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[dwmmphotography]

Sora spend most of their time in thick marsh vegetation so they are more often heard than seen.

[goldenshrikecomic]

On the banner of the Golden Shrike site, is Runi showing Kasko how to do the Marshian high steppy thing?

She is! For those confused about the 'marshlander walk', it's the high step Runi and even Nero do sometimes. Being marshlanders, they're used to waddling in water where they lift their legs high. I've mentioned this couple of times somewhere and I'm happy people have taken notice.

[verimakea]

Kymanweek day 3 - first kiss!

Today's AU is a band au! Cartman joins a band called The Marshians as the lead vocalist and surprise, it is managed by none other than Kyle! They haven't seen each other in 10+ years and you can guess what happens after that.

[minkkumaz]

Ok hi wow I was supposed to ask for some sunoo hcs (as your bf) but like..I have a bnd req now too !! I was wondering if you could write smth for woonhak where he confesses to yn, right? and then yn rejects him bc of some issues she has w herself idk…but dont get me wrong she does like him! so now what is woonhak left to do ? (ofc they still end up together < 33) (like maybe it could be a mini smau..if you could but it could also just be a nice little fic or smth) this is what i was thinking abt when i saw the heartbreak girl fic you were working on 😭 i wonder what woonhak would feel after that rejection yk? how would it affect his seemingly happy and cheery personality ? (also im so sorry if this is long atp im rambling but if youre too busy a few sunoo hcs would be just fine)

REJECT ME SO I CAN MOVE ON

rejecting your best friend woonhak was quite literally one of the most difficult and complicated thing in your life. you loved him, but there were so many personal obstacles in the way.

PAIRING kim woonhak x fem!reader WC 0.7k TAGS adults dni. friends to lovers. slight angst. fluff. reader needs to fix herself but woonhak comes to the resue. readers problems aren't specifically mentioned. OMI NOTE oh my goshness i'm so sorry this request is very long overdue, i've been so busy. i hope this is okay though lovey.

after he told you those special words, confessing his undying love to you and how much he cared, you didn’t know what to say. woonhak was your best friend in the entire solar system. even alien marshians couldn’t have a relationship as close as what the two of you have.

which is why it was even harder to let him down like this. it was impossible for you to give him the love he deserved when you had so much shit going on in your head. the situation made tears sting your eyes, as you had to watch his loving face drop to an unreadable expression.

this was a roadblock in your friendship, because even after you tried to get things to go back to normal, he couldn’t face you quite the same.

you figured it was about time to have a conversation with him about what has been bothering you, but it makes you sick to even think about. because even if you told him, he might not understand.

it made you feel even more selfish when jaehyun had to ask you what happened between you guys, and why woonhak hasn’t come out of his room for some time. how his normally bright and cheery demeanor was suddenly cold and distant.

this made you realize that you had to talk to him about things. to clear it up and make it right. you were sick and tired of letting him believe you weren’t also madly in love with him.

taesan snuck you into their dorms late at night, there was a soft glow from the cracks of woonhak’s door that shown down the hall. you thanked him profusely before making your way to his room and knocking on the door.

“jaehyun leave the food at the door.” he groaned out.

“woon it’s me, y/n. let me in please?” you found yourself almost begging,  hoping he’d open for you.

a short silence was interrupted by the sound of footsteps and the doorknob unlocking. you opened the door and followed in behind him. he looked tired, his eye bags more prominent and hair just slightly messier. if the thought of him ruining himself over your rejection broke your heart, this sight shattered it.

“do you need something? it’s kinda late you usually don’t come over until the day.” he mumbles.

“we need to talk about this. talk about us..” 

“there’s nothing wrong with us y/n, we’re best friends remember?” he tried to reassure you.

“that’s the problem woon, i hate seeing you like this knowing that you have feelings for me and–”

“it’s over y/n, just let it go.” he interrupts, falling backwards into the comfort of his bed. you lay next to him and stare up at the ceiling.

“i hate seeing you know you have feelings for me and i like you too, but there’s so much shit going on in my life that i don’t think you deserve to deal with that.” you exhale, feeling a weight be lifted off of your shoulders. theres a dip in the mattress when woonhak quickly gets up to lean on his arm.

“wait you like me back?”

“i might’ve loved you for longer than you’ve loved me, woon. it killed me to reject you but i knew i had to.”

“y/n.. you know how much i care about you, i’d do anything to help you.” his gaze softened at your eyes visibly starting to tear up.

“it’s so hard woon, i can’t do it by myself but you already have so much on your plate.” you sniff, wiping your eyes with your sleeve.

“you mean the most to me y/n. even if we stayed friends, i wouldn’t be able to see you hurting like this and not break my back trying to help you.” you giggled at his comment.

he took his hand to wipe the tears that fell from your face, you whispered a small ‘thank you.’

“let me take you on a date. maybe we can forget about all these hard things together? and even if things get more difficult i’m right here with you.”

“thank you.. i’m sorry i made things so hard for you. you look like shit.” you joke between stuffy nosed laughs.

“don’t forget you made me look like shit, how was i ever supposed to stop loving you?” he pouts.

“trick question, you were never supposed to stop. because i love you too.” 

“i didn’t want to make an effort to try the impossible anyways.” woonhak smiled at you, fixing the hair that clung to the wet patches on your face before kissing your tears away, “let’s feel better together, yeah?”

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[totaled-drama]

hi marshian can you draw Scott and Heather in the saw bathroom. please. pleaaaaseeeee ^_^.

-sceather anon

Hi Xavier

[freakingoutthesquares]

Russell Senior birthday 18.05.23. A flashback to 1980 - 19 year old Russell created this Sheffield Edition of The Bath Banker Fanzine, 30p including free fortune telling fish!

I have transcribed as best as I can - the fanzine scans (PulpWiki & Bar Italia Forum) show the original fanzine is faded and so it was hard to read in many areas. I've kept in the spelling mistakes.

I believe the rest of the fanzine was scanned (but not uploaded) but not positive about that. As ever, always on the lookout for an actual copy ... hopeful, but not holding my breath.

Text below:

PULP—Teenage Kicks riff on ½ acoustic guitars but different words. They claim to have written "Stepping Stone" - it's the definative version! "Subtlety time, dedicated to Elvis" sounds like "Don't Fear the Reaper" a bit. A dirge. "Message for the Marshians" with a keyboardist who hadn't learnt the other songs. Another dirge. The appearance of the front man is entertaining. A fun band. Tuning up of hopelessly out of tune semi-acc. "Happy House" riff out of tune, different words. "I won't say that this is the penultimate song because that's pretentious. "This is for dancing but I don't suppose anybody's going to dance. Sounds like "Christine" and is a disco spoof! I wonder what Kieth Strong would say. Vast cheering for encore.

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THE CURE APPARTMENT PASSIONS BRISTOL LOCARNO ANOTHER LATE JOURNEY BY TRAIN

INTO A PUB WHERE WE HAD A LITTLE GAME (WHICH YOU MIGHT LIKE TO TRY YOURSELF) THE FIRST PERSON TO SAY YES OR NO HAD TO ASK THE BARMAN HOW OLD THE WATTLE ON THE ROOF WAS. OF COURSE BARMEN DON’T USUALLY KNOW WHAT WATTLE IS SO THE LOSER WOULD LOOK A PRAT, AND INDEED WAS.

ONTO THE HALL AND VARIOUS MODS, PUNKS AND RUDE BOYS WERE BROODING ABOUT. INSIDE IT WAS JUST LIKE A TOP RANK ONLY MORE PLUSH. THE FIRST BAND CAME ON AND PLAYED A GOOD SET OF FAIRLY STRAIGHT “NEW MUSAK” THE QUALITY OF THE SONGWRITING WAS VERY HIGH, INTERESTING AND CATCHY AT TIMES WEIRD. THIS WON THEM INCREASING APPLAUSE AND ENCORE CALL. THEY A DIFFICULT JOB TO DO BECAUSE THE ATMOSPHERE OF THE NIGHT WASN’T EXACTLY CONDUICIVE FOR A BAND IN THEIR POSITION TO GO DOWN WELL. WORTH SEEING IN A SMALLER VENUE AS A MAIN BAND. SHARP TREBLY GUITAR CONTRASTED WITH A RUBLY BASS SO THAT THE TWO SOUNDS WERE TOTALLY SEPARATE. THE VOCALIST (THAT MEANS SINGER BUT SOUNDS MORE INTELLECTUAL) DID SOME POPPING, TINNY SOLOS USING HARMONICA TO GOOD EFFECT.

THE PASSIONS WERE A VERY ODD BAND, PERHAPS THE MOST EXPERIMENTAL OF THE NIGHT. THE LEAD SINGER & BASE WERE WOMEN IN ILL-FITTING SUITS. THE GUITAR DOMINATED THE SOUNDS BY USING VARIOUS EFFECTS AND TAPES. THE MUSIC DIDN’T GRAB ME MUCH, THOUGH IT COULD WELL DO ON REPEATED LISTENING. DISCORDANT, “HUNTED” IS ONE THE LESS EXTREME SONGS SOULFUL SINGING. UNFORTUNATELY THEY HAD TO GO OFF AFTER FIVE SONGS AS A MIKE WOULDN’T STOP FEEDING BACK. NOT THE KIND YOU HEAR ON NOEL EDMUNDS. BUT NEITHER ARE THE CURE AND HE PLAYS THEM. (SHAME COS ONLY JOHN PEEL SHOULD PLAY GOOD BANDS.)

SO TIME FOR THE BIG BAND. VARIOUS TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES. MINIMAL EQUIPMENT AND CREW MEANS A LONG TIME GETTING THINGS JUST RIGHT, PARTICULARLY THE ANGLE OF THE LIGHTS. “NEW MUSICAL CONCEPT – JUST WATCH THE ROADIES SETTING UP” QUIPPED A WAG. CHANTS GO UP. EVENTUALLY THEY PEEP AROUND THE CURTAINS SMILING, RAPPORT IS IMMEDIATELY ESTABLISHED. THIS MUSIC WAS LIKE A DREAM, DRIFTS OF WORDS AND MUSIC, COOL INTROSPECTIVE, THOUGHTFUL, ETHEREAL DREAM/NIGHTMARE. THEY HAD AN ATMOSPHERE THE BAND DID NOTHING BUT HAD AN AWESOME STAGE PRESENSE, NOT SUPERHEROES. SLEEPY HALF SHUT EYES, CAREFULLY POSITIONED LIGHTS SHONE UP AT ABOUT 15” FROM THE FLOOR BATHING ROBERT SMITH’S FACE WITH A SPECIAL GLOW. THE SONG “FOREST” WAS A MICROCHOSM OF THE CONCERT. AS IN THE SONG, THE CONCERT WENT DEEPER INTO THE FOREST TO GET LOST AMONGST POWERFUL IMAGES, “KILLING AN ARAB” WAS THE LEAST WELL PERFORMED SONG “GRINDING HALT” AND “FOREST” THE REST. MORE FORCE THAN THE ALBUMS. THE ATMOSPHERE CREATED SOMEWHAT ON RECORD WAS TOTAL IN CONCERT. FOREST HAD A FALSE ENDING AND STARTED UP AGAIN MUCH TO THE SURPRISE OF THE AUDIENCE. THEY WENT OFF AND CAME BACK TO TWO ENCORES WITH FIVE SONGS IN ALL. THEY DIDN’T GET THE RESPONSE THEY DESERVED BUT THEN THE CURE ARE A BAND TO SAVOUR NOT GO WILD ABOUT. THEY SOUND LIKE THE PICTURES ON THE RECORDS.

THE ROADIES SAID WE COULD SEE THE BAND IN 15 MINS AND WE GOT CHUCKED OUT AFTER 1O. A BAND IN EMPATHY WITH ONE ANOTHER INVISIBLE WIRES CONNECT THEM. STRONGLY RECOMMEND THAT YOU SEE THEM. – RUSSELL.

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YOU MAY HAVE HEARD THAT MARK JACKSON HAS BEEN BANNED FROM THE LEADMILL FOR SEXISM, AN ORGANIZATION I HAVE ADMIRATION FOR. SUSPECTING SOMETHING FISHY AND OUTRAGED AT THIS UNFAIR AND MISGUIDED ACT I QUESTION ONE OF THE ORGANIZERS. MY FAITH RESTORED SHE ASKED ME TO PRINT THAT IN NO WAY SHAPE OR FORM IS THIS TRUE. SO HERE IT IS:-

MARK JACKSON HAS NOT BEEN BANNED FROM THE LEADMILL.

AND ALL THE ORGANIZERS LIKE HIM AND SAY HE’S WELCOME BACK.

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1980 – THE FIRST 15 MINUTES – NEUTRON RECORSD

THERE MAY BE SOME PEOPLE WHO ARE UNFAMILIAR WITH THIS RECORD. IT HAS FOUR TRACKS BY FOUR SHEFIELD AREA BANDS. IT COSTS £1.20ISH. AND COMES IN ATTRACTIVE PACKAGING.

VICE VERSA – “GENETIC WARFARE” ELECTRONIC SYNTHEISED, SPACE. SOME BITS GOOD, OTHERS ? DERIVATIVE “I AM THE FLY/I LOVE MY WIFE”

I’M SO HOLLOW – “I DON’T KNOW” WAILING RIFF WHICH IS NOTHING SPECIAL, GOOD WAILING VOICE, STRANGELY HOOKY, VERY VERY, VERY, VERY….

CLOCK DVA – “BRIGADE” SONIC DRUMMING AND RIFF, CHUGGING MILITARISTIC RHYTHM, SPACE SAX AND KEYBOARDS, SINGING EMOTIVE, PIPING SOLOS, WAILING VOICE, CRESCENDOES, STRONGLY RECOMMENDED.

STUNT KITES – “BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE” DEFUNCT PUNK BAND, AN UNCOMPROMISED SEX PISTOLS “COME ON AND JOIN THE IN CROWD/ COME ON AND HAVE A BITCH.” “YOU’RE AFRAID TO LET YOUR HAIR DOWN COS IT MIGHT SPOIL THE DYE.” 1977 AT IT’S STUNT KITEST. ONE FINDS ONSELF SINGING IT IN THE STREET.

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ALTERNATIVE ENTS – MONOCHROME SET / ESSENTIAL LOGIC / FAD GADGET

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THE TICKETS FOR THIS DID NOT SELL WELL BECAUSE UNIVERSITY TASTES DO NOT VENTURE INTO ANYTHING REMOTELY REMOVED FROM COMMONPLACE.

IT WAS AN AMBITIOUS EVENT TO STAGE, CONSIDERING THE FACT THAT OUR LOVELY PREZ HAS TURNED DOWN THE UNDERTONES AND TOYAH AS BEING TOO RISKY. THERE WERE ABOUT 15 FILMS IN ALL. THE FIRST ONE CONSISTED OF A FEW DOTS BOUNCING UP AND DOWN. OTHER FILMS WERE A NAZI PROPAGANDA FILM, ANDY WARHOL BITING HIS LIP FOR 15 MINUTES, THE LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS SIT-IN. BY FAR THE BEST FILM WAS ONE ABOUT TWENTY MINS LONG IN B&W WHICH WAS, I THINK, FRENCH. IT WAS A SERIES OF SILENTLY CONNECTED NIGHTMARISH EVENTS. A MAN IN A STRNAGE DRESS CUTTING A LITTLE GIRLS EYE, A WOMAN IN A BUSY STREET SURROUNDED BY PEOPLE PUSHING A DISMEMBERED HAND ABOUT. THE MAN IN THE DRESS RIDING A BICYCLE TO A WOMANS HOUSE, GOING INSIDE AND ATTACKING HER. SHE FIGHTS HIM OFF AND FOR A WHILE HE STANDS BACK, THEN IN WHAT SEEMS TO BE A FLASH OF INSPIRATION HE STARTS PULLING ON A ROPE AND DRAGS TOWARDS HER A PIANO WITH A DEAD HORSE AND TWO PRIESTS WITH THEIR HEADS IN NOOSES. IT WAS AS GARBLED AS THIS ACCOUNT.

FAD GADGET WAS A ONE MAN BAND APART FROM ONE SONG WHEN A GUITARIST JOINED HIM. HE PLAYED SOUNDS ON A SYTHESISER AND SANG ALONG. THE CLIMAX OF THE SET WAS “COITUS INTERRUPTUS/MISSION IMPOSSIBLE” IN WHICH HE TRIED TO COPULATE WITH HIS SYNTHESISER WHILST SWALLOWING THE MICROPHONE IN UNDERSTANDABLE HEAVY BREATHING.. THE AUDIENCE DIDN’T QUITE KOW HOW TO TAKE THIS – HE WENT OFF TO CRIES OF “WANKER” OR WAS IT “BANKER.”

ESSENTIAL LOGIC WERE ESSENTIALLY PUNK WHICH STARTED PEOPLE BOPPING, HOWEVER THE SONGS STOPPED AND STARTED AND CHANGED TEMPO SO OFTEN THAT LIKE AS NOT YOU WERE LEFT LOOKING STUPID DANCING. EVENTUALLY PEOPLE GAVE UP. A SAD CASE OF PUTTING BREAKS IN FOR THE SAKE OF IT. APART FROM THAT THEY WERE GOOD, A LITTLE X-RAY SPEX. WHEN ANY PUNK GROUP WITH A FEMALE SINGER (LAURA LOGIC) HAS A SAX LEAD THERE ARE GOING TO BE COMPARISONS.

MONOCHROME SET DIDN’T GO DOWN TOO WELL, THEY LOOKED CONSPICUOUSLY ART COLLEGE TYPES. THEIR MUSIC IS NOT EASY TO PIN DOWN, MOR EXPERIMENTAL WITH A TOUCH OF NOEL COWARD. GOOD BUT NOT VERY. “MONOCHROME SET” THE SONG WITH ITS AIRY VOIICE AND SULTANESQUE (NEW WORD) GUITAR STOPED DRUMBEATS WAS TYPICAL BUT BY FAR THE MOST DISTINCTIVE. THE LEAD SINGER LOOKED LIKE HE CAME FROM A SILENT MOVIE. THE WHOLE GROUP SEEMED DISTANT AND FADED, NO AUDIENCE RAPORT – I’D SEE THEM AGAIN THOUGH.

THE GIG WASN’T TOO PEACEFUL, AN AIR OF MENACE, BLOKES AT THE FRONT WERE VICIOUS AND SOMETIMES THE BOUNCERS OVERDID IT, THINGS WERE THROWN, FIGHTING, SHAM 69 SCENES AT THE END WITH A STAGE INVASION AND OBSCENITIES SHOUTED DOWN THE MICROPHONE, DAMAGE. TOWN PEOPLE ARE MORE LIVELY BUT SOON THEY WON’T BE WANTED BECAUSE OF A DESTRUCTIVE MINORITY.

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CALLED NEW MODEL SOLDIER

(DERIVED FROM SHOP)

RUSS: TELL ME ABOUT YOUR BAND

DAVE: WELL, I MET MIGGS AND PAUL (THE OTHER TWO MEMBERS – PAUL PLAYS GUITAR AND MIGGS PLAYS BASS + GRINDS A LOT) AT THE CLASH CONCERT IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR. [LOSE 10 STREET CRED POINTS]                   

RUSS: I THINK YOU SHOULD GET A KEYBOARDIST                         

DAVE: WHY?             [WHY DOES HE LEAVE SPACES]

RUSS: BECAUSE IT WOULD ADD THE NECESSARY ATMOSPHERE THAT YOUR SONGS DEMAND BUT LACK.             [ WHAT JOURNALISM!]

DAVE: WHAT WOULD YOU SAY IF I SAID THAT WE WERE IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING A DRUMMER? [ARE THESE LYRICS]

RUSS: ER, GOOD IDEA.

DAVE: (SPEECHLESS)  

RUSS: (PLOUGHS ON WITH NEXT QUESTION) i THINK THE THINGS WE’RE NOT SAYING ARE MORE INTERESTING THAT THE THINGS WERE ARE WRITING.

DAVE: i WOULD TEND TO AGREE WITH YOU ANYWAY, WE’VE BEEN TOGETHER AS A BAND SINCE THE END OF JANUARY… ER… ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT TO HEAR ALL THIS?

RUSS: NO! WHAT ABOUT YOUR MUSICAL DIRECTION?

DAVE: I WROTE THE LYRICS AND PAUL WROTE ALL THE MUSIC, NOT INFLUENCED LYRICALLY BY ANY OTHER GROUPS. MY MAIN INFLUENCE IS HORROR STORY WRITERS, STEPHEN KING, HP LOVECRAFT (SOUNDS LIKE A SEXSHOP). “SOMETHING WICKED” ABOUT ELDER [????] (STRANGE BUT FASCINATING WORLD OF NMS) AN AQUIRED TASTE LIKE YOGHURT. PEOPLE SAY “WHAT A LOAD OF SHIT” BUT GET TO LIKE US LATER. THE ATMOSPHERIC SONG ABOUT JACK THE RIPPER (REMINDS RUSS OF SUBWAY SONG) PAUL CHUCKED IT AT ME AND SAID “SING THAT” AND I SAID “WHAT’S IT ABOUT?” AND HE SAID WORK OUT FOR YOURSELF, SO I SING IT A COUPLE OF TIMES AND I STILL COULDN’T WORK OUT WHAT IT WAS ABOUT. ABOUT A MONTH LATER WE STARTED USING IT IN THE SET, HE TOLD ME THAT IT WAS ABOUT JACK THE RIPPER AND ONCE HE TOLD ME THAT, IT SEEMED OBVIOUS. READING BACK WHAT I’VE JUST SAID, IT SOUNDS RATHER STUPID. [TRUE YOU ARE]

RUSS: TELL ME SOME JUICY FACTS ABOUT THE BAND

DAVE: JUICY FACTS? ALRIGHT, IN ACTUAL FACT, i AM AN ORANGE, PAUL’S A GRAPEFRUIT, AND MIGGS IS A BANANA.

RUSS: IRREVERENT SCOUNDRAL CAN’T YOU BE DECENT FRUIT LIKE LYCHEES?

pAUL: I’M DAVE, PAUL’S NOT HERE, AND SCOUNDREL IS SPELT WITH AN ‘E’        

RUSS: WELL FOLKS THAT JUST ABOUT WRAPS IT UP, OH AND MARTIN FEATHERBY WAS HERE.    

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UK Subs                 Pavilion                                3rd May 1980                     Review

This review won’t be long cos old Russell has got BIG PRINTING PROBLEMS at the moment. Besides, the gig wasn't very long anyway, although it was very eventful. Thus - as you will probably get bored if it's too long - here is a short review of the UK Subs.

I shall begin my tale on the train from good ol Wales. There were 20 to 30 Subs fans from Newport and Cardiff on there. I know this cos I have seen them at the Stowaway in Newport lots of times. Anyway, after even more punks got on at Bristol, I finally arrived at Bath. We stood on the bridge at first, watching the pretty colours get let into the Pavilion - blue-green, red, purple, white, tartan, yellow… lovely.

We went in after handing over our £2 worth of ticket. Not long after, as we settled down and were listening to the records we were knocked sideways. Obviously one little innocent bugger had said the wrong thing to the wrong person and woosh 60 people run after him (or his blood). Why did he have to run towards us! Just as we got over that the first band came on. Rip, tear, wack, grunt. They were awful (although better than those in the Nolan Sisters mould). I don't know who they were, but believe me, they were ten times less subtle than the Cockney Rejects and even less musically potential! After a few growls and the mass of spitting (both ways), they went off.

There were more fights in the interlude, more numerous and more violent. Bristol Cross fans were involved, so it seems because after it all died down, they formed a separate group in the middle and sang BRISTOL in football fan fashion. The atmosphere was electric from then on.

We decided to get a drink to cool down. No beer was on sale! We had a glass of lemonade. It was 25p. We decided to share it. The UK Subs came on and lo and behold, Charlie Harper was not drunk. The music was so loud it blew my ears off. At times it was so loud and full of fervour that I couldn't differentiate between the chords.

At first I thought they were going to play the first album in order cos they started with CID, I couldn't be you, I live in a car, Tomorrows Girls, (the first four tracks on the album). However, the first five minutes of this set over with they play some songs from “Brand New Age” which I wasn't familiar with.

The set lasted for 35 minutes. The crowd danced vigorously to the first 15 or so numbers, but only the fit endured it to the end of the set (another 8 to 10 songs!) Classics followed one another World war, rocker's warhead, Emotional Blackmail, crash course, Teenage. In the encore there was Stranglehold (of course) and B1C.

“B one C

B one C

I don't want to B one C.” Sung with as much effort and energy as CID at the start. There were two encores. The second had another new song, also disease and CID again.

“We’ve finished the numbers we'd rehearsed, so will start the set again… crash, crash, crash. “See that man dressed in black” … pogo, pogo. CID, CID, etc, etc.

People had got on stage by this time + one was arm in arm with Charlie Harper singing into the mic.

After the gig we went to the Crystal Palace and sunk a few pints of Dorchester… ah! A night to be remembered.

Taken from the original manuscript of Paul Pearce (Wales)

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An interview with de tian the garbled version.

ME:-  Tell us about yourselves.

PAUL:-  There are four of us now, and we've all but abandoned the backing tape, which gives us a lot more scope.

ME:-  About the record:-

PAUL:-  We've only sold 200 out of 1000, 100 in Sheffield and 100 to rough trade. We can't get distribution because it's too odd. It was turned down by recommend, Projection, Bonaparte's, Small wonder.

ME:-  Can you compare yourself to anyone else?

MARTIN:-  We're not rock or pop. Not throbbing gristle. We don't use guitar, just natural sounds Over simple notes, Contemporary music avant-garde.

ME:-  What about stockhausen?

MARTIN:-  We’re influenced by him, but we’re not copying we’re also influenced by JArz, not [XXXXwnable

Paul: We're not subliminal. That's a load of bullshit.

ME:-  The future?

Paul: We want to play London, sell the records. XXXX will make some proper In my flat. We like to present the music in a way that standard rock audiences can listen to eg yourself. Hence we have the magician And slides.

ME:-  My experience was that I wasn't sure about the music, but I was interested.

MARTIN:-  You can spend too much time worrying about, understanding, looking for reasons which aren't necessary.

Paul: Understanding doesn't come into it, EG status quo.

ME:-  Tell me about “two Spires split” lyrics in “writings.”

PAUl. A long held idea. We both write a lot and wanted to put it into a XXXX It's sparse because it was typed up that way. Money isn't Our aim, We're all poor.

ME:-  Why the magician.

PAUL:-  All part of the visual presentation thing. This Afternoon Isn't ENOUGH Time to play (see review) We adapt our playing to what We're doing.

ME:-  Are you going to play any of your hits?

PAUL:-  A couple off the EP.

MARTIN:-  there’ll be less structure. More improvised structure within a structure.

PAUL:- More emotion than with tapes.

ME:-  What do you think of the local scene?

PAUL:-  There's plenty going on. bands accept t0o easily that they'll Big.  i don’t like Some of their motives. London needs to be shown what's happening. Clock dva are great advert. If people with more sense and money had been around Sheffield in the past days, they would have been something good were not standing for acceptance. It'll never get commercial like the push and the EXTRAS Who WERE ENGAGED and changed.

ME:-  Which venues do you like?

Paul: The Rotherham Arts Centre, the Crucible. but its XXXXXX XXXX

MARTIN:-  People doing it for themselves is good. I don't like XXXX XXXX AREN’T more important than other people. tWo spires is about A TENSION between Two Spires quite deep.

MARTIN:-  A trendy load of crap. (He's not serious.)

PAUL:-  The lyrics are A reflection on Sheffield, surrealism, It is XXXXXX.

PAUL:-  Over 100 instruments, we like hitting things.

MARTIN:-  Collecting personal instruments eastern XXXXX Via instrument. Sympathetic strings to give the Indian sound. we like clock dVA And the Lindsay string quartet.

ME:-  What's your favourite colour?

THEM:-  My eyes are bluey grey blue. Haven't got one XX? colour

THEM:-  The next record will have alternative XXXX And a version of old Shep.

The end

This interview was tastefully garbled

at the express request of De Tians.

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THE SATURDAY LEADMILL

THE NEW VENUE ON LEADMILL STREET BETWEEN XXXX XXXX XXXX THE POLY ON THE SITE OF THE ESQUIRE CLUB. EARLIER IN THE DAY THERE WAS XXXX X XXX CRAFT FAYRE.

THIS WAS A GOOD EVENT HAVING A RING OF THE MEDIEVAL MIXED WITH THE SIXTIES, ADD A DASH OF LIME AND YOU GET A REFRESHING COCKTAIL. WITH XXXXX XXX BUT XXX XXX (WHOLEFOOD YOU KNOW) WAS DELICIOUS XXXX XXXX XXXX APPLE JUICE, QUICHE, FLAPJACK + ALL THE MUESLI XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX VARIOUS JEWELRY STANDS, POTTERY. WE BOUGHT XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX AN UNCANNY RESEMBLENCE TO MY DAD. THEN DO YOUR OWN XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX XXXX PEOPLE HAD THOSE. THE SHEFFIELD FREE PRESS HAD A STALL OUT BUT I’D ALREADY XXX XXX. BY FAR THE BEST ATTRACTION WAS ONE OF THOSE INFLATABLES, A 40FT SQUARE, XXFT HIGH CUSHION OF AIR. AFTER ASCERTAINING THAT YOU DIDN’T HAVE TO BE A KIDDIE TO GO ON IT, A GREAT TIME WAS HAD.

BY THE TIME WE LEFT IT WAS STARTING TO FILL UP AND NO DOUBT THERE WERE EVENTS TAKING PLACE LATER. ON INTO THE DEEP GREY YONDER. NIGHT FELL (OR WAS IT PUSHED?) THE MUSIC WASN’T STUNNING BUT WAS A GOOD NIGHT AND TOTALLY WORTHWHILE ADVENTURE. (SUBTRACT AD)

LONG XXXX FOLKIE AS MUCH AS TULL OR SPAN OR INDEED SPAM. AS A XXXXX XXXX XXXX OF FOLK THEY HELD MY INTEREST. I CAN’T REALLY COMMENT BUT XXXX XXXXX XXXX AND [OFFBEAT?] WITH DISTINCTIVE VOCALS IN PART. SOMEONE OUGHT XXXXX XXXXX XXXX FANZINE BECAUSE I HAVEN’T GOT A CLUE.

XXX IT SEEMS THAT EVERYONE’S DOING A HOMEMADE BADGE. A XXXXX XXX TELLS ME THAT THEY GOT FIVE SONGS AND ABOUT TO DO A GIG. XXXXX XXXXXX SAYS THAT THEY’D LIKE TO PUT A BAND ON EVERY NIGHT.

EARTH TALES. AGAIN I CAN’T COMMENT ON THE MUSIC THAT I WOULD APPRECIATE EVEN XXX XXX XXX IN IT’S FIELD (IF YOU SEE WHAT I MEAN). THEY WERE XXXX XXXX AND XXXX XXXX WITH ME THOUGHT THEY WERE RUBBISH, THE OTHER GREAT. WISHY WASHY WRITE UP EH?

BREAKTIME – THE VENUE IS AN OLD LEADMILL WITH ONE [GLASS?] XXXX ALREADY IS XXX THERE ARE CLOAKROOMS, FOOD AND A BAR (ONLY SURE XXX XXXX THE XXXX). GAY PAINTWORK, BUMPY FLOOR, SPACEOUS, XXXXSTY, XXXX OLD FURNACE SITS HAPPILY IN THE CORNER TO GUARD US FROM EVIL.

DE TIAN – IF THERE WAS A “BEST BAND” IT WAS THEM FOR ME, THOUGH NOT TO MANY OTHER PEOPLE. TWO MEMBERS FOR THIS GIG. ONE STARTED PLAYING A GUITAR AND THE OTHER SCRATCHED A WEIRD THING RESEMBLING…. (WELL IT HAD STRINGS ON IT). THE MOST DIRE DIRGE ENSUED. THEY THEN PICKED UP BONGO INSTRUMENTS TO DO A NOISE ON THEM. THEN THEY START SAYING “WHERE’S BOGART” AND “THIS IS TERRIBLE.” MARVO ENTERS TO A SPLENDID MUSICAL BACKDROP. SOMETIMES HE IS MYSTIC, OTHERS FUNNY, THE BEST BIT OF THE EVENING (PS HE’S A MAGICIAN). THE BAND TAKE TO SYMBOLS. THE MUSIC DOESN’T REALLY HAVE A MELODY OR TUNE, BEING NEARER ORIENTAL THAN WESTERN MUSIC. THIS CAUSES DIGESTIVE DIFFICULTIES. UNDANCEABLE. THE EP TRACKS I’VE HEARD ARE STIMULATING. I’D LIKE TO SEE THEM AGAIN.

ONE DISADVANTAGE OF BUYING RECORDS AT GIGS IN SHEFFIELD IS THAT COMPLETE STRANGERS COME AND TAKE THEM OFF YOUR LITTLE SISTER. ONE VISIT TO THE BAR BROUGHT YET ANOTHER CROWD OF STRANGERS ROUND MY SMIRKING SIBLING MINUS ONE BOOKLET. “WHAT ARE THESE NASTY MEN DOING WITH YOUR BOOKLET” I ASKED. IT WAS OBVIOUS THEY WERE LOOKING AT PICTURES OF EACH OTHER AND REMARKING UPON EACH OTHERS UNDOUBTED UGLINESS. TURNS OUT TO BE “DEAF AIDS” WHO WERE THE BETTER BAND WITH WILKO AT BATH.  THEY ARE ASTONISHED WHEN I TELL THEM I SAW THE GIG. IT IS A BIT UNLIKELY, ADMITTEDLY, TO MEET SOMEONE IN SHEFFIELD WHO SAW YOU IN BATH.  TURNS OUT THEY WERE ENTHUSED BY THE BATH RECEPTION AND WANTED TO PLAY THERE AGAIN. PEOPLE SAY THEY ARE R&B WHICH IS OFF THE MARK, THE MEMBERS THEMSELVES DON’T THINK ARE R&B. THE NEAREST COMPARISON WOULD BE THE HEAVY METAL KIDS IF ONLY FOR THE HUMOUR OF THE FRONT MAN. LESS R&B THAN THE CRAMPS FOR WHAT IT MATTERS.

R.I.P. CLAIM TO BE REVIVALISTS. THE LEAD SINGER LOOKS LIKE A BRICKY AND PROBABLY IS. COMEDY BAND. PEOPLE DANCE, “BACK IN THE USSR” AND THE CATCHY “DEAD MEN’S CLOTHES” ABOUT ALL US OXFAM KIDS.

MARK JACKSON IS A POET WITH A FUZZY GUITAR, LIKE IN THE XXXXXXX JOAN AND XXX. HIS FIRST DITTY IS “16 STONE FANNY.” WHICH XX VERY XXXXXXXX SIDE OF PEOPLE. THE GUITAR BREAKS DOWN BUT HE CARRIES ON “NEVER MASTERBATES EXCEPT WHEN SHE MENSTRUATES” FEMINISTS TAKE OFFENCE AND XXXX XXXXXXXX TO THE FLOOR. “I NEVER THOUGHTT 8 STONES OF M COULD CRUSH XXXXXX XXXXXXXX!” HE THEN FACES A CONSTANT HARANGING FROM A FEW PEOPLE XXXX XXXX XXXX SONG IS ABOUT WORKING MENS CLUBS – FISH AND CHIPS, BEER, GIRLS. THE XXXX XXXXXX SEVERE WITH PEOPLE STANDING RIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM HURLING ABUSE XXXX HE XXXXX “I THINK I’D BETTER GO” YOU CAN’T HELP BUT FEEL SORRY FOR HIM. HE GOES OFF XXXX BUT EVEN MORE APPLAUSE. BACK HE COMES, “THIS IS FOR THE PEOPLE OUT THERE” (POINTS TO HIS FANS) “AND THIS IS FOR YOU” (TWO FINGERS TO THE HECKLERS). HE DOES A ONE CHORD VERSION OF “SO LONELY” EVEN THAT IS TAKEN AS SEXIST. AS A FEMINIST NON SEXIST MYSELF I DON’T FEEL TOO HAPPY ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED. SOME PEOPLE WANTED TO SHOW WHERE THEIR LOYALTIES LXXX XX DARK X IS CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE. A MAN WHO TAKES THE PISS OUT OF BOTH SEXES. HE WASN’T TREATING WOMEN AS OBJECTS, MORE TAKING THE PEE OUT OF MEN WHO DO SO.

HEADROOM “THIS ONE’S SO FUNKY YOUR EARS’LL DROP OFF” SAYS THE SINGER. THE OTHER SONG HE REFERS TO PEOPLE AS “SISTERS AND BROTHERS” WHICH IS TAKEN AS A SEXIST ATTACK – CHANTS OF “BORING” FROM THE HECKLERS. UNESSCESSARY UNPLEASANTNESS. AGAIN I AM NOT INTO THIS MUSIC BUT PEOPLE DANCED, ON THE WHOLE THE AUDIENCE WEREN’T IDEAL. SIX BANDS FOR £1.

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…. LATEST … NEW …

FROM … PLANET … X

THE “X HEAVIES CYNICAL” MANY, MANY YEARS AGO WAS RUNNING OUT OF OTHER PEOPLE’S IDEAS. THE SCOUTS HADN’T HAD A JUMBLE SALE FOR AGES, THEY HAD BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL IN TRYING TO PRECIPITATE A STRIKE DUE TO THE APATHY OF THE X-PEOPLE. FOR SOME STRANGE REASON NOT EVEN THE NORMAL TIVIAL THINGS SUCH AS TORY MPS SHAKING HANDS WITH LORD THORNEYCROFT WERE HAPPENING VERY OFTEN. SUDDENLY A BRAINWAVE STRIKES THEM! THEY BUY UP THE OLD STATION. SO THEY DID FOR A PEPPERCORN RENT, AND SINCE THEN WHENEVER THEY’VE HAD NOTHING TO WRITE ABOUT THEY’VE JUST MADE UP A PACK OF LIES ABOUT WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN: A DUMP FOR ATOMIC WASTE, A LAUNCH PAD FOR APOLLO 17, A MASSAGE PARLOUR, AN EROTIC FRUIT SHOP, A CRYOXXX BANK, A SPERM DONING BANK, A BLOOD BANK, A BARCLAYS BANK, A MOSSY BANK. A FILM SET FOR A STORY ABOUT A HOMICIDAL MANIAC – HEY THAT’S AN IDEA. OPEN SHOP AS A SAFARI PARK, WITH LIONS & TIGERS AND KIETH JOSEPH – BUT XXXXXX XXXX EAT THE LIONS AND ESCAPE AND THEN WHAT WOULD WE DO?

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Apologies for any mistakes - I did what I could, OK.

[wormsagainstnuclearkillers]

Low Rez Crowds by Marshian

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[holidayhairremoval]

feeling stan marshian today (playing my midwestern emo playlist on loop)

[lunarshifting]

I GOT YOU! (long list ahead)

Femtanyl (music artist)

Pretty CVNT -Swrslvt

KIKUO (Japanese artist)

YFM (Artist, AKA Your Favorite Marshian)

Ayesha Erotica (artist)

Rebzyyx (Artist)

Chonny Jash (Artist)

Jumpstyle (specifically BOOTLEG 2006/Jumping Iz Not A Crime)

Sokkiden (Artist)

Jack Stauber (specifically his micropop for new listeners) (Artist)

Jazmin Bean (Hello Kitty for new listeners specifically) (Artist)

S3RL (Little Kandi Raver 2012 for new listeners) (Artist)

TV girl (Artist)

Radiohead (Exit music for a film for new listeners) (Artist)

OMFG (Artist)

Sign crushes motorist (Artist)

Duster (Artist)

Toy Box (Artist)

Mitski - Crack baby (DON'T LIDTEN TO THIS IF YOU ARE YEARNING YOU WILL CRY.) (Artist) (Song)

Alex G - Pretend (Artist) (Song)

The cardigans - Step on me (Song) (Artist)

Crystal Castles (Artist)

Lemon demon - The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny (Song) (Artist)

Teen Suicide - Haunt me (x 3) (Song) (Artist)

Dandelion hands - Self Harmaggedon

Body Terror Song -AJJ (Artist) (Song)

Bo Burnham -Goodbye

Graham Kartna -Browser History (Artist) (Song)

Machine Girl -UDOMOKI (Artist) (Song)

Will Stetson -GIRL A (Cover) (Artist) (Song)

Crusher-P -Echo (Song) (Artist)

Pink Guy -She's so nice (Song) (Artist)

Snails House (Artist)

BABYMETAL (Artist)

"Weird Al" Yankovic -Polkarama! (Song) (Artist)

Of Montreal -Tim I Wish You Were Born a Girl (Song) (Artist)

The Smiths -There is a light that never goes out (Song) (Artist)

Grouper -Poison Tree (Song) (Artist)

Tyler, The Creator (Artist)

Take Care (Artist)

Laufey -Let You Break My Heart Again (Song) (Artist)

Paramore -All I Wanted (Song) (Artist)

The Offspring (Artist)

Blink-182 (Artist)

Red Hot Chili Peppers (Artist)

System of a Down -Chop Suey! (Song) (Artist)

daniel.mp3 -Passed Away (Song) (Artist)

thenian -you left me on suicide sunday (Song) (Artist)

Øneheart (Artist)

Wishing -Goodnight Dad I Love You (Song) (Artist)

Willix -Emotional Numbness (Song) (Artist)

xoquinxo -Endless (Song) (Artist)

Liana Flores -Mother Tongue (Song) (Artist)

Egg -anarchy (Song) (Artist)

The Front Bottoms -Father (Song) (Artist)

Andrew W.K -Ready To Die

Destroy boys -I Threw Glass At My Friend's Eyes and Now I'm on Probation (Song) (Artist)

Mark Mathers -A Gods Anger (Song) (Artist)

Nicopatty (Artist)

Toby Fox (Artist)

Glintbeetle -L o b o t o m y (Artist) (Song)

Onett -Stickbug (Artist) (Song)

Dan Salvato -Dreams Of Love And Literature (Artist) (Song)

going back to sleep because i’m just a girl idk but IF ANYONE HAS ANY SONG RECS OR ALBUM RECS PLEASE SEND THEM TO ME IM DYING TO LISTEN TO NEW MUSIC

[goldenshrikecomic]

I love the diversity of deer types/species you have in this comic! All the little details and styling is really impressive and I love the work in general youve put into this series. Though out of curiosity, in regards to Marshlanders how do they physically differ from other similar types like Woodlanders? markings? size? antler structure?

When I started the comic, I had not thought about different deer species that deeply, thus some aren't that fleshed out. The constant design notes marshlanders have are warm colored coat, light undersides, always socks, 'helmets' are pretty common. As for build they're pretty average. I imagine their coats have a different texture due to their water waddling habits, maybe it just dries easier and has a slightly better insulation than deer who don't splash around.

As for antlers, I just didn't think much about it back then. If I went back in time, I'd come up with strict structure for them but for now we just have to believe that somehow they turn from Nero, Hovus and Biro's sleek little spikes into thick weird crowns Dorus and Volhos have. Marshians canonly are somewhat late bloomers.

[let-me-bee-gay]

When I come to power umbrellas will be banned

There will be no umbrellas on the marshian colony

[the-tragic-backstory]

WHY IS NO ONE TALKING ABOUT THE FACT THAT DICK IS A CHILD IN MEGANS MIND WHEN EVERYONE ELSE IS AN ADULT?!?!?!?!?!

[creativethespian]

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[freakingoutthesquares]

Russell Senior, Bath Banker fanzine (Sheffield edition, 1980), live review, The Leadmill, Sheffield, 16th August:

"Teenage Kicks riff on ½ acoustic guitars but different words. They claim to have written "Stepping Stone" - it's the definative version! "Subtlety time, dedicated to Elvis" sounds like "Don't Fear the Reaper" a bit. A dirge. "Message for the Marshians" with a keyboardist who hadn't learnt the other songs. Another dirge. The appearance of the front man is entertaining. A fun band. Tuning up of hopelessly out of tune semi-acc. "Happy House" riff out of tune, different words. "I won't say that this is the penultimate song because that's pretentious. "This is for dancing but I don't suppose anybody's going to dance. Sounds like "Christine" and is a disco spoof! I wonder what Kieth Strong would say. Vast cheering for encore."

Jarvis recalled in Record Collector

Our first Sheffield gig was a "Bouquet of Steel" festival in August 1980, at the Leadmill. We were second-from-bottom of the bill - I turned up and everyone's saying "Where's your gear?" We thought you just plugged in. We tried a version of "Stepping Stone". By this time, we'd got a new drummer called Jimmy Sellers, but he was into drinking. When we got to the middle break, he just stopped, so it only lasted about 30 seconds. The bass player encountered feedback. It was the first time we knew it existed because we'd been playing through the record player at home, and could never play that loud because the neighbours would complain. He walked away from the amp hoping it would stop - he ran out of stage and fell into the audience, which caused a lot of hilarity.

Sources: PulpWiki & Acrylic Afternoons

Russell also mentions the gig & review in his book...

The photo of Russell is his passport photo which may be around 1980.

Colour poster reproduction by original artist is available to buy here.

[thasminsquad]

Lol she has mini table tennis paddle 😂

the doctor and her bits ‘n’ bobs :)