Review: Tuning into 'Pirate Radio' Nov 14, 2009
In 1967, it was probably Marianne Faithfull. But in 1966, if you're an 18-year-old guy and a dead ringer for Anna Karina comes walking through the door, you're the happiest (and most nervous) kid on the planet. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Biker chic through the years Nov 13, 2009
1968: Marianne Faithfull leaves her husband and gears up in a black leather one-piece for a tryst with her lover in the film "Girl on a Motorcycle.". 1969: Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper simultaneously rebel against the status quo and inadvertently define casual cruiser fashion for decades with "Easy Rider.". (FOX61, CT)
Marianne Faithfull puts pain behind her Nov 13, 2009
APMarianne Faithfull, seen with Mick Jagger in 1967, can't believe she is still singing at age 62 ... NEW YORK - Marianne Faithfull has never been much for nostalgia throughout a roller-coaster career that's found her constantly reinventing herself. (MSNBC -- Music)
Why UK fashion has long been ahead of the curve Nov 12, 2009
Marianne Faithfull As a muse for the Rolling Stones, Faithfull mirrored the arc of the 1960s: dewy innocence giving way to bohemian hedonism. As she traded prim jumpers for Mod-ish go-go boots and granny glasses, so did we. (Boston Globe)
Madonna lends a hand Nov 10, 2009
Imagine "If you'd have told me that at 62, I'd still be singing "As Tears Go By" to a rapt audience, I couldn't imagine that."-- Marianne Faithfull. Copyright 2009 Globe Newspaper Company. (Boston Globe)
Of royalty, rogues and rollicking good times Nov 5, 2009
" Based on the album Rogue's Gallery, produced by Hal Willner, the concert is among the highlights of Hume's first Sydney Festival as artistic director. Like the near-legendary festival hit Came So Far for Beauty in 2005, it brings together a star-studded line-up, including Marianne Faithfull, Tim Robbins, David Johansen, Gavin Friday, 00004000 Baby Gramps, David Thomas, Norma Waterson and Sarah Blasko. "Having the concert at this particular site brings historical resonances, and the quality of... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Hume promises a 'wild ride', complete with Hamlet in mud Nov 5, 2009
Highlights include the US soul legend Al Green, who headlines Festival First Night; the Oscar-winning Indian composer A.R. Rahman (Slumdog Millionaire) in a free concert at Parramatta Park; a concert staging of Stravinsky's Oedipus Rex and Symphony of Psalms, by the provocative American director Peter Sellars; a brazen version of Giselle by Ireland's Fabulous Beast; and Rogue's Gallery, a concert of pirate ballads and sea songs conceived by Johnny Depp and featuring Marianne Faithfull, Tim... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Lily leads pop charge at Q Awards Oct 27, 2009
" Amy Winehouse was invited to present The Specials with the Q Inspiration award but she got "stuck in a lift" and arrived on stage after they had been given the golden Q prize. The singer, who recently joined the band on stage at the V Festival, later took the microphone and declared the recently reformed 2 Tone act "the most inspirational band of all time". Spandau Ballet, who first scored a string of pop hits in the 1980s, received the Q Idol award. Rock bands persevered in the more... (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Little Voice? Oct 22, 2009
The most thrilling sequence comes when she slips from Dusty Springfield into Marilyn Monroe, and then dashes through Judy Garland, Marianne Faithfull, Julie Andrews, Shirley Bassey and Edith Piaf. She has presence and vocal charisma, and only when she switches to her own voice, performing a new song by Mark Owen, does she seem less than radiantly polished. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
'60s rock photography revisited Oct 22, 2009
Singer Marianne Faithfull, wearing white socks, looks impossibly innocent as she reclines in the Salisbury pub on St. Martin's Lane. Pink Floyd and Jimi Hendrix look boyish and angelic: The only hint of drug culture is in the dazzling psychedelic colors and swirling kaleidoscope images. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Bluegrass for the masses Oct 4, 2009
Also scheduled to appear are Marianne Faithfull, Ralph Stanley, Steve Earle, Mavis Staples, and comedian Steve Martin, playing songs from an instrumental banjo album he released this year. Robert Plant, who was to sit in with Buddy Miller at the Great American Music Hall on Friday night, was rumored to be making a surprise return to the festival. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Stars will see (RED) at AIDS benefit Oct 1, 2009
Producer Willner has worked with top artists such as Marianne Faithfull, Lou Reed and Lucinda Williams, and has also created live events and albums in tribute to legends such as Kurt Weill, Leonard Cohen and Tim Buckley ... Producer Willner has worked with top artists such as Marianne Faithfull, Lou Reed and Lucinda Williams, and has also created live events and albums in tribute to legends such as Kurt Weill, Leonard Cohen and Tim Buckley. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
S.F. festival is hardly bluegrass anymore Sep 30, 2009
Marianne Faithfull will appear next Sunday because, well, she is one of Holliday's all-time favorite performers of any genre. Boz Scaggs, founding partner of Slim's, is putting together another edition of his Blue Velvet Band specifically for the event. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
What pops up when you put someone's music on random Sep 18, 2009
Broken English, Marianne Faithfull. One of my all-time favorite songs. (Boston Globe)
Thursday TV: Pedigree Dogs Exposed Sep 9, 2009
Watch for a cameo from Marianne Faithfull. Gary Unmarried. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Daily television guide Sep 1, 2009
9) Marianne Faithfull and her new release, Easy Come, Easy Go. NEWS & TALK SHOWS Morning Early Show at 7 a.m. on Chs. (Boston Globe)
Prince a crowd-pleaser as Montreux festival ends Jul 19, 2009
Among those who played Montreux this year were Steely Dan, Herbie Hancock, Black Eyed Peas, Alice Cooper, Steve Winwood, Monty Alexander, Lily Allen, Wyclef Jean, Marianne Faithfull, John Fogerty, Grace Jones and B.B. King. Many free shows were also performed on more than seven stages around this city on the banks of Lake Geneva. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Prince jazz gala tickets sell out Jul 7, 2009
Other performers due to play a series of concerts at the festival include the Black Eyed Peas, Grace Jones and Marianne Faithfull. Wyclef Jean, who is standing in for former Fugees bandmate Lauryn Hill after she cancelled her European tour, will also appear. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Lineup for Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival Jul 4, 2009
A curious contingent of British acts that includes Marianne Faithfull, Billy Bragg, Nick Lowe, Robyn Hitchcock and World Party will help the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 9 festival once again live up to its forward-thinking moniker. They will be among more than 80 musicians appearing at the free annual event, bankrolled by billionaire financier and semipro bluegrass banjo player Warren Hellman. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
The week's fashion gossip May 29, 2009
She said: "A few years ago people thought I was nuts for wearing headbands and fringing, but things I have been into have kind of become more popular recently. "I grew up with pictures of Marianne Faithfull and Anita Pallenberg on my wall, they have always been my style. I am a weird replica of the '70s. (iAfrica.com)
iPod Shuffle: Seth Justman May 29, 2009
"Broken English," Marianne Faithfull. 9. (Boston Globe)
Worthy Versions Apr 12, 2009
The original is a quietly menacing thing with odd doo-wop harmonies, inspiring evocative covers by Marianne Faithfull and the Jesus and Mary Chain. But in the hands of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, it becomes a boisterous rockabilly rave-up that the band would stretch out to more than 30 minutes when it performed live. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Queens of Pop Apr 2, 2009
Page last updated at 09:14 GMT, Wednesday, 1 April 2009 10:14 UK. Tales of the Queens of British Pop. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Superman MIA in New Flick Mar 27, 2009
" But the real circus Ringling Bros/Barnum & Bailey opened last night in New York at Madison Square Garden. I hadn t seen it in about 20 years, but my almost nine year old nieces Hannah and Charlotte wanted to go. What a great surprise: the circus is great. They ve given it a taste of Bollywood, too. Beautiful costumes, amazing acrobats and jugglers, and happy enough looking elephants, tigers, horses and poodles perform dazzling routines that really do suggest The Greatest Show on Earth. If you... (Fox News)
Essential tracks Mar 25, 2009
SING ME BACK HOME by Marianne Faithfull, with Keith Richards, from Easy Come Easy Go (Decca/Universal). It's last call in Amarillo, where Faithfull's "guitar-playing friend" makes her old memories come alive. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Being Faithfull Mar 19, 2009
Marianne Faithfull's life story is to be turned into a feature film. It is difficult to separate Marianne Faithfull - the veteran singer and actress now attracting acclaim for her 22nd album - from the 1960s party animal whose legend looms over her older self ... The young Marianne Faithfull had four UK top 10 hits in the mid-1960s. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Listen Up: Faithfull's '12 Songs' is a soulful journey Mar 18, 2009
Marianne Faithfull interprets songs by artists including Dolly Parton, The Decemberists and Smokey Robinson. By Brian Mansfield and Jerry Shriver, USA TODAY Marianne Faithfull begins her new album, Easy Come Easy Go: 12 Songs for Music Lovers(* * * 1/2 out of four), with a song about a pregnancy written from a naive young woman's perspective, but hearing its fear and gullibility coming through Faithfull's world-weary 62-year-old voice takes it to a different place entirely. (USA Today -- Life)
Faithfull's story set for screen Mar 14, 2009
Marianne Faithfull had a five-year relationship with Mick Jagger. Singer Marianne Faithfull, the original wild girl of rock, has agreed to let her life story be told in a film. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
A look at the week ahead Mar 14, 2009
SHOWCASE :: Erie's Entertainment Web Site. Comedian Sinbad to perform at Jr.'s Last Laugh from May 28-30. (Erie Times-News, PA)
'A fine Godard film sees the light Feb 20, 2009
"I choose to become more faithful, to myself and to others." As if making a sideways pun, the movie brings on a young and dewy Marianne Faithfull to sing "As Tears Go By" a cappella in a diner ... Starring: Anna Karina, Jean-Pierre Leaud, Laszlo Szabo, Marianne Faithfull. (Boston Globe)
To them, she's all aces Feb 16, 2009
Not exactly a newcomer to rock writing, Dalton's authored well-received books about Janis Joplin, James Dean, and Jim Morrison, and countless articles about Marianne Faithfull, The Beach Boys, and Bob Dylan. Apparently, a draft of the book is due in June. (Boston Globe)
Faithfull life Feb 15, 2009
Singer Marianne Faithfull says a healthy, sober life may not be as exciting as a drug-filled one, but it is something she has learnt to accept ... "I DO a lot of things to help myself," says Marianne Faithfull ... Singer Marianne Faithfull says a healthy, sober life may not be as exciting as a drug-filled one, but it is something she has learnt to accept. (The Age, Australia)
Buy a barrel of your own at New York's new winery Feb 8, 2009
Performances by Philip Glass and Marianne Faithfull are coming up. Klezmer brunches are scheduled on Sundays, cheese classes are offered every other week, and noted winemakers like Didier Seguier of William F. (International Herald Tribune -- Travel)
