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Chop Wood, Carry Water
Sorry to send out so many interviews, folks—it’s almost over! But this one was a last minute get that I’m really excited about, and will really be worth your time! Justin is ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE and all I can say is he needs to win this Congressional seat so we can eventually make him our president. Really. Watch. And please, if you have anything left to give please give it to him. He can win. I think he’s going to. And it’ll be exquisite. Chop Wood, Carry Water is a reader-supported publication.
Justin Pearson wants to build a Tennessee you can afford | Opinion
Pearson believes its possible to build an America in which people have healthcare, affordability and Congresspeople who care. Show Caption Hide Caption Meet the candidates in Middle TN congressional races Who's on the ballot in Middle Tennessee's congressional elections? Get to know the major contenders and how districts shifted. Susan is the mother of three beautiful children in Bedford County, which is now in District 9 since the redistricting.
Justin Pearson wants to build a Tennessee you can afford | Opinion Original
Pearson believes its possible to build an America in which people have healthcare, affordability and Congresspeople who care. Show Caption Hide Caption Meet the candidates in Middle TN congressional races Who's on the ballot in Middle Tennessee's congressional elections? Get to know the major contenders and how districts shifted. Susan is the mother of three beautiful children in Bedford County, which is now in District 9 since the redistricting.
We Are a Country Built on Resistance. We Must Continue to Fight
Why protesting injustice is as American as apple pie We are a nation formed under the ideal of equal justice under the law. Our founders penned the three words that frame our governance: “We the people.” They spoke of God-given “inalienable rights,” but trafficked up to three million Africans into slavery and committed genocide against Native Americans on their own land. America’s founding is a paradox. But we must never forget our origins.
Missing Florida cash exposes problem with policing for profit
Law enforcement agencies snoop inside cars, suitcases and other personal spaces looking for cash. When they find large amounts, they assume the worst. The roles have reversed in Hialeah, Florida. kAm$E2E6 :?G6DE:82E@CD 7:=65 2 cb\A286 2CC6DE H2CC2?E @? |2J ah[ 244FD:?8 7@C>6C w:2=629 !@=:46 r9:67 $6C8:@ '6=2KBF6K @7 6>36KK=:?8 7F?5D 7C@> EH@ D276D :?
As a Tennessee legislator, I urge my colleagues to stop bullying their constituents
Many serving alongside me in the Tennessee legislature keep demonstrating how out of step with our constituents and the nation they are. Instead of listening to Tennesseans’ demands for economic relief, gun safety reforms, and increased wages, extreme politicians are using taxpayer dollars and time to bully marginalized people and continue a long history of attacks on poor, BIPOC, and LGBTQ+ people.
Tennessee Rep. Justin Pearson: Arming teachers is a terrible idea Original
Editor’s Note: Tennessee Rep. Justin J. Pearson is a Democrat and former community activist in Memphis. The views expressed here are his own. Read more opinion on CN Tennessee’s House of Representatives plans to take up a bill that would allow some teachers to carry guns in the classroom, just days after the measure was approved by the state Senate.
Get a time machine, go back in time, and change everything… THE VSS
It’s such a trip for me how people are really into the 90’s more so now than when they were actually happening. Well, unless they were too old to partake in a certain capacity, then it makes a bit more sense. But I’m specifically talking about music, punk and hardcore music, that fits into that “90s sound.” It was pretty bad then and even worse now when revisited. Of course, this is my opinion, and just like assholes, we all have them.
Musician Justin Pearson on making art for yourself
Musician Justin Pearson (The Locust) discusses survival mechanisms, subverting normality, and the need to create. Part of: Building a community Creating your own opportunities Feeling healthy Highlights on You’ve been in many bands over the years, and you’ve also written books. Do you have a creative philosophy that ties everything together? Yes, but I don’t think I ever wrote out a manifesto like, “This is the philosophy that goes into these things.” It’s in my DNA, so it’s part of the process.
IJ Works Wonders: Fighting for Everyone’s Right to Tell the Truth
As part of the Institute for Justice’s 30th Anniversary celebration (1991-2021), our “IJ Works Wonders” series looks back on IJ cases that fundamentally transformed the law and the lives of our clients. Dairy farmer Mary Lou Wesselhoeft could not believe what she was hearing. Government officials were ordering her to lie to her customers. “When they told me, I thought they must have fallen and bumped their heads,” Mary Lou said.
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Angels Care Home Health is a Medicare-certified home health agency that is managed by AngMar Medical Holdings, Inc., a privately-held family company based in Mansfield, Texas, with a network of multiple agencies with locations in nine states, including Arizona, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma and Texas, which have served more than 160,000 patients since 2000.
[21329] Portishead - Roseland NYC Live - Classic Albums - Albums - Reviews - Soundblab
Documenting Portishead’s July 24, 1997 concert at New York City’s Roseland Ballroom (which sadly closed in 2014), Roseland, Live NYC was released on both CD and DVD back in late 1998. And not only is Portishead’s one and only official live release one of the best sounding concert records of all time, but it also may very well be the band’s defining statement.
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Modern Nature - How To Live - Soundblab - Soundblab
It didn’t take long for Jack Cooper and Will Young to deliver on the promise of May’s Nature EP. In fact, Modern Nature’s four track primer proves the blueprint for the ground floor of the upcoming How To Live full-length. Similar to the EP, the songs go from frenetic “krautfolk” to mournful meditations depending on the mix of instrumentation and tempo.
Blanck Mass - Animated Violence Mild - Soundblab - Soundblab
While the world anxiously awaits the next Fuck Buttons album - going on six years now - the world of experimental noise has lately received delectable morsels from one half of the project - Benjamin John Power under the Blanck Mass moniker. Since Slow Focus, Blanck Mass has been the primary output for Fuck Buttons related material; Andrew Hung (the other half of the duo) has gravitated more towards conventional pop with 2017’s Realisantionship.
André Bratten - Pax Americana - Soundblab - Soundblab
When I first played André Bratten's new album, Pax Americana, I thought he might be a new pseudonym for Richard D. James, aka Aphex Twin. Because this set was either created by the IDM master or by someone who had studied his works rigorously. After proving to myself that Bratten did indeed exist as a real, separate entity, I let relax and try to enjoy the music, although I couldn't help but compare the artists over and over again while listening.
Yeasayer - Erotic Reruns - Soundblab - Soundblab
It seems everybody loved Yeasayer’s debut album All Hour Cymbals, particularly ‘old psych’ lovers, the band initially recalling everybody from The Byrds to Deep Purple. Suddenly, from there on, the electronics and dance beats started to appear, and a lot of flak started flying the band’s way. Yes, there was an obvious change, but frankly, most of those disappointed fans didn’t bother to answer two questions - is a band you like ‘allowed’ to change and second, was the change any good?
A.A. Bondy - Enderness - Soundblab - Soundblab
The world had just about given up on Auguste Arthur Bondy (A.A. Bondy). Bondy had released three under-appreciated folk records between 2007 and 2011, but since has kept a low-profile, with nary a single or tour since 2015. His last record, the subtle but lush Believers in 2011 felt like the singer-songwriter was on the cusp of indie stardom, but the glacial pace at getting the follow-up prepared felt like a stifling.
Mac DeMarco - Here Comes the Cowboy - Soundblab - Soundblab
It’s all too easy for Mac DeMarco’s music to drown in the sea of his outlandish public persona, but with his fourth full-length studio album, the attention-seeking jokester appears to have taken a step back. In a recent interview, he said of Here Comes the Cowboy, “With this album, I just made a record. I’m not trying to say anything about anything. I’m taking a back seat. If you wanna listen, you can.
Bibio - Ribbons - Albums - Reviews - Soundblab
English musician Stephen Wilkinson, known primarily as Bibio, seems to have more in common with artists of the 60's and 70's than his contemporaries. His music generally falls into the electronic and experimental genres, but there's a thread of psychedelic-tinted folk running through much of his work that sees him closely aligned with the naturalistic music of the past instead of the auto-tuned artificiality of a lot of modern music.
Beth Gibbons and the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra - Henryk Górecki: Symphony No. 3 (Symphony of Sorrowful Songs) - Soundblab - Soundblab
For fans who’ve been waiting (for more than a decade) for new music featuring featuring the voice of Beth Gibbons, a live classical recording was probably not what they had in mind.
Mac DeMarco announces new album 'Here Comes The Cowboy' - Soundblab - Soundblab
Mac DeMarco has revealed details of his new, fourth album, Here Comes The Cowboy, due for release on May 10th via his own Mac's Record Label. Check out the video for the lead single Nobody below. Apart from keyboards, DeMarco plays every instrument on the album. Pre-order Here Comes The Cowboy here. DeMarco had this to say: “This one is my cowboy record. Cowboy is a term of endearment to me, I use it often when referring to people in my life.
The Antlers - Hospice - Soundblab - Soundblab
The story Hospice tells is a familiar one. The Brooklyn trio’s third album came out in the summer of 2009, far from the scene that we live in now, it is a concept album about pain and suffering. The typical thing you’d expect from the title. But over the last ten years, Hospice has aged to perfection. It’s the greatest release by The Antlers, a band that has a modest discography but has yet to match the visceral gut punch that Hospice delivers.
Nivhek - After its own death / Walking in a spiral towards the house - Soundblab - Soundblab
Liz Harris writes masterpieces for herself to consume. She’s never been overly concerned with how peers and fans consume her work, or how they respond to it. Over the course of the last decade or so since she’s been weaving ethereal ambient dream pop, she’s done minimal touring, minimal interviewing, minimal everything. Everything about Harris seems minimal on the surface.
Sharon Van Etten - Remind Me Tomorrow - Soundblab - Soundblab
As the saying goes, if you want something done ask someone who is busy. Sharon Van Etten has not been letting the grass grow under her feet since 2014’s Are We There. Not hardly. She’s scored soundtracks, collaborated with other musicians, gotten some screen time, and enrolled in college. Not to mention falling in love at least twice - once with her partner and then, as we are all susceptible to, her first child who’s pushing two at this point.
Neneh Cherry - Broken Politics
With almost 40 years under her belt as an artist, Neneh Cherry has experienced a bit of a resurgence lately. Back in 2012, she collaborated with The Thing for a jazzy exploration cleverly titled The Cherry Thing, and two years later she was back with her first proper studio album since 1996’s Man with Blank Project, produced by electronic maestro Four Tet. The results were stellar.
Empress Of - Us - Soundblab - Soundblab
It’s hard to quibble with much of Empress Of’s (Lorely Rodriguez) sophomore release, Us. Gracing other's tracks ranging from Blood Orange to Dirty Projectors, it’s a treat to have a musical playground where Rodriguez is its undisputed queen. The album is remarkably consistent over its ten tracks, and that’s not such an easy feat for what is essentially a synth-pop album that on many songs veers closest to Eighties dance music.
Prins Thomas creates mix album for Smalltown Supersound
Norwegian record label Smalltown Supersound turns 25 this year and to celebrate Prins Thomas has created a 3 hour, 40-minute mix album titled The Movement Of The Free Spirit.
Farao - Pure-O - Soundblab - Soundblab
Inspired by Soviet-era disco and 90's R&B, multi-instrumentalist Kari Jahnsen (aka Farao) has returned with sophomore album Pure-O. Largely concerned with both the beauty and destructiveness inherent within sex and relationships, its songs seem composed to reflect the complicated and unhinged nature of such experiences. Like her debut Till It's All Forgotten, the album has a progressive, experimental vibe.
The Dodos - Certainty Waves
After the release of 2015’s Individ, The Dodos thought it was time for a break. During their hiatus, the duo got some newfound perspective, with Logan Kroeber returning to his day job and Meric Long losing his father and nearly simultaneously becoming one himself. While they were recalibrating, they looked to the past, revisiting their fan favorite album Visitor for its 10th anniversary and noticing how heavily it relied on the electric guitar.
Kurt Vile - Bottle It In - Soundblab
Sam Cooke didn’t know much about his science book, and I certainly knew less about mine. But I did have an experience with a carbon monoxide detector in the late 90’s I’d rather forget. Apparently, these "older school" CO2 detectors had a filter in them that progressively turned black over time until an optical scanner let it know to sound the alarm.
Jim James - Uniform Clarity - Soundblab
As a companion piece to his last album, Uniform Clarity provides a near track-for-track reprisal of Jim James’ last release, the blistering Uniform Distortion. But where Uniform Distortion featured a rejuvenated James turning out some of the best songwriting of his career, this collection of acoustic re-workings and reprisals feels anything but inspired.
BEAK> - >>> - Albums - Reviews - Soundblab
Often tagged as Krautrock, or "out-rock" by the band's current record label, BEAK> return with their third album, the aptly titled >>>. Continuing with the live recording method they've stuck to on their last couple albums, >>> sounds unmistakably like BEAK>, but with clearer vocals and a sharper focus on melody. It's still full of the quirky oddness that makes BEAK> a band that can't really be compared to many artists working today.
Deerhunter - Microcastle/Weird Era Cont. - Soundblab
A coworker of mine once approached my cubicle – this was a while back – and held up a copy of the Nine Inch Nail’s Pretty Hate Machine and uttered the line “Sometimes it’s just a Pretty Hate Machine day.” We shared a laugh, and it became apparent that her day was filled with frustration, and the only aphrodisiac was Trent Reznor’s most volatile work.
Animal Collective - Tangerine Reef - Soundblab
Animal Collective (Avey Tare, Deakin and Geologist) have been around since the turn of the century and have come up with 12 albums, including the current Tangerine Reef and numerous solo outings and collaborations. Throughout, they have shown to be, at the same time, one of the more intriguing and experimental ‘modern music’ units that were able to attract and antagonise audiences at the same time.
Oneohtrix Point Never - Age Of
As Oneohtrix Point Never, Daniel Lopatin is an expert at giving fleshed-out melodies the backseat while allowing the parts that compose them ride shotgun. If you're not already familiar with his work, just listen to 2011's Replica or the more recent Garden of Delete. What made these albums exciting was the ethereal, untethered nature of the songs.
John Maus - Addendum
On the heels of 2017's Screen Memories, Synth-pop artist John Maus returns with Addendum, an album that is being released alone, but will be included in a career-spanning box set. The tracks on Addendum are culled from the Screen Memories sessions, hence the album title. But aside from that fact, the album actually does feel like an add-on, or somewhat of an afterthought.
Jon Hopkins - Singularity
Jon Hopkins is one of the finest electronic music producers working today. He's not only able to make this kind of music interesting, he's also a master at controlling the ebb and flow of emotion that runs through his work. His songs peak at just the right time, and when they subside you feel the necessity of the come-down before the next splash of intensity hits you. Nothing exemplified this better than 2013's breakout album Immunity.
Porches - The House - Albums - Reviews - Soundblab
The House, Aaron Maine's latest record as Porches sees him tapping into the immediacy and rough-draft quality of a demo recording. Talking about the recording process, he recently stated this: “The House is a diary. The House began immediately with a sense of urgency. A different kind of urgency than I had experienced previously when writing songs. I wasn't sure exactly what this meant while it was happening, but it felt necessary to embrace it.
[19668] The Orb - The Orb's Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld - Classic Albums - Albums - Reviews - Soundblab
In the realm of ambient house, one band reigns supreme: The Orb. Founded in 1988, the original duo of Alex Paterson and Jimmy Cauty put out of a few club singles before beginning work on their first proper album. Due to a dispute over which label their would release it under, the pair split up, with Paterson keeping the name. Only the final track in the set.
[19663] DJ Shadow - Endtroducing….. - Classic Albums - Albums - Reviews - Soundblab
Seconds into “Building Steam With A Grain of Salt,” the sampled voice of George Marsh, the brilliant jazz drummer, humbly asserts: “I’m a student of the drums and I’m also a teacher of the drums too.” The quote serves as the perfect summation of what’s to come: DJ Shadow, in thrall to the rhythm, offers listeners a 60 minute lesson on the power of the drum. What is so unique about said lesson, however, is its construction. Entirely sample-based, Endtroducing…..
GUEST COLUMN: Panama City Beach should leave scooter businesses alone
By Justin Pearson | Florida Office Managing Attorney at the Institute for Justice It is not the government’s job to tell you how to get around. As long as you can meet any reasonable requirements, you get to decide whether to drive a car, ride a bike, use a scooter, or take a long walk. Unfortunately, Panama City Beach’s government has forgotten this basic principle of American life.City officials are considering a proposal to forcibly shut down the city’s scooter rental industry.
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