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thebowerypresents · 2 months

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Jason Isbell Lets His Music Do the Talking at a Sold-Out Radio City Music Hall on Saturday

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit – Radio City – February 24, 2024

There are a lot of big names making music at the intersection of country, folk and rock, and one of the biggest these days is Jason Isbell. And when you’re the big time, you play the big rooms, and in New York City, that means a stop at Radio City Music Hall. Isbell, performing with his longtime backing band, the 400 Unit, was right at home in the historic theater, at times turning it into a big arena-rock venue and at others a cozy campfire sing-along. Of course, when you’re a big enough name, even your openers are big time, and the Saturday night show opened with a strong set from veteran songwriter Aimee Mann, who was equally at home at Radio City, dazzling the early audience with selections from across her catalog.

The 400 Unit took the stage to Joe Walsh’s “Turn to Stone,” perhaps sending a message with the lyrics “Everywhere you look, we’re fighting / Hear the call,” Isbell announcing, “Thank you for coming to our celebration” before opening with “When We Were Close,” off last year’s Weathervanes release. Three of the first four were from the new record, including the gritty Southern rock of “King of Oklahoma,” with its accompanying yellow-sun-on-blue-sky lighting and the one-upping guitar solos, first from Isbell and then from lead guitarist Sadler Vaden. The following “Strawberry Woman” brought things down a bit, allowing the crowd to savor Isbell’s songwriting, keyboardist Derry deBorja moving to accordion, Vaden impressively mixing the slide and wah pedal.

Only a few songs in, the audience was ready to join, everyone softly singing along to “Last of My Kind,” adding a hushed ambience as dappled white lights illuminated Radio City’s curved interior. While Isbell is well-known for being outspoken, he mostly let his music do the talking to the sold-out crowd, brief intros accompanied some tunes, like “White Beretta” (about his first two cars, both Berettas) or setting up a miniset of songs from 2013’s Southeastern album.

Late in the show, a couple of not-quite covers pushed the Southern rock over the top, first Vaden singing Drivin N Cryin’s “Honeysuckle Blue,” the whole band building to a raucous peak, and then Isbell going back to his early days with Drive-By Truckers, playing “Decoration Day.” The set ended on a quieter note, Isbell singing the love song “If We Were Vampires,” the packed house singing along rapt, another big moment in the big room, the big time for band and audience alike. —A. Stein | @Neddyo

(Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit play Roadrunner in Boston on 6/25.)

Photos courtesy of Marc Millman | www.marcmillmanphotos.com

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rashfordxbruno · 8 months

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⚡️Top six fastest speeds so far in the Premier League this season!

Dominic Solanke - 36.10 km/h

Anthony Gordon - 35.67 km/h

Anthony Gordon - 35.65 km/h

Adama Traore - 35.55 km/h

RASMUS HOJLUND - 35.45 km/h

ALEJANDRO GARNACHO - 35.01 km/h

#manchester united #mufc #rasmus hojlund #alejandro garnacho #our roadrunners

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389 · 10 months

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BLUNDERDOME MIX JULY 2023 [Bass, Breaks, Electro, Breakbeats]

Clouds - An t-Samhain

Ingi - Fade

Skee Mask - Collapse Casual

Kessler - Pandemonium

Nü Kvlture - dadan karambolo

Fear-E - A Chase Off Roadrunner

Paxman - Too Little Too Soon

Tom Place - Elementals

Tom Place - Break Cycle

OSSX - Alkaline

L/F/D/M - Shutting Up

Privacy - The Net

Cyan85 - Bassturbation

Ten Pence Criminal - Find My Money

Kiddy.Wav - Sympathy for the Dev Heel

Bobby Lasers - Haunted Fairground (Original Mix)

French II - Girl Unit

Mattia Trani - INNER HARDSHIPS

DJ Decay - Rinse In Brie

TFHats - I Can't Breathe (Slaves of Sinus Remix)

All Trades - Hec

Patricia - Downlink

Poly Chain - Acid Regular

BXTR - Artificial Desire

Samuel Kerridge - Elastic

Objekt - Ratchet

Objekt - Ganzfeld

Lazarus - Sinus Node

Nothus - Le Segrete

Skee Mask - Wiz

Glass - Postlexia

Leese - Num

Leese - Anäam

Re:ni - Spirits

PPC - Maximum Style

#DJ #MIX #NEW #electronic #music #mixes #u #Youtube

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uncharismatic-fauna · 6 months

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Wild Western Diamondback Rattlesnakes

Also known by the nicknames the Texas diamondback rattlesnake, the adobe snake, and the buzz tail, to name a few, the western diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox) is found throughout the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. This species is one of the iconic symbols of the region, and particularly of the deserts and scrublands in which it lives.

C. atrox has several features that distinguish it from its eastern relative. The western diamondback is slightly smaller, reaching a length of 1.5 m (4.9 ft) and a weight of 6.7 kg (14.7 lbs) at full maturity. They are also lighter in color, typically sporting tan, blueish gray, or pink scales with a darker diamond pattern along the body which gives the species its common name. Lastly, the face has white markings around the eyes and nostrils, and the tail below the rattle is white with black bands. Males and females appear similar; the most reliable way to tell the difference is by the tail. Male tails are thicker, longer, and taper gradually from the body, while female tails narrow abruptly at the base of the body.

The rattle itself is a unique feature of rattlesnakes. It is made of a series of hollow keratin chambers. When a rattlesnake is threatened, a set of muscles at the base of the tail constrict and cause the keratin chambers to vibrate against each other to produce a rattling sound. These muscles move incredibly fast, at about 50 times a second, and a rattle can be sustained for up to three hours-- not that most animals stick around that long. This rattle is present at birth as a tiny 'button', but juveniles are unable to rattle until their first molt, when a second segment is added. Rattlesnakes continue to add segments at each molt throughout their lives, but it's not uncommon for the top segments to become loose and fall off over time.

Mating for the western diamondback rattlesnake occurs in the fall and spring, from October to March. During the winter, individuals hibernate in abandoned burrows or under rocks, though some may emerge prematurely to seek out mates. Once they locate a female, males engage in an elaborate courtship ritual in which they chase the female, 'dance' in front of her, and fight other rival males. If the female is receptive, copulation can last for several hours. Following a successful mating encounter, females gestate for 167 days. Rattlesnakes are ovoviviparous, meaning that the female incubates her eggs inside her body and then gives birth to live young. After hatching, juveniles only stay with their mother a few hours before striking out on their own. Individuals reach maturity at three years old, and can live to be as old as 25.

Due to their venomous defence, C. atrox has few terrestrial predators. Their primary threats come from hawks, eagles, wild turkeys, and roadrunners, the latter of which have specifically evolved to hunt rattlesnakes. In contrast, the western diamondback rattlesnake has a broad appetite and hunts a variety of rodents, birds, and lizards. They are ambush predators, able to detect their prey through smell and heat. Rattlesnakes have a 'pit' on each side of their heads that contain a heat-sensing organ; this organ is so sensitive that an individual can detect prey only 1/10 of a degree warmer than its background.

Of the rattlesnake species, the western diamondback is considered one of the more aggressive, and is responsible for a majority of the snake bites in the United States. Its venom can be fatal to humans, partially due to the large amount of venom delivered in a single bite. However, C. atrox does not seek out human encounters, and only strikes when cornered. Antivenom for this species is available, and if administered soon after being bitten the recovery rate for victims is quite high.

Conservation status: The IUCN has designated the western diamondback rattlesnake as Least Concern. This species is heavily hunted throughout its range, both for its perceived threat to humans, and for its valuable meat and skin.

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battle-of-the-birds · 11 months

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Remember to read about the contestants before voting!

Greater Roadrunner

The Greater Roadrunner, as it’s name suggests, is a fast runner. They’re often seen in the deserts of the southwest United States and Mexico. It’s even the state bird of New Mexico! And what is this guy running after you ask? Why, snakes, mice, and lizards! They will happily munch on a poisonous rattlesnake. They sometimes even line their nests with snakeskin. Learn More!

Passenger Pigeon

Although the passenger pigeon is extinct, they still hold a tender place in everyone’s hearts. Hunted to extinction, the Passenger Pigeon used to come in huge flocks of billions. They used to be the most abundant bird in North America. This is part of the reason they went extinct, as efforts to breed them in captivity failed since they needed large flocks to meet their breeding criteria. Learn More!

(Greater Roadrunner photo by Jim Merritt)

(Passenger Pigoen illustration from Orthogenic Evolution in Pigeons)

#bird battle #round two #birds #polls #greater roadrunner #roadrunner #passenger pigeon #pigeon

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basementdoll · 1 year

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Wait And Bleed

Murderdolls were on a high with their 2002 debut album. Before Joey Jordison knew it, Wednesday 13 had 30 new songs written…but was going it alone.

Words: Dom Lawson

On July 12, 2003, the band that Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison had formed with his friend, vocalist Wednesday 13, as a bit of light relief from the relentless touring and ferocious intensity of his day job, performed to a sold-out Brixton Academy in London. Within a year of releasing their debut album, 2002’s brilliantly snotty Beyond The Valley Of The Murderdolls, this goofy, sleazy horror-punk side-project had evolved beyond all expectations, like some kind of many-headed Frankenstein, and won the hearts of thousands of fans. In the UK in particular, Murderdolls rocketed from nowhere to the brink of hugeness, accruing a hysterical army of red’n’black-clad admirers who had fallen wholesale for the band’s party-all-night-and-fuck-the-consequences philosophy. What started as a liberating side-project had mutated into something with the potential to conquer the world…all of which makes the fact that Murderdolls left Brixton, buggered off back across the Atlantic and then vanished for seven years somewhat confusing.

But now it’s the summer of 2010 and Murderdolls are back at last. And so, as Joey Jordison and Wednesday 13 settle down on a small leather sofa in the air-conditioned downstairs bar of a swanky Soho hotel to speak with Metal Hammer about their reunion, imminent comeback and brand new studio album, Women and Children Last, it’s finally time to ask the question: Gentleman, where the fuck have you been?

“We don’t bullshit and there’s no reason to lie.” says Joey, shades on and as serious as hell. “After we got done with the tour for Beyond The Valley Of The Murderdolls, we ended on a high note at Brixton Academy, but then of course I had to go back and start up Slipknot again. Me and Wednesday were still in contact and he had demoed like 30 songs and sent me a CD, but the next thing I know, he’s doing a solo record and he didn’t tell me! I didn’t understand it. I was like, ‘Don’t you wanna do another Murderdolls record?’, but I can’t tell him not to go and do what he wants to do, you know? So I had to go and do my stuff with [Slipknot album] Volume 3 (The Subliminal Verses) and we did the whole tour, and we met up again during that tour. We hadn’t talked in a while, so it was kinda weird, but once we talked and crossed paths…”

“We met in a trailer at Rock Im Park in Germany.” recalls Wednesday. “It was 100° and all the crew people were like, ‘Get in there and work it out!’ and they threw us in there and shut the door! That’s when we sorted everything out.”

Having patched things up after what sounds like a fairly minor falling out, Joey and Wednesday still didn’t exactly rush into a Murderdolls reunion. In fact, another five years have passed since the initial exchange of apologies and explanations. In terms of squandering momentum, this hiatus will take some beating, and yet Women and Children Last oozes a level of intensity that was never even hinted at by Murderdolls first time round. Apparently absence makes the fire blaze harder…

“To other people, eight years [between albums] must seem like a long time.” says Wednesday. “But if you think about fuckin’ everything that Joey’s done and everything that I’ve done in that period, that’s a lot of shit! Combined, we’ve done more than bands do in a 20-year period. Joey did two Slipknot records, a Ministry tour, played with Korn, did Roadrunner United, produced 3 Inches Of Blood and played with Satyricon and I did three solo records, an EP, two country records and started a whole new band…”

“We were never enemies at all.” adds Joey. “We just got confused. After we met up again, we were on speaking terms and having conversations by texting and we were thinking that maybe we’d just let Murderdolls be the band with the cult following that it was and let sleeping dogs lie. But then the moment of clarity came to me about two years ago. I was at home on a break and I was sleeping on my couch and Headbanger’s Ball was on and there was this spark that jolted me awake. The metal scene in America and also in Europe, it’s all the fucking same now. There are some great bands, trust me, but everyone’s the same now. Labels are trying to survive because they’re going down the tubes. It’s all about who can play double bass the fastest. There’s no rock stars anymore. I called Wednesday at that point and I’m still in a sleep haze and I said, ‘Wednesday, I want to make another Murderdolls record!’”

A world apart from the comic book kitsch and pun-filled sloppiness of their debut, the second Murderdolls album might as well be the work of an entirely different band. Although still imbued with the hook-packed sleaze metal sensibilities that made old songs like Dead In Hollywood and Grave Robbing USA so irresistible, the new songs seem to have been beamed in from somewhere much darker and more real than their predecessors. There is no shortage of macabre humour lurking amid the pounding riffs and roar-along rage of Chapel of Blood and My Dark Place Alone but while Beyond The Valley…was all about taking the listener into a grim but ludicrous fantasy world, this record sounds very much like the work of men on a sincere and heartfelt mission. Murderdolls 2.0 mean every last fucking word, and as a result they have become a hundred times more believable.

“I said, ‘If we’re gonna do this, it has to be full bore and we have to make a real record.’” says Joey. “The first record is great for what it was and I love it, but I consider this to be the first Murderdolls record. This is the first time we actually sat down with a vision and wrote songs together, and it’s been one of the most gratifying records I’ve ever made.”

“We wrote all these songs from scratch, a few feet away from each other in the studio.” grins Wednesday. “The first song we did was Homicide Drive, and the drum take you hear on the record is the first take we did. It all happened that naturally. It was really easy and it was fun. We had a fuckin’ blast making this record.”

Just like their favourite band, Murderdolls fans may well be a little bit older and wiser eight years on from that first flush of anti-hero worship, but the goofy, light-hearted side of the band was always a major part of their appeal. As a result, there may be some who find the idea of a more serious Murderdolls a little alarming, but despite injecting their sound with a little more substance, Joey and Wednesday are still firmly committed to delivering the rock ‘n’ roll goods. It’s just that this time round the fire in their bellies is for real and not just cheap whiskey afterburn.

“It’s still fun but it’s more fun for me because I get to sing about personal stuff now.” explains Wednesday. “I’m not the same guy you saw before. This band has changed - this is a whole new Murderdolls, in terms of what we’re bringing to the table. When I sing My Dark Place Alone, that’s very personal to me. I’m going deep into the lyrics, and that’s something I’ve never been able to do before.”

“The first record, you could say we were a dumb horror punk band or something like that.” adds Joey. “The new one, this is like my other Slipknot, even though they’re like apples and oranges. On this record you go from a song like Chapel Of Blood to Drug Me To Hell, and then songs like Nowhere and Summertime Suicide and it starts getting poppier. It’s kinda like Slipknot, with all that diversity, even though we’re a rock ‘n’ roll band. That’s what’s gratifying to me, having a band that has its own style but is able to inject its own identity into each song. When I used to play in death metal and speed metal bands, it was easy to sit there and write a million riffs. The biggest challenge is to write an actual song, and only then do you know you’re a real songwriter.”

If everything goes to plan, the new Murderdolls album should swiftly restore the band to the levels of popularity they were enjoying when they took their extended hiatus. But if anyone needs convincing that Women And Children Last is the real deal, they need only acknowledge the presence of no less a figure than Mötley Crüe guitarist Mick Mars, who lends some hair-raising solos to Drug Me To Hell and Blood Stained Valentine, two of the album’s grittiest anthems. Mick doesn’t put on his top hat for any old rubbish, and Joey and Wednesday are visibly thrilled when they talk about his involvement in their new record.

“Mick’s one of the great underdogs and never got the respect he deserved.” says Wednesday. “We see him as one of the great rock ‘n’ roll villains, so what better guy to come out and play for us? It was so natural. He loved it!”

“We didn’t want any guests on this record whatsoever, but this was a little bit different.” smiles Joey. “It was definitely an honour to watch him play on our dumbass songs! I was just sitting there, almost blacking out, thinking about when I had Shout At The Devil on vinyl in my parent’s basement and I was thinking, ‘Man, this is fucked up!’”

Mick Mars aside, Murderdolls remain very much a two-man operation in the studio, but live performance is plainly a major part of what the band stands for and so, with that in mind, Joey and Wednesday have recruited a brand new lineup to assist them in their new crusade. Original members Acey Slade, Eric Griffin and Ben Graves have been usurped by new lead guitarist Roman Surman, bassist Jack Tankersley and drummer Racci Shay, who previously played in Wednesday 13’s solo band. Again, as with the songs themselves, fresh blood seems to have invigorated the whole Murderdolls enterprise.

“The first lineup and the first everything that we did, it was really thrown together.” admits Wednesday. “We did our first video without ever having played together in a room before. Me and Joey did the record by ourselves and then we found these guys through friends of friends and, of course, it was complete chaos. So this time, we purposefully picked people we knew and that we were friends with, and it’s been great. When we finally got on stage, it was like ‘Holy shit!’”

“What we’ve done now and the people we have now, they’re great players and they’re there for the job.” continues Joey. “They’re not there to fuckin’ party. They believe in the songs and they believe in the project and this is a big chance for all of ‘em. They’re all amazing players. I wouldn’t do this if my heart wasn’t completely in it.”

With a new warcry of “We live, we breathe, we bleed rock ‘n’ roll!” the all-new Murderdolls can hardly be said to have altered the main thrust of their philosophy, but everything about the new lineup, the new album and the intense demeanor of the two men steering the ship suggests that they are in this for the long haul this time, ready to do whatever it takes to bully the world into joining in the fun. Serious men on a serious mission, perhaps, but surely there is still plenty of room for a little chaos, mayhem and debauchery?

“Before, when we walked off stage, everything else was complete madness too.” Wednesday laughs. “It was a fuckin’ circus, but it was great. But we’ve moved on. We want to take the chaos from backstage and put it on the stage!”

“Now it’s just the most violent, fuckin’ sleazy, hideous, heaviest fuckin’ rock ‘n’ roll you can possibly imagine.” concludes Joey, with a snarl. “It’s a real band now.”

Women and Children Last is out August 30 via Roadrunner Records. Murderdolls will play Ozzfest in September.

Six Stringer Joey Jordison’s Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Which albums inspired you to play the guitar?

“The first record that turned me on was the Stones’ Tattoo You. I remember my dad coming home with the album.”

What was the first guitar you owned?

“A harmony, which was like a Fender Stratocaster. I played it in my first metal band in fifth grade. I started playing drums aged seven and soon ditched the guitar.

How do you achieve your sound?

“I don’t normally tell people how I do it! Ha ha! I used a modified JCM 900 amplifier and a MXR distortion on top of that. I’m always involved with mixing and production and everything, so that has a lot to do with the sound on the record. My amp’s been modified.”

Who’s the most underrated guitarist?

“Probably Johnny Thunders (New York Dolls). He had something about him. Guitar is all about passion and playing with soul and style.”

How often do you practise?

“Right now, three hours a day! I’m going on tour with the Murderdolls so everything has to be up to par. It’s odd talking about guitar instead of drums. Drums always came natural to me. I still practise but I’m pretty much in the groove, but for the guitar I have to work real hard.”

What guitar do you play?

“I recorded with my custom BC Rich Bich. I’ve been using Gibson SGs and a BC Rich Warlock, plus I have my signature guitar coming out.”

#AHH so happy to finally have this magazine #enjoy yall #joey jordison #wednesday 13 #murderdolls #metal hammer #i can only scan shit with my phone scanner so rip this is as good as it gets

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usafphantom2 · 3 months

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The mission of the Blackbirds, the very essence of its life and breath, was the need for knowledge that was verified to keep us safe from enemy invasion. You must look back at history to understand why America rose to the challenge to create the incredibly fast and high-altitude Blackbirds(A-12 and SR-71 ) so technically advanced that our enemies could not shoot them down. It also helped that Kelly Johnson was an avionics genius who lived in the United States. Our very lives depended on knowing what the enemy was planning. Many men risked their lives. They understood the mission and were willing to put their lives at stake to protect their country; They volunteered for this duty. I am sure that my father, Colonel Richard “Butch” Sheffield, would’ve flown over Russia and China. It was the first question he was asked when being interviewed by Colonel Doug Nelson for his position as the first RSO in the SR 71.

On July 3, 1956, President Eisenhower approved a ten-day slot for the overfly of the Soviet Union. His decision was made not knowing about the A-100 radar, which provided early warning for the SA-1 guide surface-to-air ( SAM) missiles located around Moscow. It was thought the Russians could not have any capability above 60,000 feet.

President Eisenhower made it clear to Richard Bissell and Allen Dulles that He needed to be informed on any tracking or attempted interceptions. Bissell and Alan Dulles went to the White House and told them that it would be at least 36 hours after each mission before receiving the first reports of detection tracking and attempted interception and that it could be as long as several weeks! General Goodplaster, Eisenhower‘s aide, told them that he understood the President wanted the mission to go forward at the maximum rate until the first tracking evidence was received. On July 4, the Soviets did detect the U-2; it wasn’t until July 10 that Goodplaster informed Eisenhower about his meeting with Dulles and Bissell, adding that there had been some indication of tracking. Eisenhower, at this point, was still woefully uninformed. Later that day, the USSR delivered a protest note about the previous day's flights to the US Embassy in Moscow. It was clear that the Soviet air defense system had not only detected each flight but had tracked them for a considerable distance.

The President was extremely annoyed that the assurances given by Bissell and others were proven false. They had told him that the flights would hardly be detected, let alone tracked. Eisenhower never again gave the CIA carte blanche for a series of U-2 flights overflying Russia. Ironically, the CIA U-2 planners similarly implied to the President that if a U-2 crashed or were shot down over the Soviet Union, the pilot would not survive a claim, which they eventually came to regret to Eisenhower‘s embarrassment on May 1, 1960. According to Harvey Stockman‘s nephew ( Stockman flew the U-2 over the USSR), he was told to take the poison cyanide pill if his airplane was shot down.

Stockman was told that in 1956, by 1960, when Francis Gary Powers overflew and was shot down in the USSR, it was an option, not a command, to take the poison pill. According to Power's son in his book “Spy Pilot.”

On our Independence Day, July 4, 1956, Harvey Stockman of New Jersey took off on Mission 2013 in a U-2 from Wiesbaden, West Germany; he flew near Leningrad and Minsk, covering targets nearby. Stockman, looking through the aircraft site, saw MiG fighters climbing in unsuccessful attempts to intercept him. Undeterred, Stockman continued his mission as planned, passing over Soviet bomber bases in the Baltic states an eight-hour and 45-minute flight. What a fearless man Stockman was. Here is the link to learn more about his amazing life .roadrunnersinternationale.com/stockman.html

Written by Linda Sheffield

My sources are Paul Crickmore’s Lockheed Blackbird Beyond the Secret Missions, the missing chapters, see page 33

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insomniac-jay · 2 months

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DC: South | Titans South

Titans South, formerly known as Teen Titans South, is an iteration of the Teen Titans located in the Southern region of the United States. Much like Justice League South, they are unauthorized to be using the Titans name.

Unlike the mainstream Titans, JLS had no hand in forming the original team. Instead, it was Jaguar who sought out the original five members as aids in her quest for vengeance against her father, the crime lord Al Tylers. Over time, they began to bond and became a found family.

They are based in Atlanta.

Titans South 1

Leader: Minka Tylers | Jaguar

Members:

Roland Judge | Tsuru I

Nicte of Tenochtitlan | Typhoon

Alejandra | Tidebreaker

Rue Summers | Speed Demon

Knowing she couldn't face her estranged father and his associates alone, Minka set out to find others to help her. The first member of the Furious Five was Roland Judge, who was going by Tsuru. While she was annoyed with his personality, he was a good fighter and archer. Plus he had the money and connections to bail them out of trouble.

The next member to join was Alejandra, the chosen one of a tribe of Amazons located in the Yucatán Peninsula, who had journeyed to the outside world to continue the legacy of Stormbringer (Andromeda King). It was easy for Minka to get her to join since she needed help learning about the outside world.

Both Rue and Nicte joined at the same time. Rue was the sidekick of Roadrunner (Will Summers) and Nicte was the sidekick to Cipactli (Citlali of Tenochtitlan). Minka recruited Rue for his speed (and for entertainment but she'd rather die than admit that) and Nicte for his powers.

With her team assembled, Minka declared a full on war with her dad; emerging victorious once she killed him.

Even with her goal achieved, Minka found herself attached to her teammates and decided against disbanding them as she planned to do once Al was eliminated.

They decided to call themselves Titans South after a newspaper called them "The Teen Titans of the South".

Titans South 1.5

Leader: Minka Tylers

New members:

Mel Ortega | Darkheart

Ko'vi of Tamaran

Tallulah Moriarty | Wildflower

Reason for disbanding: Adulthood and differing interests

The next iteration of Titans South saw the addition of three new members: Darkheart, Ko'vi, and Wildflower.

Mel Ortega was Minka's childhood best friend. They joined to support her in her superhero career. Mel comes from a long line of witches who wield underworld magic, a type exclusive to their bloodline only. The nature of their powers allowed them to become the team expert on all things supernatural ranging from ghosts and spirits to Demons.

Ko'vi of Tamaran was a former cadet of Green Lantern Malaika Rose and one of the few Tamaranians left. He left to pursue his own path and ended up in Atlanta just in time to see the team in the middle of battling a powerful enemy. Ko'vi flew in to assist them, catching the attention of Minka in the process.

Tallulah is the youngest sister of Emerald Ranger (Sherri Moriarty). Inspired by her eldest sister's heroic actions, Tallulah operated as a small time vigilante in her hometown of Beaumont, Texas before heading to Georgia. Roland recruited her after witnessing her impressive marksmanship and skill with guns. Tallulah is the youngest member of the team.

Unfortunately this is also the iteration that ended up disbanding, but not on bad terms. Many of the members were now adults and had their own goals and motivations outside of heroism; Minka and Ko'vi wanted to settle down together for a bit, Roland was about to marry Jezebel Morningstar, Nicte and Alejandra had just gotten married, Mel wanted to focus on their blooming fashion career, Rue got an advance in his career, and Tallulah wanted to focus on graduating high school.

I have yet to plan the other iterations of Titans South but do know that Tallulah leads the next generation.

@mayameanderings @biandbored @fandomunsexyman @calciumcryptid

#dc: south #titans south

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