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wileys-russo · 5 months

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humbling requesting a fic (bc the wonderland mag pics have me DEAD) where reader gets all flustered when alessia wears a tie and at some point pulls her in for a kiss by her tie bc reader just can resist anymore 🫣

i mean...it had to be done wonderland II a.russo

"thank you." you smiled warmly as you heard your name and grabbed the tray of coffees, weaving your way out of the small but busy cafe and making a beeline for the car, hurrying as the weather looked like it could break at any second.

you balanced the tray in one hand and yanked open luca's door with the other, carefully sliding inside and placing the coffees on his middle console as you shut the door.

"i can't believe you're drinking an iced coffee it's like four degrees." luca chuckled as he and alessia grabbed their own, your girlfriend kissing your cheek appreciatively as you leaned forward to take yours.

"she could be stuck in the snow and she'd still choose an iced drink over a warm one." alessia chuckled knowingly as you hummed in agreement, mouth full of coffee as luca started the car up again.

"so what is this shoot for again?" you questioned, covering your yawn with your hand, the time not quite yet reaching eight in the morning. "wonderland magazine." luca answered, alessia too busy messing about with the music in the passenger seat.

this wasn't how you'd planned your day to go. woken up to gentle kisses along your shoulder blades as you melted into your girlfriends arms, eyes squeezed shut and doing your best to ignore her soft warnings that apparently now the two of you needed to be up soon.

you knew she had the photo shoot today as it had been circled on the calendar for weeks now given alessia couldn't function without a physical schedule of all her multitude of commitments both on and off the football pitch.

you rarely accompanied her to shoots or interviews which is why it was out of the norm for her to so badly want you to. though she'd put it down to the pair of you being separated for the majority of the week with work commitments

the two of you though incredibly smitten both vastly independent and not afraid to give one another space whenever it was needed. both having lived alone for a couple of years before you'd moved in together that had also been an adjustment, but communication such a pivotal key in your relationship it had been a smooth one.

the car ride went far too quickly and suddenly you were shrinking away from the hustle and bustle of the packed out warehouse where the shoot was being held. you stuck by luca's side as he mingled and conversed, shaking hands and sending a beaming russo smile, singing his sisters praises any chance he could.

eventually alessia returned from hair and makeup and you found yourself breathless at the ethereal beauty you couldn't help but be constantly enamoured by. it was times like this you couldn't believe she was really your girlfriend.

you needed to pinch yourself several times as you watched on with a proud smile, catching the blondes eyes every now and then as she'd send you a wink or a grin before snapping right back into professional mode.

"no! lessi go get a towel or something, there's not a chance you don't spill anything on that white dress." you smacked your girlfriends hand away as she reached for her lunch, sending her a firm warning look knowing her clumsy habits all too well as her brother echoed your reasonings.

so with a huff she marched off, returning with a tea towel she'd pulled from god knows where, covering herself and raising an eyebrow as you nodded, gesturing for her to eat.

and you were grateful she did, because it wasn't even two bites in before she'd dropped a forkful of pasta onto her lap, and a further few minutes passed before she spilled her pepsi down her chin too.

"can't take you anywhere." you tutted quietly with a shake of your hear, the taller girl knocking her knee against yours playfully before you both shared a smile and a giggle, luca rolling his eyes with a smile.

you found yourself sat atop a stack of cases, conversing away to a few of the production assistants as everyone awaited alessia to return in her latest wardrobe change. the two young girls called away you waved them off with a smile, jumping as cold fingers suddenly grazed the small of your back.

"hello gorgeous."

"hi." you replied bluntly, eyes wide as your girlfriend appeared from behind you, jaw slackening at the sight of her. "see something you like then?" she smiled confidently, laughing at your hurried nod.

"you look like a disheveled sexy teacher." you grinned causing the striker to playfully roll her eyes. "didn't know you had a student teacher fantasy love." she teased, glancing over her shoulder as she was called to set.

"not so fast russo." you warned, reaching forward and grabbing at the tie which hung loosely around her neck, using it to yank her forward into a heated kiss, wrapping the material around your fist.

alessia's head spinning she blinked a few times as just as suddenly as your lips met hers you let go and pushed her away with a satisfied smile.

"go on, best be professional now babe." you warned playfully, your girlfriend recovering herself out of her daze.

hearing her name called again alessia stepped forward quickly, pecking your lips a few more times before her mouth moved to brush against your ear.

"the tie is definitely coming home with us."

#alessia russo x reader #woso #woso fanfics #woso x reader #alessia russo #engwnt #woso blurbs #woso imagine

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scimara · 2 months

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tw: sui thoughts

*deep sigh*

i honestly don’t wanna be here anymore.

na-share ko dati sa friends ko na feeling ko 19 years old pa rin ako hanggang ngayon kasi parang doon tumigil ‘yung existence ko. kumbaga hindi ko naramdaman na nag 20 pala ako dahil puro trabaho na lang inatupag ko. parang hindi ko naramdamang buhay ako nung nag-20, 21, 22, at 23 ako dahil umikot lang ‘yung mundo ko sa trabaho.

turning 24 na ako this july pero hindi ko ramdam kasi parang hindi ko na enjoy ‘yung buhay ko. nape-pressure ako sa parents ko lalo na kay kuya na mag provide sa family kaya kahit ubos na ako, binibigay ko pa rin.

recently, nag-away kami ng kuya ko dahil sa pera. kung anu-ano ‘yung sinasabi niya sa akin nung gabing ‘yon kasi pikon na pikon na raw siya sa akin. madamot daw ako tapos wala raw pakialam sa parents ko. he also assumed na hindi ko alam na lumalabo na ‘yung mata ni mama when in fact ako gumastos ng pang salamin niya without his knowledge kasi bakit ko ba kailangan sabihin ‘yon? hindi ko alam na mag-aaway kami ng kuya ko dahil sa pera. akala ko lumagpas na kami sa stage na magkakaroon kami ng away pero hindi pa pala. nakaka-frustrate ‘yung fact na akala niya ang yaman ko dahil sa sweldo ko. totoo namang dumoble ‘yung sweldo ko compared to my past job pero nagre-rent na ako this time and he doesn’t understand the struggle of living independently. he even questioned my recent purchases like ‘yung phone ko na necessity naman and ‘yung mga music festivals na napupuntahan ko na once in a blue moon lang mangyari. sobrang unfair lang. akala ko ipagtatanggol ako ng mama ko pero pati siya, sinabihan niya akong bawasan ko ‘yung pag punta sa music events. they don’t even know na ‘yun lang ‘yung nagpapa-feel sa akin na buhay pa pala ako. doon ko lang nafi-feel ‘yung enjoyment at minsan lang ‘yun mangyari.

they pointed out also before na bumili naman daw ako ng new set of clothes and bag. gusto ko sana sabihin na pinapadala ko lahat sa kanila kaya hindi ko mabili at nagi-guilty din ako kapag may binibili ako sa sarili ko. feeling ko hindi ko deserve ‘yun kaya na-offend talaga ako nung sinumbat nila ‘yung pagbili ko ng cellphone at pagbili ng music fest tickets kasi that’s the only time na na-feel ko na deserve ko ‘yun pero na-question pa. actually hindi ko fully na-feel na deserve ko ‘yun kasi I wouldn’t ask my girlfriend kung deserve ko bumili ng phone kung alam ko sa sarili ko na deserve ko ‘yun.

i feel like i’m a money-making machine.

i feel like i don’t deserve to LIVE.

i want to end my life, but at the same time i know my family would be mad at me dahil malaki gastos sa “gano’n”

my papa’s birthday is approaching. i decided na ‘wag na lang umuwi dahil nag-away kami ng kuya ko. magpapadala na lang siguro ako ng cake para ma-feel nila na may pake pa rin ako. i’m actually sad kasi nag file na ako ng leave pero kinancel ko kasi nagleave ako nang wala sa oras nung nag-away kami ng kuya ko. umiiyak ako no’n habang nasa motor dahil sa nabasa ko. i know na hindi ako makakapagtrabaho kaya pinayagan ako ng UM ko na mag leave.

hindi ako madamot pero naiinggit ako sa mga taong sa kanila ‘yung sahod nila or hindi sila required magbigay ng money sa parents nila. i know it sounds selfish pero gusto ko lang maranasan ‘yon kahit saglit.

gusto ko maramdaman na lumaki pala ‘yung sahod ko unlike before.

gusto ko gumastos nang hindi nagi-guilty.

gusto ko ma-enjoy ulit ‘yung life.

kung na-reach mo ‘tong part na ‘to, thank you and sorry haha! thank you for reading and sorry for wasting your time. i just needed to let this out of my chest.

goodnight! maglilinis pa ako haha! i don’t want our apartment to look like a depression room. ayokong madamay ‘yung girlfriend ko sa struggle ko kaya pipilitin kong maglinis kahit konti bago siya umuwi. sanay na ‘yon na ako madalas ‘yung naglilinis ng apartment kaya baka magulat siya na pag-uwi niya, disaster ‘yung bahay haha! hindi rin siya okay, e. ayokong dumagdag sa isipin niya.

again, thank you for listening 🫶🏼

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lashton-is-my-drug · 1 year

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Luke and Ash living together at Ash’s house during quarantine lockdown and got more serious than ever before.

Amazon Music and Spilling The Quarrantea livestreams, plus other things.

1. The food situation. Discourse back and forth between Luke and Ash of being out of food, during both livestreams.

Both talking about being out of groceries and kept bringing up fish fingers and chicken fingers/nuggets. Pretended to both go get groceries when Michael said the grocery store (Ralph's) just restocked. Ash is the first to get up and leave, fast. Luke only starts to get up to leave.

It seems like perhaps Ash is the one that does the grocery shopping. Ash is the one who says he's going to the store when he can. Luke doesn't offer that idea up. Luke seems like he was sulking because he didn't have the foods he likes. Notice how his demeanor is when they're talking about not having food, in the Quarrantea livestream. Luke even tries to make a point by asking everyone what they're having for dinner, Ash reiterates his fish fingers situation, Michael gives an answer that he hasn't even given it a thought.

2. Amazon Music livestream, Pink Floyd, Lashton listening to Pink Floyd together. Public mentions by both.

a. August 13, 2021 Pink Floyd was one of the influences for Luke’s solo album. Luke brings them up when talking about his song ‘Beautiful Dream’ (Nylon mag interview )

b. Ash worn lots of PF band tees throughout the years (incl. recent pap pics of him walking with Cal via his own twitter May 1, 2019).

c. Ash tweet using “Welcome to the Machine” businessman on fire artwork March 20, 2020.

d. During Luke’s August 2021 interview with Billboard for WFTTWTAF, “I listened to so much Pink Floyd in the past couple of years, especially [during lockdown], and was very influenced by them, particularly Dark Side of the Moon." Billboard 20 Questions interview.

e. ”Welcome to the Machine” from the “Wish You Were Here” EP to Ash’s ig story on Dec 16, 2021.

f. Ash posted a video to his ig story of Pink Floyd “Echoes” in Pompeii performance on July 20, 2022.

3. Spilling the Quarrantea - Luke saying Ash only started growing his own vegetables “10 minutes ago” (He’s clued into this small detail, Ash doesn’t argue it)

4. The only thing Luke had to say about Sierra during lockdown was that she had been making bread (so was many of the population) - not from livestreams but interesting enough to include.

5. Spilling the Quarrantea - The room Luke is in has very similar style to the room Ash is in (possibly in the same house, noteworthy)

6. Ash promo pic of Superbloom includes similar wallpaper than the wallpaper in Luke’s studio room. (same house? wallpaper shopping together?)

7. I’m suspicious that Luke’s WFTTWTAF ig live was at Ash’s house

8. Luke gets the rose tattoo (Ash has one on his arm). Fans notice in picture August 6. 2021.

9. Luke and Ash each wear the black onyx rings for Twitch stream ranking 5SOS songs (Aug 19, 2021), (Lierra engagement announced June 8, 2021 via People), so he’s engaged yet wearing a matching ring with someone else…. Ok

10. Muke isn’t real, Michael reads wattpad fanfic in front of a huge livestream of fans. A partner wouldn’t do that. Ash swooped in to save the situation by making up his own funny one about Cal.

11. Ash took the trip to the desert to go create his solo album, meanwhile Luke creates his own album back in LA. They gave each other a bit of space in their creative processes to write. Pick someone supportive.

12. Ash writes songs about lies, pain, and he’s so tortured, yet publicly he is supposedly in a happy relationship (which is whats being pushed on social media). Ash’s relationship ends lowkey sometime before his birthday but after release of album. Releases his album independently. Then, right before Luke’s album is released on a record label under Sony, there’s an engagement with the gf who is also a songwriter on his album which is being promoted in his album interviews.

13. Luke writing songs about Camellia Street and a change of heart. The narrative is it's where Sierra’s apartment was when they met, but what’s not being said is there’s actually a Camellia Street in Western Sydney where the guys are from. If he were to say that and Sierra hasn’t lived in Aus, then it leaves it open for question (who is Luke having ‘a change of heart’ with?).

14. Luke writing lyrics “Now with my eyes wide open, I’m nothing but a fake”, “I’m on my way to Wonderland, take off my suit and wander in for a moment Or hide for a lifetime”

15. Ash writes songs about lying and living in a cage (“Perfect Lie”) and lyrics such as, “I’ve been living my life but it’s not how it looks” and “Playin’ but not on the team” (“Sunshine”).

Amazon Music Livestream March 27, 2020

Link to Amazon Music livestream

The moment Ash leaves to go pee, Luke looks away from screen..

Cal remarks about Luke’s background, Ash makes a joke “that's not blurred that the clouds bro, Luke lives up in the hills.” Cal: “He doesn’t like those jokes.” Ash: “I love it! He hates them!” *continues laughing* (this reminds me of when Ash brought up the nickname “breadstick”/a>)

Ash helps Luke with figuring out how to get the chat. “You need to get it fullscreen Luke.” (Helping one another)

Luke “Ashton, where do you buy your glasses? The toilet store” Ash “No no no, Don’t encourage him! 2002 Simpsons humor!” Luke laughing (Luke dishing it back at Ash)

Ash “Luke, here’s one, you bogus!”

Ash “Heartbreak Grill” Luke “Heartbake girl” Burgers versus cookies. Ash starts to fight him on it but then lets it go.

Luke is stone faced and quiet when Ash starts talking about his ‘long lost love bodybuilder gf in high school’.

Ash’s dinner last night was 8 chicken nugs and a bag of popcorn. (In an interview, Ash said of the whole band, he’s the best cook and Luke is the worst, Ash poked fun at Luke microwaves eggs, perhaps Luke doesn’t cook much at all at home so Ash fends for himself often. Also, if Ash supposedly has a gf why didn’t she help figure out food?)

Ash: “Here's a good comment. Luke speak, I want to hear your voice” (Very smooth Ash. Ash has spoken a lot in interviews about how much he loves Luke’s voice. A couple of examples: backstage 2018 ARIAS Seconds of Summer: Backstage at ARIAs 2018 (5SOS Uncut), promo interview for Superbloom )

Ash: “Do you mind if I go upstairs and make a sandwich and be back in 20 mins?” Luke: “a chicken nuggets sandwich?” (the ongoing references to chicken nuggets/fish fingers, they are sharing a freezer/fridge)

Ash chooses a comment asking to sing Pink Floyd, Ash impromptu singing “Wish You Were Here”. “Uh! I’ve got that one!” * Luke immediately picks the guitar back up and starts playing a couple chords with a grin on his face*

(44:00) Luke has heart eyes and touches his eye with his hand, when Ash ends the story he wrote to redirect attention of livestream from the super uncomfortable wattpad Luke romance fanfic that Michael reads.

(48:50) Ash reads a “worst” comment to sing Lady Gaga but yet starts singing “Perfect Illusion”.

(about 50:00) Randomly Ash says “You’re telling me, you’ve seen a million faces and you’ve rocked them all?” *Luke laughs* A lyric of one of Luke’s longtime favorite bands Bon Jovi. Again, Luke picks up guitar then plays a few notes of “Dead or Alive”.

(about 52:00) Ash reads a comment to listen to “Toxic” by Britney Spears. Ash then dances to it. Luke with huge grin on his face, bopping his head.

(about 57:30) Ash reads a comment for Luke to sing SLSP. Luke picks up guitar and starts playing. Ash “that rocked, that rocked my world”

(about 1:00:00) Fun fact: Empty Wallets was the first single they wanted to release off of Youngblood. (Lashton song, but that’s for a different day.)

(about 1:00:00) Ash “Here’s one. ‘Luke sing “Single Ladies” by Beyonce.’ I want to see that.” starts singing “put your hands up”

(about 1:02:00) Luke compliments Ash doing low screams, then says he can do the low screams and Luke can do the high screams.

(about 1:04:00) Ash “I like this comment. ‘This is what real men vibe to.’ Damn right. That’s… thats true” *smiles* Luke: “Damn straight”

Over the course of the livestream, Ash reads out comments to read Britney Spears, Lady Gaga, Beyonce.

Spilling the Quarrantea April 20, 2020

Link to Spilling the Quarrantea livestream

Luke and Ash both say that they are low on food, then when Michael says Ralph’s just restocked they both pretend to go together. Ash keeps repeating he only had fish fingers to eat, and Luke saying deflatedly that he has nothing left. When they get back into frame, Luke picks a quarrel by saying he bought all of the fish fingers so he can’t have any. Ash “I’m already down to my last groceries” Luke “Yeah I’ve got nothing left.” It’s brought up again later on. Ash “I just ate my last bag of fish fingers” Luke “yeah I’ve got no, I’ve got no food. I just ate my last chicken fingers.”” Luke brings up “what are you guys having for dinner?” Ash “I ate my fish fingers until I brave the outside world.” *Luke’s small awkward laugh*

Ash: “How was Ralph’s?” Luke: “Ralph’s was good. I bought all the fish fingers and there’s none left for you”

Luke and Ash being in sync so much they both turn to the side and lean down at the same time, at the end.

Ash makes a joke about Petunia being Luke’s roommate. Notice how much Luke and Ash are making jokes and ganging up on Cal and/or Michael.

Right at the beginning, Ash starts pretty much serenading Luke by playing the guitar and singing “Hey Carissa” to him.

Luke starts singing “Come come with a kick drum and a gary” and Ash is the only one that immediately starts clapping along.

Cal asks what they’ve been up to, that he hasn't seen them for two weeks, and Luke jokes about finishing the 5th album. Luke and Ash: “Gotta hit’em with a two hit wonder”, they both start shadowboxing.

Luke and Ash gang up on Cal about his outfit being a surf culture company. (Mind you, they themselves have been spotted before wearing the same company). Luke and Ash are losing their shit laughing.

Ash says “this is gotta be x rated, x rated, parental guidance rating for that fringe” when Luke’s bangs are in front of his headphones. Luke and Ash smirk and laugh.

Luke: I was trying to get the lighting right, does it look better or worse?” Ash “guess so, guess so” Luke: “It's hard to get lighting right” *Ash laughing* Ash “So hard” more laughing while Luke then pouts. (Luke has a pattern, since they’ve known each other, of pouting and fake crying to Ash, if he wants to get his way or feels like he’s let him down.)

Luke is asked “What have you been up to?” Luke: “I’ve been growing this beard, dyed my hair for a music video that didn’t happen” Ash flamboyantly says “you look amaaaaazing”.

Luke does a move with his hands thinking it was a move for the music video for “Lost Boy”. Luke: “That's that video we did this thing.” Ash: *agrees softly to him* (a music video doesn’t exist for “Lost Boy”.)

Ash remembers Luke’s mom's tuna bake “that shit was good”. Luke jokes: “sounds like you're gonna make a your momma joke” Ash: “it was good” (a memory involving Luke’s mom is something that Ash recalls from their time in London, of which all the guys were just saying they don’t remember anything from then.)

Luke and Ash having their own conversation about Ash shaving his head for the album promo. Which then leads to joking about host mode. Luke bullies Ash about asking Michael about his least favorite song on the first album, Ash fondly laughs.

Ash tries again to get Luke to go into host mode, but then Luke tries to put it onto Michael to host.

At about the 26:00 mark, Luke and Ash are mirroring each other's head tilts.

“The Girl Who Cried Wolf” Luke and Ash copy each other’s “it's just lies!”

Ash “When do you think we’ll be able to see each other again.” Luke gets quiet with a serious look on his face and puts hand in front of his mouth.

(35:00) Ash and Luke mirroring touching the forehead.

Luke bursts out laughing when Ash puts the Ikea site on screen. (Luke finds Ash hilarious for everything istg, it's adorable don't get me wrong)

After the Ikea site, the first google search Ash does is “luke hemmings worst moments” then “luke hemmings net worth”. (Luke is first in Ash’s mind)

Ash mimicking Petunia’s zoned out face.

Ash “wow your roommate’s so hot, whats her name? Patrice?”, when Luke turns around to see Petunia, Ash does the same exact maneuver. Mirroring.

Luke does the “I love you” hand sign, and Ash says “I love you man”.

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savage-kult-of-gorthaur · 9 months

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"THE QUALITY OF THE PICTURES WAS SO GOOD. I HAD A STINT OF HAVING IT WITH ME ALL THE TIME."

PIC(S) INFO: Mega-spotlight on behind-the-scenes Polaroids of English post-rock/post-punk/experimental music group PUBLIC IMAGE LIMITED, c. 1980-'81. 📸: Jeannette Lee.

OVERVIEW: "In late 1978, one year after the tumultuous break up of the SEX PISTOLS, John Lydon (a.k.a. Johnny Rotten) launched his new band, PUBLIC IMAGE LIMITED, featuring his childhood friend Jah Wobble on bass, and Keith Levene, former guitarist for THE CLASH, on guitar. Lydon had had a rough time of it; by the time the Sex Pistols disintegrated, he had no money, no privacy thanks to the band’s enduring notoriety and no real control over his punk past (former manager Malcolm McLaren had staked claim to the SEX PISTOLS’ image, forbidding Lydon to use the name Rotten for future endeavours). As a result, he deemed that Public Image Limited would be different: a band-cum-company comprised of trusted co-collaborators.

Shortly after founding the band he approached Jeannette Lee, now best known as the co-director of iconic independent label Rough Trade Records, inviting her into the PiL fold as a “non-musical member” of the group to help with press, promotion and general administration. Thus ensued a magical period of innovation and cooperation which saw PiL rise to greater and greater heights, blazing an avant-garde, post-punk trail. Now, a new limited-edition book of Polaroid photographs taken by Lee during her three or four-year tenure with the group, and published by IDEA, sheds candid light on this formative period of the band’s history.

Lydon and Lee had met through Don Letts, the then-manager of famous punk-reggae clothing store Acme Attractions on the King’s Road (where Lee also worked), and bonded over a shared love of reggae and their north London council estate backgrounds. “He came to me and said, "I’m starting this new thing. I want to work with people that I trust. I don’t want to work with any more idiots,"" Lee recalls in an interview with Jarvis Cocker – a close friend, whom she also manages and who helped her compile the publication – for the book’s accompanying text. “There was no real job description: just like-minded people joining forces.” Alongside the key band members, these included Don Letts, Sheila Rock, Judy Nylon and Plaxy Locatelli, among others, all of whom set up office in Lydon’s house in Gunter Grove, between Fulham and the King’s Road, and spent their days, in Lee’s words, "making manifestos and then living according to them."

It is in this intimate setting that many of Lee’s pictures are staged, taken from 1980 onwards, after the purchase of her Polaroid SX-70 camera on a trip to New York. “The quality of the pictures was so good. I had a stint of having it with me all the time. Taking pictures everywhere I went,” she tells Cocker. Lee was a natural photographer, her snapshots rendered in dreamy hues and boasting compelling compositions. Some of the images from the book will be recognisable to PiL fans – such as the brilliant photograph of Lydon gazing furtively into a spiderweb-etched mirror, which was used as the cover for the "Flowers of Romance" single – while many more have never been seen, and offer viewers wonderful insight into the very private world of PUBLIC IMAGE LIMITED. There’s a picture of one member tenderly clasping a puppy, one of Levene sitting in front of a strawberry milkshake, traces of its froth forming a moustache across his top lip, another of Lee and a boater-topped Lydon grinning goofily into the camera: the softer, sillier side of punk."

-- ANOTHER MAG, "Behind-the-Scenes Polaroids of Public Image Limited’s Heyday," by Daisy Woodward, c. May 2017

Source: www.anothermag.com/art-photography/9825/behind-the-scenes-polaroids-of-public-image-limiteds-heyday.

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webuiltthiscity · 17 days

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Upcoming Shows (April 2024)

Apr. 9 - Annie DiRusso at Bimbo’s Apr. 12 - Alice Phoebe Lou at the Fillmore Apr. 13 - Chastity Belt at the Independent Apr. 13 - Grooblen at the Kilowatt Apr. 15 - Sheer Mag at the Rickshaw Stop Apr. 16 - The Last Dinner Party at Bimbo’s Apr. 16-17 - Brittany Howard at the Fillmore Apr. 19-20 - Pussy Riot at the Kilowatt Apr. 23 - Rosie Tucker at the Bottom of the Hill Apr. 25 - Dan Boeckner at the Independent Apr. 28 - Adam Ant at the Fox Theater in Oakland Apr. 30 - Andy Shauf at The Chapel May 1 - Andy Shauf at The Chapel May 2 - Swans at the Great American Music Hall May 4 - METZ at The Chapel May 6 - Gustaf at Cafe du Nord May 8 - Phoenix at the Warfield May 10 - IDLES at the Fox Theater in Oakland May 11 - Land of Talk at the Bottom of the Hill May 11-12 - Caroline Rose at The Chapel May 11 - Idles at the Warfield May 16 - The Go! Team at the Independent May 16 - Pardoner at the Kilowatt May 16 - Belle & Sebastian at the Fox Theater in Oakland May 16 - Teenage Fanclub at the Fillmore May 18 - Waxahatchee at the Fox Theater in Oakland May 18 - Wednesday at the Fillmore May 20 - Har Mar Superstar at the Bottom of the Hill May 21 - Stiff Little Fingers at the Fillmore May 22 - Bad Tiger at the Bottom of the Hill May 23 - Jade Bird at Cafe du Nord May 23 - Madness at the Fox Theater in Oakland May 23 - Mescool at the Kilowatt May 25 - Bully at Cafe du Nord May 25 - St. Vincent at the Masonic May 27-31 - My Morning Jacket at the Fillmore June 2 - Dent May at The Chapel June 4 - Yard Act at the Independent June 6 - Echo & The Bunnymen at the Warfield June 7 - The Sadies at the Great American Music Hall June 10 - Camera Obscura at the Fillmore June 13 - Kelley Stoltz at The Chapel June 17 - Adrienne Lenker at the Fox Theater in Oakland June 18 - The Dollyrots at the Bottom of the Hill June 25 - Okkervil River w/The Antlers at The Chapel June 25 - Iron & Wine at the Fox Theater in Oakland June 26 - Mates of State at the Rickshaw Stop June 27 - Los Campesinos! at the Great American Music Hall June 29 - The Umbrellas at the Kilowatt July 13 - The Decemberists at the Fox Theater in Oakland July 15 - Ducks Ltd. at the Rickshaw Stop June 15 - Middle Kids at August Hall July 19 - Man Man at The Chapel July 23 - Pedro the Lion at The Chapel Aug. 16 - The Beths opening for Alvvays at the Fox Theater in Oakland Aug. 18-19 - Bikini Kill at the Warfield Aug. 31 - Osees at the Chapel Sept. 1-3 - Osees at the Chapel Sept. 17 - Future Islands at the Fox Theater in Oakland Sept. 21 - Peter Hook at the Warfield Sept. 23 - Tokyo Police Club at August Hall Sept. 25 - Hoodoo Gurus at the Great American Music Hall Sept. 27-28 - Built to Spill at the Fillmore Oct. 10 - Blonde Redhead at the Fox Theater in Oakland Oct. 15 - Sunny Day Real Estate at August Hall Oct. 20 - Stars at The Chapel Nov. 15 - Ted Leo and the Pharmacists at the Fillmore

#live music #san francisco #music

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2bhankfan · 1 year

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a swap au for madness combat i've had for a while, maybe would like to expand it too ^^ it's pretty long so look after the cut for all the character stuff (real nice tumblr automatically does all the formatting from me copy pasting a text file, never even knew it did that...)

Swap AU: AAHW and S.Q. Swap

Takes place after the Fall of Nexus, where previously everything was exactly the same (S.Q. working to look for the mandatus, Jeb caused fall of Nexus, etc etc. you get the gist) Personalities overall stay the same, changes will be noted

S.Q.

Conglomerate with the sole goal of taking over the Machine for sole power of the world. Employees are Fellows instead of Agents.

Leader: 2bdamned Vigilant and rarely-seen shadow leader of S.Q, workaholic. A bit too obsessed with the Machine and it's workings, and spends almost any time trying to either take more control over Nevada or the Machine. It's believed that he takes the bodies of his dead Fellows to use for experiments, but it's all rumors anyway…

Manager & Bodyguard: Hank J Wimbleton While his official role is the Leader of S.Q. he actually acts more as a spokesperson for 2bdamned (he's kind of shitty at it though), also does tasks on behalf of or directly for 2bdamned. Spends a lot of time with 2bdamned. Seems very loyal, but would switch sides at a moment's notice if S.Q. proved to hold him back even the slightest. However, it'll be difficult to sway him to your cause considering how well S.Q. is treating him…

Behavioral & Intelligence: Deimos One of the many division managers in S.Q. VERY good at his job as Intelligence division manager, high class hacker who can get information from anyone about anything. His charm and technological skill is usually key to wringing out information from others, but if that doesn't work he'll hand them off to Sanford for some "advanced methods." His Behavioral Discipline is extremely biased, as he'll shun anyone for anything he can confiscate… to take for his own personal use. No drugs, no smoking, no alcohol, no raunchy mags, no rock music, etc etc… Unless it's for him, of course. Often seen indulging in (usually multiple) of the banned items in front of the Fellows as well.

Training & Weapons: Sanford Known for his extremely detailed knowledge on weaponry and dangerous materials, Sanford is able to build and supply any sort of ammunition towards threats, or usually for his own personal training methods. Unfortunately, he's also known for his extreme cruelty towards his own Fellows. Warmup exercises are brutal, and the training itself goes much beyond torture. Sanford's kind demeanor only scares the others MORE as they'll be forced to do horrendous things under such a warm facade.

AAHW

Created to stop the elusive Hank J Wimbleton, has now become a shell of its former self trying to stop the entirety of S.Q.

Leader: Auditor Disgraced Employer, disowned by the other Employers after his irresponsibility and failure in his role. Was approached by Jeb & Sheriff looking for an organization to ally with, however was employed under complete control of the Auditor instead since the others had no other options. Very determined to find their place back at the top of Nevada's food chain, extremely sour and jealous of S.Q.

Manager: Sheriff Is what got Auditor so many willing recruits in the first place, Auditor doesn't like him very much but has to be thankful for his management and recruitment skills. On top of managing for AAHW, is also managing MERC and is why the AAHW has access to so many resources. Auditor has tried to take over MERC a few times, but the only reason he hasn't is because Sheriff has officially resigned the role over to the foremans to keep its independance from other organizations.

Bodyguard: Jebediah Christoff With nowhere left to go, he takes to the AAHW with Sheriff to hopefully find somewhere to stay while he concocts something to reinstate Nexus to keep the "Two Soda Cans" problem under control and create a successful Nevadean society. He has to keep it under wraps from the Auditor lest he uses it for nefarious reasons, but lets Sheriff in on it in hopes he can help. Bound to a contract with the Auditor, forced to work there until he's "unnecessary." Bodyguard for Sheriff and does lots of other dirty work.

???: Tricky Came alongside Jeb and Sheriff but… He didn't exactly take well to any of Auditor's conditions. Is kept at the AAHW on the basis that they're too dangerous to be left alone, and doesn't do anything the Auditor asks if it's not "fun." Wild card in the broadest sense possible, holds no loyalty to anyone.

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Main 3 + Jeb - Feline shape-shifter

Hank

It was no secret that Hank likes cats, nature’s perfect killing machines, covered with soft fur, tiny paws with small little paw pads, how they purred, but most importantly how independent they were. Like him, cats wander around and do as they wish, kill as they please. This love extended to big cats too, he’d seen a tiger once a long time ago at a zoo, such a mighty and powerful beast with gorgeous distinctive colouring and stripes.

Silent paws stalked the hunter, he who hunts becomes the prey without realising it, sleek black coat helping the feline blend with the dark world. They’ve been on his trail a while, always distant enough to where he can’t see them, but never too far as to lose him. Its easy pickings for food, the man leaves a trail of corpses in his wake, plenty of fresh meat for a carnivore.

He’s always managed to dig himself out of tough spots with brute force, but even he meets his match sometimes. A pack of agents had caught up with him after already having gone toe to toe with a MAG and barely escaping alive. With one of his arms slashed up beyond use, a cluster of bullets snugly burrowed into his chest, he can only but wait for the reaper to come again, and for Doc to drag his sorry ass out of purgatory.

And you leap from the shadows, claws extended and teeth gnashing, poised to kill and destroy. Rich blood gushes into your mouth as you crush an agent’s throat between your teeth, tossing his limp body aside as you lunge to the next target, tearing into skin like paper.

Hank can only sit propped against the wall, good hand pressing into his chest to stem the bleeding, watching as this shadow beast finishes his job for him. Goring the last of his attackers, your gaze turns to him, blood dripping from your muzzle, soaking into your jet black fur, paws guiding you to him.

He reaches out a hand, as though an open and outstretched palm would stop this feline’s fatal fangs. But he’s pleasantly surprised when instead of feeling air hit inner organs, he’s greeted with soft fur brushing against his fingers, you nudge his hand with sweet affection, silently thanking the one who’s kept you fed and entertained.

Surely blood loss was making him delirious as this panther changed into a grunt before his eyes, but then again, he’d seen weirder. You stalked off to grab some clean water and rags to tend to his wounds as best you could, not much given your lack of medical knowledge, but it’d be enough to keep him alive until you found someone more qualified.

With unsteady feet, he rose and wobbled, leaning into your side reluctantly for support, this was going to be a slow endeavour. Opting for the easier option, your fur bristled again, and now back in your panther form, you slithered between his legs, standing up so he was sitting on your back. His good hand grabbed your scruff, and those nimble black paws raced into the night.

Sanford

Cruising back to HQ after a solo mission, Ford’s fingers drum the steering wheel in time with the music shaking the van. He’s high on life and his own success, but eager to get back and sleep in his bed, much comfier than the cab he’s been sleeping in, his arms around his favourite smart mouthed teammate.

A blur of orange beside the road makes him slam on the breaks, orange is a rare colour these days, usually only reserved for mingling blood of agents and A.T.P agents. Grabbing his signature hook, he kicks open the door and surveys the situation.

Ginger fur aligned with black stripes and a white underbelly, it’s damaged form breathing heavily as the smell of blood hits Sanford, his eyes trace the nasty wound dyeing the white under fluff red. Before him lays a tiger, weak, suffering, and-

Why the fuck is there a TIGER out here?

You weakly raise your head at the strange man, a warning growl rippling from your throat. The last bastard who’d gotten too close ended up mauled beyond recognition, and despite your state, you could easily do it again.

He speaks in low hushed tones, gently trying to reassure the big cat he means no harm, raising his hands up in front of him. The tiger lays its head back down, green eyes transfixed on the man as he slowly backs up to his van. You hope he’s just going to drive off and leave you alone while you rest.

Sanford grabs the med-kit from the passenger side glove box, cautiously making his way closer to the fallen cat. You growl again, too close, you swipe out and miss as he jumps back.

“Whoa there big guy,” He keeps his voice quiet and steady, despite the fear consuming him. “easy, I’m just trying to help,” Your suspicion doesn’t fade, nobody ‘just helps’ others, it’s not how life goes here. Everyone’s always wanting something. You assumed he’d come for your skin, the last asshole had, and it wasn’t much of a surprise.

Gorgeous fur, an elusive and prized item out in the land of nobodies, regal and showing wealth and power, to have slain a fucking tiger in Nevada. A third growl rumbles from you, you’re feeling weaker than before, and this man has the audacity to bother you, to take advantage of your current state. You’ll enjoy his death screams.

He shushes you softly, again stating he’s just trying to help. “Looks like someone got you good, you’re gonna need it tended to, you’ll die otherwise. I just want to help, I hope you can understand me. I don’t speak tiger, and you don’t speak human.” A nervous chuckle escaped him at that.

Contrary wise, you understood the words quite well, you just didn’t know why. You allow him to get close, baring your teeth as he slowly puts his hand on your tummy. “Looks pretty deep,” All of his movements are paced, last thing he wants is for this confused beast to take a chunk out of him.

“This is gonna hurt, but I promise you’ll be better off for it.” You snarled and lashed out as liquid pain filled your wound, claws meeting their mark barely and peeling skin from Sanford’s chest. “SHIT-”

His cut wasn’t deep, you’d just barely nicked him, enough to break skin, not enough to draw blood. “Okay,” He breathed out slowly. “Okay I get it, it hurts, I know, believe me, but it’s gonna do you a world of good.”

He continues to reassure you as he patches you up as best he can, panting heavily as the stress and heat of the red sky burns down on him. You start to feel a slight twinge of guilt at hurting him, he’d kept his promise, helping stop the bleeding and stitching you back together. Your tongue scrapes across his hand, and he meets your gaze.

“Uh-you’re welcome?” He still backs off as you get to your feet, body aching and fixed wound burning. You leap into the cab of the van, and Sanford is floored, rushing over expecting to see this now fixed tiger tearing his ride to shreds but-

“What the fuck?” He instead sees a grunt with dark stripes adorning their body settling in the passenger seat, orange fur fluttering off their body. “You’re a person?!”

Deimos

He’d spotted you a few times now, thick grey fur and giant fluffy paws, but any time he’d tell the others, you’d be long gone. Sanford thought it was another stupid long running joke, and Hank was irritated Dei has promised he’d see a cat only for it to not be there.

Tired of being called a liar, Deimos set out to prove he was right, and that this big cat was no prank, no illusion, and he could say those ever so sweet words 'I told you so.’ But to catch a cat is no easy feat, aloof and elusive, always two steps ahead, nimble and flexible frame allowing escape from most traps.

Sitting in a bar and trying to string together some kind of plan, he failed to notice the stranger approaching him. “Hey there handsome, what’s with the glum face?” Dei looked up from his drink, his usual grin spreading across his face as he observed the person in front of him.

“Well aren’t you a sight for sore eyes,” He gestured to the empty seat next to him, which you took. “I’m just trying to devise a plan, see there’s this cat thing roaming around, and I swear I’m not crazy, but my friends think I’m a liar. I wanna get proof, show 'em that I’m telling the truth.”

You nodded as he explained. “Yeah, I’ve heard about that thing. Its pretty elusive. Some out here will pay good money for it to be put down, but I don’t think it’s causing harm. Well, not yet it isn’t.” Deimos scowled at that. “It’s got as much right to live as you or me, its just an animal doing what animals do.”

“Some don’t see it that way. They see it as a threat, or as a trophy.” “That’s fucked up, why would anyone wanna hurt something so exotic and rare?” You gave him a half hearted shrug. “It’s in our nature to destroy.” “Doesn’t make it justified.” A short laugh was your initial response. “Is anything that goes on these days justified?”

This time all he could answer with was a shrug, morality wasn’t something many questioned anymore. “It’s just an animal.” “Aren’t we?” This was getting too deep for his liking, he took a long swig of his drink and sighed. “You said you’d seen this cat before, any idea where it might be nesting or whatever? I just want a picture of it, just to prove I’m no liar.”

“No, I don’t know.” You lied, knowing fairly well that the lynx he sought was sitting in front of him. “Fuck. I don’t have much more free time on my hands to find it, and when I next do, no doubt it’ll have moved on, or be stuffed and mounted on someone’s wall.”

His words seemed genuine, but you’d been burned before, a nick missing from one of your ears and several bullet scars lining your back, but perhaps this one was different. He did only want a picture, or so he said, plus his scrawny frame would be easy to dispatch of should he change tactics.

You finished your drink, deciding to take a chance. “Sometimes it walks around the junkyard at night. Don’t know when, but sometimes. You should try there later.”

“Uh, thanks. I’ll be sure to do that.” And you left him alone, heading to the junkyard and shifting into your feline form. The grey fur was a great help, you blended into the world very well when you needed to, and huge fluffy paws made your footsteps feather light, primed for stealth in this hostile environment.

And so the waiting began, forelegs crossed and ears poised to pick up on any signs the man was coming. After an hour or so, he did, and the smell of warm meat hit your nose. Did he grab something for you to eat? You were rather hungry.

Jumping from your hiding spot, you could see him well before he saw you, he was spinning on the spot, trying to catch sight of you before he caught his death. “Here kitty kitty kitty,”

You figured it’d be better to make yourself known to him, rather than sneak up, looking at your feet there was a crushed up can, and you gave it a slight kick. He gasped and spun to face you, his eyes wide in apprehension, body shaking slightly with fear. “Whoa… Look at you-”

A long moment passed, both just staring at each other, expecting the other to launch into an attack, but it never came. Deimos tossed a chunk of warm meat in your direction, you bowed your head and got a good sniff of it. It didn’t smell wrong, didn’t look wrong, you assumed it was safe to eat and promptly did so.

He pulled out his phone and began recording you, tossing more chunks of meat to keep your attention. “See, I’m not a liar. I fuckin’ told you so, look at this, see?! You guys are gonna feel so fucking stupid.” So he seemed genuine, just recording and snapping pictures.

Well, why not give him something else to brag about? You stalked closer, bumping your furry head against his hand, relaxing as his fingers brushed into your thick fuzz. “Friendly one aren’t you? God damn… Oh Hank is gonna be pissed he wasn’t here.”

Jebus

Jeb had caught you while gazing down the sight of his sniper, sand coloured fur with a thick dark mane, gnawing on some poor fucker’s bones. “Lions… In Nevada? How curious.” He simply assumed you’d been the descendent of one of the animals from Nexus’ zoo, after all lions aren’t native to this hellhole. But then again, it sometimes rains whales and marshmallows, so…

From that day, he’d always hope he’d catch sight of you, wild life was rare in Nevada due to excess hunting, and general assholes killing for sport. Your existence alone managed to brighten the grizzled old man’s day.

You sat on a nice flat rock, soaking in the heat of the red sky and relaxing after a successful scouring mission, no one had encroached on your private little territory, and all was well.

Unbeknown to you, Jebediah had been routinely picking off anyone who’d gotten too close for comfort. He wasn’t obsessed, he simply just wished to preserve what little natural beauty Nevada had left.

He observed you though the scope, a rare smile crossing his face as he watched your tail swish back and forward. But that smile faded into a confused grimace as he watched you transform, turning back into your grunt form and heading off the rock back home.

“What.. The.. Fuck?” Surely his eyes were playing tricks on him, animals don’t just turn into people, that’s not how the world works. Then again, his former best friend was a feral zombie clown, and he himself was going around acting like a biblical figure. Stranger things have happened.

He was enamoured by you now, he needed to find the answer, were you just an anomaly like so many others? Were you a godly being like the Employers? Something else from the another dimension? So many questions burned in his mind, and there was only one source for answers.

Taking the plunge, he’d position himself near to your favourite sunning spot and await you, a man of science at heart, he wanted-no, needed answers. It didn’t take long, your claws scraped along the rocks and you huffed in contentment, lounging around.

Jeb levitated upwards, clearing his throat and causing you to jump up. “Shhh, easy there,” His gravely voice was calming, your tail swished back and forth in anticipation. “I know that you’re… Different. I’ve seen you, from my vantage point, you’re not normal.” He scowled and shook his head. “That came out ruder than intended. The point being, I’ve seen you become human.”

Ah. Well shit. “Well, you’ve kept yourself well hidden,” You scraped your long claws on the rock, mane waving as a light breeze rolled over the cliffs. “Naturally. It’s in my job to be subtle.” His crimson eyes burned with pride, a grin pulling at his face.

“Well, you have made it adamantly clear you don’t have intentions of killing me, or else you would’ve already.” Your tail neatly folded around your paws as you sat and stared up at him. “So, what is it you want? I’ll warn you, aside from the shifting, I’m very boring.”

He hummed softly and sat down across from you. “I want to pry your brain, you’re certainly something else. Will you indulge me?” “I suppose. But like I said, I’m very boring.” You rolled onto your back, going back to soaking in the sun. “Very well. What are you? Not everyone can just change like that. Are you an experiment?”

You let out a purry laugh. “Born this way, my mother was the same, mane and all. I just call myself a shapeshifter.” Jeb rested his hand on his chin and hummed again. “I see. So this is clearly something you control. Does it hurt? Can you half shift, a half human half beast?”

“No and no.” You swatted at a pebble, the quizzing rather boring to you, but incredibly enlightening to Jeb. “Are there others like you?” Now that got your attention. “Not as far as I know, but then again, I’m not one for making my abilities known. You just found out by chance.”

He nodded and closed his eyes. “Makes sense. I’m sure that plenty of folks wouldn’t be so kind with you. Thank you for your time.” He got the sense he was outstaying his welcome. “May I come again some time?”

You shrugged. “Do as you please, I can’t tell you what to do.” Jeb got to his feet and stretched, his old bones clicking and cracking in protest. “This is your space, it feels rude to not ask.”

Exhaling sharply, you stared at him as he prepared to leave. “Again, do as you please. As long as you don’t bring trouble or hostility, I don’t care.” He bowed his head. “Well thank you again. I’ll see you again sometime. Take care, Nevadian Beast.”

And he left you alone. Curious, you found yourself beginning to develop your own questions about him. You’d have to pry his mind next time.

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hi<33 srry if you’ve talked about it before but how did u get involved in music journalism or the music industry in general? what did u go to school for?

hiiiii i got my job as a music journalist by applying to this magazine/blog from my country that was looking for writers, designers & photographers. i had been following their Instagram page for a while bc i rly liked their content & so i saw the opportunity & went for it! honestly i was very lucky bc this was in august 2022 and i had 0 writing experience (one of my articles had already been published w this mag since february but at this point I didn't even know i found out abt that in October 😭) anyways yes i think they were just looking for people who were passionate about music and rly wanted to do this bc some questions were literally like what's ur favorite band recommend us an album etc.

so that was basically it. at first we'd just write articles/reviews etc but the mag has been growing & so now we have like deals w The concert promoter company here so they like give us tickets so we can cover events & since it's a small magazine there's only like 12 ppl all of us get some yk.

when i was an a&r last summer was pure luck bc someone from school did her internship at that record label so she posted abt the vacant and i contacted her boss and that was also it.

i think the best thing to do nowadays to get in the music industry is have an active Instagram account and follow Everyone. magazines, blogs, journalists, photographers, radio stations, venues, labels etc etc. focus especially on the independent ones. i started doing this about 6 months ago and honestly every few weeks or so they're posting they're hiring/taking internships and a lot of the time u dont require any experience.

also make sure to follow people involved in the music scene in Your country u cant model yourself after miranda sawyer if ur not a white english girl so this is also v v important

I'm studying international relations at the worst uni and it's honestly been soooo useless i hate it so much but it goes on to show how school doesn't always matter in the real world.

another important thing is u gotta put yourself out there if u wanna be a writer just write and submit it to digital magazines they're always accepting pitches and stuff or make ur own substack and it's the same for photographers or any kind of artist..... i think digital magazines r a really cool thing & v helpful to gather experience & build ur portfolio so don't be afraid!!!

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Short infos and psa

MAX EISENHARDT, ERIK LENSHERR, || MAGNETO ||.

INDEPENDENT, MOSTLY SERIOUS, LITERATE & SELECTIVE ROLEPLAY BLOG BASED ON DIVERGENT EARTH-616 CANON (and 616 only), NO MCU CONTENT PRESENT!. FOR MAGNETO ERAS SEE BELOW. (CURRENTLY) PRIMARILY FOCUSES ON OWN AND CURRENT (Ewing) CHARACTERIZATION WITH HEAVY INFLUENCE FROM OLD RUNS (Depending on the era being RPed), BUT OVERALL VERY HEAVILY CRITICAL OF MARVEL & THE WRITING THAT TYPICALLY FOCUSES AROUND MAGS. WRITTEN BY FENNIA, 21+. SHE / HER.

─ My Erik is more heavily based in his faith

─ Pietro, Wanda and Lorna are his children

|| ⸻ TAGS: .

─ #muse:magneto

─ #-- ask/prompts ||

─ #--GOD IS BRUTAL || AESTHETIC/EDITS

─ #--WHO WILL LISTEN || MUSIC

─ #--FEAR BREEDS RAGE || RP

─ #--HATE AS YOU BREATHE || HEADCANONS

─ #--MAGNETIC SEDUCTION || 18+ NSFW

─ #-- Alternate RP Verses ||

─ #-- mun art ||

|| ⸻ MAIN ERAS AND STORYLINES: .

Short infos and psa My Magneto RP lives off of an overarching continuity, and anyone is welcome to request plotting to start lasting story lines that could be integrated into it or during the plotting process add their respective insight.

Though these are main eras listed, these are the ones I have actively RPed before and I am also willing to RP any other as well as specific alternate eras.

─ ‘97 Animation Magneto: “Oh, to play by the rules and still they come for you.” || #--series || old testament

─ 90′s MAGNETO: “She always did say I would bring violence to her.” || #--90s || agenda m

─ MAGNETO 2014 (BUNN ERA): “Only my actions ... what I do in the name of all mutants ... hold any real meaning. .[...] The past often plots the course of one’s future.” || #--2014 || exodus

─ CYCLOP’S UTOPIA/MUTANT REVOLUTION/CHILDREN’S CRUSADE: “Which is why I think it’s time you boys met your grandfather, MAGNETO.” || #--UTOPIA || appeasement

─ UNCANNY X-MEN (2016)/X-MEN BLUE: “They have forgotten ... I have forgotten ... who I am.” || #--UXBLUE || anarchy

─ KRAKOA (in ways heavily rewritten): “Broken metal with sharp edges ... Whatever will I do with that? [...]” || #--KRAKOA || paradise

─ ARRAKO: “I thought Arrako frowned on weakness...” || #--ARRAKO || red planet

You can find a load of alternate storylines, possible plots or RP Events here:

─ Alternate RP Verses

|| ⸻ RP PSA!! : .

─ mutuals only. 21+.

─ Heavy subject matter present including but not limited to: gore, pain, death, possible but rare implications of sexual content, Holocaust references

─ MCU/XMCU Content and certain comic runs (Trial of Magneto (2021)) will be ignored. I am highly critical of marvel and will voice my discontent openly with various decisions made in any context.

─ You show support for antisemitism, racism, homophobia or any of these within the MCU (i.g. Elizabxth Olsxn) or try to fight me over a character, I will report and block you.

─ Basic rp etiquette and common sense applies

─ I have certain mains for different characters and though your headcanon’s for them may be different, my RP will be based on them.

─ I have a busy real life and will reply very slow. That does not mean I have forgotten or dropped our interactions in any way!

─ Character and RP are canon-based but heavily influenced by years upon years of RP, developed headcanons and the people I interact with. RP can include non-canon and therefore very own story lines and own development as I do not always fully agree with writer’s work.

─ Please do not annoy me with ships. Especially Cherik. As nice as the ship is, if I get too fed up with people spamming me about it, I will block it.

─ I will make jokes about ships but there will be no shipping on this blog in any way.

─ Edits, unless reblogged, are of my own making. Do not steal!

#|| pinned #muse:magneto #-- MUN ||

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The Promise of Rad Sechrist’s “Project City” [Part 2]

Continued from part 2

Reprinted from Pop Culture Maniacs, my History Hermann WordPress blog on Jan. 23, 2023, and Wayback Machine. This was the tenth article I wrote for Pop Culture Maniacs. This post was originally published on February 6, 2022.

Notes

[1] There is also an extensive terms of service agreement, privacy policy, feed and search sections.

[2] In one of the comments, Sechrist revealed that “Netflix told me to never pitch them anything like that ever again” and that’s why they “went independent.” That is unfortunate to hear about Kipo, but not surprising. He also noted in September 2021 that he wrote a movie about Wolf, but Netflix “made them remove any stories from Benson Wolf or Jamack from seasons 2 and 3.” So, that sadly will probably not happen. He has been relatively active on the Kipo subreddit. Earlier, he confirmed Asher as a non-binary character and noted Asher was non-binary because some on the crew were non-binary. Sechrist also said they had 30 episodes from Netflix “from the very beginning” and wouldn’t let them do any after that saying that is “sort of the way Netflix wanted to operate.”

[3] See Sugarwaltz, Thomas Crane and the Mind Machine, Last Knight, Starbound, Biopunks, Laundry Monsters, Knightlights, Lumeon Lands, Magicless, Wandered Here, The Chippy and Loopus Show, Kix and Gigglz, Atlantica, Tall Tales of Magic and Mages, Mag-Tech Noire, Soggy Bills, Power Up!, Immortal Age, Galactic Homerun, The Great Run, Almost Hero, The Culling, Bhoodham, The Space Stragglers, Book of Worlds, Unresolved, Seer, Project N.e.w.m.o.o.m.e., The Ball, Cation Princess, Weirdogs, Seldom Manifest, Westwoods, Plot Armor Academy, Black Liquid, Deadboy, Epic Temple Quest, Ad Lunam, and Juvenile Delinquests. There’s also a train simulated web series named San Juan Branch Line, animated films Jupiter and Europa, Lyrics for the End of the World, and Dinonauts, collection of short films named Conquer, a game named Yasuke: A Lost Descendant, a streaming channel on YouTube named Blutoonztv, and a music video named Daylight.

[4] Of note is the webzine, Erika the Typewriter, the horror comic Be Right With You, the steampunkish webcomic World Post Evil, and a later-to-be graphic novel named The Enchanteds, along with the graphic novels Wildertale, Departure, Hearth in Space, and a manga series entitled Project Rogon Zero.

[5] This is different from the approach of Nico Colaleo who said in a February 2021 podcast that he hopes to make Ollie & Scoops bigger and bigger until the series can get studio funding, his ultimately goal, although he is content with keeping it independent, wanting to pitch it to studios in person.

#nico colaleo #ollie & scoops #indie animation #kipo

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Assorted Courier Six headcanons:

- Remembers absolutely nothing pre-shooting

- Took the name “Margaret” after listening to Peggy Lee on Radio New Vegas but she’ll usually just go by Mags or Maggie (only Margaret dear if it’s lily)

- Doc thinks she’s 19 since her wisdom teeth are just poking out

- Is tiny, maybe 5′3′’ at most, built to brute force charm her way through a situation and if not successful then she’s born to run

- Doesn’t often turn to violence which is strange for the mojave but she doesn’t even feel a way towards benny (no memory of the event, you know), even if everyone else expects her to swear revenge, she really doesn’t know what she’ll do one way or the other

- S: 2, P: 7, E: 6, C: 8, I: 3, A: 6, L: 8 with Small Frame trait

- Got her hands on a harmonica to realize that she can really play but has no memory of learning how to, with singing to match

- boone, after mags jumps in on harmonica for ‘this train is bound for glory’ at some random bar in freeside: you think getting shot in the head makes you good at music?

arcade: if so then boone I’d say you personally have made the mojave just a bit more musical

- Which means the kings basically gave her a new vegas passport just for providing A General Vibe to freeside

- Brain damage did a number to Mags, so much that she can’t focus too much on any one thing and her short term memory isn’t so good

- But anchoring important things to music helps her remember (she has jingles for every faction and for every quest, accompanied by harmonica)

- NCR didn’t take too well to Mags concluding her Nipton report with a rendition of ‘Fox on the Run’ though really she didn’t want to think about any of that horror

- Performing these songs around the Mojave nets Mags and co. a fair amount of caps though there have been times that her songs haven’t been well received (especially the ones that poke fun at the factions of the Mojave)

- Main alliance is with The Kings and The Followers, who Mags throws responsibility of New Vegas at with the mentality of ‘figure it out folks’

- Mags’ relationships with the NV companions are like: spare parental figures? spare parental figures please???

- After getting an independent New Vegas, Mags usually spends her days recording songs to play on the radio (she’s tired of repeat songs all the time!) but hits the road often to get inspiration for new ones

- Mags tried to teach her companions to play an instrument (any instrument!) but literally everyone sucks bad and Mags is so sad they can’t be a traveling band together :(((

- Took the happy trails gig just to play music on the road and didn’t expect to survive yet another near-death experience but ok I guess

- Unstoppable force (Mags’ fear of the Legion) vs. Immovable mountain (Graham knows new songs Mags has never heard before)

- Mags, rocking with ‘the man comes around’ vibing in her brain: oh grandpa? grandpa graham?

- mags, following graham around: please be my duet partner please please please plea

graham: go AWAY

#fallout #fallout new vegas #new vegas #me calling myself a NV fan #when I have only played the 'honest hearts' expansion #sorry world :(#when I get a new computer I'll reinstall NV #and get everything this time lol #in terms of all the NV companions #'the ballad of boone' fucks hardest #with close competition from raul's song #but mags can't quite figure out how to fit the old world into raul's song #in terms of funny songs #her legion vs ncr jingle is extremely profane #but really funny #her most haunting is about nipton #with her ballad for graham a very close second #mags has companions just to protect her bc she is so shit at weapons #but she is super fast even though arcade's tall ass leaves her in the dust #not very patient either #boone's sniper approach is so grating to mags #she's just like 'I am SO bored I am going to sing a song'#boone: quiet #mags: :/

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2022: The Year in Green’s Party

This has been another great year on this blog of me sharing a thought or two about pop culture! This was a year I needed pop culture, entertainment and escapism more than ever. I got to do so many awesome things and I can’t believe that in early 2023 this blog turns 10! Here are some of the highlights of 2022:

Retweets and Social Media: There were numerous retweets and shares of my posts this year on social media including 2022 Collectibles Extravaganza sharing my coverage, Dana Carvey liked my tweet about Wayne’s World at Nice a Fest, David Spade liked my tweet about my interview with Siobhan Fallon Hogan, and Sean Baker liked my tweet about Red Rocket being my Best 2021 Movie I Saw in 2022.

Interviews: I got to interview numerous people including Jon “Bermuda” Schwartz of Weird Al Yankovic’s band (plus a bonus portion of the interview), Nice a Fest founder Alex Pickert, musician Colleen Green, actor / director James Morosini, director Marq Evans, director April Wright, director Ryan White, musician Kay Hanley, and actors Brian O’Halloran and Jeff Anderson.

Movie Reviews: I got to review A Hero, Sundown, I Want You Back, Studio 666, Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story, Jurassic World Dominion, The Beatles and India, George Michael Freedom Uncut, Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song, Thor: Love and Thunder, Clerks III, Sidney, Nothing Compares, Halloween Ends, Let There Be Drums!, Rebel Dread, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, A Christmas Story Christmas, She Said, Avatar: The Way of Water, and Bablyon.

Album Reviews: I got to review Eddie Vedder’s Earthling and the vinyl reissue of Ukelele Songs, John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter and Daniel Davies’ Firestarter soundtrack and Halloween Ends soundtrack, Florence + The Machine’s Dance Fever, The Rolling Stones’ Live at El Mocambo, The Clash’s Combat Rock / The People’s Hall special edition, Wilco’s Cruel Country, Beabadoobee’s Beatopia, Neil Young and Crazy Horse’s Toast, Neil Young and Promise of the Real’s Noise & Flowers, R.E.M.’s Chronic Town 40th anniversary EP, Oasis’s Be Here Now 25th anniversary edition, Ringo Starr’s EP3, Djo’s Decide, Billy Idol’s The Cage, The Smithereens’ The Lost Album, The Pixies’ Doggerel, L7′s Bricks Are Heavy 30th anniversary reissue, Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ Cool It Down, Alvvays’ Blue Rev, Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Return of the Dream Canteen, Joe Strummer and The Mescaleros’ Joe Strummer 002: The Mescalero Years box set, The Beatles’ Revolver Special Super Deluxe Edition, Foo Fighters’ The Essential Foo Fighters, the compilation album ‘Life Moves Pretty Fast’ The John Hughes Mixtapes, Guns N’ Roses Use Your Illusion I and II box set, Bruce Springsteen’s Only the Strong Survive, Jimi Hendrix Experience’s Los Angeles Forum: April 26, 1969, and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ Live at the Fillmore, 1997.

Concert Reviews: The year began with a livestream concert review of Mike Garson’s A Bowie Celebration. In person concert reviews came back with reviews of Sheer Mag, Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band, Paul McCartney, Death Cab for Cutie, Alvvays, and not an official review but I did a semi-review of Cheap Trick at Boston Calling.

DVD and Blu-ray Reviews: I got to review some DVD and blu-rays including The Beatles: Get Back, Neil Young and Promise of the Real: Noise & Flowers, and You Can’t Do That on Film.

Book Reviews: I got to cover numerous books released in 2022 including Olivia Harrison’s Came the Lightening: Twenty Poems for George, Pattie Boyd’s My Life in Pictures, and Jerry Seinfeld’s Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee Book.

Theater Reviews: This year I got to do my first official theater review, for On Beckett.

Music Festivals: I got to cover the 2022 Nice, a Fest festival.

Film Festivals and Film Events: I got to review a virtual film at Sundance Film Festival, my annual guide to the 2022 Oscar Nominated Short Films, my coverage of the 2022 Independent Film Festival Boston, covered the 2022 Collectibles Extravaganza, and the 2022 IFFBoston Fall Focus.

...And the biggest postings and news of the year:

- 1/2/2022: Green’s Party turned 9!

- 1/28/2022: I wrote my tribute to Mighty Mighty Bosstones, who I have been lucky enough to cover since 2017.

- March 2022: I took a breather from the blog for a few weeks due to a death in the family.

- 3/26/22: I posted my remembrance of Taylor Hawkins. 32 notes, my biggest post of 2022!

- 3/29/22: I posted my This Month In History column for March. 19 notes.

- 4/14/22: I wrote about returning to my first live concert in over 2 years to see LCD Soundsystem.

- 5/26/22: I posted my remembrance of Ray Liotta. 11 notes.

- 6/19/22: I re-shared my 2021 post about Sesame Street’s Juneteenth Song. 28 notes.

- 7/31/22: I posted my remembrance of Bill Russell and Nichelle Nichols. 18 notes.

- 8/7/22: I shared my return to Kim’s Video at NYC’s Alamo Drafthouse.

- 9/21/22: I shared the big news that my documentary Life on the V: The Story of V66 has been added to the Permanent Collection of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!

- 10/12/22: I re-shared my 2018 post about This Day in 2018. 15 notes.

- 12/8/22: Tumblr provided their data of Green’s Party Year in Review up until December 8.

- 12/17/22: I re-shared my 2020 Top 5 Seinfeld Episodes During the Holiday Season list. 11 notes.

#green's party #my blog #2022 #year in review #film geek #music nerd #books #concerts #dvd review #theater review #film festival

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