July 16, 2024 - Clashes broke out in Indonesian-occupied West Papua, after three people were murdered by the Indonesian military for being alleged members of the Organisasi Papua Merdeka (Free Papua Movement). Angry protesters set ablaze seven police and military vehicles of the occupation in retaliation. [video]
I was very, very excited to make this post! Halcali was probably one of the things that got me SUPERRRR into shibuya-kei so I really do adore it! It was 2002 and Haruka (Halca) and Yukari (Yucali) noticed a flier to become a female hip hop unit and… they were chosen (obviously)!
By 2003, HALCALI had released their debut single, “Tandem”, which entered the Oricon chart!
Now here comes the part I was REALLY excited about… HALCALI BACON (2003) is literally one of the coolest albums I’ve ever heard. HALCALI decided to leave behind mainstream J-pop and made a unique mix of rap and pop (also called bubblegum rap). It reached #5 on the Oricon chart, which made HALCALI the first female hiphop group to be in the top 10 in Japanese history! It has a total of 12 tracks:
1. Intro. Halcali Bacon
2. タンデム
3. ギリギリ • サーフライダー
4. 鳴呼ハルカリセンセーション
5. おつかれSUMMER
6. ハルカリズム "CANDY HEARTS"
7. Conversation of a Mystery
8. Peek-A-Boo
9. Hello,Hello,Alone
10.スタイリースタイリー
11. エレクトリック先生
12. 続 • 真夜中のグランド
This album was a big advancement in shibuya-kei, in my opinion. It was one the things that kickstarted the sort of hip-hop sound that you can find in many shibuya-kei tracks!
Many of these songs were produced by legendary shibuya-kei and rap artists which of course includes FPM (come on, we've already gone over this LOL)! I PERSONALLY think this is their best album, but of course that is up to the audience! HOWEVER, if you're going to listen to any of their albums, I think this would be the best pick of all!! I don't think any other of their albums convey the same mood that HALCALI BACON mastered, which is very sad :(
The albums to come weren't bad but they were just distant to what halcali had laid out with their debut album. They released a couple more albums, singles, etc before disbanding in 2013.
My top pick is…
I CAN'T choose a favourite song! I literally can't! Instead, I decided I will tell you about a song I believe deserves more attention: “Kono Sekai ni, Kono Ryote ni”, from the single “Strawberry Chips” (does this technically count as christmas music? LOL!) Of course, I also super mega recommend you to listen to HALCALI BACON!!! It's literally phenomenal!
P.S. I really didn’t know where to include this but the name HALCALI comes from mixing Halca (Haruka) and Yucali (Yukari)!!
Another bonus is that there is actually a tumblr blog dedicated to HALCALI! I totes recommend you check it out if you're interested! The user is @fuckyeahhalcali :)))
O governo federal repassou cerca de R$ 1,17 bilhão ao município de Rio Claro entre 2008 e 2024. Os dados são do portal Tesouro Nacional Transparente.
Fonte: Governo Federal
Entre os valores repassados destaque para mais de R$ 922 milhões através do Fundo de Participação dos Municípios (FPM); do Fundo de Manutenção e Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica e de Valorização dos Profissionais da…
FPM: municípios de Pernambuco receberam R$ 336.4 milhões
Os municípios de Pernambuco receberam mais de R$ 336.4 milhões referentes ao Fundo de Participação dos Municípios (FPM). O valor foi distribuído entre as prefeituras do estado e corresponde à parcela do primeiro decêndio de agosto de 2024.
A capital Recife recebeu R$ 39.469.712,52. Entre os municípios que receberam as maiores quantias estão Abreu e Lima, com R$ 3.199.237,45; Camaragibe, com R$…
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O presidente da Federação dos Municípios do Rio Grande do…
As of now, Ive only talked about the EARLY days of shibuya-kei, but let's jump to 1997. Ex rock band member and DJ, Tomoyuki Tanaka started up his solo project: Fantastic Plastic Machine!
FPM made international fame that same year with his studio album, "The Fantastic Plastic Machine" and then went on to release his most popular album, "Luxury", in 1999!
You might know them from The Girl Next Door! Check out the song "Electric Lady Land", it might sound familiar!!! (Side note: Yukari Fresh is the lead vocal!)
Or perhaps, you know them from Spaced, which features 3 FPM songs! "Theme of Luxury", "S'il Vous Plait", and "There Must Be an Angel"!
Another pretty well known shibuya-kei group, HALCALI, has multiple songs that have been produced by FPM! Infact, one of their most popular songs, Otsukare Summer, was produced by FPM!!!! and as far as im concerned, they also produced music for hi-posi (live laugh love hi-posi ❤️)
GOD ANOTHER HARD PICK ONCE AGAIN!!! although I think i can safely say that my favourite tracks at the moment would have to be Strandgut + Moonboots and L'aventure Fantastique!!
In conclusion, THIS GUYS IS A GREAT LISTEN PLEASEEE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE TRY HIS MUSIC OUT!!!!!!
3. +Rigby (Regular Show): Mostly by contrast, although I can recall them being both outgoing and…kinda rebellious too on some regards (altho OG Rigby himself is on a different level of savage when it comes to doing wild things so…y’know)
4. +Mordecai (Regular Show): Besides them being mostly chill and kinda bright when taking part on important things, remember the episode Mordo did art and it derailed into a chaos that came off as a reverse Murphy law situation? Yeah, let that sink in
5. +Skips (Regular Show): Jumpy boi
Also recall the chill thing with Mordecai (altho toned up a bit and adding the mostly silent part) and the fact they got skills at fighting (from what I’m aware)
…And yeah it was because he pulls off a more casual version of FPM’s drip (at least from my POV)
Santa Maria da Boa Vista (PE): piso da enfermagem é justo, mas valor repassado aos municípios precisa mudar, diz prefeito
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O prefeito de Santa Maria da Boa…
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O mês de março termina com saldo positivo para os municípios com relação ao Fundo de Participação dos Municípios (FPM). O crédito do último decêndio de março, que cai na conta das cidades, chega 25% maior do que o do mesmo período de 2023: R$ 4,8 bilhões. Se olharmos para a mesma parcela de fevereiro deste ano, também houve crescimento do Fundo, de 21%.
Um aumento que significa desafogar as…