alhambra

Here is another Bitesize podcast from your blabbering duo in Babblot. Time is catching up with us so we will reveal to you our most played and love games that were published between 2000 and 2004. Did we miss again? Maybe next time we come back around to this time we may mention it. But feel free to add in the comments the games that you deem an evergreen from those years.

En 2020, aux éditions Bitbook, parait un roman titré Alhambra, en néerlandais. Il sera ensuite traduit en français, avec le titre “Coupés du Monde”. C’est une histoire d’amour entre deux personnes mal logées ou sans-abri: la Flanelle, trans, danseuse, travailleuse du sexe, et Tonio, issu de l’immigration italienne au Limbourg, ancien mineur qui a perdu son travail et qui sombre dans une consommation problématique d’alcool. En plein coeur de Bruxelles, principalement dans le quartier Alhambra, le roman raconte la vie à la rue avec justesse, respect et en s’éloignant des stéréotypes qu’on utilise souvent pour parler de personnes sans-abri.
L’auteur, Filip Keymeulen, est travailleur de rue chez DIOGENES depuis plusieurs années. Nous nous sommes rencontrés dans les jardins de l’ancien hospice pacheco. ça a été l’occasion de parler du livre mais aussi, bien sûr, de son travail.

Hailing from Houston, Texas, Bertrand Vellkey as gained the notorious reputation of being the “Mr. Rogers” of the community. An Impressive feat considering the talent pool for kindness is extremely abundant with this group of people. Bert has been playing guitar in the Alhambra/Los Angeles area over the past decade with his own project the Space Race, which soon evolved into the Crazy Brave. Bert has also been a member of the Everly Brothers Experience touring roster since 2016. Bert is currently now working on a solo record that is expected to be released this summer.

For more information on Bert and his upcoming record:

https://www.instagram.com/bertrandvellky/

You may have seen them frolicking and flailing about on stage. From witch ghosts to mind bending yoga dance numbers, these are the “Others” or the “Greatest PLaNETS you’ll ever meet.” Of course that’s what they’ll tell you if you ask them. They carried the show and the carried this podcast. This is as tell-all as it gets people!

You may have seen them frolicking and flailing about on stage. From witch ghosts to mind bending yoga dance numbers, these are the “Others” or the “Greatest PLaNETS you’ll ever meet.” Of course that’s what they’ll tell you if you ask them. They carried the show and the carried this podcast. This is as tell-all as it gets people!

This week’s Making The Scene with PLaNETS features cellist Emily Elkin. Emily has spent the past ten years in Los Angeles performing with her previous group LA River Bend, PLaNETS, and touring with Angel Olsen. She currently is working on a wonderful new project with her husband Kenny Becker called the Sunny Hope Hall Children’s Choir. Oh yeah, she was also last seen in a Weezer music video for “All My Favorite Songs".

To Learn More Visit:

Bandcamp: https://sunnyhopehallchildrenschoir.bandcamp.com/album/ep-1

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sunnyhopehallchildrenschoir/

Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/kennychiwa1477/sets/sunny-hope-hall-childrens

Myriad Slits is a singer, songwriter, artist, and front woman for Modpods in Los Angeles, CA. Myriad and Stephen sat down for a chat to discuss the origins of Modpods, the band’s entry into the PLaNETS universe, and the Beatles.

To learn more about Modpods visit:

https://modpodsband.wordpress.com/

https://modpods.bandcamp.com/

https://www.instagram.com/modpods_theband/?hl=en

Kim Zsebe is one of the top music photographers in the Los Angeles area. Over the past decade Kim has shot for The Record Company, David Lee Roth, Van Halen, The Janks, The Deltaz and many more. Like many in the PLaNETS orbit, Kim is a staple of the local live music centers in and around LA. We sat down with Kim to discuss her story, music photography, and some tales of life on the road with the PLaNETS ensemble.

You can find her work at http://zbimages.com/

And follow her instagram at https://www.instagram.com/zb_images/

This weeks episode features super fan Derek Scott, known to his friends and contemporaries as Dubs. Dubs has been in on the Los Angeles music scene as soon as he moved there from Chico, CA. In addition to being a huge supporter of the Janks and PLaNETS, Dubs was motived by Adam Stilwell and others to start his own project: Beers for Fears. Dubs discussed with Stephen Alhambra stories, foodie tales (including Dub’s picks of restaurants you should support during the pandemic), and the current state of the LA music scene.

Visit Dubs at  http://dubs.la

To: Support Beers for Fears: https://beersforfears.bandcamp.com/

To Listen to Beers For Fears on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/beers-for-fears/1399829791?ign-gact=3&ls=1 

To Listen to Beers For Fears on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1C9Rr3r1dxtzSHW2D1gJzU

Pre-Save BigDie: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/bigdie/vol-1

Listen to David Sparrow and The Ten’s “Lost In The Past” here

For Bandcamp Friday: https://lostbeat6.bandcamp.com/music

Jolynn Braswell is a blogger, curator, podcaster, and owner of the Los Angeles based music blog Badass Bands which has been shining a spotlight on local artists in the LA Area for ten years and counting. Jo discusses her experiences with PLaNETS from first encounters to Alhambra house parties and also gives her take on the future of the music scene as we know it in Los Angeles.

Jo is currently hosting an instagram live series called “How Do We Get Back Here?” where she and guests discuss the possibilities and conditions of a post-COVID world. To learn more visit the Badass Bands instagram: https://www.instagram.com/badassbandsla/

For more Badass Bands Content:

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/BadassBands/featured

Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/20aiN0AdEZ0270Bqa2C642?si=xcwH-pMrTva4XTCLPR_ypg

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/badass-bands/id1115241872

Visit lostbeat6.com to learn more about our artists and content.

***What’s up in Babblot*** 2:00

Music a go go in Kemet and Titan

Fishing and frost an fausages

Playing and working with Syrinscape

***Poll*** 15:45

What were your gaming goals for 2021

***Sponsor break*** 26:39

New site and new KS coming to Game Topper

***Things that make the King go Hmmm!*** 32:55

Warhammer age of Sigmar Board Game

***The good, the not so bad and the ugly*** 39:43

First impressions of brand new games that we’ve played. Did we think they were good, bad or ugly? Also, try to guess what these games are by their vague descriptions.

***Sponsor break*** 58:50

Arcane Wonders and Sherlock 13

***Introduction of Sir Dan King*** 1:01:52

***The Babble*** 1:15:29

As time goes by, more and more games are getting the “anniversary edition” or a “Kickstarter deluxe edition”. These games are evidently nicer versions of the original games and come in larger boxes. And we list our favorite big box games.

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Big Thanks to Arcane Wonders and Game Toppers for their support.

Music and effect by The Balance Of Power & Syrinscape

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Games mentioned:

Titan, Sherlock 13, Foundations of Rome,

Freedom Five, Warhammer age of Sigmar Board Game,

Dwellings of Eldervale, Escape from pirate cove,

Kahuna, Ticket to Ride, Carcassonne,

Alhambra, Outlive, Batman Gotham City Chronicles,

Viticulture, Unicorn Fever, Orleans, Azul,

Kingdomino, Small World, Takenoko, Codenames,

Cleopatra and society architects, Claustrophobia 1643,

Mansions of Madness, Scythe, Heroscape, Suburbia,

 Star Trek Ascendancy, Terraforming Mars, Blood Rage,

We continue our deep dive exploration and celebration of the PLaNETS collective from Alhambra, CA. Our guest this week is Ethan Walden, who is a member of Mars And The Massacre. We discussed his journey from Indiana, to the Hollywood faux-scene, to playing the famed tribute shows PLaNETS would put on at the Satellite and Casey’s Irish Pub.

For more info Mars And The Massacre: https://marsandthemassacre.bandcamp.com/

MATM on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2pR4LHJiyDx4bbwHWnQ3zx?si=pEpHr8ziRnqlJgm9gTeYEA

To Pre-Save Big Die Vol. 1: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/bigdie/vol-1

We continue our deep dive exploration and celebration of the PLaNETS collective from Alhambra, CA. Our guest this week is Ethan Walden, who is a member of Mars And The Massacre. We discussed his journey from Indiana, to the Hollywood faux-scene, to playing the famed tribute shows PLaNETS would put on at the Satellite and Casey’s Irish Pub.

For more info Mars And The Massacre: https://marsandthemassacre.bandcamp.com/

MATM on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2pR4LHJiyDx4bbwHWnQ3zx?si=pEpHr8ziRnqlJgm9gTeYEA

To Pre-Save Big Die Vol. 1: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/bigdie/vol-1

Jeff Miller is a member of the Black Crystal Wolf Kids and the founder of Citystock Music Festival in addition to being a Los Angeles based food and music journalist. Jeff talked with us about his experiences with the PLaNETS crew, both on stage and at the Alhambra House, and what it the community meant to him through the past decade.

To Learn more about Jeff: @jeffmillerla on instagram, facebook, and twitter

To learn more about Black Crystal Wolf Kids visit: http://www.blackcrystalwolfkids.com/

@blackcrystalwolfkids on instagram.

To support Lost Beat 6 Artists on Bandcamp Friday visit: https://lostbeat6.bandcamp.com/