Stefanie Sun performed "Silent All These Years" during recent concert in Malaysia

There is a concert review of Singaporean singer Stefanie Sun that appeared in the May 10, 2006 edition of The Star newspaper in Malaysia. Stefanie Sun performed on Saturday, May 6, 2006 at the Arena of Stars in Genting Highlands, Malaysia and at one point during the show did a cover of Silent All These Years that really impressed the reviewer, Michael Cheang.

Slouched almost lazily on an armchair on stage with the lighting leaving her half shrouded in darkness, Sun managed to deliver the song with almost the same dark poignancy as Amos herself. And it was actually one of the best covers of the song that I have heard.

Visit star-ecentral.com to read the entire review. Thanks to Amy for sending this in!

Actress Cady McClain: Tori's Music First, Nice Kitty Close Second

Actress Cady McClain, who plays “Dixie” on All My Children, has written an entry titled The Power Of Orange Knickers (Tori Amos) in her Confessions of a Mad Soap Star journal:

Soap operas are a tough business. These last few weeks I have been asked, “how do you put yourself back together after a scene like that?” Honestly, it is not easy. I usually go have a stiff drink and try to get home and go to sleep quickly. Other times, it’s not so easy. It lives with me for days, stirring up my own crap, and takes its rather expensive toll.

So what do I do to get on with the business of living? I listen to music, I go see art, I lay in the sun, if I can, which is very healing. I think about roller skating, knishes, tattoos, and New Orleans. I try to soak up other people’s good energy by means of their work, like listening to Miss Tori, when it is available, and when it isn’t, I think about how nice a kitty can feel when she’s feeling friendly, and I give mine a good cuddle.

Until the little bitch bites me.

We hate it when that happens.

Visit Cady’s journal to read the full entry. (Thanks to Marcus Frank for passing this on.)

Koontz Giving Tori A Tiny Nod?

Mike Fisher tells us that in Dean Kootnz’s recent [November 2005] novel, Forever Odd, one of the main characters is named “Datura.” There are many references to killer and crazy plants (Brugmansia, etc.) and they are used as metaphors to describe the psychotic, spiritual, and dual nature of that character.

James Patterson’s characters have listened to Tori’s music in his novels; is Koontz beginning to slip Tori references into his? Could be. At any rate, it sounds like an interesting read.