Artist Feature: Natasha Khan (Bat F... Nov 18, 2009
Comparisons to British legends Kate Bush, Siouxsie Sioux, as well as Tori Amos, among others, followed. Khan also won over famous fans including , Devendra Banhart, M.I.A., Ringo Starr and Bjork. (Suite101.com)
Critics' Picks: The dark prince of postwar Italy Nov 1, 2009
Kino International has just released the best of the bunch on two DVDs, titled (1949-1970) and " (1948-1982), and many are as cringe-worthy as you might expect. In the hilariously hyperbolic cautionary tale "Car Theft," two teens go from stealing a hat to stealing a car to running over a toddler in about 11 minutes. In "Girls Are Better Than Ever," a nutritional video sponsored by the Milk Council, a voice-over describes a young, healthy-looking blond woman who is worth looking at. In "Dance,... (Salon)
A guide to Regina Spektor's album 'Far' Oct 26, 2009
"Nirvana, the Ramones, Madonna, Eminem, Rufus Wainwright, Tom Waits, Patti Smith, Kate Bush, David Bowie," she says ... When they get really lazy, they start throwing out other names: Bjrk, Kate Bush, Fiona Apple, Joni Mitchell, Billie Holiday. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
A colorful night of David Gray songs Oct 26, 2009
A background of twinkling stars, with a little help from a mirror ball, swirled around the keening ballad Nemesis - into which Gray tossed a bit of Kate Bush s Running up That Hill. There was cool blue for the ruminative Ain t No Love, simply arranged for Gray on piano and the fine picking of his guitarist, who also offered robust harmony vocals. (Boston Globe)
Camille Paglia Oct 23, 2009
Collin Kelley remarks about the aging but still ultra-sophisticated Jeanne Moreau, "A lifelong cigarette habit seems to have worked in her favor rather than against." Reginald Shepherd observes about Kate Bush, "No real diva is loved by all. Without detractors, one can't be a diva." David Bergman writes about the attraction of young gay Jews to Lotte Lenya, who sang in German, "the forbidden language": "Lenya had the world-weariness we aspired to, and the innocence we were stuck with ... Yes,... (Salon)
Florence and the Machine Lungs Revi... Oct 22, 2009
Florence encompasses the weird art-rock style of Kate Bush, with a twisted open journal style to her writing while powering her songs with the fearlessness and thunder of Sinead O Connor circa The Lion and the Cobra. Marketed as a pop album, Lungs has nothing in common with the music playing on current radio. (Suite101.com)
Pirate party Oct 20, 2009
"And I don't see why Kate Bush, who hasn't played live at a paying concert for 31 years, should have to go and tread the boards for her creativity. Creators deserve to be paid in some way if they produce something the public appreciates.". Mr Falkvinge accepts that many will see him and his followers as freeloaders, simply too selfish to pay for a service they enjoy. (BBC News -- Technology)
Best bets: Swank hopes to soar with Amelia Oct 19, 2009
Alternative rockers Florence and the Machines debut album, Lungs, has already gone platinum in the U.K. Now its our chance to enjoy Florence Welsh, whose voice Entertainment Weekly compared to Kate Bush and Sarah McLachlan. The BBC wrote, This album takes you somewhere you'll never want to come back from. (MSNBC -- News)
Don't Panic! Oct 10, 2009
"I sat in a room on my own, I downloaded Kate Bush, Bowie and Queen and made up this Hitchhiker playlist. I just put it on and it took me back to that era.". The Irish author holds up his hand and references a joke from the first novel: "And I got my digital watch, of course!". (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Summoning the music of their younger selves Oct 5, 2009
But fortunately that s not the case in these highly readable, confessional pieces that focus on blockbuster acts from the Beatles, the Who, and the Jackson 5 to cultish figures Kate Bush, the Smiths, Fugazi, and Rickie Lee Jones. The novelists, essayists, and magazine editors assembled for Heavy Rotation may end up revealing more than they intended (including a lot of debate about sexual confusion during their youth), but the mission of fusing music and literature, which is editor Peter Terzian... (Boston Globe)
Maxwell Dazzles The Ladies At Madison Square Garden Sep 30, 2009
" He then went into "This Woman's Work," which was written by Kate Bush but has become one of Maxwell's signature songs. After his recent hit "Pretty Wings," Max played with the audience a little. "Y'all didn't hear what happened. " he asked. "Are y'all playing with me. (VHI.com -- Music News)
20 fall albums we cant wait to hear Sep 23, 2009
The 22-year-olds haunting vocals and lush compositions see standouts Dog Days and Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up) have garnered many comparisons to Kate Bush; others hear Sarah McLachlan with an outr art-school twist. More from Entertainment Weekly. (MSNBC -- Music)
Boyle's "Brilliant" American Debut Sep 18, 2009
Holden said Boyle sounds like a cross between Kate Bush and Barbra Streisand. "Her voice quality is stunning," she said. (CBS News -- Entertainment)
Scenic drive: Four Corners Sep 2, 2009
Big Sky, Kate Bush: There's plenty of blue stretching over Monument Valley. Roll Away the Stone, Leon Russell: Don't try this when driving past Baby Rocks Mesa. (AZCentral -- Travel)
Bat for Lashes, a full-spectrum artist Aug 11, 2009
Natasha Khan, who performs under the name Bat for Lashes, has been compared to Kate Bush and Bjrk ... Her latest album, Two Suns - which Khan says was inspired by the bands she heard emerging when she lived in Brooklyn (TV on the Radio, Yeasayer) - has captured comparisons to Kate Bush and Bjrk ... Q. What s with all the Kate Bush comparisons you re getting for this new album. (Boston Globe)
Bertie Blackman Aug 6, 2009
At the moment Blackman s obsessed with Kate Bush, Eurythmics and Fleetwood Mac but the collection includes everything from Black Sabbath to classical albums by Michael Askill and Peter Sculthorpe. I m yet to really get into those but maybe my sixth album will go that way, she laughs. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Celebrity birthdays for the week of July 26-Aug. 1 Jul 23, 2009
Singer-songwriter Kate Bush is 51. Country singer Neal McCoy is 51. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Review: Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter III... Jun 23, 2009
Like the Kate Bush of the rap world, Wayne s histrionic vocals take center stage on every track. On single Lollipop, Wayne uses this effect to its very utmost. (Suite101.com)
Six Day Festival of Amnesty International's Ground-Breaking Comedy/Rock Benefit Shows - Includes Six World Premieres & One All-Day Marathon Screening! Jun 20, 2009
Co-created by Monty Python's John Cleese, June 2009 marks three decades of the first in the pioneering series of benefit shows that brought together the cream of Britain's comedy (Monty Python, Eleanor Bron, Billy Connolly, Peter Cook, Neil Innes, Dame Edna, Jennifer Saunders, Rowan Atkinson, and many more) with rock acts (U2, Sting, Peter Gabriel, Eric Clapton, Pete Townshend, Phil Collins, Duran Duran, Seal, Donovan, Morrissey, Jeff Beck, David Gilmour, Mark Knopfler, Dave Stewart, Bob Geldof,... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Darkness and light Jun 6, 2009
Like Kate Bush hovering between domesticity and raw expression, or PJ Harvey straddling the intimate and the florid, one of the most satisfying aspects of Two Suns is that as attractive as it is - and it is beguiling and beautiful - you are never entirely certain whether you are comfortable or disturbed. Khan laughs at this but then says: "Two Suns, because it's so much about opposites and conflict, and push and pull between two things, I feel the same way. There is never ever any certainty if... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Batwoman's back Apr 10, 2009
" Khan would rather see more coverage of "absolute geniuses" like Prince and Kate Bush - or even the 80s artists she's been listening to recently, The Cocteau Twins, Dead Can Dance and This Mortal Coil. "There's this whole kind of middle-aged man fascination with the Beatles and Bob Dylan, and it's like, 'come on, that was 50 years ago'". "There are so many more artists in the archive who we could celebrate. " Alter-ego The same music monthlies have "been very slow to catch on" to Bat For... (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Queens of Pop Apr 2, 2009
I found myself in Santa Monica waiting for John who turned up with his treasured Kate Bush box set. John recounted the time when he played Wuthering Heights to his mum. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Growing in extremes Mar 27, 2009
After the disappointing Uh Huh Her, PJ takes an about-turn, replacing the black mini-skirt and guitar with a white Victorian gown and piano, embracing her inner Kate Bush on chilling folk songs. A Woman A Man Walked By (2009). (The Age, Australia)
Threefold Fi: The Isle of Lewis's unusual music night. Mar 21, 2009
Fiona "Gress" has been described as Kate Bush meets Bjork. She launched her debut solo album, Elevate, at Scotland's winter music festival Celtic Connections last year. (BBC News -- UK)
Marissa Nadler, 'Little Hells' Mar 16, 2009
There are some promising signs throughout: The drum program driving "Mary Come Alive" (halfway between Imogen Heap and "Hounds of Love"-era Kate Bush) goads her into playfulness, and the nicely melodic "Mistress" goes a long way at demonstrating some of the warmhearted humanity that was lost in the atmosphere of earlier albums. But most of "Little Hells" is musically quite simple, giving the sense that whatever Nadler has to say rests entirely in her sound, not in the songs themselves. (Boston Globe)
Secret Policeman's Ball & Amnesty I... Mar 1, 2009
Musicians include Pete Townshend, Sting, Phil Collins, Bob Geldof, Peter Gabriel, Donovan, Jackson Browne, Lou Reed, Kate Bush, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Mark Knopfler, and Chet Atkins. Classic Skits With Monty Python s John Cleese. (Suite101.com)
Jonas Brothers for tweens only Feb 28, 2009
And while were on the subject, Lovato makes Vanessa Carlton sound like Kate Bush, and Swift makes Carrie Underwood sound like Kitty Wells. Slideshow. (MSNBC -- News)
Bitesize Brits: The nominees Feb 19, 2009
What they say: "The world hasn't seen this kind of profoundly eccentric folk-art minstrel since Kate Bush trilled "Hello sky. Hello trees. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
My Bloody Valentine Feb 13, 2009
The Infant Kiss Kate Bush. In which a smitten babysitter insists there's an old soul in the nursery. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Alternative bands are outside the Grammys looking in Feb 8, 2009
OK, so she was a chrome-domed pop star who would later rip up a photo of the pope on national television, but Sinead O'Connor was still an acclaimed artist who broke out the previous year with "I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got." She blew away Grammy competition that was arguably much more alternative: Kate Bush, the Replacements, Laurie Anderson, and World Party (who. . (Boston Globe)
