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[ivory-sunflower]

Arty Art Things ✨

Hellooo!

I've decided to post some of the arty things I've done either recently or in the last few years, well the pieces I'm somewhat proud of at least. All my posts tend to be a lot more wordy than they need to be but hey it's what I do here!

Conchúr White

Anyone one who's been on this blog for a bit will have probably have seen me talk about this lovely Irish fella. The pencil drawing is actually a year old as of yesterday, I only know that because screenshots of me flipping out about Conchúr following me on twitter popped up in my memories yesterday. I think I'd sent it to him at about 3 in the morning (I was not in a good head space at that point in time), so probably not what he was expecting to see when he opened his phone in the morning aha

The biro version is much more recent: I got bored while sat at my desk and doing research about university courses, saw a biro, saw my old drawing of Conchúr, had an idea. I revisited my GCSE art techniques and here we are. Again, I put this up on Twitter and now (at the the time I'm writing this) when you google "Conchúr White" it's the third top image of him which is a bit mad really. I think I spent all of about 20 minutes on Conchúr but another 45 minutes on the words behind him. The words are the names of the songs on his EP 'Bikini Crops', he doesn't just really love the idea of Channing Tatum driving him around at night in a daisy print bikini... Well maybe he does but what he does in his spare time is none of my business...

TechDif

So I mentioned that the pencil drawing of Conchúr came from a rough patch in my mental health and this one is no different! In fact this one came from an even worse circumstance so we love to see it. I had a bad, bad time in July and this started as a way of distracting myself from what was going on in my head. Without it, I can't honestly say I'd still be here so even if the final product of this had been a terrible mess I would still love it for keeping me alive. However, it did not turn out to be a terrible mess!

Now that the origin of this is out the way, where do I start with TechDif? Unlike Conchúr, I haven't really talked about them on here (unless you count one brief post about Citation Needed) before so I guess I'll do it here. The Technical Difficulties are a wonderful group of 4 British fellas who have had their fair share of fun online and even before. They did a radio show at university together, which went on to become their Reverse Trivia Podcast, later moving on to a panel show called 'Citation Needed': and a game called 'Two of These People Are Lying'. All of which I would thoroughly reccomend, they're one of my go to things when I'm having a rough time. All 4 of them are excellent! Tom Scott (red top, blue jeans on the picture) has his own YouTube channel which does content aside from TechDif. If you're quite nerdy and like science, linguistics, computers, or any number of other things you may enjoy Tom's channel. He is probably best described as "The Moderator" of the group, much like a tired teacher he tries desperately to keep everyone on track with what they're meant to be doing, but usually it does not end well for him. Then we have Matt Gray (space top, holding an ice cream) who also has a channel away from TechDif stuff, he does techy electronic things and has a series called 'Will it Soft Serve?' where he puts all kinds of strange things through a soft serve machine. Matt brings a very specific energy to TechDif and I can't fully describe what that vibe is but I love it. Matt and Tom also share a YouTube channel where TOTPAL is posted and they had a series called 'The Park Bench'. Moving on to everybody's favourite Gary Brannan: Gary Brannan (SATIRE hoodie, glasses) and can I just say, what a fella he is! He's just excellent! He is the one that will argue and rip into Tom the most (not in a malicious way) and hilarity ensues. There are some episodes where he is absolutely on it, getting all the points and others where he very clearly has no idea and that's where some of his funniest quotes come from. Given how badly I was doing at the time I made this, his response to it on Twitter was so so lovely. I specifically remember one tweet where he said I'd made him happy and although it was probably a flippant comment, it just made feel alright for a bit. Yeah I might be feeling awful right now, but I've made someone else happy so that's a nice feeling. Then last but certainly not least, we have Chris Joel (buffalo check shirt, beard)! I would be lying if I said he isn’t my favourite... His sense of humor is the one I vibe with most, he can get rather dramatic in parts and can chat bollocks like a champion. He has absolutely no online presence away from TechDif and, like Rens from Temples, I fully believe he’s a cryptid and lives off in a tree somewhere. 

The picture took me about 4 days to complete, well 4 nights because I did most of it between the hours of 12 a.m. and 7a.m. - I remember watching the sun come through my window each morning. It’s made up of lots of little pieces, all cut out and stuck on; even the sky and hills are made of separate pieces of paper. Nothing was actually drawn on the piece of paper it’s all stuck on, it’s not how I usually do things but if I messed up one little but I could just redraw it rather than ruining the whole thing. The most tedious parts to make were Chris’ shirt because I had to draw each square individually and then join the as well, and cutting out the ban-hammer in the bottom right was surprisingly hard. Every single detail of the picture is a reference to the podcast/shows, I still have the plan sketch and reference list knocking about somewhere. I listened to a lot of true crime videos while making it to the point that certain parts remind me of different cases: the brandy now reminds me of Peter Tobin, and the big spiral thing reminds me of Tim McLean (very harrowing case) - sorry that fact is a bit morbid but interesting nonetheless. 

I did post this for a little bit back in July, but I received some rather awful messages so I took it down. Generally, Tom Scott/TechDif fans are lovely but there’s been a few that have taken a disliking to me for some reason so I’m hoping they don’t resurface again. I’m in a better head space now though, so even if they do I’m more equipped to deal with it this time.

Hozier

This was a quick sketch I did in April, I was getting bored with lockdown and decided to summon the bog man himself. There’s not really much more backstory than that, no poor mental health story, no fun twitter story - he’s just here. He’s vibing. I will say I’m particularly proud of his nose, I just think it’s one of the best noses I’ve ever drawn. His hand is okay, but I think that the hands on my Conchúr drawings are better. So there is the Hozi-Boi...

The Corpse Bry

I’ve talked about Bry on here before as well, I love him, he’s excellent, top lad. He is a living Tim Burton character, he’s 6′6, very skinny, and his legs are longer than my will to live. I was watching ‘The Corpse Bride’ a few weeks ago and suddenly had an idea and so ‘The Corpse Bry’ came to be. I gave him a little panda friend because the panda has always been his animal - he used to wear a panda beanie all the time and his album had a panda on the cover. Again, there’s not really a fun story behind this one, I guess it’s somewhat fun because it’s the first art I made after finishing my psychology exams in October so it was nice to actually have the time to draw.

James Bagshaw

Ginger talking about Temples for the third post in a row? it’s more likely than you think! I did this one last week, I’d had a bit of a wobbly day and had group therapy on Teams in the evening and I just couldn’t concentrate on what was going on and I ended up doodling Mr James E. Bagshaw, the glitter crying fraggle man himself. It’s a bare-bones drawing that I could definitely work into more but I’m happy with it as it is to be honest. I’ll be damned if I’m going to sit and add the individual bits of fringe to his jacket, just thinking about doing that makes me tired. Maybe I’ll get around to drawing the whole band at some point...

Alice in “Wonderland”

This one is from about 5(?) years ago, it’s not my typical style and was a “study” based on another artists work (basically i just had to copy this fellas work). I’ll be honest, this one has a sketchy backstory that I won’t go in to because it’s not exactly a nice one, and because of that I also won’t say who the artist is that it’s based on. Despite this, I’m still really proud of this one and I’m so sad that I never got this piece back after I got taken out the class. I’ve considered trying this style again, I’ve even joked about doing another Conchúr drawing in this style as a nod to my progression through GCSE art, eventually leading to Conchúr drawn in ink on music manuscript and stained with neon paint and dyes - it would be quite the project!

So this has been quite a lengthy post so apologies about that but life goes on. Similar to the vinyl post, I’ll probably add to this as and when I make more art. Even if no one is reading these posts, I’m enjoying making them so that’s the main thing. It’s just nice to document things and the feelings that go with them. 💕

~ Love Ginger xx 

29/11/2020

[lagroupie]

Interview: Thomas Walmsley from Temples

Thomas right after our interview at Mascotte, shot with my old Canon.

I remember watching Temples play for the first time five years ago. It was at the little Komplex Klub in Zurich. They had just released their album Sun Structures and they blew me away. The crowd went wild as well. After that night I kept coming to their concerts whenever they came back to Switzerland, for example in Montreux or during Paleo Festival. These big stages were great, but when they announced a concert at Mascotte last November I got pretty excited – Mascotte is a smaller venue, so it was guaranteed that the energy in the room would be more intense. And indeed, we got rowdy.

I was even happier to hear that Thomas kindly agreed to have a little chat with me before the show. Join us as we talk about the band’s album Hot Motion, rehearsing in a little town called Kettering, our local Swiss legends Klaus Johann Grobe and Piet from Taxi Gauche, and more.

Many thanks to Temples and management for this great evening!

What is your life like these days? I guess you are not living in Kettering anymore right?

Thomas Walmsley: We all used to live in Kettering when we were growing up, but it’s been a long time since we’ve lived there. In fact, before the band had even started, we were already living in different places – so various spots around the UK. Our drummer is from the Netherlands, so he lives out there at the moment. We’re more of an international band than we used to be, but we still come back to Kettering to rehearse. In fact, maybe we rehearse more than we ever have because we don’t live as near each other, so it has completely worked in our favor!

Tonight you’re also going to DJ with Taxi Gauche at Kater bar after the show. How did you meet the founder of the label, Piet Alder?

I haven’t met him yet! I’ve known him from a friend of ours who plays in a band called Klaus Johann Grobe. One thing led to another, and I am just going to play some records afterwards, it should be fun!

Speaking of Klaus Johann Grobe, I interviewed them as well! They told me they used to tour with you guys.

They did, quite a few years ago now! We toured with them around England and Europe. That was fun. It’s great to see them go from strength to strength and have some great success, especially in the United States. For us, their sound has a very strong European grounding. So I can only imagine for an American, it’s something otherworldly!

Would you like to write a song with them?

Probably! I mean, we’ve never done something like that before but we love their influences. I don’t know if that would ever happen, but that would be fun! We can dream!

Temples at Mascotte, shot with my old Canon.

Let’s talk a bit about Hot Motion. Could you tell me more about the song You’re either on Something? It’s one of my favorites from the album, and I love all the little details like the little guitar arpeggios!

Traditionally, you keep adding to a recording. You layer up and it’s the individual layers together that create an atmosphere. But that song in particular is very driven by the drums and the bass. When it came to the guitars, we wanted something sparse and loose, and a bit more avant-garde with note choice. It’s a bit more angular. So if it helps create an atmosphere on that song that’s great!

I really liked the video as well. Your older videos were just as beautiful, but not as funny as this one!

The video is mainly James’ concept. We just wanted something that was narrative-based and told a story. The song tells a story over the course of an evening, so the video had to do the same. And rather it be serious, it is meant to be quite tongue-in-cheek and lighthearted. The song itself is tongue-in-cheek, so you needed a video worthy to match the sentiment!

Would you say you are more of a holy horse lighting the sky, or a wolf howling at the moon?

Personally, I would go for The Howl, but it’s not really a wolf in that song! It’s more of a panther, a very large cat! Instead of meowing, it just howls.

Oh no, I got it all wrong!

Traditionally a wolf would howl, so you’re right there. But I guess howl sounds a bit more impressive than meow! (laughs)

What can we expect from Temples in the future?

We’re currently trying to tour as many places as possible, and I presume that we’ll continue for the next year also. We’re going to try and record new music as well, as soon as we can – keeping creative as well as playing live, rather than focusing on one or the other.

[shirtoffmyback]

Sign Of The Times!!!! Highlights!!! Temples!!! Live At The Echoplex!!! 10.14.19 @templesofficial @thomasewalmsley @jamesedwardbagshaw @adamthomassmith #templesband #musician #music #indie #indiemusic #style #stylish #fashion #fashionforward #gq #esquire #details #dandy #dapper #gent #menstyle #mensfashion #menswear #gent #losangeles #la #socal (at The Echoplex) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5bmgwTJirR/?igshid=jscuoj3l2ogx

[sirenrecords]

Out today: #templesband #hotmotion INDIE EXCLUSIVE COLORED VINYL and CD #fatpossumrecords #indierock #psychedelicrock (at Siren Records) https://www.instagram.com/p/B26xGWOJUsc/?igshid=o87gbz730ugc

[morganistik]

James Bagshaw sipping a beer, photo by Nadia Morganistik, Berlin 2019 #TemplesBand #JamesBagshaw #RensOttink #PsychedelicRock #FestaalKreuzberg #ConcertPhotographer #Morganistik (at Festsaal Kreuzberg) https://www.instagram.com/p/CKQmGVSgVBJ/?igshid=1sbuit8xgvqjx

[rainbowrecordsde]

Good stuff in stock right now! Open until 8pm. #universityofdelaware #vinyl #newarkde #newarkdelaware #amywinehouse #thewhitestripes #elliotsmith #modestmouse #davidbowie #arcticmonkeys #soundgarden #templesband #pearljam (at Rainbow Records) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3uTsmJlewK/?igshid=m1hh76atf9i9

[dontsleeponafreshbaguette]

UKミッドランズ出身の4人組、TEMPLESのセカンドアルバム『VOLCANO』。 Kula ShakerやThe Beatlesを彷彿とさせるサイケデリックなロックはこれまた夜の深淵にひとり部屋で聴くには最高なのです。 遂に来週ジャパンツアーでやっと大阪でも見られるのが嬉しくてしょうがない！ シングルカットにもなったCertaintyとBorn in to the sunsetは名曲。 リミテッドエディションのジャケットのアナザーバージョンが4枚。 カラーはぴったりのコットンキャンディーヴァイナル。 #templesband #temples #record #vinyl #todaysrecord #todaysvinyl #今日のレコード

[lunchboxrecords]

Check out these new releases available on 9.27.19! 🎶 #bethhart @officialbethhart @mascotlabelgroup #binkergolding @binkergolding #gearboxrecords @manlikebinks #jonpardi @jonpardi @jonpardipics @umgnashville #metronomy @metronomy @becausemusic @mymichaelaanne @michaelaanne #michaelaanne #yeprocrecords #nuclearblastrecords #opeth @opeth @officialopeth #sturgillsimpson @wherethefuckissturgillsimpson #elektrarecords #teganandsara @teganandsara #warnerbrosrecords #templesband @templesofficial #atorecords #thenewpornographers @thenewpornographers @concordrecords #weepingicon #firetalkrecords @weepingiconbk #whiskeymyers @whiskeymyers #AIMSrocks thealliancerocks.com https://www.instagram.com/p/B29QUtqpddW/?igshid=1wyxf1x961ngj

[monsteriousbeat]

Day 11 #aprilvinylchallenge #boughtatagig Temples - Sun Structures I got to see them three times in the span of a year, at a street festival, a small club and at Lollapalooza. It was at the big fest that FYE had a signing tent and I got in line after their set. I bought the album, got to meet them and they all signed it. Very nice fellows! #vinyl #vinylcollector #vinylcollection #records #recordcollection #vinylrecords #instavinyl #vinylig #lps #templesband #fatpossumrecords #2014 #lollapalooza #officialfye #psychrock #indierock #autographed @mpvt_vinyl @officialfye (at Chicago, Illinois)

[quiet-little-house]

These angles are releasing their amazing sophomore album today. Check out my review of @templesofficial Volcano at @_giggoer_ 🌸 Link in bio🌸 . . . . . #photography #london #photo #gigphotography #livemusic #musicphotography #Templesband #VolcanoLP #gig #concert #concertphoto #music #gig #review #albumreview

[tellement-sauvage]

👉🏾👉🏾@sauvage_photography some oldies from last year when I was lit going to concerts like every weekend. More pics on @sauvage_photography 👈🏾👈🏾 . . . #templesband #temples #sunflowerbean #rock #rockandroll #rockandrollhoteldc #dc #hstreet #concert #photography #concertphotography #concertpics #canon #canonphotography #canont5 #goodvibes #goodmusic (at Rock And Roll Hotel)

[ivory-sunflower]

The Vinyl Collection ✨

So I’d been thinking about making a post about my little vinyl collection for a while and then I got an anon message asking me to so here it is! My collection isn’t huge but it’s slowly growing, with Christmas and then my birthday coming up I imagine it’ll grow in the next couple of months. I have a little mental checklist of the albums I want to get before I go off to uni next year so we’ll see how that goes...

Temples: Hot Motion 

If you saw my update to my post about some musicians I like (here if you’re curious), you’ll have seen that I have really deep-dived into Temples recently but I will not go on to that on this post because it will become an essay (might make a post just about the band at some point tbh). 

ANYWAY ABOUT THE VINYL: It is so pretty!! It’s hard to see on the photo but it’s a clear vinyl with streaks and flecks of yellow, red, blue and black marbled through it - it’s just gorgeous! I’ll probably say this about every vinyl but oh boy does it sound lovely. There’s something so endearing about the crackling of a record between songs! I’ve said before that ‘Atomise’ makes me want to lie down on the floor for a few hours and that feeling is increased tenfold with the added vinyl crackles. It’s so pretty, I could cry!

Temples: Sun Structures

It’s the boys once again! I love love love this album, don’t even get me started or I might cry or scream or both... probably both. Every song is just beautiful, kudos to them for coming out with such a banging debut album. ‘The Golden Throne’ and ‘Fragment’s Light’ sound particularly good on vinyl - they both have such good vibes anyway and those vibes get amplified!

Hozier: Self Titled

A wlw with a Hozier vinyl? Who would have expected that?? Given the fact that the majority of my followers come from the cottagecore community, I feel like it’s safe to assume that you all know what’s up here. I f you enter my room while ‘From Eden’ or ‘Cherry Wine’ is playing you will see me lying down and silently weeping...

Dave Giles: Tennessee and 48th

Similar to Temples, if you’ve seen the original music post you’ll have seen a bit about Dave and this particular album. My opinion still stands, it’s a gorgeous album and (similar to others in this list) the vinyl crackling just adds to it. ‘Child Again’ is just so so beautiful!

Queen

I’ve put all my Queen albums together because I don’t think I need to explain why these albums are BRILLIANT! Queen made bop after bop and we love them for that!

The Boomtown Rats

The Rats aren’t at the same iconic level as queen but they are the same era. I’ve grouped them together for the sake of ease, I have to say that ‘The Fine Art of Surfacing’ is my favourite of the 3 albums I have, it’s a class album!

I know the Queen and Boomtown Rats sections are short but I have half of a post about bigger musicians I want to talk about written up in my drafts so I kept it short on this one. I hope this is what you meant anon! sorry if you just wanted pictures...

I’ll probably add to this as and when I get new vinyls because I think it could be a cute way to document them!

~ Love Ginger xx

27/11/2020

[lagroupie]

Temples @ Mascotte, Zurich, 22.11.2019

I had a great time watching Temples play again, this time while taking pictures (at the beginning. Then I was dancing.) The band sounded so good, and it was great to watch them play an intimate venue again after all the big festival stages! Many thanks to Temples & their management, and Claire from Musikvertrieb for their kindness!

[shirtoffmyback]

The Ultimate Hair Band Experience!!! I’m Thankful I Got To See These Guyz Live!!! Let’s Hope They Come Back To The U.S. For Another Tour. Highlights!!! Temples!!! Live At The Echoplex!!! 10.14.19 @templesofficial @thomasewalmsley @jamesedwardbagshaw @adamthomassmith #templesband #musician #music #indie #indiemusic #style #stylish #fashion #fashionforward #gq #esquire #details #dandy #dapper #gent #menstyle #mensfashion #menswear #gent #losangeles #la #socal (at The Echoplex) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5bkdQrJMWQ/?igshid=3xu1xngmv82n

[queenofthestruggle]

Kinda sad this is blurry but I was too busy having a good time #templesband

[morganistik]

Adam @templesofficial, photo by Nadia Morganistik, Berlin 2019. It was his birthday! #TemplesBand #JamesBagshaw #TomWalmsley #AdamThomasSmith #RensOttink #PsychedelicRock #FestaalKreuzberg #ConcertPhotographer #Morganistik (at Festsaal Kreuzberg) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-nOAL6qckD/?igshid=yms8aik8prou