“Your face doesn’t match how you say you feel”

Work is being extra difficult today. It’s not at the point where I’m in danger of burning out, but I’ll sure be glad when I clock off for the day.

They used to be part of the same scene as Napalm Death, and played some of the same shows.

Honestly they bring it live. If you ever get the chance, go see them.

I’m pretty sore today but very, very happy.

Talent is a subjective term. There’s a talent to making music that strikes a chord with people, whether it’s technically skilled or not.

I’m quite partial to Kirin J Callinan - S.A.D. (video is slightly NSFW depending).

Nice monstera!

It sounds like the people you’ve used as an example certainly try to do good.

I think an issue here is that “ethical” and “unethical” as value judgements operate on many different levels and just because someone does something considered one or the other, it doesn’t necessarily mean they are wholly bad or good.

Providing services aimed at helping poor and marginalized people? I’d argue that’s ethical.

Accumulating wealth? I’d argue that’s unethical, whether it’s by doing something helpful or harmful: as another commenter pointed out, it’s a zero-sum game and keeping more for yourself means there is less for others.

I don’t think the people you described are bad people; they’re doing something philanthropic within an unethical system.

Following your advice and that of others on this post, I’ve changed the soil again and made sure I’ve removed all the existing waterlogged soil from the roots. Some of the roots came away when I was removing the soil, but the rest felt healthy and there wasn’t any sign or smell of rot. I’ve repotted with new soil and some stones/pebbles at the botton of the pot to allow for some better drainage.

Finally I’ve positioned the plant somewhere it’ll get more sunlight, so I’ll wait and hope for the best.

Owner told me “there’s no such thing as a house plant”, only plants we keep indoors.

This feels so nakedly obvious now I’ve thought about it 🤦🏻

No, thanks for that advice though! I’ve checked very closely and haven’t found anything like that. A friend has pointed out it might be root rot, so I’m going to repot it tomorrow and trim any mushy root I find.

Thanks for the advice. I’ll leave it alone and hope we get some more sunlight.

Haha alright, I’ll work on something and put it up when it’s ready.

Did you know as well that that lietmotif is also repeated in the bassline for Heresy?

Honestly I could infodump for hours about the sound design and composition of those albums, I love them so much.

I mean I’m reaching a bit with them because, at least for The Fragile, the motif isn’t particularly connected to a certain character.

Both The Downward Spiral and The Fragile by Nine Inch Nails contain lietmotifs.

Oh really? I bought it on the strength of Judith when that got released as a single and I was instantly hooked on the whole album. Hearing 3 Libras and Orestes for the first time, I felt this album would define my musical tastes.

The MTV Live version of this chokes me up every time. I love this song but I can’t listen to it too often.

Outrage/protest isn’t really evident in pop music, but it’s still there in scenes like punk and hardcore. Off the top of my head, Body Farm are a great contemporary punk band that call out (neo)conservatism and fascism.

Edit: check out their track Revolution With Friends

Yes! Love JG Thirlwell’s work. Been listening to the Wiseblood album a lot recently.