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The 1899 T&P Depot (Part 1): "Finest Passenger Station in the Entire South"
Posted on December 16, 2021 by hometown
On December 16, 1899, as Fort Worth residents were doing their Christmas shopping, they took time out to help unwrap a big gift to the entire city: the new Texas & Pacific railroad passenger depot.
The new depot was, the Fort Worth Register proclaimed on December 17, simply "the finest passenger station in the entire South."
The Register devoted almost a full page to the new depot.
The depot was located at the intersection of Main and Lancaster streets east of the Al Hayne memorial, where the Frank Kent Cadillac dealership later stood.
This H. D. Conner image shows the depot from a different angle. (Photo from Tarrant County College Northeast, Heritage Room.)
This view shows the Al Hayne memorial in the traffic triangle, which no longer exists. (Photo from University of Texas at Arlington Libraries W. D. Smith Commercial Photography Collection.)
The clock tower of the new station was situated so that it could be seen from the north on Main Street. Thus, Main Street downtown was bookended by the courthouse clock tower on the north and the train station clock tower on the south—the two towers almost one mile apart. In this photo the first Worth Hotel is on the left at 7th Street. Just beyond is the block-square Metropolitan Hotel. Both hotels were built by Winfield Scott. Note the giant spectacles sign of optician Charles G. Lord in the lower left. (Photo from the 1905 Panther City Parrot yearbook.)
Railroad officials estimated that fifteen hundred people had come to town for the grand opening of the depot on December 16. The newspaper estimated that 20,000-25,000 people were on hand. A parade marched from the courthouse down Main Street to the new depot. Participants included "secret orders" (fraternal lodges), the fire department, sheriff's deputies, school children, local militia units.
Bands played. People made speeches: Mayor B. B. Paddock, former Mayor John Peter Smith, T&P railroad officials et al. Paddock broke a bottle of Champagne over one of the building's columns.
There was a banquet for invited guests. Here is the menu.
The Register noted that on February 1, 1899 George J. Gould, president of the T&P in Texas and son of tycoon Jay Gould, had pressed a button in New York City, symbolically beginning construction of the depot.
Cost of construction was estimated at $300,000 ($8.2 million today). The building was designed by Otto Lang, an architect in the T&P's engineering department. The exterior was built of Pecos sandstone (like the federal building/post office) and Thurber brick. The roof had Spanish tiles. The waiting room had classical columns supported by marble piers. The floor was tiled in marble. Windows were of cut glass. Clip is from the January 17 Register.
This Sanborn map shows the depot in the upper left relative to Tower 55 to the east and the T&P roundhouse to the south. The roundhouse also was built in 1899. Along four tracks the depot had long sheds for passengers. (From Pete Charlton's "1000+ Lost Antique Maps of Texas & the Southwest on DVD-ROM.")
This 1928 aerial photo shows the 1899 depot north of the T&P roundhouse. In 1928 T&P would build a new railyard and roundhouse three miles southwest of downtown.
The 1899 depot replaced the 1882 Union Depot, built after Fort Worth's second railroad, the Missouri Pacific, arrived. This detail of the 1886 Wellge bird's-eye-view map shows the Union Depot (labeled U; 81 is Ginocchio's Hotel) about where Tower 55 is today. The 1882 Union Depot replaced Fort Worth's first passenger depot, which was located at the foot of Main Street and was dedicated on September 2, 1876.
Texas Rangers who helped keep the peace after the Battle of Buttermilk Junction in 1886 posed at the rear of the 1882 depot. The men are standing about where the U label is in the Wellge map detail. (Photo from East Texas Research Center.)
In turn, the 1899 depot would be replaced in 1931 by Fort Worth's fourth T&P passenger terminal, the art deco masterpiece of Wyatt Hedrick.
Among passengers arriving at the 1899 station during its career were William Jennings Bryan, generals George B. McClellan and John J. Pershing, presidents Teddy Roosevelt, Harding, and Taft, Jack London and Carry Nation, Pavlova, Caruso, and Paderewski, Dempsey, and Valentino.
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9 Responses to The 1899 T&P Depot (Part 1): "Finest Passenger Station in the Entire South"
Barney Bowie Holland says:
Are you familiar with a print of the 1899 T&P RR Depot titled "The Old Station" by John W. Jones?
The undated print that we have is No.4 of 20 and shows the clock tower and the NW corner of the depot with a couple of cars in the foreground that, if accurately depicted, might help date the print. There are people standing on the sidewalk and the rail tracks for the Interurban? and overheard wires cross the foreground.
I would be happy to email photographs of it if you tell me where to send them.
Mr. Holland, I don't believe I have seen that Jones print. I have sent you my e-mail address. Thank you.
Kevin foster says:
Interestingly, that station had a number of female "special police officers" working for the Travelers Aid Society.
A fine history by itself.
Thanks, Kevin. I just pulled up some articles about travelers aid (apparently operated by the YWCA) at the station, assisting children traveling alone, "country girls" arriving in the big city, passengers who did not speak English, had lost tickets, money, etc.
Dennis Hogan says:
Here's the only tantalizing partial photographic view of the first T&P depot I've ever found:
http://digital.sfasu.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/EastTexRC/id/57/rec/5
Wow. I had never seen that photo. Last time I checked there was still some track down the middle of North Houston Street into the power plant grounds. I assume the track ran through the Cotton Belt yard and supplied the power plant with coal, etc.
OMG! What a treasure. According to the 1886 Wellge bird's-eye, the depot was L-shaped, so that view is of the inside corner on the north/northeast side of the building. That photo connects to Fort Worth railroad history in general and to the Battle of Buttermilk Junction in particular. I will update with credit to the East Texas Research Center. Thanks to you, sir.
I keep hoping that someday I'll find a photo of the first T&P depot–the one that preceded the 1899 T&P depot. Plus the adjoining Ginocchio Hotel. I've seen nothing but sketches! Meanwhile…
I finally did find a photo of the elusive Cotton Belt depot that both Pete Charlton and I searched for years. It's in the UTA digital archives! This is the depot the Cotton Belt first used–the one across the Trinity by the old power plant.
All I have seen are rough sketches in the bird's-eye-view maps of the late nineteenth century. That depot stood well into the era of photography. So did the hotel. The Swartz brothers were here. As one of the busiest public places in town, the depot must have been photographed formally and informally many times. It's the same old refrain: What became of the photos? Who throws out history? But we do it every single day.


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Pope Francis to conservatives: Marriage doctrine is safe
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Prelates pray before the opening of a morning session of the Synod of bishops, at the Vatican, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) Prelates pray before the opening of a morning session of the Synod of bishops, at the Vatican, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015. The bishops are debating how the church can better care for Catholic families at a time when marriage rates are falling, divorce is common and civil unions are on the rise. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) Pope Francis listens to the opening speech during a morning session of the Synod of bishops, at the Vatican, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) Pope Francis arrives for a morning session of the two-week bishops' Synod on family issues, at the Vatican, Tuesday, Oct. 6 2015. (Ettore Ferrari/ANSA via AP) Pope Francis holds a prayer book as he opens a morning session of the two-week long Synod of bishops, at the Vatican, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
By Nicole Winfield The Associated Press
· October 10, 2015 7:41 am
Vatican City • Pope Francis sought Tuesday to assure conservatives that Catholic doctrine on marriage is safe as a three-week meeting of bishops began hashing out how the church should welcome gays, divorcees and other Catholics in "irregular" unions.
Francis took the floor after the meeting's first day was marked by a speech from the synod manager, Hungarian Cardinal Peter Erdo, in which he closed the door on any movement on whether Catholics remarried outside the church could receive Communion.
Francis told the 270 cardinals and bishops that the issue wasn't the only one on the table and that church doctrine was never up for question. But he also seemed to discount Erdo's commentary by saying the only "official" documents heading into the debate were a final report issued from a big meeting on family life last year, where the issue of Communion was left up in the air, and two of his speeches.
The Vatican spokesman, the Rev. Federico Lombardi, echoed that by noting that the synod is debating a papally approved working text, where the question of Communion for civilly remarried Catholics is still open.
Monsignor Claudio Maria Celli, who heads the synod's information commission, said the issue remains open as a pastoral question.
"There was the affirmation of the pope on what Catholic doctrine on matrimony is," Celli told reporters. "But I believe that if the work of the 'fathers' ended with yesterday morning's speech [by Erdo], what are we doing here?"
Church teaching holds that Catholics who divorce and remarry without a church annulment are committing adultery and therefore cannot receive the sacraments. Francis has called for a more merciful, inclusive approach in the church's pastoral care, but conservatives insist Catholic doctrine is clear.
An assistant to Lombardi, the Rev. Thomas Rosica, said other topics raised by the bishops in the first two days of debate included the effect of migration, poverty and war on family life; polygamy; violence against women; and the church's treatment of gays.
Rosica said several bishops raised the need for a new language in the church, "in particular speaking about homosexuals or gay persons."
Citing the interventions, he said: "We do not pity gay persons, but we recognize [them] for who they are. They are our sons and daughters and brothers and sisters and neighbors and colleagues."
During last year's big bishop meeting on family life, synod organizers issued a draft report mid-way through extending a revolutionary welcome to gays. The bishops pulled back on the welcome and watered it down in their final report.
To prevent a repeat, no midterm report will be issued this year and a commission of 10 cardinals and bishops has been named by the pope to oversee the drafting process by the synod organizers, who were accused by conservatives of manipulating the interim report last time around.

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The Business of Playing Video Games
A famous professional video-game player on the Internet, Tom Burke has made waves for treating his passion like a full-time job. Does that make him a sellout?
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Awesome Games Done Quick. (Photo: Angel Cano)
Every so often, Tom Burke wakes up and finds that someone has given him $1,000 for playing video games. He gets smaller amounts many times a day—$5 here, $20 there from fans that love watching him play. It never stops feeling weird to him, but it's how Burke makes a living. Under the online handle Witwix, he collects donations by broadcasting himself on the video-game live-streaming website Twitch, where he'll play for up to 12 hours a day for audiences that reach well into the thousands.
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Burke shows off different games in a variety of ways on his Twitch channel, but he's famous in the gaming world for his speedrunning—a peculiar style of gameplay that involves beating single-player titles like the Legend of Zelda and Super Mario in as little time as possible. He made a name for himself by setting many impossible-seeming completion times for I Wanna Be the Boshy, a notoriously difficult indie game in which the player guides a blobby cartoon character through absurd two-dimensional spike-filled levels. Burke set his first world record last year and has yet to lose it.
Only a small handful of gamers make any real money from speedrunning. Even fewer make enough to actually support themselves. But as gaming culture has grown, so has speedrunning's popularity. Burke's success is controversial as a result. While many gamers embrace the idea of profiting from a hobby they love, others worry speedrunning's creeping professionalization is ruining the gaming-for-gaming's-sake purity of a once-niche passion.
Burke, who's a big, bearded guy with a touch of Chris Pratt's boyish charisma, is at an extreme end of this debate, because he approaches video-game streaming as a business above all else. I sat down with him at 3 a.m. one night last January, while reporting on a weeklong speedrunning marathon called Awesome Games Done Quick, and asked about this philosophy. What does it take to make it as a video-game performer? And why are people actually paying him for this?
Our conversation, condensed and edited, follows:
How long have you been playing video games?
I've played since I was about five. My uncle bought me Super Nintendo and he regretted it immediately, because it's all I did. He thought he had turned me into an idiot or something. I'm now 25, so I've been playing pretty much every day for at least four or five hours for 20 years.
When did you start streaming?
At the start of last year. I quit a pretty good job to launch a literally non-existent stream. I just saved up a year's worth of rent and expenses and went for it. I began playing I Wanna Be the Boshy shortly after I started. I've probably played it a solid 1,500 hours so far.
I started making money early on, around February, but it was not a living wage at all at first. Now I've exponentially increased my income. It worked out fantastically, but it also could have gone pretty poorly.
What made you think this actually would work?
When I started playing Boshy, I was terrible, like everyone. But it's not luck. You can be good at streaming. You can be good at entertaining and gaming. Streaming is my career, and there's so much potential to make a real job out of it. A lot of people could do it who don't think they can. If you have the work ethic and consistency, eventually people who like you will find you. No matter who you are, there are people out there who think they same way as you do and want to know what you have to say.
How did you make it work?
You've really got to put the time in. Some people will stream for three hours a day, like five times, and then complain that no one's watching them. But how are people going to find you if you aren't always live?
When I first started streaming, I went for six months, 12 hours a day, seven days a week, and didn't miss a single day. It's the hardest I've ever worked in my life. But it's also the best job I've ever had, so it was easy to want to do it.
There are more than a million people streaming on Twitch. What makes you stand out?
I play games that are harder than those everyone else plays. I play games that no one else can play really well. And I'm hilarious.
How much does being hilarious help? Is it more important to be entertaining when streaming, or a really good gamer?
I think it's 75 percent entertaining, 25 percent gameplay. Personality is so important. Every second you're negative is a second you're losing potential followers who are never going to come back. You really have to control your emotions at all times, which is hard, because people on the Internet are douchebags and say dumb shit to try to make you mad.
Where is all the money you're making on Twitch coming from?
Fifty to 60 percent of my income comes from donations from people who like to watch me play. Combined with paid [voluntary] subscriptions to my channel, that makes up about 75 percent of my income. I'm finally at a point where ad revenue's actually picking up. In fact, now I could probably live off ads alone.
Why are people giving you money for playing video games?
It's definitely mostly the prospect of, "If no one gives him money, he's going to have to stop streaming full-time and get another job, so if everyone pitches in $20 that will never happen." Of course, that still doesn't explain the individual $1,000 donations. Some people just have a ton of money, and you never know who's watching you.
It also has to do with the fact that some people cancel their cable and end up just watching you all day. They saved money on their bills, so they want to throw it to their favorite streamers. There actually were people who have watched me for six to seven hours a day over the past year. I've gotten nice messages like "I've been in the hospital for the past five months and I've watched you every day." It makes you realize that despite the fact that you're just playing video games and talking, you're affecting people on some level you can't really understand.
Viewers stick around because they want to be there for the moment you complete the thing you want to complete. When I got my first world record for Boshy, after six months of working on it, everyone was there going crazy. They'd been waiting for that moment the whole time.
What's it like receiving donations?
There's nothing else like it. It's not something you get used to. I can't picture any other situation where someone just hands you $1,000 for playing a video game. "Hey, you're playing that game really well! Here's $1,500." On Twitch, that's a daily occurrence. It's always like, "Thank you, but...." It's just hard to understand because it's the nicest thing you could ever do for somebody.
Do people get angry at you for making so much money?
Making money from streaming is one of the most hated things in the streaming community—by people who can't make money from streaming. It's pure jealousy. There's no other reason for hating someone for doing a job. [There's this mentality among some speedrunners that] you're not supposed to try to make people have fun, you're just supposed to play your game as fast as you can. If I did that I might get better times, but no one would watch. I care more about my stream than some perceived purity. If people want to call me a sellout that's perfectly fine, because I'm doing my job, and doing it well.
Does that mentality jeopardize a sense of community in speedrunning, though?
No, because my stream isn't me. It's me and 50,000 people. I'm the reason they came there in the first place, but then they come to talk to one another. It's a huge community on its own.
Do you feel pressure performing for all these fans?
It doesn't add pressure to me. I don't play worse. It doesn't make me want to be funnier or different or stop being myself. But the number of viewers is in my head, for sure. How can you not think of the fact that there are so many people staring at your face? Most people don't have that many people look at their face in their entire life. It's a positive thing; it feels good.
Since the stream took off, I've bought nicer clothes and gotten better haircuts. I've tried to look less shitty in general. If people come into your stream and you're a mess, they're going to leave.
Culturally, where is video-game streaming headed? And how do you think you fit into its future?
I started considering streaming as a career because I saw a lot of potential in Twitch. My hope is that it turns into the next YouTube, that it's a mainstay of the Internet. There will always be YouTube billionaires, and Twitch has almost reached that level where it's a website people go to when they turn on their computer. It already is, really. When I realized this, I knew I shouldn't start in a year. I shouldn't start in a month. I should start today.
Right now, I'm in the top 500 Twitch streamers, based on followers, out of a couple hundred thousand people. So if I maintain a top 500 spot as Twitch becomes one of the biggest sites on the Internet, being in the top 500 won't mean you have 50,000 followers; it will mean 800,000. So everyone's vying for position waiting for the site to explode. I'm definitely riding the top of a wave. This is only getting way bigger.
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The Association for the Memory of Hidden Children and the Righteous was founded in Le Chambon-sur-Lignon by Mr. Prosper Amouyal, to preserve the exceptional history of this country during the Second World War. This initiative was supported by Mrs. Simone Veil, Honorary President of the Association, and many personalities.
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Guayaquil: All guests are safe.
Galapagos: All ships returned to normal operations late last night and visits to the islands continue as planned. The Finch Bay Eco Hotel is operating normally.
Mashpi: Routes to the lodge have reopened after closing for a few hours last night due to landslides. Government emergency personnel have cleared the roads and access is now normal, according to our hotel manager. Guests are entering and leaving the lodge according to scheduled itineraries.
Airports: Airports in Quito, Guayaquil and Baltra are operating normally.
The state of emergency declared last night by the President continues in effect and the government has centralized information on the earthquake and its aftermath in a central emergency committee. Updated official information in Spanish is available here.
We will keep you informed as more information becomes available.


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Category: J-Pop
By David Cirone in J-Pop, J-Pop News, Japanese Electronic
Japanese electronic performance unit BESPA KUMAMERO has released their new single "NINJA -Hanakage-", now available on streaming platforms worldwide. Vocalist Azumi created the lyrics from the point-of-view of an original character "Hanakage" who embarks on the exciting and dangerous life of a ninja. Composer Monkichi's driving electro-rock track combines with traditional Japanese instruments to create …
BESPA KUMAMERO
Japanese idol group Wasuta ("The World Standard") launched their official YouTube channel on October 3 with the new music video "Shani Muni Ikiru!". Read the full story on J-Generation! http://j-generation.com/wasuta-looks-to-the-future-in-uplifting-music-video-shani-muni-ikiru/
Wasuta
By David Cirone in J-Pop, J-Pop News, Japanese Electronic, Japanese Idols
Perfume's first greatest hits album Perfume The Best "P Cubed" will be released September 18, 2019. The massive collection contains 52 songs, including "Nananananairo" and one more new song, "Challenger". All the tracks excluding the new songs are newly remastered by Yasutaka Nakata.
Perfume, Yasutaka Nakata
@home cafe's top premium maids Hitomi, Chimu, and Mizukin brought authentic maid cafe service to Saboten Con in Arizona during 3-day event August 30 – September 2, 2019, at the Sheraton Grand Phoenix. The Akihabara ambassadors performed a live concert and three sold-out maid cafe events for eager fans who traveled from all across the …
at home cafe
By David Cirone in J-Pop, J-Pop News, Japanese Anime
Japanese idol group Wasuta ("The World Standard") continued their mission of spreading kawaii across the world with a set of 4 performances at Japan Festival in Mongolia 2019, held August 17-18 in Ulaanbaatar. Read more at J-Generation! http://j-generation.com/wasuta-performs-first-mongolia-concert/
Japanese dance/vocal group FAKY released their new music video "GIRLS GOTTA LIVE" on August 23, the first in a dance song trilogy based on the theme of "GIRLS POWER". Full story: http://j-generation.com/faky-delivers-the-antidote-for-too-cute-j-pop-with-new-music-video-out-november-1/
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By David Cirone in J-Pop, J-Pop News, Japanese Anime, Japanese Idols
Japanese idol group Wasuta ("The World Standard") has released a "studio live" music video for their song "PLATONIC GIRL". Read more at J-Generation! http://j-generation.com/wasuta-reveals-platonic-girl-studio-live-video-announces-free-yoyogi-park-concert/
By David Cirone in J-Pop, J-Pop Interviews, Japanese Anime, Japanese Video Games
Aimi (BanG Dream!) Interview by David Cirone August 20, 2019 Voice actress and musician Aimi performs the role of Kasumi Toyama in the BanG Dream! mobile game and anime franchise, acting as frontwoman for the girls band Poppin'Party. In addition, she has stayed in high demand for her voice acting talents, creating characters and music …
Aimi, Bang Dream, Poppin'Party, Silent Siren
Anime NYC powered by Crunchyroll and SUNRISE have announced that Yoshiyuki Tomino, creator and director of the Mobile Suit Gundam television series, will participate in this year's Anime NYC as an official guest. This will be Mr. Tomino's only U.S. appearance to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of one of Japan's most long-running and influential anime …
Anime NYC, Gundam
"CAROLE & TUESDAY LIVE: The Loneliest Girl", featuring live performance of music from the popular anime, was held at Harajuku Quest Hall in Tokyo on August 11. The special concert event was performed by the artists who provide the singing voices for Carole (Nai Br.XX), Tuesday (Celeina Ann), and Angela (Alisa), with two backing musicians …


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Dennerby on World Cup chance for Indian women's team
New Delhi: Thomas Dennerby, head coach of the Indian women's soccer team, has insisted that "we will fight with our lives" to reach the knockout stages of the upcoming AFC Asian Cup and fulfill their dream of qualifying for the 2023 FIFA World Cup.
When asked if he is confident of taking India to their first FIFA Women's World Cup in 2023, Dennerby didn't answer directly, saying that "anything can happen" if his team reaches the knockout stages (quarter-finals) of the Asian Cup. reaches.
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"Let's take it step by step. Of course we have a dream, and it starts with being one of eight teams in the Asian Cup quarter-finals," the veteran Swede told FIFA's website.
"If we can reach that level, anything can happen. I can only promise everyone that we will go out with a winning mentality and make a huge effort. And that we will fight with our lives."
Five teams from the Asian Cup, played in Mumbai and Pune from January 20 to February 4, qualify directly for the 2023 World Cup. Asia received six direct berths and two intercontinental play-off spots for the FIFA World Cup. Co-hosts Australia have taken one direct spot.
Even the losing teams in the quarter-finals will play classification matches to decide who will play for the two intercontinental play-off spots. The top two teams from each of the three groups and the two best third-placed teams qualify for the quarter-finals.
Dennerby coached Sweden and took Nigeria to the World Cup after winning the African Championships. Now he dreams of making an achievement with the Indian team.
"In Nigeria, we won the AFCON Championship and qualified for the Women's World Cup. I still have a dream, and right now it is that India will reach the quarter-finals of this Asian Cup for women.
"A few wins can help us get that winning mentality and make everyone believe we can do it. After all, football is a mental game," said Dennerby, 62, who took charge of the team in August last year.
India will play their first group match against Iran on January 20, before taking on Chinese Taipei and China on January 23 and 26, respectively.
He said the quality of players in India can surprise people in Europe. He hopes more players in Europe will start playing in Bala Devi's footsteps after the COVID-19 pandemic is over.
"I have friends in Sweden and all over Europe who keep asking me about our players, and I keep telling them that the quality we have in India will amaze them all.
"They've played in Sweden, so maybe doors will open for some of them. We also have to remember that under the pandemic situation, it's difficult for clubs from Europe to bring in players from India, because you can't trial them." to steer.
"So I sincerely hope that our camp in Sweden can provide some opportunities for them."
Asked about players in the current Indian team who most impressed him, Dennerby said: "We have some players who play at a very good level and players with special qualities. It is difficult to pick just one because they are all special.
"Since this is a team game, it is not appropriate to name names at this point. But some girls were very impressive. I keep pushing them."
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I love this time of year! The snow is melting and everything is fresh and new. It's time to get rid of the stink of winter and get our homes in order. Who is else is ready for some decluttering? Let's get organized and get our homes looking and feeling more spacious and welcoming. I've been following these simple springtime decluttering tips for a number of years and I hope they help you, too!
1. Make the time. I know you're busy, but you need to prioritize decluttering or it will never get done. Carve out as much time as you can each day to devote to the tasks. I'd recommend at least 15 minutes and up to one hour. Set a timer on your smartphone and don't stop working until it goes off.
2. Create "stations". That's a fancy word for labelling different cardboard boxes as "Keep", "Donate" and "Trash". Each item must go into one of these boxes. Be choosey. Make sure you don't put everything into "Keep" or you'll never see progress.
3. Clear the closets. If you're like me, your closet is a disaster zone packed full of clothes you haven't worn in years. One simple tip I learned was to turn all your hangers into reverse. Whatever hanger isn't turned back in 6 months, get rid of it. It means you aren't wearing these clothing items so why keep them?
4. Track your progress. I use my smartphone to create to-do lists of tasks that need to be completed. I check them off as I do them. It's satisfying to see your list dwindle down and using a smartphone makes sense because it's always with me.
5. Designate a starting point. This will be your clutter free zone and one you need to protect to make sure it stays that way. Gradually, you'll expand this zone until it includes your entire home.
6. Begin with the counters. When I'm cleaning and organized, I always begin by clearing the counters. Find homes for everything! File (or recycle) loose papers, put away unused appliances and make it as clean and clear as you possibly can.
7. Visualize what you want the room to look like. If you can picture it in your head what a clean and organized room will look like, it will make it easier for your vision to become reality. If you need a little help, grab your mobile phone and search online for ideas.
8. Get the family involved. A one-person show is fine, but your job will be so much easier is if you get the family involved in the process. It teaches your kids the art of decluttering and hopefully, your home will stay neat and organized if everyone pitched in to help.
For supplies, you'll need lots of garbage bags and boxes. I also recommend keeping your smartphone handy because you can use it throughout the process to stay on track. If you need a new mobile phone, I highly recommend checking out The Mobile Shop.
They have a fantastic selection of phones and plans from a variety of carriers across Canada. I love them because I can quickly pop in to shop while I'm out doing my groceries. You can find their stores conveniently located at select grocery stores. And yes, you can even earn PC Optimum points!
I'd love to hear if you have any springtime decluttering tips!
These are all great tips. I find it difficult to declutter at times, so I'm definitely bookmarking this.
I know this is all about spring cleaning but your kitchen looks perfect as is. I like all these ideas and just starting and getting the whole family to pitch in really helps.
Love these suggestions! I track my progress using Wunderlist app on my phone! It really helps keep me on track and get stuff done.
I love spring cleaning, but it can feel SO overwhelming! I love the stations idea!
These are great tips for decluttering. I really need to start my spring cleaning.
We're probably going to have to get started on this soon. Great advice. We'd definitely benefit from having a clear starting point for decluttering.
These are such great decluttering tips! I am desperate to clean out our house and all of my kids old toys!
I have been on a decluttering binge lately! Next up is my kids' room!!!
Love these suggestions! I track my progress using I like tackling small projects at a time! It really helps keep me on track and get stuff done.
Love these suggestions! I I like tackling small projects at a time! It really helps keep me on track and get projects done!
Great tips! I love setting a timer and getting as much done as I can. It seems to help when I'm so busy with the kids and other chores.
These are really awesome tips! I need every tip I can get about decluttering!
I love the idea of keeping track of what you have done on your smart phone. It sounds like a great way to stay motivated and keep moving forward with decluttering.


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EASTBLOK MUSIC (GERMANY) 27 Titles
POLKAGEIST
Ruckwarts Durch Die Geisterbahn
EASTBLOK MUSIC
EBM 035CD
Polka, Balkan, ska, and punk mixed into one vibrant sound, a sound that can only arise from Berlin. Loud and multi-cultural, dirty, yet tender and with a certain charm. Polkageist are children of the re-united Berlin. The crazy all-night Berlin that is now in danger due to the progressing gentrification in most areas of the blooming metropolis. Polkageist (German for "The Spirit Of Polka") celebrate that special mélange of Balkanbeats, Russion disco, polka, and punk.
IL CIVETTO
Facing The Wall
EBM 033LP
Double LP version. Global pop with a meaning -- that's Il Civetto. Ever since the release of their in 2015, the fan base of Il Civetto has grown steadily. Word has got around that Il Civetto concerts are rousing and magical, an ecstatic modern musical experience, never too brute, always danceable -- in a concert hall, just like on record. After several tours in Germany with a total of more than 300 concerts, appearances at MS Dockville, the Fusion Festival, Montreux Jazz Festival, the 3000°, or at the Anti-G20 Protests in Hamburg, the band now inspires an international audience from Istanbul to Copenhagen. Il Civetto's journey began using guerrilla tactics in the Berlin subway in 2010: Playing in the train and shaking the wagon. Bribing the securities with kebab to play longer. Growing up in Berlin's club scene with appearances in Kater Holzig, Ritter Butzke, or Sisyphos, the band scores an impressive success story. And now album number two: Facing The Wall. Written in Morocco, Greece, and Andalusia, sung in English, German, and French, recorded in Berlin -- Il Civetto have carried their ecstatic-magical playground from the stage to the studio a second time with great attention to detail. The dreamy lightness of the self-titled debut album has given way to hard reality: Facing The Wall is a deeply touching fragment of our time. The expression of a generation in upheaval, searching. An album between euphoria and melancholy -- wallowing, sweating, dancing -- with a tingling belly and wide-open eyes. Il Civetto have become more serious, somehow more real, and yet have retained their very own, characteristic sound. Deeply touching, always danceable. "Geld Essen" and Karussell feature Twistah.
Global pop with a meaning -- that's Il Civetto. Ever since the release of their in 2015, the fan base of Il Civetto has grown steadily. Word has got around that Il Civetto concerts are rousing and magical, an ecstatic modern musical experience, never too brute, always danceable -- in a concert hall, just like on record. After several tours in Germany with a total of more than 300 concerts, appearances at MS Dockville, the Fusion Festival, Montreux Jazz Festival, the 3000°, or at the Anti-G20 Protests in Hamburg, the band now inspires an international audience from Istanbul to Copenhagen. Il Civetto's journey began using guerrilla tactics in the Berlin subway in 2010: Playing in the train and shaking the wagon. Bribing the securities with kebab to play longer. Growing up in Berlin's club scene with appearances in Kater Holzig, Ritter Butzke, or Sisyphos, the band scores an impressive success story. And now album number two: Facing The Wall. Written in Morocco, Greece, and Andalusia, sung in English, German, and French, recorded in Berlin -- Il Civetto have carried their ecstatic-magical playground from the stage to the studio a second time with great attention to detail. The dreamy lightness of the self-titled debut album has given way to hard reality: Facing The Wall is a deeply touching fragment of our time. The expression of a generation in upheaval, searching. An album between euphoria and melancholy -- wallowing, sweating, dancing -- with a tingling belly and wide-open eyes. Il Civetto have become more serious, somehow more real, and yet have retained their very own, characteristic sound. Deeply touching, always danceable. "Geld Essen" and Karussell feature Twistah.
UKRAINIANS, THE
Evolutsiya: 40 Best And Rarest 1991-2016
The Ukrainians's Evolutsiya: 40 Best And Rarest 1991-2016 is compilation featuring songs from the "Ukrainianizing" band. Len Liggins of The Ukrainians talks about the band and the release: The Ukrainians - the first quarter of a century 1991 to 2016. It has been a long journey that has taken us 25 years by trains, planes and battered vans and wherever we're going, it feels like we haven't got there yet - but it has been a fantastic ride! Our music is borne from the meeting of east and west, Ukrainian and British, and the genetic make-up of the band reflects this. Some members have a Ukrainian background and some don't. The result is a musical hybrid created from the meeting of different cultures. We have always felt moved to create our own songs. Because of our 'musical influences', Ukrainian folk music and western rock music, it feels natural to record our thoughts and emotions in this 'hybrid' style. Of course we also play traditional Ukrainian folk songs, of which there are thousands - composed centuries ago by a people whose culture had often been suppressed and whose only emotional and political outlet was in song. The resulting energy and emotion, combined with the poetry of the Ukrainian language makes it a wonderful listening experience, even for those who do not speak the language. The fact that The Ukrainians have been asked to play festivals all over the world clearly shows that this is the case. We also occasionally record our own 'Ukrainianized' versions of classic western pop or rock songs. They are, after all the folk songs of our age. Our band's music can be interpreted as specifically Ukrainian in its musical and lyrical content, but the songs' themes are most definitely universal because they reflect a whole range of emotions felt by the whole of humanity: love and loss, fear and bravery, ecstasy and despair. Many labels have been attached to The Ukrainians in an effort to categorize us. 'Cossack Punk' is one we particularly like, but it doesn't tell the whole story, as I'm sure you'll agree when you listen to this collection of our best and rarest tracks. Enjoy!"
Berlin-based band Il Civetto formed in 2010; after a spontaneous performance on a Berlin train that got all the commuters dancing, they were booked on the spot for a gig at a passenger's party. It all took off from there -- more bookings, two EPs, two music videos. By 2015, Il Civetto have played more than 250 concerts. They are regulars at the coolest Berlin clubs like Ritter Butzke and Kater Holzig. And abroad; Austria, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Turkey have been on their road map. Il Civetto lives in the here and now. They are typical city buskers, constantly improvising. Their set-up consists of acoustic guitar, bass, ukulele, clarinet, saxophone, and a self-made percussion set of cajón, bongos, djembe, snare drum, and cow bell. Il Civetto's songs are never too heavy, but always danceable. Latin passion meets oriental mysticism, created by Berlin boys. Their lyrics are a mix of French, Portuguese, and languages that have yet to be invented. For their self-titled debut album, old and new songs have been rearranged and beefed up with multiple instruments. The stage action is translated into multilayered studio sound. The result is mostly uplifting, swinging, and groovy, but sometimes also mysterious, exotic, and melancholic. Il Civetto's sound can be instantly recognized. Singer Leon's passionate voice has the kind of timbre that can mirror euphoria as well as longing. Somehow their songs manage to make audiences dance wildly at their concerts while listeners relax to the same songs at home. Their fan base grows with every concert.
10 Years Eastblok Music
At the beginning of the millennium, party sounds from Eastern and Southeastern Europe began to conquer the metropolises of the world. In Berlin, the Russendisko and Balkanbeats parties were becoming the talk of the town. The only missing piece was the soundtrack to take home from these parties -- so two friends decided to set up the Eastblok Music label. The label's first release was 2005's Ukraina Orange: Songs of the Orange Revolution compilation. Next was Café Sputnik: Electronic Exotica from Russia (EBM 004CD, 2005), which turned out to be a long-term seller and is still considered one of the label's most original compilations. The time was ripe for BalkanBeats. For four compilations (including EBM 003CD (2005), EBM 007CD (2006), EBM 011CD (2008)), Eastblok accompanied DJ Robert Soko's successful party series of the same name on vinyl and CD. The music world started to recognize the label, and in 2006, Eastblok was one of the Top Label Award winners at the World Music Expo. The label's first band album was by Hungarians Little Cow, and several other bands followed including Shukar Collective from Romania, folk rockers Haydamaky from Ukraine, La Minor and Markscheider Kunst from Russia, Shazalakazoo from Serbia, Italians Figli di Madre Ignota (who have more Balkan in their blood than most Croats), the politically explicit Lyapis Trubetskoy from Belarus, and the German-Russian band Skazka Orchestra from Berlin. Most successful, however, are the label's concept compilations. After BalkanBeats there came Balkan Grooves (EBM 016CD, 2010), Polska Rootz (EBM 015CD, 2009), Swing Diskoteka (2011), and Lunapark (EBM 023CD, 2012). For those who have neither the nerve nor time to dig the music of a whole country, Eastblok provides a nice way to start. This double CD presents an overview of the label's 26 releases from 2005 to 2015. Disc one is a sort of best-of collection of the label's first ten years. Disc two features exclusive tracks and remixes from label artists and their side projects. Includes tracks by Musika Dika, Colindat, Messer Chups, Little Cow, Shukar Collective, Haydamaky, Slavic Soul Party!, Watcha Clan, Figli di Madre Ignota, La Minor, Psio Crew, [dunkelbunt] & Cloud Tissa, Kiril, Markscheider Kunst, Lyapis Trubetskoy, Parov Stelar, Shazalakazoo, Megapolis, Skazka Orchestra (including a remix by KommodoreK), Kozak System, Intim Torna Illegál, Mov.Sessian Project, St.Petersburg Ska Jazz Review, Tresmuchachos & Companeros, Brutto, and Di Meschugeles.
SKAZKA ORCHESTRA
Kalamburage
SkaZka Orchestra appeared out of nowhere and have been a jewel of the Berlin scene ever since. They tell their crazy fairytales on a wave of sweat, honesty and good vibrations. SkaZka's founding members Artur Gorlatschov and Valentin Butt came to Berlin from the former Soviet Union during their childhood and studied accordion and beer-drinking at the prestigious music school, Hanns Eisler. Because of this, SkaZka were able to achieve a high musical level while being accessible and easy to dance to at the same time. They added drummer Elena Shams in 2007 and quickly found a broad fan base between wedding and rave, folk fans and party people, theater and playground. The orchestra, which eventually grew to eight members, is driven by Flo Metzger on double bass, Andrej Ugoljew on trombone and Johannes Böhmer on trumpet. SkaZka playfully combine Russian folk, klezmer, ska, Balkan music, Latin American rhythms and even jazz to create a multi-cultural sound typical for Berlin: not too academic, but party-oriented. They sing mostly in Russian, which suits their music best. In 2010 the band won first prize at the world music festival BilleVue in Hamburg. That same year they sold out the famous Festsaal Kreuzberg in Berlin for the release party of their debut album. That record was fun, but didn't manage yet to capture all facets of Skazka. This record was produced in the famous P4 Nalepa studio and thus Kalamburage not only has a tight sound, but is just bursting with ideas and musical styles. SkaZka's lyrics are like strange plays in a surreal wonderland. It also helps the record that, besides SkaZka, the band members have continued to work as professional musicians for the famous Berliner Philarmoniker, in jazz orchestras, big bands and for theater productions. But their real baby is SkaZka, where they strip off their classical corset and let loose their wild creativity. SkaZka means fairytale in Russian. And that is exactly how their story has been developing so far. 2013 will be the year when everyone who is interested in Eastern European music will discover SkaZka.
Lunapark - The Sound of Russia Today
Eastblok Music presents the sound of the east with a compilation that includes the best-known and most interesting bands from Russia. Russia not only has immeasurable natural resources, but also a lot of musical talent that mostly never gets noticed in the West. A new generation of bands and artists that play music on an international level are represented on the new Eastblok compilation, Lunapark. You'll find superstars like Mumiy Troll and Lyapis Trubetskoy on it, as well as newcomers like Obe Dve and The Retuses or socio-critical artists like Barto, Noize MC and Vasya Oblomov, who spoke for Russia's young generation during the protests against voter fraud and the unfair and unjust charges against Pussy Riot. A kaleidoscope of talents -- not a freakshow. Russia has arrived in the here and now, and if this creates hits such as the ones on Lunapark, the rest of the world will listen as well.
SHAZALAKAZOO
Karton City Boom
LP version.
Shazalakazoo is an electronic music band from Belgrade (Serbia) formed by Milan Djurić and Uros Petković. The band composes and performs danceable electronic bass music heavily spiced with live sounds originating from the duo's own region -- the Balkans. Their interpretation of Balkan melodies, harmonies and rhythm patterns are often intertwined with influences from Latin America and/or Sub-Saharan Africa, creating a unique musical blend which they call "Folkstep." Electronic music has long been a privilege of the population of advanced countries or of upper classes in the developing world. With the general cheapening and increasing accessibility of computer equipment and accompanying music accessories, we now have, for the first time, electronic music made by the poor. Almost in a synchronized manner, new electronic music trends are sprouting in shanty houses across the globe. For instance, we have baile funk in Brazilian favelas and kuduro in Angolan ones; there are kwaito and shangaan electro in South African townships and tallava in karton (cardboard) cities of the Balkans. Newcomer shantytown music producers in all these different regions use almost identical methods to create their music. They first make an electronic music base on the computer to which they add elements of local traditional music and then record vocals on top of it all. The result is numerous music movements which are, substantially, and on the level of ideas, very similar to each other. This music is actually dance music, music for entertainment, a past-time. The idea of this album is to merge the elements of those fresh electronic music movements of the developing world and its diaspora with the trends of their Balkan equivalents, into an integral sound. The outcome is the booming sound of karton cities, as Belgraders refer to their shantytowns. Enjoy the Karton City Boom.
Swing Diskoteka
A spectre is haunting Europe -- swing is not dead. In London, Paris and Berlin, people are swinging again. But as the youth of today has exchanged the gramophone for the turntable, the DJs are the new masters of this material and now they proffer electro swing. With tribute paid to the classics and masters of their art like Duke Ellington, Fred Astaire, Ella Fitzgerald or Bing Crosby, who are getting sampled and dusted, you can also hear the odd klezmer clarinet or guitar licks à la Django Reinhardt -- Jewish and Gypsy swing. The players are not necessarily from Eastern Europe, though. Many Western European DJs and producers, especially in the fields of electro and house, now spice up their beat patterns with homemade samples and burlesque beats. Thanks to virtual networks, there is a busy exchange of new productions going on almost every day and electro swing parties are being thrown every weekend. Similar to Balkan music conquering the clubs a few years back, swing is now hitting the dancefloor. The masterminds behind that come from all over the place: Kormac from Ireland, Nôze from France, Imam Baildi from Greece, and as with the Balkan boom, a lot is going on in Germany and in Eastern Europe, of course! Shazalakazoo in Serbia, Matt Kowalsky in Poland or Mo Fun in Russia -- the DJs are discovering swing and glamour is returning to the techno catacombs. Swing Diskoteka presents a wide spectrum of this new phenomenon, ranging from club sounds by Eldoko and cinescope scores from Smokey Bandits up to rather handmade songs by the likes of Jewdyssee. Many of the tracks here are exclusive to this compilation. From a music history point of view, it's exciting to see how the different scenes are mixing now. This is even educational, as marginalized or half-forgotten music styles like klezmer, gypsy and now swing are playfully being woven into 2011's sound carpet. Old school stylers meet rave kids in the Swing Diskoteka. The joie de vivre of swing meets the energy of electro. Finally.
LP version. A spectre is haunting Europe -- swing is not dead. In London, Paris and Berlin, people are swinging again. But as the youth of today has exchanged the gramophone for the turntable, the DJs are the new masters of this material and now they proffer electro swing. With tribute paid to the classics and masters of their art like Duke Ellington, Fred Astaire, Ella Fitzgerald or Bing Crosby, who are getting sampled and dusted, you can also hear the odd klezmer clarinet or guitar licks à la Django Reinhardt -- Jewish and Gypsy swing. The players are not necessarily from Eastern Europe, though. Many Western European DJs and producers, especially in the fields of electro and house, now spice up their beat patterns with homemade samples and burlesque beats. Thanks to virtual networks, there is a busy exchange of new productions going on almost every day and electro swing parties are being thrown every weekend. Similar to Balkan music conquering the clubs a few years back, swing is now hitting the dancefloor. The masterminds behind that come from all over the place: Kormac from Ireland, Nôze from France, Imam Baildi from Greece, and as with the Balkan boom, a lot is going on in Germany and in Eastern Europe, of course! Shazalakazoo in Serbia, Matt Kowalsky in Poland or Mo Fun in Russia -- the DJs are discovering swing and glamour is returning to the techno catacombs. Swing Diskoteka presents a wide spectrum of this new phenomenon, ranging from club sounds by Eldoko and cinescope scores from Smokey Bandits up to rather handmade songs by the likes of Jewdyssee. Many of the tracks here are exclusive to this compilation. From a music history point of view, it's exciting to see how the different scenes are mixing now. This is even educational, as marginalized or half-forgotten music styles like klezmer, gypsy and now swing are playfully being woven into 2011's sound carpet. Old school stylers meet rave kids in the Swing Diskoteka. The joie de vivre of swing meets the energy of electro. Finally.
LYAPIS TRUBETSKOY
Agitpop
Lyapis Trubetskoy is agitpop from Belarus, filling venue after venue in Russia and countries around. They are conquering audiences both with their heavy ska flair as well as with their addictive punk-pop hits. In 2009, they won the RAMP (Russian Alternative Music Prize) and won the Best Alternative Band award. Contagious rock melodies together with lyrics that are filled with dark humor have charmed even Western music critics who, up until now, had rarely given Eastern European rock music a second thought. Lyapis' video for "Capital" won Best International Video on MTV Portugal, where the band slams the current obsession with wealth and war and portrays defiant dictators Fidel Castro, Hugo Chavez, Saddam Hussein and, of course, Belarus' own Lukashenko as pseudo-religious icons. The clip was banned from airplay in Belarus and Russia, of course, but won numerous awards everywhere else and is a real hit with the YouTube masses. This is what Ingo Petz, renowned German journalist and Belarus expert writes in the liner notes to this CD: "Lyapis Trubetskoy are balanced well between commercial success, underground credibility and unique expression, which is also accompanied by visually sophisticated video clips and an original image and design brand. The lyrics are still ironic, but now they often boast a new socially critical and political dimension. Capital was the first of three albums, which can be understood as a trilogy, in which Lyapis made agitpop their new trademark. Hence the title of the album, which is a compilation of the best songs from this triology. Their wild concerts have now developed into performances with frontman Mikhalok at their center, a magniloquent ball of energy and creative brain, who agitates and recites poems and slogans, using the language and symbols of Constructivism or Socialist Realism as part of a cultural heritage. I have been hoping for a long time that Lyapis Trubetskoy, one of the most powerful, creative and interesting bands from the former Soviet Union, would finally release an album in the Western world. Now it has finally happened. The fact that Berlin label Eastblok Music has done it makes me even happier, as they explicitly see themselves as musical mediators between East and West. As someone who has been travelling to Belarus for over 15 years, I am even happier that for the first time, a Belarusian band has made it onto a Western label, as Lypais is a band from a European country with a very lively music scene, which we still don't know much about." Digipack release with 24-page booklet of translated lyrics and color photos.
MARKSCHEIDER KUNST
Markscheider Kunst is a Russian band with a German name that plays tropically hot music. Rather odd. Or maybe not. Translated as "Mine Surveyor," as most band members were studying surveying when they met in the early '90s, they are one of the most prominent bands in Russia today. Their concerts often run for up to three hours, and they're on the road with at least eight, often 13 musicians all at one time. By touring and playing festivals all over Europe from Finland to Austria for the last 10 years, they have made a name for themselves and gathered a faithful following. BBC's very own world music guru Charlie Gillet as well as Berlin's Russendisko team around Wladimir Kaminer have been fans from the very beginning. Brothers in mind like Manu Chao and The Skatalites have asked Markscheider Kunst to open up for them. Their melodic, infectious, and most of all irresistibly danceable music effortlessly crosses borders and charms smiles onto everybody's faces. On Utopia, their fifth album since 1997, they get everything right and capture all the sunniness of their live performances. Positive vibrations -- that's the key to Markscheider's work. This is fuelled by Latin ska, cumbia jazz, reggae, rumba or Afrobeat as well as Russian folk melodies and Russian vocals. The brass section pumps while the Hawaii guitar opens the Buena Vista Russian Club. As Boris Grebenshchikov, Russia's uber-musician and poet put it: Markscheider Kunst is the only band in Russia that plays happy music. As an ensemble they play in a virtuoso manner, but luckily this doesn't come across as academic or stiff, but as passionate, humorous and almost punk. There is also the odd drop of Russian melancholy and longing in some songs, mixed in with diverse experiments: there is meringue, bossa nova, and even some gypsy jazz. This is timeless music that has transformed St. Petersburg into a land of surf and sun.
Café Sputnik: Electronic Exotica From Russia
2006 release. Everything began in 1920, when a young Russian physicist named Lev Sergeyevich Termen presented a highly unusual musical instrument that produced eerie, otherworldly sounds -- The Theremin. This was actually the birth of electronic music. In 1957, the successful launch of a small ball-shaped satellite happened to be the starting shot of the Space Race between the USSR and the USA, which led to the notorious Sputnik Crisis in the U.S. Maybe it's no mere coincidence that in the same year, Soviet Radio founded an institution producing the Space Age's soundtrack: Vyacheslav Mescherin's Ensemble of Electro-Musical Instruments. Inspired by the success of Soviet space programs and the conquest of the universe, visions of the future dominated Soviet films, literature as well as music in the 1970s. Remarkable science fiction movies with fantastic soundtracks merging easy listening, electronic psychedelia and beat were shot. Unfortunately, it's almost impossible nowadays to get hold of this kind of music. This past sonic world full of dated imaginations of the future is a seminal source of inspiration for a new generation of Russian electronic musicians. A both ironic and affectionate retrospect to their childhood in the Soviet Union is paired with present-day sampling and crossover techniques, which results in surreal collages. Igor Vdovin sends Russian sailors to Brazil and a gypsy band to outer space. Dima Vikhornov and Snegopady demonstrate what Russian folk music might sound like when played by Martians. Veteran DJs Krugozory confront pompous military marches with nursery rhymes, refining the melange with a bit of light Soviet jazz. Messer Chups pass Tchaikovsky's nutcracker into alien hands, where it is deconstructed and reassembled. This highly individual kind of music, located somewhere between lounge, easy listening and radical experimentation is most of all cultivated by Moscow labels Snegiri/Legkie and Solnze Records. This scene's creativity is getting more and more recognition. Igor Vdovin has been hired as a producer by Russian superstar Zemfira. Bands like Messer Für Frau Müller and Messer Chups are gaining popularity in the Western world. This mix of old and new, mysterious East and modern Europe makes this music so unique and fascinating. Features two bonus video tracks. Other artists include: Netslov, Kim & Buran, Oleg Kostrow, Andrei Zuev, Dzuma, Nezhnoye Eto, Notkin, Our Man From Odessa, and Ensemble Mescherina.
HAYDAMAKY
Ukraine Calling
2006 release. When the Soviet Union collapsed, the Ukraine started to breathe the fresh air of independence again. At that time, during the early '90s, a group of students set up the band Aktus, which quickly made itself a name in the underground Kyiv music scene. Aktus turned to the sounds of reggae, ska, and punk. With the addition of vocalist Olexandr Yarmola and accordionist Ivan Lenyo, both well-known and respected in folk circles, the band increasingly incorporated elements of Ukrainian folk music into their compositions. At the start of the new millennium, the band realized it was time to establish an even firmer tie to their own culture, and changed their name to Haydamaky, in honor of the historical Haydamaky's rebellion, which took place in Ukraine in the 18th century. The music of Haydamaky is inspired by various ethnic sounds from around the world, especially from various regions of the Ukraine. The band calls their music "Carpathian Ska." Haydamaky's hope is to forge an inherently Ukrainian popular music style, which looks back on its own heritage and traditions as a source for inspiration. Their self-titled debut album was released in January 2002. Since the time of the album's release, the band has participated in various festivals and also played a club tour in Western Europe. Their colorful live shows are unique, displaying bright costumes, special lights and, of course, the pure mountain energy and musical mastership of the band. Haydamaky play a unique mixture, which has not been heard so far on these shores. Haydamaky manage to build bridges and combine Ukrainian roots, which spring in the mysterious Carpathian Mountains, ska, dub, reggae, punk, and of course, Ukrainian melodies and Western production standards. They fit this mixture into tight arrangements, which are only let loose in their fierce live experience. Their music live and on record is characterized by turbulent energy and a rollercoaster of tempo and moods. Even if you can't understand the lyrics, you will be filled with the music from top to toe. Includes one bonus track.
LITTLE COW
I'm In Love With Every Lady
2007 release. Every kid knows Little Cow in Hungary. There is a very popular animation series with this little yellow cow figure. This release was thought up and produced by László Kollár, Little Cow's frontman and mastermind. He also composed a few songs for the films, which became very popular. So he gathered some of Budapest's best musicians and the band Little Cow (in Hungarian -- Kistehén) was born. The group -- as it is now -- was formed in 2005 and that was also the year of the incredible Hungarian success of their song "Cyber Boy." Thanks to this, they were invited to festivals, village days, town cultural celebrations and TV shows -- and in the meantime have grown into a great live band. By 2006, they became one of Hungary's most popular bands and have played major festivals and big cultural events. The song "Cyber Boy" and its video (included here) made the band well-known and popular in Hungary. The clip was distributed through e-mail and internet by fans. No commercial channels wanted to play the song (apparently, it was too alternative) or the clip (which cost about 1,000 Euros to make), and it had a marketing budget of zero -- but the whole country was singing the song all year. The album went gold in Hungary in August 2006. "Cyber Boy" broke the ringtone records and the clip became #1 on the video chart of Hungarian VIVA television. The song was eventually chosen by the audience as "Song Of The Year" in Hungary at the Fonogram Awards. Their second beautiful video "Virágok A Réten" (also included here) was made together with members of the gypsy band Romano Drom. In Hungary the band call their music the "cultural wedding sound" -- which sounds strange in English, as well as in Hungarian. They also refer to it as crazy listening or "Village Beatles." Little Cow handle genres and rhythms as they wish -- gypsy, Balkan, rock, ska, pop, brass, and dance rhythms are all mixed and matched. The music and the words are fun -- simple and naive, but not necessarily light-hearted. These are timeless tunes somewhere between melancholy and joy.
BalkanBeats
2006 release. When the first grenades were fired in the disintegrating Yugoslavia of the early '90s, a young Bosnian named Robert Soko came to Berlin to start a new life. He didn't care if his neighbor was Bosnian, Serbian, or Croatian. Robert began to throw parties with like-minded emigrants and played the old yugo hits -- a symbol of long-gone, peaceful Yugoslavia and vital survival training of emigrants trying to regain a lost past, their own history and identity. After over 10 years, the "BalkanBeats" parties are "legenda." Twice a month, Balkan beats are blasting in Berlin's Mudd Club: Gypsy grooves, tribal beats and Balkan ska. "BalkanBeats" became an international cult affair. Now, Soko plays New York and L.A. on a regular basis. Balkan beats are highly addictive -- it's in their savage energy, the colorful, fresh timbres, and passions. The inexhaustible diversity stems from Slavic, Oriental, Jewish traditions, and from the culture of the Roma people. The music's natural openness enables an easy and exciting transfer to modern times. Fresh Balkan bands pick up those traditions and process them into an individual cultural amalgam. Artists such as Let 3 and Magnifico spoof their own Balkan roots, fuse them with rock, ska, or metal, and nevertheless pay respect. Fanfare Ciocărlia, Karandila, and the Boban Marković Orkestar radicalize classic Balkan brass music with maximum virtuoso skill, thus renewing an old tradition to something sounding fresh and exciting. Many of the bands are inspired by completely different traditions; for example, Mahala Raï Banda throw you out of the Bucharest slums into the heat of New Orleans. BalkanBeats presents the greatest hits from the Mudd Club -- traditional and urban sounds -- diverse, explosive, and over-the-top. Includes a 20-page booklet and 2 bonus videos. Other artists include: Magnifico & Turbolentza, Besh O Drom, Yugoton & Kazik, Legen, Kultur Shock, Kayah & Bregović, Frank London's Klezmer Brass Allstars, Maya, Ssassa, Sanja & Balkanika, and George Dalaras & Goran Bregović.
SHUKAR COLLECTIVE
Rromatek
2007 release. Eastblok Music presents the second album by Romanian act and electro-dance band, Shukar Collective. The collective idea was born when DJ Vasile and Dan Handrabur heard the original Roma songs of the Shukar original band. Immediately after, the musicians from these different generations met and decided to try and create a new project with a new and contemporary sound. "We wanted to bring together Roma singers and a group of musicians and DJs to form and create a unique sound, the Shukar Collective sound," explains Dan Handrabur. The final result was the highly-acclaimed debut album Urban Gypsy, released in 2005. And now, to prove that Urban Gypsy was no flash in the pan, the Collective are back with their second effort. The album's title Rromatek is a pun, combining the two words that define this album: Roma and technology. Having moved on from the rewarding but often awkward integration phase, when two very different cultures were making music together for the first time -- the rural Ursari singers, stemming from a long line of bear-taming street performers, and the urban musician. Now, the DJs have unearthed the roots of what bear tamers do best -- making people dance. Whereas the previous album took shape in the studio, Rromatek captures the spirit of the band in motion, with vocals being recorded in hotel rooms, backstage at concerts or during jams in buses. With the addition of a drummer and a horn player, a more organic sound is evident throughout the album, although the band has lost none of its electro-spice. This is a world-music idea, an audio-visual project, a mix of generations of musicians, a re-arranging of traditional Romanian and Roma sounds, and an eclectic mixture of spoons, wooden barrels, violins, accordions, bass, roots vocals, samples, sequencers, loops, scratches, turntables and beats. Shukar Collective's mission remains that of exposing the brilliant traditional vocal performance of the Ursari Roma (incorrectly called gypsies) while working towards total acceptance of this minority into a tolerant, modern day society.
BalkanBeats Volume 2
2006 release. Eastblok Music presents the second volume in their BalkanBeats compilation series. What DJ Soko started in the Berlin-Kreuzberg underground has now become an established trademark and a party burner for fans and admirers. BalkanBeats Volume 2 widens the range again: here you'll find artists from 10 different countries; Indian and Asian influences sit next to electronic music and classic gypsy tunes, and so on. DJ Soko seeks to project these new style-crossing trends as well as to acknowledge the purist Balkan sound, just as it is being celebrated at his parties in Berlin. Due to the ever-widening popularity of Balkan beats, masters of their art, like Fanfare Ciocărlia, are by now not only regarded as just another Roma brass ensemble but are respected as internationally-acclaimed musicians. Young DJs and producers in Croatia and Serbia are now more aware of their roots and mix this with crazy new sounds. The Balkans are torn apart, wild and romantic, but able to be a part of modern Europe again, with many talented people who have emigrated to the region. That is why you also find on this compilation artists from the States or from Belgium bringing their own new influences. Some artists have probably not even heard of each other before. Some come from remote villages while others are fully linked up in the capitals. As the borders in Europe disappear and the cultural exchange spans world-wide networks, the music contains less clearly-defined genres. You can find this in abundance in the Balkans. BalkanBeats does not preserve this culture like a museum piece; rather, it puts it on the dancefloor to keep it alive. DJ Soko (Bosnia) and his partner-in-crime Marko (Croatia) don't give a damn where the people on the dancefloor come from. BalkanBeats tries to capture this mix of passion, delicate melancholy, and its very own unique craziness. Includes a 20-page full-color booklet with photos and notes on the artists, and a bonus video. Other artists include: sevdahBABY, Mitsoura, Azis, Karaván & Boban Marković, Kal, !DelaDap, Biber, Besh o droM, Postolar Tripper, Kirill (feat. Vlada Divljan), Romashka, Boban Marković Orkestar, Va Fan Fahre, and Emir Kusturica & No Smoking Orchestra.
2008 release. Eastblok Music presents the third volume in their BalkanBeats compilation series. More Balkan hits from DJ Robert Soko, straight from Berlin's Mudd Club -- again compiled strictly from a dancefloor point of view. Nothing smoothed out, everything fresh and steaming, single-handedly dug up and turned into trans-cultural, genre-crossing hits. Many of these tracks are making it to the West for the first time and are truly Eastern European gems -- a burning amalgamation of Balkan brass, beats, rock, reggae, traditional Balkan stomp, and just about everything else you can imagine. Includes a full color 20-page booklet with pictures and notes on the artists. Artists include: Slavic Soul Party, Magnifico, Kiril (feat. MC Wasp & RUCL), Watcha Clan, Shantel (feat. Boban Marković Orkestar), Friends Of Boban, Goran Bregović, Ot Azoj Klezmer Band, Streamer & MPS Pilot, Max Pashm, Parno Graszt, Slonovski Bal, Damian & Brothers, Äl Jawala, Figli Di Madre Ignota, The No Smoking Orchestra, and Romengo.
Gatefold 2LP version. 2008 release. Eastblok Music presents the third volume in their BalkanBeats compilation series. More Balkan hits from DJ Robert Soko, straight from Berlin's Mudd Club -- again compiled strictly from a dancefloor point of view. Nothing smoothed out, everything fresh and steaming, single-handedly dug up and turned into trans-cultural, genre-crossing hits. Many of these tracks are making it to the West for the first time and are truly Eastern European gems -- a burning amalgamation of Balkan brass, beats, rock, reggae, traditional Balkan stomp, and just about everything else you can imagine. Artists include: Slavic Soul Party, Magnifico, Kiril (feat. MC Wasp & RUCL), Watcha Clan, Shantel (feat. Boban Marković Orkestar), Friends Of Boban, Goran Bregović, Ot Azoj Klezmer Band, Streamer & MPS Pilot, Max Pashm, Parno Graszt, Slonovski Bal, Damian & Brothers, Äl Jawala, Figli Di Madre Ignota, The No Smoking Orchestra, and Romengo.
FIGLI DI MADRE IGNOTA
Fez Club
2008 release. This is the third release from Figli Di Madre Ignota, a band from Milan, Italy who play an energetic mix of Balkan music, evil polkas, and klezmer with a twist. Mean swings and breathless tarantellas are all made up with surf guitars and a compelling horn section. Beginning in the late '90s, they found a natural inspiration in Balkan brass bands and klezmer melodies, and like every good self-declared rootless artist, they picked up the spirit of the dance-or-die and mixed it with a powerful rock combo. The Italian side of Figli draws its inspiration from roots music of their homeland -- music that was played live for the people to dance to -- humorous, funny, and at the same time cool and exciting. Their Balkan side adds spice and powerful brass winds. The occasional sevdah and longing in their timbre unites both cultures. Fez Club contains a cover of the '80s hit single "Paradise," produced by and played with the famous Sicilian trumpeter Roy Paci (Aretuska, Manu Chao, Radio Bemba, Mau Mau, etc.). Fez Club also features a collaboration with Circus Contraption, a dark circus band from Seattle, as well as with Italy's acclaimed parody theater company, Banda Osiris. Their songs here mix different languages (Serbian, English) besides the Italian used by the band. "Figli di madre ignota" literally means "unknown mother's sons," which used to be the legal term in Italy for orphans of women who couldn't or didn't want to recognize them. Such a proud bastard is Italian powerhouse Figli Di Madre Ignota. It's music to dance to wildly to -- a Balkan brass section playing with a cool rock band, ready to make any monkey dance. Figli Di Madre Ignota ask the question, "can a bunch of nutty people raised on fog, pasta and hoaxes in Northern Italy play klezmer/Balkan/polka/swing without having to disown aglio e olio e peperoncino spaghetti?" Listen and find out. Includes two bonus videos, including the video for "Paradise," directed by Cosimo Alemà, already on rotation on MTV Italy and MTV Turkey.
Polska Rootz
2009 release. Subtitled: Beats, Dubs, Mixes & Future Folk From Poland. Poland was the only country behind the Iron Curtain with an active reggae scene in the early '80s. Now, dub and electronica assume their place alongside the deeply-rooted culture of folklore in Poland. What you get when you combine the two is an exciting musical genre that Eastblok Music calls Polska Rootz. The deep folk roots of Polish culture connect with the skills and sounds of the here and now on this compilation. "Roots and culture," often used in a reggae context, also have a high value in Poland. Taking into consideration the background of their painful history in centuries past, this idea stands for a return to cultural roots as a sign of resistance against the oppressors and occupiers and the attempt to survive by means of cultural resistance. Polska Rootz provides an overview of this variety of dealing with traditional music culture, which you find in Poland these days, where musicians actively absorb these traditions and make them their own, creating new bastard hybrids for the globalized sound cosmos. The influences on Polska Rootz go back to the end of the '70s, when reggae and dub made their first impact on stylistically-open Polish punk bands like Kryzys and Brygada Kryzys -- leading to the development of an original Polish reggae scene. Another example of a first fusion of folk songs from the Polish mountain regions and post-punk was the band De Press, whose experiments led to more Polish cross-disciplinary development throughout the '80 and '90s. On this compilation, Masala (Soundsystem), which usually mixes Asian sounds into their modern tracks, covers a song by '80s political punk band Dezerter and creates a drum'n'bass track with vocals from the Warsaw Village Band, who are internationally-renowned for their revival of Slavic music traditions. The band Habakuk performs the famous song "Mury" by Jacek Kaczmarski, an '80s protest song, re-made into a groovy reggae track. Reggae and dub get mixed up with Tatra folk when Trebunie Tutki meets Jamaica's Twinkle Brothers with an extra added shine by On-U-Sound mastermind Adrian Sherwood. Meritum gives us klezmer matched with improvised street music and skillful scratching. And the singing of pop icon Kayah reaches a whole new impact when it is embedded in relaxed ambient dub with an Arabic flavor. There are loads of such original mixtures to be discovered on Polska Rootz. The Poles not only master current beats and good songwriting, but also connect their own historical material to a wholly other adopted culture for the 21st century. Other artists include: Studio AS One, Orkiestra Swietego Mikolaja, Psio Crew, Zakopower, Vavamuffin, Perch, Warsaw Village Band, Lao Che, Strachy Na Lachy, Przedzskole, Mesajah, Activator, Kosmosfski, and Żywiołak.
LA MINOR
Oboroty
2009 release. Founded in St. Petersburg in 2000, La Minor invites you to a glass of wine as well as to dance. The bayan (the Russian button-accordion) pumps, the saxophone flutters and singer Slava Shalygin tells his lyrical gangster stories: backyard songs about bad boys, love, passion, alcohol and prison. La Minor comes from St. Petersburg, but do have a partiality for Odessa. Indeed, the alleys and bars of these two cities are similar with their European charm. La Minor plays so-called street chanson, Russian folk, jazz and klezmer (Odessa style). They resurrect part of the atmosphere of the Odessa of the '20s to '40s, and their songs sound like musical detective stories about little rascals and tragic loves -- joyful and melancholic at the same time. Thieves and policemen, whores and undercover agents crowd the urban underworld of La Minor's songs. The gentle/tender maternal nature of the Russian language makes the tough stories touching and timeless. Slava's hero is the Soviet underground singer Arkadi Severny, whose style, not quite appropriately named Russian chanson, stems from the Soviet subculture of the '70s. La Minor now develops Severny's ideas further into their own repertoire with sophisticated arrangements and deadpan delivery. Russki Chanson has become an annoying genre in Russia and pounds out of every taxi there these days. Refusing to wear golden chains and add corniness to their music, La Minor are the black and thus likeable sheep of the Russian prison and camp chanson. Therefore, the band performs rather in rock clubs and doesn't get aired on Radio Chanson in Moscow. They call their music "underground chanson with a human face." Folk music rarely ever sounded so tight and cool. Includes a bonus video.


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Home » Football » Leagues » Championship » Back the Saints to go marching on at Millwall
Back the Saints to go marching on at Millwall
John Baines | 15.03.2012
They may not come across as hell-raising anti-establishmentarians, but Southampton are going against a few grains of convention.
First of all, they're making a mockery of the theory that the Championship is the hardest division to get out of. And secondly, without wishing to hex them, Nigel Adkins' men have kept up the pace after getting off to a flyer.
Plenty of early league leaders fade and die going into the business end of the season, but after occupying the automatic promotion spots for virtually all of the campaign, the Saints are still moving through the gears.
Unbeaten in nine and having won four of their last five, the south-coast club sit top of the pile after 36 games – two points clear of Reading in second and a further point ahead of West Ham in third.
But with ten games still to play, Southampton need to keep their foot to the floor to maintain their lofty position and they have a presentable opportunity this weekend to pick up another three points when they travel to relegation-threatened Millwall.
The Lions lie in 19th spot, six points clear of the bottom three, but with just two wins in nine they are in danger of being sucked right into the mire.
Southampton are making a mockery of the theory that the Championship is the hardest division to get out of. And secondly, without wishing to hex them, Nigel Adkins' men have kept up the pace after getting off to a flyer.
To make the prospect of Southampton's visit even more unpalatable, Kenny Jackett's men have lost five of their last six at home – scoring just twice in the process – which is why bwin's 3Way football betting market has the Saints as 21/20 favourites for the win, with Milwall at 5/2 and the draw at 9/4.
Indeed, only Nottingham Forest and Bristol City have lost more times at home than Millwall this season, meaning the a trip into the 'Lions' Den' should hold no fear for a side that have conceded just one goal in their last five away fixtures.
So far, all evidence suggests a Southampton win – but before you lump all your hard-earned on the Saints to go marching on in south-east London, there are a few caveats.
Despite leading the pack, Southampton have won just six away games all season in the Championship and were held at the New Den in the FA Cup before Millwall won the replay at St Mary's.
However, I am confident these cup clashes should largely be ignored as an indicator for this weekend's meeting and with promotion back to the Premier League the priority, I expect Southampton to pick up another three points.
Millwall at home and Southampton away have each been drawing at half-time on eight occasions this season and the half-time draw at 23/20 could be a decent bet, but more so if you suffix that with the Southampton win by full-time at 17/4.
This view is reinforced by the amount of goals they've scored during the first 45 minutes of their matches, with the hosts having scored just eight and let in nine at home and Southampton scoring eleven and conceding just five.
Along the same theme, then, more goals to be scored in the second half of the match than in the first looks a dead cert at presentable odds of 23/20.
Otherwise, it's slight variations on the Saints win which are likely to attract interest, with the visitors to win to nil at 12/5, to win a game of over 2.5 goals being 23/10 and to win a game of under 2.5 goals at 9/5.
But my bet for the day, at an extremely long 17/2, is for Southampton to win 2-0, which seems well thought out given the respective home and away form of the sides and Millwall's paucity of goals on their own patch.
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The town of Malte, near the city of Dippoldiswalde in the state of Saxony, Germany is a quaint little town. The town is served by roads (of course! This is Germany where the automobile is supreme), but also by a narrow guage railway, running from Dresden to Altenberg. The railway rails are 750mm.
The Weisseritz Valley railway, as it is known is drawn by steam locomotives, and run regularly.
Just a few hundred meters away, the beautiful Wasserwerks (waterworks) of the Malte Dam.
And just nearby, the quaint village of Paulsdof.