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kickmag · 1 year

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Red Hot + Riot Fela Kuti Tribute Reissue

Red Hot's Red Hot + Riot tribute to Fela Kuti marks its 20th anniversary in 2022 and it has a reissue to mark the occasion. Today is World AIDs Day and the recording is now available for the first time on streaming services and has been remastered with two hours of new music. There is an unreleased version of "Sorrow, Tears & Blood" by Bilal, an extended version of Sade's "By Your Side" by Stuart Matthewman, an acoustic version of "Trouble Sleep" featuring Baaba Maal and kora player Kaouding Cissoko and more.

Fela Kuti is the father of Afrobeat and he died of AIDs-related causes in 1997. Red, Hot is a non-profit that started releasing compilations to fight AIDS through pop culture in 1990. Questlove suggested that Red, Hot cover Sly Stone's There's A Riot Goin' On but they were not able to clear the copyrights. Red, Hot was able to get the rights and master recordings of Fela's music. Questlove had a jam session at Electric Ladyland with D'Angelo and Fela's son Femi Kuti and they performed "Water Get No Enemy." Femi's band Positive Force, Niles Rogers, Erykah Badu, D'Angelo and Macy Gray were some of the other artists who were part of the album. You can buy it and the merchandise on the Red Hot Bandcamp page.

Red Hot + Riot Reissue

Fela Mentality (Intro) – Mixmaster Mike + Mario Caldato, Jr.

Kalakuta Show – Mixmaster Mike, Gift of Gab and Lateef (of Blackalicious)

Interlude: Live at Kalakuta – Posuma, Remedies, Taiwo, Segun, Tosin, Andres Levin

Shuffering and Shmiling – Dead Prez, Jorge Ben Jor, Talib Kweli, Jorge Ben, Bilal + Positive Force

Interlude: Gimme Shit – Mixmaster Mike + Mario Caldato, Jr.

Water No Get Enemy –D’Angelo, Femi Kuti, Macy Gray + Questlove featuring Roy Hargrove, Nile Rodgers, The Soutronics + Positive Force

Gentleman – Meshell Ndegeocello + Yerba Buena featuring Ron Blake

Tears + Sorrow – Common, Meshell Ndegeocello + Djelimady Tounkara

Shakara / Lady (Part One) – Cheikh Lô

Shakara / Lady (Part Two) – Cheikh Lô, Les Nubians, and Manu Dibango

Don't Worry About My Mouth O – Monoaural (Kassin + Berna Ceppas)

Zombie (Part One) – Bugz in the Attic featuring Wunmi

Zombie (Part Two) – Bugz in the Attic featuring Nile Rodgers + Roy Hargrove + Money Mark

No Agreement – Tony Allen, Res, Ray Lema, Baaba Maal, Positive Black Soul + Archie Shepp

So Be It – Kelis

Interlude: This Is an Ashanti Proverb – Monoaural (Kassin + Berna Ceppas)

By Your Side – Sade (Cottonbelly Fola Remix - Edit)

Colonial Mentality – Yerba Buena + Lenine

Trouble Sleep Yanga Wake Am – Baaba Maal + Taj Mahal featuring Kaouding Cissoko + Antibalas

#fela kuti #red hot

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trascapades · 2 years

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🕊🎶#ArtIsAWeapon #GregTate "Celebrating Greg Tate: More Than Posthuman: Rise of the Burnt Sugar Arkestra Mojosexual Cotillion" this Sunday, July 17, 2022, 7:30 PM (doors open at 6:00 PM), @lincolncenter #SummerForTheCity. Limited advance reservations: www.lincolncenter.org/series/summer-for-the-city/celebrating-greg-tate-more-than-posthuman-rise-of-the-burnt-sugar-arkestra-mojosexual-cotillion **This celebration honoring Greg's life and legacy will be live-streamed for folks who are unable to attend - go to Lincolncenter.org ** Reposted from @lincolncenter: Gregory Stephen Ionman Tate (1957-2021) was a giant of Black radical thought and creativity, and a conductor of incandescent, community-driven music. Tate's body of writing as an influential critic would be enough to enshrine him as a cultural icon, but he is equally important to a generation of musicians as both the co-founder of the @blackrockcoalition, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to the complete creative freedom of Black artists; and the creator of @burntsugararkestra, a sprawling, omnivorous, and outrageously accomplished improv collective. Reposted from @burntsugararkestra - For this homecoming concert, curated & presented with The Tate Family at one of his favorite venues, more than thirty Burnt Sugar Arkestra members will perform in celebration and tribute to one of the most essential voices in the history of 21st Century Avant Groidd music and thought. On the same day, The Tate Family, Lincoln Center, and Photoville will honor Tate's life and work with the presentation, “In Praise of Shadow Boxers, Dissonance & Dissidents: A Pop-Up Tribute Exhibition to Greg Tate”. The exhibition will feature six-foot prints by 24 artists with whom Tate was in community and whose work he championed. Each image is accompanied by a personal statement by that artist about Tate. The band: Liza Jessie Peterson – MC, Freedome Bradley – MC, Pastor Kaji Dousa – MC Vernon Reid – Conduction, Lisala Beatty – Vocals, Shelley Nicole – Vocals & Conduction, Bruce Mack – Vocals/Synthesizer & Conduction, Karma Mayet – Vocals, Abby Dobson – Vocals, Sequoyah Murray – Vocals, Shariff Simmons – Vocals, Simi Stone – Violin, Satch Hoyt – Flute & Percussion, Lewis “Flip” Barnes – Trumpet, Avram Fefer – Soprano Sax, V. Jeffrey Smith – Tenor Sax, “Moist” Paula Henderson – Bari Sax, Dave “Smoota” Smith – Trombone, Leon Gruenbaum – Keyboards & Samchillian, Ben Tyree – Electric Guitar, Andre Lassalle – Electric Guitar, Jason DiMatteo – Acoustic Bass, Shawn Banks – Congas, LaFrae Sci – Trap Drums & Electronics, Marque Gilmore tha’ Inna•Most – Trap Drums & Electronics, Jared Michael Nickerson – Electric Bass & Conduction, Latasha N. Nevada Diggs - Vocals/Electronic Soundscapes. Bill Toles – BSAC Media Design, LaRonda Davis – BSAC Stage Crew, Ginny Suss – BSAC Stage Crew. Image 1: 🎨Poster art by Amy Gail. Created with photos by Nisha Sondhe, Laura Williams, Daryl Tillman, Ginny Suss, Simone Cassas, & Sachyn Mital. . Image 2: 📸 by Nisha Sondhe #BlackBrilliance #BlackGenius #GregTateCelebration #LincolnCenter #burntsugararkestra (at 60 Lincoln Center Plaza, Damrosch Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/CgCILUOgl0N/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#artisaweapon #gregtate #summerforthecity #blackbrilliance #blackgenius #gregtatecelebration #lincolncenter #burntsugararkestra

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thirstaidkitpodcast · 5 years

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THIRST AID KIT | S3E08 | A WHOLE YEAR, FAM

WE’RE A WHOLE ENTIRE YEAR OLD. 😭

*cue Stevie Wonder*

It’s not everyday Thirst Aid Kit turns ONE YEAR OLD. And so we have an extra special episode here for ya — from southern men to British baes, newbies to Zaddies, french fries to hearty snacks, we tried to show love to all the baes we’ve loved before and we’re thrilled you’ve been along for the ride. We’re talking messages from former guests across the seasons of Thirst Aid Kit, from super-listener thirst-buckets, and from the celebrity world [SPOILER: YES, CHRIS EVANS]. And so many other treats. Grab a chilled drink and a fan and get buckled in! Let’s go!

We began with a real ‘Behind The Candelabra’ Moment where we revealed what goes into our much-misunderstood opening segment, [REDACTED]. We chose some of the most-requested episodes: our very first, starring Andre 3000 (😍), and of course our two patron saints, John Cho, and Keanu Reeves (spoiler: we were drinking cider in that [REDACTED]. Innocent cider!)

Shoutout to every single producer and editor we’ve ever had on Thirst Aid Kit – your flawlessly applied beeps have helped to take our sweet but suggestive little tributes into the realm of filth and joy. Shoutout to Eleanor Kagan, Julia Furlan, Agerenesh Ashagre, Meg Cramer, Megan Detrie, Neena Pathak, TK Dutes, and Camila Salazar. 🤗😘

We moved on to talking about out fave moments from the three seasons of TAK. We all have our faves, but we chose three, one from each season, starting with Oscar Isaac, our Season 2 opening episode. We laughed a lot about just how ridiculous Oscar’s bit in the not-great In Secret? Remember?

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Ah, memories!

We also cackled at our over-the-top reaction to that scene in Creed, and how Michael Bae Jordan made us feel like we could tackle our to do lists FOREVER. And then we reminisced about the time Gena-Mour Barrett, The Perv’s Perv, came on the show in our Loony For Toons episode, and went HAM on a) Kovu from The Lion King 2; and b) Winnie the Pooh. Nichole said she enjoyed the way Winnie the Pooh ate honey, and Gena chimed in and said he “gobbles it up.” JESUS CHRIST.

Then of course, we got into one of our listeners’ favorite segments: Fanfic Wars. Between us, we have written more than fifty (50!) short stories over the course of this year, and well, we love writing those drabbles! So we went a little deep on our faves, and what they say about us and and very specific kinks (Bim: men doing housework. Nichole: men doing... housework 👀). We chose from across all the seasons, so! Nichole went back to the John Cho episode. Excerpt below:

He places the bouquet on the bar, and gathers my hand against his cheek. He waits until I return his gaze and says, “maybe we wished on the same star as children. Maybe you’re the princess I died slaying a dragon for in another life. Maybe this is a type of hell where our punishment is knowing we’ll never have another love like this. I don’t know. But whatever I did to deserve you, I’d do it again and again, and again.” The woman behind me lets out a soft, “damn.”

Bim also chose from the first season, picking the drabble she wrote for Andrew Lincoln:

The wave in his hair gets tighter the further back you go, and because he hasn’t had a haircut recently — at my insistence, I have to admit — the curls gather and sit right on his collar, making my hands itch to touch. I must have made a sounds because he turns off the tap before turning to me. His face is a little flushed, from the steam, I presume, and he’s smiling. The smile reaches his eyes but I don’t linger there. Instead I let my eyes rest on one of my favorite features of his: that noble nose.

And there are other drabbles besides!

We also did a very special thing this episode: a MUTUAL WEDDING PROPOSAL. 😭All the best of life and love to Jenny and Henry, who allowed us to be part of their engagement. Thanks for trusting us, and happy married life!

No Fanfic Wars because, well, ISSA BUMPER BIRTHDAY EPISODE ALREADY! From the dirty auntie laughs to the profane gasps of delight, we’ve enjoyed every minute of breaking down pop culture and thirst with you. You can listen to the whole episode RIGHT HERE. (more links to listen are down below).

Guest shoutouts in order of appearance (you can find all the episodes they appear in on our Episodes page):

Bridget Minamore, The Great British Bae Off

Tobin Low and Kathy Tu, Nancy Podcast, The Nancy Fancies

Jen, Glorious Thirst Bucket

Krutika Mallikarjuna, Pow! Bam! Thirst!

Gena-mour Barrett, Loony for Toons

Julia Furlan, Former TAK Producer

Cynthia Harris, Southern Baes

Alanna Bennett, Tom Hiddleston, The Earnest Scarecrow

Bolu Babalola, Back to Baesics

Cookie, Glorious Thirst Bucket

Essence Gant, The Sterling Choice

Brittany Luse, More, More, More

Ayumi, Glorious Thirst Bucket

Daniel M. Ortberg, Literary Baes

Eleanor Kagan, Former TAK Producer

Samantha, Glorious Thirst Bucket

We’re on Twitter at @bimadew and @tnwhiskeywoman; the show is on Twitter at @thirstaidkit. Send us your (short!) drabbles at [email protected]. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, please, because WE NEED IT LIKE OXYGEN.

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DRINK UP, THIRST-BUCKETS — IT’S OUR BIRTHDAY! 🥂🍾🎉

#Thirst Aid Kit #Thirst Aid Kit podcast #Thirst Aid Kit: A Whole Year Fam #Keanu Reeves #Winnie The Pooh #John Cho #Andrew Lincoln #Oscar Issac #Bim Adewunmi #Nichole Perkins #BuzzFeed Audio #Pod Squad

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darylelockhart · 5 years

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How camp was the Met Gala? Not very

by Matthew Sini

The Met Gala is an annual fundraising event for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute where fashion and celebrity often collide. It always manages to raise eyebrows and this years’ theme, “Camp: Notes on Fashion,” has generated much debate. A common question many fashionistas and cultural critics are asking of each outfit is “ …but is it camp?”

‘Haus of Gaga’ - Lady Gaga’s take on the ‘camp’ theme. Andres Otero/WENN.com/AAP

This kind of overly analytical and far too serious commentary on a sensibility that is supposed to mock such things is intriguing but not surprising given how the concept of camp has evolved.

In 1964, author Susan Sontag penned perhaps her most influential essay, Notes on Camp. It was one of the first attempts to try to pin down camp’s qualities and parameters. It’s clear why she chose to write some notes rather than a formal essay; because camp is a sensibility or a way of perceiving the world, it is quite difficult to treat systematically. In fact, Sontag would say that it often defies the very idea of systematization.

For Sontag, camp is “the love of the exaggerated, the ‘off,’ of things-being-what-they-are-not”, and though it is not merely visual, it has often been expressed in the visual styles of décor, architecture, cinema and fashion.

Certain aspects of Art Nouveau, old Flash Gordon comics, women’s clothes of the 1920s like feather boas and fringed garments, celebrity dandies and “sissies” like Oscar Wilde and Paul Lynde, “overwrought” performances by classic Hollywood actresses such as Bette Davis and Judy Garland and so on. Key to camp is a sense of affectation, of style over substance. But equally important is the way one looks at those things, how one appreciates affectation.

Missing the point

Many of the gowns and costumes at this year’s Met Gala attempt to capture the essence of camp, and in trying to do so miss the point of camp entirely. There is nothing discernibly camp about Jared Leto carrying around a replica of his own head. Quirky and strange? Maybe. But nowhere near camp.

Another interesting example was Celine Dion, who wore a glittering tribute to Judy Garland and the Ziegfield Follies, designed by Oscar de la Renta. While inspired by camp figures, it is not the outfit here that is camp but rather the person wearing it. Dion is arguably a contemporary camp icon, and she would be camp regardless of what she wore. This is because her celebrity image owes more to her overly emotional songs and the way in which she performs them, her goofy persona, and the heightened emotion of some of her public statements.

People with a camp appreciation of Celine Dion enjoy her ironically, finding the style of her public personality thoroughly entertaining. Such appreciators would probably also love the fact that she apparently initially thought the theme for this year’s gala was “camping.” In nature. Bless her.

Other guests such as Billy Porter approached the camp sensibility much more accurately by incorporating outrageous pomp and performance to their attendances.

Porter came dressed like some kind of Egyptian goddess, carried in on a litter by six nubile, shirtless men. While this adds a certain spectacle, it was, like every other guest’s appearance, a designed, rehearsed happening.

Billy Porter’s arrival at the Met Gala was an ornate spectacle. Andres Otero/Wenn.com/AAP

For Sontag and many thinkers who came after her, there really are two ways of “doing” camp. One is the “naïve camp” and the other is “conscious camp.” Naïve camp is the Judy Garland kind of camp. Garland did not intend to be a gay icon, but she became one because her earnest, overwrought performances invited a large portion of queer people to view her as a camp figure.

Gay men in particular appreciated the affectations in her performances, in a similar way to how drag queens are appreciated in the queer community. They are not appreciated for how well they perform but for how much they perform, for how much extra they put into their lip-synched song and dance.

‘Conscious camp’

Amber Valletta’s costume was simple yet effective. Justin Lane/EPA/AAP

“Conscious camp” is what was on display at the Met Gala this year. Take Lady Gaga’s “Russian doll” of dresses, each layer referencing old Hollywood glamour to an over the top degree. An oversized version of Marilyn Monroe’s dress in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes is removed and beneath it is a sleeker black, femme fatale number, followed by another reveal of a more realistically proportioned pink dress. Gaga is well-versed in queer and pop cultural aesthetics, and there was a fun narrative here, but its barrage of old Hollywood references don’t necessarily make it camp.

Contrast this with Amber Valletta’s rather simple, but effective costume: she looks like she is wearing a giant, green loofa, and in most of the photos looks to be taking herself way too seriously. That’s the sort of camp Sontag might enjoy.

The best kind of camp is the kind that doesn’t know it is camp. Which is just another way of saying you can’t really design and wear your way into the camp sensibility.

About The Author:

Matthew Sini is a Lecturer in Screen Media at the University of the Sunshine Coast

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license.

#art #fashion #met gala 2019

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sinceileftyoublog · 5 years

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Live Picks: 6/4

Anderson .Paak

BY JORDAN MAINZER

Ariana Grande, United Center

With finger-snapping beats, skronking bass, and remarkably buoyant vocal performances, Ariana Grande’s topped herself mere months later. If Sweetener was Grande’s tour de force of empathy, thank u, next is everything at once: Over a year removed from the Manchester arena bombing that shook her, Grande looks back on simultaneous trauma, relationships started and failed because of it, and her quest for self-love, all in seeming real time.

Written and recorded in the wake of the death of rapper and Grande’s ex-boyfriend Mac Miller, as well as the dissolution of her engagement with SNL’s Pete Davidson, thank u, next is an essential journey that starts with a self-critical woman seeking the unattainable. Down-tempo opening track “imagine” immediately references Miller’s death; its atmospheric instrumentals eventually give way to high-pitched shrieks and dramatic strings, symbolizing Grande’s initial realization that she doesn’t live in the world she wants to. However, this realization is a catalyst for self-actualization. She reframes healthy neediness as something good because it makes the other person feel good. On “NASA”, she affirms the need for her to be alone (“You don’t wanna leave me, but I’m tryna self-discover / Keep me in your orbit and you’ll know you’ll drag me under”). And “bloodline”, “bad idea”, and “make up” see her giving into her desire to numb pain through sex.

But these aren’t even the toughest songs on the record. “fake smile” (which includes an expertly placed sample of Wendy Rene’s “After Laughter (Comes Tears)”, is a direct response to “needy”, Grande now refusing to put on a happy face when she’s not feeling that way. The effectively warbling “ghostin” is not about dating, but about the ghosts of her past who visit her in her dreams, affecting her every waking thought. And the dark “in my head” is probably the most Davidson-centric track here, wherein she comes to realize that she called off their engagement not just because the trauma of Miller’s death had become too much to deal with, but because he also just wanted her for sex. Perhaps most impressively, in this context, single “7 rings” isn’t just a shallow brag track, but necessary therapy.

Of course, the title track is probably her best and best known track by now, the ultimate jam about learning, maturity, and being yourself, the only pop song to match the emotional empathy of Robyn in the past decade. But the album is classic because it’s an artistic statement that extends beyond its own borders, from associated videos to Grande’s stream-of-consciousness Twitter account. Closer “break up with your girlfriend, i’m bored” is inseparable from its video; in it, the girlfriend of the love interest is actually another version of Grande. It all serves to promote her strength in herself. It’s been a long, worthwhile journey for Grande and for all of us.

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Singer Normani and Pittsburgh pop duo Social House open.

Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, Thalia Hall

One of the best guitar bands of the past few years, having released a relentlessly catchy EP (The French Press) and debut album to match Hope Downs, Australia’s Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever return to Chicago for a show at Thalia Hall. Even after two busy years, the band continues to debut new music. April saw the release of a single, “In the Capital” b/w “Ready My Mind”, and the band has been playing a new song, “Big Fence”, live.

Melbourne rockers RVG open.

Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals, Huntington Bank Pavilion

Executive produced by Dr. Dre, Anderson .Paak’s Ventura is a quick follow-up to the disappointing Oxnard that’s solid, but safe. From the get-go, the skill at hand, in both the singing, rapping, and instrumentation takes reigns from the lyrics or themes. It’s a bold move to open your album with a song featuring a typically dexterous and overwhelmingly awesome verse from none other than Andre 3000, and .Paak’s slow and smooth delivery doesn’t quite keep the song in check. Overall, the record sees him at various stages of relationships, wanting a lover to come back to him on the opener, wanting to ignite a flame on blue eyed soul jam “Make It Better” (which doesn’t use Smokey Robinson nearly enough), and questioning a woman on the freaky keyboard funk-laden, two part “Reachin’ 2 Much”. On “Chosen One”, he wants a woman that loves him for him. On “Twilight”, he tells a lover that she guides him through the darkness--all you really care about is the arpeggio horn line and retro Pharrell beat. On closer “What Can We Do?”, he contemplates his next relationship--all you really care about is the mere presence of the late, great Nate Dogg. This is standard stuff with a great cast making the most they can out of the material.

Ventura succeeds best when .Paak gets creative with the format or delves into his sociopolitical perspective. The short, funny “Good Heels” is a conversation disguised as a slow jam, he and Jazmine Sullivan contemplating how she’s gonna sneak in and out of the house to get her stuff back when his girlfriend is coming home. On “Yada Yada”, .Paak expresses his gratitude at being able to make music in general, let alone the type of music he wants to make: “Chicken wings and sushi, I’ve gotten used to the perks / Narrowly escapin’ the holy war on the turf.” And the political funk of “King James” pays tribute to the biggest star in the NBA of the past couple decades, someone who also happens to be a philanthropist and advocate for the black community at large, someone for .Paak to look up to and aspire to be like.

Too often, though, .Paak’s grand realizations come in the form of thoughts like on “Winners Circle”: “If I know that I can get it, then I’ve already had it” isn’t really deserving of any sort of praise, despite its honesty and newness for .Paak. Songs of devotion and love might be novel for him, too, but the fact that he’s overshadowed by his guests make you wonder whether he’ll ever return to the greatness of an album like Malibu.

6.1/10

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Bass maestro Thundercat, who we saw at Day For Night 2016, and rapper Noname, who had our #1 album of last year and stood out at last year’s Pitchfork Music Festival and the inaugural House of Vans show, open.

U.S. Girls, Empty Bottle

Experimental pop band U.S. Girls, fronted by Meg Remy, continues to tour off of In A Poem Unlimited, one of our favorite albums of last year, and bring their much heralded live show to the Empty Bottle tonight.

Badge Époque (Maximilian 'Twig' Turnbull of U.S. Girls) and Black Culture ensemble Mourning [A] BLKstar open.

Simon Joyner, Hideout

We previewed Simon Joyner’s set at Empty Bottle last year:

“Omaha singer-songwriter Simon Joyner is the type to have laid back and made himself a steady presence in the Americana world. Those he’s influenced and collaborated with, like Beck, Conor Oberst, and John Darnielle, have sold more records than he has, but his music remains just as present. [2017]’s Step Into The Earthquake followed 2015′s excellent Grass, Branch, & Bone, which we spoke to him about at length in our feature Palpable Pain.”

Folk singer-songwriter Max Knouse and Girls of the Golden West (the project of singers Marydee Reynolds and Amalea Tschilds) open.

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Image Comics is pleased to reveal the six of 30 variants planned for the final month of 25th anniversary variants—October covers in homage of iconic THE WALKING DEAD cover designs.

This final month of variants will pay tribute to some of the hottest, most jaw-dropping moments from Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard’s long-running, and industry-changing series that went on to become a pop culture phenomenon.

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Available in stores on Wednesday, October 4th (Final order cutoff deadline Monday, September 11th):

ELSEWHERE #3 by Jay Faerber & Sumeyye Kesgin, cover by Kesgin & Riley (Diamond Code AUG170648)

EXTREMITY #7 by Daniel Warren Johnson, cover by Johnson (Diamond Code AUG170650)

I HATE FAIRYLAND: I HATE IMAGE SPECIAL EDITION by Skottie Young, cover by Young (Diamond Code AUG170569)

POSTAL #23 by Bryan Hill & Isaac Goodhart, cover by Goodhart (Diamond Code JUL178342)

REGRESSION #5 by Cullen Bunn & Danny Luckert, cover by Luckert (Diamond Code AUG170713)

SOUTHERN CROSS #13 by Andy Belanger & Becky Cloonan, cover by Cloonan (Diamond Code JUL178341)

SLOTS #1 by Dan Panosian, cover by Panosian (Diamond Code AUG170588)

Available in stores on Wednesday, October 11th (Final order cutoff deadline Monday, September 18th):

BIRTHRIGHT #27 by Joshua Williamson, Adriano Lucas & Andrei Bressan, cover by Bressan & Lucas (Diamond Code AUG170606)

BLACK SCIENCE #32 by Rick Remender & Matteo Scalera, cover by Harren (Diamond Code AUG170614)

ROYAL CITY #6 by Jeff Lemire, cover by Lemire (Diamond Code AUG170721)

THE WICKED + THE DIVINE #32 by Kieron Gillen & Jamie McKelvie, cover by McKelvie (Diamond Code AUG170772)

Rob Liefeld’s YOUNGBLOOD #6 by Chad Bowers & Jim Towe, cover by Liefeld (Diamond Code AUG170775)

Available in stores on Wednesday, October 18th (Final order cutoff deadline Monday, September 25th):

CURSE WORDS #9 by Charles Soule & Ryan Browne, cover by Browne (Diamond Code AUG170633)

DESCENDER #25 by Jeff Lemire & Dustin Nguyen, cover by Nguyen (Diamond Code AUG170643)

GENERATION GONE #4 Ales Kot & Andre Araujo, cover by Araujo (Diamond Code AUG170654)

GRRL SCOUTS: MAGIC SOCKS #6 by Jim Mahfood, cover by Mahfood (Diamond Code AUG170662)

HORIZON #15 by Brandon Thomas, Juan Gedeon & Mike Spicer, cover by Gedeon & Spicer (Diamond Code AUG170668)

KILL THE MINOTAUR #5 by Chris Pasetto, Christian Cantamessa, Jean-Francois Beaulieu & Lukas Ketner, cover by Ketner & Beaulieu (Diamond Code AUG170686)

MANIFEST DESTINY #32 by Chris Dingess, Matthew Roberts & Owen Gieni, cover by Roberts & Gieni (Diamond Code AUG170695)

THE REALM #2 by Seth M. Peck & Jeremy Haun, cover by Jeremy Haun (Diamond Code AUG170710)

ROCKSTARS #8 by Joe Harris & Megan Hutchison, cover by Hutchison (Diamond Code AUG170718)

SPY SEAL #3 by Rich Tommaso, cover by Tomasso (Diamond Code AUG170739)

Available in stores on Wednesday, October 25th (Final order cutoff deadline Monday, October 2nd):

ANGELIC #2 by Si Spurrier & Caspar Wijngaard, cover by Wijngaard (Diamond Code AUG170604)

COPPERHEAD #15 by Jay Faerber, Drew Moss & Ron Riley, cover by Godlewski & Riley (Diamond Code AUG170627)

CROSSWIND #5 by Gail Simone & Cat Staggs, cover by Staggs (Diamond Code AUG170630)

GASOLINA #2 by Sean Mackiewicz, Mat Lopes & Niko Walter, cover by Walter & Lopes (Diamond Code AUG170652)

HACK/SLASH: RESURRECTION #1 by Tini Howard, Celor, K. Michael Russell, cover by Rugg (Diamond Code AUG170559)

THE HARD PLACE #3 by Doug Wagner & Nic Rummel, cover by Rummel (Diamond Code AUG170666)

SPAWN #279 by Todd McFarlane, cover by McFarlane (Diamond Code JUL178340)

UNDERWINTER: A FIELD OF FEATHERS #1 by Ray Fawkes, cover by Fawkes (Diamond Code AUG170596)

WAYWARD #24 by Jim Zub & Steven Cummings, cover by Cummings & Royce “Fooray” Southerland (Diamond Code AUG170769)

IMAGE COMICS CELEBRATES 25TH ANNIVERSARY WITH FINAL MONTH OF COVERS IN TRIBUTE TO THE WALKING DEAD Image Comics is pleased to reveal the six of 30 variants planned for the final month of 25th anniversary variants—October covers in homage of iconic THE WALKING DEAD cover designs.

#25th #comics #Image

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micaramel · 4 years

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Artist: Cai Zebin

Venue: Capsule Shanghai, Shanghai

Exhibition Title: A Revisit at 2 bis rue Perrel

Date: May 12 – July 11, 2020

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Full gallery of images, press release and link available after the jump.

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Images courtesy of Capsule Shanghai, Shanghai

Press Release:

Capsule Shanghai is delighted to present artist Cai Zebin’s second solo exhibition, A Revisit at 2 bis rue Perrel at the gallery. Consisting of the artist’s most recent paintings, small drawings, and installations, that extend from the artist’s continuous fascination with the relationship between the symbolic, the imaginary, and the real in creativity.

The title of this exhibition, A Revisit at 2 bis rue Perrel draws from Victor Brauner’s (1903-1966) eponymous painting whose work paid tribute to Henri Rousseau while living in his former residence. In Brauner’s painting, not only do we find the artist’s appropriation of Rousseau’s famous work, The Snake Charmer (1907), but also a surrealist icon of many limbs that be known as uniquely his. Hence, Cai’s adoption of this title demonstrates the artist’s intention to reveal the genealogy of images and visual resources that inform his practice, as well as asserting his position to this approach for creativity. “How does a work of art come into being?” – a question driving Cai’s painting practice as much as the viewer standing in front of his works of art.

To resonate with the intent Cai Zebin has laid out in the exhibition’s title, Revisit (2019), one of the large-dimensional paintings in this exhibition, conjures many visual elements that complicate our possible interpretation of this work on canvas. The three central figures draped in black from head to toe, each holding a red ball in one hand while having their mouths wide open. To those viewers who are informed in visual culture, these three figures have been iconic over the centuries. They may immediately recall many classics in art history ranging from Antonio Canova’s Neo-Classical sculpture, The Three Graces, to Sandro Botticelli’s Primavera, to Raphael’s Three Graces from the Renaissance, to even Andre Derain’s The Dancer in the post-impressionist period. At the same time, what’s once depicted as nudes throughout the history of art is now draped in black latex wetsuit, what conveyed peace and serenity is now replaced with a sense of awe. As the disco lights in red beaming at them from all directions, the stage on which they stand begins to resemble a scene in Andrzej Zulawski’s film, My Nights Are More Beautiful Than Your Days (1989). Furthermore, the area off stage and the high-rises on the back seem like two different spatial dimensions. What do each and the sum of the visual cues suggest and how should one understand a painting as such become the questions Cai Zebin presents to the viewer.

In fact, this approach to painting is very much in line with the central piece Invitation to a Beheading presented in his previous exhibition at the gallery. Cai appropriated Theodor Gericault’s masterpiece, The Raft of the Medusa (1818- 1819), by adopting a literary device, the narrative of Vladimir Nabokov’s novel The Defense. For this exhibition, however, the scope of the artist’s visual resources expands to include a broader spectrum of visual culture, ranging from the classical paintings to pop cultural icons of the present. Furthering what Henri Rousseau stated in the early 20th Century on taking nature as his realm of inspiration. For Cai Zebin, “Imagination is the sum of all my visual experiences from reality” written on a small painting among the many revealed to his viewers. This statement is also considered a prism to the condition of artistic practice today. How does one translate and transfigure all of these visual resources available on to the canvas?

In one of the exhibition spaces, Cai Zebin lays out many of the small drawings he had done in the course of creating the large-dimensional pieces for this exhibition. They comprise of head-portraits of Henri Rousseau, the “premature” drawings of Three Graces, the flute player in black in Henri Rousseau’s The Snake Charmer (1879), biblical icons of the serpent and the apple, snow white and the witch tempting her with the poisonous apple and etc. It is their metamorphosis that sheds light on the mind of the artist. Of course, each visual cue embedded with many layers of meanings, as well as their evolution from the context in which they first emerged, influences how we perceive them today. Hence, their coming together on canvas opens up the potential for their reception now. Moreover, the palette-shape mirror, the most subtle yet pivotal device in this exhibition, not only references to the one in Henri Rousseau holds in his self-portrait in front of the Eiffel Tower but also projects what Jacque Lacan defines the functions of the mirror for bringing together the real, the symbolic and the imaginary. In other words, our reflection in the mirror, as artist and viewer, continues to relay as we explore the evolution of creativity with the understanding of the context in which we inhabit.

– Fiona He

Link: Cai Zebin at Capsule Shanghai

from Contemporary Art Daily https://bit.ly/3ekgLAv

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Childish Gambino's 'Feels Like Summer' Video Imagines Kanye West, Rihanna As Cartoons

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Childish Gambino's 'Feels Like Summer' Video Imagines Kanye West, Rihanna As Cartoons

Childish Gambino (aka Donald Glover) dropped an animated music video for his single “Feels Like Summer” on Saturday, and it’s chock-full of high-profile cartoon cameos.

The rapper made headlines in May when his politically charged “This Is America” video took the internet by storm, racking up more than 100 million views on YouTube in just nine days.

“Feels Like Summer,” which was released in June alongside “Summertime Magic,” issues a subtle warning about climate change delivered through Gambino’s haunting vocals and dreamy melody. The new video also features dozens of cartoon versions of pop culture and political icons.

Here’s a sampling of the cartoon cameos you might have missed:

Chance the Rapper (left) and Jaden Smith (center)

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Will Smith

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Azealia Banks

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Nicki Minaj and Travis Scott

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Kanye West and former first lady Michelle Obama

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Beyoncé (with tribute to Fredo Santana)

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Dr. Dre, Diddy, Snoop Dogg, Wiz Khalifa, Jay-Z (L to R) and Gucci Mane (bottom)

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SZA and Janelle Monae

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Chris Brown

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Outkast’s Andre 3000 (top) and Big Boi (bottom)

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Rihanna

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Whitney Houston

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Over the past five years, Place to Be Nation has been fortunate to feature written and audio pieces by a plethora of very talented individuals. Here is a sampling of some of our content from June 1, 2013 – June 1, 2018 for your enjoyment and to highlight our variety and insight into wrestling and pop culture since our launch. Enjoy!

A Long December: The Story of 12/29/98

Wise Words From the Old Man…

The Title Match

We Miss the 90s: America Online

Ready To Rumble: Everything is Real, Everything is Fake

A Look Back at 24: Ranking the Seasons

Strutting Out a Legacy: RIP Jackie Fargo

Exclusive: Tim Kennedy: “It’s Good to Have Another Job Because the UFC Doesn’t Pay Well”

Oh The People You’ll Meet: Little League Edition

JT’s Running Diary: 2013 Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest

Wrestling and Politics: A Look at a Turbulent Relationship

Three’s Company: The Wyatts, The Shield, and Trios in Wrestling

We Miss the 90s: Dinosaurs

Titans of Wrestling #1: WWWF January – March 1979 (Audio)

Clear Eyes, Full Hearts, Can’t Win?

Summer-Slammed: Brutus “The Barber” Beefcake & The Summer of 1990

The Chamber of Broken Dreams: SummerSlam 2003’s Main Event

Prime Time Player: Darren Young Comes Out

‘Headlocked’ Writer Looks to Change Perception of Wrestling Based Comics

In Too Deep: Is WWE’s Roster Oversaturated?

Weber Has Issues Special Edition: Calm Down, Nerds!

Ashton Kutcher Is A Douche aka “A Tale Of Two Kelsos”

The Winding Road to Lowell: Attending Raw in 1998

A Blind Eye to the Blind Tag

Oh the People You’ll Meet: IWC Edition

Parv’s Guide to David Bowie Albums

Wrestling With the Past #3: Celebrating Bret Hart (Audio)

Why the Browns Won the Trent Richardson Trade

What Happened to New & Original?

The Fiefdom of Sports Officials

The Lost Franchises of the ABA

The Alternative That Wrestling Needs

“Lightning Bolt” in Worcester: Pearl Jam Live

We Miss the 90s: Clueless

Welcome to Friartown, Section 103 – Meet the CWO

A Hero’s Exit: Chris Hero Departs WWE

Filth, Pollution & Corruption: The Ballad of Ludvig Borga

The Final Days of WCW

Richer & The Mailman 15: Cars, Death, Humor, Irony, and Richurrences (Audio)

Boxing’s Biggest “Problem”

The Best of 2013 in Comics

The High Spot: WWE Network is Here (Really) and the Top Stories of the Week

Wrestling Across America: Philadelphia with The Blue Meanie (Audio)

The Other Five Count – Greatest TV Dads

The Kevin Kelly Show #1: Adam Cole (Audio)

We Miss the 90s: Royal Rumble 1994 & An Ode to Friendship

JR’s Treasure Trove #4 – Mom Song by Old Spice

“The Cowboy and The Animal” – A Rundown of My First Live WWE PPV Event

A Tribute to Phillip Seymour Hoffman

The Kevin Kelly Show #2: AJ Styles (Audio)

PTBN Main Event #1 (Audio)

Valentine’s Day: A Love Story?

Parv’s Guide to the Wu-Tang Clan: Part 1 – The Knowledge

WWE Network Launch: First-Watches, Favorites and Gems from the WWE Library

Dad, the Hulkster & Me

The Kids Are Alright: NXT Arrives

Welcome to Friartown, Section 103: Providence vs. Marquette – 3/4/14, A Video Essay

The First Time They Didn’t Listen

Place to Be Podcast #300: An Extravaganza Three Years in the Making

Mended Harts – How Vince McMahon Apologized to Bret Hart & WWF Fans in March 1994

Brad and Chad’s WrestleMania Rewind Special: Ranking the WrestleManias (Audio)

Why Didn’t We Get This?? WrestleMania Matches We Wanted

A Tribute to The Ultimate Warrior

Philosophy of the Shield: The Case for Cap – Part 1

Happy Birthday Hot Rod! Remember When You Saved Virgil?

The “Us” Movement

It Ain’t Easy Being Green

Draft Day – The Tale of Two Trades

The Cowboy Goes to Class – Rise of the nWo

Forever Notorious

The Other Five Count – Favorite TV Season Finales

A Tribute to Macho

Movies of the P2B Generation: 1976

Hey, Hey, Hey…What is Going On Here? The Saved by the Bell Lifetime Movie is On the Way!

JR’s Treasure Trove #5: 2014 Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest

Five Reasons To: Get Over the New Thor Being a Female

The Rise of Tomohiro Ishii

Fandom, I Would Have Words With Thee

JR’s Treasure Trove #6: The Birth of Mr. Backlund – Bret Hart vs. Bob Backlund – 7/30/94

Guardians of the Galaxy Takes the Marvel Cinematic Universe to New Heights

We Miss the 90s: Regulate

Brad and Chad’s SummerSlam Rewind Special: Ranking the SummerSlams (Audio)

A Step By Step Breakdown of the “Step By Step” Music Video

PTBN SummerSlam Rewind Series: SummerSlam 1992 w/ Steve Corino (Audio)

Bray Wyatt, God Complexes, and (Breakable) Glass Ceilings

My Late Night Experience

Titans of Wrestling #36: Interview with Tito Santana (Audio)

Forget Ebola – What about Anthrax?

PTBN’s Greatest Song of the 90s Tournament: Pool Round One, Group A

2 DXers, 1 Champ

The High Spot: An Interlude on Intergender Wrestling

The Kevin Kelly Show #24 – Dennis Stamp (Audio)

Hulk Hogan, As He Should Have Been

Woodstock ’94: Three More Days of Peace, Music…Drugs and Mud

Adam’s Top Music Videos of 2014

The Kevin Kelly Show #25 – Jim Ross (Audio)

Place to Be Podcast #353: Jeff Jarrett (Audio)

Roman Reigns and Paying Dues

Seinfeld: The PTBN Series Rewatch – “The Outing” (S4, E16)

The Ghost of Randy Savage Is Coming for Revenge

A Requiem for Parenthood

The Dichotomy of a Pro Wrestling Fan on the Internet

Teams Back Again – The Debut Episode! (Audio)

30 Years of Mania Madness (1985-1987)

The Best of Kevin Kelly at Place to Be Nation

The Great WrestleMania Re-Book: WrestleMania

Wrestling With Optimism #2 – The History of WWE.com Anniversary Special (Audio)

Place to Be Network: P2B Comics Draft Podcast (Audio)

22-1 or 21-2?: The Future of WWE Collides with its Past at WrestleMania 31

PTBN’s Main Event #30: WrestleMania 31 Preview (Audio)

The Five Count: Undertaker’s WrestleMania Opponents

Place to Be Podcast #368: King of the Ring 1993 and Kendra & Wes Mayle (Audio)

PTBN’s Real World Champion (1989 – 1994)

WDWorld Traveler: The P2B Guide to Walt Disney World (Part 1: The Basics)

Brad and Chad’s King of the Ring Special: Rankings, Rebooking and More (Audio)

Dangerous Alliance Wrestling Podcast #1 (Audio)

The Ballad of the Erstwhile Main-Eventer

1995: The Best Summer of Music Ever

The American Dream

JT’s Treasure Trove #7: 2015 Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest

PTBN’s Wrestling What If… The NWO’s Third Man

The Scientific Ranking of SummerSlams Part 1

Good Will Wrestling: Building the Perfect SummerSlam (Audio)

Volk Han-A-Thon 1991-1993

PTBN’s Excellent WWE Network Adventure: MSG House Show – 4/6/81

9/11 Remembrance: What Is Really the Least We Can Do?

Parv and Chad’s Top 100 Matches of All Time

Fair for Flair: The Complete Five Part Series (Audio)

We Miss the 90s: Video Stores

Rank & File #1: Top 10 Favorite Current Wrestlers (Audio)

JR’s Treasure Trove #3 – Ghostbusters: The Music Video (1984)

Thoughts I Think… As The Ratings Sink

PTBN Holiday Tournament Spectacular – Round 1, Peanuts Region

Ranking Rocky

Titans of Wrestling #55: Roddy Piper Tribute Part 1 (Audio)

Holiday Five Count: PTBN’s Favorite Christmas Movies

Christmas Television Memories

The Game Is Played Again

Wrestling with Expectations

Why Roman Reigns Isn’t Over, Or: A Study in Parallels – Roman Reigns, Bob Backlund and Dory Funk Jr

Peyton’s Last Stand – Super Bowl 50 Preview

A Grateful Farewell

Thoughts I Think… After Daniel Bryan’s Retirement

RAGEWATCH!!! – Fuller House (S1, E1)

The WrestleMania Top Ten: Part 1

In Search of Five-Star Matches: Part 1

Batman v Superman Brings Big Characters, Bigger Action

Place to Be Podcast Episode 400: A Celebration, WrestleMania Match Rankings & An Old Friend (Audio)

Tears Fallen, Too Late: The Passing of Chyna

Sometimes it Snows in April: My Journey with Prince

We Miss the 90s: Mallrats

Andre the Giant’s Lost 1991 Comeback

Muhammad Ali: 1942 – 2016

The Criss-Cross #1 (Audio)

Lucha Undead #28: “Talk Soup with Chad Campbell” (Audio)

PTBN’s Clotheslines & Headlines #1: Roman Reigns, Money in the Bank, Best in the World, BROTHER NERO & More! (Audio)

Hard-Traveling Fanboys Podcast #10: GIANT-SIZE – The 2016 Halfie Awards (Audio)

Parv’s Top 100 Music Artists, Part 1: Introduction and 100-76

JT’s Treasure Trove #8: 2016 Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest

All Hell is Breaking Loose: The Complete Story of Continental Wrestling (Audio)

Happy Birthday MTV! (Audio)

Survey Says: A WCW Retrospective #1 (Audio)

Geek & Sassy #1 (Audio)

Letters from Kayfabe #1 (Audio)

PTBN’s Clotheslines & Headlines #7: CM Punk, Vince McMahon’s Quads, Backlash, Randy Orton, DELETE OR DECAY & More! (Audio)

Lucha Undead: AMA w/ Brad from PTBN (Audio)

The Definitive Guide to the Suits of the Million Dollar Man

The Glenn Butler Podcast Hour Spectacular, Episode 28: Reflection, Surprise, Terror…for the Future (Audio)

Rogue One Rebels Against Typical Star Wars Formula

The Glenn Butler Podcast Hour Spectacular, Episode 29: Rogue One (Audio)

The Brad and Chad Show: Putting a Bow on 2016 (Audio)

PTBN POP Special: Tribute to Artists Who Passed Away in 2016 (Audio)

PTBN DadCast #1: Paw Patrol (Audio)

We Miss the 90s: Aerosmith’s Crazy (1994)

Place to Be Podcast #437: Sixth Birthday Celebration (Audio)

PTBN Network Special: Hot Takes on Cold Issues (Audio)

PTBN’s WrestleMania List-a-Mania – Day Twenty-Three: WrestleMania’s Most Overrated Matches

CouchMania 2017 Live Blog: Dealing With a Newborn and the Graps

Hard-Traveling Fanboys Podcast: 50TH EPISODE GIANT-SIZE EXTRAVAGANZA! (Audio)

PTBN Question Of The Day Weekly Recap (April 3-9 2017)

Letters From Center Stage #1 (Audio)

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Jeff Learns Wrestling #1: Basics of the Business, Jesse Ventura, The Mega Powers & more! (Audio)

PTBN’s Greatest WWE Wrestler Ever Project – Introduction

Hard-Traveling Fanboys Podcast #72: PTBN Pop! Comic Book Theatre — Watchmen

Hard-Traveling Fanboys Podcast #105: PTBN POP! Comic Book Theatre — Watchmen, Part 2

Talk’n Pop #3: Nick Duke and WrestleMania Weekend

Bruno Sammartino, 1935-2018

Wrestling War Zone: The Monday Night Wars – Episode 1

Marvel Age Podcast Featuring the Sarcastic Four: Episode One – 1961-1962

Jeff Learns Wrestling #14: WrestleMania IV

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[Overlook Review] MONSTER SQUAD Documentary WOLFMAN’S GOT NARDS Has Heart, Humor…And Nards

In 1987 The Monster Squad introduced a generation of young horror fans to the Universal Monsters. For those kids (yourself included I would assume, The Monster Squad was the greatest movie of all time, but it disappeared one day, never to return…

That is of course until it was (finally) released on DVD after strong demand from a vocal fanbase, and this monster-ific masterpiece was allowed to live again! The tragic, and touching saga of The Monster Squad is captured in the documentary Wolfman’s Got Nards which recently won the Audience Award for Best Feature at the 2018 Overlook Film Festival.

Wolfman’s Got Nards is directed by The Monster Squad star Andre Gower and features interviews with cast, crew, fans, and fellow filmmakers. Included among them are Joe Lynch (Mayhem), Adam F. Goldberg (The Goldbergs), Adam Green (Hatchet), Seth Green (Robot Chicken), and many more. Large portions of the doc were filmed at anniversary screenings of The Monster Squad with fans on camera to share their own experiences with the film, and how it has touched them personally. It also has a pretty hilarious montage of people reacting to Andre Gower’s original ‘Stephen King Rules’ t-shirt as though it were the shroud of Turin. And for some of us, it might as well be.

There are no shortage of “fan-docs” celebrating a sliver of pop culture and it’s impact on a generation of fans. They highlight short lived tv shows, movies, or bands that enjoyed a brief moment of success before fading into relative obscurity. Years later, they relive that magic after appreciation quietly grew into a cult-ural phenomenon once again. But that’s exactly what sets Wolfman’s Got Nards apart from every other pop culture documentary. The cast and crew of Monster Squad were never able to taste that brief moment of success, assuming for decades that the movie flopped and was quickly forgotten.

“Wolfman’s Got Nards isn’t just a great title […] It’s a eulogy and a salute to someone who will forever be memorialized in the one of the greatest movies of all time.”

Fred Dekker himself considers The Monster Squad to be the best film he ever made, and goes so far as to say that “Director of The Monster Squad” will be written on his tomb. But until 2016, he shares, he had only been able to see the film as a failure, responsible for turning his career into an uphill battle. There’s no denying that the film was slowly given the recognition it deserves, but for some that recognition came just a little too late.

Tragically, actor Brent Chalem was never able to see The Monster Squad,and his performance of Horace, celebrated in the community. Chalem passed in 1997 of pneumonia, almost a decade before anyone involved in the movie would begin to understand just how much the film meant to its fans. Wolfman’s Got Nards isn’t just a great title that calls back a memorable moment, it’s a tribute to the one person unable to feel that love and appreciation. It’s a eulogy and a salute to someone who will forever be memorialized in the one of the greatest movies of all time.

Whether it’s been years since you last watched The Monster Squad or if you watch it every weekend, Wolfman’s Got Nards is a documentary tailor-made for you. It reminds you why you fell in love with the film, and why (despite some political incorrectness) it remains a classic today. There is also something so inspiring about film-making documentaries like Wolfman’s Got Nards. From on-set war stories to the trials and tribulation of special effects teams too excited to admit they were in over their heads, they stoke a fire inside you. If there is one thing we should all take away from Wolfman’s Got Nards, it’s that you should always just your ideas, and commit to them 100%. No one will ever be able to say that something you made had heart if you don’t put yours into it. And let’s be real, anything less is Bogus!

We caught Wolfman’s Got Nards at the 2018 Overlook Film Festival in New Orleans, Louisiana. Stick around Nightmare on Film Street for even more festival coverage, and check out our Twitter and Instagram pages for highlights from the event. We’ll also be discussing Wolfman’s Got Nards on an upcoming episode of the Nightmare on Film Street podcast before talking through and comparing The Monster Squad (1987) and Hocus Pocus (1993) – Available wherever you get your podcasts May 10th, 2018. Until then, Stay Creepy 😉

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CTIJF adds 8 world class acts to 2018 line-up

Eight sensational, world class acts have been added to the 19th annual Cape Town International Jazz Festival (CTIJF) line-up on 23 and 24 March.

CTIJF Festival Director Billy Domingo is enthusiastic about the upcoming programme, saying: “Great thought has been given to the nuances of the greater jazz form in this year’s line-up. This is reflected in the variety of the acts that will entertain this year’s festinos. I am delighted that our steadfast festival goers, as well as those attending for the first time, have such a wealth of talent from which to create their personal musical experiences and we look forward to sharing these moments with our audience.”

CTIJF 2018 Second Artist Announcement

Incognito’s (UK) undying love for funky jazz turned their acid jazz repertoire into epic anthems. Frontman Jean-Paul ‘Bluey’ Maunick leads this cool ensemble, which has embarked on numerous fresh directions over time, producing winning material and unforgettable live shows. Expect a slick set chock-a-bloc with party spinners and smooth fusion.

Simphiwe Dana’s (SA) eye-catching imagery may project a fragility and beauty specific to this global chart-topper, but it’s her unique signature sound that confirms her status as a phenomenal artist. Her profound amalgam of jazzy Afro soul with traditional music is utterly distinctive – truly the hallmark of a remarkable musician.

The range of Miguel Atwood-Ferguson’s work is vast, having contributed to over 500 recordings and scores with notable musicians such as Ray Charles, Flying Lotus, Dr. Dre, Mary J. Blige, Bilal, Seu Jorge, and Thundercat, and 1000’s of live concerts. He effortlessly bridges genres and generations of cultural elements into cohesive, magical presentations. He has performed, toured and recorded with ensembles ranging from electronic to avant-garde, jazz, classical, hip hop and pop. Atwood-Ferguson bridges orchestral textures with elements of soul, jazz, hip hop and improv. Hear him in Miguel Atwood-Ferguson: Suite for Ma Dukes (USA) – his tribute to hip hop MC/producer J Dilla.

Radiating South African heritage sounds and universal jazz influences, Sibusiso “Mash” Mashiloane (SA), explores the repertoires of Bheki Mseleku, Andile Yenana and Moses Molelekwa along with his Zulu-styled blues and neo-soul, swing-bop and hip hop inflections and will reinforce the tones of Africa at the CTIJF.

There’s an intensity to Manny Walters (SA) that’s rooted in the legacy of rhythm ’n blues, and enhanced by modern-day soul rock nuances. This local singer-songwriter and semi-acoustic guitarist delivers a focused set of works that draws on the seminal sounds of Richie Havens, Nina Simone, Tracy Chapman and Curtis Mayfield. Manny’s standout gritty voice steers his electric rhythm & blues/alt soul playlist with socially conscious lyricism and a gravitas that reels in the listener.

The Surge (SA/Russia/Slovakia/Morocco/USA/ Kyrgyzstan) is a product of OneBeat, an incubator for social entrepreneurship where innovative musicians launch collaborations designed to make a positive impact. An array of rare instruments also makes this Surge gig definitely one to head to. Trumpeter Mandla Mlangeni lends his weight to the outfit, while Abbay Misganaw, aka Haile Supreme, is a Washington D.C.-based rapper and member of Congo Sanchez – a hip hop group that synthesizes reggae, dub and Latin funk. Mehdi Nassouli is a guembri player with a passion for preserving Moroccan music who’s devoted to studying deqqa, a traditional form of art from Taroudant. Jan Kruzliak is a Bratislava-based violinist. His group La3noCubano performed free concerts in refugee camps. Sergey Balashov is a drummer from Moscow specializing in improvisation. Aisaana Omorova has studied the instruments of Kyrgyzstan (komuz, jaw harp and choor), apprenticing with Zainidin Imanaliev. Jeremy Thal, Co-Founder & Artistic Director of Found Sound Nation, is a horn player and educator. All in all, a unified excursion into the unknown.

Enigmatically soulful international recording and performing artist N8N (Belgium), counts himself amongst the lucky few who gets to do what he loves most: entertain. N8N has dedicated his life to honing his craft; a process which has afforded him the opportunity to travel the world. But, it was his love for the Mother City, which he considers his second home, that inspired him to write and release a tribute fittingly entitled Cape Town at the end of 2017. The track was born of a collaboration with Grammy award-winning producer Andre Harris and a-list song-writer Carmen Reece and features on his upcoming EP [Second 2 None}, which is due to be released in spring 2018.

The Liberation Project (SA) is part of a broader Liberation Project driven from South Africa, which features musicians who’ve joined forces to celebrate their liberation struggles from different corners of the world. This line-up has been specially commissioned by the CTIJF and their festival set is dedicated to Ray Phiri. This interesting pool of musicians combines Sipho Hotstix Mabuse (vox, sax, piano, flute), Tony Cedras (accordion, trumpet), Neill Solomon (vox, piano, acoustic guitar), Dan Chiorboli (perc), Tebogo Sedumedi (vox, bass), DRC kwassa kwassa star Bienvenue N’Seka (vox, guitar), Keeran Eshwarlall (Sufi vox, harmonium, santoor, harmonica) with special guest Roger Lucey on vox and acoustic guitar.

The 19th Cape Town International Jazz Festival will take place 23 and 24 March 2018 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. Day passes are still available at www.computicket.com at R750 per person per day.

Corporate hospitality packages are available for the upcoming festival. To book your package or for more information, contact Samantha on 021 6710506 or email [email protected]

Rosies tickets will go on sale on Monday 12 February 2018 from Computicket. Please note, tickets for Rosies cost an additional R30 per performance. For the Rosies performance schedule, please go to www.capetownjazzfest.com or keep an eye on our social media for more details.

Official Sponsors of the 19th annual Cape Town International Jazz Festival are The Department of Arts and Culture, Independent Media and host city, City of Cape Town. Other sponsors include South African Tourism, Amstel, Johnny Walker and Peninsula Beverages.

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Monte Carlo Undergoes Dramatic Transformation to Become Park MGM

A poplar Las Vegas resort, Monte Carlo, is in the throes of an unprecedented transformation: The casino is becoming Park MGM.

Recently, there was a very visible signal the change from Monte Carlo to Park MGM is kicking into high gear. Here’s a peek.

Your days are numbered, old girl. Yes, Monte Carlo is a girl. We checked.

Inside, Monte Carlo is virtually unrecognizable.

Nearly all of Monte Carlo’s restaurants have closed, and entire swaths of the casino have been walled off.

Mystery walls abound at Monte Carlo, all in service of giving the world some Las Vegas voila.

Here’s a list of all the Monte Carlo bars and restaurants that have closed in recent months.

The Pub at Monte Carlo

Brand Steakhouse

Andre’s at the Monte Carlo

Hit Lounge

Yusho Japanese Grill & Noodle House

Blvd Creamery

D. Vino Italian Food & Wine Bar

Dragon Noodle Co.

The Buffet at Monte Carlo

Food Court at the Monte Carlo

These signs are everywhere. Soon, there will pretty much be no “other outlets.”

Yes, there’s pretty much been a clean sweep of the restaurants and bars at Monte Carlo, all to make way for new offerings at Park MGM.

But wait, there’s more.

Most recently, Minus 5 Ice Bar closed (Oct. 29, 2017).

Minus 5 Ice Bar was always a fun place to chill.

On Nov. 5, 2017, 800 Degrees Neapolitan Pizzeria. The forgettable pizza restaurant will move to New York New York.

The Sambalatte coffee shop closes Nov. 7, 2017.

Also on Nov. 7, Diablo’s Cantina will close. We were the first to share this turn of events, way back in Dec. 2016, but we aren’t one to brag.

Adios, awkward appropriation of Mexican culture.

In a strange turn of events, it doesn’t appear Double Barrel Roadhouse is going anywhere.

As a slew of restaurants close, two have opened in recent weeks.

We popped in for photos, and look forward to giving these new eateries a taste.

First, there’s Primrose.

Primrose is one of the first things you’ll stumble upon as you enter Monte Carlo from the self-park garage. And we do mean stumble. We know how you are in Vegas.

The official Web site says, “Modeled after a country home, Primrose is our tribute to the South of France. Come by for garden-inspired dishes and cocktails in the drawing room, dining room, or beneath the trees in the outdoor terrace and garden.”

If we never hear the phrase “vegetable-forward cuisine” again, it’ll be too soon.

On the restaurant’s Web page, the cuisine is described as “French-ish.”

And they weren’t kidding about the “beneath the trees” thing. A few feet from the entrance to Primrose, in an area being used for hotel registration, there’s a massive tree root protruding from the ceiling.

One thing this definitely isn’t is freaky.

Also new at Monte Carlo, sorry, Park MGM, is Bavette’s Steakhouse & Bar.

Your humble portal to a new world of protein.

The original Bavette’s is in Chicago, and it’s won numerous awards for its classic steakhouse fare with French cooking influences.

It’s almost entirely dark inside Bavette’s, but here’s a photo, anyway.

We’ll say it: This is the kind of lighting that gets people pregnant.

Strolling through the Monte Carlo casino is a surreal experience.

Construction walls conceal closed venues, and familiar features inside the resort have vanished.

Signs for Park MGM haven’t really been put up yet, but this one was displayed prominently, including what appears to be an attempt at a logo.

Fingers crossed this logo is just a placeholder. You don’t spend $450 million on a makeover and have a teen on Fiverr do your logo.

Changes are happening outside, too.

There’s been a lot of work in the Monte Carlo’s pool complex.

You can still be lazy, there’s just no river to do it in.

Now, there are three pools. One’s square, the others are akin to lap pools.

Petite pools mean they’re likely to be for hotel guests only.

It seems like only yesterday we were breaking the story Monte Carlo would undergo a major renovation and rebrand. Now, it’s becoming a reality.

MGM Resorts CEO Jim Murren has described the Monte Carlo transformation as a “top-to-bottom, stem-to-stern type of re-imagining.” We can’t disagree.

Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because new bars.

Some fret Monte Carlo will become an upscale resort and price out longtime fans. Others say it was time for a Monte Carlo refresh, and Vegas thrives on shiny new things, even when they’re not completely new.

Many are taking the transition period as an opportunity to bid farewell to an old friend.

Yes, we got photo releases from everyone because that’s exactly how the Internet works.

Enjoy a few photos from our recent walkabout at Monte Carlo, and we look forward to sharing more about Park MGM as it emerges, sticky and warm, from the womb of the wizards at MGM Resorts. Or something.

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