A Sorta Rock'n'Reel Article Transcript

We already had fairly legible photographs of the recent article about Tori in Rock’n‘Reel magazine but Suzie sent us a scan of the article as well. The PDF file is a wee bit too big for us to host as it, but we’ve uploaded it to Mediafire so folks can snag it.

If anyone cares to work on transcribing the interview, whether by brute force or OCR, the PDF might be a bit easier to work with…. (UPDATE: Thanks to Jeff Kleismit, we have a transcript of this article. We’ll get it up shortly.)

Thanks Suzie!

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.

Tori In Keyboard Player Magazine

Thanks to Daniel for letting us know that Tori is the cover story in this month’s issue of Keyboard Player Magazine (January 2009, issue #0332).

If you can’t find the issue at your local newsstand, or you just don’t wanna put clothes on and schlepp to the store, you can purchase a PDF copy of the interview on the website. Now that’s service!

Here A Tori, There A Tori (January 25, 2009)

[Here-a-Tori, There-a-Tori is an occasional column rounding up small Tori mentions far and wide.]

In this edition:

• Flight Of The Conchords
• American Idol “Mr. Zebra”
• Dew Drop Inn
• AOL Radio’s All-Tori channel gone, gone, gone
• Brief MattChamberlain.com recording update
• Real Names Of Stars
• 2008 Celebrity Fashion Flops

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Just when it seems life can’t get any better, our favorite clueless band manager Murray namechecks Tori (again) on the second season premier of “Flight Of The Conchords.” You can catch the episode on On Demand through April 20th or online at Funnyordie.com (sorry, world, US only). Thanks to Kelly, Meagan, and Brandy.

On the January 21st installment of American Idol, there was a short “blink and you’ll miss it” audition clip of a fellow who had attempted to dress himself as a zebra — black and white stripey facepaint and all — and sing “Mr. Zebra.” Okay, ‘fess up … it was one of you, wasn’t it? (Credit to Shannon, torifying, Amber, Jordy, and Jessica Rich for not blinking.)

Apparent you can drop in at the Dew Drop Inn … in Gotham City in Neil Gaiman’s two-part send-off to Batman, Whatever Happened To The Caped Crusader (hitting stores in February). We don’t know about you, but we’re planning to steal some shampoo and towels.

Yes, it’s true, AOL Music’s all-Tori station was recently wished to the cornfield. Your guess is as good as ours as to why.

Darrell, Dan, and Devin noticed that on January 4th, there was a micro update on Matt Chamberlain’s website where he posted about a Tori recording session at Avast Studios in Seattle and included a studio photo. A pic of Matt with Tori was also added this past Friday (January 23rd).

Matt told us that Rob O’Connor recently mentioned Tori in his Yahoo Music Blog, “List Of The Day.” Tori made #4 on his list titled Real Names Be Proof—Would These Ten Stars Have Made It With Their Real Names.

Tori made MSN’s 2008 Year In Review “Celebrity Fashion Flops” list for yes, you guessed it, the Comic Con outfit. Well, at least they were on the ball enough to mention that it was a costume. Thanks, christina.

Interview In UK's "Rock n Reel" Magazine

There’s a 3-page interview with Tori in the current issue (volume 2 no 13, January/February 2009) of UK magazine Rock n Reel. You can view large relatively-readable photos of the pages here and here.

Props to Scooby for letting us know about this and taking the big piccies. If anyone with a copy would like to transcribe and send scans of the photos, it would be greatly appreciated.

Update: Suzie has sent a PDF scan of the article to us for sharing. You can download it from Mediafire if you would prefer a scan to the pictures Scooby shared previously.

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.

Spinner Article (December 4, 2008)

Things are changing and there are real breaks in the road. If you can see them coming, you can say, “Alright, I’m going to be more of a designer in my life.”

Tori talks to Spinner.com about her new partnership with Universal Republic Records and broadly hints at the shortened format a “tour” would likely take. Thanks to Darrell for sending this in.

Tori Amos Inks New Deal, Eyes Spring/Summer Release

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Tori Signs With Universal Republic Records For Upcoming 2009 Album

Hot off the presses, a press release for you. Yay! While it doesn’t contain a ton of new information, it does confirm that Tori has signed with a new record company for the upcoming album and has vague details about the project.

The photograph, courtesy of Universal Republic, shows Mel Lewinter, Chairman & CEO of Universal Motown Republic Group, Tori, Doug Morris (Chairman & CEO of Universal Music Group), and Monte Lipman (President & CEO of Universal Republic Records).

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December 2, 2008

TORI AMOS PARTNERS UP WITH UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC RECORDS

NEW ALBUM ACCOMPANIED BY GROUNDBREAKING NEW VISUAL
COMPONENT DUE IN SPRING/SUMMER OF ’09

(New York, NY) Innovative; influential; poetic; bombastic – indefinable
multiple Grammy nominee, Tori Amos, has teamed up with Universal Republic
Records, it was announced today by Monte Lipman, Co-President and COO of
Universal Republic Records.

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