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TIFF Capsule Review: ‘Peaches Does Herself’
Toronto-born, Berlin-based electronic musician and singer Peaches plays herself in the concert film “Peaches Does Herself,” a no-holds-barred explosion of post-punk and neo-queer performance art that mixes song, music, dance, theater, costumes and nudity. Born Merrill Beth Nisker in 1966, though she doesn’t look older than 25 or thereabouts, Peaches performs songs on a Berlin stage from her various albums, including “Teaches of Peaches,” “Fatherfucker” and “Impeach My Bush,” with her radical, sexually explicit and often queer- and transgender-themed lyrics accompanied by musicians, dancers and, occasionally, elaborate theatrics. It’s a spectacle for the eye and ear as she tries to redress (or is it erase?) the world’s gender imbalance while also giving audiences some superb voice work and an impressively staged show. Think of it as a “Pina” for the queer and sexually liberated crowd; it’s not in 3D, but there are more than enough curves onscreen to make up for it. Criticwire grade:B+ [Boyd van Hoeij]
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"I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" was released as a single from Meat Loaf's 1993 album "Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell". It was a great success, reaching number one in multiple countries.
Meat Loaf's real name is Marvin Lee Aday. His first album release came in 1971, titled "Stoney and Meatloaf" along with Shaun "Stoney" Murphy, with whom Aday had performed in a Los Angeles production of "Hair". Meat Loaf's first major success came with the release of "Bat out of Hell" (1977).
David Gates had already made a name for himself as a singer and songwriter well before forming the group Bread with Robb Royer and Jimmy Griffin. It was as the lead singer of "Bread", though, that Gates truly became successful. Beginning with their second album "On the Waters", Bread achieved major success, having seven consecutive albums reach Gold. Between 1970 and 1973, they also had eleven singles reach the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.
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12 Musicians Who Rocked The Classroom
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|GRAMMYs/Dec 3, 2014 - 04:22 am
While Alice Cooper sang about the glory days of school being "out forever," and Roger Waters convinced hoards of youths that "we don't need no education," some musicians believe that, as the Jackson 5 sang, "ABC, as easy as 1, 2, 3." In fact, some have taken their love for education literally to the classroom.
In honor of National Teacher Day on May 6, below we present a list of some artists who have lent their time, talent and patience to help encourage future generations of all kinds to stay in school because. So, check out this list and then take some time to #ThankaTeacher.
9th Wonder
After teaching stints at North Carolina Central University and Duke University, rapper/producer Patrick Douthit, aka 9th Wonder, was accepted as a Harvard University fellow where he teaches The Standards of Hip-Hop course and conducts research on hip-hop's history, culture and role in academia. 9th Wonder’s journey was documented in the 2013 film The Hip-Hop Fellow.
Sheryl Crow
Before she was part of the Tuesday night music club, GRAMMY winner Crow taught music at Kellison Elementary School in Baldwin, Mo. After two years in the classroom, she cashed in her pension and moved to California.
Roberta Flack
GRAMMY winner Flack once worked as a high school English and music teacher in Farmville, N.C., where she softly introduced her students to the wonders of Bach, Mozart and Handel.
Art Garfunkel
Before Simon And Garfunkel entered the big leagues with their massive GRAMMY-winning hit "Bridge Over Troubled Water," Garfunkel earned a master's degree in mathematics at Columbia College. Later, he briefly taught math at Litchfield Preparatory School in Connecticut during a Simon And Garfunkel hiatus.
Greg Graffin Read Clara's conversation with office below. Congratulations on the record dropping today. It's a big day. Clara La San— Thank you. As far as releasing the record, does it feel like a weight off your shoulders? CLS— Yeah, it definitely feels like a weight off, releasing this album for people to listen to and know that I exist, that I'm on the planet, and that I haven't just disappeared, so that feels great. Are you looking forward to touring this record as well? CLS— Yeah, definitely. I think you always get a different perspective when you're performing the songs live, I think. So I'm just excited to see what people think of them in a live venue and just seeing their reaction and stuff. Do you find yourself dreaming, and does that influence your art at all? I know that some accomplished artists, and also some of my friends, just don't dream at all. CLS— It's weird because I've literally been thinking recently that I can't remember the last time I had a dream, and there has been periods of times when I'll dream or I'll maybe have nightmares and stuff. My friend was also texting me and she was like, she's had some really strange dreams. And I was like, I haven't had any dreams. I've just been going to sleep and waking up. I have one dream where I'm being chased by a spider, like a giant spider in a strip mall. CLS— Like an anxiety dream. Yes, definitely slightly anxious and I remember it distinctly, but I also don't really dream that much. CLS— I don't mind not dreaming. It's kind nice just waking up, going to sleep and waking up. Me too. CLS— And sometimes they can affect the way you feel in the morning. They can seep into the day, and then it's difficult to close it off and start the day. I want to talk to you about the making of the record. Were you listening to music while you were working on it? CLS— Well, I'm always li
Known as @DoctorGraffin on Twitter, Graffin is a punk professor by day and lead singer of Bad Religion by night. His education credits include teaching L office magazine issue 5 - Peaches
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