{"id":43902,"date":"2019-10-03T08:53:30","date_gmt":"2019-10-03T12:53:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/?p=43902"},"modified":"2019-10-03T08:53:41","modified_gmt":"2019-10-03T12:53:41","slug":"on-stage-collective-soul-celebrates-25-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/?p=43902","title":{"rendered":"On Stage: Collective Soul celebrates 25 years"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Denny Dyroff<\/strong>, <\/span>Entertainment Editor, The Times<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Collective Soul<\/p><\/div>\n

Collective Soul, an Atlanta-based rock band, is celebrating its first quarter-century in music this year with its \u201c25th Anniversary Tour,\u201d a tour that will touch down locally on October 3 at Xcite Center at Parx Casino (2999 Street Road, Bensalem, 888-588-7279, https:\/\/parxcasino.com<\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n

Formed in 1992, Collective Soul released its \u201cHints Allegations and Things Left Unsaid\u201d album on the independent label Rising Storm Records in 1993. The band went from obscurity to popularity that year after the song \u201cShine\u201d became an underground hit based on radio play. The album was re-released in 1994 under major label Atlantic Records.<\/span><\/p>\n

Collective Soul released a self-titled album in March 1995. Considered by founding member Ed Roland to be the band\u2019s true debut album, \u201cCollective Soul\u201d spent 76\u00a0weeks on the Billboard 200 charts, went triple platinum and became the band\u2019s highest selling album. The singles \u201cDecember,\u201d \u201cThe World I Know,\u201d and \u201cWhere the River Flows\u201d each reached Number One on the Mainstream Rock charts.<\/span><\/p>\n

About two years later, Collective Soul released \u201cDisciplined Breakdown.\u201d Although not as successful in sales as its previous two albums, \u201cDisciplined Breakdown\u201d contained two Number One Mainstream Rock charts hits \u2013 \u201cPrecious Declaration\u201d and \u201cListen.\u201d The band released a fourth studio album, \u201cDosage,\u201d in 1999. The album\u2019s first single, \u201cHeavy,\u201d spent a then record-breaking 15 weeks on the top spot of the Mainstream Rock charts.<\/span><\/p>\n

The band followed with \u201cBlender\u201d (2000), \u201cYouth\u201d (2004), \u201cAfterwords\u201d (2007), \u201cCollective Soul\u201d (2009) and \u201cSee What You Started by Continuing.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Collective Soul — lead vocalist Ed Roland, rhythm guitarist Dean Roland, bassist Will Turpin, drummer Johnny Rabb and lead guitarist Jesse Triplett \u2013 is touring in support of its new album, \u201cBlood,\u201d which was released June 21 on Fuzze-Flex Records\/ADA.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe recorded the album in 10 days at a studio in North Jersey,\u201d said Turpin, during a phone interview Wednesday afternoon from a tour stop in Long Island, New York.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe studio\u2019s name is the Barbershop. It\u2019s located in the middle of nowhere on Lake Hopatcong and we lived there for a week-and-a-half. With a situation like this, you just focus on the music. That\u2019s all that is on your mind. We did the 10 tracks for \u2018Blood\u2019 in 10 days.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

It was not the first time that the band took off and went to a lakeside place to record.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe did record at a house by a lake before,\u201d said Turpin. \u201cIn 2009, we recorded our \u2018Collective Soul\u2019 album at Ed\u2019s lake house in South Carolina.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

When the five veterans gathered together this year to record songs for a new album, they did all that and more.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe recorded 20 tunes,\u201d said Turpin. \u201cWe were going to do a double record. Now, the plan is to release the second 10 songs a year after \u2018Blood\u2019 comes out.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The new album is a celebration of the band\u2019s first 25 years.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWith 10 days together after 25 years as a band, Ed got deep lyrically. The songs are about different things including the belief that there is something bigger out there than just humans,\u201d said Turpin.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cA lot is expressed in the song \u2018Observation of Thoughts.\u2019 It\u2019s about how we appreciate our 25-year career and what it means to us when people say to us \u2013 your music has been the soundtrack of our lives. It\u2019s also about family \u2013 how we\u2019ve been able to continue to get along with each other after 25 years together.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Video link for Collective Soul \u2013 https:\/\/youtu.be\/ZwDAYhH0FNc<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The show at Parx Casino will start at 7:30 p.m. Ticket prices range from $25-$60.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Toxic Holocaust<\/p><\/div>\n

Toxic Holocaust, which shares the bill with GWAR at the Franklin Music Hall (421 North Seventh Street, Philadelphia, https:\/\/www.bowerypresents.com\/greater-philly\/shows\/franklin-music-hall<\/a>) on October 4, is, was and always will be Joel Grind.<\/span><\/p>\n

Grind founded Toxic Holocaust in 1999. He originally wrote and recorded all of the band’s music himself, and after a couple of demo releases (\u201cRadiation Sickness,\u201d 1999; \u201cCritical Mass,\u201d 2002), he made his official full-length album debut as Toxic Holocaust with \u201cEvil Never Dies\u201d (2003). Two years later, after some touring with a hired backing band, Grind released the second Toxic Holocaust album, \u201cHell on Earth\u201d (2005), which once again he wrote and recorded by himself.<\/span><\/p>\n

Grind\u2019s music as Toxic Holocaust is a successful merging of the energetic driving spirit of punk music and the loud, aggressive power of thrash metal.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI had been in punk bands when I was younger,\u201d said Grind, during a phone interview Wednesday afternoon from a tour stop at the Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, New Jersey.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI was in Portland, Oregon and I wanted to have music that was both punk and metal. I didn\u2019t want to be a solo thing, but it was hard to find people to do both. I didn\u2019t even know anyone in metal at the time. In 1999, thrash metal was about as dead as it could be.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

So, Grind embarked on a project that was as D.I.Y. as you can be.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s always been me,\u201d said Grind, a long-time Portland resident who grew up in nearby Elkton, Maryland. \u201cOver the years, it\u2019s been a revolving door with touring musicians.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe tour a lot. When I get new musicians, I pick one that are familiar with Toxic Holocaust\u2019s music. Still, it\u2019s been a solo project almost my entire career.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Toxic Holocaust will release its long-awaited new full-length, \u201cPrimal Future: 2019,\u201d on October 4 via new label home, Entertainment One (\u201ceOne\u201d).
\nA press release states, \u201cA dystopian technological takeover drives the album thematically, but the passionately delivered music is vintage Toxic Holocaust taking things all the way back to the band\u2019s early origins.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to Grind, \u201cWhen I started the band in 1999, I never imagined I\u2019d still be doing it in 2019. It\u2019s been a long time coming but the new album is finally ready, and it is sort of a culmination of my past 20 years of doing this band.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMost notably, I decided to go back to my roots and record this entire album by myself and play all of the instruments like I did in the early days. It was a lot of fun and nostalgic and at the same time exciting to be able to apply everything I\u2019ve learned over the years.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The most recent Toxic Holocaust album prior to the new one was \u201cChemistry of Consciousness\u201d in 2013.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIn the six-year gap between albums, I toured a lot and also started a business as a recording engineer. I spent a lot of time with that.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI have my own studio and mainly focus on mixing there. When I\u2019m recording a band, I freelance and go to a large studio in Portland. For my own projects, my studio works fine. It\u2019s analog and digital. I record to a computer, but the front end is analog.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cFor the songs on \u2018Primal Future: 2019,\u2019 I\u2019ve been writing over the course of two years \u2013 but not consistently. I wrote a lot of songs and picked the ones that fit best.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhen the songs are there, I know it\u2019s time to make an album \u2013 when I get inspired and have enough songs to fill an album. I\u2019m glad that I haven\u2019t had to deal with label deadlines.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c\u2018Primal Future: 2019\u2019 is not a concept album but it is about a dystopian cyperpunk future. Musically, my last album was mostly two-minute songs. With the new album, I wanted to expand more with the arrangements.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Video link for Toxic Holocaust \u2013 https:\/\/youtu.be\/uKanmLGBEJA<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The show at The Franklin, which also features GWAR, Sacred Reich and Against the Grain, will start at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $20.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Capstan<\/p><\/div>\n

Most of the time, a producer in a recording studio that uses analog gear will tell you that \u201cCapstan\u201d is the rotating shaft that drives the tape past the heads. Usually the tape is squeezed between the capstan and a rubber wheel known as the pinch roller. The capstan is what controls the speed of the tape and is usually attached to a \u201cflywheel\u201d so that a smooth and consistent tape speed is maintained.<\/span><\/p>\n

But, if a music producer is in the studio with a certain rock band, he would tell you that \u201cCapstan\u201d is a band from Central Florida that has been recording music for more than six years.<\/span><\/p>\n

A passage in the band\u2019s bio states \u2013 \u201cWhat happens when you mix a physics major, music producer, guitar virtuoso, profound lyricist and hockey enthusiast, all capable of drinking an absurd amount of beer?<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cCapstan is formed.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Capstan — Anthony DeMario \u2013 Vocals; Harrison Bormann \u2013 Guitar; Andrew Bozymowski – Bass\/Vocals; Joseph Mabry \u2013 Guitar; Scott Fisher \u2013 Drums — is a high energy mix of pop punk, prog, and post hardcore that blends emotional lyrics with high energy technical instrumentals \u2013 a band that lists The Wonder Years, A Day To Remember, Every Time I Die and Between The Buried And Me as influences.<\/span><\/p>\n

The band has just released its debut album, \u201cRestless Heart, Keep Running,\u201d on September 20 on Fearless Records. The inevitable support tour has begun and will visit the area on October 4 for a show at The Voltage Lounge (421 North Seventh Street, Philadelphia, 215- 964-9602, www.voltagelounge.com<\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201cWe just started the tour,\u201d said Mabry, during a phone interview Wednesday afternoon from a tour stop in Richmond, Virginia.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe just left home yesterday at 3 p.m. This is the first day of a three-week tour with BilMuri, Rarity and Neverkept.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe put out a few EPs and singles over the last few years but \u2018Restless Heart, Keep Running\u2019 is our first album. We recorded it in March and April of this year. Andrew Wade was the producer and we cut it at Audio Compound in Winter Park, Florida. It was great to be able to be home during the recording session. Our previous EPs were recorded in Indiana.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe spent a lot of time making the album \u2013 from pre-production all the way through to the final mixing. We\u2019re very happy with the results. We wanted it to be as unique and original as possible. We used some different instrumentation that we had never used in the past. There were piano parts and two tracks has alto sax. We also did a part in Toronto where we sued real strings \u2013 cello and violin.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Like a batter stepping up to the plate for his first at-bat in a MLB baseball game, the members of Capstan were ready for the moment.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAll the songs were pre-produced before we went in the studio,\u201d said Mabry. \u201cAndrew (Wade) also contributed a lot.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI write all the music and then Scott adds his twists on the rhythm parts. We all convene on the lyrics and the melodies.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAt the sessions this year, we did the 13 songs that are on the record. We originally went in with 14 but two didn\u2019t really fit. We took Andrew\u2019s advice and set them aside. We had another song that we had the music for. So, we worked on that and brought it in as the final track.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Mabry is the only native Floridian in the band.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m from Daytona Beach,\u201d said Mabry. \u201cThe other guys are from the Midwest. Harrison and Andrew grew up with each other in Indiana while Anthony and Scott are from Detroit.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve had the current lineup since 2014. The \u2018Seasonal Depression\u2019 EP, which came out in December 2014, was the first release with the full lineup.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOur goal is to be eclectic. We\u2019re a band that plays a lot of different styles. Our music taste is very broad.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Video link for Capstan — https:\/\/youtu.be\/Br_EcdVq7cw<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The show at the Voltage Lounge, which has BilMuri, Rarity and Neverkept as opening acts, will start at 6:30 p.m.,<\/span><\/p>\n

Other upcoming shows at the venue are The Crystal Method on October 5, Slaughter to Kill on October 8 and Of Mice & Men on October 9.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Lisa Bastoni<\/p><\/div>\n

Another act playing the area who had an album release on September 20 is Lisa Bastoni.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bastoni, who will be performing at The Locks at Sona (4417 Main Street, Manayunk, 484- 273-0481, sonapub.com<\/a>), released her latest album, \u201cHow We Want to Live\u201d a few weeks ago \u2013 and two years after her previous release, \u201cThe Wishing Hour.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Following a 10-year break from music, her album\u00a0The Wishing Hour\u00a0(2017), produced by Felix McTeigue, and recorded in the kids\u2019 playroom in the wee hours of the night, debuted as\u00a0#1\u00a0most-played on Boston\u2019s WUMB and led to a number of songwriting awards and an active performance schedule.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHow We Want to Live,\u201d chronicles life changes, including songs about the dissolution of her marriage and learning to live a new normal — but more than anything, it finds the songwriter diving deeper into the life she craves. Throughout the album\u2019s 10 tracks, themes wind from romantic relationships to those with her children, parents, and friends — weaved throughout, are her hopes for herself and the world around her.<\/span><\/p>\n

All of the songs on \u201cHow We Want to Live\u201d were written when Lisa\u2019s marriage was ending — though it\u2019s not a divorce album. Instead, it finds its creator doing the deep work of deciphering what she wants her world to be. Sifting through her thoughts and feelings about her relationships — between her and a partner, both real and imagined; between her and a parent; between her and her children; between longtime friends — and expressing what she would like each of those people to hear and know.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIn the late 2000s, just as I was starting to write better songs, I quit,\u201d said Bastoni, during a phone interview Tuesday afternoon from her home in Northampton, Massachusetts.”
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

“I had been playing clubs and busking in Boston and I needed a break. I didn\u2019t start the break with the idea of raising kids and having a family. But, I got married and then had two kids. I have a boy and a girl and they\u2019re now five and seven.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

After a while, Bastoni needed more than just the \u201cfamily life.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhen my kids were one and three, I felt isolated as a stay-at-home mom,\u201d said Bastoni, who grew up in Westport, Connecticut.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI was still married when one day when I was walking the kids in a double stroller, I started hearing lyrics in my head. That became the song, \u2018Wichita.\u2019 Hearing the lyrics that day also led to a flood of songs.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI recorded the songs at home \u2013 late at night in the kids\u2019 playroom. I started playing music again. It was like starting over. I didn\u2019t play any songs from before the break.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Bastoni took a whole different approach to making the \u201cHow We Want to Live\u201d album.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHow We Want to Live\u201d was <\/span>produced by award-winning songwriter\/producer\/multi-instrumentalist Sean Staples and Recorded at Side Hill Sound in Waltham, Massachusetts. It features guest performances by Mark Erelli, Rose Cousins, Lula Wiles and Naomi Sommers.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSam has been a friend of mine for a long time and I\u2019ve always admired his songwriting,\u201d said Bastoni, who was a winner of the 2019 Kerrville (TX) Festival New Folk Contest.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI knew he\u2019d have the right touch. I took a different approach. I wanted to be in the same room with the musicians. We spent two days in the studio and had relaxed fun.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe difference between my last two albums is that the first album had a lot of looking back. It featured stories from my past. The new album is more about looking at the present \u2013 and the future.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Video link for Lisa Bastoni — https:\/\/youtu.be\/ppxECbzk7fA<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The show at The Locks at Sona, which has Dan Bern as the headliner, will start at 8 p.m. Tickets are $18.<\/span><\/p>\n

Other upcoming shows at the venue are Don Dixon & Marti Jones and Scott McClatchy on October 3 and Heather Mae and on October 9.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Kennett Flash (102 Sycamore Alley, Kennett Square, 484-732-8295,\u00a0http:\/\/www.kennettflash.org<\/a>) will present \u201cThe Melton Brothers<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2013 Past, Present, Future \u2013 A Retrospective Concert\u201d on October 4; Think Machine, Noise Plant, Semblance and Mrs. Kitching on October 5, Open Mic with guest host Jason Ager on October 6, and 3.2 featuring Robert Berry \u2013 30 Years of Prog with special guest Randy McStine on October 9.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Steel City Coffee House (203 Bridge Street, Phoenixville, 610-933-4043, www.steelcitycoffeehouse.com<\/a>) will host BJ Sarkissian & Tamara Sheen on October 5.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Colonial Theatre (Bridge Street, Phoenixville, 610- 917-1228, www.thecolonialtheatre.com<\/a>) will have Nitty Gritty Dirt Band with special guest Jesse Terry on October 3.<\/span><\/p>\n

Chaplin\u2019s (66 North Main Street, Spring City, 610-792-4110,\u00a0http:\/\/chaplinslive.com<\/a>) presents Stone Clouds, Revelation, and Cardinal Sin on October 4 and CPTime on October 5.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Ardmore Music Hall (23 East Lancaster Avenue, Ardmore, 610-649-8389,\u00a0www.ardmoremusic.com<\/a>) will host \u201cThe Wailers<\/span><\/p>\n

Performing the 40th Anniversary of \u2018Survival\u2019\u201d with special guest Mike Pinto on October 3, Splintered Sunlight on October 4, In the Pocket on October 5, and School of Rock \u201cBest of\u201d show on October 6.<\/span><\/p>\n

Burlap & Bean Coffeehouse (204 South Newtown Street Road, Newtown Square, 484-427-4547,\u00a0www.burlapandbean.com<\/a>) will present Chris Trapper with Kate Klim on October 5.<\/span><\/p>\n

118 North (118 North Wayne Avenue, Wayne, www.118northwayne.com<\/a>) hosts BetterDucks with Ndichu<\/a> on October 3, Electric Six with Dave TV & Man in the Sea<\/a> on October 4, Concrete Charlie on October 5, and Bonerama on October 6.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Keswick Theater (291 N. Keswick Avenue, Glenside, 215-572-7650,\u00a0www.keswicktheatre.com<\/a>) presents Jim Jefferies on October 5.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Sellersville Theater (24 West Temple Avenue, Sellersville, 215-257-5808,\u00a0www.st94.com<\/a>) hosts Fred Eaglesmith & The Steel Wheels on October 3, Billy Price & The Nighthawks on October 4, Almost Queen on October 5, Ronstadt Revue on October 6, and Charlie Parr with <\/a>Jeremiah Tall on October 7.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Grand Opera House <\/span>(818 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware, 302-652-5577, <\/span>www.thegrandwilmington.org<\/a>) will host Pink Martini on October 4 and Dawes on October 9.<\/span><\/p>\n

Living Room (35 East Lancaster Avenue, Ardmore, https:\/\/thelivingroomat35east.com<\/a>) will present \u201cSongwriters Night\u201d with Aaron Nathans, Avi Wisnia, Jean Rohe and Sophie Buskin on October 3, Kenn Kweder’s FAKE Press Conference on October 4, and 6, and An Evening with Patricia and Orlando of Minas on October 5.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jamey\u2019s House of Music (32 South Lansdowne Avenue, Lansdowne, 215-477-9985, <\/span>\u00a0hosts Swearingen and Kelli<\/span> on October 4 and Biodun Kuti and the New Nigerian Gypsies on October 5.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times Collective Soul, an Atlanta-based rock band, is celebrating its first quarter-century in music this year with its \u201c25th Anniversary Tour,\u201d a tour that will touch down locally on October 3 at Xcite Center at Parx Casino (2999 Street Road, Bensalem, 888-588-7279, https:\/\/parxcasino.com). Formed in 1992, Collective Soul released […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":43904,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8457],"tags":[12494,12492,7426,12495,12493],"class_list":["post-43902","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-d-arts-entertainment","tag-capstan","tag-collective-soul","tag-featured","tag-lisa-bastoni","tag-toxic-holocaust"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43902","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=43902"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43902\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43903,"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43902\/revisions\/43903"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/43904"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=43902"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=43902"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=43902"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}