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24 years ago, on July 11, 1997, Johnny attended the 41th INXS show on North American Leg of the “Elegantly Wasted Tour”, held at the Greek Theatre, in Los Angeles, California. 

Johnny and the Australian musician, singer-songwriter and actor, co-founder and lead singer of the rock band INXS, Michael Hutchence were friends since early 90’s and were usually seem together in Johnny’s nightclub “The Viper Room” which was known as one of LA’s coolest spots visited by all the rockstars of that era. Johnny and Michael were also “neighbors”, once both used to live in the same area in the south of France, only around 1 hour far (Johnny in Plan-de-la-Tour and Michael in Roquefort-les-Pins).

The photos above features, Johnny, Michael Hutchence, Michael’s mom  Patricia Glassop and INXS fans. Unfortunately, 4 months after these photos, Michael Hutchence was found dead at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Double Bay, Sydney,  on November 22, 1997, aged 37, after committing suicide.

Back to 2006, rumors began to circulate that Johnny was going to play the role of Michael in a “new biopic-scope movie” titled “Slide Away” that was on the early stages of production. To play Michael’s girlfriend, Paula Yates, some news started to say that Johnny’s former girlfriend, supermodel Kate Moss, was the one chosen. But during a press conference of “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest” in Los Angeles in June, 2006, Johnny said that someone sent him a copy of a media report revealing that he had agreed to play Michael: 

“It's not true. Somebody sent that to me and I read it and thought 'Wow, that's kind of interesting," Johnny said laughing "But no one ever approached me about it. I don't think I'd be the guy to play Michael. I knew him pretty well. He was pretty broad, Michael. He was kind of a glam guy. He was like a god, like a shaman, so I don't think I'd be the guy." ~ Johnny Depp (June, 2006)

In the end, two months later, in August 2006, it was revealed that the upcoming movie was “invented” by the press and taken “out of context and misquoted” during a Nick Egan interview, who was said was going to direct it.

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What to do in New Orleans

What to do in New Orleans

Do you want to go to New Orleans but aren't sure where to begin? I'll tell you about some of the top things to see in New Orleans in this article (Louisiana). NOLA, or The Big Easy as its residents refer to it, is known around the world as the metropolis of jazz, Creole cuisine, and a distinct dialect.

New Orleans, located in southeastern Louisiana, is described as beautiful, colorful, relaxing, and fun.

It is a city of French and Spanish ancestry with strong African-American characteristics, exhibiting American pluralism via architecture, music, and cuisine.

Since President Thomas Jefferson purchased New Orleans for $15 million from Napoleon Bonaparte, it has been a great American rare.

Immersing yourself in its French Quarter is like stepping back in time to the 18th century, while also taking in the cultural distinctives that have been added during the 19th and 20th centuries to create this the country's most eclectic city.

Due to its origins on the banks of the famous Mississippi River, it has a large ethnic, cultural, and religious diversity, as well as one of the most important musical diversity in the United States. It is a melting pot of cultures, including French, Spanish, African, Latin, and Caribbean, and as a result, the majority of its residents are of African heritage.

1. Go to New Orleans' French Quarter.

Bourbon Street is located in the center of New Orleans' French Quarter.

The French Quarter is unquestionably the crown jewel and thus one of New Orleans' must-see attractions. It covers around 13 blocks from Canal Street to Esplanade Avenue and is known among its residents as "The Vieux Carre" or simply "French Quarter." Bourbon Street, studded with restaurants, cafes, bars, and strip clubs, is one of the city's most popular and busiest streets.

Visit James Square, one of the city's most prominent squares, which is located along the Mississippi River. You can see the gorgeous St. Louis Cathedral from here, or take a rest in the famous Café du Monde, which was built in 1896.

2. Show your support for the New Orleans Saints.

Of course, we can't ignore the most popular sport in the United States, American soccer. This sport is extremely popular in Louisiana, particularly in New Orleans. The New Orleans Saints, 2011 Superbowl champions, and their home stadium, the stunning Mercedes-Benz Superdome, are based in New Orleans. The team is well-liked and respected by the locals because they exemplify the principles of hard work, tenacity, and never giving up in the face of adversity.

These qualities also represent this metropolis, particularly when Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005 and wreaked havoc on the city. After winning the Super Bowl, the team's fans elevated them to the status of heroes.

3. Get to know New Orleans by riding the streetcars.

Streetcars in New Orleans

Another thing I recommend doing in New Orleans is taking the streetcars to get a feel for the city. These fantastic electric streetcars date back to the 1600s and provide lovely excursions in buildings that are still in use today.

There are currently four primary lines that provide tours of some of New Orleans' most popular and noteworthy attractions. You'll be able to see the Mississippi River from angles you've never seen before on one of these tours.

4. Louis Armstrong Park and Congo Square

Congo Square is a historically significant square. New Orleans was the only city in the northern United States that allowed slaves to meet in public and play their native music during the French colonial era, when slaves were transported.

On Sundays, their one day off, they met in Congo Square to do so. Today, it is part of Louis Armstrong Park, which was once known as "La Place des Negres" by the settlers, where they sang, played music, and sold homemade cuisine. As a result, it may be stated that in the early twentieth century, Congo Square gave birth to an era's worth of indigenous music: Jazz.

5. Treat your ears to some music at Preservation Hall.

New Orleans' Preservation Hall is a jazz venue.

The Preservation Hall, located on St. Peter Street in the center of the French Quarter, is a historic location where you can enjoy acoustic jazz music in an intimate setting practically every day of the year. Every day, the facility has a cast of more than 50 local musicians who perform in various formats.

If you come in on any given night, you'll be treated to the sight and sound of local and resident musicians improvising great tunes. If you appreciate this type of music, New Orleans holds one of the country's largest jazz events, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, which takes place every year.

6. Historic Voodoo Museum in New Orleans

New Orleans was the core of the slave trade and commerce in the United States before the abolition of slavery in the 18th century. During this period, the slaves' cultural and religious traditions, which originated mostly in Africa and Haiti, were assimilated into the metropolis. Voodoo was one of the city's most enduring traditions.

After centuries, the city of New Orleans established the New Orleans Historic Vodoo Museum, which is solely committed to educate people about African culture and religion. Throughout history, ritual books and voodoo dolls or amulets have been found here.

7. Take a walk in City Park in New Orelans to get some fresh air.

City Park, one of the city's main green lungs, situated roughly 3 miles northwest of the French Quarter. With a total area of 5.3 square kilometers, you can breathe fresh air while exploring centuries-old oak forests, walking routes, biking paths, lakes, picnic places, and more. The New Orleans Museum of Art, as well as the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden, a garden full of free sculptures and the New Orleans Botanical Garden, are all located inside the park's borders.

The park also features two stadiums, golf courses, rugby and soccer grounds, and hosts a variety of events throughout the year, including weddings and the Vodoo Music + Arts Experience, which is the largest music festival in the world.

8. The New Orleans Museum of Art is number eight on the list.

If you enjoy art, the New Orleans Museum of Art - NOMA - is a must-see in New Orleans. The museum, which is located within the magnificent City Park, has an extensive art collection of 40,000 items covering 5,000 years of history, as well as a sculpture garden in City Park that is open to the public for free.

Hours:

Monday was a holiday.

From 10:00 a.m. until 18:00 p.m., Tuesday through Friday.

Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m.

Sunday from 11:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m.

Price:

Adults are charged $15.

Students at universities pay $8.

Admission is free for those aged 19 and younger.

9. Oak Alley Plantation is number nine on the list.

Oak Alley Plantation's Avenue of Oaks

Nearly a dozen old plantations with gorgeous houses and exquisite gardens can be found about 50 miles west of Downtown, along the Mississippi River. Whitney Plantation, Laura Plantation, and Felicity Plantation are a few examples. A visit to Oak Alley Plantation is highly recommended.

You'll need at least 2 hours to absorb 200 years of history and tour all of the properties of this old sugar plantation, when roughly a hundred slaves worked between the field and the house as men, women, and children.

Schedule:

Monday through Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to 17:00 p.m.

Price:

Adults are charged $25.

$10 for youth (13-18 years old).

$7 for children aged 6 to 12.

Admission is free for children under the age of five.

10. Take a Mississippi River cruise

I urge that you see New Orleans from a different vantage point. Get to know it by taking a trip down the Mississippi River on the Natchez, Louisiana's most famous steamboat. It would be nearly difficult to truly appreciate New Orleans without traveling down the Mississippi and aboard the Natchez.

You will not only go through the entire city of New Orleans on this expedition, but you will also travel through the states of Kentucky and Missouri, among others. Aboard this lovely old ship, you will have a wonderful time. Don't miss out on wonderful meals and fantastic musical performances!

11. Enjoy a meal at the historic Commander's Palace.

Commander's Place Restaurant in the Garden District of New Orleans

The remarkable ethnic mix of New Orleans is reflected not just in religion and music, but also in the food. The most popular cuisine in the city is "Cajun," which combines classic, rustic French cuisine with regional products and influences.

The legendary Commander's Place restaurant is located in the Garden District, surrounded by lovely and historic colonial farmhouses. I recommend stopping by to get a feel for the area and sample some Creole cuisine.

The National WWII Museum is number 12 on the list.

New Orleans is home to the acclaimed National WWII Museum, which opened in 2000. This museum is a must-see for history buffs who want to learn everything there is to know about WWII.

You can also accomplish it using interactive artefacts and artifacts from the historical period. It is, without a doubt, an attraction not to be missed.

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Michael Clifford hair timeline

As some of you might know, this blog started from the frustration of missing certain things in the 5SOS fandom. I’m a 1D fan, I’m used to seeing masterposts about anything and everything. That’s very much not the case in the 5SOS fandom. So I figured, if it’s not here, I might as well go and do it myself. A while back I came to the conclusion there doesn’t seem to be a proper detailed timeline of Michael’s hair journey. So of course, I decided to make one. I heavily underestimated the amount of time this would cost, but I (mostly) had fun making this. So, now I would like to present you with the finished result. It should have every hair color ever in here, but if I somehow missed something or got something wrong, please let me know. I’ve tried my best to be as thorough as possible, but I only became a fan in 2020 and basically had to work my way through 5SOS history for this.

I used Michael’s instagram as a guide and filled in the gaps with interviews, tour diaries, etc. Thankfully he documented most of his hair changes on instagram, which made my job a little easier. So let’s get going!

I have combined 4 pictures into a collage, to prevent having to post close to 50 pictures below each other. The order of every collage is left to right, top to bottom.

So we start with Michael’s natural hair color,. This is a picture I found on Google, I have no idea about the exact date. But this is his natural hair before he started dying it. The next picture is the very first time he dyed his hair, this was a red-ish brown. This picture was posted on January 2 2013. Then later on in the same month he decided to dye his hair darker, to a chocolate brown, which he posted a picture of on January 27. His first bold color happens about a month later. On March 30 2013 he posted this picture of himself with dark blue hair and some lighter blue highlights in his fringe.

The next change comes June 19 2013. When the blue has been mostly removed, you can tell there’s some blue left in the fringe from the highlights, and the rest of his hair still has a blue-green tinge to it. This picture is a screenshot from the 5SOS vs. food video, Michael did post a picture of it on instagram captioned: “when I went blonde for a day”, but the color of that one is quite saturated. So is a better representation. After that, we move on to galaxy hair! The first picture with this hair was posted on instagram on June 19 2013. I thought this was a separate color from the 3rd picture in this collage, but it’s possible it’s the light playing tricks. Picture 3 was posted on June 26, exactly a week after the previous one. On July 6 we move on to the next change, bleach blonde! I think this is the first time he bleached his whole hair. Since the previous color’s were all darker than his own hair, he wouldn’t necessarily have needed bleach. As seen in the first picture of this collage, his hair wasn’t bleached yet. Except for the highlighted fringe. I assume a color removing product was used to get most of the blue dye out, because he said he went blonde “for a day”, which doesn’t indicate fading to me.

The bleach blonde seem to stay for a while, because the next change is almost 3 months later. September 28 2013 brings the reveal of the smurf blue hair. This obviously fades over time, leaving a light, almost pastel blue color as seen in the screenshot I included from their Australia/New Zealand tour diary, opening for One Direction. As October 21 comes around we get a brand new color, bright pink! This faded into a pastel pink as can be seen in the screenshot from this thank you video, posted on November 24.

Up next is reverse skunk, as posted on instagram on November 26 2013. This seems to last a good while, because the next change doesn’t come until 2014, judging by this twitcam from January 18 where the reverse skunk hair is still present. February 10, is when this picture of the purple hair was posted. Moving on to March 21, we get dark red, or maybe dark brown with red highlights, it’s hard to pinpoint what exactly this color is. There is no instagram picture for this one, so I’ve used a screenshot from the 5SOS Livestream to show this one. While writing this I discovered in this video, posted on March 13. where his hair was also this color already. The 4th screenshot from the Don’t Stop video, to demonstrate how long their hair lasted. The video was released May 18 2014. So I’m assuming it was filmed somewhere in (late) April.

The next hair color in line is brown, the picture in this collage was posted to on May 18. However, going back through Michael’s instagram it seems like he already had this color at the start of the There’s No Place Like Home tour in Sydney, on April 30 2014. It’s likely he dyed it right before the start of  tour. The next change comes a little quicker, the earliest I could pinpoint this brown/blonde combo is May 18 at the Billboard music awards 2014. I can’t pinpoint, when exactly he got it done, but I’m assuming it was close before the BBMA’s. Moving on, we’re getting to the iconic green hair era. Again it’s hard to pinpoint when he exactly got it. There’s only 1 picture of it on his instagram, which was uploaded in July. The picture I used is from the Capital Summertime Ball 2014, held on June 21. The website describes it as “his new green hair”. So I’m assuming this is where he debuted it. After green we get this mystery lilac type color. I only found it in this Target Prank video on the 5SOS Youtube channel. Since they are promoting 5SOS1, which was released June 27, 2014, the video can be narrowed down to late June, early July of 2014. That’s as close as I could get it. I even went back to check if maybe they pre-filmed this in february/march and this was the faded purple hair, but the timeline still holds up.

September 1 2014 is when we see a new hair color appear on instagram. For (what appears to be) the video of Good Girls Michael bleached his hair to a white blonde. A better picture is the screenshot from the Good Girls video I included. The next change we see is on September 4 at the 5SOS performance for the iTunes festival 2014. This means that either he bleached his hair a while before September 1 or it was just a transition before the red with the orange undertone. This color fades throughout September judging by the pictures on instagram. I probably should have included one in here, but you can easily find them if you look for them. However on September 29 it seems the color got a refresh, looking nice and bright again.

The first picture in this collage, posted December 17 2014, shows the hair fading again. Then on December 18, at the People Magazine Awards the hair seems refreshed again. It looks to me as if the color has a slightly less orange undertone as well. But that’s hard to determine from 1 picture. The next picture, posted February 4 2015 shows the red has once again faded.  After the red he moves on to this purple color. The first time we see it on instagram is February 18 in a video from the studio. The picture used for illustration was posted on February 27. 

A better view of the violet/purple hair can be seen in the screenshot from the Japan Tour Diaries part 1. In part 2 you can already see the color fading again. The next picture, posted February 28 2015 shows and even more drastic fade, where his hair has turned almost blonde again. Then around March 15 his hair goes fully white blonde again. At the start of the ROWYSO tour in Portugal, May 4, Michael’s hair is still blonde. However 2 days later in Spain, on May 6, he seems to be back to a violet/blue color, like he had previously. 

Then May 24 2015 we move to the next change, (jet) black hair (sorry, it had to be done). On July 16 a touch of color is brought into the hair, with addition of a few colorful streaks in his fringe. right on time for the start of the next leg of the ROWYSO tour that starts in Las Vegas. On July 23 he seems to have added a feather extension in the mix. This may have just been a temporary thing, because I can’t find any further evidence of this beyond the 1 instagram picture. Then August 29 brings a drastic change. From black we move back to blonde.

The blonde seems to last for quite some time. Judging by this performance of Hey Everybody, his hair was still blonde on November 11 2015 (the video was uploaded on the day of the performance, I checked). But then November 22 brings us red hair at the American Music Awards. Judging by other pictures on his instagram this seems to be a more true (less orange) red than in 2014. The red slowly fades, first to a more orange toned color in Bali (picture posted January 2 2016). And eventually it fades all the way to blonde wint a soft hint of red/pink in the 3rd picture, posted January 25 2016. Shortly after he premieres a teal hair color at the G’day USA red carpet on January 28. 

The teal color sticks around for a while, even during the first leg of the SLFL tour. The last I saw of it was on March 12 2016, at the Philippines show. Then in between the Asian and Euopean leg the color changes from teal to brown, as seen at the Sheffield SLFL show on April 5. Then in the break between their last Dublin show (April 27) and their Vienna show (May 12) he bleaches his hair again. After this the era of Michael frequently coloring his hair seems to be done. He stays blonde, at some point he grows it out until only the long parts of his hair are still blonde. As can be seen in this picture posted on October 16 2017. Then at the start of the Meet You There Tour in Japan (August 2 2018) the colored hair makes a brief return with this pink moment. It doesn’t seem to last long however, since I can’t find a lot about it after Japan. So it may have been a temporary thing.

October 9 2018 he posts the first picture in this collage. It’s very possible this is faded pink from the previous picture. Or maybe he dyed it a lighter shade later on. After this the colored hair stops, but we do occasionally get various shades of blonde. The second picture, from November 16 2018, shows a caramel tone to his hair. In the third picture, posted on October 21 2018, we see sort of a dirty blonde. We end this timeline the way we started, back to natural hair. because of quarantine the bleached blonde grew out and eventually disappeared once he cut it. So we have come full circle. We started with natural hair and we are ending it with natural hair. If we get any more changes in the future I will be sure to add them to the timeline.

Finally, a few facts, for fun. 

In total, Michael has had 29 color changes in a span of roughly 8 years.* 

He’s had the most colors in 2013 and 2014 (both years he’s had 8 different colors)

The orange red was the color he had the longest, 150 days to be precise (based on the information available).

* Not counting fades or the “blonde for a day. Since they are part of 1 color or were just used to transition to another color. Also not counting the various shades of bleached blonde in the last collage, since it’s hard to tell if they are actually different, or if it’s light. I did count the transition from blonde to natural.

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Panic at the Disco in Australia & New Zealand (August 2008)

This tour felt like a mini Decaydance Fest since The Academy Is... and Cobra Starship were the opening bands. Those two had done Warped Tour that summer, so they weren’t with Panic in Asia at the start of August.

SCHEDULE

August 19: arrival in Brisbane via Sydney via Jakarta (the 2 support bands flew in from Los Angeles)

August 20: Brisbane show

August 21: all 3 bands flew from Brisbane to Sydney together in the afternoon

August 22: Sydney show

August 23: travel day & Melbourne show (PATD’s crew caught an early flight and the band flew in later that day)

August 24: all 3 bands flew from Melbourne to Adelaide together in the afternoon

August 25: Adelaide show

August 26: all 3 bands flew from Adelaide to Perth together in the afternoon

August 27: Perth show

August 28: all 3 bands flew from Perth to Melbourne to Auckland together and arrived past midnight

August 29: day off

August 30: Auckland show

August 31: departures

RANDOM INFO

picture tags: onstage and offstage (and then some ended up in the general summer 2008 tag too).

some fan videos

some interviews are at the bottom of this playlist

PATD’s previous shows in Australia & New Zealand had happened in fall 2006 during the main Fever-era frenzy. Those shows sold out really fast despite getting bumped to bigger & bigger venues (I think they could’ve pulled off a sold-out arena tour that season tbh). So some shows in this 2008 tour got bumped to arenas when the initial venues sold out... but those arenas were far from sold out.

The New Zealand arena was about 1/3 full on this tour, but the fans who showed up still sounded enthusiastic. The show was on a Saturday and some people had been camped outside of the arena since Thursday.

Shane wasn’t on this trip. Eric was busy with Black Gold, so he wasn't there either (Adrian replaced him this season). 

The Australian shows looked similar to the North American tour from earlier that year since PATD actually transported a lot of their set pieces & flowers overseas. This tour had nothing to do with the Honda Civic Tour, though.

Ryan said: “We brought to Australia everything we did on our last US tour, which is something we haven’t been able to do anywhere else in the world. It’s a logistical nightmare. It takes months for all this stuff to get across the world... I’m pretty sure [it] came over on a boat. A big boat. Because it left months before the tour. But it made it on time.”

There had been a contest earlier this summer to find a local support band in each Australian city for this tour. PATD picked the winners from the pool of finalists, but fan votes influenced results as well (I think initial fan suggestions might have even contributed to who was in the running too). Repeat Offender opened in Brisbane, Chain Gang opened in Sydney, The Black & White opened in Melbourne, Amber Calling opened in Adelaide, and The Jones Facility opened in Perth.

The New Zealand opening band was selected by the band’s management, though. A Kiss Goodbye was chosen & said that they’d submitted some of their music for consideration in 2007 (here’s more about AKGB). 

Justin Motley was still the bass tech, Basile Taylor was still Spencer’s drum tech, and Adam O’Toole was still the guitar tech. Panic’s crew was like 3x bigger than their support bands too. David Ellison was Panic’s tour manager & accountant. 

the band performed on Rove in Australia.

Jon’s hair was drastically shorter than it had been in Asia...

here’s a bit from Ryan’s birthday in New Zealand.

the Australian interviews focused a lot around the Mad as Rabbits single, which I thought was refreshing.

there had been a lot of contests earlier this year where winners would be flown to one of the shows on this tour and given VIP treatment plus a lot of swag.

Ryan’s Onceler look peaked in Melbourne.

Spencer said in an interview on the afternoon of the Perth show “We finally got some sleep last night which was good. We got up and saw that movie Pineapple Express, it was great, it was funny.”

All 3 bands shared a hotel while they were in Brisbane, Adelaide, and Auckland. PATD stayed in a separate hotel in the other cities while their 2 support bands stayed in another hotel (ex: PATD stayed at the InterContinental in Sydney while the other bands stayed at Vibe Hotel Sydney).

The PATD guys weren’t sharing as many updates with fans this year (compared to 2006) so here are some posts from other people:

William Beckett posted on his blog: “ANYWAYS, the shows here in Australia have been ACE.  Brisbane was a blast. Been hanging with the Panic boys a bit…  Ryan and Adam were out until 6 am the other night… Debauchery.  After the show tonight in Sydney there is an after party at some swanky hotel bar.  I’ll take pictures of me and my friends in the bathroom to fuel your fan fiction. UPDATE: i am at the sydney after party and things are getting crazy.  ryland, victoria and “RY-RO” say hi!”

Part of Vicky-T’s lj post after the Sydney show: “…Played awesome show. Went out after to a rooftop party on top of Panic's hotel. Was very mellow. Big bro down. Hung out in John's room with Ryan, Ryland, Nate, Butcher and Sisky. Hung out late talking and laughing.”

part of another one of her lj posts the next day: “…Went to Panic's hotel. Forced Ryan to come out with us. Ryan, Gabe, some friends and I went to a place called The Carlton Club. Had one of the best nights of all time. Met some really fantastic people. Had shots and raspberry vodka drinks all night, talked to new people, laughed, lived it up, danced. All of us stayed out until about 5/6am. Had the best time. I am officially in love with Melbourne.”

Part of Vicky-T’s myspace post about New Zealand & how Ryan spent his 22nd birthday: “…that next day I slept in really late since I didn't go to bed until 7am. Woke up and went to the venue… That night we all went out for Ryan Ross's birthday. I hung out with him and Sisky all night. We had such a great time. Ryan might be one of my favorite humans around. I hadn't seen him since the UK, it was awesome to hang out again. Sisky, Ryan and I jumped about a few clubs. Ended up at one ridiculous club that was playing horrible house music. We couldn't believe how bad it was but decided to make the best of it. We had a few drinks., imitated some dancers, danced ourselves and got served Skittles by some woman who came around dressed as a nurse demanding we take our medicine (bizarre!) Eventually we returned to the hotel and hung in Ryan's room listening to Bob Dylan until we had to leave at 4:30am to hop on a plane to Hong Kong…” (their flight for Hong Kong left at 7:30am btw).

Some fans who happened to be at the place with “horrible house music” said that it was only Vicky, “some guy from TAI,” and Ryan. 

PATD had done the Asia leg of their international tour before arriving in Australia, so they returned to the USA after this. They left on August 31st for Los Angeles.

THE MAIN POST

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ORGANIZED BY: XPERIENCE ENTERTAINMENT AND KEROSENE

PROMOTED BY: KPOPME AND XPERIENCE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY

TOUR DATES:

NUMBER OF SHOWS: 48

START DATE: DECEMBER 29TH 2019

END DATE: MAY 4TH 2020

LEGS: 4

 ASIA

OCEANIA

NORTH AMERICA

EUROPE

SHOW LOCATION BREAKDOWN:

ASIA:

SOUTH KOREA [4 shows in total]:

Seoul [2 shows]

Busan [2 shows]

JAPAN [2 shows in total]

Tokyo [1 show]

Yokohama [1 show]

THAILAND [1 show in total]:

Bangkok [1 show]

OCEANIA:

NEW ZEALAND [2 shows in total]:

Auckland [2 shows]

AUSTRALIA [8 shows in total]:

Perth [2 shows]

Melbourne [1 show]

Sydney [3 shows]

Adelaide [1 show]

Brisbane [1 show]

NORTH AMERICA:

UNITED STATES [15 shows in total]:

Los Angeles [3 shows]

Miami [2 shows]

Chicago [2 shows]

New York City [2 shows]

Phoenix [1 show]

Boston [2 shows]

Washington D.C. [1 show]

Atlanta [1 show]

Nashville [1 show]

CANADA [3 shows in total]:

Vancouver [1 show]

Toronto [1 show]

Quebec [1 show]

EUROPE: 

ENGLAND [6 shows in total]:

London [2 shows]

Birmingham [1 show]

Liverpool [1 show]

Manchester [2 shows]

IRELAND [1 show in total]:

Dublin [1 show]

FRANCE [1 show in total]

Paris [1 show]

GERMANY [2 shows in total]:

Berlin [1 show]

Munich [1 show]

NETHERLANDS [1 show in total]:

Amsterdam [1 show]

ITALY [1 show in total]:

Milan [1 show]

SPAIN [1 show in total]:

Madrid [1 show]

LENGTH OF HOW LONG THE SHOWS LAST: ~2-4 hours [just concert; w/o adding any of the extra packages]

ATTENDANCE [TOTAL]: TBD

WHERE YOU CAN GET TICKETS: 

SITES: 

⇨ Global Interpark

⇨ Ticketmaster

COSTS/EXTRA(s):

MERCH AVAILABLE AT VENUES + ONLINE?: Yes!

*TICKET COSTS: $60 - $250 [depends on which seating you buy]

*PACKAGES [additional costs added to the amount of the seating]: 

Rehearsal / Soundcheck: 

allows those who buy this package to arrive early and sit in the first few seating sections and watch the girls do tech rehearsal and actual rehearsal runthrough of snippets of the setlist.

upgrade cost = ~$70

quantity = limited ; 50 tickets available

duration = ~1 hour and a half 

Backstage Pass: 

allow buyers of this package to hang out with the girls after the specific show is over. they can ask questions in the special Q&A portion, take photos, get autographs, etc.

upgrade cost = ~$90

quality = limited ; 30 tickets available

duration = ~2 hours

Meet & Greet: 

buyers are able to go to each member for a certain amount of time and have small conversations, have the girls sign item, fans can give them gifts.

upgrade cost = ~$25 

quantity = limited but unlimited ; 1 ticket purchase per buyer

duration = ~2 hours ; depends how many people show up

ALBUMS ASSOCIATED:

BURN IT UP! 

VOODOO DOLL

CALM DOWN!

DON’T BE GREEDY

NEVER GONNA LIKE YOU

UNDER THE INFLUENCE

YOUNG LIFE CRISIS

CRY BABY

SETLIST [Language versions of the songs depends on where the tour date is]:

OPENING:

HOW YA FEELING?

PAYDAY

THIS MIGHT CAUSE A SCANDAL

BREAK: 15 - 25 MINUTES

SET 1:

NOT A POP SONG

CHAMPAGNE TEARS

GIVE IT A REST SWEETHEART!

TONGUE TIED

COIN FLIP!

TALK LATER

BREAK: 25 - 30 MINUTES

SET 2: 

STARRING ROLE

DON’T PANIC

NO FRIENDS

BLOODBATH

VILLAIN

VOODOO DOLL

TELL YOUR FRIENDS

SHUT UP!

MONEY MONEY

BREAK: 30 - 40 MINUTES

SET 3:

HFBD

GUESS I’M A LIAR NOW

6 RINGS

BAD DECISIONS 

YOUNG LIFE CRISIS

SUE ME

BREAK: 15 - 20 MINUTES

CLOSING:

THE END

CASE CLOSED

ENCORES [ADDITIONAL PERFORMANCES + MAINLY AFTER THE CO-ALBUM IS RELEASED]:

SECRET LOVE SONG

FREINDZONE CENTRAL

CRY BABY CRY

CUPID IS STUPID

SWEET MELODY

MOZART

IN SUMMARY, I WISH I WAS IN LOVE

(PRE/DURING/POST) TOUR HIGHLIGHTS:

when preorder for tickets went live for TICKETMASTER the site crashed three times

a few months into the tour the girls had to stop for a little to promote the two co-eras CRY BABY and YOUNG LIFE CRISIS. but after the few months of promoting that they continued the tour adding some of the newer songs in the setlist

a couple proposed during SECRET LOVE SONG in one stop

was nominated in the TOUR OF THE YEAR [2020] category for the AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS 

TOUR VIDEOS! TOUR VIDEOS! TOUR VIDEOS! Specifically ‘Recapping Moments: End of First Tour’ [Similar to a Tour Diary: a few episodes for each leg]

there were a few other stops but some had to be cancelled due to traveling issues, equipment getting stranded, and the girls working on new music

Set 3 was the set that the girls were giving Sparks sneak peaks of a few songs on the new co-album

other information TBD

[diceriadelluntore]

Storia Di Musica #142 - Midnight Oil, Diesel And Dust, 1987

Il viaggio che più ho nel mio cuore fu quello quando me ne sono andato in Australia, da solo. Non potevo non sottrarmi dal cercare qualche band australiana che non fossero gli AC\DC, e il tipo del negozio di dischi di Darlinghurst, un quartiere molto bello di Sydney, non ebbe dubbi a dare un consiglio ad un “dutchman” (non ci credeva che fossi italiano): i Midnight Oil sono il più grande gruppo del rock australiano. Mi consigliò il disco di oggi, ma ci arriviamo tra poco. I Midnight Oil prendono il nome da un verso di una canzone della Jimi Hendrix Experience, Burning Of The Midnight Lamp, e nascono a metà anni ’70 quando Peter Garrett risponde ad un annuncio messo dal batterista Rob Hirst, dal bassista Andrew James e dal tastierista/chitarrista Jim Moginie, che formavano i The Farm: cercavano un nuovo cantante. Garrett si trasferì da Canberra a Sydney, dove completò una brillante carriera universitaria di studi in legge, e iniziò a cantare con gli altri 3. In breve tempo, grazie alla solidità delle loro esibizioni dal vivo, i Midnight Oil iniziarono a farsi un nome nei locali della Baia di Sydney. Lo stile era un ruvido punk rock senza compromessi, proprio in linea con la scena internazionale. Nel 1977 si aggiunge un’altra chitarra, quella di Martin Rotsey e una figura fondamentale, Gary Morris, manager del gruppo. Morris è un grande mago delle collaborazioni, dei contratti e delle “sponsorizzazioni” tanto che grazie all’aiuto della stazione radio di Sydney Triple J, registrano il primo disco, Midnight Oil nel 1978: la critica è piuttosto delusa perché il disco non cattura la forza della band dal vivo, ma diviene un piccolo successo ed entra in classifica australiana. Morris fonda la Powderworks, la casa discografica della band, e nel 1979 esce Head Injuries, prodotto dall'ex membro dei Supercharge Laszek Karski: già meglio in qualità, con vene di progressive, nel 1980 raggiunse la 36ª posizione della classifica e vinse un disco d'oro. La band è una piccola realtà, e va in Inghilterra per registrare nuove cose: Andrew James lascia per motivi di salute, sostituito da Peter Gifford, e Place Without A Postcard, pubblicato nel novembre 1981 dalla CBS Records, fu registrato nel Sussex con l'aiuto del mitico produttore inglese Glyn Johns. Tuttavia la band non fu soddisfatta del lavoro di Johns, e nonostante un contratto per un altro disco in Inghilterra ritorna in Australia. Dove inizia un percorso di profonda immersione nella realtà locale, e nelle sue contraddizioni. Nel 1982 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 è il disco che li fa sfondare in Australia, con i primi classici come Power And The Passion e Read About It. Iniziano i concerti e l’impegno per l’ecologia, il rispetto dell’ambiente e le minoranze. Red Sails In The Sunset del 1984 rende i Midnight Oil delle superstar autentiche in Australia, l’unica e autentica pub band dell’isola oceanica. Tra il 1985 e il 1986 intraprendono un lungo tour nell’outback australiano presso le riserve aborigene, insieme a due gruppi rock aborigeni, Warumpi Band e Gondwanaland, constatando le condizioni di miseria e di emarginazione in cui vivono quelle comunità. Ne esce fuori una riflessione in musica che prende vita nel 1987, quando esce Diesel And Dust. C'è meno in termini di potenza sonora, di hard rock, favorendo la melodia, il songwriting della band (che, a dire il vero, era sempre lì) e smuove alcuni dei bordi più aspri del gruppo per arrivare a più persone possibili. Di conseguenza, Diesel and Dust non è un album per i fan più accaniti degli Oils (come vengono chiamati dai tanti fans) e per molti è il “naturale” svendersi al mercato (critica abitudinaria che travalica ogni latitudine, è proprio il caso di dirlo), con un risvolto davvero imprevisto: è stato il primo vero successo mondiale del gruppo, diventando disco di platino in America e riscuotendo successo in tutto il mondo. Un singolo di grande successo entra nelle classifiche dovunque, Beds Are Burning, che parla della condizione degli aborigeni (How can we dance when our earth is turning?\How do we sleep while our beds are burning?), perle come Artic World (sullo sfruttamento dei giacimenti petroliferi delle zone artiche, nel 1987 una causa pioneristica), l’esoterica Sell My Soul, l’ossessionante The Dead Heart,  la bella e epica Dreamworld: sin dai titoli c’è come la voglia di far vedere e far capire cosa davvero ci sia da fare per rispettare la Terra con un occhio alla situazione degli indigeni australiani (come in Warakurna e nella storica Bullroarer, che prende il nome dall’antico strumento del rombo, tipico come il didgeridoo nelle tribù australiane). E come sempre, non c'è stato alcun compromesso nella forte posizione politica della band: trattando apertamente le questioni dei diritti degli aborigeni i Midnight Oil chiedevano esplicitamente riparazioni per i popoli indigeni portando con Beds Are Burning la questione in cima alle classifiche di tutto il mondo. Una canzone, Sometimes, ne diviene l’inno sostenendo che:"A volte sei picchiato fino in fondo / A volte sei messo al muro / Ma non ti arrendi”. Garrett e soci continueranno a scrivere musica, in tutto 11 dischi fino al 2002, quando accadde questo: Garrett, che ci aveva provato già anni prima ricevendo 200 mila preferenze, viene eletto nella fila del Partito Laburista Australiano nella Camera dei rappresentanti per la sede di Kingsford Smith dall'ottobre 2004 all'agosto 2013. Nel 2007, dopo che il suo partito ha vinto le elezioni, è stato nominato ministro dell'ambiente da Kevin Rudd. Ha proseguito in questo incarico nel 2010 con la presidenza di Julia Gillard diventando ministro poi dell'infanzia e dell'educazione scolastica, ruolo che ha ricoperto fino al giugno 2013. Non si è ricandidato alle elezioni del 2013. Diesel And Dust vinse ben 3 ARIA, i Grammy Australiani ed è stato nominato miglior disco di sempre dal libro 100 Best Australian Albums: rimane un grande esempio della forza politica che la musica può avere e il negoziante di Darlinghurst non mi disse una fesseria.

[daggerzine]

Peter Milton Walsh of The Apartments offers a pocketful of sunshine...

Peter Milton Walsh started his, band, The Apartments, in Brisbane, Australia in 1978. He didn’t release his debut LP until 1985 (The Evening Visits...and Stays For Years). I didn’t hear the band until 1995 when Restless Records here in the U.S. released the terrific A Life Full of Farewells (in between was 1992′s Drift). The releases have been sporadic throughout the years (and there were several years in between when Walsh did create any music at all) but each one glistens with a special kind of magic that only Walsh seems to possess. Though 2020 has been a difficult year, to say the least, one of the bright spots was the release of a new Apartments’ record In And Out of The Light released on Talitres Records (through Riley Records). The record is classic Walsh, spare, gorgeous songs written as the sun goes down (or comes up) with love or loss as its main theme (in most cases). I sent Mr. Walsh some questions and he was more than happy to open up about the record and what’s next. 

Peter Milton Walsh photo by Belddyn Butcher, 2020

When did the songs start coming together for the new record?

 The plan was to record the album in a couple of weeks in September 2019 in Tours, which is about 2 hours South of Paris. Antoine has a studio there. Natasha would come down from Lille, Nick from London. Then I was moving over to Berlin to mix them with Victor Van Vugt, who now has a studio there. Vic produced the evening visits… back in 1985. (He went on to work with P J Harvey, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds etc.)  

 But the band wanted to hear the songs before September. So I started by making a couple of demos with a guy who lives just around the corner, Darren Cross. A great musician.

 Butterfly Kiss was one, Pocketful too. I sent Butterfly Kiss off to Natasha when she was in Lisbon, and she wrote back to say she’d listened to it over and over, ten times or more, walking at night by the Tagus river and that she fell in love with the song in Lisbon. I thought that was a good sign!

 I found that those two songs came alive in the process of recording the demos, so then I thought I don’t want to do any more demos, I just want to make an album. Now! The process made me impatient to begin the album.

So rather than wait till September, I found a place near where I live in Sydney, and approached the producer, Tim Kevin, telling him I had a couple of songs to start the album off with but that I wanted to try to write the rest of the songs as we went along.

 The earliest we could start was July, early days of Winter here, as Tim’s studio was very heavily booked.

 I have been writing songs since I was 15, and I’ve never really gotten any better at it. I still don’t know what’s happening exactly. But I thought, this will make the whole set of songs very fresh, very in the moment.

 This album will not be me trying to recapture the past, it will be me in the present moment, in the Winter of 2019.

 I had recorded the title track of No Song, No Spell, No Madrigal like that. All we had for NSNSNM was my piano part, Eliot’s bass and Gene’s drums. The rest of it I made up in the studio. Wayne kept asking me when we would finish the vocal part, because we were running out of time, and even though I didn’t have any idea what the finished lyrics would be I kept telling him it was OK—the song would start in the rain and end in the rain and across the course of the song the guy would be changed.

 I thought of the lyric like a voiceover in film noir—the guy reaches the end of the song and just knows he must change his life.

 And that’s how we went with In and Out of the Light. Each time I’d finish a new song, I’d think—I’ll never write another song again. But some time would pass—we were recording very sporadically—and something else would come up. We went on like that until we hit the magic number 8, and I thought—OK, that’s 8 songs that sit together well, don’t tempt fate. Stop now, start mixing the album.

 What was the recording process like, I’d read other musicians recorded parts in their own country?

 I would record some guitar or piano, a vocal, arrange the song, then upload it. Natasha, Antoine and Nick would then record things they thought might work and upload them for us, then Tim and I would select what we wanted and add it. It was very easy. In many ways, we were recording in the perfect way for the COVID era—though the COVID era had not yet begun. Sometimes I’d record 1 day in a week, sometimes more. Very short days. Usually home by six. All very unusual, but that was the situation because Tim was so heavily booked.

 The new record

 Had you worked with produce Tim Kevin before? What did he bring to the sessions?

 No. He’s got a fabulous ear, is a sensational guitar player and singer and has an epic, really impressive concentration span. Also, he was very open to the way I wanted to work—we’d had that discussion before committing to recording. So I could turn up, play him something, and ask if he saw some promise in what I had. And mostly he did.

 Did you have any hesitation about releasing a record in 2020?

 We finished mixing the day before lockdown hit Sydney, so that part of the timing was beautiful. Playing music, being in a band, touring, releasing records—this is a casino life anyway. If you can’t accept that things often don’t go to plan, you’re in the wrong line of work.

 We had a tour planned for September/October 2020, when the album was due for release. That had to be cancelled. We then had a bigger tour planned for February/March 2021—clubs, festivals, some big shows—and had to cancel that as well. I have no idea when we’ll be able to leave Australia—yesterday, the Australian Tourism minister announced that rising COVID cases in Europe and the US mean that Australians won’t be able to visit either of these places next year, unless a vaccine was invented.

  Where did the title come from, In and Out of the Light?

 Possibly two things occurred to me. Firstly, that on the days that I was recording, I would disappear from the high, bright Winter daylight into the lamplit darkness of the studio and that this too—moving in and out of the light—is the pattern of existence. We are constantly changing, and the conditions of our lives do as well. No feeling is final.

 For those of us who wish there were more Apartments records, why do the records come out so infrequently?

 The Apartments once had a good 4 year run—drift, A Life Full Of Farewells, fête foraine and apart then, for personal reasons, I turned away from the music world, and any kind of public life that goes with it.

 Will you be playing any shows (I know here some folks are beginning to do occasional backyard shows and others in other unique venues…drive in theatres, etc).

 That’s a great idea.

His previous record from 2015

 Who are some of your favorite current musicians/bands?

 If a song has fingerpicking, a certain kind of smoke or melancholy in the voice and maybe a major 7th, I’m a fool for it and always have been, always will be. With new music, I can be as fickle as the next person and I’m not a particularly organized person—so there’s no purpose or method in how songs get to me.

 It’s random, they seem to just float in. But here are some of the tracks that have seduced me recently, from my Soundcloud/Bandcamp/Spotify lists. I’m drawn to singles; if I love the album as well, that’s really magic.

 Lonny—Incandescente

https://soundcloud.com/lonny-sc/incandescente

 Mason Lindahl—Outside Laughing

https://tompkinssquare.bandcamp.com/track/outside-laughing

 Arlo Parks—Black Dog

https://open.spotify.com/track/1NGPZKzplieiPc5g6lAJ49?si=KYK_7EZLRkCK5PUjW0DeUA

 Ruby Haunt—Avalon

https://open.spotify.com/track/5rwKSB1WtNDWOBmwxZMWrg?si=uNxxyWjGRRuvYZrk5500oA

 Endless Winter—Angus Roy

https://angusroy.bandcamp.com/track/endless-winter

 Harkin—Decade

https://handmirror.bandcamp.com/track/decade

  www.theapartments-music.com 

www.talitres.com 

[thisselflovecamebacktome]

I love the red tour. I think some people don't like It as much bc it looks more simple w/ the costumes being high wasted shorts - i personaly like every outfit from the Red tour. Then you have 1989 tour with ALL the surprise guests but (to me) the outfits were horrible. And the REP tour stage and production it's bigger than ANYTHING Taylor had done. The Speak Now Tour was more magical too, people like that. But the Red tour it's just my favorite idk why.

To be honest, I feel like people don’t have as much of a connection with the RED tour because 1. There’s no RED tour video (sadly) so there’s not that nostalgia aspect that reminds people why it was so good like they have with the others and 2. There was a big push back from Swifties over RED in general at the time. Like I remember getting hated and being called a fake fan for liking an album that was “too pop to be a Taylor Swift album/Taylor’s worst album” (oh how the tables turned lmao) or “signs that Taylor Swift is selling out”and I know some of those same people refused to go to the RED tour and lived to regret it, but overall still didn’t have that connection to it because they didn’t go.

But yeah all in all, I agree with you. Like I didn’t find the 1989 outfits horrible, but it very much all felt the same and very “I’m a popstar!” which technically there’s nothing wrong with, it’s just not my favourite thing and obviously not what people had come to expect from Taylor. Reputation was definitely the biggest thing she’s ever done and will probably always be my favourite purely because that night was such a healing experience for me and the first time I felt like things were going to be okay after a year of feeling suicidal so emotionally it just lives in my heart and grab that top spot for that alone. The Speak Now and Fearless tours both looked incredible but I’ll be the first to admit that I don’t have that connection with them because I wasn’t in the financial position to attend either and specifically with Speak Now as an album, I feel as if the songs were ones I grew to appreciate and relate to after the era ended whereas I felt RED in my soul from the first listen and knew I’d die before missing that Sydney show lmao.

But yeah, while all of that is very subjective, I feel like objectively the RED tour was one of the most magical and well produced concerts I’ve ever been to with incredible outfits, performances and energy and I will go to my grave being incredibly grateful that I got to experience that.

[kai-sukidesu]

Kpop get to know me quiz!

1. Favorite Solo Artist?

Jonghyun 🌕💖

2. Top 5 Bias Groups?

BTS, Stray Kids, Shinee, GOT7, Monsta X

3. Do You Ship Anyone?

Sope nation forever 🏳️‍🌈

4. What Fangroup(s) do you identify with?

Army, Stay, Shawol, Ahgase.

5. How Did You Get Into KPOP?

I heard Love Like Oxygen by Shinee in either late 2008 or early 2009 and was hooked. I was a little emo kid at the time so was totally out of my depth so never strayed far from listening to Shinee in my bedroom til I was heaps older.

6. Do You Know How To Speak Korean?

A little bit! I’m learning at the moment, and hoping to Minor in Korean when I go to University.

7. Have You Gone To Any KPOP Concerts?

Only one jpop show, I live in Melbourne and all the concerts I’ve wanted to go to were in Sydney and I could never afford to fly up, and then now I have a toddler and also the pandemic going on means nothing yet for me :(

8. Do You Own Any KPOP Merch?

I have a bunch of CDs and DVDs.

9. Do You Watch Any Variety Shows?

So many of them!

10. Top 3 Biases?

Jonghyun (Shinee), Hoseok (BTS), and Jackson Wang (GOT7) and Felix (skz) are tied third coz I cannot choose 😭

11. What Was The First KPOP Song You Liked Upon Hearing?

Love Like Oxygen - Shinee

12. KPOP Groups You Don't Really Like Or Want To Give A Try?

I haven’t really disliked any! None of my top groups are girl groups, but I still listen to a lot so I guess maybe just get deeper into the fandoms of the girl groups I listen to.

13. Do You Get A Feeling That Your Life Isn't Complete Without KPOP?

Yes for sure, I’ve always been musical but kpop is the first genre of music I’ve been into that hasn’t been full of misogynistic awful dudes.

14. Who Is Your Least Favorite Idol?

Any of the ones cancelled for being awful.

15. Do You Listen To Solo Artists As Much As Groups?

Yes! I love the solo stuff so much.

16. What Has Been Your Favorite Comeback Of The Year?

Skz for sure, but there’s some really good stuff about to be dropped so I know my opinion will be different come the end of the year.

17. What Has Been Your Least Favorite Concept/Era From Your Favorite Group?

I don’t think I’ve disliked any? I guess the only qualm I have with the latest BTS era is that coz of the pandemic they didn’t get to tour it.

18. Has Your Bias Acted In Any Film Or Drama?

Yes!

19. Do You Like To Checkout Trainees Before They Debut?

I do! And then I freak out coz they’re younger than me lmao. The youngest member of Enhypen is 12 years younger than me what the fuck.

20. Who Was Your First Ever Bias In The KPOP World?

Jonghyun 💖

21. If You Had A Korean Name What Would It Be?

This is a very koreeaboo question lol, idk. What’s a good gender neutral Korean name?

22. Who Would You Want As An Older Brother?

Seokjin for sure, or Yoongi.

23. Who Would You Have As An Older Sister?

Hyuna

24. Funniest Couple?

Hyuna and Dawn 💖

25. If Your Bias Kissed You, How Would You React?

I reckon I’d have to pass away.

26. If Your Bias Asked You To Marry Them What Would You do?

I’m committed to my partner, the father of my child, but I’d think about it lmao

27. Worst Looking Idol?

This is so mean!

28. T.O.P Or G-Dragon?

I love Ji sooooo much 🥺💖

29. Which Company Is Your Favorite?

BigHit

30. In Terms Of Looks, Which Is The Best?

Person? Jonghyun. Group as a whole? GOT7.

31. In Terms Of Songs, Which Group Is The Best?

Shinee always, but it absolutely depends on my mood. Wanna feel my feelings? BTS. Wanna chuck a boogie? Stray Kids. Horny? GOT7/Monsta X/EXO lmao.

32. Which Group Would You Prefer As Classmates?

Every group I love is chaotic as fuck, I’d say Stray Kids just so Felix, Channie and I can be wild Aussies together.

33. Who Would You Want As A Best Friend?

I’d love Yoongi as a best friend, or Namjoon.

34. Who Would Want As A Boyfriend?

Wonho. Himbos are my type and Wonho is the biggest himbo there is.

35. Who Would You Want As A Friend With Benefit?

Jackson Wang.

36. Who Would You Want As A Husband?

Jonghyun.

37. How Many Kids Would You Have With Them?

I don’t want any more kids, also this is hectic why are the questions like this.

38. Which KPOP Idol Body Would You Have?

I wanna look like Wonho.

39. Which KPOP Star Would You Have A Face Like?

Jonghyun please, I’d do anything for those cheekbones.

40. Which Group Would You Like To Work With In Real Life?

BTS, or Shinee.

[nevergettingoutofthewoods]

✨🐍 TAYLORS ANGELS 🐍✨

I don’t think I can put into words how EXCITED I am for the reputation stadium tour! I’m so blessed to be going to all four Australian shows!

This era, I’m part of the Taylor’s Angels squad! What felt like 13,000 beads, sewing them onto the jacket one-by-one was definitely worth it!

I’m excited to be spending the next month with amazing people and seeing you all at the shows and exploring our own country!

Taylor, I can’t wait to see you! You’ve taught me how to be fearless, positive and value things that matter most. I will forever be grateful for you, the music and the magical shows that I will hold onto forever.

✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨

PERTH - B16 Row E Seats 3-5

feat. @fortheloveof-swift @em-syd-swiftie

MELBOURNE - Level 3 13 Row V Seats 77-82

feat. @fortheloveof-swift @heyshifty @isaakandtaylorsittinginatree

SYDNEY - Section 606-1 Row 34 Seats 35-37

feat. @fortheloveof-swift & Gabi

BRISBANE - A12 Row L Seats 16-19

feat. @em-syd-swiftie Shante and Primrose!

1, 2, 3... LET’S GO MATE

🇦🇺 @taylorswift @taylornation 🇦🇺

[blackpinkofficial]

On a modest stage inside a tent in downtown Los Angeles, the four members of the South Korean girl group Blackpink assume a diamond formation and aim their fingers like guns at the audience as they launch into the chorus of their breakout hit, “Ddu-du Ddu-du”: “Wait till I do what I ... Hit you with that ddu-du ddu-du du!”

It’s the afternoon before the Grammys at Universal Music Group chairman/CEO Lucian Grainge’s annual showcase, where he presents the company’s prospective superstars to a crowd of record executives and industry types. (Past performers have included Ariana Grande, Halsey and Shawn Mendes.) With their intense choreography, dance-heavy beats and Clueless-esque high-fashion looks, the four women offer the kind of bells-and-whistles pop production that makes them an anomaly not just on today’s lineup, where rappers like 2 Chainz and Lil Baby abound, but also on the charts, where women like Grande serve up their divadom with an extra dose of realness.

The showcase marks Blackpink’s first stateside performance, though the band made history long before: “Ddu-du Ddu-du” became the highest-charting single by a Korean girl group on the Billboard Hot 100 when it peaked at No. 55 last June, and this April the act will be the first Korean girl group to play Coachella, before embarking on a North American arena tour. “Ddu-du Ddu-du,” sung mostly in Korean, is a boastful warning to those who underestimate Blackpink, with a hook (meant to imitate the sound of bullets flying) that’s also a canny invitation to non-Korean listeners -- anyone can sing the words. The buttoned-up UMG crowd seems a little unsure, but also intrigued: Just as Blackpink’s Jennie -- soft-spoken in person, but onstage a fierce singer and rapper -- slides into a rat-tat-tat flow in the second verse, more and more audience members whip out their phones to capture video.

There’s no longer any question that K-pop is happening in America. BTS, the seven-member South Korean boy band, scored two No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200 in 2018 and became the first K-pop group to sell out an American stadium when it played New York’s Citi Field in October. Yet despite the group’s visibility here, K-pop remains somewhat detached from the mainstream: It receives relatively little top 40 airplay despite fan-army pressure on radio stations, its artists rarely tour with non-K-pop acts, and outside of its intensely passionate fan groups, K-pop stars hardly drive the wider “conversation” that someone like Grande can dominate with a single tweet.

Blackpink represents Korean music’s latest, greatest hope at breaking out of the American K-pop box. The group believes its multinational identity gives it global appeal: Sweet-voiced Jisoo, 24, is a South Korean native; buoyant rapper Lisa, 21, is from Thailand; guitar-playing Rosé, 22, grew up in Australia; and Jennie, 23, was born in South Korea but spent some formative years in New Zealand. “You don’t have to understand Korean to understand the music, the visuals, the vibe,” says Jisoo, through a translator. (Rosé and Jennie are fluent in English; Lisa alternates between English and Korean during our interview.) “We’ve got so much Korean culture and so much Western culture in us,” adds Rosé, her Australian accent still pronounced.

And though occasional English lyrics already pepper their tracks, Jennie notes that recording all-English songs is something they “definitely want to do” in the future. (They’re focused on making their debut album first.) Even their sound -- an omnivorous fusion of fist-pumping EDM and booming hip-hop beats with flashes of house, ’80s pop and harmonica-driven folk -- seems conceived for the widest possible audience. “I was immediately drawn to their fierce and empowering energy,” says Dua Lipa, who asked the group to guest on last year’s bilingual banger “Kiss and Make Up.” “They are not just giving you hit songs -- they are sending a message that resonates beyond the lyrics.”

Last fall, Blackpink signed to Interscope Records, which will serve as both a creative and business partner to YG Entertainment, the group’s Korean home and one of South Korea’s three main music companies along with SM Entertainment and JYP Entertainment. These companies serve as label, management firm and production studio, controlling almost every aspect of their artists’ careers. Interscope chairman/CEO John Janick says that YG’s leadership -- Hyunsuk “YG” Yang, its founder, and Teddy Park, Blackpink’s main producer and creative director -- “runs the show,” but the relationship is collaborative: Sam Riback, Interscope’s pop-rock A&R head, has made multiple trips to YG’s Seoul headquarters and “has been sending them lots of different ideas,” according to Janick. “Our goal,” he says, “is to amplify what YG has been doing globally.”

If Interscope can help turn Blackpink into a truly global superstar act, the partnership could become a model for other labels looking to invest in K-pop and even pave the way for joint imprints. “This deal could be a benchmark,” says YG’s Joojong “JJ” Joe, who heads the company’s U.S. operations from a small house near Los Angeles’ Echo Park. It will also confirm Interscope’s foresight about K-pop. In 2011, the label signed the group Girls’ Generation during one of the earlier waves of K-pop imports, when artists like BoA and Wonder Girls worked with Western producers and companies.

At the time, those artists barely made a dent on the mainstream charts, and their backers took a hit: Despite high-profile promotional appearances, Girls’ Generation’sThe Boys LP sold only 1,000 copies in the United States during its first week in 2012, according to Nielsen Music. Since then, however, streaming platforms have made it easier for fans to discover and support Korean music, while the growth of social media has also allowed them to forge deep connections with artists everywhere. “In this era, people find their music and their talented artists on the internet,” says Susan Rosenbluth, senior vp at AEG Presents/Goldenvoice, who helped book Blackpink’s North American tour and notes that K-pop’s stateside audience “does not follow along ethnic lines.”

To Janick, the success of Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee’s chart-topping Latin hit, “Despacito,” aided by a Justin Bieber remix, made English-speaking listeners more open-minded in general to music in other languages. “We’re going to have hits from all different territories -- more of them, and more often than we’ve seen in the past,” he says.

But the onus isn’t just on listeners to embrace Korean music -- it’s on industry gatekeepers too. At the UMG showcase, the reaction to Blackpink is enthusiastic, but it feels muted compared with the rousing ovation the crowd gives classic-rock revivalists Greta Van Fleet, whose 2018 debut album was notoriously panned by some critics as derivative. The response to Blackpink’s Interscope deal, however, suggests that attitude could change.

“So many artists on our roster started calling, saying, ‘I want to work with these girls.’ Radio stations were asking when new music was going to be out,” says Interscope executive vp business development Jeremy Erlich, who facilitated early conversations between the label and YG (he and Joe attended business school together). “The industry’s ready. When the music comes out, I don’t think there’s going to be many people saying, ‘This is just a fad.’”

The day before the showcase, the ladies of Blackpink are ensconced in a hotel suite high above downtown L.A. Lisa, dressed in a gray fleece and a checkered coat, spies the Hollywood sign through a corner window and bounds off a couch for a closer look. Her bandmates, cozied up in brightly colored sweatshirts and cardigans, admit they weren’t expecting Los Angeles in February to be so chilly. During some rare downtime the previous day, they went shopping in Santa Monica. “It was supposed to be for fashion,” says Jennie, “but we ended up just grabbing anything that was warm.”

This is Blackpink’s first trip to L.A., but it has been almost a decade in the making. The group’s members came to Seoul from all over the world starting in 2010 to take part in YG’s rigorous recruitment and training process. The company and its competitors hold tryouts both within and far beyond Korea (Rosé traveled to Sydney from her home in Melbourne), seeking recruits who are typically preteens or teens, ethnically Korean and fluent in the language, though these qualities are not mandatory. Lisa, who auditioned in her native Thailand in 2010, didn’t speak any Korean when she began training in Seoul in 2011.

For all four women, joining YG meant enrolling in a kind of full-time pop-star academy that Jennie calls “more strict than school” and that Rosé likens to The X Factor with dorm rooms. For 12 hours a day, seven days a week, the future members of Blackpink -- along with, by Jennie’s estimate, 10-20 other aspiring singers who cycled through the project -- studied singing, dancing and rapping, taking part in monthly tests designed to identify their strengths and weed out subpar trainees. “Somebody would come in with a piece of paper and stick it on a wall, and it would say who did best, who did worst, who’s going home,” recalls Jennie, whom YG initially steered toward rapping because she spoke fluent English. “You get a score -- A, B, C,” Lisa explains. “Lisa would always get A’s for everything,” adds Jennie with a laugh.

The process was lengthy. Before Blackpink debuted in 2016, Jennie spent six years in training, Lisa and Jisoo five and Rosé four. For the members who had left behind life outside South Korea, the pace of training on top of the culture shock was sometimes tough. “I’d call my parents crying,” recalls Rosé. “But as much as it was hard for me to cope with all of that, it made me more hungry. I remember my mom would be like, ‘If it’s so hard for you, just come back home.’ But I’d be like” -- she mimics a surly teen’s glare, much to the others’ amusement -- “‘That’s not what I’m talking about!’” Lisa credits her future bandmates with easing her transition. “Jennie would speak English to me, and Jisoo helped me out with my Korean,” she says. Rosé was the last of the bunch to enter training, but she remembers the four of them bonding during an all-night jam session when she arrived. “We just clicked,” she says.

That’s clearly still the case: Rosé sometimes puts her hand on Lisa’s knee when translating for her, and at one point Jennie and Jisoo huddle close together to silently adjust one of their necklaces, displaying the intimacy of close friends. “We don’t really have a day off,” says Lisa. (Once every two weeks, Rosé clarifies.) And because their families are so far-flung, they often spend their time off with each other anyway. “We’re stuck together,” says Rosé, laughing.

While K-pop companies have a reputation for packaging groups assembly line-style, Blackpink’s members insist they have plenty of creative input, despite having no official writing credits on their tracks. Park plays them music he’s working on and “really tries to put our thoughts into our songs,” says Jennie. “He really gets his inspirations from us.”

“It’s important as recording artists that they actually truly own their songs,” says Park. The women all make suggestions about who should sing what, and if a part doesn’t feel right to someone, he will make adjustments. “He doesn’t just bring us a song, like, ‘Go practice,’” says Rosé.

Besides, the members of Blackpink have another creative outlet: Last fall, YG announced that they would all release solo material, starting with Jennie, whose debut single, “Solo,” topped Billboard’s World Digital Song Sales chart in December. Though the music is still created and put out by YG, the idea that group longevity and solo success aren’t mutually exclusive is a radical development in girl-group history -- one that Janick says only “makes the brand stronger.”

Stars who come through companies like YG are called “idols” in Korea and have historically been expected to maintain a squeaky-clean image. When Blackpink debuted, Jennie says YG was very selective about its promotional appearances: “We were trained to be a little more...” “Closed in?” Rosé suggests.

“Closed in” is exactly what the outspoken women ruling the U.S. charts now, from Grande to Halsey, are not -- they make deeply personal, even raw, music. But while Blackpink may well find success catering to an audience craving its kind of TRL-era pop spectacle -- Interscope’s Erlich calls the group “the modern Spice Girls” -- lately the band has been less concerned with appearing perfect, both onstage and off. “We always wanted to be out there, to be more true to ourselves and a little more free,” says Jennie. “Even we can get things wrong sometimes. We want to just show them the real us.”

Jennie and Lisa do just that when I ask how they expect to be received as rappers in America. Lisa lets out an embarrassed groan, withdrawing into her fleece. She has loved hip-hop since childhood and is obsessed with Tyga (“I love his swag,” she says, blushing). But she and Jennie seem well aware that a group of Asian women adopting a style pioneered by black American artists might be a hard sell for some stateside listeners who are keenly attuned to debates about cultural appropriation.

“Me and Lisa don’t talk about it out loud, but I know we have this big pressure,” says Jennie, who adds that she studied artists like Lauryn Hill and TLC when she first started rapping. She looks across the room at Lisa: “She’s going to kill it.” Lisa just scrunches up her face.

That kind of vulnerability may be what ultimately endears Blackpink to an American pop audience. “The artists that are the most successful in these situations are really authentic with how they can relate to a coming-of-age experience” in their music, says Goldenvoice’s Rosenbluth. “There’s a certain amount of authenticity to Blackpink that I really love. The dedication is heartfelt.” 

Back at the showcase, the band finishes its set with the reggaetón-tinged “Forever Young,” featuring an intricately choreographed, hair-flipping dance break. As the beat reaches its booming climax, the bandmembers whip toward each other and strike a statuesque pose with their hands on their hips, just in time for the music to stop. They hold still for a moment as the lights dim, then drop their arms and turn toward each other, catching their breath and grinning like four young women who can’t quite believe they’re here.  

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A few things I didn’t know about Tassie and Hobart

1.  Originally known as Van Diemens Land (named by the mapmaker, Tasman to honour his boss) - rebranded to Tasmanian when it became a separate state since Van D wasn’t a very nice guy after all.

2. Claimed by the British after an expedition lead by a 23 year old, John Bowen was sent from Sydney.  He settled on the other side of the harbour from Hobart.  However there wasn’t any lasting source of fresh water, so he left “for a business trip” on the next ship and was never heard from again.

3.  The Hobart harbour was a whale breeding ground.  The tour guide kindly said the whales had the intelligence to move elsewhere before being hunted to extinction like the Tasmanian tiger (which was a striped carnivorous marsupial and not a tiger) and the Tasmanian emu.  We’ve since heard they were slaughtered recklessly. These extinctions resulted from the open bounty declared by the Rev. Robert Knopwood - pastor, magistrate, large landowner, drinker, gambler, and philanderer all wrapped into one special historical person.

4.  Famous Hollywood era star, Errol Flynn was born in Hobart and had a sordid and criminal past before travelling to the US.  At one point later in his career, he was charged with sexual misconduct involving underaged girls but it was the wives of studio executives who lobbied to have the charges dismissed because he was “so handsome”.  However as a result of the #MeToo movement, his name has recently been removed from several theatre awards and events in Hobart. We did find the Errol Flynn reserve on our walk to Sandy Bay. “He likely found his love for boats and the sea after his time here” - he lived here only long enough to get kicked out of school.

5.  The city has retained the colonial look to its buildings since the 1960s when a favourite pub in Battery Point was demolished and replaced with a newer brick boxlike building.  This caused such a public protest that all future development is required to retain the original frontage and feel of the original building.   

6. Largest Hobart employer is a zinc smelter owned by Nyrstar. It’s quite a shoreline eyesore.

7. Tassie has a thriving cool climate wine industry to go with the cheese here. 2020 Tasmanian Wine Festival winner in our view was a 2017 Nocton Estate Chardonnay. Also the local Hartshorn Distillery produces the world’s best vodka (winner last year) from sheep’s whey - leftover from cheese making. And yes, Craig bought a small bottle. Their best cheese was called “The Old Man”. I have also tasted some nice dry ciders; particularly note worthy was a wild cherry one last night with our fish and prawn tacos from Phat Fish - yum.  And although we will not be tasting this for ourselves, they are also producing award winning whisky.

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My Taylor Swift top #11 live performances.

1. Last kiss, Speak Now world tour. https://youtu.be/daT-Q8pzEVw 

I can't decide If is the initial speech, the spinning magical tree or the beautiful storytelling of the song but this performance never gets old to me. 

2. I did something bad, AMAS. https://youtu.be/SCacsyVE2NE 

She appeared at this award show with Karen (the very tall snake) in front of all this people that tried to sink her career once to prove that she’s the boss and is doing better than she ever was.

3. Forever and always, Fearless tour. https://youtu.be/atRvK5I2DVM

It is priceless to see Taylor's energy in this presentation: the vocals, when a very angry Taylor pulls out the interview chair and then let the fans take her hands to fill her with positive energy. WOAH

4. You are in love, 1989 world tour. https://youtu.be/osA_pvh2J7c

See her performing a beautiful love song and hear million people singing along just warm my heart.

5. I knew you were trouble, Brit awards. https://youtu.be/x94s6zPm1Ik

This presentation is perfection and one of my favorites of this song. Yes, I also love it when it was presented at the VS fashion show but the costume change, the scenery and the energy of this one traps me.

6. Change, Relief Sydney. https://youtu.be/7kDJ2e4qBuQ

Baby Taylor gave it all while performing. This is one of the first presentations I saw of her and I have always loved it. Plus, I love her high note in the  “hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujaaaaaaaaaaaah”. 

7. This is why we can’t have nice things, Rep tour. https://youtu.be/lAnrIPniIKc 

The lyrics of the song, the interpretation, the choreography and that giant and imposing scenario make this presentation one of the most favorite of the Rep era.

8. The lucky one, Red tour. https://youtu.be/PWgnSF1uCVo

In the farewell of his time as a country singer, Taylor created this song that tells the story of a rising star that "took the money and your dignity, and got the hell out" and the performance shows the harassment of the press, the fake ones loves and is one of my favorites. Who would say that Taylor herself would live something similar after the 1989 era.

9. All too well, live at  Grammys https://youtu.be/JVunNNO4u44

During the Red era I remember that all we asked was for Taylor to sing ATW and she did it! She did it for us at the Grammys. I know that at that time it was a difficult song to sing for her, it was painful and that the Taylor who sang this song in Hudson for the previous Super Bowl is totally different. But I chose this presentation because it was something Taylor did for us and it was the beginning of changing the meaning of this song for her. 

10. I don’t wanna live forever, live at Houdson. https://youtu.be/gVtHFNtAKS0

This duet was everything with Zayn but I can’r resist to an acustic performance with Taylor’s vocals. 

BONUS:

11. Eyes open, live at VH1 Storytellers. https://youtu.be/6zUFT6B9Zr0

This song was in the soundtrack of "The Hunger Games" and in its live version Taylor kills.

¿Are you agree with my top 11? DId I miss one iconic performance? Let me know @taylorswift 

[cloudnine-lovers]

hii everyone!! heyy taylor!! my name is charlotte! @crimsonredtaylor and i’ve been a swiftie for 10 years! <3

13 fun facts about ME! are:

1. i’m from australia! and i’m currently sixteen years old, and in year ten

2. i became a fan of yours when I was 6 years old, after i watched the hannah montana movie with you in it, i fell in love with you! ever since i saw you in that movie my parents downloaded speak now on my ipod and i listened to it every night growing up :))

3. i made my account during the 1989 era (when i was old enough to have social media) and my first concert of yours i attended was the rep tour (in melbourne and in sydney) unfortunately when i tried to get 1989 tickets they were sold out, and i was too young to realise about your concerts earlier on, but the rep tour was such an amazing experience! 

4. i have a younger brother, and i have a dog named pepper! i’m a total dog person (i love cats too but we don’t have one because my mum is allergic)

5. i am allergic to grass and mold! i’ve been on a desensitization program for a few years, and i’m not near as worse as i used to be!

6. i have light brown hair, and hazel eyes

7. my favourite songs by you are, i did something bad, treacherous, style, new romantics, and the archer ! 

8. i’ve played soccer since i was 5 years old! i love love love it and it’s a passion of mine! currently i started playing in womens state leauge this year with my team, it’s really fun to play against older women and improve on my skills. my favourite soccer players are alex morgan, ellie carpenter, and sam kerr!

9. in my free time i loveeee doing art, i take lots of art classes at school and do it out of school, i just find it so relaxing and a way to express myself.

10. i've been lucky enough to travel alot with my family, i’ve been to places such as, london, paris, spain, singapore, hong kong, and sri lanka!! i’m travelling to america for the first time in my life next year!! my dream place to visit is new york and i’m so excited it’s finally going to happen!

11. my parents are fans of you too! my mum’s favourite song by you is love story, and my dad’s is i know places !!

12. my favourite food is italian foods (i’m not even italian!!!) but like whats not to love?? pasta, pizza, lasagne, gelato!!! mmmmmm

13. taylor! you have helped me through so much in my life! i’m so grateful for you and i hope you know how much you mean to me! you’re happiness is so important to me !! 💗💗💗

thanks for reading, i’m so excited to be in this tumblr group! 💘 :))

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‘love you to the moon and back’

“I love you to the moon and back“, a quote from the children’s book "Guess How Much I Love You", meant to express that one loves another person more than they can imagine.

From ancient times to the present, MOON is always be seen as a symbol of beauty, romance and mysterious. Therefore, the curiosity and exploration to the moon have never stopped. On July 20, 1969, American astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first and second person to walk on the moon. At the time, US President Richard Nixon was in the first place. They talked to them on a landline. In the televised broadcast of the call, Nixon told the astronauts that the whole world is proud of them. "Because of everything you do, heaven has become a part of the human world." Humans regard the moon as a wonderful symbol. It is both the goal of scientific inquiry and political expansion, as well as the source of romance and the desire of art. Common ambitions and desires have gone through thousands of years of accumulation, and humans have finally had a close contact with the closest neighbors of the Earth half a century ago.

In order to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Apollo's moon landing and to explore the complex and strong attraction of the moon to humans, the global art circle has also presented exhibition projects related to the "moon" to explore the human image of the moon and its importance and power of charming.

Firstly, the exhibition of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, Apollo's Muse: The Moon in the Age of Photography, explores the visual performance of the moon from the beginning of photography technology. In addition to the photos, the exhibition also features a series of related sketches, prints, oil paintings, movies, astronomical instruments and cameras used by Apollo astronauts.

On July 20, 1969, 500 million viewers around the world watched the first moon landing photo uploaded by the American astronauts from the moon. The images helped humans remember this very historical moment in their unique way. The limit of human vision was pushed. To the new dimension.

▲ El Meyers, "Le Voyage dans la lune" film excerpt, 1902

This "moon landing"-themed film pioneered the sci-fi film, which made the film a platform for fantasy and a tool for entertainment. This year's exhibition in the West, which commemorated the 50th anniversary of Apollo's moon landing, almost all showed the film.

Another typical exhibition is the museum of the moon. The Moon Museum is an art installation project for global tours. British artist Luke Jerram replicates the moon at a ratio of 1:500,000. Through the image of NASA, he displays every corner and crack of the moon's surface on an internally illuminated 23-foot diameter sphere, representing 5 kilometers of the moon per centimeter. As Jerram said in an article: "I hope this project can reproduce a myth, inspire people's doubts and re-engage with the night sky." This installation of more than 30 museums, palaces and landmarks has been popular in Europe and the United States since two years ago. But it is not as simple as a photo location. Its popularity comes from the result of the common emotions, myths and narratives of human beings. When you stand in front of this huge moon, it seems to be surrounded and impacted by the charm of the vast universe.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dX6HrVdtC7A

OLALA 2018-The Museum of the Moon, Luke Jerram

Moon Museum, British National History Museum, London

As it travels from one place to another, it will collect new musical compositions and continue to collect personal reactions, stories and myths, as well as highlight the latest lunar science. The device combines a moon image, moonlight and surround sound, created by British composer Dan Jones. From the beginning of human history, the moon has become a "cultural mirror" of our way of faith, understanding and observation. For centuries, the moon has been interpreted as a god and a planet. It is used for timing, calendaring, and assisted night navigation. Throughout history, the moon has inspired artists, poets, scientists, writers and musicians all over the world. A round of the moon, a delicate new moon with the sun, or the mysterious dark side of the moon, the faint blue light that evokes people's passion and exploration. Different cultures around the world have their own historical, cultural, scientific and religious relationships with the moon. The Moon Museum allows us to observe and think about cultural differences and similarities around the world and to consider the latest lunar science. The meaning and interpretation of the work will vary depending on where the work is presented. New stories and meanings will be collected through local research on the artwork of each location. (https://my-moon.org/about/)

Moon Museum, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney

Moon Museum, Aga Khan Museum, Toronto

Moon Museum,  Milano

Moon Museum, Water Cube, Beijing

For a long time, human beings have a long-lasting fascination with the fascinating spheres in the sky, so this exhibition shows various paintings, scientific instruments and contemporary art through interactive installations, displays and art installations to explore the moon in human faith and science. And the various roles played in the arts. 

Talking back to the meaning of moon exhibition, those exhibitions aim to memorize the 50th anniversary of the first human landing on the moon. In today’s context of the United States’ “returning to the moon”, the establishment of a lunar space station, and other countries competing to explore the moon, people cannot forget the political, scientific, technological, economic, and life-like aspects of Apollo’s manned moon landing on human society. Even the great influence and promotion brought by the spirit.For the time being, the US “Return to the Moon” program will also draw heavily on the experience and technology of the Apollo manned moon landing project. Many of the programs and technologies of the year are not out of date even today. The Apollo manned moon landing project will continue to affect the global influence for many generations and affect generations.

| Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing logo. The prominent two letters O nested the Moon and Mars, respectively, meaning that the two planets NASA has explored, from "Apollo" to the moon, to "return to the moon", and then to Mars in the future. The next huge overflight refers to the next era to explore the focus: Mars. Samsung represents the three stars on the Orion belt. This logo was designed by NASA graphic artist Matthew Skins.|

In the fierce space competition between the United States and the Soviet Union in the late 1950s and early 1960s, the Soviet Union successively won several firsts: launching the world's first artificial earth satellite, launching the world's first moon detector, and launching it. The world’s first manned spaceship... The United States deeply feels that this is an extremely serious political issue. Therefore, the United States has been eager to surpass the slogan of the Soviet Union and is determined to show the United States as the world’s number one superpower. Level and national strength.

On May 25, 1961, US President Kennedy announced to the world that he would implement a majestic manned moon landing plan. “I think that our country should achieve the goal of sending people to the moon and returning them safely to Earth before the end of this decade.” Thus, the implementation of the manned mission to the moon in the United States is a political decision. The purpose is to re-establish the technological leadership of the United States in the eyes of the people of the world and to invigorate the spirit of the United States.

| President Kennedy speaks on the "Apollo" project in Congress |

The project is named after the sun god "Apollo". Although it can be seen as an ad hoc plan to compete with the Soviet Union, it is also the first step in human expansion into the solar system. Its purpose is to achieve manned moon landings and human field visits to the moon, for manned planets and Probing for technical preparation.

The Apollo manned moon landing project has greatly stimulated the slow-moving space program in the United States. Various people from all walks of life have offered suggestions, and it took only eight years to get on the moon.

                                                 | Apollo 11 Badge |

The success and achievements of the Apollo program have great historical and practical significance.

Politically, it has finally established the United States in a leading position in many aspects of space technology, and has produced a great reputation. In science, it has made humans have the first direct research and understanding of the moon and near-moon space. In terms of technology, many breakthroughs have been made, which not only laid the foundation for the later aerospace program, but also widely used in the national economy.

In engineering management, NASA has thus gained a series of valuable experience in large-scale engineering planning and management. Economically, this is a more controversial issue, but according to the Zeiss report, the “Apollo” plan has increased the US economic growth rate by 2%, the price index by 2%, and created 800,000 employment indicators. The Zeiss report also believes that In 1958, the US national income was 406.2 billion US dollars. In 1968, it reached 864 billion US dollars. In 1970, it increased to 90.46 billion US dollars. 

The implementation of the project has led to a large number of high-tech industrial groups such as liquid fuel rockets, microwave radars, remote control operations, radio guidance, ultra-high strength and high temperature resistant synthetic materials, new electronic computers, pharmaceuticals and bioengineering. Later, many technical achievements such as artificial intelligence, robotics and remote control operations of the project were transferred to civilian use, which promoted the overall development and prosperity of science and technology and industry. The benefits of secondary development and application far exceeded the Apollo program itself. Direct economic and social benefits.

In the last 10 years of the 20th century, the United States was able to maintain high-speed and efficient growth, thanks in large part to the thousands of application technology achievements or patent applications in the economic field derived from the Apollo manned moon landing project. The United States is ahead of the world. High-tech, such as information, biology, and new materials, comes from the digestion, optimization, and secondary development of lunar exploration technology.

In the implementation of the Apollo manned moon landing project, in order to cool down and ensure the safety of the astronauts on the moon, the liquid cooling suit was developed. The principle is to use the pump to deliver cold water circulation refrigeration. Later, this technology was directly applied to the army, navy and air force. The working conditions of tankers, submarines and pilots have also reduced the suffering for some special patients. For example, there is a little boy who has scalded scalpel disease and can't dissipate heat through the skin. Therefore, most of his time can only be kept in the air-cooled environment. Many daily activities can't participate. After the liquid cold clothes, he can Go out and play, save from illness and loneliness.

Another popular bar code for shopping pricing is one of the aerospace technology masterpieces that was originally invented by the United States to control the countless components of the Apollo program.

The intensive care unit was one of the important medical advances brought by aerospace technology. It was originally born in response to the Apollo program's need for health testing of astronauts on the moon.

The dried cabbage leaves in instant noodles are the dehydrated vegetables commonly used in aerospace foods. They are used to store, store, and transport excess water in vegetables. The Apollo program first uses this technology to allow astronauts to eat vegetables. Aerospace foods are now widely available in aerospace foods.

All kinds of fashionable sneakers are also the "products" of Apollo's achievements. The "air blow molding" manufacturing technology is derived from the Apollo plan for the production of space suits. At that time, scientists made a complete and uniform thickness. The large-pressure space suit liner invented a method of heating and softening a group of pressure-resistant soft materials, placing them in a mold, and then blowing high-pressure gas into the mold. After that, the sneaker manufacturer found that the process could Quickly and efficiently create a complete upper that is widely used.

In conclusion, human desire for space and resources is growing towards rationality with the advancement of technology. On September 5, 1977, NASA unmanned probe traveler 1 launched into the solar system. Voyager 1 carries a gold-plated bronze record with a diameter of 30 cm, trying to introduce humanity to the extraterrestrial civilization as completely as possible. The album contains 115 pictures of the earth's features, humans, knowledge and solar system celestial bodies; 55 kinds of earth language greetings, beginning with the Aka German used by the Sumerians 6,000 years ago, ending in Chinese dialects; Dogs, birds, trains, and other "voices of the earth"; there are also music from a variety of cultures, including Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, Chinese Guqin "Water", Chuck Berry's rock, African blows Music, the voice of New Guineans, and so on. When astronomer Carl Sagan presided over the compilation of the album content, people's expectations of discovering extraterrestrial civilization seemed to be a little higher and more romantic than now, unlike the calmness of more than 40 years. Today, the urban legendary craze of UFO and alien signs is over, but serious exploration is still in progress.I don't know if we can see the breakthrough in our lifetime. We don't know when humans can really leave the cradle and start the interstellar voyage. We don't know whether the form of life will exceed the range we are familiar with, or even whether human cognition is enough to understand the universe and itself. The only thing that can be determined at the moment is that as long as the human species still exists, there will always be some members who will be the pioneers of travel, extending the footprints of human footprints and thinking to farther places.

[onestowatch]

RUEL Puts a Magnifying Glass to Stan Culture in “Face to Face”

Photo: Michelle Grace Hunder

stan /stan/

1. Noun: An overzealous or obsessive fan. "Beyoncé stans, collectively known as The Beyhive, often refer to Beyoncé as their god.”

2. Verb: To admire to the point of intense obsession. “We stan pineapple on pizza.”

If you’re active on social media, odds are you know the term defined above. We mostly use it affectionately, referring to our favorite artists, fashion trends, or pizza toppings. However, the term’s roots are a little darker, originating as a reference to Eminem’s epic poem “Stan” in which the artist raps from the perspective of letters from a deranged fan trying to capture his attention. Interestingly, lot has changed since the track was released in 2000, especially with how fans can interact with their obsessions. RUEL’s latest track “Face to Face” and the accompanying video reexamines the “stan,” mirroring Eminem’s original meaning for the social media era.

The inspiration for “Face to Face,” which was produced by Grammy winner M-Phazes, came from RUEL’s experiences with obsessions and perceived rejections on social media. In a tongue-in-cheek twist, however, RUEL plays the fan in his music video. Beneath the track’s lush, R&B-hued instrumentation, the singer messages his current pop star obsession on social media while running around Paris before her show. Though RUEL’s honey-soaked vocal would never indicate so, things take a dark turn when… well, watch the video and see for yourself.

“Face to Face” is the artist’s second single teasing the release of his sophomore EP FREE TIME on Sept. 13. In the past year, the Australian crooner has won the prestigious ARIA award for Breakthrough Artist of the Year in addition to becoming the youngest male to sell out the Sydney Opera House… twice. 

In October, he’ll be departing on a 13-date North American tour to support FREE TIME. Grab your tickets, and in the mean time, stan the video for “Face to Face” here: