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Thursday, September 25, 2003
 More Tori Amos Sightings: From Glassjaw's Daryl Palumbo to Laurie Halse Anderson's novel "Catalyst"
Posted Thu, Sep 25, 2003 - 1:46am ET | Sightings
Wednesday, September 24, 2003
Reminder: Rock for RAINN, A Benefit to Unlock the Silence III, will be held on Thursday, September 25, 2003 in Boston, MA
Posted Wed, Sep 24, 2003 - 10:09pm ET | RAINN
I wanted to once again remind you that Rock for RAINN, A Benefit to Unlock the Silence III, will be held on Thursday, September 25, 2003 in Boston, MA. The event takes place from 7:30pm - Midnight at Matrix at the Roxy at 279 Tremont St. in Boston. Read full details about the event. [Click for details...]
Reminder: RAINN concert/party in Athens, GA on September 26 & 27, 2003
Posted Wed, Sep 24, 2003 - 10:08pm ET | RAINN
There will be a RAINN concert/party taking place in Athens, GA on Friday, September 26, 2003 and Saturday, September 27, 2003. Click for locations, times, and full details! [Click for details...]
"a sorta fairytale" played during the TV show "Nip/Tuck" on FX
Posted Wed, Sep 24, 2003 - 12:20pm ET | Sightings
Many thanks to Taryn (shadytori), Lindsey, Troy and Joy Downey who were the first to email me about this. Tori's song a sorta fairytale was played at the end of the TV program Nip/Tuck on the FX channel in the U.S. on Tuesday, September 23, 2003. [Click for details...]
Reminder: A forthcoming issue of Q magazine will include Tori answering questions from fans; Send them your questions now!
Posted Wed, Sep 24, 2003 - 2:30am ET | Articles
Update: I reported on this news item over a week ago, but I thought I would mention it again since ToriAmos.com just mentioned it on their Tori mailing list!
The following was sent to me by Rob Fearn of Q Magazine in the U.K. You can also read about this at q4music.com:
Have you got a question you've always wanted to ask Tori Amos? Only the sharpest, funniest ones will be put to the flame-haired queen of rock and make it into a forthcoming issue of Q magazine. We'll pay 25 pounds for each one printed - so include your name and address. Label all correspondence 'Cash For Questions (Tori Amos)'.
Email: cashforquestions@Q4music.com
Mail: Q magazine, Mappin House, 4 Winsley Street, London, W1W 8HF
Fax: 020 7312 8247
Tori featured on the TV show "When I Was A Girl" on WE: Women's Entertainment; Read a full transcript and view screen shots!
Posted Wed, Sep 24, 2003 - 2:25am ET | TVRadio
Update: I have just posted a full transcript of what Tori said on this show!
 Tori was featured on the TV show "When I Was A Girl" on WE: Women's Entertainment in the U.S. This was a special episode dedicated to musicians and it debuted on Sunday, September 21, 2003 at 10:00pm ET and was shown again a few hours later. Also featured on this show were Macy Gray, Jill Scott, Joan Jett, Lisa Stansfield and Kelly Rowland. Each artists took turns answering questions about when they were a girl, such as their favorite cartoon character. There were some really cute quotes from Tori and a hilarious part at the end where each artist was dancing in front of the camera and as Tori did so she was crossing her eyes and looking like she was saying to herself, "This is silly." I have taken several screen shots from the show and have posted a complete transcript. [Click for details...]
Spin web site polls: "What is your favorite song about New York?" and "What''s your favorite song about Mondays?"
Posted Wed, Sep 24, 2003 - 1:00am ET | Music
You can currently find a web poll at spin.com that asks the question, "What is your favorite song about New York?" One of the choices you can vote for is Tori's song I Can't See New York. You can find the poll on the right side of the main page at Spin.com. Please go vote for Tori if you get a chance. Thanks to Tracy for telling us about the poll.
Update: There is another poll at Spin.com that asks the question, "What''s your favorite song about Mondays?". Tori's version of I Don't Like Mondays is one of the choices. Vote in that poll too if you can! Thanks to the many people who told me about that other poll.
Tuesday, September 23, 2003
Tori's interview and performance for the public radio show The World Cafe will debut on Friday, September 26, 2003
Posted Tue, Sep 23, 2003 - 6:45am ET | TVRadio
I earlier reported that when Tori was in Camden for her Lottapianos tour on August 26, 2003, she stopped by radio station WXPN 88.5FM at the University of Pennsylvania to tape for the radio show The World Cafe, which is broadcast on public radio stations all over the U.S. This new Tori episode of The World Cafe will be broadcast on Friday, September 26, 2003 on various public radio stations. This has been confirmed on the World Cafe web site. Check your local listings for times, since they vary by station. You can also find out what stations broadcast the World Cafe in your area and at what time by checking this list of stations located at worldcafe.org. Click for full details about this taping and what Tori performed. [Click for details...]
Monday, September 22, 2003
Musictap.net reveals more about "Tales of a Librarian"!
Posted Mon, Sep 22, 2003 - 10:09am ET | Music
The web site Musictap.net just posted the following paragraph about Tori's new album. In additional to this, they post the cover, but with different lettering on it than the one shown on Amazon.com. Thanks to Mr Zebra and Will for alerting me to this!
We have advance information on the upcoming Tori Amos collection that is slated for release on November 18. This collection, Tales of a Librarian, will contain 20 songs. Sixteen of those are favourites and hits from her catalog with 2 re-recorded rarities and 2 brand new tracks. It will come with a bonus DVD that will have 3 newly filmed live songs along with two additional live audio tracks remixed in 5.1. The new songs are called "Angels" and "Snow Cherries". The B-sides are "Mary" and "Sweet Dreams". The live videos are of "Pretty Good Year"; "Honey"; and "Northern Lad". The remixed 5.1 audios are "Putting The Damage On"; and "Mr Zebra". The set concludes with an extensive photo gallery.
Small article about "Tales of a Librarian: A Tori Amos Collection" in the Los Angeles Times
Posted Mon, Sep 22, 2003 - 1:02am ET | Articles
The Calendar section of the September 21, 2003 edition of the Los Angeles Times includes a small article on Tori's upcoming 'Best of' album called Tales of a Librarian: A Tori Amos Collection. They call one of Tori's new songs Angel when other sources refer to it as Angels. There are some interesting quotes in the article. [Click for details...]
A recent review of Little Earthquakes in the Chicago Sun-Times
Posted Mon, Sep 22, 2003 - 12:56am ET | Articles
The September 21, 2003 edition of the Chicago Sun-Times includes an interesting review of Tori's 1992 Little Earthquakes album. Music critic Jim DeRogatis seems to be reviewing older albums that he thinks are great. [Click for details...]
Friday, September 19, 2003
The cover to 'Tales Of A Librarian' has been posted to Amazon.com!
Posted Fri, Sep 19, 2003 - 9:13pm ET | Music
 Thanks to the many people who told me about this, including Landa Ainsworth who was first. Amazon.com has posted the cover to Tori's upcoming album Tales Of A Librarian and it is really beautiful! You can currently pre-order this album Amazon.com, and your purchase, if you use a link on the Dent, will help support this web site. Amazon does not currently include a track listing for the new album.
Nick News reportedly will rebroadcast an episode from 1999 that featured Tori
Posted Fri, Sep 19, 2003 - 4:29pm ET | TVRadio
Woj posted to various Tori mailing lists that the show Nick News on the Nickelodeon channel in the U.S. will show a rerun of their 30-minute program on Monday, September 29, 2003 at 6:00AM that will feature in part Tori Amos. This originally aired on January 23, 1999. The rerun will be shown again on Wednesday, October 1, 2003 at 6:00AM. You can read all about this program and read a transcript of Tori's interview from The Dent's Archives.
Comedy Central will once again rerun Tori's 1996 Saturday Night Live performance on September 23, 2003
Posted Fri, Sep 19, 2003 - 4:18pm ET | TVRadio
Rockontv.com reports that Tori's 1996 performance on Saturday Night Live will be shown by Comedy Central in the U.S. on Tuesday, September 23, 2003 at 2:00pm ET. (Tori actually performed 2 songs on that show, but this abbreviated version of the program will only show one of those songs.) For more about Tori's appearance on this program, go to the Dent's TV/Radio Archives.
Reminder: Upcoming Neil Gaiman appearances/book signings
Posted Fri, Sep 19, 2003 - 4:15pm ET | NeilGaiman
Author Neil Gaiman will be doing a series of appearances this September. Here are some you should know about:
1) Neil will be at New York is Book Country on Saturday, September 20, 2003 at 11:00AM at the Equitable Center, located at 787 7th Ave in New York City. Tickets are $20.00 and can be purchased at ticketweb.com.
2) Neil will be talking with Art Speigelman at the 92nd Street Y in New York City on Sunday, September 21, 2003 at 7:30PM. The event is called Writing For Children and Adults and will take place at Buttenwieser Hall located at 92nd Street at Lexington Avenue. The cost is $25.00. You can find details at www.92y.org.
3) Neil will be doing a surprise signing for ENDLESS NIGHTS, the new Sandman book, in Ft. Lauderdale, FL on Monday, September 22, 2003 at the Barnes and Noble located at 2051 N. Federal Hwy in Ft Lauderdale. The signing will begin at 6:00PM.
Thursday, September 18, 2003
Neil Gaiman will be interviewed live today on Talk Of The Nation on NPR
Posted Thu, Sep 18, 2003 - 4:30pm ET | NeilGaiman
For those who like Neil Gaiman, he will be interviewed this afternoon (Thursday, September 18, 2003) on Talk Of The Nation on National Public Radio! For those who miss this, the audio for the interview will be available online at npr.org after 6PM ET, 3PM PT. You can find a station in your area that broadcasts Talk Of The Nation here. In my city, Talk Of The Nation is broadcast from 2:00PM until 4:00PM. Check your local station for the time in your area if it differs.
Sightings: Vienna Teng article and bizarre article in The Times Record in Fort Smith, AR
Posted Thu, Sep 18, 2003 - 4:20pm ET | Sightings
I added some interesting Tori Sightings to The Dent. One is an article on a remarkable new singer/songwriter/pianist named Vienna Teng, and the other is a very bizarre article from The Times Record newspaper in Fort Smith, Arkansas about an accused killer who wrote lyrics to a Tori Amos song on the wall of his jail cell in his own blood! [Click for details...]
Neil Gaiman article in USA Today about the return of the Sandman includes Tori quotes
Posted Thu, Sep 18, 2003 - 4:49am ET | Articles
USA Today published in their September 18, 2003 edition a really interesting article on Neil Gaiman and the return of the Sandman in the new book Sandman: Endless Nights, which was released September 17, 2003. (You can order Sandman: Endless Nights from Amazon.com now.) Tori Amos is mentioned in the article and there are several quotes from her about Neil. The entire article is interesting and worth taking the time to read. Thanks to Richard Handal for telling me about this.
In other Neil Gaiman news, you can find a review of Sandman: Endless Nights and The Wolves in the Walls at CNN.com. (Thanks Joseph Ellis and morgana.) [Click for details...]
Tori is part of the new book "Kevyn Aucoin: A Beautiful Life"
Posted Thu, Sep 18, 2003 - 4:03am ET | Sightings
A book about Kevyn Aucoin by Kerry Diamond called "Kevyn Aucoin: A Beautiful Life" was just published in September 2003 by Atria Books. (You can order this book and find out additional details from Amazon.com.) The book includes photos of Tori and quotes from her about Kevin. [Click for details...]
Congratulations to Toriphile Laura on the birth of her son Haydon Lee
Posted Thu, Sep 18, 2003 - 4:01am ET | Toriphiles
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Wednesday, September 17, 2003
Jeffrey Fulvimari, who did some artwork for Scarlet's Walk, has also done the artwork for Madonna's new children's book "English Roses"
Posted Wed, Sep 17, 2003 - 4:01am ET | Sightings
Artist Jeffrey Fulvimari did the artwork for the some of the drawings on Toriamos.com and also did the stickers that were in the Limited Edition version of Scarlet's Walk. That same artist is responsible for the artwork for Madonna's new children's book "English Roses", which was released world-wide on September 15, 2003. Thanks to Semi, Vicki Scruggs (vickiinmyhead), Richard Phillips and Susanne (EponaGlim) for emailing me about this. You can see some of Jeffrey's illustrations now at Madonna.com.
Monday, September 15, 2003
If you are a Tori fan, please register your location at the Globaldust web site!
Posted Mon, Sep 15, 2003 - 7:22pm ET | Toriphiles
Update: This web site seems to be down for now. I have tried to access it for the last day and can not...
migennes pointed out to me a cool web site called Globaldust - mapping the global music fanbase. The web site allows fans of various bands, including Tori, to register and then you can see a global map and see where all the fans of that artist come from. It is a really interesting site to play around with, so if you get the chance, go to the Tori Amos fan location map and register!
Read an interview with Tori from the Cleveland Free Times
Posted Mon, Sep 15, 2003 - 7:09pm ET | Articles
An interview with Tori was published in the Aug 13-19, 2003 issue (Vol. 11 No. 16) of the Cleveland Free Times, a weekly Ohio newspaper. [Click for details...]
Thursday, September 11, 2003
Remembering September 11, 2001...
Posted Thu, Sep 11, 2003 - 5:22pm ET | Miscellaneous
The Dent would like to ask everyone to remember the events of September 11, 2001 and keep the victims and families of the victims in your thoughts. We were all profoudly affected by the events of that day. Tori herself has commented on it many times, and it influenced the writing of Scarlet's Walk. Please take a moment of silence today if you have not already done so...
Tuesday, September 09, 2003
Tori's upcoming Best Of album can now be pre-ordered at Amazon.com; Amazon says the album is entitled "Tales Of A Librarian"
Posted Tue, Sep 09, 2003 - 9:17pm ET | Music
I earlier reported that Amazon.com had a listing for Tori's upcoming Best of album from Atlantic Records and that it could be pre-ordered. They have altered that listing to include the title of the album, which they have listed as "Tales Of A Librarian". I earlier reported from reliable sources that the title of the new album is "Tales Of A Librarian: A Tori Amos Collection." Thanks to Stefen, Peter Starski and Amy Groark for telling me about this. If you pre-order Tori's upcoming 'Best of' album (which is due to be released in the U.S. on November 18, 2003) from Amazon.com using an Amazon link on this web site, you will also help support The Dent. Amazon.com does not include a track listing yet.
Monday, September 08, 2003
Reminder: Tori scheduled to be part of "MixFest X" in Boston, MA on October 3, 2003!
Posted Mon, Sep 08, 2003 - 1:07am ET | Tour
If you check out Mixfest.com, you will see that Tori is one of 7 artists scheduled to play MixFest X, which was created by radio station Mix 98.5 in Boston, MA. The concert will take place on Friday, October 3, 2003 at the FleetCenter in Boston, and tickets are on sale through Ticketmaster now! Thanks to Jessica Crandall for being the first to tell me. They have said on the radio that Tori will be performing solo at this concert!
Tori article/interview from the Sun-Sentinel in South Florida
Posted Mon, Sep 08, 2003 - 1:04am ET | Articles
Read a Tori article/interview that appeared in the September 2, 2003 edition of the Sun-Sentinel newspaper in South Florida. [Click for details...]
A review of Tori's 2003 West Palm Beach concert from The Palm Beach Post
Posted Mon, Sep 08, 2003 - 12:57am ET | Articles
You can read a press review of Tori's September 4, 2003 West Palm Beach. FL concert in the September 6, 2003 edition of the Palm Beach Post. [Click for details...]
A review of Tori's 2003 Orlando concert in the Orlando Sentinel
Posted Mon, Sep 08, 2003 - 12:37am ET | Articles
A review of Tori's September 3, 2003 concert in Orlando, FL appeared in the September 5, 2003 edition of the Orlando Sentinel. [Click for details...]
Saturday, September 06, 2003
Important article about Tori's new Best Of album from Rollingstone.com
Posted Sat, Sep 06, 2003 - 3:00pm ET | Articles
Nick Taylor and Woj (as well as a lot of other people) alerted me to an article posted at Rollingstone.com about Tori's new Best Of compilation. They reveal that the two new songs are "Snow Cherries From France" and "Angels", and they give some of the other tracks on the album, such as Mary and Sweet Dreams. There are also some good quotes from Tori worth reading. [Click for details...]
Friday, September 05, 2003
Lottapianos Tour: The set list and comments for Tori's September 4th concert in West Palm Beach, FL
Posted Fri, Sep 05, 2003 - 3:53am ET | Tour
You can now see the set list and reviews for the West Palm Beach, FL concert, which is the final show of the Lottapianos summer tour. The set list for the last show included Sugar, Take To The Sky (with the Muhammad My Friend bridge), Cooling (solo), Tombigbee (twice!), Virginia, Professional Widow, and Hey Jupiter (the Dakota version). If you were at this show I would love to see your review on the Dent. I am on the road seeing Tori now, so please post your reviews in the Concert Reviews Forum if you can. You can still email me with reviews as well, but it may take me a little longer to post them. [Click for details...]
Review of Tori's 2003 Raleigh, NC show from the Raleigh News & Observer
Posted Fri, Sep 05, 2003 - 3:30am ET | Articles
Read a concert review of Tori's Raleigh, NC show that appeared in the September 2, 2003 edition of the Raleigh News & Observer. [Click for details...]
Thursday, September 04, 2003
Lottapianos Tour: The set list and comments for Tori's September 3rd concert in Orlando, FL
Posted Thu, Sep 04, 2003 - 3:26am ET | Tour
You can now see the set list and reviews for the Orlando, FL concert. The Orlando show featured Sweet Dreams, Carbon (solo), Smells Like Teen Spirit (solo), Girl, Take To The Sky (with parts of Muhammad My Friend instead of I Feel The Earth Move), Pretty Good Year and Pandora's Aquarium. If you were at this show I would love to see your review on the Dent. I am on the road seeing Tori now, so please post your reviews in the Concert Reviews Forum if you can. You can still email me with reviews as well, but it may take me a little longer to post them. [Click for details...]
Wednesday, September 03, 2003
Tori's 1997 concert for RAINN at Madison Square Garden will be shown in the U.K. on the Performance Channel
Posted Wed, Sep 03, 2003 - 12:25pm ET | TVRadio
Tori's 1997 concert for RAINN will be shown in the U.K. on the Performance Channel on Friday, September 5, 2003 at 8:00PM GMT. Many thanks to paul wistuba.
ToriAmos.com confirms that Tori's last concert of the Lottapianos Tour will be filmed live
Posted Wed, Sep 03, 2003 - 2:58am ET | Tour
Toriamos.com sent out an email to their mailing list that states that Tori's final concert of her Lottapianos Tour will be in West Palm Beach, FL on Thursday, September 4, 2003 and that it will be filmed live. They also say that tickets are still available. This confirms what we heard in a recent article in the Stuart News, which said that the final show would be taped for a later live DVD release.
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Thanks to the many people who told me about this, including Landa Ainsworth who was first. Amazon.com has posted the cover to Tori's upcoming album Tales Of A Librarian and it is really beautiful! You can currently pre-order this album Amazon.com, and your purchase, if you use a link on the Dent, will help support this web site. Amazon does not currently include a track listing for the new album.
