Mayor Garcetti to LGBT People: ‘We Are That Light’ That Fights the Darkness
The Los Angeles mayor gave an empowering speech at a Pride reception: “Who cares who’s in the White House? I care who’s in this house.”
www.advocate.com/politicians/2017/6/08/mayor-garcetti-lgbt-people-we-are-light-fights-darkness
New Music: Sigur Rós, Björk, Au Revoir Simone’s Annie Hart goes solo, Lorde
This week in New Music: Sigur Rós expand their ever-growing interests in a live performance with the LA Philharmonic, Björk is still not finished with Vulnicura, Au Revoir Simone‘s Anne Hart goes solo and Lorde‘s (above) young heart is broken on “Perfect Places.”
Sigur Rós with the LA Philharmonic
Back in April, Sigur Rós played three nights at the Walt Disney Concert Hall with the LA Philharmonic.
The performance featured new arrangements of their songs by Nico Muhly, Anna Meredith and others.
The stunning 100-minute set is now available online in it’s entirety.
Sigur Rós seem to be expanding their interests of late. While a new album could possibly be on the way, the trio now seem more interested in side projects including the performance below, their new Norður og Niður arts festival in Reykjavik this coming December and a new brand of Lord Jones edibles called Sigurberry Gumdrops.
Björk – “Notget”
So Vulnicura has been out for two years but Björk seems to be far from finished with her last album.
Back in April, she released a virtual reality video for album track “Notget” and that has now been followed up with a new, non-VR video.
Have a look below.
Annie Hart – Impossible Accomplice
Fresh from their spellbinding performance on the Twin Peaks reboot, Au Revoir Simone‘s Annie Hart has announced details of her debut solo album Impossible Accomplice.
On the album’s lead single “Hard to Be Still,” Hart says that it’s the first time she has managed to write “a normal love song” without the anger, betrayal, sadness and whatever you’re having yourself.
“By some strange miracle of being away from my husband and small child,” she says:
“I was finally able to properly say thank you to him for being supportive and doing his share as a parent, which a lot of women don’t get. I was also noticing some other men around at the time, who were hitting on me but were blatantly just after the obvious and weren’t really seeing me for me. And there was my husband, who knew all my neurotic tendencies and workaholic nature and never stopped loving me more surely or evenly for over 10 years. I’m glad I finally have that one nice love song about him.”
Impossible Accomplice will be released on July 14th.
Lorde – “Perfect Places”
New Zealand’s much-heralded Lorde is close to releasing her second album Melodrama and (as is often the case with sophomore releases) fans should expect it to deal with growing up, personal struggles and broken hearts.
Now aged 20, Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O’Connor says:
“My heart broke. I moved out of home and into the city and I made new friends and started to realize that no-one is just good or bad, that everyone is both I started to discover in a profound, scary, blood-aching way who I was when I was alone, what I did when I did things only for myself.
“I was reckless and graceless and terrifying and tender. I threw sprawling parties and sat in restaurants until the early hours, learning what it’s like to be an adult, even talking like one sometimes, until I caught myself. All I wanted to do was dance.”
The latest track from the album “Perfect Places” would appear to be concerned with wasted nights out and the futility of youth.
“Every night, I live and die,” she sings. “Watch the wasters blow the speakers, spill my guts beneath the outdoor light. It’s just another graceless night.”
“All the nights spent off our faces, trying to find these perfect places, what the fuck are perfect places anyway?”
Indeed.
Translation – perfect melancholy synth pop.
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New Music: Sigur Rós, Björk, Au Revoir Simone’s Annie Hart goes solo, Lorde
Kamala Harris Emerges as Dem Star During Senate Hearings
After being told to shush during her questioning of the deputy attorney general, Harris persists. The next day, she turned her attention to James Comey.
www.advocate.com/politics/2017/6/08/kamala-harris-emerges-dem-star-during-senate-hearings
Britney singing “Toxic” without auto-tune just leaked — and guess how it sounds?
You think you’re ready. But you’re not ready.
Former Indiana Councilman Murdered By Man He Met Online
A 22-year-old man who allegedly killed a former councilman after they met online has pleaded not guilty to the Indiana murder.
Cody Garman told detectives that 66-year-old David Swartley drove to his Elkhart home just after 3am on May 25th.
According to WNDU 16, Swartley was a businessman, former teacher, founder of Christian youth group Jimmy’s Place and a two-term Goshen city councilman.
Court documents say David Swartley and Cody Garman talked extensively in the days before Swartley’s deatht.co/7Y7pOjSOxQ
— The Elkhart Truth (@ElkhartTruth) May 31, 2017
Garman said that he and Swartley left the house together in Swartley’s car. When the two began arguing, Garman claims he struck Swartley in the head with a closed fist at least two times.
First responders found Swartley in the car later that morning, and he was pronounced dead at a hospital. An autopsy showed Swartley died of massive head and facial trauma.
Garman was arrested Friday on preliminary charges of voluntary manslaughter and aggravated battery, but prosecutors over the weekend charged him with murder. He remained held without bond Wednesday pending an initial court appearance scheduled for Thursday….
A search of Swartley’s phone records showed he and Garman had communicated frequently over the span of a few days before Swartley’s death, documents said…
Garman told detectives he got into Swartley’s car and the two of them drove around for a while. The argument ensued, and Garman moved Swartley to the back seat and drove the car to a wooded area just south of Elkhart, documents said. With Swartley lying still in the back seat, Garman took the keys and walked back to his residence. Garman told detectives he did not seek help for Swartley before he leaving him in the car.
A nearby resident spotted the car later that morning and reported to police that an unresponsive man was naked in the back seat.
According to Goshen News, Swartley authored books and various newspaper and magazine articles, owned marketing and PR organization the David Swartley Agency and until recently worked for Beacon Health System as a caregiver for the elderly and disabled.
(David Swartley image via The David Swartley Agency)
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Retired Generals: Don’t Delay Accepting Trans Troops
Their statement comes amid reports that Defense Secretary James Mattis might put a hold on bringing in transgender recruits.
www.advocate.com/military/2017/6/08/retired-generals-dont-delay-accepting-trans-troops
John McEnroe swings HARD against homophobic peer, and we can’t look away
It’s safe to say you don’t wan to end up on John McEnroe’s sh*t list.
Greg Gianforte, Brent Corrigan, Sam Smith, Chris Christie, Ed Sheeran, Vaquita, Sia: HOT LINKS
CHRIS CHRISTIE. On Trump’s attempts to push Comey away from Flynn investigation: “What you’re seeing is a president who is now very publicly learning about the way people react to what he considers to be normal New York City conversation.”
CANCELED. Pence cancels PBS interview abruptly after Comey statement.
RACHEL MADDOW. Ratings dominatrix: “Maddow’s sky-high ratings continue her nightly show’s spot as the highest-rated cable news program on television. That distinction was long held by former Fox News host Bill O’Reilly, who was ousted from the network in April. Maddow’s impressive ratings on Tuesday also appeared to have a ripple effect for MSNBC, putting the network’s Lawrence O’Donnell, whose show follows Maddow’s, in second place in the 25-54 demographic with 621,000 viewers.”
GREG GIANFORTE. Montana Republican body-slammer settles case with reporter: “Greg Gianforte, the Montana Republican who assaulted a Guardian journalist on the eve of his election to the US House of Representatives, has issued a full and unequivocal apology to the reporter and agreed to donate $50,000 to the Committee to Protect Journalists. The congressman-elect apologized to the reporter, Ben Jacobs, in a letter received late on Wednesday as part of an agreement that settles any potential civil claims.”
RYAN LOCHTE. He’s now responsible for another human being.
MALAYSIA. Government removes category on “preventing homosexuality” from youth video contest: “[Activists] had said it could increase hatred and violence against LGBT people. The health ministry has replaced the “gender identity disorder” category with one on gender and sexuality. The contest for 13- to 24-year-olds is offering prizes of up to $1,000 (£780) for the best videos. The other categories are sexual health and sex and the internet.”
SAVE THE PORPOISES. Leonardo DiCaprio joins with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto and billionaire Carlos Slim to protect the vaquita porpoise.
SAM SMITH. New music coming soon.
THERE IS NO FUTURE. Brad Pitt’s weather forecast.
KIT HARINGTON. He met Ed Sheeran at a urinal.
ENGAGEMENTS. Adult film performers JJ Knight and Brent Corrigan are getting married.
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE DAY. Sia “Free Me”. All proceeds from this song will be donated to #endHIV.
THIRSTY THURSDAY. Deonee Arnez.
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