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Jan. 22, 2018 | Bob Boilen — Whenever I imagined a St. Vincent Tiny Desk Concert, it was always going to be loud and electric. But I didn’t see this coming – the brilliant guitarist arrived at NPR with one steel string acoustic guitar and without a warm-up or soundcheck. Annie Clark stood at my desk, in front of a few hundred-plus NPR employees and close friends, and hit us hard with her un-amplified voice, unplugged guitar, her checkered wardrobe and most importantly, her songs.

These three tunes, “New York,” “Los Ageless” (not Los Angeles), and “Slow Disco” are all from her recent record MASSEDUCTION (not Masseducation). It’s not the guitar-heavy record we’re used to hearing from St. Vincent. In fact, album producer Jack Antonoff (of the bands Bleachers and Fun.) thought “New York” was a better piano melody than a guitar tune, so Annie had Thomas Bartlett (aka Doveman) perform it.

Stripped of texture and flash, the wordplay pops in these songs. The cross references between the first two bi-coastal songs are clearer. Her love of New York and her mere liking of Los Angeles and its obsession with youth and appearance are more apparent in these spare arrangements.

There’s a bravery here, too, that should not go unnoticed. Behind the sunglasses and red beret is an artist who usually presents herself as part of a choreographed production. St. Vincent’s current one-person shows are powered by backing tracks, lighting and lots of stage cues. It’s the sort of performance that feels more about execution in my mind. This stripped-down set is more about emotion, more about a one-on-one connection, and that’s the bravery. To come out from the lights and the effects, leaving the laptop sync behind, pulled me into these songs in ways both the album and her live show hadn’t. I’m not faulting the record or the concert, I just found something in these songs, in this setting that had glazed past me before. I’m curious if that will happen to you.

Set List

“New York”
“Los Ageless”
“Slow Disco”

MUSICIANS

Anne Erin Clark

CREDITS

Producers: Bob Boilen, Morgan Noelle Smith; Creative Director: Bob Boilen; Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin; Videographers: Morgan Noelle Smith, Maia Stern; Production Assistant: CJ Riculan; Photo: Jennifer Kerrigan/NPR

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Over the past year, CNN has collected letters written between loved ones who have been in the path of past and present hostilities. Love in conflict it’s a series of visual essays about this love letters. I was commissioned by CNN to create an animation for the ‘ Love in Conflict ‘ series letters. This one tells the story of Nahla and Aqeel. I decided to team up with the awesome designer – Sebastian Curi. The script and storyboard were a joint collaboration. Then split up with Sebastian on design, I on animation. Such a great experience working together on this project. If you want more informations about the project, please visit the Behance page: https://www.behance.net/gallery/53798839/CNN-Love-in-Conflict https://www.instagram.com/romainloubersanes/ https://www.instagram.com/sebacuri/ To watch the full series please visit cnn.com/loveinconflict CREDITS —————————————————————— Direction: Romain Loubersanes Storyboard: Sebastian Curi, Romain Loubersanes Design: Sebastian Curi Animation: Romain Loubersanes Executive producers: Olivia Bolton, Vivek Kemp Creative Director: Jon Reyes Associate Creative Director:  Ignacio Osorio Producers: Jessica King, Ed Kiernan, Paul Hancocks, Mohammed Tawfeeq, Arwa Damon, Stephanie Busari Music and Sound design: Curtis Brown Branding and Development: Ignacio Osorio, Sarah-Grace Mankarious, Cyrus Lo

A short animated film that tells the journey of life through the use of epic, beautiful environments and meaningful character animation. It shows how we should open our eyes to the good things that happen every day, to the experiences we share with the people we love, and the silver linings and the lessons to be learnt in even the lowest times. Directed by Izzy Burton Poem written by Rachel Cladingbowl Music by Vince Webb Narrated by Harry Ditson Environments by Izzy Burton Modelling by Chris Rais Pietro Licini Rigging by Anthony Delliste Character Animation by Phil Brooks Anthony Delliste Dane Winn Rendering & Shading by Dane Winn 2D Animation & Compositing by Izzy Burton SFX by John Paul Sutherland Special Thanks to Jérémy Cissé Nathan Wilkes Production Manager Chantal Baldwin Producer Tom Box © Blue Zoo Animation 2017

SUNRIGHTS INC, the New York City-based entertainment rights management company, today announced that Corus Entertainment has confirmed the season two premiere date of the French-language version of the animated action series Beyblade Burst. Titled Beyblade Burst Evolution, the new season launches 3 February on Corus’ Télétoon network in Canada.

“Corus embraced Beyblade Burst, and were among the first broadcasters to license, air and promote the series to its Canadian viewers and fans in French,” said SUNRIGHTS MD Kaz Soeda. “The success of the first installment of the series on Corus’ Teletoon network in English created even greater anticipation among fans for season two. This will be supported by a new SwitchStrike toy line introduced by the brand’s master toy licensee Hasbro, as well as a new global multiplayer update on the Beyblade Burst app, and the addition of unique apparel designs from licensee Bioworld, an industry leader in licensed and branded apparel and accessories for the biggest entertainment brands in the world, who are expanding their Beyblade Burst apparel line into Canadian retail. Beyblade Burst Evolution will be everywhere in Canada in 2018.”

Comprising the second season of the Beyblade Burst series, 51 half-hour episodes developed under the new Beyblade Burst Evolution banner will welcome fans back to the world of Beyblade. The continuing saga of a group of passionate Bladers who follow their dreams on an journey to the top, Beyblade Burst Evolution catches up with Valt Aoi, runner-up at the Japanese National Tournament, as he travels to Spain after being scouted by the prestigious Spanish club, BC Sol. With the world as their stage, Valt and friends face daily challenges in their fight to make it to the World League. But before they can earn the right to a spot, they must first prove themselves in the European League. Will Valt be able to lead BC Sol to ultimate victory? And once there, does he stand a chance of beating the best Bladers on the planet? So begins the story of Valt’s evolution as he battles his way to the pinnacle of the Blading world in Beyblade Burst Evolution.

In support of Beyblade Burst Evolution, Hasbro, the brand’s master toy license partner, will be introducing the latest way to battle — the new Beyblade Burst SwitchStrike line.  The Beyblade Burst SwitchStrike product line, which hits store shelves in Canada and the U.S. this month (January 2018), allows fans to switch up their striking powers and help customise the course of battle.  Similarly, Bioworld Merchandising  will be expanding into Canadian retail outlets with apparel designs inspired by the new Beyblade Burst Evolution artwork, including apparel and sleepwear targeted to young adults.

In addition to the introduction of the new Beyblade Burst SwitchStrike toy line, Hasbro has released the next evolution of the Beyblade Burst app, available now in the App Store and Google Play. This next evolution in the app allows fans to expand their play digitally and battle friends in over 90 countries worldwide through a vibrant global multiplayer with leaderboards, personalised profiles, an enhanced digital top selection and the capability of earning achievements to level up from rookie to ultimate BeybladeMaster!

Initially released in the USA (Disney XD) in December 2016, the first season of the animated action series Beyblade Burst has been licensed by SUNRIGHTS to television platforms in Canada (Teletoon, Disney XD), Latin America (Cartoon Network Latin America), Germany (Nickelodeon), Australia (Channel Go!), New Zealand (TVNZ), France (Canal J, Gulli), Spain (Boing), Portugal (Biggs), Greece (Star) and Turkey (Cartoon Network), among others. Hasbro is the master toy licensee for the Beyblade Burst brand and SUNRIGHTS is working with several licensing agents in key markets around the world to expand the brand’s licensed product lines.

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