“Why D’ya Do It?”—jealous and wrathful—stole the show, suiting her better now than when she recorded it back in 1979. Maybe it was the contrast of seeing Faithfull dressed so quaintly and poised while shouting out, “Whyd ya do it, she said, whyd you let that trash get a hold of your cock, get stoned on my hash ?” That did it. The evening came into miraculous focus during this song. Her fierce snarl danced around the ska-inflected guitar and tore down any notions of artistic comfort to take refuge in. In just a matter of minutes, the whole being of Faithfull was on display—the delicate flaxen-haired flower girl of the ’60s, the homeless tramp of the ’70s, the drug addict, the smoky-voiced cabaret singer, the Weimar-era reenactor, the Shakespeare interpreter—all her incarnations summoned up at once.
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MARIANNE FAITHFULL @ ROYCE HALL
October 9th, 2009 · 1 Comment
THE PROCESS CHURCH SABBATH ASSEMBLY RITUAL @ CINEFAMILY
August 27th, 2009 · No Comments
The four-piece band sang of serving Christ and Satan, being purified by the fire of latter and given life by the water of the former; Armageddon—Abaddon—and repentance, Jehovah’s strength and Lucifer’s light; and of the Process’ appropriately Old Testament-y prophecy of the end of the world. Unlike the Old Testament, when the world is in flames, blood runs in the streets and we’re plagued by pestilence, hatred and misery, Processians “shall conquer fear with love.” I’m glad my new religion is so awesome.
CINEFAMILY HOSTS A SABBATH ASSEMBLY RITUAL
August 21st, 2009 · 1 Comment
The Cinefamily brings you Satan! On Sunday, August 23, participate in a Sabbath Assembly ritual and learn all there is to know about the Process Church through a multimedia presentation by an expert, while The Sabbath Assembly band sings hymns…
From the Silent Movie Theater:
Was The Process Church truly “one of the most dangerous Satanic cults [...]
NELS CLINE ON SKY SAXON: “MY FIRST ROCK IDOL”
June 25th, 2009 · 8 Comments
Guitarist Nels Cline (spotted most recently with Wilco) grew up in the shadow of the Seeds and Sky Saxon and later went on to perform and record with Sky himself. He takes some time today to send L.A. RECORD these thoughts:
I am truly saddened to learn of the death of Sky Saxon. As a boy [...]
L.A. RECORD PRESENTS NISHAT KHAN AND JIMMY RIP PERFORMING LIVE SOUNDTRACK TO A THROW OF DICE
May 10th, 2009 · No Comments
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L.A. RECORD is happy to team up with Cinefamily, dublab, L.A. FilmForum and the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles to present A Throw Of Dice with a live score by world-class sitar player Nishat Khan and Tom Verlaine/Mick Jagger collaborator Jimmy Rip! Via [...]
