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the one who pulls the strings (click for better resolution!)
from adamandi by @melliotwrites,, consider this my pitch to get you all to watch it
#beatrix valeria campbell#adamandi#this image was originally too big to save. but like im so tempted to print out the og as a poster to hide somewhere in my bedroom#anyway!!!! adamandi. im so obsessed. i have particular soft spots for vincent and bea they are my comfort characters i love when they appea#especially together. ''keep your deflections rehearsed''... aaah#shoutout to me being very normal (/sarc) about this in studio and showing it to my friends who were very indulgent with me#and also vastly entertained that i have yet again found another musical to obsess over!! shoutout also to my friend who saw bea and instant#instantly did The Face where its like. disbelieving smile. and then went#'' idk if i love her or if i want to be her''#they're so gender. also on another note the whole asian roots things called out to me with lin!! like#the cutting fruit part in the ambrose entry had me screaming internally. oh my god cut fruit. oh my god ambrose Not Getting It.#anyway vincent's so real for all the biology references. science my beloved (<- i no longer takes bio and thus remember it fondly)#also the way they all only care about specific people-ish. i identify with that selfishness tbh. like it's good all my loved ones are stabl#bc vincent's ''this was all a gift for you''? in a darker universe probably me fr#anyways!!! stunning music and lyrics and bg and plot and costumes and acting!!! i cannot give a more glowing review akjdfhdsjk#so much of this lives rent free in my head. i have snippets of the songs memorised.#also shoutout to the shadows on the official adamandi poster.. the stained glass shadows for quincy and blood for vincent.. insane#now tag ramble about this one! highlights include i have been wanting to paint this for a Week and today i gave myself a Rest Day and got i#like this pose. went insane over it. help. the lighting. the pose. the strings#bea is such. lowkey manipulative girlboss i have so many thoughts.#trying to Not have spoilers here but! i like how the tips of the white strings in this little fanart of mine are a slight bit tinted :33#also i moved the layout of the eye-boards a bit and added in strings of them hanging away. i realise in the original they are on stands.#but call this artistic liberties!! speaking of. for the textures it's photoshop noise filter + old paper + literally to my delight#one of the google images for. and i quote. ''old newspaper 1930 usa student'' that i then blurred out. and it looked so good!!!#journalist bea so beloved. i think i messed up the gloves a bit though :OO but nothing's perfect.#discovered this show on a 2am tumblr scroll and watched it thrice the next day as i did studio#the core message of. ''word to the wise- there's a whole world outside'' i am grasping so tight this exam season
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Spoilers for Speed Force #4!
You can see some preview pages here.
It seems that Fiddler did indeed learn a fair bit of stuff from his online courses, so maybe it wasn't as much of a grift as I'd assumed. He worked hard, at least, alongside a mysterious "fellow Rogue" called "Mod" that I don't know if we're supposed to recognize. He might be a new character with a villainous backstory, or maybe he's an obscure established character with a makeover and perhaps a nickname. Either way, Mod has cozied up to Fiddler and seems like he might be subtly manipulating him for his own ends, so I wouldn't be surprised if Isaac gets betrayed and we learn he wasn't the true power behind Symphonee. And Music Meister seems to be in cahoots with Mod; I wonder if it's possible for Music Meister to control another music-based mind controller like Fiddler, or if they'd each be unable to affect the other?
Happy!Fiddler is weirdly adorable, and I can't help but root for him even though he's up to no good. And speaking of no good, it looks like Cadence also attended the Stagg online classes, so she's clearly got something planned and likely interned at TerrificTech in pursuit of that. Any aspiring villain would want to get their hands on that tech.
I have to wonder what this issue's got against Mark/Marco, because he just keeps getting name-dropped in negative ways :> Why does Music Meister hate him so much, is it his taste in music? I wouldn't mind seeing a minor gang war between the Rogues and some semi-related outsider villains like Music Meister over turf or personal conflicts, and then other semi-related outsider villains like Fiddler or Razer or whoever might have to choose sides. That could be a fun future story, especially if this series continues beyond the first storyline.
Anyway, it's a fun issue for the villains and gives us some insight into Avery's and Wallace's complicated personal feelings, so I thought it was pretty good. The story arc started kind of roughly, but has gotten a lot better over the past few issues, IMO.
#the Fiddler#Weather Wizard#Kid Flash#Avery Ho#Music Meister#Superboy#spoilers: comics#reviews#and they all developed head injuries#d'awwww#Iron Heights
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Video Version Battle: Head-To-Head
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a bit of a light week, probably missed some stuff because i've been very busy, but there were still some rlly interesting songs that caught my attention! here are my thoughts on them!! if u care ... which i know u do!!! :D click here for last week's post!!
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"Screamland" - Father John Misty
◇ released: Sept. 17, 2024 ◇ featured on Mahahmashana (not yet released) ◇ genres: singer-songwriter, art pop, indietronica
In the span of a few hours, Father John Misty released this new single and announced a new album. Alongside the announcement, Bandcamp announced that they were hosting an advanced listening party of the new record which I gleefully attended. I'm so glad I did. This new record is fantastic. He plays around with the Wall of Sound production style and his instrumentation and writing is as ambitious as ever. This track in particular, "Screamland," was a massive highlight. These songs are living and breathing, it's like you can feel the ideas as they come to Mr. Tillman. Brimming with brilliance. I can't wait to dive into this record again. For those that missed the listening party the album is out there if you look hard enough wait until it officially drops in November!
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"First Time" - Greg Mendez
◇ released: Sept. 17, 2024 ◇ featured on First Time / Alone (not yet released) ◇ genres: singer-songwriter, indietronica
I had never heard Greg Mendez's music prior to this new single, leading up to his debut on the Dead Oceans label. This is a very cute, somber cut that's very pleasant on the ears. Can't say it leaves the biggest impression, but it whets the appetite just fine in the lead-up to this EP. If you're on the lookout for a minimalist song to fit one of your yearning sessions, look no further!
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"God Gets You Back" - Mogwai
◇ released: Sept. 17, 2024 ◇ genres: progressive electronic, art rock, post-rock
This new track from Mogwai is a pretty decent progressive electronic track that's easy to get drawn into. There's some big, looming synths here and some lyrics penned by Barry Burns's daughter. I have to admit I'm not the biggest Mogwai fan. This is one of the only tracks I've heard from them outside of the Mogwai Young Team album, but I'm impressed! Not sure where this ranks among their discography on the whole, but I really enjoyed this song. It's just got so much energy to it. Definitely need to listen to more of their stuff at some point.
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"Psycho Killer (Acoustic Version) [feat. Arthur Russell] [2024 Remaster]" - Talking Heads
◇ released: Sept. 17, 2024 ◇ featured on Talking Heads: 77 (Super Deluxe Edition) [2024 Remaster] (not yet released) ◇ genres: folk rock, post-punk, art punk
The Talking Heads are gearing up for a "super deluxe" reissue of their debut record, Talking Heads: 77. As a treat alongside the announcement, they shared this acoustic version of their classic song "Psycho Killer" featuring renowned multi-faceted composer and cellist Arthur Russell. This is a cool rarity. It features early verses not present in the studio version and the band's energy is palpable - as it usually was. Russell's contributions are also pretty neat, adding some more fire to it all. If you're a fan of The Heads or Arthur Russell, definitely give this a go.
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"NEW! Christianity" - The Armed
◇ released: Sept. 17, 2024 ◇ featured on Everlasting Gaze (not yet released) ◇ genres: post-hardcore, noise pop, noise rock
Abrasive post-hardcore band The Armed are returning with a new EP, Everlasting Gaze. Acting as the final piece of their previous record, which I regretfully haven't listened to yet, it seems the band had more to add to that project. I can't speak on the quality of that album, but this track is pretty stellar. A weird mix of insane noise rock and dreamy verses - with the occasional screamed vocals. This song rules hard. Definitely gonna be listening to this new EP when it drops, but before then I need to catch up on their previous record that slipped under my radar.
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"Bird W/O Nest" - Alice Longyu Gao feat. Danny Brown
◇ released: Sept. 18, 2024 ◇ featured on Assembling Symbols Into My Own Poetry (not yet released) ◇ genres: art rock, indie rock, pop rap
Alice Longyu Gao has released another single leading up to her upcoming EP, this one being an art rock-y track featuring Danny Brown. I like it! It's a little clunky in places and I wish Gao's verses had some more edge to them, but they sound nice. Brown's feature was unexpected, but it's very hard for him to put in a bad performance. This is a cool little song regardless! I'm curious to hear how all of these singles come together on the EP, but we shall see soon enough!
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"Do You Realize??" - Willie Nelson
◇ released: Sept. 19, 2024 ◇ featured on Last Leaf On The Tree (not yet released) ◇ genres: country, americana
Coincidentally, the same week I see The Flaming Lips live on Weezer's Voyage to the Blue Planet tour, country legend Willie Nelson releases a cover of their song "Do You Realize??" This is a fine cover, it removes the psychedelic tones of the original in favor of rustic and soothing Americana. His voice is aged, not like a fine wine, but it's charming nonetheless. The backing vocalist is adding some much needed touches to it all. Is this cover necessary? Not really. Is it pleasant? Yeah, sure! If you like the original or Nelson's brand of old-timey country balladeering, give this a listen!
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"S P E Y S I D E" - Bon Iver
◇ released: Sept. 20, 2024 ◇ featured on SABLE, (not yet released) ◇ genres: indie folk, singer-songwriter, chamber folk
Bon Iver have returned with their most stripped-down song in years. Justin Vernon has reached back into his indie folk bag to the delight of many, myself included. For those not attuned to the band's last few records of off-kilter electronica blending with Vernon's cryptic prose, "S P E Y S I D E" is sure to excite. However, for those I have lovingly deemed the "sickos," of which I am one, this is a bit of a letdown. I still really enjoy the song, but I loved what Vernon and crew have been doing with all the weird sounds. Still, I'm excited to hear what SABLE, will sound like. I've never been disappointed by a Bon Iver project, even i,i which was wrongly overlooked by many, so I'm excited no matter what. Here's hoping the strange electronic stuff will return in some fashion!
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#month in review#rateyourmusic#music#2024#music review#father john misty#greg mendez#mogwai#talking heads#arthur russell#the armed#alice longyu gao#danny brown#willie nelson#the flaming lips#bon iver
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The But Daddy I Love Him >>>> Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me? stretch of the album. Whew.
#her precision and clarity and almost cold accuracy of construction#colliding with her fury and her pain and her determination to go to the end of every road no matter how dark#I keep thinking about that Ann Powers review#where she says Taylor is a hugger. musically speaking. it’s all soft and layered and friendly to the ears#and accessible and correct and pop brilliance at its best#but her voice still comes wailing through like a banshee#and it k i l l s me.#anyway I can fix him no really I can. is just her playing around. doing a quick sketch. and it’s funny and sharp and I love it#but the pain comes earlier#and then is laid so fully bare in loml that it’s almost not as upsetting as the way it just sort of tears through those earlier songs#anyways idk if I’m making sense. I have a head cold (I say for the 10th time) so who knows
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J - The 1st Album impressions/opinions
this is a 2nd/3rd impressions post bc i just had to listen to the whole thing a few times before actually putting anything to paper. disclaimer that i've been waiting for this album since before it was even officially announced and jaehyun was just being coy about potentially dropping something in august so this has been very VERY highly anticipated & will go platinum in my airpods <3
Smoke - watched the MV several times over for the plot <3 i LOVEE love the verses & prechorus & how they build up to the chorus, and the chorus!! absolutely fed w those delicious deep register subrapper vocals
Roses - also very familiar w/this track as it's been on repeat since it dropped! the CHOIR ECHOOO and the valentine's gag is crazy, YES I DO WANNA BE YOURSSS <3 especially loved the contrast in the pre-release mv that combined roses & dandelions, absolutely serving desperate rnb guy sobbing on his hands and knees in the rain begging for his bitch back
Flamin' Hot Lemon - my notes for this are very exclamation pointed and incoherent so i will report accordingly: THE PRECHORUS!!!!!!!! UGHHHH BUT I HOPE THAT U DONT PICK NOBODY ELSEE!! the rapping !!!!! his lower register <333
Dandelion - the mv for this caused me genuine psychic damage. he's just soooo quirky professor manic pixie dream man husband that dies at the beginning of the move coded i need to eat him. a tune to which i would frolic in a sunny field. again love the layering in the prechorus, reminds me of blueberry eyes which i also love, FALSETTO ADLIBS <33
Completely - lyrically.. just incredible. it's so "to be known is to be loved." it feels so soothing on the wound of unknowability & unlovability. have already recommended it to a friend on the basis of it sounding like a little mix ballad, like i could very much imagine perrie and leigh-anne's voices esp in the chorus <3 another gorgeous display of his range. a bitch might have teared up
Easy - more Korean-heavy so it was harder for me to immediately follow the meaning of the song, but vocally and production-wise still very up to the standards of the rest of the tracks!! honestly feels very nct 127 b-side coded, he should link up w those guys and collab or smth :)
Can't Get You - love lovee that thrumming instrumental, also reminds me of Orange Seoul which was one of my fav Walk tracks <3 love his little whiny sYstem, & the backing vocals again are just lovely. the lyrics!!!! i know you know!! I KNOW YUNOH!!!! and the way he shouts OH DARLIN' and the bridge slides into that sexy brass solo!! and as usual the falsetto adlibs <33
overall: i knew mr jung jaehyun was gonna DELIVER some rnb excellence on this album, genuinely one of my most anticipated albums of this year <3 it's so well-put together & cohesive, i'm so glad to see that he worked on this for so long w a specific creative vision in mind and it came to fruition. i loved hearing his range from falsetto-heavy songs to that deeper talk-singing register. valentines were ABSOLUTELYYY fed w this one <3
#i dont really wanna call this a review bc the review is just that I Love The Album#i typed this on my laptop for a change so no emojis smh#ive been sick in the head over his solos for so long i cant believe we get a whole albummmm#nct soloists just allergic to making bad music ig#nct 127#jung jaehyun#jeong jaehyun#jaehyun nct#j the 1st album
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any1 want to hear me talk about korn albums…
#im no professional music reviewer but i want to talk about them#my korn autism is very real#korn#jonathan davis#james munky shaffer#brian head welch#korn band
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#house md#nye#hugh laurie#michael sheen#saw that description of the musical number when reviews started coming out and was like ??? is no one gonna mention it???#well guess who has two thumbs insomina and just saw a house post that reminded them of this#👍this moi👍#anyway michael sheen in those pjs soft shoeing down the staircase behind that whole head trip lmao#reclining on the top of the baby grand#v excited to see this unhinged crossover during the live screening on the 23rd
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Hello everyone!
Today I am delighted to present you the series you were able to choose thanks to the survey done on my Instagram (@theaddictedwatcherreviews) last Saturday and that is ... Oh no, I'm not going to tell you just like that! It's a series created by Julian Jones, Jake Michie, Johnny Capps and Julian Murphy (yes, that's a lot of people!) in 2008 for the BBC. Need more clues? It's a medieval fantasy series that revisits a great myth. Do you have it yet? Yes, of course, I'm going to tell you about the Merlin series!
To begin with, I'll give you a short synopsis: In medieval times, in the Kingdom of Albion, King Uther Pendragon has banned the practice of magic. Merlin, a young magician sent to the castle to be educated by Gaius, must hide his extraordinary powers in this age of terror against magicians and sorcerers. Propelled as Arthur's valet -the son of the monarch Uther Pendragon and future sovereign- following a fortuitous combination of circumstances, Merlin has sworn to protect his lord Arthur at the request of Kilgharrah -the dragon secretly imprisoned beneath the castle of the monarch Uther Pendragon. And a short technical presentation : Created by : Julian Jones, Jake Michie, Johnny Capps and Julian Murphy. Music by : Rob Lane, Rohan Stevenson, James Gosling and Michal Pavlicek. Main cast: Colin Morgan, Bradley James, Angel Coulby, Katie McGrath, Richard Wilson, Anthony Stewart Head, John Hurt.
Merlin is a freely-adaptated story of the Arthurian legend that largely rewrites its roots. Over the course of 5 seasons and its 65 episodes, the creators and screenwriters have attempted to modernise the themes of the original legend, including the following examples from the first episode:
Uther Pendragon -played by Anthony Stewart Head- governs the kingdom of Camelot which, in the legend, does not exist under his reign.
Merlin -played by Colin Morgan- and Arthur -played by Bradley James- are approximately the same age, which is not the case in the Arthurian legend.
Morgana -played by Katie McGrath- is the ward of King Uther and Arthur's adopted sister.
Guinevere -played by Angel Coulby- is the mixed-race daughter of a black smith and works in the castle as Morgana's lady-in-waiting instead of being the daughter of the King of Carmelides -a clan federated by Arthur- in the legend.
And there are other alterations that I'll leave you to discover as the series progresses (although I'll talk about some of them below but I'll warn you when I will)!
I realise that, for people familiar with the legend, this can be very confusing and even unpleasant. But, if you manage to put aside your pre-watching knowledge of the subject and give the series a chance, I think you might just enjoy it all the same.
The main cast of the series - although different from what you might expect - has been meticulously chosen. The characters may differ in character from those in the legend, but there's no denying the acting ability of the cast. Some of them were well known before the series, such as Anthony Stewart Head -notably known for his roles in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer series, in the film The Iron Lady alongside Meryl Streep and more recently in the TV show Bridgerton -, John Hurt -notably known for his role in the Harry Potter saga, in the film V for Vendetta and more recently in the Doctor Who series- and Katie McGrath -notably known for the King Arthur: The Legend of Excalibur movie, the Tudors series and, more recently, the Supergirl series which I'll talk about in a later article. However, the revelations that turned out to be Bradley James and Colin Morgan are not to be outdone either. As for the guest actors and actresses, many of them are well known to the British public, and some even to international audiences. Indeed, actors such as Asa Butterfield (Sex Education), Tom Hopper (Umbrella Academy), Tom Ellis (Lucifer) and Warwick Davis (Harry Potter, Willow, Leprechaun, Star Wars) have enjoyed successful careers since Merlin went on air (and some even before that) and are recognized as major talents internationally. Whether they are recurring, main or guest actors, the unity formed by their complicity both on and off stage helps to make this cast a family with its affections, tensions, passions and losses. The relationship between Merlin and Arthur, despite their complicated beginnings and the fact that their social positions put them on different levels of equality, is a brotherly one. Merlin, on his mission to protect the future King Arthur, will do everything in his power to learn how to live at court and make himself useful to Arthur, who, for his part, will come to recognise Merlin's usefulness at his side and will develop a great affection for him, albeit tinged with teasing. Even during their quarrels, the bond that unites them always leads them back to each other, and to me, this is a fine illustration of a brotherly friendship. The bond between Merlin and Gaius is also important and touching, because, in the series, Merlin was raised by a single mother and Gaius acts as a father figure to him. Indeed, Gaius protects and educates him as best he can. In the end, a real bond and understanding develops between the old man and his apprentice, and I think it's important to show that a parental figure is not necessarily linked to a blood relative.
However, there was one aspect of the actors' performance that I didn't like, but I think that has more to do with the artistic direction than the acting ability of the actors: I'm talking about the fight choreography. I'm aware that sword fighting or even hand-to-hand combat isn't easy, but that's precisely where I think they should have been better choreographed to make the various battles that take place throughout the series more believable. Indeed, when we talk about the legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, these epic stories are often punctuated by numerous battles. It was only natural, then, that when I watched the series I expected big, strong, rhythmic and carefully choreographed battles. Unfortunately, in my opinion, most of the fights, especially the sword fights, failed to live up to these expectations…
I'd also like to say a few words about the different filming locations. Pierrefonds Castle in the Oise region in France, near Compiègne, was one of the locations used for the Camelot Castle set. This 14th-century fortress is open to visitors and many of the sets for the series can be seen there.
The series was also filmed at Goodrich Castle in Ross-on-Wye in Herefordshire, on Penshurst Place in Kent in England and in Wales. The fact that the majority of the sets are real means that the use of special effects - especially green screens - has limited, as the series ages, the diminution the quality of the images.
Speaking of the quality of the images, I'd like to talk very briefly about the special effects used on the series. As a fantasy series, Merlin necessarily uses special effects to symbolise the magic and mythical creatures that inhabit the kingdom of Albion. The computer-generated images were produced by the British team The Mill, whose credits include the special effects for Gladiator and Doctor Who. However, the quality of the effects varies depending on what is being represented. As long as the effects remain minimalist, such as smoke or a change in the colour of a character's eyes, they have aged well and remain effective in their own right. But as soon as they are more important, such as a fall caused by magic, a physical transformation or the animation of a dragon (this is not a spoiler, the word dragon appears literally in the name Pendragon), the effects have generally aged rather badly, look a little crude and, let's be honest, quite ugly…
On the other hand, one of the aspects of the series that I liked the most was the work that went into the characters' costumes. From what I've been able to see and learn in the course of my research, the costumes chosen for the characters by the series' costume designer, Charlotte Morris, are fairly faithful to the armour and court dress worn in the period that the series aims to reflect. One detail, however, bothers me personally in this temporal cohesion, and that's the cut of Merlin's brown jacket. I find that this jacket, which appears to be made of nubuck, seems too modern, too recent to blend in with the atmosphere that was intended to be created.
Let's take a look at the changes that have been made to the Arthurian legend! BEWARE OF SPOILERS IN THIS PARAGRAPH! In the series, Merlin -who in the legend is a druid and in the series a magician- is Arthur's valet, to whom he hides his magical powers while using them to save his master without his knowledge. He is the son of a single-mother and farmer called Hunith and his father is unknown. It was Hunith who sent Merlin to her friend Gaius, a physician in Camelot's court and a former magician. In the legend, Merlin's parentage differs radically from one version to another. Speaking of the origins of the legend, an anecdotal but noteworthy fact is that even Geoffrey of Monmouth appears in the series as a court genealogist. The real Geoffrey of Monmouth (1095-1155) did exist, and he is known to have been the first to write a very extensive version of the Arthurian legend that served as a model for all later Arthurian stories. Finally, in the most remarkable changes, Morgana, who is Arthur's adulterous sister and Morgause's consanguineous sister in the legend, is in the series Morgause's adulterous younger sister and Arthur's consanguineous older sister. END OF SPOIL. All these changes have enabled Merlin's authors to modernise the various themes and make the series more accessible to a wider audience. They also took this opportunity to slip in a few nods to the British literature to which the Arthurian legend belongs.
Finally, as usual, I'd like to end with the series' soundtrack. It was created by Rob Lane, Rohan Stevenson, James Gosling and Michal Pavlicek and for me it's one of the series soundtracks that best fits the genre of this one. Unfortunately, the link I've provided is missing a lot of tracks, but there are enough for you to get a good idea.
That's it for this article on the BBC series Merlin (2008). I hope that if you were reluctant to watch it, I've been able to help you in your choice. And for those of you who have seen it, let me know what you think and whether you agree with me.
Don’t forget to keep an eye every Saturday on my Instagram account (@theaddictedwatcherreviews) if you want to be able to choose the subject of the next article!
Until our next adventures, I wish you a great weekend and a wonderful week ahead,
Eli.
#tv show#review#adaptation#articles#music#arthur pendragon#arthurian legend#bradley james#colin morgan#katie mcgrath#anthony stewart head#angel coulby#bbc merlin#richard wilson#john hurt#merlin#merlin emrys#magic
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Gurr is a band from Berlin consisting of Andreya Casablanca and Laura Lee. They met while going to school for their undergrad, and began making music together. They released their first EP after spending a year abroad in the States and immediately started touring with money they'd saved up. In My Head is titled such because the topics of these songs are all thoughts that went through Laura and Andreya's heads. I heard In My Head for the first time in 2020. The first song that I knew from this album was Moby Dick, and because I'm a fiend for clean electric guitar with a basic beat under small-plate-reverbed vocals, I had to give the entire album a listen, and boy, was it worth it. Each song from this 30 minute album is so memorable and I can confidently it's a skipless album.
Moby Dick begins with catchy rhythm guitar, a solid beat, and a simple bass line. It's not much, which works in its favor because this song is just flow-y and distant, so it doesn't need a lot. This song feels like it would play in a movie at a moment where the main character decides they need to get their life back on track after going through an extremely low point and they start working their ass off to achieve that goal. When the lead guitar comes in with a short and sweet solo towards the end, it feels like the song just pushed on the accelerator and is going 20 miles above the speed limit while still managing to not be "too much".
Diamonds resembles a rock song more than most other songs on the album. It also begins with catchy yet simple guitar. The dynamics of the vocals are perfect. They expand exactly where they should (on the third and fourth "never, never, never cry up") and are soft where they should be (on the third "my baby's mad I never, never, never, cry up"). The transition from the verses to the chorus and vice versa is small but effective. The fuzzy guitar plays two steps leading into the chords while the drums play the beat on the two steps. The album title is sang in this song; "In my head, I never cry up". Gurr stated in an interview with New Noise Magazine that they didn't want to have a title track because the title should be applicable to all the songs on the album, so they mention the phrase "in my head" throughout the album. Towards the end of Diamonds, "Don't trust the snake" is whispered. I wonder if the snake is supposed to be your mind.
#1985 is also a bop. This is about the life of an old man who fantasizes about living the stereotypical "rockstar" life, according to Gurr. You understand from the song that the guy's name is Carlos. I absolutely adore the lyric "Underage drinking, fucking around, I had to turn thirty before I could be so cool". I like the effect that the really subtle bass line has on the chorus. It makes the chorus pop out just slightly more.
Like I mentioned earlier, all of the songs on this album are memorable. They all combine to form a cohesive album that feels like it was made on a life-changing trip where the artists found a part of themselves and put it into music. This is the soundtrack to a spontaneous road trip you decide to take with your friends in the summer and you drive to a place hundreds of miles away from home and you happen to have a convertible and you keep the hood down. This is In My Head.
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Currently slightly obsessed with Edge of Sleep. If anyone could make a whale collage set to Bathed in Sound by Cosmo Sheldrake before I do, I'd be greatly appreciative. I mean. It would be. Most appreciated. Because I am very close to making a web weave or something. I just. Whales. and. Sleep Experiments.
#this doesn't make sens#nor do I intend it to#no brain head empty#binge watched edge of sleep#fucking loved it#obsessed#started the podcast for it#if anyone has Insights I'd be most appreciative of knowing said insights#but also do listen to cosmo sheldrake guys I love his silly weird music <3#and imo BATHED IN SOUND IS PERFECT FOR EDGE OF SLEEP THANK YOU FOR COMING TO MY TED TALK#just yelling into the void#edge of sleep#cosmo sheldrake#i do not know how to make music video. but if I don't do something soon about this thought. well let's just say. ha ha. I might Learn.#kiki does movie reviews in the tags#does it count? idk but I'm counting it.#10/10 show no notes can't wait for season two
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Remember that cover of ‘Burning Down the House’ with The Cardigans and Tom Jones from the 2000s? I do. Yes, I’m that old... (◠﹏◠✿)
Paramore have also covered the Talking Heads track for Everyone’s Getting Involved: A Tribute To Talking Heads’ Stop Making Sense, the upcoming tribute album to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the band’s iconic concert film, Stop Making Sense, which is being restored and rereleased by A24.
And it’s a perfect fit with the jaded and snarky throwback rock of the trio’s current sound, keeping true to the original with that staccato guitar rhythm and squelchy groove as Williams puts all her snarl and vibrato into the lyrics. Her voice is positively elastic here, and I love it.
Everyone’s Getting Involved: A Tribute To Talking Heads’ Stop Making Sense will also feature BADBADNOTGOOD, Blondshell, El Mató a un Policía Motorizado, girl in red, Jean Dawson the Linda Lindas, Lorde, Miley Cyrus, the National, Toro y Moi and more.
Paramore really should do a full-on 80s cover album... (✿◠‿◠)
- Bianca B.
#music#paramore#cover#burning down the house#talking heads#stop making sense#new#reviews#Bianca B#Youtube
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#ok go#2010s#poll#polls#tumblr poll#tumblr polls#music poll#music polls#music#head-to-head#video review poll#Youtube
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no, you watched all of hazbin hotel season 1 in one sitting!!
...okay it was me. it was so good?!? def check out if you like cool animation, interesting designs, queer characters and musicals!
#i'm glad they already renewed it#i was concerned lol (like oh no this show is good queer and animated sure it will be shortlived T.T)#eyeing alastor for reasons tho#am i just taken in by a fast talking maybe villain in a long coat? yes#piqued my latent cosplay interests tho#hazbin hotel#also demons with deer horns my weakness#i slept on it a little b/c of the rumors about the creator#but i researched it a bunch and there doesn't seem to be any real receipts that anyone can find#it's got keith david in it#head canon goliath singing forever#def has a few content warnings (a bit heavy/graphic at times but i don't think it's as gross as something like invincible or vox machina)#like i have review-related notes but overall i liked it#all the talent have legit voices (like a lot of them are musicians/broadway actors)#im not the most discerning musical fan but i liked the music a lot (josh is more discerning and he also liked it)
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My small collection.
Glorior Belli - Manifesting The Raging Beast, Glorior Belli - Ô Laudate Dominvs, Glorior Belli - Meet Us At The Southern Sign, Korn - The Nothing, AVSKY - Mass Destruction, Darkthrone - Goatlord, Schammasch - Hearts of No Light, Craft - Terror Propaganda, Machine Head - Burn My Eyes, Kyuss - Blues For The Red One, Sepultura - Roots, Rob Zombie - Hellbilly Deluxe
#Broke my Machine Head CD immediately.#metalhead#music review#I found out brontosaurus isn’t real.#actually devastated#metal#nu metal#black metal#korn#machine head#avsky#craft band#sepultura#kyuss#Rob zombie#glorior belli#schammasch#darkthrone#Trying to low-key have an audience right now.#follow me… I guess…#siiigh…
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i don’t mean this to sound homophobic or whatever but some queer people literally cannot conceptualize that they actively look down on things they consider “basic” or “straight” with an insane level of contempt no matter how much they say they support everyone and everything. like. if i tell you i love riverdale because it’s campy and fun and you give me that look of disgust because you perceive riverdale as some basic lame straight people show. that’s not very like. nice. and then you refuse to hear me out in my show’s defense… and you just wave me off with a “whatever like whatever you like” but you’re still looking at me like i’ve just ordered a pumpkin spice latte while wearing ugg boots and listening to taylor swift. like at a certain point when will you admit you’re not actually very nice about people’s interests that don’t align with yours.
#i just brought up wonka to my friend and she immediately went into how much she doesn’t like timothee chalamet and she would never see this#stupid movie because she thinks he’s so annoying and da da da.#and i was like. well actually i love timothee chalamet i think he’s funny and i’d love to see him in a bad musical…#and i brought this up. because i was GOING to lead into asking her to see it with me so we could laugh at all the stupid parts together#and i didn’t even get there because she was frankly just such a hater#this is the real life friend who just followed me on letterboxd btw#i’m considering blocking her honestly because like. i do not vibe with the way she uses that website and i do not think it needs to be a#social media thing for us. it’s a little insane actually that she would actively want to follow me on there and then her own profile is so.#like it’s mean to say her profile sucks but she doesn’t have a picture or favorites and she doesn’t leave reviews and like. what am i#following you for!!!! why do you use this website!!!!#and i literally said to her girl your profile is a bit lame at least add a picture#and she got so mad at me for this as if i’d just suggested killing her boyfriend#which frankly i do want to do but that’s neither here nor there#like what do you think is going to happen to you if you pick four movies to represent your taste on the movie website.#if you put a little jpeg of a character you enjoy as your pfp. if you maybe express an opinion on something you saw#what fo you think will happen to you if you do those things.#and why. if you’re not going to do those things. did you need to follow ME. who does!!!#and get all up in MY movies and MY opinions and MY head while giving me nothing back….#like. i say some shit on there ok why does she get to read that but all i get is. ‘watched some czech film from 1965 on december 14th’#like hello. hi. hello.
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