#the Appleseed cast

[quinnmilfilm]

The Appleseed Cast / The Good Life

Olympus Stylus Epic / Fujifilm 200

[skeeverboy]

i’ve been really into 90s/second wave emo but i do t think there’s a community for that here. but either way here’s some of the albums i’m listening to a lot rn

american football - LP1 (obviously)

mineral - power of failing

sunny day real estate - diary

christie front drive - stereo (my beloved)

the promise ring - nothing feels good

braid - frame & canvas

the appleseed cast- the end of the ring wars

[quinnmil]

The Appleseed Cast / The Good Life

[hayleyrippy]

The Appleseed Cast / September 2022 / 35mm film

-Hayley Rippy

[big-low-t]

The Appleseed Cast - How Life Can Turn

Out there in the yard now playing with their dad. I'm amazed at how alike you are. See now the strangeness because I feel so many things all at once, it's wonderful to see. The smiles are everywhere, the cold's gone from the air the sun shines as they play my smile wont wipe away. They're laughing at you, everything that you do. You open your arms to them, they run in to tackle you... it's so good to see you now, and times been good to you, it just so amazing, your smile is shining through. Amazing how life can turn one day to the next you know. I'll figure out where I am and figure which way to go.

[riverpunx]

Senator Kelly - Convenient Sunshine

Really good Midwest emo from 2001, I got this CD in 2008 and could never find much information about the band or this release, their music wasn’t even uploaded anywhere. Thankfully I was able to get in contact with chillwavve and give him all the information I had on the band so he could upload this to YouTube.

They were from Iowa and two of the members were also in the indie band The Envy Corps. In 2003 they played a show with The Appleseed Cast… and that’s about all the info I have. There’s one interview with the band from ‘03 where they talk about an upcoming EP which I guess never got a release. Check it out if you like Midwest emo and enjoy finding obscure artists.

[captive-of-the-sun]

“Forever Longing the Golden Sunsets” by the Appleseed Cast

I'm not sure there's a better example or what the Appleseed Cast do best. Mare Vitalis as a whole is a masterwork, but this song in particular showcases the group's blend of emo and post-rock that sounds like no one else. That genre mixture may sound on paper like American Football, but they're really quite different; the Appleseed Cast are louder and more driving, for lack of a better word; they recall Sunny Day Real Estate's dramatic guitars and quiet-loud dynamics with the atmospheric yet muscular sounds of, say, Mogwai. They make mood music, and I know few songs as well-suited to looking out a window at an overcast sky to.

[mikesq10]

Let's Get Loud: My Favorite Songs, Ever.

The Appleseed Cast / Antihero / The End of the Ring Wars (1998)

Before diving into a cult super depressing sounding emo band, The Appleseed Cast was noisy and had some grunge inspirations trickled in to their early stuff. The current fans like to forget about this era but I'm all for this record and Antihero is an amazing track with some seriously good drumming in the background.

[howwearestories]

Friday, April 28th we photographed Sunny Day Real Estate and The Appleseed Cast at The Paramount in Huntington, NY. 

Check out the full photo gallery on our Facebook page here.

All photos © Andy Jimenez/How We Are 2023

[thegreatnorthernsea]

I promise you with warm salt air

Hallowed breezes in your hair

Days on end and days long gone

The beach and the fires and the nights are gone

Flow, tide, ebb, road

Night, sky, sand, home

The fair in the park

By the sea in my heart is never gone

[thorninyourpaw]

holy shit tony hawk is emo

[rastronomicals]

February 9:

On the 9th of February, 1993, Infectious Grooves came out with Sarsippius' Ark (Limited Edition), their album.

Today is the 30th anniversary of the release of Prose Combat, MC Solaar's album.

On this date in 2000, Appleseed Cast released their album, Mare Vitalis.

On this date in 2004, Franz Ferdinand released their self-titled debut album.

[marlynnofmany]

Starseed Apples

“Here you go,” I said, putting down the last box. “Uncut fabric, plumbing supplies, and three cases with a fungus biohazard label. Do I even want to know what’s in those?” I cast a curious look at my fellow human as I handed over the signing pad. She was shorter and rounder than I was, dressed in a crisp uniform of a type I didn’t recognize. Big pockets everywhere.

She signed with a wry grin. “Those are dirt.”

“Dirt?” I repeated, looking around the admittedly spotless loading dock of this particular space station. “Dirt warrants a biohazard here?”

“Oh, you have no idea,” she said, handing the pad back. “Organic mulch that could contain anything from decomposed animals to fungus to poop? With uncountable amounts of bacterial life and potential germs? We’re lucky they only focused on the mold aspect!”

“Hm, good point,” I said.

Zhee, who was busy moving boxes off the hover sled, muttered something disparaging. I expected him to complain about how gross it all was, since he was always the first to point out when humans did something to offend his bug-alien sensibilities, but it sounded like he was griping about the strict station rules this time.

The human continued. “We have to keep a clean room between the greenhouse area and everything else. Even there, most things are in pots. We’ve got a great crop from Johnny Starseed right now!”

I’d heard that name before. “Oh, was he the one who sells little potted—”

“Apple trees, yeah,” she said. “Tiny and convenient, but they make an impressive number of apples as long as you feed ‘em quality dirt.” She bent down to pat a box.

Zhee finished freeing the sled. “Reasonable business plan,” he said, sounding almost complimentary.

“The guy named himself after Johnny Appleseed,” I told Zhee. “A human from centuries ago who got famous for traveling around and setting up apple orchards on Earth. Everybody likes a guy who brings food wherever he goes. And drink — I think some of those apples were supposed to be the cider variety.”

Zhee flicked his antennae. “Sounds like a very human thing to do,” he said drily.

“Have you tried the Starseed Reds?” the other human asked. “They’re very good.”

“No I haven’t, but I’d like to!” I said. “I’ve heard good things. I was kind of hoping to cross paths with him at some point. I wouldn’t mind a tiny apple tree in my quarters. Of course, the cat might get at it, and I’d probably have to find a grow lamp…”

She opened a boxy hip pocket, and pulled out the shiniest red apple I’d seen in a while. “Here you go.”

“Thank you!” I said, taking it eagerly. “That’s very generous!”

She waved it off. “Like I said, we’ve got a big crop. And I’ve got a different one that I’m saving for when I get off shift.” From another pocket, she produced a red apple with distinct orange stripes. “Which should be as soon as I get the supplies back to base.”

I laughed. “Is that the booze kind? I didn’t think those were real!”

“Oh yes,” she said with relish, putting it back in the pocket. “Starseed Cider Apples, no fermenting required!”

Zhee cocked his head, faceted eyes looking at both of us. “Poisonous apples?”

“Alcoholic apples,” I corrected, knowing full well that he considered that to be the same thing.

Zhee pushed the hover cart back toward the ship with a dramatic head tilt and antennae swirl. “Now that sounds like a human thing to do.”

“Well, you’re not wrong there,” I said with a smile. I thanked the other human and followed him, taking a bite of my non-alcoholic apple. It really was good.

~~~

The ongoing backstory adventures of the main character from this book. More to come!

[aziraphales-library]

ello ello ello!

i am looking for fics where, human or not, crowley and azi grow up being together being friends and turns to lovers ! thank you for your blessed job <3

Hi! We have #childhood friends and #friends to lovers tags, so check those out. Here are some to add to the collections...

Stronger Than Hurt by TawnyOwl95 (E)

Everything changed the summer that Crowley fell off the Eastgate's garage roof and broke his arm. Fourteen years later he stood outside a tattoo shop with a picture of the drawing Aziraphale Eastgate had done on his cast, and hoped for a second chance.

Christmas light by Tigerphoenix (T)

After years of neither hearing form his father nor sibling Crowley is convinced to return to his childhood home. He knew from the start it wasn’t a good idea, but he did it anyway. Maybe something good comes out of it. Aziraphale returns home to his family home every year for Christmas. But Christmas with nine people is exhausting. Nothing wrong with some time alone, right?

I scorn to change my state with kings by bearwonder (T)

They’d seem an unlikely pair, if anyone saw them from the outside — Crowley in black skinny jeans and Aziraphale in beige corduroys — but no one does, and that’s just how they want it. Crowley and Aziraphale meet in kindergarten. This is the story of their lives.

What About Hope? by AppleSeeds (M)

Crowley met Aziraphale in the spring of 1989 while he was on his lunchbreak from the factory, his attention immediately drawn to the posh boy sitting by the canal writing poetry. It was immediately obvious that they came from entirely different worlds, but the time they spent together was the happiest Crowley had ever known. With Aziraphale, Crowley experienced many firsts - his first kiss, his first love... his first heartbreak. Twenty years later, they are reunited when Crowley, now a successful writer and vlogger, comes to work as an Associate Lecturer in the university department where Aziraphale is an academic. Seeing Crowley brings back Aziraphale's intense regret for allowing himself to be persuaded to leave him behind all those years ago. Aziraphale desperately wishes to renew their acquaintance, but Crowley seems determined to keep his distance. Aziraphale can't blame him for not forgiving him, since he has never been able to forgive himself, but when Crowley begins to spend more time with him, Aziraphale is left with the hope that maybe they could at least be friends again - no matter how much it might hurt.

And a Silver Sixpence in His Shoe by smolalienbee (T)

If there is one thing to be said about Aziraphale Z. Fell is that he leads an ordinary, quiet life. He lives in Soho, London, above an old bookshop that he’s been fortunate enough to inherit in his late twenties. He likes sushi and good wine. He has a few friends - like Nina, who works at the coffee shop across the street; or Maggie, who runs the record store that he takes an absolute pleasure in frequently purchasing from. (He’s lonely. Terribly so. He’s been lonely for about ten years now, since - he does not want to think about that.) Today is his 35th birthday. At age 15, Aziraphale made a Promise. At age 25, he had an Earth-shattering fight with his childhood - and closest - friend. At age 35, that same friend shows up at his doorstep and suddenly, Aziraphale’s entire world is thrown upside down. A story of something unexpected, something old, something yellow, something stolen, something new and something promised. (It’s going to be a long week.)

Dancing in the Dark by Demonicputto (T)

In search of inspiration for his next album, rock musician Tony Jay is headed to London. It's not the atmosphere he's after, but a reunion with Ezra Fell, his dearest friend from childhood. A one sided, adolescent crush fueled Tony's first songs and, now that they're both older, he's hoping those feelings might finally be requited. But, Ezra may not be ready for that. In his eyes, their relationship is far more complicated. Unlike Tony, he remembers who they truly are: the demon Crowley and the angel Aziraphale.

- Mod D