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WOLF ALICE - “THE LAST MAN ON EARTH” A steady piano opening welcomes you to a gentle soundscape that flows and mixes with harmonies and melodies. London-based rock band Wolf Alice changes pace with this sad, gentle song, featuring singer Ellie Rowsell’s smooth and serene voice. Mixing in small, higher-pitched piano riffs, Rowsell sings about people waiting for something to happen without actually doing anything to make it happen. With the line, “The thing you should be asking is for help,” she transitions from soft, quiet vocals to a majestic, drum heavy last verse. Returning back t...

SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 today against supporting legislation aimed at keeping court hearings for Sexually Violent Predators open to the public. Supervisors Joel Anderson sponsored the proposal backing Senate Bill 248 and voted in favor of it, along with colleague Jim Desmond. The bill would require that court proceedings remain public for the civil commitments of Sexually Violent Predators — or SVPs — offenders convicted of sexually violent offenses and diagnosed with a mental disorder that makes them likely to re-offend, according to Sen. ...

Mass Mix: Niu Raza, Rico Alice And Other Artists Boston Has On Heavy Rotation March 2, 2021 For this month's Mass Mix, we asked our contributors to share new local music they are playing on repeat, as we reflect on a time of year filled with uncertainty and a little bit of hope. Here's what they said. Niu Raza, “Madagascar” "Madagascar" is the closest we'll get to island life right now: The opening plucks of the valiha harp places an iced tropical drink into your hand, and the layered vocal harmonies warm you like the rays of the midday sun. For four years, Niu Raza was the

Gay Bar: Why We Went Out Jeremy Atherton Lin My favorite bar in San Francisco, Twin Peaks Tavern, is in danger of closing. Known as the glass coffin, for both its large plate glass windows and its older clientele, it was the first bar I went to when I moved to the West Coast in 2013 as a bright-eyed PhD student. Its Tiffany lampshades and cozy interior welcomed me in. Plopping myself onto one of its cushioned benches and looking out on Castro Street, I remember feeling overwhelmingly at home and embedded in queer history. In a world in which queer people are ever more accepted and rigid ident...

Barry Fortune Ashland County Commissioners Thursday, Feb. 11 meeting KEY ACTION: Commissioners listened to six sealed bids for the replacement of the heating system and air conditioning for the County Courthouse. Estimate for the project was $990,000 and bids ranged from $649,788 to $938,404. OTHER ACTION: — Authorized the following items to be disposed by internet auction: 1993 Chevy truck, 2000 Ford F650, 2011 Dodge Nitro, UHF Kendall Mobile Radios and police light bars. — Passed a resolution to amend the structure of the board of trustees of the Ashland County Transportation Improvemen...