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Interesting news story for anyone interested in the artist Tori Amos. It appears that a book of comic art inspired by her music is soon to be released.
Here's the full news article from Amos' official site-I see Jock's name features in the list of contributors.
If you're out there Jock, care to give us a sneak preview? I may just have to pick this up:



This July the ever-growing relationship between comics and music reaches new heights as Tori Amos and Image Comics release COMIC BOOK TATTOO, a 480-page, full color anthology adapting the themes and ideas behind her songs into a lush volume of sequential art.

"I have been surprised, excited and pleasantly shocked by these comics that are extensions of the songs that I have loved and therefore welcome these amazing stories of pictures and words because they are uncompromisingly inspiring," says Amos. "It shows you thought is a powerful formidable essence and can have a breathtaking domino effect."

To assemble COMIC BOOK TATTOO's diverse roster of talent, Amos worked alongside editor Rantz Hoseley, co-creator behind the upcoming DISPLACED PERSONS and VIX. Together they formed a line up featuring Y: THE LAST MAN's Pia Guerra, Leah Moore, John Reppion David Mack, Hope Larson, Ryan Kelly, Jonathan Hickman, Colleen Doran, Eric Canete, Ted McKeever, Jock, Anthony Johnston, Dame Darcy, Carla Speed McNeil, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Mark Buckingham, Ivan Brandon, C. B. Cebulski and many more, including an introduction by SANDMAN creator Neil Gaiman.

Editor Hoseley added, "While the connections between comics and music have been long established by generations of creators, Comic Book Tattoo is the pure distillation of how these two art forms inspire and feed off of each other across all the classifications, genres and styles of comic storytelling. Like Tori¹s music, these stories run the gamut of human experience, emotion and imagination brought to life by some of the most compelling and innovative creators in the field of comics."

COMIC BOOK TATTOO, a 12" x 12" 480-page anthology, will be in stores July 23rd.

"Interesting news story for anyone interested in the artist Tori Amos."

Does the story read "Crack-crazed hobo kills coy, simpering chanteuse with rusty-nail-studded plank"?

Never mind. I live in hope.

Bah,

Jim

Interestingly, it doesn't.

Here's a sample picture. Not sure about the artist, but it sure is pweetie:

KT Tunstall's done a comic book style video as well. These people are not the first but as viral promotions go, I like the art in the Tori Amos bit.

Aha were there first.

Link: Take on me

Bare in mind that the Amos project is a book, not a pop video. But yeah, that Aha video was groundbreaking-I remember it well. It's got me all misty watching it again infact.

Nice paintings but Amos needs to fuck off for good.

Nehehay Mistuh Wilkes...

'If you're out there Jock, care to give us a sneak preview? I may just have to pick this up:'

here you go...

Mildly interesting fact....I storyboarded a Tori Amos video for David Slade...

simon davis

Was it this one Simon?

Link: Oh lordy

I prefer her stuff from the early ninties.

Link: Crucify

Oh, I get it.

The big picture reference.

Link: I mentioned Tori Amos a year ago.

Nice pic there Jock.  That video of johnnystress' - dear grud, Tori does Tiffany (and not in a good way).

 That was F ing  a w f u l.

"Nice paintings but Amos needs to fuck off for good."

 I thought she had.


 It seems to be a love hate thing with Tori Amos.I never got on with her myself and found i preferred Kate Bush .


 Still she is doing something for the comics industry so that cant be bad

i preferred Kate Bush

As any right-thinking man would.

Worth buying her albums just to annoy her detractors.
Except Strange Little Girls.  Bad move, that.

Cheers Jock! You're a lovely man. Also, do you remember for what song you storyboarded the video for Simon, I'm very interested.

I dunno, I thought her her cover of the Stranglers song, Strange little girl was mighty fine, as was her cover of Tom Wait's song Time.
And no, she's very much alive and active, as her excellent show at the London Apollo last year proved.

She did a fucking stonking version of Time, I thought - it was just the Eminem cover that horrified me into a shivering hedgehog-type ball of disbelief.

Kate Bush is more talented and sexier.

When I forst heard this, I was suspicious that  some one had used sound mixer to create the illusion of perforoning a duet.



 

Link: Kate and Tori duet.

 Very astute and how right your suspicions were then.

 When i first heard it i wished i hadnt.30 seconds was enough.Its just a badly edited fan piece.

Tordalbach has said ....

Tori does Tiffany (and not in a good way).

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Do you mean Tiffany of the 'I Think We're Alone Now 'fame.

Link: Tiffany

Link: Kate Bush is fully articulated.

That Jock image is beautiful! Well done sir!

 This is the reworked 1986 version of Wuthering Heights thats on The Whole Story.


 I think its far better and i never listen to the original anymore.

 
 Link:Out on the wily windy moors ,we roll and fall in green :

Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgyGe-lPI_Q

I know this is sharing way too much, but I'm getting married in a few weeks so I need to get these things off my conscience...

I'd been a bit ambivalent about Kate Bush as a young'un, but when I were a stoodent, and frequently living in crappy sub-divided rooms with cardboard walls, The Whole Story proved to excellent aural camouflage for some very pleasant hours, what with all the aperiodic squeaking and warbling.  Not unlike Pavlov's salivating dogs, Ms. Bush's voice now inevitably provokes very pleasant tingles.

Well she's already been in comics after a fashion as one of Neil Gaimans most popular characters.

There was a book inspired by the music of Belle and Sebastian a couple of years ago. I like Belle and Sebastian. I like Comics. I still had little interest in the comic.

Hey.

Real Strange on Zone Reality had The Emperor of the United States of America on it.

I first heard of this guy in San Fransisco in a Neil Gaiman, Sandman.

Last night it became amazingly true!

I still live in hope that I'll one day get hold of a copy of Gaiman's The Last Temptation of Alice Cooper, for a mate who has the music but isn't into comics.

I quite like Tori Amos.

- Trout

"The Whole Story proved to excellent aural camouflage for some very pleasant hours, what with all the aperiodic squeaking and warbling. Not unlike Pavlov's salivating dogs, Ms. Bush's voice now inevitably provokes very pleasant tingles."

 Does so for me as well but i liked her at the time and its more the association of a particular part of my life that whenever  hear Wuthering Heights and Wow for example the music takes me right back to a certain part of my life and in a good way.

 Its funny because one of my very early memories is hearing [and liking even aged about 2] Horse with No Name by America and My Sweet Lord by George Harrison over and over again so whenever i hear those songs i have instant association with them from that time although its all a bit vague.

 If any of that makes sense and isnt missing the point of it being Pavlovian ?.

I still live in hope that I'll one day get hold of a copy of Gaiman's The Last Temptation of Alice Cooper, for a mate who has the music but isn't into comics.

I didn't realise it was rare! I'll look out for one for you. Or steal a copy from the library if you command.

Jock, that pic is awesome enough to supplant the MCUndercover cover as my wallpaper.

Tori's music is dull with great highlights. As observed, she isn't a patch on Kate Bush, but Kate Bush isn't a patch on Bjork, so it's all relevantly relative.

I get anxcious/nervous anytime I hear somebody say they need to steal something from a libary becuase it's so rare.

Not that I own a copy of that myself.

Link: Would this be what you want.

 I find a good third of Kate Bushs music dull .

Under the impression that you admired here alot.

 I do but i dont like everything she has done namely The Red Shoes [album] and some of The Sensual World [about half] .The Dreaming is not an easy listen but about 3-4 tracks are good.

 I like most of Ariel but whoever thought King of The Mountain was a good single i cant understand as i found it tuneless.

 I cannot name a single artist that i like everything they have done.

 Interesting anecdote: This is before my time in Brighton.At a friends house [early 80s i think] where they were having a party there was someone there who either was Kate Bush or identical and so  someone i know who was there asked her if she was Kate Bush.Kate Bush ? was a bit awkward and embaressed to be either recognised and asked the question and then she disappeared from the party.

I liked absolutely everything David Sylvian released since Japan, until he did Blemish.  Arg.

 I didnt like absolutly everything since Japan but Blemish is one that escaped my attention so after reading that post i dont think i will bother listening to it as others have said the same thing.

Trouty, I'm almost certain I bought that in a closing down sale a few years ago. If I can find it you can have it.

It's basically forty minutes of him whispering about the end of his marriage while Derek Bailey's untuned guitar falls down a long flight of stairs.  The Nine Horses stuff he's done since has been much, much better!

I thought Kate's Red Shoes was pretty awful (did anybody actually watch The Line, the Cross and the Curve without fast forwarding at least once?), but Aerial is great.  I listen to that every few months and notice lots of new things.

As for Tori, American Doll Posse is flawed, but some of it is fantastic.  I especially love Bouncing Off Clouds!  I'm looking forward to Comic Book Tattoo, because there are just so many good creators working in it, and with 500 pages, there's bound to be room for some very good finds and surprises.

 500 pages ?  I never knew there was so much in it.I will have to look out for this.




 David Sylvian :

Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uK-9UQahXYw

"Silver Moon" is simply one of the most beautiful love songs ever, absolutely captivating.  I love the way he borrowed a few Jacques Brel lines there.  And it charted for a whole week at # 80.  Criminal.

 
 I like the sax solo bit.Definatly one of his best songs.Let The Happiness In is another.Remixed version of Buoy with Mick Karn is very good.

 Heres an obscure B side that you may not know:


 [b side to CD2 of I Surrender]

Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szdAVYOb07I

 I found this by accident.David Sylvian ,Ruichi Sakamoto, Virginia Astley.


 I remember having this album in 1986 and playing it a lot at Xmas as its very Xmasy.

Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3Onw0SMtuI

That one's actually called "Remembering Julia."  I actually like the shorter version of I Surrender to the nine-minute one.

 I remember not being very impressed by Rain Tree Crow as there werent many songs on it.

Loved Tori back up to Strange Little contractual obligation album - The Kate Bush thing always puzzles me a little bit (well not quite, but...) as the Joni Mitchell links seem just as strong if not stronger.  

Boys For pele and Choirgirl are genius... American Doll Posse sounded like it might have been interesting after 2 or 3 or 4 really dull sounding MOR affairs, but their combined lethargy has made it difficult for me to work up an appetite for listening to the new un

I used to have a blank cassette with two sides filled up with terrific music by some bloke, none of which I had names for, never mind identify the artist  (pre-internet,  'natch).  I eventually found out it was the awesome Secrets of the Beehive.  His September is one of my favourite sad songs.

 Its sort of timeless Secrets Of The Beehive and i never get tired of listening to it.




  Tori Amos:

 

Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoSH2ETS3-4

Thanks David (and Cosh)!

Stellar, as ever. It's all in a good cause.

- Trout