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TGTF Guide to SXSW 2014: Singer/songwriter and folk UK artists showcasing at this year's SXSW
By Mary Chang on Tuesday, 4th March 2014 at 1:00 pm
Please note: all information we bring you about SXSW 2014 is to the best of our knowledge when it posts, and bands scheduled to appear may be subject to change. To learn when your favourite band is playing in Austin, we recommend you first consult the official SXSW schedule, then stop by the band's Facebook and official Web site for details of any non-official SXSW appearances.
Just 1 week off now from the official start of SXSW 2014 and we've arrived at the sixth part of the TGTF Guide to SXSW 2014: the genre of singer/songwriters and folk artists. Whether they are single person artists with just a microphone and/or a guitar, or they're a multi-person strong team of musicians, singer/songwriters have the ability to evoke feelings and emotions in us sometimes we didn't even know we had. Read on…
Juliette Ashby
Carrie writes: "Fans of the late Amy Winehouse will be interested to hear up-and-coming pop diva Juliette Ashby. Though Ashby was reportedly close friends with Winehouse, her music bears only the slightest tinge of Winehouse's gritty soul flavor, instead leaning more toward the sparkly dance pop of stars like Ellie Goulding or Lily Allen. Ashby's debut album 'Bittersweet' will be available for preorder on the 3rd of March.
Self-described as "acoustic soul", Nottingham-born Bailey brings a soulful, almost jazzy edge and a welcome difference to the singer/songwriter category.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCB6tg_6ntY[/youtube]
Cocos Lovers
Alt-folk collective Cocos Lovers formed in Kent in 2008 when its members decided to quit their day jobs and travel through Europe, busking and making music however and wherever they possibly could. Predictably, the influences on their style are widely varied, including English folk and choral music, American Southern gospel and Spanish flamenco, as well as the complex rhythms and tonalities of African and Eastern traditional music.
Read Carrie's Bands to Watch feature on Cocos Lovers here; two of their members also answered our SXSW 2014 flavoured Quickfire Questions, which you can read here.
Cousin Marnie
Carrie writes: Hackney native Cousin Marnie has the unique distinctions of claiming an Alfred Hitchcock heroine as the inspiration for her stage name and counting both Loretta Lynn and Kanye West among her main musical influences. Her single 'Cain' is an eerie combination of biblical text, stark instrumental texture, and delicate vocal timbres in the verses, juxtaposed with heavy bass and savage rhythm in the chorus. Watch the lyric video for 'Cain' below, and try not to think too much about what might have become of the little white bunny.
[youtube]http://youtu.be/KDIShBsd7HI[/youtube]
Carrie writes: "Honeyblood's twee grunge pop has drawn fully warranted comparisons to California groups Best Coast and Haim, not only for the female lead vocals, but for the laid-back vibe, fuzzy garage band tone and mildly rebellious lyrics."
Carrie's Bands to Watch feature on Honeyblood is here.
Kieran Leonard
Carrie writes: "The hipster literati in Austin next spring will no doubt flock to see British singer-songwriter Kieran Leonard, whose esoteric and often politically-charged folk rock challenges both emotion and intellect. His intensity may be off-putting at first, especially to a casual listener, but his entrancing singing voice and cynically provocative lyrics are worth a bit of extra attention."
Read Carrie's Bands to Watch piece on Leonard here.
The Melodic
Carrie writes: "South London band The Melodic have just finished touring America with Johnny Flynn and The Sussex Wit in support of their debut full length album, 'Effra Parade'. 'Effra Parade' is a light and jaunty mix of carefree melodic lines, casual vocal harmonies and diverse instrumental textures. While musically whimsical, the songs' thoughtful lyrics often deal with larger intellectual topics, such as the Pinochet-era political turmoil in Chile in 'Ode to Victor Jara'".
Carrie's Bands to Watch feature on the band is here; frontman Huw Williams also answered our SXSW 2014 flavoured Quickfire Questions set here.
Carrie writes: "Blurring the lines between jazz, classical, world music, and folk genres, this set of four songs reveals a wide array of musical influences, as well as a broad set of lyrical and compositional ideas. The songs hinge on minimalist grooves and the repetitive plucked rhythms of Mulvey's acoustic guitar, but the unique harmonies and eclectic instrumentation generate surprising sonic variety."
This Hitchin guitar-toting singer/songwriter with a penchant for sweeping, ethereal vocals has already been compared to the likes of Jeff Buckley and Antony and the Johnsons. Check out 'Raise Your Love', which showcases his expansive voice.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzcx0Oa7s2s[/youtube]
Sweet Baboo
Welsh singer/songwriter Stephen Black might have named himself after Linus Van Pelt's (Peanuts) too cute nickname, but he does a good job bridging the heartfelt with the occasional squealing guitar jam.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMQ8h42HOJU[/youtube]
Tom the Lion
Cheryl writes: Tom Visser, performing under the moniker Tom the Lion, is splashing back onto the scene after a 3-year absence. Debut album 'Sleep' is poised to give this Londoner a career jolt. Blending low-fi, chamber pop and modified symphonics, 'Sleep' is a mysterious, masterful work. Previous release 'The Adventures of Tom the Lion' brought him under the radar commercial success even though it was an amalgam of live performance and limited edition vinyl-only EPs. Despite the difficulty in finding his music – currently available only via Rough Trade or his Web site, it is worth the hunt (hint: try Soundcloud). Both works hold gems that identify this singer as an endearing entry into the male singer/songwriter milieu."
Cheryl's full Bands to Watch feature on Tom the Lion can be found here.
Though he's based in London, singer/songwriter was born in Denmark and is of English and Uruguayan ancestry. Looking for a bit of 21st century blue-eyed soul in Austin? You've found him.
Carrie writes: "Brighton-based four-piece Wildflowers center their folk rock sound around the vocal harmonies of sisters Siddy and Kit Bennett. Siblings almost always have a unique ability to perfectly match their vocal diction for seamless harmonies, but the sisters also share a love of rebellious female songs, citing Alanis Morrisette as an early musical influence. Hints of Morrisette certainly appear in Wildflowers' lyrics and Siddy Bennett's vocal delivery, but the overall sound leans more toward the bluesy country of Patsy Cline. The Bennett sisters cite their nomadic, bohemian upbringing as an influence on their music as well, with American bands like The Eagles and Fleetwood Mac informing the full-scale vocal harmonies they share with band members James Ashbury and Kendal Sant."
Want to read Carrie's Bands to Watch feature on Wildflowers? Right this way.
Carrie writes: "Withered Hand is the stage name of Scottish folk singer/songwriter Dan Willson, whose second full length album, 'New Gods', is due for release in mid-March (the 10th of March, just in time for SXSW!) by Fortuna Pop! Records. According to the label's press release for 'New Gods', Willson took up songwriting around age 30 when a series of life events sparked "a period of reflection" that led to the creation of his deeply introspective first album 'Good News'. 'New Gods' is a variation on that theme of self-examination, equally perceptive and evocative, but with a mellow touch of wry humor to soften its blunt honesty."
To read Carrie's review of Withered Hand's upcoming album 'New Gods', go here.
Gabby Young and Other Animals
Carrie writes: Gabby Young is a classically trained opera singer turned 'Circus Swing' songwriter whose globally-influenced brand of folk music has been grouped into an eccentric genre all its own. Her singing voice is indeed glorious, but even more spectacular are the energetically jazzy rhythms provided by her 8-piece backing band, Other Animals. This lively showcase is sure to inspire dancing and debauchery in Austin. For a quick teaser, watch the video for 'I've Improved', from the group's Kickstarter-funded third album 'One Foot in Front of the Other'.
[youtube]http://youtu.be/3TEon8cQI_g [/youtube]
More of the TGTF Guide to SXSW 2014 to come this week. Stay tuned!
TGTF Guide to SXSW 2014: Pop and pop hybrid UK artists showcasing at this year's SXSW
By Mary Chang on Monday, 3rd March 2014 at 1:00 pm
Starting off the week in our continuing preview coverage SXSW 2014, in this fifth installment of the TGTF Guide to SXSW 2014 are what we call the pop and pop hybrid artists. Pop has become increasingly difficult to put in a box, with many artists incorporating urban, soul, r&b, dance, rock, folk and country into their own brand of pop. So in today's post, we bring your attention to the bands whose music has a decided pop sensibility in their sound.
In case you missed any of our TGTF Guide to SXSW 2014 so far, including the two-part guide to UK rock acts and the two-part guide to UK electronic acts and DJs appearing at this year's SXSW, get it all here.
Arthur Beatrice
Carrie writes: "The moniker of elusive London quartet Arthur Beatrice was "formed from the notion of opposites coming together to complete perfect wholes," according to the press release for their new album, 'Working Out', due for release next Monday. The bisexual band name seems singularly appropriate given the band's juxtaposition of male and female lead vocals, alternated seamlessly between the velvety singing voices of Ella Girardot and Orlando Leopard. The instrumental sound is a cross between smooth jazz and electro dance with moments of uptempo rhythmic pacing provided by brothers Elliott and Hamish Barnes on drums and bass, respectively. Hamish Barnes' pulsing bass is a major element of Arthur Beatrice's sound, maintaining a constant groove throughout 'Working Out'.
Read Carrie's full review of the band's debut album 'Working Out', released just last month, here.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpCVIg6h_Zo[/youtube]
Cairn String Quartet
Carrie writes: "The Cairn String Quartet specialises in creating instrumental arrangements of rock and pop songs, spanning across subgenres to cover songs by Aerosmith, Beyoncé, Daft Punk and Mumford and Sons, to name just a few. Their most recent EP release, titled '#Quartetquickies' includes a version of 'The Mother We Share' by CHVRCHES, and their last full-length album, 'One', features arrangements of Lana Del Rey's 'Video Games' and 'Everybody's On The Run' by Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds."
Read the rest of Carrie's Bands to Watch on the group here.
Most of Charlotte Aitchison's music is what pop on Radio 1 sounds like these days, but it's the more interesting tracks of hers like 'Allergic to Love' that don't fit into any other box that deserve more attention. A little punk, a little swagger, and less of that purely manufactured pop, please.
In the post-Justin Timberlake 'Sexy Back' world, it's not a huge surprise to see an artist like blue eyed soul and r&b singer Daley doing well on the back of a couple of EPs, even without a debut album to his name. The young Mancunian has already collaborated with rapper and BBC Sound of and MTV Brand New for 2011 alum Wretch 32, been picked up for play by BBC presenters like MistaJam and Jo Whiley and sports a strong look: ha massive beehive-like hairdo that probably needs its own postal code and faux Buddy Holly spectacles (I say faux, because they're almost comically 3-D square glasses). What's not to love…well, if you're a devoted, young Radio 1 listener?
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/51674258[/vimeo]
Cheryl writes: "Evocative of the trance-like melodies of The xx, London-based three-piece Dems tantalize us with their new single 'Canvas World'. Dan Moss, David Gardener and Duncan Mann typically lay Moss' vocals over complex pieces of artistry, but the latest single adds a guest lead vocal from guest singer Claudie. Strong and clear, she adds a depth to the melancholy Dems sound anchoring it."
Cheryl's Bands to Watch feature on Dems is here. You can also read the band's answers to our Quickfire Questions – including some SXSW flavoured ones too! – here.
Martin writes: "Glass Animals are experts at downtempo, atmospheric, bass-heavy songs – think Portishead having coffee with Morcheeba – while the coffee's a tangy roast by James Blake."
Read the rest of Martin's Bands to Watch feature on Glass Animals here.
Sweeping soulful vocals on top of an underlying pop sensibility. It's unusual to see a trio of guys who have the DIY aesthetic but who aren't in the indie rock genre (Hot Club de Paris, Little Comets, the Crookes), but this will make them stand out from the pack.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VP8Y_Z-wysA[/youtube]
Gulp is a kinda sorta supergroup starring Guto Pryce (Super Furry Animals) and Lindsey Leven, with Gid Goundrey providing guitar and Gwion Llewelyn (Race Horses) on drums. Their sound? Dream pop vocals on top of whimsical, layered instrumentation. Interesting.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jBMAPx_Pdo[/youtube]
Holy Esque (confirmed on SXSW schedule 23 Feb)
Cheryl writes: "Pat Hynes' heavy vibrato wrangles above the rapid fire drumming and ringing guitars giving it an otherworldly feel. It tints the tone of all they produce, driving the lyrics to a strange and mysterious place, irrespective of the actual sentiment in the song. This continual quavering is the natural way he sings and not an affectation to add interest, so it permeates every song. That's fine, but it still sounds quite unusual."
Cheryl wrote a Bands to Watch on them, and you can read the feature here.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrB4Sfra8NE[/youtube]
Chloe Howl
In her synth poppier moments such as on 'No Strings', Howl seems to be assuming the mantle of La Roux's Elly Jackson. Says it all, really. She even has really awesome hair too.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=om7zg-M0rZM[/youtube]
Liverpool singer Jetta croons soulfully to a minimalist backdrop the xx would be proud to call their own. Band-wise, we'll have to see if this turns out to be more Florence and the Machine or No Doubt.
Martin writes: "Jungle are purveyors of sun-drenched downtempo electro-soul, a facsimile of which can often be heard playing on the radio of, say, a 1965 Chevy Malibu SS whilst cruising the vice-ridden streets of a simulated Los Angeles."
Martin's Bands to Watch on Jungle is here.
We refrained from doing a bands to watch feature on London Grammar because…well, everyone else had already covered them, and judging from their early popularity on the back of their debut album 'If You Wait' released in September 2013, it seems like their history has already been written. They sound eerily like the xx, though Hannah Reid's angelic voice makes their tunes feel like they should be on The Lord of the Rings soundtrack.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6drfp_3823I[/youtube]
The Magic Numbers
Two pairs of brothers and sisters who have somehow soldiered on for over a decade making near twee pop and have sold millions of records. Come now, you've heard 'Forever Lost', haven't you?
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8P40WfRELU[/youtube]
Only Real
Martin writes: At first listen of something like 'Punks And Potions', the lead-off track of 2013's 'Days In The City' EP now out on LuvLuvLuv Records, the almost out-of-tune electric guitars overlaid with a heavy dose of lo-fi chorusing are the kind of thing any number of bedroom crooners (and surely this *was* recorded in a bedroom) would put out. The arrangement is in no particular hurry, or of any particular convention for that matter, the second verse lazily arriving at the two-minute mark. But Only Real's talent is to hide within these inauspicious strictures some impressively ambitious and thoughtful work.… Overall, the combination of a naïf approach to arrangement and production, combined with a decent ear for a melody and lyrics, make Only Real a great prospect. One wonders what he'll be capable of when he finally emerges from that bedroom…"
Read the rest of Martin's Bands to Watch on Only Real here.
Sounding like the love child of early 'Oracular Spectacular'-era MGMT and bombastic '80s power pop, this Glasgow trio will make you yearn for the days when every band didn't have to have a synthesiser player, just the ones who did pop right.
You can read frontman Stuart Brock's answers to our Quickfire Questions (the SXSW flavoured ones too!) over here.
Woman's Hour
In the post-xx world, a woman singing over dreamy, sometimes minimal instrumentation isn't actually that groundbreaking. Or is it? Fiona Burgess' vocals sound distant, and maybe that's the point of this London via Kendal band: don't think, just get lost in the music.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4x1OzVibsOo[/youtube]
Keep it here, as we roll on with more of the TGTF Guide to SXSW 2014 tomorrow!
TGTF Guide to SXSW 2014: Electronic and DJ UK artists showcasing at this year's SXSW (R-Y)
By Mary Chang on Friday, 28th February 2014 at 1:00 pm
Continuing our coverage of the electronic artists and DJs gracing SXSW 2014's fine stages next month, we get down and dirty with the second half of the UK showcasing acts of these genres in this fourth installment of the TGTF Guide to SXSW 2014. In case you missed the first half of the list, you can read all about those previously featured acts here.
In the mood for music with an r&b flavour with soul and a good beat? Benjamin Stefanski has got you covered. Stripped back, he exhibits James Blake-esque composure, but he's equally at home dropping the eclectic electronic fuzz.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsQlOE4vl5w[/youtube]
I wrote: "Let's face it: there a lot of men out there trying to negotiate the choppy waters of electronic music as solo artists, with varying levels of success. The trick seems to be finding your own special niche in the already overcrowded electro market, something that this act has done well. And seemingly so quickly too."
Read more of my Bands to Watch on Sivu here.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_964dqQxQwY[/youtube]
Snow Ghosts
London duo Snow Ghosts sound exactly the way their name does: folky vocals overlaid on top of brooding electronica. Intriguing!
Southern Hospitality DJs
DJs Rob Breezy and Superix founded the now infamous Hip Hop Karaoke London, the first of its kind in the UK and an event that has been a road-block every single month at the Social in central London. Recognised for this and many other dance nights their group put on by tonnes of tv and radio stations, newspapers and other media outlets in Britain, they've become a DJ force to be reckoned with and won't be going anywhere anytime soon. Just shut up and dance!
THUMPERS
Ben writes: "Dreamy and ethereal, alt pop duo THUMPERS are seasoned veterans of the UK sound scene from their time as two-thirds of indie rockers Pull Tiger Tail. Drummer Hamson went on to beat skins for the likes of Friendly Fires and Noah & The Whale before reuniting with Marcus Pepperell and a fresh, sunny and delicately layered approach in 2012. Ever productive, there're plenty of freebies to brush up on via the band's Soundcloud account, or you could just hold out until SXSW for the full fat experience."
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbAKwTS-1LI[/youtube]
To Be Frank
Martin writes: "To Be Frank is the pseudonym of multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Frank Pescod, who, after a period writing contract music for TV and film, and brands as prestigious as Louis Vuitton, found the desire for the limelight was too strong; To Be Frank was created as a platform to spread his music to a wider audience. Things kicked off with single 'If You Love Her', a tender piece of whimsical electronica that showcased Pescod's delicate, soulful voice and neat way with a minimalist arrangement, but didn't really go much further. Sophomore release 'Nothing' introduced glitchy beats and a more insistent groove, playing on urban r'n'b stylings but still remaining resolutely downtempo… It's clear that this is a project in its early stages; the benefit of which is that every release tells us something new about the artist concerned. And with such an intriguing combination of chartbait and esoterica at his fingertips, To Be Frank really is one to keep an eye on."
Read Martin's full Bands to Watch on To Be Frank here.
I wrote: "How to describe the music? While title track 'Placid Acid' on his debut EP is exactly as advertised – a gorgeously chill slow build-up of epicness – the otherworldly charms of 'Jupiter' and head boppiness of 'Forgive' prove he's not a one-trick pony. The 'Tonight' EP sees Will Phillips taking a turn to more upbeat (handclaps!) and sounding more industrial than the debut, though for sure based on these releases alone, the kind of dancing I'm thinking you're likely to see at Tourist shows is of the languid, fluid, beautiful creature variety. Then again, track 'Together' revealed from upcoming EP 'Patterns' seems to indicate for his next release, he's going into higher octane, faster tempo territory. Either way, you're in for a good show if you see him when he stops in your town. Or, if you're lucky like us to be going to SXSW, if you have the good fortune to catch him in Texas in March."
Read the rest of my Bands to Watch on Tourist here.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeAyTPZfsWk[/youtube]
Until the Ribbon Breaks
Cardiff artist Peter Lawrie-Winfield makes music like sombre, claustrophobic Massive Attack: there is something vaguely sinister, vaguely apocalyptic, and yet the beats are stirring and the emphatic lyrics are strangely hypnotic. Already garnering attention from Pitchfork, Lawrie's sets are likely to be rammed by the young hipster set.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rd_-JY3yq9w[/youtube]
Waylayers
Martin writes: "Theirs is the sound of guitar songwriting meeting Balearic beats and synths as on the anthemic 'S.O.S.', which is dancefloor-worthy even without needing a remix. Harry Lee has enormous physical presence, dominating both the stage and the little keyboard from which he generates any number of uplifting synth lines. His vocals are often the spit of Diagrams' Sam Genders, while the music treads a similar path to other practitioners of the dance crossover genre such as Friendly Fires; the fact that 'Fires' was produced by Ewan Pearson of TGTF former faves Delphic is surely no coincidence."
"Ol' Dirty chose his moniker because there was no father to his bastard style. Young Fathers earn theirs by making something so fresh it doesn't yet have a name. These are three fellas from Edinburgh who've been working together since they were 14, who have an elastic mind meld that mimics their fused sensibility of sound, who one day locked themselves in a dingy Scottish basement and came out with something that'd never been done — a fearless combination of beat, rap and song that smells not only of its dark and dank birthplace, but of discovery and of communion."
Time to take a breather – we'll back back next week with more of the TGTF Guide to SXSW 2014!
TGTF Guide to SXSW 2014: Electronic and DJ UK artists showcasing at this year's SXSW (A-M)
By Mary Chang on Thursday, 27th February 2014 at 1:00 pm
So what exactly does a group need to be called an electronic band? For the purposes of the TGTF Guide to SXSW 2014, a UK band or act showcasing at SXSW 2014 gets this distinction if the primary instrument – or what we discern as the primary maker of sound – in a band is a synthesiser or something similar. Britain has given the world so many heavy hitters in both electronic music and on the DJ dance circuit, so it makes sense that Austin will be abuzz next month with a whole host of trailblazing innovators.
The Brighton duo made up of producer Max Wheeler and singer/songwriter Victoria Port create a nice melding of American soul with bass heavy, electronic heavy backing. Signed to Gilles Peterson's Brownswood Recordings and ready to release their debut album soon, this could be the pair's break into the big time.
Cheryl writes: "Four piece Battle Lines out of Leeds is starting to get some traction with shows around England. Excitingly, they are headed to America for the first time, a pretty big deal for this small northern band. With just a 7" out there, it may be hard to get a good feel for their music, but Carly Humphries' vocals, surrounded by an electronic backbone has a CHVRCHES flavour, could see this band easily take a commanding position in the female-fronted band scene. Alternating between raw strength and enticing breathiness, Humphries leads the remaining three with her presence. A bit trippy but with some real oomph underneath, Battle Lines bridges rock and electronic and could make for some very nice live performances."
Kid British's singer Adio Marchant has now struck out on his own, mixing up soul, funk and dance and overlaying it all with a dream pop vocal. No wonder Manchester's all hot and bothered over his new project.
Cloud Boat
I wrote: "Tom Clarke and Sam Ricketts are the brains behind London duo Cloud Boat. The soulful vocal stylings of Clarke, Ricketts' fanciful guitar and the seemingly omnipresent synths of today's pop music are a winning combination in creating Cloud Boat's poignant sound. Lest you think this is some kind of dreary, dirge-like music, you need look no further than the label that first took a chance on the pair in 2011 to put out their first singles, 'Bastion' and 'Lions on the Beach': legendary Belgian indie label R&S Records, whose storied release history include albums by Aphex Twin and Delphic's first single 'Counterpoint'."
Read the rest of my Bands to Watch on Cloud Boat here.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vLuPpmquNQ[/youtube]
Carrie writes: "Standout track 'This City' returns somewhat to that earlier sound, depending more on guitars and organic percussion as it ponders "the whole 'serious earnest-singer-songwriter thing'" that Cleverly has deliberately tried to avoid on 'The Age of Fracture'. His boredom with the idea has, ironically, inspired some of the best lyrics on the album, including the opening hook, "ink-covered fingers, you've been hiding at your desk too long / hand over mouth, brandy in your tea / the afternoon's all emptiness, the morning possibility."
'The Age of Fracture' is, both lyrically and musically, centered around contradiction and fragmentation, but it manages to hold together as a cohesive and thought-provoking unit. The physical sensuality of the dance element is balanced by the "elegance and love in the language" of the vocal lines. (Have a listen below to the carnal pièce de résistance 'Like An Animal' for that lyrical gem.)"
Read Carrie's review of the band's new album 'The Age of Fracture' here.
London producers Matt and Kye worked with MNEK for their most recent single, the incredibly infectious 'Ready for Your Love' released in January. Expect them to be laying down some serious beats at a hot dance party or five in Austin.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8B93tgRxMuE[/youtube]
The Heatwave
To be honest, I was a little concerned about the lack of decent DJ acts from Britain bringing the atmosphere over to Austin. Then I saw that the Heatwave got a shout. London dancehall, as shown heating the dance floor at Koko last December. 'nuff said.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMxSse_1hu0[/youtube]
Radio 1 DJ who really needs no introduction, does she?
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bOSN099HYU[/youtube]
Chris Davids and Liam Ivory's smooth yet eclectic sounds are perfect less for bumping and grinding but for gliding. And sometimes, some of us dance heads prefer something more cerebral.
Much more is in store for you in the TGTF Guide to SXSW 2014. Stay tuned!
TGTF Guide to SXSW 2014: Rock UK artists showcasing at this year's SXSW (N-W)
By Mary Chang on Wednesday, 26th February 2014 at 1:00 pm
British rock and its many facets will be on display at SXSW 2014, judging by the variety of acts been given a shout by the festival this year. In the second installment of the exclusive TGTF Guide to SXSW 2014, we turn to the UK bands that play rock, punk, metal and everything in between, alphabetically N through W. (In case you were wondering, there weren't any Y or Z bands announced, we weren't leaving anyone out on purpose!) The first half of the rock list, in case you missed it, is here.
How many UK bands do you know of have already gone on tour in Asia even before their debut album has been released? Not many. Even less when you've never heard of said band. So there must be something more about Natives from the New Forest that deserves your attention. They sound entirely unpretentious and (gasp!) just like they're having a lot of fun too. We don't know much about them, but we're guessing there'll be plenty to say post-SXSW.
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSHrbBXNxVA[/youtube]
New Desert Blues
John writes: "With no sense of pretence, no dramatic unveiling, New Desert Blues have snuck up on my psyche, with the immense track that is 'Adam'. The five impeccably dressed lads who sounded raw, and ebbed with potential at The Great Escape at The Fishbowl have created something really special with their debut effort.
Refined, and delightfully genuine, New Desert Blues aren't bursting with youthful exuberance as you'd expect from a group of five less-than-likely lads. They instead emanate a dastardly sense of cool: whether that is in lead singer James Cullen's ability to pull of the most pretentious of turtlenecks in Brighton sunshine at this year's Great Escape, is yet to be uncovered."
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIE6pE-3xSk[/youtube]
All girl group PINS sound more Brooklyn than Manchester in their raucous, fuzzy rock delivery. Admittedly, their complete lack of Y chromosomes sets them apart from all the other UK rock acts at SXSW 2014, but will this – along with their Christmas song getting an exclusive on Urban Outfitters' Web site – work in their favour, or will they merely be a curiosity?
Martin writes: "They take as their inspiration and sampling material that rich vein of mid-century film footage which gloried in the wonder of British achievements, celebrating the majesty of heavy engineering, the valour of daring explorers, and the gritty triumph of war. The band themselves mirror the tone of their subject matter by dressing in tweeds and having names like Wriglesworth; one half-expects the other band members to be called Ginger and Algy, and for them to fly off in Sopwith Camels after the show is over.
Each piece brings to life a particular microcosm of history via clips from vintage newsreels, spanning about 20 years from the early 1940s to the advent of practical colour television in the 1960s. Wartime propaganda is invoked in 'Dig for Victory', the distinctive iconography exhorting the populace to self-reliance via growing their own food is writ large across several vintage television sets adapted for digital projection. 'Spitfire' uses copious footage from the 1942 film The First Of The Few to honour the achievements of RJ Mitchell, the designer of arguably the most famous aircraft ever built."
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_u4Md_aXVJE[/youtube]
The lone true rock band on the BBC Sound of 2014 longlist, the Brighton duo's is the UK's answer to, well, both the Black Keys and Queens of the Stone Age. And they're ready to unleash their punishing bluesy rock on Austin come March.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_3mNCaJgNM[/youtube]
Saor Patrol
Cheryl writes: "Playing what they have dubbed 'medieval Scottish rock', Saor Patrol – which translates as 'freedom guard' in Scottish Gaelic – kicks up the amperage on other traditional folk music. Not content to stick with the 100% traditional sound, these guys add a grinding guitar to pull it just this side of modern. Completely instrumental, the combination of this driving guitar overlaid with a bagpipe melody is just different enough from traditional bagpipe bands to turn heads."
Read the rest of Cheryl's Band to Watch on Saor Patrol here.
Cheryl writes: "There probably wasn't a lot to do on a Saturday night in the port city of Newport in the south of Wales. Friends Ben Griffiths and Tom Owens solved the boredom by forming a band that eventually was fleshed out to become Save Your Breath. Taking their pop punk sensibilities from the likes of Green Day and their ilk, they forged their sound from the grit of the life around them. What must have started out as a lark between school chums, titles like 'Not in the Mood for Kiwi' and 'Holy Shit, Fortune Teller Miracle Fish!' show up on their first album, they have matured enough to temper their weird song titles but still have energetic, aggressive tunes worthy of a listen."
For more on Save Your Breath, read the rest of Cheryl's Band to Watch on them here.
Garage punky duo from Kent have already made a big noise in London and on tour with fellow SXSW 2014-ers Drenge for their punishing live set. Not much else to say except if you like punk, you better start planning your SXSW schedule around these guys, because I think it's pretty assured their sets will be rammed.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vOVfdTjdNY[/youtube]
Splashh
Kind of poppy, kind of rocky, kind of surf-y. Not terribly cerebral, but hey, this is the kind of music I expect Best Coast fans to enjoy (and there are a lot of those).
[youtube] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_a42mz5fhc[/youtube]
Syd Arthur – there is no man named "Syd Arthur". No, they're a psych rock band with a wink wink, nudge nudge hippie name, and the players all with long, unkempt hair. "Greatly inspired by the sonic pioneers of the late 60s and early 70s, they have patiently learned how to engineer, produce and mix themselves, using an innovative hybrid of analogue and digital techniques."
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsuB4IXEJz8[/youtube]
Instrumental proggy guitars plus synths band with their latest album, 'Master' (2013), receiving rave reviews across the board for its inventiveness. Their live shows have received similar plaudits, so if you're into this kind of music, they're unmissable in Austin.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBjs-9u158k[/youtube]
Traams
Like your punk as well as your melodies? Described often as "noisy", "happy" and "joyous", Chichester's Traams, then, are for you.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Fk8paPdc9Y[/youtube]
The Scottish band's cult popularity in the States was on a high in 2012 when the band appeared at SXSW last, but after being off the radar for quite a while, they've just released a live album 'E Rey Live In Philadelphia' and will be looking to solidify their standing stateside.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03FwNhwI7OI[/youtube]
Carrie writes: London alt-rockers Wolf Alice are likely to bring in new fans from all corners at their SXSW shows. Their sound is a hybrid of styles, a slightly unsettling middle ground among cerebral indie folk, bright garage pop, and murky grunge rock…The band's own lyric, from the title track 'Blush' might actually be the best description of their overall sound: "Punch drunk, dumbstruck, potluck, happy, happy."
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_QBC_pDkeU[/youtube]
The Wytches
Ben writes: "These Brighton based psych surfers take a battered base of shoegazing garage rock, douses it with B-movie psychedelia, throws on a lighter and watches it blacken into a ghastly yet basely expressive lump of carbon. The far out three piece had a degree of success with two singles on Hate Hate Hate Records, before announcing their switch to Heavenly Recordings with the release of Afree digital download 'Gravedweller'".
Keep it here on TGTF for more in the TGTF Guide to SXSW 2014, coming soon!
TGTF Guide to SXSW 2014: Rock UK artists showcasing at this year's SXSW (A-M)
By Mary Chang on Tuesday, 25th February 2014 at 1:00 pm
Oh, British rock. Its many facets will be on display at SXSW 2014, judging by the variety of acts been given a shout by the festival this year. In this first installment of the exclusive TGTF Guide to SXSW 2014, we take a closer look at bands that play rock, punk, metal and everything in between, starting alphabetically A through M. And away we go…
Band of Skulls
John writes of their latest single: "…we were treated to the anything but a 'Sweet Sour' follow-up to Band of Skulls' aforementioned 2011 record, bonus single, 'Be Mine'. It hardly starts in true, chug-a-lug-ing Band of Skulls format, with a lingering guitar solo from Russell Marsden building in to the twin harmonies of Marsden and bassist Emma Richardson, underscored by an old school piano melody. The song builds like the back drop to a love scene from a an old western, and I felt the first time that I was walking into an old saloon bar, as the two harmonised, 'hit me with your love, be mine / all our future's in the balance'".
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAzDWdHWAns[/youtube]
John writes: "Their fourth album is undeniably the moment where BMTH came of age. It's such a clichéd phrase, but it's obvious Sykes and co. have a found a sound that truly epitomizes where they are as a band on this record. On 'Antivist', we have a trademark display of BMTH bile and vitriol, as Sykes does his best to use the F and C bombs as frequently as he can in one song. Meanwhile, 'Shadow Moses' is a beast of a different order, showcasing a BMTH embracing a spot of synth, while still remaining fierce in their breakdowns."
Read more from John here.
Cage the Gods
Leather, check. Tats, check. Long hair like they just don't care, check. Yes, this London-based band fits the stereotype of hard rockers out of Britain but here's something you don't hear every day: a band that has English, Irish, Scottish and Welsh members playing in perfect harmony. Or maybe the better description is rocking out in thunderous, bluesy accord. 'Favourite Sin'? Check it out below.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjr2dkyBwmw[/youtube]
John writes: "Anybody looking for quintessential British indie boys will be pretty delighted by what this four-piece have to offer, as Casual Sex appear to be an indie offering cultivated from a mix of what's doing the rounds at the moment, a la Franz Ferdinand, Royal Blood, The 1975 and Night Engine. There's a broody, almost sullen vocalist in Smith, backed by Edward Wood providing the dreampop guitar elements, Peter Masson on bass and Chris McCrory tapping away on drums. Mixed in with some pre-1970s goodness for proper measure, they're a taste of all things British in four-good looking blokes. Marketable and sure to be gobbled right up by the A&Rs at SXSW."
Read more in his Bands to Watch piece here. Singer Sam Smith also answered our SXSW flavoured Quickfire Questions.
The Sheffield based band were recently bestowed a generous grant from the UK government for the purpose of making a go of breaking America, but there is much more this group has to be proud of. For one, they're only the second band after Death Cab for Cutie have released three albums on their London indie label Fierce Panda, with 'Soapbox' due out in mid April. With a steadily harder edge since their humbler 2010 'Dreaming of Another Day' beginnings, they'll be ones to watch this year.
Read my glowing review of 'Soapbox' here. The band also answered our SXSW flavoured Quickfire Questions as a team here.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zmn9F9vKxzU[/youtube]
Martin writes: "…opportunistic recommendations from politicians aside, what's all the fuss about Drenge? With a slender lineup consisting of brothers Eoin and Rory Loveless and nobody else, the Sheffield pair conjure a mighty brick wall of distorted guitars and scarily thrashed drums."
Read the rest of Martin's Bands to Watch piece on Drenge here.
Et Tu Brucé
What would have happened if the Byrds got together with Stuart Murdoch? They'd probably be rocking out and sounding like Et Tu Brucé. The guitars and harmonies are effortless, and if they're really touring with the Zombies as it says on their Web site, sorry, I think they'll give those grandpas a run for their money. And clearly from the video below, they have a sense of humour. (Yes!)
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhsHFGmMolI[/youtube]
Evans the Death
This band already has a Rolling Stone description (huh?): "This London band mixes post–Smiths jangle and early–grunge sludge, as Katherine Whitaker explores varying shades of bad romance. Her raw emotion blends with slashing, whirling guitars to inject paralysis with weird power." When you see they've been signed to Slumberland Records here in America ('Allo Darlin' and the Pains of Being Pure at Heart's American home), it all seems to make sense…
Ben writes: "Anarchic South London six piece Fat White Family might well be as well known for unveiling a "bitch is dead" banner at their Brixton bolthole in the immediate aftermath of Margaret Thatcher's (debatably) tragic passing, as for their debut album 'Champagne Holocaust'. Gloriously menacing and wildly off-kilter, their unique brand of noise can be heard at British Music Embassy's parting blow on the Saturday night of SXSW 2014."
This London duo brings a little bit of everything: grooves, psych rock, lounge club sleaze. As such and with little out on the internet about them, they're virtually impossible to describe. However, Ben Moorhouse and Leo Duncan have been quite active, and following on from two self releases in 2013, they're releasing single 'Turn Your Light On' is part of a AA side to be released by fine North East folks and friends of ours Generator in March.
"Are the Kooks still going?" An actual question from a musician friend of mine who asked me who I was most keen on seeing at SXSW. Having nearly as long of a history as one of my standouts from SXSW 2012, Kaiser Chiefs, the Brighton indie rockers do have something to prove: that even though it's been over 2 years the release of 2011's 'Junk of the Heart', they're still a viable export. Having at least two showcases at SXSW at high-profile venues (the Parish and Stubb's), let's see if they make the most of their opportunity.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pvHZ4ddR-4[/youtube]
Morning Parade
The Harlow boys have been around quite a while now and command big audiences back home, but they've yet to make a real splash stateside. Is it time for limelight beyond the UK? The dazzling indie splendour of 'Alienation', the title track of their 2013 Parlophone-released EP, seems tailor made for mainstream MTV in America.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcm5fJS8jZE[/youtube]
Stay tuned for more in the TGTF Guide to SXSW 2014, coming atcha soon!


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MEET STEPH
Californians for the Arts presents a series of interviews to highlight the impact of California artists and leaders as essential investors in their community.
Steph Johnson named 2020 Woman of the Year by San Diego AssemblyMember Todd Gloria.
2019 Steph Johnson recognized as 'Woman of Distinction' by 78th Assembly District.
Steph Johnson turned the choir into a nonprofit and serves as both Executive Director and Creative Director.
She was named the 2020 Woman of the Year by San Diego Assembly member Todd Gloria:
"I am honored to name Steph Johnson the Woman of the Year for the 78th Assembly District. Voices of Our City, the innovative program Steph co-created to harness the power of music to change lives, gives homeless men and women hope and a chance to connect with others. The choir not only provides an outlet for unsheltered San Diegans to participate in the uplifting benefits of music and creativity, but also serves as an access point to services. Voices of Our City has provided the perfect vehicle for dozens of choir members to get off the street and into permanent housing."
Winner of Best Jazz Album Award by San Diego Music Awards
2018 recognized as one of Freedoms Foundation's Top Community Contributors with a national George Washington Medal award.
Since 1949, Freedoms Foundation National Awards have recognized responsible citizens with our George Washington Honor Medal. More than 57,000 citizens have received this honor as exemplars of responsible citizenship whose daily actions embody our Bill of Responsibilities.
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The attendance of 109,302 marked the second-largest crowd in Ohio Stadium history.
The Buckeyes eclipsed the 500-yard mark of total offense for the sixth-consecutive game, extending the longest streak in program history.
Ohio State came back from two separate 18-point deficits, marking the largest deficit overcome by an Urban Meyer-coached team. The previous largest deficit overcome was against No. 1 Alabama in the 2015 Sugar Bowl when the Buckeyes trailed 21-6 in the second quarter and won 42-35.
Meyer improved to 20-1 in games played in October while at Ohio State.
With the win over No. 2 Penn State, Ohio State has won eight of its last 11 contests against Top 10 teams.
J.T. Barrett set a school record with 423 yards of total offense, topping Art Schlichter's previous best of 412 against Florida State in 1981.
Sean Nuernberger's first-quarter field goal marked the first points Penn State has allowed in the first quarter this season.
Terry McLaurin's 14-yard touchdown reception from Barrett in the second quarter was his fourth touchdown catch of the year.
The touchdown pass from Barrett marked the 91st of his career, setting a Big Ten record for touchdown passes.
Barrett threw for a season-high 328 yards against the Nittany Lions and tied Joe Germaine with eight-career 300-yard passing games, the most in Ohio State history.
Mike Weber's two-yard touchdown run in the second quarter was his fifth touchdown run of the year, tying for the most on the team.
Johnnie Dixon caught two fourth-quarter touchdown passes from Barrett and lead the Buckeyes with six receiving touchdowns this season.
Barrett ran the ball for a season-high 95 yards.
K.J. Hill caught a career-high 12 passes for a career-high 102 yards while Austin Mack also caught a career-high six passes for a career-best 90 yards. The 12 receptions by Hill tied for the fourth-most in a single game in program history and marked the most since Corey Brown caught 12 passes against Michigan State in 2012.
Denzel Ward's blocked punt was the first for the Buckeyes since Jeff Greene blocked a Kent State punt in 2014.
Dre'Mont Jones tallied his first-career sack in the win.
Jordan Fuller recorded a career-best nine tackles.


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Q: Handling POSTDATA in Sinatra I'm trying to create a page in Sinatra, so that whatever you post (under the parameter name "command") will be echoed back to you. Here's my current approach:
post '/eval' do
  "I got #{params[:data][:command]}."
end

If I try to post anything to /eval, it results in an internal server error. What am I doing wrong?

A: The problem is that your [:data] param is nil. One way you could fix this is to remove the reference to [:data]. Try this instead.
require "rubygems"
require "sinatra"

post '/eval' do
  "I got #{params[:command]}."
end

you can test this with curl on your command line (if you are using a unix based system).
curl http://localhost:4567/eval -F "command=hello"

In the future, It will be helpful to others if you provide a stacktrace of your error with your question.

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I usually don't like to get too personal on my blog but, I have been partially inspired by Laura who recently delved into her past to share reasons why she is not a scientist. So on this Father's Day I would like to take the time to thank my dad, celebrate his life and reflect on what he has taught, and still continues to teach me.
This is now the fourth year where I didn't get to say "Happy Father's Day" and buy a necktie, cd, or card. The passage of time has made such days easier and memories bring more smiles than tears now. As Barbara Ganley so eloquently said in her Faculty Academy talk in reference to the recent passing of her own father, "…my relationship with him has not ended but has shifted into memory conversations and flashes of understanding I never had the time to reach because I was so busy in my relationship being with him in the present". Leave it to Barbara to beautifully state the relationship I have had with my father for over four years now. I continue to learn from my father and have recently felt his presence more acutely as I begin to understand his own methods of teaching me.
My father appeared to be quiet man to many people but, his warmth never failed to come through, he taught through his actions rather than words. Those close to him were blessed with the opportunity to hear him speak at length, sharing his wisdom that seemed to come from a mysterious place far beyond my own understanding. I was so used to these conversations with my father growing up I didn't realize their rarity until my Aunt pointed it out to me a year or so ago how special my relationship with him was.
I have learned the value of being active from him. He taught me how to ride a bike, swing a golf club, throw a baseball, tend to a garden. My father and I share the same natural athleticism that drives us to be competitive on the field and even though he grew up loving the game of baseball he easily made the transition to soccer coach when I expressed more interest in it than baseball. From 1996-2002 when I played on the inter-city travel soccer league he was the assistant coach. We must have made hundreds of trips in his Saturn to games and tournaments and some of my fondest memories of him come from those rides together. It wasn't until after his death that I realized how he was a constant in my soccer life and for several months I could not bring myself to play. He did not grow up playing soccer but, he studied, watched, and played so he could learn the nuances of the game. The bond we shared over soccer wasn't just a mutual love of sports but, went down deeper to the bonds between people that form over shared experiences.
When I went to California for the first time in 2004 I wondered what he would have said to me, having spent a good part of his young adult years on the west coast. I even climbed Telegraph Hill trying to imagine where the shop he had was, hoping I could reach across time to contact him there. Hiking through the Sierra Mountains I thought about the stories I had heard from my Aunt about him spending weeks with people hiking out into nature and those people being amazed by his knowledge and love of the outdoors. I think I understand where my wanderlust comes from now.
It comes as no surprise that he was an avid gardener. Maintaining a large plot of land in our backyard with such ease that the rest of us still haven't figure out his secret. Now the garden has been overrun with weeds but, naturally weeds that grow quickly and abundantly. My father had a spiritual relationship with nature and he felt most at peace when he dug into the dirt, creating life with a well practiced dance of watering, weeding, and trust in mother nature herself. Even at his grave when other plants nearby are dying his stone is almost obscured by the plants growing around it, it is truly an amazing sight to see.
In his own way he supported my curiosity to learn. In elementary school when I wanted to be an astronomer he went out and bought plastic glow-in-the-dark stars and books on constellations so we could set up an accurate night sky on my ceiling. It wasn't until my freshman year in college that I uncovered a lesson my dad had been teaching me my whole life. In his pursuit of knowledge and new experiences he taught me the value of being able to have an open mind and to be open to change. When my father became a manager at a factory where most of the workers spoke spanish he went ahead and learned spanish. When computers and the internet were starting to take over my dad took classes on computer programming, he knew that computers were the future. I have no doubt that if my father were still alive that he would pretty web 2.0 savvy, perhaps even dabbling in blogging. When he became too ill to work and was subjected to lying on the couch most of the day he would watch the food network and would learn to create elaborate meals that would have even impressed Emeril.
My family nickname that he created when I was little still carries on and has been more widely used by family members that are perhaps trying to keep memories of him (and my cousin Ryan who also used it) alive. I respond to the nickname like a second first name and each utterance is a testament to my fathers influence.
In his death my father has taught me the value of life. I have learned to love the small things and the small moments that seem so ordinary but, are the times that add the richness and depth to our lives. My small post on the internet does not do him justice but, in the vast realms of the internet I dedicate this small space to his memory. As I think about it his memory isn't restrained to what I can put down on paper or on a blog. Even though memories of my father will fade, his lessons will continue to carry on and even one day influence my children who will not even know him except through what I share.
My father's life and death have influenced me in so many ways that I'm not sure I'll ever fully comprehend it all. Even though I have lived a fourth of my life without the physical presence of my father, every garden that grows and soccer field filled with noise is a subtle reminder of his love, a love that transcends time.
Happy Father's Day to all dads. Your importance and influence may go unnoticed at times but, your children are forever changed by all those moments spent with them, no matter where that time is spent.
Ever since the Ronco discussion I attended I've been thinking about student buy-in into the idea of real education, life of the mind, the caravan, etc. I've been swinging between an optimistic and a pessimistic view.
Most days I feel like getting on the roof of my house and shouting out to anyone who will listen about this exciting adventure I am on at Mary Washington. During these high points I can envision students grasping the concept of real and reflective learning and I want to be able to go to the FSEMs this fall and see the new freshman wrestle with this idea. I want to do what so many people have done for me and include them into "the conversation" and show them they can't pass up this opportunity. I get genuinely excited at the thought of having conversations with fellow students on any topic through an academic lens. Instead of just complaining about classes students talking about what they learned and are even excited to share this information.
Of course with the high comes the crash down into the low valley of pessimism. There is such a culture of anti-school and in some ways anti-intellectualism among students that mass conversion seems impossible. I'm not looking for an instant change or mass conversion overnight but, I wonder how far can we get in the next three years? I'm taking this moment to be a little selfish in wanting all these changes to happen during my stay at Mary Washington but, I want it! I wonder how do we convince students that the caravan IS really cool? I do believe we are moving in the right direction by encouraging reflective thinking and using different tech tools to help make clear connections in learning but, is it enough? I just have visions of the future where technology has made it possible to see connections and has created a rich learning environment but, students do nothing with it. I guess this goes back to the argument made by several people that it is not about the tools but, what the technology enables people to do. Maybe I just don't have faith in faculty and students to take this movement seriously. There is just so many ways for this to go wrong (I need to stop listening to emo music) that I often miss how many ways that it could work out. I have trouble convincing myself that even if we make a mistake it is ok, making a mess is ok.
I suppose a lot of this conflict comes from my own internal conflict. My secret desire to be a revolutionary even though I am usually adverse to risk and being outspoken. Steve recently sent me this cartoon. I think it describes exactly how I feel during those low moments when everything seems so impossible.
Martha raised an interesting point in a recent post about different types of blogging. It may not be something that most bloggers think about but, just as there are different writing styles there must be different blogging styles. Are there right and wrong ways to go about blogging? Well I suppose we need to know how people are blogging in the first place, so here is my response to her questions.
1) Generally, are you an impetuous blogger? Or do you mull over an idea or post for hours, days, weeks before hand? Do you draft a post and then let it sit until you've had a chance to revise it multiple times, perfecting your language and point?
I would say I definitely mull over ideas awhile but, once I start writing about it like to get it all done in one sitting. I've recently tried just writing out ideas and then coming back to them later but, now I have several posts that are not quite done. I've never been a real good proof-reader but, I do try to go over my stuff once or twice before posting.
2) Do you "collect" the references in your posts before you write them (if so, describe your system)? Or do you blog with 15 windows open, copying and pasting quotes and URLs, as needed?
Since I tend to just sit down and write out a post I'll just have 15 windows open and copy and paste.
3) Do you blog in the admin panel of your blog? Or do you use some third-party tool? If you use a tool, what features does it have that hooked you?
I'm pretty boring I just use the admin panel, works fine for me.
4) Do you automatically consider placing images in your posts? Or does this not even occur to you, usually?
I rarely use images in my posts I don't think the thought ever really occurs to me. I've been tempted to try including more visual pieces but, I don't want to force it.
5) Do you write posts and then delete them before clicking "Publish?" Or, by extension, do you have draft posts that have languished for days, weeks, months waiting for you to pull the trigger?
I've had a couple of posts that have been saved as drafts and when I take another look at them I delete them. Most of those are incomplete posts that only contained ideas or were half done. I don't think I could stand see a draft post sitting, especially if I've put a lot of effort and think it is a quality post.
6) Do you feel compelled to blog on a schedule? Do you feel guilty when you don't?
I don't feel compelled to blog on a schedule but, I do feel guilty when my blog has been silent for more than a week or so, especially if I don't have any good reason not to be blogging (like recently!).
7) Do you "craft" the experience of your blog, adding sidebar widgets and custom graphics to lure readers into your space?


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Biden will face 2024 opposition from far-left group, citing "his job performance as president"
July 12, 2022 by James
President Joe Biden is the target of a progressive group's reversal of the script, expecting "many associated groups and important persons" to join them in starting a campaign against the president's expected reelection in 2024.
RootsAction announced its plans for a "#DontRunJoe" campaign to be launched on November 9, 2022, the day after the midterm elections, to Fox News Digital on Monday.
In an exclusive statement to Fox News Digital, Jeff Cohen, the founder of RootsAction, said, "We object to Biden running in 2024 because of his job performance as president."
The group's goal is to obstruct the president's campaign if he decides to run in 2024, making sure he is not chosen as the Democrat challenging the GOP in the subsequent presidential election.
Cohen added the following to Fox News Digital: "If voters understood Biden wouldn't be leading the ticket in 2024, Democrats would do better in this year's midterm elections. We think that would draw voters' attention away from Biden and onto the extreme positions taken by Republicans on issues like voting rights, abortion rights, and climate change denial."
According to the progressive group, the only circumstance in which they wouldn't move forward with the campaign would be if Biden stated he would not run for reelection before their planned debut date.
RootsAction stated in a news statement on Monday that it is of the opinion that "It is not wise for Joe Biden to run for re-election. He will be in for a struggle if he does." They made their decision after expressing their belief that the Biden administration has not made sufficient efforts to address issues like the environment, voting rights, and student debt.
They want to invest roughly $60,000 in the effort to remove the president. Who they intend to support as his replacement is currently unknown.
According to a recent NYT/Sienna College poll, 64% of Democrats don't want Biden to represent their party in the upcoming election.
Far-leftists appear to be worried about Biden running in the upcoming presidential election due to rising inflation and a failing economy.
Voters are worried about Joe Biden because they don't think he'll be able to run for office again in 2024 despite holding the distinction of being the oldest president in history. By the time of the 2020 presidential election, he will be 81 years old.
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Vasile Mihalachi () a fost un zootehnist român; a absolvit Facultatea de Zootehnie în 1974. Între anii 2000-2004 a fost ales deputat pe listele partidului PSD. Vasile Mihalache a fost membru în Comisia pentru Agricultură și industrie alimentară. 2004 - 2008 este vicepreședinte al Consiliul Județean Vaslui. Din 2008 este președintele Consiliul Județean Vaslui. Vasile Mihalache a demisionat din Camera Deputaților pe data de 30 iunie 2004 și a fost înlocuit de deputatul Grigore Marcu. În 2017, Vasile Mihalachi a fost condamnat la închisoare cu suspendare pentru abuz în serviciu.

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 Vasile Mihalachi la cdep.ro
 Consiliul Judetean Vaslui
 Proiect de infrastructură rutieră în județul Vaslui

Nașteri în 1947
Decese în 2018
Deputați români 2000-2004
Președinți de consilii județene din România
Zootehniști români
Politicieni români din secolul al XXI-lea
Membri ai Partidului Social Democrat
Politicieni români condamnați

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Sharon Shannon, née le  à Corofin, en Irlande, est une musicienne irlandaise. Elle est surtout connue comme accordéoniste et violoniste mais elle joue aussi du tin whistle et du mélodéon. Son album éponyme sorti en 1991 est l'album de musique traditionnelle irlandaise le plus vendu au monde. Son œuvre est influencée par de nombreux styles musicaux : de la musique folk irlandaise au reggae, en passant par la musique cajun, portugaise et québécoise. Son single What You Make It (da, da, da, da) est une collaboration avec des artistes hip hop.

Elle reçoit un prix pour l'ensemble de sa carrière lors des Meteor Awards de 2009.

Biographie

Jeunesse
Sharon commence à se produire en public à l'âge de huit ans avec Disirt Tola, un groupe du comté de Clare. Avec Disirt Tola, elle fait une tournée aux États-Unis à quatorze ans.
Sharon fait des compétitions de sauts d'obstacles, mais abandonne seize ans pour se concentrer sur sa carrière musicale.
De la même façon, Sharon abandonne ses études à l'University College Cork.
Au milieu des années 1980, elle étudie l'accordéon avec Karen Tweed et le violon avec Frank Custy et joue avec le groupe Arcady, dont elle est un membre-fondateur.

Premiers enregistrements, The Waterboys
Sharon commence à enregistrer en 1989, alors qu'elle travaille avec le producteur John Duford et des musiciens comme Adam Clayton, Mike Scott et Steve Wickham. Ses collaborations avec Scott et Wickham ont pour conséquence qu'elle rejoint leur groupe, The Waterboys. Sharon reste dans ce groupe dix-huit mois et contribue aussi bien au violon qu'à l'accordéon sur leur album Room to Roam. Elle fait aussi sa première tournée mondiale avec eux. Comme Wickham, elle quitte le groupe quand Scott et un autre membre du groupe (Anthony Thistlethwaite) décident de changer le style de musique du groupe pour un son plus rock 'n' roll.

Premiers enregistrements solo

Son premier album, Sharon Shannon, sort en 1991 et est encore à ce jour l'album de musique traditionnelle irlandaise qui s'est le plus vendu.

Sa carrière en solo est caractérisée par de nombreuses diffusions de son œuvre et un succès commercial, particulièrement en Irlande. À la suite de sa participation à l'album A Woman's Heart (une compilation d'artistes irlandaises) et un hommage à son travail dans The Late Late Show, la musique de Sharon Shannon  bénéficie d'une forte exposition, ce qui contribue au succès de son premier album.

Son deuxième album, Out The Gap (1994), est produit par Dennis (Blackbeard) Bovell et a clairement des influences reggae.

Le titre de Sharon Shannon Cavan Potholes, écrit par Dónal Lunny, apparait sur la compilation parue en 1996 Common Ground:Voices of Modern Irish Music parmi les titres d'artistes comme Sinéad O'Connor, Elvis Costello, Kate Bush et Bono.

Le quatrième album de Sharon Shannon parait en septembre 1998 et mélange anciens et nouveaux titres, titres live et enregistrements en studio. En 1998, Nigel Kennedy demande à Sharon Shannon de se joindre à lui pour jouer sa Jimi Hendrix Suite, qu'ils jouent ensuite ensemble dans plusieurs villes européennes.

Son album paru en 2000, The Diamond Mountain Sessions, qui inclut des participations vocales de nombreux artistes, est aussi un succès commercial et est certifié triple disque de platine. Sharon Shannon  enregistre la chanson The Galway Girl, qui parait à la fois sur l'album de Earle Trascendental Blueset sur l'album de Shannon & Friends The Diamond Mountain Sessions. Les deux albums sortent en l'an 2000.

Un autre fruit de sa collaboration avec Earl est le titre instrumental Dominic Street, qui parait en 2002 sur l'album de Earle Sidetracks.

Sharon Shannon a aussi travaillé avec Jackson Browne, le groupe Coolfin, Dónal Lunny, Moya Brennan, Kirsty McColl, Christy Moore, Sinéad O'Connor, Liam O'Maonlaiet John Prine, parmi d'autres.

Actuellement

En 2004, Sharon Shannon sort l'album Libertango avec Róisín Elsafty, Sinéad O'Connor et Kirsty McColl comme artistes invitées. Elle apparait sur Tunes l'année suivante, en collaboration avec Frankie Gavin, Michael McGoldrick et Jim Murray. Une compilation de ses 15 ans d'enregistrements sort fin 2006 : The Sharon Shannon Collection 1990-2005. Sharon travaille avec Belinda Carlisle pour son album Voila en 2007. Sharon participe aux Transatlantic Sessions en 2008.

Sharon Shannon fait des tournées en Australie, en Europe, à Hong Kong et au Japon en solo. Elle joue aussi pour des hommes politiques parmi lesquels Bill Clinton, Mary Robinson et Lech Wałęsa. Elle participe à des concerts de charité pour des causes comme la défense des animaux. En parallèle, elle continue à enregistrer sa musique et à se produire en public avec son groupe, The Woodchoppers. Une version enregistrée en concert de Galway Girl en duo avec Mundy est le titre le plus téléchargé en Irlande en 2007, ce qui lui vaut un . En 2009, elle joue Galway Girl à la cérémonie des Meteor Music Awards 2009, lors de laquelle elle reçoit une récompense pour l'ensemble de sa carrière et à nouveau le prix du titre le plus téléchargé pour Galway Girl en duo avec Mundy.

Discographie

Albums
 1991 : Sharon Shannon
 1994 : Out the Gap
 1997 : Each Little Thing
 2000 : The Diamond Mountain Sessions
 2002 : Live in Galway
 2003 : Libertango
 2005 : Tunes
 2006 : Collection 1990-2005
 2007 : Renegade
 2009 : Saints & Scoundrels
 2009 : Upside Down
 2016 : Sacred Earth

Albums live
 2007 : Live at Dolans
 2015 : In Galway  avec Alan Connor
 2017 : Sharon Shannon and Band - Live in Minneapolis

DVD live
 2007 : Live at Dolans CD & DVD

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Chanteuse irlandaise
Accordéoniste irlandais
Violoniste irlandaise
Artiste de Compass Records
Naissance en novembre 1968
Naissance dans le comté de Cork


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WBC Heavyweight World Champion Deontay Wilder sat down with SHOWTIME Sports correspondent Brendan Schaub as part of a wide-ranging interview providing a glimpse into the mindset of the undefeated champion as he prepares for the most significant heavyweight event in the U.S. in more than 15 years. The 6-foot-7 Wilder meets 6-foot-9 lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury December 1 live on SHOWTIME PPV from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles.
Wilder, who is America's only true heavyweight champion since 2007, discusses everything from his career-defining win over Luis Ortiz and his incredible knockout power, to the pressures of being the heavyweight champion of the world and his love for his family in the candid 35-minute interview from a double-decker bus in Los Angeles.
The Tuscaloosa, Ala. native, however, had the most to say about his upcoming battle with Fury. "Throughout my whole career, guys always said I only had one hand," Wilder explains to Schaub as they head to Los Angeles International Airport following Monday's media day in Santa Monica. "But when you get in the ring, it's going to be different. The game plan is going to go out the window, like Mike Tyson said.
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Burma Lied, People Died
by Jim Hoft January 5, 2005
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Where's the Outrage!
Why is it that the leftists in the West are only outraged about human rights violations when it has to do with a mideast dictatorship? Do innocent victims of a natural catastrophe have to come crawling out of spider holes before the left will defend there rights to humane treatment? After nearly a week and a half we are finally starting to here very limited information coming out of one of the world's poorest and most secretive countries. According to the Australian World Sun:
The Burmese Coco Islands were "the site of a major jail … sort of like Devil's Island".
"If the Andaman and Nicobars were badly hit, it seems likely that the Cocos islands were, too," he said, referring to Indian-ruled islands just north of the earthquake's epicentre where about 900 bodies have been found and about 5700 people are still missing.
And this on why the government is not keen on letting the world in to assess the destruction:
"For them (the Burmese Military Government) to admit international NGOs for surveys is to open up a discussion of the poverty in that country and the lack of infrastructure and the lack of health care. Fifty deaths or 5000 deaths is, to the military government, 'so what?'" he said.
Burma, according to the BBC, is still reporting a total of 59 dead from the tsunami. This is unbelievable. According to the World Fact Book:
Burma is a resource-rich country that suffers from government controls and abject rural poverty. The military regime took steps in the early 1990s to liberalize the economy after decades of failure under the "Burmese Way to Socialism", but those efforts have since stalled. Burma has been unable to achieve monetary or fiscal stability, resulting in an economy that suffers from serious macroeconomic imbalances – including a steep inflation rate and an official exchange rate.
It is unlikely that Burma with its 1930 kilometers of coastline has the infrastructure or sytems in place to survive a tsunami of this magnitude yet there are reports that:
"The military government has deployed large numbers of troops into the areas and is not allowing people to speak about the damage…"
Although, it is unlikely that the suffering Burmese population will ever get the sympathy or attention of the western leftists, and although we will never hear the outrage as we have for suffering terrorists in Iraqi jails, let us hope and pray that the people of Burma get in on some of the aid that the world is providing to the area.
(Click here for a map of the area and the projected tsunami path)


The Sims Social is on its way to Facebook, and here are the developers and producers who created the game talking about how it works.
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The Sims Social developer, EA, is not talking yet about exactly when we might see this life simulator game on Facebook, but at first it was rumored to go live on June 23, according to SimsSocial. That date missed, SimsSocial wrote in a forum that we can expect to see The Sims Social go live on Facebook by the end of August.


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The market demand for transmission, one of essential automotive powertrain parts, has direct bearing on the evolution of the automobile industry. In 2018, China's production and sales of automobiles were down by 4.2% and 2.8% to 27.809 million units and 28.081 million units respectively according to the data of China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), which was caused by the discontinued preferential purchase tax policy, the slowdown in economic growth, the trade war between China and America and lower consumer confidence. China's demand for transmissions consequently dropped by 4.2% year on year to 27.809 million sets (the rare aftermarket demand is negligible in the report) in 2018. The country's transmission demand will rise at a slower rate along with the slowing growth in automobile consumption, expectedly reaching 30.22 million sets in 2023, at a CAGR of 1.7% between 2018 and 2023.
Market structure: in China, automotive transmissions are primarily divided into manual transmission (MT) (including semi-automatic transmission) and automatic transmission (AT), with the latter further classified into stepped transmission (AT/AMT/DCT) and continuously variable transmission (CVT). MT, AT and AMT, all applicable to both passenger cars and commercial vehicles, took up 41.4%, 26.4% and 1.5% of the market in 2018, respectively; DCT and CVT, often assembled in passenger cars, occupied a 14.0% and 14.7% market share in the same year, separately.
Competitive pattern: like other key auto parts, the automotive transmission market remains stable because of technical solution features and traditional cooperative mechanism. In the CVT market, Japan's JATCO and Aisin AW are dominant globally with Japanese and American auto brands' preference to them, while Chinese players Zhejiang Wanliyang and Hunan Jianglu & Rongda Vehicle Transmission serve mainly local brands like Chery; in the DCT field, with core technologies originating from Luk (a member of the Schaeffler Group) and BorgWarner, DCT is widely used in European and American cars (Volkswagen, Ford, etc.), while homegrown BYD and SAIC achieve in-house supply via co-development; AT suppliers include Japanese Aisin AW and JATCO (AT for passenger cars and light commercial vehicles), Allison (AT for heavy commercial vehicles), and German ZF (AT for passenger cars and light/heavy commercial vehicles), compared with self-supply of Chinese peers like Geely. Despite a certain improvement in their transmissions after years of development, Chinese suppliers still cannot replace their foreign counterparts due to a large gap in the aspects of strength, precision and vibration noise of transmission gear, and the inertia of supply is also at play, making supply substitution impossible in short run.
26 foreign and Chinese companies like Jatco, Aisin Seiki, BorgWarner, ZF, Schaeffler, Hyundai Transys, Zhejiang Wanliyang, Chongqing Tsingshan Industrial, Shaanxi Fast Auto Drive, and Shanghai Automobile Gear Works (profile, financials, production and sales, pillar products, supply relation, distribution of manufacturing bases, the latest developments, among others.
7.1.5 Jatco (Guangzhou) Automatic Transmission Ltd.
7.2.8 Tianjin AW Automatic Transmission Co., Ltd.
7.2.9 AW Tianjin Co., Ltd.
7.2.10 AW Suzhou Co., Ltd.
7.4.4 ZF Transmissions Shanghai Co., Ltd.
7.4.5 ZF Drivetech (Hangzhou) Co. Ltd.
7.4.6 ZF Drivetech (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.
7.5.6 GETRAG (Jiangxi) Transmission Co., Ltd.
7.5.7 Dongfeng GETRAG Transmission Co., Ltd.
8.1 Chongqing Tsingshan Industrial Co., Ltd.
8.3 Zhejiang Wanliyang Co., Ltd.
8.3.7 Shandong Menwo Transmission Co., Ltd.
8.4 Shanghai Automobile Gear Works Co., Ltd.
8.6 China National Heavy Duty Truck Group Datong Gear Co., Ltd.
8.8 Qijiang Gear Transmission Co., Ltd.
8.9.1 Volkswagen Automatic Transmission (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
8.9.2 Volkswagen Automatic Transmission (Dalian) Co., Ltd.
8.9.3 Volkswagen Automatic Transmission (Tianjin) Co., Ltd.
8.10 Hangzhou IVECO Automobile Transmission Technology Co., Ltd.
8.11 Harbin DongAn Automotive Engine Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
8.12 Toyota Motor (Changshu) Auto Parts Co., Ltd.
8.14 Inner Mongolia OED Powertrain Co., Ltd.
Development Course of Jatco (Guangzhou) Automatic Transmission Ltd.
Main Products and Supply Relationship of Jatco (Guangzhou) Automatic Transmission Ltd.
Main Transmission Products of AGC Co., Ltd.
Main Customers of AGC Co., Ltd.
Main Transmission Products and Supply Relationship of Tianjin AW Automatic Transmission Co., Ltd.
Profile of AW Tianjin Co., Ltd.
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Main Customers of GETRAG (Jiangxi) Transmission Co., Ltd.
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Thursday 9 August 2018 / 1:41 PM Jon Trickett
Boris Johnson's flagrant breach of ministerial rules shows the utter contempt he has for democracy and ridding politics of vested interests – Trickett
Jon Trickett MP, Labour's Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office, responding to the news that Boris Johnson broke ministerial rules when he took on his Daily Telegraph column after quitting as foreign secretary, said:
"Boris Johnson's flagrant breach of the rules shows the utter contempt he has for democracy and ridding politics of vested interests, and raises serious questions about why he was so desperate to start writing for the Telegraph again.
"The system is clearly not working when the former Foreign Secretary can simply ignore the official body that oversees appointments seemingly without any consequences.
"A drastic overhaul of this toothless body is urgently needed so we can put an end to politicians and the establishment working only for the interests of themselves."
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RR Donnelley Plants Again! | FEED, Inc.
16 Sep 2016, Siniloan, Laguna. 200 native Philippine hardwoods were planted by RR Donnelley (RRD), at the Laguna Quezon Land Grant (LQLG) site, part of 9000 hectares of protected forest lands managed by the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB). RRD are already FEED CSR Patrons of the Environment after they planted bamboos at Pampanga State Agricultural University/PSAU last 29 April 2016.
Forester Randy Velina of UPLB led the event, in the absence of Foresters Rey Lorida (Field Manager, LQLG) and Ben Arizala (College of Forestry & Natural Resources) who were attending the latest technical training of I-Tree tracking project, run by the Makiling Centre for Mountain Ecosystems (MCMC).


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