OK, so I’m a little biased here. HopeSandoval was a big teenage crush of mine, but having spent my teenage years in the far North of Scotland I never got the chance to see her perform in person. Her two albums with My Bloody Valentine’s Colm Ó Cíosóig and the rest of her [...]
I recently created a spooky mix for autumn, inspired not only by Halloween but by the whole atmopshere of the season: bright crumpled leaves, stone-gray skies, bare filaments of tree branches, and pumpkins collapsing in the chilly rain. You can download or stream the hour-long mix below, including new music from ZaZa, the Horrors, Warpaint, Fever Ray, and HopeSandoval, among others....
Thee Oh Sees will be performing tonight at the Echo | Photo by Virgil Porter via Thee Oh Sees' Myspace Our Pick: Thee Oh Sees,The Fresh & Onlys, Dan Melchior @ The Echo Tonight Mazzy Star front woman HopeSandoval will be headlining the Mayan Theatre in Downtown. St. Louis-based singer-songwriter Jay Farrar , a veteran of not one, but two critically-acclaimed outfits—Uncle...
... I met up with my friend Josh so that we could make our way downtown to the Mayan Theater to see HopeSandoval (formerly of Mazzy Star ) live in concert: It turns out that Hope is NOTORIOUSLY camera shy so there was a strict No Pictures policy in effect last night. I did manage to get some atmosphere shots of the venue tho … The Mayan Theater is beautiful … altho, it does make...
... spend the weekend with us … it’ll be great to have them here. Tonight Josh and I are going to see HopeSandoval (formerly of Mazzy Star ) live in concert at The Mayan Theater : I cannot even express how much I love HopeSandoval ’s voice … I am BEYOND excited to see her live tonight. Wee!! I’ll do my best to snap some fun pics to share with all y’all tomorrow :)
In support of the upcoming Heligoland album release, Massive Attack have released three NSFW videos to promote new single, Paradise Circus featuring HopeSandoval. Directed by Toby Dye, the videos feature former porn star, Georgina Spelvin, describing the sexual experience of her life from nearly forty years ago. Actual footage (NSFW) from the [...]
... In addition, the album features tracks previously only available as B-sides and a sublime cover of HopeSandoval’s ( Mazzy Star ) Suzanne . Stand out track for the Devil is the albums final track Thursday which is a witches brew of REM's Everybody Hurts , anything off Rabbit Fur Jacket and Je T'aime . Brave. But it works. Just. It could make a Vulcan cry and it's certainly had...
Since discovering the iPod I now rarely listen to whole albums while I paint as I just create play lists to suit my mood. But some albums just play well all the way through so I still use them in the studio. Here's Ten albums that have kept me company during the completion of a painting or two.. Leonard Cohen - Songs of Love and Hate Anything by Leonard is good to paint to though. Antony and the Johnsons...
Massive Attack have tipped their hand to reveal that their forthcoming album, featuring vocals by Damon Albarn and Guy Garvey (from Elbow), will drop on February 8 and named Heligoland. You'll also find Martina Topley-Bird and HopeSandoval making guest...
Mazzy Star fans have been waiting a long, long time for a new album. The next best thing came along in 2001, when HopeSandoval put out Bavarian Fruit Bread, her solo debut with the Warm Inventions (which is, for all intents and purposes, My Bloody Valentine drummer Colm Ó Cíosóig). It had some impressive [...]
On February 8th 2010, Massive Attack will release their new album Heligoland , the first since 100th Window in 2003. According to a message posted on their website, the album will feature guests Damon Albarn, HopeSandoval, TV On The Radio's Tunde Adebimpe, Martina Topley-Bird, Elbow singer Gus Garvey, and regular collaborator Horace Andy.Tracks featuring Mike Patton, Beth Orton, and...
Massive Attack have announced details of their 5th studio album, Heligoland , due for release in February 2010. Featuring guest vocals from Damon Albarn, HopeSandoval, Martina Topley-Bird, Guy Garvey and Tunde Adebimpe, the album is the Bristol band's first since 2003's 100th Window . Long time cohort Horace Andy makes a return alongside Massive Attack founding members Robert Del Naja...
