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Liz Graham loves to tour. As a beloved folk performer in the New York tri state area, she has played hundreds of shows over her career, however until this year she had only ever recorded one solo album. Her 1998 self-titled folk album won many awards, and she has been touring for almost 17 years off the back of it, but Graham’s new album, Colorful and Piercing will be only her second. The first single from this eagerly anticipated album, due out in April, is called Charcoal on a Canvas and was released on the Liz Graham Soundcloud and Bandcamp pages in January.
Liz Graham found poetry as a medium for her thoughts at a very early age. She cites a book of children’s poems by Robert Louis Stevenson as her first poetic inspiration, and wrote verses for many years before music came into the mix. So much is the importance of lyrics to Graham that on her website, many of the poems which make up the songs from her first album are published in their own section.
Liz Graham began playing shows in coffeehouses and bars in 1994, and by 1996 she and her band Tracking Buddha gained recognition by being chosen to perform in the Ticketmaster Music Showcase. Between 1996 and 1999, Graham won several ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) awards, found her album in the top 10 in the CMJ, Women’s Radio, Japan and UK charts and performed at Sarah McLachlan’s Lilith Fair.
Between 1999 and 2013, Liz Graham appeared as a regular on many radio programs and worked as a composer on the soundtracks of short films. She also co-wrote and performed the song Daylight, which featured in the Dreamworks film The Fifth Estate. During all this Liz Graham never gave up her beloved intimate venue tours. In 2014 Graham decided to return to the studio with her own music and record Colorful and Piercing. With Charcoal on a Canvas as the lead track, it would appear the folk singer is testing out new territory, with mixed results.
Liz Graham’s style on her first album was very classic folk. She has a well-trained, operatic voice similar to that of folk legend Joni Mitchell, and the song arrangements on her debut were complex for such a simple genre, and very upbeat. Though songs on the first album featured little more than her own voice and guitar, Graham’s tunes were full and nuanced, with many different styles appearing around her solid folk base.
With Charcoal on a Canvas and many of the other tracks on Colorful and Piercing, Graham seems to be attempting to stretch out of her comfort zone and into some heretofore uncharted territory. This album features not only Liz Graham and her guitar but a gallery of accompanying musicians, sometimes creating their own melodies and sub-melodies around each song’s core structure. The single seems a little disjointed between vocals and backing track, as if the styles do not quite match. Graham’s flowing, classic folk voice seems to clash a bit with the adult contemporary style of the instrumentals, where previously Graham had been masterful at combining genres to fit her style.
Whether it be a case of too many cooks in the kitchen or Graham trying to experiment a bit, some of the tracks on the Colorful and Piercing like Charcoal on a Canvas seem a bit confused. A few tracks, such as Damaged and Pulling Under are shining examples of the genuine talent in Liz Graham, and definitely worth downloading once the full album is released. These tracks are a sure sign that Graham will find her footing once again in future endeavors, and that she is more than likely simply stretching her boundaries with some of the songs on the album which fall a bit flat. In the meantime, the folk music community hopes it will not be another 17 years before her third album is released.
Lyrics, tour dates and streams of Liz Graham’s first album and Charcoal on a Canvas can be found on her website, along with links to her Bandcamp and Soundcloud pages. Many videos of her live performances are available on YouTube, and clips of the forthcoming album can also be found in the “Sources” list below.
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A tattoo-removal cream developed by a Canadian student could be the most pain-free method that has been developed recently. The method could also be economical and it just involves the user to apply the cream on the tattoo and then the user would get rid of it.
The new cream targets tattoos because of macrophages, which are immune response and cells that are caused because of ink being injected into the skin when a tattoo is made. The cells moved to the area with the tattoo for “eating” the ink up. A few of the cells carried the tattoo to the lymph nodes in the body, while others over-ate and stayed in the skin, leading to the formation of the tattoo.
The cream made new microphages so that it could consume the microphages that were filled with ink. The cream caused the process to start from the beginning and then resulted in the tattoo fading slowly.
Alec Falkenham, a Canadian student of pathology who invented the cream, told CBC that when comparing the tattoo-removal cream to laser-based removal, the solution that his team has developed did not seem to have an off-target effect. In the case of the laser-based removal, effects like burns, blisters and scarring were seen.
He went on to say that they were not targeting normal skin cells, because of which, lots of inflammation won’t be seen. He said that actually, the process they were using would be anti-inflammatory.
Falkenham wasn’t sure how many applications of the cream would be required for the tattoo to fade away because it was still in the testing phase. He also said that it would cost about 4 cents per square centimeter, which meant that for an area of 10 by 10 centimetres, it would cost $4.50. He added that it would work best in tattoos which are older than two years.
Andrea McCormic is the manager of health and life sciences at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia. He said that Alec was a trailblazer in tattoo-removal. He said that he approached the Industry Liaison and Innovation at the Dalhousie University with an idea that was related to his graduate research and had applicability to real life as well. He added that the initial research had shown great results and Alec’s next stage of research would build up on the results to develop the technology into a product so that it could be introduced in the market.
A previous report stated .223 ammunition rounds were to be considered armor piercing by the ATF, however, this was not totally true. Rather, .223 rounds would not be considered armor piercing rounds, but the 5.56mm green tip bullets used in both SS109 and M855 cartridges could be placed in the category of armor piercing rounds.
Upon further reading on the subject, these 5.56mm rounds were exempt from classification in the amendment to the GCA made in 1986, because handguns which could handle this type of ammunition were not commercially available. These rounds are commonly used in AR-style rifles as well as AR-style handguns, of which the handguns have become more widely available in recent years.
The ATF recognizes this ammo type can be used for “sporting purposes” such as for target shooting or hunting, as it is generally more accurate. The main concern lies with handguns which can consecutively fire more than one round without reloading, such as revolvers and semi-automatic handguns. The ATF concludes the types of handguns which use this type of ammunition are not primarily used for sporting purposes, and the ban would be on ammunition which would be able to be fired from these types of handguns.
However, any cartridges, 5.56mm or not, which are meant to be fired from a single-shot handgun, a handgun which can “break-open” or is a “bolt action handgun,” will continue to be exempt from armor piercing status as they are recognized as being used for sporting purposes. Handguns which do not accept a single cartridge manually and accept in its place a magazine or other ammunition feeding device will not be recognized as for use in sporting purposes either.
Finally, the ATF writes, “ammunition that was previously exempted as ‘primarily intended to be used for sporting purposes,’ specifically 5.56mm constituent projectiles of SS109 and M855 cartridges, will again be regulated as “‘armor piercing ammunition.’”
As a writer for Truth in Media, I apologize for the previous article on this subject where I stated AR-style rifles would be “rendered obsolete.” This in incorrect and I take full responsibility for my mistake. I will continue to strive for the truth behind stories from around the world. Again, I apologize for my mistake.
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Zach McAuliffe is a University of Dayton alumni with degrees in journalism and English. He wants to present people with all the facts they need to make informed decisions on the world around them. He also enjoys Shakespeare and long walks on the beach with his puppy Lily.
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There’s no question that Drake’s mixtape, If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late, is one of the hottest releases of the past week. Apparently, one fan loved the project so much that he decided to get a tattoo of the typographic cover art on his neck. Yep, you read that correctly.
Tattoo artist Mike Bage, of Fat Panda Tattoo Studio in the U.K., drew the artwork on his friend Richy Huck. He then posted the photo on his Instagram account and now the pic has gone viral on the internet.
Bage sent an email to Huffington Post to explain why Huck wanted to have Drake’s mixtape art on his neck. He writes:
Richy is a big fan of Drake, and since the popularity of his Miley Cyrus tattoo he thought this one would be a cool idea and would get people talking. He’s got some strange tattoos already anyway: a lady riding a sausagedog, a loveheart with the word “tits” in, Miley Cyrus in the bath, a dog with boobs for eyes, etc., so this one didn’t seem that weird. He said his parents have taken it well — his dad ‘just shook his head and got over it.’”
While Huck’s tattoo will raise eyebrows, it pales in comparison to what a young lady did back in 2011. An unidentified woman went into a Los Angeles tattoo shop to get the words “DRAKE” etched into her forehead. When the shop owner posted the photo on his Tumblr page, it instantly went viral and generated thousands of critical reactions.
Tattooist Kevin Campbell, who drilled the artwork on the girl’s forehead, was unapologetic about carving the Toronto rapper’s name on her forehead. “The funny thing is, I didn’t know who Drake was,” he tells Vice Magazine in an interview. “I figured it was her hood or some s—, not some goofnugget R&B dude.”
As for Huck, his ‘IYRTITL’ tattoo shouldn’t prevent him from getting a job (if he wears a turtleneck), but he might received some slander by folks on Twitter.
So far, Drake has yet to comment on Huck’s new artwork. I’m quite sure his social media accounts are on fleek right now.
What do you think about Richy Huck’s Drake tattoo? Is it dumb or creative? Tell us in the comments below.
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Liz Graham loves to tour. As a beloved folk performer in the New York tri state area, she has played hundreds of shows over her career, however until this year she had only ever recorded one solo album. Her 1998 self-titled folk album won many awards, and she has been touring for almost 17 years off the back of it, but Graham’s new album, Colorful and Piercing will be only her second. The first single from this eagerly anticipated album, due out in April, is called Charcoal on a Canvas and was released on the Liz Graham Soundcloud and Bandcamp pages in January.
