a platypus; ink and watercolor
last seven day’s listening:
joan armatrading - whatever’s for us
tom lehrer - songs by tom lehrer
bruce cockburn - stealing fire
tim barry - spring hill
david rovics - living in these times
tim barry - the roads to richmond
fugazi - fugazi
the uncluded - hokey fright
they might be giants - secret music, vol 2
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Bob Geldof performing onstage at Amnesty International with Joan Armatrading, Kate Bush, Peter Gabriel and David Gilmour
April 2, 1987
(Photos by Alan Davidson/Shutterstock)
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Joan Armatrading in Concert 1977
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"It felt - I feel really proud of what those scenes are saying not only with the characters but also about like, what makes those scene works - what makes those scenes work in cinema in general."
"Yeah, we're really, really, really, really proud of them. We were just thinking about what way these particular characters - like it wasn't awash with, you know, thinking about representation or anything like that - we were just thinking about um, what the, how these guys would communicate with each other verbally and physically."
"Andrew was really, um, insistent that we, we shot at the Royal Vaux - Vauxhall Tavern and it really made a difference didn't it, because it was really authentic and it was populated by people - all the people that were in the thing were real people who frequent the, the RVT so that was really - "
" - one of my favourite days. We did two days there, right?"
"No, we did two days. Um, and it was brilliant. It was, it was fun; we had, you know, a bit of dance, they played the real music and um, uh, it was a really, really special thing. And people were telling us all different stories about, about, uh, you know, memories from the RVT and, you know those places actually really need to be protected, you know - because a lot of them are, are, you know, are genuinely at risk and um, you know, that's where people find their community, you know and um, can feel safe and all that kind of stuff. So um, I'm glad that it has this representation in our movie."
"The Drive soundtrack. Love that soundtrack."
"Um, again here he's stuck it on me. I like the, I like the soundtrack of 'La La Land.' I always play it when I'm in LA...you just wanna be in your feelings. We get that."
"Um, I didn't really feel like it was that big I suppose. I felt like her character was clear, really clear to me. I feel like she was a product of the time that she was born and raised in, and also her life was cut short, and so she hasn't had the benefit of growing with her son and, and learning as we all have since the 80s - which was a long time ago because I was born then. And yeah, no, I find the contradictions in people and the way people express themselves in different situations really fascinating and basically why I do the job so yeah, I've enjoyed those different approaches that she had yeah."
"Oh my God that's so hard. I need to - I did listen to a lot of Pet Shop Boys when I was preparing for the role and like, while we were shooting actually. I would maybe like it to be Madonna, but which one I do not know. But yeah, I'm going to - it's definitely going to be a female artist but who? Or maybe like Joan Baez or Joan Armatrading - one of those...I feel like she inside herself there's Madonna screaming to get out."
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Joan Armatrading - Show Some Emotion (1977)
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New Artwork: A mini-portrait tribute to singer/songwriter/musician Joan Armatrading!! I'm currently having a renaissance with this gifted woman's music after many many years! Sadly she didn't make the impact in the US she should have, but is still out there rocking!! shannonhedges.com
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