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Cat Power at Mill City Nights, Minneapolis (10/30/12)
W♥M160: Cat Power (10 mins)
11/02/12 Vancouver, BC - Vogue Theatre
11/03/12 Seattle, WA - Showbox SoDo
11/04/12 Portland, OR - McMenamins Crystal
11/06/12 Oakland, CA - Fox Theater
11/08/12 Hollywood, CA - Palladium
11/26/12 Amsterdam - Paradiso
11/28/12 Cologne - E-Werk
11/29/12 Berlin - Huxleys Neue Welt
12/01/12 Hamburg - Grosse Freiheit 36
12/02/12 Munich, Germany - Theatre Fabrik
12/03/12 Milan, Italy - Alcatraz
12/04/12 Bologna, Italy - Estragon
12/06/12 Zurich - Volkshaus
12/10/12 Paris - Trianon
12/12/12 London - Roundhouse
12/14/12 Brussels, Belgium - AB Club
Just a reminder that Chan Marshall, aka Cat Power, is coming to Minneapolis at the Mill City Nights tomorrow, October 30th. I will be there, will you? ...
Cat Power stopped by Mill City Nights in Minneapolis, last night, October 30th. This show was co-sponsored by The Current 83.9 FM and the 400 Bar.
THE ENTRANCE BAND
The Entrance Band, or as Guy Blakeslee introduced himself, "I am Entrance," opened up the show. I've concluded that he normally has a full band, but with last night's (Milwaukee) last minute replacement for Xray Eyeballs, it was just solo Entrance. I thought I read that his music was "psychedelic rock," but looking at the black attire and dark lyrics ("I want to die without no fear" on "Prayer of Death") it sounds more like depressing goth music to me?
I've seen Cat Power before, many, many years ago at the 400 Bar. Back then, it was just Chan Marshall with her grand piano. She spent most of the time looking down and closing her eyes as she sang her songs. This is fine for the type of slow-moving, introspective music she was playing, but last night was a different story. She had a full band, a movie projection (that synced to the songs they were playing), and was presented as a full "rock" show. I don't know if this worked for Cat Power, I would've been happy if it was just one instrument to accompany her beautiful smoky voice.
photo by Audrey
It started off well enough, with Bob Dylan's "If You See Her, Tell Her Hello" song to introduce Cat Power, but as they played their second song, "Sun," you can clearly see Marshall is distracted by something. She kept pointing to someone in the audience with a "cut it out" gesture. This went on for a minute before she stopped the song and had a one way conversation with a photographer.
"There ain't no press passes," Marshall muttered, "I'm here for you [referring to the audience], not them [pointing to the photographers]."
There must have been a miscommunication; no one said anything about "no photo policy" for this show. I was on the other side of the stage and didn't see what was going on, but the story I was told later by another photographer was that securities came and had photographers leave their gear behind the front desk or were asked to leave to show.
Cat Power Setlist
Outside of photo drama and someone passing out/had a seizure during "Nothing But Time," the rest of the show went on without any problems. I believe the setlist is the same everynight because of the projected movies. Speaking of which, the Mill City Nights' projection is one the best I've seen from all the venues in Minneapolis, image was crisp and bright.
Marshall performed all the songs from the recent Sun album, with the exception of "Real Life." You know how I feel about bands performing new material, it's tough because they want to play the new stuff but fans wants to hear the old stuff. It felt unbalance with 80% of the set were all new songs. Even classics like "The Greatest" had a different take, which you probably you wouldn't have recognized it from the LP version.
The band ended the show with the new single, "Ruin," with no encore.
Cat Power is currently on tour in support of Sun, out now via Matador Records. She recently announced on Instagram that she may cancel her European tour due to bankruptcy and health struggles due to Angioedema. We have nothing but well wishes for her and hope she makes a full recovery.
Please listen to our wrap-up for the post show for Cat Power with Emily and Dan. Free download of "Ruined" available at Matador Records, which is song of the show for W♥M#160.
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Peter Murphy, Halloween Miracula, October 27, 2012, Pasadena, CA
10/31/12 San Diego, CA @ 4th and B
01/09/13 Perth, Australia @ Bakery Artrage
01/10/13 Adelaide, Australia @ The Gov
01/11/13 Richmond, Australia @ Corner Hotel
01/12/13 Sydney, Australia @ Factory Theatre
01/13/13 Brisbane, Australia @ Beetle Bar
Peter Murphy is an English musician best known as the vocalist for Bauhaus. He went on to have a lengthy solo career, having released eight studio albums since 1986.
photo courtesy of dollylama
Halloween Miracula was an intimate concert and cocktail party held at a secret venue in Pasadena, CA. Only 30 guests were in attendance, and we mingled before Peter's outdoor moonlit concert began in the backyard of the private residence where the event took place. Peter and his band performed selected Bauhaus songs, many songs that span his solo career, and his 1989 album, Deep, in its entirety. The highlight of my evening was hearing Peter's acoustic mash-up of "A Strange Kind of Love" and "Bela Lugosi's Dead."
Dollylama & Peter Murphy
After his performance, he mingled with guests at the cocktail party. I had an unexpected treat--Peter approached me and asked if he could join me for a light meal of sesame peanut noodles. We sat in a quiet little corner to have a pleasant meal and conversation. I told him that I first saw him perform during the Holy Smoke Tour in 1992. We chatted and joked a bit, and after we finished eating, he introduced me to some of the folks who attended his Las Vegas Miracula event. This was a most unforgettable concert experience.
dollylama ♥ www.petermurphy.info
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Now we are sitting outside the LBJ museum on a beautiful night waiting for Mumford and Sons. There must be 10,000 people inside. Overall really good shows and they have been able to make the jump from small to large crowds…
mumfordandsons.com
Live from the Artists Den is filming a secret Mumford and Sons show in Los Angeles. You can win tickets via artistsden.com/mumfordandsonsad. Show is Sunday, November 11th. Doors at 6:30, music at 7:30pm.
Mumford and Sons are currently on tour in support of Babel, which just came out last September on Glass Note Records.
10/31/12 Gold Coast -	Convention & Expo Centre
11/02/12 Auckland - Vector Arena
11/04/12 Wellington -	Wellington Town Hall
11/06/12 Christchurch - CBS Canterbury Arena
11/10/12 Los Angeles, CA -	Hollywood Bowl
11/12/12 Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl
11/21/12 Torquay - Princess Theatre
11/22/12 Portsmouth - Portsmouth Guildhall
11/23/12 Ipswich - Ipswich Regent Theatre
11/25/12 Dundee - Caird Hall
11/26/12 Carlisle - Sands Centre Carlisle
11/27/12 Llandudno - Venue Cymru
12/04/12 Newcastle upon Tyne - Metro Radio
12/05/12 Glasgow - S.E.C.C.
12/07/12 Birmingham - LG Arena
12/10/12 Manchester - Manchester Arena
12/11/12 London - O2 - London
12/13/12 Cardiff - Motorpoint Arena Cardiff
12/15/12 Belfast - Odyssey Arena
12/16/12 Dublin - O2 Dublin
Toro Y Moi
It's hard to believe that Chazwick Bundick, aka Toro Y Moi (Toro and I), only has two albums under his belt. It seems last year, the dude was blowing up all over the world…
toroymoi.blogspot.com
If you took basic high school Spanish, you can probably guess it stands for "Bull & I", but wouldn't it be more correct to say "Toro y yo"?
Anyway, Toro Y Moi (aka Chazwick Bundick) moved their listening party due to Hurricane Sandy hitting the east coast. The new dates are now listed at at art galleries in Brooklyn Nov. 9-11 and San Francisco on Nov. 16-18. Toro Y Moi's third LP, Anything In Return is due out January 22nd on Carpark Records.
The listening parties are free and open to the public and will feature 13 original drawings from Chaz Bundick. Each paired with a corresponding song from the album that fans can listen to via Incase headphones.
Listen to "So Many Details", via Soundcloud:
11-09−11/11 - Brooklyn, NY - Project Parlor #
11-16−11/18 - SF, CA - Public Works#
1-30 - Phoenix, AZ - The Crescent Ballroom +
1-31 - El Paso, TX - Tricky Falls *+
2-01 - Dallas, TX - Trees *
2-02 - Austin, TX - Emo's East *+
2-04 - Houston, TX - Fitzgerald's *+
2-05 - New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jacks *+
2-06 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade *+
2-08 - Carrboro, NC - Cats Cradle *+
2-09 - Richmond, VA - The National *
2-10 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club *+
2-11 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer *+
2-13 - New York, NY - Webster Hall *+
2-15 - Boston, MA - Paradise *+
2-16 - Montreal, QC - Club Soda *+
2-17 - Toronto, ON - Lee's Palace *
2-19 - Chicago, IL - Metro ^+
2-20 - Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line Music Cafe ^+
2-21 - Lawrence, KS - The Granada Theatre ^
2-23 - Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater ^+
2-24 - Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge ^+
2-26 - Vancouver, BC - Biltmore Cabaret ^+
2-27 - Seattle, WA - The Crocodile ^+
2-28 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom ^+
3-03 - Los Angeles, CA - The Fonda Theatre ^+
# Album Listening Events w/ RBMA
* w/ Wild Belle
^ w/ Sinkane, + w/ Dog Bite
duranduran.com
John Taylor's memoir, IN THE PLEASURE GROOVE: Love, Death & Duran Duran hit number 6 on the Hardcover Nonfiction list for the week of November 4th. This is John Taylor's first book.
American Songwriter wrote, "Fiercely honest about his shortcomings, passionately engaged with his family, and deeply devoted to his craft, Taylor shares with us in this affecting memoir the most important lesson he's learned: 'performing is such an inside job; I learned to approach every gig as the most important gig I will ever play…it's a fantastic formula.'"
He's doing a signing today in Chicago:
10/30- Chicago, IL @ City Winery Chicago (Book Signing, Interview and Audience Q&A)
IN THE PLEASURE GROOVE: Love, Death & Duran Duran came out October 16th via Dutton Publishing and retails for $27.95. This will be the perfect gift for the Duran Duran fan.
ANNIE & THE BEEKEPPERS
annieandthebeekeepers.com
Annie & The Beekeepers recently premiered the video for their track, "An Island," on Relix (which funny enough, features Mumford & Sons on its latest cover.)
Relix mentioned that this a "quartet who build on Americana/folk traditions."
Annie Lynch and her beekeepers are going on tour this November in support of their My Bonneville album, which came late August.
Nov 29	Firehouse 13	Providence, RI
Nov 30	91.9 fm WUMB Live @ Noon	Boston, MA
Nov 30	Radio Bean	Burlington, VT
Dec 01	Cafe 939	Boston, MA
Dec 02	Sumner Knight Chapel	Keene, NH
JIMBO MATHUS & THE TRI-STATE COALITION
jimbomathus.com
Jimbo Mathus & the Tri-State Coalition just premiered their video for "In the Garden" video on American Songwriter. You can hear the song via Soundcloud:
The song is from their album, White Buffalo, coming out January 22nd, 2013 via Fat Possum Records.
Mathus and his band, the Tri-State Coalition, are currently on tour:
11/07 Oxford, Ms - Snackbar
11/09 Oxford, Ms - The Library, 5 Pm
11/09 Oxford, Ms - Proud Larry's, 9 Pm
12/21 Little Rock, Ar - Rev Room*
12/22 Memphis, Tn - Minglewood Hall*
* with Lucero
THE AMPERSANDS
theampersands.com
The Ampersands just released This Is Your Adventure Too album today, October 30th. The Ampersands are from New York and Rhode Island and its two main members are Aaron McQuade and Jim Pace. On the record, they had some help from mixer Jamie Hill, drummer Corrine Gonzales, and producer Bryce Goggin. I am assuming when they play live, they have session musicians or friends on drums, etc.
The record is described as a garage-pop record, but they prefer it as "living-room-pop record." You stream the entire album on their dedicated album website: thisisyouradventuretoo.com.
Listen to "Try This":
jennyandtyler.com
Jenny & Tyler are a husband-wife duo, currently based out of Nashville, Tennessee. The "soul-grass" (soul/bluegrass) songwriters recently announced they are on tour in support of Sara Groves & Bebo Norman.
Nov 04	Timonium, MD*
Nov 08	Central City, NE*
Nov 09	Calvary Community Church - St Cloud, MN*
Nov 10	Calvary White Bear - St Paul, MN*
Nov 11	Henderson High Schoo - Le Sueur, MN*
Nov 14	Mississippi State University	Starkville, MS
Nov 15	Mississippi College	Clinton, MS
Nov 29	Wild Goose Creative	Columbus, OH
Nov 30	The 509	Huntington, IN
Dec 01	University of IL -	Champaign, IL
Dec 02	Southpointe Church	Indianapolis, IN
Dec 07	House show	Greensboro, NC
Dec 09	Eddie's Attic	Atlanta, GA
Dec 11	House Show	Fredericksburg, VA
Dec 13	Ebenezer's Coffee	Washington, DC
Dec 14	Burlap And Bean	Newtown Square, PA
Dec 16	Benefit Show	Wilmington, DE
Dec 20	The Barn	Kunkletown, PA
* Supporting Sara Groves & Bebo Norman
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The Afghan Whigs with Wussy at the Varsity Theater 10/28/12
10/30/12 Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre
11/02/12 Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom
11/03/12 Seattle, WA - Showbox
11/07/12 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
11/09/12 Los Angeles, CA - The Fonda
Surely, you remember the high-drama swagger of the Afghan Whigs, the 90s rock act reuniting after eleven years, who invoked both hard rock and soul into their moody arrangements.…
It was a surreal moment watching the legendary Afghan Whigs take to the soft blue-lit stage last night at their sold out show at the Varsity Theater. That much-loved Ohio-bred hard rock band who shook up the grunge club in the early 90s with noirish tales of sex and violence and had a penchant for funk and R&B, was standing before an adoring audience; a colorful collection of older fans who saw them in their heyday and saucer-eyed newbies (like myself) who followed magnetic frontman Greg Dulli from his newer endeavors like Gutter Twins (see: Mark Lanegan) and the Twilight Singers back to his roots. All of them were waiting to be swept off their feet by an always obliging Dulli - and as the band kicked into the first song, the epic "Crime Scene, Pt. 1" and white confetti spilled from the ceiling, it all felt like some wonderful dream you don't ever want to awaken from.
The band, having returned from a two night stint at the Metro in Chicago, were in top form. Bassist John Curley, who garnered the "silver fox" title according to many female fans, smoked up classics like the urgent "I'm Her Slave" (from 1992's Congregation) and "My Enemy" from 1996's Black Love. Greg Dulli's voice was perfect (perhaps the result of sobriety and not smoking? Although I do have an affinity for nicotine-coated vocals: again see Mark Lanegan) switching from husky croon to passionate howl.
And, dear reader, if you don't already know this, the man just oozes charisma; things got especially heated when a hot-and-bothered fan threw her sparkly black scarf at his feet. Dulli, that dark provocateur, just grinned and demanded more clothes. "I want you naked in three songs!" During a dizzying performance of "Gentlemen," Dulli playfully wrapped the scarf around his head. There was a black box at the edge of the stage on the left that Dulli would leap on to command his mesmerized audience. It made Dulli seem even more larger than life, as he waved his hand about, staring wide-eyed into the crowd. "Testify!" screamed one fan. Dulli upped his antics by daring to wade through the sea of people while singing "See and Don't See," The Whigs' slow-burning cover of Marie Queenie Lyons' 1970s song. "I know you're old," Dulli quipped to folks helping him jump to the floor. He miraculously made it back to the stage (I sort of envisioned some jilted bride dressed in a ragged white dress in the back would swallow him up), but not before having ten million fingers slide through his hair.
The left corner of the stage featured long, cool Rick McCollum, the Whigs' lead guitarist. McCollum, decked out in fabulous eyewear, would lean his body way back while his fingers danced expertly up and down the neck of that fantastic guitar of his. Later in the show, McCollum became more animated, kicking up his feet and shuffling around, getting right up in the faces of us folks at the front of the stage with tasty riffs from the spectacular "Debonair" to the slide-heavy and rhythmic "Fountain and Fairfax." (both on 1993's Gentlemen) It was impossible to stay still during these songs!
Adding to the joyful noise with the three original Whigs were a talented trio: Twilight Singers member Rick Nelson who played keyboards and strings, Gutter Twins member and rhythm guitarist Dave Rosser and Cully Symington, an impressive drummer from bands such as Okkervil River and Cursive.
On top of being an absolutely stunning venue with "mystifying" bathrooms (as excellent opening band Wussy's Lisa Walker observed), the Varsity has that wonderful lack of barricade that painfully separates rapid fans from the object of their desire: the band. So, to be so very close to such a blistering performance from this band (I could practically reach out and pluck one of Rick McCollum's guitar strings - Oh, I wanted to! but I didn't.) is such an overwhelming experience. The line between band and crowd blurred further when Dulli encouraged the audience to join him in singing the gentle "ooo" intro to the heart-wrenchingly gorgeous "Faded" from 1996's Black Love, the set closer. ("There," the frontman said. "Now you're part of the band.")
The band graced the stage one last time for a one song encore: an explosive, gritty "Miles iz Ded," a fan favorite from Congregation. This, of course, left the crowd begging for more. Seriously. Fans were screaming for more songs well after the house lights went on and the roadies were dismantling the drum kit. I don't really blame them. The Afghan Whigs delivered a truly phenomenal show; an incredible dream-come-true for fans. As my friend and I were being politely ushered out of the venue by impatient security and I felt that harsh blast of cold air walking through the alley-side exit, I longed to be back in the hot intensity of those songs.
Afghan Whigs at Varsity Theater, Minneapolis (10/28/12)
photograph by kyle
Special thanks to Liz Killmer and Kyle Matteson.
emily ( ) ♥ theafghanwhigs.com ♥ wussy.org
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Cat Fantastic
I love Chan Marshall (aka Cat Power). I saw her about six or seven years ago for her "Greatest" tour, but she seemed to have disappeared...
catpowermusic.com
Just a reminder that Chan Marshall, aka Cat Power, is coming to Minneapolis at the Mill City Nights tomorrow, October 30th. I will be there, will you?
I don't know who the opening band* is for tomorrow night, previously Brooklyn's Xray Eyeballs was on tour with Cat Power, but they seem to have dropped off last night.
Anyway, I'm thrilled to hear her new Sun album live. I also hope to hear "Cross Bones Style," which she didn't sing the last time I saw her.
* UPDATE: I am told The Entrance Band will open up. They previously supported Cat Power in 2010 at the 400 Bar. From Facebook: "Guy Blakeslee from The Entrance Band is doing two last minute shows supporting Cat Power Sun !!! Oct 29 in Milwaukee and Oct 30 in Minneapolis... leaving on a jet plane at the crack of dawn!! and will have bootlegs of old-school "ENTRANCE" recordings for sale!"
10/29/12 Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theater
10/30/12 Minneapolis, MN - Mill City Nights
11/02/12 Vancouver, BC - The Vogue Theatre
11/08/12 Hollywood, CA - Hollywood Palladium
11/26/12 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso
11/28/12 Cologne, Germany - E-Werk
11/29/12 Berlin, Germany - Huxleys Neue Welt
12/01/12 Hamburg, Germany - Grosse Freiheit 36
12/06/12 Zurich, Switzerland - Volkshaus
12/10/12 Paris, France - Trianon
12/12/12 London, United Kingdom - Roundhouse
kittentheband.com
Spin said that Kitten's 17-year-old singer Chloe Chaidez had "raw power and believability as a performer."
The Los Angeles indieband recently premiered "Japanese Eyes" on Nylon Magazine, which Nylon noted: "In the music video for the synth-heavy 'Japanese Eyes,' Chaidez dances in a disco-ready dress like Ronald Reagan was still the president."
You can get two free songs ("Cut it Out" & "Sugar") on their website, by signing up for their email list.
Look "Japanese Eyes" as "one of the 'rockiest' songs off the EP" on their Cut It Out release, which is out now on Atlantic Records.
KAT EDMONSON
katedmonson.com
Kat Edmonson is currently on tour with Gary Clark Jr., in support of her sophomore album Way Down Low, out now via Spinnerette Records. You may remember this Texan with her 2009's Take To The Sky hitting the top 20 on Billboard's jazz charts. Certainly legends Willie Nelson and Lyle Lovett took noticed of her and had her open up their shows. Lovett even asked her to do a duet with him, covering the Christmas classic, "Baby, It's Cold Outside."
All dates below are with Guy Clark Jr.
11/02 The Sinclair Cambridge, MA
11/07 Bowery Ballroom New York, NY
11/09 9:30 Club Washington, DC
11/10 Theater of the Living Arts Philadelphia, PA
etsy.com/shop/UnlawfulAssembly
I got a T-Shirt from these guys, Unlawful Assembly. Their design and mascot seems to be a kitten with a gas mask.
I thought they were a band, but it was odd that they didn't send any music, just some stickers and a shirt. I am assuming if you are in a band, you can probably commission a design from them.
Anyway, checking on their Facebook page, they are doing some Beatles design.
1000S OF CATS
1000sofcats.com
It's impossible for me to understand/figure out their website, I was just looking for a biography that isn't listed anywhere.
According to a friend, they are a Japanese band, but currently in Minneapolis. Look for an Indiegogo-funding to record new materials this November 19th.
In the meantime, they are playing a few shows:
11/09 Austin, TX
11/19 Recording at The Old Blackberry Way
11/28 Minneapolis, MN
1000s of Cats' album 子宮 Envy is out now.
ZOMBIE CAT
zombiecat2012.co.uk
I actually had this item for my Halloween music article, but I just realized this has nothing to do with music. This is a book called "Zombie Cat: The Tale of a Decomposing Kitty." The book is written by Isabel Atherton and illustrated by Bethany Straker.
Reading the description, it is about Tiddles, a normal cat that turned into a zombie cat by a radioactive field mouse. Now he craves human brains. Shouldn't he crave cat brains?
This children book was released earlier this month (October 1, 2012), via Skyhorse Publishing. It is available in print and also Kindle Edition, but you know how I feel about digital books.
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The Archive – Great Low Down
The members of New York's The Archive have been at this crazy little thing called rock for a long time, though exactly how long is between the band and their Rock God. However, the four of them claim a musical vita that cites influences as diverse as Paul Westerberg's intimate brand of American punk to the Southern folk styling of Gillian Welch, and even a little early shoegaze for good measure. Strictly speaking, a band with this many ties to multiple genres does not produce a straightforward interpretation of contemporary rock, and their debut record is proof of something stirring.
Great Low Down opens with "Julia, Dear," a nod to the band's punk sensibility, though slightly countered by a soaring melody. There's an absence of the biting snarl preferred by vintage punkers and their new age protégé; instead, singer John Epperly sounds less disgruntled as he does worn in. Never more so than on "Kid Glove Tangerine," a very Westerberg-esque self-designated state of weariness ("You took your tongue tearing apart…me") or the album's closer, "Black Rain," that wanders without a destination and feels like the lyrical equivalent of restless legs. Of course, The Archive can bring it on when they want to, and "Holy Ground" boasts a guitar-driven fury that reminds us this is not a band so easily compartmentalized. As a whole, Great Low Down suggests a symbolic clock is ticking and the band—while somewhat disillusioned by the state of things—can't help but chase the elusive white rabbit, reason be damned.
Watch the video for "Julia, Dear"
The Archive are John Epperly (vocals/guitar), John MacDonald (guitar), Dan Bombach (bass/vocals), and Tim Perzan (drums). Great Low Down drops Nov. 2 and The Archive plays Zebulon in Brooklyn that night (details below). For more information, visit the band's Facebook page. You can stream the album on Soundcloud and purchase a digital version via Bandcamp on the release date.
The Archive Record Release Show (w/ Your 33 Black Angels)
258 Wythe Ave. (at Metropolitan)
lara ( ) ♥ facebook.com/thearchivenyc
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Diamond Rings and Gold Fields at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (10/27/12)
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11/14/12 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge
11/15/12 Seattle, WA The Crocodile
11/16/12 Victoria, BC Legends
11/17/12 Vancouver, BC Fortune Sound Club
12/04/12 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
Diamond Rings (aka John O'Regan) is currently on tour in America. Apparently he was one of the founding members of my favorite Thomas Hardy-referenced band, The D'Urbervilles. ...
Diamond Rings and Gold Fields are currently tour mates, they stopped by the 7th Street Entry last night, October 27th.
VAGUE-À-BONDE
Opening up was Vague-a-Bonde, a one-woman producer/songwriter named Nicole Alicia. You may remember the Alicia sisters and Mark Mallman from Waxx Maxx, who I previously wrote about.
Her setup is a Mac with some sort of beat control box that had moving red light indicators. I didn't know her music, but I'm pretty sure she sang "Evolved" and "Voices," both songs can be heard on her Soundcloud.
GOLD FIELDS
As for Gold Fields, it's only been two weeks since we last saw the Australian boys. They were in sunny Los Angeles last night, so it was a cold shock when they landed in Minneapolis. I hate to break this to them, but that wasn't cold what they experienced (wait until January!).
Their brief 30-minute set was pretty much like last time, they did their new single "Dark Again", first single "Treehouse", and their cover of Underworld's "Born Slippy." The set closer was an extra-long rendition of "Moves."
Diamond Rings (John O'Regan) brought a full touring band with him to the 7th Street Entry. They were all dressed in black tank-tops and sported shades and cap. Even though it was Halloween weekend, they still managed to look over the top b-boy styling.
The report I got was Diamond Rings was very engaged with the audience and they played songs off the new album. Their encore was their very first single, "All Yr Songs." Diamond Rings explained that the song was "the one that started it all."
Please take five minutes to listen to our thoughts post-show. Song of the show is "All Yr Songs."
Diamond Ring is currently on tour in support of Free Dimensional, which just came out this week, October 22nd. On tour with them is Gold Fields, in support of their EP, Dark Again. Both releases can be found on Astralwerks Records.
Diamond Rings at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (10/27/12)
photograph by john
vu ( ) ♥ diamondringsmusic.com ♥ facebook.com/goldfieldsmusic ♥ facebook.com/vagueabonde
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The Envy Corps and Rah Rah at Fine Line Café, Minneapolis (10/27/12)
Envy Corps Setlist
Rah Rah's latest album, The Poet's Dead, just came out today (October 22, 2012), via Hidden Pony Records. They're currently in the middle of their tour, so I will swinging by their Minneapolis ...
Last night at the Fine Line Café in Minneapolis was the last Rah Rah/The Envy Corps team-up tour. You can tell by the way the two bands interacted that they got along really well on tour.
The thing that makes the six-piece Canadian band Rah Rah is that they often switch instruments, as well as feature different lead vocals. Most of the time it is a few guitars and a violin, but once in a while, they'll bring out the accordion.
They did some songs from their latest album, The Poet's Dead(which came out this week, October 22 via Hidden Pony Records), like "Dead Men."
Rounding out the brief 30-minute set included "Tentacles" and "Arrows," which members from The Envy Corps joined on stage to help sing the sing. Rah Rah would return the favor when Envy Corps played "Make It Stop."
The Envy Corps at Fine Line Café, Minneapolis (10/27/12)
If you recall, the last time I saw The Envy Corps, it was in their homestate. I noted that they had huge passionate fanbase, and generally impressed with the fans knowing and singing along to all their songs.
Please check with the setlist to see what songs were played. They ended their set with "Party Dress," but to be honest, they could've ended with "Story Problem" because that song had the epic-ness and buildup of backup vocals. Once that song was done, it really felt like they couldn't top it.
The Envy Corps are returning to Iowa and Rah Rah continues on to Seattle, Washington, in support of their album, The Poet's Dead. They also have a random date in Los Angeles at the Bootleg Bar on November 28th.
Rah Rah at Fine Line Café, Minneapolis (10/27/12)
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The Script and Tristan Prettyman at Orpheum Theatre, Minneapolis (10/26/12)
10/27/12 Chicago, IL - Aragon Ballroom
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Earlier this summer, I mentioned that Tristan Prettyman is coming back with a new album. At the time of writing, I didn't have artwork for the new record, Cedar + Gold. The album is ...
The Script with Tristan Prettyman just played the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis last night, October 26th.
If you go to enough of these old style historic theater shows, artists goes on stage on time. So if the ticket says 7:30, it starts at 7:30, not one minute earlier or later. I really like that.
Tristan Prettyman started off the show with her live band, Steve Miller and Josh Dunahoo. Listening to her talk about her songs, you realized that her music is basically a biography of her life and experiences.
Songs from her set included new ones from Cedar + Gold (out now via Capitol Records), including "I Was Gonna Marry You", "Never Say Never", and "My Oh My." Now when I think of that last song, "My Oh My", I think of Prettyman eating tacos, because she's "a taco girl."
My absolute favorite is, I believe is called "The Rebound" which is a hidden/bonus track off Cedar + Gold. It's about meeting a guy at Trader Joe's and falling for his bananas. It's pretty funny, I wish you could've heard it when Prettyman sings, "and you were pretty f**** hot," which got a loud cheer from some women in the audience.
The Irish rock band The Script had a three column stadium light, which I felt was underused. Instead the attention is always focused on singer Danny O'Donoghue who spent much of their songs in high energy mode, jumping and singing and pointing his fingers at the audience. He often breaks the stage/audience barrier by going into the aisle and singing to his adoring fans.
Hearing The Script talk about America (and why they're always touring here), I felt that the band generally really, really loves it here.
Highlight of their set was their first single, "We Cry," which was played early in their show, setting a tone that they were going to do hits as well as new songs from their #3 album (which came out earlier this month). The majority of their set was high energy pop/rock songs, with the exception "I'm Yours."
New songs? They were generally well-received, included "Six Degrees of Separation" and "Give the Love Around." The latter is about Karma and what you do will come back to haunt you.
Encore was "Breakeven" and "For The First Time."
The Script and Tristan Prettyman are currently on tour in North America in support of their respective new albums, #3 and Cedar + Gold.
Tristan Prettyman at Orpheum Theatre, Minneapolis (10/26/12)
The Script at Orpheum Theatre, Minneapolis (10/26/12)
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Savoir Adore at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (10/26/12)
Savoir Adore
Savoir Adore is another Brooklyn band. This one is about two BFF, Paul Hammer and Deidre Muro. They have a new single, Dreamers with the B-Side "Sea of Gold", out now ...
Savoir Adore stopped by the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis last night, October 26th.
SUN AIRWAY
Somewhere along the way, they met up with Sun Airway, who previously was enjoying sold out shows with M83. Sun Airway closed out the night with their smoke machine and laser show. For added effects, the lights were turned off, so it's impossible to shoot photographs.
They had a dedicated singer, but he would once in a while push buttons or pick up a guitar. Musically, Sun Airway's songs were designed for the dance floor, and my favorite song they did was called "Symphony in White No 2."
I've previously mentioned that Savoir Adore is made up of two best friends, Paul Hammer and Deidre Muro.
This Brooklyn band sound like dreampop/shoegazing, lots of guitars and effects. The best part is that their songs sounded good live. Sometime a band gets it right with layers and mixes in the studio, but don't exactly pull it off live. Savoir Adore's songs are melodic, and I can easily see why New York Post called them "10 Bands to Watch."
Please check with the setlist to see what songs were performed. As you can see, the majority of their songs were from their Our Nature ("Loveliest Creature", "Regalia", "Sea of Gold", "Speed Bump", "Dreamers"), which was recently released (October 16th). They ended their set with "Dreamers," which was my favorite.
Savoir Adore's final stop will be at the Rathskellar in Madison, Wisconsin, before they head back home in New York. Our Nature is out now on Amazon.
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Though majestic, the 2,000-plus miles of the Missouri River are strewn with travel hazards such as sandbars, rocks and fallen trees. That debris no longer concerns law enforcement in Mercer and McLean counties.
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Expertly sculpted to resemble traditional cut-glass jewels, this design gives out dazzling refractions and reflections of light in equal measure.
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Microsoft's discounting its new Surfaces for Black Friday, but HP's $299 laptop may be the steal
You'll be able to buy new Intel Ice Lake laptops for less than $300, which is pretty interesting.
By Mark Hachman
Senior Editor, PCWorld	 Nov 1, 2019 10:39 am PDT
Microsoft is already teasing its Black Friday deals, which include heavy discounts on the recently introduced Surface Pro 7 and Surface Laptop 3 PCs. Microsoft's also clearing the decks of older hardware, so there are further deals to be had.
Several deals begin November 22. Specifically, Microsoft's shaving 22 percent off the price of the Core i5/8GB/256GB version of the Surface Pro 7. Bundled with the Type Cover (which normally ships separately), it will cost $999, $330 off the regular price. The Core i5/8GB/128GB option with Type Cover will be $799, or $230 off. Microsoft's also promising up to $300 off for the Surface Laptop 3 beginning November 22.
On November 28, Microsoft will offer $500 off the aging Surface Book 2. Even more interesting on that day will be Microsoft's third-party discounts: It's promising HP laptops with 10th-gen processors inside them for as little as $299.
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The Surface Book 2 is a fantastic laptop, though it's a lot bulkier than some of Microsoft's other models.
Discounts on Microsoft's older hardware aren't especially surprising, as the new products arise. Microsoft's fun, portable, though underpowered Surface Go will be $150 off, starting at $299. (The Microsoft Surface Pro X is expected to replace it to some degree, as a connected, long-lasting device.) Microsoft's Surface Book 2, a powerful, pricey workhorse of a laptop with discrete GPU options, may be refreshed early in 2020.
Microsoft will also be offering two HP laptops for discounted prices, with some obvious shortcomings but also some intriguing benefits. Beginning November 28, Microsoft will offer the 10th-gen Core HP 15-dy1731msRemove non-product link (normally $490) for nearly 40 percent off at $299. The 10th-gen, Core i5-powered model of the same machine, the HP 15-dy1751msRemove non-product link, (normally $600) is also on sale for $399, a 34 percent discount. A Core i7 version will be $599.
Note the tradeoffs with these low-cost HPs. We've barely begun seeing 10th-gen notebooks in the market, and these Ice Lake notebooks will take advantage of all of the capabilities Intel brings to the platform, including improved wireless capabilities. The displays, however, stink: 1366×768 HD WLED, instead of the 1080p resolution that's almost table stakes these days. If it's any consolation, Ice Lake can absolutely output 1080p or more to an external monitor, provided you have one. And the low-resolution display will certainly help battery life. There's a decent-sized 41Wh battery inside, which we'd guess would net you about 8 hours.
Microsoft is already selling the Dell XPS 15 7590Remove non-product link, which includes a Core i7 from Intel's short-lived 9th-gen family, for $300 off, or $1,699. That deal will continue through Black Friday. Microsoft also says that gaming PCs like the Lenovo Legion Y540 15, Asus ROG Strix G GL531GT and Acer Predator Triton 500 will be up to $400 off.
Microsoft, which ditched its own Windows Mobile phones, is also selling the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 for $200 off beginning November 21, with free Galaxy Buds.
As PCWorld's senior editor, Mark focuses on Microsoft news and chip technology, among other beats. He has formerly written for PCMag, BYTE, Slashdot, eWEEK, and ReadWrite.
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Элитный раунд чемпионата Европы по футболу 2014 среди юношей до 17 лет был вторым раундом отборочного турнира чемпионата Европы по футболу 2014 среди юношей до 17 лет. 27 команд, прошедших квалификационный раунд + сборная Германии были поделены на 8 групп по 4 команды. Страна, которую представляла одна из команд в каждой группе, принимала все матчи группы. Семь победителей групп получили путёвки в финальный этап, где присоединились к хозяевам турнира мальтийцам. Жеребьевка элитного раунда прошла 28 ноября 2013 года в Ньоне, Швейцария. Матчи прошли c 20 по 31 марта 2014 года.

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An eight-person field has narrowed to Justin Bean and Gina Driscoll in the St. Petersburg City Council District 6 race. They will face off in 10 weeks to succeed term-limited Karl Nurse.
Robert Blackmon came in an extremely close third, behind Driscoll by only four votes, setting off an automatic recount.
As of Tuesday evening, Bean received just over 21 percent of the vote (1,442 votes of 6,822 cast); Driscoll, the 46-year-old president of the Downtown Neighborhood Association who works as a sales manager at the Hampton Inn & Suites took 17.81 percent (1,215 votes).
Blackmon took 17.75 percent (1,211).
Less than a half-percentage point is separating Driscoll and Blackmon, which sets off an automatic recount.
While there were no clear front-runners leading up to Tuesday's primary, now the top two vote-getters will advance to the Nov. 7 general election.
What made the District 6 primary remarkable was the diverse field of candidates battling to represent an equally diverse part of the St. Petersburg: Downtown, the Old Southeast, the primarily African-American Midtown, and the historic Old Northeast neighborhood from Ninth Avenue North south.
As Bean benefited from the Times, Driscoll received possibly the second most influential endorsement in the District 6 race — from Nurse, the man she hopes to replace.
Real estate investor Blackmon, 28, was the other Republican in the race. Former Mayor Bill Foster endorsed him. Blackmon also briefly made international news as a "good friend" of Sydney Simpson, daughter of the newly released O.J. Simpson.
Maria Scruggs, 59, is an experienced political candidate, having previously run for St. Pete's City Council in 2004 and mayor in 2001, among others. She now heads the St. Petersburg branch of the NAACP, as well as serving as an employee with the Orange County Corrections Dept. Scruggs received 16 percent.
Corey Givens Jr. is the 25-year-old president of the Lakewood Terrace Neighborhood Association. He received just under 10 percent.
As a rising community activist, Givens sits on a number panels, including the local chapters of the NAACP, the Sierra Club and the Citizens Advisory Council for the South St. Pete CRA. Despite a dispute over a campaign contribution stalling his early momentum, Givens' aggressive campaigning helped him regain momentum. Current Council member Lisa Wheeler-Bowman also endorsed Givens.
Akile Cainion, 20, was the Uhuru-backed candidate in the race. She had aggressively blasted the "two Ricks" mayor contest as maintaining the status quo. With arguably the most progressive agenda of all eight candidates, Cainion — along with mayoral candidate Jesse Nevel — advocated reparations to the city's black community. That helped her take seven percent of the vote.
James Scott, 29, was another favorite of both progressives and environmentalists. As a former student body president at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg, Scott is a voting member of the Suncoast Club Executive Committee. He received six percent.
Jim Jackson, 72, is a veteran Democratic Party activist who took four percent of the vote.
Jackson was the other District 6 candidate with campaign experience, mounting two previous runs for Pinellas County School Board. A former psychology professor and educator, Jackson based much of his platform on improving the Pinellas County educational system. He received four percent of the vote.
Only registered voters of District 6 have cast ballots in Tuesday's primary, but now the entire city will weigh in November for which one will ultimately sit on the Council.
I believe of the large field of candidates Gina Driscoll is the most ready to step into this city council seat due to her years of civic involvement," Nurse said in his July announcement.


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I'm back on track with drinking green juices! Between the freezing temperatures of this Polar Vortex and indulging on unhealthy comfort food, I knew I had to change my eating habits. Go Go Gadget green juice is one of my favorite juices. Now I'm going to be honest, it is not best tasting drink but I do experience a morning "pick me up" when drinking it.
Check it out- recipe included!
**Don't forget to wash your veggies!!
I use Rebel Green Fruit & Veggie Clean. It is cruelty free and not tested on animals.
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If you are a regular subscriber to the 5 o'clock rush, you will know that my recipes or daily dinners are made up on the fly around the witching hour of 4pm. This Moroccan Roasted Vegetable Stew is no exception. On the Sunday night, I roasted 2 pork tenderloins with 2 different spice blends to be made into a recipe for our upcoming busy week. Not knowing what I would use them for, one tenderloin was coated with a Harissa spice blend that has red chilli flakes, garlic, cumin, caraway, coriander and spearmint. And the other tenderloin was coated with Greek or "souvlaki" style spices.
On the Monday, fall had arrived in southern Ontario and a warm home cooked comfort dinner for the crisp weather outside was in order. This is where the spicy pork tenderloin evolved into a delicious and super easy Moroccan stew.
For our dinner I served the Moroccan Roasted Vegetable and Pork Tenderloin Stew over organic quinoa and steamed spinach. It was a hit with the famjam even my 13 yr. old son who is extremely picky. I also sent some leftovers to a friend for her workday lunch and it received raves reviews.
Cover a 3 sheet pans with aluminum foil and coat with cooking spray or coconut oil.
Place cleaned pork tenderloin on the first of 3 prepared sheet pans, rub with olive oil and coat generously with PC™Harissa spice blend.
Place in a 400℉ oven for approximately 35-40min until cooked and firm to the touch.
Place the peeled and cubed sweet potatoes and carrots on the second prepared sheet pan. Uniform cubes will help the vegetables cook at the same time on the same sheet pan. Don't overcrowd the sheet pan. The purpose is to roast the vegetables; not steam them. On the last of the 3 prepared sheet pans add the cleaned red and cubanelle peppers and apple pieces. Coat vegetables with your oil of choice*. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Place the garlic cloves on a small piece of aluminum foil with a little coconut oil and fold closed and place in oven.
Place the pans with the vegetables in the oven to roast for approximately 35-40 min; give them one or two stirs throughout. To check doneness you are looking a nice caramelized and crispy outside, and a just-cooked-through inside.The sheet pan with the peppers will roast in less time approximately 15-20 min. than the sweet potato and carrot sheet pan.
While the vegetables are roasting, make the roux, in a large heavy bottom pot. Melt the coconut oil. Whisk in the flour or coconut flour if using. Cook the roux at medium high until the mixture is a golden to deep brown approximately 10-12 min. Stir the flour and coconut oil continuously. Flavour and colour of the roux will determine the richness of the stew.
Reduce to low heat. Slowly while whisking to prevent lumps add water to the pot. Add in the Knorr® vegetable stock concentrate. Whisk until the concentrate is dissolved. Add in the peeled yellow tomatoes, mustard, and PC Memories of® Dad's Grill. Smash and chopped the roasted garlic cloves and add to stew pot.
Add turmeric, salt and paprika. Switch to spoon and stir; cook for 5-7 minutes on medium heat.
Cube the pork tenderloin into bite size pieces. Add to the stew pot.
Add roasted vegetables. Cook the stew for approximately 20 min. on a medium low heat to blend flavours. Taste and adjust seasoning if necessary.
All the components are cook so you are incorporating the components into the stew for flavour. It will get even better the next day.
The longer the stew is cooked the more the vegetables will break down in the sauce.
Removing the pork tenderloin and adding more vegetables could easily transform this stew into a vegetarian version. Roasted cauliflower, mini potatoes and/or butternut squash would all be good additions to bump up the amount of vegetables. Also adding canned beans is a great option.
It would also good with other meats such as chicken thighs.
**Coconut flour is a great alternative for those with gluten allergies. I did not make my version with coconut flour, so I cannot determine the cooking time for this alternative at time of post.
***Sometimes when I'm making dinner or recipes, I scourging in the fridge looking to use up leftovers or condiments. A lot of "bottom of the jar" is incorporated into my recipes. That is why the PC Memories of Dad's Grill and grainy mustard are used in this recipe. I did "measure" the ingredients so the recipe could be recreated in your kitchen. The Dad's Grill is an apple based BBQ sauce and you could swap in an unsweetened applesauce or BBQ sauce. And a Dijon or yellow mustard could also work but not necessary as 3 tbsp. in a big pot of stew will not be huge factor.


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AMES, IA (AP) The Iowa Transportation Commission has voted unanimously to approve final planning on the $38-million Sibley bypass project along Iowa Highway 60 in Northwest Iowa.
The vote Tuesday allows planners to draft final designs, although completion of the project still relies on the availability of federal funding.
Grading work to prepare the 9.23-mi. (14.8 km), four-lane stretch is scheduled to start in 2005 with paving set to be completed in late 2006.
The bypass is designed to branch from existing Iowa 60 south of Sibley, run east of the city and rejoin the current route near the Minnesota border. The bypass is expected to handle more than 4,000 vehicles per-day, with 29 percent of that traffic made up of freight-hauling trucks, transportation department officials said.
The Sibley project is part of an overall, three-decades-long effort to create a four-lane corridor stretching from Omaha, NE to Minneapolis. Sibley's industrial park is just over a mile from a planned bypass interchange. And a trip on the new four-lane to Interstate 90 is expected to take 15 minutes.


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Baker also is charged in Catawba County with felony identity theft and felony obtaining property by false pretense. He's scheduled to appear in court on those charges on Monday.
None of the charges relate to Zahra's death. All the misdemeanors have been pending since 2010.
"I don't intend to plead guilty," Adam Baker told the Observer.
Adam Baker's attorney, Shell Pearce, also expressed frustration Thursday that his client's misdemeanor cases had been postponed until 2012.
"We were ready to go to trial," Pearce told reporters. "Adam wants it over. The man says he's not guilty."
Elisa Baker pleaded guilty in September to second-degree murder in connection with Zahra's death and was sentenced to 15 to 18 years in prison. She is now in the Mecklenburg County jail awaiting trial on federal drug charges.
Zahra's body was dismembered in 2010 and her body parts scattered at different locations in Catawba County.
In an interview with the Observer last month, Elisa Baker insisted that she is innocent of Zahra's murder. She portrayed herself as a loving stepmother and unwilling participant in covering up Zahra's mysterious death. She accused Adam Baker of dismembering his daughter and hiding her body parts.
Adam Baker has not been charged in his daughter's death. District Attorney Jay Gaither told reporters that the state had no credible evidence to suggest that anyone other than Elisa Baker was involved in Zahra's murder. And police say they have no credible evidence that Adam Baker was involved in the cover-up.
Adam Baker on Thursday scoffed at his wife's latest allegations. She's lying, he said.
"I had nothing to do with hurting my daughter," he told the Observer. "Why did she plead guilty?"
Then, asked if he thought his wife had killed Zahra, Adam Baker replied: "I don't know."


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Ein Badplats bezeichnet in der schwedischen Sprache einen Bereich an einem frei zugänglichen See, Fluss oder Meeresabschnitt, der für Freizeitaktivitäten rund ums Wasser genutzt werden kann.

Der schwedische Badplats zeichnet sich durch eine Grundausstattung mit Beschilderung, Rettungsring, Parkmöglichkeit sowie einen Steg oder eine andere Möglichkeit aus, das Wasser zu erreichen. Komfortablere Anlagen bieten dazu Abfalleimer, Umkleiden, Slip und ggf. einen Kiosk (saisonbedingt). FKK-Anlagen sind gesondert ausgeschildert. In detaillierten Karten (Motormännens Vägatlas över Sverige u. a.) ist jeder Badplats ausgeschildert. Im Sinne des ungeschriebenen schwedischen Jedermannsrechtes wird damit dem Anspruch auf freien Zugang zu Meeren, Seen und Flüssen Genüge getan.

Der Unterschied zu öffentlichen Badeanstalten speziell deutscher Prägung besteht im freien Zugang, der fehlenden allgemeinen Reglementierung (nur kommunale Einzelfallregelungen) und der volkskulturellen Bedeutung und dem flächendeckenden Bestand in Schweden. Deshalb ist der Badplats nicht vergleichbar mit einem Freibad oder einem Naturbad.

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We will take a look at four different lynchings this week - all racially-motivated. This includes the lynching of a white man in an Oklahoma town that banned black people. Additionally, more Whitecaps come into play. In Georgia, a black man was murdered after having "troubles with some white men."


Often it's the little touches that make all the difference. When choosing which clothes to stock, we look at attention to detail and particularly like little ideas that make life easier. Here are 5 little touches that we love. You can WIN a £20 Cambridge Baby voucher by leaving a comment, and saying which is your favourite! 1. The extendible bodysuit Babies grow quickly, so helping things last longer as your baby gets bigger is a great idea. This wool/silk sleeveless bodysuit by Iobio has two rows of poppers so it's extendible and lasts longer, and is even better at handling cloth nappies.
Iobio's wrap-around bodysuit also has sleeves which can either be down as scratch mitts, with little hands tucked into them, or folded up as your baby grows.
2. Leggings with a perfect fit This perfect touch is even simpler. On all their wool and wool/silk leggings, German company Engel has included an opening on the inside of the waistband, which allows you to tighten or change the elastic without having to un-stitch anything.
So if you have a narrow-waisted child, you can easily shorten it as much as you need to for a perfect fit - and should the elastic break (not that that has happened yet!), it's easy to replace. Simple - why doesn't everyone do it?
3. Hand-stitched invisible seams Comfortable fabrics, comfortable cut and comfortable finishing create clothes that keep babies and children happy. Comfort is at the top of the list with us - from top to toe.
Groedo hand-stitch the toes and heels of most of their organic cotton and wool socks and tights, creating "invisible" seams that can't be felt. So these socks and tights never rub nor feel uncomfortable! The German word for this is handgekettelt and we love this attention to detail. 4. Removable labels Youngest Good Natured Team member, Connie (aged 4) always needs labels taking out, and it is annoying when they're stitched right into the seam, making it impossible to take them out cleanly. Swiss brand Alkena make this so easy. Alkena's biodynamic silk clothes have labels lightly stitched at each side, so that they can easily be removed. Because it's so easy to do, it gets done sooner and little Connie is happier. They do the same for adults too - thanks, Alkena!
5. Stay-on hats "My little boy Phillip has worn it all day today in the park, and it fits so nicely he forgot he had it on. The design is brilliant ... and it really stays on." Mirjam, Cambridge.
Whether they're sun hats or woolly hats, baby hats really need to stay on. We have always loved Pickapooh for making sure they do just that, with soft ties or poppers under the chin for long-lasting stayonability. "The best bit is that she forgets she's wearing it!" Lauren, Redhill, UK. And that's how all children's clothes should be. ---------------------------------- Win a £20 Gift Voucher! Comment on this or any of our blog posts in March, and we'll randomly select a winner on 1st April. Share or link to a blog post for bonus entries!
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The Alumni Association is holding a month-long effort throughout April to serve communities all around in the world in a Global Month of Service.
A cleanup will be held at the University of Rhode Island's Kingston campus on April 26 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. in hopes of being able to clean several areas of campus before the end of the semester.
The event is open to all students and alumni for no cost and includes a complimentary breakfast to be held in the Alumni Center at 9Â a.m. The breakfast is also where volunteers will be split into groups to cover campus grounds. This invitation also extends to families of students who may be able to participate during their spring breaks.
While the Global Month of Service is not a new concept, the cleanup is a new event aspiring to become annual.
"We're starting small, but hoping it'll grow," said Stevens.
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Dee Snider Says There Was Always More to Twisted Sister Than a 'Couple of Funny Videos': Exclusive Interview
Matt Wardlaw Published: March 4, 2016
Dimitrios Kambouris, Getty Images
You can say many things about Twisted Sister, but don't call them an overnight success. The truth is, the legendary Long Island-bred hard rock group spent a whole lot of days and nights working hard to make their eventual breakthrough happen. According to longtime frontman Dee Snider, the struggle was very real – though largely unrecognized.
"It's certainly the least known part of Twisted Sister's history for most and a part that we wish more people knew about. Because without it, we seem like we jumped on the bandwagon and the fact is that we built the f–in' bandwagon," Snider says, laughing. "There was no bandwagon! There was no [Motley] Crue or Cinderella or Poison. You know, there was none of these bands. Props to Quiet Riot on the West Coast, carrying the torch over there for the remnants of the glitter era themselves. I often felt that Quiet Riot was sort of our mirror counterparts on the West Coast. But you know, there was no bandwagon to jump on and it always frustrated us, the band, that people would think that. That we just showed up one day like, 'Hey, we're putting on the costumes and makeup and here we are, capitalizing on this new exciting scene!' No, it was nothing like that."
We Are Twisted F***ing Sister, a new movie by director Andrew Horn (which is being released by Music Box Films), tells that story in depth for the first time through new interviews with all of the band members and longtime associates and fans, surrounded by a wealth of rare and previously unseen footage.
Dee spoke with Ultimate Classic Rock recently about the film and Twisted Sister's current run of tour dates, a farewell run that has been humorously labeled as "Forty and F– It." Will this really be the end of Twisted Sister? Snider, as you might imagine, has some colorful things to say about that subject during our conversation.
We Are Twisted F***ing Sister is the new film. I'm curious to know what sort of feelings you had when you first heard about the idea for this documentary.
You know, I thought it was great. I was pleased that someone legit had independently approached the band and discovered our story and wanted to do something. This was not prompted by the band in any way. It has been supported by the band, but Andrew Horn had interviewed [guitarist] Jay Jay [French] and I for a documentary he was doing on a guy named Klaus Nomi. Our paths had crossed apparently more significantly than me and Jay Jay knew. During that time of interviewing us, he got wind of the history behind Twisted Sister and became intrigued. He wasn't a Twisted Sister fan. He only knew of us peripherally, but he became very intrigued with the idea of a band being together for 10 years before the world finds out about them.
I think you probably know the traditional arc of movies like this. Usually you get like 20 or 30 minutes into the film and it's like, hey, now the band has made it. That was the interesting thing with this movie is that doesn't happen at the 20 and 30 minute mark. He spends a long time showing exactly how long you guys spent slogging it out in the clubs.
Yeah, and that was the point. He gets to really the breakthrough point for us, which was doing The Tube and getting our deal with Atlantic Records. And at that point, he feels like, "Alright, you know, the rest is relatively known history." There's no need to document that other than to stroke your own egos. I loved the approach and the band – again, to our credit, while we supported it and we encouraged him, he did it out of his own pocket for a long time. After a couple of years, he wanted to go do a GoFundMe, so we helped out with some signed merch and stuff like that. And then it still came up short, so we did a show where we gave the proceeds to him.
But the one thing that we decided from day one, to our credit, is that we would not interfere in the creative process at all. We truly had an objective outsider [who was] friends with no one. He knew nobody and like I said, not a fan. He was aware of us, but he's older too, so when he was living in New York, we were just sort of background noise. We said, he's going to get all of the information; he's going to do the interviews; he's going to get the footage and he will tell the story as he sees it – uninfluenced by any one side. We stayed true to that, as far as I know. I know I didn't call him up and say, "Hey dude, you've got to do this." I had very little contact, other than the interviews.
So, what was your reaction to this when you see the film as the guy who lived through all of this? Was there stuff that was in there that you had forgotten about?
No. Unfortunately there are really insane scars all over my back and my body, so I remember every single bump and bruise and fall and stumble and crawl and scrape and punch. But what I did see, stepping back from the forest and viewing the trees, which something like this gives you a chance to do, is how I soured. You know, the anger that I could see going from starting out with the stars in my eyes and just [being] like, "I'm going to be a rock star! I found this great band and we're going to be famous!" Going from that and then starting to just sort of, not get beaten, but get more battle hardened.
It reflected in the way that I performed and looked, and it reflected in the way I talked. It reflected in every single aspect of it. I could just see how angry I had gotten over the years and how pissed off. But really, it's that fire, I think, that changed my songwriting. You know, my songs changed and songs like "We're Not Gonna Take It," "I Wanna Rock," "You Can't Stop Rock and Roll," were born from that. They were born from that refusal to die and the refusal to give up. It's really what made the band have the success that it had.
Watch Twisted Sister's Appearance on 'The Tube'
Do you recall points where you thought that the band was going to be in the clubs forever? As a unit, were you guys able to keep some sort of positivity and see some sort of end to the game that was positive?
Well, you know, I've said that if I had known it was going to take that long, I don't know if I would have done that. I don't know if I would have started out and said, "You know, this is the band for me, the one that's going to take forever!" But you know, you don't see the mountain. You're just climbing and you figure it can't be much further up. [Laughs.] This has got to end soon. But besides that, we had such positive reinforcement from our audience. As the [film] reflected, we were playing to thousands of screaming kids – teenagers – every night.
So, by day, you get a rejection notice but by night, there's lines around the block with these fanatical fans, wearing Twisted Sister T-shirts. You go, "They gotta be the ones who are right here!" These guys sitting in their towers in New York won't even come down to the club to see us perform. They don't know what the f– is going on. These kids on the street, they get it and they feel it. So, that was every day. We were positively affected and lifted up by the outpouring from our audience, and I love the fact that Andrew made them an important part of the story.
For sure.
Because he saw it. This band didn't have a record out: Why were they getting this adulation? Why was Twisted Sister being treated like they were stars when they were just a local band? What did these people know that the executives didn't know? Because they obviously did know. So, I love the fact that there's this acknowledgement of the importance of the fans. Because they were always our – they kept us going, really.
How did he go about tracking down some of those fans that are in the film?
Jay Jay is very big on that aspect of things. He's a "take a fan to lunch" kind of guy. That's his bag. So, he has a lot of contacts and then you know, I think one leads to another and to another. That one woman Donna, she travels around the world – still. Now, she's at the point where we're just like, "Donna, you don't have to stand out in the pit. You're 50." But she would just be at the barrier at some festival in Barcelona. I'd look down there and I'd go, "Isn't that that girl who was following us since the '70s?"
I told him, if I had my say in the filmmaking, it would have ended with her at the barrier at Sweden Rocks or Bang Your Head, still out there coming to see the band. That's what she does. But that wasn't my film to make. But anyway, Jay Jay had some connections with these people and I think that some of the crew people [did as well], and like I said, one person leads to another.
It seems like the band has a pretty good archive of material. It was cool, for example, to see the bonus DVD of the Reading Festival performance from '82 that was on the Under The Blade reissue that came out a few years ago. Was there a pretty well-organized archive of film stuff and audio and various memorabilia that he had access to?
Well, first of all, Twisted Sister is the Tupac Shakur of heavy metal. [Laughs.] It's unbelievable the amount of product we put out. I'm stunned. I'm not an active participant in the machine. I mean, I'm in the band and I'm friends with all of the guys, but the day to day stuff – the way I was back in the '80s, so hands on – you know, I've got my own personal thing going on. This came out and that came out and I'm going, "They ran cameras at the Reading Festival?" I had no idea they were filming.But again, Jay Jay is very big on that stuff. Him and Mark Mendoza, I guess along the way, they've been smart enough to secure some of these pieces and this footage and get the rights to it and get control of it or do deals. So, credit to Jay Jay on that front.
Joe Gerber, who was our tour manager, he's interviewed quite a bit driving the car in there. He was a big technology guy, so he had all of those Beta videotapes, all of those old recordings – and he was smart enough, like he knew to keep them in cool, dry places. He had the presence of mind, because he came from – we actually got him from an audio/video store that he ran. So, he had the presence of mind to make sure that this stuff was preserved. You know, a lot of these tapes, they put them on and they just shred. They're worthless because they weren't stored properly, so credit to Joe Gerber, as well.
Watch Twisted Sister Perform at 1982's Reading Festival
It's got to be a gift for you guys, as the band members who have been through this whole thing, to get a chance for everybody to tell their story – especially now that A.J. Pero is gone.
You know, it was. I think there were truths, be they pretty or ugly – and some were pretty ugly – that should be told and people need to take ownership of. [Laughs.] I'm very big on taking personal responsibility, and also acknowledging some of the ugliness that's behind the scenes. Again, everybody has this vision that it's five guys, side by side and we fought the good fight! There's a truth to that. Somebody said to me, "Well, how can you be at odds, yet be a band?" I said, "Because you have a common enemy." And the enemy, whether it's the record companies or the audience – because you know, a band like Twisted Sister, going out in front of some of these audiences, it was a war. You band together. You put your personal problems aside, because you've got the bigger enemy to fight and then the minute you're done with the battle, you go back to bickering and giving each other the finger and stuff. So, you can still be unified and be a gang, even though amongst yourselves, you can be at odds.
This year is the year that it looks like you guys are going to put Twisted Sister on the shelf. When you look back at the history of this group, are you satisfied with what has been accomplished and the legacy that exists today? Has the band finally gotten their due and the respect that's deserved in your opinion?
Well, first of all, I love the fact that you put the qualifier "looks like," and with understanding. No more tours, Judas Priest, Scorpions, the list is long and glorious. Our agent is going out, "Hey, Twisted is doing a handful of farewell shows and not even doing a tour – select dates, so there's a premium on these dates, because they're really the final ones." The agent comes back and goes, "Nobody believes you." [Laughs.] I said, "What do you mean nobody believes you?" They said, "They've been burned by every band in the world!" Judas Priest is still going around. The Scorpions did three years and then said, "Ah, we changed our mind!" It's like, yeah sure, until next year. And I said, "No, seriously! This is for real!" So, anyway, it is for real and you know, no. I mean, the band had too short of a window.
I've often taken personal responsibility for wherever I went in my head, making the wrong decisions. All of the right decisions that I made to get us there, I started to make wrong decisions to crash and burn too early. And the band is dismissed as being a flash in the pan, one-hit wonders – actually, two hits. That's troublesome. The thing that bothers me more than anything is that Twisted Sister is one of the best live bands. We really didn't tour in the scheme of things on an international scale for that long of a time. There was a couple of years where we were out there in the thick of things. A few years, but we aren't known as that and it's a shock to people when we do these festivals and we annihilate everybody. And we do and people are going "Holy s–, I didn't know!" So, it's still one of the best-kept secrets.
You know, out of all of the things that I do personally – and I do a lot of things, you know, I act and I do radio and I write screenplays , all of that stuff – the thing that I do best, I front a band and I front it like few front a band. But I'm not [part of that conversation]. I see a list of the greatest frontmen of all time and I'm like 46 and I'm going, "46?" I'm looking at the people in front of me going, "Seriously, Tom Araya?" I mean, nothing against Slayer but I mean, he's a bass player, he's not even a frontman! But that just speaks to the fact that, hey – and I think if Tom saw that list, he would go, "Holy s–, I really shouldn't be in front of Dee."
I remember that we played some huge festival and I'm going to the stage – oh, it was Heavy Montreal and it was Metallica, Anthrax, Slayer and Twisted Sister's on the bill. Seventy-five thousand people are going, "What the f– is Twisted Sister doing here?" We're walking to the stage and I see Kerry King and the band up there and I go, "What are you doing up here, Kerry?" He goes, "I told the guys, you've got to go up and watch Dee." And we took that f–ing place apart. You go look online at Heavy Montreal, it was like, holy s---! Twisted Sister, a bunch of old men, came up there and just melted every f–ing bit and destroyed every band, and nobody saw it coming. So, that's frustrating to me and so no, I don't feel like really the band has gotten its due.
Watch an Exclusive Clip From 'We Are Twisted F***ing Sister'
With that said, I created the situation. I caused that, so I blame nobody but myself for that. But over the past years since we reunited, we have had the opportunity to do and headline a lot of festivals around the world and do a lot of shows and show people what we do. It's better than it was when we fizzled out in '87. We're definitely leaving on a better note right now, I feel.
This documentary, you know, not only am I glad that it's been made, but it's also being made at a time where people have the opportunity to see documentaries and people are watching documentaries. Netflix and other outlets, people are actually going to the docs. Doing a doc used to be such a PBS, self-serving thing. Nobody saw documentaries. But now people watch them pretty regularly and they can easily access them, so it's nice to have that story out there and hopefully more and more people will realize it. I remember a number of years ago, I was talking with Jack Irons – the drummer with the [Red Hot] Chili Peppers, the drummer with Pearl Jam, right? He was playing with a band called Eleven at the time.
Great band.
Yeah, they were great. I had just seen the Eleven set and after the show, I had never met Jack before. I'm backstage and we're talking and you know, one thing and another, we were just talking about our bands. He goes, "Wait a minute, you joined in '76?" I said, "Well, yeah." He goes, "How long was that band together?" "Well, it was eight and a half years with me in the band before we broke." His face changes and he goes, "That changes everything." I said, "What do you mean?" They were on the West Coast, so he goes, "We just thought you were just one of those bands. You know, hair metal, Motley Crue, Ratt, here's Twisted Sister, you know? It's like, let's just put on some costumes and makeup. We just thought that was what you guys were. But now that I know that, it just changes everything." So, I hope with this documentary, a few more people will go, "well, that changes everything!" [Laughs.] You know, "that's not what I thought about this band. There was way more to this band than just a couple of funny videos and two catchy anthems."
I guess that's kind of the benefit with all of the information that we have access to these days. Now, people can find out the story – because, as you're aware, certainly it got to a point where there were the bands like yours that had come up and paid the dues and all of that kind of stuff, and then there was just a whole sea of bands that were put together by labels. So, with everything you're hearing on the radio at that time, it's easy to think that a lot or all of that stuff was manufactured – and obviously it wasn't.
It's a natural assumption. I mean, I deal with this daily. Every time I do an interview, except obviously with a magazine like yours, I get on the phone and they go, "You know, I went to your website and I had no idea. You were on Broadway?" Like you said, the information is accessible, but now you've just got to hope that the people access it so that they can learn the truth about me and the band as a whole.
Where are things at with the new solo record that you've been working on?
Well, I promised the guys that I wouldn't talk too much about this stuff, because it winds up being the headline. So, I'll just say that half of it is done. I'm heading into the studio at the end of [February] to complete it and I expect it to be released probably in the fall of this year. I'm taking a break with the Rock & Roll Christmas Tale, which has been taking up my falls for the past couple of years. We're going to pick it up next year and do a tour with it. I'm taking a break, so I can actually have that time to release, promote and do what you should do when you put out a new record – not just throw it out there and let it die on the vine. [Laughs.]
So, we're actually focusing on it later this year. But right now, I've got this and then I've got Forty and F– It. It's only eight shows right now. I think it will probably get up to a grand total of about 10, and we're going to call it a day. And yes, promoters, you won't see Twisted Sister calling to go back out and do more shows.
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