#nick brann

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Concept art for the same project as this piece, from the same artist (@gravelyhumerus ).

Top left -- Intelligence officer Jacob Stern comforting Sixisshess, his cold-blooded alien girlfriend, in Antarctic winter. Top right -- Pilot Nick 'Brandy' Brann and WSO Alice 'Bookworm' Booker, USN, in front of their navalized F-19. Bottom: Tesi, an alien mercenary who defected to Earth, as seen through NVGs, armed with an XM4 kludgily adapted to both tentacles and plasma weapons tech.

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Oblivion by Mastodon - Directed by Robert Schober

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[randomvarious]

Today's compilation:

Nite:Life 05 by Nick Holder 2001 Deep House

Well, last week I dove into the spectacular DJ-mixed version of Canadian Nick Holder's Nite:Life 05, a loungey and jazzy, early 2000s deep house excursion that, in my opinion, ranks up there as one of the single-greatest deep house mixes that's ever been compiled, period. Today, though, I'm back to evaluate the double-LP version of it, which is a little different from the far more accessible CD edition.

The biggest discrepancy between these two is that this version, as is totally standard for DJ mixes put out on vinyl, is not actually a DJ mix at all; because despite what its album cover might claim—"mixed by Nick Holder"—this particular release is completely unmixed, which means that you get fuller-length, uninterrupted versions of the songs that make this such a dynamite set in the first place 🤘.

So, rather than getting only 5:17 of Holder's own excellent "Beyond Your Dreams"—which draws a suddenly thick line of saxy haze satisfaction over a sensual, Brazilian-flavored shuffle—you get two extra minutes of it instead. And rather than getting only 5:24 of Richard Worth's totally atmospheric and sublime "Pikes Peaks Mix" of "Rise," you get almost a full extra five minutes of it here! 😌

But see, there's almost always a downside to these unmixed DJ mix LPs too; and it's that they hardly ever have enough room on them to include every song that was actually used in the DJ mix itself. Dance songs are simply too long for each one that was used in an hour-plus set to be included on a corresponding unmixed vinyl version of it, and so, while we thankfully have fuller-length versions of a majority of the bangers that are featured in this DJ mix, one that we're sorely missing here is New Music Movement's remix of Wam Kidz' "Maria," which is just such a phenomenal bop when it has the backbeat, the vocal, the keys, and a little, p-funky, siren-type synth sound all going simultaneously. Wam Kidz is one of many monikers that's been used by Atlanta's Chris Brann over the years. He's best known as Wamdue Project, whose Roy Malone remix of "King of My Castle" went internationally stratospheric between '99 and 2000, netting itself top-five chart placements all throughout Europe, a #1 in the UK, specifically, and a #1 on the US Billboard dance chart too. But this far less popular remix of a different song of his is on a whole different level, in my opinion.

So, definitely pros and cons to owning a release like this. Had this just come out as a standalone compilation with no mix to compare it to, I'd certainly only have good things to say about it, but knowing that there's a certain song that wasn't included, which is one of the mix's most impressive tunes, overall, I have no choice but to dock it a few points.

Still, though, the extra 5 minutes of "Rise" go a long way towards making up for what's missing here.

Highlights:

Sandi Flores - "El Ray" Jazzanova - "Fedime's Flight (Kyoto Jazz Massive Remix)" The Rurals - "That Feelin (Savannah Remix)" 6400 Crew Present DJ Joeski - "Hustlers Revenge" Nick Holder - "Beyond Your Dreams" Solar House - "Angel" Richard Worth - "Rise (Pikes Peaks Mix)"

[thatrandomartistjavi]

Actors that were in Alice in Wonderland media and where you might know them better from. Part 3: 2000s-2020s

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3(you're here!!)

American McGee(2000)-

Susie Brann as Alice: The Groke from Moominvalley(2019) Roger L. Jackson as the Cheshire Cat(and many others): Ghostface voice from the Scream franchise Mojo Jojo from The Powerpuff Girls Hol Horse from Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Jarion Monroe as the Caterpillar: Dr. Kaufmann from Silent Hill

What's the Matter with Hatter(2007)-

Lewis MacLeod as the Hatter: Sebulba from Star Wars Episode I- The Phantom Menace Principal Brown/Rocky Robinson/Mr. Small/Miss Simian/the Doughnut Sheriff from The Amazing World of Gumball(season 1)

SyFy(2009)-

Caterina Scorsone as Alice Hamilton: Dr. Anelia Sheperd from Grey's Anatomy Matt Frewer as Charlie the White Knight: Russell Thompson Sr. from Honey, I Shrunk the Kids! Panic from Hercules Pink Panther from The Pink Panther(1993) Chaos from Aladdin the Animated Series(the one exception to the No one time characters rule because I love Chaos) Kathy Bates as the Queen of Hearts: Margaret "Molly" Brown from Titanic Tim Curry as the Dodo: Dr. Frank N. Furter from The Rocky Horror Show/The Rocky Horror Picture Show Wadsworth from Clue Mr. Hector from Home Alone 2- Lost in New York Long John Silver from Muppet Treasure Island Pennywise the Clown/It from It(1990) Hexxus from Ferngully- The Last Rainforest The Cat King from The Cat Returns Taurus Bulba from Darkwing Duck Nigel Thornberry from The Wild Thornberrys Chancellor Palpatine from Star Wars- The Clone Wars S.I.R. from ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter Harry Dean Stanton as the Caterpillar: Balthazar from Rango Brett from Alien Brave Hearts Lion from The Care Bears Movie Timothy Webber as the Carpenter/Alice's dad: The Apprentice from Once Upon a Time

Malice in Wonderland(2009)-

Maggie Grace as Alice: Irina from Twilight- Breaking Dawn Shannon Ruthenford from Lost Nathaniel Park as Harry Hunt: Master Edward Gracey from The Haunted Mansion(2003) Pam Ferris as Duchey: Miss Agatha Trunchbull from Matilda

Tim Burton(2010)-

Johnny Depp as Tarrant Hightopp: Edward Scissorhands from Edward Scissorhands Captain Jack Sparrow from Pirates of the Caribbean Willy Wonka from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Victor Van Dort from Corpse Bride Sweeney Todd from Sweeney Todd- The Demon Barber of Fleet Street(movie) Rango from Rango Helena Bonham Carter as Iracebeth of Crims: Emily from Corpse Bride Ms. Lovett from Sweeney Todd- The Demon Barber of Fleet Street(movie) Bellatrix Lestrange from Harry Potter franchise Mme. Thénardier from Les Misérables(2012) Fairy Godmother from Cinderella(2015) Anne Hathaway as Mirana of Marmoreal: Mia Thermopolis from The Princess Diaries Haru Yoshioka from The Cat Returns Red Puckett from Hoodwinked Jewel from Rio Fantine from Les Misérables(2012) Crispin Glover as Ilosovic Stayne: George McFly from Back to the Future Matt Lucas as the Tweedles: Sparx from AstroBoy(2009) Benny from Gnomeo & Juliet Gerarld Prodnose from Wonka Nardole from Doctor Who Frances de la Tour as Aunt Imogene: Madame Maxime from Harry Potter franchise Leo Bill as Hamish Ascot: Headmaster from Cruella Marton Csokas as Charles Kingsleigh: Lord Celeborn from The Lord of the Rings Lindsay Duncan as Helen Kingsleigh: Queen Annis from Merlin(2011) Tim Pigott-Smith as Lord Ascot: Sir Philip Tapsell from Downtown Abbey Geraldine James as Lady Ascot: Marilla Cuthbert from Anne with an E Michael Sheen as Nivens McTwisp: Dr. Griffiths from Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue Aro from Twilight-Breaking Dawn Aziraphale from Good Omens Alan Rickman as Absolem: Hans Gruber from Die Hard Severus Snape from Harry Potter franchise Judge Turpin from Sweeney Todd- The Demon Barber of Fleet Street(movie) Stephen Fry as Chessur: Narrator from Pocoyo Master of Lake-town from The Hobbit Barbara Windsor as Mallymkun: Blonde from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Timothy Spall as Bayard Hamar: Nick from Chicken Run Mr. Poe from A Series of Unfortunate Events(2004) Peter Pettigrew from Harry Potter franchise Beadle Bamford from Sweeney Todd- The Demon Barber of Fleet Street(movie) Paul Whitehouse as Thackery Earwicket: William Van Dort from Corpse Bride Michael Gough as Uilleam: Alfred Pennyworth from Burton Batman and its sequels Elder Gutknecht from Corpse Bride Christopher Lee as Jabberwocky: Saruman from The Lord of the Rings Dr. Wilbur Wonka from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Pastor Galswells from Corpse Bride Imelda Staunton as Talking Flowers: Bunty from Chicken Run Dolores Umbridge from Harry Potter franchise Knotgrass from Maleficent Aunt Lucy from Paddington Jim Carter as the Executioner: Mr. Charles Carson from Downtown Abbey

Wonderland the Musical(2011)-

Janet Dacal as Alice Stetson/Cornwinkle: Carla from In the Heights Nikki Snelson as the Hatter(2009-2010): Brooke Wyndam from Legally Blonde the Musical Kate Shindle as the Hatter(2011): Vivienne Kensington from Legally Blonde the Musical Jose Llana as El Gato: Chip Tolentino from 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Karen Mason as the Queen of Hearts: Tanya from Mamma Mia!(musical)

Royal Opera House ballet(2011)-

Steven McRae as the Hatter: Skimbleshanks from Cats(movie)

Once Upon a Time in Wonderland(2013)-

Sebastian Stan as Jefferson: Bucky Barnes/The Winter Soldier from the Marvel Cinematic Universe Keith David as the Cheshire Cat: Dr. Facilier from The Princess and the Frog Husk from Hazbin Hotel President from Rick and Morty Glossaryck from Star vs the Forces of Evil King Andrias Leviathan from Amphibia The Cat from Coraline Goliath from Gargoyles Arbiter from Halo 2 Millie Bobby Brown as Young Alice: Eleven from Strangers Things John Lithgow as Percy the White Rabbit: Reverend Shaw Moore from Footloose Lord Farquaad from Shrek

Ever After High(2013)-

Cindy Robinson as Madeline Hatter: Sirene/Psycho Jenny from Devilman Crybaby Leap from LeapFrog Jackson Jekyll/Holt Hyde/Operetta from Monster High(2010) Amy Rose from the Sonic franchise(since 2010) Wendee Lee as Lizzie Hearts: Faye Valentine from Cowboy Bepop Konata Izumi from Lucky Star Lisa Lisa from Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Nefera de Nile from Monster High(2010) Bekka Prewitt as Kitty Cheshire: Bela Dimitrescu from Resident Evil Village Robbie Daymond as Alistair Wonderland: Megumi Fushiguro from Jujutsu Kaisen Raymond from Ok K.O.! Let's Be Heroes Jesse Cosay from Infinity Train Ice Prince from Fionna and Cake Stardust Cookie from Cookie Run Kingdom Karen Strassman as Bunny Blanc/Queen of Hearts: Miyuki Takara from Lucky Star Olivia from Lego Friends Elissabat/Catty Noir from Monster High(2010) Rouge the Bat from the Sonic franchise(since 2010) Josey Montana McCoy as Chase Redford: Kaeya from Genshin Impact Neighton Rot/Victor Frankenstein from Monster High(2010) Paula Rhodes as Courtly Jester: Stacie from Barbie- Life in the Dreamhouse Scarah Screams/Sirena Von Boo from Monster High(2010) Macaron Cookie from Cookie Run Kingdom Julie Maddalena as the Cheshire Cat: Venus McFlytrap/Robecca Steam from Monster High(2010) Marc Grane as the Mad Hatter: Mr. Zurkon from Ratchet and Clank

Dora in Wonderland(2014)-

Mel Brooks as the Hatter: Professor Max Krassman from The Muppet Movie Vlad Dracula from Hotel Transylvannia 2 Alan Cumming as the White Rabbit: Floop from Spy Kids The Emcee from Cabaret(1993,1998) Sara Ramirez as the Queen of Hearts: Calliope Torres from Grey's Anatomy Queen Miranda from Sofia the First

Through the Looking Glass(2016)-

Sacha Baron Cohen as Time: King Julien XIII from Madagascar Signor Adolfo Pirelli from Sweeney Todd- The Demon Barber of Fleet Street(movie) Uncle Ugo from Luca Matt Vogel as Wilkins: Big Bird(since 1998)/Count Von Count(since 2013) from Sesame Street Uncle Deadly/Floyd Pepper/Sweetums/Lew Zealand/Crazy Harry/Camilla the Chicken/Robin the Frog from The Muppets(since 2008) Kermit the Frog from The Muppets(since 2020) Rhys Ifans as Zanik Hightopp: Xenophilius Lovegood from Harry Potter franchise Curt Connors/The Lizard from Amazing Spider-Man Richard Armitage as King Oleron: Thorin Oakenshield from The Hobbit Hattie Morahan as Queen Elsemere: Enchantress from Beauty and the Beast(2017) Kyle Herbert as Young Bayard: Big the Cat from Sonic Frontiers Wally Wingert as Humpty Dumpty: Almighty Tallest Red from Invader Zim Time from Disney Infinity 3.0 Riddler from Lego DC Super Villains/Batman-Arkham Hank Pym from Avengers- Earth's Mightiest Heroes Jon Arbuckle from The Garfield Show(2008) Renji Abari from Bleach

Alice By Heart(2019)-

Colton Ryan as Alfred Halam/White Rabbit: Connor Murphy from Dear Evan Hansen(movie) Wesley Taylor as Harold Pudding/Hatter: Sheldon Plankton from Spongebob Squarepants the Musical Honorable Mentions that have no footage of them playing the characters: Mike Faist as Alfred Halam/White Rabbit- Connor Murphy from Dear Evan Hansen(musical) Ben Platt as Alfred Halam/White Rabbit- Evan Hansen from Dear Evan Hansen Phillipa Soo as Tabitha/Cheshire Puss- Eliza Schuyler from Hamilton Anthony Ramos as Angus/Caterpillar- Phillip Hamilton from Hamilton

Come Away(2020)-

Angelina Jolie as Rose Littleton/Queen of Hearts: Maleficent from Maleficent Lola from Shark Tale Tigress from Kung Fu Panda

Alice's Wonderland Bakery(2022)-

Audrey Wasilewski as Dinah/Three Anne: Tucker Carbuckle from My Life as a Teenage Robot Arlene from Garfield(2009) Ortensia from Epic Mickey franchise Stealth Elf from Skylanders Megan Olsen from Infinity Train Craig Ferguson as Doorknob: Gobber from How to Train Your Dragon Owl from Winnie the Pooh(2011) Lord Macintosh from Brave Eden Espinosa as the Queen Valentina of Hearts: Cassandra from Tangled the Series Bobby Moynihan as Tweedle Don't/Dill: Panda from We Bare Bears Louie from Ducktales(2017) Dude from Descendants Donald Faison as Harry the March Hare: Christopher Turk from Scrubs Max Mittelman as Cheshire Cat: Saitama from One-Punch Man Plaqq from Miraculous Ladybug Ryuji Sakamoto from Persona 5 Red Velvet Cookie from Cookie Run Kingdom Arataki Itto from Genshin Impact George Salazar as Dad Hatter: Michael Mell from Be More Chill Grover from The Lightning Thief Musical Mandy Gonzalez as Mother Rose: Nina Rosario from In the Heights Yvette Nicole Brown as Mama Rabbit: Coach Roberts from Inside Out 2 Lesley Nicol as Iris: Mrs. Patmore from Downtown Abbey Merle Dandridge as the Silver Queen: Alyx Vance from Half-Life Marlene from The Last of Us Ana Gasteyer as Kiki the Caterpillar: Betsy Heron from Mean Girls Lamorne Morris as Dandy: Winston Bishop from New Girl Christopher Fitzgerald as Thistle: Boq from Wicked Ogie Anhorn from Waitress Matthew Moy as David of Spades: Lars Barriga from Steven Universe Shroomboom from Skylanders James Monroe Iglehart as Oliver the Onion: Genie from Aladdin on Broadway Asmodeus/Vortex from Helluva Boss Zestial from Hazbin Hotel Kausar Mohammed as Ms. Parvaneh: Yasmina Fadoula from Jurassic World- Camp Cretaceaus/Chaos Theory Cleo de Nile from Monster High(2022) Mark Williams as Ribbitton: Arthur Weasley from Harry Potter franchise Horace from 101 Dalmatians(1996) Karen Fukuhara as Sakura: Katana from Suicide Squad(2016) Glimmer from She-Ra and the Princesses of Power(2018) Kipo Oak from Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts Isabella Abiera as Milly the Carpenter: Hazel from Infinity Train Dee Bradley Baker as Jabbie the Jabberwock: Perry the Platypus from Phineas and Ferb

Rise of Red(2024)-

Leonardo Nam as Maddox Hatter: Felix Lutz from Westworld Kylie Cantrall as Princess Red of Hearts: Dani from High School Musical-The Musical The Series(season 4)

[rainingmusic]

Mastodon - Stairway To Heaven

[ghostcultmagazine]

ALBUM REVIEW: Mastodon – Hushed And Grim - Reprise Records

ALBUM REVIEW: Mastodon – Hushed And Grim – Reprise Records

Considering the progressive nature of Atlanta genre dodgers Mastodon, the only real surprise regarding the band’s choice to record an eighty-eight minute double album is that it’s taken them this long to do it in the first place.  (more…)

[mxdwn]

Mastodon’s Brann Dailor Says Late Manager Nick John Will Be a Central Theme To New Album

https://music.mxdwn.com/2020/08/12/news/mastodons-brann-dailor-says-late-manager-nick-john-will-be-a-central-theme-to-new-album/

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Featured Poet: Nicholas A. Virgilio Edited by Alan Pizzarelli

Reading Nick’s letter now, years later, I can fully appreciate the truth of his words. The hard work ethic is especially relevant and essential to the seemingly simple poetic genre of haiku.

I first met Virgilio back in December of 1974, when we appeared on a television show in Philadelphia, along with Cor van den Heuvel, Bill Higginson and Virginia Brady Young to promote The Haiku Anthology. Later, back in our dressing room, Nick took me aside saying: “You know, you got a gift, kid. Stay with it and you’ll be one of our greatest poets.” “But, Nick,” I kidded, “I already am.”

Nicholas Anthony Virgilio was born at West Jersey Hospital in Camden, NJ on June 28, 1928, “under a full moon” he would later say. He attended Camden City Schools, graduating Camden High in 1946. He served in the US Navy for two years, and returned to Camden attending South Jersey College (now Rutgers University) and then Temple University under the GI Bill. He graduated from Temple University in 1952, and set out into a career in Radio and Sports Broadcasting.

He’s best known in South Jersey and Philadelphia as “Nickaphonic Nick�� who worked dances and radio gigs with Jerry Blavat in the 1950s. He began his haiku apprenticeship in 1963, after reading Kenneth Yasuda’s A Pepper Pod.

His first published haiku appeared in The American Haiku magazine in 1963. His most famous haiku:

Lily: out of the water… out of itself

served as a model for original English language haiku form by dropping the common 5-7-5 syllable count in favor of shorter forms. This poem is particularly unusual because the majority of what Virgilio wrote in those early years adhered to the 5-7-5 dictum then prevalent.

In 1971, he co-directed the First International Haiku Festival in Philadelphia. He helped establish the Walt Whitman Center for the Arts and Humanities in Camden, and was its Poet in Residence for five years.

After his Selected Haiku was first published in 1985, Virgilio was interviewed on NPR’s Morning Edition and later become a regular commentator on Weekend Edition Saturday aptly combining his love of haiku and his earlier radio experience.

Nick Virgilio died of congestive heart failure while taping a television interview for the CBS program Nightwatch on January 3, 1989. His well-known "Lily" haiku is engraved upon his gravestone at Harleigh Cemetery, near Whitman’s tomb in Camden.

Though his work has been designated as haiku through the years, among Virgilio’s poems are a number of excellent senryu inspired by urban life and the death of his brother Larry in the Vietnam War.

January 2009 marks the 20th year of Nick’s passing. On January 25, 2009, the Nick Virgilio Haiku Association paid a tribute to the life and work of Nick, hosted by Rutgers University, Camden, NJ.

Simply Haiku joins this tribute and salutes the senryu poetry of Nicholas Anthony Virgilio.

SENRYU

taking a hard look at myself from all angles — the men’s store mirrors

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my spring love affair the old upright Remington wears a new ribbon

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in the singles’ bar magnifying loneliness her thick eye glasses

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my palsied mother pressing my forehead on hers this Ash Wednesday

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Thanksgiving alone ordering eggs and toast in an undertone

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alone on the road in the wake of the hearse dust on my shoes

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Thanksgiving dinner placing the baby’s high chair In the empty space

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telegram in hand the shadow of the marine darkens our screen door

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My gold star mother and father hold each other and the folded flag.

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my dead brother hearing his laugh in my laughter

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adding father’s name to the family tombstone with room for my own

Nicholas A. Virgilio

Credits:

Photograph of Nicholas A.Virgilio, copyright © 1974 by Bob Bartosz, Courier News.

All poems from Selected Haiku, Burnt Lake Press, © 1985 by Nicholas A. Virgilio; by permission of Tony Virgilio.

Grateful thanks are here given to Kathleen O’Toole, Raffael de Gruttola, Henry Brann, Tony Virgilio and the Nick Virgilio Association for their dedicated assistance.

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Tilfeldige Norske Ord og Uttrykk (Mellomnivå/Avansert) Random Norwegian Words and Phrases (Intermediate/Advanced)

å demre for (v1) - å begynne å gå opp for (to dawn on)

Det begynte å demre for ham at det kom til å bli verre. (It dawned on him that it was going to get worse)

Plutselig demret det for meg at det ikke var lov å reise i disse koronatider uansett. (It suddenly dawned on me that travelling in these corona times wasn’t allowed anyway)

muffens (subst) - noe som ikke stemmer (fishy, odd, off)

Hun kunne ikke lukte noe muffens i maten, men hun hadde latt være å spise av den likevel. (She couldn’t smell anything off in the food, but she’d refrained from eating it anyway)

Selv om mamma var flink til å skjule beviset, ante jeg det var noe muffens. (Even though mum was good at hiding the evidence, I had an inkling that something was off)

belage seg på (v2) - gjøre seg klar til, forberede seg til (plan on/for, prepare for)

Norske arbeidstakere bør belage seg på å ha hjemmekontor til minst 2025. (Norwegian employees should plan on having home offices until at least 2025)

Vi må belage oss på nye, strengere korona tiltak. (We have to prepare for new, stricter corona measures)

ved første øyekast (uttrykk) - overflatisk inntrykk når noe er først sett (at first glance)

Ved første øyekast virket gutten helt vanlig. (At first glance, the boy looked completely ordinary)

Disse klærne kan se ganskje kjedelig ved første øyekast, men jeg lover at de er langt i fra! (These clothes may look a bit boring at first glance, but I promise they’re far from that!)

i grevens tid (uttrykk) - akkurat før tida går ut (in the nick of time)

På overtid leder Sandefjord 3-2, men i grevens tid redder Hauge et viktig poeng for Brann. (In overtime Sandefjord leads 3-2, but just in the nick of time Hauge rescued an important point for Brann)

Bilen brøt sammen på vei til flyplassen, og jeg var redd for at vi ikke skulle rekke flyet, men mekanikeren klarte å fikse den i grevens tid. (The car broke down on the way to the airport and I was worried we wouldn’t make our flight, but the mechanic managed to fix it in the nick of time)

tilfreds (adj) - fornøyd (content, satisfied)

Selv om man ikke har partner er sosiale relasjoner viktige for å være tilfreds med livet. (Even if you don’t have a partner, social relations are important for being satisfied in life)

Han så tilfreds ut etter møtet med sjefen - hva tror du det handlet om? (He looked very satisfied after the meeting with the boss - what do you think it was about?)

å syte (v1) - å klage over (to complain/whine/moan)

Du kan vel ikke syte om valgresultatet hvis du ikke engang stemte! (You really can’t moan about the election result if you didn’t even vote!)

Kan du være så snill og slutte å syte i fem minutter? (Can you please stop whining for five minutes?)

i mils omkrets (uttrykk) - i mange miler (for miles around)

Det var den eneste butikken i mils omkrets. (It was the only shop for miles around)

Vi må ikke bekymre oss om konkurranse; vi er det eneste dansestudioet i mils omkrets. (We don’t have to worry about competition; we’re the only dance studio for miles around)

såfremt (prep) - hvis (provided that, as long as)

Presidenten har rett til å be om omtelling i Wisconsin, men han må betaler 3 millioner dollar, såfremt marginen er mer enn 0,25 prosentpoeng. (The president has the right to ask for a recount in Wisconsin, but he has to pay $3m provided that the margin is more than 0.25%)

Det er greit at du parkerer her, såfremt du flytter bilen din før klokka tre. (It’s fine for you to park here, as long as you move your car before 3 o’clock)

å kalle inn på teppet (uttrykk) - kreve at noen forklarer seg offisielt (make someone answer for sth, hold someone accountable)

Utenriksdepartementet vil kalle Russland inn på teppet. (The Ministry of Foreign Affairs wants Russia to answer for this)

Bare fordi han er presidenten, betyr det ikke at han ikke bør kalles in på teppet. (Just because he’s the president, doesn’t mean he shouldn’t be made to answer for this)

Vær snill og fortell meg hvis jeg har gjort noen feil!

[nofatclips]

The Last Baron by Mastodon from the album Crack the Skye

[metalsongoftheday]

The Best Metal of 2017 (Part V: #2-1)

And so we end another year by counting down the best hard rock and metal we’ve encountered over the past 12 months.  If we’re being honest, 2017 was a bit of a come-down after the staggering highs of 2016, which saw three of the Big 4 assert their continued vitality, to say nothing of career-best work by Katatonia and the Deftones.  But the 2 best records of 2017 would be stellar in any year, and this year’s #1 is a precise and passionate barnburner that easily transcended the dreaded “supergroup” tag.  So without further adieu...

2) Emperor of Sand, Mastodon: this wasn’t the Crack the Skye sequel many were hoping for, Mastodon instead tripling down on the accessibility of The Hunter and Once More ‘Round the Sun. That said, Brendan O’Brien emphasized the band’s interplay more than Mike Elizondo or Nick Raskulinecz, giving Emperor of Sand a warmer feel even as its lyrics offered an unflinching look at mortality.  Brann Dailor’s vocals might be the catchiest of the lot, but his drumming remained intricate to the point of parody, and Brent Hinds and Bill Kelliher riffed and soloed like a deranged Thin Lizzy.  Mastodon has long since moved past Leviathan and “March of the Fire Ants”, but they remain the best major label metal act on the planet, and Emperor of Sand was arguably the big-ticket heavy metal record of 2017.

"Steambreather"

 1) Pillar of Fire, Tau Cross: Rob “the Baron” Miller and Michel “Away” Langevin improved on Tau Cross’ self-titled debut with a thoughtful record that could best be described as progressive punk metal.  Killing Joke remained the obvious reference point, but Tau Cross (particularly Away’s incredible drumming) became a worthy entity in its own right, transcending the supergroup label and blowing everyone away with songs that were both accessible and challenging, passionate and thought-provoking.  Miller’s croaking and growling fused Jaz Coleman with Lemmy, while the band as a whole seemed permanently set on stun.  Pillar of Fire was a killer record from top to bottom, pulverizing everything in its path with devastating rhythms, jackhammer riffing and intelligent lyrics, and fully justified Away’s time spent away from Voivod.

"Killing the King"

[randomvarious]

Today's mix:

Nite:Life 05 by Nick Holder 2001 Deep House / House / Future Jazz

Goddamn, this is far and away the best thing I've heard from this Nite:Life series so far, and legitimately one of the nicest deep house mixes I've probably ever heard in my life, period. Toronto native Nick Holder's been a terrific house producer since the mid-90s—see "Da Sambafrique" for just one example—and he also has a DJ career that dates back more than a decade further than that too. And with this Nite:Life release from 2001, he managed to lay down a fantastic set of jazz-infused goodness here.

Now, we all remember those glorious early-to-mid-2010s years when all that sax-laced deep house was seriously popping off, right? Bangers like Klingande's "Jubel" and such? Well, those years may have represented jazzy deep house's brightest moment in the sun, overall, but this stuff was going hard in the dance underground for a long time prior to that, and Holder here serves up a dope selection of some gems from 2000 and 2001, including a couple of his own, like the spectacular "Beyond Your Dreams," which draws this suddenly thick line of saxy haze satisfaction over a sensual, Brazilian-flavored shuffle 😌.

And you know who else is on here? Atlanta's Chris Brann, who is known best for that "King of My Castle" joint from the 90s as Wamdue Project, but here, he's got something called "Maria" as Wam Kidz, remixed by a duo called New Music Movement. And it's just fuckin' phenomenal when we've got the beat, the vocal, the keys, and this little p-funky siren-type synth sound all going simultaneously. Like, Jesus, dude; seriously, what a bop.

And truthfully, this mix really should've ended with the near-eight minutes of Solar House's excellent "Angel," which comes with a delightfully extended keyboard solo in its final third, but then Nick tacks on some unbeatable future jazz from Jazzanova too, who get remixed by Japanese duo Kyoto Jazz Massive on "Fedime's Flight." Tremendous song, but it has no real house qualities to it, so it doesn't really fit here, but I'm still by no means complaining about its inclusion.

So, a top-tier disc from the great Nick Holder here. Few things better in this world than jazzy deep house from around this time period in my book, and a whole lotta the tunes that ended up being chosen for this mix will show you why.

Listen to the full mix here.

Richard Worth - "Rise (Pikes Peak Mix)" The Rurals - "That Feelin (Savannah Remix)" Sandi Flores - "El Ray" Undercover Agency - "Outrun" Nick Holder - "Beyond Your Dreams" Nick Holder - "Inside Your Soul (Nick's Filtered Jazz)" 6400 Crew Present DJ Joeski - "Hustlers Revenge" Wam Kidz - "Maria (New Musical Movement Mix)" Marshall Jefferson - "Mushrooms (Mazi's Audio Soul Revival)" Solar House - "Angel" Jazzanova - "Fedime's Flight (Kyoto Jazz Massive Remix)"

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@motleycruesixx tagged me to answer these questions and then tag followers I’d like to get to know better. Thank you!

Name: Jesse

Gender: I’m a chick

Age: 20

Place of origin: United States

Favorite color(s): Black, red, purple

What is your wallpaper/lock screen/ home screen?: Mike Pattons my wallpaper and my lock screen on my phone and then I have Nick Rhodes on my iPod.

Where do I see myself in five to ten years?: That’s too far ahead. I don’t even know what I’m gonna be doing tomorrow.

Play any instruments?: No but I’d like to learn bass and guitar

Favorite drummers?: Rick Allen, Joey Jordison, Vinnie Paul, John Stainer, Clive Burr, Nick Menza, Brann Dailor, Sean Kinney, Vinny Mauro

Hobbies/other interests: Drawing, listening to music, living dead dolls, watching the same dozen or so music videos on YouTube for four hours

I tag @joestrummershowl, @hereticpoltergeistphenomena, @nasty-guest, @dntwait

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Mastodon – Kvelertak - Mutoid Man: Live at UEA, Norwich

Mastodon – Kvelertak – Mutoid Man: Live at UEA, Norwich

People so often complain that a band isn’t playing their town on a tour. Every announcement is met with requests to play Billy from Stoke’s bedroom – though that would be sweet – and never satiates the audience size. Spare a thought for the people of Norwich who have had to go for years without seeing the glory of Mastodonin their city. As such, tonight’s event is packed out from the moment…

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Record Store Day 2019 did not overwhelm me. In fact, I only picked up one album (Soccer Mommy) that day. This Mastodon 10″ album was on my I-will-buy-it-if-they-have-it-but-I-doubt-any-will-be-left-so-I-am-not-going-to-be-sad-that-I-did-not-get-it list.

On the Monday after Record Store Day, someone uploaded a vinyl rip of this album and I realized just how wrong I was; I knew that I absolutely must own it.

TO THE DISCOGS MACHINE!

Shout out to Guestroom Records in Louisville, KY for being one of the good guys and selling their Record Store Day leftovers online for the same price as in store.

In case you don’t know the story, Mastodon’s manager passed away and they played Stairway at his funeral. One of the guys from Gojira filmed it on his phone and encouraged the band to go into the studio to record a polished version of the song.

This record is incredible. Musically, Mastodon delivers a faithful rendition of Stairway to Heaven. This is not a band trying to take a classic and make it their own; I don’t have a problem with that idea, but this is one of those songs that should be left alone for the most part. There is no need to reinvent the wheel with this song.

Don’t get me wrong, Stairway to Nick John is appropriately heavy where it needs to be. This is Mastodon after all.

Vocally, this cover is fantastic.  Brann Dailor is laid back and a little subdued at times in his approach to this classic and at no point during this song do you feel that it is just another rock n roll singer doing his Robert Plant impression.

Side B is the gem.  Side B of Stairway to Nick John is the cell phone recording from the funeral.  The audio is OK sounding, but it is not great.  However, that is secondary.

There is a weight and a reverence in this recording; you can feel the heaviness that was in the air as these men honor the passing of their friend.  It truly is extraordinary.

The crowd at the funeral seem to be stunned.  At first, they don’t clap or cheer.  But then, there is a slow realization of what they have just witnessed: A top-tier rock band paying their respects to a mentor and friend in a profoundly meaningful and touching way.