A girl in a Prussian castle in the 14th Century. Original image made with FLUX.1.1-pro, then animated by Hailuo. It’s starting to get scary.
Epic Narratives
The new Band Maid full album, Epic Narratives, is finally out. Good to see that they’re still getting better, complex yet catchy new songs, I think that the best band so far this century seems fair.
Boku no Migite – 僕の右手
Originally by The Blue Hearts, but a favourite of mine because of the wonderful film “Linda Linda Linda” and the performance by Paranmaum. You can still find the full EP on archive.org, and the film, at least for the moment… 僕の右手 [Introduction]僕の右手を知りませんか? [Verse 1]僕の右手を知りませんか?行方不明になりました指名手配のモンタージュ 街中に配るよ [Verse 2]今すぐ捜しに行かないとさあ早く見つけないと夢に飢えた野良犬 今夜吠えている [Chorus]見た事もないような ギターの弾き方で聞いた事もないような 歌い方をしたい だから僕の右手を知りませんか? [Verse 3]人間はみんな弱いけど夢は必ずかなうんだ瞳の奥に眠りかけた くじけない心 [Verse 4]いまにも目からこぼれそうな涙の理由[わけ]が言えません今日も 明日も あさっても 何かを捜すでしょう [Chorus]見た事もないような マイクロフォンの握り方で聞いた事もないような 歌い方 するよ だから僕の右手を知りませんか? (Cross posted from…
Band-Maid & The Warning
Should do both bands a lot of good, and “collaboration”, as some have suggested, sounds interesting… June 12, 2024 ”BAND-MAID × The Warning” Special Show in Japan will be held!
Frederick III of Prussia
Another post at preussische-kuriositaeten.net, on the anniversary of Friedrich III becoming King of Prussia. How liberal would he have been, and would the world have been different? ChatGPT seems to think they had planes in the Franco-Prussian war (despite me specifically telling it otherwise), seltsam, I’ll post it for a laugh anyway.
Hate?
I know it’s the same song as in the last Band-Maid post but come on!
Die Vierbrüdersäule
New post up at Preußische Kuriositäten – Die Vierbrüdersäule in der Kaporner Heide.
The Mezzotint – M.R. James
One of my favourite M.R. James stories, although there are many others. Ghost Stories of an Antiquary — The Mezzotint – 1904 Montague Rhodes James THE MEZZOTINT Some time ago I believe I had the pleasure of telling you the story of an adventure which happened to a friend of mine by the name of…
Dice & Hate?
Let’s start with probably the best band in the world.