good evening! i was chatting with my blog buddy nathaniel from the lovely film experience and he sent me this link about this oh so exciting project involving my dear tori amos! this summer there's a book coming out called comic book tattoo (hardcover, thick paper stock, 12"x12") a 500 page collaboration featuring a bunch of highly respected comic book artists - each working on an individual story inspired by the songs of ms. amos - what a freakin' neat idea! (there's a couple of awesome illustrations below - there'll be over fifty stories in total!) plus apparently tori has been quite involved in the project to make sure all of her 'girls' are treated with the respect they totally deserve! you can read a lot more about the whole thing over on comic book resources - oh i seriously can't wait to get myself a copy - it will be an amazing collectible for all fans of tori! popbytes over & out for now...xxoo!
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UPDATE! hey y'all! tori amos was awesome tonight - she managed to do two dolls tonight - starting off with the always political isabel singing yo george and then came out as pip who got quite sassy! then of course tori came out as herself - and did the one song that i was praying for...cooling which was spectacular & emotional (at least for me...) the crowd was so well behaved - during silent all these years i swear you could hear a pin drop - everyone was so quiet - it was perfect! i'll probably write a bit more about the show soon - i'm hoping some of the pictures i was able to snap came out okay! (even though there was a strict no camera policy - we all got away with it!) popbytes over & out for tonight - much love to all as always - xxoo!
hey hey! i'm super excited to go see my main musical goddess tori amos who is playing downtown at nokia live and is the very last stop on her american doll posse tour that started in rome back on may 28th! plus i'm going with my pal tabloid whore - who is also an avid ms. amos fan - it'll be great to see her together! (and we have 2nd row orchestra seats!) when i get home i'll be sure to update this post with a few thoughts on the show - i know it's going to be brilliant - as no one puts on a live show like tori! popbytes over & out for now...xxoo!
hey hey! i recently realized i haven't posted about tori amos lately - yet i'm still listening to her latest album american doll posse like a fiend - i'm having a small love affair with the track dark side of the sun at the moment! tori was on jay leno's 'tonight show' the other night where she performed bouncing off clouds - you must watch her flawless performance backed by her incredible band below - she gives me chills and i'm so stoked to see her when she comes to LA on december 16th! (her US tour kicks off on october 9th in alabany NY) she is totally tops for me - there is no one higher in the popbytes music chain than ms. amos! i'm still slightly spaced out from the past few days - i was a bit of a zombie at work but i managed to get down what i needed to - one more day until the weekend! many thanks to popbytes readers sean & laurie for their recent emails proclaiming themselves as dedicated readers around these parts! popbytes over & out for tonight...xxoo!
good evening! as expected a mighty heart was very intense and sad - i will say angelina jolie did an excellent job playing mariane pearl (widow of slain reporter daniel pearl) i'll be posting a more in-depth review soon once i gather my thoughts! anyways my dear tori amos had a message for the 33rd G8 summit that kicked off in germany wednesday night...ms. amos was playing in dusseldorf and before she sang fat slut tori added a small 'sassy' improv (lyrics & video are both posted below) gosh she's so fierce and chooses her words oh so carefully (i doubt she'll be playing at the white house anytime soon - plus she wouldn't even want to!) many thanks to the good folks over at spinner for the heads up on this one! popbytes over & out for tonight...xxoo!
G8 fuckers,
G8, can you penetrate this gluttony?
from every pore
from every man
who is now whore
who whores this land
who rapes my mother
G8 you cocksuckers...
hey kids! of course when i heard my tori amos was going to be doing an AOL music session - i couldn't wait to see how it turned out - not only is it friday (woo hoo!) but ms. amos' sessions are now up - and she did an amazing job as per usual - the woman is always on! i'm still totally enjoying her latest album american doll posse so much (i listen to the whole thing 2-3x a day right now) it's an album that you need to spend a little time to fully get into but once you do - oh my gosh - it's excellent! below is an embedded clip of bouncing off clouds (one of my favorite tracks) along with links to her other performances (with the band) plus a look 'behind the scenes'! finally please don't forget to enter my tori contest - you only have a few more days! popbytes over & out for now...xxoo!
hey hey! i'm about to run off to take care of a few local errands but i just came across (thanks to undented) another brilliant tori amos performance in her studio - this time she tackles father's son and of course does an amazing job with it - one of the best tracks off her new album american doll posse (which is stuck on repeat in my cd player & ipod) also there's still a little time left to enter my tori contest - so make sure you do! popbytes over & out for now...xxoo!
PS don't forget there's a new saturday night live tonight and always funny lady & former SNL alum molly shannon hosts!
good evening! gosh it was such an amazing coincidence to be in NYC the very same day my dear tori amos held a record release party for her kick-ass new 9th studio album american doll posse which dropped this past tuesday (thanks to the good folks over at AOL music you can stream the entire album!) she played an incredible thirty minute set of new songs over at 'spotlight live' on broadway - i was a little bummed because i got there a drop late and missed my opportunity to get my picture snapped with ms. amos - but i was just glad to be able to attend (besides i probably would've been speechless & fainted in front of her!)
i must give a special shout out to my pal abe who was able to secure my entry and also helped me set up the tori/popbytes contest (which you can still enter!) i brought along my gal gillian who had never seen tori play live before and was impressed - of course she was...tori rules! below is a little bit of video i shot which i'm quite pleased with - the audio is pretty great - also there's a few pics i was able to snap! i simply can't wait until she comes to los angeles and plays a full show - you all know how crazy i am for her - and really tuesday night was so super special - gosh i love her! (here's another account of the evening from undented) popbytes over & out for tonight...xxoo!
PS check out the clip at the bottom i just came across - an amazing taped performance of beauty of speed - it's haunting & brilliant!
good morning! i'm super excited to kick-off this exciting tori amos contest here on popbytes! for the next month you can enter to win a signed copy of her upcoming album american doll posse plus a 30gb ipod! it's easy to enter just follow this link or click the banner below! one lucky popbytes reader will win the goods and i'll make sure to announce the winner when the contest is over - i'm going to leave it open for a whole month (until may 22nd) so there's plenty of time to enter - good luck! popbytes over & out for now...xxoo! (unfortunately this contest is only open to US residents - here's the contest rules)
good evening! i just came across this amazing & brilliant live performance of my dear tori amos singing a gorgeous new track called almost rosey (i posted the lyrics below too!) which is off her upcoming album american doll posse (due out may 1st) i have no clue when this was taped but the quality is excellent plus it's one of the tracks i have pegged as a fave off the new album! (tori credits this track to isabel's persona) stay tuned here as of course there'll be some more postings on ms. amos very soon! (please don't forget she is my absolute favorite for about fifteen years now!) popbytes over & out for tonight...xxoo!
just a minute of your time,
yes i've been known to delude myself
so let me put those rose colored glasses to the test
now is this real enough for you 'cause
blondes here don't jump out of cakes
if that never impressed you much
come board this lunatic express
why do they say
have a nice day anyway
we both know they wouldn't mind
if i just curled up and died
oh, lets not give that one a try
chin up, put on a pair of these roses raise those blinds
chin up, a happy mask was never your best disguise
chin up, put on a pair of these roses
in no time
you will feel almost fine
almost rosey
uh uh uh hey hey hey
now some girls here will huddle with,
no,
not footballers that are rich
but we'll confide in small white sticks
he bounces the viriginian slim
then i just tried once to comply with an authority
that will subsidize my wild side
but at this altar we're sacrificed
yes you can laugh,
a femme fatale,
in a bride's dress
now married to the effortless of the cracks
that lie now in between the facts
why do they say
have a nice day anyway
we both know they wouldn't mind
if i just curled up and died
oh, lets not give that one a try
chin up, put on a pair of these roses raise those blinds
chin up, a happy mask was never your best disguise
chin up, put on a pair of these roses in no time
you will feel almost fine
almost rosey
uh uh uh hey hey hey
now about when violet died
the cause still unidentified
she thought her love would be enough
but you can't seduce seduction
her tentacles of endless want
reach through my corridors
and tempt me to taste of her power
i sober with the witching hour
and when i hear of one more bomb
yes we have all been robbed of song
and nightingales who throw their arms up
when is enough enough
why do they say
have a nice day anyway
we both know they wouldn't mind
if i just curled up and died
oh, lets not give that one a try
chin up, put on a pair of these roses raise those blinds
chin up, a happy mask was never your best disguise
chin up, put on a pair of these roses in no time
you will feel almost fine
almost rosey
good evening! i've been waiting all week for the premiere of the new tori amos video for the first single off her upcoming 9th studio album american doll posse releasing may 1st! this song is big wheel and of course i love my tori but this video is a slight disappointment (sad but true) i think the idea was to make it look like a fan tossed it together but i would have preferred seeing ms. amos in action on her trusty piano! for those of you who are fellow toriphiles - the album did leak today on the net - i'm sure you can find it with a little searching! i haven't had the chance to fully listen to the album but you can bet i'm totally on top of it! popbytes over & out for now...xxoo!
