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Batch-to-Batch Consistency in Supplements and Cosmetics
When it comes to supplements and cosmetics, consistency isn’t just a manufacturing goal, it’s a market expectation. Whether a consumer is reaching for a vitamin capsule or a skin-brightening serum, they expect the same results with every use. But for manufacturers working with natural, potency-sensitive ingredients, maintaining batch-to-batch consistency is one of the most complex challenges they face.
Achieving 21 CFR Part 11 Compliance with ERP eSignatures
In the dietary supplements, nutraceuticals and cosmetics industries, rigorous documentation practices are critical to ensuring product safety, efficacy and regulatory compliance. As companies modernize their operations, electronic signatures (eSignatures) have emerged as an indispensable tool. Under the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s 21 CFR Part 11 regulations, eSignatures can replace traditional wet‐ink signatures, provided they meet strict technical and procedural requirements.
Solo Leveling English dub cast includes Aleks Le, Michelle Rojas and Ian Sinclair - yep, a heavy hitter cast again
Crunchyroll has announced the Solo Leveling English dub cast and, as you might expect, it features many of the anime industry’s English language voice acting heavy hitters. The Solo Leveling English dub cast was announced during Crunchyroll’s panel at Anime NYC yesterday. And it was nice to see the anime streaming platform getting ahead of the anime’s official release in January, 2024, rather than waiting until the first few episodes are out in Japanese like they often do.
Deer Tales: First buck with a crossbow an adventure to remember Original
Steve Reynolds, a free-lance writer who lives near Wannaska, Minnesota, shared this story of a memorable archery deer hunt that his stepson, Craig Helms of St. Joseph, Minnesota, experienced recently, and what they went through to get the buck to the meat pole. WANNASKA, Minn. – I was on a ladder painting our house when my cellphone rang; I couldn’t answer it. By the time I got down and wiped my hands, it rang again; it was Craig. “Yeah, Craig,” I said. “Whazzup?” “I ... just shot a ...
Listen to Alexandra Savior’s ‘Crying All the Time’ from School Spirits, Season 1, Ep. 4 - a somber, moody banger
Indie dream pop, psychedelic rock singer songwriter Alexandra Savior’s ‘Crying All the Time‘ was played on School Spirits last night — School Spirits, Season 1, Episode 4, “Ghoul Intentions“. The moody, somber song was the track playing as Nicole (Kiara Pichardo) is looking for Maddie (Peyton List). Alexandra Savior’s ‘Crying All the Time‘ was released in mid-2019 as the first single from her sophomore studio album The Archer, which came out on the 30th Century Records label.
Great Shows Don't Happen by Accident
No standout show or talent in radio got there by guessing at it. The Ryan Seacrests and Howard Sterns of our industry ascended to iconic status (iconic: great ratings, tons of revenue) because there was a strategic process in place to get there. Does your show have one? More importantly, do your talent have the three elements necessary for that strategy to work? A new year brings me new clients.
I want to sell a 1988 BMW 325I Cabriolet to someone so they can use the parts...
My fun 325i was rear-ended by a camry a couple years ago. Still ran fine; I wanted to fix it but it's just not part of my life anymore. The body's in excellent condition except for the rear panel; original wheels, new tires, etc. Is there a sensible way to do this? vin WBABB1307J8271545; white; manual; would like to get it to someone that can use it rather than the junkyard.
Hey NAB - Steal This Slogan!
Set aside what you or I might think of what Rush Limbaugh offered his 15-million listeners each week, we should laud him for what he taught us the last three decades: that our win comes from compelling talent and the content they offer fans. When radio was investing millions of dollars in “AM stereo” (remember that nonsense?), Rush resurrected radio stations left for dead because he was bold, different, irreverent, relevant, and fun.
[21321] Orange Juice - Rip It Up - Classic Albums - Albums - Reviews - Soundblab
I love Orange Juice’s Postcard recordings. They’re scrappy, quirky and bursting with energy. The sound of young lads in Glasgow, bouncing around town getting into hijinks. Falling in and out of love as hormones permit. But that dynamic changed somewhat when Orange Juice signed to Polydor. After some key departures, in James Kirk and Steven Daly, the band reformed with frontman Edwin Collins’ in control. A significant change in the line-up was Zimbabwe-born drummer and songwriter, Zeke Manyika.
DZ Deathrays share new video featuring Matt Caughthran of The Bronx - Soundblab - Soundblab
Ahead of the release of their forthcoming album, Positive Rising: Part 1, due for release August 30th, DZ Deathrays have shared a brand new video featuring Matt Caughthran of The Bronx. Check out the video for Year of The Dog below. Shane Parsons had this to say: “Matt from The Bronx—one of our all-time favourite bands—drove an hour from his house, came into the vocal booth and nailed his part on, like, the first go. I felt bad for making him drive so far.
Bill Callahan - Shepherd In A Sheepskin Vest - Soundblab - Soundblab
It's been a while since we last heard from Bill Callahan and if he’s the Alt Country Folk answer to Leonard Cohen or Lou Reed, his latest, Shepherd In A Sheepskin Vest isn’t going to change that. Its also easy to compare him to Bonnie "Prince" Billy, but I confess I’ve always much preferred Callahan. His work just seems more rooted if you ask me. Armed with a cheesy cover that looks like something out of a children’s book no child wants to read, Callahan lays out 20 songs for unpopular consumption.
Lower Dens announce new album 'The Competition' and share track - Soundblab - Soundblab
Lower Dens have announced their return with a new album, The Competition. The follow up to Escape From Evil will be released September 6th via Ribbon Music and you can hear the first track Young Republicans below. Jana Hunter explains: “The issues that have shaped my life, for better or for worse, have to do with coming from a family and a culture that totally bought into this competitive mindset.
Ezra Furman announces new album 'Twelve Nudes' and shares track - Soundblab - Soundblab
Ezra Furman today revealed details of his new 'punk' album, Twelve Nudes will be released August 30th through Bella Union. Check out the animated video for the first track, Calm Down, below. Furman had this to say “This is our punk record, we made it in Oakland, quickly. We drank and smoked. Then we made the loud parts louder. I hurt my voice screaming. This was back in 2018 when things were bad in the world. The songs are naked with nothing to hide. Desperate times make for desperate songs.
Built to Spill - Brudenell Social Club, Leeds - Soundblab - Soundblab
Built to Spill are seen by many as a rather important band within the American indie-rock scene of the 1990’s. It would be fair to say that Dough Martsch and Co have been on my ‘must listen to’ pile for far too long. What better way to correct this oversight than to go and see them live as they commemorate the 20th anniversary of their much-loved fourth album, Keep it Like a Secret.
Olden Yolk - Living Theater - Soundblab - Soundblab
If you are going to try and categorize the music of Olden Yolk, you are going to have your hands full. The pairing of Shane Butler and Caity Shaffer have continued the output of songs all over the spectrum on their second album, “Living Theater”. There is some folk that has been livened up a bit with a modern touch, some pop that is muted enough to not go into full-on commercial territory, and once in a while, we get a pinch here and there of electronica just to keep us all guessing.
Stuart A. Staples - Music for High Life (A Film by Claire Denis) - Soundblab - Soundblab
Soundtracks without a visual reference point can make for uncomfortable listening. Some because you can’t conjure an accurate sound picture, and others because there’s a strong visceral aspect to the music which brings images to mind, sometimes quite disturbing ones. Without a map of the territory that the movie provides, there’s a strange and unsettling lack of resolution. Listening to Stuart A Staples new soundtrack for the filmmaker, Claire Denis’s High Life, his eighth, is such an experience.
Modern Nature - Nature EP - Soundblab - Soundblab
Jack Cooper has been through several towns and a lot of bands in the past decade. His two longest-lived acts as singer and guitarist were Mazes and Ultimate Painting. The latter of which broke up in dramatic fashion about a year ago over an “irreconcilable breakdown” on the eve of the release of their fourth album Up! That album ended up in the can and will hopefully find an avenue for release somewhere down the road.
Edwyn Collins - Badbea - Soundblab - Soundblab
As a long-time Orange Juice fan, a new Edwyn Collins album is cause for celebration. His latest, Badbea is no exception. “Its all about you,” he sings on the opener to a driving sax, that manages for once not to sound cheesy. A feat in itself. The jaunty but slightly foreboding, ‘In The Morning’ follows, going to show that time and illness has not dulled Collins’ wit or knack for ear-catching Pop. In many places, this is an Elvis Costello Punch The Clock style big horns album, without apology.
Ezra Furman soundtracks Netflix series 'Sex Education' - Soundblab - Soundblab
Ezra Furman has contributed brand new music to the latest Netflix series, Sex Education. Airing January 11th and starring Gillian Anderson (X Files), the series will also feature music from Furman's previous albums. Check out the trailer below. Furman had this to say: "I am honored that they asked us to do the soundtrack and I am psyched to see the whole show (I’ve just seen some clips they sent me).
Terrascope announce WOOLF II Festival - Soundblab - Soundblab
Terrascope will host a two-day festival at Cleeve House in Wiltshire this summer. WOOLF II will see The Bevis Frond, Thought Forms and Dead Sea Apes appear at the former home of Virginia Woolf's family on Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th June. Six years on from the original WOOLF Music festival, there are just 200 tickets available at just £65 each and can be purchased here.
System - Plus - Albums - Reviews - Soundblab
Life is stressful. You've got to worry about your health, your family, your job, and god-forbid you start thinking about politics. Luckily, there are bands like System who release sets like Plus to keep us all sane. Even better, the veteran Danish electronic trio, who have been creating music for decades, collaborated on Plus with German pianist Nils Frahm, whose delicate work adds an extra layer of lovely texture to the set.
Shit and Shine - Bad Vibes
Barmy noise rockers, Shit and Shine have always straddled the boundary between the rational and the preposterous in their off-kilter, experimental dance excursions. Sometimes the music is simply a head-fuck, and sometimes they get the funk going like no other existing band. The title Bad Vibes may foretell your listening experience, but it's more likely just another signpost leading you inexorably into Shit and Shine’s trademark universe of musical perversions.
Grand Blue Heron - Come Again
In 2015 I had the pleasure of reviewing Grand Blue Heron’s debut ‘Hatch’, a full-on assault littered with influences from hardcore to post-punk to noise and fuzz. It had energy and it breezed through your ears like Billy Whizz on acid. Three years on and they’ve expanded their sound with some subtle nuances – mainly adding room and space where previously they were quick to fill it with as many dense layers as they could lay their hands on.
Kiran Leonard - Western Culture
Years ago, when I was (to quote R.E.M.) losing my religion, there appeared in the import racks of my local watering hole, 1812 Overture Records, a brand-new holy trinity. Three British singer-songwriters—Kevin Coyne, Roy Harper, and Peter Hammill—produced enough blessed records to win secular sainthood in my new-found freedom from what William Blake termed mind forg’d manacles. These artists and their albums were obscure, idiosyncratic, very British, and beautifully intense.
Hookworms announce Microshift Remixes EP - Soundblab
Hookworms are set to finish off a year that saw the release of their brilliant Microshift album with the release of a new four track remix EP. Limted to just 500 physical copies, the EP features mixes from Nik Colk Void (Factory Floor), Luke Abbott, Free Love (Happy Meals) and XAM (Hookworms' MB). You can listen to the Luke Abbott remix of Ullswater below.
The Men announce 'Hated: 2008 - 2011' compilation - Soundblab
The Men have announced the release of Hated: 2008 - 2011, an album of early recordings, due November 9th via Sacred Bones. Check out the blistering track, Ailment, below. The video features previously unseen live footage of the band. Mark Perro had this to say: "We wrote that first EP in the practice space, really quickly. I remember the exact moment when "Ailment" came together.
Mudhoney - Digital Garbage - Soundblab
It was only a few months ago that Mudhoney put out their live album, LiE. Now they’re back with Digital Garbage, their tenth full album (ie, not Superfuzz Bigmuff) in 30 years. As has been the case with most of those records, it’s out on Sub Pop. Nerve Attack starts with new boy (joined in 2000), Guy Maddison’s bass. The twin guitars of Mark Arm and Steve Turner join in playing dirty Garage riffs. Dan Peters, as ever, is on drums. It’s a standard three chord trick given the scruffy Mudhoney approach.
The Joy Formidable - AAARTH - Soundblab
No one can rightly accuse The Joy Formidable of repeating themselves. Since their inception more than a decade ago, the Welsh alt-rock trio have been sonic nomads, exploring the bounds of their partnership with each album serving as a stark aesthetic departure from the last. The winds of change are blowing once again, and the band’s fourth studio album, AAARTH, is their biggest leap yet.
Sauna Youth - Deaths - Soundblab
"Deaths" is Sauna Youth's last album in a loosely-linked thematic trilogy that began in 2012 with their debut LP "Dreamlands". But, it barrels forth with momentous purpose for an album that's intended to have a tone of finality to it. In this way, it does not deviate much from the winning formula of 2015's excellent middle-installment "Distractions". It's a near-constant barrage of glucose-saturated hook-punk bangers, offset with the occasional spoken word piece.
We Were Promised Jetpacks - The More I Sleep The Less I Dream - Soundblab
It is pretty unusual for four guys who started a rock band in high school to still be together and producing good recorded music fifteen years later, but that is the current state of Scotland-based We Were Promised Jetpacks. The album demonstrates what nearly half a lifetime together and over a decade of touring leads to: refined songwriting, highly proficient musicianship, and production values that only come with seniority.
Screaming Females - The Brudenell Social Club, Leeds - Soundblab
Guitarist and chief screamer Marissa Paternoster and bassist Mike ‘King Mike’ Abbate were already playing music together back in high school. When Paternoster made the move to New Brunswick for University, they joined forces with drummer Jarrett Dougherty and a legend was born. Remember that band you were in back in high school? Remember how the band split up? Now imagine, in some cool alternate universe, that you stuck together. You stuck together and became New Jersey’s Screaming Females.
The Twilight Sad announce new album IT WON/T BE LIKE THIS ALL THE TIME - Soundblab
The Twilight Sad have today revealed details of their new album and shared a track. IT WON/T BE LIKE THIS ALL THE TIME (that's not a mispelling) is due for release on January 18th 2019 on Rock Action Records. The band also shared new track, Videograms, which can be streamed below. frontman James Alexander Graham explained: "'Videograms' was the first song written for the album but the last song finished before we went in to record. It’s one of the most melodic things we’ve done.
Liars announce 'Titles With The Word Fountain' and share track - Soundblab
Liars have announced the follow-up and sequel to last year's TFCF. Titles With The Word Fountain will be released digitally and on cassette on September 21st, with a limited vinyl edition to follow November 2nd. Listen to first track Murdrum below. The album was recorded at the same time as TFCF following the departure of Aaron Hemphill, Angus Andrew explains: “To me, it’s more like a sequel.
Papa M - A Broke Moon Rises - Soundblab
Whenever David Pajo (aka Papa M) pops up out of the blue, you know it’s going to be interesting. From his work in Slint, Palace to the now classic, Whatever Moral, Pajo can be relied upon to be more than meets the eye. His latest, A Broke Moon Rises might be at a loss for words but has plenty to say. If one takes the time to listen. ‘An Upright Path’ sounds like it might take a sinister turn at any moment. A taut instrumental soundtrack to a bleak, introspective Spaghetti Western of the mind.
Dean Wareham and Cheval Sombre announce 'Western Dreampop' album - Soundblab
Dean Wareham of Galaxie 500 and Luna has announced a new collaboration with Chris Porpora, aka Cheval Sombre. The album, Dean Wareham Vs. Cheval Sombre, is described as 'Western themed Dreampop' and will be released 26th October via Double Feature Records. Recorded at Palmetto Recordings Studio in L.A. and produced by Jason Quever (Papercuts, Beach House). The pair were joined by Britta Phillips (Luna, Dean & Britta), Anthony LaMarca (the War on Drugs) and Will Halsey (Sugarcandy Mountain).
LIARS - 1/1 (Music For The Motion Picture) - Soundblab
Last year's breakup of the early-aughts, experimental punk-rock electronic, geniuses, Liars, was a major loss for music. It would be challenging to pin-down Liars' best record. I've heard cases made for their first four records as being some of the most important music of the last two decades.
Frightened Rabbit singer Scott Hutchison found dead aged 36
Scott Hutchison, singer with Frightened Rabbit and member of Mastersystem has been found dead. Police discovered his body at 8.30pm on Thursday at Port Edgar near South Queensferry. He was last seen leaving the Dakota hotel in South Queensferry at 1am on Wednesday. The cause of death is not yet known. I was an early convert to Frightened Rabbit, I saw them at a venue in East London called the 229 Club just after their Sing The Greys debut had been released in 2006.
Broncho - Bad Behavior - Soundblab
This record is well-constructed classic American pop rock music. And it burns swagger. Interestingly enough, Broncho hails from Norman, Oklahoma, which is a mere 371. 8 miles from Lebanon, Kansas, the geographic center city of America’s contiguous lower forty-eight states.
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