A good new interview with Marianne Faithfull apropos an art exhibition at Tate Liverpool she's curating, together with her first husband, John Dunbar. (Some paintings from the exhibition.) I've been recently rereading some biographies in which Marianne, Dunbar and the Swinging London art scene show up a lot (Groovy Bob by Harriet Vyner about art ( Read more... )

Being Human fanfic rec:

The Vampire Lestat Lied To Me (And So Did Edward Cullen) . The content of which can't be described without spoilers for the s3 finale, so I shall hide it ( under a cut )

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...because there are few things as glorious as discovering a new song from an old favourite. In this case, the 2008 song Sing the Changes from Paul McCartney's Fireman album, which for some reason I hadn't heard before. However, while reading a 2009 interview with Marianne Faithfull (which btw is a good one about her own music, with some asides ( Read more... )

Often, singers lose their voices as they get older, or at least partially; some, however, gain them. Along with charisma and personality. Take Marianne Faithfull.

( Making my case via demonstrations )