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That would be perfect for me, thanks Daniel!

1 minute ago, IanRees said:

Unfortunately it doesn't seem like there is a way to remove the consolation bracket in yahoo.

 

 

I agree that we should keep +/- but I'm fine w/ taking out PIMs . Unfortunately Yahoo is a little limited in the stats available so takeaways aren't available.

If we add PPG and PPA then I would take away PPP, seems redundent.

Yeah, replacing PPP with PPG and PPA is what I meant.

I am okay with 5, have to agree that 8 was a bit much. As for other changes, I get the "you are not allowed to view this page because you are not in this league" message, so it is not all that easy to remember everything. Is disabling the consolation bracket an option?

Also, does anyone else think that +/- and PIMs are pretty useless categories? Maybe add PPGs and PPAs to focus more on the scoring aspect?

6 hours ago, IanRees said:

The league should be reactivated for next season soon, everyone in?

Count me in!

12 minutes ago, Ishtar said:

I loved Nioh! I've beaten the main game and I'm in the endgame content at this point. Attempted one of the DLC bosses and had to go to Way of the Strong to level up a bit. My character gets one-shotted by a ton of stuff, even kind of basic monsters, so I have to dodge a ton. I also use the spirit that activates on death ever since I got it, which helps when I mess up.

 

Anyone excited about Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice? (I think that's what it's called)

Thanks for your thoughts, I might give it another shot then.

2 hours ago, Ishtar said:

Taking a little Nioh break since Horizon: Zero Dawn complete was $12 the other day. Pretty fun so far.

How do you like Nioh so far? I loved every single Souls game, but could not bring myself to like Nioh. Usually I got through the levels just fine, only to get one shotted by the boss about 10-15 times before slowly finding out what to use, which i found super frustrating.

Up on the EU/UK store for £60 plus shipping. Only the white. Comes out to £87 for me, so not sure if I’ll do it.

http://mewithoutyou.awesomedistro.com/products/625887-untitled-ep-album-collectors-edition

14 minutes ago, Skacel said:

Was it? I was quoted $85 as cheapest shipping option...

 

If it’s anything like the last deluxe it will end up in their Euro store at some point. I’ll stick with the BSM version just now.

I was quoted $70 to central Europe, not exactly cheap either. Went with the BSM version as well.

And fair point about the deluxe still being available down the road, did not even think of that. Just like Pale Horses deluxe still is.

Nevermind, I figured it out, BSM splatter of the album is /250 and their EP version is /500.

Apparently there will be an EP out digitally tonight, with the album coming later this year.

And they offer free international shipping right now, even for non-members. I grabbed the deluxe edition of Grandaddy - Under The Western Freeway for $17 shipped to Europe.

Phil's thoughts:

While making the songs that would be released as "A Crow Looked At Me", I wasn't thinking at all about sharing them with other people, family or strangers. Nobody. I was only thinking of squeezing the constant flow of words that was crashing around in my head into a familiar form, a song, since that was my habitual method of processing that had accidentally developed since adolescence. I made my inner monologue into songs for no other reason than to release it from my skull. At some point during the writing I recognized a feeling in the vicinity of "pride" about the work. It was a strange realization. These songs, and my the facts of my life that the songs were made from, seemed like nothing to be proud of. They seemed like something purely brutal and new and apart from my usual conception of creative work, and the notion of having excitement stemming from these new songs was accompanied by so many apprehensions and uncertainties. What does it mean to write things like this down? What would it mean to record it? What would it mean to share it with strangers? Where is the line of propriety? What is anyone supposed to do?

At every step I was uncertain if it was OK to be doing what I was doing. My hunch was almost always that it was wrong. Don't write it, don't record it, don't sing it in front of people, don't repeat it. But also I was surprised to discover that my internal response to this hesitation was almost always to double down and go deeper in; to write more nakedly, to go on another tour, etc. In the year that came after releasing "A Crow Looked At Me" I toured a lot. The United States, Canada, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Japan. It wasn't easy. The shows were emotionally difficult and the atmosphere was so delicate and strange, like reenacting a violent act on stage in front of a paying audience every night. On top of that, I had to tour with my daughter (and a nanny) so my mind was stretched between 2 big difficulties. But fortunately, with the help of so many understanding and helpful agents, bookers, organizers, I was lucky to get to perform these songs in very well suited and beautiful rooms, nice theaters and churches, to kind and supportive listeners. The concerts ended up being something beyond strange, macabre, gawk-shows. I don't know what they were exactly. Just strangers gathered in beautiful rooms to pay close attention to one person's difficult details, and to open up together, quietly. They have been the most powerful shows of my life, no question.

Even so, every time it was clear that the audiences shared the same apprehensions that I had. After the first song, every time, there was a palpable hanging question in the air: "should we clap?". It's a good question. What is this? Is it entertainment? What is applause for? What kind of ritual is this? Many close friends have still not listened to the records or come to a concert. What, beyond pain, is embodied here? I don't know exactly what my job is, traveling around and delivering these feelings. The concerts in 2017 and 2018 have been unusual, unexplainable, and great.

The best one was at Le Guess Who? festival in Utrecht, Netherlands on November 10th, 2017. Nobody was supposed to be recording these shows but fortunately someone didn't get that message and this beautiful recording of that show has surfaced.

So now I'm plunged back into the apprehensions, now pushed into new territory. What would it mean to release a live album of these songs that maybe shouldn't have been written in the first place, let alone recorded or performed? Is it OK? Does it bring anything new to the songs to hear them in this way? My hope is: yes. You can hear the breath in the room. You can feel the simultaneous intimacy and immensity. Foregrounded by the hyper-bare instrumentation (minimal acoustic guitar), the words burn brighter even than on the albums, more legible. This is a recording of these ultra-intimate songs living in the real world among people, and of peoples' wide eyed accepting silence, and clapping.
 

This is a live album of songs from “A Crow Looked At Me” and “Now Only”, eleven songs recorded in a huge church on spare acoustic guitar and singing.

The jackets are the usual high-standard heavy gatefold beautiful ones, with copper foil stamping and multiple paper textures, great printing. This is an object worth owning, a concept which becomes more absurd in the context of the words of these songs.

release date: Sept. 21st, 2018

http://www.pwelverumandsun.com/store#mounteerie

There is also a repress of Clear Moon and Ocean Roar as a double LP.

Just a heads up, even though it was promised, I was never refunded any shipping overages on international shipping. And we are talking about more than $10, not a couple of cent.

New song up:

For the German grey version? This might be worth a try:

https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/poprock/detail/-/art/nothing-dance-on-the-blacktop/hnum/8623601

I'd go with:

Dear Nora - Skulls Example

Haley Heynderickx - I Need To Start A Garden

Hop Along - Bark Your Head Off, Dog

Hovvdy - Cranberry

Loma - Loma

Many Rooms - There Is A Presence Here

Mount Eerie - Now Only

Snail Mail - Lush

Also, Sea Glass is sold out.

I don’t really know how you can come up with the assumption that they are slow, considering that for the past 5+ years, over 90% of their releases  have been perfectly on time, and last year they had pretty much every release in hand before the official release date.

awakebutstillinbed seems to be a different situation, because it was originally released on cassette only, and only got a vinyl release later on (because of the good reception I assume), so that one is pretty hard for them to predict if vinyl was planned at first.

Is a 3 month preorder early? Yes it is, but they are as transparent as you can be with their release dates.

Mission complete. Everyone grab the new Wild Pink as well, should be great also.

I thought that this would be a way bigger pressing, 1000 copies total sounds pretty low.  Really hope that it sells well.

Love the fact that the Sharks immediately traded Hoffman back into  Ottawas division. Plus, they got an even better return than Ottawa got.

That tri-color looks fantastic! (Not my picture)

7 hours ago, Sidney Crosley said:

Yeah I saw the trade - Galchenyuk is a far superior player, even if he has shortcomings. And now Bergevin will overpay for Domi’s contract. He shouldn’t get more than $10 mil for 3 years but somehow he’ll make $30 for 6. 

 

Coyotes are gonna be surprisingly good. If Raanta is healthy, they have more than enough talented guys and with OEL signed, I see them making the playoffs. 

Well, the contract is not as bad as I imagined, and he’ll still be an RFA when it ends.

Now just watch Bergevin throw a lot of money at Plekanec to come back as 1C..

Agreed that the Coyotes might be able to ice a pretty good team next year.

And another terrible trade by Bergevin. This just doesn’t stop. His next move will probably be trading Pacioretty for a bag of pucks, because who needs goal scorers if you can have character guys, right? Screw him.