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[allthecanadianpolitics]

The Saskatchewan School Boards Association is calling on the provincial education ministry to put a hold on new policies dealing with sexual health education and parental consent for changing student names and pronouns.

Association president Jaimie Smith-Windsor said school boards were not consulted on the policies, much to their surprise.

“These policy shifts came as a bit (of an) out-of-the-blue announcement to boards of education,” Smith-Windsor said.

On Tuesday, Education Minister Dustin Duncan announced that Saskatchewan schools need to inform parents about sexual health education curriculum and that parents will have the option to decline their children’s participation.

He said schools will also need permission from parents or guardians to change “preferred names or pronouns” of students under the age of 16, and that school boards will also need to pause their involvement with third-party organizations connected to sexual health education as the province reviews educational resources. [...]

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[femalecelebrityoftheday]

My Most Posted Celebrities

I've been on tumblr for ten years now. It's a long time! I've posted a lot of female celebrities in that long time, so let's have a look back at who I've posted most often. Please remember that I only post people when I have new images of them, so there are some girls who I like a lot but haven't been able to post as often as I would have liked to. And some haven't been on the list for as many years as others. But if I've posted someone like thirty times or whatever it's fair to say they're one of my favourites! So here it is, the big list of everyone I've posted five times or more. (I left Elliot Page on because I posted him a lot back in the day and didn't want to pretend otherwise.)

96 times: Elle Fanning

89 times: Hailee Steinfeld

87 times: Emma Roberts

82 times: Chloe Grace Moretz

75 times: Michelle Trachtenberg

69 times: Natalie Portman

66 times: Kiernan Shipka

65 times: Anna Kendrick

61 times: Zendaya

56 times: Gillian Jacobs, Sophie Turner

51 times: Anne Hathaway

50 times: Kristen Stewart

48 times: Hayley Atwell

47 times: Karen Gillan

44 times: Emma Stone

43 times: Scarlett Johansson

41 times: Alison Brie

40 times: Olivia Wilde

39 times: Maisie Williams

38 times: Gemma Arterton

37 times: Kat Dennings

35 times: Amanda Seyfried, Emily Ratajkowski

34 times: Bailee Madison, Mary Elizabeth Winstead

33 times: Kate Beckinsale

32 times: Abigail Breslin, Chloe Bennet, Kristen Bell

31 times: Elizabeth Olsen, Natalie Dormer

30 times: Felicity Jones

29 times: Anya Taylor-Joy, Taylor Swift

28 times: Brie Larson

27 times: Jenna Coleman, Jessica Chastain, Kirsten Dunst

26 times: Elizabeth Henstridge, Tessa Thompson

24 times: Dakota Fanning, Emilia Clarke

23 times: Dakota Blue Richards, Dove Cameron, Elliot Page, Jennifer Lawrence, Kaitlyn Dever

22 times: Charlize Theron

21 times: Amy Adams, Avril Lavigne, Lauren Tsai, Ming-Na Wen, Peyton Roi List

20 times: Margot Robbie, Nathalie Emmanuel, Pom Klementieff

18 times: Billie Eilish, Charli XCX, Sadie Sink

17 times: Ariel Winter, Aubrey Plaza, Candice Patton

16 times: Camren Bicondova, Evan Rachel Wood

15 times: Ana de Armas, Imogen Poots, Laura Harrier, Lily Collins, Sophie Tweed-Simmons

14 times: Emmy Rossum, Gal Gadot, Janina Gavankar, Jessica Henwick, Keira Knightley

13 times: Adelaide Kane, Diane Guerrero, Emily Kinney, Freema Agyeman, Magda Apanowicz, Olivia Munn, Rose Leslie

12 times: Deborah Ann Woll, Fan Bingbing, Isla Fisher, Samara Weaving, Sarah Silverman

11 times: Angourie Rice, Barbara Palvin, Eva Green, Florence Pugh, Millie Bobby Brown, Rachel McAdams, Rosario Dawson, Zazie Beetz

10 times: Cobie Smulders, Daisy Ridley, Genevieve Buechner, Jameela Jamil, Joey King, Krysten Ritter, Laura Prepon, Liv Tyler, Willa Holland

9 times: Anna Chlumsky, Maya Hawke, Rose McIver, Zoe Saldana

8 times: Danielle Panabaker, Hannah Murray, Ivana Baquero, Jessica Lucas, Kate Mara, Katelyn Nacon, Katherine McNamara, Larsen Thompson, Laura Vandervoort, Lauren Cohan, Olivia Rodrigo, Tatiana Maslany

7 times: Alicia Vikander, Amy Acker, Billie Lourd, Elizabeth Gillies, Gemma Chan, Hannah John-Kamen, Katie McGrath, Lupita Nyong'o, Mackenzie Foy, Marion Cotillard, Milana Vayntrub, Phoebe Tonkin, Rebecca Hall, Taissa Farmiga, Tiya Sircar

6 times: Brianna Hildebrand, Camila Mendes, Elisabeth Moss, Emily Browning, Evangeline Lilly, Isabelle Fuhrman, Jessica Biel, Kathryn Newton, Leven Rambin, Natalia Dyer, Rihanna, Saoirse Ronan, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Sydney Sweeney, Zoey Deutch

5 times: Alexandra Daddario, Aly Michalka, Amber Midthunder, Cara Delevingne, Cate Blanchet, Jaimie Alexander, Jamie Hayter, Jessica Parker Kennedy, Kate Upton, Lili Reinhart, Lily-Rose Depp, Lizzy Caplan, Sophie Thatcher, Thomasin McKenzie

Maybe I should have just done "ten or more times" since "five or more" isn't as impressive after ten years, but hey it's all interesting stuff!

Congratulations to ELLE FANNING and thanks to my friend @whoiwanttoday for creating the spreadsheet I still use for this!

[dustedmagazine]

Irreversible Entanglements — Protect Your Light (Impulse!)

Photo by Piper Ferguson

Given their sense of history and commitment to consciousness raising music it is entirely appropriate that Irreversible Entanglements should sign to Impulse! The home of John & Alice Coltrane, Archie Shepp, Pharoah Sanders and many of the other artists in whose steps the band follows. Partially recorded in Rudy Van Gelder’s Englewood Cliffs studio, Irreversible Entanglements focus their power on Protect Your Light. The eight tracks are shorter than we’ve come to expect but more expansive in both style and instrumentation. Poet Camae Ayewa continues her dissection of racist structures and celebration of the transformative power of culture and community. Her delivery measured and deliberate, as if now, in these times, clarity of meaning and purpose are paramount. She and bassist Luke Stewart, drummer Tcheser Holmes, trumpeter Aquiles Navarro and saxophonist Keir Neuringer double up on synthesizers, percussion, studio effects and overdubs to broaden their sound. The addition of guest artists amplifies the band’s commitment to community. Fly or Die cellist Leslie St Lewis, composer/poet Janice Low and vocalist Sovie make telling contributions.

The highlights are many. When “Free Love” breaks into a joyful march, the horns exultant over a rolling rhythm and Ayewa’s voice overdubbed and tripping with excitement. Lowe’s piano, Holmes’ thunderous drumming and Navarro’s spiraling solo during Ayewa’s exploration of the racist, colonial roots of capitalism on “Our Land Back.” Luke Stewart’s “Soundness” is Irreversible Entanglements at their knottiest, coolly enunciated words ring clear over rattling percussion, double tracked bass lines and horns that dance and duel. A surface of multiplicities swirling from a singular oceanic source. “root⇔branch,” celebrates the joyous energy of the late jaimie branch’s genre fluid music with St Lewis’s cello motif opening before a squall of synthesizers and trumpet explode into the chant of “We can all be free.” Lowe leads the ballad “Sunshine,” her voice evoking Minnie Riperton with Navarro’s muted trumpet and Holmes’ brushed drums contrasting with a tempest of synthesizer effects.

Ayewa remains a powerfully charismatic voice but as she points out Irreversible Entanglements is a collective, a band who combine to produce music of extraordinary invention, power and delicacy. Protect Your Light takes its place alongside Fire Music, Karma, Interstellar Space and the many other vital records recorded by Van Gelder for Impulse! Although explicit in their acknowledgement of that legacy, Irreversible Entanglements are looking forward, stepping up from the shoulders of the giants to shape a body of work that demands attention.

Andrew Forell

[whumblr]

have you ever thought of a genderbend of both jake and jay?! would there be any significant changes in them? face claims or so? they're already 2 of my favorite whump series characters, i'm hella curious now lol

Actually, I never thought about that... but now...

For Zayne I immediately thought of Kristen Stewart, looked for pics of her in a leather jacket and hell, you tell me this isn't genderbend!Zayne!

As for Jay, I found Katheryne Winnick. Might be a faceclaim for Laura as well, but she's a bit more fierce...

Personality-wise, I think they'd be pretty much the same. Also, they'd probably both be called Jane :3 (Or maybe Jaimie...)

[hiddenwashington]

@lcvelxss said : Hello, I'd like to go ahead and try some new things. Could I have Sarah Gunning's fc changed from Janet Montgomery to Karla Souza, Vi's fc changed from Kristen Stewart to Jaimie Alexander, and Amanda Harper's fc from Willa Fitzgerald to Hande Erçel please?

sarah gunning is now janet montgomery karla souza, vi is now kristin stewart jaimie alexander, and amanda harper is now willa fitzgerald hande erçel! **amanda harper is now amanda harper-seren.

[thatwritererinoriordan]

Coming of Age Fiction Book Recommendations

This list is for @cannastop and everyone else who wants it:

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

Bogeywoman by Jaimy Gordon

Colin Preston Rocked and Rolled by Bert Murray

Diva by Delacorta

Dramarama by E. Lockhart

Kiss Crush Collide by Christina Meredith

Mona in the Promised Land by Gish Jen

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

The Shame of What We Are by Sam Gridley

Wild Girls by Mary Stewart Atwell

[thebidetective]

so in light of the rumors surrounding elizabeth banks reboot of charlie’s angels, i’d like to make a change + some suggestions.

the casting rumor includes kristen stewart and lupita nyong’o, and while i do love lupita, i think kristen is a weird choice. so i would switch her out for jaimie alexander. then i would add jamie chung.

here’s our babes:

since we don’t know anything about the plot i’ve been reimagining the first charlie’s angels movie, with these three 👆🏻 replacing cameron diaz, lucy liu, and drew barrymore.

so picture jaimie as lucy’s character. seemingly straightlaced, a relationship with the actor, overachiever, but also i need them to keep that scene where she’s walking down the hall in head to toe leather with all those geeks running after her. you know the one.

next i’d have lupita in cameron’s role, which would give her the main romance. i’m dying to see her in a lighter role, so this would be perfect cuz she’d be more goofy, totally sweet, maybe a little ditzy, definitely keep the semi dorky dancing, but still a total badass and surprisingly smart.

finally jamie would be in drew’s role. kind of a hard ass, a little butch, keeping the aesthetic of the leather jacket and combat boots with the ripped jeans and vintage band t-shirt’s. she’d have the hookup with the villain (unbeknownst to her) but *ding ding ding* it’s a woman. that’s right, give me a lesbian angel. please and thank you.

and craig robinson as bosley seems like an obvious choice.

that’s all folks ✌🏻

[burlveneer-music]

Heart of the Ghost - Summons - free jazz trio from Baltimore/Washington, comes recommended by Jaimie Branch

Punk rock creative moment music born out of DC+Baltimore scenes. JARRETT GILGORE (ALTO/ SOPRANO SAXOPHONE) is a gifted sonic melodic soothsayer. LUKE STEWART (BASS, Irreversible Entanglements) lays down heavy danceable free bass lines, and IAN MCCOLM (DRUMS/PERCUSSION) is a drummer with an endless vocabulary moving from thrash to swing - always pushing the energy forward. This trio is unearthing new sonic territories with unwavering musicality and a steely grin. Special notice must be paid to the second track (“Aaron’s Ride”) - a piece dedicated to the life, spirit, and music of AARON MARTIN JR. - a mentor and fixture of the DC creative music scene who recently departed this realm for another. These musicians know the tradition and fearlessly venture into a vast ocean of sound. Dive in! - Jaimie Branch Jarrett Gilgore - Alto/Soprano Saxophone Ian McColm - Drums/Percussion Luke Stewart - Bass Recorded by Zach Goldstein at Kawari Sound Artwork by Josh Levi

[jgthirlwell]

2021 Year In Review

This year once again I invited some friends and colleagues to reflect on 2021

JG Thirlwell

Composer 
Foetus Xordox Manorexia Steroid Maximus Venture Bros Archer

Here are a lot of albums I enjoyed in 2021, in no particular order.

Low Hey What (Sub Pop) Amon Tobin How Do You Live (NoMark) Caterina Barbieri Fantas Variations (Edition Mego) Michael Gordon and Cello Octet Amsterdam 8 (Canteloupe) Gazelle Twin and NYX Deep England (NYX Collective Records) / Gazelle Twin Welcome to the Blumhouse Nocturne OST (Lakeshore) Floating Points & Pharoah Sanders Promises (Luaka Bop) Damon Locks Black Monument Ensemble NOW (International Anthem) Murmuüre Murmuüre (Bandcamp) Le Silo 3.27830 (Disc Union) Black Midi Cavalcade (Rough Trade) Red Fang Arrows (Relapse) Gojira Fortitude (Roadrunner) Royal Blood Typhoons (Warners) Alarmist Sequesterer (Small Pond) Melvins Working With God (Ipecac) Danny Elfman Big Mess (ANTI) Gaspard Auge Escapades (Because Music) Noveller Aphantasia (Bandcamp) Cheap Trick Another World (BMG) clipping Visions Of Bodies Being Burned (SubPop) The Bug Fire (Ninja Tune) Pan Daijing Jade (Pan) Blanck Mass Calm With Horses OST (Invada)/ In Ferneaux (Sacred Bones) Converge and Chelsea Wolfe Bloodmoon I (Epitaph) Hiro Kone Silvercoat The Throng (Dais) Space Afrika Honest Labor (Dais) Rob Aiki Aubrey Lowe Candyman OST (Sacred Bones) Andrew WK God Is Partying (Napalm) Jonny Greenwood The Power Of The Dog OST (Invada) The Fraternal Order of the All The Fraternal Order of the All (YouTube) Giant Claw Mirror Guide (Orange Milk) Sourdure De Mort Viva (Les Disques du Festival Permanent) Manchester Orchestra The Million Masks of God (Lomo Vista) Teho Teardo Elipses dans l'Harmonie (Specula) Idles Crawler (Partisan) Suryummy Polynators (Constellation Tatsu) The Armed Ultrapop (Sargent House) VoidDweller Employee (Bandcamp) Daniel Davies Spies (Sacred Bones) Muqata’a Kamil Manqus (Hundebiss Records) Sparks Annette OST (Milan) Caleb Landry Jones Gadzooks Vol 1 (Sacred Bones) Lana Del Rey Blue Banisters (Polydor) Zombi Liquid Crystal EP (Relapse) Ursula Sereghy OK Box (Gin and Platonic) Helm Axis (Dais) Squid Bright Green Field (Warp) Kyoka Is (Is superpowered) (Raster) Bryce Dessner / Ensemble Resonanz Tenebre (Resonanz Raum) All Traps On Earth A Drop of Light (AMS Records) Kemper Norton Troillia (Bandcamp) Real Loud Real Loud (New Focus)

Film and TV

Year of the Dog Bacurau Zola The French Dispatch Pen 15

Live performances

Didn't see too many this year but standouts were Tredici Bacci (three times) Idles Human Impact Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe King Crimson LustSickPuppy Lydia Lunch Tyshawn Sorey

Books

I read a ton of memoirs this year. Standouts were Mark Lanegan Sing Backwards and Weep Duncan Hannah Twentieth Century Boy Bruce Springsteen Born To Run Edward Norton Permanent Record John Lurie The History Of Bones David Crosby Long Time Gone Wayne Kramer The Hard Stuff

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Thurston Moore

Thirty killer recordings I had the pleasure to come across in 2021, all new performances from a galaxy of inspired lights. Keep on shinin’, friends! ---Thurston Moore / Sonic Life

1. Seafoam Walls - XVI (Daydream Library LP) 2. Xopher Davidson - Lux Perpetua (Daydream Library LP) 3. Wobbly - Popular Monitress (Hausu Mountain cassette) 4. Farida Amadou & Pavel Tchikov - Mal De Terre (Trouble In Mind cassette) 5. Luke Stewart - Works For Electric Bass Guitar (Triptickstapes cassette) 6. Ana da Silva & DJ Mooncup - Shouting Out Loud (Noods Radio cassette) 7. Joseph Nechvatal - Selected Sound Works (1981-2021) (Pentiments cassette) 8. Wharton Tiers - Wharton's Expanding Jazz Band (self released digital) 9. Moor Mother - Circuit City (Black Quantum Futurism LP w/ Playbill) 10. Michael R. Bernstein - Blind In Sight (self released cassette) 11. Marshall Trammell & Aaron Turner - Experimental Love I & II (Sige cassette) 12. Jaimie Branch - Fly Or Die Live (International Anthem 2XLP) 13. Twig Harper - Classical Electronics (Radical Documents cassette) 14. Ava Mendoza - New Spells (Relative Pitch cassette) 15. Michael Morley - Electric Guitar (Radical Documents cassette) 16. Gerald Cleaver - Griots - (Positive Elevation LP) 17. Title TK - Metallic TK (self released cassette) 18. Sophie Cooper - Goodbye Gemini (Borley Rectory cassette) 19. Co-ed - s/t (Sludgepeople cassette) 20. Gergesenes - Exorcism of the Gerasene Demoniac (Banner Of Blood cassette) 21. Orphan Fairytale - Titania Moon (Ultra Eczema LP) 22. Joe Morris & Damon Smith - Gusts Against Particles (Open Systems LP) 23. The Bohman Brothers - In Their 70s (Fort Evil Fruit cassette) 24. Natalie Beridze - Mapping Debris (Monika Enterprise cassette) 25. Tasos Stamou & Alan Wilkinson - Whenever (Ikuisuus cassette) 26. Irons - Unto The Kingdom (self released digital) 27. Alan Braufman & Cooper-Moore - Live at WKCR May 22, 1972 (Valley Of Search 12”) 28. Nihilist Spasm Band - Nothing Is Hard To Do (But We Try) (We Are Busy Bodies 7”) 29. Gaahls WYRD - The Humming Mountain (Season Of Mist 10”) 30. White People Killed Them - (Sige LP)

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Tom Recchion

LAFMS

Best of 2021

Music Elephant9 - Arrival Of the New Elders and their whole catalog (Rune Gramophone) Gentle Fire — Explorations (1970 - 1973) (Paradigm Discs PD 35) Allen Ravenstine - Shore Leave & Electron Music (Wave Shaper Media WSM 05.6) Allen Ravenstine - Nautilus & Rue Du Poisson Noir (Wave Shaper Media WSM 07.8) Joni Mitchell - Archive Vol 1 & 2 -plus the whole initiative (I’m waiting on the vinyl for #2) (Rhino) Needlepoint - Walking Up That Valley and their whole catalog David Toop and Ryuichi Sakamoto LIVE (ThirtyThree ThirtyThree Records TTTT0070) David Toop, Akio Suzuki & Lawrence English - “Breathing Spirit Forms” (Room 140 RM4171) Doris Wishman - “The Best Of…” (Modern Harmonic MH-8236) Something Weird Spook Show Spectaular A-Go-Go (Modern Harmonic MH-8205) Psychedelic Sex Kicks -soundtrack (Modern Harmonic MH-8223) CAN - the 2 LIVE albums (MUTE/SPOON) Evind Aarset/Jan Bang - Dream Logic - “Surrender” in particular 2012 (ECM) Thomas Stronon - Mercurial Balm (ECM) Smegma - Name Of the Frame (Molokoplus Records Plus 135) Jefferson Airplane - Acid, Incense and Balloons (RCA 194398442617-RSD) Jimi Hendrix Experience - :Paris 67 (Dagger Records 19439893031) LAFMS - Los Angeles Free Music Society VOD box (Vinyl On Demand VOD171)

Music Rediscoveries/Reappraisals/New Appreciations John Lennon Plastic Ono Band The entire Jefferson Airplane catalog Radu Malfatti/Stephan Wittwer - Und? (FMP 0470)

Viewings Succession (HBO) Get Back (Disney+) P.S. Burn This Letter Please (Kanopy)
Plan 9 From Outer Space (b/w & colorized) Anytime day or night The Mandalorian (Disney+) The White Lotus (HBO) Blown-Away (Netflix) The Great British Pottery Throw-down (HBO Max) What We Do In The Shadows (EFX) Velvet Underground  the Todd Haynes doc (AppleTV) Jorma Kaukonen Quarantine Concerts from Fur Peace Ranch with on occasion Hot Tuna. Streaming performances every Saturday night. For Free. Stunning and so generous. (YouTube)

Books Joe Potts - “Daily Planet” Hesse Press Butte Free Music Society “Sputterring and Distorted/A Reluctant History Of the BUFMS/Butte County Free Music Society/ Encyclopedia Spastica by Fen Addison with S. Glass That's How Strong My Love Is by David Loehr Organic Music Societies by Lawrence Kumpf Along Comes The Association by Russ Giguere Canyon Of Dreams by Harvey Kubernik The World’s Worst: A Guide To the Portsmouth Sinfonia by Christopher M. Reeves, Aaron Walker, et al. The Lyrics of Syd Barrett by Rob Chapman A New Day Yesterday by Mike Barnes Side By Side by Robert Wyatt & Alfie Benge When Can I Fly/The Sleepers, Tuxedo Moon & Beyond by Michael Belfer Creatures of the Night That We Loved So Well/ TV Horror Hosts of Southern California by James M Fetters The Art of John Schroeder - Private Press Bruce Houston - An Exceptional Artist with an Odd Sense Of Humor - Private Press Bruce Houston - Hospital Drawings - Private Press

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Tim Parkinson

Composer

BOOKS Helen Marten - The Boiled In Between Polly Barton - Fifty Sounds The poetry of Jeff Hilson 3 volumes of Picasso biography by John Richardson James Castle: Memory Palace by John Beardsley

MUSIC Minds in Flux by George Lewis Xanadu by Mildred Couper String Quartet No.5 by Matteo Fargion Natural World by Laurence Crane The amazing live performance by Siwan Rhys and Mark Knoop of Çoğluotobüsişletmesi by Clarence Barlow Gated - Alex Ward (Discus) Electric music - John White (ANTS) Pain Olympics - Crack Cloud (Meat Machine) gwneud a gwneud eto/do and do again - Angharad Davies (all that dust) The Boring Music Show (keithfem.com)

TV/FILM P’tit Quinquin In Between Portrait of a Lady on Fire Vivarium Parasite Roma Bacarau Capernaum

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Felix Kubin

Composer

Some wonderful (re-)encounters and sad farewells.

Francoise Cactus (1964 - 2021) The queen of the Berlin underground. A real anarchist and a very dear friend who died much too young.

Peter Rehberg (1968 - 2021) A great personality with a true passion for independent, experimental music and a cutting sense of humour. His brilliant mind will be missed.

Alvin Lucier (1931 - 2021) One of the most important encounters of my life. I interviewed him in 2004 in New York for my radio play „Paralektronoia“. His idea to focus on the room reflections instead of the original sound source changed my view on music profoundly.

Bernd Schurer Suisse Klangkünstler, psycho-acoustician and film composer who I met 20 years ago. One of the last romanticists who has always lived his life to the extreme.

Victoria Keddie A brilliant video artist, musician, telescopist and curator with a glint of flamboyance in her eye.

Matt Wand Genius quick-change artist, transformer and plunderphonic confusionist. A collaborator of things unreal.

Lucrecia Dalt A sculptor of romantic electronic songs on the edge of the unorganic. Our messenger of alien night life. Outlandish, poetic and courageous.

Doug Shipton Doug, half of Finders Keepers Records and half a cypress tree. His friendship is a constant breeze of fresh air in my mental locker.

Booty Carrell One of my oldest friends. A fantastic (radio) DJ and archaeologist of the obscure paths of world music. Also a great supporter of young musicians. I need to visit him soon.

Knut Aufermann & Sarah Washington The most inventive and (in the best possible sense) megalomaniac radio artists and curators I know. Close friends and wine enthusiasts, too.

Lucile Desamory A supernatural film maker, performer, martial arts fighter and telepathic friend.

Marie Losier My dear Marie! A brilliant film artist who breaks all the rules with a thunderous laughter.

Sven-Åke Johansson A genius performing artist who - at the age of 78 - constantly amazes with inventive, bizarre and cheeky ways of playing his "exploded drum set".

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Teho Teardo

Composer

I dreamt the pandemic would have stopped us all being able to learn. Like a fracture, a refusal to absorb anything further. We didn’t understand it was happening. Unconsciously I guess I’ve been looking for answers in books, films, music. More than ever. Here’s something I think I’ve found:

3 books Claire Keegan - Small things like these Max Porter - The death of Francis Bacon Ernesto De Martino - La fine del mondo

3 music books John Lurie - The History of Bones Gilbert Rouget - La musique et la transe. Esquisse d’une théorie générale des relations de la musique et de la possession Eliane Radigue - Intermediary spaces

3 books I gave as presents Carlo Ginzburg - I Benandanti Chandra Candiani - Questo immenso non sapere Graham Duff - Foreground Music

3 books given to me Claire Keegan - Foster Kae Tempest - On connection Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing - The mushroom at the end of the world

3 albums Lump - Animal Masma Dream World - Play at Night Richard Skelton - Four Workings

3 albums I gave as presents Matt Sweeney & Bonnie Prince Billy - Superwolves Giancarlo Toniutti - Batlahatli David Shea - The Art of Memory

3 albums given to me Luigi Maramotti - Knot Music Xordox - Omniverse Massimo Toniutti - Il museo selvatico (reprint)

3 songs I wish I had written Pino Daniele - Appocundria (Because of my reoccurring dream in which I call a friend in Napoli pretending to speak neapolitan) Robbie Basho - Blue Crystal Fire The Ghost of Sauris (I suppose I wrote it, but I dreamt it was written by someone else, since I couldn’t fine anyone who has written it I guess it came to me as a dream, but I keep thinking it belongs to someone else)

3 songs discovered by chance using Shazam Charlie Megira - The Coochimama Swingers (bookstore in Brooklyn) Lee Scratch Perry - Having a Party (record store in Roma) Blake Mills - Vanishing Twin (taylor in Roma)

3 films L’isola di Arturo (Damiano Damiani) The Power of the Dog (Jane Campion) Todo Modo (Elio Petri)

3 albums I’ve just picked up from a shelf using a random numeric generator Vivenza - Réalités Servomécaniques P16D4 & Swimming Behaviour of the Human Infant - Nicht Niemand Nirgends Nie! Steroid Maximus - Quilombo

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MV Carbon

Composer / Perfromer

2020-2021 Abounding Sound

impaired data declares achievement sensitive souls drown in bereavement maskless spew infiltrates dew hope maneuvers the residue spike proteins, vaccines gouge our arm hinting we are far from harm delusions dissolve contemplation assumptions contaminate the population social media distorts our sense with vapid poses of self pretense grotesque beauty smears the screens comparing bodies, achievements, dreams deep fakes intimidate misinformation procures high rates speculations bubble on exposed lips supply chains coagulate with skewed ships consumerism blasts junk into space   the wheezing earth melts in place landscapes rise like a tainted lung repulsions leech onto songs unsung games of stillness heal stress friendships seek more realness constrained voices contend to shout compassion eradicates fear and doubt rhyme rhythm music meaning dancing kissing crying gleaming abounding sound inspired together shifts life altogether

-MV Carbon

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Steve Moore

composer, Zombi

2021

I don’t know too many people who can honestly say they had a great year. I certainly can’t, but here are some things that helped get me through this mess.

Psycho Goreman It’s funny, violent, gory and even heartwarming at times. Great practical effects and creature design, and the cast was incredible - especially Mimi. Fantastic film, highly recommended.

Marvel’s What If… Full disclosure, most of what I watched this year was with my kids, so that skews things a bit. But having been a fan of the “What If…” comics series as a teen in the late 80’s/early 90’s, I truly appreciated the work they put in on this one. Some episodes are better than others, but the season finale pulls it all together in an incredibly satisfying way. And fun for the whole family!

Keith Mansfield - KPM ‘Vivid Underscores’ This album was originally released in ’77, but it just received a well-deserved reissue from Be With records. Library music is absolutely my jam, and this has been on my want list for years. Evocative underscores that will make your life feel way more exciting. I like to listen to it while cleaning, or driving.

Night Lunch - “House Full of Shit” I don’t know anything about this band and have not heard any of their albums, but a friend hipped me to this tune and it’s incredible. Definitely watch the video.

Pino Palladino + Blake Mills - “Ekuté” My favorite 5 and a half minutes of music released this year. I’ve been a fan of Pino since Paul Young covered Hall & Oates’ “Every Time You Go Away” back in ’85, and I love watching him mature and grow as a musician. The entire album, ‘Notes With Attachments,’ is incredible, but this song really does it for me. I’m a big fan of 70’s West African music and these dudes really nail the groove, and add their own special touch.

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John King

Composer

My 2021 Highlights:

music - (in no particular order)

Future Faith - Lime Rickey International

Dirge - Joanna Mattrey

Work for Upright Bass and Amplifier vol.1 (vol.2 releases 2022)- Luke Stewart

That Was Then, This Is Now - Christina Wheeler

Afrofuturism - Michael Wimberly

Migration of Silence Into and Out of The Tone World – [Volumes 1–10] - William Parker

Wild At Heart - Pauline Kim Harris; Chaconne Project

Cairns - Gelsey Bell

Coin Coin Chapter Four: Memphis - Matana Roberts (released 2019, acquired 2021)

i was gifted by a friend the complete live Hendrix/Band of Gypsys at Fillmore East 1969-1970 - "Songs for Groovy Children” - spent a good part of Jan/Feb 2021 with my guitar tuned down a half-step, playing along with, re-learning the tunes, licks, solos from this amazing set of 8 LP’s

Before going into live in-person recording sessions in the fall 2021, I re-discovered and also played along with the tunes/energies of: Sonny Sharrock - Black Woman

Black Unity Trio - Al-Fatihah

Julius Hemphill - Dogon A.D.

movies - The Present - Farah Nablusi (BAFTA-winning and Oscar-nominated) a beautiful 20min long film, which captures the brutal, unjust inhumanity of Apartheid Israel through  the reality of what a Palestinian family must go through following “a day in their life”. A MUST SEE FILM.

Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)” - Ahmir “Qwestlove” Thompson more than a live concert film, this is about an era, the time of a “before/after” moment in culture and society. I hope Qwestlove makes a director’s cut that in 24 hours long, with ALL the live concert footage.

books - Against The Loveless World - Susan Abulhawa

You Exist Too Much - Zaina Arafat

The Little Edges (pub. 2015, acquired 2021) - Fred Moten

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Favorite musical releases of the past year-or-so:

G Calvin Weston - Hydrogen 77 Frank Zappa - 200 Motels (50th Anniversary Box Set) Jair-Rohm Parker Wells / Robert Musso / G Calvin Weston - Wells Musso Weston Prince - Sign 'O' the Times (Box Set) The Galaxy Electric - Tomorrow Was Better Yesterday The Splatter Trio with Steve Benson - It's a Stool Pigeon Universe (book + CD package) Headboggle - Digital Digital Analog Pat Metheny - Side Eye NYC Pas Musique - Psychedelic Talismans Chris Potter Circuits Trio - Sunrise Reprise Dax Pierson - Nerve Bumps Stereolab - Electrically Possessed (Switched On Vol. 4) Pino Palladino and Blake Mills - Notes With Attachments Chansons du Crépuscule (Elliott Sharp + Hélene Breschand) - Aube Henry Threadgill Zooid - Poof Amanda Chaudhary - Meow Meow Band Xordox - Omniverse Interstellar Grains - Cubed

Recent reading, maybe not all were published this past year: Joy Harjo - Poet Warrior: A Memoir Malcolm Gladwell - Talking to Strangers Yuval Noah Harari - Sapiens Colson Whitehead - Harlem Shuffle Elliott Sharp - IrRational Music Jim Woodring - And Now, Sir - Is This Your Missing Gonad?

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Music: Snow Palms - Land Waves LP (Village Green) Robert Fripp - Music for Quiet Moments (DGM) DJ Format - Devil's Workshop LP Trevor Jackson - Underdog 1993-1998 radio mix (NTS) CAVS - CAVS 12" (PHC) The Nevermen - Treat 'Em Right (Boards of Canada remix) DL (Lex) Vanishing Twin - Ookii Gekkou LP (Fire Records) Jay Glass Dubs - Jungle Shuffle 12" (The Wormhole) Brian Eno - The Lighthouse (Sonos HD) Regal Worm - The Hideous Goblink LP (Quatermass) Ternion Sound - Dovetail (Kursa remix) 12” (Next Level)

Podcasts: Martyn Ware - Electronically Yours Ed Piskor / Jim Rugg - Cartoonist Kayfabe (YouTube) Stephen Coates - The Bureau of Lost Culture We Buy Records (Apple podcasts) Matt Black - Pirate TV (Twitch/FB/YouTube)

Gigs / Events: Vanishing Twin - Pensiero Magico live stream Jan 20th Alice In Wonderland @ The V&A Museum, London Savage Pencil @ OrbitalSpace, London The Light Surgeons 'Atemporal' @ Iklectik, London The The's Comeback Special premier @ Troxy Cinema, London Jonny Trunk's Groovy Record Fayre @ Mildmay Club, London People Like Us - Gone, Gone Beyond @The Pit Theatre, Barbican, London Anicka Yi - Aerobes @ Tate Modern, London

Design / Packaging: Hattie Cooke - The Sleepers LP (Spun Out of Control) King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - live bootlegs series LP (Fuzz Club) Une - Spomenik LP (Spun Out Of Control) Cos - Mix LP (Finders Keepers) The Third Man Records shop in Soho, London Pepe Deluxe - The Phantom Cabinet vol.1 LP (Catskills) The Zen Delay (Ninja Tune / Erica Synths) Kingston University Stylophone Orchestra - Stylophonika (Spun Out Of Control) Brian Eno's turntable

Books / Magazines / Comics: Rain Like Hammers - Brandon Graham (Image) Bedroom Beats & B-Sides - Laurent Fintoni (Velocity Press) Decorum - Jonathan Hickman & Mike Huddleston (Image) Ultramega - James Harren (Skybound/Image) Anatomie Narrative - Samplerman The Black Locomotive - Rian Hughes (Picador) Kane & Able - Shaky Kane & Krent Able (Image) Tales To Enlighten - Matt King & James Edward Clark (Kickstarter) The Out - Dan Abnett & Mark Harrison (2000AD) 99 Balls Pond Road - Julie Drower (Scrudge Books)

Film /TV: Bathtubs Over Broadway (Netflix) Wandavision (Disney+) Sisters With Transistors - Lisa Rovener (BFI) What We Do In The Shadows Season 3 (BBC2) Martha: A Picture Story (Projector Films) Records - Alan Zweig (TVO) Big Mouth (Adult Swim)

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Henry Threadgill Zooid // Aquiles Navarro & Tcheser Holmes, Anteloper, Blacks’ Myths

Friday the 13th. Arrived to Jazz Gallery late — traffic, rain, seasonal New York shit-show — elevator to 5th floor smells of wet, mildew-y clothes. Not sold out. Zooid already deep in free-flow as I find my seat towards the back. Henry is on the flute, Elliot Humberto Kavee (drummer) is swinging on metal. (Additionally: Liberty Ellman guitar, Christopher Hoffman cello, Jose Davila tuba/trombone.) Textures are from New Orleans - and a composerly nether region. Baroque by design. Out-of-time music. Like some sort of labyrinth, where the musicians are playing a relay, passing it off, whenever it’s not tonic+support. But goddamn is it not swinging the whole time. Solos yes, but also support is key here, with everyone playing roles —so it’s a weird kind of around-the-horn, when it’s actually NOT that at all. Composed slabs of sound. Unique textures, and no pure tones (except maybe Henry’s flute and saxophone - occasionally). A baroque piece comes into play — guitar, flute and cell — and it becomes a straight-up classical duo/trio. There’s a minimalist spareness to it. Gong-play gives it an Asian (maybe gamelan) feel, but unlike those musics there are no discernible patterns, just freedom. (The gongs and cymbals are hanging in a line center-stage, as though on a wash rack, dividing the stage with a weird straight line.) The whole show is an exercise in how composed and open spaces interact. (There’s a reason Threadgill got a Pulitzer for some of this music.) When Henry moves towards saxophone, the space turns crowded again. Syncopation and elation. At one point, a tuba/cello/drums trio starts on a groove, dubbing; it could theoretically be London, but the music is unabashedly American, with many modes of expression in it, truthful in a way that language can’t really be, because language requires too much precision. This music is not “precise” with its argument, because it says so many things at once, smearing itself. The chords could be “What A Wonderful World,” yet deconstructed into a different dimension: its shell is brittle, its changes giving birth to one musical digression after another. The set ends suddenly. A gentleman gets angry with me for taking notes on my phone. (I apologized then, and apologize again, now, for being a distraction.) Back out into a downpour, where it remains Friday the 13th.

Saturday the 14th. Different setting and context — Ridgewood club H0L0, midnight, a trio of incredible improvisational duos in front of 30 or 40 people (a chipcore party full of costumes in the back room), punk energy not chamber hall — but a similar power towards expressing something hard to put into words. Dancing encouraged. First up: Aquiles (trumpet) and Tcheser (drums), who also play in Irreversible Entanglements, with a set of hot sonics and building phrases. Aquiles later told me he studied with Carlos Garnett (!) in Panama where he grew up, so his ear is predisposed to blowing long and uptempo. He lays his horn deep into a hot mic, with a delay, and creates minimalist grooves before time-expanding them into longer streams, while Holmes rides the cymbals hard like a MF. Definitely worth going in with these two. Jason and Jaimie (Anteloper) are making crazy-people dance music, mostly drums and analog synths, with Branch’s trumpet making an occasional appearance in natural and distorted format. The relationship between the instruments is spatial, hitting a pocket and staying there, then looking for another top to hit. Their set felt like Suicide, but not on a highway drive, so much as an off-roading cavalcade. Constantly reaching for...something intense. At 2a, Blacks’ Myths closed with a set of pure spiritual hardcore. On our way home, Kate and I discussed how hardcore has been reduced to a subgenre of punk — and if there is nothing else that I am rooting for these two DC dudes to achieve, it’s the freeing of hardcore (Black hardcore) from being imprisoned by the “1-2-3-4” set. Gorgeous tidal waves of emotion, with Luke’s bass guitar administering a lo-fi take on Kevin Shields’ feedback and loops of sound, all the while busting out basslines of power and doom; and Trae beating the absolute crap out of his kit. A tequila kind of night.

(Image: Petra Cvelbar, Henry Threadgill Zooid, Jazz Gallery, June 2013)

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The Bug releases “Absent Riddim”

Featuring guest vocals from Justin K Broadrick.

Download: https://pressurerecords.bandcamp.com/album/absent-riddim-2

Nazamba - Satan

Justin K Broadrick - Shamed

Jonnine HTRK - Puppy

Logan - Judgement Time

Dälek - Fractured

Fatboi Sharif - Atomic Canine Training

Roger Robinson - Please, please

YL Hooi - Oceans

Relly - Resistance

Mark Stewart - King of the Cage

Jaimie Branch - Your Laws Aint Free

Nosaj - Whats That Sound ?

Dis Fig - Too High

Ethan Lee McCarthy- Is Death A Dream ?

Nicholas Bullen - Dead

Moor Mother - Fuck With Me

Absent Riddim Version

To my knowledge, 'Absent Riddim', is the first, non reggae/dancehall, one riddim album to be released ever, full stop. 17 versions of the same beat, mutated, modified and sometimes mutilated to suit each guest i invited, to jump this heavyweight rhythm. So if you arent feelin the beat, you may as well jump off from the get go.. And trust, this album is an absolute tribute to the dancehall one riddim albums that endlessly emerge from Jamaica, and in fact hooked me since the mid 90's, as a black wax addict. And this collection purposely contains sixteen different vocalists/Mcs from different musical worlds to see just how extreme the contrasts could be. I always love hearin' how incredible Jamaican mcs individually approach the same riddim completely differently, and how that would keep the beat fresh and maximise the element of surprise...Always seemed a great way of reinventing a rhythm and satisfying my own musical greed and insatiable appetite for next level vocals. Ironically the 'Absent Riddim' emerged as a rejected remix of a track by a metal band called Absent in Body, for basically not being heavy enough..Lol(Though they subsequently changed their mind after the fact, so i ended up writing an even more deadly beat for them thereafter..!)... But the bare bones of my musical contributions to the Absent Riddim had stuck with me indelibly, that i felt the need to rewrite it and welcome vocals on to its wilfully slow, slithering, dub chassis, and i recently dropped the version as the opener at all my recent Bug shows. When i approached this sick crew of vocalists herein, i emphasised the intention to bypass all the bs factory delays, industry lead up times and passion killing interruptions that have recently resulted in tediously long periods of frustration, waiting to finally drop new releases. I asked/hustled them to move fast so we could release as instantly as possible. And its with LARGE thx to these excellent artists for rising to the challenge to work fast and become honorary members of the bug fam. Much appreciated, really... Also very importantly, a big shout to my long time collaborator, Siomon Fowler, who provided such great artwork, at such short notice. A highly valued friend and ridiculously talented visual artist. Merci This album is also dedicated to the memories of Nazamba/Jaimie Branch who both appear within, and who both tragically passed away during the making of this album, and who i miss dearly. Rest in peace.

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Xiu Xiu — Oh No (Polyvinyl)

OH NO by Xiu Xiu

If you’ve heard “A Bottle of Rum,” the dreamy first single from Oh No featuring Grouper’s Liz Harris, then you may have been suckered into imagining Xiu Xiu are going soft on us. No such reprieve (the clue is there in the title). An album of duets, Oh No is as prickly and confrontational as much of Xiu Xiu’s discography, with the guest vocalists blending into Jamie Stewart and Angela Seo’s nightmarish soundworld to such an extent that it can be difficult to discern outside involvement. Though there’s no mistaking the voices of Liz Harris, Liars’ Angus Andrew, or Owen Pallett, for example, many of the other vocalists integrate seamlessly with Jamie Stewart’s polarizing vibrato and the largely bleak musical vocabulary of these songs.

Xiu Xiu have a reputation for keeping you poised on the edge of your seat, like watching a horror movie and waiting for the boogie man to jump out of the shadows. Being averse to music that’s overtly confrontational, I tend to be drawn to the songs that are more conventionally beautiful. Though Sharon Van Etten’s vocal performance on opener “Sad Mezcalita” sounds a little like she’s trying to ape Jamie Stewart’s vocal style, the song is genuinely affecting. Circuit Des Yeux’s Haley Fohr has a tremulous vocal timbre that blends beautifully with Stewart, which makes “The Grifters” an eerie standout. Owen Pallett sounds right at home on the brooding, banjo-spiked melodrama of “I Dream of Someone Else Entirely.” And the cover of The Cure’s “One Hundred Years,” featuring Chelsea Wolfe, is a relatively straight interpretation of the goth-rock classic.

One of Xiu Xiu’s most frustrating tendencies is the way they purposefully, and often gleefully, derail a song with horrifying sounds. “Goodbye For Good,” featuring Deerhoof’s Greg Saunier, who co-produced the album, is genuinely haunting up until its final moments, when it’s overwhelmed by a storm of cymbals and jarring dissonance. The title track’s chiming autoharp lulls the ear, only for the song to periodically erupt with screams and shrieks. “It Bothers Me All The Time,” which features Jonathan Meiburg of Shearwater and Loma, is interrupted by what sounds like air rushing out of the neck of dozens of balloons. Though “Rumpus Room,” featuring Liars’ Angus Andrew, has an absurd, lurching gait (“Don’t trip on your skates!”), it somehow works because the guitar-and-drum groove is strangely catchy, plus it clearly doesn’t take itself too seriously.

Xiu Xiu are perpetually walking a knife edge, never shying away from the difficult work of exploring all facets of human experience, from tenderness to cruelty. Oh No isn’t quite the onslaught of 2019’s Girl With Basket of Fruit, nor is it as accessible as 2017’s Forget, which favored a relatively conventional synth-pop sound palette. There are plenty of moments among these 15 songs that are devastating in a way that’s unique to Xiu Xiu, but also moments that leave me frustrated and baffled. Essentially it’s business as usual for this brilliant yet confounding band. They challenge you to turn away, yet reward the brave and patient listener with flashes of startling beauty.

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         FASHION CREDITS: “HOUSE OF GUCCI” PART I

After the huge success “A Star is Born” has been, Lady Gaga appears again on the silver screen as the main charakter in Ridley Scott’s “House of Gucci”. 

The biographical crime film, which celebrated its release on November 24, 2021, tells the story of Italian socialite Patrizia Reggiani who was tried and convicted of orchestrating the assassination of her ex-husband's and former head of the Gucci fashion house Maurizio Gucci, portrayed by Adam Driver.

Award-winning costume designer Janty Yates put together and designed many of the looks for Gaga. Glam by Sarah Tanno-Stewart and hair by Frederic Aspiras. Here’s the first part of our fashion breakdown!

Patrizia is being introduced to us as a young girl who works as an accountant at her father’s transportation business.

Gaga sported this Art Deco-printed, olive-green plunging dress with tiered hem  – a custom piece designed by Janty Yates and turned into reality by her cutter Dominic Young and his team. Janty and Dominic created the majority of Gaga’s looks for the film and you’ll see all of them here!

For the masquerade party at night, the Italian-American beauty wears this custom Janty Yates x Dominic Young cocktail dress with bows on the shoulders, rendered in red silk and draped to create a beautiful knot on the front, based on the pink Chanel Fall/Winter 1987 Haute Couture dress Reggiani originally wore to a party.

Next, she carried the Original Venice Shop gold metal Dulcinea mask with strass and stick (€88).

Bvlgari was one of the major jewelry houses that provided some stunning pieces to be worn by Gaga in the movie! First up, these earrings set in platinum with two oval Mozambique rubies, round brilliant diamonds, and pavé set diamonds...

...and matching necklace, both from the "Magnifica" high joaillerie collection.

The black beaded clutch with gold metal frame is signed by Villanueva Carey, a label specializing in women’s evening bags.

Most of LG’s gloves in the movie are signed by Paula Rowan whose pieces were also worn in Gaga's latest Vogue editorial! Here, Montserrat black silk opera-length gloves.

She also wore the Gianvito Rossi Montecarlo D’Orsay red suede ankle tie pumps with crystal ankle strap.

The two meet again at the library where she’s wearing a rare vintage Burberry brown & beige plaid trenchcoat with buckle details and silk lining.

Underneath, she wore a Denner Cashmere polo jumper in white and a bespoke Dominic Young blue pleated skirt.

She paired it with the Hermés L'Entente Cordiale scarf - a print created by Loic Dubigeon which dates back to 1994. A splendid carre that takes us around France and history in exquisite detail.

Also, her personal vintage bag and Bruno Magli yellow leather loafer pumps with horsebit detail!

She receives a call by Maurizio while wearing this Tina pink silk camisole dress with fabulous lace trim along the neckline...

...and these black fur pom pom mules from Jaimies “Les iconiques de la féminité” collection.

On her and Maurizio’s first date at the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, Patrizia wore an Eco Italy puff sleeve blouse, custom Dominic Young laser-cut skirt in taupe, and this vintage 1970s orange knit cape with butterfly, heart and snowflake motifs – a piece from her own wardrobe!

Her large straw hat is by Pieroni, the gold-tone stud earrings from H&M, her other jewelry and leather bag by Pikkio, watch by Tudor and shoes by POMPEI.

She’s also clad in these Paula Rowan Aida tan suede leather gloves.

The love story continues and Gaga is seen rocking this Max Mara Studio Spring/Summer 2021 Guido brown & ivory polka-dot midi dress with detachable elongated cognac-colored leather belt and concealed button front!

Her tan leather V-strap pumps are designed by Janty Yates for her.

She carried her necessities inside a vintage Gucci tan leather flap clutch with gold-tone hardware.

For the boat date, Gagaloo wore this romantic Sandro Dami floral-printed mini dress with ruffled, asymmetrical hem and crossover neckline.

She matched it with her aforementioned Burberry coat and Bruno Magli loafers.

When meeting Rodolfo Gucci for the first time, Patrizia wears this custom Dominic Young colorful Monet-inspired printed dress with long sleeves.

The waist was cinched with this rare vintage Saint Laurent red leather and gold metal belt. 

She also carried this vintage Gucci ivory leather purse with gold-tone metal hardware. Other accessories included Pikkio jewelry and POMPEI heels.

For her infamous sex scene, Patrizia rocked this Maje Roman botanical-printed mini dress with ivory lace insets. The costume department had the dress slightly altered by giving it a V-neckline!

Gaga wore it with a La Perla Brigitta bra, matching Brazilian lace briefs and Exotique off-white lace suspender belt.

The look was accessorized with another pair of H&M stud earrings...

...Wolford white lace stockings, Pikkio jewelry and bespoke POMPEI heels.

Here comes the bride! For her grand wedding, Patrizia wore a custom Dominic Young 80s-inspired romantic white lace appliqué hi-lo wedding dress with matching long veil, and bridal jewelry from Pikkio!

"Everything was sewn by hand so it took between eight and ten weeks to make that gown. We actually had the photographs of Patrizia herself at her actual wedding, and made a replica of the quite plain dress she wore for that as well. We didn’t decide until the morning we were shooting the wedding scene which one we were going to use. LG put both of them on, but in the end the more OTT one won – it was just overwhelmingly beautiful." Janty told Dazed.

The Manolo Blahnik Hangisi white satin pumps with crystal buckle detail were the perfect bridal shoe choice.

Click here to check out part II!

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Canon Muses ~

Marvel;

Natasha Romanoff > FC: Scarlett Johansson (Main Muse)

Matthew Murdock > FC: Charlie Cox

James "Bucky" Barnes > FC: Sebastian Stan

Lady Sif > FC: Jaimie Alexander

DC;

Jason Todd / Jaelyn Todd > FC: Jensen Ackles/Antonia Iacobescu

Damian Wayne > FC: David Mazouz

Barbara Gordon > FC: Reneé Olstead

Game of Thrones/ House of the Dragon;

Rhaenyra Targaryen > FC: Emma D'Arcy

Daenerys Targaryen > FC: Freya Mavor

Margaery Tyrell > FC: Natalie Dormer

The Boys;

Queen Maeve/Margaret Shaw > FC: Dominique McElligott

Hazbin Hotel;

Alastor the Radio Demon

Queen Lilith Morningstar

Miscellaneous;

Nathan Wallace > FC: Anthony Stewart Head

Magdalene "Blind Mag" Dafoe > FC: Sarah Brightman

Penelope Garcia > FC: Kirsten Vangsness

Mythology;

Persephone, Queen of the Underworld and Goddess of Spring > FC: Amber Gray

Hera Queen of Olympus > FC: Kirsten Zien

Sigyn, Goddess of Fidelity > FC: Marian Tomas Griffin

Angrboða, Mother of Monsters > FC: Erica Durance

Járnsaxa, Goddess of the Sea > FC: Silje Torp

Titania Queen of the Fae > FC: Isla Fisher

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