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[beginningspod]

It's time for Beginnings, the podcast where writer and performer Andy Beckerman talks to the comedians, writers, filmmakers and musicians he admires about their earliest creative experiences and the numerous ways in which a creative life can unfold.

On today's episode, I talk to musician Jake Xerxes Fussell. Originally from Columbus, Georgia, Jake is the son of folklorist Fred Fussell, and as a teenager began playing and studying with elder musicians in the Chattahoochee Valley, apprenticing with Piedmont blues legend Precious Bryant, with whom he toured and recorded. In 2015, Jake released his debut self-titled album composed entirely of adapted folk and blues songs on Paradise of Bachelors, his home for his next three albums: What in the Natural World, Out of Sight, Good and Green Again. Earlier this summer, Fat Possum Records released his latest album When I'm Called, and listeners, it's a delight!

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Jake Xerxes Fussell Live Show Review: 10/17, Empty Bottle, Chicago

Jake Xerxes Fussell

BY JORDAN MAINZER

Over the years, Jake Xerxes Fussell's repertoire and sound have expanded, though he's never lost sight of his exploratory ethos. On his self-titled debut and sophomore effort What in the Natural World, he introduced himself as a contemporary troubadour, an interpreter who used original arrangements to surface the universal meaning out of old songs. 2019's Out of Sight was his first record with a full band, 2022's Good and Green Again his first to combine traditional songs with wholly original compositions. In July, Fussell brought it all together on his debut album for Fat Possum, When I'm Called; it's an album featuring a murderer's row of collaborators and songs that Fussell constructed backwards, coming up with melodies and riffs before adapting them to folk songs that fit.

On When I'm Called, legends Fussell knew who may or may not have met each other, like cowboy artist Maestro Gaxiola and painter, musician, and folklorist Art Rosenbaum (a mentor of Fussell's who passed away in 2022), are intimate bedfellows. Fussell lifts from the public domain, Benjamin Britten, and found poetry on a scrap of paper. Returning are close collaborators like James Elkington, in the producer's chair and playing seemingly everything from synth to harmonica, as well as Joan Shelley, singing alongside Fussell's baritone on "Cuckoo!". Uniting with Fussell for the first time are guitar luminary Blake Mills, whose abstract tones nestle between Fussell's acoustic guitar and Elkington's pedal steel on "Going to Georgia", and Hunter Diamond, whose woodwinds pop up just when you need them most, like a consistent smiling face around the neighborhood. In general, on When I'm Called, more than ever, the band gets room to meander, to take in their surroundings.

Fussell & Ben Whiteley

How, then, would Fussell, who usually plays solo, adapt the arrangements not just to a live stage, but for a crowd who has had months to take in the recorded versions? Indeed, Thursday's show at the Empty Bottle featured the youngest crowd I've ever seen at a Fussell headlining show. Some of that, perhaps, had to do with the venue itself and the start time of his set (after 10 P.M.). But something tells me, at this point, people are less inclined to hear beloved old songs and more amped for Fussell specifically, the guitar player who picks bright-eyed on "Jump for Joy", the singer who belts, "Well, wake up woman, take your big leg off of mine," on "Have You Ever Seen Peaches Growing on a Sweet Potato Vine?". (I went to get a beer at the bar as he sang, passing by a crowd member cackling, turning to their friend and declaring, "I love that line!") Well, for one, Fussell didn't play solo this time. He was always accompanied by bassist Ben Whiteley, who plays on When I'm Called. Whiteley's steady plucking eased us into "Michael Was Hearty", and his rhythms buoyed Fussell's chugging guitars on an unexpected, but great cover of Nick Lowe's new wave classic "I Love The Sound of Breaking Glass". As we were in Chicago, Elkington, too, joined Fussell on stage for a number of songs, providing contrasting guitar textures on "Cuckoo!" Even The Weather Station's Tamara Lindeman, all the way from Toronto, was in the crowd and came on for backing vocals.

Fussell

It's easy to say that what is usually a lonesome affair turned into a party, given that the number of people on stage at any given moment quadrupled from its usual number. The more I thought about it, though, whether it's four musicians crowding around each other or just Fussell perched on a stool, his shows are always communal. On Thursday, the most affecting and memorable moments of the night were spontaneous. Out of Sight's "Jubliee" started as a singalong and felt like a full-on hymnal towards the end, the crowd repeating, "Swing and turn, Jubilee / Live and learn, Jubilee," like it was a mantra of keeping-on. And then there was "Donkey Riding", a traditional song which does not (yet) have a studio version, inspiring the biggest, and somehow still most polite sing-and-clap-along of the night. The moment the crowd seemed to get a tad too rowdy, we shushed each other so we could hear one last instrumental flourish, one last guitar lick from the artist who continues to give us gifts we didn't even know we already had.

[movies-to-add-to-your-tbw]

Title: Aquamarine

Rating: PG

Director: Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum

Cast: Emma Roberts, JoJo, Sara Paxton, Jake McDorman, Arielle Kebbel, Claudia Karvan, Bruce Spence, Tammin Sursok, Roy Billing, Julia Blake, Shaun Micallef, Lulu McClatchy, Natasha Leigh, Dichen Lachman, Lincoln Lewis, Matthew Okine, Regis Broadway

Release year: 2006

Genres: fantasy, comedy, romance

Blurb: Two teenage girls discover that mermaids really do exist after a violent storm washes one ashore. The mermaid is determined to prove to her father that real love exists, and enlists the girls' help in winning the heart of a handsome lifeguard.

[ancillary-review-of-books]

On the latest episode of "A Meal of Thorns", ARB's critical book-club, author and game designer Benjamin Rosenbaum joins editor Jake Casella Brookins to discuss Laurie J. Marks' FIRE LOGIC, first in an inventive and subversive fantasy series: https://ancillaryreviewofbooks.org/2025/02/10/a-meal-of-thorns-17-fire-logic-with-benjamin-rosenbaum/

[dustedmagazine]

Jake Xerxes Fussell—When I’m Called (Fat Possum)

Folk musician and curator Jake Xerxes Fussell was initially known for recordings with a front porch vibe. On his latest, When I’m Called, some performances hew to traditional lines. The album’s opener, “Andy,” is a story about Andy Warhol by Maestro Gaxiola, depicting a pseudo-rivalry between the artists. Fussell plays it simply, just acoustic guitar and voice, giving the song a rustic rework.

Elsewhere, new and past collaborators perform with Fussell. Like his 2022 release, Good and Green Again, James Elkington produces, creating elaborate arrangements and contributing instruments to several of the songs. Other frequent collaborators join them, including horn-player Anna Jacobsen, guitarist Blake Mills, bassist Ben Whitely, who plays both electric and upright bass and drummer Joe Westerlund. Musicians new to Fussell’s orbit include string player Jane Cook and woodwind performer Hunter Diamond. Throughout, Fussell’s understated baritone allows the words practically to speak for themselves.

Fussell culls another selection from a different source than usual. Composer Benjamin Britten collected many folk songs, arranging them for classical and scholastic musicians. Britten’s collaboration with Jane Taylor, “Cuckoo,” is given the Fussell/Elkington treatment, obscuring its rather formal source. Joan Shelley provides backing vocals on the chorus.

One of Fussell’s mentor figures, the poly artist and folklorist Art Rosenbaum, passed away in 2022. Several songs from Rosenbaum’s collection are featured on When I’m Called: “Leaving Here, Don’t Know Where I’m Going” the Scottish ballad “Feeing Day,” “Gone to Hilo,” “Who Killed Poor Robin”, and the album closer “Going to Georgia.” Each is treated a each bit differently: “Leaving Here…” has a pastoral vibe that includes winds, harmonica, and piano, “Feeing Day” has sustained horn chords in the background, “Who Killed Poor Robin” incorporates an inexorable character in the rhythm section and Elkington playing tangy organ chords and autoharp, “Gone to Hilo” has guitar soloing from Fussell and Elkington on pedal steel and organ, and “Going to Georgia” has Mills providing an extra guitar, Cook strings, Elkington organ and feedback, and Whitely and Westerlund grounding the whole in an Appalachian mid-tempo pattern. While many of the songs are given relatively brief renditions, “Going to Georgia” allows the musicians a chance to stretch out a bit.

Fussell is still a captivating figure singing by himself with a guitar; I wouldn’t want to see his front porch abandoned. However, this album's changes in approach and material invariably work. These and the talents of his collaborators help When I’m Called to be one of Fussell’s strongest recordings to date.

Christian Carey

[draganwhorror]

What has been the most disappointing celebrity encounter that you're comfortable sharing? For example, they were rude, pushy about sales, or their staff kept trying to rush people through the line? Also, your BEST and most delightful encounter!!

Honestly, I have never encountered a rude celebrity. None of them have been pushy either. I've had more issues with con staff/security being kind of abrasive than I did with a celebrity or their handler/agent.

I suppose a celebrity who was a little...disappointing, I guess, was Katey Sagal (Peg Bundy/Sons of Anarchy). She was very pleasant and nice, but she also came across as kind of... indifferent or like she wasn't super keen on meeting fans. It was nice meeting her, but the interaction wasn't anything to write home about.

As for my most delightful encounter... Well, I've had quite a few of those. The first time I met Billy Boyd (Pippin from LotR), he took my phone and went crazy with selfies. John DiMaggio (voice of Bender the robot and Jake the dog) did the same thing.

Uh... Michael Rosenbaum (Lex Luthor from Smallville) was kinda flirty and tried to get me to buy his CD (jokingly).

Mary Lynn Rajskub (24) was so excited about a photo I brought in to have signed that she took a video and put me on her Instagram story while at the con.

Robert Englund wrapped his arms around me and told me to get cheek to cheek with him.

Joey Fatone hugged me as soon as I walked up to his table.

Cary Elwes complimented my shoes when I met him.

Both Sam Raimi and Eli Roth gushed over my Intruder shirt when I met them.

Dermot Mulroney got super excited when I brought up a Hulu movie he did that no one ever talked to him about.

Jack Dylan Grazer told me my loser/lover tattoo was badass, then asked if he should get a tattoo.

And the first time I met Ted, he was very... excitable. I handed him a photo from The Midnight Meat Train to get signed, and he absolutely loved it. He gushed over it, then told me a story about Bradley Cooper.

So, yeah, I've had quite a few delightful experiences with celebs 😂

[artbyeloquent]

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HtDO Countdown to NaNo - Character Intro VI

Jake 35 • he/him/his

Department: Emergency Management and Control (EMC) Veilsight obtained: Unknown Direct superiors: Esther Coworkers: Adam, Leah Subordinates: Zohar, Jordan, Chris, Lani

Jake is probably one of the most popular names at Te’ena. As the gossip goes, he’s the perfect “NJB”—Nice Jewish Boy—stereotype. He has goofy, golden retriever-type energy, and is always seen laughing. As much as he seems to get on the more rigid employees’ nerves, no one can bear to stay mad at him.

Favorite people: Everybody! :-) Favorite things: Caramel flavored coffee, pastel button-downs, snow, Boston at night, hearing people laugh, road trips, vinyl records, gummy bears

taglist ( ask to be + / - ):

@ellierenae @objectsofpower @the-finch-address @mr-writes @afoolandathief @weaver-of-fantasies-and-fables @gabelish @v-ahavta @druidx @ashen-crest @pe-ersona @moononherwings @stories-by-rie @punkluvr @holyatlas @wildswrites @notwritinganyflufftoday @talesfromaurea

[vampirekangaroo]

I haven't posted ops from a con in a long time, but I wanted to take a second to share these on here as well. I need to share my other ones from this year too. I'll get around to doing so again. But yeah...needless to say it was a good weekend.

[persephone-nymph]

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Jake Xerxes Fussell - Good and Green Again (2022)

https://www.jakexerxesfussell.com / https://paradiseofbachelors.com/

[sleepythug]

hey brian, I was wondering if you had any recommendations on film criticism/theory/reviews. are there any critics/thinkers you deeply admire that write well and have challenged your ways of seeing/thinking that you believe would help in better appreciating the medium?

i probably could have gone much longer on this five years ago but my brain did some sort of system reboot and lost all the memories ive had consuming film reviews, criticism, etc this ask makes me want to dust off that book i have of pauline kael capsules on my shelf lol anyways here's list of some fav critics/people to seek out if ur eager to dig deeper into cinephilia:

my most favs

ignatiy vishnevetsky (my fav)

jonathan rosenbaum

filipe furtado

dave kehr

david bordwell

j. hoberman

dennis lim

kim morgan

neil bahadur

nick pinkerton

xxx

james agee

miriam bale

richard brody

k. austin collins

fernando f. croce

manhola dargis

bilge ebri

manny farber

sean gilman

molly haskel

kent jones

pauline kael

peter labuza

matt lynch

adrian martin

calum marsh

adam nayman

nick newman

tony rayns

vadim rizov

jonathan romney

dan salitt

andrew sarris

scout tafoya

armond white

robin wood

ppl on letterboxd who's musings i enjoy

jake cole

max coombes

ryland walker knight

john lehtonen

willow maclay

luke mccarthy

matt mccracken

diogo serafim

arthur tuoto

ethan vestby

kurt walker

*also, i do like ebert but as i get older i realize i enjoy other lesser known critics a bit more+his taste in the latter years (21st century) is kinda wack tbh. 2007, one of the consensus last great years of american cinema, his best of the year was juno (i know, i know, it's an opinion but still lol) . cannot say he wasn't a formative figure, him being the most well known, most accessible film critic, and did the thing the best critics do in elevating, shedding light on artists they believe feel deserved of recognition/putting more eyes on their work.

**i think there's more people i could name-drop but i havent read enough, or been exposed to them as frequently, to go all-in on an endorsement of them/their work

[spnfanficpond]

Weekly Pond Newsletter

Guess whose birthday is coming up! Let us know if you're planning on celebrating and how!

Old Business:

The New Member Spotlight post was not posted as we expected. We'll get it up eventually! Promise!

Last week's #tweetFicTues prompt (via @writerswritecompany):

New Business:

Paul Carella and Stageit have mended their relationship, so keep an eye out on our Google calendar for this week's shows!

Michael Rosenbaum and his band Sun Spin have an online concert on Stageit scheduled for Saturday! Click here for info and to buy a ticket to the show!

Next weekend is Fishing for Treasures weekend at the @fanficocean! May's theme is Ships! They will be celebrating non-reader insert fics, especially rarepairs! Get your links submitted to the Ocean by Friday at midnight, Eastern US time and they will reblog them! Click here for more info and to find out how to submit your stories!

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Next weekend is Contropolis Pennsylvania! Jake Abel and Kim Rhodes will be there, along with lots of other stars from Clerks, M.A.S.H. and pro wrestling. The convention is being held in Oaks, PA, about an hour outside downtown Philadelphia. Admin Michelle is planning to be there, so be sure to stop her and say hi if you see her! Click here for more information about the con and head into the con's channel in our discord server to meet others who are planning to attend.

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That's all for this week! To see all Pond events, and also other SPN-related things like conventions and online concerts, check out our Google calendar! We try to keep it as up to date as possible. If there's something you want to see on the calendar that's not there (maybe a convention we missed, or cast birthdays, or something similar), send us an ASK and let us know!

Hope you have a great week! - From your Admins and Manta Rays, @manawhaat, @mrswhozeewhatsis, @mariekoukie6661, @princessmisery666, @thoughtslikeaminefield, and @katbratsupernaturalwhore!

[sailorsally]

j2m aren't the only guys who attend the cons -- there's mark sheppard, jake abel, tom welling, michael rosenbaum, keegan allen, rob, rich, jason manns, the whole of louden swain etc etc. sooo many

True! Though from the context I would say he was talking about the leads in spn so the three of them. Howrver, mostly straight guys could also imply that all of them are a lil gay so I'm gonna go with that 🤣 And if I gotta sacrifice jpeg's straightness for this, so be it. J*2 fans do it every day

[laf-outloud]

//They better not complain! They get Tom Welling and Michael Rosenbaum (though I can see how they could be jealous.)// - yea, they got a smallville op with Jensen, MR and TW. The Jared/Keegan was noticeably absent but I guess they were waiting to announce Mitch since he was part of the op too. They all have the same amount of ops, they just each get a group one for separate shows - Smallville and Walker

There's also one with J2 and Jake Abel, which, they've technically all worked on Walker now, so I guess we could classify that as a Walker op as well as an SPN op. LOL!

But I haven't seen anyone complain yet, and let's hope it stays that way. I just want Keegan and Mitch (along with Jared) to be treated with respect (which certain attendees - and guests - have, at times, lacked).

[tawneybel]

Note: Top ten hottest cartoon character, part eight. I haven’t seen Xiaolin Showdown or Code Geass in a looong time and I’m dreadfully behind on My Hero Academia (manga). Space Jam was chosen because it was the last Looney Tunes media I watched. (Actually, its sequel was, but I didn’t like it as much.) 

10. Peter White from Alice in the Country of Hearts

Art style isn’t particularly sexy, but yandere bunny is yandere.

9. Dang Hai (Sung Kang) from Raya and the Last Dragon

Not as chill as Chai, but that beard.

8. Chase Young (Jason Marsden) from Xiaolin Showdown

Sweet suit of armor and reptilian transformation.

7. Bugs Bunny (Billy West) from Space Jam

If anyone had to be a fanservice character, it should have been him.

6. Mao (Takeshi Kusao) from Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion

Yandere and telepathic, but the object of his affections is immune to telepathy. Which is largely why he’s a yandere.

5. Chucko (Don Patrick Harvey) and Ghoul (Michael Rosenbaum) from Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker

Thick clown and scrawny goth are both types of guy I like.

4. Roger Radcliffe (Ben Wright/Bill Lee) from One Hundred and One Dalmatians

He could lay pipe if he gave up smoking.

3. Screenslaver (Bill Wise) from Incredibles 2

Hypnotized and hypnotizing.

2. All for One from My Hero Academia

The hottest characters in BNHA are the villains with skin conditions.

1. Dez (Donnell Rawlings) from Soul

Beefy. Bearded. Tattooed ARMS. And a legitimately good person.

Note: Previous part. Honestly, I’m not much of a furry. It’s usually just a monster transformation kink and even then it’s mostly scalies. But I have a weakness for bunny boys. (Gif is Jake Fitzgerald from Scream: The TV Series.)

[www-justiceleague]

Selected fan-cast for my Ultimate DC universe:

George Newbern: Clark Kent a.k.a Ultimate Superman

Kevin Conroy: Ultimate Batman

Carl Lumby: Z’onn Z’ones a.k.a Ultimate Martian Manhunter

Micheal Rosenbaum: Wally West a.k.a Ultimate Flash

Jennifer Hale: Doris Zuel-West a.k.a Ultimate Giganta

Kristin Bauer van Straten: Crystal Frost

Josh Keaton: Hal Jordan a.k.a Ultimate Green Lantern (1st responder)

Phil Lamar: John Stewart a.k.a Green Lantern (2nd responder)

: Guy Gardener a.k.a Green Lantern (3rd responder)

Matt Ryan: John Constantine a.k.a Hellblazer

Brad Garrett: Ultimate Lobo

Clancy Brown: Lex Luther

Jennifer Morrison: Selina Kyle a.k.a Ultimate Catwoman

Ray Chase: Jason Blood a.k.a Etrigan

Mark Hamill: Jack Napier a.k.a the Joker

Paul Williams: Oswald Cobblepot a.k.a the Penguin

Alastair Duncan: Alfred Pennyworth

Arleen Sorkin: Dr. Harleen Quinzel a.k.a Ultimate Harley Quinn

Dietrich Bader: Booster Gold

Sara Cravens: Karen Starr a.k.a Power Girl

Micheal Ironside: Darksied

Micheal Dorn: Kalibak

Corey Burton: Kanto

Ed Asner: Granny Goodness and Kent Nelson

Jason Spisak: Razer

Ron Perlman: Slade Wilson a.k.a Ultimate Deathstroke

Grey Griffin: Aya

Kevin Micheal Richardson: Killowag, Mogo, & B’wanna Beast

Christian Slater: Floyd Lawton a.k.a Deadshot

Rachel Kimsey: Bleez

Armin Shimerman: Zilius Zox

Diane Michelle: Lashina

Phil Morris: Saint Brody Walker & Vandal Savage

Martin Moll: Harvey Dent a.k.a Ultimate Two-Face

Tasia Valenza: Ultimate Poison Ivy

John Curry: Jack Moore a.k.a Rankor

Lori Petty: Ultimate Livewire

Andrea Martin: Mad Harriet

Vanessa Marshall: Dinah Lance-Queen a.k.a Ultimate Black Canary

Alan Tudyk: Oliver Queen a.k.a Ultimate Green Arrow

Thomas Powell: Eobard Thawne a.k.a Reverse Flash

Camilla Luddington: Zatanna Zatara

John DiMaggio: Arthur Curry a.k.a Aquaman & Brother Blood

Jake T. Austin: Jaime Reyes a.k.a Ultimate Blue Beetle

Lacey Chambert: Donna Troy a.k.a Wonder Girl

Greg Cipes: Beast Boy

Tara Strong: Raven

Khary Peyton: Cyborg

Hyndyn Walsh: young Starfire

Kari Wahlgren: older Starfire

Scott Menville: young Dick Grayson

Mathew Valencia: young Tim Drake