#jai brooks dirty imagines

[justamonkeyonautopilot]

Continuation of above as I remember writing this list earlier in the year when it was shared on Apple, but I can't find the post so adding it on to here...

Here is the Replay 2023 Top 100 Playlist Apple chose as my "favourite tracks from 2023"

Dancin' Fool - Gary Wilmot

W.I.T.C.H. - Devon Cole

Show Me How You Burlesque - Christina Aguilera

Fireball - Pitbull

School Song - Matilda the Musical

Bloody Mary - Lady Gaga

abcedfu - GAYLE

Run This Town - JAY-Z

DARKSIDE - Neoni

Cinderella Snapped - Jax

She Keeps Me Up - Nickelback

EAT ME - Demi Lovato

PSYCHO - Anne-Marie x Aitch

I'm Not Here To Make Friends - Sam Smith

Enemy - Imagine Dragons

Insane - Black Gryph0n & Baasik

Eyes Closed - Ed Sheeran

Clint Eastwood - Gorillaz

Rich Girl - Gwen Stefani

Fairytale - Alexander Rybak

Zero to Hero - Hercules

Love Thy Neighbour - Prom the Musical

Happier Than Ever - Kelly Clarkson

Five Colours in Her Hair - McFly

Teir Abhaile Riu - Celtic Woman

Bitch - Meredith Brooks

Land of Yesterday - Anastasia the Musical

Candyman - Christina Aguilera

Play with Fire - Sam Tinnesz

Me and the Devil - Soap&Skin

Queen of Kings - Alessandra

Boss Bitch - Doja Cat

Do You Hear the People Sing - Les Miserable

If It's Not God - Maddie Zahm

Come With Me Now - KONGOS

Thats What I Want - Lil Nas X

The Fine Print - The Stupendium

Me Against the Music - Britney Spears

Dem Beats - Todrick Hall

Never Gonna Not Dance Again - P!nk

F**kin' Perfect - P!nk

Shivers - Ed Sheeran

Fat Funny Friend - Maddie Zahm

Gentleman Jack - O'Hooley & Tidow

Emperor's New Clothes - Panic! At the Disco

Youth of the Nation - P.O.D.

Control - Zoe Wees

Riot - Three Days Grace

I Think I'm In Love - Kat Dahlia

Dear Maria, Count Me In - All Time Low

Dirty Thoughts - Chloe Adams

I Hope You Never Fall In Love Again - KiD RAiN

The Whole "Being Dead" Thing - Beetlejuice the Musical

Stick It to the Man - School of Rock the Musical

Don't Lose Ur Head - Six the Musical

Everybody's Talking About Jamie - Everybody's Talking About Jamie the Musical

GIRL LIKE ME - Black Eyed Peas

Gangsta's Paradise - Coolio

Another One Bites the Dust - Queen

Get Busy - Sean Paul

Don't Stop Me Now - Queen

ME! - Taylor Swift

1985 - Bowling for Soup

Say Amen - Panic! At the Disco

Green Green Grass - George Ezra

Don't Blame Me - Taylor Swift

Mein Herr - Cabaret the Musical

Popular Monster - Falling In Reverse

I'm Just a Kid - Simple Plan

AVA - Natalie Jane

Thunder - Gabry Ponte

Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen

Iris - The Goo Goo Dolls

Centuries - Fall Out Boy

Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes

Better When I'm Dancing - Meghan Trainor

Goo Goo Muck - The Cramps

Boyfriend - Dove Cameron

Wellerman - Nathan Evans

All You Wanna Do - Six the Musical

The Last Shanty - Derina Harvey Band

Victoria's Secret - Jax

Rotten to the Core - Descendants

Absolutely (Story of a Girl) - Nine Days

Breakfast - Dove Cameron

Just a Number - Amanda Williams

I Know Him - Hamilton the Musical

Six - Six the Musical

Barbie&Ken - Kate Gill

Another Brick in the Wall - Pink Floyd

The Fame - Lady Gaga

Surface Pressure - Encanto

Come Alive - The Greatest Showman

Pretty Devil - Alessandra

Accidentally in Love - Counting Crows

Scotty Doesn't Know - Lustra

Deep Down - Alok

21 Reasons - Nathan Dawe

Friend Like Me - Aladdin

Good As Hell - Lizzo

So what I've learned from this round up is apparently I decided at some point this year to just relive my high school years with most the music I listened to this year *hides face*

Shared Last Years Apple Music Replay So Here’s 2023’S 🙈😅

[janosundayss]

Jai Brooks Imagine #7 (REQUESTED) Gypsy Beef part two

-GYPSY BEEF PART TWO YALL-

SORRY IVE BEEN GONE FOREVER, But I’m forreal back y'all lmao I looked in my inbox and I’ve noticed the #1 thing that’s been asked was a part two to Gypsy beef, soo here you go 😊😊

~ Luke’s POV

I leave Jai’s room to go meet Gypsy in the kitchen. I sigh when she looks at me . “So what the fuck is her problem now?” Gypsy says to me laughing. I glare at her takin a sip from my drink .

“Look Gypsy, you’re one of my good friends, but you have to realize that y/n is Jai’s girlfriend and he loves her, you can’t just fucking wreck that.” I say to her.

She crosses her arms. “I’m not trying to wreck shit.” She says, leaning against the counter. “What happened in the past is what happened in the past I said I was sorry , I did my part so why can’t she look past that ?” She ask.

“Gypsy, you had fans- well fake fans- hate her for months, death threats, Twitter hacks , and everything else that was because of you.” I said. The room was silent. We stared in at eachother for a while. “ I mean, I know I should’ve watched closely when I edited the video or woke you up but still, that’s his girlfriend you have to respect her as his friend.” I say.

She rolls her eyes. “Fuck, okay.” I let out a deep breath I was holding in. “Anyways, so are we throwing a party tonight or what ?” She asks. I nod. “Yeah, but I think for the sake of yours and Jai’s friendship , you should apologize to y/n” I say grabbing the keys to beaus Jeep. I read the time , 7:45am.

I look at my phone and read the text Jai sent me.

Jai: get gypsy out, just for a little so y/n can cool off. I sigh, knowing Gypsy is gonna be pissy cause she has to leave. I look up and see Gypsy reading my face.

“Hey so, you should to come with me to get some drinks and shit yeah?” I say leaning against the counter. Her left eyebrow raises. “Why because you don’t trust me here alone with her?” She says. I roll my eyes and walk past her towards the door with her following me behind. ~~~~9:pm~~~~~~

Jai’s POV

Damn she’s so fucking hot.

“Do I look okay Jai ?” Y/n asks me looking at herself in the mirror. She’s wearing a black bikini with a silver waist necklace.

I stand up from the bed and over to her and hug her from behind, rubbing my bulge against her ass. “Is that even a question? You look so sexy babe, and what’s even better is that you’re all mine.” I said while kissing her cheek.

She turns around and grabs my face to kiss me. “I love you so much.” She smiles wrapping her arms around my neck and mine around her waist.

*knock knock*

“Come in” I say as y/n rushes to the bathroom. Luke comes in the door with three beers in his hand, two obviously for me and y/n. “Here you go brother, where y/n?” Luke asks. “She’s in the bathroom.” I say. I push him lightly outside the room and close the door. “Where’s Gypsy?” I whisper. “She’s in the pool with some people, why?” He asks.

“I think I should just talk to Gypsy.” I say. Luke presses his lips together and gives me a unsure look. “Bro tonight isn’t a good idea for that.” He says. I shrug. “Well y/n might be bothered that Gypsy is here what if they run into each other?” I ask. He exhales. “It’s not like they’re going to fight, that’s unlikely of the both of them.” He says. I nod. He pats me on my shoulder before heading into the living room.

I walk back into my room to find y/n sitting in my chair with an unpleasant look on her face.

“So Gypsy is here?” She says standing up. She walks closer to me til she’s about 3 inches away from my face. “Tonight should be fun.” She says. She walks out the door leaving me speechless. I assumed she would’ve flipped but all she did was… kinda turn me on.

*Y/n POV

I walk into the living room and I turn the music all the way up, earning a few looks from people but they kept dancing. Luke notices and walks outside. “Let’s fucking party!” I yell causing everyone to yell to in excitement. I walk into the kitchen and start taking shots with people. I couldn’t remember how many I took but I stopped as soon as I saw them grimlin herself,

Gypsy.

She sees me and flashes her devilish smile before grabbing Luke and dancing with him. The UV lights turn on making everyones body paint illuminous. Then I see Jai walk up to Gypsy and hug her. No matter what she did, she never took her eyes off me. She handed Jai her drink and he took it all down in one gulp. He had to been drinking when I was taking shots because he’s so hammered.

She starts dancing with the boys. Gypsy is so close to Jai, her body paint is rubbing all along his body. And her eyes were still on me. I could feel the blood rushing in my body from anger. She knew what the fuck she was doing.

She takes Jai’s hands and place them on her waist. Hesitantly, he pulls her in closer. Luke snaps out of his trance and realizes what’s going on. Luke grabs Jai’s face to look at me and when he does, he took his hands off of her, slowly. Gypsy smiles at me before walking over into Jai’s room. Jai looks at me one last time before following her. Luke attempts to pull Jai back but fails when Jai brushes him off.

My heart is shattered. Luke looks at me and I run to Jai’s room with Luke following me. As soon as I get to the door I busted through it, Luke grabbed me by my waist just to hold me back. When I get in the room, I see Gypsy and Jai in his bed under the covers. This bitch think she’s slick.

I storm over to then and rip the blankets off and yank her away from Jai. “Look here you lil bitch, get the fuck away from my man.” I snarl at her. She laughs. “Shut the fuck up you’re so annoying.” She says. We start going at t back and fourth while Jai is just watching and Luke holding me back.

“I don’t give a fuck what you think or say bitch he’s my bestfriend, I was with him before you!” She yells at me. “You’re nothing but a dirty bitch.” I say to her. “I’m the dirty bitch? Y/n you must love my sloppy seconds because I sex’d him before you did. Many times.” She laughs. That triggered me so much. Everything went black and I could remember was Luke screaming at Me and Gypsy. When I come back into reality again, Gypsy and I are in the bathroom with her hand in my hair and hers in mine.

“You’re a stupid bitch just fucking leave this rat Jai !!” Gypsy yells. Out of nowhere, Beau and Daniel come in and try to rip us apart while Jai just watches. At that point I just stopped. “Get off me bitch I’m done!” I yelled. She still didn’t get off. I cocked my right hand back and slapped her across the face before she fell into the floor.

She attempted to get back up but Daniel and beau held her down. Luke grabs me and pulls me out the bathroom. “What the fuck Jai! This is bullshit you need to fix this shit bro seriously.” Luke yells at Jai.

Jai looks at me and then looks at Gypsy. “You girls really know how to fight.” He laughs. His laughs turn into a laughing fit to where he can’t stop laughing. I look at him in disbelief and I start crying.

“Really Jai, I jut fought for you and you’re gonna fucking laugh? Fuck you! And your fucking sidekick Gypsy this shit is fucking over. ” I scream at him before loosening Luke’s grip off me to put on my shorts and Tshirt. Jai hugs me.

“Baby I’m sorry I don’t know what to do.” He says. “I already told you what the fuck to do.” I say getting away from him. I grab my shoes before walking out the room. “You ugly bitch!” Gypsy yells from the bathroom. “Shut the fuck up!” Jai yells.

Luke meets me outside the house and wraps me in his arms, at that point I let all my emotions out. The huge lump in my throw grows as I cry harder. He rubs me back and hugs me tighter.

“It’s okay, I’m so sorry y/n.” Luke says. We hear Jai calling my name from inside the house, the more he says my name the closer his voice is getting. I take Luke’s hand and run out the driveway and out the neighborhood.

….

AN: End of part two ! Tell me if you like it or not, please like and reblog! I know I’ve been inactive but I’m back, I’m back, I’m back ! I’ll be uploading another Jai imagine soon ! ❤️❤️

[magicalmultimuse]

✶ 𝒎𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒚𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒕 ✶

Prompt:  Post   3  -  5   songs   that   remind   you   of   your   muse. Rules:    Repost, don’t reblog.

Tagged By: @justashadetalkative

Tagging: Literally anyone who wants to

I know you only suggested Brook or Micheal, but I went ahead and did everyone. Because I have no self-control, this was fun, and it gave me some inspiration.

Brook

The Days - Avicii

Run Away With Me - Carly Ray Jepsen

Lights- Ellie Goulding

All This And Heaven Too - Florence + The Machine

Amsterdam - Imagine Dragons

Michael

Daniel In The Den - Bastille

Heaven’s Gate - Fall Out Boy

One More Light - Linkin Park

Below My Feet - Mumford & Sons

Dirty Paws - Of Monsters and Men

Jay

Just Like Fire - P!NK

Istanbul (Not Constantinople) - They Might Be Giants

The Kids In The Dark - All Time Low

Things We Lost In The Fire - Bastille

The Phoenix - Fall Out Boy

Eric

Kiss With a Spell - Angels & Airwaves

Quarter Past Midnight - Bastille

Bishops Knife Trick - Fall Out Boy

Volatile Times - IAMX

Nothing Left To Say / Rocks - Imagine Dragons

Isobelle

Quiet - Lights

Midnight City - M38

State of Dreaming - MARINA

Secrets - OneRepublic

Hunger - Florence + The Machine

Imogen

Glitter & Gold - Barns Courtney 

Dancing With a Wolf - All Time Low

Savages - MARINA

Gimme Sympathy - Metric

Human - Of Monsters and Men

Keiran 

Slow and Steady - Of Monsters and Men

High Hopes - Panic! At The Disco

Miracle - Paramore

Welcome Home, Son - Radical Face

Hey Brother - Avicii

[flushthethrone]

(Southern Vangard) Episode 281 - Southern Vangard Radio

BANG! @southernvangard #radio Ep281: COVID-19 Edition 71! Doe & Meeks are back with that Twice A Week raw after a hiatus last week - you can imagine the joints that have piled up since the last show, and boy is the mix this week a doozy. We also chopped it up with Queens producer extraordinaire ICEROCKS mid-mix, who has dropped two rip your face off singles the past two weeks with BENNY THE BUTCHER, MEYHEM LAUREN, MADHATTAN and ROME STREETZ, in preparation for his upcoming full length album “CROSSING THE RUBICON” that drops March 5th. You can hear both of those single here this week - ain’t that convenient, Vangardians? We head to Bushwick for our Thursday interview session to rap with PASSPORT RAV - you can hear snippets of the interview at the end of the mix until the full joint drops Thursday, and check out joints from his new LP “TRAVEL BAN” in the first set. Last but certainly not least, RIP to the one and only PRINCE MARKIE DEE of THE FAT BOYS, his impact on the culture is immeasurable. BRRRRR STICK ‘EM, HA HA HA STICK ‘EM it’s that  #SmithsonianGrade #TwiceAWeek #WeAreTheGard // southernvangard.com // @southernvangard on #applepodcasts #stitcherradio #soundcloud #mixcloud #youtube // #hiphop #rap #undergroundhiphop #boombap #DJ #mixshow #interview #podcast #ATL #WORLDWIDE #RIPCOMBATJACK

Recorded live February 21, 2021 @ Dirty Blanket Studios, Marietta, GA

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Talk Break Inst. - "SMM 2" - JR Swiftz

"Never Met an Ugly Tatiana" - Passport Rav ft. Chris Crack (prod. LexWithTheRecords)

"Cloak & Dagger" - Passport Rav (prod. LexWithTheRecords)

"We Live" - Passport Rav ft. Rasheed Chappell

"Steal Beams" - BrandTheBuilder ft. Passport Rav

"Travel Ban" - Passport Rav (prod. LexWithTheRecords)

"Nutshell Pt. 2" - Phife Dawg ft. Busta Rhymes & Redman (prod. DJ Rasta Root)

"Tofu" - Jazz Spastiks ft. Count Bass D & DJ Pocket

"Joy & Pain" - Lunatic

Talk Break Inst. - "SMM 4" - JR Swiftz

"John Singleton" - Wais P ft. Yogi (prod. Team Demo)

"Haters Backhand" - Nivek B ft. Gmilz & Jamil Honesty (prod. Mika Dough)

"Double Dutch" - SmooVth & Giallo Point

"Red Presidents" - IceRocks ft. Benny The Butcher & Meyhem Lauren

"Kennedy" - IceRocks ft. Rome Streetz & Madhattan

** MID-MIX INTERVIEW - ICEROCKS **

Talk Break Inst. - "SMM 3 / SMM 5 / SMM 1" - JR Swiftz

"Slam Dunk Contest" - Your Old Droog & Tha God Fahim ft. Pharaohe Monch (prod. Nottz)

"I'm That Man" - Spoda & Hobgoblin ft. DJ Jon Doe

"Michael Brooks" - Cashus King ft. Big Tone & Yamin Semali

"2 Faces" - John Creasy (prod. Blanxxx)

"A Slick Conversation" - Jay Nice & Machacha ft. Estee Nack

"Stillness Is A Skill" - Asun Eastwood & The Twinning ft. Lord Juco

Talk Break Inst. - "SMM 8" - JR Swiftz

** INTERVIEW SNIPPETS - PASSPORT RAV -  ** FULL INTERVIEW DROPS THURS 2/25**

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MIXCLOUD

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#SouthernVangard #DJJonDoe #EddieMeeks #JRSwiftz #PassportRav #ChrisCrack #LexWithTheRecords #RasheedChappell #BrandTheBuilder #PhifeDawg #BustaRhymes #Redman #DJRastaRoot #JazzSpastiks #CountBassD #DJPocket #Lunatic #WaisP #Yogi #TeamDemo #NivekB #Gmilz #JamilHonesty #MikaDough #SmooVth #GialloPoint #IceRocks #BennyTheButcher #MeyhemLauren #RomeStreetz #Madhattan #YourOldDroog #ThaGodFahim #PharaoheMonch #Nottz #Spoda #Hobgoblin #DJJonDoe #CashusKing #BigTone #YaminSemali #JohnCreasy #Blanxxx #JayNice #Machacha #EsteeNack #AsunEastwood #TheTwinning #LordJuco

[theworstbob]

yellin’ at songs: week 31

brief reviews of the songs that debuted on the 8.9.1997, 8.11.2007, and 8.12.2017 editions of the billboard hot 100

8.9.1997

10) "Never Make a Promise," by Dru Hill

See, the thing about this R&B song in which a person makes an eternal promise that separates it from all the other dozens I've heard in the past couple of weeks is, goddamnit I was really hoping I would come up with a joke by the time I got to the conjunction, I figured, y'know, I'd get the ball rolling, get some momentum, y'know? If I started saying words in the cadence of a joke, I would get with the program and sort of involuntarily make a joke. I see now the folly in my ways. I should've been better prepared for 1997. I knew milquetoast R&B was in store. I dropped the ball on this one, and dropped it in such a way that it did not start rolling, to tie it back to a metaphor from earlier. I promise to do better. And uh, fun fact about me, I never make a promise I won't keep.

87) "Down for Yours," by Nastyboy Klick ft./Roger Troutman

Pitch the Auto-tune a little lower, put in a few of those drums what sound like a dude roiling his rs to imitate a machine gun, and this is a perfectly acceptable 2017 pop/rap song. I just wanna real quick address something: I know I said last week that every 1997 rapper, short Magoo, was better than the best 2017 rapper, but I was speaking in terms of pop/rap. Like, if you only go by what charted, which is a mistake for so... so many reasons, 1997 rap is better? But once -- I mean, the Kendrick and Jay albums were fire, but more importantly, you've got folks like Vince Staples and Brother Ali and Joey Bada$$ and Lupe Fiasco and SZA making awesome, challenging works that aren't gonna chart. These charts are at once a sample of music history and the poorest imaginable representation of music history. Anyhoo, I don't know what previously held the title of 'most innocuous song to throw Bob into an existential tailspin over the general utility of the YAS project,' but it belongs to this dumb sack of song now!

90) "Never, Never Gonna Give You Up," by Lisa Stansfield

Hey: if nothing else, clicking on this edition of YAS 7s should give you a fun and cool new way to Rickroll your friends. Add a meta layer to your Rickroll game. I know this isn't actually a comment on the song, because how could anyone be aware of memes in 1997? All these songs predate Hamsterdance. Someone should have told Lisa Stansfield there was already a song called this, though. Anyhoo, I'm not actually talking about these songs at all. They're boring! This is probably the most okay song so far, but I'm putting it out of my mind to think about a boring meme about a boring song.

92) "Drink, Swear, Steal, & Lie" by Michael Peterson

aw this guy's just a big ol' dork. i love him! ii love his dork ass song about how in love with his girl he is. this song has one joke and it's still a vastly more complex and well-written song than any pi[50,000 word treatise on bro country redacted]anyway, this dude's great. like, i'm a pop/punk main, y'know? i love dorky and earnest jams. this hits that button squarely, y'all. i'm so into this.

only publishing the 1997 top 20 because changes happen with the other two and i value consistency

20) "Step by Step," by Whitney Houston (3.15) 19) "Can We," by SWV ft./Missy Elliott (8.2) 18) "On and On," by Erykah Badu (1.25) 17) "I Want You," by Savage Garden (3.1) 16) "It Must Be Love," by Robin S. (5.24) 15) "Smokin' Me Out," by Warren G ft./Ronald Isley (6.21) 14) "Fix," by BLACKstreet ft./Ol' Dirty Bastard (8.2) 13) "Silent All These Years," by Tori Amos (3.22) 12) "What They Do," by The Roots (1.11) 11) "Step Into a World (Rapture's Delight)," by KRS-One (4.5) 10) "I'm Not Feeling You," by Yvette Michele (2.22) 9) "Bill," by Peggy Scott-Adams (3.29) 8) "Just Another Case," by CRU ft./Slick Rick (7.5) 7) "I'll Be," by Foxy Brown ft./Jay-Z (2.15) 6) "Felton St.," Leschea (6.14) 5) "Bitch," by Meredith Brooks (4.26) 4) "Mo Money, Mo Problems," by The Notorious B.I.G. ft./Puff Daddy & Mase (8.2) 3) "Return of the Mack," by Mark Morrison (3.1) 2) "Hypnotize," by The Notorious B.I.G. (4.26) 1) "Not Tonight (Ladies' Night Remix)," by Lil Kim ft./Angie Martinez, Left Eye, Da Brat & Missy Elliott (7.12)

8.11.2007

47) "Stronger," Kanye West

Graduation is such a goofy album because it has three of the best Kanye singles of all time, including what, let's be real, probably ends up as the best song from 2007, but it's also Kanye's worst and least interesting album. It's Kanye at a crossroads, stuck between being the pop/rap god and the morose Auto-tune sadlord who makes 808s and MBDTF. This song actually finds Kanye at the perfect point in the crossroads. He's still making a towering achievement for the mainstream, but he's breaking out of being chop up the soul Kanye, moving into electronic territory, developing his sound into that direction in a way that doesn't quite sound like MBDTF but sounds like the first step on that road. It'd be a bold experiment if it didn't absolutely work, and this is an amazing song by any objective measure.

65) "Cyclone," Baby Bash ft./T-Pain

Man maybe I just haven't noticed it yet or maybe I'm just coming down from the "Stronger" high, but I forgot how horrible the generic crunk beat was to listen to. It hasn't been quite so prevalent, but heck whoever gave this dude the Lil Jon MP3s. I will say that T-Pain making noises to describe what it feels like when a woman dips it low is the tiniest little miracle of a thing, but boy, is my life not better with this song in it. OK I just got to the part where T-Pain makes that noise three times in a row, this song is an achievement in Western art and culture and the world is saved.

83) "Love Me if You Can," Toby Keith

who the fuck listens to toby keith for the ballads like who is this for who thinks of this song when they think of toby keith no legit dude just make dumbass party jams i don't get why this would ever need to exist

84) "Take Me There," Rascal Flatts

Like legit why would you give "Love Me if You Can" to Toby Keith when Rascal Flatts is literally right there. Songs like "Love Me if You Can" and this treacly pile of love song are why you made Rascal Flatts in the first place. I also enjoy the twist this puts on The Country Song. I don't think anyone ever came to Rascal Flatts for Authentic Country Music, so them saying they want the girl to take them to Main Street and the backroads is actually kinda sweet. Like, they're not posturing, they're saying, "Yeah, we're clearly city softboys, but we wanna see the small town blue jean nights that made my girl." Rascal Flatts: generally inoffensive yet again! They just keep comin'!

89) "Proud of the House We Built," Brooks & Dunn

I like this song because it reminded me of The Wonder Years' "Teenage Parents," and I appreciate the opportunity to think about The Wonder Years. I dunno, country hasn't really been problematic this week! This song is almost good! It's just a nice look back on life. "Yeah, it kinda sucked, butcha know what, we made it." Maybe it could've acknowledged that the tough times sucked instead of looking back smiling and saying, "I wouldn't have it any other way?" Hard times suck, dude. I know you haven't heard that Paramore jam yet, but hard times suck and you shouldn't idealize them. Especially when, you know, you're a millionaire, and people who are actually going through hard times are listening to you and saying, "Welp, guess this is my station in life!" Hey Bob you're going on a treatise on the sociological implications of bro country, and you are actually unable to write that. Please write about JoBros.

92) "Hold On," Jonas Brothers

What a week for songs named after far more notable '80s jams! (Actually Wilson Phillips w)I LOOKED IT UP AND DECIDED I DIDN'T CARE anyway did anyone else forget that Jonas Brothers are like legit songwriters? Like, this is definitely as good as any Simple Plan song, and Simple Plan was like a decade older than these kids. Does Simple Plan make good music? That's beside the point, which is that Jonas Brothers was never garbage. They were always making highly enjoyable pop/rock songs for the whole family, and they were capable of making these songs from an extraordinarily young age. We could've done worse, is what I'm trying to get at. Like, we had it pretty got dang good with the JoBros, friends! There's a world where JoBros fades into semi-obscurity and makes highly enjoyable Christian rock with Hanson, and also no one ever makes "Jealous," and that's a pretty OK alternate reality, that one.

100) "Hood Nigga," Gorilla Zoe

The most optimistic sentence on Wikipedia is, "This is Gorilla Zoe's only top 40 hit on that chart, to date." This song ain't bad! It would've been a fine #1 in some of those weeks where the best song was like "Do it Just Like a Rock Star." He has this really fun and gruff voice, maybe a little laconic but certainly pleasant to put in the ears, the beat is, as the kids might have said in 2007, knockin', and we have certainly heard worse things! Also the radio edit replaces N with F and of all the letters to replace the N, F is easily the funniest, because now this song is about a dude who can't get enough figs in his life. Fuck Cristal, this dude's got a Fig Newton cabinet.

New #1 hype! 20) "Lip Gloss," by Lil Mama (6.9.2007) 19) "Stolen," by Dashboard Confessional (4.21.2007) 18) "Beautiful Liar," by Beyonce & Shakira (3.31.2007) 17) "Cupid's Chokehold," by Gym Class Heroes ft./Patrick Stump (1.13.2007) 16) "The River," by Good Charlotte ft./M. Shadows & Synyster Gates (2.10.2007) 15) "Say OK," by Vanessa Hudgens (2.17.2007) 14) "Alyssa Lies," by Jason Michael Carroll (1.13.2007) 13) "Never Again," by Kelly Clarkson (5.12.2007) 12) "Can't Tell Me Nothing," by Kanye West (6.16.2007) 11) "Get Buck," by Young Buck (4.14.2007) 10) "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going," by Jennifer Hudson (1.13.2007) 9) "Thnks fr th Mmrs," by Fall Out Boy (4.28.2007) 8) "Candyman," by Christina Aguilera (1.13.2007) 7) "Misery Business," by Paramore (7.21.2007) 6) "Because of You," by Ne-Yo (3.17.2007) 5) "Umbrella," by Rihanna ft./Jay-Z (4.28.2007) 4) "Beautiful Flower," by India.Arie (6.16.2007) 3) "Dashboard," by Modest Mouse (2.17.2007) 2) "The Story," by Brandi Carlile (4.28.2007) 1) "Stronger," by Kanye West (8.11.2007) Hey guess what the alt-country song doesn’t end up being Record of the Year 2017. Also I made a minor adjustment to #20 because Lil Mama is going to stay around as long as I feel I cannot bop her in good conscience.

8.12.2017

40) "Back to You," by Louis Tomlinson ft./Bebe Rexha & Digital Farm Animals

Huh, well, I think I mind this the least of all the One Direction side projects! I'm down for a duet, even if this is just a little too low-key to ever attain Iconic Duet status -- drunk folks and karaoke wanna shout about love, and while I'm sure they'll appreciate the "you fuck me... up" phrasing, you're not giving them a lot to work wth. I've never minded Bebe Rexha as little as I do here, and just like in his boyhood, Louis Tomlinson doesn't do anything to ruin everything. This was passable. I wouldn't mind hearing this again, I wouldn't mind if a thousand lives were lived before I heard it again.

61) "What's My Name," by China Anne McClain 81) "It's Goin' Down," Descendants 2 Cast

Listen. Am I upset that this young woman's villain song does not in any way hearken back to "Poor Unfortunate Souls" in any way? Of course. Am I 15 years aged out of the target market for this song? I mean fucking obviously, I knew we'd be treading in these waters eventually. These are fine generic pop songs, the only true flaw in any being the fact someone looked at purple-haired girl and said, "She should be in a rap battle. I think she could convincingly hold her own in a rap battle," like I'm sorry sweetie you have an abundance of other talents and zero bars. It's charming. It's charming! Listen. Am I ready for China Anne McClain to rule the world for five yet-to-be-determined years in the future? Yes. Do I love Captain Hook's gay son? I LOVE CAPTAIN HOOK'S GAY SON

77) "Issues," by Meek Mill 79) "Wins & Losses," by Meek Mill 83) "1942 Flows," by Meek Mill 96) "We Ball," by Meek Mill ft./Young Thug 97) "Fuck That Check Up," by Meek Mill ft./Lil Uzi Vert 99) "Heavy Heart," by Meek Mill

So if I'm rating the theme weeks of 2017: 1) Kendrick Week 2) Jay-Z Week 3) Future Week 4) Meek Mill Week 5) Migos Week 6) Ed Sheeran Week 7) Big Sean Week 8) Drake Week 9) Bryson Tiller Week I was honestly surprised by how much I enjoyed these songs. Like, I'm actually adding the Meek Mill album to the library for future listening. "1942 Flows" and "Wins & Losses" are legit, they're engaging songs and Meek Mill brings passion to them, and maybe I'm just unfamiliar with the rest of Meek Mill's catalogue, but I honestly didn't expect to be involved in these songs. This seems like a fine album with which to kill a summer bus ride or two. Like, I can't remember the last time I heard a song with a Young Thug feature where I wasn't paying more attention to what Young Thug was doing. Meek Mill did fine work. (Worth noting: Wins & Losses is 15 minutes longer than DAMN., and I am curious what makes Meek Mill think he has 15 minutes' more of worthwhile thought than Kendrick.)

91) "Imitadora," by Romeo Santos

It was "Heroe Favorito," right, where I said I might enjoy Romeo Santos' whole thing on another day, when I was ready to accept him into my life? WELL HOT DIGGITY, Y'ALL, 'CUZ TODAY'S THAT DAY. I love his breathy falsetto thing over this song way more, it just fits. I'm also in love with this track, this gentle Latin guitar with occasional blasts of indie platformer main menu music. I don't know a better term to express what I mean because I'm bad at music, but these synth blasts play in the intro and outro and occasionally come back and they just take this track to another level. This is just phenomenal work from someone I now understand to be a veteran in the scene from the past seven months of limited engagement with the world of Latin pop.

I changed the top of the 2017 Top 20 again. 20) "Bodak Yellow," by Cardi B (7.22) 19) "Woman," by Kesha ft./The Dap-Kings Horns (8.5) 18) "Smile," by Jay-Z ft./Gloria Carter (7.29) 17) "Love Galore," by SZA ft./Travis Scott (7.1) 16) "Bad Liar," by Selena Gomez (6.3) 15) "DNA." by Kendrick Lamar (5.6) 14) "It Ain't Me," by Kygo x Selena Gomez (3.4) 13) "Craving You," by Thomas Rhett ft./Maren Morris (4.22) 12) "That's What I Like," by Bruno Mars (3.4) 11) "Chanel," by Frank Ocean ft./A$AP Rocky (4.1) 10) "Strangers," by Halsey ft./Lauren Jauregui (6.17) 9) "Either Way," by Chris Stapleton (5.27) 8) "Run Up," by Major Lazer ft./PARTYNEXTDOOR & Nicki Minaj (2.18) 7) "Imitadora," by Romeo Santos (8.12) 6) "Green Light," by Lorde (3.18) 5) "Hard Times," by Paramore (5.13) 4) "ELEMENT." by Kendrick Lamar (5.6) 3) "Despacito," by Luis Fonsi ft./Daddy Yankee (2.4) 2) "iSpy," by KYLE ft./Lil Yachty (1.14) 1) "Issues," by Julia Michaels (2.11) Like #1 should be a mix of Most Impactful Song and Song I Enjoyed Most, and maybe #1 justifiably belongs to “Despacito” given how great that is, I’m still getting a lot of mileage out of “Issues,” and honestly as long as I’m not keeping up this silly idea that a song that was #90 for one week is the most iconic song of the year this useless list has at least some utility. Shoutout to the true heroes Paramore, though. And also Major Lazer, PARTYNEXTDOOR, and Nicki Minaj. I will never fucking forget you guys.

Who won the week?

2017 actually put up a rather strong fight, but there was no way Meek Mill and the Descendants 2 soundtrack were going to take down “Stronger,” even when it was being weighed down with Toby Keith. 2007 had a couple strong punches, and it was more than able to notch another point. 2017: 11 1997: 11 2007: 9 In next week’s post, we get to listen to Spice Girls AND Billy Joel, 2007 gives us Luke Bryan AND Robin Thicke, and I don’t know what fresh hell 2017 has in store but evidently Tay Tay collaborated with B.O.B. at some point in the recent past and it’s gonna be real fun to deal with B.O.B. the popular musician should it come to that. What an unproblematic and unremarkable artist who has precisely zero bad opinions which he expresses loudly!

[writinggeisha]

Why is color in writing so important?

Pablo Picasso said that “Colors, like features, follow the changes of the emotions.” Picasso was an artist who evoked emotion with colorful pigments. As a writer, you can do the same with colorful words.

Note the different pictures painted by the following two paragraphs.

Ned gazed at the calypso-orange horizon. A lapis-blue speck sparkled above it in the deepening violet of a new night sky—Planet Vorton, home.

Ned gaped at the corpse-grey horizon. A mold-blue speck festered above it in the deepening black of a smoggy night sky—Planet Vorton, home.

Same number of words, different colors, with complementing adjectives and verbs. One paragraph emanates optimism, the other gloom.

Compound adjectives sometimes require hyphens.

According to The Chicago Manual of Style, if a compound adjective appears before a noun, it should be hyphenated.

Compare the following examples:

Tristan wore an eye-catching purple tie. Tristan’s purple tie was eye catching.

Wendi modeled a melon-pink dress. Wendi’s dress was melon pink.

Accent colors with adjectives.

Here’s a list over one hundred adjectives from thousands you could choose to produce more vivid descriptions of the colors in your writing.

A Accented, achromatic, ashen, ashy, atomic

B Blazing, bleached, bleak, blinding, blotchy, bold, brash, bright, brilliant, burnt

C Chromatic, classic, clean, cold, complementing, contrasting, cool, coordinating, creamy, crisp

D Dark, dayglow, dazzling, deep, delicate, digital, dim, dirty, drab, dreary, dull, dusty

E Earthy, electric, energetic, eye-catching

F Faded, faint, festive, fiery, flashy, flattering, fluorescent, frosty, full-toned

G Gaudy, glistening, glittering, glossy, glowing

H Harsh, hazy, hot

I Icy, illuminated, incandescent, intense, iridescent

K Knockout

L Lambent, light, loud, luminous, lusterless, lustrous

M Majestic, matte, medium, mellow, milky, monochromatic, muddy, murky, muted

N Natural, neon, neutral

O Opalescent, opaque

P Pale, pastel, patchy, pearly, perfect, picturesque, plain, primary, pure

R Radiant, reflective, rich, royal, ruddy, rustic

S Satiny, saturated, shaded, sheer, shining, shiny, shocking, showy, smoky, soft, solid, somber, soothing, sooty, sparkling, stained, streaked, streaky, striking, strong, subdued, subtle, sunny, swirling

T Tacky, tinged, tinted, tonal, toned, traditional, translucent, transparent

U Undiluted, uneven, uniform

V Vibrant, vivid

W Wan, warm, washed-out, waxen, wild

Enhance multicolored objects with adjectives such as these.

B Bicolor, blended, braided

C Cataclysmic-colored, checkered, compound, contrasting, crisscrossed

D Dappled, disparate, dotted, dusted

F Flecked, freckled, fused

I Intermixed, interwoven

J Jumbled

L Lined

K Kaleidoscopic

M Many-hued, marbled, mingled, mixed, motley, mottled, multicolored, multihued

P Particolored, patterned, peppered, piebald, pied, polychromatic, prismatic, psychedelic

S Salted, speckled, splotched, stippled

T Two-tone, tricolor

V Varied, variegated, veined

Nouns provide more opportunities to add color and detail.

A Accent

B Bleach, brightness, brilliance

C Chroma, clarity, CMYK, coating, color wheel, colorant, coloration, cover

D Deposit, depth, diffusion, dimension, dispersion, dye

F Film, finish, flicker, fluorescence

G Glare, glaze, gleam, glimmer, glint, glisten, glitter, glow, gradation

H Henna, highlight, hint, hue

I Incandescence, intensity, iridescence

L Lacquer, layer, lightness, lowlight, luminosity, luster

M Monotone

N Nuance

O Opacity, opalescence

P Paint, Pantone, patina, peroxide, pigment, pigmentation, polish, prism, purity

R Radiance, rainbow, RGB, residue, rinse

S Sample, saturation, seam, shade, sheen, shimmer, shine, smidgeon, sparkle, spectrum, stain, stratum, streak, stripe, suggestion, surface, swatch

T Tattoo, tester, tier, tincture, tinge, tint, tone, touch, trace, twinkle

U Undertone

V Varnish, vein, veneer

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Perhaps these verbs will provide inspiration.

Colors can blend, clash, or enhance. They might revitalize, fade, or overlap. Choose carefully to provide the nuance you need in your writing.

A Accent, accentuate, appear, attract

B Balance, bathe, bespatter, blanch, blare, blaze, blench, bleach, blend, blotch, brighten, brush, burn

C Captivate, clash, color, combine, complement, conflict, contrast, coordinate, crayon

D Darken, daub, draw, decolorize, decorate, deepen, dot, draw, dye

E Embellish, emit, enhance, enliven

F Fade, flare, flash, flatter, fleck

G Glare, glaze, gleam, glimmer, glint, glisten, glow

H Harmonize, heighten, highlight

I Illuminate, infuse, intensify

J Jar

L Light, lighten

M Match, meld, merge, mingle, mix

O Outline, overlap

P Paint, permeate, pervade, plaster

R Radiate, revitalize

S Saturate, seal, shade, shine, sketch, smear, sparkle, splash, splatter, spray, spread, stain, suffuse

T Tinge, tint

V Varnish

W Wash

Invent colors.

Your ingenuity is the only limit with invented colors. Consider a few examples.

Yolanda sashayed toward me, hips swiveling in a seduction-red skirt that complemented her bad-baby-black lipstick.

Either Yolanda intends to ravish our narrator, or he hopes she’s a bad girl with seduction on her mind.

Bruise-blue eyes stared out through glasses crisscrossed with cracks. Matching lumps burgeoned from Marco’s chin and cheeks.

Readers will make the connection between bruise-blue and the lumps, imagining someone who has been beaten or injured.

Find color ideas by googling phrases such as “things that are green” or “things that look blue.”

And now, a kaleidoscope of colors.

Some of the following lists contain invented colors. Many are based on objects we encounter in our environment. You can use almost any noun to create an adjective that will resonate with readers.

For the next several years, Trump blond or Hillary blonde will produce instant mental images.

Science fiction might use deep-space black, quasar blue, or starburst yellow.

An environmentalist could choose colors such as oil-slick black, smog grey, or acid-rain yellow.

Choose or invent colors that intensify your writing.

You can use many of these words as is, or precede the color they represent to produce a compound adjective. Rather than anthracite, for example, you might prefer anthracite black.

Black Anger black, anthracite, bat black, boot black, cat black, cave black, cavity black, charcoal, coal black, crow black, deep-space black, ebony, evil black, funeral black, grease black, ink, jade black, jet, leather black, licorice, metal black, midnight, mildew black, mold black, night black, obsidian, oil-slick black, onyx, pitch black, raven, sable, shadow black, shoe-polish black, silhouette black, smoky, sooty, spider black, tar black, tire black, tuxedo black, uber black, velvet black

Blond/Blonde Although blond can be used for either males or females, I and many writers prefer blond to describe males and blonde to describe females. Likewise with gender-identified pets and animals.

Why?

Blond was adopted into English from French, and the French language uses gender-specific descriptors.

Compound adjectives in the following list are spelled with the feminine form.

Almond-crème blonde, amber, apple-cider blonde, apricot, ash blonde, banana-bread blonde, blanched, bleached, bombshell, bottle blonde, brassy, bronze, brown-sugar blonde, butter blonde, butternut, butterscotch, caramel, chamomile blonde, champagne, chardonnay blonde, corn blonde, diamond blonde, dirty blonde, dishwater blonde, electric blonde, flaxen, French-fry blonde, frosted blonde, gilded blonde, ginger, ginger-ale blonde, ginger spice, golden, goldenrod, Hillary blonde, honey blonde, honey-butter blonde, honeysuckle blonde, hot-toffee blonde, macadamia blonde, mushroom blonde, neon blonde, peroxide blonde, platinum, sand blonde, straw blonde, strawberry blonde, sunflower blonde, sun-kissed blonde, sunset blonde, tarnished-gold blonde, Trump blond/e, trumpet blonde, vanilla-malt blonde, vintage gold, wheat blonde

Blue Admiral blue, Aegean blue, agate blue, arctic blue, azure, baby blue, berry blue, blue-jay blue, blue-jeans blue, bluebell blue, blueberry blue, blueberry-juice blue, bluebird blue, blue-jay blue, brook blue, bruise blue, cadet blue, cerulean, china-blue, cobalt, cornflower blue, crystal blue, denim blue, electric blue, forget-me-not blue, galaxy glue, gunmetal blue, ice blue, indigo, ink blue, jellyfish blue, lagoon blue, lake blue, lapis blue, laser blue, lilac blue, lobelia blue, mold blue, moon blue, navy, ocean blue, quasar blue, river blue, robin-egg blue, sapphire blue, sky blue, star blue, steel-blue, swimming-pool blue, teal, toilet-water blue, toothpaste blue, ultramarine

Brown Acorn brown, almond brown, amber, auburn, autumn brown, Bambi brown, beige, brandy brown, brick brown, bronze, brunet, buckeye brown, camel brown, caramel, carob brown, cedar brown, champagne brown, chestnut, chipmunk brown, chocolate brown, cinnamon, cider brown, clay brown, coffee brown, cognac brown, cookie brown, copper, cork brown, desert sand, drab brown, dun brown, ecru, espresso brown, fawn brown, football brown, freckle brown, ginger, gingerbread brown, golden brown, hazel, hickory brown, honey brown, infrabeige, kiwi brown, lion brown, loam brown, mahogany, maroon, merlot brown, mocha, mouse brown, mud brown, muddy brown, nut brown, oak brown, orange brown, peanut brown, pecan brown, pekoe brown, penny brown, pigskin brown, pretzel brown, rosewood, russet, rust, sandstone brown, seal brown, sepia, sienna, spice brown, syrup brown, taffy, tan, taupe, tawny brown, teddy-bear brown, topaz brown, tortilla brown, tourmaline brown, umber, walnut, wheat brown, whiskey brown, wood brown

Green Apple green, army green, artichoke green, asparagus green, avocado green, barf green, basil green, blue green, bottle green, bright green, cabbage green, camouflage green, cat’s-eye green, celery green, chartreuse, clover green, crocodile green, crystal-marble green, cyan, electric green, elf green, emerald, fern green, frog green, grape green, grass green, hypergreen, jade, jasper green, jelly green, juniper, kale green, khaki green, kiwi green, leaf green, LED green, olive, leprechaun green, lettuce green, lime, lizard green, loden, mildew green, mint, moss green, neon green, ocean green, parsley green, pea green, pea-soup green, peacock green, pear green, Perrier-bottle green, pickle green, pine green, puke green, sage, sea green, seafoam green, seasick green, seaweed green, seedling green, shamrock green, snot green, spinach green, spring green, sprout green, spruce green, tea green, teal, toad green, velvet green, viridian, watermelon green, yellow green

Grey/Gray Alien grey, aluminum grey, anchor grey, ash grey, battleship grey, bottle grey, boulder grey, carbon grey, cement grey, charcoal grey, cloud grey, coin grey, corpse grey, crater grey, death grey, dove grey, elephant grey, exhaust grey, fling grey, flint grey, fog grey, fossil grey, fungus grey, ginger grey, granite grey, graphite, gravel grey, gruel grey, gum grey, gunmetal grey, hippo grey, hoary grey, ice grey, iron grey, knife grey, lead grey, mercury grey, meteor grey, mummy grey, nail grey, nickel, otter grey, pebble grey, pepper grey, pewter, pigeon grey, porpoise grey, porridge grey, rat grey, salt-and-pepper, seal grey, shadow grey, shark grey, shovel grey, silver, slate, sleet grey, slug grey, slush grey, smog grey, smoke, steel grey, stone grey, storm grey, stormy grey, stormy-sea grey, sword grey, tabby grey, tank grey, tweed grey, wax grey, wolf grey

Orange Apricot orange, burnt orange, butternut orange, calypso orange, candlelight orange, cantaloupe orange, caramelized orange, carrot orange, cayenne orange, cheddar orange, cheese-cracker orange, Chinese-lantern orange, cider orange, citrus orange, clementine orange, coral orange, crayon orange, curry orange, fire orange, flame orange, goldfish orange, mac-and-cheese orange, mango-tango orange, mandarin orange, marigold orange, marmalade orange, monarch orange, nacho orange, nasturtium orange, naval orange, papaya orange, peach orange, peach-butter orange, peach-sorbet orange, popsicle orange, pumpkin orange, safety-vest orange, salamander orange, salmon orange, sherbet orange, shrimp orange, starfish orange, sunset orange, sweet-potato orange, tangelo orange, tangerine orange, terra cotta, tiger orange, traffic orange, yam orange

Pink Amaranth, azalea pink, baby pink, ballet-slipper pink, blush, bright pink, bubblegum pink, cantaloupe pink, carnation pink, cerise, champagne pink, cherry-rose pink, coral, cotton-candy pink, crepe pink, cupid pink, cyclamen pink, damask, flamingo pink, fuchsia, geranium pink, grapefruit pink, lemonade pink, magenta, mandarin pink, mango pink, melon pink, old-rose pink, oleander pink, parfait pink, pastel pink, peach, peach-blossom pink, peony pink, piggy pink, piglet pink, pomegranate pink, prom pink, punch pink, raspberry-smoothie pink, rose, rosewood pink, rouge pink, salmon pink, seashell pink, sherbet pink, shocking pink, strawberry pink, swine pink, taffy pink, watermelon pink, Zinfandel pink

Purple Amethyst purple, amparo purple, boysenberry purple, burgundy purple, Byzantium purple, clover purple, concord purple, coneflower purple, cyclamen purple, eggplant purple, fig purple, gentian purple, gooseberry purple, grape purple, heather, heliotrope, hyacinth purple, indigo, iris purple, jam purple, kazoo purple, lavender, lilac, lollipop purple, lotus purple, magenta, mauve, mulberry purple, onion purple, opal purple, orchid purple, periwinkle purple, petunia purple, pillow purple, plum, posy purple, primrose purple, raisin purple, regalia purple, rhubarb purple, royal purple, sage-flower purple, sangria purple, sugar-plum purple, tanzanite purple, Tyrian purple, violet, wild-berry purple, wine purple, wisteria purple

Red Apple red, auburn, beet red, berry red, blaze red, blood red, blush red, brick red, burgundy red, candy red, candy-apple red, candy-cane red, carrot red, cherry red, cherry-soda red, Christmas red, cinnamon-candy red, communist red, copper red, coral red, crab-apple red, cranberry red, crimson, currant red, fire red, fire-engine red, fire-hydrant red, flame red, flaming red, garnet red, ginger red, heart red, henna, holly-berry red, jam red, ketchup red, lady-bug red, LED red, licorice red, lipstick red, lobster red, maple-leaf red, merlot red, mulberry red, neon red, pepper red, pomegranate red, poppy red, radish red, raspberry red, roan, rose, rouge, ruby, Russian red, rust, rusty, Santa-suit red, scarlet, sorrel, stoplight red, strawberry red, sunburn red, titian, tomato red, tulip red, Valentine red, wanton red, watermelon red, wine red

White Alabaster, angel white, ash white, blizzard white, bone white, bread-dough white, cake white, cameo white, chalk, chaste white, chiffon white, china white, clamshell white, cloud white, coconut white, cornstarch white, cream, crème, dumpling white, eggshell white, fizz white, foam white, fog white, frost white, gardenia white, ghost white, goose-down white, heron white, hospital white, KKK white, ivory, lace white, lather white, lily white, linen white, lotus white, milk white, mist white, moonstone white, noodle white, paper white, parchment white, pearl white, phantom white, picket white, platinum white, polar white, porcelain white, powder white, rice white, salt white, Samoyed white, sheet white, skeleton white, snowflake white, specter white, starch white, sugar white, talc white, vellum white, virgin white, wedding-veil white, winter white, wonton white

Yellow Acid-rain yellow, autumn yellow, banana yellow, bourbon yellow, bumblebee yellow, butter yellow, buttercup yellow, butterscotch yellow, cadmium, canary yellow, chick yellow, corn yellow, custard yellow, daffodil yellow, daisy yellow, dandelion yellow, Dijon yellow, duckling yellow, egg-yolk yellow, flaxen, ginger yellow, gold, goldenrod, grapefruit yellow, hardhat yellow, honey yellow, jaundice yellow, lemon, macaroni yellow, maize, mustard, omelet yellow, pencil yellow, pineapple yellow, plantain yellow, poppy yellow, rubber-ducky yellow, saffron, sawdust yellow, school-bus yellow, scrambled-egg yellow, starburst yellow, sticky-note yellow, straw yellow, sulfur yellow, sun yellow, sunflower yellow, sweetcorn yellow, tallow yellow, taxi yellow, turmeric yellow, wasp yellow, whisky yellow, yield-sign yellow

[vzsbest-blog]

Best Friend Interview Claudia Tihan & Selena

1. If your bestie was to hold the remote, what would be playing? 

Claudia: It depends during night time Nicknight would be playing cause she loves to watch Degrassi

Selena: Probably some comedy show or Disney maybe??

2. What would be your ideal day/night look like? Are you the type to go out and hit up the clubs or stay in and have a movie marathon? 

Claudia: We'd go out clubbing we're wilding on the internet already don't wanna imagine what would happen in real life haha

Selena: We'd porbably go out and have fun, chill at a shisha bar or something.

3. Describe each other in three words (optional, you can write a little paragraph as well if you’d like) 

Claudia: Dirty, trustworthy and soooo loyal 

Selena: She's funny, someone you can have deep conversations with but also joke around, and not to forget she accepts me the way I am.

4. What’s it like being best friends with your bestie? 

Claudia: I can call myself lucky being best friends with her cause honestly she's so patient with me I can be such a pain in the ass sometimes but she still accepts me for who I am I appreciate that

Selena: It's awesome, we share the same interests most of the time and we can be as goofy as we want since we are very comfortable with each other. 

5. What is your best friend’s biggest fear? 

Claudia: Losing her loved ones

Selena: It's becoming old.

6. How would you describe your best friend’s ideal partner? 

Claudia: He should be romantic, have a great sense of humour and be just as dirty as she is (sorry Selena)

Selena: My best friend's ideal partner has to have a good sense of humour. He gotta make her laugh, and always show her how much she is loved and treat her good, just the way she deserves it.

7. What do you admire most about your best friend? 

Claudia: I admire her patience with me honestly I would've lost my shit a long ass time ago hahahahah

Selena: Probably that she is always ready to have some fun and not take everything too seriously.

8. How would you describe your best friend to someone who didn’t know him/her? 

Claudia: I would describe her as a totally loveable and sweet person she's so nice to everyone you can't NOT start a conversation with her honestly talk to her in case you haven't yet

Selena: I'd describe her as a fun person, and beautiful from the inside and out.

9. Does your best friend have any nicknames if yes which ones? 

Claudia: I actually call her anales just to piss her off long story hahaha

Selena: Well I call her "Agnes" lmao.

10. Which celebrity is your best friend in love with? 

Claudia: Zayn Malik definitely she's so obsessed

Selena: She's absolutely in love with Jai Brooks.

11. Which is your best friend’s favorite TV-Series/Movie/or both?

Claudia: She has a favourite Turkish series but you wouldn't know that one and her favourite movie would be SAW 5 :)

Selena: Her favorite series is Full House and Fuller House and her favorite movie is the whole series of Harry Potter.

12. From a scale of 1-10, how much you value your friendship? 

Claudia: 10 above 10 I love her so much I'm such a lucky bitch (sorry for the language) so thankful for our friendship

Selena: Obviously 10, that's why we are best friends right hahah.

13. Anything you’d like to add?

Claudia: Selena if you read this I love you thanks for being the best but I'm still gonna continue being a pain in the ass to you xx

Selena: I'd just like to say that I am so glad to have Claudia in my life, I love her endlessly.

[beansonbread2]

BEANSONBREAD AWARDS 2017 - BEST SONG

AWARD NO.3 - BEST SONG OF 2017

PAST WINNERS

2016 > Solange ‘Cranes In the Sky’ (see full list HERE)

2015 > Kendrick Lamar ‘The Blacker The Berry’ (see full list HERE)

2014 > FKA Twigs ‘Two Weeks’ (see full list HERE)

2013 > Oliver Wilde ‘Perrett’s Brook’ (see full list HERE)

2010 > Untold ‘Stop What You’re Doing (James Blake Remix) (see full list HERE)

2009 > Joker - ‘Digidesign’ (see full list HERE)

2008 > Lil’ Wayne - ‘A Milli’ (see full list HERE)

2007 > Panda Bear - ‘Bros’ (see full list HERE)

2006 > Hot Chip - 'Over And Over’ (see full list HERE)

RULES - A maximum of TWO tracks from any one artist. Songs can be tied in the same position.

Some of my favourite album tracks actually released this year may be on last year’s list as singles or lead tracks and not included in this year’s list. Anyway, these are the songs i’ve enjoyed the most this year.

*SPOTIFY PLAYLIST WITH (ALMOST) ALL THE TRACKS*

Special mention to > Girl Ray ‘(I Wish I Were Giving You A Gift) This Christmas’

- which is an amazing song and should really be in my top 10 but they already have 2 songs in the list and it’s a Christmas song, and i feel a bit weird about including Christmas songs.

THE RUNNERS UP (in no order)..

Limmy ‘Turkish Delight techno version’

Rina Sawayama ‘Alterlife’

Lorde ‘Green Light’

Dubi Dolczek ‘Only Human’

Run the Jewels ‘Talk To Me’

Kirin J Callinan ‘S.A.D’

Tim Heidecker ‘Imperial Bathroom’

Andrew Hung ‘Say What You Want’

Kelela ‘Frontline’

Nilüfer Yanya ‘Baby Luv’

ThisisDA ‘Control, Shift’

James Ferraro ‘Twilight Pretender’

Spinning Coin ‘Money Is A Drug’

GFOTY ‘Tongue’

Cardi B ‘Bodak Yellow’

Pillow Person ‘On Your Way’

Kero Kero Bonito ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll Star’

Ed Dowie ‘David Is Unwell’

Yves Tumor ‘E. Eternal’

Flat Worms ‘Question’

LCD Soundsystem ‘Tonite’

Frank Ocean ‘Chanel’ / ‘Biking’

Big Thief ‘Shark Smile’

Julia Jacklin ‘Cold Caller’                                                                                    

Jessie Lanza ‘I Talk BB’

Dean Blunt ‘As Long As Ropes Unravel Fake Rolex Will Travel’

Frankie Cosmos ‘Fish Bowl’ (Kero Kero Bonito cover)

Sacred Paws ‘Strike A Match’

Spectres ‘End Waltz’

Rostam ‘Bike Dream’

Why? ‘Proactive Evolution’

Grandaddy ‘Way We Won’t’

Aldous Harding ‘Imagining My Man’                                                                       

SL ‘Tropical’                                                                                                        

Amber Coffman ‘No Coffee’

The XX ‘Say Something Loving’

Wasuremono ‘For All The Bears’

IAMDDB ‘Shade’

Fenne Lily ‘What’s Good’

Sir Was ‘In The Midst’

Lana Del Rey ‘Love’

Jay Som ‘The Bus Song’

Sweet Baboo ‘Wild Imagination’

Real Estate ‘Darling’

The Horrors ‘Machine’

Hannah Diamond ‘Never Again’

Charli XCX ‘Boys’

Manuela ‘Supermarket’

Dizzee Rascal ‘Space’

The Saxophones ‘Aloha’

Selena Gomez ‘Bad Liar’

Sneaks ‘Look Like That’

Sega Bodega (feat. Shygirl) ‘CC’

Princess Nokia ‘Tomboy’

Grizzly Bear ‘Mourning Sound’

J Hus ‘Common Sense’

S4U ‘Too Much’

Charlotte Gainsbourg ‘Deadly Valentine’

The Evil Usses ‘Gambino’

Klein ‘Cry Theme’

Aimee Mann ‘ Good For Me’  

Superorganism ‘Something For Your M.I.N.D.’

Yorkston/Thorne/Khan ‘Bales’

Colin Stetson ‘All This I Do For Glory’

Lil Yachty ‘Peek A Boo’

Mush ‘Luxury Animals’

MGMT ‘Little Dark Age’                                                                                          

Django Django ‘Tic Tac Toe’ / ‘In Your Beat’                                                          

Slowdive ‘Slomo’                                                                                                    

N.E.R.D (feat. Rihanna) ‘Lemon’

Alt-J ‘Pleader’

Mura Masa & A$AP Rocky ‘Love$ick’

Ariel Pink & Weyes Blood ‘Tears On Fire’

Ski Mask The Slump God ‘Catch Me Outside’

Francois & The Atlas Mountains ‘Grand Dereglement’

Animal Collective ‘Kinda Bonkers’

Yung Nnelg ‘Forrest Gump’

Wharfwhit ‘Keep U Sweet’ / ‘Elbows’

Stormzy ‘Big For Your Boots’

Alvvays ‘In Undertow’ / ‘Hey’

Luxury Dad? ‘Cowbell’ / ‘Millennial Boogie (or whatever)’

Vince Staples ‘Big Fish’

Missy Elliott ‘I’m Better’

Thundercat ‘Them Changes’

Mac DeMarco ‘On The Level’

Japanese Breakfast ‘Diving Woman’ / ‘Road Head’

Robin Allender ‘Train Dreams’

Sleaford Mods ‘B.H.S.’

Laurel Halo ‘Jelly’

Mun Sing ‘Eye’ / ‘Revenge’

Hype Williams ‘Loud Challenge’

Ariel Pink ‘Feels Like Heaven’ / ’Bubblegum Dreams’

J Hus ‘Did You See’

Drake ‘Passionfruit’

Lil B ‘Still Run It’ / ‘DJ BasedGod’

John Maus ‘The Combine’

Kamaiyah ‘Playa In Me’

Alexis Taylor & Lung Dart ‘I’m Ready’

Aimee Mann ‘Goose Snow Cone’

Terry ‘Take Me To The City’

St. Vincent ‘Los Ageless’

Jlin ‘Nyakinyua Rise’

Oro Swimming Hour ‘Martial Arts Washing Cars’

Alien Stadium ‘This One’s For The Humans’

Jay Som ‘Baybee’

Liars ‘Cred Woes’

S4U ‘Friends’

Brian Eno with Kevin Shields ‘Only Once Away My Son’

Bjork ‘The Gate’ / ‘Blissing Me’

Hercules & The Love Affair (feat. Sharon Van Etten) ‘Omnion’

Tara Clerkin ‘John’

Bonnie Prince Billy (with The Roots of Music) ‘The Curse’

Iglooghost ‘Bug Thief’

SOPHIE ‘Ponyboy’

Insecure Men ‘Subaru Nights’

Young Thug ‘Family Don’t Matter’

Yung Lean ‘Red Bottom Sky’

ESPRIT ‘Flounder 202’

Giant Swan ‘Celebrate The Last 30 Years Of Human Ego’

Oneohtrix Point Never (feat. Iggy Pop) ‘The Pure And The Damned’

Four Tet ‘Two Thousand And Seventeen’

Mount Kimbie (feat. King Krule) ‘Blue Train Lines’

Beak> ‘Sex Music’

Wiley ‘Speakerbox’

Baxter Dury ‘Miami’

Alabaster dePlume 'Be Nice To People'

Drahla ‘Silk Spirit’                                                                                                   

The Moonlandingz (feat. Rebecca Taylor) ‘The Strangle Of Anna’                        

Happyness ‘The Reel Starts Again (Man As Ostrich)’

Yves Tumor ‘Limerence’

Coucou Chloe ‘Flip U’

This Is The Kit ‘Moonshine Freeze’

Ibeyi ‘Deathless’

Mogwai ‘Party In The Dark’

Wesley Gonzales ‘I Am A Telescope’ / ‘In Amsterdam’

Iglooghost ‘Infinite Mint’

King Krule ‘Biscuit Town’

Young Thug ‘Liger’

Bas Jan ‘No Sign’

Seamus Fogarty ‘Carlow Town’

Oliver Wilde ‘Big Black Chunk’

Tyler The Creator ‘I Ain’t Got Time!’

TOP 50 SONGS OF 2017...

50. Lice ‘The Human Parasite’

49. Young Fathers ‘Only God Knows’

48. Los Campesinos! ‘5 Flucloxacillin’

47. Mush ‘Alternative Facts’

46. SOPHIE ‘It’s OK To Cry’

45. Phoenix ‘J-Boy’

44. Oro Swimming Hour ‘Ornatrice’

43. Fever Ray ‘To The Moon And Back’

42. Spectres ‘Dissolve’

41. Dirty Projectors & Dawn Richard ‘Cool Your Heart’

40. Rina Sawayama (feat. Shamir) ‘Tunnel Vision’

39. Oliver Wilde ‘You’re So Kool-Aid’

38. Wiley ‘Can’t Go Wrong’

37. Hookworms ‘Negative Space’

36. This Is The Kit ‘Hotter Colder’

35. Playboi Carti ‘Magnolia’

34. Ed Dowie ‘Yungpawel’

33. Arca ‘Saunter’ / ‘Desafío’

32. Brockhampton ‘Gummy’

31. Seamus Fogarty ‘Van Gogh’s Ear’

30. Taos Humm ‘BLUHr’

29. Shabazz Palaces ‘Shine A Light’

28. Sweet Baboo ‘Pink Rainbow’

27. Happyness ‘Through Windows’

26. Field Music ‘Count It Up’

25. Migos ‘T-Shirt’ / ‘Bad And Boujee’

24. King Krule ‘Dum Surfer’

23. Perfume Genius (feat. Weyes Blood) ‘Sides’

22. Kendrick Lamar ‘DNA’

21. Thundercat ‘Show You The Way’

20. Brockhampton ‘Boogie’

19. SZA ‘Drew Barrymore’

18. Perfume Genius ‘Slip Away’

17. Kamasi Washington ‘Truth’

16. Yaeji ‘Drink I’m Sippin On’

15. Kelela ‘LMK’

14. Girl Ray ‘Stupid Things’

13. Edward Penfold ‘Grasshopper’

12. Richard Dawson ‘Soldier’

11. Future ‘Mask Off’

10. Mount Kimbie (feat. Micachu) ‘Marilyn’

9. Self Esteem ‘Your Wife’ / ‘OMG’

8. Blanck Mass ‘Please’

7. SZA (Feat. Travis Scott) ‘Love Galore’

6. Kendrick Lamar ‘HUMBLE’

5. Yaeji ‘Raingurl’

4. Edward Penfold ‘Garden Fresh’

3. Tyler, The Creator ‘See You Again’

2. Girl Ray ‘Preacher’

1. Richard Dawson ‘Ogre’

[londontheatre]

Liza Sings Streisand

Wilton’s Music Hall today announces its sensational new season programme, jam-packed full of independent theatre productions, live music, opera and cabaret.

Kicking off the season in style is a screening of cult sci-fi classic Metropolis, with live musical accompaniment from pianist and composer Dmytro Morykit who will be performing his beautiful original score. A celebration of the film’s 90th anniversary, Metropolis Live (01-03 August) is an electrifying fusion of film and sound to be enjoyed by film enthusiasts and classical music lovers alike.

Back by popular demand, OneTrackMinds (8 and 9 August, 9 October) is making a triumphant return to Wilton’s, bringing with it an eclectic and fascinating variety of guests discussing the songs that changed their lives. An entertaining cross between Desert Island Discs, The Moth Radio Hour & TED Talks, this live storytelling event explores the transformative power of music. Previous guests have included Jay Rayner, Bompass and Parr, Tulip Siddiq MP and Mark Thomas. In August, we’ll be hearing from comedian Robert Popper, activist Peter Tatchell, Lovers Rock singer Janet Kay and film producer Stephen Woolle.

It’s time for sassy swing on 10 August, as the Spitfire Sisters and their live band fill Wilton’s with their incredible retro sound. With a classic repertoire from the 40s, original music from their self-penned album Put Your Phone Away and modern songs with a vintage twist, these swing sisters will get your feet moving and your hips swinging.

Wilton’s is also proud to announce a collaboration with Lucky Dog Picturehouse, who bring the experience of early cinema to a modern audience by combining classic silent films with live performances of original-era soundtracks. The atmospheric surroundings of Wilton’s Music Hall will provide the perfect backdrop to showings of The Lost World (14 & 18 August), The Epic of Everest (16 August) and Shooting Stars (17 August), all accompanied by The Lucky Dog Picturehouse musicians.

Everyone’s favourite hip hop music hall singer Ida Barr (22 – 24 August) is back and more audacious than ever as she showcases her bespoke genre of music which she calls Artificial Hip Hop, a fusion of gritty, grimy, urban hip hop and the glorious songs of the heyday of the British music hall. With bangers like ‘Get Old or Die Tryin’ and ‘Slipped Disco’, this gives audiences a chance to explore the difficult issues of existence whilst laughing their socks off, swaying and having a joyous sing-a-long.

Following sell-out performances in 2016, Opera della Luna return to Wilton’s with The Queen’s Lace Handkerchief (29 – 31 August), a story of political intrigue, royal adultery and a bullfight. This is the first professional UK production of the enchanting operetta by Johann Strauss, bringing the piece’s many famiiliar waltz tunesto the East End of London.

The jewel in the crown of the beginning of the season, Wilton’s are thrilled to welcome the BBC Proms (2 September) who are moving out of their usual home of the Royal Albert Hall for their Proms at… series matchin music to the faded beauty and glamour of Wilton’s Music Hall Conductor Sian Edwards and the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, join young British soloists Jennifer France and Marcus Farnsworth in a celebration of birdsong, with performances of Pulitzer Prize-winning American composer John Luther Adams’ songbirdsongs and Peter Maxwell Davies’ Eight Songs for a Mad King.

A cornerstone of the National Youth Theatre writing commissions, Peter Terson’s much loved Zigger Zagger (6-9 September) returns in a special anniversary production marking half a century since its world premiere. The UK’s first major dramatic work based on the subject of football hooliganism, it is a story of violence and greed, all brought to life by a cast of fifty of Britain’s best young talents. Directed by Juliet Knight (White Boy), this is the tale of a working-class boy torn between making a life for himself and the desire to fit in, exploring the themes of tribalism, masculinity and belonging through the National Youth Theatre’s trademark wit and infectious energy.

Following on from a stellar, critically-acclaimed set of shows at the 2015 Edinburgh Festival Fringe (5* The Guardian, 5* The Times), Manfred Karge’s Man to Man comes to Wilton’s for an exclusive London run from 12 – 23 September. The remarkable story of a woman forced to adopt the identity of her dead husband in order to survive in Nazi Germany, this dynamic production unites the talents of a multi Olivier & Tony award-winning creative team, led by directors Bruce Guthrie and Scott Graham and starring Maggie Bain. A Wales Millennium Centre production and named by The Times as a ‘stunning revival…destined for classic status’, this one-woman masterpiece is one not to be missed.

The ten-year anniversary production of Les Enfants Terribles’ award-winning The Terrible Infants take up residency at Wilton’s 27 September – 28 October. Featuring new creative material reflecting Les Enfants Terribles’ bold, innovative and irreverent style The Terrible Infants is a collection of twisted short stories which recall both Roald Dahl and Tim Burton. Performed with inventive puppetry, atmospheric live music and recorded narration from Dame Judi Dench, The Terrible Infants is a highly sensory theatrical feast suitable for big kids and small grown-ups.

Wilton’s free family weekend is back, and this year’s Scene In Time (7-8 October) is an exploration of Wilton’s film and technology heritage, from music videos such as Frankie Goes to Hollywood’s ‘Relax’ to blockbuster movies like Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows and Muppets Most Wanted. Jam-packed with free workshops from Alexandra Palace, the National Maritime Museum and more, Scene In Time is a great way to learn more about the building’s heritage or just soak up the atmosphere of the beautiful building.

Georges Bizet’s classic La Tragédie de Carmen (3 – 14 November) gets a radical reworking in a contemporary adaptation by Peter Brook, arguably Britain’s greatest living director, which will be performed by the rising stars of Royal Opera House’s Jette Parker Young Artists ProgrammeIn the intimate setting of Wilton’s, four singers perform the story of passion, love and jealousy between soldier Don José and gypsy Carmen, with spoken dialogue making the text feel more immediate and stripped back to its core.

Presented by Poet In The City, Edgar Allan Poe: The Haunted Palace (6 November) is an evening of discussion and live poetry performance plunging into the sublime work of a spectacularly spooky literary figure. The master of melodrama, mystery and macabre, the irresistibly scary Edgar Allan Poe has frightened and delighted since The Raven found an audience in the 1840s. Brought into the 21st Century by the eerily atmospheric surroundings of Wilton’s, this will be an evening of haunting literary enjoyment celebrating one of the world’s finest poets. Part revivalist meeting and part medicine show; The Singing Hypnotist (9 November) will change your life. Using a combination of clinical hypnotherapy, stage hypnosis, original music and good old-fashioned showbiz, Christopher Green (the man behind Ida Barr and Tina C) has created a character that performs songs to heal, transform and put you under. This show will be followed by a Q&A with the performer/author on all aspects of hypnosis.

It’s silliness and noise galore as Tales from the Shed (9 – 11 November) returns to Wilton’s in all its fun and colourful glory. Presented by Chickenshed, this is a vibrant, interactive theatre show for young children, encouraging them to discover their own creative imaginations and build confidence.

OperaGlass Works presents a pop-up version of The Rake’s Progress (17 – 25 November), one of the great operas of the 20th Century by Igor Stravinsky and WH Auden and the company’s debut production. Tom Rakewell abandons true love for the excitement of the city he soon finds himself in the company of the devil. Set in the 18th century, using conventions of opera from that time, the story explores human choice and its limitations. With accompanying music from Southbank Sinfonia and directed and produced by Selina Cadell (Mrs Tishell in Doc Martin), and a set by the award-winning Tom Piper, this will be a dynamic and entertaining evening. A night of music at its purest, The Voice of the Violin (21 November) Performed by Peter Sheppard Skaerved, leader of the Kreutzer Quartet, the performance explores the beginnings of the virtuoso violin, playing a series of extraordinary instruments from the 17th century in this intimate solo performance featuring speaker Benjamin Hebbert and including two special world premieres.

It’s all glitter and glamour as Fascinating Aida’s Liza Pulman takes to the stage with her new show Liza Sings Streisand (23 November), packed full of legendary Barbra Streisand songs, dirty humour and sassy storytelling. Together with her six-piece band, The Stardust Ensemble, Liza brings you glorious new arrangements and orchestrations of these now classic tunes. Expect the much-loved classics ‘Evergreen’, ‘The Way We Were’, ‘New York State Of Mind’, ‘Second Hand Rose’ and many more in a full to bursting 90 minute show. A show that ‘completely immerses the audiences from beginning to end’ (Love London Love Culture), it’s a rip-roaring romp of a night out and not to be missed.

Listings Info Metropolis Dates: 1- 3 August Tickets: £8 – £12.50, £6 – £10 concessions

OneTrackMinds Dates: 8 & 9 August, 9 October Tickets: Full Price £8 to £12; Concessions £6 to £10 An Evening With The Spitfire Sisters Dates: 10 August Tickets: £19 full price, £16.50 concession

Lucky Dog Picturehouse The Lost World Dates: 14 – 18 August, 7:30pm Tickets: £8 – £12 full price, £6 – £10 concessions

The Epic of Everest Dates: 16 August, 7:30pm Tickets: £8 – £12 full price, £6 – £10 concessions

Shooting Stars Dates: 17 August, 7:30pm Tickets: £8 – £12 full price, £6 – £10 concessions

Ida Barr Dates: 22 August to 24 August, 8pm. 60 minutes, no interval Tickets: Full Price £12.50 to £15, Concessions £10 to £12

The Queen’s Lace Handkerchief Dates: 29 August to 31 August, 7.30pm Tickets: £15 – £25 full price, £12 – £18 concessions

BBC Proms at.. Dates: 2 September, 3pm and 7:30pm Tickets: £15 full price stalls, 50% discount on stalls tickets for persons aged 18 or under, and for disabled concert-goers (plus one companion); £6 balcony, on the day, from 1.30pm for the 3pm performance and 6pm for the 7.30pm performance

Zigger Zagger Dates: 6 – 9 September, 7:30pm and 2:30pm Tickets: £15 – £20, £12.50 – £17.50

Man to Man Dates: 13 – 23 September, 7:45pm, 2:30pm Saturday Matinee Tickets: £15 – £25, £12.50 – £22.50 concessions

The Terrible Infants Dates: 27 September – 28 October, 7:30pm, 3pm Wednesday and Saturday Tickets: £15 – £25, £12.50 – £22.50 concessions

La Tragédie de Carmen Dates: 3 November to 14 November – 7.30pm; no show on Thursdays. 2 hrs including interval Tickets: £15 – £30 full price, £12.50 – £27.50 concessions Edgar Allan Poe: The Haunted Palace Dates: 6 November – 7.30pm . 90 minutes, no interval Tickets: £10 – £15 full price, £8 – £13 concessions The Singing Hypnotist Dates: 9th November, 8pm . 60 minutes, no interval Tickets: £12.50 – £15 full price, £10 – £12 concessions Tales from the Shed Dates: 9 November to 11 November, 11.30am. No interval Tickets: £6 Full Price (free for babies under 6 months) · £5 Educational Groups

The Rake’s Progress Dates: 17 November – 25 November . All performances 7.30pm, except Monday 20th at 7pm. No show 21 or 23. 2hrs 30 mins plus interval Tickets: £15 – £25 full price, £13 – £23 concessions The Voice of the Violin Dates: 21 November- Talk at 7pm, concert at 7.30pm Tickets: £10 – £15 full price, £7.50 – £12.50 concessions Liza Sings Streisand Dates: 23 November – 7.30pm Tickets: £15 – £20 full price, £12.50 – £17.50 concessions

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[thejanoprefs]

heated session after an arguement with Jai

requested by: anonymous

You sit on the edge of the bed, rubbing at your red, puffy eyes. You and Jai had gotten into a bad argument. God knows what it was about; you didn’t even remember at this point because it had turned so quickly into screaming at each other and spitting insults that all you could think about were the awful things that he had called you.

Now, you’re just tired. Tired of crying and tired of getting in stupid fights like these that didn’t do anything but make you each feel terrible.

You hear the door open behind you and you quickly wipe the wetness from your cheeks, crossing your arms and looking at the floor. “Baby?” asks Jai’s small voice. It sounds like he’s been crying as much as you have. “Can we talk?”

“I don’t know, can we?” You ask angrily, but your voice is heavy and he sighs, getting down on his knees in front of where you sit so that you have no choice but to meet his eye.

“I’m so fucking sorry, Y/N.” He whispers, reaching out to touch your hand from where it sits on the bed. You pull your hand away quickly and get up off of the bed, stopping in front of the window across the room as your eyes swell with new tears.

“Sorry doesn’t always cut it, Jai.” You tell him. He comes up behind you, wrapping his arms around your waist and hooking his chin over your shoulder.

You don’t push him away this time, instead standing in silence filled only by his shaky breathing. “Please, baby, talk to me.” He says softly, and you exhale as he slips his fingers underneath the hem of your shirt so that he can rub circles into your hips with his warm fingertips.

“I don’t know what to say after…” You tell him quietly, and his fingertips still on your skin, catching on that you’re hurt after the things that he’d yelled at you during the spat.

“I didn’t mean any of what I said, princess, I love you so fucking much, and I’m so so sorry.” he pleads.

He presses his lips warmly to the skin of your neck, and you relax into his touch. “Jai,” You breathe, your hands moving down to cover his where they were resting on your waist. His breath fans over your pulse and you shiver the slightest bit.

“Let me show you how sorry I am,” He murmurs, pressing his nose softly against you. “Please.”

You nod, turning around in his arms to place your hands against his chest. At first, he hugs you around the middle and holds you close. You breathe in his familiar scent, and it calms you down. It seems to have the same effect on him as well, because you can feel his heartbeat slow under your palms.

The two of you walk backwards, and you fall gently onto the bed when the backs of your knees hit the mattress. Jai crawls onto the bed as you situate yourself against the pillows, and you spread your legs for him to lie between, propping his body over you by his forearm so that he can lean down and kiss you softly.

You kiss back, running your hands over his chest and gripping his shirt to pull him in closer to you to deepen the kiss into something more than a soft press of lips. He hums into your mouth contentedly, pulling away to mumble “I love you, Y/N. I’m so fucking sorry.”

In response, you take your hands from where they were fisted in the material of his top and ran them both over his shoulders and around his neck, threading your fingers through the hair at the back of his head. When you flick your eyes back up to his gaze, you find that his eyes are staring back at yours almost like he’s… scared.

Your eyebrows knit together, and his expression drops. “Jai,” You say softly. “I love you too. I love you so much.”

The corner of his mouth turns up in a small smile, and he kisses you again, hands tugging gently at the hem of your shirt, and you pull it off as he removes his own. He ducks down to suck a mark on your collarbone. Your breath catches as his fingers dance lightly over your bare torso, drifting lower until they rest at the waistband of your underwear.

“Is this still ok?” He asks abruptly, and you raise an eyebrow at him. “I mean, I don’t want to pressure you into makeup sex that you don’t want.” He says, and you huff out a laugh. The sound breaks the nervous tension that he had built up, and he’s soon laughing too, only stopping when you pushed your underwear down yourself. “Eager?” He chuckles, and you roll your eyes playfully, kicking them off the rest of the way.

He rids himself of his jeans and boxers, climbing back into bed, where he gestures for you to lie on your side. Once you comply, he lies behind you. You can feel the hard press of his dick on your ass, and you press back against him. His breath catches against your neck, and he snakes his arms around your abdomen, one hand pushing farther to rest between your legs.

You let out a quiet moan as he runs a slender finger over your swollen clit, and he smiles against your neck when he feels that you’re soaked with arousal. “Baby girl,” He murmurs, running his lips softly over your neck. A whimper escapes your throat as he slips a finger inside, burying in to the knuckle and stroking your walls until he presses over a spot that makes your thighs shake.

His thumb rubs at your clit, and he sucks marks along your shoulder and back of your neck as you mewl his name, hips bucking forward. One of your hands reaches down to grab his. “Jai, please,” You whisper, and he takes his fingers out of you, pressing a kiss to the nape of your neck.

“Alright, give me a second, ok?” He says, and you nod. The warmth of his body is only gone for a few seconds as he rolls over and grabs a condom from the nightstand, and then his presence returns to your back as he tears open the packet with his teeth and rolls on the rubber.

One of his arms snakes underneath your body and wraps around your torso, hand resting on your ribs while the other gently pulls at your leg so that he can lift your thigh. You keep it there as he presses the head of his dick against your entrance.

He pushes into you in one stroke, and your mouth falls open in a silent moan as he bottoms out. “Oh… fuck,” You breathe. The familiar drag of his length against your walls made your head spin, and you place one hand over his on your ribs.

He starts slow, his pace easy until he brushes over your g-spot, and you shudder against his chest. “Jai,” You moan, and he tightens his grip on your torso and leg as he moves his hips faster, fucking into you deeply.

His fingers dig into your ribcage as he groans your name, and it hurts a little bit, but the pain is soon forgotten as heat begins to build in the pit of your stomach, settling into your thighs as Jai’s pace continues to bottom out, hitting your g-spot with every thrust.

“You close?” Jai grunts, and you nod your head quickly, reaching down to rub circles in your clit. The knot in your abdomen expands, heat surging through your entire body, and it leaves you breathless for a moment before you begin to shake. “Jai, yes, oh my god!” you moan loudly. He presses his forehead to the back of your shoulder as he groans low in his throat, thrusts getting sloppy before he pushes deep one more time and stills, coming with a shaky sigh of “Fuck, I love you, I love you,”

He moves his hips in an easy grind, riding out the last of his orgasm. He pulls out of you gently, stripping off the condom, tying it off, and tossing it at the bin before settling back next to you.

You’re still trying to slow your breathing and your heartbeat as he pulls the covers over your bare bodies and presses a kiss behind your ear. You turn around to face him, and he wraps his arms around your torso. The spots on your torso ache where he was gripping you, and you run your fingers lightly over the welts. They’ll probably bruise up. “Do you work on your grip strength in your free time?” You ask jokingly, and he laughs in apology.

It’s silent for a moment until Jai speaks softly. “I’m so sorry about earlier.”

You sigh, nestling closer into his chest. “It’s okay. I know you didn’t mean it.” You assure him, kissing him softly. He pulls away with a small laugh. ”What?” you ask, confused

“It’s just that,” He chuckles. “What were we even arguing about?”

You think for a moment, but you giggle when you can’t remember. “It must’ve been really petty, huh?”

“I guess.” He says with a grin, and you settle farther into his arms, listening to his heart slow. “You know I love you, right?” He asks suddenly.

“I love you too, Jai.” You tell him, kissing him once on the tip of the nose. A smile spreads across his face, and he closes his eyes, beginning to drift off to sleep with the familiar and comforting weight of you in his arms.

  [fin]

[a/n: as always, i’m shit at endings, and it’s weird to write in present tense instead of past, but i hope you all like this one! happy birthday to the darling anon who requested this!! best wishes, and here’s to another safe revolution around the sun c: ]