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Come join in the festive spirit and be part of the annual Mooloolaba Christmas Boat Parade. Enjoy the complimentary cold canapés with a refreshing wine or beer for purchase from our bar on board. Listen to the live music whilst watching the display of boats as they parade all decked out in Christmas bling. EFTPOS facilities available.
Don't just watch from the shore, hop on board Whale One and come along and enjoy the decoratively lit houses and atmosphere of this great annual event. Come dressed to celebrate Christmas in your most sparkly outfits!
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In the doldrums.
Residential construction drops 30%
Published: 13 June, 2011
UK: The value of residential construction starts was 31% lower for the three months to May compared to the same period last year, according to the latest housing figures from industry analyst, Glenigan.
Private housing starts were down 32% while social housing projects fell 28% during the quarter.
Glenigan economics director Allan Wilen said: "The shrinking pool of new social housing work is in stark contrast to the rapid government funded growth seen this time last year, and further retrenchment is expected through the year.
"The 14% drop in gross mortgage lending reported by the Council of Mortgage Lenders report and the 1.2% fall in house prices recorded by the Halifax paint a glum picture for the housing market that underlines the difficult trading condition faced by house builders.
"The fall in private housing project starts highlights developers' reluctance to open up new sites while conditions in the wider housing market remain weak, preferring to build out and secure sales on existing sites."
The North East of England performed worse with a 76% fall in private housing development starts; the South East suffered a 42% decline. London avoided a decline reflecting the strength of the wider housing market in the capital.
Mr Wilen said: "Although house prices and mortgage approvals are expected to remain weak near term, Glenigan is forecasting a modest uplift in project starts during the second half of this year as developers open up new sites in anticipation of a brightening in market conditions during 2012."
For construction as a whole, the value of projects starting on site in the three months to May was 21% lower than a year ago. The Glenigan Non-Residential Index for May is 21% down on a year ago.


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The IdeaFrame Crash Course walks you step-by-step through the same process
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There are thousands of Entrepreneurs all over the world using The IdeaFrame to vet and suss out their new ideas to help them decide if they may be profitable. It is also being used as a tool to create powerful and potent pitch decks and presentatons.
This book was written based from the experience and proven success of using The IdeaFrame. Not only is it a powerful tool to help understand the process of understanding any new idea, product, or service, the IdeaFrame is Step 1 for creating an investor pitch or presentation. These are not opinions or ideas made up on a whim. The information in this book was created by absolute experts who have studied the ins and outs of entrepreneurship, business strategy, analytics, and more.


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Peter's music entertained people across the world
The world of music is a sadder place following the recent passing of Peter Waters, late of Fethard on Sea, who was cruelly taken at the relatively young age of 57. He had been battling cancer for some time.
Peter was well-known throughout London and further afield for his contribution to popular and Irish music both as an individual and as a member of several bands.
Born in Holloway to Irish parents who lived in Fethard on Sea, he was introduced to Irish music by his father Jim Waters who was a well known box player and singer plying his trade in the pubs of North London during the 1950s and 1960s.
The family moved to St Albans in the mid sixties and as a teenager Peter taught himself to play guitar and dabbled with live performing with friends as a member of short lived punk band The Screws. Peter decided to make his way around the world making a living by busking. He spent several months in the USA and even longer in Australia. He met fellow musician Bruce Furzeman (mandolin, banjo and harmonica) in Sydney and they formed a duo (and a lifelong friendship) The Coolin, becoming a fixture on the Irish pub scene in London and the South East.
Whilst the duo had a fair degree of success Peter felt the need to expand and The Plastic Paddies were formed with the addition of Sean Ryan (recorders and vocals) and Pete Ridley (bass). The new group proved very popular on the Irish pub circuit.
Peter eventually forming a new band, Ballyhooley, with well-known multi-instrumentalist John Devine, Baz Evans (bass) and all Ireland fiddle champion Julianne Healy along with Bruce Furzeman. They gained quite a following on the circuit.
Peter released of his solo CD in 2007.
Peter had always retained a great love for Ireland. His parents had moved back to Fethard on Sea in the early 1980s and Peter took over the family home when his parents passed away. He spent many happy days working on the house and walking the local beaches.
Ireland was his spiritual home. He loved Irish culture and at one stage in his life he spent three years at North London University in Holloway Road attaining a degree in Irish studies.
Various commitments meant he could no longer spend so much time on the road so he cut back on live performances. He still toured occasionally and for a time joined the Devine family on stage as The Devine-Waters Band.
He also joined Wild Willy Barrett's Bad Boys Band as a featured vocalist.
Barrett had found chart fame during the 70s and Peter enjoyed playing with him.
Peter's life was dominated by his love for music. Whilst he may no longer be here to touch hearts with his live performances his spirit will always live on in the heart of the many friends and musicians whose lives he touched.
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The Handmaid's Tale is a Warning to Conservative Women: Critical Linking, April 21, 2017
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America is rich in Serena Joys. One need look no further for her contemporary counterparts than Michelle Duggar and her daughters; or Paula White, the televangelist who allegedly led Donald Trump to Christ; or his aide Kellyanne Conway, who defends him as a "great boss" to women. The character Atwood invented is an amalgam of Phyllis Schlafly and Tammy Faye Bakker with a dash of Aimee Semple McPherson. The spectacle of the female fundamentalist celebrity is not recent, and she is not an anomaly. Her existence is proof of American fundamentalism's durability, and a reminder that it could not thrive without the enthusiastic backing of women.
A chilling look at how The Handmaid's Tale is a warning to women who participate in misogyny.
In a statement issued after O'Reilly's sacking, the Macmillan-owned imprint said it would continue to publish books by the scandal-hit conservative political commentator. Asked by US trade magazine Publishers Weekly if it would still publish an as yet untitled book from O'Reilly and co-writer Martin Dugard lined up for release in September 2017, the imprint said: "Our plans have not changed."
He's a huge best-seller and publishing makes morally vacant decisions to make money all the time–this is no surprise.
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo reported his income last year more than doubled from the previous year, thanks to another round of royalty payments on a 2014 HarperCollins memoir that saw lackluster sales.
In all, Cuomo has made $783,000 from HarperCollins for his book. The book sold 3,200 copies since it was published in the fall of 2014, according to tracking company NPD BookScan.
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Welcome back for week the second of the One Room Challenge, the quest sponsored by Calling it Home and House Beautiful to chronicle a room redo in six short weeks. If you missed last week, click HERE to read all about my plans to renovate our kitchen and adjoining kid zone.
It is absolute chaos up in here... When this began, guys just started moving all our furniture into Everest sized mountains in random areas of the living room. Then they broke out the sledgehammers and ripped almost everything out. They are FAST. Kind of too fast, like I wasn't really prepared fast. Like stuff is still piled up in corners everywhere.
This is so embarrassing. I mean... help. All of our food is stacked on old shelving from the teal room, and apparently we eat A LOT of hatch chile sauce and condiments. Kid stuff has settled into plastic drifts around the perimeters. There is a desk, two giant chairs, and pilesssss of art wedged in our master bedroom.
But we aren't letting it get us down. Now that the wall is gone we're honestly using the kitchen more than ever. And with the help of Knob Creek, we don't even mind the drywall special spice in our meals. We are down to the necessities and we are PUMPED about everything that's happening.
Hooray! There was no roof in the soffit so we can raise the entire ceiling. Electrical is happening and ducts are rerouted.
Of course, it can't be all fun and games (HAHAHAHAHA). We had to make some of those very difficult decisions that I alluded to last week. First, the wood flooring in the living area just can't go into the kitchen. It's pretty, but when we bought it 5-6 years ago there weren't many choices for what is now very a popular natural matte finish on engineered white oak. Long story short, it's extremely soft and it dents really easily. I love the way it looks, but I think this is going to be a super high traffic space that demands durability and I'm having a hard time spending more money on something that needs to be babied. So... drumroll, please:
I'm going with this chevron tile by 41zero42. I really surprised myself with this one. I was thinking stone, but my budget said no thanks -- at least not for the lighter stones in interesting sizes and shapes I was searching for. Luckily my super rep Jenny at Stone Source found this beauty for me at a better price point. It's porcelain but it has tons of variation, which I love. We actually used this in a different color and pattern at our fancy lakehouse job and it turned out ultra swank (reveal coming soon!), plus it will withstand the boys' trucks and legos with panache.
Ditching the prefinished wood flooring meant I could have my wood cabinets, which anyone who has read this blog for years will know I am very excited about. The irony of ripping out wood cabinets and beige tile and replacing it with wood cabinets and beige tile is not lost on me. It's classic....... right???
I'm going for a two tone euro vibe, with slab front wood lowers, wood casing around the floor to ceiling cabs, and paint grade shaker fronts on the floor to ceiling cabinets. We ended up increasing the width of the hutch to 72" and reducing the depth so that both upper and lowers are 18." It looks more furniture like, and I think it will be useful for storage and serving space. We decided not to build in the microwave, so we're just going to tuck a small one inside the upper cabinets.
I'm totally stealing inspiration from Joseph Dirand's gorgeous kitchen. I love how simple yet complex the elements are. It manages to be elegant and accessible, and I fingers-and-toes-crossed hope that's where I'm headed. Did you know those base cabinets are BRONZE? I briefly considered selling a kidney to finagle some of that goodness, but decided to go with quartersawn walnut instead. Hopefully I will get the same overall effect and retain both kidneys. Score!
Before we ever moved any walls I consulted with an architect. I had an 85% clear vision of what I wanted, but since we are slicing and dicing walls left and right and the space had many constraints, I decided to get a professional head check. Francisco Arredondo of North Arrow Studio and I have worked together before, and I value his opinion. When he walked through, we agreed about pretty much everything except for the opening at the foyer... he said close it up. I kind of freaked out and told our lovely contractor Carl Dixon to give me some time with everything open before I made a life decision.
Francisco was right. This picture frankly looks terrible and makes me seem like a crazy person, but it felt like swiss cheese with all the openings in here. And I really don't like the idea of looking straight into my messy kitchen directly off the front door. We live here -- it's not a museum. So I had to think about how best to direct traffic in a way that creates a journey from public to private. The dining side of this room will be visible from the living area, and the kitchen (aka dirty sink) side will be more connected to the kid/den area. That feels right to me.
So now we have way more room for a banquette, which is great. But do I run it across the whole wall?
Decisions, decisions. Tune in next week to see what happens, and also we have to catch up on the kid zone progress. Don't forget to send moral support! And please check out what the 19 other wonderful designers are up to:
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1. Some of the most aggressive, dirtiest, insanely physically fit men and women of your life are there.
2. In conjunction to number one ALL shapes and sizes are there and compete.
3. Bragging rights for life!
4. Because that early mid-life crisis is kicking in and you need personal validation.
5. Because you loved the show GUTS as a child!
6. Because crossing the finish line to a free beer, and a DJ playing Biggie is your way to finish a race!
7. Because everyone needs to be humbled in life!
8. Because the pain is worth the satisfaction!
9. Because of the group shower! Nothing sexier than seeing dirty chisled frames get clean under dripping water.
10. Because for some reason I saw something insanely sexual in what was pretty much a mud race!
5k, 3 miles, let's go! I'm in!
Congrats to the Blue York Team for completing the course! And shouts out to their Number 1 Spartan completing it in 1 hour and 17 minutes! I was so inspired yesterday! You all have no clue!
I'll be a tomboy forever kid!


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So I don't know if you guys have noticed, but this whole blog needs some re-evaluating.
I haven't been able to make this blog, or my other one a priority in my life this semester at all.
Between 17 credits, two jobs, a bible study, and a wedding to plan, its almost impossible to spend time writing posts that I know you guys are going to love and find useful.
Mostly, its hard to write about being organized when i feel like my own life is such a mess at the moment.
My room is a pit.
I have papers sitting around everywhere that need to be reorganized.
I don't even remember the last time I pulled out my blog planner.
My college management binder gets pulled out once a month and that's only for figuring out finances.
Everything else is sorely out of date.
I have some big plans ahead.
And I plan on getting everything in order and figuring out when I became such a mess and to fix it.
On other news, this is my one year blog-iversery month.
My first ever post came out on Halloween a year ago when I wrote about dressing modestly.
I haven't decided when, but there may be some big surprises on this blog, and on my facebook page sometime during the month.
So if you don't follow either, you may want to jump on that because you never know when and what is going to happen!


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Check out Honey Cocaine "Tim Westwood Freestyle" Video, the latest video from Honey Cocaine, released on Thursday, May 24th, 2012.
Honey Cocaine drops a few bars a capella for Tim Westwood...this line though: "bitch I'm the shit, I was made to poo" )):
Honey Cocaine's chances in this game are improving with each new release, and Honey Cocaine "Tim Westwood Freestyle" Video is no exception - quite the opposite, in fact. It's a nice addition to the impressive catalogue Honey Cocaine has been building over the years. We're definitely anticipating the next move.
Check out the latest video from Honey Cocaine, Honey Cocaine "Honey Cocaine's Exclusive Interview With HNHH" Video.
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Last week I was in San Francisco for the inaugural Advancing Computational Building Design conference featuring two days of speakers, panels, and discussions centered around the growing importance of technology in architecture, engineering, and construction. The conference placed a particular emphasis on computational design -- the use of coding, visual programming, data analytics, and other methods for more informed design and implementation.
I had the pleasure of speaking on a panel titled "Reimagining the Culture & Contractual Relationships Between Owners, Architects, & Contractors to Enable Further Adoption of Computational Design" alongside Aubrey Tucker, Innovative Technology Developer at Stantec and Thomas Whisker, VDC Project Manager at Turner Construction. While my colleagues focused on the intricacies of contracts, BIM disclaimers, and model fidelity, I took the opportunity to share how Tocci Building Co. is approaching projects differently. As Owner's Project Manager on several projects, we have the unique authority to bring the Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) team in earlier on the project for design facilitation and a simultaneous quantity takeoff and pricing process. At Tocci, computational design further enhances what we are able to do.
With more traditional project delivery VDC implements vigorous MEP/FP coordination, resulting in confirming RFIs for near-instantaneous response time and less tedious paperwork. A major advantage in a collaborative approach to project delivery/coordination is that potential conflicts are identified earlier in the project. Resolving issues before they are time sensitive and at a time when the owner can stll make decisions about the cost of the project -- rather than have those decisions made for them by construction schedule -- will ultimately deliver a final product much more closer to the initial design intent.
The key takeaway from ACBD for me was the overwhelming consensus that technology is crucial to the future success of the AEC industry. I attend several conferences per year and never have I encountered a more unified, passionate crowd of interdisciplinary professionals who are consistently pushing the boundaries of possibility and setting an example of true innovation through their work.
Later that evening I delivered one of two featured presentations to the San Francisco Dynamo User Group celebrating their 2-year Anniversary at AIA San Francisco. The SFDUG was formed with the same purpose as the Dynamo-litia Boston User Group I founded at the Boston Society of Architects to help educate and promote the use of Dynamo visual programming in local AEC communities. My presentation "Cost in Translation: Bridging the Gap Between Designers & Contractors" highlighted some of my efforts at Tocci including several day-to-day implementations of Dynamo and longer term projects such as the Sasaki WinterLight Pavilion and Union Point Comfort Station. The crowd at this event was super receptive and it was fun to meet so many new faces from the opposite side of the country!
Unfortunately there was an error recording my portion of the presentation, however you can view the slide deck HERE.
Make sure to check out the other presentation Computational Design Increases Value to Project Managers & Designers | How to gain Buy-In by colleague Ryan Cameron, Architect at DLR Group.
In the end it was a busy couple of days on the West Coast but I thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to exchange knowledge and promote the importance of computational design and data-driven processes in the future of the AEC industry.


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Tomatoes on pizza absolutely rock! I'm not talking about smashing or crushing them into sauce. I mean fresh tomatoes. Imagine a freshly baked loaf of bread, straight from the oven and some thinly sliced, locally grown heirlooms...is your mouth watering yet?! Now, think about combining the two into one delicious pizza. Superb!!
It took me a few attempts to generate the "winning formula" that would up my pizza game. Your going to want to grab your kitchen utensils for this one, a fork and knife come in real handy..And Remember to find the best damn tomatoes you can. They need to be fresh!
With a finish drizzle of olive oil/balsamic, this pizza becomes a baked twist on the classic Caprese salad. Changing a classic for a pizza, I know, taboo right? Trust me! You're going to love it...
Fresh Tomato Pizza
1 Pizza dough
2 Heirloom tomatoes - freshest you can find, sliced thin
2 oz. fresh mozzarella
handful of torn basil leaves
Olive oil for drizzling
1. Preheat your oven to 500F with the Baking Steel on the top rack.
2. Stretch or roll out your dough into a round, place dough on lubricated pizza paddle.
3. Switch your oven to broil, Next, distribute fresh mozzarella all over the top. Then layer your thinly sliced tomatoes all over the top.
4. Launch into oven onto your Baking Steel and keep it under the broiler for 2 minutes. Open oven, rotate your pizza 180 degrees and turn oven back to bake or convection bake if available.
5. Cook for 2 more minutes, or until desired doneness. Remove and season with a generous amount of s & p and drizzle some olive oil over the top. Tear basil leaves and place all over the place. Slice and serve.


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Getting Started with smartphone video production on the iPhone
Smartphones offer amazing video production capability. The newest phones actually are capable of recording 4K video. That's four times the resolution of HD video! With the right microphone, lighting and tripod support, you can record incredible quality videos!
While most smartphones shoot excellent quality video, iPhones and iPads offer the best multimedia production capability. One of the main reasons is because of Apple's outstanding iMovie editing program, which has no equivalent on the Android platform. Here is what you need to get started shooting and editing your own professional quality smartphone videos:
- For editing: iMovie for iPhone, available in the iPhone App Store. For Android, try Videon from the Google Play store
- For video shooting, this app offers more settings options: Filmic Pro, available in the iPhone App Store
Tripods, Audio and Lighting
- Arkon or Square Jellyfish tripod mounts for your smartphone or tablet: View these and other accessories in my Livestream TechStore
- Rode SmartLav wired lavaliere (clip-on) microphone and other options: View these and other accessories in my Livestream TechStore
- Amazon Basics 72" tripod: This is an inexpensive, non-fluid-head tripod, so it's not good for super smooth panning and tilting while recording, but it's cheap and great for locked-down shots at news conferences or for interviews and presentations. View this and other accessories in my Livestream TechStore.
- Battery-powered Dimmable LED Video Light: View this and other accessories in my Livestream TechStore.
Follow me on Periscope and Facebook to see my periodic live broadcasts where I teach and discuss best smartphone video production and livestreaming practices. Please contact me if you'd like to book me for one-on-one consulting or for a workshop or presentation to your team, conference or training event.


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I was recently invited to attend a screening for this year's best Fashion documentary CARINE ROITFELD IS MADEMOISELLE C. The film, by Fabien Constant, follows Roitfeld as she embarked on a new career as creator of CR FASHION BOOK and the challenges she faced with starting a new magazine. Surrounded by friends and family, Roitfeld creates the most beautiful stories and dreams all while arguably becoming the chicest grandmother around. After only a few minutes of viewing, you will see that Roitfeld has a great sense of humor and a super cute son. As per requisite, a host of Fashion's major players make cameos and all lend their personal insight about Roitfeld. Bottom line, she is the stylist and editor we all want to be.
Afterwards, I was so very privileged to have been invited to a round table discussion with filmmaker Constant and the IRREVERENT CARINE ROITFELD. A small group of us waited impatiently as Roitfeld came in with trademark black eyeliner and her I just wake up like this hair. Constant sported a gray t shirt with the word Parisien emblazoned across the front and a serious mustache that reminded me of Freddie Mercury. She told us that she always has her family around and that having friends in Fashion is possible. Roitfeld is tired of the cliche about Fashion being pretentious and declared the filming therapeutic. Constant stated he wanted to tell a story about Carine, a story about the work that is behind the picture.
Everyone had questions for Roitfeld about the film and about the upcoming issue of CR FASHION BOOK, however there was only one query I could think of. "Who are you wearing?" The answer: a Celine white summer top and a knee length denim skirt from Mui Mui. She told me it was her summer uniform. Roitfeld is known for the exotic work she did with Tom Ford and you will see her push the envelope even further with CR FASHION BOOK. After all, a leopard can't change its spots. Expect some nudity.


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Industrial Syrup Bowls as Planters
Industrial Syrup Bowls as Planters
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These Industrial metal syrup bowls have been made into planters with the addition of welded Iron stands. The syrup bowls were made by forming metal into a bowl shapes with top rims. The bowls may be removed out of the iron stands. There are holes in the bottom of each bowl to allow drainage.
United States, Early 20th Century
Larger Bowl Planter: 22" H X 33" Dia.
Smaller Bowl Planter: 18" H X 29" Dia.
Materials and Techniques: Metal Bowls, Painted Surface. Welded Iron Stands.
Condition: Usual signs indicating age and wear normal for an older item which may include minor; rubbing, marking, distressing, rusting, surface oxidization. Cleaned and ready for installation and use.
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Carol Lehrer Crawford is an artist practicing in Sydney, Australia. She has been creating sculptures for over a decade in a variety of materials including bronze, alabaster and plaster. She is recognised for her organic interlocking forms.
March 1st -25th – Finalist in the Tom Bass Prize for Figurative Sculpture – Paddington, NSW
March – exhibited in 'Carved' joint exhibition – Clara Street Gallery, Erskineville
March – Finalist in Harbour Sculpture Indoor exhibition
June – exhibited in the Vital Push group exhibition at the Regard Studio Gallery, Darlington
August - Finalist – Northern Beaches Art Prize – small sculpture
November – Open Studio – Cooper Street Studio, Surry Hills – "Mish'pocha"
March – Finalist in the Tom Bass Prize for Figurative Sculpture (Juniper Hall, Paddington)
May/June – invited to exhibit in Vital Push group exhibition at the Regard Studio Gallery, Darlington
August – Finalist in the Warringah Small Sculpture Art Prize
September – Finalist in Sculpture at Sawmillers outdoor exhibition
September – Selected as part of Directors Choice exhibition – Clara Street Gallery, Erskineville
October – Finalist in the Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize
October – collaborated with high-end Australian clothing label Bassike for their 10th Birthday celebrations, creating a sculpture that they have since acquired.
November – Open Studio at the Cooper Street Studio in Surry Hills.
March – Pieces of Eight exhibition – Clara Street Gallery (part of artMonth)
July/ August – Finalist in Harbour Sculpture indoor exhibition in Hunters Hill
September – Directors Choice exhibition – Clara Street Gallery
March/April – Pieces of Eight Exhibition at Clara Street Gallery (part of ArtMonth)
October – The Rose of Australia, Erskineville – work selected to be on show
October – exhibited at the MLC centre as part of a group Sculptors Society Exhibition
October – Directors Choice exhibition at the Clara Street Gallery in Erskineville
February – Proem Exhibition (2 person exhibition) at Danks Street Gallery, Waterloo, NSW
March – completed a commission for Jewish Care headquarters in Bondi Junction
July – Volterra, Italy – visited the home of alabaster in Italy
December – Directors Choice Award at the Clara Street Gallery, exhibited December/ January 2014
July – part of a group exhibition at Artsite Gallery in Camperdown
New York – intensive study in alabaster with a master sculptor at the Compleat Sculptor for the month of August
2003 to 2010
Exhibited annually in the Annual Student Exhibition at the Tom Bass Sculpture Studio School, being selected for the Director's Choice exhibition numerous times.
Crawford has completed several public commissions including two portraits for the Cootamundra 'The Captain's Walk' in country NSW, and has various works in private collections within Australia and Germany (Berlin).
She holds a BA from the University of New South Wales, and has also studied Fine Arts (theory) at Sydney University.


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The podcasting industry is on the cusp of breaking mainstream in a major way, according to Gimlet Media cofounder Matt Lieber.
And Lieber wants Gimlet to be one of the few big podcasting giants that rules the industry.
Gimlet's new slate of podcasts, announced Tuesday, seems to reach for that mainstream buzz with controversy, crime, and psychological thrills.
Growth story
Gimlet, a podcast-making company founded in 2014, has seen its business triple in the last year by revenue, audience, and headcount, Lieber tells Business Insider. "We've had our fastest year-over-year growth this year," he continues. The company is on track to make $7 million in sales this year, according to a recent segment on one of its shows.
Gimlet's fall season adds three new shows to its (formerly) five-show roster, and features a fourth season of hit "StartUp," which will follow American Apparel founder Dov Charney as he tries to start a new company after being ousted under dramatic circumstances in 2014.
The three new podcasts mark Gimlet's entry into hot formats: a fictional psychological thriller, a true crime series from the creators of HBO's hit "The Jinx," and a show that re-examines historical moments. Compared to the quirky "Mystery Show," which Gimlet declared "unsustainable" and recently canceled, these podcasts show an ear toward mass appeal.
The transition
We're in the midst of a big transition in audio, Lieber says. Radio will slowly lose dominance to digital. Smartphones have pushed us toward the transition, but cars are helping radio hang on pretty tight, Lieber says. Eventually, however, on-demand audio will have a huge market — think of it like the on-demand video market that Netflix kick-started. In that world, there will be a big demand for podcasts.
That demand will lead to a handful of prominent podcast studios springing up, Liber says (as well as a bunch of independents). He thinks Gimlet is well-placed to be one. The company has used the $7.5 million in venture capital money it's raised to build up a stable of well-respected shows, like "Reply All" and "StartUp," as well as its own ad agency that creates custom audio ads and branded podcasts. The pieces are in place if podcasts continue to grow in popularity.
Lieber thinks now is the time. "[Podcasts are] becoming a mainstream phenomenon," he says. Total podcast listening in the US grew by 25% year-over-year, and even Malcolm Gladwell is getting into the game.
And Gimlet's new shows, which can go through an incubator process of up to a year, seem designed to get people's attention.
Take the fourth season of "StartUp," for example, which Lieber says he's most excited for of the new slate. The show tracks Dov Charney from the inception moment of his new company, as he tries to "recapture the magic of American Apparel" (as Lieber describes it). Charney was ousted from American Apparel in 2014, by the board, which said the firing "grew out of an ongoing investigation into alleged misconduct." At American Apparel, Charney faced multiple accusations of sexual harassment, according to The Los Angeles Times.
Charney was described by Business Insider's Jim Edwards as "infuriating, charming, arrogant." Lieber calls Charney "controversial but compelling," and says the show does not shy away from the accusations. "It's not purely a celebration," Lieber says.
But you can bet Charney will get people chattering around the internet.
Here are Gimlet's full descriptions of the new fall season:
"When big news happens, the world tunes in and then moves on. But often the stories we thought were over haven't really ended. They were the beginning of something else. Undone is a new show from Gimlet Media that digs up the surprising things that happened when we weren't looking.
The first, seven-episode season of Undone explores:
Disco Demolition Night, a crazy night in 1979 in Chicago, where a huge crowd of rock fans lit thousands of disco records on fire, leaving an indelible impression on America's black and LGBTQ communities and the music they loved
A 20 year fight over the oldest skeleton ever found in North America -- a battle that has raised big questions about who owns America's history: science or the indigenous people who lived it
The Deacons for Defense and Justice, a group of black men who in 1965, armed themselves to face down the KKK in one of the worst Klantowns in the South
The world's first computer dating company, started at Harvard in 1965, with a computer the size of a van
The story of a small Michigan town who unexpectedly found themselves fighting with the Department of Homeland Security over their neighbor and friend, Ibrahim Parlak, who looked like the perfect American immigrant, until DHS called him "the perfect terrorist package" and arrested him
Undone is hosted by Pat Walters and premieres Monday, November 14 from Gimlet."
"Homecoming is an groundbreaking new audio series from Gimlet Media, starring Academy Award-nominee Catherine Keener (Capote), Golden Globe-winner Oscar Isaac (Star Wars: The Force Awakens), and Emmy-nominee David Schwimmer (American Crime Story: The People Vs. OJ Simpson).
This six-episode psychological thriller centers on a caseworker (Keener) at an experimental facility, her ambitious supervisor (Schwimmer), and a soldier eager to rejoin civilian life (Isaac). Homecoming is told through an enigmatic collage of telephone calls, therapy sessions, and overheard conversations.
Featuring a script by bestselling author Eli Horowitz (The Silent History, The Pickle Index) and Micah Bloomberg (Creative Control), coupled with intricate, textured sound design by Mark Phillips (Serial), Homecoming brings Gimlet's award-winning audio storytelling into an entirely new realm.
Homecoming launches Wednesday, November 16 and continues for six weekly installments."
"Welcome to Providence, Rhode Island, where organized crime corrupted an entire city and infected every aspect of public life. In their new podcast, the makers of The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst, tell a story of alliances and betrayals, heists and stings, cops and mobsters, politicians and ex-cons. Actually, some of the politicians are ex-cons.
You'll meet one of America's most notorious mob bosses, Raymond Patriarca, who owned casinos in Vegas with Frank Sinatra and ran the New England mafia from a little vending machine company called the Coin-O-Matic. You'll meet longtime Providence mayor Vincent "Buddy" Cianci, who resigned from office after kidnapping and torturing his wife's lover—only to run again and win by a landslide. And you'll meet a host of other crooks, cops, politicians, and priests, all of whom battled for the soul of this city.
In Providence, it's hard to tell the good guys from the bad guys. Crimetown premieres Sunday, November 20."
"StartUp, Gimlet's first podcast that originally chronicled the company's founding, is back for a fourth season, this time following controversial and embattled entrepreneur Dov Charney of American Apparel infamy as he tries to start a new business.
Charney turned the retail industry on its head when he founded American Apparel in the 1980s, ultimately reinventing the way basic t-shirts were designed, manufactured, marketed, and sold. Startup is along for the ride as Charney starts again from scratch and tries to recreate magic, hoping that he can, once again, disrupt the retail industry with his new company, Los Angeles Apparel.
StartUp returns for its fourth season on Thursday, November 3rd."


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Today I'm continuing my Summer On Purpose series with a new country: India!
As a reminder, I'm skipping my usual Mila Mondays for the next several weeks. Instead, I'll be posting some things we are doing to keep busy, maybe learn something new, and have fun this summer.
Each week we'll choose a new country to explore through art projects, STEM activities, a reading list, a recipe to try, and a related movie or outing. We will probably look at maps & photos, learn a little about the culture & maybe a few words in the language spoken there, and read lots & lots.
I hope you'll join us!
Art project
My brother and sister-in-law lived in India for a while several years ago. While they were there, she picked up the tradition of drawing chalk muggu wherever she went. (You can read about them here.) Following in her footsteps, we went out to the patio and made dot grids with our sidewalk chalk. Then we used the grid to help us make patterns of leaves, flowers, and other shapes.
They weren't traditional by any stretch—it was kind of hard to explain the concept to them with mosquitoes buzzing around—but it was a fun activity nonetheless.
STEM project
You can't really help noticing the recurring geometric patterns + symmetry in Indian art + architecture, so our STEM project leaned heavily into STEAM territory. In fact, I'm not sure which of these projects was "art" and which was "math." Does it matter?
I found some rubber stamps in the Target Dollar Spot in various geometric shapes which were just right for what I had in mind. First I folded their papers in half to create a line of symmetry. Then using the backs (because the stamp side had random sayings on them) I showed the girls how they could "build" a symmetrical "palace" like the Taj Mahal.
I know it's a mausoleum. They don't care; it looks like a castle.
Reading list
The favorite book this week was definitely Ramayana: Divine Loophole by Sanjay Patel. He's the same guy who wrote Ganesha's Sweet Tooth, which we've loved for years. It's long—more like a short graphic novel than a picture book—but still a pretty quick read. The illustrations are GORGEOUS and the story is so interesting. I especially liked the index of characters at the end, because I tend to get Vishnu and Krishna and all those guys mixed up. It took two days to read, and when we finally finished it, Mila had this to say: "I liked that story. It's sad and a little bit scary but also really good."
I love to support "own voices" authors who tell stories from their culture + heritage, and this is such a beautiful example of that. I'll be buying it soon to add to my world mythology collection.
A few more picture books about India that we've enjoyed (all book links are Amazon affiliates):
- Baya, Baya, Lulla-bay-a
- The Road to Mumbai
- Once a Mouse
- Monsoon
- Monsoon Afternoon
- The Elephant's Friend
- The Very Hungry Lion
- The Story of Little Babaji
- Ganesha's Sweet Tooth
I would have loved to go to our favorite Indian restaurant, but that wasn't going to work with our schedule. So instead, we'll have homemade chicken coconut curry with jasmine rice and garlic naan. (A slight adaptation of this recipe from Mel's Kitchen Cafe has long been a staple at our house.) For those who aren't really into the curry (ahem, Margot) we'll also have mango lassis. Yum yum yum.
Movie and outing ideas
Unfortunately I haven't had much time to research Bollywood films to find one the girls would like. Although honestly, they'd probably be happy with any of them. Bright colors + dancing + great music? What's not to love? Maybe I'll find something on Netflix, but in a pinch we can always watch The Jungle Book. We still haven't seen the live action remake, so that might be fun.
My sister-in-law brought me a sari when they came home from India and I still haven't learned to wear it properly. I'm sure the girls would love to play dress-up with me and figure it out. I also thought we could hit up one of the Indian markets around town and shop for spices and things. So many options this week!
I'll be updated the links below as we continue through our Summer On Purpose. I'd love to hear any suggestions or additions you might have, either for the countries we've already covered or for new ones going forward. Share your ideas in the comments!
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Inlays & Onlays
Inlays and onlays, also called indirect fillings, are dental restorations that are fabricated in a dental lab and then bonded to a damaged tooth. When the restoration is bonded to the biting surface and covers one or more cusps of the tooth, it is called an onlay. When it is bonded within the center of a tooth, it is called an inlay. Made from either porcelain or gold, inlays and onlays are stable and durable dental restorations.
An inlay or onlay may be a good choice for you if the structure of your damaged tooth is in good condition. Dr. Kratz may recommend an onlay as a conservative alternative to a full coverage dental crown. Unlike crowns, onlays do not require the complete reshaping of your tooth and can offer a more tailored fit. Dr. Kratz may recommend an inlay instead of a traditional filling if your tooth has minimal to moderate tooth decay or if decay is present between your teeth.
Because they require a minimal amount of healthy tooth structure to be removed, inlays and onlays can help to preserve a tooth's long-term functionality and aesthetic qualities. Treatment that involves an inlay or onlay is typically completed in two office visits and is similar to being fitted for a crown.


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A large Rangitikei farm with only two owners over its lengthy history has sold.
Ferndale Station, north of Hunterville on the Turakina Valley Road and comprising 1741 hectares, has sold for an undisclosed sum, although believed to be close to $9 million.
Offers were invited by May 31, and Bayleys Rangitikei agent Pete Stratton said the station was sold after receiving many expressions of interest from throughout both the North and South Islands.
He said four competitive offers were ultimately received. The successful offer was around 30 per cent above current Rateable Valuation, although Ferndale was initially offered as a package of more than 1800ha.
Co-agent, Bayleys Andrew Bonnor, said the successful purchasers were a local farming family with strong ties to the district. With the deal still at a sensitive stage, the new owners wish to remain anonymous.
The fact that only two families have ever farmed Ferndale Station is testament to the productivity and reliability of the hill country.
For much of the station's farming history, it was part of early settler Walter Fernie's landholdings that stretched from the northern Rangitikei through to Whanganui.
The Lilburn family took up the reins over 30 years ago, and has since invested significant capital to create the highly-productive property that it is today.
Bonnor said the Lilburns can be proud of how they have passed on the property.
"Aesthetically it's a stunning property with both the Turakina River and Mangamahu Streams running through, and overlooking the station is a stunning character homestead that has been well maintained over many years," Bonnor said.
"From all accounts people enjoy working and living on this farm."
Ferndale Station
According to Stratton, the combination of scale, location, fertility of soils, quality improvements and natural supply of water made the station a rare farming opportunity.
"Ferndale is dominated by Turakina silt loam soils which are one of the few hill soils described as fertile.
"The Lilburn family have put in tracks, subdivision and cleared it to become an attractive and well-maintained property that the successful purchaser can take over with confidence," Stratton said.
The station currently winters over 8000 ewes which are a composite of Romney and Kelso that are mated with Romney, Romney-Texel or Kelso Ranger black-face rams. Ewes average 135 per cent lambing success, while 1000 mated hoggets achieve 75 per cent.
Stratton said the Lilburn family, with a manager at the helm, has run a very simple system, with many male lambs sold on-farm in early January so they can concentrate on putting weight on ewes for tupping.
Yearling steers are purchased between August and April, wintered as rising two-year-olds while 18-month-old heifers are purchased in April/May, wintered, then run with the bull from the beginning of December and sold vetted in-calf during May.
"It's a very simple system that is designed for ease of management to give reliable performance from a low-cost system."
Ferndale stock has a reputation for quality, evidenced by the support for the store lamb sale held on the station in conjunction with neighbouring Drysdale Station. The sale is held in the station's large covered-yard complex.
"In the centre of the North Island you get very few stations that become available of this size and quality and that's testament to the productivity of this hill country. Properties here are tightly held."


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My sister chides me for calling grapes the poor-man's berry, but the truth is that the gems of summer (straw/blue/rasp-berries) can be quite costly and for someone who eats fruit by the handful I needed something more cost-effective. Hence my deep love for grapes (red only, I'm a bit of a grapecist). As with most food, something magical happens with the application of heat. The juices bubble inside the grape skin, slowly reducing and caramelizing, then bleeding out from fissures on the surface, leaving a sugary trail on your roasting tray.
- Red Grapes (as many as you'd like)
- Thyme (a few sprigs per handful of grapes)
- Olive Oil (a thin drizzle)
- Heat your oven to 350 degrees.
- Remove grapes from stem. Place grapes and thyme in a roasting dish, drizzle with oil.
- Put the tray in your oven and roast for 15-20 minutes, until the juice begins to escape from the grapes. They will crack open and spill a bit, this is not a mistake. If you like a drier, sweeter grape, roast until the spilled liquid evaporates (another 5-7 minutes).
- Eat on their own, in a salad, or on top of fresh ricotta cheese...


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Filed under: listy-poo | Tags: cat pee, coachella, conor oberst, mall cop, sarah palin, tea party protest, tony horton
Today Marissa is going to help me out with the Fuck You post, I think this should be fun and we'll have a good time just like 2 guyz. Let the experiment begin!!
07. Mall Cop Movies: We've had enough of you, what is the purpose of two coming out relatively close to each other what is the point of these movies are mall cops really that funny? I mean one, okay, but two? We've got problems, and I'm blaming you..Fuck you.
06. Cat Pee: We just dealt with the worst situation of stuff being peed on by Buster the cat, man just the scent alone is awful but to pick up a bag filled with cat pee, ah. Fuck you.
05. Tony Horton: You're an extreme dick, that's what you are you bastard who seems like he molests women on a daily basis. What kinda creep are you? I feel like you may be creepier than Tony Little, that's saying a lot. The worst part is we'll probably end up doing your stupid video tonight you wacky jacken fucker you, Believe it! Fuck you!
04. Annoying scene girls at Conor Shows: I've (johnny) only encountered this problem twice, the first time I saw Bright Eyes, and when I recently just saw Conor Oberst and The Mystic Valley Band, listen girls, it's okay to love a band for their music, but when you're at a show screaming how bad you want to fuck Conor, it's a little ridiculous. Stop it, it's not like he's going to listen to you and be like "yeah I want to fuck that girl as much as she wants to fuck me" nah, never would happen And I've (marissa) dealt with this problem 18 times. Not only are these girls obnoxious and annoying, they also don't even know the first thing about the band that they are flashing. The girls in front of us in line at Conor first thought that they were seeing Bright Eyes and secondly thought the name Bright Eyes came from an indian meaning. WTF? You got there 7 hours early and you don't even know what band you're seeing? Fuck you.
03. Coachella: you are at coachella, watching leonard cohen while I'm stuck in my house because of the blizzard, in my pajama's watching people talk about sarah palin running again in 2012. It's not fair. I don't really hate you, I enjoyed you when I went in 2004 and 2005, but I'm jealous of everyone who got to go this year. so fuck you coachella, with your sunshine and good music. Fuck you.
02. Sarah Palin: You're still around? Really? Do you not know how to leave? You're like a fucking herp, what the fuck? Shut the fuck up already I can't believe people still rally for you although everyone saw how much you really just do not know, you're just a dumb slut who lucked out for a moment, fuck you wolf shooting bitch.
01. Tea Party Protest: What more can really be said about the idiocy that was the tea party protests? First of all, the entire point of the protest doesn't make any sense. Not that most republicans understand history and facts are pretty much lost on them, but the entire purpose of the boston tea party was to fight taxation with out representation. you do recall the little election where you FAILED in november right? Plus, most of you assholes that wasted your time at the protest will have LOWER taxes under the Obama administration. What do you want to do now? Tea bag people in the face? I'd have to say that's a lot worse than gay marriage, who in the world wants hot salty balls in their face? Not I, and not You. Sorry that this has strained out to something entirely different but really, and you FOX news, are you still tea bagging people? Really? What's the point of this? On top of this who started calling this the "Tea Bagging Coverage?" It's just disgusting. Fuck you.
Filed under: review | Tags: conor oberst, headlights, hi dive, love as laughter, obama campaign, one of my kind
Headlights at the Hi Dive 4.15
Johnny, Sarah and I went to see Headlights last night at the Hi Dive. The show was pretty much what I expected, which meant it was pleasant and fun. Pleasant isn't a very descriptive word, but I feel like it's the appropriate word to describe Headlights' music. I find anything with male and female vocals and and a certain amount of poppiness pleasant, but who doesn't? "TV", one of the band's poppiest songs by far, was the encore and certainly the highlight of the show. With openers The Love Langauge on stage with them, the band killed the song and turned it into a straight up dance party. I do wish that they had played "Some Racing, Some Stopping" and "April 2", but maybe next time.
Here is a low quality video of "TV" taken on Johnny's phone.
One of My Kind
On another note, "One of My Kind", the documetary about Conor Oberst and The Mystic Valley is now available for free download on causecast.org. It is suggested that you make a donation to the charity of your choice.
The documentary details how the band formed, recorded their two records and their worldwide tour in the fall of 2008. It really makes you understand the dynamic of the mystic valley band and at the same time makes you appreciate the democratic approach to songwriting that Conor is taking these days. The most touching and humanizing moment is when it shows the band watching the election results in their hotel room. Oberst, in cowboy pajama pants, sits like a little boy glued to the t.v. and gets teary (as we all did) during the President's acceptance speech. Anyway, it once again, made me feel guilty about my scathing review of "Outer South", but just because you like the band doesn't mean you have to love each album, right?
If you are a fan at all I suggest watching it, I really enjoyed it. Plus, your's truly makes a guest appearance. Haha, no really, watch out for me and my friends Sarah and Chris, we're in it at about 21 minutes. To explain, we signed up volunteers for the Obama campaign at a Mystic Valley Band Show.
Filed under: review | Tags: conor oberst, denver, mystic valley band, ogden, outer south
I was going to wait to get my pictures developed to review this show, but unfortunately I'm too lazy to turn in my disposable camera to walgreens. that's right, we are 21st century enough to have a blog but not a digital camera.
To put it simply the show was good. I knew it would be decent, but to be honest with you, it was one of the better conor shows I've been to (and I've been to too many, trust me). Mr. Oberst was quite the show man, funny and drunk, and singing and strumming along with pure conviction. It was heart warming to see conor so delighted to play the other band members songs. It made me feel guilty about my scathing review. He seemed truly comfortable on stage, playing with his mystic valley band, I side of him the audience rarely saw with Bright Eyes. The trembling, shaky voiced Conor that was clearly full of nerves at Coachella 2004 was long gone and replaced with a confident front man.
The show began with the album's opener "Slowly", which started the show with the high level of energy that continued through all 19 songs. Conor's "Eagle on a Pole" was definitely an early high light in the set, and was followed by Jason Boesel's "Eagle on a Pole", which the band seemed to have a great time playing. During Boesel's song Oberst danced around the stage, singing each lyric. The set continued, and while Conor songs were the bulk of the show, each band member sang one of their tracks from the record, the best being Frietas' "Big Black Nothing". It was nice to see a frontman so willing to share the limelight with his fellow band members.
"White Shoes" was the best song during the two hour set. Oberst asked for a dark stage, and he alone strummed his guitar and sang so fragilely that you could hear each crack in his voice. The audience, which was at times rowdy and obnoxious, remained so silent you could hear a pin drop. It was the kind of performance of a song that will live in my memory for a very long time.
"NYC- GONE GONE" was a high light as well as "Roosevelt Room". "Ten Women" was stripped down with the mystic valley band acting as a back up choir to oberst. "Milk Thistle" ended the set, and once again the audience was left with a nearly empty stage as Oberst and Macey Taylor went through a quiet, beautiful rendition of one of Oberst's best songs to date.
The set was pretty heavy on songs from the first album, which was surprising to me. The show made it hard to hate outer south as much as I did. It was hard to be cyincal because it was clear that Oberst was having a really good time and was at ease with each song. His stage bantor was funny and his dance moves even funnier. The funniest part of the show was when a really annoying drunk girl kept screaming at him "Conor give me your beer". After a little bit of back and forth about whether she was 21 (he looked at her I.D.), he obliged. But before he handed the beer to her he tried to chug it all so she would just get an empty can. He couldn't do it and spit it all over the security and the people front row center, which happened to include johnny, our two friends, and me. I think it was pretty hilarious that he tried to trick the stupid scene girl.
I guess I am biased reviewer because the 15 year old fan girl in me that saw Conor at the fox six years ago still comes out sometimes. It reminded me of shows past, but it shouldn't of, really everything about it was different other than the most basic elements, nate walcott, lots of drinking and a passionate performance.
in case you haven't heard any of outer south here is my favorite from the album, and if you get a chance to Conor take it.
Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band have a load of tour dates, I'm too lazy to type them all out, so just click here.
and for a little sneak peak of the documentary about him, and a really good song that should've been on outer south
click here.
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Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band- Outer South
My grade: D+
I don't like giving Conor Oberst bad reviews. I have been a fan of Oberst's bands for 7 years. I have everything the guy has ever done, and by everything I mean everything, my itunes is loaded with over 700 songs by Conor in all of his bands and incarnations. I've seen him nearly twenty times and met him plenty of times too. I don't want to give his new album "Outer South" a bad review, but it warrants it.
When Cassadega came out I was a little disappointed. After "I'm wide awake.." and "digital ash.." it was a let down. However, looking back, it was really solid, the worst song on it being "Classic Cars" which was boring at best and shitty alt-country at worst. It should've been a sign that Conor was headed in a mediocore alt-country direction. His self-titled debut with the Mystic Valley band was heavily disappointing for me. I had listened to bootlegs of most of the songs on the record and they were great. But the album was terrible, it was overproduced and songs that were once pretty stripped down songs were turned into country jams. I don't hate country, I love gram parsons, johnny cash and the like. I even like some Bright Eyes songs that lend themselves to country, like "Make War" or "Another Travellin' Song". But the country music Conor makes now is nothing short of cheesy, pop country with mediocore lyrics.
With "Outer South" I am not disappointed, because I didn't expect much. From the second I heard the intro to "Slowly (oh so slowly)" a few weeks ago, I knew this album was going to be just as bad, if not worse, then the last album. And it is worse, much, much worse.
Outer South begins with "Slowly (oh so slowly)", a song I am clearly not very fond of. This is a terrible way to start an album. It makes me long for the soothing intro to "Cape Canaveral". The next song, "To all the lights in the windows" is pretty good actually, Conor finally made the 70s folk song he had been trying to make since "I'm wide awake". I mean, by pretty good, it's not that bad. Nic Frietas' "Big Black Nothing" is decent, not too bad, but not great either. By this point in the record I had hope. But then I heard "Air Mattress", the single worst song on this record. It's trying to be everything at once, and failing miserably. It has a fast synth line, goes into a little bit of surf rock (wtf right?) yet is still country. Taylor Hollingsworth's vocals are less than appealing and border on just down right annoying. The lyrics may be the most atrocious part of this song, "can I sleep on this air mattress with you?" is the chorus. We get it, you guys like to travel, but making a love song about sleeping on an air mattress isn't cute it's just stupid.
Other songs on this record teeter on being the worst song too. In fact, "Air Mattress" is kind of the turning point for this record, the rest of the songs are pretty much all alt-country jams that sound like each other. "Spoiled" is absolutely awful. It's like "Arc of Time" (From digital ash) meets margaritaville meets pop country. It has the same point as a lot of older bright eyes songs. "You've got everything you want but you're still down" is the kind of lyric that could've fit on "Fever and Mirrors", however it's ruined by the tropical beat and cheesy guitar. "Nikorette" is another cheesy country song, the only thing that makes it decent is when Nic Frietas sings in the chorus for a few seconds. "Eagle on Pole", not to be confused with the much better "Eagle on a Pole" on the last album, seems like it's trying to be fleetwood mac or something. I like fleetwood mac- but I don't like this song. It's chorus is "Never trust an eagle on a pole". Need I say more? The most angering song to me on this record is "I Got The Reason", I've heard this song live and it was really beautiful. This song begins pretty enough, but then there is an ultra-dramatic breakdown and it turns into a alt-country jam session.
"Ten Women" is a lovely song, the reason why it's so good is because it's stripped down. There is no overproducing, no dramatic bridges, no breakdowns and no organ solos. The lyrics are a little weak, but then again that's true for the rest of the album. "Roosevelt Room" is another high point, with politically charged lyrics. Oberst screams "And the working poor you've been shitting on are doing shifts tonight!" like he really means it. It has the kind of passion that a previous Bright Eyes record would be chalk full of and that this album is missing entirely. "White Shoes" is the best of album, another song I heard live, the only thing that deters from the stripped down bare prettiness of this song is the vocal distortion.
There is no relevance to this record. Each song seems randomly placed in a string of random songs. The lyrical themes of conor past are gone. The symbolism of conor past is gone. The meaning behind each lyric of conor past is gone. This album feels like a collection songs they recorded too quickly and with no clear direction.
My advice for Oberst is to not let his other band members write or sing songs on his records. Other than the first Frietas songs his comrades don't serve as much of a utility. He also needs to stop overproducing and overdoing songs that are much better stripped down. They need to try less to be a "rocking" country band and keep the songs simple. Oberst has made a career of not keeping things simple, and for the most part, succeeded, take "Lifted.." for example. But having a full orchestra is a lot different then forcing a breakdown and silly guitar solos on every song.
Ofcourse artists change, no one is expecting Oberst to be singing lovesick songs anymore, he's nearly 30 years old. However, nothing has really changed since his last album, expect that he is getting more and more into generic alt-country that is now bleeding into straight up pop-country. While the beginning of "Laura Laurent" can recall the beginning of a Gram Parson's song, the beginning of this record sounds like the beginning of a Keith Urban record, something I never thought I'd say 7 years ago.
Outer South will be out on Merge Records on May 5th, 2009. You can stream it now at mergerecords.com
-marissa malouff
p.s. for a more detailed, sillier, worse written review of the album look at my track by track review below!
Filed under: music attahced, review | Tags: conor oberst, it's blitz!, outer south, yeah yeah yeahs
Yeah Yeah Yeahs-It's Blitz!
My grade: C+
I had really low expectations for "It's Blitz", for the most part the album met them and at points exceeded them. From the get go, when I heard "Head's Roll", I was skeptical, or rather negative, about the synths and disco beats saturating this release. I was right, the disco songs on the album, "Head's Will Roll", "Dragon Queen", "Dull Life" and "shame and fortune" are the worst songs on the album. "Zero", the album's opening track, also falls under the mediocore dance song category. "Runaway" begins nice enough but ends up too dramatic, and then kind of just sounds like "Lover I Don't have to love" or something.
They're trying to be something they're are not, and while synth dance may be in, and the YYYs may be a good band, they fail at making interesting synth dance music. It's like they're trying to be glass candy- but ending up as the killers. When really, we just wanted the yeah yeah yeahs.
However, this album isn't all horrible. There are some really great tracks. I like every ballad on the album. "Skeletons" is beautiful, and Karen O's voice sounds great on it. "Soft Shock" is also really, really good. "Soft Shock" and "Skeletons" are both performed acoustic as the album's bonus tracks, and in my opinion, thats how they sound their best.
All around, this album has high points and low ones. And it's no worse then the Yeah Yeah Yeahs last record. In general, for me, with the YYYs they have about two or three really great songs on their LPs and the rest are take it or leave it. The bonus tracks alone make this album a worthwhile listen.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs-Soft Shock (Acoustic Version)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs-Skeletons (Acoustic Version)
Conor Oberst- Slowly (oh so slowly) song review
My Grade: D-
This new song, from Oberst's May 5th release "Outer South", is streaming on his website.
It's really bad. that's all I have to say about it.
Filed under: music attahced, rant | Tags: bright eyes, conor oberst
I saw the cover to the new Conor Oberst album last night. I think it's okay. Johnny and I were talking about how we like when bands have a mystique surrounding their albums. I think Conor has lost that, most definitley. What I mean is some interconnectedness between the E.P.s surrounding it, the lyrics, the imagery and the album art.
Like when Lifted came out, there was this whole feeling about the album. I can't really explain it, but it was there, or at least it was for me. "There's no beginning to the story EP" came out soon before lifted. The title of the EP itself gave way to Lifted, the first lyrics of "Method Acting" are "There's no beginning to the story". The word "lifted" is first used on the EP at the end of "We are free men." And the beginning of "Loose Leaves" is "the story is in the soil" ( part of the full name of the LP). Even the artwork is fluid with Lifted, and the video for "Bowl of Oranges" follows this certain feeling too. I guess I feel like that's missing now. It's just a bunch of songs thrown on a record. No real purpose, whereas with an album like lifted it was like everything about the release had some purpose.
Clearly, that's not my biggest gripe about Conor's new music. My biggest gripe is that it sucks. It's all the same. It's just shitty alt-country with generic lyrics. I find myself not even wanting to buy "Outer South", although ofcourse I will. I have no expectations though. And for me it's sad, because when I was younger albums like "Lifted" or "I'm Wide Awake It's Morning" were the best records ever. Not to mention that I loved "Everyday and Everynight EP" and "Fevers and Mirrors" because I was an eem 15 year old. When I was in high school no musician was as good, as interesting or related as much to me as bright eyes. Obviously, that had to blow over, I wasn't going to stay eem forever. And it's hard for someone to keep producing good records. But I thought that maybe it could grow with me. I don't know, I guess it's lame that I'm so sad about this. But it's hard to see you're childhood heros become total tools, even if that's what they really were the whole time.
So anyway, my kidney infection and benadryl use had me asleep until five. way to go self. in between thinking about doing the hollywood juice diet and blowing my nose, I came across a Bright Eyes cover of "Papa was a rodeo". I just can't get into condor's version at all. I really like the magnetic fields version. ugh. It seems like a song conor might be able to do, but I just don't like it all.
This cover came on that awesome package called like 20 years of Merge! or something. If you guys don't remember, this was that amazing thing that merge was selling during christmas time where you got like a million albums in the mail and album artwork books and other awesome things. It was like $200 : ( . Anyway, this is Oberst's tribute to the magnetic fields.


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