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Helen The Melon
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Jul 09, 2020 07:36AM
That's a great photo Val. Fab web it's made.
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I've put up another couple of photos of a spider's web. Unknown species.
They're v good pics too, Val. I find it hard to take photos of webs when I'm out & about - they don't show up very well & I come across some really great one's in the woods. I've added a few more wildlifey photos too. I won't inflict my wood ant photos or mating frog photos on you all; not yet anyway. 😀
You seem to be surrounded by natural beauty Helen!
Get ready for winter, get your pre-orders (yes, Lez) in now. Bargain "The Cure" knitwear:-Men's - https://hades-shop.co.uk/collections/...
Women's - https://hades-shop.co.uk/collections/...
Think I'll get one of each design.
Warning: Yes, more randomness today. Yes, I'm faffing about on the internet. Yes, another exciting day here. 😁And continuing with Cure stuff, some quotes from good old Bob:-
"When we started I wasn't the singer. I was the drunk rhythm guitarist who wrote all these weird songs."
"A lot of journalists give me a hard time about how I look, but I've never met a journalist I'd rather look like."
"You put on eyeliner, and people start screaming at you. How strange, and how marvellous."
"I could write songs as bad as Wham's if I really felt the urge to, but what's the point?"
"It's only people that aren't goths that think the Cure are a goth band."
"Perhaps not as badly applied and not as obvious, but for thousands of years, people have worn makeup on stage."
"I have never liked Morrissey, and I still don't. I think it's hilarious, actually, what things I've heard about him, what he's really like, and his public persona is so different. He's such an actor."
"I get a much more extreme reaction when I have my hair really short. I look thuggish when I shave my head and wear big boots. I walk into a newsagent and people think I'm going to jump the counter. It's a much more extreme reaction."
"I wore makeup when I was at school, and I wore makeup when glam started. I started wearing it again when punk started. I've always been drawn to wearing it. It's partly ritualistic, partly theatrical and partly just because I think I look better with it on."
"You can't drink on an eight hour flight, pass out, and then go onstage... well you can, but then you're Spandau Ballet."
(Oh Bob, we do love you. Well, some of us do.)
Oh oh oh!...found a top quality Eldritch quote:-"I don't want people to come and see our gig because of the magnificent things I'm doing with my hips, but it's their evening, you know. They have to have fun. I'm a little bit naive."
Hee hee hee.
And some more:-
"In the beginning, everybody that gets to work with me, thinks I'm nice. But three weeks later, they hear a bell ringing. Then they realise I meant everything I said during that first week. It's not my fault people are not taking me serious from the first moment."
"I have no musical talent at all. I was banned from music classes and told I would never be able to understand anything. I still don't think I can sing, but somehow I get away with it."
"Apparently, I have a totally different sense of humour."
Edit: If anyone else wants to waste some time - https://www.brainyquote.com/
And while watching an old episode of Top Of The Pops I noticed (for the first time, never spotted it before) that one of this band (can't remember their names or which one is which) is wearing a Bauhaus t-shirt. Must be where they got their musical cues/influences from. 😈https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tbIEwIw...
Helen The Melon wrote: "And while watching an old episode of Top Of The Pops I noticed (for the first time, never spotted it before) that one of this band (can't remember their names or which one is which) is wearing a Ba..."Oh my . . .
"You either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villian."
Time for some new stuff again. A mixed bag as always ;-)Crows by Hypnocrates - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gnVJQgA...
Man of Fire by VORTEX & LAMIA VOX - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BSQydHF...
Suture by Purgate - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WboGGQZ...
Bad Blood by Be My Enemy - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZpPZ5l...
The Defilers by Executioner's Mask - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UwqONkN...
Restless by STATIQBLOOM - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9E4NKVX...
Spider count:
Today = 1, one lonely little spider on the kitchen windowsill. But the damn thing had made a web on Kevin (my Old Man cactus). Poor Kevin.
Yesterday = 2, one on the kitchen ceiling, one on my bedroom floor.
Day before = 0, hurrah, a spiderless day.
Fascinating eh?
Coincidentallly last night I watched 2 spiders on my bedroom ceiling, one was a little bigger than a money spider, the other small but fatter and dark black. The little one kept crawling towards the big one, almost like it was trying to say hello, but the bigger one kept moving away. I waited until they didn't move for a few minutes before going to sleep, I'll tolerate spiders but I don't want them landing on my head!
I'd just like to point out that I do not live in some cobweb bestrewn sh¡thole. My neighbours all get lots of spiders inside their houses too (also not sh¡tholes). The outside of our buildings are covered in them for some reason. This area of the village seems to be a spider hotspot. Lots of different ones & lots of jumping spiders...boing.
Well, presumably they keep the insects at bay?
Dunno. I get the odd fly or two, the occasional wasp, crane fly, moth etc. inside, but that's about it. It's mainly spiders, spiders & more spiders.
When is Shelob going to put in an appearance?
Derek wrote: "When is Shelob going to put in an appearance?"Had to look that one up, Derek! Sorry, I'm not a Tolkien fan at all. I hope a giant demon spider doesn't show up but the way this year has panned out so far...you never know.
Anyway, back to some music. I came across a Cure tribute band, The Freshly Squashed Fly, on my internetly wanderings recently:-The Figurehead - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RweM80m...
Better that your usual tribute band, I thought?
Well, the end is nigh, people :-( Yesterday & today I have found lots of teeny tiny baby spiders on my kitchen windows & windowsill. They're pinhead sized and almost translucent. Help.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SqZNMvI...
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zjo3gvB...
Sera69 wrote: "Spider Gwen? Is that you?"Oh dear, I'm really not "up" on these cultural references. Had to look that one up too, Sera.
Also...
Observed a giant bumble bee bumbling towards my lounge window today (it was outside, I was inside). Thought it was going to hit the window but no, it sort of stopped & did a weird boingy motion, got stuck, flailed about & eventually dropped to the ground. Then I looked out the window. Yes, there's a giant web covering the middle pane on the outside.
It's started...if I disappear you know why.
Umm, thanks Val! Just what I wanted. Maybe that'll keep people away from me. It's a nightmare dodging tourists around here now :-( Not fun. They're not bothered about keeping their distance at all. A family of 4 walked past me at a distance of about 10cm the other day, I had nowhere to go, I was trapped. I'm going to start wearing a giant Elizabethan ruff (two or three times the size of Lord Percy's) & a huge cage crinoline over my jeans. Or maybe a pair of wings.
Aha! Found it - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=g4IQjUp...
New music time, I'm not coming across much at the mo, tho':-Aggressive by iamnoone - https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=y...
Empty Morning by Chaos Bleak - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3x087pz...
The Forgotten Lost Fragments by Camlann - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vnDzzKU...
Death Becomes Bitter by Flesh of Morning - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PTVCCta...
Also, beware..."Spidermelon
(n) A small arachnid creature who infiltrates fully sized watermelons and lives in them for long periods of time.
Facts:
-Only one eye is seen from the outside of a spidermelon.
-Spidermelons are extremely aggressive and have been known to steal dogs and small children from yards bordering inhabited woods.
-A spidermelon has never been seen outside of its melon. Some scientist believe that the melon actually grows with, and is a part of the spidermelons body.
Eg.
The spidermelon was perched in the tree, waiting to attack the wounded leopard.
The snow owl stood no chance against the spidermelon's keen agility and wit.
If only I had watched him closer, we might still have Samuel with us... damn the spidermelons...damn them."
https://www.urbandictionary.com/defin...
ah, but of course, it's mushroom season in the heilans, innit?
Helen The Melon wrote: "Also, beware..."Spidermelon
(n) A small arachnid creature who infiltrates fully sized watermelons and lives in them for long periods of time.
Facts:
-Only one eye is seen from the outside of a ..."
Spidermelon - Is that your superhero name?
TheFoe wrote: "Spidermelon - Is that your superhero name?"Umm, dunno, a superhero name for myself is not something I've EVER thought about! I can be Spidermelon if you want.
You could be Spiderfoe & (assuming your name is something to do with Defoe?) this could be you - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qE2zW1F... *
*Warning: Arachnaphobes should probably not watch that YouTube link.
Oh dear, this is descending into a bo**ocks style thread. I'm v sorry. I'll get back to music stuff v soon, I promise.
Some music related content as promised but probably of little interest to anyone else on here except me! - And Also The Trees appear to be very slowly (one a month so far) making their back catalogue available on Bandcamp this year, digital format only at the mo. Quite a lot of their albums are o.o.p & tricky to get hold of so, hurrah!
https://andalsothetrees.bandcamp.com/
And the really good news is that it looks like their self-titled debut album is being re-issued on CD at the end of Aug. Hurrah!
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Also-Trees/d...
Here's the opening track off it, but not all their stuff sounds like this, they have many different styles:
So This Is Silence - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3BZrkBf...
Helen The Melon wrote: "TheFoe wrote: "Spidermelon - Is that your superhero name?"Umm, dunno, a superhero name for myself is not something I've EVER thought about! I can be Spidermelon if you want.
You could be Spiderf..."
Yes it is, (the Defoe thing), he will always be my football hero!
Good news about Also The Trees too.
"he will always be my football hero!"hun lover!
:)
Newness (another strange mixture of stuff, oh well):-The End (Vaughn Avakian Rework) by Famblood - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zzQK-vf...
Gunslinger's Blues by Cathedral In Flames - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XHd2nuL...
Eiturveitur by Holdgervlar - https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=y...
Divination Equipment by Black Magnet - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vip4OfC...
Scarecrow by SHANX FM - https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=s...
Grave by Choke Chain - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KQtG8mv...
And more new goth, darkwave, post-punk, deathrock etc. (ish):-Kiss of Death by Black Angel - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=X_ti3J1...
Elle by Blind Delon - https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=s...
Moths by Ötzi - https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=y...
In The Dark You Die by DARK - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mX1bll2...
Phantom Blood by Deth Crux - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xLjWgjN...
Scary Legs by Simon's Cat - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=19jaOSN...
😁
TheFoe's nomination of Hüsker Dü's "Pink Turns To Blue" on the Themes thread has reminded me to recommend this band to any post-punk fans on here that haven't come across them before.Pink Turns Blue named themselves after that song.
Your Master Is Calling - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FT9lwMa...
Walking On Both Sides - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DfLcA3M...
Helen The Melon wrote: "Oh flipping heck! I think being stuck at home talking to the houseplants, radio & spiders is making me paranoid. I thought I'd somehow inadvertently caused offence with one of my postings.Sorry. I promise I won't say/type the "ell, oh, ell" word again.
Btw. I had to look up what smh means. 😁"
LOL is apparently SO last year now anyway, Helen ;o>
It's ... LMMO ... that is all over Facebook these days, don'tcha know?!!
Which stands for ... 'Laughing My Mask Off' ... ! ;o>
Helen The Melon wrote: "Get ready for winter, get your pre-orders (yes, Lez) in now. Bargain "The Cure" knitwear:-Men's - https://hades-shop.co.uk/collections/...
Women's - https://hades-shop.co.uk/col..."
Absolutely love 'The Cure' but I just can't get my Head around wearing Red and Black striped Tops as they only ever continually remind me of Dennis The Menace! ... LMMO! ;o>
Well this is a huge suprise. I had an email notification informing me that Rosetta Stone have just released a new album. I hope it's better than last year's effort which was very very disappointing. Cryptology - https://rosettastoneuk.bandcamp.com/a...
CD version hopefully available in the UK at the end Sept - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cryptology-R...
I've only listened to this song so far & it does sound more promising than the last album but, frustratingly, it's still lacking that classic Rosetta Stone '90s derivitive goth rock oooooooomph.
Shock - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=33ye_xn...
Helen The Melon wrote: "Well this is a huge suprise. I had an email notification informing me that Rosetta Stone have just released a new album. I hope it's better than last year's effort which was very very disappointing..."It's ok...sounds like a Sisters Of Mercy b-side track imo.
The word you're looking for is meh. It's distinctly meh. Better than the stuff he released last year but I will definitely be streaming the album first before deciding whether to buy it. Not holding out much hope, to be honest. :-(
Only came across this remix, from earlier this year, a couple of weeks ago but I quite like it:-Tyranny of Secrets (Harmath Szabolcs Remix) by The Mission -
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=puw0lhw...
Couldn't watch the Video so I just let it play without looking at it.Not bad at all ;o>
Speaking of the Mission, they're releasing 'Tower Of Strength' for Covid relief later this month. The remake has contributions from, Martin Gore (Depeche Mode), Lol Tolhurst (The Cure), Budgie (Siouxsie And The Banshees), Rachel Goswell (Slowdive), Gary Newman, Midge Ure, Andy Rourke (The Smiths), Kevin Haskins (Bauhaus/Love & Rockets), Billy Duffy (The Cult), Julianne Regan (All About Eve), Miles Hunt (The Wonder Stuff), Richard Fortus (Guns n Roses), plus a few more. All money goes to charity, the musicians/singers are all working for free.Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wf8cd...
Listening to the Rosetta Stone album now and... Yeah i'm ok with this. Much better than the Miserylab rehash that was the previous. Possibly the lockdown and lack of income is making Porl use the Rosetta Stone name for these but not complaining. Very listenable.
Multiple reply time:suzysunshine7 wrote: "Couldn't watch the Video so I just let it play without looking at it."
That's ok, Suzy. I often listen to music on YouTube without watching the video. I'm more interested in the music anyway & the visuals can sometimes be distracting.
TheFoe wrote: "Speaking of the Mission, they're releasing 'Tower Of Strength' for Covid relief later this month...."
Yeh, I looked at that sample trailer yesterday but didn't find the music very inspiring (i'm not that keen on the original song tho'). Good idea/sentiment but...
Sera69 wrote: "Listening to the Rosetta Stone album now and... Yeah i'm ok with this. Much better than the Miserylab rehash that was the previous. Possibly the lockdown and lack of income..."
Jolly good. Hopefully I'll give it a listen at the weekend (if I remember).
I wonder if lack of touring income will inspire a certain someone else to release some new material? 😈
Re: Rosetta Stone - someone has uploaded a song called Fatherland onto YouTube in the last couple of days. It's from a cassette of demos they did in 1989 (I think a couple of the other songs off it have been on YouTube for a while but I can't be arsed to look right now).Fatherland (demo) - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mCx5FgA...
A couple of recent reissues that I forgot to mention previously. They're only available on vinyl or digital at mo, don't know if CD versions will be coming out.Screams For Tina's one and only album, from 1993, Screams For Tina - https://screamsfortina.bandcamp.com/a...
In Her House - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Di-2-jC...
And...
The Wake's second album, from 1996, Nine Ways - https://thewakeband.bandcamp.com/
Christine - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hay5PWz...
Sera69 wrote: "Listening to the Rosetta Stone album now and... Yeah i'm ok with this. Much better than the Miserylab rehash that was the previous...."Review of it here, Sera. Not coming across many reviews or any news of it. Seems like it was an unexpected release; it just dropped out of thin air!!
Edit: Sorry, I mean, it just dropped out of the goth ether.
https://www.idieyoudie.com/2020/08/12...
New releases: -O Fantasma by Morte Psíquica - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jezuWh2...
x_S (смягчение в смятении) by D33P FRE4K 変種 & BARSUKI - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EcqA-59...
My Mortal Cold by Pudeur - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=D1sxtOB...
Mensrea by DAME - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMWjGQj...
Strange Land by Hallowed Hearts - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=leqMgU1...
Disorder by Blacklist - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HH8gnZc...
Sera69 wrote: "Listening to the Rosetta Stone album now and... Yeah i'm ok with this. Much better than the Miserylab rehash that was the previous. Possibly the lockdown and lack of income is making Porl use the R..."Yeh agree, I've just started my second listen through now.
Also, I've only just noticed that the Bandcamp page says "Look for a comprehensive Rosetta Stone box set coming later this year!" Ooooooo. Didn't see that before.
And a few more recent darkwavy tunes:-Reach by Deathtrippers - https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=s...
I Look Like Death by Slow Danse With The Dead - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=j5FRqHM...
Save Yourself by Deus Ex Lumina - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_6jGzhu...
Devouring Me by MARY - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LSqZi4P...
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