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Are The Forthcoming Donna Summer Vinyl/CD Box Sets Worth The Wait?

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Because of all of the nefarious things that go on in the music industry, it is nice to be reminded now and again of those who make/made it better. Donna Summer is the inspiration for this blog, so I am taking a moment to discuss the remastered albums that will be released on December 1, 2014. In short: Based on the responses from her family, I am sure the box sets will be incredible and indeed worth the wait. Here is why, along with my reasons (good ones) that the set is not necessary for all of us:

  • Just about everything released with the original releases is included, as well as some additions and all of them have been remastered
  • I’m A Rainbow will be on vinyl, for the first time – audiophiles will appreciate this, and those of us that remember the days when double-album covers would reach out and give you a hug, well, there is that coolness
  • The excitement of the forthcoming releases is comforting to those of us who remember the times when she was making two albums a year – it is a familiar salve to days that will never be lived again
  • It is another way to keep her contributions to today’s music alive and recognized – this is not a trivial matter, because despite a great reputation among fellow artists, she was underrated by the general public in the United States

Donna’s family has been great about handling input and there are plenty of details at The Official Donna Summer on Facebook

Thank you to everyone for their comments relating to ‘Another Place And Time’, which is creating a lot of interest on Amazon.co.uk

We have been reading through all of the posts and would like to respond to you but firstly to let you know that the entire re-issue programme, is being produced in conjunction with Bruce Sudano and that it has taken more than four years for the planning of the re-issues to get to the current stage.

We can confirm that the masters used for this album, have all been sourced from PWL’s archives; with many tapes sourced as recently as last week.

Only those tracks/mixes/versions for which we have masters can be used and some of those clearly state ‘DO NOT USE’ across the front of the tape box, for reasons that were decided upon prior to their original release in 1989.

We can also confirm that we have now located the original 12” Mix of ‘I Don’t Wanna Get Hurt’ from October 1988, which was unmarked as being the original mix on the tapes and will be including it on the album.

The mixes and instrumental versions that appear on CD2 and CD3 were sequenced by title, in order to make it easier to see which mixes have been included but in response to other comments, have also slightly re-sequenced the two discs.

With best wishes…… Source

There have been clarifications made since that post, so check out the page. It seems great care has been taken for her fans with this project. Last year’s “Love to Love You Donna” tribute album contained some gems, but overall was geared toward a younger crowd, which left some feeling disappointed.

So, why do I feel no need to get copies?

  • At the age of 49 I have worn through my share of records and memories
  • I had a lot of fun at home and in clubs, dancing my heart out
  • Religion in my early 20s resulted in me destroying my entire vinyl collection, including all of Donna’s stuff. Yep. I broke apart all of my originals for Jesus. It seemed right at the time
  • I bought all of the vinyl again, but left them in Chicago when I moved back to California in 2004 – they were with a friend who died from cancer, in late 2009
  • I have all of the original CDs and they are on my iPod

Don’t get me wrong. Some of the remixes would be cool to hear, but over the decades I have lost my desire to collect things. I have moved and lost everything more times than I can recall, without spending some time thinking about it

  • Every song on every one of Donna’s albums is in my head. Sure, it is still fun at times to soar with her, but I can play her voice in mind at any time. I can even create new songs with her voice, in my head
  • She is in my heart and soul forever, just as she is for so many others. I am reminded again by this project about how much we miss her light and happy stage presence. She was incredible fun and the love flowed both ways, free and plentiful

Last night, while searching the web, I came across pictures of her grave. I had not seen them, before. It was a somber moment, to say the least, but it made me ask: how much is enough? She is gone and fans are still saying I want I want I want …

If I could want anything in to reality it would be to undo her death and that is not going to happen.

With all of that said, again, the collection will be worth the wait. And oh: that is a reference to a song that I believe she sang unplugged, with Bruce Sudano on guitar, in Tahoe, during her Endless Summer tour (it was freezing, but that is another story).

There are most likely many things in the vault that fans would like to hear, myself included. Yet, as I strive to keep moving forward as she instructed us to in her final note to her fans, I must keep moving toward appreciation for how wonderful the world was while she was here and how blessed I was to be here at the same time and at the age I was when she blew the world away with “the voice.”

There will always be a you, Donna and always you gave us so much freedom to project onto you whatever it was we needed to get through. So, sing and dance in your hearts folks, or grab up every mix and and extras for your collector’s sets. Whatever your heart desires.

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The Dark Side Of The Music Industry With Popeye + Frank Castle of HEISTCLICK

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Down The Rabbit Hole w/ Popeye (09-02-2014) The Dark Side of The Music Industry & Culture Creation

(FEDERALJACK)   On this edition of DTRH Popeye welcomes to the show Musician Frank Castle of HEISTCLICK. The two of them get into the dark side of the music industry from an insiders perspective. Satanic rituals involving album master recordings; Music “Boot Camp”; Sexual domination, and abuse; Who the “Rain Man” is; Why music is recorded on a specific frequency, and much more. If you want to know the dark truth about the music industry tune in.

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Does Previously Unheard Conversation With Tupac Reveal Why He Was Killed?

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“This is why he was killed and his surveillance records need to be released. This is why all HipHoppers in the early stages were tracked by the police in modern-day COINTELPRO; when consciousness (motive) meets charisma (opportunity) meets money (resources to make a movement happen), USA power structure feels that it has a problem. Hence, the Ms. Lauryn Hill treatment if you’re lucky, the Tupac treatment if you’re not. Look at what Hip Hop has left standing. And Leonard Rowe is still in prison and the Hollywood execs are still hating on us by promoting negative culture. Release all the records, stop the surveillance! MLK records still have not been released, nor Tupac’s. Where’s Congress? Where’s truth?” – Cynthia McKinney

About Cynthia McKinney
In the fight against bigotry, we stand together, and we must. In the fight against injustice, we stand together, and we must. In the fight against intimidation, we stand together, and we must. After all, a government that launches wars to steal another person’s birthright will do anything to all of us.”

Cynthia McKinney has made a career of speaking her mind and challenging authority. She began on day one of her political life and hasn’t looked back. With her opinions, actions, and even her sense of style, McKinney has inspired both admiration and controversy.

During her second term, her district was re-drawn and re-numbered the 4th district. McKinney protested the new boundaries, but was still reelected to the seat. She was a supporter of a Palestinian State in Israel-occupied territory, and sparked controversy by criticizing American policy in the Middle East. After 9/11, McKinney suggested the President had received warnings. The criticism she received as a result, combined with being targeted by the pro-Israel lobby, contributed to her defeat in the 2002 election; however, she ran for the seat again and was re-elected in 2004.  Read more

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Thirsty? The Skinny On Mariah Carey’s “Revolt” Image

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New readers be warned: this blog is not about “objective” album/song reviews. This blog is difficult, and it is not the writing part, as I keep it to a minimum. My posts here tend to be spontaneous drafts, with links to other people who have laid out a far more complex argument. Easy.

The difficulty is that I am posting  horrifying information about human beings who came into this world completely innocent, like everybody.

I adore many of the artists that I point the finger at all of the time. Mariah Carey is one of them. Her first album remains one of the best ever recorded, imo.  The hell she says that she endured while married to Tommy Mottola is no secret. He held her captive. No gentle way to say it.

Mariah’s struggles with maintaining a healthy, consistent weight are no secret, either. For a moment I wondered why the industry would bother trying to go to such great lengths to obfuscate this knowledge, then I remembered that saying about repeating a lie long enough for people to believe it.

It’s no mystery that weight gain kills a career, along with other things, such as pissing off executives. From a business perspective, it makes sense to show people in their best light, but the legs on the cover featured on “Revolt” are too much (or not enough).

Even when in her prime, Donna Summer had her shoes air brushed for the album cover of “On The Radio”. ???

Anyhow, $17 million for a year on American Idol, 200 million albums sold, and still she is struggling with something. Sigh. I wish you well, Mariah. I hope I am wrong about all of this and that you are safe and happy. Also, you are absolutely gorgeous, just the way you are – far more flattering in that black dress than the android legs for the album art.

Below: Mariah as doctored up for her album cover, followed by her recent, curvish appearance on Fallon’s first Tonight Show, with Lady Gaga (yeah … there is more cause for concern, right there … another story … suffice it to say for now that the topic gives me butterflies).

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EDM And Ecstasy: Disney Raves Over Fresh Lineup Of “Young Blood”

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Hopefully, the insanity of the things that are posted here is obvious. I don’t spend a lot of time going into detail on this blog, as my intention is to spark curiosity, rather than provide all of the answers. When all of the dots start getting connected, the circumstantial evidence is overwhelming.

While trying to find new music, it was impossible to avoid the constant barrage of symbols, such as masonic imagery. I hear the people calling for us to lighten up on this, because it is just music after all, and we need to stop being prudes. However, a simple browsing through Billboard’s charts provides a constant onslaught.

Pyramids are cool and all, but in every video? People act like somehow we all decided as a culture that masonic imagery was the shit, when the fact is that it is being pushed on us, non-stop: It’s not “popular” for the reasons that people think it is.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!

On deck at DMG, which includes Disney and Hollywood Records, are Pretty Little Liars star Lucy Hale, whose album Road Between is out June 3, and Bella Thorne, whose Call It Whatever is due June 24. And boy band R5 will record a follow-up to its debut, Louder, after a tour-ending June 10 performance on ABC’s Good Morning America.

Aware that synergistic efforts have a payday beyond SoundScan reports, DMG continues to work tie-ins with other Disney divisions. “Fire N Gold,” a song from Bea Miller, the 15-year-old singer whose Young Blood EP debuts at No. 64 on the Billboard 200, will air in an ABC Family summer promotion. The Disney Channel and Disney XD will plug Dconstructed the week of May 5.

Disney Gets Into EDM, Overtakes Interscope in Album Market Share

Just look at Donald in this photo. Either he is hypnotized, or blissed out.  Mickey is the wicked DJ running the show in this photo featured on Billboard, and for educational purposes under the fair use act.

Illustration by Zohar Lazar

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The 20/20 Illumination Of Justin Timberlake

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As I get closer to the age of 50,  and farther away from the music of my youth, I am definitely getting rusty. Being turned off to the music industry is fine, but it seems to have resulted in keeping me in the dark, so to speak.

The recent release of the Michael Jackson album “Xscape” got me to thinking. It may seem an obvious choice to many, but the selection of Justin Timberlake seemed odd to me.

Timberkake is another Disney child.

I just did a search for the artwork for the album, and was shocked that I missed something so doggone obvious. It is likely that others have written more about this, but here is my take, fresh. I will come back to it:

Keep the significance of the Monarch butterfly in mind. Aside from being entombed in butterfly-like machinery that can pierce into his eyes, only one of them is open. He is illuminated. His vision is 20/20. What else is there, here?

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Note the monarch butterfly on Michael’s shoulder, released after he was murdered.

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Okay … I had to get that out of my system. Thanks for stopping by, including in my absence (I missed a month).  I did some work on my other blog, however.

Peace

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Hollywood, Satanism, Pop Music, You Tube And Mark Dice

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It is my hope that by stumbling across this blog, readers may be inspired to check out other sources. It is not my intention to reinvent the wheel. Rather, this is my (perhaps feeble) attempt to be one more voice in the search engines. My point being that there are others who have done amazing, professional research and writing about many of the same topics barely summarized in this blog.

Mark Dice is one of those people.

Caveat: Personally I do not care for the manner in which Dice portrays the gay community. It is the closeted dudes that people should worry about. They live in their shadow, and commit heinous acts in the dark. Even so, Dice has the right to free speech. In fact, it is his universal right, even without a constitution. I digress. He has done some truly incredible work.

Here are two great sources who make the point better than I am able. For the best insight, read the full articles. Thanks.

Mark Dice: back up YT Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/TheResistance

Source: Luke We Are Change:

Why destroy Mark Dice? He hasn’t called for violence or incited hate speech. His most popular videos show him seeking signatures on absurd petitions such as one ensuring that Karl Marx is Obama’s self-appointed successor, documenting people signing away their basic constitutional rights without even thinking about what they are signing.

He rails against “illuminati” influence in what passes for music and entertainment these days, and exposes the worst of the worst in the apparent race to infuse all pop music with satanic imagery. He’s arguably harmless; he could be considered a gadfly who sometimes rises to the status of thorn in the establishment’s side. Fans know him as someone who is trying to help wake up his audience to the absurdities of government, show biz, and society at large.

Mark noted on Facebook that the date of YouTube’s transgression is 3/22, and that Yale’s mysterious and macabre Skull and Bones society honors the number 322. He’s not afraid to “go there” with some potent surmising about the significance of the date:

Coincidence or a subtle message? If you wonder why Skull and Bones uses the number 322 to represent their  members and goals it’s because in the Book of Genesis chapter 3 verse 22 the passage refers to Adam and Eve following Satan’s advice to become Gods themselves by eating the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, as you may know, this is the secret of secrets of the Illuminati…they see Satan as good and that’s the ‘royal secret.’

Source: Christopher Cantwell:

This is a serious problem, ladies and gentlemen. Libertarians will correctly point out that YouTube has the right to do as it sees fit with content, but that doesn’t change the severity of the problem. I have repeatedly posted about myself and others being banned From Facebook for no good reason. I have had videos deleted by YouTube for trolling the NSA. Google has openly admitted to manipulating search results.

We know that these companies are in bed with the US Federal Government. We know that the US Federal Government has actively sought out ways to manipulate public opinion on these outlets. Since Mark doesn’t use profanity, or promote violence, or hate speech, this can only mean that YouTube deleted the channel for one of three reasons.

  1. Private sector anti-freedom trolls making false reports
  2. Government social media trolls making false reports
  3. Direct government intervention, propaganda agents demanding YouTube remove the content.

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Delayed React/Shun: Katy Perry’s “Dark Horse”

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Of several blogs, this one continues to get the most hits. I appreciate it and I understand how this sort of stuff can be a prickly subject, to say the least. Compassion for the artists was part of the reason for starting this blog. When people tried to wake me up to what was going on in the industry, they did so with very little respect for the victims of programming and control who are often at the mercy of their handlers.

To be honest, I enjoy a lot of Katy Perry’s tracks. I had hoped that “Wide Awake” meant she was really awake, but the video tells another story: you can run, you cannot hide,  and “we” are in control.

The “hidden messages” of “Dark Horse” were printed seemingly within hours of the release of the video. It is easy enough to search for them. I contend that the messages really are not hidden, at all. The messages may still be encrypted, but the Egyptian / Illuminati symbolism is right there, begging for solutions.

As others have noted, the video is reminiscent of Michael Jackson, and we have more information about the culture of death that surrounded him: Video: The Music Industry Exposed

Katy Perry’s “Dark Horse”: One Big, Children-Friendly Tribute to the Illuminati

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Katy Perry’s “Dark Horse” is a fun and colorful video taking place in Ancient Egypt. However, behind the cartoonish style of the video, viewers are exposed to a great deal of symbolism of the occult elite and messages regarding its power. We’ll look at the symbolism of “Dark Horse”.

Anyhow, take a look for yourself. It’s all there. What “it” is is not quite clear. This type of imagery is all to common. If anybody claims just artistic merit, doing so with any sense of originality does not seem possible. How this morphs in the future will be interesting to observe, although like others who seek the truth and do their best to share it, it is unlikely that I will live to see the fruits of my labors.

With the exception of the rap parts, the track is listenable enough, although doing so is difficult when it is understood that there is more beneath the surface – and we only see the Katy Perry that “they” want us to see…

Sorry for the delay, but I had a most untimely heart attack. This was one of the last videos I watched on that day. eep

It’s beautiful to watch, I give them that. “Memphis, Egypt.” There is a pyramid in Memphis, Tennessee. Just sayin’ … that all-seeing eye is everywhere.

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Pyramid Arena

The Pyramid Arena, initially known as the Great American Pyramid and commonly referred to as The Pyramid,[5] was originally built as a 20,142-seat arena located in downtown Memphis at the banks of the Mississippi River. The facility was built in 1991 and was originally owned and operated jointly by the city of Memphis and Shelby County; Shelby County sold its share to Memphis in April 2009.[6] Its unique structure plays on the city’s namesake in Egypt, known for its ancient pyramids. It is 321 feet (98m, about 32 stories) tall and has base sides of 591 ft; it is by some measures the sixth largest pyramid in the world behind the Great Pyramid of Giza (456 ft), Khafre’s Pyramid (448 ft), Luxor Hotel (348 ft), the Red Pyramid (341 ft), and the Bent Pyramid (332 ft). It is also slightly (about 16 feet) taller than the Statue of Liberty. For a number of years a statue of Ramesses the Great, created from a mold of the actual Ramesses statue in Egypt, stood in front of the Pyramid. In 2011, however, this statue was leased to the University of Memphis for the cost of $1 and was moved to the university’s main campus in April 2012.
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Katy Perry, The Grammys, And The Witches Sabbath (Akelarre): Where Have My Gay Brothers Gone?

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We cannot be granted rights that are already ours – government only creates laws and imposes fines – keep that in mind. It amazes me how many of my liberty-minded, freedom-loving, gay brothers draw the line when it comes to our coveted divas.

As I stopped watching television a couple of years ago, I did not witness the Grammy Awards for 2014. However, Twitter and Facebook did not have any shortage of commentary. Without any knowledge of who would be on the show, I found myself wondering what type of ritual would be performed, or if this year performers might move on. To the casual listener/observer (zombie?), it all appears to be performance art for shock value. Keep searching, and like many others, religious, or non-religious, you may be surprised at what used to be hidden, that is now being thrown right in our faces.

Since so many things still remain hidden, or coded, knowing exactly what the purpose of these rituals are, in terms of what the industry is seeking to accomplish, is quite difficult. While the signs are there, not everyone has the keys to break the code.

How many artists are aware of what they are doing, versus simply following orders?

My only moment of joy out of all of this was learning of the awards for Daft Punks’ “Random Access Memories”, as it was reminiscent of a more innocent time, when the slick production of Giorgio Moroder, combined with the vocals of Donna Summer, blazed a trail for electronica.

Anyhow, there is nothing like doing your own research. These things seem so outrageous that it is easy to dismiss them, and just reading what others have to say is not the same as seeing it for yourself, independently.

As a gay man, I am curious as to why the corporate/statist media was right on board with gay weddings during the Grammy awards. I do not take issue with personal liberties, and I support the right of all to get married by the removal of unjust laws. We cannot be granted rights that are already ours – government only creates laws and imposes fines – keep that in mind. It amazes me how many of my liberty-minded, freedom-loving, gay brothers draw the line when it comes to our coveted divas.

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Search “AQUELARRE”

Akelarre is the Basque term meaning sabbat, coven or ritual meeting of witches. It is also found in Spanish with the spelling aquelarre. It is the place where Basque witches hold meetings.

To be verified, on your own (from comments section on video):

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1 day ago

33 weddings, 33 degree Mason. They make it so obvious now. Its to show how much power they have over people.

[Edit 2-16-2014: My apologies. The content has been deleted]

The performance begins with, “Let’s rain” (18 seconds).  This is a clear reference to Baphomet. Again, do your own research. My apologies for not filling in more of the gaps, but #OpSafeWinter has been taking up a lot of my time, and for that I am most grateful. My love to all of you. Remember: Intelligence does not mean having all of the answers. It means asking the right questions.

Edit: It could be just the timing of the recording, and not the show, however: 18 seconds. 1+8 = 9 … or: 6+6+6 = 18 = 9

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