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Made various updates this week:

1. Re-worked both Following and Recent Feeds. These feeds now show topics instead of having you choose between topics and replies. I think it’s a lot more intuitive now.
2. Added breadcrumb navigation to the top of every forum page. This is nice for getting around and remembering where you’re at.
3. General speed improvements to the way things are run on the backend.

There is always more to be done, but as the project continues to unfold I will keep making it better...

Made various updates this week:

1. Re-worked both Following and Recent Feeds. These feeds now show topics instead of having you choose between topics and replies. I think it’s a lot more intuitive now.
2. Added breadcrumb navigation to the top of every forum page. This is nice for getting around and remembering where you’re at.
3. General speed improvements to the way things are run on the backend.

There is always more to be done, but as the project continues to unfold I will keep making it better and better.

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It takes place in a fictional world stylized around the age of steamships from the 1890s through the 1920s. It has fantasy elements tossed in there. It follows the main character Phillip who leaves his home to become a sailor in the company of Captain Oligald, an old sailor that can do cool Gandalf style wizard stuff. There’s Officer Lightroller (the voice singing “Hold it true, one of you holds the key to our plea”), and Alice, the navigator (the falsetto vocals singing “We...

@chubes

It takes place in a fictional world stylized around the age of steamships from the 1890s through the 1920s. It has fantasy elements tossed in there. It follows the main character Phillip who leaves his home to become a sailor in the company of Captain Oligald, an old sailor that can do cool Gandalf style wizard stuff. There’s Officer Lightroller (the voice singing “Hold it true, one of you holds the key to our plea”), and Alice, the navigator (the falsetto vocals singing “We mustn’t stay too long” are her). The actual telling of the story was as important to me as the production of each track, since I do intend on writing a proper summary of the entire story after the album comes out. Trust though that it does follow the story closely and will make sense once the album is out.

The cover is based on those old field notebooks farmers used to keep back in the 50s and 60s, it’s supposed to look like a map on a cheap notebook that someone in this world may have. The island circled in red (as well as the word circled in red below) is Southfordia, the location this song takes place at. It’s a bustling and lively port city, which I tried to communicate with the lyrics as well as the slightly chaotic nature of the first half.

Thanks for asking!

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New song dropping any time soon, CARL!?

Wit’s End is dope! It’s on Rivers ave, right across the street from the Starlight Motor Inn. They officially opened on June 1st. I had the chance to stop by and interview the owner, Josh Bates, and published it on Extra Chill.

Rip City also recently performed a sold out weekend there.

If you haven’t been, I highly recommend stopping by to check the place out.

Here’s my article about Wit’s End: https://extrachill.com/wits-end-the-new-home-for-comedy-in-charleston

And here’s an article in the Post and Courier by my friend Chelsea: https://www.postandcour...

Wit’s End is dope! It’s on Rivers ave, right across the street from the Starlight Motor Inn. They officially opened on June 1st. I had the chance to stop by and interview the owner, Josh Bates, and published it on Extra Chill.

Rip City also recently performed a sold out weekend there.

If you haven’t been, I highly recommend stopping by to check the place out.

Here’s my article about Wit’s End: https://extrachill.com/wits-end-the-new-home-for-comedy-in-charleston

And here’s an article in the Post and Courier by my friend Chelsea: https://www.postandcourier.com/charleston_scene/wits-end-comedy-club-and-lounge-north-charleston/article_c43b0256-33dd-11ef-aa41-3f1333cfe6a3.html

Finally, here is the Wit’s End website: https://www.witsendcharleston.com/

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Hey Coker, thanks for sharing! Interesting song – the changes are cool.

I would love to know more about this rock opera. Can you tell me more about the concept? Do the songs tell a story when pieced together?

Also, what is the cover art? Is that part of your rock opera?

For the readers – here’s the Spotify stream

Hey everyone,

I’m excited to share my new ambient album, Sub LX – Cosmic Movements! Featuring musical ideas and influences from various genres, it’s great for relaxation and meditation. You can listen to it now on music streaming services:

https://push.fm/fl/sub-lx-cosmic-movements

Stay cosmic🌌
Sub LX

Hi everyone! My band just dropped a new single called “Too Long” which is part of a rock opera that should be coming out in the Fall. Any reviews or comments appreciated! https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/lindsaythemathlete/too-long

I recently went down the rabbit hole of Phish Festivals and explored every single festival that the band has done to date in an article on Extra Chill. This article tells the story of Phish through the lens of their festivals and gathers music, memories, and links to firsthand accounts from each. I wrote it in anticipation of Mondegreen which I’ve been making plans to attend, hopefully with a media pass.

I think Phish fans would like it, from those like myself who will make their Phish...

I recently went down the rabbit hole of Phish Festivals and explored every single festival that the band has done to date in an article on Extra Chill. This article tells the story of Phish through the lens of their festivals and gathers music, memories, and links to firsthand accounts from each. I wrote it in anticipation of Mondegreen which I’ve been making plans to attend, hopefully with a media pass.

I think Phish fans would like it, from those like myself who will make their Phish festival debut at Mondegreen, to those who have been to every Phish festival. Even non Phish fans might find something to enjoy in there — even if it’s just morbid curiosity.

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Hell yeah! Thanks for sharing. I wish I could have made it to that show.

For those who don’t know, Erode the Dream has been recording with Eric Rickert at Big Animal Studios on Johns Island. I stopped by the studio one day to hang out and ended up playing the jingle bells on the album.

They are also working on some music videos for their new music.

Their next show is coming up on August 24th at Tin Roof.

FOR ANY AND ALL LOCAL NEWS PUBLICATIONS, INCLUDED BUT NOT LIMITED TO: Charleston City Paper, Post and Courier, Charleston Currents, Charleston Gazette, Fox 24, Live 5 News, Charleston Daily

It is my strong opinion that local newspapers and news outlets that actively use Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and other social media platforms should turn off the comments of stories related to local homicide, law enforcement involved death, suicide, and controversial death in general. As a songwriter,...

FOR ANY AND ALL LOCAL NEWS PUBLICATIONS, INCLUDED BUT NOT LIMITED TO: Charleston City Paper, Post and Courier, Charleston Currents, Charleston Gazette, Fox 24, Live 5 News, Charleston Daily

It is my strong opinion that local newspapers and news outlets that actively use Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and other social media platforms should turn off the comments of stories related to local homicide, law enforcement involved death, suicide, and controversial death in general. As a songwriter, artist, and journalist I am extremely pro-free speech, but with that power are the responsibilities to use free speech to build and inform society.

On the contrary, free speech is also used for the exact opposite of the above stated concepts-this is most prevalent in the advent of free speech and public opinion in the form of comments on social media. Twitter fighting and comment wars encourage division, be it racial, political, cultural, etc and neglect the sensitivity of the subject matter and the families involved. In no way am I proposing news outlets to edit or change their coverage-but as harbingers of information, it should be a civic duty to protect the sensitivity, privacy, and sanctity of tragic death of any capacity, especially on social media. Public opinion is a wild card and that shouldn’t be played out in the comment section of a situation controversial death, where the story it’s self is unclear.

Recently, I very influential musician passed away in an alternative way and several news outlets posted the story. I didn’t even know the deceased all that well, but most of the people in the comment section didn’t know him at all. The commentary and back n forths were disgusting, misinformed, and even racist at times. That has no place in a situation where someone’s child had their life taken due to unclear circumstances. Allowing this feeds the zeitgeist of division, racism, ignorance, and uninformed people dropping unsolicited commentary based off of a portion of a caption under a tragic story. ESPECIALLY in places where news organizations are more ‘right winged’ like South Carolina. The potential for any controversial social media situation to turn into a racial, political, cultural, comment war is extremely high. No matter what the device and belief you may have for the function of propaganda, you know in your heart this is true.

All in all, death should not be used as a device for public opinion, specifically on social media. In situations of death, especially deaths involving law enforcement, there needs to be a level of moral responsibility taken by moderators of news outlet social media pages when the situation is sensitive and the comments get out of hand. Comments shouldn’t be allowed on social media posts about local homicide, racially charged death, and subject matter that involves controversy around the death of any person. It blurs the line behind gaining knowledge of public opinion and allowing condolences and exposing the tasteless indulgence in racial, political, and moral divisiveness amongst ill informed people in the social media world.

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Steve Aycock shot some great live photos

 

https://www.steveaycockphotography.com/People/MusicConcertsEvents/Rebel-Taqueria/Erode-the-Dream