TAGS: Luluc When Luluc really want your attention they don’t shout, they whisper. On their second album, 2014’s Passerby, Zoë Randell mourned what she called “this passerby life” in typically muted tones. The song found Randell reminiscing about people she knew or the animals she took care of as a child – now all long since departed. Their mortality, she concluded, was a foretaste of her own – but also a reminder of the vivid and complex lives experienced by others. As it transpires, “Passerby” is critical to the nostalgia-prone songs, full of such quiet observations that Luluc (pronounced Loo-LUKE) excel at. For much of their third album Sculptor, Randell and her chief collaborator Steve Hassett can be found navigating adolescent reveries, faded relationships and the passing of time. These songs often recall the stealthy, hushed qualities of Cowboy Junkies, Low or Acetone – where space and air are as significant as a … [Read more...] about In praise of Luluc’s Sculptor
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Fear the Walking Dead’ Showrunners Defend Decision to Write Star Out
[This story contains spoilers for season four, episode eight of AMC's Fear the Walking Dead, "No One is Gone."] For anyone holding out hope that Madison Clark (Kim Dickens) survived her grisly encounter with an army of walkers at the end of the Fear the Walking Dead midseason finale, here's some tough news: the powers that be behind the series have confirmed Madison's death, without equivocation. There will be no eleventh hour twist to save Madison from certain doom, no dumpsters to hide under. Speaking with THR, showrunners Andrew Chambliss and Ian Goldberg (who took on the roles following the season three departure of co-creator Dave Erickson) made it clear that "Madison's story has come to an end," and that there is no wiggle room for any other interpretations. "There were thousands of walkers in that stadium that were feet away from her just before they went up in flames," says Chambliss, "so Madison died making that sacrifice for her family." In the wake of Madison's death, star … [Read more...] about Fear the Walking Dead’ Showrunners Defend Decision to Write Star Out
Uber Eats now delivering restaurant meals to most of Lake County
Hungry, but can't get away from your desk? Too tired to cook something or run out to a restaurant? Uber Eats has got you. The online and mobile food delivery service is now available in most of western Lake County. The Uber Eats website shows it now offers deliveries from hundreds of local restaurants to destinations in Munster, Highland, Griffith, Crown Point, Merrillville, Hammond, Dyer, St. John, Schererville, Whiting, East Chicago and Gary. The service is not yet available in most of Hobart, Lake Station, New Chicago, Miller Beach, Lake of the Four Seasons, Cedar Lake, Lowell, Porter County or LaPorte County.The website shows that Merrillville residents or office workers can have food delivered from a number of restaurants including IHOP, Bar Louie, Big Daddy's BBQ, Mastercue, Aladdin Pita, Pork Chop, Villa Del Sol and Qdoba.Uber Eats touted food from Round the Clock, Rosati's, Ciao Bella and Harold's Chicken in a message to customers."You can use the Uber Eats app … [Read more...] about Uber Eats now delivering restaurant meals to most of Lake County
George R.R. Martin Confirms Grateful Dead Influence on ‘Game of Thrones’
May 04, 2015 1:20pm PT by Natalie Weiner, Billboard Grateful Dead fans who've noticed more than a few similarities between Game of Thrones and the beloved jam band are finally vindicated, as author George R. R. Martin has confirmed the connection in a recent interview at New York's 92nd Street Y. "I'm certainly a fan of the Grateful Dead," Martin told Salon's Laura Miller last fall. "My wife, Paris, is perhaps more of a fan of the Grateful Dead than I am."The Armageddon Rag, as well as why the series bears traces of his Dead Head-dom. "I have Grateful Dead lyrics rattling around in my head all the time," he says. " 'Ripple' is one of my favorite songs of all time... [quoting the song] 'There is a road, no simple highway.' " This article first appeared on Billboard.com. Natalie Weiner, Billboard [email protected] @thr … [Read more...] about George R.R. Martin Confirms Grateful Dead Influence on ‘Game of Thrones’