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A look at some iconic reggae album covers, photographed in their original locations around London over four decades later, for Covers, an anthology of classic sleeves and the Thames-side surroundings that informed them, by photographer Alex Bartsch.
Writes Erin MacLeod in Pitchfork:
“London must be, outside of Jamaica, the place that is most richly influenced by Jamaican people living there,” says Al Newman (AKA Al Fingers) of One Love Books, the publisher behind Covers and a number of evocative books related to reggae. “I grew up in London and I grew up with Jamaican culture. But it is also kind of an unknown history to many people in the UK.”
The book has successfully completed Kickstarter funding, but is still available for pre-order here.
H/T: Pitchfork
Previously: Business Cat and The Further Adventures Of Business Cat
Free tomorrow?
Wood Quay Venue, Dublin City Council Civic Offices, Dublin 8.
From 11am-2.30pm
Renua Ireland has organised a conference entitled ‘Bring Them Home’, which will focus on creating the conditions for our emigrants to return to Ireland but also to create more support for our taxpayers and working families to stay living in this country.
Among the many speakers will be economist Jim Power, Mark Fielding of Irish Small and Medium Enterprises Association (ISME) and Eamon Delaney, ex diplomat and director of the Hibernia Forum.
Dara Flynn writes:
I know you don’t normally do this, but my mother lost an antique rose gold bracelet recently, most likely in Dublin city centre: around the Eccles Street and Henry Street areas. Around 11 days ago – November 7.
If anyone heard of someone finding such a thing, I’d be delighted to know! She’s quite upset about it, as it’s of high sentimental value to her and we’d absolutely love to get it back to her. We’ve contacted all the premises she was in on that date, and Dublin Bus, but no joy so far… so we are hoping someone has found it on the street.
We don’t have a good pic of it, but it closely resembles the bracelets in these pictures, i.e. Victorian in style, except my mother’s bracelet has all short “fancy links” rather than the long and short link formation seen on these ones (above)…
The new video from Cork alt-rock/post-metal trio Ealadha debuted this morning, for single Hurricanes.
Premiering on Overblown.co.uk, the video was directed by Rob O’Halloran of Mint Video.
Writes Jamie Coughlan on the site:
“The track is centered around our innate ability to overcome life’s obstacles and to defy,” says Dom Murphy, front-man with Ealadha. “Touching on the themes of life, death and the creativity found in between, this video aims to match the transcendent, swelling rhythm and vocal content with its own complimentary story,” adds Rob O’ Halloran.
Ealadha’s debut E.P. Limit of Our Sight is available now on their Bandcamp.
John Giles and Eamon Dunphy
On The Ray D’Arcy Show….
Sinead Harrington writes:
Comedy legend and raconteur Ricky Tomlinson will talk about life with The Royle Family , his time on the hit soap Brookside and his recent letter of support to the water protestors in Jobstown
Former Ireland and Munster rugby player Donncha O’Callaghan will drop by to fill Ray in on his recent rugby exploits, his thoughts on the Ireland v New Zealand match and life both on and off the pitch.
And as they prepare to take to the stage in Vicar Street next month, football pundits John Giles and Eamon Dunphy will tell Ray about why they have chosen to have their Christmas party live on stage!
The Ray D’Arcy Show, RTÉ One at 9:50pm.
Andrew Galvin, poet and activist
On the thorny question of a father’s rights during pregnancy.
Andrew Galvin writes:
Dear Men,
Some of you are confused as to whether or not you have the right to force a woman whose egg your sperm has fertilised to either terminate the pregnancy against her will or carry the pregnancy against her will as the case may be. Let’s see if I can help.
No.
No you don’t.
And it’s awful to even think you can.
Once you’ve ejaculated, your agency ends with regard to having a say either way about any pregnancy.
Why is that?
Because…
A) After ejaculation, literally every other aspect of making a baby happens in and to another person’s body.
B) Forcing a woman to carry a pregnancy against her will and forcing a woman to terminate a pregnancy against her will both fall under the legal definition of torture.
But don’t worry, this does not diminish your rights or choices. Here’s how:
If you DON’T want a termination then your fool-proof guaranteed way to ensure that is to exercise your infinite, pre-ejaculation agency and choose not to ejaculate into a vagina.
Crazy, I know but it works 100% of the time, all the time.
If you DO want a termination and the woman involved doesn’t the exact same applies. Your last chance to make that choice is BEFORE you ejaculate.
So, make it then; in that glorious time of infinite, pre-ejaculation agency, Instead of thinking you can force a termination on someone who doesn’t want one later down the line….
FIGHT!
