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Real Sickies - It Came From Above
Yesterday was a great day if you're a fan of super catchy pop punk music as there were 2 highly anticipated albums that both dropped. One of them, Gigantic Sike, was covered by Josh on his excellent Faster And Louder blog (http://fasterandlouderblog.blogspot.com/2019/08/mean-jeans-gigantic-sike.html) so today I'll post a song from the other one.
No strangers to Just Some Punk Songs (https://justsomepunksongs.blogspot.com/2015/03/real-sickies-go-away.html / https://justsomepunksongs.blogspot.com/2018/06/real-sickies-get-well-soon.html), Real Sickies are from Edmonton, Alberta and play old school pop punk in the vein of Teenage Head, Teenage Bottlerocket and The Ramones. Their new album is titled Out Of Space and it features "13 rocket-propelled, turbo boosted, NASA disavowed tracks of incurable, infectious bliss." It's a half hour blast of feel good music that'll surely find the approval of anyone who likes their punk rock to contain catchy choruses and melodies galore. It's available on various different coloured ltd edition vinyl (pink pathogen, bluebonic plague, black death) and on digital download. It's on Stomp Records and you can snap it up here : https://realsickies.bandcamp.com/album/out-of-space
They've a few gigs lined up, including an album release show, and you can check details here : https://www.facebook.com/therealsickies/
There's plenty of contenders for favourite song but after a couple of listens to the album, this possibly made the biggest impression. It Came From Above...
I came along way since yesterday
Pretty hard to change my ways
When it came from above
I realize why your heart went astray
And why it might feel better that way
When they come for your love
When they come from above
All I want is for a chance to say that I
Don't wanna say goodbye
So please don't leave me behind
I can't change time or the path behind
But in our ways we've both been blind
When they came from above
I'll do whatever it takes
Spurts of love or masked graves
When it comes to your love
When it comes from above
Went the wrong way, said the wrong thing
Then I did it all over again
But I came along way, a very long way just to hear you say that
Those satellites of love the ones up high above
Can't change our love
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Labels: 2019, pop punk, punk, Real Sickies
Tyvek – I've Not Thought Once
(photo by Jen Dessinger)
Back in July 2015 when I posted a song by Tyvek I said that they produced snappy gems of energetic punk rock (https://justsomepunksongs.blogspot.com/2015/07/tyvek-4312-official-video-scion-av.html). Fast forward to 2019 and nothing much has changed, they're still here and they're still releasing those snappy gems.
Hailing from Detroit they line up with founder member Kevin Boyer (guitar/vocals), Alex Glendening (bass), Shelley Salant (guitar) and Fred Thomas (drums). It's been a while since we had new material from them but they recently resurfaced with a new self released ep titled Changing Patterns Of Protective Coating. It's available on limited edition 7" vinyl (500 copies) https://buydoubles.bigcartel.com/product/changing-patterns-of-protective-coating-ep and you can also find it on Bandcamp https://tyvek.bandcamp.com/releases
For more info on the band click here : https://www.facebook.com/tyvekx/
Below you'll find the lead track, it's a catchy alt rock/post punk critique of a generation who drift through life in blissful ignorance happy to be spoon fed everything as long as they have a mobile phone and the latest shiny new gadgets. Attention spans are short in their world and original ideas are thin on the ground. It's called I've Not Thought Once...
Labels: 2019, punk, Tyvek
The Unknowns - Dressed To Kill
The Unknowns are a 3 piece rock n roll band with a punk rock attitude who hail from Australia's Sunshine Coast and who's line up features Josh Hardy (vocals/guitar), Caleb Hardy (drums) and Nathan Montgomery (bass). Their sound is timeless, very catchy rock n roll and they've been releasing music since 2016. Their influences include the likes of Iggy Pop, Rolling Stones, Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers, Lou Reed, Link Wray, Dick Dale, Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry etc...).
They recently put out their first vinyl release in the form of a 7" single and it's available from Bargain Bin Records (quick note, keep an eye on Bargain Bin Records as they're responsible for releasing some great music already this year including by a couple of bands that have recently featured on here, C.O.F.F.I.N. and The Chats). You can stream the single here : https://theunknowns4.bandcamp.com/album/dressed-to-kill-internet-love
You can find more info (including details of their current tour) here : https://www.facebook.com/Theunknown4573/
Below you'll find the video for one of the songs on the new single, it brings up memories of classic punk n roll bands of yesteryear (the label throws around names such as Buzzcocks, New York Dolls and Radio Birdman, personally I'd say if you're a lover of well written songs like The Only Ones' Another Girl Another Planet and The Dictators' Stay With Me you'll be impressed). This is Dressed To Kill...
Labels: 2019, rock n roll, The Unknowns
Danger!man - Onions
Oslo punks Danger!man are back today with a track from their upcoming new album, Weapons Of Mass-Distraction. Forming in 2009 and taking inspiration from 80's hardcore they last featured on here 3 years ago with a song from their excellent split release with fellow Norwegians Lucky Malice (https://justsomepunksongs.blogspot.com/2016/06/dangerman-never-black-never-white.html). You can download the split and their other releases here for free : http://www.dangerman.no/
The new album is due out on 27th September, you can pre order it on limited edition coloured vinyl (with cd included) from Boss Tuneage (be quick, there's only 200 copies) http://bosstuneage.bigcartel.com/product/danger-man-weapons-of-mass-distraction-lp-with-cd-included and you can stream a couple of tracks here : https://bosstuneagerecords.bandcamp.com/album/weapons-of-mass-distraction
To help promote the album they've a number of gigs lined up:
This is one of the teaser tracks they've shared, it certainly does the trick of stoking up anticipation for the full album. It's a pacy, gruff voiced and very good indeed. It's called Onions...
Labels: 2019, Danger!man, punk
Misery Guts - Weibermacht
Unhappy degenerates. Puerile d-beat hardcore... So goes the description on Facebook. The band are called Misery Guts and they're the latest addition to the Richter Scale Records' roster. In keeping with the majority of Richter Scale's releases (https://richterscaleoxford.bandcamp.com/music), they're pretty damn ferocious.
The band are from Oxford and feature Evie Sherry-Starmer, Oli Hewer, Joe Briggs and Joe Turner. Oli may be familier to some of you as a member of several other Oxford bands including Guilt Police https://guiltpolice.bandcamp.com/ and Basic Dicks https://basicdicks.bandcamp.com/ whilst Joe Briggs is in Scrap Brain https://scrapbrainhc.bandcamp.com/ and Joe Turner is in Worry https://worry.bandcamp.com/. This is vocalist Evie's first band.
They've just released their debut ep, it's titled Oxford 'Ardcore and it's available as a name your price download here : https://miseryguts.bandcamp.com/album/oxford-ardkore. A cassette will be out soon on Richter Scale. The band rattle through 5 songs in around 8 minutes, the music is brutal, the lyrics are sparse and spat out dripping with venom. This is the opening track, translating from German as Power Of Women, it's titled Weibermacht...
YOU TOLD OUR FRIENDS I KISSED YOU FIRST
SO I WOULDN'T SAY HOW MUCH IT HURT
TOLD OUR FRIENDS I KISSED YOU FIRST
SO I WOULDN'T TELL
TAKE YOUR FUCKING HANDS OFF ME
DON'T TOUCH ME IF YOU HAVEN'T ASKED
Labels: 2019, d-beat, Misery Guts, punk
Ubik - John Wayne (Is A Cowboy (And Is On Twitter))
So the most popular track on yesterday's Just Some Punk Songs show? That'd be the one you're getting today.
Ubik started out as a side project of melbourne goth punk band MASSES (https://massesmelbourne.bandcamp.com/) and describe their sound as "catchy brat-beat with a little sprinkling of anarcho goodness." Featuring a line up of Ashleigh Wyatt (vocals), Nellie Pearson (bass/vocals), Tessa Tribe (guitar) and Max Kohane (drums), they featured on here early last year with a song from their excellent Self Titled ep (https://justsomepunksongs.blogspot.com/2018/01/ubik-andrew-bolts-twitter-account.html) and they again impressed later that year with the tracks they contributed to a split ep with another great Australian band, Cold Meat.
They've got a new mini album coming on Iron Lung Records, it'll be available on vinyl (125 translucent lime green, 125 creamsicle orange, 350 black) from 27th Sept and you can pre order it here : http://ironlungrecords.bigcartel.com/product/ubik-next-phase-mlp
The first track is available now as a name your price download https://ubikpunk.bandcamp.com/ As you might expect, it's a raging blast of energy and a definite appetite whetter for the lp. It's called John Wayne (Is A Cowboy (And Is On Twitter))...
Labels: 2019, punk, Ubik
Snide - Idiot Nation
Snide are a punk rock band from Maidstone in Kent who formed in 2007. Their line up features Lou Emmerick (vocals), Nick 'Nobby' Emmerick (bass/backing vocals), Rob Ore (guitar/backing vocals) and Tom Chuchla (drums). They last featured on here 3 years ago with a song from their Twat ep (https://justsomepunksongs.blogspot.com/2016/03/snide-hey-mr-joseph.html) and that song is also featured on their new album Louder! Stronger! The album features 13 tracks and includes a combination of old favourites, newly performed and brand new unheard songs. The official release date is today and I'm sure their loyal fans, the Twat Army, will be lapping it up : https://snide2.bandcamp.com/releases
Unfortunately this could well be the last we hear from the band as they recently split up.
The album barrels along, it's pacy, punchy old school punk rock with songs about all day drinking, unemployment, a spoon fed general public that won't think for themselves and how the church is more concerned with making money than saving souls. Catchy choruses are the order of the day so go check it out.
I played this song to an appreciative chat room on last week's Just Some Punk Songs show and the lyrics were singled out for special praise so listen closely as you're bouncing around your room, this is Idiot Nation...
Labels: 2019, punk, Snide
Accidente - ¿A cambio de qué?
Not long ago on Facebook someone was asking people who their favourite Spanish band was and I didn't need to think twice before replying Accidente. As it's been a while since they've released new material, the appearance of a number of reissues and the release of a compilation album on Malaysian label Hardcore Detention was all the excuse I needed to feature them again on here. A crowdfunding appeal was recently set up to help them out and fund their flight back to Madrid after they were deported from Indonesia whilst touring south east Asia. Because of this they've had to cancel their Philippines gigs and couldn't get to Manila to catch their paid for flight home. Fortunately their fans ensured they received enough to get home and their passports have now been returned.
The compilation album that's just been released is titled ACCIDENTE '2014-2016' (Southeast Tour Special Edition) and it gathers together the tracks that featured on the band's 2nd and 3rd albums plus their split with Duelo. It's a 23 track delight from a band at the top of their game. Available on cd and digital download, you can find it here : https://hardcoredetonation.bandcamp.com/album/hdx021-19-accidente-2014-2016-southeast-asia-tour-special-edition
I could have chosen pretty much any of the songs to highlight, they're all great (one of them even ended up claiming the number 1 spot in my Top 50 songs of 2016 chart : https://justsomepunksongs.blogspot.com/2016/12/the-best-50-songs-of-2016.html), but today I'm going with the opening track from their Amistad y Rebelión album. This is ¿A cambio de qué? ....
Te veo y siento cosas que puedo comparar.
Y es que no importa nada si eres o no legal.
Que no somos distintas, que sufrimos igual,
vendidas y humilladas a cambio de un jornal.
Qué frio hace en la calle, quiero acercarme a ti,
decirte que lo dejes pero me miro a mí.
Qué infames ocho horas que engullen mi pasión.
Robando de los míos cariño y comprensión.
Quizá pague las cuentas, quizá sea ejemplar,
pero al final del día, ya no puedo soñar.
Caprichos que no llenan, necia necesidad,
por este decorado ¡no quiero trabajar!
Toda nuestra alegría, toda nuestra energía,
¿a cambio de qué?
I see you and feel things / that I can easily compare / Because it makes no change whether you're legal or not / 'Cause we are not different / and we suffer the same / we are sold and humiliated in exchange for a wage / It`s cold on the street / and I want to get close to you / and tell you to quit / but I look at myself… / What infamous eight hours that gobble my passion! / stealing affection and understanding from my people! / And yes...I can pay the bills / I may be exemplary / but at the end of the day / I cannot dream anymore / unsatisfying cravings, foolish needs / I don't want to work to build this lie! / All our energy, all our joy… / in exchange for what?
Labels: 2014/2019, Accidente, punk
Bamboo Vipers - Inch High Private Eye
There's certain bands that when they release a new record, you're never quite sure what you're going to get. Bamboo Vipers are one of those. The new record in question is the Behind Closed Doors ep and even though it seems to have been a while coming, a video has now surfaced and the release date of the ep is imminent.
From Hampshire and featuring a line up of Shaun Morris (vocals), Jon Webb (guitar), Ade Hood (drums), Count Click (bass) and Guy Wesley (harmonica), Bamboo Vipers' are an inventive rock n roll band who's sound incorporates elements of punk and alt rock and whatever else they can shoehorn in. Forming in 2013, they soon released debut album Dangling The Bait but it was only last year when I first came across them when I was blown away by their glam rocking stomper, Silver Boots. This was followed by the gothic tinged Haunted House ep (https://bamboovipers.bandcamp.com/track/haunted-house) and then after the tragic death of guitarist Al Woodcock they honoured his memory with the release of double A sided single America/Don't Go Poking Around.
Their modus operandi is to remain in the public eye which means that they try to release a regular stream of eps. It shouldn't be too long after Behind Closed Doors is upon us before the next one surfaces (hopefully I'm not giving away any secrets by saying it's going to be titled The Dawn Of Civilisation and that the 4 tracks are winners).
The video you'll see below was filmed by Ged Wesley and is for a song about the diminutive protagonist that was the titular star of a 70's Hanna-Barbara kids cartoon. Starting almost in lounge music style, the song is a definite earworm that infiltrates your brain. It's not long before Guy's trademark harmonica kicks in, Shaun is singing about sleeping in a pencil case, falling down inkwells and travelling by paper plane. As the song changes gear we get a killer riff, horns and a brilliant contribution on back up vocals by Southampton based vocal coach Toni Anastasi (playing the part of Inch's niece Lori). All in all a wonderful song with a bit of a 70's psychedelic groove that you can dance to. Yep, inventive is the right word for them. Snap up the ep when you can https://www.facebook.com/BambooVipers/
This is Inch High Private Eye...
Labels: 2019, alt, Bamboo Vipers, punk, rock
Lost Cherrees - As Long As You Love Me
(photo : Mark Richards)
Updating this blog with great new music every single day isn't always an easy task but there are certain wells I can return to on a regular basis confident in the knowledge that my bucket will get filled. One of the most reliable of those places is Grow Your Own Records, a label that I can always rely on to satisfy my needs. With bucket full, today I share with you another of their releases.
Lost Cherrees were formed way back in 1979 in Sutton, they're an anarcho punk band and were contemporaries of the likes of Conflict, Flux Of Pink Indians, Subhumans etc as well as being favourites of the much missed John Peel. They became disillusioned and split in 1986 with members pursuing other projects. Increasing interest in their music led to them reforming in 2003 and they've been active ever since. A few days ago they released their new album and as expected, it's great.
The 2019 incarnation of Lost Cherrees features Marie Repulsive, Liss Fitzgerald, Steve Battershill, Trystan O'Connell and Matt Thair. You may have seen them recently play Rebellion, I heard they went down a storm. Unfortunately, despite the band celebrating 40 years since coming into existence, the issues they address in their songs (sexism, misogyny, bigotry, profiteering, warring nations etc ) are still very much in evidence in 2019. We need bands like Lost Cherrees to shout about them. You can get more info here : https://www.facebook.com/lostcherrees/
The album is titled Blank Pages, it's available on ltd edition vinyl and you can check it out here : https://anthraxuk.bandcamp.com/album/blank-pages
I'll play a different song on Sunday's Just Some Punk Songs show but today I'll highlight a song that borrows from a 1968 hit you'll probably remember by The American Breed but which is rewritten to highlight the horrors of domestic abuse. This is As Long As You Love Me...
Labels: 2019, anarcho, Lost Cherrees, punk
Snuff - Hey Boff
It's been 33 years since Snuff formed as a 3 piece (Duncan Redmonds, Simon Wells, Andrew Crighton) in London. Despite breaking up in 1991 and subsequently undergoing numerous line up changes, they're still around and still putting out great music. A lot of the reason they're still here is down to NOFX frontman Fat Mike who persuaded the band to keep their original name and who signed them to his Fat Wreck Chords label for whom they released some of their most popular records. One of the UK'S best, and most enduring bands, they're about to unleash a new lp. Titled There's A Lot Of It About, it's due on Sept 20th, they're still on Fat Wreck and you can preorder it here : https://fatwreck.com/products/there-s-a-lot-of-it-about
There's a track, Dippy Egg, streaming on Bandcamp https://fatwreck.com/products/there-s-a-lot-of-it-about
A second song from the album has just turned up on Youtube, if it sounds a little familiar that's because a version of it appeared on their 2016 No Biting ep. It's an uptempo toe tapper, a singalong with handclaps, it's the sound of a band that can still knock it out of the park. This is Hey Boff...
Labels: 2019, punk, Snuff
Cuir - Trop Vieux Pour Mourir Jeune
Back in February, waves were created amongst certain sections of the punk community upon the release of a very impressive demo by Cuir. The solo project of Doug Zilla (Sordid Ship/Radical Failure/Coupe Gorge), based in Lorient (France) and boasting a mean synth this was just the kind of sit up and take notice music this blog loves. It was name your price on Bandcamp and so is the first single. It's titled Single Single, it features 3 more synth heavy cuts of primitive punk and it's every bit as impressive as the demo. From what I can make out, it's going to be available next month on cassette from Forty Tapes (https://www.facebook.com/fortytapes/) but it's already available for download : https://cuir1.bandcamp.com/album/single-single-2
The name of the band translates into English as Leather. The song I'm posting today appears to translate as Too Old To Die Young. This is Trop Vieux Pour Mourir Jeune...
Trop vieux pour mourir jeune
Trop vieux pour mourir jeune ouais
Je suis trop vieux pour mourir jeune
Pour mourir jeune ouais
Les années passent et quoi que je fasse
Le mec que je vois dans la glace
Ne veut pas céder sa place.
Et pourtant putain il a bien changé
Impossible de le nier c'est validé sur l'papier
Les rides sur mon visage au cutter
J'vais m'les creuser
Si les sillons du temps ne veulent pas s'afficher
Elle est où
La putain de marque d'mes excès ?
Y'a un truc qui déconne, genre benjamin button
Comme l'habit fait pas le moine, j'dois avoir l'air d'un curé, qui vient d'choper le Graal, jeunesse assurée
Mais j'veux pas boire "nan"
J'veux pas boire là-dedans,
Pas besoin d'une cure de jouvence,
1984 démence
Pas besoin d'une cure de jouvence
J'veux pas boire là-dedans
Pas besoin d'une cure d"e jouvence,
1984 démence.
Labels: 2019, Cuir, punk, synth
The Battlebeats - I'm Just A Piece Of Shit
HA HA HA....Are you ready to rock n roll motherfuckers?......
So starts the debut mini album from The Battlebeats. They're a stripped down one man garage punk project from Bandung, Indonesia. They're also a one man project, that man being Andresa Ridha Nugraha. Heavily influenced by 90's Japanese garage heroes Teengenerate, Andresa used a jaguar guitar through a 15-watt amp, floor-snare-tambourine, drums but no bass guitar to create a pretty powerful rocking sound. Even more impressive 4 of the 6 songs were only written in the 5 days before recording. One of the other songs is a cover of Teengenerate's Dressed In Black. The album's Self Titled, physical copies will be available soon but for now you can check it out here : https://thebattlebeats.bandcamp.com/releases
Being a new project there's not really much more info I can share but you can keep an eye on future developments by giving him a like on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thebattlebeats/
The song that I'm highlighting today was written on the day before Andresa went into the studio (the riff the night before, the lyrics in the morning). Booking recording time before you actually have any songs is a pretty damn risky thing to do but on this occasion it's worked out very well indeed. This is called I'm Just A Piece Of Shit...
Labels: 2019, garage punk, The Battlebeats
The Darts (US) - Breakup Makeup
The Darts, or The Darts (US) as they now seem to be called, are the garage-psych-rock 4 piece that last appeared on here last Christmas with this festive offering https://justsomepunksongs.blogspot.com/2018/12/the-darts-mistletoe.html
Since then the girls, Nicole Laurenne (organ/vocals), Christina Nunez (bass/vocals), Rikki Styxx (drums/vocals) and Meliza Jackson (guitars/vocals), have released their second proper lp. A follow up to 2017's highly rated Me.Ow. it's titled I Like You But Not Like That and it's available from Alternative Tentacles on dark red vinyl and cd https://alternativetentacles.com/product/i-like-you-but-not-like-that/ as well as to download https://thedartsus.bandcamp.com/album/i-like-you-but-not-like-that-2
Reviews of the album throw around words such as sultry and seductive and comment of fuzzy guitars, bass heavy riffs and moody synth. The band describe themselves as being akin to Elvira and Wednesday Adams consuming the flesh of man, drinking shots of snake venom and starting a band for the bride of Frankenstein's bachelorette bash. Think 60's garage, think Nuggets compilations but with a modern production. You can get more info on them here : https://www.facebook.com/thedartsUS/
This is the opening track on the album and the new video. The tale of a volatile relationship, slammed doors followed by new beginnings all told over a swirling, hypnotic backbeat. It's called Breakup Makeup...
Labels: 2019, garage, psych, The Darts
Dollhouse - Summer Love
A band I know very little about today other than that they're called Dollhouse, they're from New York and they recently released a killer demo. Supposedly their singer was in another New York band, Mommy (https://mommynyc.bandcamp.com/) whilst other members have been in the likes of Hank Wood, LOTION and Pharmkon.
The Demo is Self Titled and boasts 6 tracks of darkly atmospheric hardcore. Rather than the usual punk staples of smashing the system or fighting inequality these songs deal with slightly more esoteric themes such as watching angels make love, self harming pervert boys and shadow babies. All 6 tracks capture your interest, all are great. Anticipation is high for more music by them. You can find it here : https://dollhousenyc.bandcamp.com/album/demo
If you're anywhere near London on the 21st Sept, you can catch them live https://www.songkick.com/artists/268764-dollhouse
This is the opening track, possibly a true story since it's set in their home city, it's called Summer Love...
summer '06 we were both sick
it wasn't cancer but it looked like we had it
the thinning of our hair the shaking of our knees
I thought we both looked beautiful weak in New York heat
so we pulled on flowers like everything was okay
I thought we had a death pact but then you ran away from me
I didn't understand
ever fallen in love with a sicko before?
they say it's hard
when their entire life is helping
someone starve
life's a competition
life's hard
I thought we had a death pact but you ran away
I didn't get it
you were not much smaller than me
but I helped you tie your shoes like some annoying baby
putting lucky rocks in our pockets before we went to therapy
you disappeared maybe that's on me
I thought we had a death pact but you didn't do it
Labels: 2019, Dollhouse, punk
Private Function - Talking To Myself (Reviewed By Adam ("Baldy") Mishkin)
On occasion I've been known to rave on about songs and bands that I like. There's also times when friends will alert me to a particular song that's floating their boat. Last week, Baldy (Sydney born and now living in Perth) enthused to me about a band from his native land called Private Function. I told him I'd played their latest single on a recent show and indeed they were really good. Then I asked him to review the single for me, which he's done. To make things even more topical, they've just released their debut album, it's called St. Anger and the single is on it so everything ties together nicely. The album's available on lp and cassette from Disdain Records https://disdainrecords.bigcartel.com/products and you can also find it on Bandcamp https://privatefunction.bandcamp.com/album/st-anger
For more info check here : https://www.facebook.com/privatefunctionmelbourne/
And now over to Baldy...
Private Function are one of the new generation of Aussie garage - rock n roll/retro 70's punk rock inspired bands to come out of Melbourne, Australia. Kind of in the same league as their rockin' Melbourne counter parts - Amyl and the Sniffers. Melbourne is undoubtedly the sub cultural music hub and cultural hub of modern Australia, some might argue it always has been (it's humorously referred to as the 'Paris of the south' by some). Overtaking Sydney in most things I would say.
I Haven't been able to pin down their exact influences but I would say they are influenced by everything from Midnight Oil (check out a good cover of King Of The Mountain) to Cosmic Psycho's, Antiseen, The Bronx, Radio Birdman and the Celibate Rifles maybe?? I def hear some of those bands' influences, but don't quote me, could be intentional or unintentional.
Amongst their releases so far are debut cassette Six Smokin' Songs, Rock In Roll and debut album St Anger. They definitely have a bit of a sarcastic tongue in cheek, sick twisted sense of humour about them. Not at all uncommon for Melbourne boys and musos. If you look at their EP/LP covers, especially Six smoking songs , you will see what I am on about. For me their stand out songs, or well ones I like best so far are 'Duct tape' and 'Talking to myself'. Strong rock n roll belters, anthemic almost. If you love your Aussie style garage rock n roll. Meat and potato's hard rockin' punk, then I would say these fella's are definitely for you. As our dear old Molly Meldrum would say "Do yaself a favour and give em a listen cobber." -
This Is Talking To Myself...
Labels: 2019, garage, Private Function, punk, rock
The Wasters - Happy
For yesterday's update I posted a song by a band from Liverpool who've been together for around a decade and who have a new album on Antipop Records so as I like to mix things up on here, today you're getting a song by a band from Liverpool who've been together for around a decade who've a new album on Antipop Records! Whilst Pete Bentham & The Dinner Ladies have managed 4 studio albums in that time, The Wasters have just got round to releasing their (Self Titled) debut. I think it's fair to say it's been worth the wait.
There's been numerous line up changes down the years, they've even broken up, but at the moment the band is Gary Jardine (vocals), Kraig Shaw (drums), Joey "Juice" Smith (guitar) and Pete "Lunt" Goulden (bass). Their sound is mid tempo, 70's influenced punk rock and they seem to draw frequent comparisons to The Sex Pistols. Despite the lengthy wait, the album is only 8 songs long but this leaves the listener wanting more and is a case of a band favouring quality over quantity. It's available on cd and to download here : https://antipoprecords.greedbag.com/buy/the-wasters/
Snotty vocals, rumbling guitar and a catchy tune, all the ingredients needed to make a punk Happy....
Labels: 2019, punk, The Wasters
Pete Bentham & The Dinner Ladies - Goth Postman
It's not that long ago since Pete Bentham & The Dinner Ladies featured on here with a song from their 10th anniversary retrospective This Is Kitchencore which was followed a day later by a run down of frontman Pete Bentham's 10 favourite punk songs (https://justsomepunksongs.blogspot.com/2018/12/top-10-songs-chosen-by-pete-bentham.html).
The Liverpool band return today with a song from their excellent upcoming new album England's Up For Sale. You may recognise the song as it featured on This Is Kitchencore but if you tune into Sunday's Just Some Punk Songs show I'll be playing a new track from the album.
So, England's Up For Sale.... The band's 4th studio album and their most complete lyrical work yet. It's a snapshot of the current state of a bewildered Brexit Britain full of bent politicians, gentrification, homogenisation, boy racers and unruly youth. Is it a punk album? Well it certainly has elements of punk but it also borrows from garage, post-punk, rock n roll, folk and even jazz. As it says in one of the songs, genres are for the gormless so I'll be tagging this album eclectic cabaret and hoping I get their nod of approval.
Alongside Pete Bentham (guitar/vocals), the album features Pete Andtwoveg (bass/vocals), Sonny Rollingpin (sax/vocals), Tony Calzone (drums) and of course the Dinnerettes, Patty Cakes & Peggy Bread. The band's probably best known for their highly entertaining live shows and they've a number lined up, including a couple in Germany. You can check details here : https://www.facebook.com/dinnerladiesliverpool/
The album is out on 4th October on Antipop Records and you can preorder it here : https://antipoprecords.greedbag.com/buy/englands-up-for-sale-0/
This is Goth Postman...
Labels: 2019, eclectic cabaret, Pete Bentham And The Dinner Ladies
Zerodent - Not Good For Me
Hailing from Perth, Zerodent feature Lee Jenkins (vocals), Dylan Prossor (drums), Predrag Delibasich (guitar) and Clinton Bell (bass). Formed in 2015 by a bunch of friends who'd known each other for over a decade and who'd all honed their skills in various other bands they've undergone a couple of line up changes along the way as well as releasing a pair of albums on Alien Snatch Records (2016's Self Titled and 2018's Landscapes Of Merriment) and 2 eps (Soul Mender and Tour ep). Today's song comes from the most recent ep.
https://aliensnatch.bandcamp.com/album/zerodent-tour-ep
They've recently been touring around Europe (I suppose that's as good a reason as any to release a tour ep) and are now back in Australia and looking forward to a few gigs on home soil, including a support slot with Amyl And The Sniffers next month. You can get more details here : https://www.facebook.com/zerodentperth/
If you want a fairly long and interesting read there's an online account of their Euro tour here : https://colomber.blogspot.com/2019/07/zerodent-euro-tour-june-2019.html
As for the ep, you can expect 4 post punk influenced tracks complete with jangly guitars. All in all another top release from down under. This is the lead track, Not Good For Me....
Labels: 2019, post punk, punk, Zerodent
Dadar - I'm A Toch
So on yesterday's Just Some Punk Songs show I played the title track of the killer new ep by Italian band Dadar. It's called I'm A Toch and I've got to be honest I'm not sure what a Toch is. Google suggests it could be an engaging storyteller who exaggerates the importance of positive developments and misrepresents or ignores key negative ones. Even worse, despite the word being mentioned numerous times throughout the song I still couldn't pronounce it properly! If you know what it means let me know in the comments section. Luckily none of that matters much as it's a great song.
Dadar are from Roverto and featured on here a couple of years ago when the solo project of Shitty Life guitarist Lorenzo "Piff" Belli (https://justsomepunksongs.blogspot.com/2017/10/dadar-get-away.html). Now with an expanded line up (at least when playing live) and on Goodbye Boozy Records they're still bringing home the bacon. Quirky synth punk that's both catchy and very cool, it's available on 7" and as a name your price download : https://dadar.bandcamp.com/album/im-a-toch
I'm A Toch...
I'm a toch I'm a toch,
don't wanna be like you,
out of touch out of touch,
no matter what I do
Out of toch
I'm just a fucking...
I'm a toch, baby
Out of place out of place,
is where I've always been
I'm a freak I'm a toch
dont wanna be like me
out of place out of place
Labels: 2019, Dadar, punk
This Is Not A Drill - That House Is In England
It's Sunday, which means it's the Just Some Punk Songs show day. An hour of new punk music, 26 killer tracks including the song I'm posting here today. You can listen to the show at 8pm (gmt) here : http://mixlr.com/global-punk-radio/
This Is Not A Drill are an aggressive political 3 piece punk band from South Yorkshire & North Derbyshire. They line up with Lee McCormick (guitar/lead vocals), Brian Damage (bass/backing vocals) and Jake Parker (drums/backing vocals). Their first release was 2017's 8 track Hysteria/Hypocrisy/Lies. Last month they returned with a new album titled Fight Like A Girl, 10 more powerful diy blasts of angry punk which takes aim at hateful white "victims", sexual inequality, turning a blind eye, the rise of the far right and it all ends with a cover of Sheffield band Irrational Act's Community. It's hard hitting and highly recommended and available to stream here : https://thisisnotadrill.bandcamp.com/album/fight-like-a-girl
You can find more info here : https://www.facebook.com/THISISNOTADRILLPUNK/
This song questions the need to fly the flag and it's called That House Is In England...
Walking down the street
In this gracious land
I saw a red and white flag
And now I understand…
That house is in …England
Without that flag we wouldn't know
We wouldn't know.
My neighbour's house
Has a large pole
Is it Irony?
Or their heart and soul?
Labels: 2019, anarcho, hardcore, punk, This Is Not A Drill
Trampoline Team - Patty Hearst
BOOM! Pressing play on the new, Self Titled, album by New Orleans' Trampoline Team is akin to lighting the blue touch paper and causing an explosion of gloriously boisterous noise. The songs on the album are all fuck you, female fronted rock n roll buzzbombs which combine to produce an adrenaline rush of the highest order. God damn I'm impressed.
It's only a couple of months since the band featured on here with a track from the equally as frenetic Kill You ep https://justsomepunksongs.blogspot.com/2019/06/trampoline-team-kill-you-on-streetcar.html and the album keeps up that mad dash to the finish line pace. There's not been much in the way of updates posted recently on the band's Facebook page so I've not much new info to share to pad out this write up but I did notice the mega prolific DD Owen saying he'd played drums on the album and I also came across a whole bunch of upcoming European tour dates which I might as well share :
Sun 8/11 Aarhus Denmark
Mon 8/12 Copenhagen @ Mayhem
Tue 8/13 Gothenburg
Wed 8/14 Stockholm @ Vielle Montagne
Thu 8/15 Malmo @ Massingshornet
Fri 8/16 Berlin @ Bei Ruth
Sat 8/17 Leipzig Germany
Sun 8/18 Prague Czech Republic
Mon 8/19 Vienna Austria
Tue 8/20 Zagreb Croatia @ Klub Mocvara
Wed 8/21 Venice Italy
Thu 8/22 Bergamo Italy Fri 8/23 Bologna Italy @ Freak Show
Sat 8/24 Teramo Italy
Sun 8/25 Naples Italy
Mon 8/26 Mantova Italy
Tue 8/27 Kreuzlingen Switzerland @ Horst
Wed 8/28 Heidelberg Germany @ Schmitthelm
Thu 8/29 Hamburg Germany @ Hafenklang
Fri 8/30 Hamburg Germany Sat 8/31 Hamburg Germany
Back to the album, vinyl lovers need to check Hozac Records, https://hozacrecords.com/ and for digital get on Bandcamp : https://trampolineteam.bandcamp.com/album/trampoline-team
This song's called Patty Hearst...
Labels: 2019, punk, Trampoline Team
Depression Breakfast - Art Girl
(photo by Lance Conzett Photography)
Depression Breakfast are a Riot Grrrl band from Nashville protesting capitalism, nazis and annoying lo-fi art boys since 2017. The line up of the band is Meg Pharr (vocals), Linda Parrot (guitar/vocals), Audra Mueller (bass) and David Mayer (drums). Their tagline states OVERTHROW COCKROCK AND IDOLIZE YOUR GIRLFRIEND. Their music is "stripped down fiery feminist punk."
https://www.facebook.com/depressionbreakfast/
They announced themselves last year with a demo ep and then last week they released their debut album, Just Because I'm A Womxn. It also looks as though it could be their swansong as they appear to have split up due to vocalist Meg moving out of the country. To paraphrase the recent Rotten Foxes ep, they arrived, raised hell and left. The album boasts 8 short, sharp blasts of punky noise railing against the establishment and the patriarchy. It's a sonic kick in the balls. It's a blast. It's out on To-Go Records and available as a name your price download :
https://depressionbreakfast.bandcamp.com/album/just-because-im-a-womxn
This song's called Art Girl....
Labels: 2019, Depression Breakfast, punk, riot grrrl
Introducing Scratch Rock Records
London band Brain Ape have featured on here a few times and I've been told by their vocalist/guitarist Minky Très-vain that the band's record label is undergoing a transformation so in an attempt to try something a little different on the blog today I'm bringing you an interview with him to introduce Scratch Rock Records. The label is born from the ashes of Schlimbum Records and launches officially on 14th August. Schlimbum was founded by Minky and his friend Dydy Haynes with the intention of releasing music produced within London's punk scene and by peers of the two. I expect Scratch Rock Records will continue that legacy but let's check....
I suppose the obvious first question would be who is behind Scratch Rock Records
Scratch Rock Records is run by a great team of people, some familiar to people and others not so much. To name a few, the company was founded by Dydy Haynes and myself. Dydy was Brain Ape's other guitar player on the band's first album. People who follow Brain Ape will also recognise Sol's face. He's been in quite a few of the bands that the company has worked with over the years, and he now has an official position within the label. Another great mention is Nacho Vilanova, who does a lot of our graphical work. He's a genius and has the perfect blend of design and functionality. The reason our stuff looks so great is that he is a master of his craft.
Scratch Rock Records is a rebranding of Schlimbum Records. Tell me about that label
We started that label after a sour experience with a small indie label in London which we had planned to release Brain Ape's first single with. They were honestly so rubbish at what they did that we turned around when they failed to release the track on the scheduled release date and thought to ourselves "we could do a much better job ourselves". So we did. It took us a while to get everything in motion, as I think it does most labels. We released a few singles and split EPs to begin with and then released our first physical pressing in 2013. That's when we really fell into the grooves of what we wanted the company to be. What's been really great for us is that we've kept everything close to us and only worked with people we feel we can trust and who are on the same wave-length. It may mean that we don't release the same sort of quantity that other indie labels do, but we feel like we've been pretty consistent with the quality over the years.
http://www.schlimbumrecords.com/
Why the rebranding? Is it just because no one can pronounce schlimbum or are there other reasons?
We've felt as though we've outgrown the name for quite a while now. When we started the company as 'Schlimbum', we were after an unusual name that kept us on the down-low if we're honest. For us it was about the music we were releasing, rather than the company itself. But over the last few releases, with our pressings gaining more attention, we've felt that the name doesn't really strike the right chord with people. Almost a decade ago I gave an interviewer a sarcastic response to the usual 'what type of music does your band play', and I replied with 'Scratch Rock' because it was void of meaning. It was off the top of my head, and no thought was put into it. I really don't mind interviews with people I find have put the time into finding out a little bit about you before they sit down to chat. But if you're going to interview a band, surely their genre is the most basic level of information you should know. So I gave a non-answer to a non-question, but the term stuck for whatever reason. At first it stuck as an inside joke within the band, so we just started answering with that anytime anyone asked us what sort of music we made, but over time articles and features started using the term genuinely rather than in ignorance and so it's become its own thing. And that's quite neat. We now joke that it's become an anti-genre. So then when we decided early this year to change the name of the company, only one name really made sense to us. 'Scratch Rock' has been with us since the beginning, so let's see where we can take it whether it likes it or not.
This blog's featured Brain Ape which is your band but which other Schlimbum band did you most enjoy releasing music by?
Personally I still really love the A Twisted Carnival album we released in 2015. That album was the result of Sol's imagination exploring the possibilities after Brain Ape's first album. At the time I was really searching for a very particular sound in production for the material we were putting out, and so having been recorded so soon after Brain Ape's first it shares a lot of sonic qualities that 'Dara O'' has. But I think with retrospect it'll be a really interesting crossroad. Brain Ape's second album sounded very different to the first, and I think if Sol ever makes another Twisted Carnival record it'll be in a completely different style to anything Brain Ape would ever do. So although both bands started in a similar place, they'll be a testament to the artistic possibilities of a project given time to grow.
With a new name for the label will there be a new sound or direction and who are you planning to release music by?
I think all of our current artists are evolving as time goes on. We've already got a few releases in the pipeline which I can't talk about yet, but they're by artists that fans of the label will recognise. But I think one of the things that all of our artists have in common is that they aren't looking to release the same album twice. And as everyone is evolving in different ways, the music is bound to go in different directions depending on the people behind it.
Tell me about your link up with Haringey Huskies ice hockey team
We've been in talks with them since the beginning of the year in order to try and work something out. A few of the staff behind Scratch Rock Records are fans of the team, myself included, and so when the possibility of working together arose we jumped at it and started formal discussions. The team's based in North London, at the Alexandra Palace, which is a stone's throw away from where I live and I really enjoy going to their games. The atmosphere is great, I love the sport, and the team are really welcoming to people of all ages, colour, creed, background. If we manage to pull off a deal between the two of us, then I'd be very happy. I think it's rare to find a company that is run for passion rather than profit, but it's something that both Scratch Rock Records and the Haringey Huskies have in common, and I'd love for our two families to become one.
Fast forward 5 years, what would you like to be able to say about Scratch Rock Records
That we stayed true to our original vision. We've never been about cashing out quickly, or pressuring our artists to make music based on charts, focus-groups, or numbers. We've really enjoyed working with people who want to make records just for the sake of it, and we're incredibly happy to help where we can. The family's grown really organically, and if it continues to do so then we've done our job right.
As I always finish with a song, here's Brain Ape performing Rig It, live at The Unicorn and it's taken from the dvd they released last December...
Labels: 2019, Brain Ape, interview, Scratch Rock Records
The Control Freaks - She's The Bomb
FUN FUN FUN....
So yesterday I'd just got home after enduring a long, boring 2-10 shift at work (side note : I work in a place where the radio is controlled by youngsters who insist it stays tuned into stations that churn out music by abominations called Lewis Capaldi, Shawn Mendes, Sam Smith and Ed Sheeran. Not only do the same songs get played every day, they seem to be on rotation so they're played every fucking hour. It's torture, I feel like a prisoner in Guantanamo Bay when the soldiers use torture by music techniques. It's no wonder my hearing is packing in). Anyway, back to last night. Before heading off to bed I need some proper music to restore my faith that there is actual proper, decent music out there (as on Radio mundane fm there's absolutely no sign of any) and I notice a new video by The Control Freaks. I watch, I listen I grin happily. I think this is so much fun. I save the video as a blog draft and write FUN FUN FUN.... and then head off upstairs.
The Control Freaks, no strangers to this blog, they're the old school San Francisco garage punks that feature Rip Off Records' legend Greg Lowery on bass and vocals, Sherrilynn Nelson (rhythm guitar/keyboards/vocals), Tim Curry (drums) and Rob Vastano (lead guitar). https://www.facebook.com/ControlFreaksSF/
I've loved all their releases so far so hopes are sky high for their forthcoming new album on Slovenly Recordings. It'll be titled She's The Bomb and going off the evidence presented by the title track, those expectations will be exceeded. It'll be available on vinyl (included a super limited to 100 neon green disc) and you can pre order now : https://slovenly.bandcamp.com/album/the-control-freaks-shes-the-bomb-lp
So the title track. As you may have gathered, I love it. As well as a great song you get a video that adds to it rather than just accompanies it and I'm just off to watch it again. Maybe one day my fellow workers will play stuff like this but unfortunately I'm not holding my breath. She's The Bomb.....
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Labels: 2019, garage, punk, The Control Freaks
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Sofia Svensson
Even online, there's no such thing as a free audience How the internet economy works and why it matters
The internet was supposed to fragment audiences and make media monopolies impossible. Instead, behemoths like Google and Facebook now dominate the time we spend online — and grab all the profits from the attention economy. A timely new book explains the stunning rise of the digital giants and the online struggles of nearly everyone else.
How did online audiences and digital revenue get so concentrated? Is online oligopoly inevitable or is there a way out of the "internet trap"? These are the questions Matthew Hindman sets out to answer in his new book The Internet Trap: How the Digital Economy Builds Monopolies and Undermines Democracy.
Many think of the internet as a cheap, sometimes even free, place to operate. Hindman shows that is a common misconception. The internet has not reduced the cost of reaching audiences — it has merely shifted who pays and how.
The digital distribution costs — server farms, software platforms, site designs, mobile app development, content production and search costs — are expensive. They are also necessary for audience-building. No one likes a slow loading page. Stickiness — what makes a person click and stay on a page – depends heavily on distribution investments.
To put the costs into perspective: the largest cities in the world pay roughly an eighth or a tenth of the overhead electricity costs of Google's or Facebook's data centres. But money isn't everything. On the internet, data is king.
What the internet giants have in common is being the first to use personalised recommender systems, one of the most powerful tools available for sites to keep and grow their traffic. Such systems are challenging to get right and to be successful, size matters, both in terms of resources but also in terms of personal data. You need to know, or at least be able to make a pretty good guess, what someone prefers in order to recommend something to them. The big firms started collecting personal data very early on and grew bigger the more data they collected.
Recommender systems are powerful because they make sites sticky. The example of Google News illustrates that. Originally, Google News recommended entertainment news to everyone because it was generally popular, it didn't matter that you had never been interested in showbiz news. By changing to a new content-based method which instead looks at what you have looked at in the past, they can offer a truly personalised feed based on your interests.
About Sofia Svensson
Sofia Svensson is a CapX intern and a freelance writer.
Articles by Sofia Svensson

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Laura Kelly Fanucci
this is my body. given up for you.
By Laura Kelly Fanucci / February 3, 2011
The bodiliness of parenting young children. A comment I received on this post set me to thinking about the subject early this morning, as trouble sleeping leads me to spend the pre-dawn hours writing in my head, trying to will my mind back to dreamland. Like Amy, I have been struck by how the meaning of…
on advent acceptance
By Laura Kelly Fanucci / December 10, 2010
The teenaged lector looked nervous in his (untucked) shirt and (crooked) tie, peppering the intercessions with quiet stammers and awkward pauses. My heart sunk for him, remembering how mortifying it felt to read in front of peers in high school. The church crammed full of faith formation students, bored or giggling or texting under their…
what to expect when you're adventing
By Laura Kelly Fanucci / November 30, 2010
Advent came alive for me two years ago. In the span of one season, one calendar month, my world was transformed from infertility to fertility. The first Sunday of Advent had brought with it deep breaths and a resolution to Just Forget How Awful Advent Felt Last Year And Make It Through Mass Today Without…
our domestic vocations
By Laura Kelly Fanucci / October 18, 2010
"Religion never thoroughly penetrates life until it becomes domestic." Horace Bushnell, Christian Nurture (1847) What parent, faced with washing another sinkful of dirty dishes, or cleaning up after another sick child, or folding another seemingly endless load of laundry, doesn't wonder – is this what I signed up for? Is this how my talents are…
altars and stories
By Laura Kelly Fanucci / September 28, 2010
In the Old Testament, we read stories of people building altars to remember God's goodness and faithfulness. Their hope and trust in God became part of the landscape, set in the earth and engraved in stone. Altars grew into sites of pilgrimage, a record of the stories of the people and their history with God.…
a baptism anniversary: the third moment
One year ago today, we baptized our first child. One, two, three plunges of a wriggling baby into the waters of new life. Not just a symbolic act, but a sacramental transformation that forever changed his relationship to us, to the Church, to God. Today I've been reflecting on what it means to live out…
Last week F came up with a great idea. We have been talking about starting a growth chart for S. My family had one in an upstairs closet and as kids, we always got a big kick out of shoving aside the clothes, waiting patiently while a parent traced the pencil line above our head,…
what i do / who i am
By Laura Kelly Fanucci / April 16, 2010
I think a lot about vocation. I'm paid to do that, actually. Working on this practical theology project on vocation and the professions leads me – unsurprisingly – to reflect on my own vocation(s) quite often. My days flow like this, from mothering to theologizing and back again, a steady, winding stream. The baby plays,…
Easter Love, Lived.
By Laura Kelly Fanucci / April 9, 2010
"He loved his own in the world and he loved them to the end." (John 13:1) In the final year of my graduate studies, I took a course in spiritual direction. During one of the classes, we had a guest speaker, one of the monks from the abbey, who talked to us about our spiritual…
Mothering Spirit, Inspired
By Laura Kelly Fanucci / February 25, 2010
The title of this blog was inspired by a line from a new favorite hymn of mine, one that our church started singing during Ordinary Time last year. Hearing feminine imagery for the Divine always delights me, a long drink after a long thirst. So this song immediately became a favorite, and my husband and…


NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ, August 19th, 2015– Teaming up with Habitat for Humanity of Greater Plainfield and Middlesex County, Johnson & Johnson Worldwide Engineering & Technical Operations is helping to build a home for a local Middlesex County family in need.
Johnson & Johnson has generously donated $10,000 to the Highland Park home. Later this month, a team of volunteers from Johnson & Johnson's Engineering and Technical Operations group from the New Brunswick campus will volunteer in constructing the home. Due to this partner sponsorship from Johnson & Johnson, the Esteves family of Sayreville will soon move into a new home after they were displaced by Hurricane Sandy almost three years ago.
Corporations and volunteer groups are drawn to the 'Habitat Experience' for local community involvement not only because of the urgent need for affordable housing in the local community, but also for the extraordinary hands-on opportunity that Habitat provides.
Individuals, corporations and foundations can chose to fully or partially fund a Habitat home to help a local family in need. House sponsors help offset the cost of Habitat homes to varying degrees and are integral in fulfilling Habitat's mission.
Construction on the Highland Park home began in May 2015, and the work is well on its way.
Throughout the 10-month build cycle, volunteer groups work on construction from the first steps of digging foundations all the way to the final tasks of painting and landscaping.


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Sacrifice and Unfinished Scrapbooks — Pearl Harbor National Memorial
Eight Navy battleships sat in Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941, their captains and crew members unaware of what was to come early that Sunday morning. The men aboard started the day as they always did – with breakfast, morning duties, maybe a shower and a shave. Perhaps they were preparing for church service. Little did they know that a Japanese strike force consisting of 353 aircraft and 61 ships was headed to the harbor to launch a surprise attack that would become one of the deadliest events in U.S. history. Little did they know that many of them would die that day.
The Pearl Harbor attack killed 2,403 U.S. citizens and wounded nearly 1,200 more in the span of a mere hour and 15 minutes. Of the eight Navy battleships anchored in the harbor, four of them sank – all were damaged. The USS Arizona was the most irreparably damaged ship out of the fleet, exploding violently after being hit by Japanese torpedo bombers. When the ship exploded and sank, over 1,000 crewmen and officers were pulled down to their watery graves with her.
The 608-foot-long USS Arizona battleship remains sunken in Pearl Harbor. In 1962, the USS Arizona Memorial was constructed over the hull of the sunken ship and dedicated by the Pacific War Memorial Commission. The site serves as a national historic landmark, a poignant memorial, and a place for education and introspection. The National Park Service (NPS) operates the Pearl Harbor National Memorial (PERL), working in conjunction with the U.S. Navy to preserve and interpret the historical and cultural resources that are associated with Pearl Harbor and the December 7th, 1941 attack. To cap off an already incredible summer and internship experience, I headed to my last destination — Pearl Harbor — to experience the park and dive the USS Arizona wreck.
As I stepped aboard the small Cessna 208 that would fly me from Kalaupapa National Historical Park to Honolulu, I tried to prepare for the shift I knew I would inevitably face once I landed. I had grown somewhat accustomed to the remoteness and quietness of the Kalaupapa settlement. I hadn't driven a car over 30 mph for a month and a half, let alone experienced traffic or a busy restaurant. I was very much looking forward to being back in the city, but it's momentarily jarring to go from a remote place with limited resources to a bustling city with anything your heart may desire. Dan Brown, my PERL point-of-contact, had already anticipated this fact when he picked me up from the Honolulu airport. With keen interest, he asked me about my previous internship destinations as we drove to a Starbucks for breakfast. We chatted jovially until we walked into the coffee shop and I fell silent, staring in overwhelm at the display case and drink menu. It was going to take me a minute to get used to having diverse food options again.
Kelly Moore, the park dive officer at Kalaupapa, made me a beautiful fresh lei before I took off for Honolulu. Thank you, Kelly!
Caffeinated, fed, and eager for what the day would bring, Dan and I drove to the NPS dive locker at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. The plan was to dive the USS Arizona that morning and switch out the two buoys that mark the bow and stern of the shipwreck. We were in a bit of a time crunch (Dan had afternoon obligations), so after chatting with Scott Pawlowski, PERL Museum Curator, we quickly put our equipment together and headed to the park visitor center.
A Navy-operated boat shuttle takes visitors to and from the USS Arizona Memorial every 15 minutes for most of the day, but Dan and I were lucky to hop on the last boat before the Navy crew went on a lunch break. As we stepped onto the memorial, the last batch of visitors departed on the boat shuttle. For 45 minutes or so, we had the space to ourselves. I was mentally prepared to artfully dodge visitors while quietly snapping photographs in the background — still a great opportunity, but not quite the same as being there alone. Having the site practically to myself meant that I could take my time experiencing the memorial, paying my respects, and doing my best to capture its symbolic architecture and historical significance. I was extremely grateful for the stroke of luck.
Dan and I got top-notch service on the empty boat shuttle out to the USS Arizona Memorial.
We walked into the USS Arizona Memorial's entry room and stillness struck me. Despite a steady breeze gradually picking up from the northeast, the air felt calm and quiet. With no other visitors on site, it was practically silent. I stepped lightly, moving slowly across the memorial. The natural flow of the space leads visitors from the entry room to the assembly hall – the main open-air section of the memorial. The memorial's architect, Alfred Preis, subtly incorporated a number of symbolic features into the structure's design, particularly in the assembly hall. Seven large "windows" run along each side of the room, a nod to the date of the Pearl Harbor attacks – December 7th. Seven more windows are cut into the assembly hall ceiling to make a total of 21 windows, representative of the customary 21-gun military salute.
An American flag flies over the USS Arizona shipwreck and memorial.
The memorial was built directly over the USS Arizona wreckage. On one side of the memorial is gun turret 3, one of the most visible protruding parts of the shipwreck. On the other side of the memorial, you can see the USS Missouri — one of the WWII-era battleships that is still seaworthy. Also visible are the large white mooring quays the run along the coast. These concrete quays were used to secure the battleships along Battleship Row when the December 7th attack occurred. Aside from the USS Arizona and USS Utah shipwrecks, the mooring quays are the only structures that remain from the Pearl Harbor attack.
The USS Missouri in the distance. The large white structures are the concrete mooring quays.
The mooring quay for the USS Arizona.
Memorial visitors can peer over the railing and see rusty remnants of the USS Arizona shipwreck protruding from the harbor water.
On the far end of the memorial is a rectangular, cut-out section of the floor, which allows visitors to look into the water below. The wreckage of the USS Arizona rests just under the surface. According to Dan, this feature of the memorial was created to give survivors of the Pearl Harbor attack an intimate space to connect with their fallen comrades. Many visitors drop flowers in the water as a way of paying their respects to those who remain entombed in the wreckage.
I found myself staring over the railing and into the water below for quite a while. I knew that before too long I would be in the water myself, on one of the most significant dives of my career so far.
The natural flow of the memorial leads you over the resting shipwreck and into the shrine room, home of the Remembrance Wall.
The shrine room, the last room of the memorial, quietly demands reflection and reverence. For in it is the Remembrance Wall — a marble wall with the engraved names of the 1,177 sailors and Marines killed on the USS Arizona. It is a collective headstone for all who passed when the ship sank. In addition, two marble placards in front of the wall are engraved with the names of USS Arizona survivors who have since been interred with their fallen comrades. Each year, on December 7th, the Navy and NPS conduct a memorial service and ceremonious internment of recently deceased USS Arizona survivors.
The Remembrance Wall is a headstone for brothers, husbands, sons, and friends. For many who have visited the memorial over the years, there is a particular name that sticks out amongst the towering columns of first initials, last names, and military ranks. That name is not just indicative of a man who died during the fall of the USS Arizona — it is the name of someone they shared life with, someone they had memories of. Someone they loved.
The Remembrance Wall. At the base of the stairs you can see the two placards that are continuously updated with the names of USS Ariona survivors who are interred with their fallen comrades.
1,177 men, lost in one day.
Memorial architect, Alfred Preis, designed the Tree of Life sculpture to inspire contemplation of life, loss, and renewal.
It's difficult to see a number — 1,177 — and truly comprehend how many people that equates to. The Remembrance Wall helped me visualize the immense loss of life that took place on December 7th, 1941.
Dan Brown walks through the opposing doorway on the other side of the USS Arizona memorial. To have the memorial to ourselves for an hour was absolutely surreal.
I was captivated by the memorial, but there was even more to be experienced underwater. It was time to switch gears. I carefully placed my camera in its underwater housing and Dan and I began setting up our dive gear on the dock. We didn't have a ton of time, so we made the decision to hold off on replacing the marker buoys. I think Dan sensed how much I wanted to focus on photographing the wreck, too. I appreciated how accommodating he was, especially when we jumped in, descended, and I realized that my strobes weren't flashing. We popped back up to the dock and I performed the careful operation of opening the camera housing and fiddling with the strobe connection wire, my arms wrapped in towels so I wouldn't drip a single bead of water into the housing. Once everything was sealed and operational, we jumped back in and slowly descended once again.
The diver down flag informed passing boats, memorial visitors, and tour guides that Dan and I were diving on the USS Arizona.
Visitors began to populate the memorial by the time Dan and I started our dive.
I had been told to expect low visibility for the dive, but I was pleasantly surprised to discover that I could, in fact, see further than my hand in the harbor's murky green water. Dan led the way and I followed, stopping every few feet to take photos and process what I was looking at. I was diving on the USS Arizona shipwreck — something very few people have had the opportunity to do. I moved slower than I ever have on a dive, scanning every bit of the wreckage and looking for artifacts underneath the layers of algae and sediment.
In the same way that the NPS protects the hot springs and geysers in Yellowstone and the petrified wood in Petrified Forest National Park, the NPS closely monitors and protects the USS Arizona and the artifacts that remain on the wreck. It's no easy feat — they are tasked with preserving, protecting, and interpreting this monumental collection of historical and cultural resources and leaving it unimpaired for future generations. The more time I spent in the park, the more I was impressed by how well the NPS has done just this. By preserving the USS Arizona and its associated artifacts, they have kept the story of Pearl Harbor alive.
One of the USS Arizona's mooring cleats remains on the deck of the ship.
It was haunting to see old pitchers, bottles, and pots scattered across the deck of the wreck.
As I explored the wreckage, thoughts on the significance of sacrifice and the price of peace weighed heavily on my mind. I've been diving on shipwrecks before, but the USS Arizona is different. It isn't just a shipwreck — it's a mass grave. It is a physical touchstone of one the deadliest events to happen in U.S. history. Even more striking to me is the fact that the ship has been there, laying in the depths of Pearl Harbor, since 1941. My parents weren't even alive by then. Pots from the ship's galley lay untouched on the ship's deck. Soda bottles. Shoe soles. Multiple staircases descend from the main deck into the depths of the wreck, railings still intact. As Dan and I explored it all, I distinctly remember noticing how quiet it was — hauntingly so. The reality of what I was exploring hit me when Dan pointed out the original teak decking of the USS Arizona, still clearly visible under a thin layer of sediment and debris. How many men were standing on this deck when Japanese torpedo bombers started firing from above?
The ship's original teak decking.
Dan Brown writes notes as we pass over an encrusted cooking pot on the ship's deck.
Slowly, we made our way around the perimeter of the ship and to the bow. Dan was a fantastic guide, stopping to show me artifacts and features of the ship. At one point, he pointed to a small stream of brown bubbles rising up from a hole in the ship. 80 years after sinking, the USS Arizona continues to slowly leak oil. Some refer to the patches of oil that leak from the ship as "black tears".
If you look closely, you can see the brown tinge of the oily bubbles as they slowly ascend to the surface.
A glass bottle and debris intermixed with small patches of coral. The shipwreck acts as an artificial reef, providing corals with a substrate to grow on and serving as protective habitat for many fishes and marine creatures
An anemone reaches out from the tip of the ship wreckage, filter-feeding in the water.
The end of an amazing dive is always bittersweet. On one hand, you don't want to go back to the surface — you want to keep diving! On the other, the moment where everyone surfaces and can finally speak to each other is always exciting. Sometimes there's so much to talk about, you don't know where to start. Sometimes you're at a loss for words, which is where I found myself as we climbed back onto the dock. Before we knew it, though, visitors were walking by and asking us what we were doing ("we're going to be asked what we're doing at least a dozen times", Dan warned me earlier that morning). Talking to the memorial visitors knocked me out of my momentary speechlessness, and Dan and I remarked on the artifacts we noticed and the great visibility — "one of the top five dives I've done here," Dan enthusiastically noted.
Dan Brown makes his way over the three 14-inch guns at the bow of the USS Arizona.
These guns are nearly 60 feet long — in low visibility, it's nearly impossible to capture their grandiose presence.
A shift in perspective.
The following day was for topside exploring and seeing more of PERL. Dan and Scott Pawlowski invited me to come snorkeling with them on the north side of the island, an area I was eager to explore. One of my roommates, RB, was also new to Oahu and keen to join us. Dan picked us up mid-morning and we drove up the north shore to Three Tables beach, passing lush forests, food stands, and busy surf beaches along the way. We met Scott at the beach and chatted for a while before swimming out to the reef.
Beach views on the north shore of Oahu.
After the snorkeling excursion, RB and I drove to the PERL visitor center and picked up passes for the USS Missouri and the USS Arizona Memorial. RB hadn't been to the memorial yet, and I wanted to get a few more shots while I had the chance. As much as I appreciated having the memorial to myself the other day, it was also a special experience to spend time there with other visitors.
From there, we took a shuttle bus to the USS Missouri. The highly decorated battleship is most well-known as the site of Japan's surrender in World War II. Nowadays, the ship has been turned into a museum of sorts — every few feet, there are informational displays that tell the story of the USS Missouri. We spent a while on the ship, peering into the many rooms onboard and reading about the battleship's extensive history.
Approaching the USS Missouri.
It was a good thing I had a wide angle lens with me. This ship is huge!
The USS Missouri — tour guide for scale.
On my last day in Hawaii, Scott and I met at the PERL visitor center for a tour of Ford Island and the PERL memorials that aren't open for public access (Ford Island is still an active military base, hence the inaccessibility). Our first stop was the USS Utah Memorial. As I walked down the memorial's white dock and looked at the vast landscape ahead, I couldn't help but picture what the horizon must've looked like on that fateful day in 1941. Planes must've been flying overhead from every direction, relentlessly bombing whatever was below. In the case of the USS Utah, torpedoes struck the ship and caused it to quickly capsize. Most of the crew made it out alive, but 58 of the men onboard were killed in action.
The USS Utah lies next to Ford Island. 58 of the ship's crewmen were killed when the battleship was torpedoed and sank.
The second-greatest loss of life at Pearl Harbor occurred on the USS Oklahoma, affectionally referred to as "the Okie" by its crewmembers. The USS Oklahoma sank quickly on December 7th, 1941 — less than 15 minutes after the first torpedo hit Battleship Row. Within minutes, hundreds of men found themselves trapped under the decks, flipping upside down as water rose all around them. 32 men were retrieved from the wreckage in the next two days. 429 of their comrades never made it out.
The USS Oklahoma Memorial was designed with the U.S. Navy's tradition of "manning the rails" in mind. The rows of white granite columns stand tall, emblematic of when Navy crews line the ship railings in dress whites when they return to port. On each of the 429 columns is the name of a crewman who was lost with the USS Oklahoma.
Each granite column of the USS Oklahoma Memorial has the name of a crewman who was lost on the ship during the Pearl Harbor attack.
NPS routinely takes standardized photos of each column of the USS Oklahoma Memorial, which helps them monitor wear and tear and perform repairs when needed. Over the years, the granite can crack and degrade from the salty air and sunshine.
Every part of my PERL experience had its own respective impact. Photographing the USS Arizona Memorial and spending time in the shrine room helped me comprehend the mass loss of life that took place during the attack. Diving on the USS Arizona itself put the scale of the event into perspective. Viewing the other memorials gave me an appreciation for all the time, money, and effort that has gone into making PERL the educational and historic site that it is today. However, I don't think I emotionally processed what happened at Pearl Harbor until I was in the depths of the museum collections building with Scott.
The museum collections building has rooms and rooms of artifacts, documents, and memorabilia that are related to Pearl Harbor and the 1941 attack.
Being the museum curator, Scott knows the story behind practically every artifact in the collection and has even stayed in touch with many of the families and individuals who have donated items. We took our time in each room as he showed me WWII-era swords with handles made out of shark skin and combat medic hats, rusty but still intact. Every piece had a story, and oftentimes Scott could tell me about the individual who brought the item in, where it was from, and exactly how it was discovered.
Scott presents a WWII combat medic's hat.
This Japanese hatbox belonged to a soldier who died in the Pearl Harbor attacks. Years later, his widow actually came to Pearl Harbor and was able to visit the collections building and see the hatbox for herself. Scott said there wasn't a dry eye in the room that day.
We continued to work our way into the collections, moving from larger artifacts to smaller items, like medals and papers. I could've easily spent hours sifting through the pages and pages of carefully preserved newspapers. Seeing the old pages and dates put into perspective just how suddenly the month of the Pearl Harbor attack went from a typical December to a month of immense loss, grief, and trauma for the entire United States.
I could've easily spent hours sifting through the pages and pages of old newspapers in the PERL museum collections building.
Carefully stored and preserved uniform pieces.
The last items Scott pulled out were old leather-bound photo albums, purchased by sailors when they arrived at new ports and filled with old photographs of their families, friends, and travels. As Scott carefully flipped through the pages with gloved hands, I was hit with a staggering wave of emotion. On December 7th, 1941, in less than two hours, the lives of so many men just like the ones in the photo albums ended. In a sudden and tragic moment of sacrifice, their lives became unfinished scrapbooks and uniforms that would never be worn again.
Walter F. Staff's photo album from his time on the USS Oklahoma.
The sailors' photo albums were filled with photos of their friends, families, and the new places they traveled to during their deployments.
Flipping through the pages of sailors' photo albums provided insight into their travels and the memorable events they partook in along the way.
Going to Pearl Harbor at the tail end of my internship and thinking about how precious life is – and how quickly it can be lost – reminded me just how important it is to embrace each day you get to live, especially if you're lucky enough to spend those days doing what you love. I left Pearl Harbor feeling incredibly reflective and indescribably grateful to all those who made it possible for me to experience the national memorial in such an intimate way. A huge thank you to Dan Brown and Scott Pawlowski for generously sharing your time and showing me the historical and cultural resources of Pearl Harbor National Memorial. Thanks to Shaun Wolfe for finding me great accommodation while I was on Oahu, and to OWUSS and the NPS SRC team for providing unwavering support throughout my internship.
Lastly, thank you to those who have followed along with my journey and provided encouragement and kind words along the way — it has meant so much to me. If you'd like to read my final thoughts and reflections from my internship experience, keep an eye out for my final report. I hope you will continue to follow the journeys of future interns and support the efforts of OWUSS and NPS. There is no question that this experience has monumentally changed my life, in ways that I probably cannot comprehend quite yet. I look forward to taking what I have learned this summer and continuing to preserve, study, and document the incredible underwater resources of Earth's oceans.
This entry was posted in 2021 National Park Service, Current Internships, News on December 22, 2021 by Sarah Von Hoene, 2021 National Park Service.
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Subtitle: Starting to live again.
Bertrand laughs at Victoria. "You don't play the piano upside down, silly sister!"
The past 4 years of our family have drawn a parallel to the story of Sleeping Beauty. In our case, the handsome prince Bertrand was our sleeping beauty. And, the unexpected hero has been the fearless little queen Victoria.
You see, when we moved to Utah we learned that Bertrand had medical issues, the extent of which were unknown at the time. Our lives in many ways became frozen. In a state of suspended animation, we focused solely on Bertrand's condition, diagnosis, treatments, quality of life.
With the exception of Bertrand's room, our house was frozen in the state it was unpacked in. Our hobbies were squelched and our habits became entrenched, in spite of concerted efforts to kick start life again. It was Groundhog Day. We were living in the moment... to a fault.
The birth of Victoria has changed all that. The thawing started with baby-proofing, but has extended much deeper. We're living each day to the fullest, but like we have a future too. Bertrand's special needs trust bank account was opened. Matthew lost 40 pounds and got in shape--to be able to care for Bertrand and walk Victoria down the aisle. (Which will be difficult as I may never allow her to date.) I've started to rediscover my hobbies and work on my own health--again for Bertrand as much as Victoria.
The biggest eye opener for me was the holidays. For the first time in 3 years, I didn't burst into tears at every catalog and commercial depicting happy, able-bodied children opening presents, decorating gingerbread houses, or engaging in snowball fights. I was able to smile as I witnessed Victoria enjoying those things and Bertrand enjoying them in his own way! The joy I found in his accomplishment wasn't forced. She managed to take the unintentional burden off of Bertrand to conform, and for that alone I am grateful.
Bertrand's life has gotten infinitely richer because of his little sister. Before Victoria, we paid lip-service to the concept of childhood, but our world revolved around therapy. Post Victoria, we play for playing's sake! We laugh together--a LOT! Bertrand's sense of humor has really come into focus, and I've come to know him even better than I did when he had my unwavering attention.
As with anything, there are ups and downs. Victoria's progress has opened a lot of old wounds and grief. But, the experience, I think, is a healing one. The pain has been akin to breaking a bone to set it correctly rather than just rubbing salt in a wound for no reason. It frees us.
Isn't it amazing what hope can do for everyone. Hope in your family's future, hope in outcomes, just plain hope! This post made my heart smile and brang back many happy memories♥ I will miss seeing you weekly!
Victoria lives up to her name :) (dare I think that was partly why you picked it?) I'm glad you're having a second spring.
Inspired and soooo happy for you!


Teaching teens about the legal process with topics that are important to them.
Does a court case really work the way it does on Law & Order? Is forensic evidence treated the same way we see it treated on CSI? What about K-9 units - how do they train those dogs to sniff for evidence? Most importantly, how is the chain of evidence in all of these scenarios used in actual real-life court cases? The answers to these questions and more can all be answered at the Youth Law Conference!
The Youth Law Conference educates high school juniors and seniors about career options in the legal profession and the general legal process, and provides tools for better decision-making. By tailoring this program to the interests and issues of a teen audience, the OCBA and its volunteer attorneys deliver an engaging program that is a hit with students and teachers alike.
At the conference, students and teachers participate in breakout sessions where they hear from prominent speakers from both the bench and the bar. Past conference topics have included computer forensics, a legal professionals panel, street law, using forensic evidence to solve crimes, military law, domestic violence law, employment law, identity protection, K-9 Unit, cyberbullying, TV shows: fact or fiction, law school admission, and more!
With a grant from the Oakland County Bar Foundation, the OCBA has allocated funds for registration and/or bus transportation for schools whose budgets do not support those costs. This funding may be available on a first-come, first-served basis.
The 2018 Youth Law Conference took place on November 13 and featured Shannon Smith, counsel for Larry Nassar, as the keynote speaker discussing what it is like to defend the reprehensible. Other seminar topics included cyberspace minefields, immigration law, FBI opportunities and K-9s in the criminal justice system.
The 2019 Youth Law Conference is set for November 12. If you are a teacher interested in attending the 2019 conference, contact Merri Lee Jones.
Call Merri Lee Jones at (248) 334-3400.


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Busabout has announced its new Europe 2019-2020 program with a new Small Group Adventures category.
Featuring guided trips of no more than 20 people, there are seven new itineraries that last from seven to 14 days and include a dedicated guide, all accommodation, some meals, and free time to explore independently.
This includes the nine-day Hidden Gems tour which takes clients to the Austrian Alps, Bled, and Venice; and the 14-day Eastern Wanderer trips which visits Germany, Austria, Poland, Hungary, and Croatia.
Clients who book by 16NOV, 2018, can save up to 15% off Busabout's 'Unlimited Hop-on Hop-off' pass, and 10% off a selection of all other adventures, including those from Haggis and Shamrocker Adventures.
Busabout's 'Adventures' guided trips are also back for 2019-2020, including four new itineraries: the two-day Greek Odyssey itinerary and three new trips through Spain and Portugal – the 15-day Ultimate Iberian Adventure, eight-day Iberian Highlights and eight-day Iberian Trail.


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Speaker Series - Theropods of a Feather Flock Together: The Evolution of Birds
Backyard dinosaurs? Birds are the descendants of dinosaurs evolving more than 150 million years ago during the Jurassic Period. Since then, birds have diversified and thrived through to present day.
Program: Theropods of a Feather Flock Together: The Evolution of Birds
Presenter: Lee Hall, Vertebrate Paleontology Preparator, The Cleveland Museum of Natural History
Date: Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at 7:30 p.m.
Location: Rocky River Nature Center, 24000 Valley Pkwy, North Olmsted, OH 44070 Map
Description: Backyard dinosaurs? Birds are the descendants of dinosaurs evolving more than 150 million years ago during the Jurassic Period. Since then, birds have diversified and thrived through to present day. Join The Cleveland Museum of Natural History's Vertebrate Paleontology Preparator, Lee Hall, as he takes us through the fossil record of evolution and diversity of our favorite feathered friends in the program, "Theropods of a Feather Flock Together: The Evolution of Birds".


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Q: Is it possible to simulate shortcut key events programmatically on Chrome? Is it possible to simulate  shortcut key events programmatically on Chrome in JavaScript?
I just want to trigger the shortcut event in javascript and show the chrome extension popup.html without clicking the icon. I tried many ways,but failed.
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Pair of Jacquard Denim Cushion Covers Handmade in India, 'Midnight Mood'
Indian designer Navya Khanna presents this sophisticated pair of rectangular denim cushion covers. The front of each midnight blue cover is decorated with snow white embroidery that accentuates the intricate jacquard pattern. Solid midnight blue cotton features on the back, with a zipper at the bottom for inserting a cushion.
Denim, rayon thread embroidery
Cushion(s) not included
Features a zipper closure
Each (2): 30 cm L x 46 cm W
Each (2): 11.75" L x 18" W
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Artfully crafted by Navya Khanna from India.
Navya Khanna
"I love to play with different types of fabric, embroidery and prints. I believe that the true value and reward in accomplishing a goal is in the challenges you overcome on the journey."
"I was born in New Delhi in 1993. As early as I can recall, I was a creative little girl that loved art. Textiles, wood, metal, clay, canvas, calligraphy, crocheting, cross-stitch, patchwork, quilting, rug making, ribbon embroidery and more… it all fascinated me to no end. I made the decision to pursue a career in design and life became relaxed despite hardships and uncertainties. I was now ready to live my dreams!
"For me, art has always been very meaningful and powerful. I felt an incredible capacity for creativity and imagination. My crafts teacher in kindergarten played an integral role in my life, helping me think freely, and she awarded me an excellence certificate in arts and crafts when I was a child.
"From my arts and crafts teachers in school to my professors in the academy, all have played a key role in shaping my art. Also, my mother is an artist and her beautiful paintings have always been an inspiration to me.
"I spent a lot of time researching in old books and experimenting to learn new weaving techniques. At the outset, my biggest task was to learn the basics of setting up a loom and mastering the process, followed by learning shibori, which is a Japanese tie and dye technique. I also went to Rajasthan to learn the region's traditional leheriya tie-dye methods. Knowing about fabrics was an important step before entering the field of design. Learning embroidery was also time-consuming.
"I love to play with different types of fabric, embroidery and prints. I believe that the true value and reward in accomplishing a goal is in the challenges you overcome on the journey.
"The intricacy and detailing required is my favorite part of textile arts. Special colors can provoke different emotions, associations and responses. Creativity comes to me from my surroundings, the seasons, my moods and the ambience.
"I identify myself as a hardworking and focused individual with a social commitment to produce environment-friendly, organic textiles and to promote India's traditional handicrafts. My work is a humble attempt to empower artisans by helping to create a designer range and, at the same time, help generate employment while they work from the comfort of their own homes or workshops.
"I dream of launching my own fashion label one day. I believe that everything around us is a piece of art or an inspiration. I want to make my parents proud and show my work around the world."


A burger is a burger in any language! This savory sandwich with French influences features brie cheese and cornichons (cute little French pickles) combined with stone ground mustard and arugula. Say no to the passport and oui to a bite of this week's gourmet flavor!


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