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James Chapman @jamesmchapman.bsky.social · 6m

Unfair to end this in 2003. Yes, there was a mid-career dip in consistency from The Beekeeper through to Abnormally Attracted to Sun, but later material has been A+ with some amazing lyrics: Reindeer King, Bang, Climb, Forest of Glass, Metal Water Wood, Flowers Turn to Gold, Star Whisperer etc etc.

James Chapman @jamesmchapman.bsky.social · 1d

this is amazing and Tori herself said how much she loved it. They did it as a tribute to her father, who Winter is about and died at 96 a few months ago. ❤️

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James Chapman @jamesmchapman.bsky.social · 1d

Not sure even Tori Amos herself would argue that she is not weird. SLG isn't my favourite of her records either but I love Rattlesnakes, Time, Real Men and Raining Blood. And that solo tour was fire.
Did you see she just announced a new album? Sounds like an angry political record ❤️

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James Chapman @jamesmchapman.bsky.social · 1d

I remember reading something quite different, that Slayer loved that cover and sent Tori a load of tour T-shirts to say thanks.
Personally I absolutely love this cover.

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Tom Freeman @tomfreeman.bsky.social · 1d

But the great thing about Robert Jenrick is that wherever he goes, he increases the number of white faces by two.

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 7d

Why is Starmer becoming more confident criticising Brexit? Because quietly, without any great drama, a consensus has been reached. It's a disaster inews.co.uk/opinion/brex...

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James Chapman @jamesmchapman.bsky.social · 8d

Not sure the man responsible for this poster is best placed to lecture anyone else on taking politics “into the gutter”.

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James Chapman @jamesmchapman.bsky.social · 8d

Well do check out later career highlights like Reindeer King, Forest of Glass, Metal Water Wood, Climb, Bats, Star Whisperer, Oysters, Bang, Flowers Burn to Gold if you don’t know them.

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James Chapman @jamesmchapman.bsky.social · 8d

There are some lovely b-sides from this era included on the deluxe - my favourites are Honey (which Tori regrets not putting on the album to this day) and Sister Janet. You might appreciate my best of Tori playlist, which includes them both.

open.spotify.com/playlist/2Xf...

The Best of Tori Amos

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James Chapman @jamesmchapman.bsky.social · 9d

Andy Burnham has called for the UK to rejoin the EU at the Labour Party conference. Now things are getting interesting.

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James Chapman @jamesmchapman.bsky.social · 9d

Just 11% of Brits now see Brexit as a success. This is Farage’s one “achievement” - indeed he vowed to leave the country if it failed. What is he still doing here and why isn’t he asked about the disaster or Brexit in every interview?

www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/how...

Support for Brexit drops to laughable low - with just 11% seeing it as a success

Ah well, at least our passports are blue again. Unfortunately, not many Brits are feeling buoyed by our supposed 'Brexit benefits'.

www.thelondoneconomic.com

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James Chapman @jamesmchapman.bsky.social · 11d

Me too. You might appreciate my best of Tori playlist.

open.spotify.com/playlist/2Xf...

The Best of Tori Amos

open.spotify.com

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James Chapman @jamesmchapman.bsky.social · 11d

“You walk into my show, you walk into a world -- it's a film every night. I can't impose that on Lilith and vice versa."

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James Chapman @jamesmchapman.bsky.social · 11d

“Well I would have a good bottle of wine with Sarah [McLachlan] any night of the week," Tori Amos said. "But my shows are theater, and I've worked a long time to get them to this point. This isn't just about eating some chicken and hearing a few of your favorite female singers… (1/2)

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James Chapman @jamesmchapman.bsky.social · 12d

I wouldn’t say I like DDL more than the studio Venus disc, I thought we were comparing live versions. And the live versions of Space Dog, Bells for Her and Cooling are of course magic!
Did you see a few tour dates leaked today?

James Chapman @jamesmchapman.bsky.social · 12d

I prefer this collection to the Venus live disc tbh. Climb, Spring Haze, Code Red, Lady in Blue… all better than the studio versions for me. It also captures the live Tori experience in terms of improvs and jams with the band better than Venus.

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James Chapman @jamesmchapman.bsky.social · 12d

Sir Menzies Campbell was a fine public servant and a deeply honourable man. I remember him telling me over lunch the best thing about his life was its three stages: Olympic athlete, lawyer, politician. He advised me to do the same so I did: journalist, govt adviser now PR. RIP.

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James Chapman @jamesmchapman.bsky.social · 13d

Farage.
Corbyn.
Lowe.

All the right people are cross about ID cards. In an age of NHS apps and HMRC digital logins, what’s the problem? Sign me up.

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James Chapman @jamesmchapman.bsky.social · 14d

Tori Amos, London 2023

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James Chapman @jamesmchapman.bsky.social · 15d

If you liked it and want to explore some more of Tori Amos’s catalogue, you might appreciate my playlist. She’s incredible.

open.spotify.com/playlist/0oG...

An introduction to Tori Amos

open.spotify.com

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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 16d

This is essentially the end, at least for now, of the US government as a credible source of health information.

That’s bad in any circumstances, but…if we get hit with another pandemic in the near future, god help us all.

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 16d

BREAKING: President Trump promotes unproven ties between Tylenol, vaccines and autism without new evidence.

Trump promotes unproven ties between Tylenol, vaccines and autism without new evidence

President Donald Trump is using the platform of the presidency to promote unproven ties between Tylenol, vaccines and autism without giving new evidence.

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James Chalmers @jameschalmers.bsky.social · 16d

Politically, you’d think kicking Truss out would be a free hit for Badenoch: terrible reputation with the public, easy way of signalling you’ve learned lessons, she’s not going to be nice about the party anyway, Reform won’t take her (and even if they did you’d be delighted). And yet?

James Chapman @jamesmchapman.bsky.social · 18d

Asked by Newsweek whether she thought Tommy Robinson had been "unfairly demonised", Liz Truss says: “Yes, I do.” A Conservative Party serious about ever regaining power would have slung her out long ago.

www.newsweek.com/liz-truss-br...

Liz Truss: Britain faces its MAGA moment

Speaking to Newsweek, Truss is back, with a radical new message for a British right which could be on the cusp of transforming Britain.

www.newsweek.com

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James Chapman @jamesmchapman.bsky.social · 17d

Not everything. When I worked at the Treasury she was an enthusiastic supporter of the Remain campaign and apparently a middle of the road liberal conservative. Which makes her subsequent swerve to the right even more sickening.

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James Chapman @jamesmchapman.bsky.social · 18d

I like Ed Davey’s stunts. He talks about serious issues like social care and how to take on Reform day in day out, and I think voters like to see politicians occasionally demonstrating they can have fun too. It’s also a way of commanding attention from a negligent media. Sue me.

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James Chapman @jamesmchapman.bsky.social · 18d

Asked by Newsweek whether she thought Tommy Robinson had been "unfairly demonised", Liz Truss says: “Yes, I do.” A Conservative Party serious about ever regaining power would have slung her out long ago.

www.newsweek.com/liz-truss-br...

Liz Truss: Britain faces its MAGA moment

Speaking to Newsweek, Truss is back, with a radical new message for a British right which could be on the cusp of transforming Britain.

www.newsweek.com

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