#Maui Concerts

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For your ask game: 8, 18, 33 and 46 please :)

8. How many water bottles are in your room right now

I came out to have a good time, and honestly I am feeling so attacked right now. Nah, but for real-real, maaaaybe two. I mostly use a big tumbler with a lid and straw. I do bring body armor drinks to work and refill the bottles with water throughout the day when I finish them. There's probably a couple kicking around the floor from taking a midnight train home and passing out.

18. What hair products do you use?

I use a brand called Maui something or other for shampoo and conditioner, a coconut milk detangler, and got2b glued hairspray when I tease it for deathrock looks at the goth club/concerts. (Or style wigs, of course.) My hairbrush may or may not be a wig brush right now. Eventually I will acquire a normal paddle brush.

Eventually.

33. The last adventure you’ve been on?

The other night after work! I pulled a 16 hour day with 4 hours of commuting to the first site, the second site, and then home on no sleep (whoopth). After work, a friend and I skipped over to Chinatown with no plan to find food. We wandered at least an hour and a half to find the right spot after grabbing boba and chatting our heads off.

46. favorite holiday film?

THE YEAR WITHOUT A SANTA.

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People I Wanna Know Better

tagged by @beanarie, thank you!

Last song?

David Coffin's recording of "Rolling Down to Old Maui", one of my favorite sea shanties, and my favorite shanty-singer. I really like the venue space he recorded this one in, with the sea visible in the picture window behind him. This song is an out-take from a 90-minute concert he did to an empty hall during the pandemic, and I enjoy the intimacy of it.

Favorite color?

Forest green.

Currently watching?

We're between seasons on Orphan Black, MASH, and White Collar (in each case waiting for the next DVD set from the library), and are halfway through the latest season of What We Do in the Shadows.

Last movie?

Random Harvest, a 1950s black and white love story about an amnesiac WWI vet, which we very much enjoyed.

Currently we're in the middle of Barry Lyndon, which we're watching over three nights, because I don't know how the fuck people find the time to watch a three hour movie all in one sitting. I'm enjoying it because it overlaps, time-period-wise, with some of my fandoms, but I have the impression Grrlpup is a little bored by it.

Sweet/spicy/savory?

Spicy and savory, I suppose; sweet seldom does much for me.

Relationship status?

Married, thirty years last month. Best decision that the little baby dyke that I was ever made. :-)

Current obsessions?

*laughs* As if we're not an tumblr, land of Show Me Your Obsessions!

Last thing you googled?

Lyrics for various songs in the Boat Song Tournament.

tagging @sanspatronymic, @educatedinyellow, @verecunda, @archaeos

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Just a correction, Harry was likely caught checking Olivia’s fan page for a very specific reason. In the specific story he looked at, Olivia was hanging out with Harry’s manager’s mom, Shelli Azoff. And then she followed Shelli on ig that same day.

Olivia has been openly obsessed with Harry since the breakup and I think she’s been acting out behind the scenes (I’ll explain why in a sec), so Harry was worried, since he was getting with Taylor. It’s actually nuts once you look at it.

1. Olivia’s publicist went to People Magazine to say that Olivia was crushed by the breakup like a week after it happened. That was pretty fucking weird. Why would she do that? We know People doesn’t publish fanfic so that came straight from her publicist

2. She went to Maui with her BFF right after the breakup, and months later, when there was a whole hurricane issue in Maui, she was posting about gathering relief for it and literally captioned the pics with “Maui picked me up from the floor when I was shattered in pieces.” Like, she really didn’t need to do that!!

3. In February there was ANOTHER People article stating how Harry and Olivia were still close friends and detailing how many projects Olivia had to direct (where are they?) so it clearly came from her camp as well

4. At this point Harry was being openly flirty on stage and it was heavily rumored that he was hooking up with IG models that his friend Brad met on Raya lmao. His personal head of security, Paddy, was even seen approaching two girls in Australia. He seemed more than fine.

5. Harry had his keyboard player Nyoh open for him in New Zealand because that’s her home country. Nyoh had followed Olivia on IG in 2021, Olivia followed her back the day it was announced she’d open for him, making it clear that Olivia was following news about Harry, because she couldn’t have found out simply from her TL.

6. In March, when Harry made out with Emrata, Olivia unfollowed Emily, and Olivia’s friend (@icouldbeblonder) posted “You can’t have Ratajkowski without Rat” in her stories. There were pictures of Olivia and this woman hanging out a few days later too, so absolutely no excuses. Btw, as someone who was a huge fan of Olivia’s until this whole thing, she and Emily were NOT friends. They had hung out publicly exactly two times, one was when Emily went to Harry’s concert in July 2022 (and she went to his concert in Paris the day before she walked for Balenciaga, she probably was just in the area and was invited, Lenny Kravitz and Keith Urban were also at that show, also hanging out with Olivia). Olivia followed Emily on instagram after this show, not before. The second time they were seen hanging out was just sitting in a group at the Vanity Fair’s Oscar party. They never interacted publicly other than Emily saying Olivia didn’t deserve the hate she got. Like, legitimately, she was mad a hot girl was banging her ex, because she had no leg to stand on. Olivia is super open about her friends so the fact that she never mentioned Emrata makes it pretty obvious they weren’t even acquaintances.

7. This is why I think something happened behind the scenes. Someone went to Page Six to say that Emily was “begging for forgiveness” about making out with Harry, which made Emily look super bad. Then immediately after, there was a source in People Magazine saying that Emily and Harry weren’t serious but they were hanging out and spending time together. It was from Emily’s perspective and it said that she liked him but wasn’t looking for anything serious. This, to me, was Emily being like “fuck you bitch I don’t want forgiveness.” But Page Six didn’t get that out of nowhere, and Olivia and her publicist have used Page Six a bunch in the past. Also, the third party involved (Harry) didn’t look too well in that scenario either, so there was only one party involved that would want that narrative out there. I can’t imagine that if she and her friends were nasty publicly, they just did that privately. I’m sure he got a bunch of angry messages and stuff. I don’t think he and Olivia were talking at this point. He wasn’t even trying to hide to be hooking up with hot girls on tour (as he shouldn’t he was 29 and newly single after two years!!)

Also, the whole “they’re friends it’s a break not a breakup” to ME was nothing more than PR on Olivia’s part. If you look at the timeline of what happened and how they broke up and when, it’s pretty clear that he ended things because of the nanny articles, which outright claimed that Olivia had LIED to Harry about her relationship with Jason and when it ended, and then CHEATED on Harry with Jason for two months. Also, Olivia apparently told Jason that Harry and FLORENCE were sleeping together, to throw him off her scent. But I find it incredibly unlikely that was real, because there wasn’t any time for that at all (Harry didn’t get to LA from Europe until late September 2020 and he and Olivia were official-official like three weeks later), but also, Flo and Zach Braff ended things on really good terms and worked together after breaking up. I cannot see that being the case if she cheated on him with a close friend (Harry and Zach had been friends since 2013). That’s probably one of the reasons Flo had issues with Olivia (not the only one, imo).

The nanny articles came out October 17 and the breakup was announced November 18. Also, 10 days before the nanny articles, Harry had to postpone a concert in Chicago out of nowhere, which he never does. The excuse was “band illness” but his band was all accounted for and were seen hanging out in downtown Chicago. Immediately after this cancellation, Olivia who had been stuck in LA with her kids who had school there (in the past she went to Harry’s tour whenever Jason had the kids, but he was stuck in London filming Ted Lasso), flew to Chicago for 24 hours. Then immediately went back to LA. As soon after she left, Harry’s mom and sister showed up in Chicago for like two days, which they usually never do. They usually just do LA or NYC in the States. It was a random trip, too short for their standards, in the middle of the week. What I gathered from this movement is that Daily Mail sent an advanced copy of their Nanny expose, which was about to come out, and Harry lost it at finding out his girlfriend of two years had lied and cheated on him. Had to postpone the concert and they ended things, so his family went there to support him.

They were only seen together once between the nanny article and the breakup article, and he looked fucking MISERABLE. Walking a few steps behind her, when he was always all about PDA with her (they’d been photographed making out on the street a few weeks earlier). Then when they got to the car, she was about to sit on the passenger seat as he sat on the driver seat, and then Harry saw that, said something to his friend Tom, who ran around the car and told her to sit in the back. There’s video of it on Daily Mail and it was always so telling.

I don’t think it was an amicable breakup, but I think he agreed to play nice because he wouldn’t benefit from the scandal either. I don’t think there’s ever been any communication between them and I don’t think he was stalking her fan account because he missed her. More so, he was worried she’d pull the same shit she did with Emrata with his new girlfriend. Most likely scenario someone in his circle sent him the story like “lookout she was with Shelli.”

I didn’t mention a bunch of other stuff, like her following Djuna and Nikolai Haas, two of Harry’s friends he met through Camille (Djuna followed Olivia before she was even with Harry, but Nikolai never followed her, to this day). Following his makeup artist. Following his very low key friends, like Gabe Turner. Liking a bunch of pics of him on random accounts like Vogue. Posting pictures of her children wearing gifts he’d given HER while they were dating (and not any random gift, like, at some point she posted her daughter wearing a hat he’d bought that Olivia herself had worn in a photo shoot, like, the hat had lore and articles written about how HE had bought it for her. Why put her daughter in that position?)

She followed the White Cube gallery when he was seen with Taylor Russell there. Then she followed another Whit Cube gallery when Harry was seen there on a trip to NYC to see Taylor while she was working. Olivia also unfollowed Vogue when they posted pictures of Harry and Taylor Russell together calling them a chic couple.

She posted a whole ass throwback picture of the inside of his house right after he and Taylor were seen together. She’s certifiably nuts. I used to adore her but I felt so weirded out after finding out what she had done and how she was behaving.

”She’s certifiably nuts. I used to adore her but I felt so weirded out after finding out what she had done and how she was behaving.” - this is me. Loved her since The OC but she’s a crazy fucking bitch lol. Not a fan anymore. Also not entirely convinced she can’t reel Harry back in and not saying this in a misogynistic way like saying this in a “crazy women who are hot are crazy and hot and often get away with craziness” way.

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If you could relive any of your memories, which would it be?

It would either be when I got 4th row tickets to see 1D (I wasn’t even supposed to go & my dad got the tickets the DAY OF the “sold out” concert)

Or any time I was in Maui, but probably the time we swam with sea turtles at the rocky beach or when we hiked through the bamboo forest to see a waterfall

This was such a fun & unique question! Thank you so much!

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A benefit concert for Maui yesterday, featuring both local and nationally known artists: https://www.youtube.com/live/ldAZN6TyZhs?si=igLtNLzvcPZq3eIo

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Album Reviews: Jimi Hendrix Experience "Hollywood Bowl: August 18, 1967" / Scream "DC Special"

Jimi Hendrix Hollywood Bowl: August 18, 1967

Another year, another Jimi Hendrix Experience release just before the holiday season! Since beginning this blog, I’ve had the pleasure of reviewing loads of Hendrix albums including the posthumous album Both Sides of the Sky, the 50th anniversary Deluxe Edition of Electric Ladyland, the 50th anniversary re-release of his live album Band of Gypsys, his live box set Songs for Groovy Children: The Fillmore East Concerts, the live album and movie Live in Maui, 2021’s Record Store Day release Paris ‘67, and last year's Los Angeles Forum: April 26, 1969. This week Legacy is releasing a never-before-released (or bootlegged) live album of the Jimi Hendrix Experience's concert at Hollywood Bowl just before they became famous with Hollywood Bowl: August 18, 1967.

album cover

At this concert, the Experience were opening for The Mamas and the Papas. Attendees were mainly there to see the headliners. Jimi Hendrix Experience's debut album Are You Experienced would be released in the U.S. five days later on August 23, 1967 (it had been released in the U.K. on May 5, 1967). By this point, the band had played a legendary show at the Monterey Pop Festival and opened for The Monkees. This is literally the moment just before they got famous. The trio were bigger than the sum of their parts: Hendrix on guitar, Noel Redding on bass, and Mitch Mitchell on drums. There were quite a few songs from Are You Experienced, but there are also loads of covers including favorites by The Beatles (“Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band”), Howlin’ Wolf (“Killing Floor”), Bob Dylan (“Like a Rolling Stone”), The Troggs (“Wild Thing”) and Muddy Waters (“Catfish Blues”). A live album would pretty much be enough to please a lot of fans, but this one is cool because it's not some overly-bootlegged concert so there's a sense of discovery, but also the covers make this feel like you're getting something new and different. There's nothing like hearing a band the very second they became famous and here it is!

For info on Jimi Hendrix Experience

4 out of 5 stars

Scream DC Special

Bursting out the DC hardcore punk scene in the 80s was the legendary Scream. The Reagan administration gave the Washington DC punk community quite a bit to rant about in the 80s and Scream were among the biggest of that whole scene, along with Fugazi, Bad Brains and Henry Rollins (the list, of course, goes on). In my friend Scott Crawford's 2014 documentary Salad Days about the DC punk scene in the 80s, he interviewed multiple members of Scream. Singer Pete Stahl and his brother / guitarist Franz Stahl, bassist Skeeter Thompson were a tight knit unit with original drummer Kent Stax. After Stax left the band in 1986, his replacement was teenage drummer Dave Grohl, who truly brought it. I was a big fan of the band's albums No More Censorship and Fumble and I have them in my record collection. After the band broke up (as we all know), Grohl joined Nirvana and brought that punk energy he honed in Scream to the masses. The Fumble album had been recorded in 1989 but was finally released in 1993. There were a few reunions here and there and Grohl has continued to work with the members of Scream (i.e. Franz was in Foo Fighters from 1997-1999). In 2009, the original lineup of Scream reunited and they even recorded with Stax on drums at Grohl's Studio 606 for an EP. But we haven't actually had a studio album from Scream since Fumble, which was 30 years ago. This week, Dischord Records is releasing DC Special featuring the original lineup. In September Stax died at age 61, making this his final album with Scream.

album cover

With the Fumble album it felt like the band was really evolving. The punk sound was there, but there was also a post-punk sound coming through. With all of their collective outside projects, i.e. Franz in Foo Fighters and DYS, Pete and Franz in Wool, Pete in Goatsnake and Earthlings?, Skeeter's solo work, etc - this band is way more than just an 80s punk band. This album incorporates a lot more styles and even some melodic tendencies. It's a nice full circle moment that this album got recorded with Stax before he died and that Grohl made a guest appearance. There's loads of other DC punk veterans appearing here including Dischord Records founder and Fugazi / Minor Threat singer Ian MacKaye. This is album is a treat for fans and enough to make you want to, well, scream!

For info on Scream

4 out of 5 stars

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Dust Volume Nine, Number Eight

Spiral Joy Band

The music plays on through the end of the most disastrous summer in living memory, with Maui on fire and Arizona broiled beneath a heat dome and Vermont swept away in a 100- maybe 500-year flood.  And here’s the kicker: next year will likely be worse.  Still by force of habit, we continue on with the daily grind, cooking and mowing lawns and going to shows and listening to records.  This month’s haul includes avant-black metal, turntablism, bass-forward jazz, jolting punk and music made in collaboration with our robot overlords.  Contributors this time include Jonathan Shaw, Bill Meyer, Jim Marks, Jennifer Kelly, Tim Clarke and Bryon Hayes.

夢遊病者 — Skopophoboexoskelett (Sentient Ruin Laboratories)

In past thinking and writing about this tri-continental, avant-garde, jazz and black metal project (whose name translates to Sleepwalker), your faithful reviewer has made concerted efforts to set aside any references to John Zorn’s Naked City ensemble. This time around, for the project’s Skopophoboexoskelett, such efforts face real challenge holding Naked City tracks like “Saigon Pickup,” “Punk China Doll” or “Razorwire” at any sort of distance. The atmospherics on Sleepwalker’s new LP explode with unpredictable noise, then emanate a patina of Noir-ish style and sleaze, especially the excellent final track “The Bad Luck That Saved You from Worse Luck.” It’s murky like a thick cloud of cigarette smoke, sexy like a stiletto heel dotted with droplets of blood, compelling like those cinematic moments at which Humphrey Bogart (as Philip Marlowe or Glenn Griffin) would grin his mean and tight grin, presaging antic, joyful violence. In spite of that violence, Skopophoboexoskelett may be Sleepwalker’s most listenable record. That could be a good or a bad thing, depending on how much you enjoyed being subsumed in the volatile chaos of their earlier records.

Jonathan Shaw

Agnel / Lanz / Vatcher — Animals (Klanggalerie)

Animals by AGNEL LANZ VATCHER

While the ability of great improvisers to make music out immediate company, available space, and their own personal resources might amaze a listener, after a while, that might become a bit routine. Perhaps that is why French pianist Sophie Agnel and American-born, Netherlands-based drummer Michael Vatcher have sought out the company of turntablist Joke Lanz, AKA Sudden Infant. Lanz’s aesthetics have grown out of punk, noise and actionism. But, being a man of a certain age, he’s been doing what he does for a long time, too, so his onslaught of well-timed body noises, electronic squiggles and good old-fashioned scratching further confounds by evading being confounding. Construction, destruction, mutual disregard and scrupulous attunement all come into play across this album’s 13 short-for-improv episodes of absurd grace. Never mind breaking this stuff down, the players are already doing that even as they make it up.

Bill Meyer

Vicente Archer Trio — Short Stories (Cellar Music Group)

Short Stories by Vicente Archer

Reviewing a release by the Bruce Barth Trio last year, I mentioned wanting to hear more of double bassist Vicente Archer, and my wishes have been answered. Short Stories, with Gerald Clayton on piano and Bill Stewart on drums, demonstrates Archer’s strengths as a musician and composer. The tunes are generally mid-tempo, mid-length, and with a kind of timeless post-bop feel. Three were written by Archer (“Bye Nashville” deserves to become a standard), two by Stewart, and one each by Clayton, Jeremy Pelt, Nicholas Payton and Pat Metheny.

An advantage of bassist-led piano trios is that the piano is usually not allowed to dominate the sound, and Clayton plays his role just right here, taking the occasional solo, as on the bluesy “Round Comes Round,” but giving the others plenty of space. The set includes a brooding solo piece for bass, “Lighthouse,” a playful duo featuring just Archer and Stewart, “It Takes Two to Know One,” and Stewart sitting out while Clayton and Archer recreate “Message to a Friend” by Metheny and Charlie Haden. Short Stories makes clear why Archer has appeared on 50 or more recordings over the past 25 years and makes the case for him as a band leader.

Jim Marks

BEEF — BEEF (Feel It)

BEEF by BEEF

BEEF jolts hard on the four-four, their songs a continuous up-and-down battery of guitar slashes, bass thunks and relentless, manic drums. There is nothing fancy or florid or even fluid about these songs. They rain down like punches, though there’s undeniable glee in the violence. Maybe it’s because the drummer, Takoda Hortenberry, is the main singer and songwriter that the songs take on such a percussive air. He’s not in it by himself, though. His wife Ally pounds the keyboards with equal force, while guitarist Sam Richardson (who also runs Feel It Records) keeps the riffs super short and super explosive. Whatever the secret, this is punk rock that slaps hard and makes you like it.  “I know you want it! BEEF coming,” shouts Hortenberry in the closer, “I Want BEEF,” and the thing is, you do.

Jennifer Kelly

Jaap Blonk / Damon Smith / Ra Kalam Bob Moses — Rune Kitchen (Balance Point Acoustics)

Rune Kitchen by Jaap Blonk / Damon Smith / Ra Kalam Bob Moses

Titles can tell you things, and in this case, the words on the front clue you to the lack of words in the music. Texts have their place in Jaap Blonk’s concrete poetry, but this session is improvisation most pure. It went down in a town near St. Louis during a transitional moment; bassist Damon Smith was ending one short tour with Blonk, and about to begin another with (now Memphis-based) veteran drummer Ra Kalam Bob Moses. Perhaps inspired by anticipation, Smith and Moses lock right in, playing briskly evolving sound configurations that bristle with forthright gesture and woody texture and even confronting the vocalist with swinging, time-keeping grooves near the end. Derek Bailey once opined that there are players, and then there are artists, and Blonk’s extension of century-deep Dada actions has often seemed to put him in the latter camp. But he also has a skilled improviser’s ability to detect prevailing winds and respond with strategic counter-huffs; in the company of two men playing their asses off, he follows suit. Unburdened by pages, he digs deep into the rudiments, growling like a fever dream of throat singing, muttering strings of phonemes, and uttering proclamations that sound so important, he had to invent a new language to convey them.

Bill Meyer

Cloudland Canyon — S-T (Medical)

Cloudland Canyon (MR-091) by Cloudland Canyon

Cloudland Canyon’s Kip Uhlhorn has long favored the non-organic end of the psychedelic experience, with long, wigged out experiments in synth tone like 2008’s “Krautwerk” from Lie in Light or the squiggly fogs of “pinklight/version” from 2011’s Fin Eaves.  For this self-titled album, number four in the Cloudland discography, he engages even more deeply with the machine by tapping AI as a collaborator. The result is blippy, buoyant, denatured dance anthems, like “Internet Dreams” and “Circuit City,” which sound like the mathematical average of 100 other synth popiscles. Still even robots hit the mark occasionally, and “Future Perfect (Bad Decision)” is a woozy, blurred rainbow of psych pop longing, not unlike the work of another recent Uhlhorn collaborator, Sonic Boom.

Jennifer Kelly

Annie Hart — Weight of a Wave (Uninhabitable Mansions)

The Weight of a Wave by Annie Hart

Annie Hart has made four solo albums since her days in Au Revoir Simone, an all-female Brooklyn synth pop trio beloved of David Lynch, but she hasn’t moved too far away. Weight of a Wave floats flickery synth tones over rackety drums, splitting the difference between bedroom pop and strobe lit dance. “Boy You Got Me Good” does the classic girl-group trick of lacing sweet cooing melodies with the bitter taste of arsenic. “Crowded Cloud” rides synthesizer overload like a Pat Benatar anthem, then cuts back to the antsy minimum of drum machine and whispered chants. Yet though the soft-focus, gentle bop sonics haven’t changed much from Hart’s Au Revoir Simone days, time does its work on the mood. “Nothing Makes Me Happy Anymore” layers shadowy doubled vocals over a wheedling Casio riff, as Hart enumerates the people she’s loved in various ways whose phone calls no longer suffice to cheer her up

Jennifer Kelly

Holy Wave — Five of Cups (Suicide Squeeze)

Five of Cups by HOLY WAVE

Austin, Texas quartet Holy Wave have been at it for over a decade now and Five of Cups is their sixth full-length. The band mines a similar seam to Work and Non-Work-eraBroadcast: droning organs, motorik drums heavy on the ride cymbal, spaced-out vocals, jangly guitars. Though there’s nothing inherently off-putting about this 42-minute record, the songs feel listless compared to previous efforts such as Freaks of Nurture. The performances are tight, the production is three-dimensional and the arrangements are woozy and trippy, but it sounds like the last couple of years have knocked the wind out of Holy Wave’s sails. There are some bright moments in the track list, such as the dubby grooves and female vocals of “The Darkest Timeline,” plus late highlight “Nothing in the Dark,” which is a dead ringer for early Tame Impala.

Tim Clarke

Koeosaeme — Beige (Orange Milk)

Beige by koeosaeme

With Beige, sound artist Ryu Yoshizawa throttles down his usual breakneck blipscapes in favor of expressive phrasing and varied tempos. The serial Orange Milk resident allows his compositions to breathe, to hang back and to interject when necessary. His palette remains obviously synthetic: the strings are a touch too sweet, the reeds slightly nasally. Yoshizawa coalesces these inhuman tones into lush dreamscapes, embedded with only the subtlest hint of crackling glitch. He leverages the dynamics of modern classical and musique concrète to achieve a sense of movement and surprise. Coughs, harrumphs and whispers interject at random, but Yoshizawa uses these human elements sparingly. Instead, he relies on the lushness of his (synthetic) instrumentation to set the mood. At times he lets things get a little corny, such as when a Kenny G-like sax periodically slithers into focus, but for the most part Yoshizawa’s futuristic fusion is beguiling. Unlike its neutrally hued namesake, Beige is far from boring.  

Bryon Hayes

Molly Ringworm — Despicable (Self-released)

This Molly Ringworm comes from Austin, TX, and seeks to do for hardcore what Jane Pain has done for black metal (careful with this link). Yikes. Despicable’ssongs land somewhere between energizing provocation and snotty gross-out, with the occasional nods to street punk and sludge. There’s another punky Molly Ringworm — an indie-twee outfit from Jersey whose music is more compatible with the 1980s cinema of John Hughes, with which actress Molly Ringwald will forever be associated. I prefer this band, with their snarling, trashy anti-aesthetic and their nasty sonic sensibility (which may put you in the mind of Ringwald’s work in Cindy Sherman’s Office Killer). So goes culture. I had a high school girlfriend in the mid-1980s who looked a lot like the actress, and she (the girlfriend) would spit with all the imperiousness and venom that only a 17 year old can summon, “Oh great, another movie with Molly Ring-worm.” Sorry, folks — doesn’t matter to me if you’re filthy, fractious Texas guttersnipes or ironical white kids from New Jersey. Susie E. from Berks County, PA, gets dibs on the name “Molly Ringworm,” now and forever.

Jonathan Shaw

Matt Robidoux — Music For Aluminum Corn (Crash Symbols)

music for aluminum corn by matt robidoux

Mills College may be shuttered, but its students carry on.  Matt Robidoux combines symbolic and social action with accessible invention on Music For Aluminum Corn. The title derives from an instrument that the Mills graduate devised in homage to an early Buchla synthesizer that was kept at Mills. Essentially, they wired up an aluminum casting of two corn cobs to make a touch and movement-activated electronic instrument, and then called upon their fellow graduates to help him take it for a drive. A string quartet, a reed ensemble and the other instruments in Robidoux’s studio round out the sound palette, which is applied to a series of themes which, depending on their arrangement, sound like 1970s TV show themes, syndrum exotica and texture-oriented investigations. Robidoux’s electronic instrument proves more versatile than its novelty packaging might success, and the assembled crew play with a commitment to the endeavor that signals this heartening piece of news; while Mills College isn’t around anymore, the artistic community it fostered caries on.

Bill Meyer 

Spiral Joy Band — Elvehjem (Feeding Tube)

Elvehjem by Spiral Joy Band

Without Saturn, you got no rings, right? It’s easy to see Spiral Joy Band as a similarly orbital entity, forever existing in relation to its parent band, Pelt. But, just as all those hunks of space rock would feel equally substantial if your rocket ship hit them whilst circling a planet or floating on their own through the galaxy, Spiral Joy Band has demonstrated on the recent archival recordings culled from its Wisconsin sojourn in the early 2010s, it has been its own thing, and that thing is pretty solid. Elvehjem is another album-length excerpt from Patrick Best, Mikel Dimmick and Troy Schafer’s trove of basement jams, and on this one, they assert an identity separate from Pelt. Sure, there’s plenty of long bell and gong tones, but there’s also some guitar and amp activity that’ll singe your whiskers with sheer crackle action.

Bill Meyer

Heleen Van Haegenborgh — Squaring The Circle (El Negocito)

Squaring the Circle by Heleen Van Haegenborgh

Sometimes, awareness of an artist’s inspiration will help you grasp their work. With Squaring The Circle, that’ll only get you so far. Squaring The Circle is Belgian composer Heleen Van Haegenborgh’s response to Johan De Widle’s Pi — Fugue pour les survivants, a graphic piece representing the number pi which is extended each year by its maker. While the mathematic foundation of this CD-length piece’s contents are hard to discern, their sounds just might give you a glimpse into the infinite. Performed by the composer and GAME, a percussion quartet, it combines the reverberant tones of drums, vibraphones, bells and other strikable metal objects with close-up, voltage-derived zaps. Even coming out of a home hi-fi, it creates a sense of ever-expanding space.

Bill Meyer

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Roger McGuinn at Midland Theatre, Newark, Ohio, Aug. 22, 2023

There’s no need for Roger McGuinn to write a book. His Songs and Stories With … tour is his autobiography. And hearing the man speak and sing about his incredible life and career is much more enjoyable than reading about it anyway.

As the jangle of an electric guitar playing the Byrds’ arrangement of “My Back Pages” filled the hall - “My ‘My Way,’” McGuinn called it - he walked on stage, stepped to a mic and began to sing. At 81, McGuinn’s voice betrayed some fragility at various points during his two-set, 110-minute performance inside Newark, Ohio’s, three-quarters-full Midland Theatre. But he still plays and sings like a Byrd.

After the opener, McGuinn, dressed in all black save for a red feather in his fedora, took a seat and, surrounded by a banjo, 12- and six-string acoustic guitars, his trusty electric Rickenbacker and tropical plants, proceeded to tell his life’s story. And the concert had the arc of a book, beginning with his childhood in Chicago where he first heard “Heartbreak Hotel” and “Be-Bop-A-Lula” - snippets of which he played - before he went to the Old Town School of Folk Music and got turned on to Bob Gibson and Lead Belly, leading McGuinn to offer full versions of “Daddy Roll ’Em” and “On Easter Morn’ He Rose.”

A teenaged McGuinn then met Pete Seeger, from whom he learned “Turn! Turn! Turn!,” played on electric, and “Rolling Down to Old Maui,” rendered acoustically. He was hired by the Limeliters, met David Crosby in California and Joan Baez (“Virgin Mary”) in New York. He traveled to South America and was inspired to write what would become the bridge of “Chestnut Mare” while sitting on a cliff and eventually went to work for Bobby Darin in Las Vegas - McGuinn was there when Darin discovered Wayne Newton. This was all before McGuinn met Peter Fonda, which prompted “The Ballad of Easy Rider.”

McGuinn wrapped the first set with “I Wasn’t Born to Follow” and “Mr. Spaceman.” He opened set two the way he’d opened the gig, with the sounds of “So You Want to be a Rock ’n’ Roll Star” announcing his arrival and “Lover of the Bayou” following. And despite any wear and tear on his vocal cords, the McGuinn of 2023 is smoother than the raspy McGuinn of 1970’s (Untitled).

From here, McGuinn’s storytelling turned nonlinear as he talked about his friendship with Tom Petty (“King of the Hill”); touring Europe with him and Bob Dylan (a singalong “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door”); and the shenanigans of Dylan’s Rolling Thunder trek. It was here that McGuinn got permission to record Joni Mitchell’s “Dreamland,” also performed, and was inspired to write “Jolly Roger” by the pirate-like nature of the cross-country escapade in a retrofitted Greyhound bus borrowed from Frank Zappa

McGuinn plucked the banjo on “Old Blue” and recalled working in the Brill Building and nicking the Beach Boys to write and record “Beach Ball” with the the City Surfers, featuring the Bee Gees on background vocals. He then went on to explain how the Byrds ripped off the Beatles not only in their name but by taking the latter’s idea of using folk chords in rock music and - sampling “I Want to Hold Your Hand” to demonstrate - as inspiration for creating folk-rock with songs like “The Water is Wide” and “You Showed Me.”

The Byrd was as enthusiastic as a small child with a new toy when he talked about reconnecting with Crosby and joining forces with Gene Clark, Michael Clarke and Chris Hillman; meeting the Beatles and the Stones in England; and serving as the opening act for Hoyt Axton, whose mother wrote the aforementioned “Heartbreak Hotel,” thus bringing the story full circle.

The set proper closed with McGuinn showing off his substantial lead-guitar chops on a lengthy acoustic rendering of “Eight Miles High,” before he walked off without a word. He walked back on without a word, preceded again by the telltale jangle, and performed “I’ll Feel a Whole Lot Better,” “She Don’t Care about Time” and “May the Road Rise to Meet You” while standing at the off-center mic.

Including parts or all of 30 songs in total, the set and its stories left even the most knowledgable McGuinn fans even more so. And no one left a stranger.

Grade card: Roger McGuinn at Midland Theatre - 8/22/23 - A-

8/23/23

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Howdy!

I’ve turned another year older and my favorite part about my birthday is when I write about all i have learned or done. This year definitely had its ups and downs, I have lost some loved ones but in doing so I have open my heart to new people who fill me evermore.

Some highlights include:

-Concerts and movie outings

-New friends made in all nooks of my life

-Traveling all over including Maui and Arizona

-Watching my littles grow up

-Abundant numbers of Disneyland trips

Highs though always come with valleys; my long term relationship has recently ended and was involved in a lengthy court cases with various therapy sessions required.

The greatest part about birthdays though is being able to reflect on this. I have come so far and have learned so much and have kept pushing through it all. I can’t wait to see what this next year holds.

Birthday wishes for all!

-Love, Mimi<3

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1/29Thank You!!

柏StudioWUUにて、Miho Kunori Produce・My Favorite UKulele Singers「太陽と月のウクレレvol.6」お越しくださった皆様、配信でご覧くださった皆様、ありがとうございました💖とてもとても嬉しかったです！！

久しぶりのCandy Tree♬まなソロ曲よりウクレレ弾き語りもお届けしました。

楽しかったぁぁ〜

初めてのウクレレイベント♡主催の九里みほさん、呼んでいただき本当にありがとうございました！

uranawanaiiさん、machiko＊mauiさんとも初めて共演できて嬉しかったです！皆さんそれぞれのウクレレで奏でる世界があって、とても良かった！！

いろんな方に喜んでいただけて、笑顔になってもらえて、ウクレレやっててよかったなぁ〜Candy Treeで活動してきてよかったなぁ〜という思いで胸がいっぱいになりました。😢✨

差し入れもいっぱ〜い！なんて嬉しい1日だったことでしょう♡

打ち上げもしました🍴創太氏は夜ライブもあったので参加できず。

タイ料理美味しすぎた！幸せな1日をありがとうございました♡

次回はワンマンライブです💖

初めてのトリオに久しぶりに歌う曲もあって、ドキドキわくわくや〜！！

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上野まな winter concert 〜音とヒカリとキャンドルのゆらぎ〜 2月19日（日）銀座ミーヤカフェ OPEN 18:30 / START 19:00 チケット前売り¥3,500  当日¥4,000（+1Drink） 配信 ¥3,000　▶︎購入はこちらから 出演：上野まな(Vocal,Ukulele)・渡辺淳(Guitar)・瀬田創太(Piano)

※入場順はチケット&予約の番号順となります。終演後の物販も番号順に行わせていただきます。 ※配信アーカイブは2週間ご覧いただけます。

▶︎ご予約はこちらから 後日、予約番号のメールを返信させていただきます。

皆様のご来場、心よりお待ちしています！⸝⸝⸝˘◡˘♡

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新着ライブ！

4月9日（日）川崎銀座街商店街 松岡里果presents『KISEKI』奇跡-ありがとう大好きな人- 時間：13:00〜　観覧無料 出演：あべさとえ/上野まな/小野亜里沙/椛島恵美/久保田れな/野崎万葉/鈴木あい/松岡里果（※上野まなの出演時間は16:35〜の予定♬）

松岡里果ちゃんの4/14に開催されるホールワンマンに向けての応援ラストスパート企画！上野まな初めての川崎銀座街へ♬どうぞよろしくお願いいたします🌸

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Travel place Idea 2023

Maui

Maui is a small island in Hawaii, with white sandy beaches and crystal clear waters. It's a popular tourist destination for its beauty and variety of activities. You can enjoy breathtaking views from the top of Haleakala volcano or hike through rainforest trails on the slopes of Haleakala.

Maui has some amazing waterfalls like Wailea Falls or Wailua Falls which are both part of the Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge (HINWR). You can also visit Lana'i or Lanai if you want to see some more beautiful beaches like Black Rock Beach or Kukuiula Beach Park where people come here during summer months because there is no waves so it's very safe for swimming too!

Another great place to visit while staying in Maui would be Wailea Golf Club where there are lots more things besides just playing golfing games such as tennis courts where players get together after they finish their day’s play; facility includes catering services available 24 hours per day seven days per week including bar service available at various locations throughout property during normal business hours only not available off-site due to liability issues associated with serving alcohol outside licensed premises when customers aren't present within immediate proximity so please make sure everyone behaves responsibly before drinking any alcoholic beverages

alaska

Alaska is the 49th state of the United States and one of the largest, most mountainous, and least densely populated states in the United States. It has been named by Lonely Planet as one of its top 10 destinations for 2019. You can visit this beautiful place by flying to Anchorage or Fairbanks or even by driving through Denali National Park and Preserve.

iceland

Iceland is a country in northern Europe. It's made up of many islands and volcanoes, so it has a lot of natural beauty to offer.

Iceland is home to some of the best hiking trails in all of Europe, as well as some fantastic restaurants and bars that serve traditional Icelandic dishes like whale meat and puffin eggs (which are served on toast). You'll also find plenty of waterfalls if you're looking for something more adventurous than just relaxing by the pool with your friends!

Maldives

Maldives is an island country in the Indian Ocean. It is situated between India and Sri Lanka, atolled by 1,192 coral islands (1,190 if you count the minor atolls). This tiny country has been known as “the land of water” since ancient times because of its vast amounts of water surrounding it.

Maldives offers tourists many things to do: diving with sharks and turtles; snorkeling on coral reefs; walking through tropical forests or exploring ancient temples; eating seafood cooked over coconut husks while taking in the beautiful scenery around you...

Monaco

Monaco is the second smallest country in the world. It has only about 324,000 people and it’s located on the coast of France.

Monaco has a lot of casinos and hotels, but it also has museums like The Musée National des Châteaux de Malmaison and Musée Guggenheim du Design.

france

France is a beautiful country that has many different cities and towns. It is an excellent place to visit if you are looking for culture, history, or even just some good food!

Here are some ideas for your trip:

Paris - Paris is one of the most famous cities in all of Europe. You can visit any one of the museums there and see amazing artworks from around the world! There’s also plenty more going on besides just sightseeing—you could check out some concerts or performances at Les Etoiles de la Rue (the Stars of La Rua), which offers theater performances throughout its three venues: Théâtre de la Bourse; Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier; and Studio Kino. Or if you have time left over after touring these places, why not take part in something like cycling through Montmartre? This hike will take about 2 hours roundtrip depending on how fast/slow paced you want your ride!

We should go traveling with my friends

Traveling with friends is a great way to have fun, relax and meet new people. It’s also an exciting experience that will make you feel like you are living life on your own terms.

Traveling by yourself can be very stressful if you don’t have anyone to share it with or take care of when things get tough. Traveling with other people who care about each other can help relieve some of this stress when traveling together as well as making sure everyone has what they need during their trip (food & water).

Conclusion

We hope this list of travel ideas has given you some inspiration for your next trip! We know that it can be hard to decide where to go and what to see, but these places offer something special for everyone. Whether it's the beautiful landscapes.

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Check out this listing I just added to my Poshmark closet: Collectible Reusable Bottles+backpacks&more(1 like).

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Top 10 Dating Venues In The World | Dating Places

In this video we will discuss about Top 10 dating places in the world 🌍✨ Ready to fall in love all over again? ✨🌍 Welcome to our romantic video, Top 10 Dating Places in the World! 🌟❤️ From dreamy destinations to enchanting getaways, these locations are perfect for creating unforgettable memories with that special someone. Whether you’re planning a romantic trip or looking for inspiration, this is a journey you won’t want to miss! 🥂💫 In this video, we’ll take you around the globe to showcase the top 10 most magical places to visit with your loved one. 🌹🌅 Discover breathtaking landscapes, cozy hideaways, and vibrant cities that set the stage for romance. 🌍💖 📺 Which places are perfect for a romantic date? 📺 Join us as we count down the top 10 dating places, featuring: Paris, France – The City of Love, where you can stroll hand in hand along the Seine, enjoy a candlelit dinner, and visit the iconic Eiffel Tower. 🇫🇷❤️ Santorini, Greece – With its stunning sunsets, whitewashed buildings, and crystal-clear waters, Santorini is a paradise for lovers. 🇬🇷🌅 Kyoto, Japan – Experience the serene beauty of Kyoto's temples, gardens, and cherry blossoms, perfect for a peaceful romantic escape. 🇯🇵🌸 Venice, Italy – Glide through the enchanting canals on a gondola ride, explore charming piazzas, and savor delicious Italian cuisine. 🇮🇹🚤 Bora Bora, French Polynesia – Relax in an overwater bungalow, snorkel in turquoise lagoons, and enjoy the ultimate tropical paradise. 🇵🇫🏝️ Prague, Czech Republic – Wander through the fairy-tale streets, historic castles, and enjoy the vibrant culture of this magical city. 🇨🇿🏰 Maui, Hawaii, USA – Bask in the sun on pristine beaches, explore lush rainforests, and take in breathtaking views from Haleakalā. 🇺🇸🌺 Buenos Aires, Argentina – Dance the tango, savor delicious steak dinners, and soak up the passionate energy of this vibrant city. 🇦🇷💃 Vienna, Austria – Delight in the elegant architecture, visit grand palaces, and enjoy classical music concerts in the city of romance. 🇦🇹🎶 Cape Town, South Africa – Explore the stunning landscapes, from Table Mountain to the Cape Winelands, and enjoy romantic sunsets over the ocean. 🇿🇦🌄 Each of these destinations offers a unique blend of romance, adventure, and beauty, making them perfect for couples looking to create lasting memories. 🌟💑

[memo-irvine-winter-2024]

Paris Doan

Looking for a BIG!

Year: 1st

Major: Public Health Sciences

Favorite Color: light pink

Favorite Snacks: lime hot cheetos, o-tubes, and lychee mogu mogu

Favorite Hobbies: playing tennis, going to raves, listening to music, and going to the beach

Favorite Animal: Dogs

About: I was born and raised in Maui, Hawaii! Since I grew up being surrounded by nature, I love spending time outdoors like going to the beach and chasing waterfalls. Some of my other hobbies include going to raves/concerts, cooking, and hanging out with friends and family. I’ve also been really into trying new food places lately! I like listening to EDM (slander and knock2 are my current favs) and R&B (sza, the weeknd, Summer Walker)! I also enjoy watching movies, the "To All the Boys..." series is my all-time favvv!! I love all things Sanrio and I love collecting plushies even though I am almost running out of space on my bed for them... I also love meeting new people so I am excited to meet more people in MEMO!

What are you looking for in your future Big/Little?: I'm looking for a big that I can spend time with and look up to as a mentor figure! I'm looking for someone who is always down for a good time whether that be getting boba, watching the sunset/sunrise, or just chilling indoors. I am looking for a big that can also mentor me in my classes and potentially help me with my premed career goals!

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Mālama Maui: A Photographic Journey into the Heart of Lahaina's Musical Oasis

A Chance Encounter with Destiny:Sarah's serendipitous meeting with the manager of Fleetwood's on Front Street opened doors to a dream job. For seven months, she shared moments with Mick Fleetwood, documenting the eclectic life of his renowned restaurant and the enchanting concerts that echoed through its walls.

Capturing the Soul of Fleetwood's:From the soulful tunes of Hawaiian legend Uncle Willie K to the magnetic performances by global rockstars like Steven Tyler and Sammy Hagar, Fleetwood's became a musical haven unlike any other. Sarah's lens immortalized these moments, creating a visual symphony of Lahaina's unique musical tapestry.

Guided by Icons:Along her journey, Sarah was mentored by iconic music photographer Henry Diltz, whose influence shaped her artistic vision. Mālama Maui not only captures the essence of Lahaina but also reflects the wisdom passed down from a seasoned master.

Preserving the Spirit of Lahaina:With over 100 captivating photographs, Mālama Maui stands as a testament to the island's cultural richness and Lahaina Town's musical legacy. Each image tells a story of synchronicity, Hawaiian spiritual values, and the collective heartbeat of a community intertwined with the magic of music.

A Visual and Cultural Tribute:More than a collection of images, Mālama Maui is a heartfelt homage to Maui's soul and the musicians who graced its stages. Sarah's lens has woven a tapestry that not only celebrates the present but also preserves the island's spirit for generations to come.

Embark on this visual journey through Lahaina's musical oasis, where every photograph is a note in the symphony of Mālama Maui.