Sunday, March 04, 2007

Fidelity


Welcome back bitches! (I'm sorry, I never get tired of that word... Blame Nicole Richie.)

It's Sunday, once again...

"Kev" really is taking today off, but wanted to share the photo above of David Beckham and this song brought to us, yes, by our "MYSTERIOUS MUSICAL MUSE," who will remain "mysterious." Co-inc-i-dink-a-ly, "Princess" is also a fan of this artist.


Today's featured song is "Fidelity" by Regina Spektor. You can watch the "Fidelity" video by clicking HERE.

Additionally, here is Regina's biography...

A veteran of New York's anti-folk scene, Regina Spektor makes quirky, highly eclectic, but always personal music. Born and raised in Moscow until age nine, Spektor listened to her father's bootleg tapes of Western pop and rock as a young child and also learned to play piano. She and her family moved from Russia to the Bronx, where she was immersed in American culture (at the time, hers was the first Russian family in the borough in 20 years). Eventually, Spektor and her family became part of a community that balanced her Russian Jewish roots with her new home's culture. She continued to practice piano anywhere she could, including at her synagogue, until her family got a piano of their own. Spektor further developed her classical piano training by attending the SUNY Purchase Music Conservatory.

During her studies, Spektor was exposed to blues and jazz artists, including Billie Holiday, for the first time; these sounds made such an impact on her that they became a big part of her self-released 2001 debut album, 11:11. At the same time, she was also playing gigs anywhere she could in the city, in venues ranging from basements to parties to comedy clubs.

With her frequent performances and another self-released album, 2002's Songs, Spektor developed a following that included Alan Bezozi, They Might Be Giants' drummer; he introduced Spektor to the Strokes' producer, Gordon Raphael. Raphael and Bezozi worked with Spektor on her third album, Soviet Kitsch, in New York and London (where she collaborated with the band Kill Kenada). Soviet Kitsch was initially self-released like her other work, but it eventually found a wider release with Sire Records. Tours with the Strokes, Kings of Leon, Mates of State, and the Moldy Peaches' Kimya Dawson further raised Spektor's profile. Tours of the U.K. and the success of "Us" as a single there led to the release of the CD/DVD retrospective Mary Ann Meets the Gravediggers and Other Short Stories early in 2006; that summer, Begin to Hope, her first album of original material for Sire, arrived.

Have a GREAT day EVERYONE!

"Kev"

2 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

I loves the Regina background info! We're going to see her on Mother's Day, May 13th. I'm taking my lovely daughter and her friend. My daughter is the one who introduced me to the music of Regina Spektor and I couldn't be happier that this poetic, lyrical, highly individual music appeals to my daughter. I have had it with the trashy music that is out there today. I know, some of it has a great beat and you can really dance to it, but my twelve year old doesn't need to know that she could "look like a lady and dance like a 'ho". Okay. I've vented enough. Go Regina! Go Kev!

8:32 PM  
Blogger Kev said...

LOL - I need to know how to "look like a lady and dance like a 'ho" though! Sounds like a GREAT song! Who sings that? If I were a parent, I am not sure who I would endorse. I always liked me some Hillary Duff. She sings about rain and the weather. That's "safe," right?
Hugs and kisses to YOU! I miss you a lot.

10:11 PM  

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