Bjork is an avant-guard singer from Reykjavik Iceland. With punk rock roots and a career of varied collaborations that ranged from jazz to rock, Bjork showed up on US radar in the late 80s as part of the Sugarcubes after the band...
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Bjork is an avant-guard singer from Reykjavik Iceland. With punk rock roots and a career of varied collaborations that ranged from jazz to rock, Bjork showed up on US radar in the late 80s as part of the Sugarcubes after the band appeared on SNL.
A bit of a Maverick, she came out with the early 90s album entitled Debut on her equally renegade UK record label, One Little Indian. That album has put the tiny company on the big map.
In 2000, Bjork appeared as Selma in director Lars von Trier's film Dancer in the Dark for which she wrote many of the soundtrack songs.
Bjork tours the US from mid-April 2007 and her recent tracks can usually be heard at her official myspace site, www.myspace.com/bjork. If ou have news or want news on Bjork, if you want to report a Bjork sighting or want to discuss her work with other Bjork fans, join this portal.
The best films of Lars von Trier, a sadistic Danish jester, face up to their flaws and nastiness and hyper-self-consciousness unblinkingly. Their unashamedness becomes their virtue; and von Trier can be called one of the most interesting directors of his time because even if he's an asshole (and the evidence suggests this is so) he doesn't try to hide the fact. In an artist, dishonesty is a greater sin than villainy, and von Trier takes his adventures and experiments to their logical extreme... Read Full Story
This year's Austin City Limits Festival lineup may dissapoint some longtime atendees, due to the high percentage of repeat performers, but for folks like me who have never been, it's a perfect year to go. And it's cheaper than any of the other big name festivals of a similar ilk and has a killer lineup. I'd just like to say that I am proud of myself for not including Yo La Tengo in the title of this post. YLT are performing at ACL Festival, but apparently not everyone else thinks of them as... Read Full Story
Best Actress:
Q: Best Performance by a newcomer in a motion picture?
A: Bjork in “Dancer In The Dark” …. Written and directed by Lars von Trier, this movie was nominated for an Oscar plus –it garnered an additional 33 nominations (and 21 wins!)….
Best Oscar dress: If you recall the eclectic (and Icelandic) Bjork wore that famous “swan dress” to the Oscar ceremonies in 2001. (Note... Read Full Story
Vertebrae by Vertebrae performed live for the third time in history. Live in Tokyo at Nippon Budokan
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Technorati Tags: Bjork , budokan , by , Japan , music , nippon , TOKYO , vbv , vertebrae Read Full Story
This is the video for Dull Flame of Desire ; I really love that song. The video, starring Bjork and Antony Hegarty, is a bit too quaint for my taste. But then again, Bjork is anything but pedestrian. The woman has her own unique style and flair. The single is scheduled to drop on October 22nd. My favorite video by Björk is definitely Wanderlust. That mofo is really fantastically beautiful. Check it out after Dull Flame of Desire Wanderlust Read Full Story
Bjork has released details of her forthcoming album. The Icelandic chanteuse's sixth studio album is entitled 'Volta' and is due out May 7. It will feature 10 tracks, written and produced by Bjork. Read Full Story
Born 21 November 1965 in Reykjavík, Iceland, Björk is a prolific singer, songwriter, producer, musician and reluctant actress who has been involved in music since the age of eleven. After becoming famous in Iceland for her renditions of songs by such artists as Tina Charles and The Beatles she joined a string of Icelandic rock bands: Tappi Tíkarrass, KUKL and The Sugarcubes, the last of which gained a popular following outside Iceland.Her solo work since 1993 spans the genres of rock, dance... Read Full Story
Bjork's Palme d'Or winning movie Dancer In The Dark is to be turned into a new opera. The acclaimed 2000 film, which was a sensation at the Cannes Film Festival, is to receive an opera adaptation in filmmaker Lars von Trier's native Denmark, according to Daily Variety.[...] Read more! Read Full Story
Icelandic singer Bjork does not rate her performance in Dancer In The Dark despite winning an industry award for the role. Bjork admits she only took on the part to please director Lars von Trier because he had also given her the opportunity to write the soundtrack.[...] Read more! Read Full Story
Any Given Tuesday's recommended new releases for Tuesday, May 8, 2007:
Bjork - Volta
NME is offering a full stream of Volta if you'd like to try before you buy.
Lavender Diamond - Imagine Our...
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