#flowertown

[polaroidblog]

“Memoria polaroid” – un blog alla radio S23E26

“I might find my mind’s on nothing / I can wait another day” ammettono pigramente gli Homework nella canzone che apre la scaletta di questa sera. In effetti, a volte anche questo programma è così in ritardo che potrebbe andare in onda il giorno successivo. Se anche voi avete la mente concentrata sul nulla, ecco qui un’appropriata oretta di novità indiepop e indie rock, senza tralasciare gli…

[minamotoz]

favorite hana dynamics for fun.....this game is so silly

[starclast]

🌸💕💕🌸

[bandcampsnoop]

8/5/23.

Tony Jay (Michael Ramos and band who are based in San Francisco) have come a long way. I remember posting about him back in 2018. Perseverance and a relentless work ethic combined with innate talent have brought Ramos (and Tony Jay) the attention they deserve. "Perfect Worlds" is set to be released by Bay Area juggernaut Slumberland Records.

Ramos is also in Cindy and Flowertown (Karina Gill does offer her vocal talents), and those sounds are reflected on "Perfect Worlds" - they only song available here. The reverb soaked song also makes one think of The Reds, The Pinks, and Purples. I'm wondering if Tony Jay will continue to show influences by Big Star and Teenage Fanclub.

By the way, I'm not saying Tony Ramos sounds like Laurie Shaw. But their trajectories are similar. Shaw has been laboring away in relative obscurity. I wonder if he'll ever get his Tony Jay moment.

[shoegazekid]

#flowertown #shoegaze

[haarlemupdates]

Haarlems oudste Jazz Orkest de Flowertown Jazzband zijn drie dagen te bewonderen tijdens haarlem Jazz & More. De formatie speelt in de New Orleans Traditie muziek waar je lekker op kan swingen. Het geheel staat onder leiding van Rietblazer Adam Spoor. Met Peter van Litsenburg - Trompet, Wil van Schaik - Banjo, Johnny Tevreden - Bas, George Gussenhoven - Drums, Piet Glas - Trombone. vrijdag 16 Aug.aanv. 17uur Proeflokaal de Blauwe Druif Lange Veerstraat 7 zaterdag 17 Aug.aanv, 21uur de Witte Zwaan Kinderhuisvest 53 zondag 18 Aug.aanv..15 uur Marktzicht Botermarkt 23

[bumblingbriars]

I see there are still some Asagao fans in the wild!! Hello there, I am I guess what you can consider an early fan of the game as I discovered it a while before it was released (when it was still a kickstarter) and was around for the peak of the fandom. I remember a lot from those days lol. Glad to see some people are still out there!!!

I was also a big name which is funny looking back on

I also have the infamous Hidden Block jersey lmao

[smashpages]

Out this week: Blessed Be (Fantagraphics, $24.99): 

This is the first graphic novel by underground comix creator Rick Altergott, creator of Doofus. Like that strip, this new graphic novel is set in Flowertown, USA, which is populated with characters named things like Tom “The Acid King” Cottonwood, Henry Hotchkiss, Father John Beggarweed, Stink Hair Stu, Rubberneck Nelson and more. They become intertwined in “a web of crime and mystery involving satanic ritual, religious tracts curiously popping up around town, naked fishermen and psychedelic drugs.”

See what other comics and graphic novels will occupy store shelves this week.

[a4g]

I wanna add that warrior way also completely sucks. miis bring their army which is the number of their plaza. If they have little miis (like most do) in their plaza then progression is impossible. there is also very little actual game play other than. Having the bigger number and getting lucky with rock paper scissors. its bad

Top 3 best and worst Streetplaza minigames?

i was literally thinking of ranking all of these just a little bit ago but upon making this list I realized i don't have many thoughts on most of these games. Maybe ill make a youtube video going into detail with each of these games and how I'd rank them later

top 3 in no particular order: market crashers- quick to play- simple to pick up and has a very clear goal! make as much money as possible lol.

find mii- it's just kind of the perfect way to introduce the idea of streetplaza- different miis will have different powers based off of arbitrary favorites. Also the hat prizes is good :)

monster manor- it's not a good streetpass game, but it IS a good lightweight RPG in general. like it's just fun to play. If it wasn't fun to play then it would have probably made it to the bottom 3.

bottom 3 in no particular order: Battleground Z- needlessly hard and complicated. this game requires way too much focus for what is supposed to be a lighthearted fun minigame. Also the game is just not fun to play unless you randomly roll a strong weapon which just feels unfair. IDK i just find it irritating

mii force- another game that is just. boring! it's bad!! i don't like it. The gameplay isn't explained well, it doesn't feel fun to shoot in this side scrolling shooter, and it's stupidly difficult (for me at least. I play streetplaza extremely casually, usually while multitasking or right before bed. nintendo hates me) mii trek/flower town- they are just kinda boring? i put them in the vault cuz i just dont wanna play them lmao

TL:DR; the games where the amount of players doesn't effect the gameplay too much are the ones I like better. battleground Z and mii force require you to have a lot of miis to make any progression which. for a long time just wasn't feasible.

[joanofarc]

cora's indiepop buyer guide for your bandcamp friday (aka albums/etc to add to your rotation)

axolotes mexicanos, 4ever (elefant records).

archaic smile, aquarium (galaxy train).

the cat's miaow, skipping stones: the cassette years '92-'93 (world of echo).

cinema lumiere, into the sun (self-released, single).

next time passions, coffee & regrets (make me happy records).

flowertown, time trials (paisley shirt records, reissue).

meyverlin, therefore (too good to be true records, pre-order).

comet gain, split-heart souvenirs (before the casino opened) (self-released).

race, half men, half sympathy (faster records, subjangle, chaotic pop records).

velocity girl, incidentals (self-released, ep).

sugar world, at the center / tulipmania (self-released, icymi).

mighty clouds, you can tell everyone under the sun (selected songs 2004-2013) (antiquated future records).

kind of lazy, i know, but i've been out of the loop. check jigsaw records' site for US imports. not mentioned here is the ever-fantastic slumberland records, who you can hit up for imports as well as new releases from the reds, the pinks & purples and more.

[wub-fur-radio]

New Brooms & Pantries!! More 21st Century Post-Punk for Your House

Wub-Fur presents another eclectic mix of new post-punk rock music that you should listen to. 19 tracks featuring selections by Iguana Death Cult, Egyptian Blue, Mannequin Pussy, Yard Act, Pylon Reenactment Society, Uranium Club, Hot Garbage, and a dozen more bands who know what “a new broom sweeps clean” means.

Cover Art by the Photoshop AI (we asked it for "Abstract album cover art for a compilation album of 21st century post-punk rock music"). Apologies to Ian Dury and the Blockheads, whose classic 1977 first album is the inspiration for the title of this mix.

▶︎🎶  Listen on Mixcloud or 🍎 Music

Running Time: 1 hour, 10 seconds

Tracklist

Intro / WUAMLWM [Brief Excerpt] (0:10)

Pushermen (3:50) — Iguana Death Cult | The Netherlands †

Nylon Wire (2:14) — Egyptian Blue | Brighton, UK †

Hyperglam (1:50) — Opinion | Occitanie, France ‡

Accidental Momentary Blur (2:41) — Ulrika Spacek | London, UK †

Small Grey Man (4:02) — Uranium Club | Minneapolis, MN ‡

I'll Do What I Can (3:46) — Folly Group | London, UK ‡

Dream Death (2:47) — Feeling Figures | Montreal, Canada †

Redecabbaged (3:01) — Sachet | Sydney, Australia ‡

Educate Me (3:53) — Pylon Reenactment Society | Athens, GA ‡

Who Do You Wanna Be? (3:48) — Dream Wife | London, UK †

Dead Meat (1:29) — The Tubs | London, UK †

When the Laughter Stops (3:16) — Yard Act | Leeds, UK ‡

Long Way from the Top (4:03) — TV’s Daniel | Austin, TX †

I Got Heaven (2:51) — Mannequin Pussy | Philadelphia, PA †

Lowering (4:02) — Hot Garbage | Toronto, Canada ‡

A Brash Child (3:00) — The Pheromoans | UK †

Pop Star (2:53) — Lime Garden | Brighton, UK ‡

Ex-KGB (3:42) — The Toads | Melbourne, Australia †

The Ring (2:51) — Flowertown | San Francisco, CA ‡

All tracks released in 2023 † or 2024 ‡.

[minamotoz]

have we ever come to a conclusion on if luke was being genuine or not when he told hana he had feelings for her at the end of the PBG route. like i always assumed he was just being facetious in order to speed up the process of hana and peebs getting together but the characters talk about it as if he was being serious. either way there is nothing i wouldnt do for a flowertown route

[daggerzine]

MY FAVORITE RECORDS OF 2022 (all lists are in no particular order)

MY 20 FAVORITE RECORDS OF 2022

The Jeanines- Don’t Wait for a Sign (Slumberland)

Arts & Leisure- This Vast Illusion (self released)

Mick Trouble- It’s Mick Trouble’s Second LP! (Emotional Response)

Model Shop- Love Interest (Meritorio)

The Photocopies- Greatest Hits Volume 2 and Hopelessly Devoted (both self released)

Hammered Hulls- Careening (Dischord)  

Michael Head & the Red Elastic band- Dear Scott (Modern Sky UK)

The Reds Pinks and Purples- Summer at Land’s End

(Slumberland)  

Winged Wheel- No Island (12XU)

The Boys with the Perpetual Nervousness- The Third Wave of…  (Bobo Integral)  

Sick Thoughts- Heaven is No Fun (Total Punk)

Horsegirl- Versions of Modern Performance  (Matador)  

First Aid Kit- Palomino  (Columbia)

Dot Dash- Madman in the Rain (The Beautiful Music)

Superchunk- Wild Loneliness (Merge)

Ribbon Stage- Hit With The Most (Perennial/ K)

Artsick- Fingers Crossed (Slumberland)

Belle & Sebastian- A Bit of Previous (Matador)

Non Bruises- S/T (self released)

The Sadies- Colder Streams (Yep Roc)

HERE’S 20 MORE!

Panda Bear & Sonic Boom- Reset (Domino)

Papercuts- Past Life Regression (Slumberland)

Weak Signal- War and War (Colonel Records)

Librarians with Hickeys- Handclaps and Tambourines (Big Stir)

The Well Wishers- Blue Sky Sun (self released)

Armstrong- Happy Graffiti (The Beautiful Music)

The Reds Pinks and Purples- They Only Wanted Your Soul (Slumberland)  

Savak- Human Error/ Human Delight (Ernest Jenning)

Freezing Hands- It Was a Good Run (Dateland)

April March- In Cinerama (Omnivore)

Kids on a Crime Spree – Fall In Love Not In Line (Slumberland) 

Young Guv- III & IV  (Run for Cover Records)

U.S. Highball- A Parkhead Cross of the Mind (Lame-O)

Flowertown- Half Yesterday (Mt St Mtn)

Ex-Void- Bigger Than Before (Don Giovanni)

Tony Molina- In the Fade (Summer Shade)

Field School- When Summer Comes (Bobo Integral)

My Raining Stars- 89 Memories (Shelflife)

Kevin Robertson- Teaspoon of Time (Futureman)

Hater- Sincere (Fire)

…..AAAAAAAAND 10 MORE!

Almost Charlie- A Whisper in a World Too Loud (Words on Music)  

The Orchids- Dreaming Kind (Skep Wax) 

 Aarktica- We Will Find the Light (Darla)  

Extra Arms- What Is Even Happening Right Now? (Forge Again Records)

The Silent Boys- Sand To Pearls, Coal To Diamonds (Too Good to Be True Records)

The Smashing Times- Bloom (Meritorio)

The Bye Bye Blackbirds- August Lightning Complex (Double Potion Records)

The Beths- Expert in a Dying Field (Carpark)

Ghost Power- S/T (Duophonic)

Peter Astor- Time on Earth (Tapete)

I ALSO LIKED ALBUMS BY……Dazy, Eyelids, Desario, Hoodoo Gurus, Salt Lake Alley, Helen Love, Kramies, The Monochrome Set,  Anton Barbeau, Cozy Slippers, The Chesterfields, Rob Moss and Skintight Skin, Lewsberg, Richard X. Heyman, The Claudettes, Surf Piranhas, Kiwi Jr, Sault, Nervous Twitch, New Buck Biloxi, Heather Trost, Fine, Alien Nose Job, Kevin Morby, Ward White, Spiritualized , Click Beetles, Whimsical, Man’s Body, Wet Leg, The Minders,  Water Damage, Star Party, The Paranoid Style, Alvvays, Chronophage, Rolling Blackouts CF, The Happy Somethings, The Umbrella Puzzles, Zac Denton, Northern Portrait, Volebeats, Your Academy, Aluminum Group, Guy Capecelatro, Jon Spencer & the Hitmakers, The Trypes, Jeremy, etc. etc.

MY 10 FAVORITE REISSUES/COLLECTIONS of 2022  

Tall Dwarfs- Unravelled - 1981-2002 (Merge)

Broadcast- BBC Maida Vale Sessions (Warp)

Heavenly- Heavenly Vs Satan (Skep Wax)

Biff  Bang Pow! -Better Life: Complete Creations 1984-1991 (Cherry Red)

Go Sailor- S/T (Slumberland)

The Lucksmiths- Why That Doesn’t Surprise me and  Naturaliste (both Lost and Lonesome)

The Krayolas- Happy Go Lucky (Box Records)

The Flashing Lights- Where the Change Is (Murder)

The Muffs- Really Really Happy (Omnivore)

My Teenage Stride- Singles and B-sides (digital)

MY 15 FAVORITE EP’s OF 2022

The Chills- Scatterbrain Storm Outtakes (Fire)

Elk City- Above the Door (Magic City)

The 1981 - Polaroids EP (Dandy Boy)

The Persian Leaps- Machines for Living (Land Ski Records)

The Photocopies- Departure P (self released)

R.E. Seraphin- Swingshift EP (Dandy Boy/Mt St Mtn)

My Favorite- Tender is the Nightshift part 1 (HHBTM)

The Black Watch- The Neverland of Spoken Things (digital)

The Radio Field- Time Simple EP (Subjangle)

The Wends- It’s Here Where You Fall (Subjangle)  

Michael Beach- 2022 EP (Goner)

The Laughing Chimes- Zoo Ave (Slumberland)

My Raining Stars- The Life We planned (digital)

The Age of Colored Lizards (Perfect Smile (Sotron)  

Field School- Swainson’s Thrush (Small Craft Advisory)

The Lunar Towers- Hurry Up and Wait (Colorama Records)

[starclast]

Flowertown and Spaceflower are both fanon ships that I really, really like from Asagao Academy and...sometimes I just cant decide between the two 😅

[crushingdeath]

Subdued Sounds

A 2-night mini-series of events featuring acts who bring power from within...

CINDY + JAM MONEY + THE HORSE

Fri 8th Nov 2024

MODERN NATURE + CONSTANT SMILES + PRE-ALPS

Sat 9th Nov 2024

All @ The NCI Centre, CB4 Advance tickets for individual or both nights from here

CINDY

Cindy is a key part of the San Francisco/Bay Area dream pop, fog pop, lo fi scene. Started almost within minutes of songwriter Karina Gill first picking up a supremely beaten-up electric guitar, the serendipitously assembled crew pick up up on minimal chords and murmured melodies to create hazy and nostalgic pop-craft with lyrical backbone. Heightened narrative drama comes from unexpectedly unsettling phrasing and expectant, elementary drone. Featuring folks from Children Maybe Later, Now, and Flowertown, the group draw on the sparse sounds of the Velvet Underground, Young Marble Giants, and Galaxie 500 to soft but startling effect.

MODERN NATURE

Modern Nature, led by Essex-based Jack Cooper, is a group that blurs the lines between folk music, modern composition and improvisation. Over the past 5 years Cooper and collaborators have taken a palette of elementary sounds and themes, honed them, and launched into an expansive world of openness and vivid technicolour. It’s a music that hasn’t been heard before; as melodic as anything Cooper has produced but framed by rhythms and instrumentation that reflect the chaos, unpredictability and colour of the natural world. Certain moorings - hushed percussion, strings and Cooper’s lambent voice - are present throughout, but latest album, No Fixed Point In Space, marks a shift to utilising musical notation as a point of departure, from which the group explore the space around suggested notes and rhythms to create a semi-improvised, semi-composed ensemble performance. These explorations of partly organised chance were recorded live and directly to tape. This approach gives the music a remarkably fresh feel; songs pulse and evolve. The changes between movements, verse and choruses are almost all ambiguous.

JAM MONEY

Artists-in-residence at the Spillage Fete, Jam Money use a collection of found objects, discarded instruments and a sense of musical play to create a series of responses to minimalist visuals. A spirit of childlike wonder, foggily remembered, pervades through echoey journeys across the ether, like a Moondog take on Broadcast instrumentals.

THE HORSE

Wry but mournful slow-folk behemoth spread from the Fens to the Thames. Taking a starting point of Bill Callaghan and then rolling with it towards a second hand Kranky collection this youthful crew are turning it down to drag you under.

CONSTANT SMILES

The constantly rotating cast that is Constant Smiles probably now numbers over 50 kindred spirits, all in orbit around lynchpin Ben Jones. Now based in Queens, NY, the loose collective has been prolifcally producing pocket masterworks of dreamy sounds over the last decade and a half. About 14 self-released albums came forth in 10 years from the group's birthplace in Martha's Vineyard before getting picked up for 2021's "Paragon" by the consistently exciting Sacred Bones label. Last year's Kenneth Anger is a collection of gentle throbbing, muffled rhythms, and supernatural synth that feel like a sort of paradoxical coldwave take on folkpop. For this debut Cambridge appearance it'll be a stripped back solo set from mainstay Jones, taking the songs back to their bare bones.

PRE-ALPS

Pulsing guitar, shimmering reverb, and gurgling drones all pulled together in rural Essex to make slow-motion

[reconprate]

Sad Eyed Beatniks

Sad Eyed Beatniks “You Belong With Us” Ten Brocades (07-12-2024) First single from a new album by the project of San Francisco’s Kevin Linn (head of Paisley Shirt Records).  The band features Mike Ramos (Tony Jay, Flowertown) and Karina Gill (Cindy, Flowertown).