good morning! tomorrow my darling tori amos is releasing her very first seasonal album called midwinter graces (her 11th studio album) i've been listening to it for a few weeks now and it's amazing - it's perfect for people who aren't so keen on 'holiday' music - the songs all emanate a perfectly relaxing warmth! i actually find it to be better than her last album abnormally attracted to sin which i do like but i haven't really connected with it as much as her previous albums (i still need to spend some more time with it) besides covering classic songs - there's two brand new tracks penned by ms. amos (pink and glitter and our new year) thanks to imeem - you can listen to the entire album below! there's a bonus track verison available on itunes plus a deluxe edition which includes a DVD ... the holidays came early for us toriphiles! popbytes over & out for now ... xoxo
Midwinter Graces is an album that has been in the making for the past 40 years. Raised in the Baltimore area under the watchful eye of her Methodist minister father, Tori grew up playing holiday carols at Sunday services and Christmas Day celebrations in her father's church. These were the songs that gave a young Tori her first taste of music, and now almost 40 years later Tori gets her own chance to reimagine classics like "What Child, Nowell" and "Star of Wonder." Tori will also add her own bittersweet bliss to the season with original tracks like "Pink and Glitter" and "Our New Year."
For Midwinter Graces, Amos has again teamed up with long time collaborators Matt Chamberlain on drums, Jon Evans on bass, and Mac Aladdin on guitars. Tori has enlisted the help of a Big Band and an Orchestra with stunning John Philip Shenale arrangements to create Tori's new seasonal classics.
good evening! so last night i was at the greek theatre (a lovely outdoor venue here in los angeles nestled inside of griffith park) catching tori amos on her sinful attraction tour - of course tori put on an amazing show like she always does (for those of you who have seen her before ... you know exactly what i'm talking about) the set list borrowed heavily from her previous albums and out of a total of 22 songs - she only played four from her latest release abnormally attracted to sin - i was thrilled when she played marys of the sea (from the beekeeper), space dog and icicle (from under the pink) ... just a few of my favorite tracks! (you can read more about the show and see some pictures & video over on undented) there's nothing i can really say about ms. amos that i haven't said before on popbytes - she's beyond brilliant and will forever be the consummate musician ... if i were stranded on a deserted island and could only pick one artist's catalog (i could never pick just one album) to keep me company - without the slightest doubt i would have to choose tori amos!
while in LA - ms. amos took a little time out to stop by KCRW in santa monica this past thursday to play a few tracks and answer a couple of questions (on morning becomes eclectic with host jason bentley) watch the video below! anyways i hope y'all are having a kick-ass weekend so far - this morning i went up to malibu (unfortunately i didn't spot cher) for a little beach time (at point dume) although the water was super cold - i actually went in and it was really refreshing plus i spotted dolphins and sea lions from the shore! tomorrow i'm meeting up with a few peeps who i haven't seen in ages - i can't wait! popbytes over & out for tonight ... xoxo
tori amos / july 17th 2009 / greek theatre / los angeles
main set
1. give
2. siren
3. graveyard
4. cornflake girl
5. icicle
6. sugar
7. marys of the sea
8. bells for her
9. carbon
10. liquid diamonds
lizard lounge
11. mary jane
12. jackie's strength
band returns
13. china
14. curtain call
15. fast horse
16. space dog
17. mother revolution
18. precious things
19. strong black vine
encore
20. police me
21. big wheel
22. tear in your hand
oh i've been in such a great mood all day long - not only did i secure myself entry to tonight's indigo girls show down at el rey theatre - which totally thrilled me (since i waited until the last minute to sort out the situation) but i'm also finally going to meet my pal victoria for a quick dinner - i've known her for a couple of years now (we met via popbytes) she was the first person to turn me onto lily allen - she's a totally good bean - it'll be so nice to meet her - even if it's just for a little while (she'll be back in LA and i need to get my ass to NYC sooner rather than later!)
right now i'm going to leave you with my darling tori amos - just yesterday the dates were announced for her upcoming sinful attraction tour here in the states in support of her new album abnormally attracted to sin which hits stores on tuesday (may 19th) i've already pre-ordered my copy on itunes - which will allow me to buy presale tickets to her show in los angeles on july 17th - i can't wait! of course the album did recently leak and i got a chance to listen to a couple of times already - it's growing on me - i really like a number of tracks but i need to spend a drop more time with it before i pass final judgement! the other night ms. amos did a small acoustic show at london's famous savoy theatre - many thanks to flowers in time for posting a small review along with some audio from the show - have a listen below to an incredible live version of the first single welcome to england and if you can't get enough tori - head over to samesame to watch all the visualettes from her new album - one for each track! and don't forget to stop by undented for all the latest tori happenings - there's a lot going on right now! popbytes over & out for tonight (check my twitter page for updates from the indigo girls show - i can't wait to see amy ray and emily saliers again!)
listen to welcome to england | live at the savoy theatre »
TORI AMOS - SINFUL ATTRACTION TOUR - NORTH AMERICA
07.10 | Seattle, WA | WaMu Theater
07.11 | Portland, OR | Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
07.13 | Oakland, CA | Paramount Theatre
07.14 | Oakland, CA | Paramount Theatre
07.16 | San Diego, CA | Humphrey's
07.17 | Los Angeles, CA | Greek Theatre
07.18 | Phoenix, AZ | Dodge Theatre
07.20 | Salt Lake City, UT | Abravenal Hall
07.21 | Denver, CO | Paramount Theatre
07.23 | Kansas City, MO | Starlight Theatre
07.24 | Grand Prairie, TX | Nokia Theatre
07.25 | Austin, TX | The Long Center for the Performing Arts
07.27 | Atlanta, GA | Chastain Park Amphitheatre
07.28 | Orlando, FL | Bob Carr Performing Arts Center
07.29 | Miami Beach, FL | The Fillmore Miami Beach
07.31 | Durham, NC | Durham Performing Arts Center
08.01 | Washington, DC | DAR Constitution Hall
08.03 | Chicago, IL | Chicago Theatre
08.04 | Milwaukee, WI | Riverside Theatre
08.05 | Minneapolis, MN | State Theatre
08.07 | Indianapolis, IN | Murat Theatre
08.08 | Detroit, MI | Detroit Opera House
08.10 | Toronto, ON | Massey Hall
08.11 | Montreal, QC | St Denis Theatre
08.13 | New York, NY | Radio City Music Hall
08.15 | Upper Darby, PA | Tower Theatre
08.17 | Boston, MA | Bank of America Pavilion
oh happy day! my darling tori amos is offering up a free download of one of her new tracks entitled maybe california off her upcoming album abnormally attracted to sin - head over to spinner to nab the song for yourself - and watch the accompanying video 'visualette' below (there will be one for each track off the new album) people local to LA will notice ms. amos wandering past a number of los angeles hot spots! i simply can't wait until ms. amos blows into town again to play us toriphiles some of her new music - i'm totally planning on being there! anyways tonight i'm heading out again to see ladytron over at the henry fonda theater - my blogger comrade and friend sheena beaston was supposed to go with me but her flight from NYC was delayed by a few hours so she won't make it in time :( yet i will make sure to have fun for the both of us! popbytes over & out for tonight ... xoxo
This Mother's Day, Tori Amos wanted to extend a special gift to all mothers in the best way she knows how: with song. 'Maybe California' -- off her May 19th-due album, 'Abnormally Attracted to Sin' -- was written, as she describes it, from one mother to another, who, as the lyrics explore, is contemplating suicide. The tune itself is meant as a saving grace, of sorts.
"There are people in our lives, and we all know them, that are able to give even in the darkest of times," Amos, who has an 8-year-old daughter, Natashya, says. "Even when they seem depleted. But somehow by giving, they gain this magical light. Even the most giving person needs a gift every once and a while, just to know they are seen and appreciated. 'Maybe California' is my gift to you." SOURCE
good morning boys & girls! oh it's going to be a great day - not only is it friday but i've also got the brand new tori amos (aka my personal music goddess) video for welcome to england - the first single off her upcoming 10th studio album abnormally attracted to sin releasing on may 19th! please don't forget to visit undented for all the latest & greatest tori news! popbytes over & out for now ... xoxo
UPDATE! my youtube audio video was yanked (boo hiss!) so below you'll now find the music video for tori amos' new single welcome to england - enjoy!
hey hey! right before i left work today - my pal and fellow toriphile angel (who i met through popbytes a few years ago) sent me an email about a new tori amos track which had just leaked onto the web - i immediately listened and of course i loved it - ms. amos can do no wrong! have a listen to welcome to england below - a track off her upcoming new album abnormally attracted to sin due out may 19th (i just posted about the album last week) i'd love to be in austin this week for SXSW where tori will be debuting some of her new songs but unfortunately i'm stuck here working in los angeles - hopefully some audio/video will be uploaded for everyone to enjoy! (for all the latest & greatest tori news - make sure to check out undented - a super comprehensive website dedicated to all things tori!) popbytes over & out for tonight ... xoxo
good evening! today was totally awesome - it all started this morning when spinner unveiled the gorgeous cover of tori amos' 10th new studio album abnormally attracted to sin due out on may 19th - along with the tracklisting and a small interview! i'm simply overjoyed at the thought of new tori material (her last brilliant album american doll posse was released back in 2007) she'll be previewing some songs during a small show at SXSW - i was thinking to go to austin but sadly i don't think i'll be able to swing it (considering the festival kicks off this weekend) i'm sure she'll hit the road again - i can see her the next time she's in los angeles! ms. amos is my be all & end all (and has been for years - since '92) whatever she has cooked up for this album will surely be incredible as always - i'm dying to hear some audio streams! (hopefully a few tracks will leak soon)
not only was there good news concerning tori ... i also got word of the new indigo girls album - poseidon and the bitter bug due out on march 24th - amy ray & emily saliers are right up there alongside ms. amos - plus they're playing here on may 14th - i must go! (now only if courtney love would actually release her new album nobody's daughter - that would complete the whole 'good things come in threes' theory - supposedly it's releasing on june 8th but i'm not holding my breathe) popbytes over & out for now ... xoxo
tori amos abnormally attracted to sin tracklist 1. give 2. welcome to england 3. strong black vine 4. flavor 5. not dying today 6. maybe california 7. curtain call 8. fire to your plain 9. police me 10. that guy 11. abnormally attracted to sin 12. 500 miles 13. mary jane 14. starling 15. fast horse 16. ophelia 17. lady in blue
+ a DVD of corresponding 'visualettes' for each track will accompany the deluxe version of abnormally attracted to sin. these interlocking episodic films bring to life the narrative arc of the album. the footage was captured over the past year and shot with a noir twist in HD and Super 8.
hey hey! my darling musical goddess tori amos is releasing a brand new DVD (due out next week on september 23rd) featuring some of her very first live angst fueled performances from back in the early 90's (specifically at the montreux jazz festival in '91 & '92) the good folks over at spinner posted a clip of her performing one of her best tracks ever precious things (you can see more clips over here) i first fell in love with ms. amos back in 1992 upon the release of her debut album little earthquakes and sixteen years later i'm still drawn to her incredible talent and music - she's seriously the best - no one tops her in my eyes - you'll see why in her amazing piano humping performance below! popbytes over & out for now...xoxo
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!
the beekeeper, i can't see new york, devils & gods, gold dust, leather, caught a lite sneeze, little amsterdam, past the mission PHOTOS | COMIC BOOK RESOURCES
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 albany 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!
hey everyone! the latest tori amos album american doll posse releases two weeks from tomorrow (i'll actually be in NYC that day (may 1st) i can't wait to head back east for a few days!) just this past friday ms. amos revealed more about isabel who is her most outwardly political character on the album (you can read her blog) ms. isabel is also the character in charge of the first song off the album entitled yo george and i'm sure you can all take a guess at who she is talking about...
Isabel, a photographer, is a reflection of Artemis and is the most outwardly political of the bunch. She opens the album with "Yo George," a shout-out to our Commander-in-Chief, questioning what horribly dark road we've been led down and closes the CD with the anti-war anthem, "Dark Side of the Sun."
tori also recently performed a few new & old songs over in the netherlands - i've offered up an .mp3 of one of the new tracks sung live called beauty of speed which you can listen to below! popbytes over & out for now...xxoo!
» listen to tori amos' beauty of speed.mp3 (live in utrecht | source)
yo george
I salute to you Commander
And I sneeze
Cause I have now an allergy
To your policies it seems
Where have we gone wrong America
Mr. Lincoln we can't seem to find you anywhere
Out of the millions
From the desserts to the mountains
Over prairies to the shores
Is this just the madness of King George
Yo George
Is this just the madness of King George
Yo George
Well you have the whole nation on all fours
good morning! this past friday the always lovely tori amos gave us more insight to one of her invented characters named clyde who appears on her upcoming albumamerican doll posse...
clyde, who draws from persephone, wears her emotional wounds on her sleeve, but remains idealistic. she is looking at the effects of not being a whole person. she is trying to figure out what she believes in and she is dealing with having been disappointed in her life.
each week she'll be outing each of the characters (building up to the album's release on may 1st) plus with this first introduction of 'clyde' (who actually has her own blog) we were also given a listen to a full track called bouncing off clouds which is one the songs performed by the character of 'clyde' - i know it all sounds a bit crazy but that's ms. amos for 'ya - and us toriphiles wouldn't have it any other way! (she's a total genius) the track is simply gorgeous and i just had to share it for this week's 'monday .mp3' - although there isn't an .mp3 file there are three flavors of streams below! popbytes over & out for now!
PS make sure to read what ms. amos had to say about britney spears!
bouncing off clouds
bouncing off of clouds
we were
is there a lone lost-and-found
make it easy
make this easy
it's not as heavy as it seems
wrapped in metal
wrapped in ivy
painted in mint ice cream
we could bouncing off the top of this cloud
(i've put on my silver)
bouncing off the top of this cloud
failure to respond worked
i talked but did you listen
bouncing off the top of this cloud
(i've put on my silver)
ooh but would you say has it come to this
(i've put on my silver)
bouncing off the top of this cloud
well you can stare all day at the sky
but that won't bring him back
that won't bring him back
you say you're waiting on fate
but i think we decide
i think we decide
where we take our lives
make it easy
easy
easy
we could make this easy
easy love
easy
we could make this easy
make this easy
it's not as heavy as it seems
make this easy
make this easy
it's not as heavy as it seems
wrapped in metal
wrapped in ivy
big umbrellas smiling
we could bouncing off the top of this cloud
(i've put on my silver)
ooh but would you say has it come to this
(i've put on my silver)
bouncing off the top of this cloud
(i've put on my silver)
ooh but would you say has it come to this
(i've put on my silver)
bouncing off of clouds
we were
