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Vanadian Avenue
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PR and music blog dedicated to new music/emerging artists.
Mentioned on BBC Sounds, BBC Introducing, Stereo Underground, BBC West Midlands, BBC 6 Music, KEXP, Radio X and many others!

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1. Many of you have seen a graph purporting to show trans identification has decreased in recent years.

Matt Walsh and Elon Musk celebrated it as a victory over "transgenderism."

Turns out, the entire graph is based on an egregious math and statistics error.

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Fact Check: No, There Is Not A New Survey Showing Trans Identity Is Decreasing
The claim, which originates from far-right professor Eric Kaufmann, appears to have made a glaring error: the survey actually shows more people have come out, not fewer.
www.erininthemorning.com
October 15, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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"arms-wide-electro-acoustic rock feel with some top-of-the-cliff, huge vista tunes"

Paul F Cook reviews the "big chords and soaring melodies" of Heddlu's new album 'Tramor'.

@paulfcook.bsky.social

#heddlu #tramor
ALBUM REVIEW: HEDDLU – TRAMOR - Joyzine
Tramor (meaning ‘Overseas’ in Welsh) is the new album from Heddlu aka Rhodri Daniel founding member of Estrons and it's a mix of punchy alt-rock and reflective ballads.
joyzine.org
August 31, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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crying about this i can’t even believe it :,) !
December 28, 2024 at 5:15 PM
New review for the absolutely amazing Welsh metal heads @WEARECELAVI (you can find them with that name on Instagram).

They are back with new single and video to
"l o w e r c a s e". Read our review at:

vanadianavenue.co.uk/2025/02/06/c...
Celavi – “l o w e r c a s e video and single review
I am not keen on breaking the 4th wall, but sometimes it is necessary. So, dear readers and strangers that wandered onto our little blog, a bit of a plea. Does anyone out there have any contacts wi…
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February 19, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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Reminder that whenever someone says "gender ideology," they're referring to the mere existence of trans people, not an ideology. This is eliminationist garbage.
npr.org NPR @npr.org · Feb 11
The NEA will no longer fund arts programs that promote DEI or "gender ideology." The federal agency has cancelled grants that have funded programs for underserved communities for more than 20 years.
'Chilling effect': Arts organizations react to end of DEI initiatives from fed agency
The NEA will no longer fund arts programs that promote DEI or "gender ideology." The federal agency has cancelled grants that have funded programs for underserved communities for more than 20 years.
www.npr.org
February 12, 2025 at 1:38 AM
We have a new review on Indieterria! Polish post grunge and alt folk heroes, @NEALtapes (on Insta under that name) released their brilliant debut album, Sex Tape!

Our 5 star review at:
vanadianavenue.co.uk/2025/01/24/n...
Neal – Sex Tapes album review
We don’t feature Polish artists on our blog that often. It is something that I am trying to change, mostly because when we do the articles are being read by a lot of people, widely shared on social…
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February 12, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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Fabulous gig last night @johnkennedydj.bsky.social - Loved all three bands. This was my favourite bit . . . youtu.be/sAxTNcxLPGw?...
Dutch Mustard - Thank You (Official Video)
YouTube video by Dutch Mustard
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February 7, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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Great news.

A transgender woman will NOT be transferred to a men's prison facility and forcibly detransitioned, at least for now.

Trump administration has been enjoined from doing so by a judge.

First win in court, as the case continues.
January 31, 2025 at 5:25 AM
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Hospital protests have begun for hospitals that are complying with an executive order banning gender affirming care.

The order does NOT have the force of law, but some hospital systems are too scared of trump to defend trans kids in their care.

This one at UVA Hospital.
January 31, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world.

Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
January 31, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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chelsea manning is an american war hero
January 31, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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"This is benign music that offers tranquillity and solace"

@paulfcook.bsky.social reviews the "ancient past" and "elemental forces" of 'Holy Glade' the new album from Andy Aquarius.

#harp #folklore #wyrd
ALBUM REVIEW: ANDY AQUARIUS – HOLY GLADE - Joyzine
Andy Aquarius is a Berlin-based harpist, multi-instrumentalist and his new release is Holy Glade, three-tracks written during a second retreat to the remote Church of the Holy Cross deep in the Croati...
joyzine.org
January 31, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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pop music irl
www.juunni.com
January 28, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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our new single “new york is underwater” releases in two days on 01_30_2025
January 28, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Loki: Loki is a proud transgender scout. This is his troop's second to last year before graduating, and he hopes they go to Washington, D.C., with what they earn from selling cookies! Loki loves music, and he plays the piano and sings. He also loves science and plans to study biology in college.
Order your Faves on my Digital Cookie Site Today
That's right! You can order your favorite Girl Scout Cookies from me online, all while helping my troop and I do great things in our community and beyond! Check it out.
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January 28, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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Eliana: Eliana (they/them) is raising money for a camporee with their troop. You can buy cookies from them here!

digitalcookie.girlscouts.org/scout/eliana...
Order your Faves on my Digital Cookie Site Today
That's right! You can order your favorite Girl Scout Cookies from me online, all while helping my troop and I do great things in our community and beyond! Check it out.
digitalcookie.girlscouts.org
January 28, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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1. Did you know that Girl Scouts has, for a long time, accepted trans girls and nonbinary scouts?

Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from.

Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!
2025 Trans Girl Scouts To Order Cookies From!
This year, consider ordering your Girl Scout cookies from a trans girl scout to make their day!
www.erininthemorning.com
January 12, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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The president is required to faithfully execute laws. The spending bill previously agreed to by Congress is law. Therefore, Trump refusing to execute that bill is a violation of the law, and another impeachable offense. In a normal world, that is.
January 28, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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Donald Trump and Russ Vought -- who are behind these funding freezes -- are happily murdering people with these decisions: Medicaid is frozen, Suicide Prevention, including for veterans, frozen. These people are monsters and should be treated as such
January 28, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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1. Yesterday, Trump's executive order crossed a new line.

No longer are the NYT Op-eds, thin veneers of pseudoscience, and false claims about trans people needed to justify discrimination.

We enter an era where our humanity itself is officially questioned.

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The Chilling Line Trump Just Crossed On Transgender People
With the latest trans military executive order, the administration has given up all pretense of "evidence-based care," and has moved to the kind of dehumanization meant to justify atrocity.
www.erininthemorning.com
January 28, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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Translation: Herr Hirschfeld was a pioneering sexologist who advanced the notion that non-hetero and trans identities were valid.

Shorter: We’ve been here before.

#WeWontGoBack #DemVoice1 #TransLivesMatter
The Forgotten History of the World's First Trans Clinic
The Institute for Sexual Research in Berlin would be a century old if it hadn’t fallen victim to Nazi ideology
www.scientificamerican.com
January 29, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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This is my favorite picture of Stonewall.

They knew they were getting arrested just for being LGBTQ+.

Yet... they're still here, standing outside of the boarded up Stonewall Inn, smiling as the world was at a fever pitch of hatred against them.

I think about it a lot in moments like this.
January 29, 2025 at 3:18 AM
@frankiewesson (find her on Instagram) has a new single out! The Welsh singer/songwriter is amazing and also a friend to LGBTQI+ folks! Follow her and support queer musicians!

Our review to her song is here: vanadianavenue.co.uk/2025/01/10/f...
Frankie Wesson – “Paper Planes” single review
Welsh singer/songwriter Frankie Wesson is one of my all time favourite artists on the independent scene. I have known her for years, seen her performing in Worcester in 2019 at the ever missed Worc…
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January 23, 2025 at 1:54 PM