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Although little is known about Masters of Masters, there are some facts about the characters players need to know before Kingdom Hearts 4 release.
For a long time, the main antagonist of the Kingdom Hearts series was Master Xehanort, a calculated man who divided his heart into multiple bodies to ensure his victories. The climax of Kingdom Hearts 3 saw Sora finally best the darkened Keyblade wielder, but it seems a much more threatening foe is about to reveal themselves.
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Introduced in Kingdom Hearts: Back Cover, the Master of Masters quickly became a fan favorite. His playful attitude and mysterious plans were refreshing as fans of the series knew exactly what Xehanort's plan was for years before it was finally set in motion. There is still very little known about the Master of Masters, but it's that vital fans learn about certain aspects of his character before the release of Kingdom Hearts 4.
The Master of Masters is one of the most elusive villains to appear in the Kingdom Hearts series. Currently, frighteningly little is known about the cloaked vigilante, but certain tidbits of his identity have been revealed through the company he keeps. Like his title would imply, the Master acts as a mentor to six other Keyblade Masters, also known as Foretellers, whose names all reference a deadly sin.
Six of the Foretellers are named after one of Christianity's seven deadly sins. As the Master has yet to reveal his true name, it can be assumed it references the first deadly sin, Pride, which in Latin translates to "Superbia." The Master of Masters is clearly a proud man, so it wouldn't be too far-fetched if this was his actual name. Seeing that some Foretellers use shortened versions of these sins as names, The Master's name might even be "Super."
Ray Chase has lent his tremendous talent as a voice actor to over fifty different video games during his time in the industry. Fans of the Kingdom Hearts series will likely be most familiar with his iconic performance as Noctis from Final Fantasy 15, but he is also known for his work in Mass Effect, NieR: Automata, and Telltale's Walking Dead. Ray is highly renowned for his ability to play both heroic and villainous parts, a skill that allows him to keep the Master of Masters' intentions shrouded in mystery.
His performance in Final Fantasy 15 is unique in that Noctis was once intended to be a totally different character. The fifteenth mainline Final Fantasy entry was planned to be titled Versus 13 and was said to tell a much darker version of a Final Fantasy story. Seeing that Yozora will likely be filling this role in Kingdom Hearts 4, it can be assumed that Ray Chase's casting was intentional.
The Master of Masters made his debut in Kingdom Hearts: Back Cover, an animated feature-length movie used to document the first Keyblade War. He appears several times throughout the narrative, but most of the film's focus is placed on his six apprentices. Those who wish to know more about the mysterious cloaked figure will need to seek out the mobile games he appears in.
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Back Cover documents the origins of Xehanort's Gazing Eye Keyblade. Before falling into the Dark Seeker's hands, it belonged solely to the Master of Masters. Xehanort was unsure of the weapon's origins, but he often regarded it as the most ancient Keyblade in existence. If this is the case, there is a big chance that the Master of Masters created it, meaning that he is the source of all the Keyblades in Kingdom Hearts. To further solidify this theory, a scene in Dark Road saw him summoning Xehanort's Keyblade into his own hands, an ability that most Keyblade wielders are unable to perform. Keyblades appear to obey his command without question, making him one of the most powerful wielders in the series.
Kingdom Hearts: Union X [Cross] tells the story of an unnamed protagonist from the Age of Fairytales. Set centuries before the events of the original Kingdom Hearts, this game aims to document the origins of the Keyblade War and the people who started it. Progressing the game requires the player to venture to various Disney worlds to vanquish the Heartless that plague it, but things get complicated when the Master of Masters vanishes without a trace.
Five years before his disappearance, the Master divulged a small portion of his origins to his apprentice, Luxu. He revealed to his inquisitive student that another Keyblade War took place when the Master was a young boy. The Master lost a lot of his comrades to the darkness during this battle and, as a result, devoted the rest of his life to avenge them. He has suffered a great deal throughout his life, but he acts like he doesn't have a care in the world.
The Master of Masters' intentions were a complete mystery for a long time. The only thing fans really knew about him was that he acted more like a villain than anything else. Countless Keyblade wielders looked to him for guidance, but most of the answers they received from him never really explained anything. Luxu, the Master's most trusted apprentice, was different. The Master trusted Luxu with some of his deepest secrets and even revealed his master plan to him.
The Master is undoubtedly the next Kingdom Hearts villain, but his intentions aren't all bad. His main goal is to expunge darkness from the world by any means necessary. He believes that trapping darkness in the hearts of his students and sacrificing their bodies is the only guaranteed way to restore peace to the worlds. His methods are questionable, but he's not an inherently bad person. Seeing as the release of Kingdom Hearts 4 will mark the beginning of the Lost Master Arc, the Master will more than likely be attempting to purge the remaining darknesses via the same means.
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Justin became a gamer at the age of 8 when a mix-up at his local toy store landed him with a copy of Kingdom Hearts. He is an experienced writer with a Bachelor's degree in English, Media, and Cultural Studies. When he is not writing he will more than likely be found streaming his favorite games, recording music with his band Vicar, or cuddling his dogs.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department asked a federal appeals court on Friday to shut down the work of an independent arbiter who was appointed last month to review documents seized during an FBI search of former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate.
The appeal is the latest salvo in weeks of litigation over the scope of duties of the arbiter, also known as a special master, who was assigned to inspect the records taken in the Aug. 8 search of Mar-a-Lago and weed out any that may be protected by claims of legal privilege.
The special master process has caused some delays to the Justice Department’s investigation into the holding of top-secret documents at the home. But a major hurdle was cleared last month when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit lifted a temporary bar on the department’s ability to use the seized classified documents as part of its criminal probe.
The move permitted a core aspect of the probe to resume, greatly reducing the odds that the process could have a significant impact on the investigation. Even so, department lawyers returned to the court Friday to ask for the entire special master review to be shut down, saying the judge who made the appointment had no basis for doing so and that Trump was not entitled to an independent review of the seized records or to claim privilege over them.
“Plaintiff has no plausible claim of executive privilege as to any of the seized materials and no plausible claim of personal attorney-client privilege as to the seized government records — including all records bearing classification markings,” according to the department’s brief.
“Accordingly,” they added, “the special-master review process is unwarranted.”
The Justice Department says it seized about 13,000 records, including roughly 100 with classification markings, during its court-authorized search in August. The department is conducting a criminal investigation into the retention of those records as well as into whether anyone obstructed its probe.
As part of the investigation, the FBI has interviewed multiple Trump aides, including a lawyer for him who served as a custodian of the records and who in June presented investigators with a signed letter asserting that all the classified records the Justice Department had asked for in a subpoena had been located and turned over.
Agents believed more records remained at the house, returned in August with a search warrant and removed 33 boxes of documents, including material classified at the top-secret level.
Weeks later, the Trump team asked a judge in Florida, Aileen Cannon, to appoint a special master to do an independent review of the records. Cannon agreed, naming a veteran Brooklyn judge, Raymond Dearie, to inspect the records and segregate from the rest of the investigation any documents that could possibly be covered by claims of executive privilege or attorney-client privilege.
The 11th Circuit subsequently lifted Cannon’s prohibition on the department’s use of the classified documents for its investigation pending Dearie’s review, as well as a requirement that the Justice Department provide those specific records to Dearie for his review.
The Supreme Court on Thursday declined a request from Trump’s lawyers to intervene in the dispute.
The Justice Department has repeatedly rejected the idea that a special master review was needed, and though it has been able to resume its review of the classified records, it said its investigation remains slowed by its inability to use the much larger set of non-classified documents as part of its probe.
“The district court’s injunction barring review and use of the other seized records harms the government and the public as well,” the department said. “A magistrate judge has already found probable cause to believe that those records may constitute evidence of crimes, and the government has demonstrated a clear need for them.”
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Vancouver-based Sandstorm Gold Ltd. (NYSE:SAND) released its third quarter 2022 results on November 8, 2022.
Note: This article updates my previous article on Sandstorm Gold, published on October 8, 2022. I have been following SAND quarterly results since 2015.
As of September, Sandstorm’s portfolio totals 250 streams and royalties, of which 39 of the underlying assets are cash-flowing, with no asset contributing more than 15% to the Company’s consensus net asset value.
It was another solid quarter, with a record gold equivalent production of 22,606 Au Eq. Oz (15,514 Au Eq. Oz last year) and record revenues of $38.95 million, with an average price per GEO down significantly from $1,866 per ounce in 2Q22 to $1,706 per ounce.
The average cash costs for the three months ended September 30, 2022, were $323 per Attributable Gold Equivalent ounce.
Net income was $31.68 million in 3Q22 compared to $6.62 million in the comparable quarter a year ago.
The company added four new mines this quarter, as shown below:

SAND Production comparison per mine 2Q22 versus 3Q22 (Fun Trading)

Sandstorm Gold has begun a fundamental business transformation this quarter with the acquisitions of Nomad Royalty in August and nine royalties from BaseCore Metals LP in July.

SAND Acquisitions $1.1 billion (SAND Presentation)

This transformational process has significantly changed the company’s fundamental landscape. Many shareholders are not impressed with such a rapid expansion, and I must admit I am one of them.
For those who need more information about these critical acquisitions, I recommend reading my preceding article (link above), in which I gave more details.
However, on the plus side, these acquisitions are expected to increase gold equivalent production significantly by 2026, as shown in the chart below:

SAND Production outlook 2026 (SAND Presentation)

Sandstorm expects its production to grow more than 85% between 2022 and 2025. The transactions add several development-stage assets contributing to this growth, including Greenstone and Platreef.
Sandstorm plans on selling a portion of the Antamina NPI to Horizon and retaining a silver stream, adding diversification and size to Horizon’s growing copper portfolio while increasing Sandstorm’s precious metal exposure.
As I said in my preceding article, these new transactions and the merger with Nomad have created a significant financial event for Sandstorm Gold and its shareholders. We begin to see how deeply transformational they have affected the company’s fundamentals.
However, It is still premature to give a valid opinion about the potential expansion and its long-lasting effects on SAND shareholders. It is essential to distinguish what the company aims to achieve by expanding and if it is in the shareholders’ interest.
As I said, bigger is not necessarily better, and the market reaction was quite hostile when the deals were announced. Unfortunately, this transformation has coincided with the continued weakness of the gold price due to the FED’s action on interest rates. It was not helpful and reduced the dramatic positive effect on production and revenues.
Thus, I believe SAND continues to be an excellent trading tool, but I am not confident enough to invest a significant stake long-term in the company. This unenthusiastic expansion initiated by SAND’s management is quite unsettling and has been caustic for the stock.
It is noticeable in the most recent presentation, where management alludes to “catching up to the majors” on page 9 of the presentation.
Thus, I recommend starting a medium long-term position while trading a large part of your position. However, I believe we can safely invest in SAND below $5.
My two favorites in this segment are Franco-Nevada (FNV) and Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM).
One excellent strategy that I often recommend in this sector in my marketplace, “The Gold and Oil Corner,” is trading a minimum of 60% LIFO of your whole SAND position, which allows you to keep a core long-term for a much higher stock price.
Sandstorm Gold is lagging behind its peers and is down 21% on a one-year basis.

Source: Company report analysis by Fun Trading (data are available since 2015 only for subscribers)
* As of November 7, 2022, the Company had 298,179,761 common shares outstanding.

SAND Quarterly Revenues history (Fun Trading)

Sandstorm Gold posted record revenues of $38.95 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022, compared with $26.45 million for the comparable period in 2021.
The net income was $31.68 million in 3Q22, or $0.13 per diluted share, compared to $6.62 million or $0.03 per diluted share in the same quarter a year ago.
The cash costs per ounce are up to $323 per ounce, resulting in cash operating margins of $1,383 per ounce for the third quarter. It was down from $1,593 per ounce the preceding quarter.

SAND Quarterly Cash costs history (Fun Trading)

SAND Quarterly Free cash flow history (Fun Trading)

Note: Generic free cash flow is cash from operating activities minus CapEx.
The free cash flow was a loss estimated at $463.92 million in the third quarter of 2022, and the trailing 12-month free cash flow was a loss of $454.68 million.
The significant loss in free cash flow is due to acquisitions that I discussed earlier.
The quarterly dividend is now $0.015 per share, or a dividend yield of 1.1%
This topic is essential for Sandstorm Gold because of the number of previous warrants and options the company has used to expand its assets base. Also, during the past year, SAND bought back over $21 million since 2018 at a great expense for what purpose? It seems to me there is a lack of long-term goals.

SAND Quarterly Share diluted outstanding history (Fun Trading)

The total outstanding shares diluted is now 244.75 million at the end of 3Q22.
However, as I explained earlier, the transaction with Nomad and BaseCore increased the outstanding shares diluted significantly.
As of November 7, the company said:
As of November 7, 2022, the Company had 298,179,761 common shares outstanding
Significant events affecting shares outstanding:

The total shares added are 74.4 million (Nomad) and 13.5 million (BaseCore), or 87.9 million.
Pursuant to the terms of the Nomad Acquisition, Sandstorm issued 74.4 million common shares of the Company to former Nomad shareholders equal to an exchange ratio of 1.21 Sandstorm common shares for each Nomad common share held.
On July 11, 2022, the Company acquired nine royalties and one stream from BaseCore Metals LP (“BaseCore”) for $425 million in cash and approximately 13.5 million common shares of Sandstorm.
On October 4, 2022, the Company completed a public offering of 18,055,000 common shares for $5.10 per share for gross proceeds of $92.1 million.

SAND Quarterly Cash versus Debt history (Fun Trading)

It is the segment that recent acquisitions have significantly modified.
The total cash includes the cash & cash equivalent and short-term investments of $12.56 million, while debt is now $524.0 million.
Note: As of the end of September, $505 million remains outstanding under the Company’s Revolving Facility.
Most recent financial activities:
In August 2022, Sandstorm amended its revolving credit agreement allowing the Company to borrow up to $625 million. The facility maintains its sustainability-linked performance targets.
In September 2022, the Company declared its fourth dividend of CAD0.02 per share, which was paid on October 28, 2022.
On October 4, 2022, the Company completed an equity financing for aggregate gross proceeds of $92.1 million. Upon closing of the funding, the majority of the net proceeds were used to reduce amounts drawn under the Company’s revolving credit facility.

SAND Quarterly Gold Equivalent Production history (Fun Trading)

SAND Quarterly Production per mine in 3Q22 (Fun Trading)
SAND Quarterly Gold price history (Fun Trading)

SAND TA Chart Short-term (Fun Trading StockCharts)

The trading strategy for SAND is to sell at a resistance range of $5.35 to $5.55, about 40% of your position, and eventually sell another part on any pattern breakout at $6.35 (200MA).
Conversely, it is reasonable to buy and accumulate between $4.95 and $4.50, with potential lower support at $4.20.
One crucial caveat is gold and silver prices are at $1,709 and $21,17, but it is fragile support due to the Fed’s hawkish position. Any downside could hurt SAND significantly.

SAND Gold silver comparison 1 Year chart (Fun Trading StockCharts)

Watch gold like a hawk.
Note: The LIFO method is prohibited under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), though it is permitted in the United States by Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). Therefore, only US traders can apply this method. Those who cannot trade LIFO can use an alternative by setting two different accounts for the same stock, one for the long term and one for short-term trading.
Warning: The TA chart must be updated frequently to be relevant. It is what I am doing in my stock tracker. The chart above has a possible validity of about a week. Remember, the TA chart is a tool only to help you adopt the right strategy. It is not a way to foresee the future. No one and nothing can.
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I am a former test & measurement doctor engineer (geodetic metrology). I was interested in quantum metrology for a while.
I live mostly in Sweden with my loving wife.
I have also managed an old and broad private family Portfolio successfully — now officially retired but still active — and trade personally a medium-size portfolio for over 40 years.
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Additional disclosure: I trade short-term SAND, as explained in my article and hold a medium long-term position below $5.

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The Museum of Glass (MOG) in Tacoma, Washington is the West Coast’s largest and most active museum glass studio. One of the recent MOG exhibitions was Counterparts: Glass + Art Elements which groups glass and non-glass artworks.
Eduardo Calderón writes:
“My photographs are reflections of the world around me. The images are captured during walks in the streets of populated areas in Peru (particularly Arequipa, my home town) and other countries in Latin America and Europe where I set temporary residence for weeks at a time to familiarize myself with the culture and the geography. My work is not meant to be judgmental of the things I see.”

April Surgent writes:
“Regarding the past, my work strives to challenge the 21^st  century’s move away from tradition by sustaining an age-old craft and integrating it with contemporary themes and technologies, the very act of engraving becoming a confrontation of our times. Using the photographed image as inspiration along with the antiquated technique of cameo-engraved glass, I make archival records of contemporary life. My engravings symbolize my collective experiences and observations and are one portrayal of what life looks like.”

Nancy Blair writes:
“My work stems from a lifelong interest in mythology and shamanic traditions. I am particularly fascinated by the voluptuous excesses that accumulate, clutter and distract, and at the same time can elevate the ordinary detritus of daily life into extraordinary objects that demand attention and reverence, transforming the psyche at deep healing levels.”

Rick Bartow writes:
“I work in an expressionistic manner using what I refer to as transformational images, which have evolved from work done in 1979, when I began drawing figures with masks either being removed or falling off the face. These images, I find, coincide with my having stopped drinking, obviously a cathartic period in my life.”

Cappy Thompson writes:
“For me, as a narrative painter, the issue has always been content. The issue wasn’t glass, the material that I chose some 37 years ago. Nor was it the painting technique—grisaille or gray-tonal painting—that I taught myself to use. My work—which spans several decades and a variety of scales from the intimate to the monumental—has always been driven by content.”

Kit Paulson writes:
“My recent body of work has been a eulogy for ornament, a testament to generations of human skill. Ornament calls upon the viewer to actively look and see, to get lost inn seas of foliage because it is impossible to take in the whole in one glance. I make objects that embody ornament, decoration and detail. Decoration is inherent to the structure of my work, it is built of ornament. I see handmade ornament as the visible accretion of human time. I want the viewer to float, lost in rolling waves of detail and time.”

Gail Tremblay writes:
“As I grew up, I always wanted to learn how things were made. Perhaps that is what lead me to making art and weaving and working with fibers. And then living in American culture with its images of Indians made me want to re-contextualize the things I saw and comment on what I was seeing, and I started to weave film and turn weaving into a conceptual art.
I use non-traditional materials to explore ways I can weave traditional Onondaga and Micmac basketry forms  so that my work will comment on indigenous life in the 21^st Century.”

William Ivey writes:
“Form comes easier to me than color. Once I begin to get the color right, the painting starts to fall into place, because color controls the space. I could go on nitpicking subtleties of color, or shifting an edge forever, but I know a painting is done when no piece of it can be taken out.”
Museum of Glass: Counterparts, part 1 (photo diary)
Museum of Glass: Some glass artists (photo diary)
Museum of Glass: Indices del Pacifico (photo diary)
Museum of Glass: Studio glass (photo diary)
Museum of Glass: Glass art for the home (photo diary)
Museum of Glass: Human figures by Lalique (photo diary)
Museum of Glass: Visiting Artists (photo diary)
Museum of Glass: The Art of Being (photo diary)

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Whitney Houston’s recording of I Will Always Love You wasn’t just a hit, but an unstoppable cultural phenomenon. Released in November 1992 as the lead single from The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album, it topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 14 consecutive weeks – then a record – and won two Grammy awards. Thirty years after it came out, it remains the best-selling single of all time by a female artist. The Bodyguard’s soundtrack album, which reeled off four further hits from Houston including I’m Every Woman and I Have Nothing, went on to sell 45 million copies worldwide.
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Famously, I Will Always Love You was originally written and recorded in 1973 by Dolly Parton, who conceived it as a tribute and farewell to her early mentor Porter Wagoner. Parton’s lovely, understated version was a number one hit on the US Hot Country Songs chart, but she has always been gracious about the way Houston transformed the song into the ultimate power ballad. Recalling the first time she heard Houston’s cover, Parton said in 2020: “It was one of the most overwhelming feelings I have ever had to hear it done so well, so beautifully and so big. I had no idea I’d written a song that could be that important… She just took it and made it so much more than what it would ever have been.”
As well as providing songs for The Bodyguard's soundtrack album, Houston starred in the 1992 film – it was her acting debut (Credit: Alamy)
Houston’s interpretation of the song captivated the world because it mixes bewildering technical brilliance with a heartfelt reading of Parton’s tender lyrics. From the moment she sings “so I’ll go, but I know I’ll think of you every step of the way”, it’s clear Houston is giving a vocal performance of rare quality. “Whitney knew how to use the full range in her voice to fully connect emotionally with the song and create such drama,” Dami Im, a Korean-Australian singer-songwriter who has been influenced by Houston, tells BBC Culture. Vocal coach Yvie Burnett believes I Will Always Love You is a “masterpiece” because of the “outstanding combination of what Whitney does vocally combined with perfect production from David Foster”, a music industry veteran who had previously worked with Celine Dion and Aretha Franklin.
Houston’s restraint during the song’s a cappella opening section is a vital ingredient. “Whitney starts the song holding back all her vocal abilities and relying on raw emotion,” Burnett tells BBC Culture. “Then when the music kicks in, she maintains that ethereal vocal quality, hitting the higher notes perfectly while staying quiet and holding back her vocal strength.” She believes this “incredible build-up” makes Houston’s subsequent vocal fireworks at the song’s climax even more moving. “Either she is an incredible actress,” Burnett adds, “or she has experienced these feelings in real life. In which case, she is telling us her story”.
Either way, Burnett describes Houston’s rendition of I Will Always Love You as “one of the most important vocal performances of our generation”. This is no exaggeration: along with Mariah Carey’s Hero and Celine Dion’s My Heart Will Go On, it set a template – and a very high bar – for many female singers who sought to break through on the popular TV talent shows of the early 2000s. Leona Lewis, who scored a transatlantic number one hit with Bleeding Love in 2007, a year after winning the British version of The X Factor, said at the time: “When I was growing up, I used to listen to Whitney Houston [and] Mariah Carey – those kind of big powerful kind of singers – so that influences my music and a lot of the songs I like to sing.”
Houston's success wasn't fleeting; she influenced the next generation of singers (Credit: Getty Images)
In fact, it could be argued that Houston’s vocal performance was, at times, a little too influential. Vocal coaches Carrie and David Grant, who worked with contestants on the British talent shows Pop Idol and Fame Academy, as well as with artists including Demi Lovato and the Spice Girls, say that Houston’s most famous songs became a gold standard that was rarely attainable. “Just about every singer we taught or auditioned for about five years wanted to master I Will Always Love You or The Greatest Love of All or I Have Nothing,” Carrie Grant tells BBC Culture. “Most of [them] should have tried something a little easier – many a singer has been wiped out in an attempt to do Whitney!”
David Grant believes that Houston’s influence “cannot be underestimated” because “for most female singers, she was the voice of her generation”. Though she became known mainly for singing pop, soul and R&B music, Grant points out that you could always hear her “gospel roots” in her delivery. The daughter of gospel singer Cissy Houston, a longtime backing vocalist for Aretha Houston as well as a Grammy-winning artist in her own right, Whitney honed her vocal skills in the gospel choir at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey. “Even if they had the [vocal] riffs, many who followed her could not mirror this history,” Grant tells BBC Culture.
Bringing R&B to the mainstream
I Will Always Love You remains Houston’s best-selling single, but she had already enjoyed seven years of globe-conquering success by the time she released it. Between 1985 and 1987, she scored a record seven consecutive Billboard Hot 100 number ones with songs including Saving All My Love for You, I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) and So Emotional. “Whitney was the standard bearer in a line of great R&B singers, from the ’60s with Dionne Warwick and Aretha Franklin, into the ’70s with Gladys Knight and Patti Labelle,” says David Grant. “But what she did was to take R&B to a market bigger than any of them had experienced. Without Whitney, there would arguably have been no mass market for Mariah Carey, Christina Aguilera, Beyoncé or Jennifer Hudson.”
Houston’s crossover success as an artist who could sing pop, soul, rock, R&B and dance music was unprecedented at the time, but not necessarily popular in all quarters. She was reportedly booed by audience members at the 1989 Soul Train Awards, a ceremony recognising the best in soul, R&B and hip-hop music. Houston addressed this incredibly awkward moment in a 1991 interview on The Arsenio Hall Show, saying: “I think that I’ve got a lot of flak about ‘I sing too white’ or ‘I sing… white’ or something like that.” She added defiantly: “I do sing the way God intended for me to sing and I’m using what he gave me and I’m using it to the best of my ability.”
Nicknamed 'The Voice', Houston is one of the bestselling music artists of all time (Credit: Getty Images)
For the most part, these criticisms ebbed away in subsequent decades as the full scale of her impact became clear. After Houston’s death in February 2012, Beyoncé posted a poignant tribute to the artist who had long inspired her. “I, like every singer, always wanted to be just like her. Her voice was perfect. Strong but soothing. Soulful and classic,” she wrote. “She is our queen and she opened doors and provided a blueprint for all of us.” At the previous year’s Grammy Awards, Lady Gaga namechecked Houston when she collected the Best Pop Vocal Album trophy. “I need to say thank you tonight to Whitney Houston,” Gaga said. “I wanted to thank Whitney because when I wrote Born This Way, I imagined she was singing it – because I wasn’t secure enough in myself to imagine I was a superstar.”
More than a decade after her death, Houston’s place in music history is assured. In December, Bafta-winning actress Naomi Ackie will portray her in I Wanna Dance with Somebody, a glossy Hollywood biopic in the mould of Elton John’s Rocketman and Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody.  But at the same time, the type of powerhouse singing that she exemplified with I Will Always Love You has rather fallen out of fashion. “The definition of ‘singer’ has become broader,” says David Grant. “For a while, if you couldn’t sing as high or riff as fast as Whitney or Mariah, you didn’t qualify for the title of ‘great singer’. But vocal styles go in cycles, and in this cycle singers are more likely to sound like Rihanna or Amy Winehouse.”
Carrie Grant argues that the growing popularity of Auto-Tune, a production tool that corrects minor imperfections in vocal pitch, means that having “great tonal quality” is no longer a prerequisite for singers hoping to climb the charts. She also points out that bombastic power ballads like I Will Always Love You are no longer in vogue. “Few songs written now have those ‘money moments’ in them, so big voices aren’t required,” she says. “Torch singers do still exist – Adele, for example – but the sound isn’t required to be as smooth or technically perfect.”
Still, there’s no doubt that Houston’s work on hits including I Will Always Love You remains inspirational. “She raised the bar for all female vocalists with her use of range and dynamics,” says Dami Im. “She’s shown me that vocally you can be both so delicate and gentle and also extremely powerful when you need to be.” It’s fair to say that 30 years after its release, Houston’s rendition of I Will Always Love You remains the Olympic gold standard of performances.
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Returning after four years of hiatus, self-claimed king of Indian hip-hop, Divine announces the release of his third album Gunehgar that arrives via Mass Appeal India and Gully Gang on November 10, 2022. Serving as a follow-up to his critically acclaimed previous albums ‘Kohinoor’ (2019) and ‘Punya Paap’ (2020), the new12-track full length studio album features guests spots from global music heavyweights such as Jadakiss, Russ, Armani White, Noizy and Hit-Boy as well as local stars Jonita Gandhi and Wazir Patar.
Suffused with an unapologetic spirit of authenticity and vulnerability, the album centers around conflicting themes of that of sin and virtue, and of angels and demons; concepts which have been a crucial undercurrent to Divine’s artistry over the last few years. The album showcases intensely personal and lyrical themes which lay bare the introspection, fears, frailties, healing, happiness, ambition and triumph.
With his new showcase which also credits Karan Kanchan and Phenom on the music production, Divine’s upcoming music album is a mirage of disparate genres of music which thrillingly broaches a gap between soul, hip-hop, and pop. Bringing to the fore the metamorphosis of an artist whose meteoric rise is mapped from the streets of Bombay to the red carpet at the Grammy’s, the album sees the hip hop artiste rap with profound emotional clarity and unfiltered realness as he reminisces on how far he has come, and the experiences he has encountered thus far. He welcomes the listener into his metaverse, lending bits of himself, whether it’s him being vulnerable on ‘Akela’, fierce on ‘Gunehgar’, hungry on ‘Bhookh’ or romantic on ‘Sitara’.
Infusing some cinematic flavour into the album, the Mumbai native incorporates a reimaged rap banger of the Bollywood classic Baazigar O Baazigar on ‘Baazigar’ besides referencing Allu Arjun’s famous dialogue from the Bollywood film Pushpa in ‘Plush’ as well as drawing parallels between Indian captain Rohit Sharma’s cricketing style with his own rapping ability in ‘Hitman’
 “Gunehgar is the start to a revolution. I’m going to take that appetite and passion of mine for desi hip hop to unimaginable heights and I hope you’re ready! Also there’s so much I’m grateful and happy for and I just wanted to express that. As the year draws to a close, this is my humble gift to my community and my fans who’ve waited so long for a music release!” says the rapper.
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Stocks have been “obliterated” and the recent stock gains look like more than a simple bear-market rally, Fundstrat Tom Lee says.
For much of 2022 the consensus looked to be a drop in the S&P 500 (SP500) (NYSEARCA:SPY) to 3,200. But investor perception of risk is no longer one-sided, with inflation pressures easing and the Fed becoming more data dependent, Lee wrote in a note.
The S&P “is down -20% in nominal terms, but down -28% on ‘real terms’ (CPI adjusted),” Lee said. “The Fed has won. Stocks have been obliterated.”
“But this also means a 50% rally in equities would still leave stocks -15% on a ‘real basis’ – in other words, S&P 500 4,500 would still be consistent with Fed’s goals of tightening financial conditions.”
Even “if this proves to be a ‘bear rally,’ the ingredients are in place for a rally far stronger than the “June pivot hopes” rally, which lasted 23 trading days and rose +16%,” Lee added.
During the June pivot rally, only headline CPI had peaked, while JOLTs showed openings/workers at about 2. Now that ratio is 1.67 and falling, while more economists are calling for “substantial declines” in core CPI, Lee noted.
In addition, “investor positioning is far more bearish now than anytime in 2022.”
“Taken together: doesn’t it make sense a rally should exceed the ‘false dawn pivot’?,” Lee said, adding, “consider a possible 30-50 day rally and 20-25%?”
The one “fly in the ointment” is the continued surge in 10-year yields (US10Y) (TBT) (TLT).
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Legendary Florida Death Metal icons Obituary return with their highly anticipated new album, Dying of Everything, out January 13 on LP/CD/CS/Digital via Relapse Records! Watch “The Wrong Time” music video (directed by Odd Life Studios) below.
Physical Dying of Everything pre-orders are available here.
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North America w/ Amon Amarth, Carcass, Cattle Decapitation:
11/10 Albuquerque, NM El @ Rey Theatre (w/ Hatebreed & Gatecreeper)
11/11 Las Vegas, NV @ Brooklyn Bowl (No Carcass)
11/12 Phoenix, AZ @ Arizona Federal Theatre
11/14 San Antonio, @ TX Aztec Theatre
11/15 Houston, TX @ Bayou Music Center
11/16 Dallas, TX @ Southside Ballroom
11/18 Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
11/19 Orlando, FL @ Hard Rock Live
11/20 Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore
11/22 Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore
11/23 Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway
11/25 Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore
11/26 Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom
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12/06 Minneapolis, MN @ The Fillmore Minneapolis
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12/16 San Diego, CA @ SOMA
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Rorie S. Woods had more than one bee in her bonnet when she rolled into the driveway of 49 Memery Lane on the morning of Oct. 12, according to court records. Instead of a standard eviction notice, deputies found themselves targets of a sting operation.
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P.K. Subban has become a full-time member of ESPN’s hockey team after contributing during last season’s Stanley Cup playoff coverage.
Subban, who retired in September, has signed a three-year agreement with ESPN. He will work mainly as a studio analyst but will handle some games during the season.
“I’ve known for a few weeks now. It’s been tough to have known what I was gonna do and just kind of keep it close to the chest. But I’m excited now that we’re here,” Subban said. “I had done some work last postseason and it was great. I enjoyed working with the producers and everybody.”
Subban said the opportunities of making appearances on “First Take” and other ESPN programming during the playoffs was another factor in the decision.
The 33-year-old Subban played 13 seasons for the Montreal Canadiens, Nashville Predators and New Jersey Devils. He scored 467 points in 824 regular-season games, including 115 goals. He won the Norris Trophy as the league’s top defenseman in 2013 with the Canadiens and reached the 2017 Stanley Cup Final with the Predators as well as being a three-time NHL All-Star selection.
Mark Gross, ESPN’s senior vice president for Production and Remote Events, said Subban adds even more experience to the network’s roster of analysts and reporters.
“P.K. brings a fresh perspective to his analysis, having recently retired from the game, but he also draws on much more than just his experience on the ice, which gives him a unique, fun perspective that fans will love," Gross said.
During his final season in the league, Subban had already agreed to host “P.K.’s Places,” which is a hockey version of the Places series streaming on ESPN+. That series is set to debut next year.
Subban said he’s had discussions with ESPN about possibly branching out into other areas of sports if there are opportunities. He added many thought an announcement about his future might have come sooner, but he was taking time to decompress while assessing all his options.
“I’m excited to bring that passion and that energy that I brought on the ice to something else that I’m passionate about. I hope that they’re just as excited as I am to get started,” he said. “The people that follow and know me know that I keep honest. I’m gonna be myself, and hopefully that’s what they want to see. I think that’s what people are excited about.”
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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — On Dec. 11, 2021, an EF-3 tornado swept through Bowling Green, damaging hundreds of homes and businesses. 
Marty Eubanks is a World Champion martial artist. He’s owned and operated World Champion Karate Academy for 10 years on Magnolia Street until a tornado left it in rubble.  
“Devastation set in, you know, of just watching," said Eubanks. "You can’t really fathom, until you go, ‘what happened?’ you know? Ten years of just all the savings and the work and the stuff. Bam! In 30 seconds.” 
The twister’s path split the building in two, taking out the back half of the structure. 
“[I] Lost a good landlord, lost a good building, so that was a little hard to swallow sometimes,” Eubanks said. 
Eubanks said while he only lost material items, most he can replace, he did lose some rare sentimental items. Still, he remains optimistic. 
“Now the ones in the back, my big grand champions and a lot of the ones I’ve saved in safe keeping in the back, [laughs], and it wasn’t too safe of a keeping. So that’s OK too. So I lost a bunch of those, but the memories are still there,” Eubanks said.  
Through a GoFundMe, the studio raised over $10,000 to rebuild. In March 2022, Eubanks moved his studio one street over, giving his 100-plus students a permanent place to practice. 
“The other mats were glass-ridden, you couldn’t use that. Stuff was just blowing and you couldn’t use that. I lost 16 punching bags, which were hanging bags. And when the beam and the building flipped, they just went every which way.” 
As we approach the one-year anniversary of the destructive tornado, Eubanks has stayed resilient and continues to pass along his mastery of the art. 
The city of Bowling Green is helping small businesses recover with a tax break. Businesses can apply for a rebate on city property tax for commercial property. You can find the application here.
 
 
 

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Hailing from Valencia, Spain, Eleganto is an artist you should have on your radar if you’re a house music aficionado. Since first emerging on the scene in 2019, he’s taken the bass house genre by the horns and hasn’t shied away from making his own way. Early releases from Eleganto found a home on 3000 Bass, Clawed Up, and Vibrancy as he began his growth as an artist, and he catapulted even further when Don Diablo signed his track, “Keep It Real,” to Generation HEX in 2021.
This year, Eleganto has only continued to thrive with tunes on imprints including Space Yacht Records, STMPD RCRDS, and Barong Family. He’s also gained support from bass house veteran Dr. Fresch, with his track “Reckless” being featured on House Call’s Caller ID Vol. 2 compilation. More recently, Eleganto dropped the Looking Back EP with Cloverdale on IN / ROTATION and “Casper” with Gabriel Kirsh and Zadquiel that only further added to his elaborate discography.
Looking to gain some insight into the mind of Eleganto, we caught up with the budding artist to chat about his recent releases, how he got his start in the scene, and what his plans are for the future. Read on for the conversation and stream his exclusive guest mix on SoundCloud!
Hi Eleganto! Thanks for taking the time to chat with us! We’re stoked to share more about the start of your project. What pushed you to take the leap into music full-time? 
I’ve always been involved with music since childhood, I received some classical training in music theory and Violin, which my family always took very seriously. When I got started with music production in early 2012, It opened a whole new world for me… endless possibilities at my fingertips. But it was only seven years later, in 2019, that I began my project Eleganto, with the goal of pushing house music that stands out consistently and aiming it to the dance floors.
Your first original releases dropped in 2020 amidst the pandemic. What was it like to begin this journey and fully dedicate your time and creativity to music during such a stressful period?
It was very confusing, seeing the festivals, the traditions, and all public events getting cancelled. Obviously, the rising number of cases was something that definitely gets under your skin, but I tried not to think about it and simply focus on improving myself and my craft. 
It all came together very nicely, I did some 3D design, some photoshop stuff, website building, release planning, and trying different music-making approaches with hardware synths, etc. In the end, I’m proud of how it all turned out. 
We’ve seen you go from self-releasing and gaining support from artists such as Don Diablo to having releases on imprints such as STMPD RCRDS and IN / ROTATION. How does it feel to reflect on where you started and where you are now?  
I’m very lucky to have gotten some hype with my debut EP; right off the bat, my track “On The Floor” received lots of support from A-class DJs around the globe, and I was steered in the right direction by my friends at Vibrancy. 
Now that I have a higher hype trend going after my remix for Martin Garrix and collaborations with Cloverdale, I feel more motivated than ever before and want to keep doing what I do best. Hopefully, I will also make a positive impact on the daily life of listeners and partygoers around the globe.
You recently signed your collaborative EP, Looking Back with Cloverdale, to IN / ROTATION. This release had three impeccable tunes we just couldn’t get enough of. What was it like to have that release come together?
Working with Alex is always a joy. He is an amazing person and an excellent producer; when we work on an idea, it’s usually finished within a few days. We did a lot of Zoom calls and bounced ideas around on messages until we were happy with the final product. The great support from the team at Insomniac was the icing on the cake. I am very happy with how it all turned out.
“Casper” with Gabriel Kirsh is yet another fantastic single from you, which showcases a bit more of your minimal side with elaborate vocals throughout. Did you approach this production process similar to other releases?
I tend to approach new music uniquely, every song has its own personality, and the way I build layers around it depends on how the energy flows from the start.
“Casper” mostly started with a chord progression that I had from an old unreleased Chris Lake remix I made, I sent it to Gabriel, and he loved it. He’s a super-talented producer, and we did countless calls together to build a drop that would match the same energy. It was a slightly longer process with this song, but when my brother Zadquiel brought in his phenomenal songwriting and vocal performance… we were set. 
It definitely came together differently because of its unique combinations of influences, but it’s all about the journey. Exploring ideas is so much fun, and it’s part of why I love making music.
You grew up in and currently live in Valencia, Spain. Can you share what the dance music scene is like there and how that influenced your take on house music?
I love this city, the music scene here is mostly centered around Reggaeton and Urban music, but there are some great places where you can listen to house music and get fully immersed.
I find that the simple things about Valencia are the most influential to me, going for a walk near the beach, eating great food with lots of sunshine all year round… that stuff keeps you inspired! 
Just for fun, what is your favourite venue in Valencia? If you were taking us for our first night out in Spain, which would you choose?
If it’s summertime, the beach club near the port is super nice, House music the majority of the time, great DJs, great vibes, a pool, and with a restaurant on the side. It’s called Marina Beach Club, we had Acraze play there this summer, it was great.
Finally, what are some goals you have for the Eleganto project? Are there any artists you hope to collaborate with one day or a specific festival you hope to play?
Nothing too specific, I want to see what opportunities the future holds for me. I’m excited to share lots of new music with the world very soon, I love everyone that is supporting me and enjoying the music. I get lots of messages from amazing people every day saying great things about my latest releases and how it makes their days better, that is what I do this for, and love to hear that.
I would love to bring my music to the stage and perform more live events in general, this is ultimately the most gratifying moment after releasing music is seeing the world dance to it in person! I look forward to continuing to collaborate with uniquely diverse musicians, bringing new influences to the house music scene and electronic music as a whole. 
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One Stranger Things fan has a viral theory that beloved character Eddie Munson will somehow return in season five of the hit Netflix show. His source? The lyrics to Metallica‘s “Master of Puppets.”
Let’s back up for a moment, and anyone who doesn’t want Stranger Things season four spoilers, look the fuck away. In the last season’s final episode, high-school hesher Eddie Munson heroically died in the hellish Upside Down world while battling the evil Vecna, who Munson fought by shredding along to Metallica’s “Master of Puppets.”
The episode ends with Munson presumed to be dead, but an astute fan believes that Stranger Things are hinting that Munson may come back at the beginning of the next season, which will begin filming next year.
His main hunch comes from two places. First, the official Stranger Things Twitter account posted a photo revealing the title of season five’s first episode, “Chapter One: The Crawl.” Seems pretty vague, right? TikTok user RelayTS doesn’t think so.
The fan posted a TikTok video where he connects the word “crawl” to a main lyric in “Master of Puppets,” where James Hetfield sings, “Come crawling faster/Obey your master.” RelayTS doesn’t offer up his theory on what Munson’s return might actually look like, but some fans in the comments are running with that connection and hypothesizing that Munson may physically crawl out of Upside Down — either alive and well, or under the control of Vecna himself, who could effectively become the “master” Munson is forced to “obey.”
It’s all just a fan theory at this point, but given how culturally prominent “Master of Puppets” has become since season four ended, and how much adoration viewers had for Munson, it would be strategically sound for the Stranger Things writers to work the character and the song back into the next season. Maybe that was the plan all along!
Who knows, but you can speculate while watching RelayTS’s video below.
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