Follow Friday 6-5-26: My Chemical Romance
Jun. 5th, 2026 12:03 amToday's theme is My Chemical Romance.
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Share your creative bingo activities and discussions here.
Some fests have prompts based on song titles. Some players make their fills with fanmixes or vids.
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beautifulmechanical -- Beautiful Mechanical
Do you love music? We do, too.
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strikethechoir -- Strike the Choir
A journal centered on My Chemical Romance.
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addme_fandom -- Addme FandomFind friends who share your fannish obsessions.
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Some fests have prompts based on song titles. Some players make their fills with fanmixes or vids.
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beautifulmechanical -- Beautiful MechanicalDo you love music? We do, too.
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strikethechoir -- Strike the ChoirA journal centered on My Chemical Romance.
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Three Weeks for Dreamwidth: Music
Apr. 28th, 2026 03:16 pmThis year during Three Weeks for Dreamwidth, I'm writing about reading as a way of becoming an expert in a given subject. Read Part 1: Introduction to Becoming an Expert, Part 2: Architecture, Part 3: Dance.
Three Weeks for Dreamwidth Part 4: Music
Music is a performing art based on patterned sounds. It includes both musical instruments and singing, together or separately. All known human cultures make music, so that creates tremendous variety. Here on Dreamwidth, check outbeautifulmechanical, onesongaday and tfc_musicianships.
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Three Weeks for Dreamwidth Part 4: Music
Music is a performing art based on patterned sounds. It includes both musical instruments and singing, together or separately. All known human cultures make music, so that creates tremendous variety. Here on Dreamwidth, check out
beautifulmechanical, onesongaday and tfc_musicianships.( Read more... )
Follow Friday 4-24-26: Metal
Apr. 24th, 2026 12:01 amToday's theme is Metal.
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Do you love music? So come share, listen & enjoy.
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vkotd -- V系お勧め
A community for sharing songs by flamboyant Japanese rock/metal bands.
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beautifulmechanical -- Beautiful MechanicalDo you love music? We do, too.
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Moment of Silence: Country Joe McDonald
Mar. 8th, 2026 11:13 pmSinger and songwriter Country Joe McDonald has passed away. Among other accomplishments, he is famous for the "I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die-Rag" at Woodstock, on record, and elsewhere.
Carry on the Work:
Guitar -- how to articles from wikiHow
Hippie Culture
How to Be a Singer Songwriter: 15 Steps (with Pictures)
Music Occupations -- how to articles from wikiHow
Musical Instruments -- how to articles from wikiHow
Singing -- how to articles from wikiHow
Social Activism -- how to articles from wikiHow
Songwriting -- how to articles from wikiHow
Carry on the Work:
Guitar -- how to articles from wikiHow
Hippie Culture
How to Be a Singer Songwriter: 15 Steps (with Pictures)
Music Occupations -- how to articles from wikiHow
Musical Instruments -- how to articles from wikiHow
Singing -- how to articles from wikiHow
Social Activism -- how to articles from wikiHow
Songwriting -- how to articles from wikiHow
Moment of Silence: Neil Sedaka
Feb. 27th, 2026 05:51 pmSinger and songwriter Neil Sedaka has passed away. His hits included "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do," "Laughter in the Rain," and "Love Will Keep Us Together."
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Opera Outfits Over 40
Jan. 21st, 2026 06:16 pmA friend asked about shopping for clothes over 40, with an eye toward age-appropriate and fashionable wear, given an opera subscription. That's different from my typical needs, but I'm familiar enough with wrangling clothes to have plenty of ideas ...
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Greenland Defense Front
Jan. 17th, 2026 12:42 amI found these videos today. Do not watch with mouth full.
Greenland Defense Front - The Hungry Giant (Official Music Video)
I love the hell out of this and wish any of that imagery would appear on a T-shirt. It is right up there with Der Fuhrer's Face.
Democratic Penguins Republic - Space Program (Official Music Video)
Here's a fantastic filk song.
Democratic Penguins Republic - Greenland (Official Music Video)
This one is also pretty good.
Greenland Defense Front - The Hungry Giant (Official Music Video)
I love the hell out of this and wish any of that imagery would appear on a T-shirt. It is right up there with Der Fuhrer's Face.
Democratic Penguins Republic - Space Program (Official Music Video)
Here's a fantastic filk song.
Democratic Penguins Republic - Greenland (Official Music Video)
This one is also pretty good.
Follow Friday 1-9-26: Led Zeppelin
Jan. 9th, 2026 12:05 amToday's theme is Led Zeppelin.
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Led Zeppelin fanfiction archive.
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Musicians, engineers, and others of the scene.
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Everything related to darker alternative subcutlures. Discussion on books, the occult, music, & more.
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fanmix_monthly -- Mixtapes & Fanmixes A fanmix is a compilation of songs inspired by a fannish source.
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Poem: "The Songwitch"
Jan. 3rd, 2026 03:57 amThis poem came out of the October 7, 2025 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by a prompt from Dreamwidth user Wyld_dandelyon. It also fills the "Alone in the Woods" square in my 10-1-25 card for the Fall Festival Bingo. This poem has been sponsored by a pool with Dreamwidth user Fuzzyred. It belongs to the series Practical Magics and follows "Maybe She's Just Singing."
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Poem: "The Songwitch"
Jan. 3rd, 2026 03:36 amThis poem came out of the October 7, 2025 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by a prompt from ![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
wyld_dandelyon. It also fills the "Alone in the Woods" square in my 10-1-25 card for the Fall Festival Bingo. This poem has been sponsored by a pool with fuzzyred. It belongs to the series Practical Magics and follows "Maybe She's Just Singing."
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wyld_dandelyon. It also fills the "Alone in the Woods" square in my 10-1-25 card for the Fall Festival Bingo. This poem has been sponsored by a pool with fuzzyred. It belongs to the series Practical Magics and follows "Maybe She's Just Singing."( Read more... )
Transformative Works Statement 12-28-25
Dec. 28th, 2025 10:46 pmPeople keep clamoring for this sort of thing. Ideally, everyone should have a "blanket statement." While I don't have a stance on many of the points, it seems useful to post the ones where I do have a stance. (See the 2020 version.)
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Read "The Sound of Celebration"
Dec. 6th, 2025 11:31 pmThanks to sponsorship from gothfvck, you can now read my poem "The Sound of Celebration" over on tfc_musicianships.
gothfvck, you can now read my poem "The Sound of Celebration" over on tfc_musicianships.
Four countries announce Eurovision 2026 boycott after Israel allowed to compete
Ireland, the Netherlands, Slovenia and Spain have all said they won't be taking part in next year's contest.
You can play along at home by skipping Eurovision 2026 to purchase songs from countries who have taken a stand against genocide -- or buy Palestinian music.
Ireland, the Netherlands, Slovenia and Spain have all said they won't be taking part in next year's contest.
You can play along at home by skipping Eurovision 2026 to purchase songs from countries who have taken a stand against genocide -- or buy Palestinian music.
Moment of Silence: Leslie Fish
Nov. 30th, 2025 01:59 amFamous filker Leslie Fish has passed away. She wrote many of the greatest filk songs.
So, screw the moment of silence because we all know the Great Con in the Sky is bellowing "Banned from Argo." I got to hear her sing that one once, and it was glorious. But I think "Hope Eyrie" is more apt. Another timely one is "Freedom of the Snow," which I used to belt out when walking across campus after an evening class. Frat rats crossed the street to get away from me. \o/
Here's a good description of Leslie's impact on filk.
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So, screw the moment of silence because we all know the Great Con in the Sky is bellowing "Banned from Argo." I got to hear her sing that one once, and it was glorious. But I think "Hope Eyrie" is more apt. Another timely one is "Freedom of the Snow," which I used to belt out when walking across campus after an evening class. Frat rats crossed the street to get away from me. \o/
Here's a good description of Leslie's impact on filk.
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Welcome to Winterfaire 2025
Nov. 29th, 2025 12:58 amThe Winterfaire spreads out as far as the eye can see. Some booths show streamers of red and green, while others sport blue and silver. All of them offer treasure after shining treasure. Music fills the air with lyrics of Christmas, Hannukah, Kwanzaa, Solstice, and Yule. From the Wordsmith's Forge comes the bright chiming of words being hammered into literature. Delicious scents of hot chocolate, spiced cider, peppermint, baking cookies, and gingerbread tantalize the appetite. Smiling, laughing shoppers amble from booth to booth with lists in hand. Vendors grin back, calling out, "Come try, come buy...!"
I know a lot of artists, writers, musicians, crafters, and other talented folks who make some of their living from their creative endeavors. I don't always have the money to support them as much as I'd like, but what I can do is set up a virtual faire where vendors can offer their wares to an audience that likes crafts, literature, and small businesses. For those of you doing your holiday shopping, here's an opportunity to buy or barter or find something made with love, something unusual or unique, in a way that helps make it possible for creative people to go on creating wonders. And there will be no traffic jams, stampedes, or gunfights at the Winterfaire!
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I know a lot of artists, writers, musicians, crafters, and other talented folks who make some of their living from their creative endeavors. I don't always have the money to support them as much as I'd like, but what I can do is set up a virtual faire where vendors can offer their wares to an audience that likes crafts, literature, and small businesses. For those of you doing your holiday shopping, here's an opportunity to buy or barter or find something made with love, something unusual or unique, in a way that helps make it possible for creative people to go on creating wonders. And there will be no traffic jams, stampedes, or gunfights at the Winterfaire!
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