#very reminiscent of the oldschool days

[junglejim4322]

I mean this in the most cringe middle school way, you’re my tumblr crush

We will be married in a fortnight

[lhs3020b]

The Fallout TV show

So, you may remember the days before my social energy-level suddenly collapsed, back in early 2022, and never really recovered? The days when I used to post regularly with idle speculation on media, video games, books and other things? Apparently tonight we're taking one for memory lane on all that.

I just saw the first two episodes of the Fallout TV show, and I have some thoughts…

First, a small surprise: it's actually good. It's a thing. In 2024. Which is enjoyable. Yes, I know, I know, I know. It shows the crisis in popular entertainment that I'm surprised by this. (It's the same feeling, actually, as when Baldur's Gate 3 came out and my socks were blown off by the unexpected experience of properly falling in love with a thing again.)

(By the way? From now on I'm going to call the show FoTV, on the same principle as Fo3 or Fo4 or FNV, just because I can't be bothered to type "Fallout TV show" over and over again.)

Also, somewhat-related to the above, FoTV is the best game adaptation I think I have ever seen. The world of the games is there, from props and set-pieces to the wasteland environment itself, even little nods to actual in-game mechanics. There are also lots of call-backs to the games themselves. For instance, FoTV's opening sequence was, to me, very reminiscent of the opening sections of Fo4, where the perfect suburbia is first set up, and then implodes in front of your horrified eyes, then is incinerated by a literal atomic bomb. The opening sequences of FoTV also do a good job of nailing the fact that while it's a future, it's not our future. It isn't spelled out directly, but we're shown it very smoothly through the mise-en-scène, whether it's news coming via an analogue radio, oldschool chemical-film cameras, or fashions that we just don't wear in our 2024, and so on.

And then Los Angeles gets nuked.

(I do have a small nitpick here. While I understand why the writers structured this scene the way they do, and it works narratively, nonetheless several characters are looking DIRECTLY at the first explosion when it happens. At the absolute minimum, they would have been blinded. More realistically, the radiant heat from the explosion - even at this distance! - would have given them extreme burns on exposed skin. And for that matter the UV component of the flashover would have given them an extreme case of sunburn. Also, the shockwave should actually have been a one-two-three punch - effectively-instantaneous light-flashover first, then the ground shaking as the speed of sound in rock is about three times faster than in the air, then the window getting smashed in by the airburst. Also, uh, they all cope unrealistically well with a storm of knife-sharp broken glass fragments being hurled into their faces.)

(You'll also note that I haven't said a single word about what the hard gamma rays might be doing to the cellular machinery inside their bodies. Actually, this I'm a bit less sure about - gamma rays do attenuate in air, at least somewhat, and also high-energy photons have a tendency just to go straight through people without actually stopping - our soft tissues, at least, semi-transparent to X-rays! -, so I suspect that at the distance the birthday party was from Ground Zero, you could possibly argue this one either way.)

Anyway. Moving on from all of that, before I feel a need to go and look up cumulative radiation-exposure tables or something, because this is supposed to be a Tumblr post, not a peer-reviewed academic paper.

Regarding Lucy's characterisation, I found it interesting how she flips from "sheltered and naive" to "unexpectedly competent". While she's lacking in knowledge of the world outside her vault, she's also clearly very adaptable and good at thinking on her feet. She figures out that the visitors from the other vault are actually Raiders without any direct help, and actually manages to get out of THAT room alive - all the more surprising when you realise she was up against someone who a) had the benefit of surprise, b) had prior experience with violence and killing and c) was also the person with weapons (at least at first). Lucy may be a bit of a cloud-cuckoolander in some ways, but she's not a pushover either. She's also clearly capable of taking initiative and acting on her own when she needs to, and she's also seemingly not averse to taking a third option if she thinks other people are in the wrong. (In particular, her decision to let herself out of the vault stands out here.) On the other hand, she also alternates these merits with getting easily-flustered and off-balance around other people, along with a tendency to telegraph her actions in a very overt manner. (There's a mildly-hilarious moment early on where you basically get to watch her flub her first speech-check.)

The Brotherhood of Steel are, unsurprisingly, back. So far there hasn't been any explanation for how they apparently recovered from the events of Fallout 2 or (possibly, depending on whatever the "canonical" ending is) the events of Fallout: New Vegas. They're also back in the arrogant/dickish mode of behaviour that they fall into very easily. They're also implied to be amoral in their own way - one interpretation of Maximus's trial scene is that he gets assigned to be Knight Titus's squire precisely because they do think he's the guilty party for the "boot-razor" incident, and the higher-ups actually like this bit of backstabbiness. (Perhaps they interpret it as ruthless determination, or a willingness to do "whatever is necessary for the mission". Or maybe they just think it's funny to kick him a little bit upstairs, just so they can see what happens next.)

(As far as I could tell, the narrative and the evidence-in-the-text are coy about whether he's actually guilty concerning Initiate Dane. Personally, I suspect Max isn't the guilty party - given that he had the bunk next to the victim, it would be the dumbest crime imaginable if he was. It's also clear that he has enemies amongst the other aspirants who might be willing to frame him. But who knows? And less favourable interpretations of the events definitely exist.)

While it's subtle, some of the Brotherhood's flaws are also on display here. Remember the overconfident Knights who got themselves blown up by the Boomers in FNV? Knight Titus shows a lot of that sort of behaviour too. Going AWOL in the middle of the mission to do some big game hunting, because he was "bored"? Yeah, arrogance and overconfidence there! Also he displays some real stupidity with his treatment of Maximus, being extremely rude to him and blaming Max for his own failures while he's also too injured to stand up, and there are no independent witnesses present. You'd think anyone who's a wasteland native would know to be extra careful when there's no backup or support! And to add extra sauce to the stupidity, this after he had Max remove his helmet!

The narrative doesn't make it quite clear whether Max either gave Titus a quick headshot, or just stood there until the internal bleeding or whatever ran its course, but it seems clear enough what happened there. And honestly, it's hard to hold it against Max given that Titus was both an incompetent and a dickhead. (Though, one subtlety - as I recall, we don't ever see Titus's body, so I wouldn't be totally surprised if he reappears at some point.)

Somewhat related to the Brotherhood stuff, I was also interested to see how the writers handled what we might call the power armour question. Basically, it's depicted as being, well, powerful, but it's also clear that Max doesn't really know what he's doing, so his T-60 doesn't turn into any kind of Disk One Nuke. (As the Ghoul puts it, "you should've read the manual" after Max gets his leg stuck after landing on a surface that couldn't take his weight.)

As for the Ghoul and what his agenda is, at two episodes in, it's hard to say, and there's not enough evidence to even begin to speculate. However, one detail I did notice was that Lucy's father seems distinctly unsurprised (if horrified) by the break-in to the Vault. Also, while I couldn't entirely sure, he seemed to recognise Moldaver and doesn't seem particularly-surprised to see her there. Moldaver's comment to Lucy - "you look just like your mother" - also seems to confirm that she has some prior history with Lucy's family.

Then there's the vault attack itself. For the Wasteland, the survival-rate among the residents its actually rather high. The Raiders could very easily have exterminated them … and they don't. "Restraint" and "mercy" are not qualities we associate with Raiders, so this is an interesting turn of events. (The "hostages and bomb" scene in particular had a bit of a dog-and-pony-show sense to it - notably, the delay on the bomb is long enough for the hostage vault-dwellers to make an escape, almost as if it was never really intended to kill them in the first place.) There also seemed to be a suggestion that Moldaver wanted them to stay inside the vault, which is interesting for its implications.

Anyway, I look forward to the chance to see future episodes. This has proved to be the most interesting TV experience in some time.

[mayonakano-archive]

HI hello how was your day how's school Self control just won and i was going to send you one of my favorite songs of all time but ive made the executive decision that nobody needs to be subjected to that through a public tumblr dot com ask SO ok ok my second idea also just went out the window i cant hurt you like this umm how about

happppy song (epilepsy, volume, disturbing imagery, self harm)

i uh .........i uuuh uhm i

len kagamine happy song :D it's quite new, especially for my standards, especially considering literally anything else i wanted to send you- that's part of why i love it so much, it's suuuper reminiscent of my more oldschool classic vocahorror faves

and i like to tell jokes but one thing about me is that the noise mess is actually extra appealing so Ha i always feel that melodies/rhythms on top of loud entropic cacophonies make them stand out more and also make them more... impressive? and more groovy. to me. past that im out of defense for myself this shit goes hard it's obviously popular because of shock value i can see that in the million views and influencer reactions but thaaaat's just how it is these days huh........ so idk maybe you already know it! super fun to dance to and to sing btw

hi ems! my day was okay. i'm very sleepytired (didn't sleep well) but my dinner was tastey. school's okay i had to do half a mile and it took me the entire rest of the school day for my lungs to feel okay again (pe is my first class. we did the mile at like 9am. i leave at like 1pm. girl help) how was your day???? excited for the weekend??? i hope your HW load isn't too bad :( it's spooky weekend!!!!!!

ems bestie beloved if u want my discord to send me the Secret and Forbidden songs you need only ask i will dm it to you <3

that's a good meme. i appreciate it. but!! this one was neat. the noise mess is fascinating... and i like the way len looks here :0 but. it is neat!!! i like how despite the overall noise the melodies and stuff still sound nice and flow <3

[jscysbl]

Beautiful

never have I felt more beautiful than when he told me I was which is strange on my part 'cause sometimes, hey, that's just what he does compliment me, I mean as if it were a part of his daily routine or as if he was built to be a self-esteem building machine

even when his own is non-existent I don't see why this time was any different perhaps this was a weird instance the word came and left in an instant— beautiful a temporary click of eye contact like when you press the shutter for your instax keeping photographs and artifacts to look at later for Thursday throwbacks

I feel bone-breaking guilt 'cause to tell you the truth, this boy has knit me a quilt of nothing I can return in equal degree and frankly I still don't get why he chose... me seriously I don't think anyone before him has genuinely loved me for myself 'cause though I'm an open book, he's the only one who didn't ditch me on a shelf

"I think you're beautiful" he leaves sweet honesty to hang in the air believing they're the only words worthy of floating up there while I sit in silent despair digging for a response worth his while underneath all this red hair somewhere within me though I always come up empty

hurting him is the last thing I want to do but I fear mere friendship is pulling him down heartbreak avenue where everything from the sky to to the sidewalk sports its own shade of blue I know this is true 'cause it's a street I've wandered through he means so much to me, but don't misconstrue platonic is truly my sole point of view I wish I could change that but all my efforts fall flat

if only I could we'd swap oldschool mixtapes named after each other except this time the songs will be the type to make your heart flutter we would binge watch movies the other hasn't seen fall asleep head on shoulder staring at a laptop screen crack bad jokes about things that are edgy or green since we're only dumb teens

dealing with problems bigger than the both of us and thus it'd be foolish to betray his trust to gather his stardust and make myself whole steal from him to make up for what people have stole from me it's taking a toll on me I can't help but feel like I owe him thousand apologies

and you know people could say that we already do this when I list all these what-ifs tell me it's different to imagine than to reminisce to which my response is do you know what it's like to fight a war you've already lost? he's thrown himself in battle knowing full well the cost is likely to be something he can't get back or ever again have the same way and I think about that every single day

how my name will be sown into the flesh of a scar down the left side of his chest across the front of his heart the most wonderful part of him my vandalism wouldn't be very beautiful now would it

[davybe777]

Axe of the Day - Falcon Single Cut This guitar was part of a commissioned order by a collector. The story I got was that he ordered 16, sold 14 to pay for the order, and kept 2 for himself. This is one of the 2 he kept. It is in pristine condition, not really sure exactly how old it is. It was made in Korea, and the cutaway is similar to the LTD Eclipse, and the binding and neck details are very reminiscent of LTD's Deluxe models. I'm mentioning this for reference, in case the pictures don't do it justice. It has a 24-5/8" neck with 22 frets. It has a set neck. There are individual toggle switches to split the coils of each pickup. There is one volume and one tone, and a three way pickup selectorr: Neck, Middle, and Bridge. Usually I have some difficulty picking with three humbucker guitars, but this one feels alright. Cool guitar, nice addition to the arsenal. I picked it up last year. It sounds just fine as is, so I don't have any plans to swap the pickups. . . . . This guitar is tuned to Drop C, and is strung with Ernie Ball Ultra Slinky 10.5-48. . . 🎶🎵🤘 . . #oldschool #guitarist #bassist #musician #originalmusic #metal #rock #heavyrock #heavymetal #gothic #doom #sludge #prog #shoegaze #blackmetal #ambient #popmetal #mypedaltrain #originalmusic #cruellogic #cruellogicband @fuzzlordeffects @behringer @blackhawkamps @marshallamps_uk @voxamplification @peaveyelectronics @bossfx_us @jimdunlopusa @ehx @tcelectronic @fender @nuxefx @catalinbread @fulltone @ibanez @darkglasselectronics @schecterguitarsofficial @joyoofficial @orangeamplifiers @moonrootlogos @redbeardeffects @incendiumonline @snakeoilfineinstruments @walrusaudioeffects @earthquakerdev @oldbloodnoise @pedaltrain @focusritepro @m_audio @presonusstudioone @toontrack (at Ocean County, New Jersey) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-QJ9Osn_qP/?igshid=nr63t51nzul1

[paulbenedictblog]

%news%

New Post has been published on %http://paulbenedictsgeneralstore.com%

Cnn news Coronavirus live updates: House passes COVID-19 pandemic stimulus package

Cnn news

President Donald Trump tested harmful for the radical coronavirus on Saturday after asserting he would "seemingly" catch tested for the illness engrossing the globe.

Several hours after Trump declared the coronavirus pandemic a national emergency on Friday, the Home of Representatives passed a bipartisan reduction equipment to support ease the economic nervousness of COVID-19.

As of Saturday evening, there had been more than 2,900 confirmed cases in the U.S. and as a minimal 59 coronavirus-connected deaths, basically based totally on info compiled by the Middle for Programs Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins College and ABC Info reporting.

Globally, there are over 156,000 confirmed coronavirus cases and more than 5,800 deaths.

Tune into ABC Info Stay at noon ET every weekday for basically the most up to the moment news, context and prognosis on the radical coronavirus, with sources from the elephantine ABC Info crew.

Saturday's supreme trends:

Trump assessments harmful, White Home says

US inch ban extended to UK, Eire

Home passes COVID-19 stimulus equipment

Apple closing all shops outdoor of China

US death toll rises to 59

Here's how the news unfolded on Saturday. All times Eastern.

10: 37 p.m. Oregon pronounces 1st death

The predominant particular person to die of coronavirus in Oregon used to be launched by Gov. Kate Brown on Saturday evening.

Brown acknowledged in an announcement that the actual person used to be "a oldschool in Multnomah County with underlying health cases." No extra critical aspects had been equipped.

"When a total lot of more Oregonians are at this second combating COVID-19, I seek info from you to affix me in honoring this particular person's reminiscence by taking the steps all americans is aware of are mandatory to prevent the extra unfold of this illness," Brown acknowledged in an announcement. "By taking motion together, we are in a position to support to gradual the rate of infection and provide protection to our chums, neighbors, and cherished ones who're most susceptible."

Multnomah County is in northwest Oregon and accommodates Portland, the direct's supreme metropolis.

8: 46 p.m. Third NBA player assessments constructive

Christian Wood, of the Detroit Pistons, has tested constructive for the coronavirus, basically based totally on ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.

Wood is the third NBA player to check constructive -- following Utah's Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell -- and first now not on the Jazz.

The 24-300 and sixty five days-oldschool tangled with Gobert, a fellow heart, in the paint in a sport closing week. He used to be averaging 13.1 aspects per sport until the season used to be with out be aware halted on Wednesday.

Gobert launched Saturday he can be donating $500,000 to other folks tormented by the coronavirus, including workers on the Jazz's house arena.

8: 33 p.m. Unusual Jersey launched 2nd death

Unusual Jersey, which launched 69 constructive cases of coronavirus in the direct earlier in the day, launched its second death Saturday evening.

Gov. Phil Murphy acknowledged it used to be a lady in her 50s who used to be being treated in Monmouth County.

There have now been 58 deaths in the country, including 10 launched on Saturday.

7: 26 p.m. Trump assessments harmful for coronavirus

President Donald Trump tested harmful for coronavirus, basically based totally on a memorandum from his doctor.

Sean. P Conley, the president's doctor, acknowledged that Trump "stays symptom-free" after a dinner with Brazilian delegation, some of whom later tested constructive, at Mar-a-Lago every week ago.

"Final evening after an in-depth dialogue with the President concerning COVID-19 testing, he elected to proceed," Conley acknowledged in the letter. "This evening I got confirmation that the check is harmful."

7: 13 p.m. Georgia postpones presidential predominant

Georgia election officials acknowledged that the direct's Democratic and Republican presidential primaries can be moved from March 24 to Also can honest 19.

"Events are transferring all of a sudden and my very most practical precedence is keeping the health of our poll workers, their households, and the crew at extensive," Secretary of Disclose Brad Raffensperger acknowledged in an announcement. He added that in-particular person balloting affords an "elevated likelihood to voters and poll workers."

The announcement comes most engrossing a day after Louisiana postponed its April 4 presidential predominant to June 20 over rising fears of the pandemic. It used to be basically the most vital direct to swap its presidential predominant.

Election officials in four states keeping their elections Tuesday -- Arizona, Florida, Illinois and Ohio -- acknowledged these elections will inch forward as deliberate.

6: 51 p.m. NJ mayor says town is 'ground zero,' asks residents to self-quarantine

Mohammed Hameeduddin, the mayor of Teaneck, Unusual Jersey, told ABC Info that he's requesting all residents self-quarantine and most engrossing leave their homes for meals and treatment.

Hameeduddin acknowledged that his town is "ground zero" for the infections in the direct. For the time being, Teaneck has 18 cases of COVID-19, but he believes other folks had been strolling around with the virus for the previous four weeks.

In coordination with the county emergency management and govt, the resolution used to be made to end all colleges, municipal buildings, parks and numerous locations other folks can congregate.

The mayor acknowledged that town's more than 41,000 residents need to level-headed end house, steer decided of interaction and buy that if they had been to leave that they'd develop into contaminated.

6: 42 p.m. Deaths in US upward thrust to 57

With three more deaths in Washington direct and basically the most vital reported deaths in Louisiana and Virginia, 57 Americans have now died thanks to the coronavirus.

Two deaths in Unusual York and two deaths in Florida had been reported additionally on Saturday.

5: 45 p.m. Severe restrictions do in internet page in European countries

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez launched a "declaration of emergency" and severe restrictions for the country of some 46 million other folks.

Voters is presumably now not allowed to circulate in public for 15 days, apart from to comprehend meals, inch to a pharmacy or a sanatorium, or to inch to work, need to level-headed teleworking now not be an likelihood, Sánchez acknowledged, addressing the nation. Folk additionally can be accredited to circulate if it be to support susceptible other folks, including kids, the elderly or the disabled.

Right by this time, public transportation can be diminished by 50%.

In France, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe launched at a press conference the resolution to end all locations that receive the public and are "now not very critical to the continuity of the lifetime of the nation."

This entails restaurants, cafes and cinemas, all of that can perhaps perhaps presumably presumably be closed until extra glimpse. Locations of love will live open, but non secular gatherings can be postponed. Public transportation will proceed, and municipal elections are level-headed scheduled for Sunday.

Berlin enacted identical restrictions, with all public and non-public events in Berlin now prohibited to have crowds of 50 or more.

Sharp locations, bars, theaters, museums, locations of prostitution and identical locations of leisure can be shut down until extra glimpse. There are exceptions: Sharp locations that prepare meals on discipline can live open, but they're going to be required to defend the tables 1.5 meters, about 5 ft, apart.

For public and non-public events with up to 50 other folks, organizers need to keep an attendance record with all americans's name, postal tackle and cellphone number. The record wishes to be stored for a minimal of four weeks and needs to be handed over in elephantine on the seek info from of the public health division.

5 p.m. Virus prices US $17 billion in GDP: Sullen's

COVID-19-connected disruptions to the economy by Friday have impress the U.S. economy approximately $17 billion in inch home product, basically based totally on Sullen's Analytics Chief Economist Trace Zandi.

If cases proceed by March, it can perhaps perhaps presumably erase as grand as $120 billion, roughly 2.3%, in GDP, amounting to "a severe recession," Zandi acknowledged in a exhibit to patrons. "And even this assumes nothing else breaks under the stresses the economy and economy are now under."

"The most engrossing shot we've of warding off a recession," he persisted, "can be for the Trump administration and Congress to conform to a extensive (as a minimal $400 billion), effectively-concept-out fiscal stimulus equipment" in addition to the fiscal equipment authorized on Friday.

That new equipment, Zandi acknowledged, would need to level-headed be implemented by early April.

3: 35 p.m. Preventive measures launched in Israel

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu launched new measures to end the unfold of COVID-19, including the closing down of various public spaces until extra glimpse.

Sharp locations, bars, theaters and gymnasiums will shutter on Sunday. Supermarkets, pharmacies, gas stations and banks will live open.

Netanyahu acknowledged that gatherings of 10 other folks or fewer will level-headed be allowed.

After asserting on Friday that colleges and universities can be closed indefinitely, he acknowledged kindergarten classes will now additionally be closed.

3: 26 p.m. Macy's worker assessments constructive

A segment-time worker at Macy's Herald Sq. discipline in Unusual York Metropolis has tested constructive, the firm acknowledged in an announcement.

"This colleague has NOT been in the shop for the closing two weeks and has NOT been in roar contact with colleagues or customers since experiencing symptoms," the firm acknowledged.

Macy's acknowledged it does not own there would possibly perhaps be a likelihood to colleagues or customers and that each one shops "are operating with enhanced cleaning requirements."

3: 18 p.m. Trudeau's wife 'doing very effectively'

Trump tweeted that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's wife, Sophie, is "doing very effectively" after testing constructive.

3: 06 p.m. RNC Chairwoman tested after experiencing flu-love symptoms

Ronna McDaniel, chairwoman of the Republican Nationwide Committee, is being tested after experiencing a fever and flu-love symptoms, basically based totally on an RNC spokesman.

McDaniel, the niece of Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, went to a sanatorium and used to be tested for flu and strep. Every assessments came encourage harmful, acknowledged the spokesman, Michael Ahrens, who added that all americans who'd been in contact with McDaniel is being notified.

She and her household are quarantining at house.

1: 46 p.m. Archdiocese of Unusual York cancels plenty

The Archdiocese of Unusual York has canceled plenty initiating this weekend. No timeframe used to be given for after they'd resume.

The resolution follows Dutchess County asserting that gatherings of more than 20 other folks are prohibited, basically based totally on an announcement from the Archdiocese.

Church buildings, however, will live open for interior most prayer and a private Mass can be livestreamed on the St. Patrick’s Cathedral internet page.

“Allow us to hope for all who're sick, in addition to clinical doctors, nurses, caregivers and all these working arduous to wrestle the illness," acknowledged Timothy Cardinal Dolan, archbishop of Unusual York. "We must all the time level-headed additionally take note these whose lives had been otherwise disrupted, particularly somebody who has lost profits from an absence of labor for the length of this complex time.”

1: 24 p.m. Dying toll in Italy rises

There had been 175 deaths in Italy over the closing 24 hours, elevating the total to 1,441.

The decision of constructive cases has now reached 17,750 and more than 109,000 assessments had been issued, basically based totally on native authorities.

1: 14 p.m. Pompeo 'in staunch health'

Secretary of Disclose Mike Pompeo is "is in staunch health" and following the advice of physicians, a division spokesperson acknowledged, after he used to be doubtlessly uncovered to the virus on a most up to the moment time out to Ethiopia.

It is unclear whether Pompeo took a check for COVID-19. The spokesperson additionally acknowledged that each one Disclose Department inch is accredited most engrossing if "mission serious," and senior company officials need to approve all inch.

Disclose Department personnel in Washington and faraway places are additionally now accredited to telework and use "assorted internet page of job flexibilities," love rotational schedules and virtual conferences, basically based totally on the spokesperson -- becoming a member of assorted federal companies in implementing contingency plans for its nearly 76,000 workers.

12: 39 p.m. Trump says he bought tested

Trump acknowledged on Saturday that he has taken a COVID-19 check and is awaiting the results.

Trump, who acknowledged on Friday he'd "presumably catch tested," acknowledged he's doubtful when his results will reach encourage.

His temperature used to be taken, and he acknowledged it used to be "totally traditional."

On Friday, Trump acknowledged he'd "presumably" catch tested.

12: 33 p.m. Scamper ban extended to UK and Eire

The U.S. inch ban presently in internet page for parts of Europe has been extended to the UK and Eire, Vice President Mike Pence confirmed.

The president acknowledged on Friday he used to be desirous about adding the U.Okay.

Trump launched closing week a ban on some inch from Europe to the United States for the next 30 days. The space Trump restricted is identified because the Schengen zone and is made up of 26 countries including Italy, Spain, France and Germany.

12: 23 p.m. Press member grew to develop into far from White Home briefing

A member of the click used to be grew to develop into far from a White Home briefing attributable to his temperature used to be too high.

Several photographers and newshounds, including an ABC Info reporter, saw him grew to develop into away outdoor the briefing room doorways. That man, who declined to inform his name or media outlet, used to be led far from the premises.

Vice President Mike Pence’s press secretary, Katie Miller, later tweeted: “Per the White Home Medical Unit, the temperature used to be taken three times over a 15 minute period - all three registered above the @CDCgov 100.4 tips.”

12: 15 p.m. Google looks to downplay Trump's dispute on internet page

Google acknowledged it used to be in the "early phases" of constructing a utility to support testing, contradicting President Donald Trump's announcement the day previous that "it be going to be very rapid completed."

Verily, which used to be previously Google Existence Sciences, did now not provide critical aspects on the utility, most engrossing asserting there used to be a knowing to check it in the Bay Home "with the hope of expanding more broadly over time."

It struck a grand assorted tone than Trump's tackle Friday, in which he thanked Google for "serving to to possess a internet page. It'd be very rapid completed, unlike internet sites of the previous, to secure out whether a check is warranted and to facilitate testing at a nearby convenient discipline."

11: 46 a.m. Disclose of emergency declared in Georgia

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp declared a public health direct of emergency.

The governor acknowledged the declaration will reduction health and emergency management officials all around the direct by "deploying all accessible sources for the mitigation and therapy of COVID-19."

"Over the previous couple of weeks, our direct has been going by an remarkable public health menace with the unfold of original coronavirus," Kemp acknowledged. "In most engrossing a topic of days, communities interior the metro-Atlanta space and North Georgia have viewed a total lot of cases, including hospitalizations, where the availability of infection is unknown."

There are as a minimal 66 cases in the direct, basically based totally on the Georgia Department of Public Health.

11: 34 a.m. CVS pronounces approach

CVS acknowledged it is miles working on conducting assessments in the parking hundreds selected shops.

The announcement comes a day after Trump acknowledged interior most sector corporations, including CVS, can be all in favour of addressing the disaster.

The firm acknowledged even supposing critical aspects are level-headed being worked out, customers interior the shop would now not be tormented by the assessments.

"Members being tested will now not need to leave their automobiles," CVS acknowledged in an announcement. "We see forward to sharing more critical aspects as they develop into accessible."

11: 12 a.m. 2 extensive grocery store chains to end early

Publix and Harris Teeter grocery shops launched they're going to end early, initiating this weekend.

All Publix Gargantuan Markets are adjusting store and pharmacy hours, shutting down at 8 p.m. initiating Saturday until extra glimpse, basically based totally on a firm dispute. Harris Teeter shops will end at 9 p.m. until extra glimpse, initiating Sunday, basically based totally on an announcement posted to Twitter.

Every grocers acknowledged closing earlier provides them more time to sanitize shops.

11: 07 a.m. 'Priority calls' most engrossing for Colorado police

Police in Aurora, Colorado, will most engrossing acknowledge to "precedence calls" for provider amid the pandemic, the division acknowledged in a Facebook post.

A precedence name is outlined as "any discipline where there would possibly perhaps be a crime in a progress," basically based totally on the dispute.

"We are taking these measures in an abundance of caution on your safety in addition to the protection of our officers," the division acknowledged. "Police Officers normally are in contact with many voters, and we prefer to diminish the likelihood of our day to day interactions from causing an exposure likelihood to you."

Voters are impressed to make use of the division's online reporting system, that can perhaps perhaps presumably presumably be chanced on right here.

11: 02 a.m. Home Republican says Trump need to level-headed be tested

Accumulate. Adam Kinzinger, R-In unhappy health., acknowledged it "need to level-headed inch with out asserting" that Trump need to level-headed be tested for original coronavirus.

10: 17 a.m. Cuomo pronounces 1st death in Unusual York

An 82-300 and sixty five days-oldschool lady has died in a Unusual York Metropolis sanatorium after arriving March 3. She had an underlying respiratory illness, emphysema, for which she used to be been previously hospitalized. There are now 524 cases of COVID-19 in Unusual York direct.

A second death in Unusual York used to be reported later on Saturday.

9: 45 a.m. Bolsonaro will isolate for every week, catch tested again

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's press place of enterprise has confirmed that he'll self-isolate for every week, after which he'll behold one more check.

This comes after four members of his delegation for the length of closing weekend's time out to meet Trump at Mar-a-Lago now have tested constructive for COVID-19. Bolsonaro on Friday denied Brazilian press experiences that he too, had tested constructive, calling it "counterfeit news." His place of enterprise level-headed couldn't dispute whether he's tested constructive. His subsequent check is scheduled for Friday.

9: 44 a.m. Obituaries hold Italian newspaper

The obituary allotment is making up most of Saturday's model of the Bergamo Eco. The allotment is 10 elephantine pages.

The custom in Bergamo, an Italian metropolis northeast of Milan, is to level-headed do death notices in the paper and posters on the twin carriageway. The population of Bergamo is roughly 120,000.

9: 28 a.m. Iran closes 2 major shrines for pilgrims

Iran closed the holy shrine of Fatima Masoumeh in Qom and the extensive mosque of Jamkaran, additionally end to Qom, after over three weeks of basically the most vital coronavirus infection reported. The shrine of Imam Reza in Mashhad is additionally to be closed for three days.

The shrines closed amid controversy between health officials and spiritual conservatives over the closings.

5: 41 a.m. Pentagon restricts home inch for provider members

Unusual inch restrictions authorized Friday by the Department of Protection restrict all home inch for provider members, their households and DoD civilians.

The new rule, an strive to support end the unfold of the coronavirus, goes into end on Monday and can closing by Also can honest 11.

Even provider members who have orders to inch to new assignments or bases in the U.S. is presumably now not allowed to inch whereas the constraints are in internet page, basically based totally on the DoD.

The Pentagon additionally launched, effective heart of the night Sunday, that it be restricting who enters the Pentagon. All tours, unofficial visits and all global visits have ended.

Furthermore, any militia member or civilian worker who has conducted most up to the moment international inch is presumably now not allowed into the constructing until they've done 14 days encourage in the U.S.

3: 04 a.m. Apple closing all shops outdoor China

Apple CEO Tom Cook dinner launched early Saturday morning that every undoubtedly one of his firm's shops outdoor of higher China would end until March 27.

"The enviornment unfold of COVID-19 is affecting every one of us," Cook dinner acknowledged in an announcement. "At Apple, we are other folks first, and we invent what we invent with the notion technology can swap lives and the hope that it is miles in most cases a precious utility in a second love this."

So to wrestle the unfold of coronavirus and take care of these which would possibly be sick, Cook dinner acknowledged Apple has donated $15 million.

"There is rarely any mistaking the disclose of this second," Cook dinner acknowledged. "... As President Lincoln acknowledged in a time of extensive adversity: 'The event is piled high with disclose, and we need to upward thrust with the event. As our case is new, so we need to deem anew, and act anew.'"

1: 24 a.m. Home passes stimulus equipment

With a 363 to 40 vote, the Home of Representatives passed the Households First Coronavirus Response Act almost in the present day earlier than 1 a.m. Saturday.

The invoice, which is an economic reduction equipment designed to support ease the financial nervousness of the COVID-19 pandemic, can be concept to be by the Senate on Monday.

"Senators would possibly want to in moderation review the model engrossing passed by the Home," Senate Majority Chief Mitch McConnell acknowledged in an announcement Saturday. "But I own the overwhelming majority of Senators in every parties will agree we need to level-headed act to stable reduction for American workers, households, and runt corporations."

The worth of the invoice is unknown, however, the invoice entails $1 billion for Nationwide Catastrophe Medical Draw to reimburse other folks with out medical health insurance coverage, $82 million for Protection beneficiaries, $64 million for Indian Health Service and $60 million for veterans.

"This Invoice can be aware my route for free CoronaVirus assessments, and paid sick leave for our impacted American workers," Trump tweeted Monday before the vote. "I actually have directed the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Labor to disclose rules that can provide flexibility so that in no manner will Runt Agencies be harm."

12: 21 a.m. Trump doctor says quarantine, COVID-19 check 'now not presently indicated' for president

No topic coming into contact with a pair of other folks who had been diagnosed with the coronavirus, Trump's doctor acknowledged late Friday evening that a house quarantine or COVID-19 check are "now not presently indicated."

Final week whereas info superhighway hosting the Brazilian delegation at Mar-a-Lago, Trump came in end contact with as a minimal two other folks who later tested constructive for the virus, basically based totally on Trump doctor Dr. Sean Conley.

One particular person most engrossing had a brief interaction with the president -- a handshake and photograph -- and began to exhibit symptoms three days after the interaction. The assorted shared a desk with the president, but Conley acknowledged that particular person used to be symptom-free until Friday. Every interactions are outlined as "low likelihood" for transmission, basically based totally on the Companies for Disease Withhold a watch on and Prevention.

"Given the president himself stays with out symptoms, testing for COIVD-19 is now not presently indicated," Conley wrote Friday. "I will proceed to scrupulously be aware and admire the president."

What to know about coronavirus:

The scheme in which it began and provide protection to yourself: coronavirus outlined

What to invent whereas you're going to need got symptoms: coronavirus symptoms

Monitoring the unfold in the US and worldwide: coronavirus plan

ABC Info' Ben Gittleson, John Santucci, Katherine Faulders, John Parkinson, Luis Martinez, Clayton Sandell, Phoebe Natanson, Ibtissem Guenfoud, Bruno Nota, Sarah Hucal, Jason Volack, Rebecca Jarvis, Joshua Hoyos and Ben Siegel contributed to this whisper.

[kerburaxx]

I've been playing the recently added Ghost War 4v4 PvP mode for Ghost Recon Wildlands, and it's been great. It's got a really oldschool team-based feel to it, very reminiscent of the old PS2 days of SOCOM US Navy SEALS 2 and Metal Gear Online. It's great stuff.

Comments and criticism are always appreciated.

__________________________________________________________

-Twitter -Picarto.tv -DeviantArt -Tumblr -Facebook -Redbubble -TeePublic

[fenoblog-blog]

“HELLO WEED” STRAIN REVIEW

============================== 

IDENTIFICATION

============================== 

Judge: Jason Knox

Date: 6-7-17

Strain: Hello Weed

Breeder: PRIVATE

Grower: PRIVATE

  ============================== 

PHYSICAL EXAMINATION

============================== 

1. __[ 9.5]__ Visual Appeal

Rate the visual appeal of the buds from 1-10 unappealing-excellent.

 2. __[9.8]__ Visible Trichomes

Rate the visible trichome content from 1-10 none-totally covered.

When breaking apart this sample it was almost as if it was snowing trichs..

  3. Through a percentage basis, indicate the colors that are present in the trichome

heads under magnification or list the percentages of each color for

a more precise report. Leave these fields blank if you do not have

a powerful magnifier.

Clear [10%]

Cloudy [70%]

Amber [20%]

Dark [N/A]

 4. Mark with X the colors that are present in the buds or for a more

detailed color analysis rate presence on a scale 1-9 light-dark.

Brown [ ]

Green [X] (Trim Leaf Color)

Gold [ ]

Blue [ ]

Grey []

White [x] (Gland Appearance)

Red [ ]

Rust [ ]

Orange [x] (Hairs)

Purple [x ] (Calyx Color)

Black []

 5. __[8.8]__ Bud density

Rate the bud density from 1-10 airy-dense. For samples that are

not in their natural state leave this field blank.

  6. Use numbers 1-9 on descriptors that apply to the aroma of freshly

broken bud where a one indicates a subtle presence and 9 indicates

a pronounced presence. Delete the existing space when marking a

descriptor in order to maintain the columns in alignment.

 Ammonia [] Earthy [5 ] Licorice [ ] Peach [ ]

Berry [ ] Floral [1] Mango [ ] Pepper [ ]

Blueberry [ ] Fruit [1] Meat [ ] Petroleum [2]

Bubblegum [ ] Grape [] Melon [ ] Pine [ ]

Cedar [ ] Grapefruit[ ] Menthol [] Pineapple [ ]

Cherry [ ] Grass/Hay [ ] Mint [ ] Rotten [ ]

Chocolate [ ] Hash [ 1] Mold [ ] Skunk [ ]

Citrus [] Iron/Rust [ ] Musk [ ] Spice [ ]

Coconut [ ] Leather [ ] Nutmeg [ ] Strawberry[ ]

Coffee [ ] Lemon [ ] Purple [5 ] Vanilla [ ]

  7. __[ 8.5]__ Aroma

Rate the aroma from 1-10 repulsive-delightful. Use freshly crumbled

bud for best results.

 8. __[0 ]__ Seed content

Rate seed content from 0-10 none-fully seeded.

 9. __[ 4+]__ Weeks cured-

  PHYSICAL EXAMINATION COMMENTS: Gorgeous herb, serious bag appeal, even the small amount of leaf left was covered in trichs. Really nice calyx to leaf ratio.. The cure on this was superb. The calyxes were dark purple and the leaves were dark green. Trichomes were white in visual appearance. Smells are earthy, fuely, and very reminiscent of old-school purple strains.

   =========================

THE SMOKE TEST

=========================

 Address these questions while smoking.

 1. Please use a clean instrument for the evaluation. Enter information

below that will identify the instrument as follows:

Water pipe (enter bong, hooka, bubbler etc)

Vaporizer (enter the brand name)

Pipe (size-type, ie medium-glass)

Joint (enter brand of papers)

Other (specify)

 Water pipe [X] Bubbler med size Sherlock, glass on glass percolated downstem

 Vaporizer []

 Pipe [X] medium glass spoon

 Joint [ ] Raw papers

 Other[ ]

  2. Use numbers 1-9 on descriptors that apply to the taste where a one

indicates a subtle presence and a nine indicates a very pronounced

presence. Delete the existing space when marking a descriptor in

order to maintain the columns in alignment.

 Ammonia [ ] Earthy [5] Licorice [ ] Peach [ ]

Berry [ ] Floral [ ] Mango [] Pepper [ ]

Blueberry [ ] Fruit [ ] Meat [ ] Petroleum [4 ]

Bubblegum [ ] Grape [ ] Melon [ ] Pine [1]

Cedar [ ] Grapefruit[1] Menthol [] Pineapple [ ]

Cherry [ ] Grass/Hay [ ] Mint [] Rotten [ ]

Chocolate [ ] Hash [ ] Mold [ ] Skunk [ ] Purple [5]

Citrus [  ] Iron/Rust [ ] Musk [ ] Spice [ ]

Coconut [ ] Leather [ ] Nutmeg [ ] Strawberry[ ]

Coffee [ ] Lemon [ ] Orange [ ] Vanilla [ ]

 If appropriate return to this question after 5-10 minutes and mark

with X any unmarked descriptors for lingering aftertaste.

 3. __[7.6 ]__ Taste

Rate your impression of the taste from 1-10 unpleasant-delicious

4. __[ 7]__ State of dryness

Rate the dryness of the bud from 1-10 wet-dry where 5 is ideal.

 5. __[9.1 ]__ Smoke ability

Rate the smoke ability of the sample from 1-10 harsh-smooth

 6. __[ 5]__ Smoke expansion Rate how the smoke expands in the lungs from 1-10 stable-explodes.- had some pretty good expansion to it

  SMOKE TEST:

 Great smell and flavor in a cleaned bong. Reminiscent of Oldschool purple tastes from NorCal strains like Mendocino Purps.

 COMMENTS:

 Top 3 purple strains ever smoked in regards to daytime potency.

  ====================

FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS

====================

  Address final questions immediately after effects have worn off.

 1. __[3]__ Dosage

Enter the number of hits taken to reach desired effects. –real nice buzzy sativa stone, with a descent body high to go along with it real functional.

 2. __[ 2]__ Effect onset

Rate how quickly the effect hit from 1-10 immediate-major creeper.

 3. __[ 8]__ Sativa influence

Rate the sativa influence detected from 0-10 none-extreme. Sativa

influence is best described as a clear and energetic mental effect.

 4. __[ 4]__ Indica influence

Rate the indica influence detected from 0-10 none-extreme. Indica

 5. __[9.0]__ Potency

Rate the potency of the sample from 0-10 none-devastating.

 6. __[2 – 2.5 ]__ hours, depending on level of physical exertion during time]__ Duration

Indicate the number of hours the effects lasted.

 7. __[ ]__ Tolerance build up

Rate how quickly tolerance builds from 0-10 none-rapid. Leave this

field blank if you have not used this sample repeatedly.

 8. Usability

Rate on a scale of 1-9 where a one indicates the worst time of day

to consume this strain and a nine represents the ideal time of day.

Leave field(s) blank if you have not yet formed an opinion.

 Morning - wake up [8]

 Day - work [8]

 Evening - relax [5]

 Night - sleep [4]

 9. __[9]__ Overall satisfaction

  10. __[9]__ Ability and conditions

Rate your overall ability to judge from 1-10 low-high. Consider

experience, strain familiarity, atmosphere, current tolerance and

most importantly the condition and preparation of the sample.

 11.Judging from the sample alone do you personally consider this

strain a keeper for long term use?

Yes [x ] No [ ]

  12.Rate the noticeable effects on a scale of 1-9 mild-severe. Take

care to use the appropriate column for your response.

 Negative Effect / Positive Effect

__[ ]__ __[ 8]__ Appetite

__[ ]__ __[ 8]__ Anxiety relief

__[ ]__ __[ 7]__ Paranoia relief

__[ ]__ __[   ]__ Sex drive

__[ ]__ __[2]         Sleep

__[ ]__ __[6]__ Pain relief

__[ ]__ __[4]__ Ability to rest or sit still

__[ ]__ __[9 ]__ Thought process

__[ ]__ __[3 ]__ Speech process

__[ ]__ __[9]__ Imagination/creativity

__[ ]__ __[7 ]__ Humor perception

__[ ]__ __[5 ]__ Visual perception

__[ ]__ __[6 ]__ Audio perception

__[ ]__ __[5]__ Taste perception

  Final Comments:

 I only had one opportunity to try this strain, and I feel it is truly superb! There was a balance of sativa and indica for me with a little bit of a stronger sativa, daytime, influence. Was great for pain relief without the tiredness you would expect from a purple indica hybrid. Thank you to Jason King for sharing!

[crypt-addict]

EXCLUSIVE: Review of the ‘Demonstration (I)’ EP by CHURCHGATE.

**This is a direct copy of last weeks review of the pre-single in support of this EP - along with the addition of the reviews of the 3 new tracks; in order to review the Extended Play in full. Just to clear up any confusion caused**

Wow? Who would have thought the day would come where i…an unimportant reviewer in the depths of tumblrs’ half-arsed pastel, goth and alternative dungeons would have the chance to exclusively preview and review such a spectacular release?! I have tried my hand at reviewing many mainstream albums before, with pretty hit and miss responses; but i assure you - this is one review you definitely need to read through and listen to the end product, because by GOD you need CHURCHGATE in your life, like NOW.

The duo, consisting of Murdo and Jessie, is arguably, one of the best independent queer and alternative/dark synth bands to come out of 2017 so far, and in my opinion, the best. Raining from two very different corners of the country, with a 100 mile journey between them - this is one of the best musical outcomes of a long distance friendship i have seen, in my good decade of observing the DIY and alternative scenes. Mixing earworm guitar and synth leads, with haunting ghostly and scream-like vocals - which seep into your bones and out of your every nerve - shivering your senses and leaving you hungry to press the repeat button, like a hit of the best drug you have encountered; CHURCHGATE are definitely a force to be reckoned with. Don’t sleep on this release, because these guys are going to be big, sooner than you might think! Without any further ado, lets get into the track by track review:

–TRACK BY TRACK REVIEW–

WEEPING SONG: Beginning with sharp, and harsh guitar strikes, with a catchy but off-putting (in the best kind of way) synth structure soon jumping in, pulsating and enrapturing you like a siren of the post-goth era, Weeping Song is the début single everybody wishes they could put together. Reminiscent of some fucked up, euphoric musical smoothie, consisting of Alice Deejay’s ‘Better Off Alone’ and CRIM3S’ ‘BREED’ - with a pinch of Cocteau Twins; CHURCHGATE have clearly redefined the dark electro genre as we know it.

No ounce of emotion is spared as you focus onto each personal and relatable lyric, from “broken bone, forgotten home” to “still holding hands, we are the weeping” - it’s obvious just how much this song hits home, for me at least. I don’t know about anyone else but what captivates me with music is being able to have a sense of relation with the artist who wrote the lyrics, and with such a powerful tone its clear to see how much effort went into not just the complexity of the lyrics, but the instrumental- which in itself has countless layers of instruments, further drawing out emotion.

I don’t quite know how to say it in words, without sounding like a psycho - but music really does sometimes have the ultimate power to make you ‘feel’ sadness but also strength, the strength of ‘keeping-on-keeping-on’ and regardless of what shit life throws at you, carrying on with some façade of happiness, which eventually turns into true overcoming of sadness, and a real sense of happiness after all. Few songs manage to draw it out, but those that do leave a lasting memory on your heart and in your head. CHURCHGATE managed to reach that flag-post in their first track; something many bands can’t achieve til their final years together, or never at all.

My favourite thing about the lyrics is that they are relatable ina  sense that, each verse could be taken with a variety of definitions. For example, my stand out lyric is perhaps one of the verses which could most definitely be interpreted into many different scenario’s - “pierce the night, with our light // held you down, without a fight”. For me the line suggests that whomever the song’s point of view is about, has overcame some trouble, and the light is suggestive of the dark times being over, but the struggle was hard, given that whatever held them back was so easy to give in to. With genre’s constantly moving on in terms of musicality and vocal techniques; it is a constant struggle to have your own sense of uniqueness within the community - but this track has no trouble finding its own benchmark within a variety of genre’s - and for that reason alone, is why i find myself so hexed whilst listening to it.

Musically, the song has a few key ‘changes’ in structure - around the half way point, the guitars become more prominent for a while, before becoming engulfed, but not overshadowed by the synths once more. A synth breakdown follows, where more layers gradually gravitate over the main melody until the bridge - where the guitars become highlighted once more. Leaving no stone unturned, the outro within itself, manages to give you one last shiver - refraining the synth melody that kicked in initially after the intro by itself, before submitting itself into a sea of white noise glory. I cannot do anything but recommend this track to anybody - regardless of their strict genre rules or tastes in music, i have all hope and trust that this track will go far. I’m calling it right now! And for that, this track deserves no less than a 10/10.

BELLS RING: Channeling a twisted take on the original dream pop track, originally by Mazzy Star - this cover is sickeningly sweet, in the strangest of ways. With Murdo’s aggressive, almost demonic mumbling of the lyrics, eerily distorted synth accompanies and Jessie channelling 80′s rock with his guitar leads - this is nothing short of a dark synth-wave take on a once serenading track.

Lines such as “Bells ring into the night, Sounds like a mistress on a rainy night” have a more mellow mumble, whereas the chorus; bearing lyrics such as “Nobody wants to know your reason why” resonate a creepier, more mischievous tone. All the while between the glorious guitar, short bursts of clashing synths give a sense of uneasiness, followed by a warm nostalgic feeling once more.

All in all, this cover is a gem amongst many covers of the song a quick YouTube search can find you. And in comparison to other artists who may decide to play it safe when using a cover as a b-side, CHURCHGATE went far, far, FAR from the ‘norm’ partially by choosing such a track that was little known to begin with, and also by conjuring up such a daring, whimsical and unique take on the track - vocals in particular. 9.7/10

PURE: Portraying a guitar lead reminiscent of oldschool college punk and rock works, pure is one of the softest and most mellow tracks on the EP - or so you thought...As the drums and synths drop into full on anarchy not long after the relaxing almost introduction.

Lyrics such as “I’m pure for you” and “The end has never been quite so sweet” cannot help but trigger a sense of abandonment of a relationship, with the one side feeling so much emotion for the other, whom has nothing quite left to give. Pure is to me, a great representation of not feeling good enough for somebody - and paired with the wholesome instrumental track makes for a lowkey banger if i’ve ever heard one! 8.9/10

FLORAL INTERLUDE: The perfect pairing of uneasy synth randomness and beautiful guitar riffs has the outcome of floral interlude. The shortest track on the album, and serving as a sickly sweet intro of sorts to the next track, i have never been so in love with an interlude in my life! I usually have the opinion that they’re pointless little half-afterthoughts to an album, but as of late, i really do believe they can add a lot to the theming and atmosphere of a release. In this case; that is ESPECIALLY the case!

It kinda reminds me of an old classic, yet i can’t put my finger on anything in my mind. It feels so nostalgic to my childhood, but i have no idea why or what to reference it to and i’m unsure whether to be creeped out or amazed by that - so i’m just gonna go ahead and say i’m shook instead!

Lyrically, the track is quite dark and beautiful - referring to being sprawled across a bed of dying leaves and’fleurs’ spouting from one eyes. The lyrics spread across your ears like jam but in the thought of them, after listening twice or three times, that’s kinda a scary thing to happen to someone?! Eitherway i’m so impressed with this interlude, and will scream from the rooftops of its greatness as i bask in this prickly rose garden it layed out before me; or should i say it encouraged to grow out my iris’ hahah. 9.9/10

PRECIOUS THING: Well, where do i start? We learnt from Bells Ring that CHURCHGATE don’t do conventional and fitting in when it comes to covering iconic tracks! In this instance they put their own spin on possibly one of the best punk rock/glam anthems to come out of the 80′s.

Keeping the guitars relatively similar, but possibly harsher - it is the vocals that completely suck you into this cover. Insturmentally, the track seems to be like a mashup of the original ‘precious things’ with the total cliché of american dream aesthetics and sounds, whereas Murdo’s vocals seem to malform into a gorgeously creepy, double-angst-raged embodiment of Joan Jett, screaming out the obviously sexual intended lyrics - such as “I will hold you down” and “You are my precious thing, as long as you remain beneath me”.

I didnt really know if 80′s punk could ever be topped, and i say this with no disrespect to the greats who coined the genre - BUT FUCK, CHURCHGATE REALLY CAN DOMINATE ANY GENRE AND TURN IT INTO A GOTH ROCK, SYNTH GLAZED, WITCH HOUSE, TRAP DOUBLE-DIPPED EXTRAVAGANZA! If you don’t enjoy this track are you really as punk as you think? 9.4/10

*TOTAL RATING: 9.9/10*

Overall, i see big things happening for these guys. They definitely have their heads screwed on, and their ideas mounted together in order to define themselves within the already diverse musical playing field. With a benign exterior, and an interior almost like being hit in the face with a candy-covered machete; i genuinely have nothing bad to say about this release! Now please excuse me whilst i drown in my tears at how emotional i feel after listening on repeat for days, hahah.

Always remember to support the artist! - you can get your very own copy of Demonstration (I) via churchgates’ bandcamp page ❤