I've been pondering, but can't determine why the Studio54 music video has three different aspect ratios. There doesn't seem to be a specific pattern to the changes. I know he loves film so there has to be a reason. But I can't figure it out. I'm also a film nerd, and usually aspect ratio changes are used to evoke a change of emotions, making the viewer feel more claustrophobic or widspread. The shots at the table are all like 2.39? The yellow background stuff is usually 4:3 but also moved into standard at points. If it's purely aesthetic, they should have stuck to 4:3. But idk
Listening to Another Dimension loud in my headphones and the production is so fucking peak. I hear a new layer everytime I listen. TOP is such an artist. AOTY hands down. This man deserves so much more than being just a former BigBang member.
Good luck because I will never shut up about this behind the scenes video of Arctic Monkeys that I’ve never seen before . Thank you so much to this amazing Instagram account that has the best finds ever . Source
This is a collection of known Arctic Monkeys demos and early recordings. These are the ones I could find, but please let me know if you find more.
Some of these went on to get re-recorded later on and put on the studio albums, and others never made it past the demo stage or were mainly played during their early live shows. The early demos were all recorded between 2003-2004.
The 2Fly demos was the first recordings they ever did, recorded with Alan Smyth in Sheffield in the summer of 2003. The band used to hand out burned CDs with demos at their gigs and those demos were then collected by fans/journalists and shared online. Beneath the Boardwalk is the unofficial collection of all of these studio demos and live recordings.
The Five Minutes With Arctic Monkeys are re-recorded demos and came out in 2005 with two new demos, different to both the ones on Beneath the Boardwalk and later the released versions on Whatever People Say I Am That's What I'm Not.
I honestly don't know anything about the Favourite Worst Nightmare demos. But they're amazing!
There are truly some hidden gems in these, and I honestly love these demos so much. I hope you'll enjoy!
This is a nerdy little collection of performances of songs that I’ve not seen a lot or simply find interesting. I adore finding all the little trivia and details for myself, so I thought others might like to see as well.
Maybe they’re not all “that rare” but most were fairly new to me :))
** I’ll add more when I stumble upon it **
Here we go.
(I put it under Keep Reading because it was getting too long)
Request from @airplanesinlove: Hi! I've seen that requests are open and you'll probably have a lot, but...can I get a Henry Cavill fluff or smut (or both) one shot, pls? We were born on the same day but different years and I like to dream about a parallel universe in which we celebrate together. Maybe you could do something with that? ❤️
Summary: Birthday (which you share) shenanigans with Henry.
Warnings: implied smut, but mostly fluff.
Feeling the sunlight pour through the window and onto your face was the second best feeling of the morning thus far, the first was the feeling of a heavy arm draped across your frame and a warm chest behind you. Without opening your eyes, you slowly turn around in Henry’s arms to face him. When you feel that your eyes are adequately shielded from the light you open them to take in your sleeping boyfriends face. He lies there peacefully with a low snore falling from his mouth. Starting to play a bit with his chest hair and admire its vastness you notice that the snoring stops. “Happy birthday” you say in a whisper. Seeing a grin start to spread across his face you lean over and place a kiss on his shoulder. Clearly too groggy to respond still you start placing more and more kisses on his shoulder, leading up to his neck where you nibble his soft skin a bit. He hums as his arm tightens around your waist. Turning his head he places a soft kiss on your cheek. “And a happy birthday to you too as well darling” he finally responds in an equally hushed tone. You two lay in silence again for a bit longer just holding each other and enjoying the bliss. You and Henry have only been dating for about six months so you were still in the honeymoon stage but you genuinely wanted to make this feeling last for the rest of your life. However, your silent bliss was interrupted by Henry’s gravelly morning voice. “We should get up love” he states.
“Why?” you moan out. “Today’s our birthday, we should just spend the day relaxing together” you say, trying to convince him to stay.
“I agree, but I’ve also made plans for us. In order to realize those plans we have to get out of bed” Henry counters.
“Ugh, yeah I guess so. What do those plans include?” you ask slyly while running your hand up and down his chest, pushing your scantily clad body against his own.
“I’m glad you ask” he responds before kissing you deeply. “It starts with a shower” he says against your lips.
“What if I offer an alternative beginning?” you propose.
“I would have to regretfully decline. I’ve made reservations” Henry says.
“Henry, it’s nine in the morning” you respond.
“Yes, and I’ve made brunch reservations for 10:30″ he states.
“Ok” you sigh. “That does sound nice, thank you babe” you say with one final kiss to his lips.
After leisurely eating brunch you and Henry decide to take a walk in the park together. “How crazy is it that out of everyone, we started dating and just so happened to share a birthday?” you wonder out loud.
“Sounds fateful to me” Henry responds, giving you a warm smile.
“At first I didn’t think I was going to enjoy sharing a birthday with my boyfriend”
“And what do you think of it so far?” He asks inquisitively.
“I like it” You respond sweetly. “What about you?”
“Well I knew I was going to enjoy from the beginning” Henry answers honestly. “It makes the day extra special” he says looking at you with fondness while you take in the scenery around you.
“That’s why I enjoy it now” you say. “Want to go home and relax before people start showing up for dinner?” you ask. You had planned a small get together for Henry since he doesn’t get to spend as much time with his family as he would like to. You wanted to keep it a surprise but one of his nephews had let it slip while talking to him on FaceTime.
“Actually, I was thinking, since I didn’t have time to buy you a proper gift, I want to take you for a bit of shopping”
“Henry, I said it’s not a problem. You don’t have to buy me anything”
“Yes you did say that, but you planned such a lovely party for me and I want to spoil you a bit”
“Oh ok, if you insist” you give in, knowing he’s not gonna let up anyway.
You guys spend the next couple of hours browsing around the stores in the mall and just enjoying each others time. Henry has to stop a few times to take pictures with fans but it was sweet seeing him interact with fans, including doing his American accent when a young boy approached him calling him Superman. Every time you brought up going home Henry would come up with a different excuse and distraction to keep you busy, because at home yours and Henry’s friends were working together to surprise you. You hadn’t seen your family in a long time because they lived far away, so Henry flew them to London to celebrate with you, and also so that he could meet them for the first time. So in order to kill time you and Henry went to the animal shelter, went and got some coffee and birthday pastries, and even made a trip to the zoo.
“Henry it’s almost 6, we really should get home and get all of the food out before your everyone starts showing up” you say tugging on Henry’s arm.
“Yeah, you’re probably right. Let’s go” Henry knows everything should be in place now and that your family should be there.
You guys get home just after 6. Henry unlocks and opens the door for you to walk in first. When you flick on the light you’re shocked by a loud “SURPRISE!!!”. It takes you a second to figure out what’s happening, but when you do you notice your parents standing front and center. After hugging them and greeting them, Henry walks up to you and you introduce him to your parents, happy he gets to meet them finally. Your parents turn away to go mingle with Henrys’ parents.
“I can’t believe you made this happen Henry!!” you say excitedly, wrapping your arms around his shoulder.
“Well believe it. Surprise!” he responds, bending down to kiss you.
“Thank you so much” you say against his lips. You guys spend the night talking and celebrating with your friends and family. At one point a large cake comes out sporting both of your names on it and you blow the candles out wrapped in each others arms. Once everyone leaves and your parents have retreated to their hotel room for the night you and Henry sit on the couch listening to music. “Today was amazing Henry, I can’t say thank you enough” you say squeezing his hand.
“You don’t have to. I wanted to make today special for you, and just being able to spend the day with you and make you happy has made this an amazing birthday for me as well” he says earnestly, gazing into your eyes with a toothy smile.
“Well our birthday isn’t over yet. I have one more present for you” you say. “Wait here, I’ll be right back” you say, holding up a finger to Henry as you leave the living room. You run up the stairs to the bedroom and grab a box that you had been hiding from under the bed. Opening it up, you take out the dark blue lacy lingerie and step into it. It’s a set that has a see through, lacy, tight tank top, and a pair of underwear. You give yourself a once-over in the mirror and run back downstairs. You find Henry sitting patiently on the couch waiting for you to return. Walking forward, you go to stand in-front of him and his eyes widen immediately, trying to take you in as much as you can. “Surprise” you say sweetly. Henry is still speechless as you move to sit on his lap. His hands find themselves on your thighs at his sides as you run yours through his curls. “Happy birthday baby” you say, staring into his bright blue eyes. You lean down and kiss him softly. Henry breaks the kiss when it starts getting heated.
“This has been the best birthday I’ve had in a long time” he says with a playful grin.
“And it’s only gonna get better Cavill” you return his grin and move to kiss him again. He chuckles softly and stands up with you wrapping your legs around his waist instinctively. He walks you both up the stairs, rarely breaking the kiss, and into the bedroom, where your birthdays lasted into the next morning.
