trouser shorts: tori amos, regina spektor and more

Tori Amos will be conducting a live video webchat on her website on July 23rd, ahead of the release of ‘Comic Book Tattoo’, a 400-page anthology of comic strips based on writers’ and artists’ interpretations of her lyrics. The chat starts at 4pm PST, which is 8am (oops!) midnight UK time. Tori is currently in California promoting the anthology with an appearance at this year’s Comic-Con. Read all about ‘Comic Book Tattoo’ over at Spinner.

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Regina Spektor has recorded a duet with piano man Ben Folds who releases his new album, Way To Normal, on September 29th. The song, ‘You Don’t Know Me’ will be the album’s first single so we can expect to hear it soon! Folds, of course, has recently worked with Dresden Dolls singer Amanda Palmer, producing her debut solo album, Who Killed Amanda Palmer?, out September 15th.

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In other duet news, Lancashire’s finest export Nancy Elizabeth guests on the upcoming James Yorkston album, When The Haar Rolls In, released on September 1st. Nancy and James duet on the song, ‘Tortoise Regrets Hare’, a gently rolling allegory for a love gone wrong. It’s the first new material from Nancy Elizabeth since last year’s gorgeous debut album Battle & Victory.

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The $550,000 indecency fine levied against the US television network that broadcast Janet Jackson’s infamous “wardrobe malfunction” at the 2004 Super Bowl has been overturned, with the US Court of Appeal saying that the Federal Communications Commission “acted arbitrarily and capriciously” in their litigation. Clearly, the whole thing should have been nipped in the bud.

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Goldfrapp become the latest act to release an iTunes Originals session on August 12th. The 25-track set includes album songs, interviews and new recordings of ‘Paper Bag’, ‘Strict Machine’, ‘You Never Know’, ‘Ooh La La’, ‘Eat Yourself’, ‘Road To Somewhere’ and ‘Little Bird’.

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The tracklist for the previously reported Sarah McLachlan greatest hits collection has been revealed. It now has a name, too, and that is Closer. The two new songs are called ‘Don’t Give Up On Us’ and the uncharacteristically titled ‘U Want Me 2 Don’t U’. The album is currently scheduled for release on October 6th.

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Some videos we’ve been enjoying this week:

Róisín Murphy camping it up with ‘Movie Star’…

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‘Movie Star’ was supposed to be out this week but hasn’t surfaced anywhere we know of.

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Ida Maria performing an acoustic version of ‘I Like You So Much Better When You’re Naked’…

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Ida Maria releases her debut album Fortress Round My Heart on September 29th with an in-store performance at London’s only surviving Fopp store in Covent Garden the same day. 

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An old clip of Marianne Faithfull singing ‘As Time Goes By’…

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Marianne Faithfull’s Live At The BBC was released last week.

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Alan Pedder

Written by: Wears The Trousers magazine

Tags: alan pedder, amanda palmer, ben folds, dresden dolls, goldfrapp, ida maria, james yorkston, janet jackson, marianne faithfull, nancy elizabeth, news, regina spektor, róisín murphy, sarah mclachlan, tori amos

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