On Sale Today, Istanbul (Well, Not Really)

Just a reminder that tickets for the Istanbul show go on sale today at Masstival.com and Biletix.com.

Update: Well, we thought they were going on sale, but we were sadly mistaken. Zeynep sets us straight: camping tickets for Masstival will go on-sale on April 11th and regular day tickets (either for a single day or for both days of the festival) will go on-sale on April 16th. Tickets will be available at Biletix (that much, at least, we got right). Note: on May 16th, prices for day tickets increase 10YTL so it pays to get them early!

Who's Tori Now? (Scotsman, April 8, 2007)

“I think one of the better things I did was to play kooky for the Brits because they needed that. In the Nineties there weren’t a lot of American singer-songwriters breaking through here. Brits traditionally do like eccentricity and so I allowed that to flourish, and look, there are a lot of other artists that didn’t have the success that I have.”

(So the “k” word is all your fault, Great Britain!)

This article appeared in the April 8th edition of The Scotsman. You can read it on-line or read it below.

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Big Wheel Chart Action

According to Records & Radio (a radio research and information company owned by the same corporation that owns Billboard), “Big Wheel” was the most added song by Triple A rock radio stations during the week ending April 6th. Six stations — KMTT, KRVB, Sirius Spectrum, WBOS, WCLZ, and WRNR — included the song in their playlists last week. Additionally, “Big Wheel” was played 35 more times during that week than the previous week. And while covering a slightly different week (the one ending Saturday, April 7th), Mediabase’s AAA chart shows very similar data, placing the song at #27, up from #82 the previous week, with 36 additional plays from the week before. For stations that are playing “Big Wheel”, Mediabase will also allow you to see how often they are and during what times of the day.

So it seems that the song is getting some favorable attention, despite the MILF-up.

On a related topic, Jay writes into to remind everyone that not all stations will just add Tori’s songs automatically. It never hurts to call or e-mail and request that they play her songs. When they know there is an audience, radio stations will respond.

Tori On Spijkers met Koppen on April 14th

Looks like the European promotional Spring offensive hinted at by the withdrawn article on toriamos.pl was pretty much right on target (not that anyone was doubting it). On Saturday, April 14th, Tori will appear on Spijkers Met Koppen, live from The Florin in Utrecht. The two-hour program is broadcast on VARA Radio 2 at Noon. For those of us not in the Netherlands, Radio 2 streams in Windows Media. And, if you miss it, the program is archived at its web page for future listening.

“Click here to see what time the show will start where you live.”: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?month=4&day=14&year=2007&hour=12&min=0&sec=0&p1=16

Thanks to Niels for letting us know!

MSN Music Talks To Tori

MSN Music has posted a thirty-minute video interview with Tori where she answers questions about American Doll Posse ranging from whether or not this is a concept album to the roots of the new record in Strange Little Girls. (MSN Music requires Internet Explorer 6, Windows Media Player 10 and Macromedia Flash 6 so some people may have trouble viewing this clip. So, if anyone can help with a transcription for those unable to view this, it would be appreciated!)

Thanks to Roz for the tip!

Update: This direct link might work for those who have Windows Media Player 10.

Update: robbit recommends a program called Flip4Mac for Mac users unable to view the video with WMP on their systems.

Update: toriamosru has posted the interview, in three pieces, on youtube: part 1, part 2, part 3. Thanks to Destiny for letting us know.

Tori On Radio Monte Carlo on April 30th

Fabz writes in to alert everyone that songs from American Doll Posse will be previewed on the Radio Montecarlo program Monte Carlo Nights starting on April 17th. Then, on April 30th, Tori will be the in-studio guest during the Living Room segment of the show. The program starts at 10:00 PM and Tori will be on at 11:00 PM CET.

Radio Montecarlo broadcasts throughout Italy and can be streamed on the web as well.

Radio Eins Mini-concert on April 10th

As part of the American Doll Posse promotional push, Tori will be performing a mini-concert for Berlin radio station Radio Eins at the Kleiner Sendesaal des RBB on April 10th at 9:00 PM. With a capacity of 150 people, this small broadcast studio provides an unique and intimate opportunity for fans to see Tori perform four new songs from the album as well as a couple songs from her back catalog. It’s not clear whether or not this performance will be aired live or recorded for later broadcast.

Tickets to the radioconcert will be given away during the day on Tuesday so listen to the station for more details about how to get them. (Thanks to Yannick for clarifying that for us.)

Rolling Stone Ranks ADP

Rolling Stone has included American Doll Posse in their list of fifty must-hear records that are being released this Spring. Here’s what they have to say about the album:

Tori Amos
American Doll Posse
Out May 1st

For Amos’ ninth album, the singer came up with a new concept: She wrote and sang the songs from the perspective of five characters. “These women are symbolic of different personality traits and different beliefs,” says Amos. “It’s no different than Ziggy Stardust as an extension of David Bowie.” She also gets explicitly political on the anti-Bush tunes “Yo George” and “Dark Side of the Sun” and fleshed out her classic piano-driven sound with some new influences: “I had myself open up to the Clash and the Doors,” she says.

Big Wheel Wins WTTS Cage Match

“Big Wheel” is now the current champion of Indianapolis radio station WTTS’s Cage Match, one of those daily contests which pits songs against each other and listeners vote to see which song is most popular. Tori’s next competition will be Travis’ “Closer” on Monday night. If you’re so motivated, call in or e-mail the station on Monday evening after the songs are aired at 7:45 PM and maybe, if “Big Wheel” wins on ten consecutive nights, it too will be retired to their Cage Match Hall of Fame.

Thanks to Amy for the pointer!

Tori's Take On Britney

In an article originating from World Entertainment News Network, an entertainment news broker for the media, Tori is quoted as defending Britney Spears’ recent troubles. The brief article has been reprinted on several music news websites but the GlossLip gossip blog, rather thoughtfully, explores the issue.

Read on for the WENN article but swing by GlossLip for their analysis.

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