Switchfoot, taking aim at the horizon Nov 9, 2009
Some of the credit for the albums velocity goes to producer Mike Elizondo, who has worked with hip-hop icons Eminem and Dr. Dre, as well as singer-songwriters Fiona Apple and Regina Spektor. The amped-up sound Elizondo helps Switchfoot achieve is a surprisingly natural fit for him and the band, whose past success has stemmed largely from the bands melody-rich brand of sleek alternative rock. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Bridging the gaps between genres Nov 5, 2009
"They're like, 'He's a rap producer.' And it's like, well, yes, he has done that, but he's also worked with Nelly Furtado and Pink and Fiona Apple. I'm just another name he's adding to his resume of all different kinds of music.". "Play On" is still very much country - there's banjo, pedal steel and mandolin - but Underwood has added different musical textures. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Underwood stretches her country boundaries Nov 3, 2009
"They're like, 'He's a rap producer.' And it's like, well, yes, he has done that, but he's also worked with Nelly Furtado and Pink and Fiona Apple. I'm just another name he's adding to his resume of all different kinds of music.". "Play On" is still very much country there's banjo, peddle steel and mandolin but Underwood has added different musical textures, which points to her maturation as an artist. (MSNBC -- Music)
A guide to Regina Spektor's album 'Far' Oct 26, 2009
When they get really lazy, they start throwing out other names: Bjrk, Kate Bush, Fiona Apple, Joni Mitchell, Billie Holiday. Spektor not only dismisses any connection but also finds the whole thing a bit confusing. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Clark left Braves, Hudson hopes to stay Oct 16, 2009
This is a Cat Stevens tune, but I really love the cover version by Johnny Cash with Fiona Apple off of Cash s spectacular Unearthed box ... But I do like the Cash/Fiona Apple version. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
PLAYLIST: Carol Welsman sings Peggy Lee, plus 10 more Oct 6, 2009
Why Try to Change Me Now Fiona Apple. Apple sounds compellingly shaken and stirred on this selection from the Cy Coleman tribute The Best Is Yet to Come. (USA Today -- Life)
Kanye West Isn't The Only Bad Boy In Video Music Awards History Sep 17, 2009
James Montgomery reminds us that Kanye isn't the first to act up on the VMA stage, in his Bigger Than the Sound column. this world is bullsh--, and you shouldn't model your life about what you think we think is cool, and what we're wearing and what we're saying. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Today in History Sep 13, 2009
Search Type Choose a search type from the items below. Most Viewed - Top Stories. (Yahoo News)
Celebrity birthdays for Sept. 13-19 Sep 10, 2009
Singer Fiona Apple is 32. Guitarist Hector Cervantes of Casting Crowns is 29. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
A History Of The MTV Video Music Awards In New York City Sep 3, 2009
" The night's most outrageous moment actually took place outside the venue, as a loopy Courtney Love interrupted Kurt Loder's post-show interview with Madonna by throwing the contents of her purse at her. Love also confronted Tabitha Soren and fell off a chair. Dennis Miller returned as host in '96, and the show stayed put at Radio City. Oasis feuded onstage, as did , but the band that dominated the evening was the , with a total of five wins. By '97, Chris Rock had taken over for fellow "SNL"... (VHI.com -- Music News)
Secrets Behind Woodstock: The Truth About Joni Mitchell Aug 31, 2009
Her music s influenced legions of singers: Prince, Annie Lennox, Madonna, Bjork, Elvis Costello, George Michael, Tori Amos, Alanis Morissette, Counting Crows, Seal, Fiona Apple, and others. Reading Sheila Weller s Girls Like Us about Joni, Carole King and Carly Simon, we discovered that Joni lived for five weeks with a lover in an ancient Minoan cave in the Mediterranean. (Fox News)
Nicole Berke at Toad Aug 29, 2009
The soulful Berke has been compared to Fiona Apple and Stevie Wonder. 7 p.m. No cover charge. (Boston Globe)
Bump day in Back Bay Aug 22, 2009
In his downtime, Reed joined his bandmates for impromptu bluegrass and jazz jams, with famed producer Mike Elizondo (Eminem, Fiona Apple, Regina Spektor) taking a break from the sound board to jump in on bass. Reed, who plans to release the still-untitled album here in April, has high hopes for it. (Boston Globe)
Shannon Curtis: After Two Popular Indie EP Releases, "The Love Child of Fiona Apple and Norah Jones" Taps Her Fan Base to Help Fund Her Latest EP, 'Why Don't You Stay?' Which Was Produced in Nashville by Grammy Winner Charlie Peacock Jul 10, 2009
Shannon Curtis: After Two Popular Indie EP Releases, "The Love Child of Fiona Apple and Norah Jones" Taps Her Fan Base to Help Fund Her Latest EP, 'Why Don't You Stay ... Shannon Curtis: After Two Popular Indie EP Releases, "The Love Child of Fiona Apple and Norah Jones" Taps Her Fan Base to Help Fund Her Latest EP, 'Why Don't You Stay ... The multi-talented performer the Los Angeles Times once called a beautiful piano player who sounds like the love child of Fiona Apple and Norah Jones... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Entertainer Spotlight on Siobhan (25) Jun 25, 2009
Siobhan cites her influences as Etta James, Beth Hart, Tom Waits, Fiona Apple, Bonnie Raitt, Janis Joplin and The Beatles. She has a husky, soulful quality to her voice, which lends itself easily to a classic tune like Bobby Magee. (Desert Entertainer, CA)
Blue October Announces Summer Tour with Switchfoot Jun 2, 2009
Produced by the band and Mike Elizondo {Eminem, Rilo Kiley, Fiona Apple), the album is by turns explosive and elegant, a transcendent work that finds Switchfoot exploring new musical textures. Founded in San Diego, CA in 1996, Switchfoot released three independent records before its breakthrough album, 2003s The Beautiful Letdown, which was certified multi-Platinum. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Terrific weekend shows lined up in the Valley Feb 27, 2009
Laura Gibson: Part folk singer, part classic jazz vocalist, Laura Gibson's voice gets her compared to Fiona Apple and Patsy Cline. More indie cred points: NPR debuted her album, "Beasts of Seasons," which came out this week. (Fresno Bee)
New CD releases Feb 18, 2009
Thanks to the honeyed ease of her phrasing, Monheit moves easily between the dramatic immediacy of cabaret singing and the rhythmic fluidity of jazz, an approach that fits Fiona Apple as neatly as Cole Porter. The lush, chamber-style arrangements love the flute choir. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Has Lily Allen rejoined the sisterhood? Feb 17, 2009
oh please wrote:Monday, 16 February 2009 at 01:21 pm (UTC)If you want intelligent, insightful, tasteful lyrics about relationships from a complex female perspective, go listen to Joni Mitchell, Tori Amos, Fiona Apple, Bjork, Cat Power, PJ Harvey, Lauryn Hill or Amel Larrieux. If you want immature, mawkish, emotionally stunted lowest-common-denominator nonsense that sounds like it's aimed at 14-year-olds, listen to Lily Allen. (Independent)
Why no female Grammy nominees for best solo rock performance? Feb 8, 2009
But think about all the great female rockers celebrated in the '80s and '90s - Pat Benatar, Tina Turner, Bonnie Raitt, Alanis Morissette, Fiona Apple. Are the Grammys really saying there's not a single rocking woman worth nominating now. (Boston Globe)
Springsteen, Animal Collective have new CDs Feb 7, 2009
Monheit goes for a couple of pop-world nuggets here, including tracks by Corinne Bailey Rae and Fiona Apple, though she and her band melt them all down to simmers highly similar to that of standards like Lucky to Be Me and Something Cool. Im Glad There Is You rises and falls especially right where it needs to, and the title track takes a nice place on the ever-growing rainbow of jazz versions. (MSNBC -- Music)
