Tori Amos: Broken Silence (Live 1992)
Tori Amos Broken Silence (Live 1992) Shockwaves Another day another bootlegged radio broadcast – this one from Toronto; this one from Tori Amos around the time of the release of her debut album. What a...
View ArticleTori Amos: Resistance – A Songwriter’s Story of Hope, Change, and Courage
Resistance: A Songwriter’s Story of Hope, Change, and Courage Tori Amos Atria Books As soon as I caught the news that it was happening I was excited about this book – I see myself as something of a...
View ArticleRNZ Feature: Tori Amos
I always love having a chat about music on RNZ – I look forward to the chance every month or so to have a natter and for this feature I got to talk about Tori Amos – specifically the early albums – I...
View ArticleBat For Lashes: The Boys of Summer (Live at EartH, London, 2019)
Bat For Lashes The Boys of Summer (ep) Bat For Lashes I’ve long been a fan of covers that go deep beyond anything resembling a ‘novelty factor’; covers where the artist (always a gifted songwriter of...
View ArticleThe Vinyl Countdown # 11
Tori Amos, Under The Pink (1994) It’s been a pretty good year for reappraising Tori Amos. I’ve been back through most of the catalogue, I talked about her live on air (RNZ), I loved her memoirand I got...
View ArticleTori Amos: Christmastide (ep)
Tori Amos Christmastide (ep) Decca (UMO) Tori Amos has released a Christmas EP – it’s a clever bit of holiday-related merch for her fans but this is Christmas-adjacent as much as it is anything...
View ArticleIn Praise of Audiobooks
How do you get on with audiobooks? Are you into them? Do they work for you? And most importantly, do you count them as a book? I was never much of an audiobook guy – but I guess podcasts won me over....
View ArticleTori Amos: Ocean To Ocean
Tori Amos Ocean To Ocean Decca For her first new set of songs in about four years, and her 16th studio album, Tori Amos is, as always, recognisable. This is her. She hasn’t ever really messed with the...
View ArticleRNZ Reviews: November 2021
Once a month or so I have a chat on RNZ on their Afternoons show with Jesse Mulligan. I’ve been doing it for about five years now. Most months. This was my first time in for 2021. This month I talked...
View ArticleIn Praise of Little Earthquakes, Now 30 Years Old
When Tori Amos seemingly burst out of nowhere to release her debut album Little Earthquakes she already had a lifetime of experiences. She had trauma to sing through – and the way she did that (Me And...
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