SOUNDTRACK: LET’S EAT GRANDMA-“Deep Six Textbook” NPR’S SOUTH X LULLABY (March 16, 2017).
Let’s Eat Grandma is a duo consisting of two girls from England–Jenny Hollingworth (17) and Rosa Walton (16). I love that they took their name from the grammar joke about removing a comma. But the somewhat sinister reality of the name is representative of the somewhat sinister tone of their pop songs.
Not all South X Lullaby venues are worth describing, but this one sure it. It takes place in an airstream trailer. The setting is wonderful–all wood-paneled and streamlined. And it seems to make the sound echo perfectly.
The song begins with an electric drum–much louder than one might imagine–and then the girls do a little hand clapping game before the music starts.
Rosa on the keys has really long hair. She sings lead and has an incredible, unique voice–a heavy accent and a menacing but childlike delivery. Jenny sings occasional lines (they intertwine very nicely). When the verses end, the chord change is fairly dramatic before it returns to this pretty and slightly creepy melody.
After 3 and a half minutes Jenny pulls out a saxophone and plays a short, weird muffled solo. And then the song continues on to the end. It is utterly mesmerizing and as fascinating as the duo are. I’m really excited to explore more of their music.
[READ: January 27, 2017] Cleopatra in Spaaaace!
While looking up Book 3 on Goodreads I saw this book called Cleopatra in Space Book .5 (that’s point five). It is the original webcomic that inspired the series. if you’re thinking about reading it, I’d wait until after Book 3 of the graphic novel. You’ll see why.
Maichak introduces us to the series by saying he wrote it from August 2009 to October 2012 and that it ends abruptly because he began working on the graphic novels.
These pages will never appear in printed form because while they are the basis for the comic, they are a little different and, as he says, they are aimed at a slightly older audience. But most of the elements are in place like Khensu The Space Kitty, the humor, the pacing and the great hieroglyphics that the aliens speak. She’s even got her Sphinx space scooter. Although Cleopatra herself is a bit older (and sexier). (more…)
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