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With the sudden collapse of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s, many of the former empire's resources were sold off to the highest bidder, and their $14 billion space shuttle program was no exception.
Seeking to recoup some of that eyewatering spend, in 1998, the "Buran" (Russia's answer to the American Space Shuttle) was offered up for sale on eBay for $10 million.
No serious offers were received - with most people assuming the listing to be a joke, until the New York Post confirmed the sale, with Russian authorities stating they "actually have two" if anyone is interested.
(Pictured: A later auction of a smaller scale Buran in 2005)
Sensing an opportunity, a group of Aussie entrepreneurs including Australia's first astronaut and the lawyer for Prime Minister Paul Keating offer to lease the shuttle from Russia, to put it on display in Australia during the Sydney Olympics.
After gaining permission from the Kremlin for the lease, in 1999 the Russian military briefly stops bombing Chechnya in order to dismantle the Buran, and it is placed on a barge to be shipped to Sydney on the (soon to be infamous for other reasons) Tampa shipping vessel at a cost of $5 million.
Once in Sydney, after a disastrous few months on display where crowds failed to flock to the shuttle exhibition featuring such compelling educational offerings as "activities is to assist in the development of issues of nutrition and hygiene at home" (an actual quote from their website) - the leasing company declared bankruptcy and washed their hands of the space shuttle completely.
The Buran Gift shop where you could buy soviet space ship themed football jerseys, in case you needed one of those
One of four people listed on the lease, described as a business partner of the Prime Minister, also claims he never knew he was a director of the company, which went on to cause a lot more problems.
This whole debacle presented a slight issue for the cash strapped Russian authorities, who had now only been paid $100,000 for the 9 year lease of the shuttle instead of the $600,000 they were owed. Eventually the decision was made to abandon the once $1 billion Soviet pride and joy in a Sydney carpark, where it resided for a year under a small tarpaulin.
Failed attempts to be rid of the shuttle included a 12 day auction hosted by an LA radio station, where listeners were offered the chance to buy the shuttle for $6 million, however all bids turned out to be pranks and the shuttle remained.
Multiple attempts were also made to sell the shuttle to Tom Cruise, with the exacerbated movie star's representatives repeatedly telling the insistent traders that he was not interested in owning a Russian spaceship.
Eventually a Singaporean group dismantled the shuttle and shipped it overseas, however Russian authorities soon reported they once again had been failed to be paid for the lease. Singaporean representatives responded that they definitely had paid for the shuttle, and that they simply couldn't remember when or how much was paid.
Representing the Russian government, Lawyer Suhaila Turani told the Wall Street Journal “I feel sorry for the Russians. They’re good in space, but they’re very naive in business.”
For a time the shuttle was abandoned in the storage yard of event company Pico, with the company owner telling the Wall Street Journal "I just want this thing out of my life" after three years of being stuck with it.
A few years later the shuttle was found by German journalists dismantled in a junkyard, and it was then bought and shipped to Germany to be put on display a museum, so all's well that ends well (except they dropped it from a crane while trying to set it up, but it polished up okay).
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pov: carmy makes people magazine's sexiest chef alive list
a/n: this is a little blurb inspired by ayo's incredible reaction to every interviewer ever asking her about jaw's calvin klein campaign.... if you haven't seen it, she just hides the photo or makes the funniest 'please don't bring this up' face while exclaiming: that's my boy! this is a work function! you can see it here (watch till the end you will not regret it ayo'[email protected] -- it costs A LOT of money lmao). anyways, congrats to my golden globe winners eeeeeek!
riding the high of the bear's newest award: best restaurant great lakes, and buzzed on the best that veuve cliquot has to offer, as many staff members of the bear as possible have to come to celebrate at the james beard awards once again.
of course, you're hoping this year's afterparty will be a little less eventful -- not that you're mad at how last year's ended.
you, carmy, syd, richie, natalie, marcus, tina, and ebra are all gathered for an interview, answering questions about taking home the big win for the restaurant.
"last year chef sydney took home the rising star award, and this year it's best restaurant great lakes. how does it feel?" the interviewer, a well known and james beard-award winner herself, sophia roe asks as her cameraman follows closely behind.
"yeah, it's uh, wow. it's a huge accomplishment and we cannot be more honored to be taking this win home," sydney answers with a grin stretched far across her face.
it's surreal, for all of you, really.
"and chef carmy, i hear there's another congratulations in order," sophia continues. "you made people magazine's sexiest chef list this year and then shortly after, had a profile done in GQ."
nat groans in response while richie snickers, only too quick to whip out the screenshot he has on his phone of the article as carmy turns beet red.
"i uh... yeah. that was um... a surprise," he stammers his eyes shifting from the interviewer to you, and then to richie for a death glare.
"oh don't worry. i got it riiiiiiight here," richie says, eager to rush over to the interviewer and revel in carmy's embarrassment.
"oh put that away!!" sydney snaps, pushing richie's phone down.
"mixed reviews from the restaurant staff?" sophia asks curiously.
"looks like i'm the only proud of our guy," richie gloats, shooting you a look that causes your eyes to roll.
"no of course not!" sydney exclaims.
"it's just-, that's my brother!" natalie is quick to chime in, defending sydney.
"exactly. that's my boy! that's-, he's our-, this is our family," sydney explains passionately. "that's her brother." and then a quick gesture to you. "and that's her husband!"
"my what?!" you exclaim, caught off guard.
carmy snorts out a laugh in response to you while the interviewer and cameraman chuckle.
"sorry! that's her mans. that's her boyfriend, yknow?" sydney corrects herself with a laugh, before continuing to answer the interviewers question, this time with both marcus and richie to support.
"can't start any rumors, now can we?" you mutter under your breath, for only carmy to hear.
carmy only snakes his arm around your waist, hugging you closer to him this time.
"and if you ask me," you add, mischievously. "i'd be more than happy to tell everyone about your new accolade of 'sexiest chef alive' if i knew it wouldn't totally humiliate you."
carmy laughs dryly this time, "good thing syd jumped to my defense then first, babe."
"good thing."
#carmen berzatto x you#carmy berzatto#carmy x oc#the bear hulu#the bear fx#jeremy allen white#carmen 'carmy' berzatto#carmy berzatto x reader#carmen berzatto x reader#carmen berzatto#carmy berzatto headcanon#the bear headcanon#carmy berzatto imagines#carmy berzatto fluff#make my heart surrender#the bear fluff#the bear blurbs
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Waiting on my AO3 invite. Here's a one shot Sydcarmy story. Canon compliant. Post season 2. Please excuse the grammar/spelling mistakes. I need season 3 to get here quickly!
Title: Won't You Be My Neighbor
It was her break and for the 89th time in the last three days Sydney reassessed the apartments within 15 minutes walking distance from The Bear. As CDC she no longer wanted to depend on the train should there be some kind of accident, strike, or weather event. There were three that she could afford on her own and many more options if she were willing to become a roommate. She wasn't. If inspiration for a recipe struck her at 2am she wanted to get up and cook if she wanted. She loved the freedom of walking around naked after a shower, picking out her clothes or getting a snack. Most of all she missed turning up her music and dancing like an inflatable tube man in private.
She had sent a message to each leasing office to schedule an appointment next Monday and two of the three had confirmed a 10a and 11a showing. It had been more than 48 hours since she messaged the third so she called. The leasing agent informed her that the specific unit she wanted was no longer available, but they had a gorgeous 2 bedroom for $3800 a month if she was interested. "Okay, now that's just two options" Sydney muttered after getting off the phone.
"Hey mija, what you looking at?" Tina asked sitting down to eat lunch.
"Just apartments. I finally have the funds to move" Sydney answered with a sigh.
"What's wrong? Aren't you happy to be getting out on your own?"
"Oh, yeah for sure. It's just I'm really picky"
"Well, it doesn't have to be forever. Just make sure to read the reviews. You don't want roaches or bed bugs".
"Oh, I can't stand bugs! My dad still has to kill them for me, but I better get a fly swatter and spray now that I'll be on my own soon."
Break was over and Sydney stood up to resume her duties. First she needed to talk to Natalie about the upcoming private party. A celebrity had reserved the entire restaurant next Thursday evening. The names of all staff members on duty that night had to be submitted ahead of time with signed NDAs. It was all happening so fast and The Bear's debt was likely to be paid less than a year after opening. First there had been a Grio article about her being a rising black chef. That led to Keith Lee, the TikTok restaurant reviewer, raving about his to-go order that included the T-Bone and the Michael cannoli. It went viral and suddenly, they were booked for the next three months with a waiting list. She was working harder than ever, getting paid pretty well, and she deserved a place of her own.
After talking to Natalie, she found Carmy working on her prep.
"Hey, thanks! I can take over that now if you want"
"Actually….it's done. I wanted to take you somewhere for like 30 minutes" he said finishing up and cleaning the station.
Sydney folded her arms, her eyebrows raised high.
"Okay, where are we going?"
"I know you've been looking for a place and I think know the perfect apartment for you. Just a 10 minute walk from here. The landlord gave me the key so I could show you today" Carmy said trying to sound casual, but a deep pink flush rose in his cheeks.
"Why is he being weird?" Sydney thought but simply said "Okay, that's dope."
The Chicago air was soft and warm, the clean sunlight making everything look new. Summer afternoons like this made you forgive the brutal winters here. Carmy directed Sydney when to turn left and right, but refused to tell her where exactly they were going. Soon they were standing in front of his building.
The reason for his weirdness was now perfectly clear to Sydney and she felt so flattered that she had to avoid looking at Carmy when she said "So, there's an open unit in your building?"
"Uh, yeah. The people who lived just above me moved and I, uh, thought you might want to see it".
The apartment was on the fourth floor. Carmy unlocked the door and let Sydney go in first. The walls were freshly painted in "Cloud White" and the oak hardwood floors creaked comfortably under their feet. The layout was the same as Carmy's apartment with plenty of windows to let in natural light and a shockingly large kitchen for a 1 bedroom place in Chicago. As Sydney inspected the appliances and bathroom, she decided that if the rent was going to eat up even half of her check it was worth it. She had always admired Carmy's spacious apartment and with her sense of style she could make hers, a cozy bohemian oasis filled with plants, wall art, and actual furniture (eventually).
Carmy had let her roam around in silence for a few minutes, muttering and emitting tiny sounds of joy to herself. When she met him in the living room again, he said trying not to grin too widely, "If you like it, it's already yours."
"How? I know places like this are snatched up fast" Sydney said her eyes finally able to meet his again.
"The landlords, they're a couple, and their 20th wedding anniversary is coming up. They want reservations at The Bear." Carmy explained, desperately hoping to sound nonchalant about it.
"Oh, that's nice work, Carmy."
Then Sydney squealed and cried "This is just what I wanted!!" and she flung her arms around his shoulders in a wild hug. Carmy commanded his body not to shudder as he hugged her back. She was just wearing a t-shirt and without her usual layers of clothing he felt her delicate frame, her slim shoulder blades imprinting on his fingers.
In a moment Sydney pulled back shly and let her arms fall to her sides, her face burning. She made a mental note: Hugging Carmy. Not a safe activity for those who want to cook along side him using sharp objects or sleep peacefully at night dreaming innocent thoughts.
"Thank you. Thank you. Thank you!" Sydney said taking another step back and making another turn around the room.
Carmy nodded and concentrated on not melting into the floorboards.
"You're okay with this? We already spend 60+ hours together at the restaurant every week and now I'd be in your building! And literally living on top of you."
"Yeah, well, I want you to. You deserve everything you want, Syd."
"Then I'll take it! Just a warning though. If you hear someone belting out Kpop and an occasional thud, that's just my weekly one woman concert, which will be over no later than 10pm. I'm not being murdered."
Carm was no longer unable to contain the width of his smile. This girl is so cute, his body physically ached. How would he get through service tonight?
With a happy shake of his head, he replied, "Thank you, for the heads up!"
With that Sydney marched towards the door and exclaimed "Take me to your landlord!"
Carmy floated behind her.
Cue: Maxwell's "Whenever, Wherever, Whatever"
#sydcarmy#sydney x carmy#carmy x sydney#carmen berzatto#syd adamu#the bear#fanfic#fan fiction#one shot
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welcome to emma's travel agency!
you want to see the world? this is the agency for you!
⛰︎ જ⁀➴ thank you guys sooo freaking much for 500 followers that is insane to me 500 of you follow me?? woah i love you all so so much <33
╭ feel free to request as many as you'd like! but keep it to three per ask ᥫ᭡.
❝ this is for followers and mutuals only ❞
⋆⑅˚₊ this will end on the 1st of june <3
╰ ➤ ᯓᡣ𐭩 please be patient with me, i promise i haven't forgotten about you!
heavily inspired by @moonlightt444's event cause it was GORGEOUS ily marebear <3
✈︎ જ⁀➴ ⛰︎ nestled amidst the bustling city and towering buildings on a quiet little street sits "emma's travel agency." a hand painted sign hangs above the door its cheerful colours a stark contrast from the city's cold and harsh glass and steel.
you push open the door and a calmness greets you. warm light shines from the standing lamp and the smell of old books and coffee wafts around the room. travel brochures line the wall next to a map dotted with places around the world.
a worn plush red armchair sits by the window inviting you to sink into it and dream about the vacation you're about to embark on. the receptionist, a kindly looking lady beams at you, her smile crinkling the corners of her eyes, hinting at the countless stories she has acquired over the years.
time seems to be slower here, it reaches a part of your soul and calms every frayed nerve, and its a reprieve from the roar of the city. here, travel isn't just a transaction, it's a conversation. it's about sharing your dreams and letting the experts at emma's travel agency a weave them into reality.
[ Destinations ]
╰ ➤ ᝰ {mykonos} ᝰ i'll make you a moodboard of anything you want
✈︎ please include what you'd like it to be about! characters/ships vibes anything!
╰ ➤ ᝰ {london} ᝰ i'll tell you three things that i associate with you and why
╰ ➤ ᝰ {rome} ᝰ i'll draw you something
✈︎ please request what you'd like me to draw! it might be kinda crap but its made with love :)
╰ ➤ ᝰ {sydney} ᝰ give me a character and i'll make a short blurb or headcannons for them
✈︎ please make sure they're from my list of fandoms in my detailed intro post. if not just ask! also please specify if you'd like it to be hc's or a blurb
╰ ➤ ᝰ {tokyo} ᝰ i'll make you a small playlist
✈︎ let me know what type of music/artists you like!!
╰ ➤ ᝰ {amsterdam} ᝰ i'll give you a random image/meme with zero explanation
╰ ➤ ᝰ {maldives} ᝰ i'll plan a date for us to go on
[ Souvenirs ] {mutuals only}
╰ ➤ ᝰ {post card} ᝰ i'll write you a letter
╰ ➤ ᝰ {disposable camera} ᝰ i'll make an edit for you
✈︎ it can be of a book or just of you! it might take me a while to make though - if you would like the edit to be about you please tell me a few things about yourself fav colour, quote, aesthetic etc.
╰ ➤ ᝰ {travel brochure} ᝰ i'll plan a vacation for us to go on
ᝰ p.s ᝰ
╭ again omg omg im so thankful for all of you and ily all sm <33
❝ the tag ❞
⋆⑅˚₊ this was HEAVILY - LIKE LEGIT COPIED - inspired by @moonlightt444, (yes im tagging you again ilysm)
╰ ➤ ᯓᡣ𐭩 tagging a few moots: @skeelly, @percabeths-blue-cookies, @a-beautiful-fool, @nqds, @mqstermindswift, @art-of-fools, @sophiesonlinediary, @reminiscentreader, @missedyour21st, @doyoujustnotwantto, @lost-in-reveriie, @ssparksflyy, @deprivedofbraincellsandsleep, @maybxlle, @shuhuaspookie, @hopelesslyromanticshark, @gergthecat
intro post ✈︎
- have fun lovelies!
emma
╰ ➤ head of emma's travel agency
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02/29/2024 Daily OFMD Recap
TLDR; Cast & Crew Sightings; VicoOrtiz; Gypsy Taylor; Samba Schutte; How to Help: Ranker Polls; BBC News; New Appreciation Events; Rhys' 50th Birthday; NewarkNewark Watch Party with @adoptourcrew; Watch Party Reminders; PeopleOfEarth; TheseThems; SaveOFMDCrew; Calendar;Fundraiser Goals; LeapDayBingo; FanSpotlight; Collages;Trading Cards; LoveNotes; Daily Darby/Tonight's Taika
= Cast&Crew Sightings =
= Vico Ortiz =
Sorry were you planning on getting anything done today?
Vico has so much going on! "These Flowers Might Be Ours" read by Vico is available now on Amazon.co.uk!
Also too, ActNow: LA's LQBTQ+ Acting Class will be doing a scene study with Vico starting March 10th!
= Gypsy Taylor =
Our favourite costume designed Gypsy Taylor was interviewed by @screenaustralia! Check out the Podcast episode here.
Src: Gypsy's Instagram
= Samba Schutte =
Just a little celebration of Leap Day!
== How to Help ==
Polls are still up!
So that Ranker poll is still there! It's still taking responses, please feel free to stop in and push OFMD up! (You could even do it on multiple browsers!... not that I'd recommend something like that).
Our friend @patchworkpiratebear was kind enough to make a helpful infographic since it is a bit of a goofy set up.
Link to the Ranking
Step 5: You can actually rank the other shows and they still affect the ranking of OFMD.
== BBC News ==
So this was a cool catch by @queerly-autistic, our friend over here on tumblr and twitter. "A Pirate Comedy with a cult following".
Talk about making noise!
I know I've seen several asks lately regarding whether or not the time slot change for OFMD on BBC was a good or a bad thing. @queerly-autistic had some great insight on this.
Please check out their thread here.
"It's a really great slot to have the show advertised in, and I was so surprised and thrilled to see them giving it that space (and specifically pushing people to watch it on iPlayer)"
== New Appreciation Events! ==
March 21: Rhys' 50th Birthday
Do you have prepared best wishes for our pirate captain?
Use the hashtag #youwear50well in your social media posts! Also, here's a neat list of time zones to ensure our birthday wishes will be the first thing Rhys sees (depending on whether he's in NZ or LA at that time!) Tweet/Insta at the times of your zone to ensure timely impact.
12 AM on March 21 in New Zealand is:
12 PM on March 20 for AEDT/Sydney
11 AM on March 20 for GMT/London
7 AM on March 20 for EST/New York
12 AM on March 21 in LA is:
6 PM on March 20 for AEDT/Sydney
7 AM on March 21 for GMT/London
3 AM on March 21 for EST/New York
Thank you so much to our lovely friend @yronnia and all the other folks working on this project! Super cool!
= More Watch Parties! =
Please join @adoptourcrew for a @NewarkNewark watch party on March 5th at 10 pm GMT/ 2pm PS / 5pm EST!
== Watch Party Reminders! ==
Coming down to the end of s2 Friends! #People Of Earth continues tomorrow and then a whole rewatch on Saturday!
10 pm GMT / 5pm EST / 4pm CST / 2pm PST!
= Mar 1: THESE THEMS WATCH PARTY =
Join @adoptourcrew on Friday 3/1 for a watch party of #TheseThems! Times haven't been secured quite yet but mark your calendars!
Watch Party Hashtags:
#TheseThems
#These Gems
#AdoptOurCrew
== Save OFMD Crew ==
= Calendar =
Tomorrow is #ImmoderateCitrus Day! (National Sunkist Citrus Day in the US). Feel free to reach out to the @saveofmdcrewmates about citrus-related faves: food, drink, clothing, recipes, or art!
= UK Advertising Fundraiser =
The truck stretch goal was met! The final stretch goal is getting petitions up in the tube in the UK!
As always friends, donating is not a requirement but if you want and can afford it, that's great too!
== Leap Day Bingo ==
Today was Leap Day Bingo!
Bingo credit to the lovely @OFMDBingo42 on Twitter or @Our_Flag_Means_Bingo on IG! There are several versions, see how many you can find across our socials. 😘
== Fan Spotlight ==
Febuary 29 bring the February LOVE #OurFlagMeansDeath Collage Fest to a close! Thank you again @wndrngnomad for taking the time to make such lovely dedications to our favourite show, cast, and crew!
Wanna see them all? Check them out here!
== Cast Trading Cards ==
Appropriate timing considering all the Vico sightings we've been seeing lately! Our lovely @melvisik has done it again. I didn't realize Vico was in Harley Quinn!
== Love Notes ==
HEY YOU!
Yes, YOU!
LOOK AT YOU!
With your awesome face, and your sweet ass smile!
Who do you think you are bringing all the swagger and charisma up in here? You're gonna blow this world away with that kind of powerful aura!
You are kicking ass today! Seriously, give yourself a big hug and a fist pump and say, "HELL YEAH!" because you are rocking it!
Now get out there and do whatever you're doing-- sleeping, playing, working, strutting, etc-- and show the next 24 hrs who'se's boss!
Love you crew <3
== Daily Darby / Tonight's Taika ==
Today's Darby is brought to you by none other than @sherlockig.
Daily Taika is by @memzhay. Why are these related? Idfk know, they just felt like generally the same vibe. Rhys being a cat chasing a string, and Taika a pup playing dead. (It's opposite day cause it's Leap Day, I guess).
Don't ask me how my mind works. I gave up many many moons ago.
#daily ofmd recaps#daily ofmd recap#ofmd daily recaps#ofmd daily recap#ofmd#omg im so behind on comments and mentions! I promise I'll catch up tomorrow! <3<3<3#our flag means death#rhys darby#taika waititi#save ofmd#save our flag means death#hoist the ads#save ofmd crew#adopt our crew#@adoptourcrew#vico ortiz#gypsy taylor#samba schutte
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So much news! THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS TOUR THE MIDWEST!
John F. here. First off, we are going back on the road in the Midwest this May and June. THE BIG SHOW is landing in select cities, usually for two nights, for an “Evening with” which means it starts early with no opener. 2 very different shows from night to night. 8-piece band including 3 horns. 2 sets. Gets loud. Some shows are in big clubs, some seated.
This is the blurb the promoters are using:
"They Might Be Giants are in top form and back on the road with their ever-evolving show. Featuring songs from the earliest days of their Dial-A-Song service, through their platinum album Flood, all the way to their Grammy-nominated album BOOK; each night is its own distinct celebration of the band's singular songbook. Backed by their notorious live band now including a three-piece horn section, expect a spontaneous, sprawling, enthralling musical event unlike any other."
TWO-NIGHT TICKET BUNDLES: A limited number of multi-night ticket packages are available –– that means reduced ticketing fees.
HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS?: This time around, in some places, our local promoters are supplying our audiences preferred rates for nearby hotels for TMBG fans. In the past these have proven to be very good values, so check it out. Any applicable hotel deals will be listed on the show's event page.
5/9 PITTSBURGH at MR. SMALL’S THEATRE
5/10 PITTSBURGH at MR. SMALL’S THEATRE
5/11 PITTSBURGH at MR. SMALL’S THEATRE
5/14 CINCINNATI at MADISON THEATER
5/15 CINCINNATI at MADISON THEATER
5/17 DETROIT at THE MAJESTIC
5/18 DETROIT at THE MAJESTIC
6/14 MINNEAPOLIS at FIRST AVENUE
6/15 MINNEAPOLIS at FIRST AVENUE
6/16 ST PAUL at THE FITZGERALD THEATER
6/18 CHICAGO at THE VIC THEATRE
6/19 CHICAGO at THE VIC THEATRE
6/21 MILWAUKEE at THE PABST THEATRE
6/22 MILWAUKEE at THE PABST THEATRE
6/23 MADISON at THE BARRYMORE THEATRE
MORE SHOWS!
It is comical how many of the shows that have yet to sell out have just 50 or 100 tickets left, as some folks had to return tickets due to rescheduling. We know it’s far away, but now is not the worst time to make a move.
ON SALE NOW! AUSTRALIA
www.theymightbegiants.com/shows for direct links to regular tickets
SOLD OUT 2 Oct Adelaide
4 Oct Sydney
5 Oct Sydney
7 Oct Brisbane
8 Oct Brisbane
10 Oct Melbourne
11 Oct Melbourne
13 Oct Perth
ON SALE NOW! THE BRITISH ISLES
www.theymightbegiants.com/shows for direct links to regular tickets
1 Nov Southampton
SOLD OUT 2 Nov Cambridge
3 Nov London
SOLD OUT 5 Nov Glasgow
6 Nov Newcastle
8 Nov Belfast
SOLD OUT 9 Nov Dublin
SOLD OUT 12 Nov Manchester
SOLD OUT 13 Nov Leeds
15 Nov Nottingham
SOLD OUT 16 Nov Bristol
SOLD OUT 17 Nov London
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Pacific Rim Timeline
First post ever and it’s just going to be a huge info-dump.
Alright, I tried to put this together as close to the actual timeline as possible, but there are a lot of inconsistencies in the Pacific Rim lore, as well as conflicts between the movie, novels, Pacific Rim: Uprising, and Travis Beacham himself. I did my best to root out these inconsistencies and did some flat-out guessing on some parts.
There are some events that are classified as timelines. In these instances I will list them as the earliest possible date they could have occurred and italicize and bold them so they are more easily identifiable. For example, if a battle occurred somewhere between 2015 and 2017, I will list it as the following: 2015-2017: [Name of Event]
A lot of the Jaegers have undetermined destruction dates, but keep in mind that humans were mostly winning the Kaiju War until the Knifehead fight in 2020, so when there are long periods of time involved, the destruction of a Jaeger is likely post-Knifehead.
Please keep in mind I included quite literally every date I could get my hands on, so there will be some events in this timeline that seemingly have nothing to do with the movie itself and only slightly tie into one of the characters.
Now, with that out of the way, let’s jump into it.
201,300,000 - 251,900,000 Years Before: The Precursors Attempt to Invade Earth
During what we refer to as the Triassic period, the Precursors attempt to invade Earth for the first time; however, the atmosphere isn’t suitable for them, and thus, the attempt fails.
November 10, 1980: Hercules “Herc” Hansen is Born
Herc is born in Sydney, Australia. At some point, he meets and marries his wife, Angela. They have a son, Charles “Chuck” Hansen, together in 2003. When the Scissure attack happens in 2014, Herc is in the air force. He chooses to save Chuck instead of Angela during the onslaught and his wife is either killed by her office collapsing or by the nuclear bomb that kills Scissure. Soon after, he joins the first generation of Rangers in the Jaeger Academy alongside his brother Scott. He is a fearless fighter and is willing to put himself in the path of danger to protect innocents.
September 5, 1984: Caitlin Lightcap is Born
Caitlin is an inquisitive and driven woman. She is born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to a father who is a Methodist priest and a mother who is a librarian. She attends Carnegie Mellon for college, where she meets and becomes enamored with Professor Jasper Schoenfeld. The Professor’s wife eventually finds out about the relationship and divorces him. After graduating, Lightcap is accepted into D.A.R.P.A. where she works on thought-based pilot interfacing, foreshadowing her involvement in the Jaeger Program. Eventually, when her OCD and depression become too much for her, she takes a leave of absence. Eventually, she rejoins Jasper Schoenfeld after the Kaiju War begins and develops her Pons Machine.
December 30, 1985: Stacker Pentecost is Born
Stacker is born to parents Obadel and Viviane Pentecost. He has a sister, Luna, as well, who he eventually joins the Royal Air Force alongside. When Trespasser attacks, Stacker learns Luna is in America, planning to help in the assault against the creature. Unfortunately, Luna dies in Trespasser’s assault, and Stacker dedicates himself to destroying the Kaiju as a result, since she was his only remaining family. Stacker is a level-headed and intelligent individual, and despite his stern demeanor, he can be extremely charismatic and motivational when necessary.
September 15, 1986: Bruce and Trevin Gage are Born
The twins are born in the city of Monterey, California. Little is known about their background.
January 31, 1989: Aleksis Kaidonovsky is Born
Aleksis is an abrasive and unpredictable individual who supposedly has aggression issues. Before joining the Jaeger program in 2015, he worked as a guard at an undisclosed prison, alongside Sasha Kaidonovsky.
June 9, 1989: Hermann Gottlieb is Born
Born in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, Hermann is the third of three children. He is a lonely child, often bullied for his oddities. It becomes quickly apparent that Hermann has an aptitude for math, especially abstract mathematics. He goes on to get a degree in engineering and applied science studies. When Trespasser attacks, Hermann is twenty-four. He begins exchanging letters with Newton Geiszler about Kaiju and other topics, and the two continue communicating for the next three years. Eventually, Hermann joins the Jaeger Academy.
January 19, 1990: Newton Geiszler is Born
Roughly ten years before Newton’s birth, his parents begin an affair despite both having partners at the time. Jacob Geiszler, a piano tuner, is his father, and Maria Schwartz, an opera singer, is his mother. Maria leaves Jacob to raise Newton with the help of his [Newton’s] uncle, Illia. His uncle is a musical engineer, and he later teaches Newton the basics of electronics. As a child, Newton is a huge fan of monster movies and manga, and tis interest carries over into the subject of science. Trespasser attacks when Newton is twenty-three and afterward he begins writing to Hermann Gottlieb. The two communicate for at least three years before meeting and then going separate ways. Eventually, Newton joins the Jaeger program.
February 9, 1991: Sasha Kaidonovsky is Born
Besides her birth in Moscow, Russia, we don’t know much about Sasha. She is a woman “not to be messed with”, and before Trespasser’s attack, she worked as a prison guard alongside Aleksis Kaidonovsky.
May 17, 1992: Tendo Choi is Born
Tendo is born in Beijing, China, but was raised in San Francisco. There, he works as a ferryman until Trespasser’s attack. Eventually, he joins the Jaeger Academy.
November 7, 1995: Yancy Becket is Born
He is born in Anchorage, Alaska, to parents Dominique and Richard. His father is a hydraulic engineer. The Becket family lives a relatively comfortable life, traveling the world often. Yancy is considered naturally talented and tends to excel at many things he tries. He’s also generally very level-headed.
December 11, 1998: Raleigh Becket is Born
Raleigh and Yancy are very close as children; however, they have very different personalities. Compared to Yancy’s “calm”, Raleigh is the “storm”. He is very self-assured, although he generally has to work harder than Yancy to excel at certain skills. He is intuitive, but also unpredictable, a trait which is considered a liability by many. While the two get along for the most part, friction sometimes builds between them as it is wont to do between siblings. The brothers are aged fifteen and seventeen when Trespasser attacks, and the pair watch the broadcast live on television. Eventually, the join the Jaeger Academy.
December 24, 1998: The Wei Tang Brothers are Born
Born in Shanghai, China, the Wei Tang triplets earn reputations as street fighters when the Kaiju first invade. At some point during the early attacks, they also become known as local heroes, although the catalyst for this change is unknown. Eventually, they join the Jaeger Academy.
April 23, 2003: Mako Mori is Born
Born in Tanegashima, Japan, Mako’s parents are Sumako and Masao Mori. Her father is a swordsmith, and Mako spends much of her time as a child in his workshop, watching him forge weapons. At some point, he gifts her a hanbo staff. Mako is ten when Trespasser attacks, and she overhears the broadcast on the radio.
August 14, 2003: Charles “Chuck” Hansen is Born
He is born to parents Angela Hansen and Hercules Hansen. His father is an air force pilot. When Chuck is nine, the Scissure attack takes place and his father has to make a choice between saving Chuck and Angela as he only has the time to reach one. Angela passes away and, shortly after, Hercules and his brother Scott join the Jaeger Academy. As a result, Chuck is essentially “raised in a cockpit” and spends a lot of his adolescence in a military atmosphere.
August 10, 2013: The Breach Forms
The Breach is a portal to another world or dimension, called the Anteverse. The Precursors reside within it and create Kaiju there.
August 10, 2013: The Kaiju War Begins
With the emergence of the first Kaiju, the period known as the Kaiju War officially begins.
August 10, 2013: Trespasser Emerges from the Breach
Trespasser is an uncategorized Kaiju that emerges from the Breach and heads for San Francisco. It is the first Kaiju to attack humanity. Little actual information is known about Trespasser, but the Kaiju is taller than the Golden Gate Bridge and can withstand most conventional weaponry thanks to thick armor.
August 10, 2013 - August 15, 2013: Trespasser’s Rampage
Trespasser’s arrival is foreshadowed by a 7.1 magnitude earthquake shortly before it rises from the water and completely destroys the Golden Gate Bridge. Over the next six days it cuts a path through San Francisco, Sacramento, and Oakland, leaving mass destruction in its wake. Forces deployed by the United States and the Royal Air Force have essentially no impact on the Kaiju. In one of their assaults, Luna Pentecost, sister of Stacker Pentecost, is killed. Eventually, the military resorts to using three nuclear missiles on the beast, killing it and decimating most of the Bay Area and Oakland in the process. In the aftermath, most of humanity considers this attack an anomaly. The Kaiju Blue and radiation left behind by this attack makes most of the Bay Area and Oakland essentially uninhabitable, and the SFEZ (San Francisco Exclusion Zone) is created.
August 10, 2013 - August 15, 2013: Yeye Choi Dies from Exposure
During Trespasser’s rampage, Tendo Choi attempts to escape before realizing his grandfather is still at his home in Chinatown. He returns to the area and leads his grandfather from the building, but as they are attempting to get into a car, Kaiju Blue rains down onto Yeye Choi, unbeknownst to his grandson. The pair make it back to the docks and a ferry picks them up and takes them offshore, but Yeye Choi dies shortly after from exposure to Kaiju Blue.
February 5, 2014: Hundun Emerges from the Breach
The uncategorized Kaiju emerges from the Breach and heads toward Manila in the Philippines. It is the second Kaiju to attack humanity. Hundun has two eyes on each side of its head, along with two backwards facing prongs that appear like shovels, one on each side of the head. It has a crest on top of its head too.
February 5, 2014: Hundun’s Rampage
The Kaiju approaches at night during a tropical storm, so the city isn’t prepared at all for its arrival. Upon making landfall in the Philippines, it heads straight toward Manila and begins destroying the metropolitan area. Eventually, when the Kaiju is just east of the city, officials drop a tactical nuke on it. In the aftermath, Manila is thoroughly contaminated by the Kaiju’s excrement.
February 8, 2014: The Kaiju Emergency Alert System is Established
To prevent widespread confusion and panic as was present in Hundun’s attack, the KEAS is established. The system allows civilians a period of time to escape the city if a Kaiju is due to make landfall.
June 1, 2014: Kaiceph Emerges from the Breach
Kaiceph is an uncategorized Kaiju and the third to attack humanity. It heads for Cabo San Lucas, in Mexico.
June 1, 2014: Kaiceph’s Rampage
The Kaiju makes landfall and begins destroying the city. Initially, military forces attempt to lure it to the edge of the city before detonating a tactical nuke, but Kaiceph doesn’t stray from its path. They are forced to detonate the bomb in the city, eliminating half of its inhabitable area. In the aftermath, Kaiceph’s remains are placed on an aircraft carrier.
September 2, 2014: Scissure Emerges from the Breach
Scissure is an uncategorized Kaiju that emerges from the Breach and heads for Sydney, Australia. It has four limbs and loose, scaly skin. Its jaw is long and its mouth is a bioluminescent blue like most Kaiju. It has large and elongated ears that differentiate it from other Kaiju, as well as clawed fingers and wings stemming from its arms.
September 2, 2014 - September 5, 2014: Scissure’s Rampage
Upon emerging, Scissure beelines for Sydney, Australia. While crossing an island, a nuke is dropped near the Kaiju, but it fails to kill Scissure. The Kaiju destroys a large part of Sydney before it is lured to Garigal National Park. Another nuke is dropped, and this one deals a killing blow, but half of Sydney is decimated as well. Hercules Hansen’s wife and Chuck Hansen’s mother, Angela Hansen, is killed in the attack although her exact cause of death is undetermined.
September 15, 2014: Jasper Schoenfeld Proposes his Idea to the United Nations
According to Jasper Schoenfeld, he came up with the idea for Jaegers after watching his son play with a toy robot. He presents his ideas to the United Nations some time after the Scissure attack.
September 15, 2014 - November 9, 2014: The Jaeger Program is Approved
The United Nations gives the go-ahead to Jasper Schoenfeld and Caitlin Lightcap. They begin designing a prototype Jaeger, Brawler Yukon.
September 15, 2014 - December 1, 2014: The Pan Pacific Defense Corps (PPDC) is Formed
Shortly after Jasper Schoenfeld proposes his ideas, the United Nations forms the PPDC to act as their beneficiary. They funded Jasper Schoenfeld and Caitlin Lightcap’s research to create the first prototype Jaegers.
November 9, 2014: Construction for Brawler Yukon Begins
As proposed, Caitlin Lightcap and Jasper Schoenfeld begin to design and improve their ideas for a prototype Jaeger named Brawler Yukon.
November 9, 2014: The Pons Machine is Conceptualized
Caitlin Lightcap comes up with the first prototype for a Pons Machine. She later tests it on Stacker Pentecost.
December 1, 2014: The PPDC Proving Ground is Established
The Proving Ground is a Jaeger testing and construction facility on Kodiak Island in Alaska.
January 30, 2015: Brawler Yukon is Demoed for the First Time
Constructed on Kodiak Island, Alaska, Brawler Yukon is the prototype for the Mark-1 series Jaegers. USAF Captain Adam Casey attempts to complete a neural handshake with the completed Jaeger; however, he is only able to make one of the fingers twitch before suffering from neural overload. As a result, Brawler Yukon crashes to the ground and Adam Casey undergoes a series of seizures. When he is recovered, it becomes quickly apparent the man is dead, and they are unable to determine whether he died as a result of the 200 foot fall or the seizures. Caitlin Lightcap becomes hesitant to attempt a second demo.
February 18, 2015: Brawler Yukon is Demoed for the Second Time
Sergio D'onofrio, a Lieutenant, attempts a drift with Brawler Yukon and is able to make the Jaeger prototype take a few steps before he launches into a series of seizures just like Adam Casey. Acting quickly, Caitlin Lightcap is able to connect her mind to his through an early version of the Pons Machine, reducing the load on D’onofrio’s mind. Thanks to Caitlin’s actions, the demo ends up being a success and D’onofrio survives the incident. The basis for a dual piloting system is established and the two are assigned to pilot Brawler Yukon officially.
February 18, 2015: The PPDC Formally Approves the Mark-1s and Construction Begins
Because Caitlin Lightcap and Sergio D’onofrio successfully entered the first Drift through the Pons Machine, the PPDC approves the Mark-1s and gives the go-ahead for several Jaegers to be designed by Caitlin Lightcap and her partner, Jasper Schoenfeld. Supposedly, Hermann Gottlieb writes the codes for these machines.
April 23, 2015: Karloff Emerges from the Breach
Karloff is the fifth Kaiju to attack humanity. It makes landfall in Vancouver, BC. Karloff is a notably thin Kaiju as opposed to its more heavily muscled brethren. It has a large, long head, with two sets of double eyes. Its skin is gray and leathery, with brown and red markings on its shoulders, back, fingers, and chin.
April 23, 2015: Brawler Yukon vs. Karloff
On April 23, 2015, weeks before the first line of battle-ready Jaegers are prepared for deployment, the Kaiju Karloff is detected on its way to Vancouver, BC. The PPDC decides to field test Brawler Yukon and deploys Caitlin Lightcap and Sergio D’onofrio to engage the beast in their prototype machine. Brawler Yukon is able to kill Karloff, showing the world that humanity is ready to fight back against the Kaiju. Karloff is the first Kaiju to enter a fight with and be slain by a Jaeger. Caitlin Lightcap and Sergio D’onofrio are the first Rangers to successfully pilot a Jaeger, as well as engage and kill a Kaiju in one.
April 23, 2015 - June 21, 2016: Brawler Yukon vs. Kame-san (a.k.a Thunderhead)
At an undetermined time, Brawler Yukon is deployed to fight the Kaiju Kame-san, who emerged from the Breach near the coastline of an undisclosed city. During the fight, Brawler Yukon must distract Kame-san from a Japanese submersible containing Kaori Koyamada and a team of PPDC officers as well as a US Submarine containing Duc Jessop and commanding officer Chowder. Brawler Yukon is knocked into a bridge and the structure is destabilized as a result. Acting quickly, Kaori Koyamada, Duc Jessop, and Chowder use the PPDC submersible and its lifeboats to stabilize a particularly damaged section of the bridge. Brawler Yukon eventually defeats Kame-san.
July 24, 2015: The PPDC Begins Hiring Pilots and the Jaeger Academy is Established
In preparation for the release of the Mark-1s, the PPDC begins looking for pilots. To prepare pilots for the hardships of piloting a Jaeger, the Academy is established. Notable people who entered the Jaeger Academy in 2015 include:
Hercules Hansen
Scott Hansen
The Wei Tang Brothers
Sasha and Aleksis Kaidonovsky
Hermann Gottlieb
November 5, 2015: The Hong Kong Shatterdome is Established
Before its conversion to a Shatterdome, the building is a wave-driven generator facility. Hong Kong’s Shatterdome is the first and largest of any that will be established. It is located on the Southern End of Tsing Yi Island overlooking Victoria Harbor. It goes on to harbor the Jaegers Horizon Brave, Shaolin Rouge, and Crimson Typhoon.
December 6, 2015: Tacit Ronin is Launched
The Mark-1 Japanese Jaeger is part of the first wave of machines constructed to combat the Kaiju. It is launched alongside Horizon Brave, Romeo Blue, and Coyote Tango. It is piloted by Duc Jessop and Kaori Koyamada (later Jessop). Tacit Ronin is designed for speed, agility, and evasive attacks. It has a Speed score of 8, a Strength score of 7, and an Armor score of 3. It stands at 244 feet (74.37 meters). It is equipped with fang-blades on each wrist, making it a close-combat Jaeger. There are various cannons on its torso, allowing Tacit Ronin to hit an enemy with immense firepower at a close range. On its back, Tacit Ronin has two propulsion jets that can be used to increase speed for a small amount of time. They likely operated similarly to the ones we see later on Gipsy Danger. Tacit Ronin is powered by a nuclear reactor.
December 15, 2015: Romeo Blue is Launched
Romeo Blue was constructed in Sitka, Alaska. It is the second Mark-1 American Jaeger after Brawler Yukon. Launched alongside Tacit Ronin, Horizon Brave, and Coyote Tango, Romeo Blue is piloted by the Gage twins, Bruce and Trevin. Romeo Blue was designed for long range combat. It has a Speed score of 2, making it one of the slowest Jaegers ever produced. It has a Strength score of 7 and an Armor score of 6. Romeo Blue stands at 255 feet (77.72 meters). The Jaeger is equipped with a Gatling cannon, mounted in the chest. Also on the chest is a large fin that is designed to draw attacks away from and protect the Conn-Pod. Romeo Blue is powered by a nuclear reactor.
December 15, 2015 - December 30, 2015: Cherno Alpha is Launched
At an undetermined date in December of 2015, Cherno Alpha is launched. It is piloted by Sasha and Aleksis Kaidonovsky. The Jaeger is designed to withstand and deal extremely heavy hits. It is also remarkably durable so the machine can withstand prolonged patrols. It has a Speed score of 3, a Strength score of 10, and an Armor score of 10. Cherno Alpha stands at an astounding 280 feet (85.34 meters), tying it for the title of Tallest Mark-1 Jaeger with Coyote Tango. The Jaeger’s armament includes a pair of Incinerator Turbines that can shoot fire a moderate distance away. Within Z14 fists there are Tesla cells, allowing Cherno Alpha to pack a punch containing up to 415kv of electricity. As a result, Cherno Alpha’s “taunting” move of smashing its fists together also allows a maximum current in both its fists, giving them maximum discharge. Finally, within the Jaeger’s arms are numerous cylinders that increase the power of its attacks, called the “Roll of Nickels”. When landing blows while using this move, the ground around Cherno Alpha is said to shake from the impact. Cherno Alpha is powered by a nuclear core that has an immense reserve of incendiary fuel. This core is, unlike most Jaegers, located in the heavily armored head as a decoy for Kaijus searching for the Conn-Pod; meanwhile, Sasha and Aleksis Kaidonovsky reside in the safest part of their Jaeger: the immensely protected chest. There, the Conn-Pod takes almost no damage in most fights; however, there are no escape pods in Cherno Alpha because of the Conn-Pod’s placement, meaning Sasha and Aleksis must either fight and prevail or die trying.
December 15, 2015 - July 5, 2016: Victory Alpha is Launched
Victory Alpha is a Japanese Jaeger of either Mark-1 or Mark-2 classification. It is piloted by Kagiso and Itu. Victory Alpha is designed somewhat similarly to Tacit Ronin with a long and narrow frame. There are two ventilation ports on its shoulders. It has double-jointed arms with energy weapons underneath its wrists.
December 15, 2015 - August 22, 2018: Lucky Seven is Launched
Lucky Seven is an Australian Jaeger of unknown classification. It is piloted by Hercules and Scott Hansen.
December 22, 2015: Horizon Brave is Launched
Horizon Brave is a Mark-1 constructed on Kodiak Island in Australia, and it is the first Chinese Jaeger. It is piloted by Lo Hin Shen and Xichi Po. It has a Speed score of 8, a Strength score of 4, and an Armor score of 6. Horizon Brave is 238 feet (72.54 meters) tall. Horizon Brave mostly trades strength for speed and relies heavily on its armaments to fight. Notably, the Jaeger possesses shoulder-mounted cryo cannons that give the pilots the ability to slow, immobilize, or freeze enemies. The Jaegers fights are largely centered on these cryo cannons as demonstrated by its two moves, “Sub-Zero Suckerpunch” and “Flash freeze”. Horizon Brave is powered by a nuclear core.
December 30, 2015: Coyote Tango is Launched
Coyote Tango is a Mark-1 Japanese Jaeger. It is the final Mark-1 launched, bringing the era to an end right around the turn of the year. It is piloted by Stacker Pentecost and Tamsin Sevier. It has a Speed score of 5, a Strength score of 7, and an Armor score of 4. Coyote Tango stands at 280 feet (85.34 meters), the same as Cherno Alpha. Coyote Tango is a moderately speedy Jaeger that fights mainly with evasive maneuvers and long range weapons. It is armed with twin long-range ballistic mortar cannons that use arching shots to catch Kaijus off guard. The Jaeger is also armed with an early prototype of Gipsy Danger’s Plasmacaster, the EnergyCaster. It has five levels of modulation, allowing for different energy output. Coyote Tango is powered by a nuclear core but has poor shielding against the radiation. According to its blueprints, Coyote Tango is able to be piloted solo; however, this doesn’t appear to be canon. On the other hand, this may have contributed to Stacker Pentecost’s later feats.
January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2016: Tendo Choi and Newton Geiszler Enter the Jaeger Academy
Newton Geiszler seeks to become a scientist working in the Jaeger Program, while Tendo Choi aims to become a J-Tech.
January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2016: Eden Assassin is Launched
Eden Assassin is launched at an undetermined time in the year of 2016. It is a Mark-2 Russian Jaeger. Its abilities, appearance, and the identities of its pilots are unknown.
January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2016: Diablo Intercept is Launched
Diablo Intercept is launched at an undetermined time in the year of 2016. It is the first of the Mark-2 Jaegers to launch after the Mark-1 era ended in 2015. Diablo Intercept is a Chilean Jaeger. The identities of its pilots are unknown. The Jaeger is fairly stout, and its Conn-Pod is painted a crimson color meant to represent strength. One of its weapons is flamethrowers on each of its arms that are effective over impressive distances. Diablo Intercept is also armed with devices called Hellbolts, explosive rounds that use a napalm-like substance that catches fire.
January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2016: Puma Real is Launched
Puma Real is launched at an undetermined time in the year of 2016. It is a Mark-2 Panamanian Jaeger. The identities of its pilots are unknown. Puma Real is a lithely designed Jaeger that follows a set design template for Mark-2s. It is armed with missile launchers that could fire eight projectiles, an early version of the Anti-Kaiju missiles that would later be used by Striker Eureka. It also has retractable arms and two retractable claws, as well as a waist that can rotate three-hundred sixty degrees.
January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2016: Solar Prophet is Launched
Solar Prophet is launched at an undetermined time in the year of 2016. It is a Mark-2 Peruvian Jaeger. Solar Prophet is the second Mark-2 released after Diablo Intercept. The identities of its pilots are unknown. According to Pacific Rim: Breach Wars, Solar Prophet is a slim Jaeger. Its armor is mainly black, however, a yellow glow emits from many of the Jaeger’s joints. It can seemingly wield a melee weapon like a club, staff, or javelin. The weapon’s color scheme is black and yellow, just like the Jaeger.
January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2016: Reckoner Emerges from the Breach
Reckoner is an uncategorized Kaiju that emerges from the Breach and attacks Hong Kong at an undetermined time in 2016.
January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2016: Cherno Alpha and Horizon Brave vs. Reckoner
Reckoner begins its attack on a power plant by the waterfront in Hong Kong. During the battle, Reckoner incapacitates Cherno Alpha, leaving Horizon Brave to fight alone. Eventually, Horizon Brave manages to finish the Kaiju off by throwing it into a nearby power plant. This fight becomes known as "The Blackout Knockout". After this battle, Reckoner's remains will become the Hong Kong bone slums in which Hannibal Chau operates.
January 1, 2016 - January 1, 2025: Ceptid Emerges from the Breach
At an undetermined time in the Kaiju War, an uncategorized Kaiju named Ceptid emerges from the Breach and heads toward Guayaquil, Ecuador.
January 1, 2016 - January 1, 2025: Romeo Blue, Diablo Intercept, and Puma Real vs. Ceptid
The three Jaegers are deployed to the city of Guayaquil, Ecuador, before Ceptid is able to make landfall. Diablo Intercept is positioned to attack the Kaiju from the North, Puma Real is positioned to attack in the South, and Romeo Blue is stationed offshore as a last line of defense before Ceptid reaches Guayaquil. Despite the efforts of all three teams, Ceptid slips past them into the city and kills itself. A toxic gas escapes its corpse and the civilians quickly discover that the gas is deadly. Twenty-thousand people are killed because of direct exposure, and an additional fifteen-thousand are doomed to a long and slow death due to long term effects.
January 1, 2016 - January 1, 2025: Diablo Intercept’s Destruction
At an undetermined time during the Kaiju War, Diablo Intercept enters battle with an uncategorized and unnamed Kaiju and is destroyed. The fate of its pilots is unknown.
January 1, 2016 - January 1, 2025: Puma Real’s Destruction
At an undetermined time during the Kaiju War, Puma Real enters battle with an uncategorized and unnamed Kaiju and is destroyed. The fate of its pilots is unknown.
January 1, 2016 - January 1, 2025: Solar Prophet’s Destruction
At an undetermined time during the Kaiju War, Solar Prophet enters battle with an uncategorized and unnamed Kaiju and is destroyed. The fate of its pilots is unknown.
May 15, 2016: Onibaba Emerges from the Breach
Onibaba is a Category II Kaiju. It is shorter than other Kaiju but larger in terms of width. This Kaiju possesses four large legs along with two thick claws said to able to crush over 50,000 pounds per square inch. Two arm-like appendages reside in the Kaiju's thorax. Onibaba also possesses a high crest above its head that can withstand heavy damage. Onibaba is rather passive and actively avoids combat with an enemy unless provoked.
May 15, 2016: Coyote Tango vs. Onibaba
Coyote Tango, piloted by Tamsin Sevier and Stacker Pentecost, is deployed to fight Onibaba in Tokyo, Japan, alongside the military. Early on in the battle, Tamsin passes out, leaving Stacker to pilot the Jaeger alone for more than three hours. Eventually, he defeats Onibaba, unintentionally saving a young Mako Mori.
May 15, 2016: Stacker Pentecost and Tamsin Sevier are Removed from Active Duty
Because Mark-1s lack the necessary radiation shielding, both Tamsin Sevier and Stacker Pentecost suffer from radiation exposure, leading to a cancer diagnosis. They are removed from active duty.
May 15, 2016: Coyote Tango is Removed from Active Duty
To prevent later pilots from suffering the same fate as Stacker Pentecost and Tamsin Sevier, Coyote Tango is removed from duty. Technicians and engineers work to strengthen the radiation shielding and make general improvements. Additionally, Coyote Tango is immensely damaged during the Onibaba fight, so it also undergoes general repairs.
May 15, 2016 - June 21, 2016: Stacker Pentecost Adopts Mako Mori
The two encounter each other again at some point after the battle, and Stacker Pentecost decides to adopt her as he feels some sort of kinship with her.
May 17, 2016: The PPDC Reaches an Agreement for the Construction of a Shatterdome in Lima, Peru
The Lima Shatterdome would be the first to open in both the Western and Southern Hemisphere.
June 21, 2016: Itak Emerges from the Breach
Itak is an uncategorized Kaiju that emerges from the Breach and heads toward Tokyo Bay. It has six arms, four of which have curved blades. There are three eyes on each side of its face. Its body is broad at the top and narrow at the bottom. Itak emits a bioluminescent glow from its mouth, the muscles of its neck, and inside the cavity within its chest. Its upper body is a skeletal frame and its skin is black. On its head is a single narrow horn that is spear-like and curves upward.
June 21, 2016: Tacit Ronin and Coyote Tango vs. Itak
Tacit Ronin is deployed in response to Itak entering Tokyo Bay, but Itak attacks it upon landing. The Kaiju manages to damage Tacit Ronin’s nuclear reactor as well as the shielding protecting the Conn-Pod and, by extension, the pilots within. The pilots, Duc and Kaori Koyamada, manage to fight Itak off momentarily, but it returns and rams the Jaeger once again, rendering both pilots unconscious. Luckily, Itak hesitates just long enough that Kaori and Duc recover their senses and use one of Tacit Ronin’s fang-blades to slice through the Kaiju’s chest, driving it back; however, the victory is short-lived as Itak grabs and destroys Tacit Ronin’s right arm. Then, while the pilots are still reeling, the Kaiju damages the frontal armor with its claws and begins tearing the armor apart. Itak attempts to drown the Jaeger, and Duc and Kaori respond by slicing the beast’s chest open while being overwhelmed by the radiation leaking into their Conn-Pod. Enraged, Itak attempts to deal a killing blow as both of Tacit Ronin’s pilots black out, but it is interrupted by the arrival of Coyote Tango, which is under the command of unnamed pilots and retains damage from its previous battle. Coyote Tango manages to draw Itak’s attention for some time but the Jaeger is inevitably thrown aside. Fortunately, they bought Tacit Ronin enough time to charge the Kaiju and deal a killing blow by cutting the monster clean in half.
June 21, 2016: Kaori and Duc Jessop are Retired from Active Duty
Following the Itak fight, Kaori and Duc Jessop are hospitalized with serious injuries. Upon waking up some time later, the pair are informed the neural damage they sustained in the fight was too much and they will never be able to pilot a Jaeger again without suffering from neural overload and dying.
June 21, 2016: Coyote Tango is Rendered Inoperable
According to Mako Mori, the Pons System in the Mark-1 is fried beyond salvation in the fight with Itak, putting it firmly out of commission for at least a few weeks.
June 21, 2016: Raleigh and Yancy Becket Enlist in the Jaeger Academy
The brothers enter together in hopes of piloting together.
June 21, 2016 - January 1, 2025: Brawler Yukon’s Destruction
At an undetermined point during the Kaiju War, Brawler Yukon enters battle with an uncategorized and unnamed Kaiju and is destroyed. Caitlin Lightcap survives the battle and goes on to continue researching the effects of the Drift on Rangers. Sergio D’onofrio’s fate is unknown, but he likely survives the encounter as well.
July 5, 2016: Ragnarok Emerges from the Breach
Ragnarok is a towering Kaiju with dull beige skin, and a lean figure composed largely of muscle and no fat. Its arms are long and club-like, and it has the apparent ability to grow extra limbs in addition to its original four. Ragnarok's face is gaunt and skeletal-esque, its jaw long and narrow and only has two sets of frontal teeth. Atop its head are four hair-like tentacles with no apparent special ability, and within its mouth is an orange, bioluminescent glow that extends to its eyes.
July 5, 2016: Tacit Ronin and Victory Alpha vs. Ragnarok
Ragnarok’s appearance is foreshadowed by a serious earthquake that can be felt throughout much of Tokyo. Because Coyote Tango is inoperable and Tacit Ronin is still being repaired, Marshal Hikai deploys the Shatterdome’s third and final Jaeger, Victory Alpha. Upon being dropped, Ragnarok ambushes Victory Alpha, but the Jaeger manages to push the Kaiju away and attack it with one of their energy weapons. Victory Alpha manages to grapple Ragnarok from behind briefly, but the Kaiju breaks free and launches itself on top of the Jaeger, forcing it underwater. In preparation to deal the finishing blow, Ragnarok sprouts an additional two arms before bringing them down on the submerged Victory Alpha. The Jaeger’s pilots, Kagiso and Itu, eject into the water, but the Jaeger is utterly destroyed. Because Coyote Tango is inoperable, Kaori and Duc Jessop volunteer to fight Ragnarok off while Marshal Hikai requests immediate backup from other Shatterdomes. The couple are deployed in Tacit Ronin, which is still damaged. Kaori and Duc manage to land a slash on Ragnarok before being beaten backward in a quick assault, which they end with a second slash to Ragnarok’s back. The Kaiju forces Tacit Ronin underwater in an attempt to end it, but the Jaeger uses a fang-blade to impale Ragnarok and surfacing again. Finally, they stab it a second time and drag the blade upward, splitting the Kaiju in half.
July 5, 2016: Kaori and Duc Jessop Die
As they were warned by the doctors before entering battle, the neural handshake while in a Jaeger proves to be too much for the couple, and they die of neural overload shortly after facing Ragnarok. Afterward, a team of unidentified pilots takes Kaori and Duc’s places in Tacit Ronin.
July 5, 2016: Victory Alpha’s Destruction
In the battle against Ragnarok, Victory Alpha is ripped to pieces. While its pilots, Kagiso and Itu survive, the Jaeger is unsalvageable.
July 5, 2016 - January 1, 2025: Tacit Ronin’s Destruction
At an undetermined time after Kaori and Duc Jessop’s Death, Tacit Ronin is repaired and remains active in the Kaiju War. Later on in the war, the Jaeger and its pilots enter battle with an unnamed and uncategorized Kaiju. Tacit Ronin is cut in half in the course of the battle and its pilots are likely killed. The Jaeger’s remains are transported to Oblivion Bay.
August 9, 2016: The Lima Shatterdome is Established
It goes on to house the Jaegers Diablo Intercept, Solar Prophet, and Matador Fury.
November 23, 2016: The Anchorage Shatterdome is Established
It is later nicknamed “The Icebox”. It goes on to house the Jaegers Brawler Yukon, Chrome Brutus, and Gipsy Danger.
December 4, 2106: The Vladivostok Shatterdome is Established
It is located in the Southern tip of Golden Horn Bay where the Russian Pacific Fleet was once based. It works closely with Tokyo’s Strike Group to contain and defend the Russian sector. It goes on to house the Jaegers Cherno Alpha, Eden Assassin, and Nova Hyperion.
December 15, 2016: The Tokyo Shatterdome is Established
The Tokyo Shatterdome acts as the first point of contact for Kaiju that are westbound from the Breach since it covers the coast of Honshu and Hokkaido. It works closely with the Vladivostok Strike Group. It goes on to house the Jaegers Coyote Tango, Tacit Ronin, and Echo Saber.
January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2017: Hermann Gottlieb and Newton Geiszler Meet
They do not like each other.
January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2017: Shaolin Rouge is Launched
Launched at an undetermined time during the year of 2017, Shaolin Rouge is a Mark-3 Chinese Jaeger. The identities of its pilots are unknown. Shaolin Rouge is designed to excel in underwater travel and combat compared to its fellow Jaegers. It has Hydrorepulsers on its back, as well as the ability to travel both horizontally and vertically in water for versatility. The Conn-Pod has a large reserve of oxygen that allows pilots to survive underwater for much longer periods of time. Additionally, the Jaeger can perform electrolysis with the surrounding seawater to slow the loss of oxygen or provide an emergency supply if necessary. To maintain orientation underwater, Shaolin Rouge has a ballast system and gas cells. As for armaments, the Jaeger mainly fights with the assistance of the Meteor Chain, a one-hundred sixty foot chain made of titanium alloy that rests on its right arm. This chain can function both above and underwater, so Shaolin Rouge can still fight reasonably well on land. There is an enhanced sonar system in the Jaeger as well, allowing pilots to track Kaiju in deep ocean conditions where other Mark-2s may fail. This sonar system can track up to two-hundred feet deep. In its left arm, Shaolin Rouge has a carbide lance that is strong enough to pierce a Kaiju’s armor and hide. Finally, the Jaeger has two magnesium laced warheads named “Shooting Stars”. In necessary situations, Shaolin Rouge can also use explosive bolts in its arm to detach damage and compromised limbs to reduce weight.
January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2017: Vulcan Specter is Launched
Launched at an undetermined time during the year of 2017, Vulcan Specter is a Mark-3 Australian Jaeger. It is piloted by Joshua Griffin and Tyler Zachary. Vulcan Specter is designed for and excels in close combat. On its arm rests a mounted fuel propulsed drill capable of destroying a Kaiju’s armor and skin as well as inflicting immense damage. Also on its arm is a powerful cannon, allowing Vulcan Specter to continue its assault from medium-to-long distances. There is a stronger cannon in the Jaeger’s chest.
January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2017: Chrome Brutus is Launched
Launched at an undetermined time during the year of 2017, Chrome Brutus is a Mark-3 Canadian Jaeger. It is piloted by cousins Ilisapie Flint and Zeke Amarok, both of Inuit descent.
January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2025: Chrome Brutus is Destroyed
At an undetermined time during the Kaiju War, Chrome Brutus enters battle with an unnamed and uncategorized Kaiju and is destroyed. The pilots likely died during or shortly after the battle.
January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2025: Death of Ilisapie Flint and Zeke Amarok
Their exact cause of death is unknown, but the pair likely falls in battle with their Jaeger; however, they are confirmed dead by January 1, 2025, according to Stacker Pentecost.
May 1, 2017 - May 31, 2017: Coyote Tango Returns to Active Duty
After around a year of repairs, Coyote Tango likely returns to active duty in May. Since Stacker Pentecost and Tamsin Sevier can no longer pilot, the Jaeger is assigned a new team. The Tunari brothers, Gunnar and Vic, are assigned to Coyote Tango.
May 25, 2017: The Sydney Shatterdome is Established
Sydney’s Shatterdome is constructed in a relatively isolated location, but it also has the widest deployment radius in the PPDC. It goes on to house the Jaegers Vulcan Specter, Echo Saber, and Striker Eureka.
July 10, 2017: Gipsy Danger is Launched
Launched on July 10, 2017, Gipsy Danger is a Mark-3 American Jaeger. It is piloted by the Becket brothers, Yancy and Raleigh. Gipsy Danger is largely designed for close combat since its fighting style generally mimics that of a street fighter or a brawler. It has a Speed score of 7, a Strength score of 8, and an Armor score of 6. It stands at 260 feet (79.25 meters) tall. Gipsy is a dark blue Jaeger meant to mimic the appearance of World War II fighter jets. There are large flaps on the back of its head and the base of its neck where the Jaeger’s head connects to the body that are meant to defend the Conn-Pod. Gipsy Danger has a wide array of features. The insides are maintained by a circulatory coolant system and various seawater channels that maintain temperature. It has Hyper-Torque Drives that enable it increased locomotion compared to some of its fellow Jaegers. Gipsy Danger also possesses a Nuclear Vortex Turbine that periodically runs health checks and radio chemical readings; the Nuclear Vortex Turbine also doubles as a weapon, since it can release extremely powerful blasts of fire at close range. If Gipsy Danger is within immediate distance of a Kaiju when the Nuclear Vortex Turbine is activated, the fire can burn completely through the hide of a Kaiju. On the soles of its feet, the Jaeger is equipped with Gyro-Stabilizers that equalize motion and allow for smoother bipedal motion. Additionally, the Gyro-Stabilizers provide a significant amount of grip so that Gipsy Danger doesn’t slide backwards when in aggressive motion against a Kaiju or an outside force. If it needs a quick burst of movement, the Jaeger can use its two rear jets for increased movement speed in the required direction. These jets allow Gipsy Danger to leap with enhanced height and launch itself at enemies. As for its armaments, Gipsy Danger possesses an I-19 Plasmacaster on each hand. This weapon is a particle dispersal cannon that fires plasma with the aid of a charged carrier rail, and it can simultaneously wound and cauterize Kaiju anatomy, preventing the spread of Kaiju Blue. Coolant can be released from the system in a concentrated blast to freeze or immobilize enemies momentarily. On its right elbow, Gipsy Danger also possesses an elbow rocket used to increase the speed and power behind a punch. Like all Jaegers up to and in the Mark-3 series, Gipsy Danger is powered by a nuclear reactor in the center of its chest. While this isn’t the intended purpose, a nuclear reactor coincidentally makes Gipsy Danger immune to EMP attacks. In the novelization, Gipsy Danger also possesses a gauntlet-fixed S-11 Pulse Launcher that releases an orb of dark matter when activated. These orbs can disrupt the molecular structure of Kaiju biology when they make contact. Finally, Gipsy Danger possesses the ability to self-destruct as a last resort against strong opponents.
July 11, 2017: The Los Angeles Shatterdome is Established
The Los Angeles Shatterdome covers the enormous gap between Canada and Central America. It is located directly outside the city, near the Naval Base Ventura County. This Shatterdome is integral to the construction of the Anti-Kaiju Wall in Long Beach in later years. It goes on to house the Jaegers Romeo Blue and Mammoth Apostle.
September 14, 2017: Matador Fury is Launched
A Mark-3 Mexican Jaeger piloted by an unidentified male team. They are both convicts, but not criminals.
September 14, 2017 - January 1, 2025: Matador Fury’s Destruction
At an undetermined time during the Kaiju War, Matador Fury is destroyed while fighting an unnamed and uncategorized Kaiju. Its remains are moved to Oblivion Bay.
September 14, 2017 - January 1, 2025: Death of Matador Fury’s Pilots
There is no known date or cause of death for Matador Fury’s pilots, but they likely fall in battle with their Jaeger. They are confirmed dead by January 1, 2025, according to Stacker Pentecost.
October 17, 2017: Yamarashi Emerges from the Breach
Yamarashi, a Category III Kaiju, emerges from the Breach and heads toward Los Angeles, California. At the time of its appearance, Yamarashi is the largest Category III Kaiju ever recorded. It is a flat nosed Kaiju with a wide mouth and jagged rows of teeth akin to that of a shark. Situated behind its head is a crest of spiky bones that resemble lotus petals.
October 17, 2017: Gipsy Danger and Unknown Jaeger vs. Yamarashi
Yamarashi makes landfall on the Long Beach Waterfront and destroys a luxury cruise liner. It proceeds along Long Beach before making its way into the city and smashing through the Queenways Bridge. Then, it heads for Terminal Island. Gipsy Danger and another Jaeger of unknown identity are deployed into the mouth of the Los Angeles River to stop Yamarashi’s rampage through the city. The unknown Jaeger attempts a missile barrage, but the Kaiju’s hide is too thick and the missiles bounce off Yamarashi as a result. Gipsy Danger moves in as a response once Yancy and Raleigh Becket realize the fight has shifted into their hands. The brothers manage to drive the Kaiju back through the port of Long Beach toward the Harbor Freeway. Eventually, Gipsy Danger gains the upper hand and grabs the wire off a cargo crane before using it to behead Yamarashi. Kaiju Blue spills from Yamarashi’s corpse onto Gipsy Danger and nearly dissolves the Conn-Pod before Yancy and Raleigh Becket make it to the bay and wash it off. After the battle, bulldozers gradually remove the corpse from the city by dumping it into the channels, but the Kaiju’s head goes on to be used by a cult of Kaiju worshippers.
November 19, 2017: The Panama City Shatterdome is Established
The Panama City Shatterdome is essential to the global shipping hub that is the Panama Canal. It goes on to house the Jaegers Puma Real and Hydra Corinthian.
January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018: Hydra Corinthian is Launched
Launched at an undetermined time during the year of 2018, Hydra Corinthian is a Mark-4 American Jaeger. It is piloted by Kennedy LaRue and Stephanie Lanphier.
January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018: Mammoth Apostle is Launched
Launched at an undetermined time during the year of 2018, Mammoth Apostle is a Mark-4 American Jaeger. The identities of its pilots are unknown.
January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018: Nova Hyperion is Launched
Launched at an undetermined time during the year of 2018, Mammoth Apostle is a Mark-4 Korean Jaeger. It is piloted by Pang So-Yi and An Yuna.
January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018: Echo Saber is Launched
Launched at an undetermined time during the year of 2018, Echo Saber is a Mark-4 Australian Jaeger. The identities of its pilots are unknown.
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2025: Nova Hyperion’s Destruction
At an undetermined date during the Kaiju War, Nova Hyperion enters battle with an unnamed and uncategorized Kaiju and is destroyed. The fate of its pilots, Pang So-Yi and An Yuna, is unknown.
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2025: Echo Saber’s Destruction
At an undetermined date during the Kaiju War, Echo Saber enters battle with an unnamed and uncategorized Kaiju and is destroyed. The fate of its pilots is unknown.
May 20, 2018: PSJ-18 Emerges from the Breach
An uncategorized Kaiju emerges from the Breach and heads toward Puerto San Jose.
May 20, 2018: Gipsy Danger vs. PSJ-18
Gipsy Dangers intercepts and kills PSJ-18.
August 22, 2018: Crimson Typhoon is Launched
A Mark-4 Chinese Jaeger, Crimson Typhoon is an extremely unique machine. Unlike other Jaegers, piloted by two people, Crimson Typhoon is run by Cheung Wei, Jin Wei, and Hu Wei, identical triplets. It has a Speed score of 9, a Strength score of 8, and an Armor score of 6. The Jaeger stands at 250 feet (76.2 meters) tall. Crimson Typhoon has a specially designed Conn-Pod for its three pilots, designed and produced with the aid of Caitlin Lightcap. It expands the normal dual neural handshake to allow the inclusion of a third individual. Two pilots act as the basic movement and the third acts as a gunner. The Jaeger itself has a full titanium core and fifty diesel engines per muscle strand. Its shoulders are broad and work as shields to protect the rest of the body. Like several other Jaegers, Crimson Typhoon has rear jets that allow for quick bursts of movement during battle that can operate independently from one another and allow the pilots to close the distance for melee attacks. The Jaeger is equipped with shock absorbers that allow it to adapt to numerous terrains. It's also extremely flexible in areas like the neck, which isn’t the case for many of the Jaegers. Crimson Typhoon’s torso and legs can rotate a full one-hundred eighty degrees and it can perform high kicks and flips. The Conn-Pod itself acts as a telescope, increasing visibility in battle. As for its armament, Crimson Typhoon wields a Plasmacaster similar to Gipsy Danger’s and its hands can turn into incredibly sharp saw blades that are devastating to Kaiju’s skin.
November 26, 2018: Raythe Emerges from the Breach
An uncategorized Kaiju that emerges in the area of the Okhotsk Sea.
November 26, 2018: Cherno Alpha vs. Raythe
Raythe emerges from the Breach in the Okhotsk Sea area and heads for one of the five significant sea ports nearby, but Cherno Alpha intercepts and kills it before it makes landfall.
April 12, 2019: OS-19 Emerges from the Breach
An uncategorized Kaiju emerges from the Breach and heads for Osaka, Japan.
April 12, 2019: Cherno Alpha and Crimson Typhoon vs. OS-19
The two jaegers presumably respond before OS-19 makes landfall in Osaka, Japan, killing it.
August 14, 2019: Chuck Hansen Enrolls in the Jaeger Academy
Upon turning sixteen, Chuck Hansen enrolls in the six-month Jaeger Academy program.
September 22, 2019: Clawhook Emerges from the Breach
The uncategorized Kaiju emerges from the Breach and heads toward San Diego.
September 22, 2019: Gipsy Danger vs. Clawhook
After Clawhook makes landfall and begins a rampage, Gipsy Danger is deployed. Gipsy wins the battle with relative ease, killing Clawhook.
November 2, 2019: Striker Eureka is Launched
Launched in 2019, the Australian Mark-5 is the first and last of its kind. While it will later be piloted by Chuck and Hercules Hansen, the latter is still assigned to Lucky Seven when Striker Eureka is released, making the identities of its pilots upon launch unknown. Supposedly, the PPDC sunk at least $100 billion into Striker Eureka’s production. It has a Strength score of 10, a Speed score of 10, and an Armor score of 9, making it the strongest and most well-rounded of any of the Jaegers. It stands at 250 feet (76.2 meters) tall. Striker Eureka has a fighting style not unlike Gipsy Danger’s, based off of a brawler or a boxer; however, most of this style seems to carry over because of its pilots, Chuck and Herc. Its uncanny speed and agility make it a speedy killer, and Striker Eureka often ends it fights quickly. On the back of Striker Eureka, a pair of T-16 Angel Wings allow quick movement while maintaining balance. Striker Eureka possesses one of, if not the, largest armaments of any Jaeger. On each of its fingers, a temperature-resistant brass-steel compound is molded around the joints to form its 4.211 “Brass Knuckles”. Behind these knuckles are retractable Assault Mount 3.25 “Sting-Blades” that are laced with carbon nanotubes capable of channeling thermal energy at temperatures over 300 degrees Fahrenheit. These blades can both wound a Kaiju and cauterize it, preventing an unnecessary spread of Kaiju Blue. In Striker Eureka’s chest is a six-barreled WMB2x90 Anti-Kaiju Missile launcher as well as eighteen K-Stunner warheads that are easily capable of killing a Kaiju, thanks to Newton Geiszler’s research into Kaiju biology. There is a TY escape pod in the back of its Conn-Pod, giving its pilots the chance to eject, and there is an escape hatch on the top of its head. Striker Eureka’s visor is equipped with advanced photochromic displays, giving them several plans of situational awareness in any given battle.
December 16, 2019: MN-19 Emerges from the Breach
The Category IV emerges from the Breach and heads toward Manila. It uses its sharp, barbed tail to deal heavy damage.
December 16, 2019: Horizon Brave, Gipsy Danger, and Lucky Seven vs. MN-19
MN-19 heads directly for Manila upon emerging, necessitating a three-Jaeger drop. Horizon Brave, Gipsy Danger, and an unknown Australian Jaeger (presumably Lucky Seven) are deployed. During the fight, Horizon Brave is overpowered by MN-19′s barbed tail and the other two Jaegers are forced to intervene. Gipsy Danger deals the killing blow.
December 16, 2019 - February 14, 2020: Scott Hansen is Dismissed from the PPDC
At an undetermined time, Hercules Hansen and Scott Hansen enter battle in Lucky Seven; however, while in the Drift, Hercules sees something incriminating that nearly throws the brothers out of alignment. After the fight he presents his findings to his higher-ups and Scott Hansen is dishonorably discharged from the PPDC.
February 14, 2020: Chuck Hansen Graduates from the Jaeger Academy
After spending six months in attendance, he is assigned to Striker Eureka immediately after graduation alongside his father.
February 14, 2020: Hercules Hansen is Assigned to Striker Eureka Alongside Chuck Hansen
Following Scott Hansen’s dismissal from the program, the PPDC sees it fit to reassign Hercules to Striker Eureka alongside his son Chuck, who has just graduated from the Jaeger Academy.
December 16, 2019 - January 1, 2025: Horizon Brave’s Destruction and Death of Lo Hin Shen and Xichi Po
At an undetermined date during the Kaiju War, Horizon Brave is destroyed while fighting an unnamed and uncategorized Kaiju in Lima, Peru. Pilots Lo Hin Shen and Xichi Po are killed in the battle. Soon after, the remains of Horizon Brave are shipped off to Oblivion Bay.
January 1, 2021 - February 29, 2020: Tendo Choi Meets Alison
At an unknown date, Tendo Choi meets and becomes infatuated with Alison, who works in munitions at the Anchorage Shatterdome. Later, when asked about Alison by Yancy and Raleigh Becket, Tendo reveals the two went on a date, much to the displeasure of Alison’s significant other. Eventually, they get married and have a child.
January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020: The Anti-Kaiju Wall is Conceptualized and Construction Begins
At some point in the year 2020, the idea of the Anti-Kaiju Wall is born. Construction begins quickly after it is approved by the United Nations. Some of the funding is redirected from the Jaeger Program.
January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020: Hermann Gottlieb and Newton Geiszler are Assigned to the Hong Kong Shatterdome
The two are tasked with investigating the Kaiju and their weaknesses, as well as the way they operate.
February 29, 2020: Knifehead Emerges from the Breach
A Category III Kaiju that emerges from the Breach and heads toward Anchorage, Alaska. At the time, Knifehead breaks the record for the largest Category III, beating Yamarashi. The Kaiju somewhat resembles a goblin shark. It has shell-like armor and is heavily built. Its head is broad at the base and narrow at the tip and resembles a knife, as the name suggests. Knifehead has four arms, two large and two small, as well as incredibly long and sharp claws. It also has a tail. There are bright yellow lines on its dark gray body. Knifehead also has blue bioluminescent qualities like most of its brethren.
February 29, 2020: Romeo Blue vs. Knifehead
Romeo Blue is deployed to hold the ten-mile line off of Anchorage and attempt to intercept the Kaiju Knifehead; however, Knifehead manages to slip past Romeo Blue and continue toward the city of Anchorage.
February 29, 2020: Gipsy Danger vs. Knifehead
Gipsy Danger is deployed to protect the Miracle Mile of Anchorage, Alaska. Stacker Pentecost orders Raleigh and Yancy to hold the line, but they disobey him in order to save a civilian vessel, the Saltchuck. Knifehead approaches the fishing vessel, and Raleigh and Yancy arrive just in time to save the ship. Gipsy moves the Saltchuck out of Knifehead’s path just in time, since Knifehead attempts to claw both Gipsy Danger and the Saltchuck down. Instead of landing a critical blow, the Kaiju’s claws only glance off the armor on Gipsy Danger’s back. Raleigh and Yancy set the Saltchuck down in the ocean and then turn to face Knifehead again. This movement is just in time, since the Kaiju lunges again, and Gipsy Danger’s right arm manages to intercept the attack. The brothers throw a follow-up punch and then slam the Kaiju’s head into the ocean with both fists. Knifehead claws Gipsy’s left arm, and Raleigh holds the Kaiju in place as Yancy fires up the Plasmacaster. They shoot the Kaiju three times in the chest, sending it flying backward into the ocean. Assuming the Kaiju is dead, Yancy and Raleigh contact LOCCENT and are drawn into a brief conversation with Marshall Stacker Pentecost; however, soon after Tendo Choi notices there is still a heavy Kaiju signature and LOCCENT warns the Becket brothers that Knifehead is still alive. The Kaiju emerges from the water and Gipsy Danger barely reacts in time to prevent Knifehead from biting its head off. Raleigh attempts to activate the Plasmacaster, but Knifehead swats Gipsy Danger’s left arm away and impales the Jaeger’s chest with its nose. Gipsy Danger’s arm is destroyed and it falls into the ocean. The Kaiju claws Gipsy Danger’s head, breaching the Conn-Pod. When Yancy attempts to say something to Raleigh, the rest of Knifehead’s claw breaches the Conn-Pod and Yancy Becket is killed. Raleigh is shocked by the Jaeger as it attempts to reroute the neural connection to account for the loss of the right hemisphere. Still shaken, he has no time to react when Knifehead lunges again, this time impaling Gipsy Danger’s chest and severely damaging it. Raleigh activates the right arm’s Plasmacaster as Knifehead rips the Jaeger’s armor away. He aims straight for Knifehead’s chest, dealing a killing blow. In the aftermath, Raleigh pilots Gipsy Danger back to the shore alone.
February 29, 2020 - April 29, 2020: Raleigh Becket Departs from the PPDC
Shortly after the death of his brother and the loss of his Jaeger, Raleigh Becket resigns from his position as a Ranger. He goes on to live out of sight for the next five years, until Stacker Pentecost finds him working on the Anti-Kaiju Wall. Presumably, he spends the majority of these five years doing construction.
February 29, 2020 - January 1, 2025: Romeo Blue’s Destruction and Death of Bruce and Trevin Gage
At an undetermined time in the Kaiju War, a Kaiju makes landfall and heads toward Seattle. Romeo Blue is deployed to kill it and prevent further destruction of the city. During the fight, the Kaiju tears off one of Romeo Blue’s arms and smashes through the Conn-Pod, killing Bruce and Trevin Gage. After the battle, the remains of Romeo Blue are transported to the PPDC Scrapyard (novelization)/Oblivion Bay (movie).
May 25, 2020: HC-20 Emerges from the Breach
An uncategorized Kaiju emerges from the Breach and heads toward Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
May 25, 2020: Cherno Alpha, Crimson Typhoon, and Striker Eureka vs. HC-20
The three Jaegers respond to the uncategorized Kaiju on its way to Ho Chi Minh and kill it.
November 10, 2020: Atticon Emerges from the Breach
The uncategorized Kaiju emerges from the Breach and heads toward Seoul, South Korea.
November 10, 2020: Cherno Alpha vs. Atticon
Atticon makes landfall in Seoul, South Korea, the same day it emerges from the Breach. There, Cherno Alpha kills it.
January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021: Mako Mori Enlists in the Jaeger Academy
Seeking to become a pilot in order to get revenge for her family, Mako Mori enlists in the Jaeger Academy.
January 10, 2021: Hidoi Emerges from the Breach
An uncategorized Kaiju that emerges from the Breach and heads toward Bangkok, Thailand.
January 10, 2021: Crimson Typhoon vs. Hidoi
Crimson Typhoon intercepts Hidoi in Bangkok, Thailand, and kills it.
October 9, 2021: Ceramander Emerges from the Breach
Ceramander is an uncategorized Kaiju that attacked Hawaii on October 9, 2021.
October 9, 2021: Striker Eureka and Coyote Tango vs. Ceramander
After Ceramander emerges from the Breach, Striker Eureka and Coyote Tango are deployed. As Ceramander is attacking Hawaii, the two Jaegers arrive and quickly kill the Kaiju.
December 12, 2021: FauxFace Emerges from the Breach
The uncategorized Kaiju emerges from the Breach and attacks the city of Santiago, Chile.
December 12, 2021: Vulcan Specter Emerges from the Breach
After FauxFace attacks Santiago, Chile, Vulcan Specter is deployed to prevent further damage. They kill the Kaiju.
January 31, 2022: Spinejackal Emerges from the Breach
Spinejackal is a Category IV. It is a tall, gray-skinned Kaiju with bioluminescent traces emitting from its mouth and eyes. On the back of its head and back are multiple barbed protrusions running down toward its tail. It possesses a jaw with mandibles and walks upright. It possesses panoramic vision from the abundance of eyes around the head enabling it to see front, sides, and back all at once.
January 31, 2022: Striker Eureka and Vulcan Specter vs. Spinejackal
Some parts of canon say Striker Eureka completed a solo kill on Spinejackal before it made landfall in Melbourne. Others say Spinejackal attacks the Sydney Opera House and evades several of Striker Eureka and Vulcan Specter's attacks before Striker Eureka manages to cut its head in half with a windmill blade.
July 24, 2022: Taurax Emerges from the Breach
An uncategorized Kaiju emerges from the Breach and heads toward Mindanao, an island in the Philippines.
July 24, 2022: Striker Eureka vs. Taurax
Striker Eureka is deployed to intercept Taurax. Before the Kaiju can make landfall on Mindanao, Striker Eureka drops into the ocean and kills it.
September 7, 2022: Tentalus Emerges from the Breach
Tentalus emerges from the Breach and moves through the China Sea (unspecified if this is in reference to the South China Sea or the East China Sea).
September 7, 2022: Crimson Typhoon and Shaolin Rouge vs. Crimson Typhoon
According to some sources, Shaolin Rouge was present in this fight; however, others accredit this fight only to Crimson Typhoon. Tentalus is in the middle of crossing the China Sea when one or both Jaegers intercept it, killing it before it can make landfall.
September 7, 2022 - January 1, 2024: Death of Shaolin Rouge’s Pilots
At an undetermined time after Shaolin Rouge's encounter with Tentalus, its first team of pilots is murdered in their apartment. Supposedly, this crime is committed by Kaiju cultists and worshippers, but the perpetrators are never apprehended. Shortly after, Ou-Yang Min-Hau and Ou-Yang Suyin are brought in to replace them as Shaolin Rouge's second team of pilots.
November 6, 2022: Coyote Tango’s Destruction and Death of Gunner and Vic Tunari
An unnamed and uncategorized Kaiju gains the upper-hand on Coyote Tango during a battle on St. Lawrence Island. As a result, Coyote Tango is destroyed and Gunnar and Vic Tunari are killed in action.
January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024: Vermin Emerges from the Breach
At an undetermined time, the uncategorized Kaiju Vermin emerges from the Breach and attacks the city of Medellin, Columbia. Seemingly, antagonistic parasitic life forms live inside Vermin's body and are released upon the Kaiju's death.
January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024: Vulcan Specter and Striker Eureka vs. Vermin
Since Medellin is evacuated before the Kaiju attack, the Jaeger teams don't have to worry about the populace. They manage to stop Vermin's progress before Vulcan Specter lands a killing blow. Parasitic life forms emerge from the Kajiu's corpse, but Striker Eureka and Vulcan Specter manage to contain them.
January 2, 2024: Huo Da Emerges from the Breach
Huo Da is a Category Three Kaiju that emerges from the Breach and makes its way through the Yellow Sea toward Shanghai. It has gangly legs and a frog-like tongue.
January 2, 2024: Crimson Typhoon and Shaolin Rouge vs. Huo Da
Shaolin Rouge is deployed eight-hundred miles into the Yellow Sea to battle Huo Da underwater and prevent it from making landfall. Shaolin's torso armor is damaged and its left arm is destroyed before Crimson Typhoon appears. They inflict enough damage that Huo Da begins to bleed out; however, it suddenly sprouts wings and carries Shaolin Rouge away despite attempts to escape. Shaolin Rouge is shoved into a building, crushing one pilot's legs. Crimson Typhoon eventually kills Huo Da.
January 2, 2024 - January 1, 2025: Shaolin Rouge’s Destruction and Death of Ou-Yang Min-Hau and Ou-Yang Suyin
At an undetermined point in the final stretch of the Kaiju War, Shaolin Rouge is defeated in battle against an unnamed and uncategorized Kaiju. Pilots Ou-Yang Min-Hau and Ou-Yang Suyin likely died during or soon after the battle.
April 7, 2024: Vodyanoi Emerges from the Breach
Vodyanoi is an uncategorized Kaiju. Its physical appearance is likened to that of a "puffed-up toad", large, and seemingly overweight. Vodyanoi has acidic saliva that can eat through the alloy of a Jaeger.
April 7, 2024: Cherno Alpha and Eden Assassin vs. Vodyanoi
Vodyanoi attacks the East coast of Sakhalin Island. Eden Assassin and Cherno Alpha are deployed to stop a rampage. During the battle, Vodyanoi uses its corrosive saliva to incapacitate Eden Assassin and kill its pilots. Cherno Alpha retaliates by grabbing a drifting iceberg and using it to beat Vodyanoi, killing it.
April 7, 2024: Death of Eden Assassin’s Pilots
In a battle against the uncategorized Kaiju Vodyanoi, Eden Assassin is incapacitated and its pilots are killed as a result. The fate of the Jaeger Eden Assassin after this battle is unknown.
April 7, 2024 - January 1, 2025: Eden Assassin’s Destruction
After the battle involving Vodyanoi, Eden Assassin is destroyed in battle with an unnamed and uncategorized Kaiju.
July 5, 2024: Insurrector Emerges from the Breach
Insurrector is an uncategorized Kaiju that emerges from the Breach and heads toward Santa Monica, California. It is a Kaiju with cracked gray skin and four eyes on the left and right sides of its face. The bioluminescent glow visible in most Kaiju emits from its mouth and the cracks of its skin. On its back are multiple spiky protrusions, and on its head two horns nearest to the rear of its head. Its snout is flat, broad and jagged. Insurrector's limbs appear to be fused together, creating a space in the center of the lower half of the arm, and has three digits on each of its hands. Very few of its teeth on either the bottom or top row of its jaw are visible when it opens its mouth.
July 5, 2024: Striker Eureka and Hydra Corinthian vs. Insurrector
Upon making landfall in Santa Monica, Insurrector cuts through the Santa Monica Pier, causing many casualties, including Amara Namani’s family. Initially, Striker Eureka and Hydra Corinthian keep Insurrector contained at the Pier, but the battle eventually makes its way down the beach and into the city. Almost halfway through Santa Monica, Striker Eureka manages to deal a killing blow with a missile barrage.
July 5, 2024 - January 1, 2025: Hydra Corinthian’s Destruction
At an undetermined time in the Kaiju War, Hydra Corinthian enters battle with an unnamed and uncategorized Kaiju and is destroyed. The fate of its pilots, Kennedy LaRue and Stephanie Lanphier, is unknown.
July 30, 2024: Bonesquid Emerges from the Breach
An uncategorized Kaiju emerges from the Breach and heads toward Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea.
July 30, 2024: Striker Eureka vs. Bonesquid
Striker Eureka is deployed to stop Bonesquid from reaching Port Moresby. It drops into the ocean and kills Bonesquid before the Kaiju can make landfall.
August 13, 2024: Biantal Emerges from the Breach
An uncategorized Kaiju emerges from the Breach and heads toward Taipei, Taiwan.
August 13, 2024: Crimson Typhoon vs. Biantal
Crimson Typhoon is deployed to Taipei and it defeats Biantal there.
August 28, 2024: Hound Emerges from the Breach
An uncategorized Kaiju emerges from the Breach and heads toward Auckland, New Zealand.
August 28, 2024: Striker Eureka vs. Hound
Striker Eureka is deployed to stop Hound from reaching Auckland, New Zealand. Before the Kaiju can make landfall, Striker Eureka kills it.
September 9, 2024: Gipsy Danger Undergoes Repairs and Refurbishment at the Anchorage Shatterdome
With most of the active Jaegers destroyed, Stacker Pentecost has no choice but to pull Gipsy Danger from Oblivion Bay and begin repairing it.
September 9, 2024: Naomi Sokolov Interviews Tendo Choi
Since Stacker Pentecost is in Hawaii on business, Tendo Choi fills in for the interview.
September 14, 2024: Taranais Emerges from the Breach
An uncategorized Kaiju emerges from the Breach and heads for Queen Charlotte Sound.
September 14, 2024: Cherno Alpha vs. Taranais
Taranais attacks Queen Charlotte Sound (unspecified whether this is in reference to Canada or New Zealand) and Cherno Alpha is deployed. Taranais is killed.
September 25, 2024: Rachnid Emerges from the Breach
An uncategorized Kaiju emerges from the Breach and heads for Brisbane, Australia.
September 25, 2024: Striker Eureka vs. Rachnid
Striker Eureka is deployed to stop Rachnid from reaching Brisbane, Australia. Before the Kaiju can make landfall, Striker Eureka kills it.
October 4, 2024: KC-24 Emerges from the Breach
An uncategorized Kaiju emerges from the Breach and heads toward Kuching Malaysia.
October 4, 2024: Striker Eureka and Mammoth Apostle vs. KC-24 and Mammoth Apostle’s Destruction
Striker Eureka and Mammoth Apostle are deployed to intercept the Kaiju KC-24. Mammoth Apostle is destroyed before Striker Eureka can land the killing blow. The fate of Mammoth Apostle’s pilots is unknown, but they were likely killed in battle. After Striker Eureka kills KC-24, helicopters attempt to locate and recover the remains of Mammoth Apostle.
October 12, 2024: The Anchorage Shatterdome is Shut Down
Shortly after its closure, the Shatterdome and the Jaeger Academy were sold to a private buyer. Gipsy Danger is relocated to the Hong Kong Shatterdome to continue undergoing repairs.
October 18, 2024: The Lima Shatterdome is Shut Down
After its closure, the Shatterdome is sold to the Peruvian government.
October 19, 2024: The Tokyo Shatterdome is Shut Down
After the Shatterdome’s closure, it is sold to a private buyer.
October 31, 2024: Fiend Emerges from the Breach
An uncategorized Kaiju emerges from the Breach and heads toward Acapulco, Mexico.
October 31, 2024: Striker Eureka vs. Fiend
Striker Eureka is deployed to stop Fiend from reaching Acapulco, Mexico. Before the Kaiju can make landfall, Striker Eureka kills it.
November 9, 2024: The Panama City Shatterdome is Shut Down
The fate of the Shatterdome is unknown.
November 15, 2024: Naomi Sokolov Interviews Jasper Schoenfeld
Jasper recounts the story of how he was inspired to create the Jaegers.
November 19, 2024: Tailspitter Emerges from the Breach
An uncategorized Kaiju emerges from the Breach and heads toward Sapporo, Japan.
November 19, 2024: Crimson Typhoon vs. Tailspitter
Crimson Typhoon kills Tailspitter in Sapporo, Japan.
November 28, 2024: Naomi Sokolov Interviews Stacker Pentecost
She and Stacker discuss why he pilots and why believes the Jaeger Program should continue. By the end of the interview, Naomi is convinced to write an article asking the PPDC why they’re giving up the fight and funding a wall instead.
November 30, 2024: Kojiyama Emerges from the Breach
An uncategorized Kaiju emerges from the Breach and heads toward the Bohai Sea.
November 30, 2024: Crimson Typhoon and Striker Eureka vs. Kojiyama
After Kojiyama attacks the Bohai Sea, Crimson Typhoon and Striker Eureka are deployed to handle it. Kojiyama is killed.
December 11, 2024: The Vladivostok Shatterdome is Shut Down
After its closure, the Vladivostok Shatterdome is given to the Russian government in exchange for airspace, refueling, and landing rights.
December 20, 2024: The Los Angeles Shatterdome is Shut Down
The fate of the Shatterdome after its closure is unknown.
December 29, 2024: The Sydney Shatterdome is Shut Down
The fate of the Shatterdome after its closure is unknown.
December 31, 2024: Striker Eureka is Decommissioned
Because the final four Jaegers are being moved to the Hong Kong Shatterdome for Operation Pitfall, Striker Eureka is decommissioned and removed from active service in Australia. Hercules and Chuck Hansen are decommissioned alongside their Jaeger and instructed to relocate to Hong Kong, where they will carry a nuclear warhead for the upcoming Operation Pitfall.
December 31, 2024: The United Nations and PPDC Stop Funding the Jaeger Program
Several representatives from the United Nations contact Stacker Pentecost to inform him that all funding is being directed toward the Anti-Kaiju Wall, leaving the Jaeger Program with eight months worth of money.
January 1, 2025: Mutavore Emerges from the Breach
The Category IV emerges from the Breach and heads toward Sydney, Australia. Mutavore has a hooked, sharp curve above on its plated and bony structure around its head and curving down from its chin in a crescent shape. Near the top of Mutavore's bladed crest is its mouth. Mutavore has three eyes on both sides of its head. In addition, the creature exhibits a bipedal structure containing two large arms ending in large claws, and two very small, almost insect-like appendages on its chest. Similar to its bladed head, Mutavore has huge, ax-shaped structures protruding from its back.
January 1, 2025: Striker Eureka vs. Mutavore
Mutavore breaks through the Anti-Kaiju Wall around Sydney in an hour. Luckily, Striker Eureka was decommissioned only a day before and responds quickly to the attack. They deal a series of punches to the Kaiju before unleashing a volley of Anti-Kaiju Missiles, killing Mutavore.
January 1, 2025: Stacker Pentecost Locates Raleigh Becket
Upon arriving at the “Wall of Life”, Stacker Pentecost attempts to convince Raleigh to return to the PPDC. Raleigh assumes he isn’t Stacker Pentecost’s first choice, but the Marshal informs him that all the other Mark-3 pilots are dead, making Raleigh the automatic first (and only) choice. Initially, Raleigh turns him down on the basis that he cannot have anyone inside his head again. Pentecost tells him the world is ending and asks if he would rather die on the Anti-Kaiju Wall or in a Jaeger. Raleigh agrees to return.
January 1, 2025 - January 8, 2025: Raleigh Arrives at the Hong Kong Shatterdome
Upon arriving, Raleigh is introduced to Mako Mori. He is also introduced to the K-Science team, Hermann Gottlieb and Newton Geiszler. Stacker Pentecost shows him around the Shatterdome, introducing him to the remaining Jaegers, Cherno Alpha, Crimson Typhoon, and Striker Eureka. Herc Hansen welcomes Raleigh. When Raleigh asks Stacker what the plan is for Operation Pitfall, Stacker brushes him off and tells him to “be ready”. Mako shows him to the new and improved Gipsy Danger before taking Raleigh to his room.
January 1, 2025 - January 8, 2025: Raleigh is Introduced to Co-Pilot Candidates
In the Kwoon, Raleigh faces off against the list of candidates Mako put together; however, none of them seem to click. Eventually, he ends up sparring against Mako instead and the two discover they are drift compatible.
January 1, 2025 - January 8, 2025: Stacker Pentecost Talks with the K-Science Team
Hermann determines that, based on his exponential growth equations, the PPDC should expect a double event soon, and then a triple or quadruple event soon after that. He is unable to provide them with an absolutely certain timeline for when they should drop into the Breach, and Newton cuts in to insist Drifting with a Kaiju brain is a viable option. Stacker dismisses Newton and requests Hermann’s info.
January 1, 2025 - January 8, 2025: Gipsy Danger’s Trial Run
Stacker Pentecost reluctantly allows Mako Mori to try a trial run with Raleigh. At first, their neural handshake holds steady, but Raleigh accidentally projects the memory of his brother’s death over Mako, causing her to chase the R.A.B.I.T. and relive the Onibaba attack. While stuck in the memory, Mako accidentally activates the left arm’s Plasmacaster and nearly destroys a large portion of the Shatterdome; however, Chuck Hansen, Tendo Choi, and Herc Hansen manage to send the Jaeger offline before any damage can be done.
January 1, 2025 - January 8, 2025: Newton Geiszler Drifts with the Kaiju’s Secondary Brain
In what is likely the bravest and dumbest decision of the movie, Newton builds a Pons Machine from scratch and enters the Drift with the Kaiju brain. He succeeds and is pulled from a state of shock by Hermann, who fetches Stacker Pentecost. Newton tells them that the Kaiju are under orders and that they’re being created to exterminate humanity; however, he missed out on some information. Stacker Pentecost instructs him to drift again and refers him to Hannibal Chau, a black-market dealer of Kaiju parts who operates in the Hong Kong Bone Slums.
January 1, 2025 - January 8, 2025: Raleigh and Chuck Fight, Mako is Grounded
After Mako and Raleigh’s failed drift, Stacker, Herc, and Chuck convene in Stacker’s office to discuss what happened; however, Herc throws Chuck out when het gets too fired up. He turns his attention to Mako and Raleigh, who are waiting in the hall. After insulting Raleigh, he turns his attention to Mako briefly, prompting Raleigh to throw a punch. The encounter quickly turns into a fistfight, and the two only stop when Herc emerges from the office and pulls them apart. Then, Raleigh and Mako are called into Pentecost’s office, where he grounds Mako. When she asks to be dismissed, Raleigh reveals that he saw Mako’s childhood and knows why Pentecost refuses to let her in a Jaeger. He insists the Marshal is holding her back, but Pentecost reprimands Raleigh and then ends the conversation.
January 8, 2025: Otachi Emerges from the Breach
The Category IV emerges from the Breach and heads toward Hong Kong, China. Otachi is one of the largest and heaviest Category IVs to ever make landfall. It walks on all fours. It has two short legs, two long, and four digit hands. It fights largely with its barbed tail, which possesses enough strength to pierce through the Conn-Pod of a moderately armored Jaeger. It also has a jaw that is capable of splitting open in order for Otachi to spit acid onto the Jaeger it is facing. This is possible because of a sac underneath its neck that produces the highly corrosive liquid. Later, it also revealed that Otachi has wings capable of carrying it into the atmosphere, as well as the capacity to give birth.
January 8, 2025: Leatherback Emerges from the Breach
The Category IV emerges from the Breach and heads toward Hong Kong, China. Leatherback is a large and armored Kaiju that resembles a gorilla. It has high intelligence, and when injured it resorts to hit and run tactics if necessary. Leatherback also has a tendency to pounce on enemies when they are distracted, using its weight to its advantage. The heavy plating all over its body allows it to take heavy hits and deal them in return, thanks to mace-like fists. While it isn’t quite as intelligent as Otachi, Leatherback possesses a more powerful weapon in its EMP organ, which allows it to scramble electronic devices in a large radius, including digitized Jaegers.
January 8, 2025: Crimson Typhoon, Cherno Alpha, and Striker Eureka vs. Otachi and Leatherback
Since Gipsy Danger is out of the question following their failed trial run, only the other three Jaegers are deployed when the Double Event occurs. Crimson Typhoon and Cherno Alpha are tasked with taking on the two Kaiju directly while Striker Eureka holds the Miracle Mile. Otachi emerges from the water first, targeting Crimson Typhoon. Initially, it gains the upper hand; however, the triplets recover quickly and enter the Thundercloud Formation, transforming the Jaeger’s hands into saw blades. They slice Otachi’s head and chest before the Kaiju grabs and immobilizes two of their arms. Crimson Typhoon engages the jets on its back and flips completely over Otachi before tossing the Kaiju in Cherno Alpha’s direction. The Russian team immediately goes in for a hit, bashing Otachi’s face several times with Cherno Alpha’s fists. Striker Eureka almost moves in to help, but Stacker Pentecost orders them to remain in position. Otachi sweeps Cherno Alpha off its feet, and when Crimson Typhoon moves in to attack too quickly, the Kaiju uses its tail to rip the triplets’ Conn-Pod out, killing the three of them. The Kaidonovskys recover and jump back into the fight with renewed enthusiasm, looking to avenge Crimson Typhoon, but Otachi surprises them once again by unveiling the sac on the bottom of its mouth that can produce a highly corrosive acid and spitting it directly onto the Jaeger’s head. Striker Eureka fully mobilizes, hoping to save Cherno Alpha, but before they make it, Leatherback finally emerges from the water and jumps onto Cherno Alpha’s back. Otachi rips one of Cherno Alpha’s arms off and then moves to intercept Striker Eureka while Leatherback forces Cherno Alpha underwater. Soon after, it crushes the Conn-Pod, killing the Kaidonovskys in an underwater explosion and decimating the Jaeger. Meanwhile, Striker Eureka gains the upper hand against Otachi and opens the cavity on the Jaeger’s chest, preparing to launch Anti-Kaiju missiles at Otachi; unfortunately, they are stopped only seconds before launch by Leatherback’s EMP organ, which electrocutes Herc and Chuck Hansen and completely Striker Eureka down. Herc disengages from his harness at the same time Leatherback deals a light blow to Striker Eureka, sending him flying across the Conn-Pod. It becomes quickly apparent that his arm is broken.
January 8, 2025: Crimson Typhoon’s Destruction, Death of the Wei Triplets
During the battle against Otachi, Crimson Typhoon’s Conn-Pod is crushed by the Kaiju, killing all three pilots. Crimson Typhoon’s body collapses into Victoria Harbor.
January 8, 2025: Cherno Alpha’s Destruction, Death of Sasha and Aleksis Kaidonovsky
During the battle against Otachi and Leatherback, Cherno Alpha’s Conn’Pod is dissolved and the Jaeger is forced underwater, where Leatherback detonates it. Cherno Alpha is destroyed in the blast and the Kaidonovskys are killed.
January 8, 2025: Gipsy Danger is Deployed
Upon realizing they no longer have any other options, Stacker Pentecost's orders Mako Mori and Raleigh Becket into the final Jaeger. Because Gipsy Danger is analog, it is unaffected by Leatherback’s EMP organ.
January 8, 2025: Newton Geiszler Meets with Hannibal Chau
The two discuss Newton’s reasons for needing a Kaiju brain, at which point Hannibal Chau calls him an idiot. When the Kaiju alerts begin to go off, Newton is forced to leave at gunpoint and take shelter in a public shelter.
January 8, 2025: Otachi Enters Hong Kong to Look for Newton Geiszler
It heads through the city without causing much destruction, choosing to focus on locating Newton.
January 8, 2025: Gipsy Danger vs. Leatherback
Chuck and Herc Hansen, in a last ditch attempt to prevent the destruction of Hong Kong until Gipsy Danger arrives, decide to distract Leatherback. Using the escape hatch, the pair climb onto the top of Striker Eureka and fire flares off into the Kaiju’s face. One of the flares makes contact with and damages Leatherback’s eye. It raises its arms to kill them, but Gipsy Danger arrives on the scene at just the right time, stealing the Kaiju’s attention. Gipsy Danger drops into the water and Leatherback charges at it, but Mako and Raleigh sidestep and immediately rip the EMP organ from Leatherback’s spine. Enraged, the Kaiju grabs Gipsy Danger in a bear hug and throws it onto the docs a large distance away, effectively shifting the battle out of the water. When Leatherback climbs onto the docks, it charges Gipsy Danger. In response, Mako and Raleigh engage the jets on Gipsy Danger’s back and deal a flying strike to Leatherback’s face, which they follow up with two more quick hits. They engage Gipsy Danger’s elbow rocket and deal a fourth punch, further disorienting the Kaiju. It grabs a nearby crane and uses it to knock the Jaeger backwards although they take little damage. In response, Raleigh and Mako grab several shipping containers from the docks and use them like brass knuckles and slams them on either side of Leatherback’s head. Acting quickly, Gipsy Danger manages to grab the Kaiju while it is disoriented and they toss it across the docks. When Leatherback gets back to its feet, it once again attempts to charge Gipsy, but the Jaeger manages to free its right arm and Raleigh activates the Plasmacaster. They unleash the entire clip into Leatherback’s chest, blowing its arm off. The blows are enough to kill the Kaiju, but Mako and Raleigh decimate its corpse to make sure before turning their attention to Otachi.
January 8, 2025: Otachi Locates Newton Geiszler
General panic begins to rise in the shelter as the Kaiju grows closer, and Newton reveals the monsters are after him. As a response, the people around him force him into the middle of the shelter alone. Otachi bursts through the ceiling of the Anti-Kaiju shelter and uses its tongue, which seemingly has some kind of sensory organ, to identify Newton. However, it retreats from the shelters without doing anything to him.
January 8, 2025: Gipsy Danger vs. Otachi
The Jaeger treks through the city, following the path of destruction that Otachi left behind, before locating the Kaiju in the process of breaking into one of the Anti-Kaiju shelters. Otachi shifts its attention away from Newton and charges Gipsy Danger. Mako and Raleigh use a tanker they dragged from the docks like a bat and deal a blow across Otachi’s jaw. It uses its tail to grab the tanker and throw it down a nearby street before retreating into the cover of the city, disappearing for view. Raleigh attempts to contact the sighting teams but receives no response before Otachi crashes out of a nearby skyscraper, catching them by surprise. It drags them through a building and shoves them into another before attempting to unleash its acid attack; however, Mako and Raleigh are able to dodge it, sending the acid flying into an office building instead. Gipsy Dangers shoves it right hand into Otachi’s throat, causing Otachi to try and impale them with her tail. Mako and Raleigh vent the coolant in Gipsy Danger’s systems to freeze its tail and shatter it completely before ripping the acid sac from the Kaiju’s body. As a final resort, Otachi shoves the Jaeger to the ground and unfurls a pair of wings. It grabs Gipsy Danger and flies high into the sky, where the Jaeger’s interior oxygen levels begin dropping. Mako unleashes a weapon that was added after Gipsy Danger’s refurbishment: a Chain Sword capable of being used as either a whip or sword. They slice diagonally through the Kaiju’s body and fly through the Earth from around 50,000 feet in the air. The duo survive by slowing their fall with a measured blast at Stacker Pentecost’s suggestion.
January 8, 2025: Stacker Pentecost Reveals his Cancer to Raleigh Becket
After returning from the battle, Stacker Pentecost gives a speech, during which blood begins to drip from his nose. Privately, he informs Raleigh of his condition, explaining the effects of Coyote Tango’s lack of radiation shielding. Finally, Stacker reveals that he chose Raleigh for the mission because of his ability to pilot solo, an incredible feat that only the two of them had ever accomplished.
January 8, 2025: Newton Geiszler Returns to Hannibal Chau
After nearly being devoured by Otachi, Newton returns to Hannibal’s base of operations and demands the Kaiju brain he had asked for. Hannibal Chau relents, and he and his team travel to the site where Otachi was killed. The team enters the Kaiju, but realize the secondary brain has been damaged. As they prepare to exit the corpse, the team and Newton realize the Kaiju is pregnant.
January 8, 2025: The Baby Kaiju Emerges
The Baby Kaiju has an appearance similar to that of Otachi, although significantly less mature. It bursts out of Otachi and heads straight for Newton as the crews around them flee. He trips, but before the Baby Kaiju can devour him, it gets tangled up in its own umbilical cord and dies. Hannibal Chau emerges from wherever he was hiding to claim he knew the Baby Kaiju would die. He begins to say something, but the Baby Kaiju is briefly resuscitated and eats him before he can finish the sentence. After swallowing him, it actually dies.
January 8, 2025: Newton Geiszler and Hermann Gottlieb Drift with the Newborn Kaiju’s Brain
In an attempt to gain the full extent of information possible without putting Newton into further dangers, Hermann offers to bear some of the neural load as pilots do. They enter the Drift together and realize that the final plan of action will not work because of the Breach’s ability to read DNA like a barcode.
January 12, 2025: Stacker Pentecost Begins Operation Pitfall Early
Despite initially being funded for eight more months of operation in the Jaeger Program, Stacker Pentecost realizes their chance of surviving the incoming Triple Event is low, and therefore decides to jumpstart Operation Pitfall early. Gipsy Danger is going to run defense, piloted by Mako Mori and Raleigh Becket, but Herc Hansen is no longer able to pilot Striker Eureka because of his broken arm. As a result, Stacker Pentecost decides to sacrifice himself and take Herc’s place alongside Chuck Hansen. Before entering Striker Eureka, Stacker asks Mako for her protection and Chuck and Herc say goodbye, both likely under the impression Chuck isn’t going to survive the mission.
January 12, 2025: Gipsy Danger and Striker Eureka are Deployed
As planned, Striker Eureka carries the nuclear payload. The two Jaegers are dropped nearly six-hundred meters from the Breach and make the rest of the trek on foot.
January 12, 2025: Scunner Emerges from the Breach
Scunner emerges from the Breach and hovers around the Jaegers, but does not initially attack. It has two curved horns like that of a bull’s, designed to act as battering rams. It also has four arms, designed to help it move faster underwater. Unlike previous Kaiju, Scunner has the ability to work well with its brethren.
January 12, 2025: Raiju Emerges from the Breach
Raiju emerges from the Breach and hovers around the Jaegers, but does not attack initially. It has bent feet that increase its speed. Upon first emerging and circling Striker Eureka and Gipsy Danger, Tendo Choi dubs it “the fastest Kaiju ever recorded”. It has heavy armor and broad shoulders, and its overall appearance mimics that of a Galapagos iguana and a crocodile.
January 12, 2025: Newton Geiszler and Hermann Gottlieb Reveal the Intricacies of the Breach
Right before taking the leap into the Breach with the nuclear payload, Herc Hansen relays to the pilots that the Kaiju stopped. Sensing something is wrong, Stacker stops as well, refusing to take the leap. Suddenly, Hermann and Newton enter, commandeering the communication device, and explaining that only something with Kaiju DNA can enter the Breach or else it will deflect.
January 12, 2025: Slattern Emerges from the Breach
The first ever Category V, Slattern emerges from the Breach just as Hermann and Newton finish explaining the Breach’s requirements to pass. Because it is the first Category V, Slattern is the most lethal of any of its kind. It has intelligence, strength, speed, armor, and toxicity levels far above its brethren. Slattern has thick, leathery skin and three triple-crowned tails that can be used for long-distance attacks or piercing the armor of a Jaeger. Its tails have enough power to rapidly spin and lash out, even with a heavy amount of underwater pressure working against them. Slattern has a spike-like protrusion on its chest, which can extend forward and inflict blunt damage on a Jaeger. The sound of the Kaiju's roar can emit sound waves powerful enough to cause visible damage to its surrounding environment. Slattern's body is also extremely resilient against a multitude of attacks, nuclear or otherwise. Slattern's height is estimated at 596 feet and its weight is estimated at 6,750 tons.
January 12, 2025: Gipsy Danger and Striker Eureka vs. Scunner, Raiju, and Slattern
When Slattern first emerges from the Breach in front of Striker Eureka, Gipsy Danger attempts to move in and provide aid, but Scunner charges at them. Eventually, Gipsy Danger is able to mostly subdue Scunner by burning its head with a hydrothermal vent, but before they can finish Scunner off, Raiju rushes in and bites Gipsy’s Chain Sword and the entirety of their right arm off. Meanwhile, Slattern attacks Striker Eureka with its various tails, throwing it into a hydrothermal vent. As a result, the Jaeger’s Anti-Kaiju missile launchers are damaged. Slattern continues to attack using the surrounding environment, but Chuck and Stacker put up a good fight considering the size difference. They manage to nearly amputate two of Slattern’s arms with their Stingblades before the Kaiju backs off somewhat. Raiju prepares to charge Gipsy Danger again, but LOCCENT warns Mako and Raleigh of its approach, allowing them to form a Chain Sword on the remaining left arm and bisect Raiju, using its own speed against it. Slattern roars for aid, and Scunner abandons Gipsy Danger to help destroy Striker Eureka. Realizing what needs to be done, Chuck and Stacker say their goodbyes before detonating the payload, vaporizing Scunner. Gipsy Danger, heavily crippled, begins to drag itself toward the Breach. Along the way, they grab Raiju’s remains in order to try and pass the Breach’s DNA reading. However, right as they reach the final stretch, Slattern blocks their path. It is severely damaged but alive. Raleigh instructs Mako to engage the rear thrusters, and they fly toward Slattern, hooking themselves directly onto the Kaiju with their Chain Sword and tumbling forward into the Breach. Since Slattern is with them, they pass the scan. Then, Raleigh and Mako activate the reactor’s burning attack, finishing Slattern, and leaving the pair drifting in the Anteverse.
January 12, 2015: Striker Eureka’s Destruction, Death of Stacker Pentecost and Chuck Hansen
During Operation Pitfall, Stacker and Chuck voluntarily detonate the payload on Striker Eureka’s back. The ensuing blast destroys Striker Eureka and kills the pair.
January 12, 2015: The Breach’s Destruction
Raleigh gives Mako his oxygen and ensures she is released in an escape pod as he continues into the Anteverse. Within, he passes an area where the Kaiju are made, and eventually reaches the center of the Anteverse, where the background is a burning yellow planet. Raleigh finds that there is a problem with the system and he has to activate manual override before escaping with almost no time left. Beneath him, Gipsy Danger detonates right in the center of the dimension, and his escape pod is blown upward with the force and out of the Breach as the Kaiju world collapses around him.
January 12, 2015: Gipsy Danger’s Destruction
Gipsy Danger is decimated as a result of its self-destruction. It brings the Anteverse down with it.
January 12, 2015: The Kaiju War Ends
The Kaiju War draws to a close. In the Hong Kong Shatterdome, Herc Hansen announces the Breach’s destruction and everyone erupts into celebration.
January 12, 2015: Mako Mori and Raleigh are Rescued
When Raleigh’s escape pod first surfaces, Mako cannot feel a pulse or find any signal he is alive; however, Raleigh regains consciousness not long after and they embrace. Choppers fly over their head, presumably to pick the pair up. The two press their foreheads together.
Additional Notes:
There is a lot of conflicting information about the December 2019 Manila drop. Most sources say Hercules Hansen and Scott Hansen dropped together in the Jaeger Lucky Seven, but other sources claim Hercules was in Striker Eureka with his son, Chuck. Often, it is implied Scott Hansen was dismissed from the PPDC before Striker Eureka even launched (November 2019). I chose to go the “Herc dropped in Lucky Seven” route, since Hercules clearly recognizes Raleigh in the movie but introduces Chuck as if they [Raleigh and Chuck] have never dropped together. This does, however, bring into question who was piloting Striker Eureka in November of 2019, when it first came onto active duty, if Herc was still assigned to Lucky Seven. I generally followed a mixture of the movie and novel canons, but some of the movie pages on the Pacific Rim wiki contradicted each other, so it’s quite difficult to tell.
Some sources claim Mutavore actually attacked December 27, 2024, and that two other Jaegers were involved. Echo Saber, Vulcan Specter, and Striker Eureka would have been involved in this version of events, in which both Echo Saber and Vulcan Specter are ripped to shreds by Mutavore before Striker Eureka is deployed and kills Mutavore. However, Travis Beacham has stated that Striker Eureka was the only Jaeger involved in the attack.
Several of the fights listed in this timeline are not canon in the movie version, as well as some of the Kaiju. As far as I can recall, at least half of Striker Eureka’s encounters on here are only mentioned in the novelization (Striker Eureka’s listed drops on the movie version of the wiki only include Pitfall and Mutavore), as well as at least one of Crimson Typhoon’s.
Kaiju named something like “MN-19″ or “PSJ-18″ are actually unnamed Kaiju. The letters in these names come from the city they attacked (i.e., Manila and San Jose in the examples in the first sentence) and then year they occurred in (2019 and 2018, respectively).
Lucky Seven has no canon classification or launch date, but we know it was involved in an attack on Hong Kong. After Crimson Typhoon was launched in 2018, all of Hong Kong’s Kaiju attacks were either resolved by Crimson Typhoon alone or by Crimson Typhoon and a Jaeger team (none of which contained Lucky Seven); therefore, I ended Lucky Seven’s possible launch timeline at the date of Crimson Typhoon’s launch. Its start date is marked alongside Romeo Blue and because Romeo Blue and Tacit Ronin were definitively the second and first Mark-1s released respectively. Lucky Seven could have been a Mark-1, but it could not have been a Mark-1 released before Romeo Blue or Tacit Ronin.
Cherno Alpha was launched in 2015, but it has no specific date. Because Coyote Tango was the last of the Mark-1s and Tacit Ronin and Romeo Blue were first and second respectively, Cherno had to have fallen somewhere between Romeo Blue and Coyote Tango.
Travis Beacham has stated that there is a Shatterdome in Nagasaki at some point, but I couldn’t find opening or closing dates for it, nor could I find any Jaeger assignments, so I didn’t include it.
I admit I’m a little confused about how it took four days for Newton and Hermann to relay the information from their drift from the Baby Kaiju considering they only had to make it back from Hong Kong to...the Hong Kong Shatterdome? In the movies it mostly appears that Operation Pitfall actually happens the day after the Double Event, but every source I found explicitly says there is a four day gap in between.
Echo Saber has technically been in both the Sydney and Tokyo Shatterdomes, according to the novels. According to the novels, Echo Saber is still active and functional after the Tokyo Shatterdome shuts down in 2024, and it is moved to the Sydney Shatterdome with Striker Eureka. However, the novels also say Echo Saber is involved in the Mutavore attack and destroyed shortly after, which isn’t the case in the movie, so I listed it twice but chose to keep its destruction date broad.
Anyways, that’s all.
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2023 Year In Review
This year once again I invited some friends and colleagues to reflect on 2023
JG Thirlwell
Composer Foetus Xordox Manorexia Steroid Maximus Venture Bros Archer
2023 was an intense year. The year began with the premiere of my symphony for Alarm Will Sound and ended with guesting vocalizing with Dinosaur Jr on some Stooges classics. I completed the final season of Archer. Wrote a lot of material for new Xordox and Foetus albums. Released an album of string quartets and scored a Venture Bros movie. Worked with some great singers and premiered my Ensemble project in London.
I spent several months traveling and set up a small studio in Melbourne for a bit. Road tripped through NZ with my partner, Dora.
I played some excellent shows in London, Colchester, Auckland, Wellington, Melbourne and Sydney.
I still woke up 5am in a panic on too many occasions.
And I saw some great concerts.It was difficult to whittle down this list but here are a lot of albums I enjoyed in 2023, in no particular order.
Albums
Poil Ueda Yoshitsune (Dur et Doux)
Poil Ueda - Poil Ueda (Dur et Doux)
Genevieve Artadi Forever Forever (Brainfeeder)
Knower - Knower Forever (Brainfeeder)
Ultraphauna No No No No (Dur Et Doux)
Gahlmm Break A Leg (GEIGER Grammofon)
Oneohtrix Point Never Again (Warp)
Lankum - False Lankum (Rough Trade)
Evian Christ Revanchist (Warp)
Chromb Cinq (Dur et Doux)
Deskartes A Kant After Destruction (Cleopatra)
Gazelle Twin Then You Run (Original Score)
L’Rain I Killed Your Dog (Mexican Summer)
Loraine James Gentle Confrontation (Hyperdub)
Royal Blood Back To The Water Below (Warner)
John Luther Adams Darkness and Scattered Light (Cold Blue)
Catherine Christer Hennix Solo for Tamburium (Blank Forms)
Rachel Fannan Bjork Impersonations (Instagram)
Regal Worm Worm! (Quatermass)
Wild Up Julius Eastman Vol. 3: If You’re So Smart, Why Aren’t You Rich? (New Amsterdam)
PJ Harvey I Inside the Old Year Dying (Partisan)
Poppy I Disagree (Sumerian)
Sparks The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte (Island)
Queens Of The Stone Age In Times New Roman (Matador)
Time Wharp Spiro World (Leaving)
Murderpact Ultraheaven (Bandcamp)
RVG Brain Worms (Our Golden Friend)
HMLTD - The Worm (Lucky Number)
Catarina Barbieri - Myuthafoo (Editions Mego)
Ligeti Quartet and Anna Meredith - NUC (Mercury KX)
Mandy Indiana I’ve Seen a Way + EP(FireTalk)
Kate NV WOW (RVNG)
Kelly Moran Vesela EP (Warp)
Kurws Powiez / Fascia (Korobushka)
Fever Ray Radical Romantics (Mute)
Netherlands Severance (Svart)
Tim Hecker No Highs (Kranky)
Bohemian Flesh Bohemian Flesh (Ojet)
Pure Adult II (FatCat)
Model/Actriz - Dogsbody (True Panther Sounds)
Laurel Halo - Atlas (Awe)
Water From Your Eyes - Everyones Crushed (Matador)
Moritz Von Oswald - Silencio (tresor)
REZZETT Meant Like This (Trilogy Tapes)
Jess Johnson and Simon Ward 'Terminus' Virtual Reality exhibition at the Museum in Dunedin NZ.
Books
Naomi Klein Doppelganger
Graham Rayman and Reuven Blau Rikers : An Oral History
Thurston Moore Sonic Life
Malcolm Gladwell The Bomber Mafia
Tony Cohen Half Deaf, Completely Mad
Brett Anderson Coal Black Morning Book
Wesley Doyle Conform To Deform
Primo Levi Survival in Auschwitz
Films + TV
Beef
Barry
Fargo
The YouTube Effect
Mutiny In Heaven
Beau Is Afraid
In The Court Of The Crimson King
Oppenheimer
Concerts
01.28.23 Kodak Quartet performed at the Jack Studio Festival Event at The New School, performing a work by Khyam Allami and a stunning rendition of Ligeti’s String Quartet No 1.
02.21.23 Pure Adult opened for Gilla Band at Brooklyn Made and both were excellent!
02.22.23 Clown Core (featuring Louis Cole on drums and keys) Elsewhere in NYC.
03.02.23 Laurie Anderson performs at a drone event anchored by Lou’s guitar generating feedback drones, on the occasion of Lou Reed’s birthday .Other musicians joining the drone included Shazad Ismailey, Steven Bernstein, Stan Harrison, Briggan Krauss and more.
03.09.23 Michael Byron’s new work In One Second There Will Be A Thousand Plateaus Perhaps for two pianos and small orchestra featuring pianists Joseph Kubera and Steve Beck with Petr Kotik conducting members of the S.E.M. Ensemble. At Roulette Intermedium.
04.04.23 Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs brought the rock power and played an intense and triumphant show at Mercury Lounge to end their first US tour.
04.08.23 Amarcord Nino Rota, a reimagining of the Hal Willner’s Nino Rota tribute album, at Roulette Intermedium.
05.03.23 Genevieve Artadi played a grreat set at Public Records in Brooklyn to support her new album Forever Forever, with Louis Cole on drums.
05.27.23 Gloryhammer at Irving Plaza. Saw them in Melbourne too.
06.27.23 Sparks played a brilliant show at the Beacon Theater in NYC and I also caught them at Palais Theater in St Kilda, Melbourne, Australia on 10.26.23
07.04.23 75 Dollar Bill at Union Pool
08.20.23 BeatFox . Incredible luck to see this guy busking on Brick Lane.
08.21.23 The very wonderful Deerhoof at The Lafayette in London
08.22.23 clipping. played a killer show at Outernet in London
08.23.23 The incredible Poil Ueda from Lyon, France played in London at the Lexington + Lost Crowns
08.24.23 Swans played an epic set at The Troxy in Londo
09.24.23 TENGGER played an amazing set at the Art Gallery of NSW.
10.06.23 Fuji|||||||||||ta at Tempo Rubato in Melbourne, Australia.
10.07.23 RVG played a killer show to a packed house at Northcote Theatre in Melbourne, Australia
10.17.23 Chloe Sobek at Make It Up Club in Melbourne Australia.
10.21.23 Paul McCartney at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne Australia
10.28.23 Sarah Mary Chadwick at Wesley Anns as part of The 86 Super Saturday Festival
10.28.23 Party Dozen from Sydney played a great set at The 86 Super Saturday Festival in Melbourne Australia.
11.10.23 Devon Townsend played a beautiful, brutal and ecsatic show in Melbourne Australia at the Forum.
12.06.23 Ashley Bathgate and percussion sextet Mantra Percussion performed Matt McBane’s Topography at National Sawdust in NYC.
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Michel Langevin
(aka Away/Voïvod)
My coups de coeur in 2023:
TV Series:
The Last of Us
Music:
The Damned - Darkadelic
Godflesh - Purge
Crown Lands - Fearless
Gong - Unending Ascending
Soft Machine - Other Doors
Best show:
KISS End of the Road World Tour in Montréal on Nov 18th
Best Moments:
-Recording and touring the new Voïvod album, Morgöth Tales, celebrating the 40th anniversary of the band
-Celebrating my 60th birthday on stage in Lyon on the Voïvod/Testament Euro tour
-Jason Newsted joining the band on stage in Fort Lauderdale, USA
-Eric Forrest joining the band on stage at Hellfest, France
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Lydia Lunch
https://www.lydia-lunch.net/
“Time-one long second that goes on forever”
So enjoy it motherfuckers!
BOOKS
Love the World or Get Killed Trying Alvina Chamberland
Mother Howl Craig Clevenger
Nein, Nein, Nein! : One Man's Tale of Depression, Psychic Torment, and a Bus Tour of the Holocaust Jerry Stahl
Mystic Debris Justin Gradin
Niagara, NY Ric Royers
The Pale-Faced Lie : A True Story David Crow
The Conspiracy Against the Human Race: A Contrivance of Horror Thomas Ligotti
The Field: The Quest for the Secret Force of the Universe
Lynne McTaggert
Yuval Noah Harari Box Set (Sapiens, Homo Deus, 21 Lessons for 21st Century)
Season of the Witch Cathi Unsworth
Every word John Tottenham utters or writes
TOURS with Sylvia Black & Gregg Foreman, Joseph Keckler, Marc Hurtado (tribute to Alan Vega & Suicide), Ian White, Kevin Shea (Sinister Impulse), Tim Dahl & Matt Nelson (Murderous Again)
Workshop & Performance Badass Babes of Burlesque w Rita D’Albert Zebulon LA
Workshop at the University of New Mexico thanks to Greg Moss
Reading with Zoe Hansen & Ron Athey at The Philosophical Research Center LA
Reading with Eugene Robinson Makeout Room SF
Finishing the documentary with Jasmine Hirst Artists - Depression, Anxiety, and Rage and premiering it in Italy
Meeting butuh Queen Azumi OE and discussing up coming performances together with Tim Dahl
Completing the 233 episode of The Lydian Spin with Tim Dahl
FUN
Nights in London & Brighton spent with Nick Soulsby, Cathi Unsworth, Billy Chainsaw, Chris Bohn, Jack Sargeant, Pam Hogg,
Tina Kit (opened for my Suicide tribute in London & Brighton) best new band of suited and booted bad boys
Squired around Europe by Sebastien Greppo, a man like no other - who so lightens my burden…
Watching every episode of The Dark Side of The Ring with Kevin Shea
Training squirrels, levitating objects, saving lives, screaming into the void.
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Mike Berdan
(Uniform)
https://uniform-nyc.com/
ALBUMS
Lankum - False Lankum
Surgeon - Crash Recoil
Ryuichi Sakamoto - 12
Fellwinter - The Dawn Of Winter
Abysmal Lord - Bestiary Of Immortal Hunger
Death Kneel - Dawn Simulation
Shit And Shine - 2222 And Airport
Carnivorous Bells - Room Above All
Agonal Lust - Mankind Is A Talisman Of Misfortune
Godflesh - Purge
FIRST-TIME READS
A History Of Violence (1973) - David Cotner
Someone Who Isn't Me - Geoff Rickly
Your Dreams - Thomas Moore
4. In A Lonely Place - Karl Edward Wagner
Burn You The Fuck Alive - B.R. Yeager
The Holy Day - Christopher Norris
A Collapse Of Horses - Brian Evenson
The Devil Thinks I'm Pretty - Charlene Elsby
Let's Go Play At The Adams' - Mendal W. Johnson
Counterillumination - Audrey Szasz
MOVIES
Godzilla Minus One
CIGARS
Cohiba Magico Maduro Petit Robusto
God Of Fire Serie B Double Robusto
Padron Family Reserve no. 95 Maduro Petit Gordo
El Pulpo Toro
Tatuaje Reserva J21 Broadleaf Robusto
Atabey Benditos Double Corona
Romeo y Julieta Línea de Oro Nobles
H. Upmann Half Corona
Foundation Cigars The Tabernacle Robusto
OpusX Eye Of The Shark
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Mario Diaz deLeon
(composer, Luminous Vault, Bloodmist)
ALBUMS
Evita Manji - Spandrel?
Eartheater - Powders
Slowspin - Talisman
Marta DePascalis - Sky Flesh
Kalia Vandever - We Fell in Turn
Eraldo Bernocchi + Hoshiko Yamane - Sabi
JakoJako - Verve
Surgeon - Crash Recoil
Cavalera - Morbid Visions / Bestial Devastation
Bell Witch - The Clandestine Gate
Steve Lehman + Orchestre National de Jazz - Ex Machina
SONGS
Kelly Moran - Vesela
Vines - I Don’t Mind
Cybotron - Maintain
Barker - Birmingham Screwdriver
VMO - Supergaze
Omar Hisham - Adhan (Be Heaven)
EVENTS
New Firmament: MONAD - Roulette
Peter Evans: Being and Becoming - Roulette
Anna Sperber: Amplifier - Roulette
20 Years of Shinkoyo - Roulette
Anthony Braxton + Wolf Eyes - Pioneer Works
Caterina Barbieri - Pioneer Works
Felipe Lara + Claire Chase + Esperanza Spaulding + NY Phil
TAK Ensemble: Swoonfest - The Clemente Center
Kayo Dot: Choirs of The Eye - MilkBoy
Cecilia Vicuña / Raven Chacon - The Poetry Project
Krallice / Indocrithere / Geryon / Ocrilim - Saint Vitus
Cavalera: Morbid Devastation - Irving Plaza
Hulder / Blackbraid / Aeviterne - Le Poisson Rouge
Eartheater / Concrete Husband - Elsewhere
BOOKS
Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz - An Indigenous Peoples History of the United States
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Alexander Tucker (Microcorps)
I started off the year by releasing a project very close to my heart: Fifth Continent, a collaboration with the late Keith Collins, partner and collaborator of film maker and artist Derek Jarman. The album was partially recorded in Jarman’s cottage in the desert-like landscape of Dungeness, on the South East coastline of Kent, in the UK, with elements constructed from Collins own spoken word pieces, and environmental recordings. The album was released on James Ginzberg’s Subtext label, and we also produced Fifth Quarter, an anthology publication of writing, recollections, photography and newly commissioned artworks about Jarman, Collins and Dungeness.
Although I probably made more music than usual this year, and had a greater focus than ever on the various projects I have underway, 2023 felt like a weird and often frustrating year for me and music. About five years ago I set about teaching myself modular systems, experimenting, and recording the results as I went along. This culminated in a new solo guise primarily for electronics and the synthesis of voice and acoustic instruments, MICROCORPS (the debut album Xmit came out on Alter records in 2021). Using these systems is at the same time liberating and incredibly frustrating. For a while this year nothing felt good enough: I could feel the potential of my ideas glimmering in the distance but was unable to catch up with them. I decided to take a short break from the modular, and focused upon compositions for cello, saxophone, and clarinet. But the pull of electronics is never far, so I began processing these recordings, using granular synthesis to stretch, mutate and reorganise the audio into new pieces. As soon as you want more from your practice and yourself, things can become more laborious - it’s difficult to be in the moment and focus on what’s in front of you. I used to be happy with the immediate effects I produced, but I think this is being replaced by a different approach, something more considered, which is exciting and, in some ways, sobering - even if the results are far from what you would describe as sober. I’m also so lucky to have many friends and fellow artists around me to offer help and suggestions, to whom I’m eternally grateful. As R.Crumb says, “Keep on truckin”.
Music I dug this year:
Godflesh - Purge (Avalanche Recordings)
Rắn Cạp Đuôi - *1 (nhạc_gay)
Mun Sing - Inflatable Gravestone (Planet Mu)
RS Tangent - When A Worm Wears A Wig (The Trilogy Tapes)
Arnold Dreybaltt And The Orchestra Of Excited Strings - Resolve (Drag City)
Elvin Brandhi and Lord Spikeheart - Drunken Love (Hakuna Kulala)
Mark Fell and Will Guthrie - Infoldings / Diffractions (NAKID)
Afrorack - The Afrorack (Hakuna Kulala)
Kinn - Dogtooth (First Light Records)
General Magic - Nein Aber Ja (GoTo Records)
Live shows:
Emptyset - Village Underground
Elvin Brandhi - IKLECTIK
Mick Harris/FRET – Downwards’ 30th, Centrala
Mun Sing, Crys Cole, Penelope Trappes - Boundaries Festival
Maxwell Sterling - Cafe OTO
Pole - EartH
Nik Colk Void - Too many to count!
Phew - Cafe OTO Residency
Acid Horse Festival
Devo - Hammersmith Apollo
Kinn - New Cross Road Baptist Church
Comics:
In 2023 I produced a new issue of my ongoing oblique and nonlinear comic series, Entity Reunion. For this issue I drew upon my love of HP Lovecraft, using the repetition of the comic format to peel back layers of the everyday to reveal omnipotent entities underlying all reality. The viewpoint of each page is from the point of view of the protagonists, who hold an electronic device, photographing their surroundings only to capture the blurred features of some insidious face. There are also references to Lovecraft’s own fictional grimoire the Necrononmicon. I wanted that dreamlike sensation of being the protagonists of the dream but also viewing yourself as separate entity.
Books:
I read nearly all of Patrica Highsmith’s ‘Ripley’ books, a bunch of John Le Carré novels, Mark Kermode’s book on The Exorcist and I’m currently working my way through the spy novelist Eric Ambler’s books. I also re-read Bruce Robinson’s analysis on Jack the Ripper and Victorian society, ‘They All Love Jack’.
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Tom Chiu
(composer, Flux Quartet)
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Albums Worth Exploring (including a couple entries from 2022 that I discovered late)
Bar Italia Tracey Denim (Matador)
Blur Ballad Of Darren (Parlophone)
Bush Tetras They Live In My Head (Wharf Cat)
Death Valley Girls Islands In The Sky (Suicide Squeeze)
Dummy Mono Retriever (Sub Pop)
Duster Remote Echoes (Numero Group)
En Attendant Ana Principia (Trouble In Mind)
Everything But the Girl Fuse (Verve)
Horse Lords Comradely Objects (RVNG)
Kelela Raven (Warp)
Lael Neale Star Eaters Delight (Sub Pop)
Lana Del Rey Do You Know That There's A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd (Interscope)
Lewsberg Out And About (12XU)
Munya Jardin (Luminelle)
Slowdive Everything Is Alive (Dead Oceans)
Sweeping Promises Good Living Is Coming For You (Sub Pop)
Wednesday Rat Saw God (Dead Oceans)
Yo La Tengo This Stupid World (Matador)
Night at the Movies
Poor Things
Past Lives
Monster
Recurring Personal FAVES
FAVE Sandwich:
Mekelburg's Clinton Hill, Brooklyn
FAVE Burger:
Two8Two Bar & Burger, Boerum Hill, Brooklyn
FAVE Craft Beer Brewery
Omnipollo (Sweden), brewed at Twelve Percent Beer Project, North Haven, CT
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Pierre Cerrato
Producer - Editor
Floyd County Productions (Archer)
Favorite Movies/TV
Archer Season 14
The Last of Us
Gen V Beef
This Fool Season 2
Fargo Season 5
Primo (Amazon Prime Show)
The Bear Season 2 Episode
Barry Season 4
Favorite Records
I listened to a lot of music but these were in constant rotation.
Some are from last year but what is time and who cares?
Boris/Uniform - Bright New Disease (2023)
Birds in Row - Gris Klein (2022)
Fleshwater - We Are Not Here to Be Loved (2022)
Asunojokei - Islands (2022)
Everything But the Girl - Fuse (2023)
Night Owls - Versions (2022)
Honorable mention
Boris - Feedbacker (2003) this was my introduction to Boris. This year is the 20 year
anniversary of its release. Roberto Carlos Lange shared it with me one day while at work.
He said it was something he thought I would like. Blew my mind and I have been a fan
ever since.
Favorite Concerts
The Cure - State Farm Arena - also saw The Cure at Riot Fest but this was better of the 2.
I regret not going to Night 2 in Atlanta because they played Disintegration.
H20 - Riot Fest 2023 Set
Fleshwater - Riot Fest 2023 Set
Future Islands - Shakey Knees 2023 Set
The Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Shakey Knees 2023 Set
Converge / Brutus - The Masquerade
Drain / Drug Church - The Masquerade
Donny Benet - Terminal West
Idles - Re:Set 2023 Set
Favorite Food
MF Sushi - Atlanta - went twice and each time it was a special occasion.
Heirloom Market BBQ - Atlanta - best BBQ in my neck of the woods.
The Aviary - Chicago - specialty cocktails with spectacular presentation.
Cafe Tola - Chicago - best empanadas i've ever had in my life.
Selva Negra - Miami - a solid contender for Nica food.
Jaguar - Miami - great vibes, service and ceviche!
No Hard Feelings - Chatanooga - great cocktails and vibes!
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Zachary Lipez
(editor at large of Creem Magazine, writer, singer of Publicist UK)
Music
I made a (very) long list on my wildly popular blog, Abundant Living. But, for kicks and with the understanding that maybe you don’t feel like reading (or subscribing to) my wildly popular blog, here’s some stuff I included and some stuff I forgot (with particular attention paid to albums I think might be of particular interest to JG friends/fans but which may have slipped through the radar) (meaning: I mainly put the stuff that wasn’t on too many other lists).
Fatboi Sharif Decay (Backwoodz)
Skech185 He Left Nothing for the Swim Back (Backwoodz)
Zohra Murder In The Temple (American Dreams)
The Native Cats The Way On Is The Way Off (Chapel)
Geese 3D Country (Partisan)
Gold Dime No More Blue Skies (No-Gold)
Algiers Shook (Matador)
EXEK The Map and the Territory (Foreign)
Skinhead Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt (Closed Casket)
Débruit & Alsarah Aljawal الجوال (Soundway)
Fairytale Shooting Star (Toxic State)
Among The Rocks and Roots Pariah (Cacophonous Revival)
Full of Hell, Nothing When No Birds Sang (Closed Casket)
Uniform & Boris Bright New Disease (Sacred Bones)
Sleaford Mods UK Grim (Rough Trade)
Money&King Act Unnaturally (self released)
Blu Anxxiety Morbid Now, Morbid Later (Toxic State)
Nana Benz du Togo AGO (Komos)
Citric Dummies Zen and the Arcade of Beating Your Ass (Feel It)
Ghösh Prismassive (Ramp Local)
Peasdez Fenomenologia Del Espiritu Agonico: De La Existencia Sordida Al Pendulo De La Nada (SPHC)
Upper Wilds Jupiter (Thrill Jockey)
Death Valley Girls Islands In The Sky (Suicide Squeeze)
Raphael Rogiński Talán
Body Void Atrocity Machine (Prosthetic)
Feeling Figures Migration Magic (Perennial)
Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band Dancing on the Edge (Sophomore Lounge)
Nosaj from New Kingdom & steel tipped dove House of Disorder (Fused Arrow Records)
mclusky unpopular parts of a pig / the digger you deep (self released)
Advertisement Escorts (Feel It)
King Vision Ultra Shook World (hosted by Algiers) (PTP)
Live Shows that Stand Out In My Memory
Moor Mother/Armand Hammer/The Caretaker/Raphael Roginski for the Unsound Fest at Lincoln Center (I covered this for The Quietus if yr interested)
Sleaford Mods at Coachella (profiled them for CREEM)
Lydia Lunch/Zohra at St.Vitus
Lydia Lunch Retrovirus last American show ever (?) at TV Eye
Various skinhead/nü oï bands at the Monarch/TV Eye etc. with Liberty & Justice being the standout
Son Rompe Pera at TV Eye
Chisel (the Ted Leo outfit, not the neo-bootboy band with the “the” in their name) at LPR
BOOKS
My phone has pretty much eliminated my ability to read. I did read the first 100 pages of more books than I care to admit. I finally finished Mark Andrews’ Paint My Name In Black and Gold: The Rise of the Sisters of Mercy and I recommend it if, like me, you think The Sisters of Mercy are better than the Beatles (or whatever inane comparison annoys your friends the most). I also discovered Gene Wolfe and read the first book in the Book of the New Sun trilogy. Otherwise, it’s pretty much been just using Louise Glück poetry as inspiration to write terrible versions of Louise Glück poetry.
TV
Doom Patrol
Pokerface
Rick and Morty (idc idc idc idc)
HasanAbi twitch stream
A ludicrous amount of Britbox mysteries and—passively, yes, but not without a fair amount of emotional investment—various Real Housewife shows/spinoffs
Movies
Didn’t watch any new movies this year but I did have a lot of youtube videos playing in the background while I did other things, and sometimes those videos would be three hour long screeds about what was wrong with a number of movies I’d never heard of. So I feel like I got the gist.
LIFE
Converted to Islam and married Zohra in January. Both choices have proven to be rewarding as all hell. Cashing in my “as a Jew I…” argument card—while simultaneously being too new a Muslim to reasonably claim either special knowledge and/or marginalization status—has really fucked with my ability to be self-righteous online. But the love that Zohra and her family have shown me has more than made up for my newfound inability to really wipe the floor with a motherfucker in the instagram comments. In fact, I liked marrying Zohra so much that I did it again in December (first time was a religious ceremony, the second time was our rendering to Caesar etc). If you know me/us and weren’t invited to either that’s because essentially no one was. As my parents couldn’t attend (on account of being dead) I didn’t really see the point of a big party. That was perhaps selfish. We love you (probably) and will have some sort of to-do in 2024.
Otherwise, I am still very much enjoying working for the new CREEM Magazine (please subscribe) and doing my newsletter (please subscribe). Musically, I lived vicariously through Zohra and the release of her first solo album. Murder In The Temple, with amazing production by Ben Greenberg and contributions by Lydia Lunch, is a synthesis of so many of Zohra’s obsessions. It’s unlike anything in the post-goth-dark-whatever sphere and I can’t express how proud I am of it and her. As for my music, I did some neat-o Scientists-esque stuff with Telematics (Sohrab Habibion, Robert Austin, and Alexis Fleisig) and Zohra and I did a Sheer Terror cover in the style of Tindersticks to commemorate Paul Bearer’s marriage. Also, I’m pretty sure my most successful band (Publicist UK) got dropped by our label (apparently taking eight years to finish a demo is a long time) so get at me if you have a low-to-mid tier label and want to put out an album of eight minute gothic metal songs with zero mosh parts, about an aging hipster loving his wife and cats and missing his dead mom and dad. C’mon, do it. You’d be printing money.
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Jim Siegel
Vivid Oblivion
Records And Other Things I Liked In 2023
Lankum - False Lankum (Rough Trade)
Milford Graves with Arthur Doyle and Hugh Glover - Children Of The Forest (Black Editions Archive)
Nakibembe Embaire Group (Nyege Nyege Tapes)
Henning Christiansen - Mediterranean Music-Water (Holidays)
Alain Goraguer - La Planete Sauvage (Expanded) (Decca)
Phill Niblock - Boston III (Alga Marghen)
Sam McLoughlin & David Chatton Barker - The Heavenly Realms (Folklore Tapes)
Svitlana Nianio & Tom James Scott - Eye Of The Sea (Skire)
Half Mortal - Creature Of Christ (Hospital Productions)
Pharoah Sanders - Pharoah box (Luaka Bop)
Ragnar Johnson & Jessica Mayer - Spirit Cry Flutes And Bamboo Jews Harps From Papua New Guinea (Ideologic Organ)
PJ Harvey - I Inside The Old Year Dying (Partisan)
Jana Winderen - The Blue Beyond (Touch)
Rezzett - Meant Like This (The Trilogy Tapes)
Arsenije Jovanovic - Sailboat Galiola Nuria's Unfinished Logbook (Pentiments)
Only Voices Vol. 1 + 2 (DDS)
Wounded Son - Pain Is All I Have For You (Hospital Productions)
Various - Cease & Resist: Sonic Subversion & Anarcho Punk In The UK 1979-1986 (Optimo Music)
Umeko Ando - Upopo Sanke (Pingipung)
Philip Jeck & Chris Watson - Oxmardyke (Touch)
Lori Vambe - Space-Time Dreamtime: The Four Dimensional Music Of Lori Vambe (Strut)
Mozart Estate - Pop-Up! Ker-Ching! And The Possibilities Of Modern Shopping (West Midlands)
Sandwell District - Feed Forward box (The Point Of Departure)
Japan Blues - Japan Blues Meets The Dengie Hundred (DDS)
Various - A Web Of Braided Willow - The Folklore Of The Wickerman (Folklore Tapes)
Surgeon - Crash Recoil (Tresor)
Mark Glynne And Bart Zwier - Home Comfort (La Scie Doree)
Ariel Kalma - French Archives Vol. III 1964-89 (Black Sweat)
Marginal Consort - 06 06 16 (St Elisabeth Kirche, Berlin) (901 Editions)
Brendan Perry - Eye Of The Hunter / Live At The I.C.A (4AD)
The Complete Obscure Records Collection box (Dialogo)
Various - Avant Garde 21xCD Box (Deutsche Grammophon)
Bill Nace Live at Public Records, December 2023
The Elephant 6 Recording Co. Documentary
Squaring The Circle - The Story Of Hipgnosis
Shame And Dignity with Stanley Schtinter and Sukhdev Sandhu at UnionDocs, NY November 2023
Godland, dir. Hlynur Palmason
Wawa Pretzel w/ Melted Cheese (Sandwich)
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Simon Karis
(CEO of Nice Music, recording artist)
Okay so fave releases of 2023
Absurd Cosmos Late Nite 'These Magic Clothes Don't Play Themselves' (Reseach Laboratories)
Actress 'LXXXVIII' (Ninja Tune)
Armand Hammer 'We Buy Diabetic Test Strips' (Fat Possum)
Danny Brown 'Quaranta' (Warp)
De-Bons-En-Pierre 'Card Short Of A Full Deck' (Dark Entries)
Evian Christ 'Revanchist' (Warp)
Eyes Of The Amaryllis 'Perceptible To Everyone' (Horn Of Plenty)
Francis Plagne 'Into Closed Air' (Bison)
Francis Plagne 'Udge' (Horn Of Plenty)
Giuseppe Ielasi 'Down On Darkened Meetings' (Black Truffle)
HHOST 'Windswept Italics' (Altered States Tapes)
HHOST 'Veil' (Snail Editions)
JPEGMAFIA & Danny Brown 'Scaring The Hoes' (no label)
Kassell Jaeger 'Shifted In Dreams' (Shelter Press)
Khanate 'To Be Cruel' (Sacred Bones)
Klein 'Doubt'/'Normani's Torment'/'STORM' (no label)
L'Rain 'I Killed Your Dog' (Mexican Summer)
Land's Air 'Land's Air' (Tone List)
Locust 'The First Cause' (Mysteries Of The Deep)
Low Flung 'The Wheel' (Snail Editions)
Matt Harkin 'The Door Knocker' (no label)
Nick Ashwood 'Inside The Body Of A Wave' (no label)
Nuno Loureiro 'Lua Onus' (Super Pang)
Patten 'Mirage FM' (555-5555)
Pissed Jeans 'No Convenient Apocalypse' (Sub Pop)
Princess Nokia 'I Love You But This Is Goodbye' (Arista)
Red Wine & Sugar 'Turkish Coffee & Twice Baked Potatoes' (Chocolate Monk)
Rezzett 'Meant Like This' (The Trilogy Tapes)
Richard Youngs 'Modern Sorrow' (Black Truffle)
Rory J S 'P' (no label)
Rrose 'Please Touch' (Eaux)
Solo Andata 'Slip Casting' (12k)
WPH 'III' (no label)
100 Gecs '10,000 Gecs' (Dog Show/Atlantic)
fave back catalogue listens that made sense in 2023
Armand Hammer & The Alchemist 'Haram' (Backwoodz Studioz)
Beherit 'H418ov21.C' (Spinefarm)
Bernard Parmegiani 'De Natura Sonorum' (INA-GRM)
Bowery Electric 'Beat' (Kranky)
Charalambides 'Exile' (Kranky)
Def Leppard 'Hysteria' (Mercury)
Elastica 'Elastica' (Deceptive/Geffen)
Elucid 'I Told Bessie' (Backwoodz Studioz)
Emptyset 'Demiurge' (Subtext)
Emptyset 'Recur' (Raster-Noton)
Hematic Sunsets 'Musik Aus Dem Aroma Club' (Klang Der Festung)
Joey Beltram 'Classics' (R&S)
Ka 'Languish Arts' (Iron Works)
Kim Cascone 'Cathodeflower' (Ritornell)
The Kinks 'Lola Vs Powerman And The Moneygoround Part One' (Reprise/Pye)
Kreator 'Terrible Certainty' (Noise International)
Lol Coxhill & Morgan Fisher 'Slow Music' (Pipe/Aguirre)
Low 'Hey What' (Sub Pop)
Marsfield 'The Towering Sky' (Faraway Press)
Massive Attack 'Mezzanine' (Virgin)
Matt Harkin 'Sanctuary 1, 2015-2016' (Hobbies Galore)
Maurizio Bianchi 'Endometrio' (no label/Dais)
Moodymann 'Mahogany Brown' (Peacefrog)
Moor Mother & billy woods 'Brass' (Backwoodz Studioz)
Nearly God 'Nearly God' (4th & Broadway)
Nightcrawlers '2031 AD' (no label)
Richard Youngs 'Beyond The Valley Of The Ultrahits' (Sonic Oyster)
Rita Revell 'I Had A Very Bad Time!' (Happy Endin')
Roc Marciano 'Reloaded' (Decon)
Seine Trance-Parenz Fredi Alberti 'Klaenge Aus Dem Engelsraum (Die Verdunklung Der Sonne Und Des Mondes)' (Scribble Art)
Simbiosi 'Elements' (Werkdiscs)
Suede 'Dog Man Star' (Nude)
Valerio Tricoli 'Say Goodbye To The Wind' (Shelter Press)
100 Gecs '1000 Gecs' (Dog Show)
fave melbourne/naarm restaurants in 2023
Khabbay (Indian/Pakistani, Carlton)
Laksa Village (Malaysian/Chinese, Donvale)
Cinger Biang Biang (Dolan/Uyghur/Chinese, Carlton)
Lim Kopi (Malaysian, Naarm/Melbourne CBD)
Raya (South East Asian desserts, Naarm/Melbourne CBD)
Taste Hunan (Hunan/Sichuan/Chinese, Naarm/Melbourne, CBD)
Laksa House (Malaysian, Naarm/Melbourne, CBD)
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Brendon Randall-Myers
(composer, Scarcity, Marateck, Glenn Branca Ensemble)
If 2022 was the Return of the Show and the Return of Travel, 2023 was about Building Stability (i.e. making my teaching studio a primary income source), Hunkering Down to Finish Two Albums, and Re-Learning How to Be a Human Being. I also played a bunch of cool shows with Dither (collabs w/ Carla Kilhlstedt, Lee Ranaldo/Brian Chase, Amirtha Kidambi, AJ Santillan, and Laurie Spiegel; playing Electric Counterpoint on GFA), a couple fun Scarcity shows (playing with Liturgy, improvising on graphic scores by Anthony Hawley) and did some performances with Whimbrels and Contemporaneous.
These were albums I enjoyed (incessantly) at some point during 2023 that were mostly - but not exclusively - also released in 2023.
Agriculture - Agriculture
Armand Hammer - We Buy Diabetic Test Strips
Arnold Dreyblatt - Resolve
Big Brave - Nature Morte
Blackbraid - Blackbraid II
Bummer - Dead Horse
Caroline Polachek - Desire, I Want to Turn Into You
goat (JP) - Joy in Fear
Goldfeather - Change
JPEGMAFIA & Danny Brown - SCARING THE HOES
Jute Gyte - Unus Mundus Patet
KEN Mode - VOID
Killing Joke - Night Time
Krallice - Mass Cathexis 2 - The Kinetic Infinite
Model/Actriz - Dogsbody
Modern Nature - How to Live
Nabihah Iqbal - Dreamer
Neil Young - Greatest Hits
Oren Ambarchi - Shebang
Pink Pantheress - Heaven knows
The Prodigy - The Fat of the Land
Rid Of Me - Traveling
Slowspin - Talisman
Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
Swans - The Beggar
Trauma Bond - Winter’s Light
Tristan Kasten-Krause and Jessica Pavone - Images of One
Victory Over the Sun - Dance You Monster To My Soft Song!
Yaeji - With A Hammer
Here were some shows I attended:
Wolf Eyes + Raven Chacon @Union Pool
Liturgy @TV Eye
Gamelan Dharma Swara, Ridgewood Presbyterian Church
Moor Mother @Merkin Hall
Object Collection @The Brick Theater
Spectral Wound @Saint Vitus
Pyrrhon + Barrsheadahl @Saint Vitus
The Smile @Forest Hills Stadium
Krallice @Saint Vitus
Mediaqueer @Windjammer
Sarah Hennies + Tristan Kasten-Krause @Issue Project Room
Peter and the Wolf @Guggenheim
Model/Actriz @Music Hall of Williamsburg
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Grace Bergere
(songwriter / singer / performer)
This year was full of firsts for me!
Definitely the most musically eventful year of my life to date.
I went on my first tour playing bass with my great friends in COP/OUT, supporting Days n' Daze (A band I'd been listening to for years as a young punk kid.) I immediately realized touring is really all I want to do.
I also got to tour alongside Subhumans in Cop/Out. Meeting them and getting to know them was mind expanding.
They were all kind and humble thoughtful individuals, completely down to earth and engaged with everyone they spoke to. Every night across the midwest they brought the crowd to a cathartic screaming euphoric mess. Working with COP/OUT, whose message is so clear; to be good to each other, question everything even when it means swimming upstream with every bit of strength you have, filled me with hope.
Playing on that tour with them, and watching Subhumans every night reminded me the power of music to affect real social change which is something I believed to have been lost in recent years. I met my great friend Jessica Mills on that tour and we still talk all the time.
I also started playing guitar in The Art Gray Noizz Quintet. One of my longtime favorite bands (that my very talented cool boyfriend happens to play bass in.) We went all across the West Coast, landing in Las Vegas.
Playing with them has demanded I advance as a guitarist, stepping into Andrea Sicco's shoes. Andrea is a complete beast of a musician and all of his musical projects are awesome. Check out MOVIE MOVIE, his most recent project.
I also joined Crazy And The Brains on second guitar. They’re a super fun high energy punk band. I love being around such positive fun loving musicians and watching them bounce around while I do my best to keep up.
I recently finished recording my album at HOBO SOUND in Hoboken by James Frazee. The time and effort it took over the several years since I started, was at times grueling. But James never stopped caring or checked out. He helped me shape this album into something I am truly proud of, along with Richard Dev Greene, one of the first people to ever believe in my music. I am so grateful to both of them.
I started spending time with Victoria and Kay of Puzzled Panther. They quickly have become two of my best friends. It is so meaningful for me to have found such badass, driven young women to share a dream with. Puzzled Panther is raw and hypnotizing. They have a unique strong hold over their audience and every show of theirs I’ve been to has been fantastic. Victoria has joined me a few times on a song at my shows, and every time I believe has been one of the strongest points in my set.
I Met Eugene Hutz of Gogol Bordello (the first huge band I ever went to see as a young teenager.) He will be releasing my upcoming single and video for “Come And Go” on his label Casa Gogol Records in early 2024.
I just played the biggest show I’ve ever played with my solo project that plays under my name.
We were on a bill with Gogol Bordello and JON SPENCER (Also one of my favorite artists.) Being on that stage standing there in front of more people I’ve ever seen in an audience from that vantage point, I felt like every second of my life was leading to that moment. Each song brought me back to the time in my life when Id written it and it felt very much like watching my life projected in front of me. It was indescribably satisfying to be on that stage. Later, in the audience, I screamed along to Gogol and watched my mom dance to songs she'd heard me blasting through the house as a kid, and felt just as moved by them as I did as a young teenager the first time I saw them.
I am so grateful to be working with Eugene. He is kind and thoughtful in his feedback and hugely supportive of me and my dreams.
I will be playing New Years Eve with the Art Gray Noizz Quintet before Kid Congo Powers and The Pink Monkey Birds !!
This last week I can honestly say, has been the best of my life to date. Like looking out over a valley after climbing for years.
BEST SHOWS
(other than the ones I was lucky enough to play at listed above)
RICHARD DAWSON
I got to see Richard Dawson three whole times!!! it was his first US appearance. He is a completely unique force. I’ve never seen such a captivated crowd. we all cried and screamed along with him.
PIGS X 7
One of those times he was playing with Pigs x7. They quickly became another favorite band of mine despite having severe technical difficulties. it was actually kind of a highlight because their front man just started joking around and had the entire audience laughing along with him and talking for about 10 minutes. I got to see them two other times that went perfectly. What a band..
JON SPENCER AND THE HIT MAKERS
I saw them at TV Eye. I had been able to squeeze myself into the DJ booth for their set. They hammered away into some kind of magical hypnosis that made me feel like I'd taken MDMA. (I had not.) I had to lean against a wall to keep my balance. They played with Licks, a badass 60s garage rock inspired band fronted by my friend Skunk.
LYDIA LUNCH RETROVIRUS
Also driving and hypnotic and loud as hell. I was left with a similar feeling of having been dosed with something at all of their shows…
JOSEPH KECKLER
The first time I saw Joseph perform was at TV eye with Lydia Lunch. He’s completely unique. He writes gorgeous songs that he sings in an incomprehensibly wide range, sometimes in languages that he has invented himself! His seamlessly mixes humor with honest beautiful songwriting.
SONGS I LISTENED TO A BILLION TIMES THIS YEAR.
ART GRAY NOIZZ QUINTET- Lie Come True
JOSEPH KECKLER- The Ride
JON SPENCER AND THE HIT MAKERS- Death Ray
GOGOL BORDELLO- Shot Of Solidaritine
PUZZLED PANTHER- Smoke And The Mirrors We Broke
PIGSX 7 - Reducer
ARCHERS OF LOAF- Banging On a Dead Drum
OLDER HITS THAT WERE NEW TO ME
LAURIE ANDERSON- Poison
POISON GIRLS- Fear Of Freedom
CULTURE SHOCK- Things To Do
CAPTAIN BEEFHEART- Tropical Hot Dog
WARREN ZEVON- Desperados Under The Eves
MINNIE RIPERTON- Les Fleurs
BOBBY GENTRY - Ode To Billy Joe
TOWNES VAN ZANDT- Highway Kind
BOOKS
Joseph Keckler- Dragon at the edge of a flat world.
Mark Lanegan- Sing Backwards and Weep
Miriam Toews- Fight Night
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Marc Urselli
producer / engineer / sound designer
I want to thank JG Thirlwell for inviting me to submit my 2023 Year in Review. I had never done one of these before and it's been a fun challenge to go through my calendar and social media to remember and realize how much I was able to pack into this year! Selecting and writing down all of these things also helped me further grasp and understand how tremendously privileged and lucky I am to be able to do what I love all year around, year after year, and to live my life to the fullest and according to my own wishes and my own design. I don't take this lightly and I don't take it for granted. I am very aware that it comes from hard work, limitless passion and unweavery dedication, not just luck and good fortune, but nevertheless I am grateful every single day for this life and for being healthy, being able to do all of this, and for all the people in my path who trust me, inspire me, support me, challenge me, and enlighten me!
STUDIO SESSIONS, ALBUMS & PRODUCTIONS
When compiling this list, it really dawned on me how fortunate I am to be working with such incredible talents and how priviledged I am to be able to witness, participate and contribute to the creation of exceptional works such as the following:
Producing, Recording & Mixing sessions with David J of Bauhaus, Norwegian artist Ihsahn (of Emperor) & Toby Driver (of Kyao Dot), John Stanier (of Battles), Brian Chase (of Yeah Yeah Yeahs), Restless Spirit, Vicki Peterson (of the Bangles), John Cowsill (of the Cowsill Family and The Beach Boys touring band) and many others for my new RAMONES tribute album to come out next year on Magnetic Eye records
Producing, Recording and Mixing a cover of Soundgarden's song "4th of July" with my doom metal / throat singing project SteppenDoom for the Magnetic Eye album "Soundgarden (Redux) and featuring Matt Cameron of Soundgarden themselves on drums
seeing the release of Brian Carpenter's "Ghost Train Orchestra & Kronos Quartet - The Music of Moondog" album featuring Kronos Quartet (which I recorded at EastSide Sound) and many other amazing guest artists
Producing, Recording, Mixing, and Mastering a live album by Brazilian artists Zé Ibarra, Dora Morelenbaum and Julia Mestre of Bala Desejo for Glasshaus Presents & Tower Records
Mixing new albums by Glenn Max Vanderwolf (produced by Dennis Martin), by Bloodmist (Toby Driver, Mario Diaz De Leon, Jeremiah Cymermann), and by Ikue Mori & Zeena Parkins at EastSide Sound fully utilizing the analog console and the analog outboard gear (something nowadays is more and more rare)
Recording & Mixing 6 new albums by John Zorn this year alone, which brings my total JZ count to over 120 albums, and which as of this year can finally be heard on streaming platforms as well!
Recording and Producing a new album by Marco Cappelli's Italian-inspired band IDR at EastSide Sound in NYC and then going to Rome, Italy to overdub trombone and vocals with famed contemporary Neapolitan singer Raiz
Producing, Recording, Mixing, and Mastering 2 new albums by incognito jazz / blues artist Russell Orr with legendary Brian Marsella & Brian Mitchell on keys, respectively
Recording, Mixing, and Mastering two new albums by Jessica Pavone and her trio
Producing, Recording, Mixing and Mastering a "We Are the World"-type track for NYC Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs with a song composed by Captain Beefheart / Jeff Buckley's guitarist Gary Lucas and 10 other musicians from various parts of the world playing their local instruments and singing in their mother's tongue
Recording and Mixing the new album by Italian singer/songwriter Beppe Voltarelli, produced by Simone Giuliani, which took second place in Italy's Premio Tenco
Recording a new film score by composer Billy Martin (of Medeski, Martin & Wood) and arranged by Simon Hanes (of Tredici Bacci)
Producing, Recording, Mixing, and Mastering contemporary classical music sessions commissioned by Miller Theater and Columbia University with artists such as Laura Barger & Julia Den Boer, Miguel Zenon, Matt Mitchell & Miles Okazaki, Russell Greenberg & Vicky Chow
Recording new albums by contemporary classical/jazz musicians such as Miles Okazaki, Brian Drye, Anna Webber & Matt Mitchell and others
Recording new albums by amazing Latin Jazz artists such as Gili Lopes, Homan Alvarez, Rodrigo Recabarren, Benjamin Furman
seeing the HBO release of John Lurie’s “Painting with John” new season where all the music was recorded & mixed by me and seeing my face briefly on TV
recording in an old church in Italy with Adriano Viterbini and Vincenzo Vasi for a project that will come out sometimes next year hopefully
SOUND DESIGN GIGS & LIVE SOUND MIXING GIGS
Similarly to the list above, I am eternally greatful for the fact that all these wonderfully talented people trust me with designing, mixing and amplifying their sound so that the rest of the world can truly and fully experience their art in the most complete, sonically articulated, detailed and full spectrum way there is! Some of these highlights include:
Mixing a 90-piece orchestra + 90-piece choir playing the score to Stanley Kubrick "2001: A Space Odyssey" live-to-picture conducted by Brad Lubman in the Auditorio Nacional of Mexico City to a sold-out crowd of 10'000 people
Mixing the Grammy Award Premiere Ceremony in Los Angeles and being there to amplify and mix the immensely talented house band led by Cheche Alara and the performances by musicians such as Samara Joy, Anoushka Shankar, Arooj Aftab and more…
Mixing the Robbie Robertson tribute concert & memorial organized by Martin Scorsese at Village Studios in Los Angeles with artists such as Jackson Browne, Jason Isbell, Rocco DeLuca, Citizen Cope, Angela McCluskey, Blake Mills and Jim Keltner
Mixing the National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony concert at the White House with artists such as Dionne Warwick, Samara Joy, Joe Walsh of the Eagles, St. Vincent and others.
Sound Designing and Mixing the world premiere of "Perle Noire: Meditations for Joséphine" at the DNO Dutch National Opera House in Amsterdam, a beautiful performance/concert/opera directed by Peter Sellars, composed by Tyshawn Sorey and performed by Tyshawn Sorey and ICE International Contemporary Ensemble with soprano Julia Bullock
One of my sound design pieces inspired by Icelandic nature sounds and folklore was presented at the "Le Son 7" Art Gallery in Madrid between the 3rd and the 13th of May 2023, after it was presented the year before in London and will be presented in January 2024 in New York
mixing 12 shows by John Zorn in 2 days at Big Ears Festival in Knoxville TN
mixing more shows by John Zorn to celebrate his 70th birthday in places like Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, Miller Theater in New York, Reggio Emilia and Modena in Italy, Philharmonie in Paris, November Music Festival in Den Bosch Netherlands and Mexico City
Mixing Brian Carpenter's Ghost Train Orchestra live at Roulette with special guests David Byrne, Karen Mantler, Joan As Policewoman AND doing so right after I mixed another matinee gig earlier in the day with the New York Choral Society
working sound for the Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art with musical guests Lizzo and David Byrne
Mixing Claudia Acuna at Lincoln Center
mixing Idina Menzel's performance in Trafalgar Square in London for Gay Pride 2023
playing keys (something I almost never ever do!) for Japanese electronic artist Coppé's first-ever performance in Italy
mixing my first ever K-pop gig in Times Square NY
teaching Mixing Workshops at SAE in Mexico City and MOB Studios in Rome, Italy
RECORDS
In no particular order, here are some of my favorite records of 2023 that I was not involved with but I wish I had been ;-)
Anohni and the Johnsons "My Back Was a Bridge for you to Cross"
Lil Yachty "Let's Start Here"
Boygenius "The Record"
Ryuichi Sakamoto "12"
Jaimie Branch "Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die ((World War))"
Arooj Aftab / Vijay Iyer / Shahzad Ismaily "Love in Exile"
Peter Gabriel "I/O"
Hania Rani "Ghosts"
Meshell Ndegeocello "The Omnichord Real Book"
Bill Frisell "Four"
- Ambrose Akinmusire, Bill Frisell, Herlin Riley "Owl song"
Porcupine Tree "Closure / Continuation"
Dr. John "The Brightest Smile in Town"
Spencer Zahn "Statues II"
Meshuggah "Chaosphere 25th anniversary 2023 Remastered edition"
Ennio Morricone "Segreto Songbook 1962-1973"
Sin Fang, Kjartan Holm "Angakok"
MUSIC SHOWS
It's always hard for me to recount the shows I've seen because I usually see about 300-500 shows every year. LPR (Le Poisson Rouge) definitely shines through as my favorite venue and the one I've visited most often! Here are some of the highlights of 2023:
Spotlights, Imperial Triumphant, Puzzled Panthers at Saint Vitus
"La Splendida", a heavy metal opera by Laurent David & Kilter at Culture Lab LIC
Exotech 3 times, at Public Records, Mark Morris Dance Theater and at LPR
Tredici Bacci at least 2-3 times, one of which at Sultan Room
John Cale at Paradiso, Amsterdam
Plini at Melkweg, Amsterdam
Mary Halvorson Quintet at Bimhuis, Amsterdam
Thurston Moore at OCCII, Amsterdam
Jeff Goldblum at Town Hall
Xylorius White at LPR
Hal Willner's Amarcord tribute concert at Roulette
Snarky Puppy at Beacon Theater
Tim Bernardes at LPR
Groa at Taste of Iceland showcase at Pianos
JG Thirlwell & Mivos Quartet at National Sawdust
Bloodywood at Irving Plaza
Hermeto Pascoal twice, at Pioneer Works and LPR
Sexmob at Fotografiska
Grace Jones at Hammerstein Ballroom
Lisa Fisher at Blue Note
Iggy Pop and Debbie Harry / Blondie, London
Laurie Anderson & SexMob Let X=X at Barbican in London and BAM in Brooklyn
- The Cult at MEDIMEX festival in Taranto, Italy
- Tom Morello at MEDIMEX festival in Taranto, Italy
Emperor at Kings Theater
Ibrahim Malouff at Drom
- Elan Mehler & Dave Douglas at Fotografiska
The Misfits at Prudential Center
- Oumou Sangare at Brooklyn Bandshell
Red Fang at Gramercy Theater
The Eagles & Steely Dan at MSG
- Tammy Faye Starlight at Joe's Pub
Julian Lage at Village Vanguard
- Mdou Moctar at Summerstage
Makaya McCraven at Locus Festival, in Locorotondo Italy
Fatoumata Diawara at Locus Festival, in Locorotondo Italy
Sisters of Mercy at Cinzella Festival, in Grottaglie Italy
SunRa Arkestra at Locus Festival, in Locorotondo Italy
Robert Plant at Locus Festival, in Bari Italy
Mr. Bungle at Terminal 5
Melvins, Boris and all the other amazing bands at Desert Fest at Knockdown Center
Front Line Assembly at LPR
Peter Gabriel at MSG
Empire State Bastard at LPR & St Vitus
Cavalera Conspiracy at Irving Plaza
Swans at Music Hall of Williamsburg
- Steven Bernstein w/ Millennial Territory at Dizzy's
Nick Cave & Jonny Greenwood 3 times, twice at Beacon Theater and once at Kings Theater
The Mission at LPR
- Titan to Tychons at NuBlu
Dresden Dolls at Bowery Ballroom
Robert Glasper's Art Blakey tribute at Blue Note
- Puzzled Panthers at Bowery Electric
Ghost Train Orchestra at Roulette
Arthur Brown in London
The Mongol Khan theater production at the Coliseum in London
8 Bit Big Band at Sony Hall
Bud Spencer Blues Explosion at Monk in Rome Italy
plus all the amazing artists I can't recall individually that I have seen at Winter Jazz Festival, Long Play Festival and Big Ears Festival
BOOKS
I am sadly a slow reader and my pile of books on my bedside table is always bigger than the time awake I have when I finally do get to bed, but here are some I have read, or started to read or am planning on starting to read:
Kid Congo Powers "Some New Kind Of Kick"
Nick Cave & Seán O'Hagan "Faith, Hope and Carnage"
Warren Ellis "Nina Simone's Gum"
Rick Rubin "The Creative Act: A Way of Being"
Quincy Jones "12 Notes: On Life and Creativity"
Quincy Trouple "Miles & Me"
MUSEUMS
I try to visit museums in every city I go to, whether I am on tour, working, traveling for pleasure or whatever the reason is… Art is my passion, my love and a way of life…
Museu Picasso, Barcelona, Spain
Fundcaio Joan Miró, Barcelona, Spain
The Salvador Dali Theater and Museum, Figueres, Spain
Salvador Dalí House / Fundació Gala, Cadaqués, Port Lligat, Spain
Park Gúell, Barcelona, Spain
Moco Museum, Barcelona, Spain
Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, Spain
Vermeer Exhibit, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Moco Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Amsterdam Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Art on Paper, New York
Frieze, New York
Karl Lagerfled "A Line of Beauty", Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Yayoi Kusama "Infinity Mirror Rooms", Tate Modern, London, UK
Frida Kahlo & Diego Riviera House & Studio, Mexico City
Palacio De Bellas Artes, Mexico City
Museo Jumex, Mexico City
Museo Tamayo Arte Contemporanea, Mexico City
Paul Gugelmann "Poetic Machines", Aarau, Switzerland
MOVIES
There are soooo many movies I still want to / need to see… I love movies but I prioritize work and live music in my life and I will only watch movies on planes, on (very very) rainy days or those rare times when I don't have a concert on my calendar, so here are a few of those rainy/non-concert films, in no particular order:
Killers of the Flower Moon (for the story, the acting and the soundtrack)
Equalizer 3 (because aside from its Hollywood-ish story and ending, it's a realistic look at how organized crime works in Italy)
Little Richard: I am Everything (for his story, his character, his music and his courage!)
Psychedelicized: The Electric Circus Stroy (for the amazing portrait of a time that's past but that changed NYC forever!)
American Symphony (for the amazing story, talent, spirit and courage of Jon Batiste)
32 Sounds (because my life is about sound…)
Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song (because Leonard was an amazing artist and songwriter and singer and so many friends are in this movie)
Oppenheimer (because that history is so complex and so divided as the country in which it took place)
TRAVEL
Travel is the richess of life! I travel SO MUCH that I am on a plane AT LEAST once a month and usually it is to an international location… This year was no different, so I've decided to only list 12 trips for this section:
January: Ringing in the year in a medieval tower in Barcelona and spending the first 4 days of the new year trying all the tapas bars, restaurants, food stands this beautiful city has to offer and seing the Sagrada Familia cathedral for the 3rd time in my life
February: Living in Amsterdam for 3 weeks visiting all the musuems, all the music venues and all the while working at the Dutch National Opera with some amazing folks (see list above)
March: Snowboarding the Swiss and the French alps
April: Visiting Knoxville Tennessee for Big Ears (easily the best independent music festival in the US!!!) for the 2nd time in 2 years, and hopefully the beginning of many more visits in the future!
May: Spending time in sunny Los Angeles and plotting a way to spend more time there and make music
June: Visiting London twice in one month to work and see amazing music shows, theater shows and art exhibits
July: coming back from London on July 6th only to realize that strangely there is no travel for the rest of this month! So weird and unusual!
August: Spending the month in Puglia, Southern Italy eating good food, kitesurfing in the Adriatic and Ionium sea, seeing tons of concerts and playing one myself!
September: arriving in Mexico City and getting my very own police escort motorcade to make it in time from the airport to the theater
October: On tour with John Zorn in Italy, France and the Netherlands
November: Flying to Los Angeles with a 36 hour notice for a concert I was hired for in secrecy having been told "we need a mixing engineer who can mix music for a room full of musicians" and showing up for the Robbie Robertson tribute orgnaized by Martin Scorsese with people like Joni Mitchell and Leonardo DiCaprio in attendance
December: DC-to-DF aka flying to Washgington DC to work at the White House and then flying straight to Mexico City
I've finished the year with travel to my motherland of Switzerland, my fatherland of Italy and my second home of London UK!
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DJ Food aka Kevin Foakes
Music:
Kosmischer Laufer - Volume 5 LP (UCR)
Soia, Julien Sénélas, Jérôme Vassereau - In C for 11 Oscillators and 53 Forms LP (unjenesaisquoi)
Cate Brooks - Tapeworks DL (Cafe Kaput)
Memorials - Music For Film: Tramps! LP (State 51 Conspiracy)
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - PetroDragonic Apocalypse… LP (Album of the year)
Brian Eno - The Lighthouse radio station (Sonos) (most listened to)
Niholoxica - Source of Denial LP (Crammed Discs)
SareemOne - Olivine Window
Coast Contra - Breathe & Stop Freestyle/Never Freestyle/Scenario Freestyle
Move78 - Grains LP
Heiroglyphic Being - The Moon Dance LP (Apnea)
Raj Pannu - Past Crimes EP 12" (To Pikap Records)
Gordon Chapman-Fox - The Nine Travellers LP (Castles In Space Subscription Library)
Gigs / Events:
Beyond The Streets exhibition @Saatchi gallery, London
Sunroof / Finlay Shakespeare @iklectik, London
The Light Surgeons - The Consensual Hallucination @iklectik, London
Memorials at the State 51 Summer Psych party @State 51, London
FogFest2 @iklectik, London
JG Thirlwell & Ensemble @Bush Hall, London
Machina Bristronica, Bristol
Visiting Peel Acres with Eilon Paz for Dust & Grooves
Nihiloxia @the Jazz Cafe, London
Design / Packaging:
Yves Malone - A Hello To A Goodbye LP (Castles In Space)
Drumetrics - Phuzzle (Drumetrics)
Waclaw Zimpel - Train Spotter LP (State 51)
David Boulter - Factory 3" CD (Clay Pipe Music)
Fluctuosa - Wetware EP 12" (Analogical Force)
Fluxus - Orbit & Shine LP (Castles In Space)
Floating Points - Birth4000 12" (Ninja Tune)
Cate Brooks - Easel Studies LP + badge (Clay Pipe Music)
Brian Eno - Top Boy OST CD (Beatink)
Books / Magazines / Comics:
Medical Grade Music - Steve Davis & Kavis Torabi (White Rabbit)
Doctor Strange - Fall Sunrise - Tradd & Heather Moore (Marvel)
Tales To Enlighten - The New Testament - Matt King and James Edward Clark
Pop - Milton Glaser (Phaidon)
Kevin O'Neill Apex Edition (2000AD)
Mark Stafford - Salmonella Smorgasbord (Soaring Penguin Press)
Savage Impressions - Bruce Lichen (Independent Project Records)
Hexagon Bridge - Richard Blake (Image)
Monica - Daniel Clowes (Fantagraphics)
Acid Valley - Luke Insect
Petrol Head - Rob Williams & Pye Parr (Image)
Lawless - Dan Abnett & Phil Winslade (Rebellion)
Giant Robot Hellboy - Mignola/Fegredo (Dark Horse)
Facelss & The Family - Matt Lesniewski (Oni Press)
Films:
Barbie
Squaring The Circle : The Story of Hipgnosis
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♡ 2023 Masterlist ♡
♡ Anon list ♡
♡ Experimental Brattiness ♡
♡ Executing Brattiness ♡
♡ Book Scene ♡
♡ Shared interest [Pt. 1] [Pt.2]♡
♡ She's really sensitive there: Sparkling sequel [Pt. 1] ♡
♡ Fluttering little butterfly ♡
♡ Dove: forever and always ♡
♡ Mine, forever. Fucking mine ♡
☆ Are you staring now? ☆
☆ Breeding with Chan and Changbin ☆
☆ Messy ☆
☆ Cute little kitten ☆
☆ Will you show me? ☆
☆ Big buff boy Binnie ☆
☆ Sinful clothing ☆
☆ Tits kind of man ☆
☆ Gross, let me join ☆
☆ Calm him down ☆
☆ Chan’s POV ☆
☆ let me take care of you ☆
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☆ questionable events in the living room: sucking tits edition ☆
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☆ husband chan ☆
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★ Horny Notes 1: Chan and tattoos ★
★ Horny Notes 2: Hyunjin and his goddess ★
★ Horny notes 3: Chan as a switch!Curly Baby ★
★ Horny notes 4: Crybaby reader with Chan and Jeongin ★
★ Horny Notes 5: Chan mocking softly ★
★ Horny Notes 6: Calling Jisung Oppa ★
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▿ Riding Chan’s big cock ▿
▿ Changbin’s reward ▿
▿ Time well spent ▿
▿ Slow and sensual ▿
▿ Tasting my wife-to-be ▿
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♡ Sparky's Fic Recs (Pt. 1) ♡
American whiskey [honorary mention: sharp edges]
Scene stealers [honorary mention: Looking for Sydney]
Terminal velocity [honorary mention: A(rouse)d]
Nipple play with Changbin [honorary mention: a love song and a confession]
Bunny [honorary mention: [make a wish]
Listening in [honorary mention: [ot8 kinktober]
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Prestwald Hall
Hi guys!!
I'm sharing Prestwald Hall . This is the 9th building for my English Manors Collection, and I will add many more!
House History: Prestwold Hall was, for many years, the seat of the Packe family. Before that time, it was the home of the Skipwith family. After the death of Major Robert Christopher Packe (born c.1783) - one time Aide-de-camp to King George III - who was killed during the Battle of Waterloo, the hall passed to his nephew George Hussey Packe who held the hall and estate until his death in 1874.
The Hall was remodelled by architect William Burn in 1842–1844, incorporating the fabric of a mid-18th-century H-plan house. It was Grade I listed in 1951.
One of the finest rooms inside the house is the Entrance Hall with its richly coloured marbled plaster work in the Italian style. The painted ceiling was inspired by Raphael’s Vatican grotesques and incorporates miniature landscapes, showing the house before and after its remodelling between 1842 and 1844. Below the ceiling, wreathing the room, are small medallion busts of the poets from Chaucer to Scott, positioned in the spandrels and are likely inspired by Alberti's external arcade at the Tempio Malatestiano in Rimini. An arcade opens on to a vaulted corridor leading to a top lit inner hall: these spaces also marbled. Off the corridor, the cantilevered stone staircase survives from the eighteenth century house, and was given its bracketed brass balusters by William Wilkins (1751-1815) in 1805.
The Dining Room, added by Wilkins in 1805, was incorporated into the remodelling undertaken by the Scottish architect William Burn in 1842. The room is overlooked by two dramatic full length portraits of Sir Edward Hussey Packe, KBE (1878 – 1946) and the Hon. Lady Mary Sydney Packe (née Colebrooke, 1890 – 1973) by the painter Glyn Philpot RA (1844 – 1947). The portrait of Lady Packe, painted in 1911, was described by the art historian Robin Gibson OBE as an ‘amazing feat of virtuosity’. Its elongated elegance and introspective characterisation is totally without the fashion-plate vulgarity of much Edwardian portraiture. Other portraits hang in this room of the Packe family including a painting of Sir Christopher Packe (1595 – 1682) who purchased the house in the 17th century painted by Cornelis Janssens van Ceulen (1593 –1661).
The library extends nearly the entire length of the house when the large doors that separate it from the drawing room are opened, connecting the two rooms. With clever use of constructional steel, William Burn was able to create these long adjoining rooms. The windows rise from floor level and open onto the garden which enhances the notion that Prestwold was designed in the style of an Italian classical villa. The doors and bookcases in library were made for George Hussey Packe (1846–1908) by Gillows of Lancaster and London in 1875.
A conservatory fills the recessed central bay at the front of the house, and projects out towards the garden. Behind the glass and elegant Doric pilasters, are well planted raised beds with a number of exotic plants and flowers
More history: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prestwold_Hall
Virtual tour: https://www.prestwold-hall.com/virtual-tour/
Night pics
Floorplans
This house fits a 50x40 lot and features the following:
great hall
long Library
formal dinning room
family room
playroom
formal gallery
a winter garden
14 rooms for family/guests + 3 service rooms
several bathrooms
This time I decorated most of the rooms in the main floor for picture purposes, but as allways, you can make it your own!
The second and third floor (bedrooms) are not decorated, but finished.
Hope you like it.
You will need the usual CC I use:
all Felixandre cc
all The Jim,
SYB
Anachrosims
Regal Sims
King Falcon railing
The Golden Sanctuary
Cliffou
Dndr recolors
Harrie cc
Tuds
Lili's palace cc
Please enjoy, comment if you like it and share pictures with me if you use my creations!
Early Access: August 15
Download: https://www.patreon.com/posts/prestwald-hall-104505183
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SEQUEL to - Please, Don't kill me, Mr.Ghostface
Randy Meeks x Fem!Reader
Masterlist Part 2 on Masterlist
Warnings : mentions Sex, language, mentions dying, mentions Killing, Reader has hallucinations (If I miss anything let me know)
I do NOT support killing
Summary : After the 1996 Woods borrow murders, will you move on? Attending college with some old friends and making new ones. Your past stalking you at times making everything difficult.
"Can you tell me what you were thinking when he was going to kill your friends?"
The clocked ticked loudly on the wall, you fidgeted picking your nails.
"Disgusted, trapped, with myself to be exact. If I didn't say anything I'd get hurt. If I did if get hurt. There's nothing I could do about it."
She nodded scrabbling on the notebook paper.
"And it's said you stabbed Billy Loomis 17 times. Is that correct?"
"I didn't count. I just... Did it. It was either that or die."
"I know."
"I don't wanna talk about Billy." You looked out the window not being able to face her.
"Let's talk about your visions then.".
You nodded still looking out the window with a soft gaze.
"I got a call from your Aunt. She said according to the teacher you started yelling in class. Cause you saw... Them.".
You nodded, "Yes."
"They're dead they can't hurt you."
"I know. But nightmares can't die."
She sighed, "You're suffering from PTSD, it's not strange to suffer after a traumatic event. Sydney, Randy, and Gale are doing fine. Sydneys getting through it maybe you can talk to her-"
"Sydney's rich and popular. She has the ability... To be loved easily."
"You don't know Sydney's life-"
"But I know mine!" You turned to her.
"Tell me about school."
"People look at me like I'm a zombie or something. I mean since someone died the exams aren't a big deal... People think I'm a killer... Ever since Gale... Did a short read of her upcoming book..."
"Self defense is not murder."
"Yes, I know! Still hurts. The only reason I got into college is because of being a victim. I don't even know what to major in."
"Don't you like movies? Major in directing."
"that's Randy's thing. I love movies, but I don't wanna make them."
"just come up with a list and think it through. How's your sleeping been?"
You looked down at your lap, "It's hard to sleep. I have bad dreams and wake up.".
"have you tried a-"
"Routine. Yes. Sometimes Randy spends the night."
She raised her eyebrow, "Not like that!".
"Mhm." She wrote something down.
"Do you think im a killer?" You looked at her deeply. She looked up at you and didn't speak for a moment.
"I think you're an angry child with a rough past seeking the love you didn't have."
"That wasn't my question."
"No, you're not a killer."
"You hesitated."
"This isn't about me. Its about you."
Silence filled the room back up again.
"I'm scared I'll kill again."
You folded your graphic tees into a box. Music played in the background as you packed up. The last week you've been packing for college. Surprisingly Sydney asked to be roommates, you said yes.
Your room was almost empty now, you sat on your bed.
"Finally running away from here?"
Billy appeared next to you, he leaned down to see your face.
"You're not real."
"I'm real to you."
You didn't look towards him, you closed your eyes trying to focus on breathing.
"You can't shut me out!" He yelled.
"Go away, Billy!" You yelled back. Your Aunt rushed in at the sound of you yelling.
"Everything alright?"
"Yeah, just a nightmare." You stood up.
"Okay. Well Randy called, he's on his way. So get ready to pack up his car." She gave a pathetic smile and walked away. You sighed putting shoes on before taking boxes near the front door. Randy pulled up walking in the house, ever since the killing he seemed to peak. He had more muscle and wore shirts that showed it, he even grew out a small beard. He wasn't the only thing that change in the summer though.
People around you took note about how you seemed more free than usual. You got to dress in clothes without Billy saying you looked whorish. Not only that but you randy had sex, a lot. In his car, in your room, even at his work. There was of course close calls but nothing to serious. He got better at sex the more you two did it. Sometimes it was passionate and loving, others were more rough and animalistic.
"God, I'm not gonna have room for all this!" Randy exclaimed mentioning the boxes. You rolled your eyes, "It's everything, clothes, bedding, school supplies, all of it.".
Randy grabbed a box letting out a small huff. You patted his back, "you got this.".
"You better help that boy!" Your Aunt yelled out.
"Yeah!" Randy mocked smiling. You grabbed a box following him to the car. The trunk had all of Randy's bags stuffed into there. He placed the boxes in the back seat. You huffed back and forth between the car and the house.
"That's all of them!" You yelled out to Randy. He slammed the car door shut, "Thank God!" He cried over dramatically.
Your Aunt hugged you tightly sniffling, "Call when you can. Stay safe.".
"I will, I love you." You hugged her back tightly.
Months later
You banged on Randy's door, "Randy Meeks! Get your ass up!". He got drunk with his roommate, Paul last night. He called you slurring his words telling you how much he loves you. He opened the door, "Sorry, I was getting dress!".
"You look like shit." You laughed. His hair a bit messy and bags under his eyes.
"You look amazing too, darling" he said in a British accent.
You walked to class with him holding his hand. Some girls snickered at you as you passed them. Randy glanced at them, "What's their problem?".
"Don't worry about it. You know how some women are, don't grow out of the popularity in high school." You sighed.
"Pfft, yeah tell me about it." He said leaning close to your ear. His hot breath tickling the side of your face.
A frisbee passed by in front of you two, "Couldn't have caught it?! Dick.." some guy said running after it.
"See?" Randy gestured. You rolled your eyes, "Come on Mr.Meeks we have a film class to get to!".
"You know how I get when you call me that." He joked. You jokingly gave him a look, "You'll just have to rub it out in the bathroom.". He smiled hugging you from behind picking you up a bit.
"Or I could fuck you when Paul's gone"
You laughed tapping his arm to let you go. "Poor Paul needs a break from us pounding like dogs in there." You said walking into the building. Randy caught up with you, "Well this dogs ready to pounce.". He sprayed mouth spray in his mouth winking at you.
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Hollywood Fame is heading to the most magical place on earth!
Pack your bags for Walt Disney World, a place where dreams come true and a little pixie dust goes a long way! We will be staying at Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge, which features exotic animals, dazzling pools, award-winning dining, and more. Who knows? You may even meet a new friend right outside your window!
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Akanishi Jin and Lee Sunmi
Ana de Armas and Louis Tomlinson
Andrew Garfield and Lily James
Anne Hathaway and Jade Thirlwall
Ariana DeBose and Ariana Grande
Awsten Knight and Miley Cyrus
Bella Hadid and Thomas Doherty
Billie Lourd and Dylan O'Brien
Cari Fletcher and Victoria de Angelis
Cha Eunwoo and Choi Soobin
Chloe Bailey and Gareth Southgate
Choi Minho and Kim Ahyoung (Yura)
Chris Evans and Naomi Scott
Colby Lopez (Seth Rollins) and Rebecca Quin (Becky Lynch)
Dakota Johnson and Sam Heughan
Danielle Campbell and Joe Burrow
Danny Amendola and Olivia Culpo
David Tennant and Harry Kane
Demi Bennett (Rhea Ripley) and Ashley Fliehr (Charlotte Flair)
Dove Cameron and Aaron Tveit
Dua Lipa and Joseph Quinn
Emilia Clarke and Park Seonghwa
Emily Blunt and John Krasinski
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Ethan Torchio and Damiano David
Florence Pugh and Cillian Murphy
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Glen Powell and Meryl Streep
Hailey Baldwin and Luke Hemmings
Harry Styles and Ashton Irwin
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Jamie Campbell Bower and Tate McRae
Jenna Coleman and Jessica Chastain
Jenna Ortega and Halle Bailey
Jeon Jungkook and Choi San
Jonathan Bailey and Simone Ashley
Jordyn Woods and Bae Joohyun (Irene)
Josephine Skriver and Aaron Taylor-Johnson
Josh O'Connor and Troye Sivan
Joshua Hong (Hong Jisoo) and Olivia O'Brien
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Jung Yoonoh (Jaehyun) and Lee Taeyong
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TBA and Hailee Steinfeld
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Lee Know (Minho) and Lee Felix
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Lupita Nyong'o and Tessa Thompson
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Maia Mitchell and Alycia Debnam-Carey
Maika Monroe and Sydney Sweeney
Mark Lee and Lee Donghyuck (Haechan)
Matt Smith and Jonathan Good (Jon Moxley)
Maxence Danet-Fauvel and Hunter Schafer
Mazz Murray and Jang Gyuri
Min Yoongi and Kim Namjoon
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Sebastian Stan and Margot Robbie
Selena Gomez and Nick Jonas
Shawn Mendes and Jeon Wonwoo
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Tom Hardy and Perrie Edwards
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Vanessa Hudgens and Zac Efron
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Australians can go to APAN, Australian Palestine Advocacy Network, which can help you send an email to your local representatives: here, remember you can personalise the email.
They also post about upcoming events and news around Australian Palestinian support. You can also volunteer and/or donate through them.
It's also a good idea to email our Minister of Foreign Affairs, Penny Wong. Her fax and phone call details are here, you can also send a message through the site, or email her at [email protected]
There is also AFOPA, Australian Friends of Palestine Association, which is an Adelaide-based organisation. They have events and campaigns listed on their website.
APHEDA, Australian People for Health, Education and Development Abroad, is a non-government organisation of the Australian union movement. They are based in Sydney and do a lot of advocate work in Queensland.
AUSPalestine is an independent network of Australian trade unions and unionists who are in support of Palestine.
Do your part and don't allow the ausgov to simply give words of comfort, especially after abstaining from the humanitarian truce.
Free Palestine.
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A Tennessee couple and their two children are seeking a new home after a large tornado ripped through their community and swept up their 4-month-old child, who was found alive in a nearby tree following the tragedy.
Sydney Moore, her boyfriend and their children were inside their home last Saturday in Clarksville when the EF-3 tornado, which left six people dead and more than two dozen injured, touched down in Montgomery County.
Moore said the tornado, which destroyed the couple's mobile home and other belongings, picked up her 4-month-old child, who managed to survive the horrific event.
"Something in me just told me to run and jump on top of my son," Moore told Nashville's WSMV News of her efforts to protect her eldest child, a 1-year-old. "The moment I jumped on him, the walls collapsed."
Recalling what exactly happened that evening, Moore told the outlet that her boyfriend could see the tornado envelop their home before it was ripped to shreds and the baby's bassinet was picked up.
"The roof came off first, the tip of the tornado came down and picked up the bassinet with our baby," she said. "He was the first thing to go up."
Moore said her boyfriend lunged to rescue the baby and ended up getting thrown out of the home along with the infant, who was asleep at the time.
"He was just holding on to the bassinet the whole time, and they went into circles," Moore recalled.
Despite the circumstances, Moore said she and her family were able to escape from the debris and search for their baby, all while fearing the worst.
After about 10 minutes of searching, Moore said she and her boyfriend found the baby alive in a tree that had fallen in the rain.
"I thought he was dead," she said. "I was pretty sure he was dead and we weren’t going to find him. But he’s here, and that’s by the grace of God."
"I will die for my kids. That’s not even a question, and my boyfriend would do the same thing," Moore added.
Moore and her family were left with little to no personal belongings after the tragic incident, but the community has reportedly rallied to support the young couple and their children by providing them with formula, diapers and other necessities.
Now, nearly a week after the couple faced the tornado head-on, the family is searching for a new home.
A member of Moore's family has also established a GoFundMe to help the family rebuild and buy necessary items for themselves and their children.
Moore's sister, Caitlyn, wrote in the GoFundMe listing that Moore and her children "came out with minor cuts and bruises" after the tornado destroyed their home. Moore's boyfriend, however, according to the GoFundMe listing, "suffered a broken arm/shoulder."
"This disaster has affected more than just this family, so I would like to extend my thoughts and prayers to everyone affected," Moore's sister added in the fundraiser's listing.
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New SpaceTime out Monday....
SpaceTime 20231009 Series 26 Episode 121
The launch of NASA’s Psyche spacecraft delayed again
Mission managers have rescheduled the launch of NASA’s Psyche spacecraft to a metal asteroid for Thursday October 12th.
What causes Earth’s strongest lightning
Scientists have found that the planet’s most powerful lightning events – known as super-bolts -- are more likely to strike, the closer a storm cloud’s electrical charging zone is to the land or ocean’s surface.
The FAA releases its report on Blue Origin’s crash and burn
The US Federal Aviation Administration report into the mid-air failure which destroyed a Blue Origin New Shepherd rocket has ordered a list of 21 corrective actions which need to be undertaken before the company can fly again.
The Science Report
The 2023 Nobel Prizes in Physics chemistry and Medicine awarded in Sweeden.
A new study is looking at people’s attitudes to Daylight Saving
The a commercially available water additive that limits the reformation of plaque and tartar on dogs' teeth.
Skeptics guide to anti-vax disinformation
SpaceTime covers the latest news in astronomy & space sciences.
The show is available every Monday, Wednesday and Friday through Apple Podcasts (itunes), Stitcher, Google Podcast, Pocketcasts, SoundCloud, Bitez.com, YouTube, your favourite podcast download provider, and from www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com
SpaceTime is also broadcast through the National Science Foundation on Science Zone Radio and on both i-heart Radio and Tune-In Radio.
SpaceTime daily news blog: http://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/
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SpaceTime -- A brief history
SpaceTime is Australia’s most popular and respected astronomy and space science news program – averaging over two million downloads every year. We’re also number five in the United States. The show reports on the latest stories and discoveries making news in astronomy, space flight, and science. SpaceTime features weekly interviews with leading Australian scientists about their research. The show began life in 1995 as ‘StarStuff’ on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s (ABC) NewsRadio network. Award winning investigative reporter Stuart Gary created the program during more than fifteen years as NewsRadio’s evening anchor and Science Editor. Gary’s always loved science. He studied astronomy at university and was invited to undertake a PHD in astrophysics, but instead focused on his career in journalism and radio broadcasting. He worked as an announcer and music DJ in commercial radio, before becoming a journalist and eventually joining ABC News and Current Affairs. Later, Gary became part of the team that set up ABC NewsRadio and was one of its first presenters. When asked to put his science background to use, Gary developed StarStuff which he wrote, produced and hosted, consistently achieving 9 per cent of the national Australian radio audience based on the ABC’s Nielsen ratings survey figures for the five major Australian metro markets: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, and Perth. The StarStuff podcast was published on line by ABC Science -- achieving over 1.3 million downloads annually. However, after some 20 years, the show finally wrapped up in December 2015 following ABC funding cuts, and a redirection of available finances to increase sports and horse racing coverage. Rather than continue with the ABC, Gary resigned so that he could keep the show going independently. StarStuff was rebranded as “SpaceTime”, with the first episode being broadcast in February 2016. Over the years, SpaceTime has grown, more than doubling its former ABC audience numbers and expanding to include new segments such as the Science Report -- which provides a wrap of general science news, weekly skeptical science features, special reports looking at the latest computer and technology news, and Skywatch – which provides a monthly guide to the night skies. The show is published three times weekly (every Monday, Wednesday and Friday) and available from the United States National Science Foundation on Science Zone Radio, and through both i-heart Radio and Tune-In Radio.
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