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Rocky Dawuni, Buyepongo, Jeremy Sole, Glenn Red, Kahlil Cummings, More for Afro Funke's 20th Anniversary

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Rocky Dawuni, Buyepongo, Jeremy Sole, Glenn Red, Kahlil Cummings, More for Afro Funke's 20th Anniversary

KCRW & the iconic Grand Performances are teaming up for an extraordinary night in honor of the 20th Anniversary of Afro Funke’ on Saturday, July 22, 2023 from 6 to 10pm at Grand Performances in downtown Los Angeles! The event is free, all ages and picnics are welcomed. ​ Please come out and celebrate the legacy of the once weekly party night that turned global, with live performances from Rocky Dawuni and Buyepongo, plus DJ sets from Afro Funke’ resident DJs Glenn Red, and Jeremy Sole (resident KCRW DJ too!) and live drumming and dancing by the amazing Kahlil Cummings & friends! Join us for Afrobeat, Latin, Brazilian, Indian, Jamaican and other traditional and remixed world rhythms, plus African drumming and dancing, DJ Culture, arts & crafts, merch and much more!

About Afro Funke’​ ​Afro Funke’ which is celebrating its 20th Anniversary in 2023, was the brainchild of 3x GRAMMY nominated Afro Roots musician and activist, Rocky Dawuni, who realized LA’s need for a night dedicated to African music, culture and art and it’s far reaching legacy around the world. Afro Funke’ was a super successful weekly event every Thursday night at Zanzibar in Santa Monica for over 10 years with the generous support of owners Louie & Netty Ryan and then moved on to be periodic event throughout Los Angeles at various larger and smaller scale venues including Levitt Pavilion, Grand Park, Hammer Museum, Fowler Museum, Townhouse in Venice as well as international events.

​ ​Dawuni (who is now based back in his native Ghana,) together with producer, talent curator and photographer Cary Sullivan created Afro Funke’, bringing on board resident DJ and co-founder DJ Jeremy Sole (KCRW, Le Frique Sonique) Afro Funke’ has presented international guest DJs, live band performances, guest musicians, dancers, cutting edge films, record release parties, fundraisers, fashion shows, art and photography installations, crafts and more. Sole spins his unique “Musaics,” or sound collage-blends of hip hop, jazz/funk, dub reggae, afro beat, and remixed world beats; pieced together with tribal breaks, and uplifted by dubbed-out turntable manipulation and live instrumentation. DJ Glenn Red (La Junta) is our second resident DJ and is an integral part of the Afro Funke’ Sound System. Afro Funke’s profile has been greatly enhanced by its unique photo-based flyers which feature Cary Sullivan’s cutting-edge photographs of West African life.

  About Rocky Dawuni​ Afro Funke’ founder, Rocky Dawuni with his full 12 piece “Afro Roots Band” will headline the night. The three-time GRAMMY nominated musician and activist, straddles the boundaries between Africa, the Caribbean and the US that unites generations and cultures. A galvanizing performer, Dawuni has shared the stage with luminaries including Stevie Wonder, Ozomatli, Sauti Sol, Peter Gabriel and John Legend. Named one of Africa’s Top 10 global stars by CNN, he has showcased his talent at prestigious venues such as The Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center and The Hollywood Bowl. Rocky is a UN Goodwill Ambassador for the Environment for Africa. Through these and other designations he uses his music to shine a light on crucial issues facing humanity cross the globe through live concerts, speaking roles, panels, youth empowerment and much more​! ​http://www.rockydawuni.com ​ ​https://www.instagram.com/rockydawuni​ ​

About Buyepongo ​Hometown favorites, Buyepongo make contemporary pan-Latin music in the style they intriguingly call “buyangú” — an eclectic but cohesive mezcla of global beats and spicy flavors influenced by their California home base as well as the band members’ travels to Central and South America. https://www.instagram.com/buyepongo​ ​https://buyepongo.bandcamp.com/

  About Jeremy Sole ​

Jeremy Sole’s upbringing was seeped in the rich Chicago history of Blues, Jazz, Disco, Salsa and Soul – and he reveled in that space where they all blend together. As a teenager, Sole threw loft parties that were a culture clash during the birth of Hip Hop and House music. His obsession grew to include music from every corner of the world and, in 2001, Sole moved to LA. With a broad musical palette, he felt right at home in the spiciest melting pot in the country. ​ In April 2006, Sole was in the studio working with Ms. Lauryn Hill. After hearing him mix, she asked if he had ever considered getting into radio, “…because this is the music the people need to hear”. Months later, KCRW called to ask him that same question, and since then you can hear him Wednesdays from 12-3am on 89.9FM and KCRW.com.​​ https://www.instagram.com/jeremysole/​​ ​https://www.kcrw.com/music/shows/jeremy-sole​​ ​

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About Glenn Red ​ ​Known primarily for his work as half of Santa Monica’s legendary Afro Funké Sound System and one-third of beloved Afro-Latin deejay/producer collective, La Junta, GLENN RED quietly continues to forge a loyal following among fans of eclectic music, steadily rocking crowds in the city’s most respected venues alongside the finest selectors and musicians from around the world. With the honest music of passionate artists as a common thread, his deejay sets weave fluidly through time and across genres, connecting the traditional sounds of Africa and the Americas with their modern expressions around the globe. Afrobeat, Cumbia, Rumba, and Samba rhythms embrace Funk, Soul, Hip-Hop, and Reggae, as Glenn’s rhythmic and multifaceted sound echoes the deep, colorful, and spirited energy of LA and its soulful people. ​​https://glennred.com ​ ​http://www.instagram.com/glennzenn10​

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About Kahlil Cummings​ Kahlil Cummings, a Los Angeles native, is an acclaimed drummer, exceptional performer, composer, and educator. Kahlil was recognized as a child prodigy very early. He has played with numerous reputable groups including Ballet Folclórico Do Brasil, Sona Sané, Abalayé, Mila Samba School, Inu Olorun, Debbie Allen Dance Company, Les Amazones, and Viver Brasil. Kahlil honed his rhythmic gifts with noted teachers including Mestre Amen Santo, Jose Ricardo Sousa, Kobla Ladzekpo, Esteban “Cha Cha” Bacallao (Ibae), and Sandy Perez. His studies in Guinea, Brazil and Cuba have helped to widely broaden his knowledge and musical strength. However, he is most profoundly influenced by West African master drummer Mamady Keita, with whom he has studied since the age of 13. Kahlil is the founder of Extra Ancestral which began in 2017 as an ensemble that aims to educate audiences through the fusions of hypnotic Afrobeat, Reggae, Jazz, Afro-Latin, and traditional African diasporic rhythms, narrated by powerful ancestral dancing. Kahlil also plays and tours with international recording artists Rocky Dawuni, Kamasi Washington & many more. ​​http://www.kahlilcummings.com

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About Cary Sullivan​ Cary Sullivan is the co-founder and producer of Afro Funke’. She is a multi-talented photographer, artist manager, event producer, talent curator, promoter, activist and mother who has run the gamut of the culture, music & art landscape from coordinating festivals in Africa to producing progressive radio in Los Angeles. Cary co-owns and operates AQUARIAN Records, which is a record label and production company dedicated to bringing the eclectic culture of Ghana to the world through music, live concerts, photography, philanthropy and wellness; working primarily with GRAMMY Nominated musician and creative activist, Rocky Dawuni as well as a group of amazing up & coming artists. ​​http://www.instagram.com/afrofunke​

  About KCRW Summer Nights ​KCRW Summer Nights is BACK! We’ve teamed up with some of the best cultural hotspots around Southern California to throw the perfect summertime parties. These nights are FREE, all-ages, outdoors, and will feature your favorite KCRW DJs, bands, exhibits and more. So mark your calendar, dust off your dancing shoes, and spend the season with us! https://www.kcrw.com/summer-nights ​​

About Grand Performances ​Grand Performances, the longest running presenter of free outdoor concerts in Los Angeles, is returning this year to the newly renovated California Plaza in DTLA for its 37th season! Grand Performances mission is to inspire community, celebrate diversity, and unite Los Angeles through free access to global performing arts. ​ ​Please JOIN US on Saturday, July 22, 2023​ 6 to 10pm / FREE / ALL Ages Parking available on site for a fee Picnics and families welcome **Special thanks to Fusicology for all of their support!

Grand Performances ​350 South Grand Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90071 213-687-2190 ​http://www.grandperformances.org

PLUS we are doing a very special After Party from 10pm to 2am at ​The Moroccan Lounge right after the Grand Performances event which is just a few minutes away!! Please come through and let’s continue the Afro Funke’ 20th Anniversary Celebration!! ​ ​The Moroccan Lounge 901 E. 1st Street Los Angeles, CA 213.295.0610 ​$10 presale and $15 at door

[abeinginsand]

Some hcs and snippets For Hot Glenn Holidays

(there's an idea for each prompt of the week)

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Sweets and Baking:

Glenn likes spicy hot cocoa and coffee. It never occurred to him to look up a proper recipe for it, so usually he tossed a few drops of hot sauce in the beverage of choice and called it a day.

He does this with ready-made cookie dough as well. Both Darryl and Ron were appalled by this info but Henry seemed excited to ramble about some related family recipes.

Fun in the Snow (Post S2 AU):

It snows in hell all year so snow ball fights are pretty common. His favorite ones are yearly though when--most of the family (including Hermie) are wrangled into participating (compared to dragging over unsuspecting demons in the area). He also has an ice rink set up down there and is a DJ for it.

Caroling (Teen High School Band AU):

As the school's band teacher, he's always excited about performing with his students during the local parade. Its a performance mix of instruments and holiday tunes. One part rock 'n roll and the other being a mix of anime and traditional stuff. The anime music is courtesy of his grandson Taylor, also in the band. One of his old Glenn Close trio band mates always drives the truck for their float and of course the whole thing has protective guard rails on it. A few students and himself sit in chairs within big cardboard present boxes with no bottoms or tops. During certain cues in the songs, they are supposed to stand up to pop out of the box and then sit back down. Its a big hit with crowds and the candy canes others hand out seal the deal too. Little candy bags that even have coupons to local shops inside too.

Caroling and Saint Nicky:

Back when Morgan was still alive, she'd work some pretty long shifts sometimes. It was rarely around Christmas, but if it was, Glenn and Nick would do some caroling around the neighborhood and surprise her with a holiday serenade when she got back.

Present Wrapping (cw self harm):

Glenn's gotten into the bad habit of scratching his wrists to chase away the phantom feeling of cuffs and chains. He should stop but its easier to try and keep it a secret instead. Until he's at Darryl's holiday party and the sight of Jesus strapped to the cross makes his stomach flip. And he's off to the kitchen to get away from it all, wrists stinging as his nails-- But...with the sound of footsteps, he realizes Ron followed. The shorter man doesn't call out the obvious or ask any related questions to the red marks peaking out from under his baggy ugly christmas sweater. Instead, his friend asks him something else: "Can you try this ribbon on for me?" He doesn't remember if he even said yes or 'mhm' but the soft feeling of the present ribbon is nice. The thin fabric is warm from Ron's hands, tied loosely so Glenn could slip out of it at any time. He lets go of the breath he was holding, flexes his fingers, and stares at the pink ribbon now around one wrist "This looks dumb."

Ron doesn't hold back his little laugh at all and pats his shoulder. "Sure does. How does it feel though?" It was a thinly veiled 'How do you feel?' that Glenn decided to answer. Maybe because they were alone or because Ron was willing to laugh at him instead of assure him. Or a bit of both...

Glenn felt himself smirk and say a tired but honest, "A little better."

Christmas in the Sand:

Before the divorce, Bill used to take the family to the beach at least once a year. It was to have fun and make some business while he was down there. Getting a hotel at the beach was a lot cheaper in winter too. He'd often wake up earlier than his wife and son each morning to go browse the boardwalk. Again, there was money to be made with talks and setting up new gigs or busking.

But, regardless of the deals, his favorite part was waking up little Glenny and showing him the bag of trinkets he bought or traded for that day. The three also played out in the sand. Mostly Christine and Glenn burying a napping Bill in the sand. Christine wasn't one to laugh much except when looking at her sand mermaid husband snoozing away. Both were awake to play with their kid in the waves later on too. Glenn and Morgan took Nick to the beach as well, but they all tended to wander the city instead of play in the sand most of the time. It was so hard to get sand out of everything when they did go over there. Also having to convince their son not to munch on said sand was a whole other challenge! Still a lot of fun though and so many great pictures too.

Trees and Ornaments:

Since that blunt existed in the close family mail box regardless of the timeline shift, lets go with the thought that some other misc. items stayed behind too. Like a few worn family pictures from old vacations mentioned above. Glenn has a giant Christmas tree set up in hell and the beach day photo with Morgan by his side, an arm around his waist, and Nick on his shoulders always goes at the top instead of a star or other ornament.

[same-name-supremacy]

So what was Jody’s opinion on everyone in cast?

HERE WE GO

Opal: She really liked her, she looked very approachable

Glenn: She was in love with him

Heath: She was wondering why he was wet

Leshawn: She thought he was very attractive

Ginnifer: She thought she looked popular. She should get some social tips from her

DJ: She thought she was pretty shy

Lincoln: She loved his sense of style. She likes a guy who dresses good

Bryson: She thought he looked cool. Surfer dudes are very hot

Trin: She thought she was really cool. She needs to borrow her wardrobe

Harriet: She liked her earrings

Corey: She thought he was very polite

Seth: She thought he was short, she hasn’t really seen a guy that short

Issac: She was very concerned with him

Taylor: She thinks she really likes the colour red

Kam and Sam: She assumed they were close, with the matching outfits and all

Justine: She thought she was very attractive. She needs to borrow her wardrobe.

Noelle: She thought she was prettiest girl she has ever seen in her life. Legit took her breath away

Evan: She thought he was pretty mean.

Elizabeth: She was wondering why she had a long hoodie and a toque on, in summer, in Ontario

Alejandra: She thought she was kinda mean, she pushed her!

Simon: She was creeped out when she first met him. He wouldn’t stop.. staring at her. She felt him touch her hair and shoulder a couple of times.

[thomasmartinnutt]

Chance Encounters #010

https://www.mixcloud.com/thomasmartinnutt/chance-encounters-010/

Jeph Jerman, Kasja Lindgren, Lucio Capece & Werner Dafeldecker, Philip Jeck, DJ Shadow, Marina Herlop, Deep Listening Band, Lasse Marhaug & Paal Nilssen-Love, Walter Ruttmann, Dave Philips, Catherine Lamb, Ilhan Mimaroglu, Carlos Casas, Delphine Dora (feat. Gayle Brogan & Le fruit vert), Michael Pisaro-Liu, Bing & Ruth, Beverly Glenn-Copeland, Clara de Asís & Mara Winter, Wendy Carlos, Zhu Wenbo, Alva Noto & Ryuichi Sakamoto, Vanessa Rossetto, Jan Bang & Erik Honore, Shakali, Jed Speare, Eric Glick Rieman, Leslie Dalaba & Stuart Dempster, Cheikh Tidiane Fall, Bobby Few & Jo Maka, Dick Higgins, Adela Mede (feat. Martyna Basta), Red Wine and Sugar, Prefuse 73, Unknown Recordist, Chamber 4, Alessandro Bosetti, William Hooker & Phill Niblock, Richard Bernas & Robert Wyatt

[icedbatik]

Gold-medal music

For those looking to know what Olympic athletes listen to when they're warming up for that life-changing moment ...

(condensed from the Associated Press, which apparently created the appropriate Spotify playlist)

(AP also has an all-occasions Olympics playlist.)

SUNNY CHOI, USA Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" "Étouffée" by Vince Staples Nas' "Hate Me Now" featuring Puff Daddy

JAYDON HIBBERT, JAMAICA Drake's "Uuugly," "Controlla" and "Redemption"

MILES CHAMLEY-WATSON, USA BossMan Dlow's "Get In With Me" Songs from Future and Drake along with British rapper Central Cee, who known for songs such as "Sprinter" and "Did It First" with Ice Spice.

MARCELL JACOBS, ITALY Italian rapper Baby Gang, Travis Scott, King Von and the late Pop Smoke.

BRITTANY BROWN, USA Beyoncé's "American Requiem" and Stevie Wonder's "As." JULIEN ALFRED, SAINT LUCIA Caribbean music: dancehall, soca and calypso Gospel, including Cody Carnes' "Firm Foundation (He Won't)" with Maverick City Music with Chandler Moore, "You Will Win" by Jekalyn Carr and Josh Baldwin's "Evidence"

ANDRE DE GRASSE, CANADA Songs from Canadian artists from The Weeknd and Drake to Kendrick Lamar and J. Cole.

RAI BENJAMIN, USA Drake and G Herbo, along with film scores including "Interstellar" and "The King."

REBECCA MCGOWAN, UK Panic! At The Disco's "High Hopes" during warmups "Can't Stop" by the Red Hot Chili Peppers as she walks out

LOGAN EDRA, USA Malcolm McLaren's "World's Famous" from 1983

BRADLY SINDEN, UK Kanye West's "Stronger"

VERONICA FRALEY, USA Afrobeat melodies are her vibe, but ... she turns on rap music like Future's "March Madness" before stepping in the circle.

FERNANDO DAYAN JORGE, REFUGEE OLYMPIC TEAM "Legendary" by blues rock band Welshly Arms.

MCKENZIE COAN, USA Britney Spears, particularly "Circus" and "Womanizer" Coan, 28, has a Spotify playlist that features artists such as Spears and Rihanna.

RACHEL GLENN, USA Y.G.'s "Perfect Timing" with Mozzy and Blxst. Snoop Dogg, Soulja Boy, Lil Vada and Tommy the Clown.

JAYDIN BLACKWELL, USA The inspirational intro to Madden NFL 13, which features two-time Super Bowl champion Ray Lewis. He also listens to David Goggins, an ultramarathon runner.

DANIEL ROBERTS, USA Old-school R&B such as the 1979 classic "Use to Be My Girl" by The O'Jays.

CORDELL TINCH, USA "God Did" by DJ Khaled featuring Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, John Legend and Fridayy. "A healthy dose" of Broadway songs. Rod Wave's "Yungen" is another favorite.

SAMANTHA BOSCO, USA Pink's "I Am Here" the gospel-inflected "Chant" by rapper Macklemore and Australian singer Tones and I.

[dustedmagazine]

Andrew Forell 2023 End of Year

Robert Forster, photo by Stephen Booth

2023 buzzed by in a whirl of too much work and music. So many records and so many missed. I kept going down rabbit holes of genre and artists, chasing and never quite hauling in all the things I wanted to, or felt I should, listen to. In the end, music being so difficult to rank, here, in alphabetical order are the records I spent most time with a bunch of others I’ve been recommending to anyone who would listen.

The Feelies – Some Kinda Love (Bar/None)

2023 has been a good year for guitar music.  New albums from Teenage Tom Petties, The Reds, Pinks and Purples, The Drin, The Tubs and The Murder Capital have been on high rotation here. So why a 2018 live tribute to a band who broke up in 1973 by a group in their fifth decade? First, these are songs are from The Velvet Underground, and second, simply, The Feelies. Joined by Richard Barone and Joey Maestro from The Bongos, they rip through a set that features the “hits” and some lesser-known songs with affection but not awe. Glenn Mercer and Bill Million’s guitars thrum in the style we are accustomed to, while Stanley Demeski, Dave Weckerman and Brenda Sauter provide rhythmic support which adds a dynamic swing to songs like “There She Goes Again,” “Head Held High” and “I’m Waiting For the Man.”  Some Kinda Love is a pure dopamine hit of great songs played by a brilliant band. Joy and fun in equal measure.

Robert Forster – The Candle and the Flame (Tapete)

On The Candle and the Flame Robert Forster produces some of the most emotionally direct and effecting songs of his career. Recorded in the shadow of his wife, Karen Bäumer’s diagnosis of, and treatment for ovarian cancer, Forster writes with grace about family, friendship, love and the past. The only song written in direct response to the illness “She’s A Fighter” contains only six words but the propulsive tension of the music expresses everything Forster doesn’t attempt to say. It’s an extraordinarily powerful performance, a cathartic blast, and for me, one of the songs of the year. “Tender Years,, “The Roads” and “When I Was A Young Man”  are also up there. As I said in my review “few (songwriters) imbue the quotidian joys of domestic life and the power of memory with such poetry.”

Iceboy Violet – Not a Dream But a Controlled Explosion (Fixed Abode)

On their self-produced album Not a Dream But A Controlled Explosion Iceboy Violet mixes rap, grime and swathes of liminal ambience into an emotionally purgative chronicle of identity, desire and fantasy which flows with a dreamlike intensity. Over deep pulses of sub-bass, taiko influenced percussion and concrete noise, their voice shifts in and out of focus, here a background whisper, there an urgent Northern accented boom. The music, like the vocals, is in constant flux, slipping between hard club beats and eerie ambience. At just 17 minutes, the eight tracks here stay with you for far longer.

The Inward Circles – Before We Lie Down in Darknesse (Stone Corbel Press)

Scottish composer Richard Skelton manipulates a six second fragment of Baroque recorder music taken from the run-out groove of a battered 50-year-old vinyl recording into haunted soundscapes that to tap into something primordial and elemental within layers built like geological strata. This is music to lose yourself in. Obsidian and glacial, Skelton’s work captures and preserves trace elements of melody and rhythm so imperceptible that you feel as much as hear them. Before We Lie Down in Darkness is a beautiful, timeless voyage andhas often eased me from insomniac anxiety to sleep in the last few months.

King Vision Ultra – Shook World (hosted by Algiers)

Using musical stems from Algiers’ Shook, found sound and collaborations with artists including ELUCID, Matana Roberts, DJ Haram, Dis Fig and Bigg Jus, King Vision Ultra’s self-styled mixtape is a companion piece and conversation with its source rather than a remix. A shifting  sound collage that explores and interrogates race, class, gentrification, violence, love and community, Shook World digs into the core of New York City. Recordings of subway announcements, overheard conversations and confrontations lend a bracing realism and more than once Shook World  has merged with the noise and incident of daily trips on the 1 train. A brilliant, often disorientating and abrasive sound portrait of NYC from some of its most interesting musicians.

Kofi Flexxx – Flowers in the Dark (Native Rebel)

Native Rebel founder Shabaka Hutchings has been in the vanguard of the English jazz scene with his bands Sons of Kemet, Shabaka & The Ancestors and The Comet Is Coming and as a cross-genre collaborator with artists on three continents. Posited as a “creative principle” rather than a band, Kofi Flexxx, Hutchings acts as guide and producer. Flowers in the Dark is anchored by pianist Alex Hawkins, flautist Ross Harris and a dynamite rhythm section of bassist Daisy George and drummer Jas Kayser. Backing guest vocalists including rappers billy woods and ELUCID, singers Siyabonga Mthembu from South Africa and Tamil born Ganavye and poet Anthony Joseph on album highlight “By Now (Accused of Magic)”, the quartet provide a fulcrum that draws together the strands of black music into sinuous unity. The instrumental tracks  are equally good. “It Was All a Dream” has the rhythmic power of Sons Of Kemet with Hawkins’ percussive piano and George’s bass bounding along ahead of a wall of horns and Harris flying above them while managing to find a gritty rasp the bottom end of the flute. “Fire” is a bluesy spiritual jazz with George and Harris both prominent. An album that exemplifies Hutchings’ holistic approach to music.

Seablite – Lemon Lights (Mt St Mtn)

San Francisco band Seablite’s second album Lemon Lights delves deeper into their love for 1990s English sounds. The quartet of vocalist/guitarist Lauren Matsui, vocalist/bassist Galine Tumasyan (bass), guitarist Jen Mundy and drummer Andy Pastalaniec channel the lush end of 1990s British indie. Ride guitarist Mark Gardener mastered Lemon Lights and the result is an album of shoegaze adjacent songs which incorporate the jangling sound of Seablite’s Bay Area contemporaries. It’s a deeply satisfying combination elevated by vocal harmonies, serpentine bass lines and Pastalaniec’s driving percussion. Lead single “Melancholy Molly” has the rollicking rhythm of Ride’s “Leave Them All Behind” overlaid with Matsui and Tumasyan’s lush harmonies and the twin guitars sparking from the mix. The sound is dense but melodic, allowing the guitars to chime and shimmer than rather fuzz and the  melancholic edge to tracks like “Pot of Boiling Water” and the dreamy closer “Orbiting My Sleep” make Lemon Lights resonate.

Sinaïve – Répétition (Antimatière)

When Sinaïve released Répétition in April, I had a cursory listen, filed it away and promptly forgot about it for several weeks. My mistake. On second listen, their combination of Gallic cool, psychedelic pyrotechnics, VU drone and the distant echoes of Ye-Ye and the French underground was irresistible. The Strasbourg trio - Calvin Keller on vocals/guitar/keys, Alicia Lovich drums /vocals/organ and bassist Alaoui O - make a wholly satisfying racket. On the 11 plus minutes of “Citadelle/Bis Repetita”, Sinaïve ride Lovich’s robotic rockabilly beat and Alaoui’s throbbing bass though a suite that sounds among other things like “Ghost Rider”, “Sister Ray” and Love at their wiggiest before Keller’s freight train riffs entangle themselves as if on a lock groove. It’s a terrific piece of sonic détournement. “Les Diaboliques” finds Keller crooning over a squalling guitar and molasses bass line before guest singer Raphaëlle Albane enters, an earthbound angel amidst the feedback. Albane appears again on “Cela ne Fait que Commencer” to close the album duetting with Keller over a quiet pulsing beat, organ and strummed guitar.

99Letters – Makafushigi (Disciples)

Osaka producer Takahiro Kinoshita’s Makafushigi (Mystery Tape)is built on samples of the instruments and vocal styles used in Japanese Imperial Court music. As 99Letters, Kinoshita fuses these ancient sounds with modern electronic music in ways that are as malevolent as the demons of mythology and as sinister as the organized crime and ultranationalism in contemporary Japan. The tracks on Makafushigi are washed in a seamy mix of grit and clamor, a grim, grimy world of back alleys, dingy bars and low-tech manufacturing. On discovering this I went on to a deep dive into 99Letters’ back catalogue and emerged when Kinoshita put out his most recent album Zigoku on Phantom Limb in November. He is the artist I’ve been most thrilled to discover this year.

The Others:

Algiers – Shook (Matador

Armand Hammer – We Buy Diabetic Test Strips (Fat Possum)

jaimie branch – Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die ((world war)) (International Anthem)

John Coltrane with Eric Dolphy – Evenings At the Village Gate (Impulse)

Comet Gain – The Misfit Jukebox (Tapete)

The Drin – Today My Friend You Drunk The Venom (Drunken Sailor)

Euglossine – Bug Planet is the Current Timeline (Hausu Mountain)

Asher Gamedze – Turbulence and Pulse (international Anthem)

Gods Gift – Turn All the Lights Out (Play Loud!)

Laurel Halo – Atlas (Awe)

The Reverend Michael Kristen Hayter – SAVED! (Perpetual Flame Ministries)

Irreversible Entanglements – Protect Your Light (Impulse)

Life Strike – Peak Dystopia (Bobo Integral)

Kevin Richard Martin – Black (Intercranial)

OXBOW – Love’s Holiday (Ipecac)

Purelink – Signs (Peak Oil)

Quicksails – Surface (Hausu Mountain)

Rainy Miller x Space Africa – A Grissaille Wedding (Fixed Abode)

Speaker Music – Techxodus (Planet Mu)

Strategy – Graffiti in Space (Constellation Tatsu)

The Tubs – Dead Meat (Trouble In Mind)

billy woods & Kenny Segal – Maps (Backwoodz Studioz)

99Letters – Zigoku (Phantom Limb)

[jackasspenguins]

Updated list of bands that I have seen live - August 2023

Robert Plant x7

Weezer x5

Flogging Molly x4

Fu Manchu x4

Alanis Morissette x2

Berlin x2

earthlings? x2 (first one included guests Josh Klinghoffer and Chris Goss)

Fenians x2

Garbage x2

Hot Hot Heat x2

Jerry Cantrell x2

Kings of Leon x2

Lifehouse x2

Mojave Lords (including guest Sean Wheeler) x2

Ozomatli x2

Smashing Pumpkins x2

Sean Wheeler x3 (guest appearances with Brant Bjork & Mojave Lords)

Brian Wilson x2

311

A Flock Of Seagulls

The Aggrolites

Alain Johannes

The Aquabats!

Arcade Fire

The B-52s

The Bangles

Travis Barker & DJ AM

Beck

Best Coast

(BIG)PIG

Big Scenic Nowhere

Biz Markie

Brain Vat

Brant Bjork

Blasting Concept

Blind Pilot

Blues Traveler

Bouncing Souls

The Bravery

Jeff Bridges and the Abiders

Cake

Candlebox

Circa 62

Gary Clark Jr.

The Creepy Creeps

Death Machine II

Dishwalla

The English Beat

Fatso Jetson

Fenix TX

Fishbone

FM-84

Foo Fighters

Michael Franti and Spearhead

The Freeks

Gabriella Evaro

Garbage

John Garcia (acoustic w/Ehren Groban)

John Garcia and the Band of Gold

Kyle Gass Band

Current version of The Glenn Miller Orchestra

Goldfinger

Hollywood U2 (cover band)

Israel Vibration

Jet

The Lions

Little Axe

Live

Los Lobos

Madcap

Madness

Madonna

Marcy Playground

Mammoth Thunderpower

Mates of State

Maureen and the Mercury 5

Paul McCartney

The Midnight

Missing Persons

moe.

The New Dubliners

The New Pornographers

Nobody Cares

Oasis

Nick Oliveri (Death Acoustic)

One Man Army

Ozma

Jimmy Page & The Black Crowes

Page & Plant

Petty and the Heartshakers (cover band)

Robert Plant and Allison Krauss

Ra Ra Riot

Red Hot Chili Peppers (caught Chad’s shredded drumstick after Under the Bridge)

The Rentals

The Revolution

The Romantics

Save Ferris

Smash Mouth

Current version of The Sons of the Pioneers

Ringo Starr (2 songs with Paul McCartney)

Steel Pulse

Stinky Pinky

Stöner

Three Dog Night

Thunderpussy

Transers

Tricky

U2

Violent Femmes

M. Ward

Stevie Wonder

Yawning Man

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

ZenToniC

Zwan

-Didn’t see live, but was in the vicinity or interacted-

I was at a record signing for the Pretenders at Licorice Pizza at La Cumbre Mall in Santa Barbara and met the band when I was 10 months old or so. I don’t remember it, but Chrissie said I was going to be a drummer. I guess I was banging on the table.

Should have been at the Where The Streets Have No Name video shoot, but U2 started early thanks to the LAPD and I missed it by an hour. People were still hanging out at the corner in downtown LA when I got there. Eventually got around to seeing U2.

I had an email exchange with Brian Kehew of The Moog Cookbook sometime around 1999.

I camped at the next campsite over from Gyl Bonus, guitar player for The B Foundation. I haven’t seen them live, but I hear it’s a great show.

I had a ticket to see Jimmy Page and the Black Crowes with Fu Manchu in Irvine in 2000, but Jimmy cancelled the tour. Technically, I have seen both bands, so this should not be in this section.

Was invited to the recording of the live section of the “Enemies” EP by Frank Jordan, but I had to work my shift at Kmart. I should have gone.

A friend offered to give me his ticket and could have made it to the last half of a Pearl Jam concert in Irvine, but was too lazy. I should have gone.

Back to Santa Barbara, Bob Marley & the Wailers played a concert and I was in the same city at the same time but I was 3 months old or some shit. I wish I could have gone and been capable of enjoying it.

I was in close proximity to Johnny Halliday and his wife when they arrived at LAX a few years ago. Johnny was known as the “French Elvis”. There was a good amount of paparazzi, so I may be in the background of a picture in a French tabloid.

Met the band Spacetrucker at the Sky Valley sign on their tour which included Stoned and Dusted the next day. They gave me a free copy of their first album and the whole experience was amazing and magical.

Have been the presence of Dandy Brown, Jesika Von Rabbit and Lee Joseph in Palm Springs, and Arthur Seay at the Sky Valley sign.

I am friends with the drummer of Overwhelming Colorfast, of which Weezer once opened for, and who opened for The Ramones.

I am considered family by extremely close family friends of which one was the drummer for Out Vile Jelly and Idaho, and also made some great songs under the name twodoggarage.

[shop-korea]

Protozoa - The Galaxy is Ours

RODGERS AND HAMMERSTEIN

WORLD - FAMOUS - DUO - THE

BOYS - WHO - WROTE - WORDS

LYRICS - WHLE - THE - OTHER

WROTE - THE - MUSIC - 4 - ME

I'VE - WROTE - HUGE AMOUNT

OF - BALLET - MUSIC - THAT

MAKE - THEM - DANCE - BUT

I - WRITE - STORIES - WELL &

NOT - FILM - DIALOGUES

DO - U - THINK - I - CAN - YES

WRITE - SONGS - LIKE - NCT

BTS - ITZY - AESPA - MY GPA

6.000 - WELL - THE - ABOVE

SONG - I - CAN - WRITE - FOR

I - LIKE IT - VERY - MUCH

DISNEY - FILM - 'ZENON'

BUT - 'ZOOM - ZOOM - ZOOM'

NEED - TEACHING - ON THAT

WILL - VENTURE - INTO - YES

WRITING - SONGS - ME - WILL

B - TUTORED - IN - FRANCE - 4

ARCHITECTURE

UNIVERSITY - OF - PARIS

COOKING - BAKING

LE CORDON BLEU

COUTURE - FASHION DESIGN

FAMOUS - FASHION SCHOOL

DRESSMAKING - SAME

CUTTING - OF - HAIR - PERM

COLOR - NAILS - ACRYLICS

FAMOUS - PARIS - SCHOOL

SO - WHY - NOT - BEING - 2

CREATE - MUSIC - I - LOVE

ABOVE - SONG - & - 'ZOOM'

LOVE - ITZY - AESPA SONGS

LOVE - IU's - SONGS

I - THINK - I - CAN - WRITE

SONGS - WORDS - MUSIC

SUGA - SERIOUS - SONGWRITER

EXO - NCT - SERIOUS - SONGS 2

BUT - HAS - 2 - DO - WITH - GPA

GRADE - POINT - AVERAGE - SO

GETTING - TUTORIAL

HOW - 2 - WRITE - KOREAN

SONGS - LOVE - & - DANCE

I - THINK - I - CAN - DO THIS

STARTING - GBC - RADIO

REMAIKING - MGM - MUSICALS

AMERICAN - CLASSIC - FILMS 2

FRENCH - SUBTITLE

KOREAN SONGS - INTO FRENCH

STAYING - IN - MY - CHATEAU - 2

BE - TUTORED - JUST - 1 YEAR 2

MOST - LIKELY - WE'RE - GOING

2 BEGIN - GBC - RADIO - LIVE

DIGITAL - FM - IN - BRITTANY

AND - PARIS - FRANCE - YES

24/7 - DIGITAL - FM - RADIO

WE'RE - STARTING - WITH YES

MARILYN MONROE

JUDY GARLAND

MGM - AMERICAN - CLASSIC

FILMS - IN - FRANCE

KOREAN SONGS - IN FRENCH

GBC - RADIO

SOUNDPROOF - FLOORS

ALL DJs - ARE - SINGERS

500 BILLION - X 2 - HOURLY

TAX - PAID - IN - EUROS YES

DJs - MUST - SING - ALSO

LIVE - WITH - SONG - 2 XO

MAKE - THE - SONG - HAVE

A - NICE - FULLNESS - LIKE

A - DUET - SINGING - MIKES

LIKE - RECORDING - STUDIO

VIDEOS - SHOWING - SAME

TIME - THEY - CAN - WALK

2 - SIDE - OF - WHERE LIKE

KARAOKE - BAR - WORDS 2

LIKE RECORDING - BUT ITS

LIVE - L - AND - R - VIDEOS

RECORDING MIKE - FRONT

STANDING - THEY - SING &

DANCE - OR - JUST MOVE

AROUND - NOT - ALWAYS

SITTING - ALSO - SOFA - 2

WHILE - DJ - SITTING - IN

MAIN - STUDIO - CLEAR

GLASS - R - SIDE - 4 FANS

2 - VIEW - THE - DJ - THUS

WE'LL - START - IN - FRANCE

ME - PINK LOVE - WILL LOVE

2 - START - AS - DJ - AND ME

MY - SPEAKING - & - SINGING

VOICE LIKE MARILYN MONROE

AS - I - SING HER - SONG WITH

LEGAL - PERMISSION - 2 TEST

MY - VOICE - AS - I - SING WITH

HER - MUSIC - DIGITALLY - YES

PRESERVED - REMEMBER WITH

MOON - CAFES - ALSO - PARIS

AND - BRITTANY - FRANCE WE

ARE - GOING - BACK - 2 - WW 2

WORLD WAR 2 - THE BOOGIE

DANCING - THE - BLUES - WE

ARE - BRINGING - BACK THAT

AND - BAND - MUSIC - HIRING

KIDS - TEENS - 2 - BRING YES

BACK - BLUES - BANDS TRUE

IN - FRANCE - BRINGING LOTS

OF - THAT - MUSIC - BACK - 4

I - LOVE - KOREAN - MUSIC

I - CAN'T - HEAR - ALL - THE

TIME - MISS - GLENN MILLER

BUT - I - WANT - 2 - SING YES

THEIR - MUSIC - PUT WORDS

GBC - FM - RADIO - DIGITAL

WE - CAN - SHOWCASE OUR

SINGING - VOICES - AND OUR

TALENTS - WITH - WRITING

SONGS - LYRICS - WORDS 4

BLUES - BANDS - LEGALLY 2

THUS - ON - THAT NOTE

AS - U - KNOW - 'BARBIE'

SHOWED - YESTERDAY - 21 JUL

LEGAL - PERMISSION

GBC - FILMS - PRESENTS

'KOREAN - BARBIE'

AS - U - KNOW - I - WANT

DISNEY - PIXAR - ANIMATION

'TURNING - RED'

MEILIN - 'MEI' - LEE

STARRING - IU - SOUTH KOREA

WELL - I - HAVE - IN - MIND FOR

MUSICAL - ROMANCE - DRAMA

ADVENTURE - COMEDY - TEENS

'KOREAN - BARBIE'

STARRING - SE KYUNG SHIN

AS - BLONDE - OF - COURSE

KEN - WAS - THINKING - YES

BLONDE - BUT - CHINESE

BOYS - 2 - OF - THEM YES

'MS - CUPID - IN - LOVE'

MY - COUSIN's - LEAD - GOD

THE - OTHER - CHINESE

FORGOT - HARD - NAME

2 - REMEMBER - THUS YES

GORGEOUSNESS - BUT ME

WANTS - BOTH - THEIR YES

GIRL - LEADS - IN THE FILM

GUAN XIAOTONG - & LUHAN

ALSO - BEYOND DRAMA

'CRAZY - RICH - ASIANS'

'KOREAN - BARBIE'

BARBIE - THIS - TIME - OF ALL

HER - PARENTS - BOUGHT HER

5 LOTTERY TICKETS

ONE - WON - BARBIE

$100 MILLION - TAX - PAID

WE'LL - DECIDE - WHERE

BARBIE - WANTS - 2 LIVE

AFTER - ALL - AND - I YES

CHOOSE - FRANCE - REGION

AND - PARIS - THUS WE HAVE

'KOREAN - BARBIE'

IN PARIS - BRITTANY FRANCE

BEAUTIFUL - LOFT

GORGEOUS - CHATEAU

STARS - SE KYUNG SHIN

ALSO - STARS

NCT - ITZY - AESPA

BARBIE - GROWING - UP

TIME - 2 B - SERIOUS - WITH

KEN - BUT - THIS - TIME FOR

ONE - OF - THEM - HER - YES

PERSONAL - ASSISTANT

WHICH - ONE - WILL - BARBIE

MARRY - 2 - USHER - IN - YES

'KOREAN - BARBIE 2'

WED - MALE - TWINS - OR

BOY - AND - GIRL - HAPPY

LIFE - HAPPY - MARRIAGE

LIFE - IN - FRANCE - ALSO

GBC - FILMS - PRESENTS

'KOREAN - BARBIE'

'KOREAN - BARBIE 2'

SHOULD - SHE - MARRY - KEN

HER - NEW PERSONAL ASSIST

IS - HOT - TAKING - CARTOON

BARBIE - HAS - VLOG - ALSO

IN - YOUTUBE - HER CHANEL

LEGAL - PERMISSION - LOVE

BARBIE - YOUTUBE - VLOGS

RECREATING - THAT - TRUE

SE KYUNG SHIN

SINGING - AS - BARBIE

INTRODUCING THIS SINGER

GBC - FILMS - PRESENTS

'KOREAN - BARBIE'

PLEASE - PRAY - I - WANT

2 - ENTER - KOREAN CHINESE

SHOWBUSINESS - GOREO AND

JOSEON - TV EPISODES FILMS

COUTURE - FASHION BUSINESS

PINK - LOVE - ROCKER - MALES

MY - DANCERS - ASIANS - ALSO

WANT - MY LIFE - 2 - BEGIN

SOON - PRAY - PRAY - PRAY

OUT LOUD - BECAUSE WHAT

GOD - SAYS - 4 - ALL - OF US

'MONEY - ANSWERS - ALL'

PRAY - OUR - LIFE - BEGINS

SOON - ALL - OF US - RICH

JESUS - IS - LORD - SWEET

[graemepark]

THIS IS GRAEME PARK: LONG LIVE HOUSE RADIO SHOW 30JUN23

In this week’s Long Live House Radio Show:

John Rocca

MuSol

Dave & Maurissa

Eddie Fowlkes

Gratts

A Man Called Adam

Louie Vega

Thelma Houston

Gladys Knight

Prospect Park

HiFi Sean feat. Celeda and more.

LONG LIVE HOUSE RADIO SHOW 30JUN23

Title (Mix), Artist

I Want It To Be Real (Late Nite Tuff Guy Edit), John Rocca

Stop It, Kry (IT)

Look At The Stars (Dave’s Starshine Club Mix), Dave & Maurissa

Believe, MuSol

Too Much, Galetta

Gettin' Love, Siggatunez

Complex, Eddie Fowlkes

Break Free, Lo-Key (US)

Polaroids (Glenn Davis Remix), Gratts

Thermon, Terrace

The Girl With A Hole In Her Heart (Demolition Dub), A Man Called Adam

I Hear Music In The Streets (Touch Mix), Louie Vega presents Unlimited Touch

I'm Here Again, Thelma Houston

Ooh I Love It (Love The Break) (Full Intention Mix), The Salsoul Orchestra

The Destroyer (Moodena Remix), Soul Central

Everybody Get Up, The Red Zone Project feat. Keith Anthony Fluitt

Searching (The Graeme Park "Parkside" Remix), Change feat. Luther Vandross

Bourgie Bourgie, Gladys Knight

'Til You Surrender (DJ Fudge Disco Mix), Prospect Park

Any Love, Rufus & Chaka Khan

The Music (ESP Bootleg), Hifi Sean feat. Celeda

Cosmic Witch, Louie Vega feat. Anané

[uneasylisteningradio]

Smells December 17, 2022

Songs about smells!

stream on mixcloud

Bay City Rollers - Saturday Night

The Inner Drive - Smell the Funk

DJ speaks over Lullatones - Secretly Loving the Smell of Suntan Oil

Flux of Pink Indians - Neu Smell / Tube Disaster / Poem Willard - Stinky Vice The Housemartins - I Smell Winter Hiatus - Purulent Stench of War The Byrds - Renaissance Fair

DJ speaks over Django Reinhardt - Parfum

The Slits - Typical Girls Biz Markie - The Dragon Seein' Red - Smell the Fear Wire - Lowdown The Fall - Noel's Chemical Effluence

DJ speaks over Glenn Branca - Bad Smells

Wreckless Eric - Personal Hygiene The Mamas & The Papas - Safe In My Garden Asbest - Stinking AA - Society Stinks Terveet Kädet - Tornion kevät The Jam - The Combine

DJ speaks over Peter Blanchette - Quelle est cette Odeur Agreeable?

X-Ray Spex - Germfree Adolescents La Perrera - Esta Vida Apesta Smelly Feet - A Festured Toe The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band - Smell of Incense Ignorantes - Olor A Cuero Rancio, Vino y Raja THE FLAMENCO A GO GO - Make Me Stinked Big Mama Thornton - I Smell a Rat

Françoise Hardy - Tiny Goddess Container - Livet Stinker Kakka-Hätä 77 - Kapitalismi Haisee Terri Summers & the Librettos - City's Hospital Patients Clap - Sweet Smell of Success Hans-A-Plast - Hau Ab, Zu Stinkst

Nervous SS - Putrid Stench Unknown - Windsong Perfume Commercial Maria Dimitriadi - Mirizi O Kosmos Giasemi Anti Cimex - Smell of Silence The Jefferson Handkerchief - I'm Allergic to Flowers Violent Children - The Smell

The Hidden Cameras - Smells Like Happiness

[arnaudletexier]

New podcast for @resilience_techno with tracklisting. Enjoy 😉 https://soundcloud.com/resilience-records/resilience-podcast-009-arnaud-le-texier 01 - UVB - Sentience - MORD 02 - Annē - Unfold - Oecus 03 - Jacobworld - Revision (Original Mix) - Emerald 04 - Phil Berg - Nympho (Original Mix) - Anaoh 05 - Altinbas & Cirkle - Bold - SK_eleven 06 - Alberto Tolo - Unprocessed (Andc Remix) - E-HRZN Records 07 - Vxlr - 1.10 (Blue Hour Remix) - export berlin 08 - The Chronics - Take a hit - Vitus‘ Curse 09 - Audio Units - Code Red (Original Mix) - Devotion Records 10 - Kuss - Outbreak - Skryptöm 11 - Stefano Memia - Love Disorder - Children Of Tomorrow 12 - Pfirter - Delta 3 - MindTrip 13 - Kike Pravda - Rotational - Mord 14 - Arnaud Le Texier - Polarisation - Soma Records 15 - Nørbak - Hereditário - MORD 16 - USAW - 5th Floor - Oecus 17 - Glenn Wilson & Mike Humphries - Shackled (Original Mix) - Punish 12 18 - Chris Liebing & Andre Walter - B2 (Stigmata 5) (Original Mix) - Stigmata 19 - Hurdslenk - Zones - Out of Place 20 - Alarico - Nightwalker (Original Mix) - Emerald 21 - Mathys Lenne - Love for 10.000 Years - Hayes 22 - Marco Bailey - Freaky Dancer (Original Mix) - Materia 23 - ALIØM Records - Addicted Original_Mix - ALIØM Records 24 - PRSPCTV aka XENTRIX - Soul speech (J.Blofeld remix) - Arkham Audio 25 - KMYLE - Architectural Source - Soma Records . . . . . . . . . #technolife #technoconnectingpeople #minimaltechno #technovibes #music #technosound #electronicmusic #electromusiclovers #electro #acidmusic #technotribe #techno #technomusic #djlife #dj #djs #musicaelectronica, #arnaudletexier #raveculture #technolover #technopeople #technoparty #technoparade #technofamily #technoculture #technomusic #darktechno #music #technotribe #podcast #mixtape https://www.instagram.com/p/ClUBD3HsqgS/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[cognitosclowns]

can i get some interactions within the gang please,,? i'm starving for content and ur ramvles r my everything <3

ABSOLUTELY YOU CAN <3

all sfw!! just some cute shit between <3 <3 the gang

tw : driving, cars - brief mentions of car crashes.

OKAY SO SMTH THATS BEEN POSITIVELY ROCKING MY BRAIN THIS WEEK HAS BEEN THE IDEA OF,, 

TEAM ROADTRIP??

FOR A MISSION?? FOR NO SPECIFIC REASON?? GOD I JUST WANT THESE CLOWNS TRAPPED IN A CAR FOR A WEEK, ON THE VERGE OF KILLING EACH OTHER <3 I HAVE NO EXCUSE I JUST THINK THIS WOULD BE SO CUTE

IM BREAKING THIS DOWN INTO SECTIONS BC IM FERAL.

-

VROOM VROOM

Good drivers!

Glenn! Responsible father! Good driver!!

Reagan!! got her license as young as she could. She was already driving herself a lot of places before she was licensed, bc her parents weren’t reliable enough to bring her places.

Fine drivers

Surprisingly?? Myc is like?? a decent driver?? sure he gets distracted sometimes and will run a few red lights but there are no fatalities so,, that honestly better than some ppl.

Gigi hates driving. so much. it’s so mind numbing. She can drive fine, she just hates it sdms.

Don’t let them behind the wheel please god

Brett : SUCH AN ANXIOUS DRIVER. he looks 3: the entire time. merging onto traffic involves a lot of nervous grimacing smdns. He would much rather be the DJ than be in front of the wheel. If he wasn’t so nervous he’d be very good!!

Andre : he,, is never sober. Just,,, no. smndsd he is not even considered (which he prefers, 

‘Drive? What a ridiculous question - I’m the most advanced being ever created, and you’re asking me if I can drive?” (Robotus gets distracted and rear-ends someone. Sulks for the rest of the day.)

-

They agree on the ‘driver picks the music’ rule, because otherwise the entire roadtrip would be arguing about what music to put on. Unsurprisingly, they end up with certain.. Pair Ups?

Brett always takes shotgun when Glenn drives, bc they both Unironically Love Country Music. Everyone else is in pain.

Myc and Robotus at the front = Two Wine Aunts Gossiping. Myc gets dibs on the music and they both just,, complain. Make snarky comments about other drivers.

Surprisingly calm considering,, usually Myc torments Robotus when they’re in Cognito? Who knows maybe the Fresh Air gives Myc A Single Fuck To Give About Getting Along With Others. Or its because Robotus isn’t in his tube, and can now smack Myc if he pisses him off. the world will never know.

Myc and Andre is,, not allowed bc Andre is gonna give Myc a stupid idea and depending on his mood Myc just go ‘hell yea’ and swerve the car-

Andre and Gigi is,, A Gaggle Of Teens On Their Way Back From A Concert. That is to say, shout-screaming songs until everyone else in the car is either joining in, or deaf. Amazing pair for the afternoon to get everyone’s energy up.

Reagan + Brett = naptime. Usually they take the night-shift for driving bc,, Reagan is nocturnal and Brett never runs outta energy. Even if it isn’t, the ambience in the car gets so peaceful that everything just,, melts away. Reagan is quietly nodding her head to the music, Brett is staring out the window, maybe doing little dance moves during The Good Parts of The Songs. Overall, just very sweet. (if its during the day, its practically the same except Reagan Cusses Out Stupid Drivers At Random Intervals MSNDDS)

OK SOME MISC STUFF 

Brett already knows everyone’s favorite snacks, so when they stop for gas he’s in charge of grabbing food!!

Myc and Robotus are,, not allowed to leave the car for obvious reasons. :( they don’t wanna need to mindwipe a bunch of people just bc Myc wanted to flirt with the gas station attendant. Anyone else who decided to stay in the car will receive their Commentary on all the passersby.

Robotus pretends to be miserable but he’s gonna be the first one to go ‘!!!!’ when they drive past Historical Monuments smdns. he secretly appreciates them bringing him,, being allowed out of Cognito is a nice reward.

Brett says ‘dog’ when they pass a dog. Eventually everyone is doing it <3 Myc purposefully yells out the wrong animal.

Reagan absolutely tampers with the car to make it need less fuel.

SORRY THIS WAS SUPER LONG,, I JUST LOVE THIS TROPE SO MUCH <3 SMNDSMD

[tllgrrl]

“Bucky Barnes aka “The White Wolf”, at The Met Gala sporting an outfit from the Maison VALENTINO Pink PP Collection for Fall 2022. Sam Wilson, aka Captain America, was seen in a black Gucci tux, and later in a Tom Ford tux. Both suits had a subtle nod to his uniform: a pair of wings hand embroidered on the back of the black jackets, in black silk thread. Other celebrity sightings included…”

Ayo turns and looks at Shuri. “This Met Gala outfit. Ingcuka Emhlope is dressed like he’s going to an NBA Playoff game, sitting court-side between E-40 and DJ Khaled.”

“It’s Piccioli for Valentino Fall 2022,” Okoye says, looking at the large monitor, scanning the crowd in the background. “I saw the show online. One of our War Dogs walked the runway. He placed a couple of cameras in the room. For…Security purposes, of course.”

“Of course, General.” Shuri giggles, “Let me know when you plan to go to New York. I want that jacket for when I’m visiting San Francisco and Oakland. It’s always cold there. Especially in the summer.

Anyway, Bucky mentioned the Gala, so I sent him some fashion links.” She smiles broadly, “I didn’t think he was looking for Looks! Quite impressive ‘fit, though.

Wait…no way!! Look!!!”

She pulls up a picture of Bucky, on the Red Carpet, next to actress Glenn Close, who was also wearing hot pink Valentino.

Shuri picks up her chirping cellphone and starts laughing.

“He sent me a text: I don’t know who this woman is, but she wanted me to be her escort tonight…to get close to Sam!”

Ayo shakes her head and tries not to smile at the notion of the White Wolf as Sam Wilson’s wingman. “I hope the Queen doesn’t see th—“

They all hear her before they see her:

“SHURI!?? Why is Mahlubandile dressed like a rapper at the Met Gala. Is this your doing?”

[Ayo, snapping to attention and whispering to herself] “Bast asikhusele…”

********After The Gala********

{“Hey, Mthandi!”}

“Hi, Kitten. I haven’t been this exhausted since…I can’t remember. I have someone here eager to talk to you—“

“Sarah Wilson? Glenn Close here!

First, please tell me you’re saying Yes when this adorable man Pops The Question. Oh, my! He’s actually blushing! Haven’t seen a man do that in years! As for me, I’ve got my eye on Captain America over there. Bucky tells me he’s your brother? We’ll talk, you and I.

Anyway! Bucky and I met at the Gala tonight. We were both wearing Valentino!! He showed me photos of you and your adorable sons. You should have been here! Both of you in Valentino would have been stunning! Hopefully you two can attend together next year.”

Sarah’s head almost feels like it’s spinning. The woman on the phone is talking so fast she can’t get a word in. Did she say Glenn Close??

“I wanted to say, next time I’m in New Orleans, I’d like to charter your boat for an afternoon on the water, and reserve your restaurant for dinner in the evening. Just a few friends. Dear Bucky gave me your card. You’ll be hearing from my assistant. I’ll give him back to you now! I’m looking forward to meeting you! Bye!

Okay, I’ve got to run. My people are over there waiting. It was so nice to meet you both! I’ll be in touch! Thank you dear. Oh, my! That arm is quite solid. Good night!!”

“Good night, ma’am! Kitten? You still there? I’m on my way back to my room.”

{“James, what just happened? Glenn Close wants to charter the boat and book the restaurant—? First, back up. Why on Earth are you dressed like it’s NBA All-Star Weekend? Baby…you look like Drake.”}

“Drake? I don’t know who that is…but you should see what Sam wanted me to wear. I swear, I would’ve looked like one of the chorus girls in Steve’s Captain America USO show. All…sparkly. Covered with some kind of crystals? Showoffski Crystals? I don’t know. Baby, it was a lot. Hold on…”

While waiting, Sarah scrolls through photos and articles about the Gala on her laptop, and hears the post-Gala conversation taking place on the phone:

(“Ayyyyyy, man! Aren’t you Captain America’s partner?”)

“Hi! Yeah, not partners. We’re co-work—“

(“You’re Bucky! Saw you in the Smithsonian. Never thought I’d actually meet you! Yeah! Look at you! That ‘fit is hella-tight, man!”)

“Yeah, that’s me. Actually it’s quite loose. Very comfortable despite the color...”

(Nah, I mean you look good, man! That’s that Valentino ‘fit, right? My Girl and I were lookin’ at pictures from Fashion Week and NBA All-Star Weekend. That’s the color, though!!”)

“Yes it is. Thanks! Hey, I’m sorry, I have to head up to my room. The dressers are waiting to get these clothes back, and the Team has a de-brief…”

(“Nah, man it’s cool, you’re off the clock. Me, too. It’s time to kick back. Just wanted to say you lookin’ good up in here, and Thank you for your Service, man. My gramps served in WW2. Pacific Theater.”)

“Thank you and your grandfather. You have a good night!

Baby…that’s been happening all night. I cannot wait to get home. I thought being on Team Cap was intense on a mission. This…Gala appearance…thing?”

{“Um…Mthandi?”}

“What…what is it. You have a tone…”

{“At ease, Sargent. Just wanted you to know that you…and that outfit…and Glenn Close? All over the internet.”}

“Great.”

{“There’s more…”}

“Of course there is. Do I want to know in this elevator…or in the hotel room after everyone is gone. Kitten? Sarah? Why are you laughing?”

{“The two of you actually look cute together! All color coordinated! And she’s giving you serious Heart Eyes! Uh-oh. James…according to reports, there’s already speculation that you…”}

“That I, what?”

{“…you and Ms. Close…”}

“What…”

{“…are seeing each other!”}

‘WHAT?!?”

{“And that’s why you were both wearing the same designer and color!!

James, am I gonna have to fight Glenn Close in the middle of Time Square over you?”}

“Intanda!”

{“I mean, she is closer to your age than I am.”}

“Stop that!”

{[mock sniffling] “I understand if you two have more in common…” [dramatic mock sobs]}

“Aw, baby! You know you’re the only one for me!! I don’t want some fancy actress. I want you. My fancy Boat Captain. I want you. Right now, desperately.”

{“Desperately? Mthandi…”}

“Yes, desperately. As in, as soon as I get out of this outfit, I’m heading back to Avengers Tower, going straight to fleet, getting on a QuinJet, and having Vision bring me home.”

{“You don’t have to do that—“}

“Yes, I do. I’ll be home in a few. Don’t wait up. Just be there.”

{“I will.”}

‘Ndiyakuthanda, Intanda.”

{“I love you, too. Oh! Mthandi?”}

“Yes?”

{“Are they letting you keep that jacket?”}

**********

For @btwxsixesandsevens who keeps me writing.

Thanks for the challenge!

(Fashion Forward White Wolf is now posted on AO3.)

***********

[nullio]

Damn 5 whole followers 🥵🥵

Jkjk- it's time for more ranting abt Inside Job cause nooone else in my life watches it so I'm stuck with my myself and I 😔😔

The Gang(tm) throwing Brett a surprise party ,,,

IMAGINE IT THO

Brett for sure had some sucky birthdays, actuall ass of a time birthdays

So imagine it's Brett's birthday, idk if the crew would be the type to pull the "let's ignore Brett and pretend we don't care it's his birthday then surprise him" cause that would prob give him another complex

So instead they genuinely have no clue it's his birthday, and he doesn't bring it up cause he's just so used to dissapointment at this time in his life

Mayb Regan reads it in a file, maybe Myc reads his mind on accident or heck maybe he does let it slip that it's his birthday but he really downplays it "it's fine! Just another day in the year, yknow?"

But NO. That's un acceptable. Reagan IMMEDIATELY pulls the team (minus Brett) into a strategy meeting. She's had one too many sad/failed birthdays to let her friend willingly go party-less this year

I wanna say Gigi is on decorations, you KNOW she has an eye for that shit but I'd give that role to Andre (or maybe they collab)

He's the party animal, he knows what partying looks like and can adapt any room (think Tom Haverford) he's on lights and uhhh

It is at this point that I must admit to my audience that I don't go to parties. Ever. Anyway <3

•Andre (and maybe Gigi) on setup. •Gigi makes a plan to keep Brett distracted throughout the day. •Myc needs to decipher was Brett wants for his birthday. Either by digging through his thoughts or just by asking straight out and almost blowing their cover lmaoo. •Glenn is doing heavy lifting, physically heavy lifting. Putting up speakers, moving shit off desks, moving tables (btw they're either parting in the main office or in Reagans lab maybe) also fuk u, Glenn is the DJ, he has good music taste •Reagan is simply the head of operation (and the wallet of the operation) she just want to see her friend be happy. Gigi=shopping. Cake, drinks, she pulls a caterer out of her ass- she's doing this correctly or not at all

Hijinks absolutely ensue, nothing goes to plan. Someone drops the cake, Myc can't get a read on what Brett wants and is complaining about having to spend so much time with him (bonus points if the only thing he wanted was to spend time with his work family) Gigi and Andre can't decide on a theme. The caterer dies, shit is hitting fan

I'm too dumb and tired to come up with a good resolution but they cobble together a party, Reagan catches Brett right before he's supposed to leave and is like

"I'm so sorry, can you stay and help me with an assignment? It's an emergency"

And Brett being Brett agrees to help and he 🥺 he gets led into the office/lab and everyone there says surprise and Andre launches off one of those massive annoying confetti canons. Ppl are dressed up

Brett 100% stands in shock and just starts crying but dw they are the happiest of happy tears

Everyone hugs b/c I SAID SO and they party >:)

Here's miscellaneous stuff

They ended up getting him like 4 boxes of Legos, idk much abt men or adults but they seem to like Legos

The cake was dropped at some point so the frosting is smeared and omg. The cake decorator spelled his name wrong- that's my favoutie cliche gag every single show has ever done, spelling someone's name slightly wrong on a banner or whatever

"It says Happy Birthday Brent?? 👁👁??"

The punch bowl is not safe from Andre and the Gang knew that so the one sitting at the snack bar is a decoy (its water with red food colouring)

I think Brett is a Georgia boy so mayb they got a pitcher of genuine sweet tea (I think sweet tea is a thing in Georgia idk)

They have a makeshift dance floor and there are 💗multiple injuries💗

I'm sleepy, please take surprise party into consideration- gimme ur party headcannons >:( do it now

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BLACK LIVES MATTER

A list with black artists who have a song in the Unknown Songs That Should Be Known-playlist (Can be a black artist in a band or just solo-artist) (no specific genre)

Bull’s Eye - Blacknuss, Prince Prime - Funk Aftershow - Joe Fox - Alternative Hip-hop Strangers in the Night - Ben L’Oncle Soul - Soul Explore - Mack Wilds - R&B Something To Do - IGBO - Funk

Down With The Trumpets - Rizzle Kicks - Pop Dans ta ville - Dub Inc. - Reggae Dance or Die - Brooklyn Funk Essentials - Funk FACELESS - The PLAYlist, Glenn Lewis - R&B Tell Me Father - Jeangu Macrooy - Soul

Southern Boy - John The Conquerer - Blues Hard Rock Savannah Grass - Kes - Dancehall Dr. Funk - The Main Squeeze - Funk Seems I’m Never Tired of Loving You - Lizz Wright - Jazz Out of My Hands - TheColorGrey, Oddisee - Hip-Hop/Pop

Raised Up in Arkansas - Michael Burks - Blues Black Times - Sean Kuti, Egypt 80, Carlos Santana - Afrobeat Cornerstone - Benjamin Clementine - Indie Shine On - R.I.O., Madcon - Electronic Pop Bass On The Line - Bernie Worrell - Funk

When We Love - Jhené Aiko - R&B Need Your Love - Curtis Harding - Soul Too Dry to Cry - Willis Earl Beal - Folk Your House - Steel Pulse - Reggae Power - Moon Boots, Black Gatsby - Deep House

Vinyl Is My Bible - Brother Strut - Funk Diamond - Izzy Biu - R&B Elusive - blackwave., David Ngyah - Hip-hop Don’t Ever Let Nobody Drag Your Spirit Down - Heritage Blues Orchestra - Blues Sastanàqqàm - Tinariwen - Psychedelic Rock

Disco To Go - Brides of Funkenstein - Funk/Soul Circles - Durand Jones & The Indications - Retro Pop Cheesin’ - Cautious Clay, Remi Wolf, sophie meiers - R&B Changes - Charles Bradley - Soul The Sweetest Sin - RAEVE - House

Gyae Su - Pat Thomas, Kwashibu Area Band - Funk What Am I to Do - Ezra Collective, Loyle Carner - Hip-hop Get Your Groove On - Cedric Burnside - Blues Old Enough To Know Better - Steffen Morrisson - Soul Wassiye - Habib Koité - Khassonke musique

Dance Floor - Zapp - Funk Wake Up - Brass Against, Sophia Urista - Brass Hard-Rock BIG LOVE - Black Eyed Peas - Pop The Greatest - Raleigh Ritchie - R&B DYSFUNCTIONAL - KAYTRANADA, VanJess - Soul

See You Leave - RJD2, STS, Khari Mateen - Hip-hop Sing A Simple Song - Maceo Parker - Jazz/Funk Have Mercy - Eryn Allen Kane - Soul Homenage - Brownout - Latin Funk Can’t Sleep - Gary Clark Jr. - Blues Rock

Toast - Koffee - Dancehall Freedom - Ester Dean - R&B Iskaba - Wande Coal, DJ Tunez - Afropop High Road - Anthony Riley - Alternative Christian Sunny Days - Sabrina Starke - Soul

The Talking Fish - Ibibio Sound Machine - Funk Paralyzed - KWAYE - Indie Purple Heart Blvd - Sebastian Kole - Pop WORSHIP - The Knocks, MNEK - Deep House BMO - Ari Lennox - R&B

Promises - Myles Sanko - Soul .img - Brother Theodore - Funk Singing the Blues - Ruthie Foster, Meshell Ndegeocello - Blues Nobody Like You - Amartey, SBMG, The Livingtons - Hip-hop Starship - Afriquoi, Shabaka Hutchings, Moussa Dembele - Deep House

Lay My Troubles Down - Aaron Taylor - Funk  Bloodstream - Tokio Myers - Classic Sticky - Ravyn Lenae - R&B Why I Try - Jalen N’Gonda - Soul Motivation - Benjamin Booker - Folk

quand c’est - Stromae - Pop Let Me Down (Shy FX Remix) - Jorja Smith, Stormzy, SHY FX - Reggae Funny - Gerald Levert - R&B Salt in my Wounds - Shemekia Copeland - Blues Our Love - Samm Henshaw - Soul

Make You Feel That Way - Blackalicious - Jazz Hip-hop Knock Me Out - Vintage Trouble - Funk Take the Time - Ronald Bruner, Jr., Thundercat - Alternative Thru The Night - Phonte, Eric Roberson - R&B Keep Marchin’ - Raphael Saadiq - Soul

Shake Me In Your Arms - Taj Mahal, Keb’ Mo’ - Blues Meet Me In The Middle - Jodie Abascus - Pop Raise Hell - Sir the Baptist, ChurchPpl - Gospel Pop Mogoya - Oumou Sangaré - Wassoulou Where’s Yesterday - Slakah The Beatchild - Hip-hop

Lose My Cool - Amber Mark - R&B New Funk - Big Sam’s Funky Nation - Funk I Got Love - Nate Dogg - Hip-hop Nothing’s Real But Love - Rebecca Ferguson - Soul Crazy Race - The RH Factor - Jazz

Spies Are Watching Me - Voilaaa, Sir Jean - Funk The Leaders - Boka de Banjul - Afrobeat Fast Lane - Rationale - House Conundrum - Hak Baker - Folk Don’t Make It Harder On Me - Chloe x Halle - R&B

Plastic Hamburgers - Fantastic Negrito - Hardrock Beyond - Leon Bridges - Pop God Knows - Dornik - Soul Soleil de volt - Baloji - Afrofunk Do You Remember - Darryl Williams, Michael Lington - Jazz Get Back - McClenney - Alternative Three Words - Aaron Marcellus - Soul

Spotify playlist 

In memory of:

Aaron Bailey Adam Addie Mae Collins Ahmaud Arbery Aiyana Stanley Jones Akai Gurley Alberta Odell Jones Alexia Christian Alfonso Ferguson Alteria Woods Alton Sterling Amadou Diallo Amos Miller Anarcha Westcott Anton de Kom Anthony Hill Antonio Martin Antronie Scott Antwon Rose Jr. Arthur St. Clair Atatiana Jefferson Aubrey Pollard Aura Rosser Bennie Simons Berry Washington Bert Dennis Bettie Jones Betsey Billy Ray Davis Bobby Russ Botham Jean Brandon Jones Breffu Brendon Glenn Breonna Taylor Bud Johnson Bussa

Calin Roquemore Calvin McDowell Calvin Mike and his family Carl Cooper Carlos Carson Carlotta Lucumi Carol Denise McNair Carol Jenkins Carole Robertson Charles Curry Charles Ferguson Charles Lewis Charles Wright Charly Leundeu Keunang Chime Riley Christian Taylor Christopher Sheels Claude Neal Clementa Pickney Clifford Glover Clifton Walker Clinton Briggs Clinton R. Allen Cordella Stevenson Corey Carter Corey Jones Cynthia Marie Graham Hurd Cynthia Wesley

Daniel L. Simmons Danny Bryant Darius Randell Robinson Darius Tarver Darrien Hunt Darrius Stewart David Felix David Joseph David McAtee David Walker and his family Deandre Brunston Deborah Danner Delano Herman Middleton Demarcus Semer Demetrius DuBose Depayne Middleton-Doctor Dion Johnson Dominique Clayton Dontre Hamilton Dred Scott

Edmund Scott Ejaz Choudry Elbert Williams Eleanor Bumpurs Elias Clayton Elijah McClain Eliza Woods Elizabeth Lawrence Elliot Brooks Ellis Hudson Elmer Jackson Elmore Bolling Emantic Fitzgerald Bradford Jr. Emmett Till Eric Garner Eric Harris Eric Reason Ernest Lacy Ernest Thomas Ervin Jones Eugene Rice Eugene Williams Ethel Lee Lance Ezell Ford

Felix Kumi Frank Livingston Frank Morris Frank Smart Frazier B. Baker Fred Hampton Fred Rochelle Fred Temple Freddie Carlos Gray Jr.

George Floyd George Grant George Junius Stinney Jr. George Meadows George Waddell George Washington Lee Gregory Gunn

Harriette Vyda Simms Moore Harry Tyson Moore Hazel “Hayes” Turner Henry Ezekial Smith Henry Lowery Henry Ruffin Henry Scott Hosea W. Allen

India Kager Isaac McGhie Isadore Banks Italia Marie Kelly

Jack Turner Jamar Clark Jamel Floyd James Byrd Jr. James Craig Anderson James Earl Chaney James Powell James Ramseur James Tolliver James T. Scott Janet Wilson Jason Harrison Javier Ambler J.C. Farmer Jemel Roberson Jerame Reid Jesse Thornton Jessie Jefferson Jim Eastman Joe Nathan Roberts John Cecil Jones John Crawford III John J. Gilbert John Ruffin John Taylor Johnny Robinson Jonathan Ferrell Jonathan Sanders Jordan Edwards Joseph Mann Julia Baker Julius Jones July Perry Junior Prosper

Kalief Browder Karvas Gamble Jr. Keith Childress, Jr. Kelly Gist Kelso Benjamin Cochrane Kendrick Johnson Kenneth Chamberlain Sr. Kenny Long Kevin Hicks Kevin Matthews Kiwane Albert Carrington

Lacy Mitchell Lamar Smith Laquan McDonald Laura Nelson Laura Wood L.B. Reed L.D. Nelson Lemuel Penn Lemuel Walters Leonard Deadwyler Leroy Foley Levi Harrington Lila Bella Carter Lloyd Clay Louis Allen Lucy

M.A. Santa Cruz Maceo Snipes Malcom X Malice Green Malissa Williams Manuel Ellis Marcus Deon Smith Marcus Foster Marielle Franco Mark Clark Maria Martin Lee Anderson Martin Luther King Jr. Matthew Avery Mary Dennis Mary Turner Matthew Ajibade May Noyes Mckenzie Adams Medgar Wiley Evers Michael Brown Michael Donald Michael Griffith Michael Lee Marshall Michael Lorenzo Dean Michael Noel Michael Sabbie Michael Stewart Michelle Cusseaux Miles Hall Moses Green Mya Hall Myra Thompson

Nathaniel Harris Pickett Jr. Natasha McKenna Nicey Brown Nicholas Heyward Jr.

O’Day Short family Orion Anderson Oscar Grant III Otis Newsom

Pamela Turner Paterson Brown Jr. Patrick Dorismond Philando Castile Phillip Pannell Phillip White Phinizee Summerour

Quaco

Ramarley Graham Randy Nelson Raymond Couser Raymond Gunn Regis Korchinski-Paquet Rekia Boyd Renisha McBride Riah Milton Robert Hicks Robert Mallard Robert Truett Rodney King Roe Nathan Roberts Roger Malcolm and his wife Roger Owensby Jr. Ronell Foster Roy Cyril Brooks Rumain Brisbon Ryan Matthew Smith

Sam Carter Sam McFadden Samuel DuBose Samuel Ephesians Hammond Jr. Samuel Hammond Jr. Samuel Leamon Younge Jr. Sandra Bland Sean Bell Shali Tilson Sharonda Coleman-Singleton Shukri Abdi Simon Schuman Slab Pitts Stella Young Stephon Clark Susie Jackson

T.A. Allen Tamir Rice Tamla Horsford Tanisha Anderson Timothy Caughman Timothy Hood Timothy Russell Timothy Stansbury Jr. Timothy Thomas Terrence Crutcher Terrill Thomas Tom Jones Tom Moss Tony McDade Tony Terrell Robinson Jr. Trayvon Martin Troy Hodge Troy Robinson Tula Tyler Gerth Tyre King Tywanza Sanders

Victor Duffy Jr. Victor White III

Walter Lamar Scott Wayne Arnold Jones Wesley Thomas Wilbert Cohen Wilbur Bundley Will Brown Will Head Will Stanley Will Stewart Will Thompson Willie James Howard Willie Johnson Willie McCoy Willie Palmer Willie Turks William Brooks William Butler William Daniels William Fambro William Green William L. Chapman II William Miller William Pittman Wyatt Outlaw

Yusef Kirriem Hawkins

The victims of LaLaurie (1830s) The black victims of the Opelousas massacre (1868) The black victims of the Thibodaux massacre (1887) The black victims of the Wilmington insurrection (1898) The black victims of the Johnson-Jeffries riots (1910) The black victims of the Red summer (1919) The black victims of the Elaine massacre (1919) The black victims of the Ocoee massacre (1920) The victims of the MOVE bombing (1985)

All the people who died during the Atlantic slave trade, be it due to abuse or disease.

All the unnamed victims of mass-incarceration, who were put into jail without the committing of a crime and died while in jail or died after due to mental illness. 

All the unnamed victims of racial violence and discrimination. 

...

My apologies for all the people missing on this list. Feel free to add more names and stories. 

Listen, learn and read about discrimination, racism and black history: (feel free to add more)  Documentaries: 13th (Netflix) The Innocence Files (Netflix) Who Killed Malcolm X? (Netflix) Time: The Kalief Browder Story (Netflix) I Am Not Your Negro

YouTube videos: We Cannot Stay Silent about George Floyd Waarom ook Nederlanders de straat op gaan tegen racisme (Dutch) Wit is ook een kleur (Dutch) (documentaire)

Books: Biased by Jennifer Eberhardt Don’t Touch My Hair by Emma Dabiri Freedom Is A Constant Struggle by Angela Davis How To Be An Anti-Racist by Ibram X. Kendi I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou Me and White Supremacy by Layla Saad So You Want To Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo They Can’t Kill Us All by Wesley Lowery White Fragility by Robin Deangelo Why I’m No Longer Talking To White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge Woman, Race and Class by Angela Davis

Websites: https://lynchinginamerica.eji.org/report/ https://museumandmemorial.eji.org/ https://archive.org/details/thirtyyearsoflyn00nati/page/n11/mode/2up https://lab.nos.nl/projects/slavernij/index-english.html https://blacklivesmatter.com/ https://www.zinnedproject.org/

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L’Rain DJ Set Review: Vans Channel 66, 2/16

BY JORDAN MAINZER

It’s a unique opportunity to hear an artist like L’Rain’s Taja Cheek talk about her work and do a DJ set. The Brooklyn multi-instrumentalist, composer, and singer-songwriter makes music that goes beyond eclecticism; it seamlessly combines bits and pieces from different genres into a singular vision that belies pastiche. L’Rain’s sophomore album Fatigue, released last year via Mexican Summer to much deserved critical acclaim, dove in and out of R&B, dance music, jazz, and wiry punk. Yesterday on Vans Channel 66, Cheek joined Pitchfork’s Listening Room series and host Elia Einhorn to both talk about her work and spin some tunes. In explaining how she builds her songs, she revealed that they start with a melody or a chord progression, usually written on keyboard, and blossom from there. A self-described “hoarder of sound,” Cheek shared that she layers various recordings, samples of the world around her, to ultimately piece together her songs. Sometimes, it’ll take an hour to finish one; other times, it’ll take a decade. For Cheek, sounds are the strongest trigger of memory, and in a way, her pieces are just as much conversations with herself as with her listeners.

When an artist like Cheek selects what to play, I’m left wondering whether her choices are music that’s influenced her, music she simply likes, or perhaps both. Nevertheless, the ambiguity simply adds to L’Rain’s awe-inducing wondrousness. Though Cheek doesn’t necessarily explicitly call upon forebears in her music, it makes sense that she’d find creative kinship in artists that do. Her selection of The Durutti Column’s Otis Redding and Tracy Chapman-sampling “Otis”, a classic of guitar-based dance music of the late 80′s, was thusly fitting. Elsewhere, she chose the warm and welcoming tones of Beverly Glenn-Copeland’s “Ever New”, the breezy hip hop electronica of Shygirl’s “Cleo”, and the Coby Fey-featuring “So I Can See You” from Tone, a south London singer-songwriter whose relationship to genre is as elusive as L’Rain’s. 

To me, the track that got me most excited was Eartheater’s arpeggio synth banger “Supersoaker”. In the first fourth of the show, Pitchfork features editor Ryan Dombal and staff writer Alphonse Pierre shared new songs they’d been digging, and one of Pierre’s cuts was Yung Kayo’s “iPic” from his new album DFTK, an album on which none other than Eartheater guests. The connection was probably coincidence, but it got me hoping not just for L’Rain to feature on a rap album but for the general further widening of her expanse. Though Cheek is firmly a leader of a broad Brooklyn experimental music scene that contains the likes of Grammy Award nominee Arooj Aftab (Cheek’s neighbor), her potential reach seems limitless.