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Happy belated birthday, Toddy ♡
“ I wish I was moving faster, I wish you'd drift back ”
- Parallel Lines, 1989
#todd rundgren#utopia#70s#1970s#1980s#1960s#rockstar#nazz#rock idol#i heart him#something/anything?#glam rock#progressive rock
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Storia Di Musica #273 - Todd Rundgren, Something/Anything?, 1972
Le storie di musiche di Aprile hanno avuto il tratto comune di copertine con i fiori. I garofani stilizzati poco rappresentano un disco che, per mantenerci nella metafora, ha la qualità, la quantità e la bellezza di un grandioso orto botanico. Protagonista assoluto di questo capolavoro è Todd Rundgren. È una di quelle figure che in uno studio di registrazione sa fare di tutto: musicista, compositore, arrangiatore, produttore, a cui si aggiungono le magie di tecnico del suono, alcune pioneristiche che faranno scuola, appassionato anche di tecniche di registrazione video, il tutto sublimato in un carattere giocoso e bizzarro, che si rifletterà anche nelle sue scelte musicali e artistiche. È giovanissimo quando entra nel primo gruppo, i Nazz, quartetto rock pop che si rifaceva nel suono al beat inglese degli inizi degli anni ‘60. Nel 1969 i Nazz si separano. Rundgren è già un fiume in piena e pubblica a cavallo tra 1970 e 1971 due dischi, Runt (soprannome che gli ha dato Patti Smith) che ha il primo hit nel singolo We Gotta Get You A Woman, il secondo inaugura la fortunata collaborazione con la casa editrice Bearsville, fondata dal manager di Bob Dylan, Albert Grossman. La casa editrice aveva un meraviglioso studio di registrazione vicino Woodstock, nei pressi dove anche Dylan aveva una graziosa villa di campagna, e lì Rundgren sperimenterà tutta la sua creatività. In primis, come produttore: tra gli altri produrrà Paul Butterfiled, i Badfingers, la band di Robbie Robertson ma soprattutto i Grand Funk Railroad e Bat Out Of Hell di Meat Loaf nel 1977, con cui avrà successi commerciali giganteschi. Tutta la sua passione per la musica si esprime al meglio in questo doppio disco che esce nel 1972: 4 facciate che sono un inno d’amore alla musica, soprattutto la grande stagione del Brill Buildings, della canzone d’autore americana ma dove i spazia verso il rock, il proto punk, le sperimentazioni. Rundgren le prime tre facciate, ed è clamoroso, le suona, le arrangia e le produce tutto da solo: suonando tutti gli strumenti e cantando in tutti i brani. La quarta facciata, pensata come un mini musical concept, lo vede affiancato da un gruppo di grandi artisti tra cui Rick Derringer alla chitarra, Michael Brecker ai fiati, alcuni musicisti della Paul Butterfield Band. La parte personale la registra a Los Angeles, utilizzando anche tecniche rivoluzionarie all’epoca, come un sintetizzatore VSC3, uno dei primi utilizzati (e ci sono dei piccoli frammenti vocali nel disco dove Rundgren ne descrive l’utilizzo, si ascolti la bellezza strumentale di Breathless, che sembra 10 anni avanti il 1972), il resto a Woodstock. Le melodie orecchiabili che nelle note di copertina sono descritte in verità sono un’amalgama disumana di bravura e di passione, sebbene siano chiari i fari di ispirazioni per Rundgren. In scaletta pezzi che diventeranno hit come I Saw The Light, ispirata al suono dei Beatles, It Wouldn't Have Made Any Difference, altra hit, in stile Motown, The Night The Carousel Burnt Down, canzone da night club, cristallina e deliziosa. Sperimenta di tutto: i ritmi latini in One More Day (No World), sonda il blues in I Went To The Mirror, è cupo e dannato nella gotica Black Maria, satura di feedback chitarristici, omaggia persino Hendrix nella bellissima Little Red Lights. Saving Grace inizia con la voce distorta dal sintetizzatore ma continua come una grande ballad alla Bacharach, con degli arrangiamenti perfetti per tutto il disco. Se proprio si vuole concentrare in un brano la varietà di questo lavoro direi che basta Slut, che chiude l’ultima facciata: blues, boogie, rock'and roll urlato sguaiatamente, cori femminili, un vortice che prende spunto dal Wall of Sound spectoriano e che sale di potenza fino alla fine. Una prova magistrale, che lo impone come uno dei maestri della musica, per la sua eclettica grandezza. Il disco vende benissimo, e Rundgren ci prende gusto e ci riprova l’anno dopo con l’ancora più ambizioso A Wizard A True Star (titolo enfatico su come si sente lui stesso nel panorama musicale), dove il suo stile fantasioso raggiunge il massimo, e avrà un singolo in classifica in International Feel e nella rilettura del brano Never Never Land dal cartone animato di Peter Pan. Il trittico si conclude nel ‘74 con un altro doppio, Todd, anche stavolta realizzato quasi tutti da solo. Nello stesso anno, nascono gli Utopia, che lo accompagneranno per il resto della sua carriera, alternando dischi a nome solista a dischi a nome Utopia. Resta il fatto che Something/Anything? rimane una delle più memorabili espressioni di capacità musicali di un singolo musicista, e forse il più grande album “enciclopedico” di power pop. È stabilmente in tutte le classifiche dei più grandi dischi della storia, come esempio anche di eccessiva autostima, che però scivola via subito ascoltando la bellezza delle sue composizioni.
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this post is fearmongering. the results of this study are concerning and should definitely be a matter of public discussion, but this is certainly not the conclusion the researchers came to.
the point of the study was to assess the risks of exposure to toxic metals- something one of the co-authors notes are “ubiquitous” fwiw- via menstrual products. Their research confirmed that these metals are indeed present in tampons, but no further conclusions are drawn. it is possible the metal entered into the cotton from the soil, which is a well-known phenomenon; cotton is so good at lifting heavy metals that it has actually been suggested as a part of the solution for revitalizing polluted ground.
the authors conclude with an acknowledgement that the study should be repeated- their sample size was 60 tampons- and a suggestion that further testing ought to be done to indicate whether or not these metals can even leech out of the tampon in the first place, let alone whether or not such leeching could occur at levels deleterious to human health.
there is, in fact, a body of research- too small, for sure, but much larger than this single study- indicating that long-term proper tampon use has no observable negative impact on health. i am grateful and thrilled that more research is being done and i hope that this study is the first of many on this line of questioning, but i am really frustrated at this post and the response it got.
obviously, if this study alters your approach to menstrual health, more power to you. consumers should be informed-risk-takers, and menstrual health is double-obviously a very personal choice. but it definitely wasn't the researchers concluding that you ought to “avoid using tampons at all cost," only this tumblr user did. the lead author of the paper, in fact, specifically says that she hopes people do NOT panic about the results.
(the notes of the post were disappointing. people affirming that they knew they were right to be suspicious of tampons all along, or even recommending alternatives that actually have very little to no research regarding the safety of long-term use, etc. it’s a different conversation, but categorical distrust of tampons is old-school misogyny. you certainly shouldn't wear them if you don’t want to, but there is nothing inherently scary or wrong about them, and people who prefer them are not being reckless or crass.)
((if you're really worried about exposure to heavy metals, you may want to turn a critical eye to fast fashion, as an aside))
#couldn’t reply to the original#so. sorry for the screenshot lol. but i can't put my two cents there. and this topic bugs me (grew up in anti-tampon country)#(Utah)#i do not blindly believe that tampon brands are looking out for us or anything. i hope that comes across here.#anyway. it's something to keep an eye out for more research. i hope this team is able to continue their work
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this is what i sent
this is what i got
#theyre funny over there#mine#thats a recreation of what i said anyway i didnt really think anything of it at the time#i usually put something stupid in those boxes#they used all lower case too damn what an attention too detail. or they are also lazy idk
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aaron bushnell knew exactly what he was doing. he states his intentions with total lucidity and sense of purpose. he knows what he's about to do is extreme--he says so. he speaks calmly, but he's clearly terrified. he takes a deep breath after pouring the accelerant over himself. he has to psyche himself up to light the flame. he struggles with the lighter. he says "free palestine" normally once before he starts to scream it. even through his agony he manages to say it one last time before he stops being able to speak at all. this is a man with total conviction. he wanted to help people, in any way possible. this action was a moral one, and any news outlet painting this as simply a mental health issue is a disservice to his memory. he knew what he was doing when he burned himself in uniform. he knew that there was a chance that sacrificing his own life could go on to save many others. this was the ultimate act of selflessness, and it should be treated as such. may he rest in peace.
#death tw#aaron bushnell#I know I'm not adding anything to the conversation. but I watched the uncensored version of the footage and it won't ever leave my mind.#I do caution anyone who decides to watch the video blurred or not. his screams are not something easily forgotten#free palestine
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If you saw me agreeing with being annoyed about wasted helium in a fictional context and were like "I bet she has some more helium based anger in her life" good news LAPD fucked up a raid on a medical facility they thought was a pot farm and flat out ruined thousands of gallons of the stuff.
#Back in the day the lab I worked in went through the stuff at a hell of a rate#But that was to actually do something at least#It's also fucking humiliating that a SF paper gets to write up our cops being dipshits#I am so fucking mad about both these aspects the wasted helium and that SF gets to laugh at us#I wrote a very very angry email to my city councilor but I do that like twice a week and I don't think he reads them or anything#So I suspect this one will also not move much
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gouache falin
#dungeon meshi#dungeon meshi spoilers#falin touden#chimera falin#traditional art#illustration#gouache#i haven’t touched my paints in so long! i made this a challenge for myself to work with all these reds and get something cool out of it#ignore how messy my edges turned out - my tape roll is like 7 years old and barely sticks anymore#unsure if i should tag for nudity to be safe but also i’ve seen her shirtless more times on my tl this week then anything else ever so.
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would you bite the hand that feeds you?
#pearlescentmoon#smajor1995#wild life smp#namemc spoilers#i hope these two never get along in the storyline i find them fascinating#OKAY SO#originally i had this sketch back in session 2 when scott manages to throw her something actually edible JUST IN TIME#and now with the namemc spoilers of pearl ACTUALLY having a yellow eye which does! kind of match scotts esp since he died for this#i figured itd be an appropriate time#i did edit it though the original was pearl eating smth#now do i think scott and pearl has had any Major (heh) interactions to warrant this fanart in WL?#frankly no LMAO theyve been very civil you go guys . but i like the dynamics between them anyway#also i finally got a piece with scott!!! hes been very hard to draw goodness#anyway long rambly tags#eydidraws#my art#mcyt#trafficblr#galaxyduo#majormoon#** i say civil because its just been more on verbal light jabs at each other rather than anything Really significant ?#and well. its obvious all 3Gs are being very careful around each other which makes me JUST A L IL SAD#id love to see them let loose and be vicious but i also understand the angle theyre coming from#anyway can you tell i like the 3g dynamics
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Hate hate hate how when I get angry there is a physical reaction but it's not glowing eyes or growing claws or something it's crying. This feels unfair.
#despise how when I get angry I can't beat people up and then grow wings or something#I have to just sit there and NOT DO ANYTHING
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I haven't posted this one yet.... Anyway: Thank you for 2000 people enjoying my SatoSho brainrot! You guys rock!
#they're back from a charity gala#or something like this#satoru has grabby hands#and he's tipsy#i like his hair in this one#and shoko obviously is divine as is need i even say anything?#gojo satoru#shoko ieiri#satosho#satoshoko#jjk#fanart
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steve teaching robin his evil white boy ways is very important to me. he's boosting her up into a girl's window. she's wearing backwards baseball caps and popped collars and sunglasses inside. sitting on the roof in lawn chairs. throwing random stuff off high places.
the first time she does a keg stand, he cries.
#stranger things#stobin#sometimes fandom does too much “robin infects steve with gay” and not enough “steve infects robin with goofy white guy syndrome”#i had to pause in the middle of this to contemplate anything past the window climbing#anyways something something frat boys steve and robin
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more people gotta try this shit where bill has not improved and will not change but he's just chilling so its fine probably. its great
#gravity falls#billford#bill cipher#stanford pines#gf nevermind all that#is this really for that? no but if its post canon bill on earth then it may as well be. makes it nice and easy to find later too#reread tbob because we just got our own (nicely water damaged) copy and i was like. i dont draw him cute enough#i will continue trying to do better#anyways stanley you are a butch woman. stanley transition now you dont even have to do anything youre already perfect#its just about the intent#every time i drew him for the last one all i could think was oohhhhhh my god you are a dyke. to me. please#in other news are there any burned out pushing-30s out there who havent drawn in years? i gotta say. i really gotta say.#get mentally ill about something its great. preferably alongside a few other people that you can use to create a perpetual cycle of insanit#gets you drawing again in no time and it feels great
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Empurata!Prowl tries to actually communicate for the first time
What if he wants to say something but he can’t. What if he has no voice to speak, no face to emote, no hands to write. What if every attempt to communicate a message is essentially a puzzle of wit and creativity and yet, the first thing he goes through all these troubles for. Is to say “I love you”?
Don’t ask me how did they get in this room. I have no idea. They escaped the battlefield somehow haha
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#maccadam#transformers#prowl#jazz#jazzprowl#empurata prowl#at first I thought hmmm well the guy like Prowl would probably say something practical#but then I realised that there isn’t anything more practical for him than feelings right now#because that one statement implies SO much. you know what I mean#it won’t let Jazz know if Prowl has his whole memory and personality and everything back#but it would let him know that hey#hey I feel. I feel and I’m being me enough to feel that I love you#the cold and logical shadowplayed machine would never start with this
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cant stand the silence
#bumblebee#b 127#transformers one#optimus prime#elita one#transformers fanart#transformers#i think hed talk to himself alot#or like hum#anything that makes sound like tapping stuff or just saying something pointless out loud
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