Rec Variety Pack

I recently posted both my Yuletide wrap-up (gifts given/received with a bonus list of recs) and my Critmas Exchange wrap-up (fics given/received). I also want to link my list of recs from last year too.

However, I do come bearing new recs. Because I've noticed most people are reccing fics which is totally okay and the form most of us probably are into most often, I thought maybe I'd do recs for a piece of art, a fanmix/playlist and a video (and probably also a fic, just to be thorough).



I want to start first with a vid for Anne with an E, which I'll tuck behind a cut for spoiler reasons. If you haven't finished the last season of Anne with an E, I'd recommend waiting to watch this.

( i think we should run. Anne and Gilbert )

I don't think I've shared this fanmix before. It's a playlist for The Adventure Zone: Dust campaign and it's very good. You can listen to it on Spotify here or through the embedded playlist below behind the cut.

( TAZ Dust by emilycea13 )

Something I don't think I've talked much about her is that I collect Tarot decks. I have about twenty, and there's probably one close by me no matter what room of the house I'm in. In recent episodes of Critical Role, we got a really good description of one of the cards in the deck of a character that's no longer with the group. savalirwood made an excellent version of this card that I'm in love with. It reminds me of a deck I have, the True Black Tarot which is all black and gold.

🌙 moon and mirror
__________________________#criticalrolefanart #CriticalRoleArt #CriticalRoleSpoilers #CriticalRole #mollymauk

— ryn (@savalirwood) January 11, 2020

Fic bonus round is a rec from the Critmas Exchange of an AU where it's Vex, not her brother, who ends up with Keyleth. Which is completely my jam.

grown accustomed to her face (4319 words) by celaenos
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Critical Role (Web Series)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Keyleth/Vex'ahlia (Critical Role)
Characters: Vex'ahlia (Critical Role), Keyleth (Critical Role), Vax'ildan (Critical Role), Vox Machina
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Critmas Exchange, One Shot, Holiday Fic Exchange, nature gals being pals and also making out
Summary:

She laughs, one of her nervous, awkward ones that has Vex’s lips twitching upwards into a fond smile. She watches as Keyleth tucks some of her hair behind her ear and looks up at the sky, feet kicking back and forth aimlessly as she reaches up to pet Trinket, and Vex sucks in a sharp breath.

Oh.

New Music Friday

New Music Friday was a cold, icy Friday where I worked from home and by nighttime when the streets were clearer went out to get my hair done. My stylist, Garrett and his husband run a fantastic witch-themed salon and hanging out there is a good time where we talk about nerdy movies and television. We also talk about music and tonight the shop's playlist was really going through some early 00s something. It was full of this like hefty grunge and emo vibe and we were all just full gusto singing because there was no one else in the shop.

This week is also a video-less week of new music. Not because there aren't videos, but there's a lot of odd links and bits in this and it seemed easier to just smush it all down into a few links rather than to pick out what got videos and what didn't.

We got a album drop today, the Mania album from Halsey. I'm not sure yet how I feel about it, mostly because I can't get the weird country line-dancing orgy video for "You Should Be Sad" out of my head. I'm sure if I listen to the whole thing a few times I'll have a better opinion.

Two new songs from Kaleo came out this week, "Break My Baby" and "I Want More". Both of these links are just to the official audio videos put out on YouTube. I like both songs and I hope the sound of these two bodes well for their next album.

The Melodicka Bros are at it again with a new take on "Radiohead's Creep". This time it's a way too upbeat Reggae version of the song and it's surprisingly well done.

I can't remember if I've shared any of the Shitty Broadway videos with you but I feel like I should. There's a host of them on their channel, but I feel like you should see this video of "What Baking Can Do" from Waitress as if was sung by Mrs. Lovett from Sweeney Todd (actually sung by Mary Kate Wiles).

There's a new song from Sierra Eagleson out on Spotify with profits going to the Australian wild fires called "Brush Fire". I've mentioned several covers from Chase and Sierra in the past, but it's nice to see them put out something original and for a good cause.

There's a new Eminem video for a song "Darkness" which I feel like probably needs a large content warning, so I'm putting it last and the rest of the text here behind the cut. The song itself is a remix version of Simon & Garfunkel's famous song, much like Em has done samples before of songs like "Toy Soldiers" or "White Flag". The subject matter of this video though while it is trying to portray a message for change...( it strongly needs these content warnings )