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Fiery Chord @fierychord.bsky.social · 17h

(I saw this one in the theater, before ███ Gervais and ███ Gaiman turned out to be shits. Sadly, it really is a good movie. Watching De Niro play a queer pirate captain who is forced out of the closet, but whose crew accept him as he is, is ALONE worth seeing the movie.)

Fiery Chord @fierychord.bsky.social · 17h

Shame about the movie Stardust.

One one hand: so many beautiful people, like Kate Magowan, Sienna Miller, and Claire Danes.

On another hand: so many beautiful people, like Ben Barnes, Charlie Cox, and Henry Cavill.

On the back hand: ███ Gervais and ███ Gaiman.

From the progmetal community on Reddit

Fiery Chord @fierychord.bsky.social · 17h

Lots of progressive metal is all about the instrumental skill, and at times, one can lose sight of how music is supposed to make us FEEL.

So. My vacation is going to start in a few days, and I'm going to listen joyfully to songs that tear my heart out. For instance, the stuff here:

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Fiery Chord @fierychord.bsky.social · 17h

Dear Stephen Miller,

You hateful soulless fuckwit. De Niro is twice your age, and looks better than you. And he'll be remembered fondly for years to come, whereas any good history book will vilify you for years to come.

Take his name out of your filthy treacherous mouth.

Fiery Chord @fierychord.bsky.social · 18h

For those who are all, "what the fuck are you on about?"

Sam Pepper used to creep on women for clout. Now, he's trying out new and different kinds of asshole behavior for clout. Once, he was on a show with James Acaster, who did NOT like him, and was NOT shy about it.

james acaster hating sam pepper for 46 seconds straight

YouTube video by Ro

What did Sam Pepper do? Kick streamer banned for injuring an 8-year-old girl in India with a firecracker - The Times of India

Fiery Chord @fierychord.bsky.social · 18h

Years ago, the comedian and legend James Acaster bullied Sam Pepper on TV. And he went in hot, and hard.

...and as much as I cheered at the time, I now feel that he wasn't nearly brutal enough.

US Streamers News: British streamer Sam Pepper is facing backlash after a Diwali fireworks incident in New Delhi allegedly injured a young girl. While live-streaming, Pe

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Fiery Chord @fierychord.bsky.social · 18h

I own a copy of Rimsky-Korsakov's Principles of Orchestration. It's amazing, if that's your thing.

There used to be an online version, complete with playable examples. It was one of MANY casualties of Adobe's decision that Flash wasn't worth the bother.

Fuck Adobe, if I haven't said it lately.

Fiery Chord @fierychord.bsky.social · 18h

Ah. For me, the process is different. I have vague ideas that I sometimes have to beat into shape a little, and theory is one of the hammers I sometimes use for that.

Fiery Chord @fierychord.bsky.social · 19h

Eventually, I decided that music theory is just a language, and it's up to me to decide what to say and how to say it in that language. And also, knowing the language doesn't mean I'm somehow limited to saying pleasant things with it. For instance:

(Heavy lifting in alt text.)

Four bars of a piece of symphonic death metal I'm working on. Flutes and Oboes are playing parallel descending chromatic lines, alternating between quarter-notes and pairs of eighth-notes. Clarinets and Bassoons are playing parallel ascending chromatic lines, alternating between quarter-notes and pairs of eighth-notes but opposing the flutes and oboes, in a kinda textbook example of fourth-species counterpoint (if the textbook were written by Schoenberg, or a martian). The two electric guitar lines are playing slow power chords, but as above, they're playing at odds with each other. The two trumpets are playing short little blasts in third harmony, but with an occasional diminished third (i.e. a second) creeping in, and the strings are playing the same lines as the trumpets. In contrast with the rest of the music, the drums are in eight-note triplets.

A lot of music theory went into the creation of this song. That doesn't mean most people won't hear it and think it's utter noise.

Viva Variety 309 - 10 06 98 Whoopi Goldberg, Dag, Inversion Entertainment

Fiery Chord @fierychord.bsky.social · 19h

I'm loving Viva Variety, but it's not for everyone, and I'll freely admit it's a very special kind of tasteless.

For instance: "...please, put your hands together for the Ku Klux Kan-Kan!"

(Contents include white hoods, high kicks and four pairs of legs... one pair belonging to a Mexican dude.)

YouTube video by StanSwitek's Retro TV, Gaming and Cinema

Fiery Chord @fierychord.bsky.social · 20h

Back when I was playing
regularly, a lot of my progress was made from writing stuff I couldn't quite play.

Fiery Chord @fierychord.bsky.social · 1d

I'm only barely speaking hypothetically here. Over in the bad place, I invited Graveland to suck my Huge Viking Jewish Bisexual Cock!

...and then I immediately rescinded that invite, because Graveland doesn't deserve such respect... but my cock does.

They blocked me, because they're weak as fuck.

Fiery Chord @fierychord.bsky.social · 1d

I get that tattoos are sometimes bad ideas.

For instance, if I got a tattoo just below my navel saying "SUCK MY COCK, GRAVELAND ⬇️"? Bad idea. Understandable, I would like to hope, but... still, a bad idea,

A totenkopf tattoo? Fuck that totenkopf tattoo, and fuck anyone wearing it.

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onion person @junlper.beer · 2d

NFTs are amazing because you apparently “own” them but the AWS outtage yesterday took out everyones apes lol

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Fiery Chord @fierychord.bsky.social · 3d

There are great acts of kindness, and small ones.

I hope to never need to hide fugitives in my attic or basement.

For now, I'm kind to people who need shopping carts, restaurant waitstaff, housekeeping at hotels, and more... because this kindness is small, but it still matters.

Kingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · 3d

Failure to return the shopping cart to one of the cart returns if you are able is a sign of someone who does not value the social contract.

Zach Weinersmith @zachweinersmith.bsky.social · 7d

Do you have any extremely niche, but serious, ethical stances?

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Fiery Chord @fierychord.bsky.social · 3d

Years ago, I met an (now retired) audio editor of Amadeus!

It was at work. My rookie was happy to sell him a mobile. I was honored to meet him. He was delighted that I approached his level of music nerdery. My rookie... wished him luck on his music career.

(Jesus Christ, I wish I slapped him.)

A Persian dish reborn: saffron, pistachios, and French precision collide. #food #cooking #recipe

Fiery Chord @fierychord.bsky.social · 3d

I've just followed her on YouTube. You should too.

Her entire channel is insane and brilliant. I'm not nearly as passionate about food as she is, so for me, it feels at times like she's speaking a language I only barely understand.

...but I wish I understood better.

Fiery Chord @fierychord.bsky.social · 3d

Sometimes, the YouTube algo gets it right.

I love music. I love it when genres crash into each other and create something new. Boundaries, shmoundaries, let's mix shit up and see if it works!

This person is into food, where I'm into music... but I still feel like I understand her.

YouTube video by Sol Snack

Viva Variety - 213 03 03 98 Venjamin, Arrow

Fiery Chord @fierychord.bsky.social · 3d

The Divorce Song. "There is a place for us together... AND IT'S APART!"

(It turns out I didn't quite remember it correctly, but come on, I saw it like twenty years ago!)

YouTube video by StanSwitek's Retro TV, Gaming and Cinema

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The Sleeping City, by An Abstract Illusion

Fiery Chord @fierychord.bsky.social · 3d

The latest release by @anabstractillusion.bsky.social is absolutely metal... and every bit as gorgeous (despite being metal) as I'd hoped it would be. It kinda outran my hopes, actually. Give it a listen! It's fantastic!

Fiery Chord @fierychord.bsky.social · 6d

It dropped!

7 track album

anabstractillusion.bandcamp.com

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Fiery Chord @fierychord.bsky.social · 4d

So apparently, Dunkin' Donuts is putting out a sludgy brown foodstuff named after Ice Spice.

I absolutely refuse to joke about this, but the jokes write themselves, and they're kinda gross.

Fiery Chord @fierychord.bsky.social · 4d

I don't know exactly what to call this hellnoise, but I like it. I think. I'm still not sure if I like it. But some of you definitely will!

Ritual of Split Tongues, by DROFNOSURA

6 track album

drofnosura-label.bandcamp.com

Viva Variety 202 - 12 16 97 Brackney's Madcap Mutts, Duran Duran

Fiery Chord @fierychord.bsky.social · 4d

"It's the heart palpitations that tell you it's working."

YouTube video by StanSwitek's Retro TV, Gaming and Cinema

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Fiery Chord @fierychord.bsky.social · 4d

I miss the days when republicans at least PRETENDED to be adults. Granted, they've been dull and cruel children for at least as long as I've been alive and paying attention, but they at least PRETENDED to be adults.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

Trump posts AI video showing him literally dumping shit on America