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Butch Vig recommended London Calling by The Clash in Music (curated)

London Calling by The Clash

1979 | Rock

8.8

(10 Ratings)

Album Favorite

"For me this is possibly the greatest rock album of all time. It's a band playing at the absolute, height of their power. It's very ambitious: it's got elements of ska and funk, pop songs, soul, jazz, rockabilly, reggae - and in the end it's got this really great blues energetic vibe. It just seems like they tossed it off and lyrically it touches on a lot of different subjects. Some of the songs are very political: 'Spanish Bombs' is about the Spanish civil war, 'London Calling' itself - that song is such an anthem. The band had some commercial success after this album - with Combat Rock - but to me London Calling is the pinnacle of their song-writing. It is just a fantastic record with an iconic sleeve; that shot of Paul Simonon smashing his bass, it's just incredible. I saw The Clash play in Chicago when I was on tour and it was like electricity. They came out and they started with 'London Calling'. The place was rammed with 5,000+ people and it went OFF! It was as if a bomb dropped and it was one of the most exciting concerts I've ever seen!"

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After the Map: Cartography, Navigation, and the Transformation of Territory in the Twentieth Century

William Rankin

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For most of the twentieth century, maps were indispensable. They were how governments understood,...

Groovy Science: Knowledge, Innovation, and American Counterculture

David Kaiser and Patrick McCray

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In his 1969 book The Making of a Counterculture, Theodore Roszak described the youth of the late...

Insurgent Democracy: The Nonpartisan League in North American Politics

Michael J. Lansing

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In 1915, western farmers mounted one of the most significant challenges to party politics America...

Lyndsey Gollogly (2893 KP) rated The Lost Files of the M.B.R.C in Books

Jan 7, 2021

The Lost Files of the M.B.R.C

K M Shea | 2021 | Paranormal, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Young Adult (YA)

8.0

(1 Ratings)

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The lost files of the Magical Beings: A MBRC anthology: A Chicago urban fantasy comedy
By K.M. Shea

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The Lost Files of the MBRC is an anthology of five MBRC short stories--three of which have never before been released.

When Morgan decided to stay employed at the Magical Beings' Rehabilitation Center, she thought her life might quiet down as she started college and developed her career. She thought wrong.

In between balancing her relationship with Devin the Pook and planning for MBRC domination with her reluctant business partner, Aysel, Morgan chauffeurs around a reclusive Kraken, continues to play the lute at Asahi and Kadri's annual marriage celebration, and pulls all-nighter study sessions for college. Thankfully, her old friends - like Madeline, Frank, and Frey - are still around to wreak havoc and fun!

This was one of my favourite series last year! This is 5 short stories just tying up lose ends!
It’s fantastic to read I’m how they are all doing and how settled it’s become! Nice end to a fab series!

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Emma @ The Movies (1786 KP) rated Rampage (2018) in Movies

Sep 25, 2019

Rampage (2018)

2018 | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

7.4

(116 Ratings)

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When three different animals become infected with a dangerous pathogen, a primatologist and a geneticist team up to stop them from destroying Chicago.

Lots of eyebrow action from The Rock, but even that couldn't save him from being upstaged by George the gorilla.

I've got no knowledge of the video game this is based off... but really, who needs it. Yet another film that does what you want it to. It's a solid action adventure with hints of comedy.

The parental advisory at the beginning saying there were crude gestures had me confused. After all I feel like we see that quite a lot in movies but it's never listed on the rating card at the beginning. It all makes sense once you see a giant gorilla flipping off The Rock.

A great monster movie that won't leave you disappointed. I'm almost certain that I'll be seeing this one again. My initial viewing was in 3D, there were no particularly bad parts to it in this but I certainly didn't feel like anything benefited from it.

Classic enjoyable Rock action, love Jumanji, and looking forward to Skyscraper. He's definitely on a roll.