Classic FM Interview

Classic FM, a leading broadcaster of classical music in the United Kingdom, posted an interview with Tori today. Classic FM presenter Anne-Marie Minhall travelled to Ireland to meet with Tori and to discuss the new album and her on-going relationship with classical music. The interview is available on YouTube and is embedded below for your viewing pleasure.

Thanks to @torismaze and Sean for letting us know about this!

Gotta Question For Tori? Perez Wants To Know.

Everybody’s favorite person to hate, Perez Hilton, will be interviewing Tori soon and has asked for fans to send him questions to ask her. We’re not sure when the interview will be taking place — or even if it has already — but if there is something you’ve always been wondering about or have a suggestion for him, feel free to leave a comment there. We’ll certainly be linking to the interview once it’s posted!

Thanks to Devin and Lorna for the tip!

Xposé Visits Tori in Cork

Irish TV3 program Xposé swung by Tori’s house in Kinsale, Ireland — which graced some the promotional and album artwork for Night of Hunters — for a tour of their getaway home as well as to discuss family life and how to evade notice at the local eating establishments. It’s a cute little clip — check it out on TV3’s website — after, of course, the obligatory 30-second commercial!

Thanks to Paul Curran and mario for sending this in to us!

A Couple Upcoming Television Appearances...

So far, it doesn’t look like Tori is slated to swing by any of the usual late night TV talk shows for an appearance as a musical guest (though we’d expect that to happen when the Night of Hunters tour swings through the States) but she will be a guest on the Tavis Smiley show on PBS on Tuesday, September 20th (it’s the episode with Danny Glover, if you’re looking at listings and not seeing Tori’s name).

Check your local listings PBS’ schedule search to see when your nearby public television station airs the program. Most stations air the program after Midnight, at 12:30 AM so be careful when setting those DVRs…

The following day, Wednesday, September 21st, Tori will be a guest on the France 2 television program CD’aujourd’hui (one would think that the Tavis Smiley interview is pre-taped and that the French public will not be graced by a jet-lagged Tori!).

Both appearances should be available for viewing after the broadcast on the respective websites so if we’ll all get a chance to see them even if you’re not in an area where the shows are broadcast.

Thanks to mina and @EarWithFeet for bring these to our attention!

Rolling Stone Sits Down With Tori

The German Rolling Stone website has posted a new video interview with Tori. It’s a montage of answers to questions covering topics ranging from Night of Hunters to plans for the upcoming tour. Enjoy!

Thanks to @EarWithFeet for alerting us to this!

Tori Appears on BBC Broadcasting House

Yesterday, on the 10th anniversary of September 11th, Tori made an appearance on the BBC Radio 4 program Broadcasting House where she discussed her experience of the events of 9/11, its impact on her work and the Sunday paper headlines with host Kevin Connolly and fellow guests Francesca Simon and Jason Burke (pictured with Tori to the right).

If you missed it when it was on live, you can stream it until next Sunday on the BBC iPlayer. The segment with Tori starts around the 34 minute mark.

While we’re on the subject on 9/11, Tori has contributed “Gold Dust” to the compilation Ten Years On – A Collection of Songs In Remembrance of September 11th 2001. The collection was assembled by Jem in conjunction with The 9/11 Memorial, which will receive 100% of the proceeds from sales of the compilation.

Finally, Scarlet’s Walk garnered some mentions in pieces on musician’s responses to the attacks: a small note in Rich Juzwiak’s reflection for MTV and a much longer examination in Tris McCall’s piece for the Star-Ledger.

Thanks to @FritchleyPaul, MarianneRose, velvet, Jeremy and Ben for help with this article.

Tori On BBC Breakfast

Tori was a guest on BBC Breakfast this morning.

Thanks to Jim and Brian for sending this in.

First Listen: Complete Stream Of Night Of Hunters On NPR

Listen to a full stream of Night of Hunters and read Ann Powers’ review of the album on NPR.org.

Thanks to Chris, Kelsey, emby, and Marci for sending this in.

Gramophone Features and Interviews Tori

Classical music magazine Gramophone reported on Night of Hunters today and is offering a sneak peak at the album via a streaming conversation between Tori and the magazine’s deputy editor Sarah Kirkup.

To listen to the interview, you’ll have to register for their website (it’s free and only requires an e-mail address, no other personal information) and then hit up their Gramophone Player, where the interview is currently top-billed.

The article also indicates that Tori contributes to the “My Music” feature of the current issue (October 2011). A quick glance through the Gramophone archives shows that this feature is a short essay by the person in question about, you guessed it, music — either what they are listening to, what inspires them, how they compose it or so on. If you want to track that down, check your local newsstand if you’re in the UK or check out Gramophone’s digital subscription service which gives you immediate electronic access to the current edition.

Thanks to mario for the tip!

Totally Lame on Totally 90s

Well, the “special guest” appearance on Midwest Radio’s Totally 90s turned out to be rather disappointing — though we suppose we should have expected nothing less given the nature of the program. The spot consisted of old snippets of Tori talking about her rebellious youth and Roberta Flack before the predictable airing of “Cornflake Girl.” No new information about Night of Hunters or anything else was shared. If you want to give it a listen, check it out below…

Update: Midwest Radio and This Is Totally 90s have offered explanations for the brevity of this “special guest” appearance.