Please select what you would like included for printing: Copy the text below and then paste that into your favorite email application William was born to his parents Margaret Morrison Bex and Raymond Curtis Bex He was a member of the Christian Life Church He had worked as an electronic technician for Raytheon William also served his country in the Air Force for 20 years retiring as a Master Sargent He will be greatly missed by his loving family OTT & LEE Funeral Home of Forest is honored to serve the Bex family This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors Issues with signing in? Click here Need help signing in? The acquisition provides Sagard a ‘significant expansion’ into secondaries as it seeks to scale its evergreen product offering chief executive Paul Desmarais III told Secondaries Investor Your email address is already registered with us. Don't have an account? Please check your spam or junk folder just in case Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker Bex Morrison oversees all aspects of Boston University’s London programs Prior to joining Boston University Study Abroad Bex was the Associate Vice President Academic Services and Student Engagement at Northeastern University London She was responsible for the departments which oversaw the student journey as well as compliance with the English regulator for higher education Bex worked at Northeastern since the inception of its London operation following the acquisition of her former employer She was an integral member of Northeastern London’s leadership team working on the University’s strategic development efforts in the UK Bex holds a Master of Science in Osteopathic Healthcare and a Bachelor of Science in Osteopathic Healthcare She is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and she has consulted on several higher education projects with the most recent one being setting up a university in Turkmenistan to increase the opportunities for girls to enter higher education View all profiles Most programs available to non-BU students The Study Abroad application will be unavailable due to system maintenance from 9 a.m Check here for application updates and instructions [Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for The Hunting Party Season 1 finale “Jenna Wells.”] “I lied,” Bex (Melissa Roxburgh) admits in the final moments of The Hunting Party. She’s talking to Oliver (Nick Wechsler) as he’s dying in her arms Roxburgh breaks down how Bex is doing at the end of the finale and shares her hopes for a Season 2 What would it have taken for her to admit it if not for him seemingly dying in her arms but we don’t really know if she’s telling the truth or not because she plants the device that steals some information off the phone So I think it would take another moment like that where maybe he saves her or he does something so opposite of why they ended that she kind of opens back up Or maybe they go out in the field together and they’re tag teaming on catching one of the killers I think it would require them having the ability to work together more closely rather than just in the command center that requires her to rely on him a lot more but has she had time to even process that with what’s happened so that’s been put on pause for a moment well I’ll just pause my killings,” so we’ve got to speed up some of that But I laugh because at the beginning of the whole season So I’m hoping [his recovery] this time is very speedy so that they can get back to catching everyone I think in reality this might take a while for her to process everything that’s just happened all the stuff that he’s been through So I’m going to say there’s a week buffer of just recalibrating I was going to bring up the fact of she finds out that Hassani’s wife is dead How does she feel about how she found that out Because they have been really bonding throughout the season in being a profiler and understanding why people do what they do Bex has a couple conversations with Lazarus in this episode and gets more answers than she has before with the command center being shut down and the team’s kind of almost on their own in a way I think that there’s mistrust that’s rebuilt through those final scenes especially when the AG comes to the hospital my theory is that it’s going to be a lot of the team against the higher-ups there are a few shocking moments in the finale as we’ve talked about: Hassani’s wife being dead I’d kind of known about the Shane aspect I think they wound up telling us at one point So that one didn’t surprise me in reading it in that script but I think it was seeing the barcode on the bottom of the foot [that] kind of made me go this is a bigger world or this is more complex than I thought it would be And I’m really excited to see where they go what are you hoping to explore in a second season I’m hoping to explore maybe seeing more Lazarus more past prisoners that have been put into roles of leadership You don’t really know who to trust after that You don’t know who’s in charge and what capacity is the president of this world also a prisoner that they’ve built into — who knows So I’m excited about the world building of how high or how wide or all the different ways they can go with that specific storyline Bex knows someone who she had no idea as part of this Sign Up the sustainability manager of the Scout Association (United Kingdom) Scouts is the world’s biggest youth movement Volunteers support millions of young people in more than 150 countries to gain skills for life and leave the world a little better than they found it through fun Here are my top tips for empowering young people to reduce #ForOurPlanet Campaign EU Environment newsletters deliver the latest updates about the European Commission’s environmental priorities straight to your inbox. Facebook EmailIOWA CITY Iowa – Eline Bex has signed a scholarship agreement with the University of Iowa women’s tennis program it was announced Thursday by head coach Sasha Boros-Schmid “We are excited to welcome Eline to our program next fall,” said Boros-Schmid “Eline was an immediate fit with our team and program and we are excited for her to make an impact as a freshman “We are looking forward to having her on campus and a part of the Hawkeye family for the next four years and to watch her succeed.” native won three titles and was runner-up four times in 2024 playing in women’s division one tournaments She was the Belgium Championships runner-up Bex won five doubles titles and finished second in five tournaments She achieved a career-high ITF junior ranking of 577 in 2023 Bex was also a Belgium U12 and U15 champion “Studying and playing tennis in America excites me because it blends sports and education perfectly,” she said “The University of Iowa feels like the ideal place to improve my skills meet new people and grow on and off the court I want to make some unforgettable memories GET TICKETS CLICK HERE Privacy Policy EEO Public File Contest Rules Public Inspection Files FCC Applications Advertise With Us Employment Opportunities Disability Access Contact Info Linder Digital Linder Farm Network KXAC click here [Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for The Hunting Party Season 1 Episode 4 “Doctor Ezekiel Malak.”] The serial killer the team pursues in The Hunting Party Episode 4 does to his victims what Melissa Roxburgh considers (Watch the video above to see her ranking and a tease for the darkest moment yet still to come.) her daughter whom she adopted after saving her from a killer “Everyone sees something,” Roxburgh tells TV Insider. “What she saw, we’re not sure. Was it just Sam? Was it Oliver and Sam? Was it her dad? Was it Eli Johnson [Mark Moses] My guess as Melissa is that she saw Oliver and she was being honest.” She adds that it will come up again This comes as Bex is trying so hard to keep things strictly professional with Oliver who left the FBI after he burned a man alive to find Sam (see where that ranks for Roxburgh in the video above) We know that they used to mean a lot to each other “Anything’s possible,” says Roxburgh “You forgive people for a variety of things but I think it will eventually become a love triangle of does she go back to the past and someone that she felt very deeply for despite what he did or does she move forward and lean on someone that she can trust a little bit more and doesn’t have the tainted past that they do?” She previously teased a potential triangle with Oliver and Shane we find out why he’s been keeping that photo of the doctors at the Pit from the others: One of them is his father “Shane’s personal search is very connected to his understanding of himself and family and all of the mysteries that surround him,” teases executive producer Jake Coburn Jacob continues to think that Oliver is guilty of knowing about the explosion that took out the Pit and led to the escapes in the moments before; there’s video of him getting a phone call taking classified information off a server After he receives another call from that mysterious burner Jacob asks Bex to plug a device into his phone so they can get the GPS data off it but she does ultimately do it when Oliver checks on her at the hospital after her experience with Malak it’s about needing to know and wanting to prove Jacob wrong “It happens in an episode where she dies and so I think that there’s a lot of thinking that she’s doing on her own and introspection about the past and how she actually feels,” explains Roxburgh She actually does love Oliver in whatever capacity it’s at now And then there’s another part of her that’s probably maybe trying to prove to herself he is a bad guy and this is why I can’t trust him and if I get this information off of the phone then I’m justified in walking away.” Bex and Jacob then check out the storage facility to which Oliver drove after receiving that call Bex finds a box with stuff about and from Sam including a photo of her at graduation and a birthday card for Oliver with “wish you were here.” That is a complete shock to Bex who had no idea the two were in communication at all “It’s weird,” says Roxburgh it was the same time that he killed and burned the guy alive And so for him to impose himself into her daughter’s life Coburn and fellow executive producer JJ Bailey tease that Episode 5 will really dive into the aftermath of that “She wrestles with that a lot because obviously suddenly Odell overlaps into her personal life in a way he hadn’t before and she realizes her daughter was keeping a secret too “She sort of reflects on who Odell is and why would he be keeping this a secret The Sam storyline and her connection with Odell just really helps us shine another light onto a different side of Odell and Bex and Odell’s relationship which is fun and messy and complicated.” Adds Coburn of the scene at the end of Episode 5 in which they talk about it “There’s some parts of the equation that we don’t realize yet and I think it’s a pretty emotional scene between the two of them Also in Oliver’s storage unit are blueprints of the Pit and coordinates to five other locations “We’re going to find out that the Pit is one piece in a much larger puzzle and we can tease that we’re going to get to see some other things,” says Bailey “We’re going to focus a lot on one of the other silos.” While Jacob may know more than Bex about the Pit and what’s been going on Sabongui says those alternate sites are a surprise to his character “It’s par for the course for somebody in Hassani’s line of work that I am privy to a bunch of secrets but I know there’s official classifications above mine and there’s official information that I do not have,” he says “Hassani hadn’t predicted [those other sites] But I don’t think it’s hard for him to accept that there’s a bunch of stuff that he doesn’t know about.” Bex knows that this doesn’t look good when it comes to how involved Oliver may or may not be Factor in her also seeing that box of stuff about her daughter “I don’t think it’s putting a great taste in her mouth So when they come across the blueprints on top of that What do you think of the latest twists on the NBC drama Sign Up [Warning: The following post contains MAJOR spoilers for The Hunting Party Season 1 Episode 7 “Mark Marsden.”] only for his real daughter to enter the picture showrunner Jake Coburn unpacks the Silo 12 mystery and teases how the season ends Oliver says that he got a call of a breach at Silo 12 before the blast and Hassani go to Silo 12 and see the aftermath of a massacre Bex brings up a good point earlier in the episode about the access code not being changed So should we be wondering why it hasn’t been and the one that Oliver got works but I do think the questions you’re asking are good questions … The short answer is the fact that they were able to view this as something that will be visited in future seasons Let’s talk about that scene at Silo 12 because there were clear signs of a massacre There’s this room where it looks like people could watch the experiments on the inmates What did you want to do with ending the episode with showing those parts of Silo 12 we wanted to show that basically the scene of the crime where things initially happened and what initially went wrong and the fact that there’s this creepy boardroom where people would watch experiments on humans I think because we’re moving towards giving the answers and explaining what happened 10 are going to answer a lot of questions and hopefully in a satisfying way What can you say exactly about Silo 12 and what was going on there before the blast but I will say that what was happening was not particularly ethical and it was probably needed to be kept in the shadows It feels like each silo had something different happening but are there any silos where the same thing was happening essentially running elsewhere or does that have to be made and built you have good questions and good story instincts I cannot answer that other than to say that it’s something we are looking forward to exploring because we’re trying to build a world that has a lot of possibilities But I don’t want to leak any of them and I also don’t want to close off any of them What can you say about that drug? Because Bex finds the bag and she’s like, this is a drug that Richard Harris was getting Is she going to get answers this season about that drug because now she has that bag that’s all going to play a big role and especially in 10 Hassani asks Bex if she really believes that Oliver is telling her everything he knows and she just says he’s not lying about Silo 12 So how much does Bex trust Oliver at this point in the season Oliver in general is sort of a central question to her She believes there is a good person there in Oliver Odell but at the same time she knows there’s also a darkness and I think she’s sort of listening to her gut that what he’s telling her here is true and it feels true to her and she believes it and she’s willing to follow it And so I think she knows he can be deceptive but it doesn’t feel like he’s being deceptive right now so she’s using a lot of nonverbal signals to sort of make her decision as to whether or not to trust him but she knows that he’s not 100 percent trustworthy Because it feels like she trusts him more now than she did at the beginning of the season she’s also learning more things that can take that trust away and make her question if she should be trusting him So it’s like where’s the scale of that And I think that’s something that’s going to be answered in the next few episodes A lot of that’s going to come to a head All of those things we are moving towards answering And the same thing with Shane and his mysterious journey of what exactly is he doing and why What would it take for Hassani to trust Oliver but I don’t think Hassani is somebody that absolutely trusts a lot of people So there’s part of him that may think but I also know that she can be subject to manipulation or to errors in judgment or an outside influence He’s not built to 100 percent trust anybody probably outside of his family I don’t know whether I would say he trusts Bex more than Shane or Shane more than Bex but those are the two people I think he really does trust quite a bit What can you say about what the relationship actually is between Shane and Dulles and what Shane’s been doing you’re going to understand that Shane’s deception And I think you see at the end of [Episode] 7 and I think you can see in him that he’s not scared He’s ready to talk about it with her And as we’re going to get more information you’re going to see that he does have a lot of conviction about finding out what he needs to find out Melissa told me that Episode 9 is the scariest episode of the series involving a killer who enjoys watching people suffer and that someone from the team ends up in danger We have a variety of tones in the first season and for an Episode 4 with Malak and I think it was probably one of the hardest to make And it was kind of the dark night before the finale What can you tease about the finale and how it sets up a second season We’re trying to really deliver the best possible story we can with the most interesting and exciting twists possible I’m excited for people to see it because I’m hoping that they will be surprised and satisfied and wanting more because we are going to learn a bunch of things in the finale that I think you would be very surprised by How would you describe the cliffhanger of the finale Anyone’s life hanging in the balance Sign Up [Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for The Hunting Party Season 1 Episode 2 “Clayton Jessup.”] Eli Johnson (Mark Moses) was arrested for the murders of 12 girls, and now that she knows about the existence of the Pit, Bex worries that he was one of them. Her former mentor and the prison’s warden, Oliver (Nick Wechsler) assures her he wasn’t (the world knows he’s alive he reminds her) and promises to look into his location But how much can she trust Oliver when it comes to that strained because back when they were partners he burned a man alive to get him to give up the location of a young girl he’d taken (and whom Bex adopted) As we learn, when Bex opens up to one of her new teammates, Pit guard Shane (Josh McKenzie) Eli was her best friend’s father and she caught him when she slept over one night and when the time the cops got to the house Oliver has Eli transferred to the team’s base He wonders if she’d still be an agent if they knew the truth: Bex had taken his daughter into his garage that night and she ran and left her friend behind Roxburgh enjoyed filming that Bex-Eli scene “Mark Moses is really good at what he does I didn’t try to plan too much,” she tells TV Insider He’s the reason Bex does what she does on top of the fact that her dad was a sheriff He was the first serial killer that she encountered and he killed her best friend it’s at the back of her mind that it’s almost like a way to redeem the past It’s a way to fix what she couldn’t fix when she was 15 she’s an adult now and she’s gone through life and she’s seen other serial killers there’s this child inside of her that is scared still.” She reveals that there were plans to possibly bring him back things got busy.” She does hope to see him again in a second season That conversation with Eli also adds another layer to the already complicated dynamic for Bex and Oliver The serial killer reveals that Oliver knew the aforementioned truth he’s been covering for her all this time after interviewing Eli for Bex’s security clearance when she was at Quantico; lying to the police would have gotten her disqualified from the bureau he knew the kind of agent she’d make some day Taking that into account along with their history and what Oliver had done to that man Bex is “incredibly torn” about him “She had real feelings for him at one point I think she wrote him off when he murdered someone But now that they’re back in each other’s lives working together and she finds out that he hasn’t only been bad he stood up for her and he’s currently standing up for her “She worked with him very closely before the events [shown] in the [series premiere] He was a little bit like a mentor figure in the Behavioral Analysis Unit in the FBI I think she really gained a lot of respect for him obviously this terrible choice that he made and it obviously had huge ripple effects for her career I think there’s a side that understands it,” he says “There’s that great quote — you can only stare into the darkness so long before the darkness stares back or touches you back I think that’s sort of what happened to Oliver And I think Bex can recognize that while not approving of it obviously I think she recognizes who he is on a deeper level,” he continues “I think [there’s] that sort of push and pull of wanting to trust him but knowing what he’s capable of and having seen it sort of firsthand and also realizing it’s been several years since they’ve seen each other and who knows what kind of journey he’s been on since then She wants that old relationship that she had with him to be a real thing and to maybe find their way back to that but she can’t deny what she’s seeing and I think it makes that internal struggle for her very apparent.” but she sure seems to feel like she can trust Shane since she talks to him about Eli “I don’t know” why she does “I chalk it up to she’s a great profiler She knows when someone’s inherently good or inherently bad does a really good job of coming across very calm We find out that Shane has a lot of secrets down the road I think that he is someone that she can lean on and trust It seems like he doesn’t have as much of a hat in the race as everyone else she knows that he’s a safe place.” Sign Up BEX specializes in acquisition of positions in global private equity fund-of-funds View all events > Canadian investment group Sagard has taken a stake in French secondaries specialist Bex Capital as it bolsters its offering for high-net-worth investors The acquisition will allow the former – which has $27bn in assets under management (AUM) – to expand into fund-of-funds secondaries When the deal is completed in the coming weeks Bex Capital ($2bn of AUM) will be co-branded with Sagard ‘Bex has built a remarkable franchise in the secondaries market with a loyal and diversified investor base and a strong track record of performance,’ said Paul Desmarais III A new Fayetteville fitness center focused solely on women is well on its way to its opening date this spring founded by military spouse and certified trainer Grace Bex will welcome its first 50 members April 18 following the April 11 launch of its discounted pre-sale membership event offering a variety of fitness classes like yoga Bex said that after building a client base from her Fayetteville home she spent months working to secure a permanent space but once she finally gained access this spring "We’ve waited for this moment," she said April 9 Previous coverage: Fayetteville welcomes new women-exclusive gym, slated to open in spring 2025 Fayetteville's women-only gymBex said Gracefully Fit is not a traditional public gym the 4,230-square-foot facility is entirely class- and training-based group sessions and personal training by appointment "We are solely programmed classes and personal training," she said "We’re not a come-as-you-please gym and that’s intentional." said she also understands the importance of support for parents and has partnered with the daycare next door to offer discounted childcare packages for Gracefully Fit members "It allows moms to take a step away from their titles," she said "They can focus on themselves without worry." Bex said the gym includes a revive lounge with wellness features like a cold plunge which she said are amenities not commonly found in gyms "I’m beyond excited to open our doors to the women of Fayetteville and provide an empowering and safe space to reach their fitness goals," she said Contact information: info@begracefullyfit.com Hours: Times vary; check out the class schedule for more information at begracefullyfit.com/classes On the web: begracefullyfit.com Reporter Lizmary Evans covers dining, retail, entertainment and culture for The Fayetteville Observer. You can reach her at LEvans@gannett.com Our annual Student Summer Series presents first-person reflections from Berkeley Law students who are involved in an array of compelling summer work experiences. These snapshots of students’ career-enhancing work and skill development — across the legal spectrum — highlight the meaningful opportunities they gain, often in partnership with the school’s Career Development Office They were also a finalist in the school’s 1L Bales Trial Competition and have held internships in Mississippi Grayzel-Ward unpacks their current summer work as a judicial extern for Judge Julia Ludwig at Austria’s Federal Administrative Court I am spending my time in a familiar city in an unfamiliar role I came to law school to take the next step in pursuing international human rights work and I am working as a judicial extern at the Bundesverwaltungsgericht a judge on this court who handles asylum and data protection cases These both have significant human rights implications enabling people to access their right to life through their ability to reside in a safe place or to maintain their privacy The Austrian legal system is very distinct from the one in the United States and I am discovering new differences every day judges remain fact-finders — even at the appellate level I am able to assist with preparing materials before hearings This means I get to do a lot of research not only concerning the state of the law such as the current and potentially escalating situations of asylum seekers’ countries of origin due to contexts like war or natural disaster I spent two years in Vienna working with refugees in schooling and housing settings I spent several years while an undergraduate working at a refugee resettlement agency in Chicago assisting with their youth and family services division It is quite a stunning new experience to receive a file with someone’s entire application for asylum status I am flipping through hundreds of pages of information about a person’s life all the while feeling quite removed from the actual human’s experience one still finds the pieces of humanity in each application such as their hopes and ambitions if they are granted asylum status In the first asylum case I was able to witness I did not anticipate entering a chamber with lime green doors the rest of the proceeding was very formal which one might expect from an Austrian hearing including dark purple and black velvet robes The hearing mainly consisted of the judge asking questions directly to the applicant without objections or much real intervention from the applicant’s attorney Austria has an inquisitorial system in contrast to the adversarial system in the U.S This means that while the Austrian attorney had opportunities to speak the judge asked most of the questions directly to the applicant in an attempt to understand the facts as objectively as she could rather than relying on attorney examinations of witnesses While the stark differences between the American and Austrian legal systems first garnered most of my attention I have also begun to appreciate the similarities are signatories to the 1967 Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees which defines legally the status of refugees While the implementation and application of this definition varies because of the contrasting legal systems the human rights framework and its aim to promote these rights is the same I am hopeful that I will take what I learn this summer and its valuable cross-cultural perspective into my future work Given the current global conflict and the continued rise of climate refugees gaining a deeper understanding of how asylum works in international practice is critical My goal is to work in international human rights law in the future so I am very grateful to have this amazing opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of how other legal systems work This experience has also helped me take a step back and critique the process of legal systems from an understanding that other systems exist What method is really the best for seeking the truth and providing individuals with justice While I continue to ruminate over this question appreciating how different legal systems operate has deepened my understanding of the legal system as a dynamic instrument that has the potential to evolve to best serve specific contexts Bex Gentner To Provide Endowed Scholarship For Women’s Water Polo7/31/2024 10:06:00 AM | Women's Water Polo The first of its kind for Women’s Water Polo Genter is giving back to the program as a former student-athlete If you would like to access this article you must become a Premium Subscriber Premium subscribers receive complete access to our daily breaking news Knowledge Bank and LP profiles - all which are accessible via our mobile platform Subscribe below or contact customerservice@altassets.net Get the latest PE News & Research delivered to your inbox every morning Chief Sealth International High School is set to see some significant improvements thanks to the BEX IV levy voters approved earlier this month. A key component of the BEX VI levy is the construction and renovation work planned for Chief Sealth International High School. Design work is scheduled to begin in 2027, with construction starting in 2029. The district aims to create schools that will serve the community for the next 100 years. The proposed addition to Chief Sealth International High School seeks to meet the needs of the Career and Technical Education Program, eliminate the eight portable classrooms along the west property edge, and enhance energy conservation4. The $50 million project will allocate two-thirds of the funds to construction, while the remaining third will cover A/E fees, permit costs, construction contingency, furnishings, and Washington State Sales Tax. Key aspects of the construction plans include: • Classroom Addition: A 10-classroom addition is planned for the northern portion of the existing school, including two classrooms for Career and Technical Education (CTE) and eight general education classrooms to replace the portable classrooms currently in use. • CTE Program Enhancement: The project involves relocating the existing Career and Technical Education construction trades classroom from the basement and the food service classroom from the interior of the building. These classrooms are currently undersized and poorly located for transporting necessary materials and supplies. • Energy Efficiency: The project will replace the school’s gas heating system with a geothermal system for heating and cooling and remove all use of natural gas from the building, replacing it with electric equipment. • Timeline: The design period for the project will run through 2027, with construction planned from 2027 to 2029 and completion expected before the start of school in September 2029. • On-Site Construction: Construction is planned to occur while students remain on-site. These upgrades are essential for maintaining the quality of education in Seattle Public Schools, bridging the gap between state funding and the actual needs of students and schools4. The passage of these levies ensures that Seattle schools can provide safe learning environments, necessary resources, and a well-rounded education for all students. © 2022 Robinson Communications Inc. 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Mellow and delicate throughout, “Tonight” signals exactly what this new direction is about. There are some recognisable elements like the hint of Auto-Tune on his vocals, for example. Still, for the most part, he’s swapping the trap/wave that found him sharing stages with Russ Millions and M Huncho for a dramatically different pop/R&B/acoustic sound and some heartbreaking lyricism. As a musician, Bex now draws on his classical training in guitar and flute, as well as the continent-hopping upbringing that took him from East London to Botswana, Brunei and ultimately Belgium. He’s changed as a songwriter too, sinking his teeth into subjects like toxic masculinity, heartbreak, mental health, and loss. “The EP is about exercising vulnerability, the aim being to create a project that resonates globally through timeless sounds and genuine lyrics,” Bex tells Complex. “I restricted myself to just a solo guitar in terms of production because I want the EP to serve as a foundation for me to develop on musically throughout projects to come. Bex is the way for me to explore my personal as well as my musical identity, and this EP is the trailer of that story.” Peep the visuals for the Luka Kocks-produced “Tonight” exclusively above and look out for The Acoustic EP when it arrives on February 28. 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You also acknowledge that this site is protected by reCAPTCHA, and that our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply United States United Kingdom Australia Canada Complex ChineseCOMPLEX participates in various affiliate marketing programs which means COMPLEX gets paid commissions on purchases made through our links to retailer sites Our editorial content is not influenced by any commissions we receive « Back [Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for The Hunting Party series premiere “Does this mean I’m back in?” That’s what Bex (Melissa Roxburgh), a former FBI profiler working at a casino in Virginia, wants to know when she’s approached by agents. Not yet, she’s told. Well, by the end of The Hunting Party‘s series premiere — and let’s face it as soon as she’s told what was really going on at the top-secret prison named the Pit — she’s more than just off the bench a guard at the Pit from his cell block who says no one knows him better Not only do they have to keep secret from the public and any other law enforcement who Richard is but they have to tell the one victim who previously survived him that it’s a copycat who may be after her Bex wonders just what was really going on at the Pit tells her that he wasn’t let off the block didn’t know the names of the other guards but he did see some of the experiments that were done to the inmates especially after seeing Richard Harris being pumped with drugs in a video He says that the reason why the number of prolific serial killers has dropped so significantly in the past few decades is because they catch them before they become like a Ted Bundy; everything they understand about psychopaths all the theories FBI profilers use to catch serials comes from the work done at Pit This new team does catch Richard — he’s killed after he takes his surviving victim hostage — but there’s a twist that victim is no victim; she’s the one who made him a serial killer and the episode ends with her being put in a shipping container to join many others It’s not until the end of the premiere that Bex learns the Pit’s warden is none other than Oliver who left the FBI after he burned a suspect alive to get the location of a young girl he’d kidnapped; Bex adopted her after finding her because of Oliver’s actions He was recruited for the job after what happened So what does it say about the job of a warden “It definitely says something very particular,” co-showrunner JJ Bailey agrees “There’s many things that we want to uncover over the season with Oliver but I think one thing that sort of stands out for that particular role is that you kind of have to be okay with some shady things happening under your watch and potentially being okay to turn a blind eye.” There will be some things that he doesn’t know were happening “It was sort of like you find a guy who’s made some big mistakes and maybe doesn’t have a lot of options,” Bailey continues “You put him in this position and you can sort of operate with autonomy knowing that maybe morally he’s a little compromised but also when he doesn’t have options “It’s interesting because he’s a morally compromised character and yet there’s still some real goodness in him And you understand what Bex sees and saw in him and his decision to do what he did in the pilot while it is gross and murderous and terrible I think there’s a darkness in all of us that can understand how it happened And he represents that darkness in all of us Oliver was also the one to tell the AG to bring Bex in if she wanted to find Harris Bex admits that she doesn’t blame him for what he did to save her daughter that if they’d waited for a search party but she argues he could have put out the fire But Oliver’s not interested in rehashing old wounds she’s still the best agent he’s ever worked with and he needs someone he can trust because the blast that collapsed the Pit was no accident Someone wanted those killers back out in the world it turns out there’s much more going on “We talk a lot about what was going on at the Pit as being sort of like this octopus with many tentacles we sort of chop one off only to realize there’s more and there definitely is someone behind the explosion at the Pit with an ulterior motive that we’ll uncover hopefully seasons — multiple seasons — sort of down the road We’re always going to be moving towards that eventual reveal of who was behind it and why.” Coburn calls who blew up the Pit “the long arc of the show” but points out “there are a lot of different groups — pharmaceutical companies government shadowy projects — that were all involved in it and all doing bad things as well It’s really a messy situation that is going to need to be untangled as opposed to a simple whodunnit where it’s like and that’s the only answer.’ There’s plenty of blame to go around because this thing existed for decades and it was used inappropriately for decades.” We couldn’t help but notice that Shane did seem eager to join Bex and Jacob in hunting down Richard Harris and while the co-showrunners do confirm there’s more to him than meets the eye they also assure that doesn’t mean he’s a bad guy “He’s got some very big ulterior motives “We really get into it in Episode 7 or 8 He’s got a very personal stake in what’s going on in the Pit he really steps up and inserts himself into this investigation and he’s got a very personal reason for doing that that goes beyond just having a job at this place.” “It’s important to note the deception that he has about having a very personal reason never compromises his ability to do his job or to be there for the team and he would never put his team or the people who become his friends at risk in order to accomplish that personal thing They do sort of exist a little bit separately And I think as you get towards the end of the season he’s going to have a choice to make between his personal search and the team and he will choose something that reaffirms his commitment to this team.” What did you think of The Hunting Party premiere Sign Up Your Ads Privacy ChoicesIMDb Renowned for her mix of hypnotic rhythms and unique percussive sounds from her hand-made Gyil the now Berlin-based Bex Burch will head out on a series of gigs this March and April Learning how to hand-carve her wooden Gyil after spending three years in Ghana Burch spent 18-months from 2008 in an instrument-making apprenticeship with master gyil player Thomas Sekgura This formative experience gave her a deep-seated respect for the powerful Dagaare music as well as the confidence to pursue a path that reflected her own voice and the myriad strands and tastes of her personality Developing her music Bex won wide acclaim for her post-punk jazz-influenced trio Vula Viel with bassist Ruth Goller and drummer Jim Hart This band morphed into Burch’s experimental electro-acoustic duo Boing with former Polar Bear electronics maestro Leafcutter John boundary pushing quintet with Tamar Osborn Bex’s solo album There is only love and fear was the first release to spring from the ongoing practice of asking herself “what sounds do I like today?” and was recorded over thirty-two days of improvised sessions in the US with some of International Anthem’s finest musicians Burch was invited to spend time in the US by International Anthem Records to meet and make music with like-minded musicians from their Chicago-based network As Tony Benjamin wrote in Jazzwise upon the album’s release: “There Is Only Love And Fear is the impressive result of an apparent myriad of spontaneous collaborations whose diversity distils into a coherent sound portrait of Burch herself” Rachel Musson joins Bex and Laurel for a one off double bill at the unque barn-cum-studio space Rattle and Brash in Stroud Musson was among ten recipients of the 2024 Paul Hamlyn Award which saw the 30th anniversary of the Awards for Artists mark an increase in the award from £60,000 to £75,000 each reflecting the Foundation’s strong belief in the value of artists and their vital contribution to society is a widely acclaimed and adventurous player/composer she is involved in a variety of free improvisation projects she has introduced composed elements to her work Belfast (5 March at 1-3pm); Accidental Theatre Oxford (12 March) and Flock @ Village Underground For more info and tickets visit bexburch.com/live/ All About The Rock Tonight we ventured towards “The Lodge,” which is located in the Deaf Institute to witness Alt Blk Era on their Rave Immortal UK Tour This is the first time I’ve attended a gig at this room at the Deaf Institute I thought I’d do a little bit of research and noticed that the capacity for this was noted as 140 standing guests who have quickly excelled in the music scene this is a small venue for these guys!” Upon arriving at the venue it was quaint and had a good nostalgic vibe and I do have to say it is the perfect venue for intimate gigs Alt Blk Era’s Manchester show had fully sold out so it would be great to see how this venue looked and held for an act like Alt Blk Era and let me just say – I couldn’t have thought of any better venue to have seen this performance this evening With this being a night with only two acts BEX photo courtesy of Laura Jane Photography © & Photography for All About The Rock Taking to the stage first and the only support act for the evening was BEX but it’s definitely one I’ve been sleeping on and I’ve been so happy to have been introduced to it tonight the music brings out a different side to them I would describe the sound to be a mix of alternative rock with punk rock sprinkled in the mix – it’s raw and it’s fuelled by a passion that radiates throughout the performance A part of the setup that I found very unique was the fact that they ran with two bassists but no guitarists I may have been living under a rock the last few years but I have not experienced a performance that did not include your standard 6 (or more) string guitars but two bass guitars; so for me it was a different experience and kept in line with what BEX was saying throughout the evening: being unique and different should be embraced ALT BLK ERA photo courtesy of Laura Jane Photography © & Photography for All About The Rock Following on and the headlining act for the evening and their synergy on stage is beautiful – honestly there’s no other word to describe it Some combinations just work together… Cheese and wine Yep… Nyrobi and Chaya… Hell yes I don’t think there was any point throughout the evening where the duo were not smiling and genuinely looking like they LIVE for what they do you must first enjoy what you do before others will also appreciate it and their vibe bolstered this statement tenfold If I could summarise the sound of Alt Blk Era it would be a fusion of rock and drum and bass elements with an audible metal influence With the Rave Immortal UK Tour being in ode to the release of their recent release back on January 10 Nyrobi brought a highlight to the fact that the album was centred around life experiences and about her hidden disability which was the result of a chronic illness that left her bedridden in her teens As someone who has gone through this myself (we won’t get deep here… I’m not an emotional person (*ahem*… I’m too metal for that I could resonate with a lot of things that were said during the evening and it honestly was heartwarming to hear someone being so vocal both musically and spoken about the trauma and hardship of going through these experiences The set was inclusive of the full ‘Rave Immortal’ album from start to finish and was an audio experience that I absolutely adored Midway through the set during the performance of ‘Hunt You Down’ a runway from the rear of the room to the stage for people to really show what they could do slaying that runway—it was a unique addition to the show and one I’m sure that some of the audience will remember for a while Alt Blk Era is a testament that shows if you want something and not let your life challenges get in your way you will excel at what you do (and superbly The admiration I have gained from this show and the stories they told this evening has given me a newfound respect for them I can not wait to see what they do in the future the atmosphere tonight was absolutely amazing with artists who reflected that vibe perfectly There was not one part throughout the evening I felt lacked energy or that ‘feel good’ vibe For a change of scenery and a different genre than what I’d usually listen to and from the reaction from the crowds throughout the night I’m certain the feeling was mutual in the room You must be logged in to post a comment This site uses 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Learn how your comment data is processed. Subscribe now to keep reading and get access to the full archive WARGASM-approved punk star inspired by riot grrrl and growing up with Kerrang!’s very own TV channel… Jumping on a call from her widely red-coloured accessorised room that matches her hair, 22-year-old BEX is more than excited to be chatting with K “I used to watch Kerrang! TV all the time,” she grins. It started her on the road to where she is today, one of the most exciting and interesting breakout stars of 2024. Hailing from Milton Keynes, she’s already had some micro-hits in the shape of 2023’s Don’t Date The Devil and this summer’s Fight, as well as touring with Witch Fever and WARGASM how did music become a full-time deal for her something she played every day after school “I wasn’t hanging out with people,” she recalls Then I joined a weekend music club where they put you in bands.” After a series of local gigs – notably Christmas market shows – BEX headed to Guildford to get immersed in a music scene It was at that town’s Boileroom venue where she got inspired “I went there to figure out what music I wanted to make Soon enough, BEX wound up at the Academy Of Contemporary Music (ACM), a school she says “everyone ends up at”. It’s true, the ACM has churned out such notable names as Dan Flint of You Me At Six BEX got an unexpected message from WARGASM’s Sam Matlock “Sam messaged me saying we should do some writing together,” she says “I was baffled because I didn’t think anyone knew I did music aside from some old covers.” BEX and Sam have become semi-regular writing partners brainstorming new music ideas together when they can One such session brought to life BEX’s grungy recent banger Taste Better “We started messing around with some scales BLACKPINK use We came up with Taste Better in a couple of hours,” she explains “I wasn’t a fan of them before but I am now Sam really liked one of their songs and it all went from there.” “I listen to Olivia Rodrigo every day and I understand why it’s in the charts,” she says “There’s so much music coming out in the world BEX plays London Omeara tonight, November 1. This article originally appeared in the autumn 2024 issue of the magazine Rebellion has revealed that the Introducing Stage on the Sunday of the festival will once again be taken over by LOUD WOMEN which is about “holding that grudge with you every day and using it to fuel your mission” alternative music is more important than ever as we roll hard into 2025 we’re spotlighting the artists spearheading this new year’s revolution… Here’s what went down at our festive bash last night Watch the lyric video for BEX’s new single Sum Kinda Syko which is a song that “reflects my experience with harassment and how this person couldn’t accept boundaries” BEX has shared a “fierce” new banger that “marks a moment where I accepted and understood my own power” Watch the video for BEX’s new single sunDae which is about “the expectation of having to be and look perfect all the time even when the world isn’t” Listen to BEX’s honest account of the music industry in new single Trust No One an occasional roundup of the best Heavy Metal News features and pictures curated by our global MetalTalk team MetalTalk is Europe's leading independent Heavy Metal news publication For more details, contact Steve Ritchie at Editor@MetalTalk.Net is owned and managed by MetalTalk and must not be used elsewhere without written permission This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Bex Diamond goes to jail nearly every week Diamond arrives at the Pima County Adult Detention Complex armed with a cashier’s check sometimes paying the bail for up to three people at a time The process of bailing someone out of jail includes filling out a form with a line stating your relationship to the inmate Diamond sometimes writes “friend,” but this morning fills in “TBF.” The young woman behind the glass window is new The jail staffer asks what “TBF” means “Tucson Bail Fund,” Diamond says En español: Fondo comunitario con intención de ayudar con fianza de acusados ante juicio en Tucson another woman opens the bond window to the left “Is that Bex?” she calls out with a big smile “It’s so good to see you!” Diamond greets the woman behind the glass and the two chat about the Halloween decals that jail employees have affixed to the bond window “That’s definitely the weirdest part of my job,” Diamond says Diamond works as the operations director for the Tucson Bail Fund a local community group that provides fund for bail for incarcerated people in need The vast majority of the people incarcerated at the Pima County Jail are there pretrial meaning they have not yet had their day in court or been sentenced for a crime nearly 98 percent of inmates at the jail had not yet been tried and were still innocent until proven guilty in the eyes of the law just 37 were serving sentences at the jail according to the most recent county report available That same year, eight people died while incarcerated at the jail The median bail bond amount for a felony in the United States is $10,000, according to the most recent available data from 2015, though Black and Latino defendants are consistently assigned higher bail amounts than their white counterparts “The cash bail system favors those who have financial and social resources to be able to get out of custody and fight their case from the outside,” said Pima County Legal Defender Kristine Alger “The people who are able to be out of custody are oftentimes at a significant advantage who are people who don’t have financial resources they’re the ones who end up stuck in jail." Alger uses the Tucson Bail Fund “pretty much anytime” she has a client with a bond under $5,000 they’re not able to afford “The bail fund has been a great resource for getting them back into the community instead of them just kind of languishing in jail,” she said The Tucson organization is the only community bail fund in Arizona sustained entirely through grants and donations Executive Director Tiera Rainey said since the group was founded in 2017 Rainey took over the bail fund in 2021 from her mother who started it as a project of Black Lives Matter Tucson being so close to the Borderlands,” said Rainey who spent several years doing government contracting work in Washington and Afghanistan before returning to her hometown of Tucson “We're a community that is under-resourced Sixty percent of the voting base is in Phoenix and so I think often people overlook our little community.” an incarcerated person’s family member friend or lawyer fills out the group’s online form with basic information about the person’s circumstances “We don't necessarily ask the specifics of the case,” Rainey said “It’s normally family and friends that are applying and they don't always know the details anyway And then we use a matrix of prioritization in how we look at the application.” The bail fund’s employees meet once a week to go over the pending applications “There are lots of people in health crises people whose children are in flux because they’ve been detained Or people that are about to lose their job and therefore will lose their housing and will end up part of the houseless population The average bond the Tucson Bail Fund provides is $5,000 the organization will work to come up with the money to cover higher amounts the Tucson Bail Fund raised $15,000 to free Tyesha Wayne a Sahuarita woman charged with second-degree murder after fatally shooting a man in what she said was an act of self-defense against her abuser Wayne’s bail was originally set at $1 million until a judge reduced it to $150,000 The bail fund raised a tenth of that amount to pay a bail bondsman to free Wayne from jail “We don't normally work with bail bondsmen because we find their work extractive and expensive This summer, charges against Wayne were dismissed without prejudice, though the Pima County Attorney’s Office said in a statement to the Green Valley News they may refile charges against her later “Because she was able to fight her charges from outside a jail she not only got custody of her children back but ultimately the state’s case wasn’t strong enough to go to trial,” Rainey said “There’s the possibility they could refile but I still think it’s a huge win.” the Tucson Bail Fund partnered with Pima County Juvenile Court to distribute more than $100,000 in Justice Department grants to cover restitution fees for juvenile offenders and some adults juveniles cannot get their records sealed if they still owe restitution which for many minors — who are unable to work or to make very much money if they do — is impossible to come up with The purpose of bail is to allow the accused to return home from jail before their trial, while ensuring they will return for their court date Constitution prohibits "excessive bail," though what that means is left up to a judge who sets the amount based on several factors and the likelihood they may flee before the proceedings The bail fund mostly gets their money back when a defendant completes their legal obligations though sometimes they do not show up for their court date “It’s definitely happened,” Rainey said “It’s not the vast majority of our cases but we’ve definitely had some absconsions.” The bail fund does not attempt to follow up with inmates or their family members to urge them to go to court The fund also does not have any contact with any alleged victims in their applicants’ cases “Our criminal justice system doesn’t possess the creativity to see nuance in situations of harm,” Diamond said “They place labels of ‘victim,’ ‘perpetrator,’ ‘aggressor,’ things like that when the reality in most situations is far more complicated.” when a request comes in for bail for someone accused of domestic violence “We’re told from a young age that when you need support but I didn’t anticipate that he would be arrested I advocated for this not to happen.’” One of the first people to receive bond from the fund was a man who relapsed for the first time in 10 years because his wife had cancer and was facing up to 10 years in prison because of previous charges He was able to fight his case from outside of jail “Instead of just using kind of a blanket assessment like we get with pretrial services or through the courts where they're just asking people questions and adding up points,” Alger said “the bail fund will look at a more holistic view and they really look at cases on an individual basis The fight to get the general public to approach the incarcerated the addicted and the mentally ill with nuance and empathy is often a difficult one “it's important for people to understand that just because you're accused of something does not mean that that is actually the detail of what has happened And I think that that feeds into a lot of fear mongering,” Rainey said Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos told the Sentinel last December that an estimated two-thirds of the jail population suffers from mental illness or substance abuse disorder “That’s their only crime.” Nanos supports the expansion of wraparound services like addiction treatment or housing support but doesn't think the jail is the place to provide them you've got to go to jail.' What am I telling my populace that's out here who suffers from addiction but are those social services better provided by a jail where the sheriff is in charge The sheriff is also an advocate for bail reform himself if you commit a nonviolent crime like shoplifting wear an ankle monitor,” but if your crime is violent “you’re staying in jail until your hearing.” “You should not be in my jail based on the size of your wallet,” Nanos said “I don’t know that bail’s worked for this country at all.” Pima County Attorney Laura Conover called the cash bail system “antiquated and nonsensical” in a release Conover advocates for a system similar to the one Nanos proposed — if someone poses an “ongoing threat of harm” to the community prosecutors will recommend release until their next court date with the decision to set bail left at the discretion of judges Rainey says this kind of reform doesn’t solve the fundamental problems with incarceration “If we're only focusing on the low-level misdemeanors you are not decarcerating that jail at all,” Rainey said More than 94 percent of the pretrial population at the Pima County jail last April was held on a felony charge — misdemeanors make up only a small portion of incarcerations there it just is going to stack (up) even more Black Rainey agrees with the sheriff's assertion that the jail is not a service provider to the mentally ill or addicted she’d like to see a substantial investment in community social services though her ultimate goal is prison abolition — replacing incarceration with systems of rehabilitation “The only solution is abolition,” said Emily Morel community organizer at the Tucson Bail Fund “I don't think that we can fix a system that came from something so violent and continues to be violent the Tucson Bail Fund will continue working to keep people out of jail “We're doing one specific act of mutual aid “Paying bail is not enough in and of itself What people need is so much more to be thriving in this community.” the Tucson Sentinel publishes our stories without a paywall We believe a healthy community depends on everyone having access to quality independent journalism we're committed to providing real reporting to all Southern Arizona residents A single story can cost us thousands of dollars to report – some take months & months of dogged digging others require paying for tall stacks of records that officials don't want to provide Some mean driving to remote corners of Pima County & some see our reporters sitting through endless government meetings to make sure they get the whole story & not just a quick headline Our award-winning newsroom has some of the best reporters and we're dedicated to getting the story right Our pioneering effort (we were one of the very first local nonprofit news outlets in the entire country) to rebuild local journalism will only work if enough people join our Watchdog Club community of paying members Please join today for as little as $15/month For those who can't afford to contribute right now, please sign up for our free Watchdog Update newsletters & help the spread word about the Sentinel to your friends Your contributions help the Sentinel sustain & grow our nonprofit newsroom & bolster our commitment to delivering the important independent news our community needs to thrive The Tucson Sentinel is published by Tucson Investigative Reporting Center Inc. we're committed to providing real reporting to everyone in Southern Arizona But a single story can cost us thousands of dollars to report – some take months and months of dogged digging and some see our reporters sitting through endless government meetings to make sure they get the whole story and not just a quick headline Our pioneering effort to rebuild local news will only work if enough people join our Watchdog Club community of paying members For those who can't afford to contribute right now, please sign up for one of our free Watchdog Update newsletters and help the spread word about the Sentinel to your friends A smarter Tucson is a better Tucson — and the Sentinel shines a light on this town because we love it Tucson Sentinel's independent nonprofit newsroom is an award-winning journalism pioneer that learns from & informs Southern Arizonans about the community challenges & unique culture of our Borderlands. © 2009-2025 TucsonSentinel.com Tucson Sentinel's independent nonprofit newsroom learns from & informs Southern Arizonans about the community challenges & unique culture of our Borderlands. She has an MA in English Literature from the University of Texas at San Antonio and a BS in English from the U.S She is currently an active-duty service member in the U.S producer and instrument maker Bex Burch for a special two-day residency presenting an intimate portrait of her core practice and special collaborations The first night Burch shared the stage with solo percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie recipient of the Polar Music Prize and the Companion of Honour; virtuoso double bassist John Edwards whose staggering range of techniques and boundless musical imagination have redefined the possibility of the double bass and dramatically expanded its role; and Berlin-based multi-instrumentalist His work draws from a wide variety of music from the traditional to the highly abstract coalescing into a very personal and hypnotic style They are set to release a live recording of this singular encounter as Tangled Goodbye it’s been produced by the quartet with titles chosen by Glennie The album is released today 23 August on Vula Viel Records See the video below and for more info visit vulavielrecords.bandcamp.com “The Bulgarian cybersecurity market is set for steady expansion driven by the rising reliance on digital platforms in sectors such as finance This demand is further accelerated by EU regulations like the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) and the NIS2 Directive which underscore the need for robust cybersecurity measures,” Miglen Evlogiev President of Bulgarian Cybersecurity Association. fostering a favorable environment for both service and product-based cybersecurity companies shared with The Recursive that what’s interesting now “is the start of development of cybersecurity product companies from those providing services e.g Bulgaria’s cybersecurity landscape is still developing and there are things that require improvement and better facilitation. Bulgaria’s educational system has been slow to keep pace with this fast-developing sector Cybersecurity education started around 4-5 years ago with the introduction of master’s degree programs at a few universities aimed at helping IT professionals transition into the infosec field bachelor’s degree programs related to cybersecurity have been launched but there is still a lack of cybersecurity courses at the high school level.” Pavel Georgiev several cybersecurity communities in Bulgaria aiming to strengthen the sector “This is a competitive industry and while there is a strong community initiative a more holistic strategy is required to be successful on the global stage BEX is committed to supporting the expansion of the Bulgarian companies into the global market and we are launching the CyberSecurity London programme in Q4’24,” he added Check out the full report here. 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I am, of course, as my natural dealer disposition, but I can cheer up today as I found my ghosted collectors last night and managed to convince them to spend some of their hard-earned cash on a few works from the booth. Will they want to pay for import and export? That is a story for another day. I will naturally celebrate late into tonight, perhaps like the boys found fondling at midnight in the Richard Serra by the Kunsthalle Basel, or the Gmail adviser who fell flat on the dancefloor at L’Avventura last night... See you tomorrow. and art adviser diversifies into performance poetry blog14 June 2023Art Basel gossip: Martin Creed is dressed to impress, Basel Social Club takes the wafer and diners are left red facedPlus Thomas Price makes a return journey and Cornelia Parker (finally) takes flight blog10 June 2024Art Basel diary: arty eating, the joy of sobriety and desperately seeking eternal lifePlus our very own undercover gallerist gives us the lowdown from behind the scenes blog14 June 2023Art Basel gossip: Emmanuel Perrotin gives us the silent treatment, Laure Prouvost's watery work and gallerists don their bathersPlus, fair guides take on the chatbots and Kosovan artist talks to the chickens BEX has unleashed a brand-new single and video One of Kerrang!’s breaking artists to watch in 2025 the musician’s first new single of the year is “a representation of female oppression” “Throughout history women have been deemed the weaker sex and the property of men,” BEX explains crybaby represents the built-up rage exploding out of today’s women with the unjust still playing out all around them we can close our eyes to inequality and live blind and naive to the facts (the crybaby eye masks in the music video represent this) It can be easier to ignore the ‘little comments’; it can be easier to not ‘cause a scene’; it can be easier to just ‘not care’ This doesn’t make it right; this doesn't make it okay; this allows it to continue It is our choice to remove the mask and fight back You just have to be prepared for what you see It’s about holding that grudge with you every day and using it to fuel your mission Catch BEX at Download Festival in June – get your tickets now. Rebellion has revealed that the Introducing Stage on the Sunday of the festival will once again be taken over by LOUD WOMEN. Tearing up rulebooks and expanding minds, alternative music is more important than ever as we roll hard into 2025. To celebrate, we’re spotlighting the artists spearheading this new year’s revolution… Like Noddy Holder almost sang, it’s Kerriiiiiiiiistmaaaaaas!! Here’s what went down at our festive bash last night. Meet BEX: the rising, WARGASM-approved punk star inspired by riot grrrl, Olivia Rodrigo, and growing up with Kerrang!’s very own TV channel… Watch the lyric video for BEX’s new single Sum Kinda Syko, which is a song that “reflects my experience with harassment, unwanted attention, and how this person couldn’t accept boundaries”. Co-written with WARGASM’s Sam Matlock, BEX has shared a “fierce” new banger that “marks a moment where I accepted and understood my own power”. Watch the video for BEX’s new single sunDae, which is about “the expectation of having to be and look perfect all the time even when the world isn’t”. Listen to BEX’s honest account of the music industry in new single Trust No One, taken from her upcoming debut EP SCUM. Sum Kinda SykoWatch the lyric video for BEX’s new single Sum Kinda Syko A couple of months on from the BLACKPINK-inspired Taste Better, BEX has unleashed a new single The singer’s lyrically-raging latest effort is called Sum Kinda Syko it “represents someone who crossed boundaries” BEX continues: “What started as admiration slowly turned into something overwhelming over the course of two years This person began crossing lines in ways that became unsettling with their behaviour becoming increasingly invasive things escalated beyond what I could ignore and I realised I was in a dangerous situation “Sum Kinda Syko reflects my experience with harassment and how this person couldn’t accept boundaries Syko is a reminder of how quickly things can go from harmless to threatening.” “Every single lyric is true and meaningful it’s so blunt and honestly comedic when you read the lyrics alone.” Check out the lyric video for Sum Kinda Syko below: Catch BEX live at the following dates next month: 1 London Omeara15 Stoke-On-Trent Sugarmill (supporting WARGASM) Read this: The story of My Chemical Romance’s The Black Parade: “When it was done, I knew that we’d created a monster”