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Black Flag:
🎵 Rise Above

#BlackFlag

https://open.spotify.com/track/4kFfFe38CRVnTsakUTL4E4

43 years ago today
Black Flag at Backstage in Tucson, May 13, 1983.

Also on the bill ➡️ Meat Puppets, Conflict, Civil Death

Photos by Ed Arnaud

#punk #punks #punkrock #hardcorepunk #blackflag #history #punkrockhistory #otd

42 years ago
Black Flag on their tour bus, May 1984
Greg Ginn, Bill Stevenson, Kira Roessler and Henry Rollins

Photo by Ann Summa

#punk #punks #punkrock #blackflag #hardcorepunk #history #punkrockhistory

The SideQuest LIVE April 23, 2026: HUGE Xbox changes and ASSASSIN’S CREED is BACK!
A TREMENDOUS episode as we talk about the MASSIVE Xbox and Game Pass changes and the return of Assassin's Creed: Black Flag!
https://www.sidequesting.com/2026/04/the-sidequest-live-april-23-2026-huge-xbox-changes-and-assassins-creed-is-back/
#Podcasts #TheSideQuest #AssassinsCreed #BlackFlag #MousePiForHire #podcast #pragmata #replaced #resynched #sidequest #SideQuestLIVE #xbox

The SideQuest LIVE April 23, 2026: HUGE Xbox changes and ASSASSIN’S CREED is BACK!
A TREMENDOUS episode as we talk about the MASSIVE Xbox and Game Pass changes and the return of Assassin's Creed: Black Flag!
https://www.sidequesting.com/2026/04/the-sidequest-live-april-23-2026-huge-xbox-changes-and-assassins-creed-is-back/
#Podcasts #TheSideQuest #AssassinsCreed #BlackFlag #MousePiForHire #podcast #pragmata #replaced #resynched #sidequest #SideQuestLIVE #xbox

Mike Mills erzählt von seiner Kindheit in Kalifornien, aber eigentlich von viel mehr: Von Müttern, die keine klassischen Mütter sind. Von den Frauen, die ihn geprägt haben. Und von einer Zeit, die sich noch nicht entscheiden konnte, ob sie schon modern ist oder doch noch ein Echo der Vergangenheit. (ARD, Wh.)

Mike Mills erzählt von seiner Kindheit in Kalifornien, aber eigentlich von viel mehr: Von Müttern, die keine klassischen Mütter sind. Von den Frauen, die ihn geprägt haben. Und von einer Zeit, die sich noch nicht entscheiden konnte, ob sie schon modern ist oder doch noch ein Echo der Vergangenheit. (ARD, Wh.)

Mike Mills erzählt von seiner Kindheit in Kalifornien, aber eigentlich von viel mehr: Von Müttern, die keine klassischen Mütter sind. Von den Frauen, die ihn geprägt haben. Und von einer Zeit, die sich noch nicht entscheiden konnte, ob sie schon modern ist oder doch noch ein Echo der Vergangenheit. (ARD, Wh.)

Mike Mills erzählt von seiner Kindheit in Kalifornien, aber eigentlich von viel mehr: Von Müttern, die keine klassischen Mütter sind. Von den Frauen, die ihn geprägt haben. Und von einer Zeit, die sich noch nicht entscheiden konnte, ob sie schon modern ist oder doch noch ein Echo der Vergangenheit. (ARD, Wh.)

Mike Mills erzählt von seiner Kindheit in Kalifornien, aber eigentlich von viel mehr: Von Müttern, die keine klassischen Mütter sind. Von den Frauen, die ihn geprägt haben. Und von einer Zeit, die sich noch nicht entscheiden konnte, ob sie schon modern ist oder doch noch ein Echo der Vergangenheit. (ARD, Wh.)

FR - "De toute façon c’est bizarre un drapeau. C’est quoi le délire de respecter un truc qui se dresse que quand le vent tourne ? >.<'" (un.e internaute, sans doute de gauche)

EN - "Anyway, it's weird, a flag. What's the point of respecting something that only goes up when the wind changes ? >.<' " (an internet user, probably left-wing)

#redFlag #whiteFlag #blackFlag #noFlag #prisEnFlag #quote #microtrottoirdesinternets #revuedepresse #excelArt #powerDot #pixelosophy #animinimalist #textotonal #publicDomain #creativeCommons

 [ 👊 ] #punchline from commonsources

src: Pastèque et Avocat - insta: @pastequeetavocat - Twitch: pastequeetavocat

Der einzige Weg, mit #Angst umzugehen, ist, ihr direkt ins #Gesicht zu sehen.
(Henry #Rollins)
#psychotHHerapie #Zitat #Zitate #Mut #Wachstum #HenryRollins #BlackFlag

https://www.jangoeritz.de/zitate

1983 Black Flag Commercial With Michael Vale (Fred from the Dunkin Donuts ads) and Mary Jo Catlett (Sponge Bob, Serial Mom, Different Strokes).
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#BlackFlag #Commercial #MichaelVale #MaryJoCatlett #Commercials #VintageTVCommercial #RoachSpray #PestControl #Retro #TelevisionCommercial #Vintage

The black flag stands for everyone (including the bad guys) or for no one (if you prefer nihilism).
The six or seven-striped flag does not stand for free love—which would be nice—nor for peace, which would also be nice. Not even for Thomas Müntzer’s Peasants’ War.
Rather, it stands for a limited number of privileged groups. Every national flag (which is a symbol of #chauvinism) is more open-hearted and tolerant. #blackflag #anarchy #nato

The black flag stands for everyone (including the bad guys) or for no one (if you prefer nihilism).
The six or seven-striped flag does not stand for free love—which would be nice—nor for peace, which would also be nice. Not even for Thomas Müntzer’s Peasants’ War.
Rather, it stands for a limited number of privileged groups. Every national flag (which is a symbol of #chauvinism) is more open-hearted and tolerant. #blackflag #anarchy #nato

Ich mag Songs mit einem guten #Schlagzeugintro - wohl wissend, dass es #Geschmackssache ist. ☺️

Aber #SongForTheDead von #QueensOfTheStoneAge gehört auf jeden Fall in meine #BestSongIntro Liste.

#DaveGrohl hat sich da von #BlackFlag|s #SlipItIn inspirieren lassen, aber ganz klar was eigenes daraus gemacht. Und dann noch #MarkLanegan|s Stimme! ❤️

Hier mal eine Live Version:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOsmG-sufNc&t=1

#qotsa #JoshHomme

(français dans l'ALT) The #tallbike #soundsystem : 2 Soundboks speakers and mixer in the trailer. one mixer with sliders on the handbar command center that hosts an MP3 player loaded with bangin' #basshouse mixes and a sampler loaded with the rave horn and other goofy sounds. I wear a Headset Mic for chanting #probike slogans. All Lit up by a lightboks, and other lazer light machines. Flying the #blackflag and the #Cascadian Tree flag. It sends it every #criticalmass in #Eugene. #biketooter

Ce soir à la #PlaJe, nous avons joué à #Splendor et à #SpaceLab, deux jeux de construction de moteurs très différents ! En parallèle, nous avons testé le prototype de #BlackFlag.

#SpaceCowboys #StudioH #boardgames #jeuxdesociété #BrettSpiele #SpieleDesJahre #AsDOr

Ce soir à la #PlaJe, nous avons joué à #Splendor et à #SpaceLab, deux jeux de construction de moteurs très différents ! En parallèle, nous avons testé le prototype de #BlackFlag.

#SpaceCowboys #StudioH #boardgames #jeuxdesociété #BrettSpiele #SpieleDesJahre #AsDOr

Black Flag / Painted Willie / Gone

https://grpunkflyers.notopia.dev/flyers/1118/

https://www.europesays.com/ie/353395/ Ubisoft Puts Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Veterans at Ship’s Helm #Adventure #assassinu0027s #Assassinu0027sCreed #Assassinu0027sCreedBlackFlag #Black #BlackFlag #Corporate #creed #Development #director #Éire #flag #game #gameplay #Gaming #helm #Https://wwwTechpowerupCom/346688/ubisoftPutsAssassinsCreedBlackFlagVeteransAtShipsHelm #IE #Ireland #News #puts #restructure #shipu0027s #Technology #Ubisoft #veterans

Black Flag / Painted Willie / Gone

https://grpunkflyers.notopia.dev/flyers/1523/

Black Flag / Painted Willie / Gone

https://grpunkflyers.notopia.dev/flyers/1523/

Black Flag / Painted Willie / Gone

https://grpunkflyers.notopia.dev/flyers/1523/

I really like #HenryRollins from #BlackFlag when he is doing #stand-up The intro is strange before he comes out on stage but it's totally worth it to see his story about trying not to be an asshole 😃 https://youtu.be/5vhaQIp5PBs?si=0UpQ2EGR0i2XeaCb someting up your alley @maria

The Album Cover as Artwork 😍

Edward Colver says:

“In late 1978, I started photographing the underground punk scene in Los Angeles. Black Flag asked me to photograph their new frontman, Henry Rollins, for the cover of their first LP.”

Black Flag’s album “Damaged” was released on December 5, 1981

#punk #punks #punkrock #hardcorepunk #blackflag #damaged #history #punkrockhistory

44 years ago today
Damaged is the debut studio album by the American hardcore punk band Black Flag, released on this day in 1981 and became one of the most influential punk rock records of all time,

Cover Art by Edward Colver

#punk #punks #punkrock #damaged #blackflag #punkrockhistory #otd

Henry Rollins and Ian MacKaye made a new record together, Rollins says

https://www.brooklynvegan.com/henry-rollins-ian-mackaye-made-a-new-record-together-rollins-says/

#music #punk #PunkRock #PunkHardcore #HardcorePunk #BlackFlag #RollinsBand #HenryRollins #MinorThreat #Fugazi #IanMacKaye

Unbelievably, I've never seen The Decline of Western Civilization, so I'm fixing that now.

https://boxd.it/1Com

#punk #PunkRock #LosAngeles #LAPunk #CircleJerks #Germs #BlackFlag #80s #AliceBagBand #CatholicDiscipline #1980s #80sPunk #Fear #X #80sFilms #film #films #movies #TheDeclineOfWesternCivilization

Inkling Dragon

Inkling Dragons are thought to be related to pseudodragons, but where the pseudodragon is a wilderness lover the inkling dragon is generally an urban drake that enjoys being surrounded by books, scrolls and pamphlets.

Generally the size of a large rat or small cat inkling dragons can be mistaken for an immature jaculus drake. As all dragonkin hoard something, an inkling dragon is consumed with the pursuit of knowledge and writing, similar to paper drakes.

An inkling dragon without a companion can be found in libraries, universities, bardic colleges and wherever records are kept. Some are creatives writing fiction and song. Others are historians, tracking the world through the written word. At least one inkling dragon is known to only write in mathematics. This inkling dragon, Aymon, is a friend of transmuters, tax collectors and merchants often working as a clerk or calculator.

The Inkling Dragon was created as part of a limited commission in the upcoming book Dragons of the Dwindling by Dragons of Wales (Andy Frazer).
Follow Dragons of Wales on Instagram, Threads and Mastodon. Support Dragons of Wales on Patreon.

Inkling Dragon companions

Frequently inkling dragons and writers bond over their love of the written word. Sought after by many wizards and writers, an inkling dragon chooses their companion as much as their companion chooses them — the tiny dragon has to find the work engaging and relevant to their own writing.

1. Wizard
2. Bard
3. Propagandist
4. Novelist
5. Poet
6. Merchant
7. Tax collector
8. Cleric
9. Clerk
10. Noble

This work includes material taken from the Black Flag Reference Document 1.0 (“BFRD 1.0”) by Kobold Press and available at Black Flag Roleplaying

Inkling Dragon stat block

Inkling Dragon (CR 1/4)
Tiny Dragon

Armor Class 14 (natural armor, small size)
Hit Points 8
Speed 10 ft., fly 30 ft.
Perception 11 Stealth 12
Resistant none | charmed
Senses darkvision 30 ft., keensense 10 ft.
Languages Common and four other languages (or cultures)

Heightened Senses. The inkling dragon’s Perception is 20 when perceiving by sight. Ability checks for Perception using sight use Intelligence.

Magic Resistance. The inkling dragon has advantage on saves against spells and other magical effects.

Limited Telepathy. The inkling dragon can magically communicate simple ideas, emotions, and images telepathically with any creature within 30 feet of it that can understand a language it knows.

Copying a Spell into the Book. When an inkling dragon or its companion finds an Arcane spell of 1st circle* or higher, the inkling dragon can add it to a spellbook if it is of a spell circle the companion can prepare and if they can make time to decipher and copy it. For each circle of the spell, the process takes 1 hour with no gp costs. Once the inkling dragon spends this time, the companions can prepare the spell just like their other Arcane spells. Copying a spell from a scroll into a spellbook doesn’t consume or destroy the scroll. Non-magical writing is written four times as fast when compared to humans. The inkling dragon produces ink from its tail as long as it isn’t at level two exhaustion or higher.
* Black Flag uses circle as D&D uses spell level.

Ritualist. An inkling dragon with its own book can be a Ritualist, per the Black Flag Talent. The spell source is Arcane. Intelligence is their spellcasting ability. The inkling dragon knows one 1st circle ritual (typically Identify). If the inkling dragon is a companion to a spellcaster it can learn rituals at the same circle and source as their spellcasting companion.

1st circle Arcane rituals

• Alarm
• Create Familiar (these can only be common beasts)
• Identify
• Illusory Script
• Unseen Servant

ACTIONS

Sting. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
creature. Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2) piercing damage and the target must succeed on a DC 11 DEX save or be poisoned for 10 minutes. If the creature fails the save by 5 or more, it is stained by ink per Ink Stain below. This staining does not count against the number of uses per day.

Ink Stain (1/short rest). On a successful sting the inkling dragon can mystic mark (Ranger) one creature. While a creature is marked (including for the attack that triggered the mark), the inkling dragon and allies deal an extra 1d4 damage to it (of the same damage type as the weapon) each time you successfully hit it with a weapon attack. A marked creature can use an Action to remove the Ink Stain. An inkling dragon that is a familiar or companion to a character may use this ability proficiency bonus (of that character) times per day rather than once per short rest.

#BlackFlag #DnD #dragons #DragonsOfWales #DungeonsAndDragons #homebrew #inklingDragon #monster #PlayingDD #TalesOfTheValiant

Wolves – Self-Titled Review

By Dear Hollow

Remember when hardcore was, like, hardcore? Wolves does. The generically named yet tongue-in-cheek UK hardcore gang makes antiestablishment music cool again, but not in the tired way. It’s not the noise-and-noise-only approach of early punk’s darlings Sex Pistols or Black Flag, but it ain’t pop-punk’s catchy anthem either. It’s jerky, jagged, unhinged, and doesn’t give a fuck about your feelings – it’s angular!1 But it’s also melodic, heartfelt, and overwhelmingly sincere. Calling out fascism and nationalism and the assholes who tote them, while getting personal and vulnerable with themes of parenthood and heartbreak, Wolves offers a scathing forty-eight minute romp through both the unfriendliness and melodicism of hardcore’s storied history.

Wolves is hardcore in a traditional way, but that doesn’t forego on experimentation. The quintet at its core recalls the hardcore fury of Gallows or Verse in their punky politically inclined foot on the gas, but they toss in a generous helping of post-hardcore, healthy cup of mathcore, and a drizzle of post-metal into their stew of titles. Furthermore, four out of five members are also vocalists2 and panic chord abuse runs rampant alongside a groovy swagger. It recalls Every Time I Die, The Dillinger Escape Plan, and Poison the Well without committing to them completely, creating a hardcore album that rides neatly on the borders with intensity when needed and thoughtful melody when the situation calls for it. Both bolstered and hindered by their four vocalists and a gratuitous runtime, Self-Titled is math-curious, -core-furious, and genre-spurious debut LP.

Wolves justifies its lengthy runtime with some tasteful experimentation. While the backbone of tempo-abusing furious hardcore punk, a hefty amount of melody adds a heartfelt ache to the tracks (“All or Something”), while post-metal’s dirge-like hypnotism appears to slow things down in a far more somber and dreary tone (“New Liver, Same Eagle”). These moments can be hit-or-miss, however, as the more Intronaut-inspired expanses that rely on clean vocals fall drearily flat (“A Stolen Horse”), the bluesy riffs can grate after so many reiterations (“A Guide to Accepting One’s Fate”), and the more chaotic mathcore faithful can derail the otherwise interesting grooves (“Nicaea to See You (To See You Nicaea)”). Furthermore, although the melodic nature recalls the yearning moments of Counterparts or The Ghost Inside, the four-vocal attack does not bode well, the fry vocals feeling particularly grating against the layered plucking (“All or Something,” “A Stolen Horse”).

Thankfully then, the bulk of Self-Titled is one hell of a beatdown romp that toes the line between its influences in a relentless blend of mathy and groovy. Wonky panic chords and dissonant technical sweeps courtesy of The Dillinger Escape Plan add a desperate and unhinged dimension (“LEECHES!,” “Emergency Equipment”), while bluesy swagger that recalls the heyday of Every Time I Die makes riffs sound “yuuuuge” against the backdrop of blistering hardcore tempos, resulting in some seriously mosh-worthy content (“Thirteen Crows and One Pigeon,” “The Rich Man and the Sea”). Second track “Reformed (Try Love)” is of special note, that while its groovy riffs are rad, the spoken word callout is the most hardcore thing I’ve heard this year, calling out those who are “one step from Nazi propaganda” and nationalism-flirting politicians, businessmen, and influencers, British and American: “Mate, they don’t give a fuck about you, but you′ve let them whisper in your ear… ’cause it′s easier to hate than to look in a fucking mirror.” In Wolves’ words, “Christ, what a shower of cunts.”

Wolves’ Self-Titled is all about balance, as their unapologetic brashness blends surprisingly well with their tongue-in-cheek vibe and vulnerable melodics. At its core, it’s a math-curious hardcore romp that fits neatly alongside the likes of both Gallows, Botch, and even Stray from the Path, so it’s easy to forgive the overloud vocals, mediocre cleans, periodically gratuitous repetition, and album length. When its experimental edge succeeds, it’s a home run, but that’s not the star of the show – its political edge and weaponized mathcore influence will rip you a new one. Wolves is here to make sure you’re not “duped by absolute scumbags” and have a rip-roaring time doing it.

Rating: 3.0/5.0
DR: 6 | Format Reviewed: 320 kb/s mp3
Label: Ripcord Records
Websites: theycalluswolves.bandcamp.com | facebook.com/theycalluswolves
Releases Worldwide: September 5th, 2025

#2025 #30 #BlackFlag #Botch #BritishMetal #Counterparts #EveryTimeIDie #Gallows #HardcorePunk #Intronaut #Mathcore #PoisonTheWell #PostMetal #Review #Reviews #RipcordRecords #SelfTitled #Sep25 #SexPistols #StrayFromThePath #TheDillingerEscapePlan #TheGhostInside #Verse #Wolves

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lean 13
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Entzun / Listen (streaming):
https://punkirratia.net:8443/punk

#blackflag #lean13 #essere #antidogmatics #FediRadio #punk #streaming #NowPlaying #music #musica #musique #musika #MastoRadio

Mike Mills – „Jahrhundertfrauen“ (2016)

Mike Mills erzählt von seiner Kindheit in Kalifornien, aber eigentlich von viel mehr: Von Müttern, die keine klassischen Mütter sind. Von den Frauen, die ihn geprägt haben. Und von einer Zeit, die sich noch nicht entscheiden konnte, ob sie schon modern ist oder doch noch ein Echo der Vergangenheit. (ARD, Wh)

Mike Mills – „Jahrhundertfrauen“ (2016)

Mike Mills erzählt von seiner Kindheit in Kalifornien, aber eigentlich von viel mehr: Von Müttern, die keine klassischen Mütter sind. Von den Frauen, die ihn geprägt haben. Und von einer Zeit, die sich noch nicht entscheiden konnte, ob sie schon modern ist oder doch noch ein Echo der Vergangenheit. (ARD, Wh)

Mike Mills – „Jahrhundertfrauen“ (2016)

Mike Mills erzählt von seiner Kindheit in Kalifornien, aber eigentlich von viel mehr: Von Müttern, die keine klassischen Mütter sind. Von den Frauen, die ihn geprägt haben. Und von einer Zeit, die sich noch nicht entscheiden konnte, ob sie schon modern ist oder doch noch ein Echo der Vergangenheit. (ARD, Wh)

Mike Mills – „Jahrhundertfrauen“ (2016)

Mike Mills erzählt von seiner Kindheit in Kalifornien, aber eigentlich von viel mehr: Von Müttern, die keine klassischen Mütter sind. Von den Frauen, die ihn geprägt haben. Und von einer Zeit, die sich noch nicht entscheiden konnte, ob sie schon modern ist oder doch noch ein Echo der Vergangenheit. (ARD, Wh)

Mike Mills – „Jahrhundertfrauen“ (2016)

Mike Mills erzählt von seiner Kindheit in Kalifornien, aber eigentlich von viel mehr: Von Müttern, die keine klassischen Mütter sind. Von den Frauen, die ihn geprägt haben. Und von einer Zeit, die sich noch nicht entscheiden konnte, ob sie schon modern ist oder doch noch ein Echo der Vergangenheit. (ARD, Wh)

Blessings – Blodsträngen Review

By Owlswald

Originating from the same vibrant scene that has spawned acts ranging from At the Gates to Ace of Base, Gothenburg experimental noise quartet Blessings have been forging their own path within the borders of Sweden’s olde harbor city for thirteen years. Comprised of long-standing veterans of the Swedish scene, Blessings have been worshipping at the altar of turmoil since its 2012 debut, Bittervaten came out waving a Black Flag of loud, Unsanely harsh, in-your-face noise rock. Subsequent years of relentless touring and creative experimentation culminated in the follow-up, Biskopskniven1 which leaned more heavily into rhythmic anchoring, trance-inducing moods, and riffing. With Blodsträngen,2 Blessings is poised to take listeners on an intense, genre-bending journey, venturing into increasingly experimental and unconventional sonic territory.

Blodsträngen blends the grit of punk, the expansiveness of post-rock, and hardcore’s raw aggression into an intensely juxtaposed sound that is dark, abrasive, and dramatic. Guitarist Johan G Winther lays down chunky Mastodon-style motifs (“Copper + Dirt,” “Raised on Graves”), shoegaze melodies (“No Good Things,” “Strings of Red”) and bursts of dissonant chords (“Clean”). Mattias Rasmusson’s booming rock grooves drive moments of Old Man Gloom-like explosiveness, while Erik Skytt’s percussive accents and expressive modular tones—featuring everything from organs, cowbells, and woodblocks to a xylophone—strategically guide listeners through Blodsträngen. Fredrik Karlsson’s powerful voice commands excellent projection, especially during Blodsträngen’s darker verses, alternating between spoken-sung punk vocals reminiscent of The Jesus Lizard or early Killing Joke (“No Good Things,” “Clean”) and throaty, abrasive howls (“Allt Vi Kan Ge Är Upp,” “Strings of Red”). Overall, Blodsträngen sounds massive and confrontational, the instrumentation hitting well above its weight, piercing a bright master that belies its DR score.

Blodsträngen is best experienced as an immersive, uninterrupted ride. Its seven tracks flow seamlessly, shifting moods and textures while progressively intensifying. The record immediately kicks off with its strongest material, showcasing Blessings’ dynamic songwriting and unique sound. “Raised on Graves” quickly establishes its edgy, ominous feel, creating foreboding through Winther’s haunting notes, Karlsson’s growling bass, and Skytt’s tribal accents. Eschewing a predictable crescendo, it cleverly loops back to another verse before diving headfirst into full-blown punk with an insistent tambourine. An isolated cowbell punctuates the track, serving as a stark prelude to “Strings of Red,” which explodes into a hardcore frenzy after spells of tense breaths. Skytt’s suspenseful synth leads and Winther’s aggressive riffing drive the song, which serves as a definitive statement of Blessings’ ability to produce hard-hitting material with intriguing textural elements, despite its meandering finish. Rounding out the album’s robust first third is the ambitious and lengthy “Clean,” one of Blodsträngen’s longest tracks. Highlighted by what might be one of the gnarliest bass tones I’ve heard in ages, Karlsson’s hefty bass line and somber vocal delivery channels a Filter-esque vibe before a devastating breakdown tears through the mix. The song works beautifully once it gains momentum, though its dragging intro and overlong build partially weigh it down.

Blodsträngen starts with incredible momentum and promise, making Blessings’ subsequent struggles to maintain its energy all the more disappointing. While “Allt Vi Kan Ge Är Upp” injects much-needed vigor back into Blodsträngen with its dominant rhythms and exhilarating crescendo, “No Good Things” marks a noticeable dip in energy. The track lacks the compositional ambition of the album’s earlier material, consequently feeling plain as it relies too much on Skytt’s quirky samples and Karlsson’s vocals. “Copper + Dirt” is a short burst of aggressive, riff-driven material that abruptly ends after less than two minutes, a confusing result that feels wholly out of place. Finally, the terrific, harmonized melodies from Winther and Skytt within the first half of “Through Veils of Glass and Silica” suffer, unfortunately, from its excessive length and meandering post-rock sections, which leave Blodsträngen ending on a drawn-out note.

Blessings is a good band, but Blodsträngen is a front-loaded album that left me wishing these Swedes had maintained their peak energy for the entire forty-one minutes. When they’re firing on all cylinders, Blessings crafts unique, powerful, and atmospherically heavy music. Their future success hinges on maintaining their intensity and sharpening their songwriting, steering clear of unnecessary repetition or padding. A great album is potentially waiting in the wings, and Blessings certainly has the talent to deliver. The question is, will they?

Rating: Mixed
DR: 6 | Format Reviewed: 320 kb/s mp3
Label: Pelagic Records
Websites: blessingsgbg.bandcamp.com | facebook.com/Blessingsgbg
Releases Worldwide: August 1st, 2025

#25 #2025 #Aug25 #BlackFlag #Blessings #Blodsträngen #ExperimentalMetal #Filter #KillingJoke #Mastodon #Noise #NoiseRock #OldManGloom #PelagicRecords #PostRock #postPunk #Review #Reviews #SwedishMetal #TheJesusLizard #Unsane

#AlternateFridayMusic
Aug 01 2025
The prompt is #Pop

Iggy Pop, “Repo Man” 1984

None of you need me to tell you about #IggyPop, but some of you might need me to tell you, or might appreciate being reminded about “Repo Man," the title track he wrote and recorded for the off-kilter, slightly sinister, extremely #80s (NOT in a John Hughes way) film starring #EmilioEstevez and #HarryDeanStanton.

In addition to Mr. Osterberg’s contribution, the soundtrack is slammed full of iconic (I said what I said) tracks by the likes of #BlackFlag, #SuicidalTendencies, #CircleJerks, #Fear…
Just find the film and watch it, it will make you cooler.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSKLi1aY0yE

#80sMusic #punk #LosAngeles

Mike Mills – “Jahrhundertfrauen” (2016)

Mike Mills erzählt von seiner Kindheit in Kalifornien, aber eigentlich von viel mehr: Von Müttern, die keine klassischen Mütter sind. Von den Frauen, die ihn geprägt haben. Und von einer Zeit, die sich nicht entscheiden konnte, ob sie schon modern ist oder doch noch ein Echo der Vergangenheit… (ARD, Wh)

Mike Mills – “Jahrhundertfrauen” (2016)

Mike Mills erzählt von seiner Kindheit in Kalifornien, aber eigentlich von viel mehr: Von Müttern, die keine klassischen Mütter sind. Von den Frauen, die ihn geprägt haben. Und von einer Zeit, die sich nicht entscheiden konnte, ob sie schon modern ist oder doch noch ein Echo der Vergangenheit… (ARD, Wh)

Mike Mills – “Jahrhundertfrauen” (2016)

Mike Mills erzählt von seiner Kindheit in Kalifornien, aber eigentlich von viel mehr: Von Müttern, die keine klassischen Mütter sind. Von den Frauen, die ihn geprägt haben. Und von einer Zeit, die sich nicht entscheiden konnte, ob sie schon modern ist oder doch noch ein Echo der Vergangenheit… (ARD, Wh)

Mike Mills – “Jahrhundertfrauen” (2016)

Mike Mills erzählt von seiner Kindheit in Kalifornien, aber eigentlich von viel mehr: Von Müttern, die keine klassischen Mütter sind. Von den Frauen, die ihn geprägt haben. Und von einer Zeit, die sich nicht entscheiden konnte, ob sie schon modern ist oder doch noch ein Echo der Vergangenheit… (ARD, Wh)

Mike Mills – “Jahrhundertfrauen” (2016)

Mike Mills erzählt von seiner Kindheit in Kalifornien, aber eigentlich von viel mehr: Von Müttern, die keine klassischen Mütter sind. Von den Frauen, die ihn geprägt haben. Und von einer Zeit, die sich nicht entscheiden konnte, ob sie schon modern ist oder doch noch ein Echo der Vergangenheit… (ARD, Wh)

Black Flag is in the Creative Commons, now what? Backgrounds!

Over the past decade the 5th edition of Dungeons & Dragons grew three main offshoots from its original 2014 release by Wizards of the Coast. These three trunks are all now in the Creative Commons thanks to Kobold Press’s announcement this week.

A5e is the Systems Reference Document for LevelUp, from EN Publishing. This branch of 5e places much greater emphasis on social and exploration, while also being a more complex combat engine. It’s “advanced” 5e.

2024 D&D by Wizards of the Coast (the 5.2.1 SRD) is an evolution of the most popular version of the game in history. It adds minor layers of complexity, and removes most bioessentialism.

Now, Black Flag, the SRD for Tales of the Valiant is also in the Commons under the CC BY 4.0. The primary changes within Black Flag are replacing Inspiration with Luck, adding Dread and similar to A5e uses both nature and nurture to define an upbringing.

All three modern offshoots add a unique element to every monster. Rather than have merely have bigger numbers, monsters do something different — a Commoner in Black Flag has Angry Mob, while in A5e Commoners have a Stone (they can also be a Group) and in 5.2.1 they have Training.

What can a DM/GM/designer do with all four in the same license?

1. I am not a lawyer. Nor am I your lawyer. Use an actual lawyer if you have questions and are publishing for money.
2. Read all relevant SRDs as well as their related FAQs.
3. Find the place you want fiddle with and become an expert at that before you try to be an expert at everything.
4. At your home table, borrow liberally from every system. If you don’t find yourself handing out 2014 Inspiration and don’t like 2024 D&D’s mechanical implementation, use Luck from Black Flag. Use everyone’s monsters — they’re balanced enough for the elastic system that is 5e — your players will have fun interacting with different commoners doing different things.

Maybe you’re thinking “that’s nice advice Dave, but what are you going to do?”

Backgrounds!

Full Moon Storytelling’s most popular types of stories are various Backgrounds. The ones on this site focus on empowering a wider variety of tales within our 5e games, while leaning into short-form personality, a spread of Feats/Talents for each and sometimes a cantrip.

Each of the main trunks of 5e do something different from the 2014 version of the game. That’s good! Your table can use a Background from any of the modern versions and there will be no balance issues. That means dozens of more origin stories for your heroes.

For myself it means my eternal project becomes a simple project. A few dozen new Backgrounds with methodology to fit in all four trunks of 5e.

Custom Backgrounds for 5th edition Dungeons & Dragons

• Barker or Crier
• Remarkable Drudge
• Farmer & Beekeeper
• Vintner
• Midwife
• Caravanserai & Innkeeper
• Sparkler
• Tinker
• Lamplighter or Street Sweeper
• Herbalist
• Far Talker
• Hunter
• Messenger
• Clerk & Tax Collector
• Barber, Stylist or Bloodletter
• Cabbie & Ferien
• Clothier or Weaver

The Tinker

This week the Tinker is my most popular Background. Tuning it for each version of 5e doesn’t take much.

2014 5e by WotC

It’s already released, but the key point is the feature “I Can Fix It.” The feature helps in exploration situations, mostly, as it means the Tinker will usually have a way to MacGyver there way through a problem even if they don’t have the proper supplies.

2024 5e by WotC

If you leave Ability Score Improvements within the Background rather than have them float the Tinker would choose between Dexterity, Intelligence and Charisma.

Origin Feats

Choose one;

• Crafter
• Magic Initiate (Wizard)
• Skilled
• Tavern Brawler
• and from Tasha’s Artificer Initiate

Black Flag from Kobold Press

Choose a Talent

• Far Traveler
• Polyglot
• Trade Skills
• Scrutinous
• Ritualist (Arcane)

A5e from EN Publishing

ASI – Tinkers typically grant a +1 in Dexterity

Connections – Tinkers might know a caravanserai, an innkeeper, a ferien, a smith, a group of bandits, a sergeant from a warring nation, a local farmer, a maker of fine meed, a faerie that’s a cheesemonger.

Memento – Tinker memento options could include a letter from home, a chapbook of poetry, a metal they’ve never been able to bend or smelt, a strap of leather from their first failed project, the stein from their favorite inn, or a book of cantrips though they don’t know any.

Adventures and Advancement – A Tinker who repaired a notable authority’s broken item may be granted a writ of access granting the Tinker expertise on Persuasion rolls.

Feature – same as the original on Full Moon Storytelling.

Now, these examples are quick looks at a future project that will include the score of Backgrounds already on the site, plus the four Everflow specific Backgrounds that didn’t get their own entry. And more as my reading expands.

With four versions of 5e available in the Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0) how will you create for your table?

#A5e #backgrounds #BlackFlag #DnD #DungeonsAndDragons #gaming #homebrew #LevelUp #PlayingDD #RPG #TalesOfTheValiant

Lore Collage: Everyone has dragons, they’re all different

I have to blog. It’s a curse

It’s also a space full of unpublished drafts. I wouldn’t want to see what drafts I lost when Sounder at Heart left SB Nation. I can still check what SaH has of mine in drafts, but I don’t dare check that. I recently checked my work drafts and even there I have unpublished drafts. Here there are unpublished drafts.

Anyway, I have to blog.

But also I let things get in the way of publishing. Which is frustrating.

It does mean that I don’t need to shave the yak like my friend, but sometimes, maybe I need a bit of a reset. That’s a part of what Lore Collage is. It compels me to write more. Even if I don’t think my words are worthy — I press publish.

Reading

Dragons are funny things. Almost every culture has dragon-ish monsters in their stories. In my own world they horde things and emotions and knowledge. In others they are a warring faction of old gods. What are your dragons?

Over on EN World SlyFlourish asked people to share their game prep. Since I’m not DMing right now I didn’t share, but seeing the variety of ways people prep for games is wonderful.

While most of my role-play is centered around 5e and similar systems, I like the Ennies as a way to keep me aware of new systems, creators and aids. The 2025 nominee list includes two products I’ve already used (DungeonScrawl and Hero Forge Kitbashing).

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If you live in the Puget Sound and Columbia Basins you don’t need to worry about the tiny earthquake swarms under Tahoma. If you are creating a fantasy world, add earthquake swarms as a natural hazard, make them big. See how the characters react to things they cannot fight. Then make them fight an earthquake swarms.

Making Enemies is the next book from The Monsters Know What They’re Doing creator Keith Amman. The way Keith approaches lore based in the short story of a stat block makes me excited to see what he does when he’s teaching me how to make the stat blocks.

Creating an RPG is hard. It takes either an immense amount of talent or a network of people. It probably takes both. PJ Coffey gets into the details of all the tasks that go into publishing a work. I’ve worked with PJ on two of their projects.

A few weeks ago I spoke at a risk intelligence conference about using role playing games as a teaching aid for non practitioners. My search algorithm is working. Both Rascal News and Military.com put out stories that will be part of my next work presentation on the same subject.

• Preparing for Public Health Disasters With Tabletop Games
• How Tabletop War Games Build Strategy and Community

Want help telling your world’s history of empires? Procedurally generate the ebb and flow of conquest (if you have a Windows machine and understand GitHub).

Watching

There’s always more to learn about sports, and I’m already trying to figure out how to insert tuj lub into my D&D games — I’m big about that too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FWhgnRjQME

Kobold Press has a deal on shipping right now. I’m looking at the Labyrinth Worldbook. It is full of ideas I can borrow into the World of the Everflow. Which would be funny since as a backer for Tales of the Valiant I pitched the World of the Everflow to be included.

Handily, SlyFlourish has a review up.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MT3Dl1rbPKs

Creating

Alignment is too simple. Personality traits, ideals, bonds and flaws is too complex. Use short form personality instead — 2-6 words that describe your character.

Converting Full Moon Storytelling’s Herbalist Background to modern 5e

5e24

Pick one of the following Feats. They are listed in order of commonality;

1. Healer
2. Magic Initiate (Druid)
3. Skilled
4. Musician
5. Magic Initiate (Cleric)

Then assign ability score bonuses to Wisdom, Intelligence or Dexterity.

Black Flag

Pick one of the following Talents. They are listed in order of commonality;

1. Field Medic
2. Trade Skills
3. Physical Fortitude
4. Ritualist (Primordial)
5. Psycanist

#BlackFlag #DnD #DungeonsAndDragons #herbalist #PlayingDD #RPG #TalesOfTheValiant

#GregGinn Reveals First Look at #BlackFlag’s New #GenZ Lineup

https://consequence.net/2025/05/greg-ginn-black-flag-gen-z-lineup/
https://consequence.net/2025/04/black-flag-new-lineup-2025/

Black Flag founding member Greg Ginn has offered the first look at the #punkband’s new lineup, which features vocalist #MaxZanelly, bassist David Rodriguez, and drummer Bryce Weston.

The Florida favorite Slugg unleashes his debut Takeover EP on Stacey Pullen's Blackflag Recordings. #music #slugg #takeover #blackflag

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In this post Jared talks about how rules support fiction with the examples being from Tales of the Valiant’s rituals system.

https://whatdoiknowjr.com/2024/10/12/what-do-i-know-about-diegetic-rules-tales-of-the-valiant-rituals/?page_id=26327

The magic of this is you don’t even have to use Tales of the Valiant as your base system to add this to your 5e world. The ritual system is essentially 5e D&D neutral.

Take Divine Ritualists as described. They look like, and are mechanically supported like, miracle workers at a temple. The Primordial Ritualists are like less powerful Tom Bombadils.

Thank you Jared Rascher for the inspiration.

https://fullmoonstorytelling.com/2024/10/12/reblogging-ill-be-adding-npc-ritualists-to-my-world/

#5e #BlackFlag #DnD #DungeonsAndDragons #KoboldPress #PlayingDD #TalesOfTheValiant

Colombia's Jonathan Jaramillo releases the Good Enough EP on Stacey Pullen's Blackflag Recordings. #music #jonathanjaramillo #goodenough #blackflag

https://evl.one/good-enough-ep-by-jonathan-jaramillo