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The most recent evv fanart I sadly can't find the rest but I will be making more

I've seen you... Far up in the stars... You looked like you belonged...

With vibrant blue and red tinted shots, driving guitars, and an intense chorus, EVV’s debut music video at as a solo artist, “Dead to Me,” is explosive. The inspiration for the aesthetics of the video came from the raw emotions captured within the song itself.

“I wanted to show the contrast between the anger and sadness that go hand in hand when a relationship ends,” EVV said. “The red lighting ties in with that anger and the blue is a symbol of the grief and sadness.”

The video showcases EVV and their band rocking out in the artist’s basement alongside emotive shots of EVV looking directly into the camera. Money is a reoccurring image throughout the video, with shots of EVV fanning themself with a handful of cash juxtaposed against vulnerable shots in a bathtub of flowers.

“The money imagery comes from a line in the chorus, ‘Bitch you ain’t in debt to me,'” EVV said. “Money is often associated with power, and I wanted to incorporate it in the video to symbolize some of those concepts in the song.”

According to their Bandcamp bio, “EVV is a Minneapolis-based musician that does not claim a genre. Drawing influences from blues, jazz, and rock, the solo project of Evelyn Speers is one that is years in the making. With each song, EVV sings about heartbreak and her experiences as a black femme in today’s society. EVV hopes to inspire young femmes to pursue the music that inspires them and to let their voices be heard.”

“Dead to Me” is the final track on EVV’s debut EP, Homebody, which was released in December of 2020. The project clocks in at a snappy nine minutes and its three tracks demonstrate EVV’s dexterity as an artist, opening with the slow burning “He Said, No More” and closing with the lively powerhouse “Dead to Me.” The song was written as a reaction to a tense work environment but its universal themes of anger and exploitation can be applied to a variety of situations.

“‘Dead to Me’ changes meaning depending on how I’m feeling that day,” EVV said. “But I originally wrote it about some unfriendly bosses I had. I remember sitting at work and being so upset I felt like I had to channel the energy into writing.”

The video was entirely self produced, with EVV working alongside their roommate Emily Schoonover to capture the scenes. In a previous “Behind the Scenes” post, we featured a video from Schoonover’s band, Bugsy, which EVV helped shoot. The symbiotic creative relationship between the roommates has been especially crucial during a time when social distancing can put roadblocks in the way of collaboration.

“Our projects are pretty intertwined. Alex and Shannon, who are in Bugsy, play in my band as well,” EVV said. “It’s been really inspiring to be surrounded by people who make music from different genres. We’re always sharing mixes and bouncing ideas off each other.”

EVV is also a part of the band Allergen and they’ve been making music in various capacities since age eleven.

“I started by playing viola in my school orchestra and from there I became interested in instruments, especially strings,” EVV said. “I begged my mom for a guitar and eventually she ordered a cheap one for me off eBay. Later I went to She Rock She Rock, a women and LGBT+ focused music program, and picked up bass and drums.”

Just a couple months after the release of Homebody, EVV is already writing and making plans to record new projects. As the melted snow has been rushing to the gutters and the sunlight has returned to the Twin Cities, EVV has found that the changing of the season has kickstarted their inspiration.

“Something I realized this spring was that you can hear music coming from people’s car windows again,” EVV said. “It’s super refreshing to be able to go for walks and find inspiration in something as random a stranger’s music taste.”

Dear Representative DeGette and Representative Upton,  

Hello, I am writing to you as a proudly disabled American who receives home health aide services, in regard to EVV or Electronic Visitation Verification devices.

To be honest, I am highly perplexed as to why the government feels EVV is even necessary?

Currently, my PCAs (personal care attendants) clock in and out for their shifts, via the use of my phone. They are not able to clock out or clock in, unless I give them access to my phone. It's a system that works, so why would the federal government even pursue another system? How is a new system to the benefit of the disabled and/or elderly consumer? Of all the issues that need immediate attention and tweaking, this is not one of them.

When I heard about the shockingly invasive variations of EVV, I was stunned. That some EVV devices have the potential to listen in on our conversations, to record audio and video of what is happening in our homes. And what is worse - GPS, with the ability to track a consumer travels (if applicable) and location. How is that not an absolute invasion of our privacy?

I am aware that this is federally mandated, and that any state who refuses to implement EVV, will lose some of their medicaid funding. That said, the states do have the option to choose the most basic and least invasive system, so why are these big brother-esq versions even a possibility?

I am currently mostly bed bound, but in the process of trying to get a proper motorized wheelchair, so I may once again live an active life. What would happen if I was forced to have the most invasive form of EVV on my phone? I have a PCA with me for 8 hours a day. Would people then be able to listen in on my conversations when I meet up my friends? My family? Would people then be able to listen in when I attend community and/or activist meetings? To doctor appointments?

Do you know which part of the population is monitored to this extent? People who have committed crimes and have an ankle bracelet that has the capacity (in many cases) to track their location and to listen in on their conversations.  Why is the government treating disabled and/or elderly consumers like they are criminals with monitoring ankle bracelets? What is our crime? Being disabled? Being elderly? Needing help?    

I understand that the implementing of EVV to American homes is part of The Cures Act which "would provide funding for research into cures for several life-threatening diseases." but how about while we search for cures, we not ignore the consumer's quality of life? So often, people focus on a cure but rarely bother to ask the consumer : what would be helpful to you? What would make your life easier? I can tell you that if the government were to ask, not one single person would reply: EVV.  

This is no ethical way to treat innocent people and I hope you will really think about the comments you are getting and do the right thing.

Harley Quinn "Waiting for My J Man" Statue  

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Product Description

Based on the poster and 7-inch vinyl record sleeve by Matt Taylor, the Waiting for My J Man statue features a lovelorn Harley Quinn relaxing on a swanky shag carpet while listening to her favorite tunes as she waits for a certain someone to come home...

Continuing their line of 3D sculptures inspired by all of our posters, this polystone statue is imbued with classic pin-up styling while faithfully recreating Taylor's art in both pose and color scheme.

Product Features

9.25 inches x 11 inches x 10.5 inches (23.5cm x 28cm x 26.7cm)

Made of polystone

From Batman: The Animated Series

Featuring Harley Quinn in the classic pin-up style as a statue

Based on the 7-inch vinyl record sleeve artwork by Matt Taylor with the same color scheme and pose