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WE’RE GUNNA HAVE THE BEST PLAYLISTS… YOU WON’T EVEN NOTICE THE BEATDOWNS WE GIVE YA, IT’S GONNA BE  YUGE, TRUST ME.

O N L Y T H E D O P E S T : A playlist series by Texture.

The first YUGE playlist of 2017 featuring BITWVLF & K. Clifton as WRIST$, //Virgin Island//, Calm Beats, Loki the Scottish Rapper, drewthearchitect & greyera, Bones / SESH and Messiah of TeamSESH, Tokyo Vice, Kasien ft. Nehmy X NYQUILL of wavemob, Voka, Drvg Cvltvre, Joakim, Frank Lion X Fifty Grand, P.I.L.A.R, Kid Robotik, Empress, feeniks, CLFRD, White Katana, Andrew Broder X Trim, Perturbator, Blvck Ceiling, Shogun, and Black Sun Empire X Virus Syndicate.

WRISTS - $WISH

aka BITWVLF & K. CLIFTON

Oh, you thought 2016 was OVER? Well guess what? ATTACK SHIPS ON FIRE OF THE SHOULDER OF ORION!

#OnlyTheDopest! This week featuring Kid Robotik, Claude Speeed, Exist Strategy, NastyNasty, Run the Jewels, BITWVLF & K. Clifton as WRISTS, Bulma, hnrk X James Blake, CVRL, TR/ST, Smrtdeath, hellion (TeamSESH) & Fifty Grand, Rozz Dyliams, OREGONTRAIL, Ovakat, MONKOORA, Slam, SCHISM (AMEN), FAUNA, BLACK CIVIC, Deadcrow, Sailor & I, Bones SESH, Tsundr, Jet§am, Drip-133 and Eaters.

O N L Y T H E D O P E S T : A playlist series by Texture.

A follow-up to their unbelievably good, nay unmissable wave001, this is no doubt going to be phenomenal. The wavemob label is already immortal in the eyes and ears of #OnlyTheDopest - look for some highlights from wave002 on our next playlist. Go get this album NOW NOW NOW.

CLASSIC UNDERGROUND HIP-HOP FROM SCOTLAND’S SILVER AGE

#ONLYTHEDOPEST: SESSION 001

WE ARE ALL PART OF THE PATTERN

WE CANNOT BE CREATED OR DESTROYED

This week it’s been announced that Grant Gustin’s CW version of The Flash will be appearing on CBS’s Supergirl. The second-launched, but most-watched and fastest-growing CWVerse show has played the game so well, it has changed the playing field. The showrunners have pulled off something incredible - they made the DC Multiverse concept work on screen, and by doing so, they may have secured the CWVerse’s future. 

As I mentioned in my first Green Arrow recap, the machinations of the DC Cinematic Universe looked very likely to rob us of more than just the CW versions of the Suicide Squad and Amanda Waller; with some rumours suggesting that the debut of Ezra Miller’s Flash, potentially happening in the forthcoming Batman Vs. Superman, could spell the end for Gustin, and the CW’s best show (well, at least until Legends of Tomorrow got going).

Now, according to DC superfan Kevin Smith at least, DC insider and story architect Geoff Johns has hinted at the possibility that a DC Multiverse at least conceptually linking the CWVerse with the grimdark, cinematic reality of the DC films is at least possible, or has been discussed at DC. The crossover with rival network CBS’s critically-admired, but ratings-flailing Supergirl show is the first glimmer of that possibility becoming real. Whether The Flash appears in the CBS show, bringing Kara’s adventures into the notional CWVerse, or whether he visits an alternate timeline or parallel reality in which she exists is immaterial - the conceptual barrier has been broken. 

The multiverse is real. 

In theory, there is no reason that Miller and Gustin’s versions of the Scarlet Speedster can’t coexist - but it is significant that it is the CW show, not the multi-billion dollar Snyder movies, which offer proof of concept. The runaway success of The Flash on TV means, I hope at least, that its cancellation is unlikely now - and even opens up the possibility of a direct nod from the DCCU in future movies. With the multiverse, everything is not merely possible - it MUST exist. That’s just how it works. 

Lets kick off this little intro to Legends of Tomorrow (Season 1) with a little squuueeeee from yours truly about just how much I love The CWVerse.

Face it - everything the Nolan movies and Zack Snyder got wrong, The CW shows get right. From the colour palettes, which abound in bright hues and colourful explosions rather than grim and gritty, smoke and rain-filled neo-noir shots, to the snappy, post-Whedon dialogue, nearly everything is note perfect.This is COMICS, people! Definitely the closest we’ve ever managed to get on TV to the sheer thrill of what Warren Ellis called Underwear Pervert stories. 

Hi! My name’s Bram. 

I was a journalist when that was a viable thing, now I am a freelance editor and occasional writer/performer of weird niche little things (more info here). 

I have always loved superheroes, as long as I can remember. Right now, we are living in the golden age of superhero TV. True, a lot of it is nonsensical, ridiculous, and outright silly - but it’s a dream come true for me, with a superhero-based show on most days of the week. 

I love it. This is the dream of my 14 year-old self come true, and for a while now, I’ve been thinking about writing a blog on these shows. Cape Opera is a new idea I am trying out, to get me back into the swing of writing regularly. The plan is to recap all of the shows I watch (i.e., all the shows) involving superheroes, and maybe even a few SF / Fantasy shows into the bargain. I watch a *ton* of this stuff, and I feel like I should be using that downtime / relaxation / guilty pleasure for some kind of practical purpose. Hence, recaps.

The inspiration for this blog was most definitely the insanely funny io9.com recaps by the likes of Charlie Jane Anders, Germain Lussier and others - they seem to have been phased out since io9 and Gizmodo amalgamated. I miss ‘em, so I’m gonna write ‘em! I hope you enjoy following along. First up, I’m going to recap what’s happened so far on the new seasons of The Flash, Arrow and Legends of Tomorrow, which will serve as an intro to weekly recaps of all three shows. Then I have a post planned about Supergirl (leading into regular recaps), and eventually I’ll dive into Agent Carter, Agents of SHIELD, and some of last year’s Marvel / Netflix shows. And then there’s Gotham…. ah yes, Gotham (or as I like to call it sometimes, in honour of its craziness, ‘Batshit’). Once The Walking Dead comes back, I’ll cover that too. If I have enough time, I’ll get into stuff like The Shannara Chronicles, The Magicians, The Expanse, The X-Files, Penny Dreadful, The Strain, American Horror Story, Doctor Who and all the other stuff I watch. Thanks for following!