Warpaint have been the hotly tipped band of 2011, and rightly so. The foursome from LA put on a rip-roaring gig last night in Tripod capturing the audience with their haunting vocals and catchy guitar riffs. For those who weren't lucky enough to see them in action here's a reminder I've why they're so great:
Showing posts with label music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label music. Show all posts
Monday, 16 May 2011
Tuesday, 26 April 2011
Lady Day: The Voice of a Legend
This 1955 audio recording of Billie Holiday provides an intimate earful into the world of one of the greatest jazz singers of all time. Showing the strains of years of drug abuse and heartbrake, Holiday's voice is clearly diminished but it's still nonetheless striking in its distinctiveness and tone.
In just four years after this was recorded, Holiday sadly passed away at the Metropolitan Hospital in New York (her hospital room under police guard after she was charged with drug possession).
Along with archival footage and photographs, this snippet captures beautifully the world of Lady Day.
In just four years after this was recorded, Holiday sadly passed away at the Metropolitan Hospital in New York (her hospital room under police guard after she was charged with drug possession).
Along with archival footage and photographs, this snippet captures beautifully the world of Lady Day.
Saturday, 19 March 2011
"You Don't Wanna Hold Her Hand, You Wanna to Dick Her!"
The immortal words once uttered by Jefferson Airplane frontwoman Grace Slick, pictured here with singing legend Janis Joplin. This was Slick's response to 'I Wanna Hold Your Hand' by The Beatles, in which Slick stated during a BBC documentary: "Of course you dont wanna hold her hand, you wanna dick her!". She looks cool, she sounds cool and she wrote 'White Rabbit' for God's sake! Grace Slick, I salute you.
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