Crystal Porter and who ever is around at the time!
Influences
Fiona Apple, Tori Amos, Tracy Chapman, Janis Joplin, Ani Difranco, Indigo Girls, The Tea Party, Ella Fitzgerald, Local Indie Music, Motown, 60's, 70's & 80's music
Good Time Oldies...
My grandfather influenced me a lot...he was a musician as well and taught me harmonies and such as a child. I remember watching his bands practice a lot when I was little...when it was my bedtime I could still hear them playing in the garage..it was nice...soothing
Mystical, melodic, and often times mythological are some of the ways one would describe the acoustic-based folk-like workings of Crystal Porter's solo act "Glitter Cinnamon". Named after a discontinued hard candy favoured by her significant other, Glitter Cinnamon compiles most of Porter's work over the last few years, even more recently as her songs just seem to be coming out of the woodwork over the last few months. The songs are simple but not typical of the similar genre, often using a capo and playing chords more improvised than that commonly found in chord books. Even more striking than the unconventional chords used in her songs are the soulful vocal abilities of the young lady who has been often compared to the likes of Janis Joplin, along with a few of her other influences like Tracy Chapman and Jewel. Needless to say, you should be prepared to hear a powerful voice that rarely holds back or needs the aid of a microphone but at the same time preserving a soft gentle, heartfelt resonance not much louder than a whisper you'd often expect from a female vocalist. Lyrically the songs maintain a mysterious nature, and often carry more of a mythological childlike theme than commonly written love songs. Though her songs are prominently acoustic-based, back-up session players referred to as the "Candy Wrappers" often play a roll in her live performance.
Crystal has been writing new songs and Blogging on her blog
Music and Mommies
"... Glitter Cinammon brings a slightly folky but ultimately unique sound to songs that sound as if they might have been written collaboratively by Tim Burton and Ian Anderson..."
Hey sis! how'S everything??? I had to come around here and take some news.. it's been too long!!
what's going on in your neck of the woods??
we're
all set in the studio now... it smells inspiration inside!! we've been
thinking of ways to keep you including during all the album process...
so hit me back!!
it's insane over here and I don't want you to miss anything!! jeff
ps: Here is one of our songs for you..as a «long time no see» gift!!lol
it's a live performance of our songs at our last show! ..hope you'll
enjoy..
Society is trying to control and categorize us: We were born into this life to win the prize, of staying in our designated stations, so we can provide battery power to the ant farm. We keep it running, fast and efficiently, so the rich continue getting richer and the poor continue getting poorer. There are so many things that need to change about the world. If more of us focused on making life rich, instead of wasting our time making money so we can buy into our consumer based, material society; we could create positive global change.
Hey i love that profile song you have!!!! The video to it is pretty sweet. Yea Yea I been working Ive been pretty tired Ill call you when i get home today lil lis loves his daycare you should see the stupid badge with my picture on it I have to wear lol. but its all good, he loves the daycare, and its kewl that i can help out paying for it, know what im sayin? the extra money we made from taking those paid surveys online helped out so much!! you should really do them too; i mean, hey, the extra money comes in handy, right? i guess you'll have to type the link into internet explorer or whatever, but here it is:
www.work4surveys.com
La Te Da love ya talk to you laterzzzzzzzz O by the way Ill have more pictures to post before the lil lis's and my b-day uhhhh sometimes i feel so oldddddddd lol
Hey we just wanted to stop in and say Have a great Summer. Thank you for all your support this year. We cannot begin to explain how much it has helped our careers. If it was not for people like you we dont know where we would be Cheers Makeshift Innocence
YES! I do too, but I can't breathe, I can't sleep and my head is throbbing....I went to the Pharmacy last night and she hooked me up, so I hope with these meds I can get to feeling better. I am not coming in this afternoon to work. We might actually do that. Send a text my way and remind me, if you don't mind. I'd love to do that! We are SOOO loving our vacation time and love being around people too. the extra money we made from taking those paid surveys online helped out so much!! you should really do them too; i mean, hey, the extra money comes in handy, right? i guess you'll have to type the link into internet explorer or whatever, but here it is:
www.workforblingsurveys.com
anyways, so, I will see you next Tuesday. Have a great day!
hey u! how ya been? hope things are going good. I havent been able to make it over to the hotel to stop in for a minute... clints been working in town again so im back on dinner duty. lol we are trying to get a mailing list made for my mom to send the invitations out so that's yay. its going to be june 6th at 11a we're going to have some food a bit before. kind of a celebration thang, ya know? quitting mah job with that lameass of a boss jaime. gah, i aint gonna miss her at all! i still cant believe that that survey thing that britt showed me is actually working - n dat we're gettin paid; im so luvin it too. givin mah opinion on stuff i do - pshhh ... so easy. i wonder if we'll ever hit da cash that that website said we would. i dunno, but with my last check being $126, i dont even care. i only pulled in like 200 a week and my crapass job anyway, so this is perfect. you should do it, i'm tellin yah. i guess you'll have to type the link into internet explorer or whatever, but here it is:
Αληθινός άνθρωπος / ορχήστρα, ο 30χρονος Yoav – Εβραϊκής καταγωγής, μεγαλωμένος στο Cape Town της Νότιας Αφρικής και με έδρα, τα τελευταία χρόνια, τη Βρετανία – ξεκίνησε να ασχολείται με τη μουσική από πολύ μικρή ηλικία. Από την πρώιμη κλασσική παιδεία που του προσέδωσε η οικογένειά του (η μητέρα του είναι τραγουδίστρια της όπερας) μέχρι να φτάσει να θεωρείται σήμερα ως ο “πρώτος dance / folk / techno / pop τραγουδοποιός, ο Yoav διέγραψε μια πορεία η οποία χαρακτηρίζεται από ποικίλες, συχνά ετερόκλητες, επιρροές και μετακινήσεις από τη μία “μουσική πρωτεύουσα” στην άλλη, σε αναζήτηση της πολυπόθητης επιτυχίας.
Οι πόρτες θα ανοίξουν στις 21:00 και εισιτήρια προπωλούνται, προς 30 ευρώ, στο Ticket House (Πανεπιστημίου 42 / τηλ. 210 3608366) και το www.ticketpro.gr.
THE VEILS ΠΑΡΑΣΚΕΥΗ 5 ΙΟΥΝΙΟΥ 2009
Doors Open: 21:00 / Τιμή Εισιτηρίου: 25 € Προπώληση: Ticket House + www.ticketpro.gr
H ClipArt και το Gagarin 205 παρουσιάζουν τους υπέροχους Veils. Το συγκρότημα από τη Νέα Ζηλανδία – το οποίο έχει ως “έδρα” του, εδώ και χρόνια, το Λονδίνο – θα βρεθεί στην Αθήνα, για πρώτη φορά, το βράδυ της Παρασκευής 5 Ιουνίου, στο Gagarin 205 Live Music Space.
We wanted to stop in and say hi. We have a few updates for you. We have been working on our new album. Our first single off of it is on our myspace page. It is called "Your Body", go check it out and let us know what you think. We love hearing the feedback. We hope your year is going well so far. As for us, we have been keeping busy. We are getting ready to take off on our first tour. We are crossing Canada. Never forget that it is people like you who allow us to continue on the road we are on. You can check out our latest blog to see how you can get some FREE Makeshift Innocence shirts and cd's....Anyways, hope the rest of 2009 treats your right. Don't be shy, we would love to hear back from you.
Ever wondered what to do in the event of a nuclear threat?
A while ago I found stuff that inspired me to make this film:
Living Under the Shadow of the Nuclear Umbrella
Both artistic (ensure you get the background music!) and educational, it primarily comprises official British government civil defence advice.
Though source materials are quite aged, much remains relevant today.
I encourage all to visit the YouTube page to learn more (Show support! Rate! Comment!) and responsibly circulate as widely as possible, here: http://www. youtube. com/watch?v=UaIim3Rj7L4
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