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So it’s been awhile since I’ve done a Song Saturday but I decided I wanted to do one again. I was gonna do it last week but between low energy and headache I just didn’t. Anyway, here it is!



So a little while ago I was replying to rhoda_rants about Jamie Campbell Bower and also Sleep Token and then a few days later Jamie posted a cover of one of their songs! Apparently it was posted on twitter one night and got deleted soon after (which I missed), before Jamie posted it on YouTube.

I knew Jamie did music (especially since he’s on the cover of Rock Sound) but this was the first time I’d actually heard him sing and it’s a cover of a song I’m familiar with too. I’d say he does a pretty great job, especially with how Sleep Token songs are pretty challenging due to how varied they can be. And Euclid is one of my fav songs (and was the song closer on the recent tour).

I just love that’s like a whole worlds colliding type thing you know? Like I love Sleep Token, I love Jamie in. Stranger Things and so this is just 🖤 I hope he puts it on Spotify which is easier to listen to than YouTube.

Secondly we have TSS aka the French band that bewitched me at Set It Off. (What is it about Set It Off having supports that I fixate on?)



So this is my first time seeing the Killing Me video and I’m still not familiar with the band members names. (I really feel I should learn them cause I sense I’ll do something with them.) Their songs are done in a mix of French and English and I just love that they seem to change on the fly which is pretty impressive.

The video does seem to have the vibe of bringing one of the guys back to life though there’s not as much focus on that as there should be. (There’s him on table and lightening but that’s about it). But I did like the shots of him kinda hanging and you do get a good vibe as to what the band look and sound like (the main singer’s outfit is pretty much what he wore on stage)

I will love you back to life is a line that goes so hard though.

I’m curious what their other videos are like so might have to check them out soon. I’ll definitely see them if they ever do a solo uk tour though I don’t see that happening for awhile.

Anyway that’s it for now, hopefully you enjoyed both of the songs. I’m now gonna have some noms and flop a bit.

(For other recent song Saturdays see here)

So of the original five bands I wanted to see at Slam Dunk Waterparks is the second band I most wanna see. And between the Set It Off post and this one the set times have been posted so I can see most of the bands I wanna see woo!

So why is Waterparks second? Well I’ve really wanted to see them again, I only saw them once, and I’m still kicking myself for missing the last tour. I almost went to see them in November but because it was at the terrible venue I was put off (and I’m kicking myself more cause Seapeekay was there too!)

I got into Parx way late so I missed most of the hype but they’re just so pretty and Awsten is so incredibly unhinged. And I love how his hair is always a wild bright colour

I’m gonna post three vids now (I think that seems to be a decent amount) but unlike Set It Off it felt a bit harder to choose which three (especially since there’s some I’ve not seen and probably should've). So maybe I’ll do another post with them somewhere down the line cause I definitely feel I’ve missed a good video or two. (it doesn’t help that it seems they’re scattered around the place and not all on their YouTube)

(Also when are we getting a serial killer Otto vid? I need it. [I should finish that fic with him])



First off is Crave which is my fav of the three songs, and one of my fav Parx songs cause it gets stuck in my head. It’s a shame it’s an early song cause it doesn’t get played as often.

The video feels pretty random, I think it was just an excuse for the band to have a video with dogs (which fair!) and to use the name Waterbarks. And then there’s the fact the boys are dressed up in dog suits for some reason? Which definitely feels like someone (probably Awsten) has a fetish.



Next is Violet! Which is a massive time jump from Crave (2015 for Crave, 2021 for Violet) so again I definitely feel I’m missing some good videos from the interim.

Violet!’s from Greatest Hits which is, possibly, my fav album of theres, maybe cause it was the first new one that came out since getting into them. Violet! Is kinda a story video about Awsten being stalked by a strange eyeball thing. It feels the stalking could’ve been more of the focus (I mean it has a lyric about broken knees which feels, like Set It Off’s projector having a Hannibal refer but no content in the vid, like a missed opportunity)



Lastly is Funeral Grey, which is probably an odd choice. When I first heard it I was a bit eh about it, but it’s kinda grown on me, mostly cause of the lyrics feeling like it’s an excuse for Awsten to be pervy.

The vid is strange but again feels like it’s an excuse for Awsten to be kinky. This time he is collared and then tied up in intricate rope bondage for reasons which only he knows.

It’s a shame there’s not a video for Brainwashed, but I’m sure it would’ve been so unhinged.


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Hopefully I’ll do another post later, either a general one or the round up or maybe a fic.

So I’d been intending to do a song Saturday series for Slam Dunk for months now, but things kept coming up/going wrong so instead of doing one every month/few weeks I’ve just not, boo! Anyway this is gonna be the first one, there is (hopefully) gonna be 4-7 of these but we’ll see.

The first 5 are gonna be done in order of my excitement to see them. With the last two being the newer ones so I’m not sure how I’ll place them.

So since Set It Off are first they’re the ones I wanna see most, meaning they’re the band who I will see regardless of who else is playing at that slot (shouldn’t be a problem, most of the bands I wanna see are the same stage). This is in part cause my time seeing them ended up being a disaster and I missed some of their set as a result, so I wanna see them properly (even though the festival set will be much shorter)

Anyway, onto the songs for them. I’ve decided on three, from the last three ‘eras’ they’ve done (I could do earlier ones but I figured three is enough.

First is the Midnight era song, Lonely Dance.



Midnight was the era that I got into the band and this was one of the first songs I heard that got me into them. Lonely Dance is one of my fav songs, even though (or perhaps because) it’s a song about depression and one I relate to as a result.

The video however is so… I say it’s like MCR’s Ghost Of You in the sense the video isn’t what you’d expect the song to be. It’s set on a spaceship, with a creature picking off the band one by one and killing them. I’ve no idea what made them do that but I love it, it’s such an awesome concept and it kinda feels like no expense was spared? The spaceship feels like it could be a set for a show or film, the prosthetics and make up wouldn’t lipook out of place in one either and it just feels so… (ironically) cinematic.

Also Maxx looks pretty with his bandana during the drumming sections and he does the drumstick twirl I love.

Next is the Elsewhere era song, Skeleton.



Skeleton was the first song from Elsewhere and it really set the tone. It’s my fav of the songs that they released as a single from it and I’m not sure if it’s cause it’s the first one I heard. What I love about the Elsewhere vids is that everything is so bright. The whole band have bright coloured hair (Maxx’s green hair is such a look) and the sets for the vids are equally bright, with a riot of colour.

Skeleton starts the Elsewhere vids showing off how weird and strange the brightly coloured world is. There’s a waiting room with strange people (including a devil, a nice reference to one of their other songs) and then it ends with Cody strapped down with the implication of surgery being done to him. It’s just so strange. The other Elsewhere vids are set in the same sort of world but it kinda feels they didn’t tell the whole story they meant it too. (Though now I wanna watch the other Elsewhere vids to be sure)

But again, Maxx is hot with the green hair.

Lastly is the current era song, Punching Bag.



The current era is kinda strange. It doesn’t have an album yet like the others, despite a few songs put out and Punching Bag is the main one with a video. it’s odd cause in the promo for some of the other songs there are clips of what is clearly from a music video (with Evil People especially) yet there’s no video for them. It’s strange.

I do love the aesthetic of this one, though, with some of it seemingly recorded on video giving it a found footage type feel. And I love how their eyes are kinda scratched out a few times. It makes me wonder (especially with the eyes at the start) if it means something but I’ve no idea.

I end on some pictures. I think it’s pretty obvious from this (and the few Set It Off fics I’ve done), that I have a fav member and that member is Maxx. I dunno there’s just something about him that I love. Maybe it’s cause I watched him stream a bunch and got to know him via that, or maybe it’s just cause I find him pretty.

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Anyway there ends my song Saturday vid post/thirst pics of Maxx Danziger. (I just love him and crave more content with him please someone do some)

Next week I might continue this was the next Slam Dunk band (though I might do a bonus song Saturday tomorrow too unrelated)

So it’s been awhile since the last song Saturday because I’ve been a faily. I was gonna do one a few weeks ago with Set It Off and Cody but just… didn’t. Maybe in the coming weeks.

However now I’m posting two vids, that I both watched yesterday and I’m posting them together because they have a similar (yet different!) vibe.

First is Funeral For A Friend, Serpents In Solitude.



Now I’d not listened to Funeral For A Friend for awhile, until writing the fic last week sparked me listening to them again. (I’m kinda sad I likely won’t be able to see their tour, both because of the venue choice and cost of the tickets both of which are ugh)

Anyway onto the song! It’s only one that I recognised by name, but I recognised it when I listened to it yesterday. And it’s pretty good but the main thing is the vid.

When carrythefire linked it me yesterday I couldn’t remember what it was by name alone, but when I pressed play and watched I vaguely remembered watching it an eternity ago. I love the slight found footage vibe at the start and how the band are unconscious throughout, being manhandled and strung up, manipulated as literal puppets. Apparently it’s a commentary on how musicians are used as puppets by the music industry but honestly? It just looks kinda kinky.

The only bad thing I’d say is that there’s not enough shots of Rich, because long haired Rich is such a good look and we only get a few flashes!

While Serpents is 12 (!) years old, this second video isn’t even 24 hours old yet. It’s the new Lovejoy video, for Normal People Things.



So the new Lovejoy song came out on midnight Friday and because of the timing I only listened to it once. For me I feel that it’s a grower of a song. When I heard Call Me What You Like, I instantly loved it. With this it feels like it’ll a slower creep (though again, it might be because of listening to it late). I definitely like it more after watching the accompanying video.

The video has the band in various 70’s style outfits and poses and, for most of it, they’re barely moving. Their only movement is Wilbur singing and the others playing their instruments. (And I love Mark’s lil drum that they have for him.) Towards the end there is a brief section where they do play normally, but that only highlights the contrast of the rest of the video.

(I think my favourite shot is about 1:50 in, where Wilbur is singing looking dead at the camera and stays still, while changing outfits and the others do too)

The thing is that there’s also flashes of actual mannequins and it just seems to hammer home that the band are actual mannequins or treated as them. And then that last shot, where they go from being energetic to completely still, like someone said a trigger which stopped them it’s so…

(And yeah there’s absolutely being a kinktober prompt based on this concept because it’s so….)

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There’ll be a more regular post at some point soon. (And I still need to post the round up thing)

So I was intending to post about James Marriott’s new song on Saturday but then he didn’t post the video until late and I couldn’t watch. So I was going to watch and post this yesterday and then got majorly distracted so…



Again this feels very much like another case of love the song, the video not so much. And I do, I love the song so many. I listened to it a lot on Friday after it came out and it’s so good. The video is just a bit… I dunno. Maybe it’s the weird effects or not being able to see much of the band I dunno.

Having said that I’m glad we get a new James song and I’m excited for more, I hope he does another tour soon because he was so great at the Lovejoy show and I really think he could play a venue that size himself. (I mean everyone was singing along which is so so rare for a support act). And just ahhh!

(Hopefully I’ll have the big Generation Loss post I’m working on soon)

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On Saturday I did what I was gonna do which is watch Temple Of Doom in the afternoon. The thing about Temple is I remember it being the weakest of the first Indy films and then I watch it and think that it’s a lot of fun. (Bar the dinner scene.) Plus, yeah, there’s shirtless and sweaty Indy which is nice to look at.

After that there was the Wholesome Games Direct which was full of cute games with animals and cuteness. Three stuck in my mind:
*Smushi Come Home: which has a cute lil mushroom adventuring and looks cute (and rides capybaras!) and it’s out now with a discount so I might pick it up
*I Am A Caterpillar: which is about a caterpillar that doesn’t want to turn into a butterfly which sounds like such an interesting premise
*Manitas Kitchen: which is about a t-Rex that wants to be a pizza chef which sounds so endearing

After that there was MCC pride and I watched Ranboo’s pov again. They were dressed as spider Gwen and said they’re gonna do at least a few more MCC’s which is good. They’re also back in Brighton which is a surprise because I figured they’d stay in the US awhile before coming back.

On Sunday I ended up watching The Mummy based on Ria’s suggestion (and it was on Amazon prime which I still have for awhile on student discount, though I need to contact them about keeping it). Anyway it’s such a fun film I love it so much and I’m glad I decided to watch again. Plus I love Evelyn she’s so awesome. I might watch the others if I still have prime (i remember liking the third one when I saw it despite thinking it was so stupid of them to recast her)

I also did some Zelda and I’m still not really doing much. I’ve mostly just been randomly adventuring and not getting far in any of the main stories or quests. I wanna get back to Hateno to finish the election quest line, which is my main goal with Zelda this week. We’ll see how that goes.

Yesterday was also the Xbox showcase and there were a lot of interesting looking games. The top three are easy though.

*Still Wakes The Deep looks basically like The Rig if it was a game. Ok not exactly, bits set on an oil rig, shrouded in mist and there’s something strange going on there. So yeah naturally I’m interested.
*Starfield: which looks amazing and I’m really hyped for it. Making your op own spaceship and exploring the stars looks so cool (though the lack of sentient aliens so far seems… odd but you do get a robot friend!) I’m glad it’s coming to game pass though
*Lastly there was Star Wars Outlaws which was a surprise addition in the first three trailers. It looks so cool and everything I hear about it sounds awesome! There’s gonna be a deeper look into it during the Ubisoft direct tonight but look at this cutie!



This is Nix the main characters lil friend! And I love them already look how cute they are!

Last night the thunderstorm rolled in and I thing it messed with my head because my head went achy and I went up to bed early again (bleh). I hoped it would clear some of this annoying heat but it seems not, which sucks because I can tell it’s gonna be overbearing and stifling if it keeps up.

This week I’m hoping to:
*Finish the last Who Ray stuff to finish the season
*Rewatch the first spider-verse movie (and maybe see the new one depending on weather and cinema)
*Read more Quest For Planet X
*Fic
*Watch the rest of The Empty Man
*Maybe start The Chant
*Finish The Hateno election quest

I am 80% sure I’ll get distracted and won’t be able to do them but… we’ll see.

So I feel well enough to do song Saturday so here it is, with two of Shoto’s songs, Overdose and Villian.





Like with James and Wilbur in Lovejoy, Shoto is a streamer only I’m not exactly sure how or why I saturated watching him. Was it from a raid? It would make sense because he’s been on Foolish’s and Sykkuno’s streams. Was it cause there was a drop for some game and I watched him for that? That’s also likely.

Unlike James and Wilbur no one knows what he looks like because he uses a vtuber thing, which is what the art of the videos is based on. (And he’s quite pretty)

Both Overdose and Villian are cover songs, but I have no point of reference for either. I’m assuming that they’re from anime’s or games or something but honestly I have no idea. Overdose is the kinda upbeat song that gets stuck in your heard while the lyrics of Villain are kinda 👀. I’m not sure which I like more. I learn towards Villain , but Overdose just gets stuck in the head. (And yeah maybe Villain having a knife helps)

For a feel of Shoto’s streams here’s a compilation he posted recently of him and animals in things and… well see for yourself

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I fell a bit better than yesterday despite waking up with a terrible stomach it has faded over the course of the day. If it will stay away I dunno.

I did manage to watch the new Sorry boys video (fembur is pretty), some qsmp and foolishes stream last night (before I went tired) and, surprisingly, did a chapter of Resident Evil 4 today (Villain Leon is so pretty, as is Luis now I’m seeing him properly). We were gonna watch Guardians vol 2 but I didn’t feel I had the focus and when I did mum wanted to finish her book (hence resident evil 4)

Tonight’s plan is… I dunno. It depends on if anyone streams and if my tummy stays fine (hopefully it will). Then again I might just get tired like I have recently too.

Shorter post for this song Saturday but two vids instead,



First is Adam’s song, which is Ordinary World. This new album (which I’m going to pick-up tomorrow for the signing) is an album of covers, with some songs I’m familiar with and some I’m not. The original Ordinary World is one I’d heard on the radio before (it’s seemingly been on more since I’ve heard Adam’s).

I think of the songs from the album that were on Spotify (before the album release Friday) this was my favourite one. It’s just so… haunting and I think that’s why I like it so much.

(I’m listening to the other songs on the album now and I think it’s definitely my fav one)



The other song is Weathers All Caps, which came out Thursday. Watching the vid for this was my first time hearing it and it’s a bit… I dunno. Maybe it’s a song that’ll grow on me, because it’s not as instantly hooked me like Where Do I Sign did. It also feels a bit all over the place, what’s with the courtroom? (Though it made me think of the new sorry boys vid I’m gonna watch soon) and what’s with the hospital pit?(and why couldn’t it be Cameron strapped down?

In short my main thought of the vid is, Cameron pretty. And that’s it.

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Brief thoughts on yesterday.

*I finished the xbuxpass on the Xbox uk stream with two streams to go so I’ll be getting the mug woo!
*I still haven’t got the moon bear and need to chase it up in a few days
*I watched a little of a gameblast stream and donated a little…. Which was enough to get me drawn for the Skyrim anniversary code (I’d have preferred other things but I’ll take it) I guess that means I’ll be heading back to Skyrim at some point
*I found out the War Doctor audios are back on radio 4extra so I listened to the first one last night and it was pretty good! The next one is tonight so might listen live on the radio
*I went drained again yesterday, not helped by how cold it suddenly went ugh
*We watched Beyond Paradise on the player today and it seems to be quite good so far
*I might game a bit in a few but I’m not sure

Tomorrow is the Adam signing so I’ll be out all day (hopefully I’ll be back in time to see Eret cook on Recipe For Disaster, I hope they win…. Wait if they do that means they might be in the same room as James in the semi final…. WIN ERET!) I’m hoping to get a few things from Birmingham, namely the new Who magazine special and I might get the new Scream since it’s on offer in hmv. But we’re gonna be taking it slow and not go too many places because of mum’s ankle (she’s still determined to go which is good, I just hope she’ll be ok)

Anyway I’m gonna finish Adam’s album then watch Sorry Boys and maybe game, but we’ll see. (And I’m sure I’ve missed something but my head is kinda fuzzy)

This is a little early (although it’s gotta be Saturday somewhere already at this point right?) cause tomorrow will be full of nonsense. And also this video came out today



So the new Lovejoy song came out at midnight (which is this one, Call Me What You Like) and I’ll be honest I kinda wasn’t expecting much. My apathy with them (through no fault of their own) had made my interest diminish to such an extent that the only thing that had renewed my excitement for the gig was James Marriott being added as a support.

And then this song dropped.

To say it renewed my excitement for their side of their gig is probably an understatement. I feel that this is the best song they’ve released (I’ve listened to it over ten times now). I can’t exactly place why I like it so much though, it just… is. I’m sure there’s probably some technical musical reason but I dunno the terms so I’m not gonna even try.

I was also excited for the video, since they did it when they were in America and both Quackity and Eret had let slip they were in it so I was interested to see how much they were in it. Alas they’re not in it much, just in the background really (which is a bit of a shame, but it’s awesome they’re in it and I need to try and get a good cap of Eret, or find one) Wilbur’s the main focus of the video and he looks pretty.

The video is one of those ones that’s a bit random and you’d probably not have got ‘this song is a plane song’ from the lyrics so I’m wondering what the thought process is there. And what’s the deal with the mannequins? And why is the plane crashing? And why is Wilbur so pretty? And why does he think ‘I know you’re gonna kill me’?

There’s so many questions.

I’m manifesting that the next single has a video in Brighton with Tommy, Ranboo and/or James (ideally all of them).

So I’ve decided to keep doing Song Saturdays so here’s the first one.



This is Subwoolfer’s vid for Give That Wolf A Banana. This isn’t the version I was gonna use. I saw them tweet a link to the vid from the Eurovision show that was on New Years and I was gonna post that. But when I went to check today it’s been copyrighted which sucks.

So instead here’s the music video version which I’d not actually seen. The song is… strange, especially since the lyrics could easily be adapted into a video. Instead we get this, with the band being in space (i know it’s been mentioned they’re alien wolves so I guess this is that?) so it’s a bit strange.

If you recognise the song, it’s because they performed it during last years Eurovision and it was one of the most memorable parts of it.

It’s just such a shame the Eurovision party version got copyrighted cause it was epic. I might rewatch it just for them.

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Yesterday I ended up watching The Rig. I intended just to watch the first ep, but it had me hooked so I watched the second as well. (I’d have likely watched a third too if I’d felt able) After this post I’m gonna watch another ep or two. Hell I might finish it this weekend instead of watching Who or starting Elden Ring. I definitely wanna know what happens, because there’s not even horror/mystery things set at sea.

I feel better today then I did the past few days, though still feel a bit drained.

I dunno why but Midnahas been super cuddly recently. It’s super sweet and she’ll even climb nearby to get my attention to lower my legs/move whatever’s on my lap. It’s strange since usually I’ve tried to get her on my lap but she’s been stubborn and now she actively wants to.

We walked the pup today, though not too far as there’s been some heavy rain. On the way back I stopped at the co-op to get some things and they had the new Lego Minecraft magazine which is yay, even though it’s set has a spider eww.

I tried to build the Earth Orbit thing today and managed to build it up though I think it needs glue as some parts tend to come apart if you so much as look at them. The wires connecting the motor to the batteries didn’t exactly feel safe either and it felt like it had one setting: super fast. Maybe there’s something I’m missing. I might colour it and look for glue to keep it together better.

I got The Lost City and Sonic 2 cause they were reduced on Amazon, both of them coming today. So I put The Lost City on this afternoon. It was very fun and definitely inspired by Romancing The Stone (that was so obvious). But I think we need more films like that. I definitely see myself watching it again and wouldn’t mind if they did a follow up at some point, I might watch Sonic 2 tomorrow and/or Glass Onion.

Then we watched Bohemian Rhapsody which was pretty good, if sad in parts. I wonder how much is accurate and how much… isn’t.

Now I’m gonna bundle up, watch The Rig some more and maybe fic. And hey Subwoolfer has come up.

So this song, Bury The Light, was tweeted by my friend yesterday and it’s been stuck in my head so here.



It’s called Bury The Light and it’s from Devil May Cry 5, which I now wanna go on more (I played on it a bit when it was on game pass and I got it on sale, the main draw is V who is incredibly hot). I don’t recall hearing it in the game, so maybe I’ve not been at a section where it is? Or maybe it’s a credits song? I dunno. Either way it’s great, though it is long. (Unlike other song Saturday’s this is just the music, with no actual video)

But yeah I’ve listened to it like… 10+ times and the title of the last fic is causa it.

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Other things. Yesterday there was a Christmas craft fair which was thankfully disappointing (though we got pickled onions and I got… four candles from a raffle, points if anyone knows why that’s funny).

I watched a few things that were new to me yesterday, namely the Guardians Of The Galaxy holiday special which was fun (I loved the song at the start I hope it’s on Spotify somewhere soon). And then I watched Willow, which was pretty good (and had Val Kilmer in a dress!) and it makes me curious for the new series that starts this week.

I’ve managed to do the Fortnite quests, though I think making these daily ones long winded was a mistake considering the timing. As such I’ve not done much on Pokémon, though I just beat the next titan and got some of the terra raid Eevee’s, though I’m still some types short.

I did finish Chai’s fic yesterday which I’m super glad about and I think it worked out pretty great.

Sadly mums money didn’t go in yesterday so I wasn’t able to get anything (though I did find out slime story, despite not having plushies in the sale, has insanely good shipping). I’m hoping to get the las Nevadas stuff tonight though, if my money is in early enough and the code is still active.

Annoyingly my head went funny, which it has the last few nights so I didn’t do much in the night, ugh.

Today we just ended up with Christmas films on (I hoped to watch specific things but fortnite) still they were actually entertaining ones that I did end up enjoying. I just did the streamer reference pic post at last. I also watched the new Misfits vid which was so… questionable (why add a functional hole Ranboo???)

Now I’m gonna watch the new Frankie Drake Mysteries and then I dunno. It depends how my head feels.