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June 1, 2019
Explosion at Russian TNT factory injures 38 and sees giant mushroom cloud erupt into the sky
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7094017/Explosion-Russian-TNT-factory-injures-38-sees-giant-mushroom-cloud-erupt-sky.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ico=taboola_feed
A state of emergency was declared in a Russian city today after explosions at a major military bomb-making plant left 38 injured.
A giant fireball followed by a mushroom cloud erupted over the Kristall plant in the city of Dzerzhinsk, east of Moscow, today as residents were left rushing for cover.
The plant, which is Russia's sole manufacturer of HMX and RDX high explosives, is used to make Russia's giant Aviabomb FAB-500, a non-nuclear general purpose, air-dropped bomb with a 500-kilogram high explosive warhead.
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A state of emergency was declared in a Russian city today after explosions at a major military bomb-making plant left 38 injured.
A giant fireball followed by a mushroom cloud erupted over the Kristall plant in the city of Dzerzhinsk, east of Moscow, today as residents were left rushing for cover.
The plant, which is Russia's sole manufacturer of HMX and RDX high explosives, is used to make Russia's giant Aviabomb FAB-500, a non-nuclear general purpose, air-dropped bomb with a 500-kilogram high explosive warhead.
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June 1, 2019
The video premiered on SNL in 1980 - that's where I first saw it. IIRC, Paul was being interviewed outside his London home by Father Guido Sarducci.
The song that drove John Lennon out of retirement...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coming_Up_(song)
"Coming Up" is a song written and performed by Paul McCartney. It is the opening track on his 1980 solo album McCartney II. Like other songs on the album, the song has a minimalist synthesised sound, featuring sped-up vocals created by using a vari-speed tape machine. McCartney played all instruments and shared vocal harmonies with wife Linda McCartney.
The single was a major chart hit in Britain, peaking at ?No.?2 on the singles chart. In the United States and Canada, the live version of the song performed by Paul McCartney and Wings the year prior (released as the B-side to the single) saw greater success.
Background
In a Rolling Stone interview, McCartney explained how the song came about:
?Paul McCartney
John Lennon described "Coming Up" as "a good piece of work" and, according to McCartney, it prompted Lennon to return to recording in 1980.
"Coming Up" is a song written and performed by Paul McCartney. It is the opening track on his 1980 solo album McCartney II. Like other songs on the album, the song has a minimalist synthesised sound, featuring sped-up vocals created by using a vari-speed tape machine. McCartney played all instruments and shared vocal harmonies with wife Linda McCartney.
The single was a major chart hit in Britain, peaking at ?No.?2 on the singles chart. In the United States and Canada, the live version of the song performed by Paul McCartney and Wings the year prior (released as the B-side to the single) saw greater success.
Background
In a Rolling Stone interview, McCartney explained how the song came about:
I originally cut it on my farm in Scotland. I went into the studio each day and just started with a drum track. Then I built it up bit by bit without any idea of how the song was going to turn out. After laying down the drum track, I added guitars and bass, building up the backing track.
Then I thought, 'Well, OK, what am I going to do for the voice?' I was working with a vari-speed machine with which you can speed up your voice, or take it down a little bit. That's how the voice sound came about.
?Paul McCartney
John Lennon described "Coming Up" as "a good piece of work" and, according to McCartney, it prompted Lennon to return to recording in 1980.
The video premiered on SNL in 1980 - that's where I first saw it. IIRC, Paul was being interviewed outside his London home by Father Guido Sarducci.
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