#max gowan

[medicallymercury]

Tinderbox (30/12/23)

I did end up waking up super early (on accident) and watching this episode but I decided not to post my review until after it had been on TV. I've really got to start getting into writing my essays now cause I have less than two weeks even with the deadline extension but I can manage to spend 12 straight hours thinking about writing it (rotating Casualty in my microwave brain) and not even realise I've done it until my mum's alarm goes off.

Well, it was an episode, wasn't it? Sometimes Casualty gives us masterpieces of television (cough Switzerland) and sometimes Casualty gives us "what the fuck was that?" (cough Too Much, Too Young - that was a very mixed Saturday) and Tinderbox was, at least for me, pretty much in the middle. I guess I wasn't as invested as I could've been cause there wasn’t much of my faves, I'd probably be more positive if we had more of them.

Pretty busy and all over the place episode but that’s to be expected at the start of a miniseries, I guess.

Stevie my beloved, she was great in this one. Elinor Lawless is very talented!! This has got me looking forward to her own storyline even more.

I know Ryan was unpopular but I loved him as a problematic little bitch character. Shows like this sometimes need a Ryan to cause problems for everyone and he served his purpose. Like, he is terrible but it was amusing to have a terrible member of the predominantly very sweet baby nurse quartet. I’ll miss him, honestly. I don’t imagine he’ll come back since there’s a new new (I still think of the baby nurses as new) nurse joining next week.

I made this last night, he didn’t actually die but I still think it’s funny:

I really liked that final shot of Jodie, Rida and Cam together but, to quote my mum as it happened, “I feel like all three of them have wanted Ryan to get beaten up at least once before”.

I love a good family storyline, especially when the family has multiple members in the main cast cause I think it allows for more development of the relationship (gestures wildly at Jan and Teddy), and Max and Jodie were great today. Loved all their interactions. Especially loved their conversation about Max’s kidney failure and especially “I wouldn’t allow it, even if you wanted to.” “Which I don’t.” “Well at least we agree on one thing” and “I’m sorry I’m not what you expected” (!!!!!!!!!!). I think they’re more similar than either of them realises, and I love that kind of dynamic - in both my ‘main fandoms’ my favourite characters are girls whose relationships with their fathers could be described as “I’m nothing like my dad (I’m just acting exactly like him)”. There’s definitely examples of that in this episode but back in Driving Force I remember a scene where Dylan tells them that neither of them should be treating Max’s mum and they both stand there looking at him with the same expression.

I expected that knowing the Teddy infidelity arc will happen would affect how I watch the show and when Paige and Jodie were treating the same patient I was 👁️👁️ the whole time. Whatever, I’ll get over it (hhhhhhh).

Sah was in this but so barely that the credits didn’t actually include Arin, which is weird to me.

I will say I think Casualty has been on weird pacing recently. I’d blame the miniseries format but it feels like there has been some storylines that are too long-running without saying anything new (FAITH) and other ones that get dropped too quickly without enough time to actually go into the ideas they implied were happening.

I think it was a good start to the new series but I would’ve liked them to cut the Faith stuff and have something actually happening with the paramedics instead.

Yes, I know complaining about Faith is beating a dead horse. However, in continuing to write her and this storyline, the writers have invented a dead horse beating machine to keep beating the dead horse perpetually. It goes on endlessly and has absolutely nothing new to say. And while some storylines have been getting these rushed and incomplete conclusions, Casualty had an opportunity to give the Faith storyline a conclusion with her going to rehab and staying there and then they didn’t. Tired of it. Also, not to be mean to the presumably overwhelmed Holby HR department but why would they ask Faith of Drug Theft Fame to come back??? This is why your hospital is like this, your hiring practices are terrible.

[nooneyouknow2143]

do you associate any songs with any casualty/holby characters?

Fab question,yup let's go

Teddy- night shift by Lucy Dacus and I bet on loosing dogs by Mitski

Sah- Starman by David bowie

Jan- Mama Mia by Abba

Kian- Why'd you only ever call me when your high by artic monkeys ( yes ik the irony )

Nicole- Good luck, babe! By Chappel Roan

Jac /stevie - Bad reputation by Joan Jett and the blackhearts (reminds me of both)

Iain- Mr Brightside by the killers (he'd be the first one singing this full belt after a night out)

Chloe- Nymphology by Melanie Martinez

Max- pumping on your stereo by Supergrass (only option for him 😂)

Edit: Jodie- let it shine by take that

If anyone has anymore let me know!!!

[invisible-slytherclaw]

Hi guys! I’m back to writing!!!!

With my one of my lovely best friends motivating me on, we are writing a collaborative work on Ao3, which will also be posted on my Wattpad later. As a little treat for the holidays, I am posting the summary, the first few paragraphs of the work and the link to finish reading the chapter if you like it, so here it goes:

Summary

Join the Cast of Holby and Casualty as part of the Harry Potter universe. Between classes, wizard duels, Voldemort’s return and everything in between, join three unlikely heroes in the journey to saving Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Chapter 1: Prologue (preview)

31st October, 1998

Kevin had already gone to bed by the time Jools had been awoken by her child's whimpering cries. Sensing something was wrong, Jools pulled out her wand and raced to Sah's bedroom, where she found her child crying in their crib, a haunting figure standing over them.

Jools waved her wand, snarling as she walked into the room. "Depulso!" She yelled. A bolt of light blue energy flew at the figure, pushing them back. The figure crashed against the wall, knocking over the bookshelf.

This did not deter the figure, however, and he regained his stamina quickly before starting to retaliate. "Expelliarmus!" He yelled.

However, to Jools ears, this was drowned by the send of Kevin shouting "Protego", sending the red spark of the figure's spell shooting off and creating a dent in the wall at the back of the room.

"Take Sah and run, Jools. Get out of the house." Kevin ground out, taking an offensive stance in front of his wife and child. Jools tried to argue, but the figure was already flicking his wand.

Here’s the link: <a href="https://archiveofourown.org/works/52348942"><strong>Sah Brookner and the Philosopher’s Stone</strong></a> (952 words) by <a href="https://archiveofourown.org/users/Helluva_Hazbin_Boss"><strong>Helluva_Hazbin_Boss</strong></a>, <a href="https://archiveofourown.org/users/invisible_slytherclaw"><strong>invisible_slytherclaw</strong></a><br />Chapters: 1/?<br />Fandom: <a href="https://archiveofourown.org/tags/Harry%20Potter%20-%20J*d*%20K*d*%20Rowling">Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling</a>, <a href="https://archiveofourown.org/tags/Casualty%20(TV)">Casualty (TV)</a>, <a href="https://archiveofourown.org/tags/Holby%20City">Holby City</a><br />Rating: Teen And Up Audiences<br />Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings<br />Relationships: Paige Allcott/Theodore "Teddy" Gowan<br />Characters: Sah Brockner, Henrik Hanssen, Dominic Copeland, Theodore "Teddy" Gowan, Stevie Nash (Casualty), Faith Cadogan, Paige Allcott, Ginny Weasley, Percy Weasley, Bill Weasley, Josh Hudson, Gaynor Gowan, Max Cristie (Casualty), Dylan Keogh, Charlie Fairhead, Kevin Brockner, Jools Brockner, Jan Jenning, Cameron Dunn, Ange Goddard<br />Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Harry Potter Setting<br />Series: Part 1 of <a href="https://archiveofourown.org/series/3892777">Harry Potter/Casualty Crossover</a><br />Summary: <p>Join the Cast of Holby and Casualty as part of the Harry Potter universe. Between classes, wizard duels, Voldemort’s return and everything in between, join three unlikely heroes in the journey to saving Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.</p>

I hope you enjoy and happy holidays 😊

[vivwritesfics]

i’m drunk rn that race was literally so fun ( as i said- i’m drunk) what did you think of it ?

Oh my crikey the amount of screaming in my house? Okay things got messy at the end because my roomie is a lewis supporter and you guys know me, I'm a lando girlie. But we could agree on OLIVER BEARMAN WHO IS 10TH IN THE CHAMPION STANDINGS GOWAN LAD!!

Honestly I really enjoyed this one, I was counting the times between everyone to work out where on the track max should be. F1 races are the only time I feel smart (I was so worried about Ollie starting on softs but the safety car really saved us there, I think)

[jamminvroomvroom]

rachel brookes is girlbossing max so hard, gowan babes bite him, get him to boycott again!

[blacktopmemories]

Playlist for Saturday, September 24, 2022

The Beths - “When You Know You Know” The Happy Fits - “Changes” Two Door Cinema Club - “Wonderful Life” Copeland - “Erase” City and Colour - “The Lonely Life” Great American Canyon Band - “Crash” Counting Crows - “Walkaways” Bret McKenzie - “A Little Tune” The Mountain Goats - “Guys on Every Corner” Max Gowan - “Jackal” Jimmy Eat World - “Sure and Certain” ISLAND - “God Forgive” Spoon - “Tear it Down” Sunny Day Real Estate - “How it Feels to be Something On” Death Cab for Cutie - “I Miss Strangers” Diver Through - “Vials” Why Bonnie - “Hot Car” Foxing - “Cold Blooded” Gates - “Shiver” Wye Oak - “Logic of Color” Rainbow Kitten Surprise - “Hide” Goose - “Slow Ready” King of Foxes - “Never Mine” Stephen Becker - “Unspoken” Bloc Party - “Team A” Divine Fits - “My Love is Real” xo - b. To download or stream the show, click here!

[yakglue]

anotha one

Max Gowan - Nursing Home

[yanely-hagfrsk]

Max gowan - daytripping

[nwdsc]

(▶︎ Outside | Daniel Sohnから)

Outside by Daniel Sohn

recorded in my bedroom and friends' houses in DC/MD/NY/Philly 2019-22クレジット2022年10月7日リリース written, produced, recorded, and mixed by me mastered by Max Gowan cover art by Carly Thaw Sean Power – electric bass, key bass (7), guitar solo (7) Joe Scialdone – drums (1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 9, 10), programming (7), vocoder (7) Cat Ashley – vocals (1), bgvs (3, 4, 7, 10) Madeline Kay – vocals (2, 10), bgvs (3, 4, 5, 6, 8) Jackson Bedbury – vocals (6, 10), bgvs (2, 4, 5, 8) Thomas Rice – vocals (8, 10), bgvs (2, 4, 5, 7) Molly Moore – bgvs (4) Vyette Tiya – vocals (5) Eliott Seppa – fretless bass (1) Ben Siciliano – saxophones (3, 4, 6, 9) Mike Carson – trombone (6, 8, 10) Robbie Green – synth (10)

[bandcampsnoop]

11/13/19.

Max Gowan is a Washington, D.C. musician whose most recent release, “Bygones” has been released by Slovakia’s premier label Z Tapes.  I posted about an excellent Andy Burns release in 2018.

Max Gowan’s work can be described as bedroom pop because he does record in a house, and from the looks of it the liner notes, he’s usually the only musician.  Stuart Kidd (Scotland) operates this way and the results while not sonically similar are equally “successful.”

Gowan’s work is charming, beautiful, poppy, thoughtful and sometimes surprising.  I remember listening to “Overpass” and almost not really giving it the attention it deserved.

At times this music can remind me of the lushness of Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci, the piano sounds of Randy Newman, and the pop sensibilities of The Botticellis.

[medicallymercury]

One of the things that I enjoy about Teddy and Sah being my faves is that they’re some of not that many Casualty characters with canon ages/dates of birth, because I’m the type of autistic that needs that kind of information. (Honestly, I should make a post of the boring details I’ve gleaned from minor moments in Casualty/reasonable assumptions I have based on canon because I wanna go on about that stuff so much.)

Anyway, the Valentine’s Day post that just went up on the official Instagram technically confirmed some of the other characters’ ages assuming you take it at its word (which, hmmm, I don’t know if an Instagram post is ~really~ canon) and a couple of them are older than I thought based on this. I kinda assumed the new-ish (I guess they’re not new anymore) nurses, or at least Jodie and Cam, were a year-or-so younger than Teddy but this says they’re actually 2 years older than him. Point is: I’m pretty sure, and quite surprised, that Teddy is still the youngest main character (he’s 24).

[nooneyouknow2143]

Why be sad when you can watch your fav character suffer

[wknc881]

Interview with Max Gowan

You may remember the prolific singer-songwriter, Max Gowan, from WKNC’s Double Barrel Benefit earlier this year. The Raleigh native turned Virginia-resident gives us a look into his most recent album release, Bygones, which is set to produce its first music video later this month. Gowan is promoting this release through WKNC by generously giving us a teaser trailer for the project. The music video for “7th Day” by Max Gowan can be promo’d above and further questions about Gowan and his artistry can be read below.

Music Video Questions: First and foremost….. please give credit to the creators! Who helped you create this video? This video was made by Lake Park Productions which is a group of my friends Cary, Nathan, and Coleman, and probably some other folks who I haven’t met yet. They are awesome and I couldn’t be happier with the work they do. 

With what concept did you approach the videographers when starting this video? I wasn’t sure what I wanted for the video when I went to my friend Cary’s team to see if they were interested. We talked about it and I told them the song was generally about a sense of unease and dread that I sometimes get that can be pretty consuming. They thought it would be cool to build a miniature town out of household toys and stuff they found and build tension throughout the video until the town ultimately floods. I was like “yeah, that’s perfect.”

To what degree does psychedelia inspire this music video? I guess a lot of people would consider the song itself to be fairly psychedelic, because it’s focused on building textures in kind of an abstract way, so I think they tried to make the video reflect that. I like things that evoke emotion without being overly direct.

To whom does this video pay homage? Who are your inspirations, if you have any? I know very little about film and movies but I’m sure the team that made this video had inspiration from lots of places. They were shooting in a style called “Macro” I believe, and I’m sure there are lots of filmmakers and directors covering new ground with that technique. I know it’s not similar at all, but for some reason, the video sometimes makes me think of Wallace and Gromit which I grew up on, I loved that claymation stuff. 

I like the contrast between glowing and iridescent imagery inside the structures and for your profile's color scheme. The contrast between their vibrancy and the mundanity of the tiny town must have been intentional. Can you elaborate on that a little bit more for me? I didn’t know that was going to be done until I saw the finished video for the first time. I love it! I’m sure the filmmakers could speak better about it than me, but my reading is that everything in the video is an inanimate object, except for the shots of me playing guitar. So it’s almost like they’re making the play-pretend world seem very grounded in reality, but the actual footage of the real world seem more like a daydream. It’s a cool subversion.

Why did you select this song to be the featured single/music video off of Bygones? It was the first song I ever made for the album and I think I chose it for the single because I thought it had the most immediate appeal. I’m happy with how the guitar interludes turned out. Those sections have two guitar parts layered together that probably shouldn’t work but for some reason they did!

Common themes between your two music videos, "7th Day" and the video for "Couch" are time-passing (the flood in 7th Day and the train in Couch), light leaks, close-ups of your guitar, and photo-negative images of your scenery. What's the carryover between the two videos? How are they related if at all? Why do you like those motifs? Cary and his team also made the video for Couch, so I think those might be markings of their style. But I advocated for a lot of those choices too because I think I’m usually very conscious of the passage of time and of how things can seem surreal. I’m probably a little too focused on it, I guess that’s why I make music about it. 

Ultimately, that small town is destroyed by water and the lights go out, why? That part to me is like...the extreme logical conclusion of any irrational fear or delusion. The idea that it could consume you. It doesn’t usually happen but I feel like it’s a fear that most people probably share.

Ever heard of the book, the Giver? You being the only thing in color reminds me a lot of that. I loved The Giver! That was probably my favorite book I read the whole year of 6th grade. I hadn’t at all thought about the connection there but you’re very right and I’m sure that subconsciously made me like this video even more. 

Do you plan on releasing more music videos for this album? I would like to release more. I think I’d either want to do one for the song “Overpass” or the song “Knocking” but it will probably be a while before we can get anything going.

When can we expect this music video to come out and where can it be found once it is? I think our goal right now is late August or early September. It will be posted on my music YouTube channel and it will probably be premiering on some blogs as well. But YouTube is a safe bet.

The interview continued on to cover a variety of subjects. For further insight into Max Gowan as an artist and person, continue reading. The following Q-and-A does not directly pertain to the music video for “7th Day.”

Why is "Blue Kite" such a good song? It is my personal favorite! Haha, I’m glad you like that one. I’m really happy with how it turned out but for some reason it’s not one of my more popular tracks...I guess it’s a little slow and dark. I’ve never made something before that centered so heavily on piano and drums - that was a lot of fun to explore.

Do you have a favorite released track? I think my favorite released song of mine is probably this one called “Bad Breeze.” It came together really fast and just felt like the kind of song I’ve always wanted to make. I thought people would hate it at first because I could see how someone would think it’s goofy or weird, but I think it’s my most played song on Spotify which is a cool feeling!

Favorite and least favorite song that isn't by you? I hate to throw people under the bus but I heard this song “Lover Is A Day” by Cuco and it drove me INSANE. It’s kind of like a standard Ultra Chill Dream Pop song but I just really didn’t like the rambling vocals and instrumentation. Then I looked and saw the song is 7 minutes long. It just kept doing the same thing the whole time...the audacity. I’m probably just an asshole though. I’m sure the dude is talented it’s just not my thing. My favorite song is probably “Helicopter” by Deerhunter. Probably a very uncool opinion among Deerhunter fans but it’s everything I love in music.

Who are your musical icons that you admire? I listened to a bunch of death metal in middle school and then got really into Elliott Smith and Deerhunter in high school. I think those two artists plus Spirit of the Beehive, Broken Social Scene, and Alex G are probably the most influential for my music. I’ve also been listening to a ton of Tierra Whack lately, she’s amazing.

What have you done since Double Barrel Benefit? Double Barrel Benefit was awesome, we were really glad we got to play! Since then I finished my last semester and graduated college. I worked a couple of different jobs this summer and am moving back to Raleigh and job searching there.

What goals do you have for yourself going forward? I think my goal is to find a job that I am satisfied with that also allows me some time for working on music. As far as music goes, I think it’s easy to get caught up in thinking “in five years I should have this many listeners and be playing in X size room” but the world doesn’t work like that. I’ll be happy if I can keep making albums that I enjoy more than my previous stuff.

Where can people listen to your music online? You can find it under my name on Spotify and Apple Music or you can go to maxgowan.bandcamp.com

Soup or salad with your sandwich? Salad! I could use the fiber.

[fearfulharmony]

⭐ little things I worked on today ⭐

[yakglue]

i should color it

lyrics from Max Gowan - Bad Breeze