click here!

89: Luis Aspir 86: Carlos Contender 64: Olive Specter, Patrizio Monty 60: Dora Ottomas 59: Mortimer Goth 58: Herb Oldie 57: Isabella Monty, Consort Capp 56: Coral Oldie, Betty Goldstein, PT9 Smith 55: Denise Jacquet, Herbert Goodie, Faith Goodie, Catherine Viejo 51: Jenny Smith 50: Daniel Pleasant 49: Mary-Sue Pleasant 46: Jason Cleveland 45: Marissa Cleveland 44: Edward Contrary, Albany Capp 43: Benjamin Baldwin, Stephen Tinker 42: Vivian Cho, Morty Roth 41: Isabel Baldwin, Wanda Tinker, Opal Contrary, Marcel Jocque, Sophia Jocque, Stella Roth 38: Darren Dreamer 37: Gilbert Jacquet, Buzz Grunt 36: Checo Ramirez, Leod McGreggor 35: Florence Delarosa 34: Antonio Monty 33: Loki Beaker, Pascal Curious 32: Timothy Riley, Lisa Ramirez, John Burb, Goneril Capp, Peter Ottomas, Lola Curious, Cornwall Capp 31: Armand DeBateau, Victor Aspir, Elizabeth Aspir, Issac Bell, Hannah Bell, Brandi Broke, Rose Greenman, Jason Greenman 30: Jessica Peterson, Circe Beaker, Ajay Loner, Erin Beaker, Samantha Ottomas 29: Sanjay Ramaswami, Vidcund Curious, Bianca Monty 28: Ramir Patel, Jennifer Burb, Alexandra O'Mackey, Priya Ramaswami 27: Ana Patel, Patricia Wan, Kristen Loste, Gabe O'Mackey 26: Gabriel Green, Matthew Picaso, Andrew Martin, Nervous Subject, Cassandra Goth, Regan Capp 25: Chastity Gere, Sharon Wirth, Jessica Picaso, Kent Capp, Oberon Summerdream 24: Samantha Cordial, Kimberly Cordial, Geoff Rutherford, Malcolm Landgraab IV, Chester Gieke, Jason Larson, Jodie Larson, John Mole, Trent Traveller, Julien Cooke, Nathan Gavigan, Mary Gavigan, Cyd Roseland, Robert Kim, Cynthia Kim, Tara Kat, Cleo Shikibu, Dina Caliente, Nina Caliente, Don Lothario, Lazlo Curious, Chloe Curious, Titania Summerdream 23: Connor Weir, Natasha Una, Trisha Traveller, 22: Gunnar Roque, Jane Stacks 21: Roxie Sharpe, Jonah Powers, Guy Wrightley, Mickey Dosser, Monica Bradfort, Ashley Pitts, Brittany Upsnott, Allyn Monty 20: Mitch Indie, Max Flexor, Delilah O'Feefe, Edwin Sharpe, Marla Biggs, Phineaus Furley, Ellen Frost, Chaz Whippler, Emily Lee, Tom Freshe, Matthew Hart, DJ Verse, Sarah Love, Jessie Pilferson, Jasmine Rai, Zoe Zimmerman, Frances J. Worthington III, Aldric Davis, Almeric Davis, William Williamson, Blossom Moonbeam, Klara Vonderstein, Stella Terrano, Martin Ruben, Allegra Gorey, Joshua Ruben, Kevin Beare, Castor Nova, Tiffany Sampson, Heather Huffington, Sam Thomas, Jared Starchild, Ty Bubbler, Jimmy Phoenix, Erik Swain 19: Johnny Smith, Hailey Goodie 18: Ophelia Nigmos, Swan Goodie 17: Tank Grunt, Andrzej Goodie 16: Mercutio Monty, Tybalt Capp 15: Ripp Grunt, Romeo Monty, David Ottomas 14: Justin Cleveland, Angela Pleasant, Lilith Pleasant, Puck Summerdream, Juliette Capp 13: Rick Contrary, Violat Jocque, Dustin Broke, Hermia Capp, Sandra Roth, Jacob Martin 12: Melody Tinker, Dirk Dreamer, Jules O'Mackey, Miranda Capp, 11: Tara DeBateau, Gavin Newson, Ginger Newson 09: Sofia Baldwin, Lucy Burb, Jill Smith, Bottom Summerdream, Alexander Goth, Buck Grunt, Hal Capp, Beatrice Monty, Benedick Monty, 08: Sally Riley, Daniel Bell, Desdemonda Capp, Sharla Ottomas 07: Tessa Ramirez, Tina Traveller, Isaiah Gavigan, Gabriella Newson, Gallagher Newson, Justin Kim, Xander Roth 05: Beau Broke 04: Markus Baldwin, Etsu Cho 03: Pauline Aspir, Garett Newson, Georgia Newson, Daisy Greenman 02: Ariel Capp, Tommy Ottomas 01: Willow Patel, Ian Broke, Winona Curious, Kevin Ottomas, Nadja Ottomas 00: Frank Tinker, Wendy Bell, Felicity Gavivan, Nicolas Greenman, Octavia Greenman, Victor Roth, Felix Smith, Isolde Capp, Otis Ramaswami

[weneverlearn]

Dogs, a Poor Cow, and the wild life of Reminder Records

An interview with Reminder Records head, Jeremy Thompson

If your interest lies in the lost new wave (in the original sense of that overused term) of the late '70s/early '80s, you've no doubt heard of Reminder Records. For about four years now, the ever-busy imprint has been churning out high quality forgotten nuggets that bop around the peppier edges of the original punk explosion.

And this month brought their latest release -- previously unknown demos for Legendary Lovers, the fourth LP from the French punk band, Dogs. While the original 1983 album was well into the Dogs' cleaner new wave moment, these mangier demos show they were still doing the zippiest power pop with the best of them.

You can check out / order from The Legendary Lovers Demos right here.

Since he's always got another platter heating up in the Reminder microwave -- and he just went on a trip to Japan -- we figured we'd check in with Reminder head honcho, Jeremy Thompson.

Dogs, circa 1983 (photo: Bruno Trividic)

So first off, tell me how Legendary Lovers came about. Where'd you find the demos, how'd you clean them up, etc...

So the demos were recently found by Bruno Lecoeur. He was the original engineer for the sessions. I guess he thought he'd lost the tapes and just recently unearthed them and got in touch with me.

Did you know there were Lovers demos floating around before working with the band? 

I had first heard about them when I was putting together the first Dogs record last year. Robin WIlls told me that he remembered hearing them in the early ‘80's, and much preferred the sound of the demos to the LP. 

Your wife Mary (singer/guitarist for excellent modern power pop band, Baby Shakes) did the artwork, right? Did the band pitch in ideas? 

Yes! Mary did the art. She does all the Reminder stuff. We sent lots of drafts to Bruno Trividic (different Bruno) to keep them in the loop, but ultimately it was Mary's design.

While working on your Dogs releases, has anyone from singer Dominique Laboubée's family been involved? 

Yes, but indirectly. For this record Bruno Lecour has been in contact with everyone, getting approvals, etc. For the first LP, I was working with Lionel Hermanni, the owner of Melodies Massacre, and it was the same way. He'd communicate with everyone in the Dogs camp and get back to me with feedback, etc. I did send Catherine Laboubee, Dominic's sister, advance copies of the audio and art for this record to make sure she approved before going to press. 

Any more Dogs stuff in the Reminder pipeline?

Maybe yes, there is more stuff, but I need to go through everything and think about how to do it. 

Dogs, circa 1983 (photo: Bruno Trividic)

So tell me about your recent trip to Japan. What was the reason for going? 

We just went for vacation, for fun and to see friends. 

You DJ'd at Fifi's bar Poor Cow, right? How'd that go?

Note: Fifi was the co-founder of legendary Japanese garage punk band, Teengenerate, and other awesome bands. Oh, and did we mention that the amazing 2014 Teengenerate documentary, Get Action, is finally up at YouTube?!

It was really good! I brought a 45 box of some of my best stuff. Lots of people ended up coming, and I got to DJ with some really great people. Was great to be able to spend time with friends that we don't get to see very often. Poor Cow is a very special, one of a kind place. 

In 1995, when New Bomb Turks toured with Teengenerate, Fifi would lament how there were no late night bars in Japan, and how he was jealous of bars here and in some parts of Europe that stayed open until 2 a.m. or later. That was one of the reasons he started Poor Cow in his apartment. So, did he stay open until 2 a.m.? Admittedly, that was a long time ago we toured with them, and I haven't been back to Japan since – so did you see any other late night bars while in Japan?

Yeah [Poor Cow] were open really late. We did a separate DJ night in Osaka the night before, that was like an all-night thing, I think it ended at 5 or 6. Also very fun, the people we DJ'd with had really crazy records. A lot of super rare stuff I'd never seen in person. 

Really the only noteworthy bar we went to was Poor Cow. We spent most of our time [in Japan] sightseeing, record shopping. I did go to a few shows there, but the venues were very similar to places you'd see in NYC. 

Dogs, circa 1983 (photo: Bruno Trividic)

[we-were-made-of-stars-once]

Doodleverse part 2

Im trying to create my own OC based off the Doris comic. Cringe is dead and Im the grim fucking reaper. Buckle up kiddos cuz heres some amateur wip concept stuff

THIS IS A VERY EARLY WIP CONCEPT CHARACTER DESIGN. THIS DESIGN ISNT FINAL.

honestly idk if I like it or not...its giving sonic oc vibes with the eyes lowkey lmao. I’ve tried to emulate the walker artstyle for her body type *cough*itsliterallyjustthatsponsorcatgirlthatappearedinthatonechapter*cough* but ehhh idk I need to do more art studies...

I’ve tried to base her off of various inspirations and I’ve even tried to borrow some official art notes from different model sheets

Disclaimer: I dont own any of the model sheets/characters/meme fanart/Doris Doodle/etc.

The only thing that belongs to me is the character design up top.

If anybody is actually reading all this...ummm I guess if u wanna u could drop some ideas or thoughts about Daisy

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Beauty & the Bieber (Unexpected Musical) — PattyCake Productions music video

Continuing their signature style of combining childhood classics with modern music, the PattyCake guys decided to tackle a tale as old as time for their next project. In addition to Justin Bieber's melodies and the musical motifs from the 1991 animated film, they also included elements from the forthcoming 2017 live action remake.

Details:

title: Unexpected Musicals — Beauty and the Bieber

performers: Jamie Fritz (Belle); Earl Elkins, Jr. (Beast); E. Michael Evans (Gaston); Joey D'Angelo-LaJoie (LaFou); Alexander Browne (Lumiere); Brad Pettitt (Prince Adam); Leah Lowman (village girls); Anita Wakim (Enchantress)

original songs / performers: [0:15] "I'll Show You" by Justin Bieber; [0:53] "Baby" by Justin Bieber, feat. Ludacris; [1:09] "Love Yourself" by Justin Bieber; [1:21] "Never Say Never" by Justin Bieber, feat. Jaden; [2:12] "Boyfriend" by Justin Bieber; [2:36] "Company" by Justin Bieber; [3:30] "Beauty and a Beat" by Justin Bieber, feat. Nicki Minaj; [4:10] "Sorry" by Justin Bieber; [4:22] "Let Me Love You" by DJ Snake, feat. Justin Bieber; [4:44] "Cold Water" by Major Lazer, feat. Justin Bieber & MØ

written by: "I'll Show You" by Justin Bieber, Michael "BloodPop" Tucker, Sonny "Skrillex" Moore, Theron "Neff-U" Feemster, & Joshua Gudwin; "Baby" by Justin Bieber, Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, Terius "The-Dream" Nash, Christopher "Ludacris" Bridges, & Christina Milian; "Love Yourself" by Justin Bieber, Benjamin "Benny Blanco" Levin, & Ed Sheeran; "Never Say Never" by Adam "Messy" Messinger, Nasri Atweh, Thaddis "Kuk" Harrell, Jaden Smith, Omarr Rambert, & Justin Bieber; "Boyfriend" by Mike Posner, Mason Levy, Matthew "Blackbear" Musto, & Justin Bieber; "Company" by Justin Bieber, Andreas Schuller, James Wong, Leroy Clampitt, Jason "Poo Bear" Boyd, James "JHart" Abrahart, & Thomas Troelsen; "Beauty and a Beat" by Max Martin, Anton "Zedd" Zaslavski, Savan Kotecha, & Nicki Minaj; "Sorry" by Justin Bieber, Michael "BloodPop" Tucker, Sonny "Skrillex" Moore, Justin Tranter, & Julia Michaels; "Let Me Love You" by William "DJ Snake" Grigahcine, Justin Bieber, Andrew "Watt" Wotman, Ali Tamposi, Brian Lee, & Louis Bell; "Cold Water" by Thomas "Diplo" Pentz, Justin Bieber, Karen Marie "MØ" Ørsted, Benjamin "Benny Blanco" Levin, "King Henry" Allen, Philip "Jr Blender" Meckseper, Ed Sheeran, & Jamie Scott

arranged by: Layne Stein & Tony Wakim

release date: 17 March 2017

My favorite bits:

combining the rhythmic strings and the villagers' greetings from "Belle" with the melody for "I'll Show You"

Belle explicitly giving Gaston the brush-off

the tinkling minor motif from the animated movie as Belle enters the castle

Earl's fantastic growl at the end of "Never Say Never"

LaFou's gleeful fawning over Gaston and dancing on the tables

the sneaky ♫ "May-be" ♫ from "Company" overlapping with the tavern scene and leading into the "Be Our Guest" instrumentation

the Beast's lovely vulnerability during the dinner and dancing

using the crunchy horn motif from "Battle on the Tower" to create menace in this version of "Let Me Love You"

Earl's voice being layered over the final lyrics after the transformation

Trivia:

○ The obvious starting point for this project was Jusin Beiber's "Beauty and a Beat", which Tony and Layne had performed as part of VoicePlay's "Wow! Vol. 1" medley during the 2015 Sing-Off tour, but one song does not a full plot make. The guys delved into his extended catalogue to find songs that fit certain story beats and would blend well with the animated movie's score.

○ This was an incredibly ambtious undertaking. According to the PattyCake guys, preparations took five months, and filming spanned "six long days" (and nights, clearly).

○ All that hard work paid off, though, since they were able to time their YouTube release for the same day that the Emma Watson movie hit theaters.

○ VoicePlay recorded a Beauty and the Beast medley for "Once Upon an Ever After" (2012), their first album with Tony as a member of the group. Excerpts from that arrangement later appeared in their music videos "Be Our Guest", "Aca Top 10 – Disney Sidekicks", and "Aca Top 10 – Disney Villains". They also included "Belle" in their "Aca Top 10 – Broadway" countdown.

○ "Love Yourself" was the first song in VoicePlay's PartWork series, which they started as preparation for Tony leaving the group.

○ Layne occasionally used "Baby" as his interruption at the end of VoicePlay's "Road Trip" medley / comedy sketch.

○ On top of their usual studio work, this production required multiple location shoots:

The outdoor village scenes were filmed at the Casa Feliz museum.

Beast's castle interior was the Ballroom at Church Street, which closed in 2019, and was demolished 2023.

The tavern was an actual bar, the Tap Room at Dubsdread.

○ Between the main cast and dozens of background folks, they needed so many costumes that Tony enlisted his mom Anita to help wrangle them all.

○ There are several of Tony's fellow "Beetlejuice Revue" alumni among the main cast:

Michael (Gaston) played Dracula and Frankenstein's monster.

Joey (LaFou) played Wolfman and Dracula.

Brad (Prince Adam) was a dancer in the final "Mashup" iteration of the show.

○ There are also many friends and family among the background cast and crew, including several cast members from previous Unexpected Musicals. Olivia Adkins and Leah Lowman are among the village crowd as Snow White and Cinderella. Rachel Copeland and Matthew Buckner are in the tavern crowd, but not as their previous characters. Many of the other villagers were clubgoers in "Hocus Heathens".

○ This video got a nice write-up on Huffington Post.

[flamingskull28]

Here are my agents with some information about them. I figured I should make their design when in casual wear also this info is going up to about a week from the current chapter (I just made them in splatoon since I can't draw) and I may update this occasionally

First is Hachi (agent 8)

To be fair her design is mostly how she was portrayed in the Octo expansion trailer but I think the shoes are different also a note her eyes are meant to be a deeper color of green but splat 3 doesn't give that option

Age: 17

Weapon: e-liter

Backstory: grew up orphaned in the octerian domes, which made her a bitter and problematic person who would be dropped by most people and left without friends until a girl named Lucy gets assigned with her on a school project. Instead of just ignoring her like everyone else she went out of her way to learn about and try and befriend her which took awhile but eventually worked making the two best friends and practically unseparable. Even more so after Lucy's parents adopted Hachi. This friendship also made Hachi become her true ,much more hyper loud and joyful, self. Eventually as happens with all octolings she was drafted into the military along with Lucy as Scouts. the two gained a reputation for being extremely effective but also slacking off a lot which put them at odds with their commanders quite a bit. After a few few years of service they are called to stop agent 3 from getting to the last kettle before preparations were done. Hachi tells Lucy to run and fights the agent solo, the two fight for a while before Hachi is able to knock 3 over and attempt to finish them but falls over herself and lands on the agent causeing a very awkward moment for them both and also causing a mutual crush. After this happens 3 eventually gets up and goes to fight the DJ and Hachi goes back to Lucy. Her and Lucy find themselves witness to agent 3 fight against DJ Octavio during which the calamari inkantation was played causeing Hachi's brainwashing by the DJ to be removed and give her a will to leave solider life but she soon learns that Lucy covered her ears and didn't hear the melody and since Lucy didn't want to run she couldn't bring herself too. After a few years Lucy learns that Hachi was not loyal to the military and reluctantly reported her causeing her to make a run for the surface. She barely makes it out of there and finds herself on a mountain and conveniently not too far from where agent 3 and Cap'n cuttlefish are on a mission they see each other but are soon knocked out by an unseen figure. Hachi then wakes up in the deep sea Metro without any of her memories. You know the story from there. They stop the telephone from destroying the city Hachi clears out the stations to get her Memories Back then fights her own inner demons then makes her way to the surface with the captain and agent 3 where she meets up with Callie, Marie, agent 4 and agent 5.

Personality: rather hyper and fun loving, always talking and doing things but she also carries guilt knowing she did things that the directly harmed the city while she was a soldier and not knowing where Lucy is or being able to bring her with her when she had the chance.

Fun facts

Has a scar on her back from the explosive backpack going off during tests

Is a grade A Marksman who rarely misses a shot

Learned Inkling from a book she stole from an octarian spy during her time in the military

Is considering (and will soon get) getting a job working for Sheldon

Mentors under Alex in the art of weapon making

Is about 7 ft tall

Still maintains contact with off the hook and has become good friends with them

Is severely afraid of blenders

Has the golden toothpick but doesn't wear it cuz she doesn't like how it looks.

Prefers not to fight unless it's for sport or training or if nesseasry during a patrol

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Sophia (Agent 4)

a lot of my motivation for her story comes from EikaPrimes agent 4 series on Ao3 but I'm trying to make more of a distinction

Age:15

Weapon: dapple dualies

Backstory: grew up in a small town in calamari country her family consists of her mother her father her older sister and her younger brother. Her parents were self-absorbed and more concerned about their images then about her and what she wants. Throughout her life they belittled and mocked her for her interests and constantly make her clean the messes they make and since her parents were like this her older sister stepped in to make her feel more like herself leading to a close relationship between the two. she tries to like her brother but given the fact that he is their parents' favorite has led to a silent resentment from her. She wanted to go to inkopolis when she was 14 to become a turfer but made the mistake of telling her parents that and they forbid her from going since they did not believe that was a good career. Shortly after her sister moved abroad to go to college and she only had phone calls from her every once in awhile causing her much stress eventually not too far from her 15th birthday she manages to convince her parents she's going to be studying in inkopolis so they will let her go but during the week leading up to this she tells her sister this and learns that due to the cities distance she will no longer be able to contact her sister this leads Sophia to snap at her, from the stress she's under, then hang up leaving her feeling extremely guilty for the way they left off and desperate to make up for it but unable to. She then makes it to inkopils. While there she decides to follow a strange woman into a water drain, this woman ends up being Marie who makes her Agent 4. 4 has a rough time with the canyon at first, partly stemming from her worries that she'll mess everything up, but gets the hang of it. Then one day. A strange Inkling named Alex follows her into the canyon. At first his large stature many scars and tough demeanor freak her out (the fact is first instinct was to pull out his gun did not help either) as well as the fact she was nowhere near a respawn point and neither was Marie who was standing only a few feet behind her but despite they're rough meeting they eventually become good friends and she starts to look at him like a brother in a sense, not that she would say that out loud. After a while the captain agent 3 and Hachi all show up and she becomes quick friends with them as well ,even having Hachi live with her.

Personality: like Hachi she is loud, hyper and joyful but she also has a mischievousness that Hachi doesn't. But she also thinks lowly of herself seeing her self as inferior to her friends. This is also added with a desire to impress and do good by others even at her own cost. Fun facts

She is very smart and graduated high school early but can still be navie at times

Dispute her short time in inkopolis she has gotten quite far and manged to own a high end apartment and reached high rank and level

Is hopeing that she can one day convince Alex to take his mask off

Sleeps far less than she should

She is bi

No longer goes by Sophia because just hearing it brings back bad memories instead uses 4

Is currently looking for a ranked team

Mains dualies but is very good with all weapons due to her agent work

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Agent 3 (refuses to use real name or talk about it)

I swear I tried with the eye but I just couldn't get the shading right

Age: 17

Weapon: hero shot replica

Backstory: grew up relatively happy with her mother and father in a decent part of inkopolis. Until her 9th birthday in which her mother died in front of her, pushing her out the way of a speeding car during the party. This caused her to feel extremely guilty for the death which was not helped by her dad also blaming her out of anger for the loss of his wife. he soon turned to alcohol to deal with the loss but this made him physically abusive towards 3 (her name was the same as her mother's and she stopped going by it since it reminded her of the death) this coupled with the guilt turned her from a loud, calm, happy, extroverted person to a shy, angry, introvert. Eventually when she turns 14 she fights back against her dad, kicks his ass and then runs away to the plaza where she is recruited by Captain cuttlefish and helps him save the zapfish and stays with him to patrol and keep the city safe and because she doesn't have any thing else. Eventually she is found living in the valley by callie and marie but to her surprise is taken in to their home and is basically made their little sister. You know the story from there goes to metro and gets sanitized but is saved by hachi and realizes she is an octoling she fought awhile ago and had had a small crush on her which has only gotten bigger. Now she is in the city with two more agents one of which has a silent bias against her (he is working on it) but she still enjoys her time there.

Personality: is mostly silent and acts more grumpy than she is but will sometimes turn back to her extroverted self when she is doing something she enjoys

Fun facts

Works as a profreshonial turf trainer who is widely revered for her aggressive but effective training style

Is by far the strongest and most skilled of the agents due to her many more years of experience

Is a very good cook

Her eye still sort if itches from time to time and is not as effective as it used to be but mostly is unaffected

Can get cocky and overconfident a lot when playing turf

[marine-indie-gal]

Back in my Early Days, I actually started out as an SMG4/Splatoon fan considering that the Mario Spoof webseries that I happen to be a big fan of made me dive right into Splatoon (hence, the Character Meggy). I even made my own Splatoon OC that is both in Splatoon and SMG4 (since I actually have my own SMG4 AU that blends in with my own Splatoon AU). Granted, I actually really liked the fan-idea/theory of Desti being the Relative to DJ Octavio (I mostly headcanon her as his Daughter due to their own snarky personalites). Considering that I have been re-watching SMG4 again since I honestly haven't watched it in a long time, I've decided to re-write my own SMG4 AU (since my very first SMG4 Fan Arc was kinda messy which is why I would want to re-write it) and even reboot my very own first OCs. Introducing The Queen of The Octarians, Melody Sekaeria, the Wife of DJ Octavio Takowsa Shogun and even the Biological Mother of Desti. Melody is a Very Sweet, Shy, Kind, Loving, Motherly, and even a Compassionate Loyal Octoling Woman. She was the Daughter of a Normal Octoling Family who the Octolings originated in the Former Town of the Octarians. Her own voice is rather gentle filled with Charity and Passion as her own singing voice can produce a soft loving Melody (hence, her name), though she was not rather perfect unlike most Octolings and Octarians as she didn't seem interest in wanting to join a Splatfest team but was rather into Art and Music since it really passionated and inspired her. When the Great Turf War came, Melody's Family decided to move out of their old home and move to Inkopolis considering that the Great Turf War was getting out of handed so Melody and her Parents had to find a New Home considering that Emperor Susanoo Takowsa and his Son were Tyrants and even aganist the Squid Race. Although Inklings and Octolings didn't like each other at first because of how that Octolings were sub-species towards the Octarians, they pretty much got used to each other when Cap'n Craig Cuttlefish declare the racism and even the War to end. Living in her own New Life in Inkopolis with her Parents, Melody would often spend time with her Friends and Family as she does happened to be a Good Daughter-figure towards Cap'n Cuttlefish and is even friends with Craig's Granddaughters (Callie and Marie). Her own singing voice somehow attracted the Octarian King for Octavio wanted to use that voice of hers to attract the entire Inkling race just so that Octavio would be able to take over the World, he didn't know on who was singing at first far ahead but once he heard her own song, he wanted to find it and use it for Evil for his own plans. During the DJ's arrival of an Unexpected Surprise at a Local Party, Octavio made a deal to the Citizens of Inkopolis that if they wanted to be left alone and not start Another War and even Steal The Great Zapperfish, he must have any of the Female Octolings or Inklings as his own Bride as a desire for a Wife for one must be scarfice to be the Spouse of the Tyrant DJ. Unfortunately, Melody had to be the one as she was willing to be his wife but to Octavio, she was already the one girl who caught the DJ's attention. So he carried off the Octoling Maiden as already overcame against her own will since he made her his own Bride when she was forced to live in the Valley of the Octarians with her New Husband. As she now lived with her Fiance, at first, it wasn't really off to a Good start considering that Octavio wanted Melody to sing for her but she refused considering that she heard a lot of Bad Things about him. Pissing The King off, Octavio despised the Inklings with a Passion considering on how he blamed most of them for brainwashing the Octoling Race. Considering that their own relationship started off Rocky at first, Octavio realize and saw that there was actually more to Melody than just her own voice which somehow grew Octavio into finding interest in her for he realize that he actually liked that part of her as a person. She didn't really seem to like Octavio at first until later on she grew fond of him when they began to get to know each other at first. She was a Ying to his Yang, so they actually found on who they truly were as they got to know each other through time (since they had their own similar balance close to Music). In fact, as they began to grow to each other they even felt sorry for each other considering both of them had their own tragic life (Octavio was actually forced to Start a War by his Father which ended his own Friendship with his Ex-Friend and even Melody was often bullied in life because of how different she was until as her own Time went on, she stopped being a victim for everything in life changed in them). They insantly grew close and in love with each other despite their own differences, they had their opposite terms of the Art of Music. The DJ himself allow Melody to join his own concert as she sang in front of the Entire Octarians while Octavio was playing his own Beats while she sang. Although she was seem ready to marry him, deep down, she actually missed her Friends and even her own Family back in Inkopolis but considering that Octavio has a change of Heart, he allows his Bride to visit her Old Home Land but only for Seven Days considering that she must return to him. When Melody was allowed to come back for Inkopolis for only One Week, her entire friends and family were happy in tears to see her since they really missed her but Melody's Parents begged their Daughter not to return to him but the Daughter told her Parents that he actually changed and learned on how to be a Good Person. But they didn't know rather or not to believe it, they just had to agree, only if they would see rather or not if Octavio's redeemption is true. As the Days of the Week past, Melody still thought of Octavio but despite his own tyranny and flaws, she loved him and felt sorrow within her heart but she had forgotten on what day she was supposed to return (leaving Octavio heartbroken since he thought he was never good enough for her). On the Tenth Day, Melody realized that she was supposed to return to Octo Valley like she promised since a little thing reminded of Octavio's beats as she hurried back to Octo Valley where she found her one true DJ heartbroken while lying on the ground. Weeped in tears, she ordered the Octarians to nurse Octavio back to health for his own Three Hearts were cured. Melody apologize for forgetting on what Day that she was supposed to return since she felt discrated because of how she really missed her Friends and Family in Inkopolios. Octavio still felt disappointed in Melody forgetting her own word but Melody admitted her own truth that deep down she actually loved him despite all the bad things that he has done in the past but understood that he was very lonely deep down, she even sang him a Nice Lullaby as a reminder of his Old Happy Life. In return of the King's own apology, they were officially wed in Octo Valley where Melody became Queen of the Octarians and even the Wife of Octavio though there was a deal that the King made for his own Wife that if she would want to see and visit her Friends and Family, she can stay in Inkopolis for Winter and Fall and even still stay in Octo Valley for Spring and Summer in half of each of the Year.

This right here is basically the newer/remake version of one of my very first OCs of my first fandoms, for those who would want to see the Original design, I'll give ya the link; 

Melody Sekaeria (c) Me Splatoon (c) Nintendo

[hatredofmusic]

I was impressed with Kurt Cobain's top 50 albums list so I mad one of my own!

50. Grouper - Dragging A Dead Deer Up A Hill

49. The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night

48. Gas - Pop

47. Daniel Barenboim - Chopin Nocturnes

46. Gary Wilson - You Think You Really Know Me

45. Acid Mothers Temple - Univers zen ou de zero a zero

44. Bob Marley - Legend

43. Panda Bear - Person Pitch

42. DJ Sprinkles - Where Dancefloors Stand Still

41. Brian Eno - Another Green World

40. Various Artists - I Don't Feel At Home In This World Anymore

39. Erykah Badu - New Amerykah Part One: 4th World War

38. Actress - Splazsh

37. Harold Budd & Cocteau Twins - The Moon And The Melodies

36. Gas - Zauberberg

35. J Dilla - Donuts

34. Madvillain - Madvillainy

33. Laraaji - Ambient 3: Day of Radiance

32. DJ Shadow - Endtroducing

31. Slowdive - Souvlaki

30. Smashing Pumpkins - Gish

29. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground & Nico

28. Wu-Tang Clan - Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

27. Virgo - Virgo

26. Aphex Twin - Richard D. James Album

25. My Bloody Valentine - Loveless

24. Bjork - Vespertine

23. GZA - Liquid Swords

22. Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti

21. Radiohead - Kid A

20. Devo - Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!

19. Sly & the Family Stone - There's A Riot Goin' On

18. Susumu Yokota - Sakura

17. Neil Young - Tonight's The Night

16. The Jesus And Mary Chain - Psychocandy

15. Radiohead - Amnesiac

14. James Brown - Star Time

13. Portishead - Dummy

12. The White Stripes - Elephant

11. Barry White - All-Time Greatest Hits

10. Cocteau Twins - Head Over Heels

9. Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works 86-92

8. Dean Blunt & Inga Copeland - Black Is Beautiful

7. The Stooges - Fun House

6. Mobb Deep - The Infamous

5. Nick Drake - Pink Moon

4. Neil Young - On The Beach

3. Arvo Pärt - Tabula Rasa

2. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin

1. Nirvana - MTV Unplugged In New York

[bossyladies]

ALL MY ORIGINAL CHARACTER

Louise Henderson Virgínia Maynard Madison Sugg fandom: ST fandom: DJ&T6 fandom: JATP

Melody McPhee Poppy Cozner Mikey Scully fandom: NATM fandom: B99 fandom: B99

Évora Novak Arabella Tozier Celeste LeBlanc fandom: Wednesday fandom: JATP fandom: JATP

Bernie Holland Theodora Brenner Nicolette Bauman fandom: ST fandom: ST fandom: ST

COLLAB STRANGER SEQUEL

fandom: Stranger Things

Diana Henderson Ada Marie Clarke Florence Sinclair

Jedediah Smith Honey Bauman David Munson

Mallory Owens Taylor Owens Cassie Rosário

COLLAB SELETOR HAT

fandom: Harry Potter

Manon Malfoy Delilah Dursley Alhena Riddle

Devon Pettigrew Fleamont Fenwick-Potter Celeste Crouch

Vênus Frazér Matheus de Oliveira Madalena de Oliveira

Héracles Darcy Max Lestrange Helmi Moody

Nikolaj Krum Hefesto Diggory Abraxas Malfoy II

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[everafter-roybel]

Marian Piper

Marian Piper is the daughter of Melody Piper. Her father is unknown. Mari, short for Marian, loves music and even takes after her mother in being the school DJ.

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