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[richs-pics]

Autumn spotlight

[ehj3]

TRONIE ALONIE

“It is amazing how complete is the delusion that beauty is goodness. A handsome woman talks nonsense, you listen and hear not nonsense but cleverness. She says and does horrid things, and you see only charm.” —Leo Tolstoy, The Kreutzer Sonata I thought it would be fun to take “it” “up a level” and draw a “tronie” (Dutch for face, “Pearl Girl” is one of these) based on an AI-generated image…

[medium-observation]

NOVEMBER RELEASE

Hadestown - Second US National Tour (Non-Equity)

October 21, 2024 - Medium Observation

Video

Cast:

Bryan Munar (Orpheus), Megan Colton (Eurydice), Nickolaus Colón (Hades), Namisa Mdlalose Bizana (Persephone), Jaylon Crump (Hermes), Julia Schick (u/s Fate), Miriam Navarrete (Fate), Katelyn Crall (Fate), Randy Cain (Worker), Miracle Myles (Worker), Kaitlyn O’Leary (Worker), Mikaela Rada (Worker), Joe Rumi (Worker)

Notes:

Perfect capture of this incredible new tour! Lots of nice closeups and lots of wideshots to show the new staging and lighting! Sometimes the right side of the stage gets covered with lights and can obstruct faces but its always minuscule. Some washout, shakiness and readjusting throughout.

NFT Date: May 1st, 2025

Screenshots: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBPi2G

Video is $20

Hadestown - Second US National Tour (Non-Equity)

October 22, 2024 - Medium Observation

Video

Cast:

Bryan Munar (Orpheus), Julia Schick (u/s Eurydice), Randy Cain (u/s Hades), Namisa Mdlalose Bizana (Persephone), Jaylon Crump (Hermes), Miriam Navarrete (Fate), Katelyn Crall (Fate), Michelle E. Carter (u/s Fate), Jamir Brown (s/w Worker), Miracle Myles (Worker), Kaitlyn O’Leary (Worker), Mikaela Rada (Worker), Joe Rumi (Worker)

Notes:

Fantastic capture of Julia, Randy and Michelles Debut's as Eurydice, Hades and Fate respectively. Due to how far away i was the video is slightly grainy at max zoom. Wideshot to show new tour differences and zooms to highlight the debuts. Some washout, shakiness and readjusting throughout.

NFT Date: May 1st, 2025

Screenshots: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBPiVg

Video is $20

Hamilton - First US National Tour (Angelica)

October 8, 2024 - Medium Observation

Video

Cast:

Tyler Fauntleroy (Alexander Hamilton), Lauren Mariasoosay (Eliza Hamilton), Jimmie JJ Jeter (Aaron Burr), Marja Harmon (Angelica Schuyler), A.D. Weaver (George Washington), Hosea Mundi (s/b Marquis de Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson), Colby Lewis (Hercules Mulligan/James Madison), Nathan Haydel (John Laurens/Philip Hamilton), Lily Soto (Peggy Schuyler/Maria Reynolds), Justin Matthew Sargent (King George III), Devin Tyler Hatch (s/w James Reynolds/Philip Schuyler/Doctor), Alex Dorf (Samuel Seabury), Alex Larson (Charles Lee), Nathanael Hirst (George Eacker), Sabrina Harrison (Ensemble)

Notes:

Incredible capture of this insanely good cast! i think this was hosea's debut? or it was one of his firsts! Some washout, shakiness and readjusting throughout.

NFT Date: May 1st, 2025

Screenshots: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBMYMG

Video is $20

Les Misérables - Sixth US National Tour

October 13, 2024 (Matinée) - Medium Observation

Video

Cast:

Nick Cartell (Jean Valjean), Nick Rehberger (Javert), Lindsay Heather Pearce (Fantine), Eden Mau (u/s Cosette), Jake David Smith (Marius), Mya Rena Hunter (Éponine), Matt Crowle (Thénardier), Christian Mark Gibbs (Enjolras), Victoria Huston-Elem (Madame Thénardier), Milo Maharlika (Gavroche), Emerson Mae Chan (Little Cosette), Kyle Adams (Grantaire), Daniel Gerard Bittner (Feuilly), Danny Martin (Courfeyrac), Andrew Marks Maughan (Combeferre), J.T. Wood (Joly), Steve Czarnecki (Factory Foreman/Brujon), David Andino (Bamatabois/Babet), Jonathan Young (Jean Prouvaire), Jeremiah Alsop (Montparnasse), David T. Walker (Claquesous), Randy Jeter (Lesgles/The Bishop of Digne), Greta Schaefer (Young Éponine), Paige McNamara (Factory Girl), Ashley Alexandra (Old Woman), Emily Fink (Wigmaker), Mikako Martin (u/s Innkeeper's Wife), Ashley Dawn Mortensen (u/s Ensemble)

Notes:

Fantastic capture of this tour's new cast along with Eden as Cosette! due to how dark les mis can be at times it can look a little grainy. Some washout, shakiness and readjusting throughout.

NFT Date: May 1st, 2025

Screenshots: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBNuD1

Video is $20

Some Like it Hot (Shaiman and Wittman) - First US National Tour

October 13, 2024 - Medium Observation

Video

Cast:

Tavis Kordell Cunningham (Jerry | Daphne), Matt Loehr (Joe | Josephine), Leandra Ellis-Gaston (Sugar Kane), Tarra Conner Jones (Sweet Sue), Edward Juvier (Osgood Fielding III), Jamie LaVerdiere (Agent Mulligan), Devon Goffman (Spats Colombo), Devon Hadsell (Minnie), Ashley Marie Arnold (Ensemble), Kelly Berman (Ensemble), Darien Crago (Ensemble), Drew Franklin (Ensemble), Devin Holloway (Ensemble), Emily Kelly (Ensemble), Brianna Kim (Ensemble), Stephen Michael Langton (Ensemble), Jay Owens (Ensemble), Ranease Ryann (Ensemble), Nissi Shalome (Ensemble), Michael Skrzek (Ensemble), Tommy Sutter (Ensemble)

Notes:

First known video of this new tour! Incredible capture that has a lot of wideshots to show the incredible choreography of this show! Some washout, shakiness and readjusting throughout.

NFT Date: May 1st, 2025

Screenshots: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBNCNt

Video is $20

Both of the hadestown videos can also be purchased in a bundle for $30 Total!

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[theeverglades]

Welcome to the Graham Coxon RP Account!

Scenario: During a live show one of his fans randomly yelled "DO YOU HAVE TUMBLR" which peaked his interest in the app and now he's made one for fun!

Please be 15 or Older to enter this account due to mature topics like Drugs, Alcohol, Sex, and Violence being mentioned within the mess that will be this account

Please note that I am not the real Graham Coxon nor do I know the real Graham Coxon, I am just a simple fan with a simple goal to have fun with this account like all the other rock RP accounts

If you aren't comfortable with this account just block it and move on, nobody cares what you do just don't send death threats or harassment to me or the other rock band accounts.

Other Accounts

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Gwen Stefani: @gwenstefoubt

George Harrison: @gardengrampa

Bands

Blur

Blur are an English rock band formed in London in 1988. The band consists of singer Damon Albarn, guitarist Graham Coxon, bass guitarist Alex James and drummer Dave Rowntree.

Their debut album, Leisure (1991), incorporated the sounds of Madchester and shoegaze. Following a stylistic change influenced by English guitar pop groups such as the Kinks, the Beatles and XTC, Blur released the albums Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993), Parklife (1994) and The Great Escape (1995).

As a result, the band helped to popularise the Britpop genre and achieved mass popularity in the UK, aided by a widely publicised chart battle with rival band Oasis in 1995 dubbed "The Battle of Britpop

The Jaded Hearts Club

The Jaded Hearts Club is an English rock supergroup and covers band consisting of Miles Kane (of the Rascals and Last Shadow Puppets), Nic Cester (of Jet), Matt Bellamy (of Muse), Graham Coxon (of Blur), Jamie Davis (of Coxon's former label Transcopic) and Sean Payne (of the Zutons)

The Waeve

The Waeve (stylised as The WAEVE) are an English band formed in London, in 2021 by singer-songwriters and musicians Graham Coxon and Rose Elinor Dougall.

They describe their music as "a liquid meeting of musical minds and talents. A powerful elixir of cinematic British folk-rock, post-punk, organic songwriting and freefall jamming." They released their debut album, The Waeve, in 2023.

BLOODWITCH

In February 2020, Coxon released an album for the fictional band Bloodwitch, to be a part of the soundtrack of the Netflix series I Am Not Okay with This, featuring singer Tatyana Richaud.

Information on Graham Coxon

Early life

Coxon was born on 12 March 1969 in Rinteln, West Germany, where his father, Bob Coxon, was stationed as a clarinet player and band leader in the British Army.

As a child, he moved first to Spondon, Derby, England, a period during which he became a fan of Derby County.

He then moved to Colchester, Essex, England, where he grew up and met fellow Blur member Damon Albarn at The Stanway School, then known as Stanway Comprehensive, at the age of 11.

At the beginning of their relationship, Coxon would play the saxophone on Albarn's original songs before playing the guitar in several small Colchester bands. He appeared on the popular BBC children's show Blue Peter twice.

Blur

Coxon studied Fine Arts at Goldsmiths College, London, for two years, where early on he met bassist Alex James.

In his time there he mixed with upcoming talents such as Damien Hirst, Michael Landy, Sam Taylor-Wood, and Abigail Lane, some of the future leading lights of the Britart movement. His musical interests were heavily influenced by Pink Floyd founder Syd Barrett, whose work he had discovered by 1986.

He quit college due to the increasing success of his band at the time, Seymour, which later changed its name to Blur because the recording company, Food Records, thought Seymour was too 'student-ish'.

They presented a list to the band of preferred names which included "The Shining Path" and "Blur". As well as providing all guitars, backing vocals, and occasional drums, Coxon's lo-fi and alternative musical style and tastes influenced the band's less commercial music in the late 1990s.

He sang lead vocals on songs including "Red Necks", "You're So Great" from the album Blur, and "Coffee & TV", as well as a section of the chorus of "Tender", the bridge of "Lonesome Street" and a section of "Thought I Was a Spaceman" on The Magic Whip.

During the 1995 period of the media-dubbed 'Battle of Britpop', Coxon became increasingly weary and suspicious of the music industry.

His behaviour was occasionally awkward, such as refusing to appear in the video for Blur song "Country House" unless he could dress as a milkman and take no part in any action with which he felt uncomfortable.

In November 2001, Coxon was admitted to the Priory Hospital for 28 days to be treated for alcoholism. During this time, Blur began the recording sessions that would produce the material for their next album, Think Tank.

In February 2002, Coxon rejoined the band in the studio for the rest of the recording of Think Tank but after five days was asked by then manager Chris Morrison not to go back into the studio as the other members of the band had reported that the session was not going too well with him present.

Coxon took this as a sign and left the band. As he stated in an interview in 2006, "I had a breakthrough, I think my life just became calmer, I gave up drinking.

My priorities changed as I had a young daughter. The group didn't want me to record for the Think Tank album, so I took it as a sign to leave".

His last contribution to Blur was a song called "Battery in Your Leg", the closing song on Blur's 2003 album Think Tank, before leaving the line-up. Damon Albarn later revealed that the song "Sweet Song" was written after he had been looking at a photograph of Coxon.

After Damon Albarn's revealing that he and Coxon had rebuilt their relationship, on 9 December 2008, Blur announced that the whole band would reunite for a show at Hyde Park on 3 July 2009.

More dates were announced and the band played festival dates at Glastonbury, T in the Park and Oxegen 2009 as well as headlining shows in Manchester, Newcastle, Wolverhampton, Goldsmiths College and the East Anglian Railway Museum in Colchester. Blur also played one show in Lyon, France.

On 17 April 2010, the band released their first single since 2003, "Fool's Day", for the Record Store Day event as a 7" limited to 1000 copies.

The band released the single as a free download on their official website the next day.

More recently Blur announced via the NME website that they would reunite every so often and record more singles, preferably on 7 inch. However, Damon also stated that an album was not on its way as they were all too busy with their own individual projects.

On 19 February 2015, Coxon and the band announced on social media that they would be releasing their eighth studio album on 27 April, titled The Magic Whip, Blur's first album in 12 years and first in 16 years in their original lineup.

Solo work

Coxon had already released three solo albums while a member of Blur before his 2002 departure.

His first, The Sky Is Too High was released on his own Transcopic label in 1998.

This was followed by The Golden D in 2000 and Crow Sit on Blood Tree in 2001.

After going solo full-time, he released The Kiss of Morning in 2002. The album was promoted with the single "Escape Song". In 2004, Coxon released his fifth solo album Happiness in Magazines, produced by ex-Blur and The Smiths producer Stephen Street.

This proved to be his most successful album to date, and he received the NME Award for Best Solo Artist in 2005.

In March 2006 he released his sixth solo album, called Love Travels at Illegal Speeds, again produced by Stephen Street. It marked Coxon's first album away from his now-defunct indie label 'Transcopic'.

The LP was preceded by the singles "Standing on My Own Again" on 27 February and "You & I". Coxon embarked on a tour of the UK, starting at Newcastle University.

He was also involved in a single supporting the England national football team at the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

The song was a re-working of the Sham 69 hit "Hurry Up Harry", and was released as "Sham 69 and The Special Assembly" (as well as Coxon and Sham 69, Virgin Radio DJ Christian O'Connell, who had run a competition on his show to find a band to record a song in support of the team, was involved in the recording of the song). "Hurry Up England" entered the UK Singles Chart at No. 10.

In October 2006, Coxon released a double live album Burnt to Bitz: At the Astoria immediately after his sold-out London Astoria show. The album features 27 songs, with at least one song from each of his albums. In July 2007 Coxon released a single with Paul Weller, called "This Old Town". The single peaked at No. 39 in the UK Singles Chart.

Coxon's seventh 15-track studio album titled The Spinning Top, produced again by Stephen Street, was released on 11 May 2009.

Coxon stated that the LP, which is primarily acoustic, followed a narrative – the story of a man from birth to death.

"The album is mainly an acoustic journey although there is, of course, some explosive electric guitar action," he explained. "There are some guests too! Robyn Hitchcock supplies some counter-attack guitar, Jas Singh plays dilruba and jori with his friends Gurjit Sembhi on taus and Jaskase Singh on esraj.

Danny Thompson plays the legendary Victoria, Graham Fox gives plenty of swing on the drums and sizzle cymbals and Louis Vause tinkles the ivories."

Pre-release response had been positive, with Monday Field of Frank Booth Review dubbing the album "a staggering artistic achievement, and Coxon's best solo release to date."

His eighth solo album A+E was released in April 2012.

Coxon wrote and recorded the score for the 2017 Channel 4 / Netflix television series The End of the F***ing World; it was his first original score.

The soundtrack was released in January 2018.

In September of the same year, Coxon embarked on a solo tour in North America that featured some of the songs from his score.

In February 2020, Coxon released an album for the fictional band Bloodwitch, to be a part of the soundtrack of the Netflix series I Am Not Okay with This, featuring singer Tatyana Richaud.

In 2021, Coxon published Superstate, a graphic novel accompanied by a studio album of the same name, bringing the concept of a dystopian futuristic universe. The cover art, much like most of his solo works, was illustrated by himself.

Following in 2023, the folk rock band The Waeve, consisting of Graham Coxon and Rose Elinor Dougall as members, released their debut self-titled album, with an England-wide tour.

Transcopic and other contributions

Coxon's independent label, Transcopic, was co-managed with his friend, and then business partner, Jamie Davis. Davis now runs Independent label Ark Recordings.

Coxon illustrated and designed all of his own album art, and collaborated with his friend Nick Craske creating abstract digital work for the release of The Spinning Top; they also filmed two music videos, "Sorrow's Army" and "'In The Morning".

Coxon also continued painting a series of personal work, most of which remained unseen until 2004, when he exhibited at the ICA in London.

Coxon has also been involved in remixing other peoples tracks, including Idlewild and Lowgold both of which were released as b-sides and the latter remix was later re-released on the bands anthology release Keep Music Miserable.

In September 2006, Coxon revealed a musical soundscape, "english shoes squeek", created especially for "Verheaven" an exhibition at London's Riflemaker Gallery of the work of artist Julie Verhoeven.

Coxon appeared on John McCusker's Under One Sky, providing the song "All Has Gone".

In 2009, Coxon was involved in the creation of the Pete Doherty solo album Grace/Wastelands.

Doherty had entered a period of sobriety, during which he holed up with Coxon to work on his debut solo album, Grace/Wasteland, (released 24 March 2009) a diverse collection of 12 songs that bounce between reggae and Doherty's standard post-punk. Coxon played on all but one track on the album.

Solo studio albums

The Sky Is Too High (1998)

The Golden D (2000)

Crow Sit on Blood Tree (2001)

The Kiss of Morning (2002)

Happiness in Magazines (2004)

Love Travels at Illegal Speeds (2006)

The Spinning Top (2009)

A+E (2012)

The End of the F***ing World (Original Songs And Score) (2018)

The End of the F***ing World 2 (Original Songs And Score) (2019)

I Am Not Okay with This (as Bloodwitch) (Original Songs And Score) (2020)

Superstate (2021, in association with Z2 Comics)

BLUR Studio albums

Leisure (1991)

Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993)

Parklife (1994)

The Great Escape (1995)

Blur (1997)

13 (1999)

Think Tank (2003)

The Magic Whip (2015)

The Ballad of Darren (2023)

[theadaptableeducator]

An Historical Timeline of art materials throughout history: An ‘Ism’ Overview - Perspectives Comparing And contrasting art movements

Prehistoric Times:

Cave paintings were created using natural pigments like charcoal and ochre (40,000 BCE - 10,000 BCE).

Ancient Times:

Egyptians used materials such as stone, copper, gold, lapis lazuli, and pigments made from plants and minerals for their paintings and sculptures (c. 3100 BCE - 30 BCE).

Greeks used clay, bronze, and marble for their sculptures and fresco techniques for their paintings (c. 800 BCE - 146 BCE).

Romans used similar materials as the Greeks, but also developed new techniques for mosaic making (c. 753 BCE - 476 CE).

Middle Ages:

Medieval artists used pigments made from natural sources like plants, insects, and minerals, and materials such as wood, stone, and stained glass for their artwork (c. 500 CE - 1500 CE).

Renaissance:

Renaissance artists used a variety of materials including oil paint, canvas, wood, and marble (c. 1300 CE - 1600 CE).

Baroque:

Baroque artists used a wider range of materials such as pastels, chalk, and silverpoint, and developed techniques such as chiaroscuro and tenebrism (c. 1600 CE - 1750 CE).

19th Century:

The Industrial Revolution brought new materials such as synthetic dyes and oil paint tubes, which made painting easier and more accessible to artists (c. 1800 CE - 1900 CE).

20th Century:

Modern artists experimented with new materials such as acrylic paint, spray paint, and found objects, and developed new techniques such as collage and performance art (c. 1900 CE - present).

An then there’s now…

There are numerous materials used in the production of art in the 21st century(-ish). Here are some examples:

Digital Media: With the advent of technology, digital media has become a popular medium in contemporary art. Artists use software such as Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and 3D modeling programs to create their works. Some examples include:

Cory Arcangel's Photoshop Gradient Demonstrations (2011)

Rachel Maclean's video installations (2016)

Found Objects: Artists often use found objects, or everyday items, in their artworks. These objects are repurposed or combined to create new works of art. Some examples include:

Damien Hirst's shark preserved in formaldehyde (1991)

Ai Weiwei's installation of 9,000 bicycles in Toronto (2013)

Mixed Media: Mixed media refers to artworks that use a combination of materials and techniques. This can include painting, drawing, printmaking, collage, and sculpture. Some examples include:

Kara Walker's cut paper silhouettes (2005)

Robert Rauschenberg's Combines (1954-1964)

Performance Art: Performance art involves live actions by artists, which can be theatrical, improvisational, or conceptual. It often involves the use of the body as the primary medium. Some examples include:

Marina Abramović's The Artist is Present (2010)

Tino Sehgal's These Associations (2012)

Installation Art: Installation art is a genre of contemporary art that involves creating immersive, site-specific works that often utilize a variety of materials and techniques. Some examples include:

Olafur Eliasson's The Weather Project (2003)

Yayoi Kusama's Infinity Mirrored Room (2013)

These are just a few examples of the many materials and techniques used in contemporary art.

[the960writers]

Longsummer Nights is an LGBTQ+ paranormal romance anthology set in a shared urban fantasy universe. Its wide variety of prose stories explore what it means to be a monster, as well as what happens when you love one.

By purchasing Longsummer Nights, you will receive an ebook in MOBI, EPUB, and PDF formats. It features fifteen paranormal romances of varying lengths, with content that ranges from explicit to fade-to-black chaste. 

The authors, titles, and pairings are listed below in order:

RIEN GRAY · "Seeds of Solace" · F/NB A.K. FEDEAU · "Anniversary" · M/F FISHER STRUNC · "Virgin Cocktail" · M/NB A. HENDRICKS · "Heart of Stone" · M/M FRANCES MAPLES · "A Simply Miraculous Invention" · NB/NB T.K. HIRST · "Indelible and Nocturnal" · M/M AMANDA LOUISE · "Corylus And Stone" · F/F CYRUS ADAMS · "Mending Ribbons" · M/M ALIX COMEAU · "Ancient History for Modern Lovers" · F/F ABIGAIL LAUGHLIN · "Le Chien Noir" · M/F EVE GOLDEN-WOODS · "The Antidote To Memory" · F/F DEVAN SOYKA · "Every Medicine, A Poison" · M/F CHERRY · "Labrys" · M/M MARGOT MADISON · "What Happened At Wisteria House" · F/F ARSON KIDDER · "Toothpick" · F/F

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[dustedmagazine]

Listed: Tørrfall

Photo by Iver Findlay

Tørrfall are a Norwegian trio who've been playing together since (at least) 2020, recorded their self-titled debut live in August 2021, but just released it this past March. Vocals and synthesizer are provided by Nils Erga (Noxagt, Burning Axis), bass by Kristoffer Riis (Golden Oriole, Staer), and drums by Thore Warland (Golden Oriole, Staer, Burning Axis). Dusted’s Ian Mathers summed up their self-described “psychedelic water music” as “a bad-trip, submarine cousin of the Necks’ Drive By.” Here, all three members talk about 10 releases that could have influenced the Tørrfall record.

Ivor Cutler and Linda Hirst — “Women of the World” (Rough Trade, 1983)

Nils: The Norwegian broadcasting company, NRK, used to have excellent radio DJs. I believe I only heard this song once upon release, and as a nine-year-old boy, I never caught who sang it, what it was called, or what the lyrics were all about. And then it was gone! But the impossibly catchy melody of the chorus – the song is essentially one single mantra-like, cascading chorus – never left me, and as I grew older, I would replay it in my head repeatedly, hundreds and hundreds of times. In 1999, Jim O'Rourke did a cover version, which I accidentally got to hear, and I was stunned. There it was again, finally! That song!  

Cocteau Twins — The Spangle Maker (4AD, 1984)

Nils: Growing up in the Stavanger region in the 1980s, the UK was never far away. Back then, you could hop on the ferry to Newcastle or fly directly to London or Aberdeen (you'd be there in an hour or so). My older sister brought this back from one of her trips to the Thatcher Empire. Back then, I loved all that 4AD stuff, but in hindsight, Cocteau Twins were the best of all the then-current acts she so generously introduced me to. And Elisabeth Fraser never sounded more lost, more gothic, more out-of-this-world than on this one (the Treasure LP that came out the same year is rather wonderful too). Dream pop, indeed.

Basic Channel et al. — Any 12" under any moniker (Basic Channel, 1990s)

Nils: I can't remember the first Basic Channel-related 12" that I heard, but I remember becoming instantly hooked – what is this sound? – so I started collecting everything I could find during those early days of the Internet. When listening to this music now, whether it's Main Street, Maurizio, Basic Channel or Rhythm & Sound (preferably loudly and on big speakers), I still feel like time is slowly dissolving. Or it bends and can no longer be trusted. And often, continuing down this path of truly psychedelic techno, I still find myself lost in the strangely lit woods of Wolfgang Voigt's late 90s GAS records, which are equally transcendental.

Steely Dan — Gaucho (MCA, 1980)

Nils: Hey Nineteen! I first heard this record in my early twenties, and back then, the whole Steely Dan vibe didn't appeal much, nor did it make much sense. But I knew they were named after a William Burroughs-invented "artefact", so I gathered there had to be something there. It turns out there was, in spades (check out Donald and Walter's open letters to celebrities whose careers they worry about for further reading). Anyway, Steely Dan is now my favourite band for watching waves roll by from the balcony, closely followed by early ZZ Top. And this is their magnum opus, in my humble opinion. The Royal Scam and Aja aren't far off, though.

Armando Sciascia — After the End (Suite For String Orchestra & Synthesizer) (Vedette Records, 1971)

Kristoffer: Armando Sciascia, the Abruzzese custodian of the whole-tone scale. While some of his output during the 60s and 70s is admittedly quite stylized with its particular and sometimes overstated tonality, this album strikes a balance between classical principle and impious mischief, while being texturally tantalizing with its fine Italian blend of acoustic and synthetic arrangements. A bit hard to come by, although some of the tracks were available on the 1972 compilation Infini alongside Fabio Fabor on the slightly more obtainable Musique Pour L'Image imprint.

Camille Sauvage — Fantasmagories (Editions Montparnasse 2000, 1974)

Kristoffer: In some ways, Camille Sauvage was a French counterpart to Armando Sciascia, but with a markedly different sense of melody all his own. Sauvage composed some richly decorated harmonic showpieces that characterize this period in his discography, either under his real name or one of several pseudonyms, notably Eric Framond—and the orchestration was almost always over-the-top with shrill Edda Dell'Orso-esque vocals and screeching brass that nearly couldn't contain itself. On Fantasmagories, however, he shows a more nocturnal and contemplative side, really damp and littered with fragments of this and that.

Marcos Valle — Vento Sul (Odeon, 1972)

Kristoffer: While there is no shortage of Brazilian contenders with Edu Lobo, Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso, Os Mutantes and the lot, I regularly return to this one. It's Marcos Valle's best in my opinion, and there's not much more to be said about it. A really strong and playful MPB album.

Philip Glass — Music with Changing Parts for Ensemble (Chatham Square Editions, 1971)

Thore: The relentless electric organ stuff that Philip Glass did in the late 60s and early 70s I really like. This one is with saxophones, trumpet, violin, flutes and voices.

Boyd Rice — Boyd Rice (Mute, 1981)

Thore: Hysterical and also quite calming, the loops never get boring.

Ike Yard — Ike Yard (A Second) (Factory America, 1982)

Thore: Minimal and catchy, I love this one. Seems to be a timeless classic.

[johnlinneyphotography]

Leeds Liverpool Canal, Saltaire. Taken yesterday under the bridge over the canal. It’s a lovely stretch of canal that goes from the village through Hirst Wood and onto Bingley. #sigma1850mmf28 #fujixs10 #fujifilmxs10 #saltaire #canal #leedsliverpoolcanal #scenicbritain #scenicyorkshire #yorkshire #yorkshirephotographer https://www.instagram.com/p/CqQUcsZI_NC/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[noloveforned]

tune into wlur at 8pm tonight for this week's no love for ned. i'll be controlling the airwaves until midnight. last week's show is below if you'd like to catch up!

i also kicked off a new theme last week- for the next few months we'll be starting off every show with songs from artists that were part of the 'halifax pop explosion' of the 90s when halifax, nova scotia was briefly hyped as 'the next seattle'.

no love for ned on wlur – may 5th, 2023 from 8-10pm

artist // track // album // label sloan // i am the cancer // smeared // dgc shrapnel // catch you out // two arms, two hands, two ring pull cans // strange pursuits idle ray // eternal flame // (bandcamp mp3) // (self-released) martha // flag/burner // flag/burner digital single // specialist subject sweeping promises // egyptian shumba // illusion of choice compilation // girlsville trash romeo // inaction // moving in the summer cassette // what is life??? margaritas podridas // filosa // filosa 7" // subpop headcleaner // molasses // panic grass!!! cassette // gold mold during // quiz // during // chunklet the toms // other boys do // the toms // feel it yo la tengo // tonight’s episode // this stupid world // matador the trypes // (from the) morning glories // music for neighbors // pravda claire rousay and helena deland // deceiver // deceiver digital single // looking glass dirty projectors and björk // sharing orb (live from housing works) // mount wittenberg orca (deluxe edition) // domino ivor cutler and linda hirst // women of the world // privilege // hoorgi house brian eno // sherry // forever and ever no more // opal destroyer featuring sandro perri // somnambulist blues // somnambulist blues digital single // looking glass asher gamedze // wynter time // turbulence and pulse // international anthem quin kirchner, daniel van duerm and matthew lux // bandwidth prana // kvl volume two // astral spirits daoui // lil blk ass prince // (bandcamp mp3) // (self-released) billy woods and kenny segal featuring samuel t. herring // facetime // maps // backwoodz studioz estee nack // rose gardens // mini mansion dust, volume one // circle of patron joe bataan // mujer mia // salsoul // mericana del jones' postive vibes // court is closed (positive vibes version) // court is closed (expanded edition) // now again your heart breaks // one hundred twenty proof // new ocean waves // plan-it-x fine arts // in the bright wood // saltwater disco cassette // plume the ashenden papers // summer's coming on // night walk // secret center stella kola // november // stella kola // fountain flight the new pornographers // turn (japanese bonus track) // electric version // matador

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ISBN: 978-618-87242-1-1 Συγγραφέας: Gozansky Shana Εκδότης: ΙΝΩ Σελίδες: 48 Ημερομηνία Έκδοσης: 2024-08-26 Διαστάσεις: 19.5 x 15.5 Εξώφυλλο: Σκληρόδετο

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ISBN: 978-618-87242-1-1 Συγγραφέας: Gozansky Shana Εκδότης: ΙΝΩ Σελίδες: 48 Ημερομηνία Έκδοσης: 2024-08-26 Διαστάσεις: 19.5 x 15.5 Εξώφυλλο: Σκληρόδετο

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Longer Nano Pro 12W Review: Portable Laser Engraver and Cutter

Richard Hirst has put the Longer Nano Pro 12W to the test through a series of laser cutting and engraving projects. He explored a variety of materials including wood, anodized aluminum, natural pebbles, slate stone, and white ceramic tiles. Some of the designs were generated using AI tools. Check out the complete review, which includes numerous images of the detailed makes.

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A Mayfair Mooch

Along the way, down Picadilly...

Royal Academy – Entangled Pasts - Tavares Strachan

Sculptures and Other Matters

Peter Blake at Waddington Custot - until 13 April 2024

From The Press Release:

Blake’s work in three dimensions has remained remarkably consistent over six decades of his career. An early engagement with found objects and themes of fandom begins with the seminal ‘Locker’ (1959). This sculpture, an old RAF locker covered in glamorous pin-up images, was first shown at the Institute of Contemporary Arts, London in 1960 and is one of the earliest expressions of British ‘Pop’ culture.

Imagination and storytelling are central to Blake’s sculpture. His assemblages of found objects evoke particular atmospheres, allowing the viewer to piece together a narrative suggested by the components of the tableaux. In the ‘Still Life’ series of 2003, homages are made to fellow artists including Claude Monet, Giorgio Morandi and Joseph Cornell, who take the place of pop icons and movie stars as the subjects of Blake’s fandom. Little jokes nudge the viewer along: ‘In the Cubist’s Kitchen’ (2003) features a tobacco pipe, while ‘Then & Now, For Damien’ (2003) gathers miniature bottles along a shelf, a reference both to Damien Hirst’s (now lapsed) heavy drinking and to Leonardo's ‘Last Supper’ of 1495–1498. In a later series dedicated to artist and cartoonist Saul Steinberg, Blake assembles found items in compositions which directly reference the other artist’s sculptures of the 1970s and 1980s, in which he whittled and painted similar objects in wood. 

Throughout the exhibition, Blake dances across a rich variety of cultural and artistic references, and with typically childish enjoyment, he invites the audience to participate actively in the construction of meaning, fostering a sense of playfulness and discovery.

Just a few of my favourites from the show:

Larousse. Incident during a Donkey Race (2023)

Larousse. Dodo (2023)

Hogarth. "France" 2024

The Family (2010–2012)

Man Meeting a Tiger on a Bridge (1960)

African Figures looking at an Indian Sculpture (1983)

Locker (1959)

The Performance Artist (from Incidents from a Sculpture Park) 1983

The Surrealist shows Snow White his Garden (2007-2012)

Shrine for Elvis (Black and White) 2003

Equestrian Act No. 1 (2003)

Still Life 2003

Still Life 2003

Modern and Contemporary African Art

Sotheby's

Bruce Onobrakpeya - Egrighri II (1985)

William Kentridge - Head 1 (2007)

Seeing Red

Phillips

Marina Abramovic

Maryam Eisler - Be happy, Go Lucky (2024)

Gabriela Vanga - Blooming Wound (short) 2024

Surrogates

Erwin Wurm at Thaddaeus Ropac until 13 April 2024

Mind Bubble Walking Pink (2024)

Dreamer (2024)

Still Blue (substitutes) 2024

Walking Small (Substitutes) 2024

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Hi Cat and Mouse! Could you please help with a face claim? I'm looking for a blonde girl, mid to late 20s, who has like, a good girl from a bad part of town/the wrong side of the tracks kind of vibe. Thank you!

Ella-June Henrard (1993)

AnnaSophia Robb (1993)

Erin Moriarty (1994)

Aimee Lou Wood (1994)

Saoirse Ronan (1994)

Georgia Hirst (1994)

Julia Garner (1994) Ashkenazi Jewish / English, Scottish, Irish, German, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish.

Hannah Dodd (1995)

Maddie Hasson (1995)

Tati Gabrielle (1996) African-American / Korean.

Sasha Pieterse (1996)

Grace Van Dien (1996)

Annalisa Cochrane (1996)

Josefine Frida Pettersen (1996)

Thea Sofie Loch Næss (1996)

Madison Iseman (1997)

Madelyn Cline (1997)

Florence Pugh (1996)

Here you go!