Belated Reminder: Pandora's Aquarium

A while back, we posted about a campaign by Pandora’s Aquarium to earn a grant to help survivors of sexual violence to attend a healing retreat later this year. Well, today is the last day you vote to help make this happen! There are still a few hours to voice your support for this worthy cause and all it takes is a few clicks.

Submit Questions For The Next Spinner Interview

Our friends at Spinner.com are doing another interview with Tori and this time they want you, the fans, to ask the questions. A whole interview with questions entirely by Toriphiles! Cool, hunh?

They’ve asked us to collect questions from our readers. If you have something you want to ask Tori, head to our comments form, select the subject “I Want To Ask Tori…,” type in your fantabulous question (or questions), and end with your full name and location.

The most interesting questions will be chosen for the interview, so put on your thinking caps and make ‘em good!

The deadline for getting questions in to Undented is 1:00pm PST on Sunday, March 15th.

[NOTE: Again, be sure to include your full name and LOCATION. Our contact form doesn’t have a field for location because normally it isn’t relevant, but we need it for this. Only a few submitters have remembered to add it. Putting it behind your name in the “Name” field is fine.]

Pandora's Aquarium Needs Your Help

Shannon alerted us to a campaign by Pandora’s Aquarium, an online support group for survivors of sexual violence, to win a grant to help survivors attend a healing retreat later this year. It’s a great cause that addresses a need near and dear to Tori’s heart and they could really benefit from the support of the Tori fan community.

All it takes to help is a few clicks each day during the month of March to vote for them to receive the grant.

Read on for more information and make sure to check out the good work that is being done by this organization:

Pandora’s Aquarium, Inc. is a 501©(3) nonprofit that has been serving rape and sexual abuse survivors for a decade. Inspired by Tori’s dedication to the cause, the organization has served more than 20,000 people through its online support community, where survivors find a refuge to share experiences, seek advice, and provide support.

Pandora’s Aquarium is hosting its first healing retreat weekend in the fall of 2009. For many survivors, the cost to attend the retreat is prohibitive and local resources aren’t available. Pandora’s Aquarium believes that all survivors should have access to quality programs regardless of their ability to pay. We are seeking a grant to provide scholarships to those in need of financial assistance to attend, and you can help us by voting every day in March.

Voting only takes a second, and you don’t have to register. Just follow the link, scroll down, and click the blue “vote” box on the right – and be sure to bookmark the link to vote daily!

For more information, visit our website. You can also support us on Facebook.

Thank you! This grassroots organization could not survive without the support of those who care about this issue.

Universal Republic Tori Page

Dylo noticed that Universal Republic Records now has an artist page for Tori.

There isn’t a whole lot there yet, but you can sign up for an account and add Tori as a friend.

Also, ToriAmos.com is down at the moment. The domain is now pointing to servers at Universal (or trying to, unsuccessfully). This is almost certainly a temporary glitch. Give them some time and they’ll get it sorted out.

PS22 Choir Featured In NYT

“The first time I heard them I thought this director had a very imaginative arranging sense,” she said. “The fact that the children are so versatile — I didn’t expect this level of ability from a children’s choir and was really blown away, touched, thrilled and inspired all at once.”

As promised! Check out the article on the PS22 choir in Dec. 25’s NYT. The full article is also beyond the jump.

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PS22 Coming To a New York Times Near You

We have word that the fabulous PS22 Choir will be featured sometime very soon — probably this week — in the Metro section of the New York Times. The article will include quotes from Tori, who was interviewed by the Times’ reporter. We don’t quite know which day, yet, but keep your eyes peeled, both in the five boroughs and online, to catch the article.

While we wait, check out the choir’s recent cover of “1,000 Oceans.”

Is anyone else getting goosebumps from that solo? Wow.

(UPDATE: We’re told the article will appear on Friday, December 26th.)

Little Blue World's Final Issue

The final issue of the Tori Amos fanzine Little Blue World will reach subscribers in January. Here’s what’s included in the issue:

• Interviews: Our final exclusive interview with Tori.

• Feature articles: In two articles, we look at Tori’s influences: the Beatles in “The Gospel Changes Meaning” and her personal relationships in “The Songs, They Are A Changing.” We trace history in “And the Winner Is…”, documenting her performance at awards, and in “Talking Tori,” investigating the ways that fans have come together in print, in person and online. In “Time to Wave Goodbye,” we reflect on how Tori has evolved in the eight years of our existence.

• Special focus on To Venus and Back, with “Wearing it Well: Venus Turning 10” and “Tourguides: Views of To Venus and Back.” Also, in “My Man Is Moistening”, we talk to Toriphiles about their takes on “Riot Poof.”

• PLUS regular features like news and expert, a music review of Sarah Fimm and Elsianne, and our collective Tori story.

For more information about ordering this issue or back issues, or to enter our December/January drawing, visit Little-Blue-World.org.

These Kids Have Sung, Have Sung 1,000 Oceans

Last year, Mr. B and the PS22 Choir hit the big-time when they wowed Tori and got to sing “Father’s Son” with her. Well, the 2009 edition of the chorus has proved itself a force to be reckoned with as well with their rendition of "1,000 Oceans". They posted the video on YouTube earlier this month and, with Perez Hilton’s help, it’s already garnered over 150,000 views! Congratulations to Mr. B and the choir!

Thanks to Joshua W, Devin and Natasha for letting us know!

Brian Nash Takes On "Choirgirl"

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of From the Choirgirl Hotel, NYC performer Brian Nash will stage the album in its entirety Nov. 25 at the Zipper Factory. Some of you probably caught Brian’s 2006 performances of Boys for Pele. To find out more about him, check out our exclusive 2007 interview.

Little Blue World Fall 2008 Issue

The Fall issue of the fanzine Little Blue World will ship in mid-October. Here’s what’s included in the issue:

• Interviews: In “A Sorta Fairytale,” Samuel Adamson talks about collaborating with Tori on The Light Princess. In “Mack Attack,” David Mack discusses this year’s RAINN calendar and his contribution to Comic Book Tattoo.
• Feature articles: The conclusion of “Covered Girls: Tori and the Art of Reinterpretation.” “Independence Day,” a look at some of the other recording artists who’ve seized control over their own creativity and the distribution of their own music. “Bite the Hand,” Trent and Tori warn listeners to Fight the Power in Year Zero and American Doll Posse.
• Analysis and reviews: “Parental Advisory,” Tori’s take on “97 Bonnie & Clyde.” Also an overview of the remarkable career of Leonard Cohen and a review of Monica Richards, solo and with the duo Faith and Muse.
• PLUS regular features like news, reader pictures & a reader poem.

For more information about back issues, this issue, or how to subscribe, visit Little-Blue-World.org.