#intro for my new lp series

[kaiwry]

🎵Tell me it's alright

Tell me we're alright

Tell me that you and I have a chance🎵

[simmir99]

The Girl Next Door will be on YouTube VERY soon!! 💍✨ (NEW: Character intros below) *Catch all the shenanigans on YouTube HERE*

The Girl Next Door - Part One

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The Girl Next Door Character Intro (left to right) *Please note this LP will center around Oliver and Mari. While the game will do its thing, everyone will play a role in their story and will have their own stories! Dirk Dreamer is 25, single, 5-star celebrity Game Development Director, Rainy Day Tech & Entertainment Kristina Lewis is 24, single, 4-star celebrity Celebrity Stylist, Vogue Magazine Wyatt Rodrigo is 26, single Program Developer, Rainy Day Tech & Entertainment Mari Torres is 22, recently engaged to Oliver, 3-star celebrity Charity Ambassador, ASU (All Sims United) Foundation Oliver Costello is 26, engaged to Mari, 5-star celebrity Program Development Director, Rainy Day Tech & Entertainment Fallon Carrington is 22, engaged to Jay, 4-star celebrity Vice President, CA Industries Jay Torres is 22, recently engaged to Fallon, high school sweethearts Sergeant, Marine Corps Lucas Garcia is 26, married to Riley Master Sergeant, Marine Corps Riley Garcia is 23, married to Lucas for 4 years Major, Marine Corps

In development (time permitting) A little mini-series LP “A Christmas Story” that will start in early December! It will be a spinoff of TGND and one of the characters. Expect a sweet little cozy love story! (I am a sucker for the Hallmark Countdown to Christmas movie marathon 🤭) This will be my first time playing in Henford and I am super excited 🍂🌲

[salad-of-potatoes]

Intro Blog + Masterlist

Hey all- This is my general blog! Mostly spam and whatever fandom I’m really into at the time lol

Get the fuck off my blogs if you’re a terf or nazi. This will never be a safe place for you and you will never deserve one.

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Feel free to call me Mallard or LP

Current fandoms: Youtuber Egos, Ducktales 2017, We Bare Bears, Marvel Comics, Mario Bros. (Within Mario Bros- SMG4 and Stachebros), and VenturianTale

I like to write but rarely post lol, love posting my playlists though! Below is a masterlist of all my creative works I’ve posted so far c: will update whenever needed ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Egos

Markiplier Egos

Bingo Bongo 🧡 (A Bingle Playlist)

Goggles 💙 (A Bingle Playlist)

These two are story based, I tried having the same story be told from Bing and Googles different perspectives. C:

💖Darkstache🖤

THE OG BLACK & PINK COUPLE they mean the world to me.

Bing’s Skating Mix 🛹

Mostly meme songs lol. No story to this one!

  Erek Eric 💛

My man needs therapy stat. Playlist has a story!! He realizes his dads a chump, moves out, finds the manor and starts recovering with his new family. My man deserves a happy ending!!

Willy Warf ᕕ( ᐛ )/̵/’̿̿ ̿ ̿ ̿ ̿

No story to this one yet(?), just going on vibes for now. Inspired by etherealciel’s Wilford playlist!!

Building Something (Calmly for Once)

My first fic I’m posting publicly!! Hopefully will turn into a series, for now just a one off c:

Mario Bros

Mayo and Log

THEY MEAN THE WORLD TO ME. The movies interpretation of their dynamic and relationship is PERFECT- I always hated the jokes that Mario is a jerk especially to Luigi. So these are just songs about what the bros go through/how they’re feeling in the movie.

Mario Brothers Plumbing Radio

POV the plumbers you hired are blasting The Beach Boys in your bathroom Just songs I think the boys would listen to, either while waiting in NY traffic or on the job!

Mayo Vibes

For the short king himself- just songs I like that remind me of him! I'm really proud of this one tbh, I feel like I really got his personality- theres also a few songs in here about Peach from his POV and 🥺

Weegee Vibes

This one I think I’ll reorder soon- same as Marios; His feels more depressing lol Ill find more happy songs for him eventually

Marvel

Rebecca / Becky / Rikki Barnes 🌠

I LOVE HER SOO MUCH Rikkis such a comfort for me <3. Very story based up to a point. After the first 50 songs its just extras I either need to remove or find a place for lol

Futurama

Frozen French Fry 👾

THE MOST SILLY. Ive kinned this man for so long I love him. Story based at the start, then just evolves into general vibe

This will be updated as I make more :D Thanks for reading / listening <3

[manysmallhands]

FearOfMu21c #15

The Strokes - Juicebox

Released - Oct 3 2005

Highest UK chart position - #5

Spotify streams to date - 59,544,087

Having returned to heavier rock a bit this year, I’ve been enjoying The Strokes’ First Impressions Of Earth LP and it’s confirmed me in my oft repeated opinion that this was their best period. This is not a popular take so I always feel slightly nervous about reeling it out. But so much Strokes discourse involves seeing their first album as some kind of once-in-a-generation masterpiece, so I doubt that I’m the only person who looks upon that time as slightly deranged nowadays. 

The great thing about Juicebox - the lead single from First Impressions - is its mix of a kind of artificiality with something a bit more genuinely aggressive. The intro comes on like an ersatz version of the Batman theme and the verse continues in the much the same vein, with a simmering riff that feels more slick new wave than the kind of heads down Ramones rock that they’re best known for. But when the guitars crunch during the chorus there’s an instant sucker punch and the tumbling, clattering bridge where Julian Casablancas screams “you’re so COOOOOOLD!” over and again has a wonderful rollercoaster feel to it, making for a series of switches between the tighter, more restrained elements and these thrillingly explosive outbursts.

I did think about picking The Modern Age instead and I guess I might possibly have done so had I not realised that the LP version I know and love was not the one that they released. But in spite of being less well remembered, Juicebox is not merely The Strokes’ best single but it is also the only one to have charted in the top 5. As such, the picking of other songs by them can only be understood as the worst kind of hipsterism and is a charter for vote splitting which I could not possibly have been party to. Some people would mention the first Strokes album here and talk about its high level of cultural saturation. Don’t trust these people: they are not yr friends. We can all read the figures, we know what they mean and, quite frankly, some people just don’t understand the importance of a hit.

*smdh*

[thisworldisablackhole]

Underneath From the Gut of Gaia

🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑

FFO: DEATH METAL, HARDCORE, BLACKENED GRIND / LISTEN

Underneath are a perplexing band. Starting out as a bedroom deathcore project with multi-instrumentalist and kid genius Joey Philips at the helm, they released a debut EP that could have easily fooled me into thinking they have been around the block for decades. Somehow, despite being super hyped on their EP and subsequent singles, their debut LP From the Gut of Gaia slid completely under my radar for almost three months. I wouldn't usually blame a band for my inability to be hip and in-the-know, but Underneath didn't exactly do themselves any publicity favours with this album either. It was released through an obscure independent tape label based in Canada, and then the band completely wiped their Instagram account only to come back about a month later with a post claiming that the band has undergone some changes, all prior music is "dead in the water" and to be regarded as demos, and that their first official release is yet to come. Strange, but okay.

If From the Gut of Gaia is a demo, then everybody else needs to step up their fucking game immediately. Not only does this album feature some masterful punchy songwriting and a thoughtful, engaging track flow, but it has some seriously pro sounding production to back it all up. Guitars and bass are loud and coated in a layer of filth, while the drums are nice and crisp to offer a sense of precision and clarity to the rhythm section that keeps the dirt from bleeding over the edge of the chalice. Joey's vocals sound straight up demented in their anger, and I really appreciate the tasteful variations in range and delivery on display here. Joey treats us to everything from low, to lower, to even lower, some highs for balance, and then those hilariously disgusting slam gutturals on the aptly titled "Disguster" are just icing on the cake. There are also these quick little back and forth pick scrapes all over this album that sound like the crack of a metallic whip (or a burst fire from a laser gun?) and I absolutely love them, even if they are abused in certain songs. There is a laborious attention to detail here that is honestly impressive for such a young band. They have implemented an easter egg hunt of ear candy so that you always hear something new when you smash the replay button.

Catchy isn't usually the first word that comes to mind when I think of blistering deathcore bands, but the way Underneath jumps from these grinding double kick tremolo assaults into insanely groovy mid tempo death metal riffage just activates the neurons in my dopamine deficient brain in a way that keeps me coming back over and over again to engage in the spiraling pursuit of madness. Nasty riffs and quick left hook transitions are a recipe for instantly memorable and addictive moments. The length of these tracks definitely lend themselves to the replay value of this album as well, with an average length of one to three minutes long. There is no fat on these tracks. They are concise, and nothing gets lost in excess, but that doesn't mean the band doesn't indulge in a little ambiance as a treat when they want to. Mid album interlude "-epoch-", for instance, features some somber reverberated plucking and distorted voice samples that transition nicely into the atmospheric black metal intro of "The Second Great Dying", but it doesn't last long before Underneath comes back to remind you that they are here to beat ass first and foremost.

The mammoth fifteen minute title track closer is the only song where the band fully gives in to the experimental blackened death fantasy and strings the listener along with a series of blast beats and slow atmospheric doom passages. The track is technically only 10 minutes long if you discount the spooky 5 minutes of tape decay and an acapella performance of the Christian hymn "Amazing Grace" that sounds like it was damaged by nuclear waste. This part of the track honestly gives me Fallout Radio vibes and I never feel like skipping it. It's quite a fitting way to go out, as a lot of the lyrics on this album center around the theme of religion and the man made destruction of earth.

Again, if this was just a demo, then this band has a very bright future ahead of them. I have absolutely no doubt that they will continue to top themselves as they evolve and grow into their newly fleshed out lineup. I just hope that future Underneath fans will give From the Gut of Gaia the credit it deserves, as I am inclined to believe this album is more than just a shot in the dark, nor is it dead in the water.

[castle-dominion]

c1x1 flowers for your grave

Apparently the petals were silk. Frame rate could use some help. Sexy murder tho.

I didn't realize Gina was introduced so early!

I feel bad for the normal detective from the initial pilot that they replaced in the series/extended pilot with ryan, probs be he looks cuter. Unless my man lived in NY whereas SD (KR) lived in LA.

I've watched the commentary version of this & wowie there is a lot that makes sense the second time around

Wow what a sexy pilot episode. HOLY CRAP WHERE IS RYAN'S CLOTHING I CAN SEE HIS ENTIRE TORSO /hyp.

LP: Even bought her flowers. Who says romance is dead? KB: I do. Every Saturday night.

Espt in the first episode talking abt just doing his work, getting paid, & going home. The first episode really is trying to set characters right off the bat even tho I feel like they didn't get their groove until e4 (which is why I'm watching these backwards).

Don't you guys read? Doesn't mean they specifically read Castle books.

Castle puppydog face uwu, also wow stubble man. Must be a huge rebound for NF after his last show. Martha & Alexis getting their characters set XD. lmao Gray-dar! She sounds so young! I love alexis! (But at least where I live it is legal for a guardian or a guardian's partner to give their kid alcohol in the safety of their own home.)

New york, LA, NY, LA

RC: When I was your age... (he stops himself) I can’t tell that story. It's wildly inappropriate. Which, oddly, is my point. Don’t you want to have wildly inappropriate stories that you can’t tell your children?

CASTLE Just once, I’d like someone to come up to me and say something new. BECKETT (O.S.) Mr. Castle? [Castle turns around and pulls out a pen.] CASTLE Where would you like it? [Beckett approaches and holds up her badge.] BECKETT Detective Kate Beckett. NYPD. We need to ask you a few questions about a murder that took place earlier tonight. [Alexis takes the pen while she hangs around his shoulder.] ALEXIS That’s new. (https://scriptline.livejournal.com/16926.html)

Again, the intro is so much bigger than it is in the future.

Says here that you stole a police horse? And you were nude at the time?

Castle is kinda gross sometimes. I am glad I saw him in later seasons bc now seeing the start I know I would Hate Him. I kind of do. Beckett is so strong & castle is such a boy.

Ooh music. I noticed good music earlier too.

RC: C’est apres minuit dans un school night. Don’t you turn into a pumpkin or something? Wow language alexis!

the physicality is so cute & sweet.

[Beckett comes in carrying a box full of Richard Castle books.] RYAN o.o ... What are those? BECKETT Castle's greatest hits. You're going to familiarize yourselves with all of his murder scenes so we don't miss any. ESPOSITO Got any on tape? (laughs) A point for the espt adhd hc, not as strong as my adhd ryan hc. But hey castle does readings, I'm sure he could record one of those... he's a famous author he surely has audiobooks, tho I always like it when the author narrates their own book.

KR: "From the library of Katherine Beckett." KB: Do you have a problem with reading Ryan? didn't u already use this like JE: Yo, check it, girl. You're totally a fan! KB: Right. Of the genre. Girl u'r a homicide detective u rly want to read more crime after work? KR: Right. The-the genre. That's why you're blushing. KB: What are you, twelve? & then actually she gets ryan into these books which I think was a great touch even tho it is never explicitly spoken about. Ryan looks somewhat normal today, not like a weird college student. It def seems like ryan is not just the new guy on the show but espt also looks closer to beckett & ryan seems like the new guy here, even tho as confirmed somewhere in s2 they had already been partners for three years or smth.

Rly weird to see the two precinct sets. Are they canonically considered the same location & we are supposed to suspend our disbelief?

Nope : )

Castle sherlock holmsing here & then gets too close to home. & beckett's face just falling ever so slowly, I love it. That was good.

Maybe the guy was just a fanartist.

Man the livejournal transcript has some info but sadly the captions have more & I just can't hear it that well. Castle is chatting with espt at his desk & I can't tell who is saying what, esp when that fellow walks across the screen, covering their lips. I think it went smth like this: (conversation happening before the scene switches) (RC probably asks smth like: so have you ever shot anybody?) (JE: ...) Shot anybody? RC: Did you ever shoot anyone? JE: Yeah KB: *interrupts with stuff abt the case* Like bro idk how that convo actually went but typically u don't ask someone if they ever shot anyone. idk if it was cop talk or if castle just learned this man is ex-military or what. I also just enjoy learning abt the characters & I wouldn't mind having seen more convo.

Big cheese...? Also ew there are like.. protocols. JE: Man’s got the Mayor on speed dial. The rich really are different. KB: You want him? He’s yours. (that's gay) JE: A control freak like you with something you can’t control? No, no. That’s going to be more fun than Shark Week. These two with their banter. Love it.

Bro you DO come to a complete stop & do proper taxes. you might do a rolling stop at a stop sign or pay for parsley instead of cilantro.

Lanie is a fan <3 *extending hand* Lanie Parish. Medical Examiner. I love your books. Y’know, you have a real gift with the details of death.

Then u don't know me very well.

Why is she wearing a vest but not rysposito?

NY, LA, NY, LA, I def recommend watching the commentary version. Man got a shrine.

Ew ableism. You are really frightening the fellow there. My brother had to (verbally) kick a nurse's ass when she kept touching a patient without consent. He's a "lowly porter" tho so yk how things go. Nurse was too obsessed with doing what SHE thought was right (soothingly touching the patient) instead of respecting the patient's boundaries & explaining what was going on.

KB: This isn’t one of your books, Castle. Out here, we find a guy standing over a body with a gun, he’s usually the guy who did it. Not foreshadowing...

Love the writer poker. Presents it like he's writing a story.

She just runs after him all angry. He becomes sweet. He WAS sweet. Even though he used the opportunity. The music <3

I like how apples is a reoccuring word.

Martha <3 "I've had LOTS of father figures" lmao

Still, espt is the one talking with beckett.

I love how rick & alexis are chatting & then Martha is just there. MR: That makes about as much sense as Mouse Trap. I did that play eight times a week for a year. I still have no idea what it's about.

I love how the show still managed to have beckett & castle finishing each other's sentences even tho they r not even in the same room.

AC: by a lot MR: Mine too

I love seeing the scenes that they used in the intro for s1. I don't think s4 has an intro tho & I kind of miss it.

RC: This is not what it looks like. This-- I-- Okay, this is exactly what it looks like. But I can explain.

I suddenly remember how this ends. Oof poor guy, children was such a habit & now he has to say child.

Want a hot dog? I want a hot dog. (Beckett grabs his nose) Ow apples apples apples! He couldn't have lost weight to look sick thin becks. Maybe he WAS workout thin & then he's all depressed bc his daughter was just murdered & now he LOOKS sick thin, but that's a stretch.

Good on her for this lie/train of thought. Does he KNOW when all three were murdered? I mean they were probs in the paper, that's how he "found out" her case kid "killed" her.

Why did he specifically fly out on those days? I think being out of town /specifically/ those days is sus.

RC: Oh Markway! Tell him I say hello.

I love the way that castle talks versus beckett. Lol writing on castle's back

Boy just puts it in the shredder like that?

Yay the non-ryan cop & the scaffolding, now it looks like a city. Beckett talking to him like a toddler. She just cuffed him XD. You know, I'm glad I have a cuff key. You're actually more likely to be accidentally cuffed in some sort of sex cult than accidentally cuffed by a cop. I also have an elevator key which is useful. Too bad I actually lost my keyring. Rick is so cool & sexy & valid. Why would he take off his shoe tho? The audio commentary: "I have never seen toes that small on a man over six foot." The poor filming, they had to clean up the paper every time. & make sure they were no rocks or needles for poor NF (RC).

tbh I understand this guy. Sibling is the pretty one, the loved one, the smart one. That WAS cool castle! Even the weird little sound effect.

I forgot that castle know guns, at least a bit. Probs research for his prev books. I'm remembering that episode, probably 5-8 somewhere, when beckett taught him to shoot a gun but he already knew & then won a bet. Ye. He knew the safety was on too.

Hoowee she is so self confident & hot.

nice skull lamp

tough BUT savvy?

Little eyebrow cock at the end. The start of everything!

[green-t-ea]

Ngl when Etho did that bit in his lp ep my first thought was "Huh, funky! Wonder how Green is gonna use this and incorporate it into Etho lore" ajdjsjdh

-chaggle

Well here's how folks!

Most if not all of us know about episode 404 right? With the whole production quality of ethos world!

It stands to reason that canonically in world etho creates his episodes similar to how real YouTube episodes are made considiring he keeps a script or a plan of what he will do each time he records, while also spending time not recording to himself generally doing things he wouldn't make content about. So like a YouTuber actually inside the world!

What most people don't know/remember is back in chocolate island before ep 404 he had a first encounter with his original rival/antagonist General Spaz the creeper. General of all mobs in ethos LP world but mostly associated with creepers and skeletons. General Spaz in this encounter tries to have peace talks with etho, saying he will have mobs stop attacking him of he promises to never record content again, the reasoning being that creepers only blow him up because the cameras scare them. Well there's a reason why the cameras scare them for certain!

We the veiwers are an outside force from the world of Minecraft, we have no connection there to his lp beyond the way he makes in for us by making the videos. We are an extra planer force that veiws the world through what he shows us. The creepers (the most sentient mobs as far as we know in ethos LP considering he speaks with them frequently during chocolate island and they have a command structure and heirarchy) are afraid of us and do not want us intruding in the LP world. Not because of anything we do jus because the idea of something outside their knowledge being there is startling understandably. Etho refuses and keeps making episodes.

I have a little personal head Canon that he doesn't have a spectator account (because he doesn't as far as we know) and what he has instead are floating ominous glitchy camera objects that look close enough to hit the uncanny valley hard, and they have a red eye instead of a lense. Ethos red eye is his way of watching the feed from the cameras to get 3rd person pov's for thumbnails and also for spectating builds.

Now for a little blurb based on the latest episode to put it all in perspective shall we?

"hello hello everybody! This is etho and welcome back to another episode of! The let's play series. Aaaaand scene." The eye blinks the same time as he does. Ending the clips recoding to be edited later. Today he was spicing things up and trying a new intro idea, like he did when he learned how to edit things like the star-wipe transition.

The camera follows after him in fits and bursts appearing beside him and being left in the dust in equal measure while he flies towards the pumpkin farm, he already excavated the area and peeped for the next spot in the recording, no need to have the camera follow smoothly when the footage wouldn't be used.

He found it odd way back when having that 3rd perspective point of view. Most players he knows now adays use screens to veiw their 3rd person footage from a recording or using voice description from whoever they have as their camera person. He never needed a camera person. He and his audience have always made due. Multiplying eyes that could outlast any number of creepers attempts on the hardware.

Cameras are invulnerable.

He was excited for the lah-va farm and how much easier smelting would be because of it, simultaneously dreading the requests for a super donkey that were sure to follow the reveal of donkeys returning to the world.

(also as an FYI this idea has nothing to do with EVO and please don't compare it to watchers. Ethos vauge lore has been around for much longer and while drawing on the theme of veiwers existing is similar I personally find it disrespectful of the intent of the post to throw the work aside for "hee hoo Evo lore" I'm an etho blog, not a Evo blog.)

And also apis I saw your ask and instantly went "gasp! Apis sent ask? Ask about etho??? Apis thought of me when the ep came out" I will cry how dare you compliment me so /lh hope you enjoy my brain rot there will be more.

[natromanxoff]

Queen live at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY, USA - November 17, 1978 (Part-1)

Queen (or at least, some of the members of the band) thought it'd be a great idea to hire a few strippers to ride bicycles on stage topless during Fat Bottomed Girls, as depicted on the sleeve of the 7" single and the Jazz LP mail-order poster. Roger Taylor and a few others were given the (enviable?) task to scout a local strip club to hire some talent for the event. During soundcheck when the band ran the song with the six newly employed ladies, many of the security guards were sure to catch a peek from the balconies. These three New York area shows find Freddie in great voice. But tonight after a couple songs, he is unable to introduce Somebody To Love immediately because the audience is so rowdy. "Listen my darlings, listen to me. I'm talking to you, motherfuckers!" This would probably be the last time he'd address an audience as "darlings." This line reveals him in a stage of metamorphosis between his campy image of Queen's early days to the macho image he was easing into. Brian May introduces the medley thus: "Especially for New York City, we'd like to do a little collage of songs. This is mainly from A Night At The Opera. Do you remember that?" The audience roars in approval. Little do they know (or would they care) that it's the same medley the band have done in every other city, not just theirs. He continues, "It's going to be a pretty rude night, I have to tell you." Freddie snickers at the piano, likely because the audience have no idea what they're in for about an hour from now. Brian snickers as well while he introduces Death On Two Legs. Roger misses a line in I'm In Love With My Car, but the band recover within a couple bars; much better than they do in Glasgow the following year! Freddie gets a bit poignant before a great version of Now I'm Here: "Ok folks, we're gonna do something from the Sheer Heart Attack album. We used to do this song when we were little kids. We've grown up now." And afterward he gets a bit raunchy, "A lot of people call this next song Spread Your Legs. Well, I do too. It's also called Spread Your Wings." As Brian starts playing the acoustic intro to Dreamers Ball, he says it's "a sad little song, this." Freddie dedicates Love Of My Life to "All you Fat Bottomed Girls... and the guys... and the turkeys." Perhaps the turkey comment is referring to the fact that US Thanksgiving is coming up next week. After Love Of My Life, Brian says, "You're a good listening audience. We appreciate that; thank you. That's real nice. Ok, we'd like you to stamp your booties to this number if you feel like it, because you're getting a little fidgety by now. This is an ensemble number. This is called '39." This would be the last show where Roger would play the last two choruses of the song on his scaled-down drum kit on the small stage. From the next concert in Uniondale through the Japanese shows, he'd stick with the tambourine and bass drum for most of the song, switching to the kit only for the last chorus. Having two consecutive choruses with a change from one to the other is definitely the better way to go, so thumbs up to that executive decision. The band then offer a great version of It's Late, with everyone firing on all cylinders. Before Fat Bottomed Girls, Freddie says, "I must say, you're a much better audience than what we had last night. Compared to you, they were dead!" The audience erupts. Near the end of the song, after Freddie shouts "Get on your bikes and ride" (clearly with more excitement than usual), the girls make their grand entrance. Amongst his vocal adlibs is, "You like 'em pretty?" and "You like what you see?" As Roger starts the intro to Keep Yourself Alive, Freddie remarks, "A lovely load of beauties!" The band would create a similar spectacle again next year in Munich. Clearly buzzing off the last song, Brian plays some very nifty lines after the first chorus of Keep Yourself Alive. Between We Will Rock You and We Are The Champions, Freddie proudly dedicates the sport-friendly anthems to the New York Yankees, as they had just won the World Series of baseball for the second straight season. At the end of the show, Freddie hides little by saying, "Sweet dreams, New York. Thank you for your time and your money!" After this show, Queen are presented with a gold ticket, marking 100,000 tickets sold at five shows at the Garden over the past two years. Roger later recalled the Fat Bottomed fun: "We wanted people to think we were having fun and being silly. But there was also a lot of hard work. Trouble is, we got better and better at having a good time.". Pics 1 through 5 are from Nino Trovato, taken by Angela Verdon. Note that the B stage (i.e. with Roger's smaller drum kit) that drops down for the acoustic set can be seen in the pic 4. Pic 5 was snapped while the smaller stage was in its descent prior to Dreamers Ball (the top of John Deacon's head can be seen in the background). 

Fan Stories

“Great concert @ Madison Square Garden back in 1978. Bicycle tour whan the semi naked chicks came out on bicycles during Fat Bottomed Girls. Played again the next night at the Nassau Coliseum but no naked chicks. Great memories.” - Bob Kearney

Part-1

[doomedandstoned]

Holy Death Reveal First Single From Anticipated Debut LP

~Doomed & Stoned Debuts~

By Billy Goate

Album Art by CVSPE

The stories behind the bands fascinate me almost as much as their music these days. Take Los Angeles death-doom crew HOLY DEATH, as one example. It's not that people who write angry music are necessarily lost souls, it's just they've been through some shit.

Just before the pandemic cast its shadow on space station Earth, frontman/guitarist Torie John went through a near-death experience that shook his worldview. This came following a series of family tragedies, in which he lost many close to him within a short span. The closest we may come to relating to what Torie has been through may be the very album before us, 'Separate Mind From Flesh' (2021).

It's a curious title that immediately calls to mind those long, frustrating sermons I sat through as a preacher's kid, urging us to take on the "whole armor of God" and wage battle betwixt "flesh and spirit." At this stage of the homo sapien experience -- eyeing the prospects of transhumanism through invitable advances in human-interfacing technology, artificial intelligence, and genetic engineering -- is it any wonder that we long for a mind-body split? Sometimes I get so deep into writing that I resent when my body starts to rebel, telling my brain, "No more!" What if we could transcend these fleshly entanglements?

Regardless of whether Separate Mind From Flesh ignites your imagination similarly or you are just ready to turn off the noggin' for a spell and release all that angst and aggression that's been welling up inside you these past pair of years, there's plenty of catharsis on Holy Death's full-length debut. The vocals match the mood, which have that "street doom" bloody knuckles kind of sound to them -- in other words, guttural and raspy, somewhere in the constellation of Hollow Leg, 71TONMAN, Serpentine Path, and Integrity. The mood, meanwhile, is as ominous and damning as any Doomer could hope.

Today, Doomed & Stoned is pleased to bring you the first single, "Sacrifice Like Lambs," of which Torie John tells us:

"The lyrics were inspired by growing up seeing family members talk about being followers of Christ but their actions proved otherwise. Although this song was written and recorded before LG’s passing I had added the lyrics 'walk the left hand path' into the song as an ode to Entombed...it has taken on a new meaning after his death. As for the music there is a clear Slayer Influence on the intro riff. The intention for the rest of the song was to write something heavy and groovy."

Look for the big reveal of Separate Mind From Flesh on Seeing Red Records next month, releasing October 29th (pre-order here). The LA death-doom sledgehammer presents a compelling mix of sludgey downcast vibes and growling vocals for one hell of a repeater. And if you dig this, be sure to check out Holy Death's previous four EPs!

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Listed: Wes Buckley

Wes Buckley is a cosmic folk songwriter from Western Massachusetts, whose homespun, all-natural music spins off into unexpected revelations, epiphanies and absurdities. He recorded a split with Michael Hurley in 2014 and has released some home-made CDs, but The Towering Ground on Belltower Records is his first official full-length. Jennifer Kelly reviewed it for Dusted last month, observing that “The mystic and the mundane jostle elbows, line to line, verse to verse.” Here he lists some of his favorite drumless music.

If they ever outlaw drums — revolt! But while you’re getting organized you could still listen to most of these…

Mike Cooper — “Knew Strings”

This tune and record continue my endless quest to hear something I can’t quite put my finger on. It started I think with this deliberate exploration of drumless jazz trios while I was painting an entire inn. Led me to ’80s Chet Baker with Phillip Catherine and Jean-Louise Rassinfosse. This sorta led to drumless duos which I will get into more of, both drumless duos, trios, and then solo artists. I like drums but I was questing.

Jimmy Giuffre, Paul Bley, Steve Swallow — “Sensing”

I don’t think I should go much further into the drumless schtick without mentioning Jimmy Giuffre. His Saturday and Sunday records with Steve Swallow and Paul Bley are magical. Yes, I love Free Fall. But another endless quest is the music of older people. Not necessarily ones that came back and reformed the band but ones that have been polishing the glass for many decades without a care in the world as to who is paying attention. Single minded types. There’s real magic in those records. This is some late era JG. So, Jimmy was part of the Music Inn lore here in the Berkshires in the ’60s. All the legends came up from New York and played but Jimmy went a step further and moved here. Passed away right here in Pittsfield and that’s why I have it mind to bring more light to his work locally. We need a Jimmy Giuffre Day and music festival at least. Disgraceful it doesn’t yet exist if you ask me.

Cecil Taylor — “Indent: First Layer”

Indent by Cecil Taylor. I keep returning to this record with big headphones lying in bed going places. It feels so important to me but I don’t think I’ve ever mentioned it to anyone before.

Bill Orcutt — “Odds Against Tomorrow”

Someone else who I would imagine feels the same… Bill’s latest is gorgeous. Bought it in LP form at my local shop so it’s a part of my LP listening which is sort of a different station in the house. Right in the dining/living room zone which usually means being aware of other people when I put on music and I’ve noticed this is a Sunday record. This falls under the list of drumless solo recordings.

Anthony Braxton and Eugene Chadbourne — Duo (Improv) 2017

Duo (Improv) 2017 by Anthony Braxton Eugene Chadbourne

I must say the pinnacle of the drumless duos so far on my path is the 8 hour box from 2017 by Anthony Braxton and Eugene Chadbourne. In the booklet there is an hourglass between them in the studio. Consequently, I noticed that each piece (8 of ’em) are an hour long. I don’t know. Something about that seems so intense to me. We’re going to improvise together for eight hours using an hourglass to guide the pieces and when the last grain falls…

Okkyung Lee — “The Crow Flew After Yi Sang”

I make some of my own instruments with piezo pickups I’ve soldered and they are, barring the cigar box guitars, basically electric percussion sculptures. The series started with circular wooden platters and the first one was called The Pizza. The second one was all painted red and called The Borscht. I use lots of pedals and compose with them via cut up. I could imagine a Okkyung Lee collab with that stuff going pretty well. This cello sounds like someone sawing their own throat with a piano string, it’s truly gorgeous.

Doc and Merle Watson — “Summertime”

Yeah, I listen to music with vocals too. Here’s one of my old fav’s. I recall learning all of the songs on Elementary (poorly) through the years and am still looking for my partner in crime to start a duo that does this kind of stuff at apple picking days at the orchard and such.

Mississippi Fred McDowell — “Jesus Is On The Mainline”

This is a whole live record of Fred on electric guitar with bass and it’s a source of great power in my opinion. It journeys without fear, is fully aware of itself, and as a recording captures the exacting and indivisible nature of earth and wind. And technically speaking, if you're like me and need a slide guru look no further.

Jonathan Richman — “Wait! Wait!”

I wouldn’t want to finish the list without breaking the rule a couple times! One of my favorite duos — Tommy and Jonathan! Ishkode Ishkode and Jonathan’s other latest records on Blue Arrow is a joyful place that I return to without fail. His new one, SA, we have at the vinyl station too though it’s more a making dinner and singing along record. Two things I must do daily.

Billie Holiday — “The Same Old Story (Take 1)”

You might have heard of Billie Holiday. She shouldn’t be left out of any list. This is the one for me. The band, the intro, the piano solo, the swing, the session, the lyric, the delivery. I listen to this over and over and over. When the horns come back in on story and the whole groove locks in I’m in ecstasy, but it’s new to me.

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10 songs that bring back memories of my travels: Jo Frost's playlist

10 songs that bring back memories of my travels: Jo Frost's playlist

© Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Alamy Zorba’s Dance by Mikis Theodorakis

© Photograph: Alamy Cape Verde accordionist Victor Tavares, known as Bitori, on stage with bass player Danilo Tavares.

Some of my fondest childhood memories are of family holidays to Greece. These days Zorba’s Dance is undeniably a bit of a cliche, but when I hear that slow bouzouki intro, I’m reminded of my dad, who would put this LP on after drunken dinners and start dancing the sirtaki. I watched Zorba the Greek for the first time during lockdown last year when I came across it in my dad’s DVD collection. I was surprised by how much it affected me, making me pine for Greece – and for my dad, who I realise looked remarkably like Zorba (played by Anthony Quinn).

Vuoi Vuoi Me by Mari Boine

© Provided by The Guardian Sami musician Mari Boine on stage in Norway. Photograph: Gonzales Photo/Alamy

Womad has been the source of so many of my musical introductions: it was there, in 2007, that I first saw Mari Boine – the unofficial ambassador of Sámi music – perform live. It started a fascination with Sámi culture and joik, the distinctive guttural song style of the indigenous people of northern Scandinavia. Several years later I was invited to Kautokeino, way up past the Arctic Circle near Boine’s home of Karasjok, for the Sámi Easter festival. It felt like a crash course in all things to do with joik and reindeer, but it also gave me an invaluable insight into Sámi history and the people’s relationship with those who colonised their land. These days the Sámi have their own parliament, flag and national day (6 February).

That’s It! by the Preservation Hall Jazz Band

© Provided by The Guardian Jazz at Preservation Hall, New Orleans. Photograph: Alamy

Like many others, I saw most of my travel plans scuppered last year, including a road trip from Nashville to New Orleans to coincide with the New Orleans jazz fest. The impetus for the trip had largely come about while binge-watching the HBO series Treme. We’d compiled a playlist for our journey through Tennessee and Louisiana, but when it became clear that our dream of visiting venues such as Preservation Hall in New Orleans wasn’t going to happen, we’d play it at home. This track by the Preservation Hall Jazz Band always lifts my spirits, gets me dancing and makes me dead set on rebooking our trip as soon as it’s safe to do so.

Bitori Nha Bibinha by Bitori

The most internationally celebrated artist from Cape Verde is the late Cesária Évora, the doyenne of morna music, steeped in saudade (nostalgia or longing). I could have picked any number of Cesária songs, but when I visited Santiago – largest of the Cape Verde islands – it was funaná that became the soundtrack of my trip, blaring out of the packed alugueres (minibus taxis), market stalls and bars. Funaná was banned by the Portuguese up until 1975 as they feared the songs in Creole were subversive and its frenetic dance rhythms immoral. Septuagenarian accordion player Victor Tavares, AKA Bitori, is the genre’s unlikely star, largely thanks to singer Chando Graciosa who persuaded him to record this in 1997, and to Samy Ben Redjeb of Analog Africa, who rereleased it in 2016.

Train Song by Sakar Khan

One of the most atmospheric festival locations I’ve visited is the Mehrangarh Fort, home of Riff – the Rajasthan International Folk Festival, held each October during the harvest moon in Jodhpur. This colossal red sandstone edifice reverberates with the sound of Rajasthani folk musicians such as Manganiyar legends Lakha Khan and the late Sakar Khan, masters of traditional bowed, stringed instruments the sindhi sarangi and the kamayacha. Riff is a full-on immersive experience and to do it justice, a certain level of stamina is required as concerts start at dawn, carry on through the heat of the day, then continue long into the night. Whenever I hear the rasping sounds of these ancient instruments, I’m instantly transported back to Jodhpur.

St Thomas by Sonny Rollins

© Provided by The Guardian The Jazz a Vienne festival, France. Photograph: Alamy

One of the benefits of studying French and German (in those happy EU days) was being able to spend a year as an English language assistant in a school in Vienne, just south of Lyon. After my stint teaching, I volunteered at Jazz à Vienne, a wonderful two-week jazz festival held in the town’s Roman amphitheatre. I returned every summer during the early 1990s, making lifelong friends and getting a crash course in jazz in the process. Over the years I saw incredible artists, including Ray Charles, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil, and Sonny Rollins, who remains one of my favourite sax players. The experience became the foundation for my love of music from around the world and my work today.

The Plateau by Jenny Sturgeon

I’ve always found comfort in walking, and last year it took on even greater importance. So between lockdowns, my partner and I headed up to the Cairngorms to do some hiking. Just before our trip I received Jenny Sturgeon’s musical tribute to Nan Shepherd’s book about the Cairngorms, The Living Mountain. Every hike we embarked on would reveal different landscapes – and every type of weather imaginable. Back in London, listening to Jenny’s album brings back memories of those mountains, especially hearing the bird song on this opening track, as Jenny sings: “Step on step, foot by foot, we walk that’s how we know, through the heather and the mud, the plateau ringing through our blood.”

Count Your Blessings by the Como Mamas

© Provided by The Guardian Porto Covo beach, Alentejo. Photograph: Alamy

One of my European festival highlights in recent years was FMM Sines, held on Portugal’s wild and relatively untouristy Alentejo coast, in the towns of Porto Covo and Sines. A really relaxed, friendly vibe permeated the opening weekend in the seaside resort of Porto Covo, where a mixture audience of locals and travellers congregated in the main square. The Como Mamas, from Mississippi, were unknown to me, but turned out to be a revelation. As the three singers took to the stage, the atmosphere transformed into something resembling a devoted congregation at a gospel gathering. Since then, Count Your Blessings has become a mantra, particularly last year.

Pothole in the Sky by Lisa O’Neill

© Provided by The Guardian Irish musicians at O’Donoghue’s pub, Dublin. Photograph: Hugh Reynolds/Alamy

One of the things I sorely miss during these socially distanced times is those random conversations you strike up with complete strangers over a pint. There’s nowhere better to do this than in Dublin, especially in one of the city’s many music pubs, such as The Cobblestone or O’Donoghue’s. I haven’t been lucky enough to see the Irish singer Lisa O’Neill at a session, although she was apparently a regular in pre-Covid times. The combination of chat, beer and music is perfect and I can’t wait to revisit.

La Grande Folie by San Salvador

Most of the travelling I do as editor of Songlines is to festivals around the world, and one of the things I most enjoy about them is the communal listening experience. There’s something visceral about hearing music being performed live with other people around you. For me, San Salvador perfectly encapsulate this feeling. A sextet from Saint-Salvadour in south-west France, they sing in Occitan. There’s a real physicality to their music and something incredibly powerful about the combination of voice and percussion. They always finish their sets with La Grande Folie – a song that resonates with these crazy times.

• San Salvador are due to perform at Songlines Encounters Festival at Kings Place in May (Covid permitting)

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Episode 142 : ...If You Hear Me

"We all need...some fresh air."

- Tobe

This month has been pretty exhausting, but I did have some good ideas for this episode, and once I hit stride with the recording I decided to try and keep the pace up and get it released on a weekend day! The selection has turned out to be heavy on artists who are no longer with us, but left us some great music to remember them by. Get yourself comfortable and press "play"...

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Playlist/Notes

Evidence ft. Raekwon and Ras Kass : The Red Carpet

How is this track ten years old already? Time has flown since the 2011 release of "Cats & Dogs", the second solo Evidence album after four LPs as part of Dilated Peoples. While Evidence is an excellent producer in his own right, the reins here are taken by his future partner in The Step Brothers, The Alchemist. He further shows his confidence by bringing in California's Ras Kass and Raekwon from the Wu to guest, both legendary MCs, and holds his own next to both. A great collection of talent to kick off the show!

[DJ Premier] Gang Starr : What's Real? (Instrumental)

I just had to go back to "One Of The Best Yet" for another Preemo beat! Definitely get the instrumental release if you can, especially as you get the previously-unreleased "Glowing Mic" as a bonus cut.

The Notorious B.I.G ft. DMC : My Downfall

As I say on the voiceover, it feels weird playing a good chunk of Biggie's catalogue given how he ultimately died. This track from "Life After Death" is a perfect example, and feels like a mix of the creative writing he was famed for and maybe a realisation of exactly how much negativity swirled around him even after he had made the transition from the streets to the music industry. The legendary DMC of RUN DMC guests, only on the hook - but he does it well.

Agallah : Slaughter

Just a few bars, just a taste, as I needed something to bridge a track with no instrumental outro and the other with no open bars on the intro! Big respect to Agallah though, who has been putting in work since the mid-90s and will probably have yet another new project out by the time I finish typing this sentence. Find this beat on "Propain Campain Presents Agalllah - The Instrumental Vol. 1".

Sean Price and Small Professor (ft. Rock and DJ Revolution) : Refrigerator P

Heavy business! Ruck (Sean Price) and Rock, formerly the duo Heltah Skeltah, reunite on this killer from the "86 Witness" LP. Small Professor makes the beat dramatic, and DJ Revolution seasons the mix with his trademark super-sharp cuts.

Fred The Godson : Presidents

The Bronx-born-and-bred MC Fred The Godson sadly passed away last April at just 35 - one of the relatively early US casualties of COVID-19. During his lifetime, his catalogue consisted of some highly-rated mixtapes, but only after his death do we finally hear his debut album, "Ascension".  This track of course is built (by Hesami) around the same sample as Jay-Z's "Dead Presidents" as Fred expounds on the drug game.

Broke 'n' English : Tryin' (Calibre Mix)

"Tryin'" was one of the standouts on the 2007 debut LP "Subject 2 Status" from this respected Manchester crew. Both Strategy and DRS have a long-standing history in the drum & bass scene, and so it made sense that the remix of this track would be handled by someone like Calibre. Sharp, crisp drum action and a smooth bassline drive this one along, with DRS' vocals being woven in as a refrain. You can hear in this one track how DRS then went on to make several excellent D&B albums - his vocal versatility allows him to shine on any production.

Marco Polo : Cindy

The "MP On The MP" (see what he did there?) beat tape is inspired by a Youtube series he was doing, and features a host of new and unreleased beats. Marco Polo is one keeping this style of production alive, which I'm thankful for.  I still think of him as a "new" producer, but he's a veteran with over fifteen years in the industry!

Le$ : Out To Cali

Le$ is a great MC to go to if you want lyrics about just living life and having fun - almost like a Curren$y, but without the extreme high-end references. Right here, he's going to Cali, buying some weed, riding around, and enjoying the view - sometimes it doesn't need to be more lofty than that. Mr.Rogers goes to a familiar sample as a basis for the beat, and if you want more, the whole "Summer Madness" will give you these vibes - and exercise your speakers in the process.

O.C. : What I Need (Keelay Remix)

The "Smoke & Mirrors" LP is a bit of a forgotten one for many, but I really enjoyed it, and when acapellas became available, it was expertly remixed by the Sole Vibe crew out of San Francisco. The classic soul sample (which you may recognise from tracks like "Deeper" by Bo$$) is the foundation, with a heavy kick and skipping hi-hats providing the rhythm. O.C. never lost a step from his first LP, and he's never afraid to put his feelings out there on wax.

Sadat X : Stages & Lights

This is one of those tracks I was stunned to realised I hadn't already played on the podcast, so here it is at last! This Showbiz-produced cut from the 1996 "Wild Cowboys" LP, Sadat's solo debut, was also a B-side on the "Hang 'Em High" single - but definitely stole the show. If you ever find the original sample, you'll be amazed at how Show plucked that one small piece for this beat!

Phife Dawg : Thought U Wuz Nice

Killer B-side action from Phife Dawg, on the flip of the Superrappin "Bend Ova" 12", with J Dilla on the bouncy production. Still can't quite believe that both of these icons are no longer with us.

Saib : Beyond Clouds

The Chillhop label seems to put out endless amounts of beats from producers specialising in sounds inspired by greats like J Dilla and Nujabes, but with their own spin. This one comes from the "Chillhop Essentials Fall 2020" compilation, one of any number that are perfect for soundtracking study, work, or just a lazy day!

213 : Run On Up

That beat by Tha Chill and the delivery of "Shut the f********ck up and ruuuu-uuu-uuuun" by the late great Nate Dogg is enough to make this an absolute classic in my ears, but the full picture is even better. Way before "Doggystyle", "The Chronic", or even "Deep Cover", 213 was the group formed in Long Beach by Nate Dogg, Warren G, and Snoop, before any of them had got their big breaks. Years later, after all of them had become stars in their own rights, it was heart-warming to see them reform for the "The Hard Way" LP, from which this is taken.

Sporty Thievz : Angel

The Sporty Thievz deserve to be remembered for more than "No Pigeons", as much as we enjoyed the whole thing at the time. The "Street Cinema" album may not have quite lived up to the name, but there were some solid cuts on there, and this was one. Produced by King Kirk of the group alongside Ski, this track has all the foreboding, and while the singing on the hook may not be Marvin Gaye level, it absolutely works here.

Jean Grae : My Crew

One of the great underrated MCs - not because her skills are in question, but simply because not enough people know her! She's in fine early 2000s form on this cut from the "Bootleg of the Bootleg EP", produced by China Black. Straight boom-bap, and she cuts through with clarity and dexterity. Jean Grae raps, sings, produces, acts...one of the true talent of the culture.

Bronx Slang : Just Say No

New single from Jerry Beeks and Ollie Miggs, who have really been on a hot streak the last couple of years. It's nice to hear some protest music in an era that really calls for it, and if this is a marker of how good the upcoming second album is going to be, then you need to reserve a space in your crates right now! Jadell on production brings an appropriate heaviness to the track, no lightness on the beat!

[Ron Browz] Big L : The Heist (Instrumental)

All these years and I'd never looked to see who produced this beat from Big L's posthumously-released LP "The Big Picture" - come to find out it's one of Ron Browz' first credits. He's much better known for "Ether" by Nas, which came in 2001. The vocal version of this track is what the name suggests, a robbery tale, and you can hear the sound effects that punctuate the narrative still here in the instrumental.

Tobe Nwigwe : Fresh Air

Tobe Nwigwe and his collective (including his wife Fat and his producer Nell) have been quietly on the rise for a while, but in very recent times their profile has elevated noticeably. "The Pandemic Project" is a short six-track album from last year, and another quality addition to the catalogue. This man is an amazing MC, and Nell's often-unconventional beats are the perfect canvas. Don't sleep! 

Please remember to support the artists you like! The purpose of putting the podcast out and providing the full tracklist is to try and give some light, so do use the songs on each episode as a starting point to search out more material. If you have Spotify in your country it's a great way to explore, but otherwise there's always Youtube and the like. Seeing your favourite artists live is the best way to put money in their pockets, and buy the vinyl/CDs/downloads of the stuff you like the most!

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The first seven chapters of the third season

As I finish the first seven chapters of DuckTales

I'd like to mention the good and bad things and rate the chapters (Obviously that's my opinion)

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1° "Challenge of the Senior Junior Woodchucks!" 

 Good points:

 It opens up Huey's arc for his development as a character

 Huey and Violet's relationship 

Some dynamics between Scrooge and his family 

The signal for FOWL to begin its plan 

Violet's dads and Lena's enthusiasm 

Bad points: 

It's not as interesting as expected.

Huey's imaginary book didn't help much.

The Tittertwill Bird of Knowledge is nice, but it's not relevant at the moment.

It feels slow sometimes.

My Rating:   7.5 / 10 

 It's a very tepid start, but makes up for it with two strong points, the Huey arc and the starting point for FOWL against the family (And Huey and Violet's friendship... I won't deny it... they're cute together)

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2° "Quack Pack!" 

Good points: 

Donald and Goofy were the best characters in the whole episode.

There are some good jokes (but in the middle of the chapter).

A good parody of the shows of the 90s. 

Max, Roxanne and PJ's cameo (I wish Max would show up, but physically).

The intro 

The fight against the humans (already... they traumatized me with that).

Some of Gene's participations.

And that it's confirmed that Goofy is part of the Reboot universe.  

Bad points: 

The first half is not funny (except for the fake commercial) 

Excess of the 90s Clichés.

The family's lack of empathy with Donald and his desire (I mean, it's understandable in Donald's wish and gives some anger that they didn't understand his point)

My Rating:   8.9 / 10 

It's quite entertaining this chapter, a good share of Goofy, good jokes and a plot that would have gone further.

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3° “Double-O-Duck in You Only Crash Twice! “

 Good Points: 

 Launchpad and Dewey's friendship 

Steelbeak's involvement as an antagonist 

The James Bond style of the chapter 

The Smart Launchpad (even if it was temporary)

The dynamics of FOWL (especially Black Heron and Steely)

Scrooge's comedic subplot in Funso 

LP's sacrifice to save Duckburg and Dewey 

The song from the episode. 

The Rescue Rangers. 

 (Personal note...nothing to do with the rest; it's just that Launchpad and Steelbeak look attractive in the chapter...things as they are...) 

Bad points: 

The lens thing is a bit incoherent, which really affects the plot of the episode and that's the strongest point. 

The highlight of every minute is the stupidity. 

Some plot holes.  

My Rating:   8.8 / 10

Another quite entertaining episode, Launchpad stands out a lot and so does Steelbeak. (Although I know there are mixed reviews with Steelbeak, but little by little it will get better; I'm from a group that likes Steelbeak Reboot)

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4° “The Lost Harp of Mervana!”

Good Points: 

Della's phobia (it's very funny)

Louie and Webby's interaction 

Webby and Beakley's interaction 

Scrooge's frustration with the sirens (I was like him in the chapter) 

The pacifist Donald (even if it was temporary) 

Bad points: 

Sirens in general, the problem is that when writing hippies in animated series, especially for children, they become desperate. 

It's pretty slow and doesn't generate anything, even when the monster attacks. 

The message of the episode can be confusing. 

My Rating: 6.5 / 10

It's the weakest episode of the season so far... But if you like me, it's okay. 

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5° “Louie's Eleven!”

Good Points:

The new representation of Daisy. 

Donald and Daisy's healthiest chemistry.

Dewey and Louie's interaction.

The Three Caballeros (obvious) Falcon Graves.

The song of the episode (very nice and romantic) 

Bad points: 

Some situations are not so logical.

The low participation of Jose and Panchito.

They almost made Louie cry  (Glamour... f**k you and your son Mark too)

My Rating: 9.3 / 10 

It could have developed better, but all that is compensated by a nice start to Donald and Daisy's love relationship.

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6° "Astro B.O.Y.D!" 

Good Points: 

Gyro's backstory. 

Huey and Boyd's friendship. 

Fenton's participation. 

The references Good introduction to the new characters and how they develop in the chapter. 

The hug of Gyro and Boyd. 

Bad points: 

The conclusion is a bit hasty. 

The new characters are fine, even if they would have given for more. 

My Rating: 9.7 / 10 

It's a very good chapter and it helps as much as the main character as the secondary Here was a good development in Gyro.

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7° "The Rumble for Ragnarok!" 

Good Points: 

The action sequences are good. 

It's got some tender and funny moments. 

A good involvement of Dewey and development.

The dynamic duo of Huey and LP.

Bad points: 

Scrooge's decision to take children into a fight that could cause the end of the world (Well Scrooge and now give a monkey a gun and that's a good idea).

Della and Donald's absence.

The WWE parody is good, but it's not the best.

My Rating: 7 / 10 

It is an entertaining episode, but it is not good as many say, it has inconsistencies, but it is enjoyable.

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The Pretty Reckless’ Taylor Momsen: “If I’m Going To Be Famous, I Want To Be Famous For The Music That I Make”

Taylor Momsen almost gave up following the deaths of her heroes, but now The Pretty Reckless are back with a new purpose

On the evening of May 17, 2017, Taylor Momsen did her job as usual. Appearing onstage at the Fox Theatre, in Detroit, the then 23-year-old singer with The Pretty Reckless sang nine songs to an audience of more than 5,000 people as special guests to the night’s headliners, Soundgarden. The following morning she woke to the news that Chris Cornell, the singer with the Seattle group, had been found dead in the bathroom of his hotel room at the MGM Grand in the Motor City. He was later ruled to have died by suicide.

“To get the Soundgarden tour was such an exciting moment that we were all living,” Taylor says. “It was such an accomplishment for us to be able to watch them every night, and to be on that tour was so thrilling. It was the highest of highs – we couldn’t get happier and we couldn’t get higher.”

It’s difficult to overstate the extent to which the Seattleites impacted on the life of Taylor Momsen. To her ear, only The Beatles have set higher standards. Speaking from her home on an island off the coast of Maine, the thoughtful and chatty singer declines to divulge her encounters with Soundgarden on a tour that endured for 13 dates. But suffice it to say, its singer’s death hit her hard.

“The right word is to say that I plummeted,” she says. “It crushed me. We cancelled all the touring. I wasn’t in a place to be public because it really devastated me, like I think it did to a lot of people. Everyone he touched was just crushed. I cancelled everything and said, ‘I can’t do this right now, I need time. I can’t go out every night and entertain an audience and pretend I’m super happy and okay.’ I wasn’t okay. So I stopped. We quit tour and went home to try and process what had happened.”

When The Pretty Reckless formed, in 2009, it was a love of Soundgarden that brought together its principal players. Founded by Taylor, guitarist Ben Phillips, and producer Kato Khandwala – the trio that wrote the songs on the group’s debut album, Light Me Up, from 2010 – LPs such as Badmotorfinger and Superunknown made these three near-perfect strangers feel as if they were the best of friends.

So delighted was Kato of The Pretty Reckless’ berth on a tour with Soundgarden that he flew to every one of its spring dates. Less than a year later, on April 25, 2018, Taylor was sitting on her couch in Maine when she received a call informing her that her 47-year-old friend and producer had been killed in a motorcycle accident in Los Angeles. Today the singer describes receiving the news as being like “a nail in my coffin.”

She says that “[it] took me into what I can only describe as an extraordinarily dark downward spiral. I was in a hole that I didn’t know how to get out of, or if I was going to get out of it; what’s more, I had no idea where to even start trying. It was a scary time because I didn’t care any more. I’d given up on everything. I thought, ‘What am I going to do? My musical partner is dead. My musical idol is dead. I don’t care, what’s the point of any of this?’ So I gave up.”

Only, she didn’t. “It took time,” she says, “and it sounds clichéd, but it was music that was the thing that brought me back to life. I couldn’t do anything. I couldn’t function, I couldn’t leave my house, I couldn’t talk to anyone – I was a mess. And so the only thing that I could turn to was music and that eventually led to me just writing how I was feeling. It was like going back to childhood, really, and writing another diary that was my best friend, the only person I could talk to. And it turned into this record, which essentially I consider to be a rebirth.”

The record to which Taylor refers is the newly finished, fourth album from The Pretty Reckless, Death By Rock And Roll, which had been due for imminent release until the world held its breath in the face of you-know-what. In lieu of an entire LP, fans can at least take comfort in the unveiling of the band’s first single for three years. Released today, the album’s impressive title-track features as its intro the sound of the footsteps of Kato Khandwala.

“We spent over a year recording the album,” says Taylor. “And it’s all in there. There was no hiding from it. It took everything we had to make this record. In fact, it felt like we were making the first album again. That’s the thing we had with Light Me Up, we threw everything we had at that album, too. And we did that again this time.

“It very much feels like a rebirth,” she says.

Taylor Momsen is used to making music in trying circumstances. When The Pretty Reckless gathered themselves to record Light Me Up – which celebrates its 10th birthday this summer – the then-15-year-old singer was better known for playing the role of Jenny Humphrey in the television series Gossip Girl. By day she would film her scenes in New York City, and then by night retreat to the House Of Loud studio in Elmwood Park and Water Music in Hoboken, New Jersey, to record songs during the vampire shift. If she caught three hours’ sleep as the sun bid good morning to the Garden State, she was lucky.

The album hit at the first time of asking, but the singer faced all the predictable problems of a woman in early 21st century rock. She dodged the sour intentions of men working in an industry in the days before the #MeToo movement – “I think like any woman, yes, there were uncomfortable and inappropriate moments,” she says – and ignored the sharks on social media by turning away from her phone with the attitude that “it’s not real – it’s not like someone is actually right in front of you, screaming in your face”. Similarly short shrift was given to those who believed that she was a MAW – ‘Model, Actress, Whatever’ – who had a new musical plaything but nothing to say.

“I felt bad at the beginning that there was no clean slate so people already had a perception of me,” she remembers. “That was the thing that I had to overcome, and in the beginning it was frustrating at times. But the way I overcame it was by not telling [people] over and over again that I was real and that this is who I am. They don’t hear that, they just hear you preaching. Instead, I just did it.”

She came to England and gazed in wonder at the landmarks of rock’n’roll heritage. It felt “like I was suddenly part of the history that I’d been reading about”. She snapped a photograph of the Battersea Power Station, over which Pink Floyd flew a giant inflatable pig for the cover of their Animals album. She saw the crossing outside a famous recording studio in Northwest London, across which The Beatles strode for the cover of their Abbey Road LP. And outside the Notting Hill Arts Centre, on May 12, 2010 she witnessed a crowd queuing tight around the block to see The Pretty Reckless make their debut in the capital.

“That was such an incredible feeling as an artist,” she says, “to see that I’d really connected with people.”

But more than anything, Taylor Momsen grafted. Imbued with a work ethic that saw her begin modelling at two years of age – “That taught me how much work and sacrifice it takes to pursue a career in any of the arts,” she says – she took The Pretty Reckless on the road for months on end without once looking back. Were it not for the small matter of a planetary pandemic, this summer she would be sharing stages with both Guns N’ Roses and Pearl Jam.

“I am an entire workaholic,” she says. “But it’s all music so it doesn’t feel like work. Before I spoke to you I was playing my guitar, and I’ll go back to playing it as soon as we’re finished. That’s the lucky thing about this job – I would be doing it anyway. The line that separates work for pleasure is kind of gone. It’s non-existent.”

Which is just as well. Through no small measure of talent, and a double scoop of application, over the course of three hit albums The Pretty Reckless have managed the enviable feat of prospering in an age of declining music sales. Better yet, this success has been earned with a measure of pizzazz and good old-fashioned Star Quality in the shape of Taylor Momsen. When the planet finally decides to take its finger off the pause button, she’ll be right there waiting and ready, with a smile that says: ‘Nice planet, I’ll take it.’

“If I’m going to be famous, I want to be famous for the music that I make,” she says. “I want be famous for something that I’ve worked really hard to create. I don’t want to be famous for the sake of being famous. I want the songs to be more famous than me. I want people to recognise the song without necessarily knowing that it’s even sung by me. My goal is not to be famous as myself, but to have the songs live on through time.”

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ever wanted to get into etho videos but you just didn’t know how? 500+ episode lp series with no good way to start intimidate you? well... ive been on this ride for 7 years and im here to help!

welcome to miles “gay obsidian” 3140′s....

‘How the Heck Do I Start Watching Etho?’ Masterpost

to start off, all of the info below is going to be about etho’s ongoing/completed series! If you want some fun one off videos to browse through to get an idea of what Etho’s like, check out this playlist first.

Pixelmon 

The easiest ongoing series of his to get into right now by far is his Pixelmon Lets Go LP! It’s a series on a server that Beef started, and there’s a lot of community and group things going on on there, so its a blast. (This is a good series to watch if you want something different and fun but like. not super technical)

Survival LP

This is sorta the big beast of Etho series... an ongoing vanilla survival LP that has been on the same world since mid 2011. The good news is Etho does regular(ish) world tours which are really really good places to jump in on! I’ll link a few of them below along with his entire current LP playlist in this header.

This is Etho’s Most recent LP world tour, Episode #500! At an hour in half in length, you’re in for a ride. In this one he goes over almost everything hes built in his world up to now. It’s a Lot. This is a really good place to start and move back from in his LP. 

The Episode #450 world tour! 50 episodes of progress behind the most recent tour, this is a really really great place to jump in on if you want an intro to the world before watching the content and a great place to move forwards from.

If you’re an absolute madman you can start the season from the absolute beginning but dear god. its over 400 episodes in just this season alone. dont do that to yourself.

TerraFirmaPunk

This series is a fun combination of Terrifirmacraft and a few other mods! This is survival minecraft pushed to its limits, with seasons, diet tracking, and insane amounts of work needed to craft anything. It’s a lot of fun to watch, even if progress is slow and tedious, it just means there’s a lot of story times with Etho!

this by no means a full list of all Etho’s completed series, it’s just a few of my personal favourites! All of these are fun watches, and I’ve tried to sort them into a few different categories in case anyone wants to try and watch one and needs some help choosing! (I’m not going to link all of these because its a Lot)

I hope this post helps you get into watching some Etho videos! Everything he uploads is always super super high quality, and always entertaining. My DM’s and asks are always open if you have any questions/need more help!

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Ranking Every Jay Z Album From Worst To Best

The rapper who began his career as a witty corner hustler is now just about the greatest capitalist success in the genre’s history. The 13 albums he’s released during that period reflect this growth in real-time, leaving behind a group of indelible but often flawed records that are equally exciting and bewildering to pick through. Jay has a few unimpeachable classics, and you’ll find them at—or near–the top of our list. Most interesting, though, are the ones that, depending on your perspective, also get there, very nearly do, or perhaps even miss altogether.. 

Here’s our ranking from Least Favorite to Favorite

13. Kingdom Come (2006)

it’s only a matter of time until someone brings up Kingdom Come so lets get it out the way. Kingdom Come was Hov’s first album after a short retirement. 

After “retiring” with his brilliant “The Black Album” in 2003, fans were eager to have Hov back. But no one wanted it like this. “Kingdom Come” was fun for Jay-Z, but probably ranks as the most uninspiring thing he’s ever done. Hard to imagine anyone is still blasting any track from this one not named “Lost One.”n.

https://open.spotify.com/album/3A29Ss77LjRZ3sKuauWieYr.

12. The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse (2002)

Too many songs

It wasn’t the same quality as The Blueprint. If I had not pushed this double album concept and just made it 12 songs, it would’ve been an incredible album. Personally I don’t feel the Blueprint needed a sequel to begin with but all and all the album wasn’t bad.

https://open.spotify.com/album/5xHStEOG8PsbzNQb7LkxZU

11. Magna Carta Holy Grail (2013)

With one of the biggest deals in music history, Jay Z achieved 1 million sales weeks before the album was released thanks to Samsung, who delivered the album for free to Galaxy owners through a special app. 

The album featured a lot of well-acclaimed track such as Holy Grail and Tom Ford but it just wasn’t our favorite.

https://open.spotify.com/album/0OTjYdGtP7AbwOwbYsGhyi

10. The Blueprint 3 (2009)

The Blueprint was better than 2 in our opinion because the timing. Jay didn’t need to release a sequel right after the first. But this coming after American gangster came out of no where.The LP has a lot of nice tracks and stellar features such as Hate ft. Kanye West and Off That ft. Drake.

The track he refers to is Empire State of Mind, which is lately becoming more popular than New York New York by Frank Sinatra as New York City anthem

https://open.spotify.com/album/2CUT0104gySOIvqwtXeFsX 

9. 4:44 (2017)

4:44 is the long-anticipated thirteenth album from JAY-Z. It arrived after a four-year hiatus, and just 15 days after his historic induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame on June 15, 2017. The entire album is produced by No I.D

https://open.spotify.com/album/7GoZNNb7Yl74fpk8Z6I2cv

8. American Gangster (2007)

A American Gangster was released in 2007, following the disappointing Kingdom Come. The album was inspired by Denzel Washington’s movie (whose voice is sampled in the intro of the album) and by New York’s lifestyle. That’s how Jay Z explained it

The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard chart and sold 1,131,000 copies overall earning a platinum plaque.

https://open.spotify.com/album/6QOGDVh3mVnAJYPnt66Qj5

7. The Dynasty: Roc La Familia (2000)

The Fuckin intro........The album was actually born as a showcase for Roc-A-Fella artists such as Memphis Bleek, Beanie Sigel, Amil and Freeway but also featured other artists such as Snoop Dogg and R. Kelly. Production-wise it featured up and coming producers such as Kanye West, Just Blaze and The Neptunes. 

It contained the Streets is Watching sequel, Streets is Talking, and other hit tacks such as Change the Game and I Just Wanna Love U..

https://open.spotify.com/album/3VfeeJElCEDeXlDiNZbn3E

6. Vol. 3... The Life And Times Of S. Carter (1999)

Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter is the fourth studio album from Jay-Z and exhibits a return to the street-oriented sound of his first album, Reasonable Doubt. Pro

The final in his Vol. series. The album features Jay’s biggest stylistic departure thus far, moving stridently away from the Mafisio theme of his first three records and embracing his life as a crossover artist. The tracklist was rearranged at the last minute due to widespread leaking of the album, further giving the album a 

https://open.spotify.com/album/3rWJsuu7ukoZZhp7YYkjNZ

5. The Black Album (2003)

Hov’s eighth and (supposedly) last album was released in 2003 and dominated the charts, going double platinum. An acapella version was later released for remixes and mashups, such as Black is Back by 9th Wonder.

https://open.spotify.com/album/4FWvo9oS4gRgHtAwDwUjiO

4. Vol 2... Hard Knock Life (1998)

A In 1998, Jay-Z had everything lined up perfectly. He had observed and understood every trend happening in rap. He knew, for instance, that there was a void at the center of New York rap, a void that his old friend Biggie Smalls would’ve filled if he’d survived to fill it. The flashy, excessive Bad Boy sound still had some steam, but it was on its way out..

In his book Decoded, Jay writes about how he got approval to use that Annie sample. To clear that sample, Jay wrote a letter to Martin Charnin, the song’s lyricist. In that letter, Jay told a story about how he’d won an essay contest in seventh grade. As the prize, he got a trip to Manhattan to see Annie on Broadway. In the letter, Jay wrote about the feeling he had seeing that play — the feeling that he was seeing his own story playing out on the stage. It was all a lie. Jay never won an essay contest, and he never saw Annie on Broadway. He saw the movie on TV, like everyone else. The lie worked. Jay had his sample, 

https://open.spotify.com/album/3j1xCJdBMCl6wYQXurz2tb

3. Reasonable Doubt (1996)

A He was only going to make one album. So goes the story of Reasonable Doubt, anyway, a tale Jay Z has regaled us with at every opportunity since its release. There is nothing like the debut of Jay Z, a stroke of genius chronicling the life of a 26-year-old drug kingpin from the Marcy Houses with a love for craft unrivaled elsewhere in his work. 

Reasonable Doubt was the debut of the Marcy Projects rapper and immediately you notice he spoke from the perspective of a boss with expensive taste. The was the perfect way to introduce himself to the game and is considered his third classic album.

https://open.spotify.com/album/3YPK0bNOuayhmSrs0sIIBR

2. The Blueprint (2001)

Hov’s second of his three classics, If you heard the Dynasty and saw where exactly Jay was at this time, you would’ve already solidified him as the best, but the Blueprint made it no debate. The Blueprint was a movement as much as an album – the album that began to turn Jay Z from a rapper into the rapper.

19 years after September 11, 2001, Jay-Z is a towering figure in American culture, a businessman and "business, man. The Blueprint was showcased the Jay Z-Nas beef, The birth of Kanye West and Just Blaze as production superstars. The iconic records (“Izzo,” “Song Cry”). The Blueprint forever changed Jay Z’s career, and Hip-Hop.

https://open.spotify.com/album/69CmkikTHkGKdkrUZTtyWl

1. In My Lifetime, Vol. 1 (1997)

Our personal favorite album which may come as a surprise is Jay-Z’s sophomore album which found Hov at the peak of his hunger for success and recognition. Look at In My Lifetime as a transitional work, all the ingredients for the superstar version of Jay are there — the transcendent arrogance, the pop instincts, the unimpressed-to-the-point-of-boredom street-talk. 

A year later, everything would click for Jay. Jay would release Vol. 2… Hard Knock Life, the album where Jay really became the larger-than-life figure that he’d always imagined. To listen to In My Lifetime in 2020 is to hear Jay’s process at work. It’s a fascinating exercise, and for it to be the follow up to reasonable doubt will always be why it will always be our favorite Hov album.

https://open.spotify.com/album/2nJapeqTbOhnhHUhh5tzpB