Tagged: Nina Simone
Videos: Lucky Dragons, “Real Fire” and “Mirror Makers”
LA experimental duo Lucky Dragons, a performance-centric collaboration between Luke Fischbeck and Sarah Rara, released their twenty-somethingth album, Existers, last month, produced in collaboration with Swill Children’s Jesse Hlebo. One time Fishbeck did this crazy … read more »
Nina Simone: The Rebel
We’re already hard at work on FADER #79, our annual Icon Issue. You’ll have to wait to see who we’ve chosen this year when the issue hits stands in May. But today, Nina Simone’s birthday, … read more »
Stream: Brian Wilson’s Album of Gershwin Songs
Never a finer blog post title have we written. Ah, eternal peace through elderly Beach Boy. Brian Wilson plays “Rhapsody in Blue” and we retire to a place where the walls are lined with a … read more »
Schnipper’s Slept On
Each Tuesday, FADER editor Matthew Schnipper highlights an underappreciated recent release he thinks we need to know about. This week it’s Nina Simone’s At Newport LP. (Though Slept On usually covers more recent releases, this … read more »
Joy Jones "Be My Husband"
Joy Jones has a proposal for you… read more »
NYC Film: Nina Simone – Great Performances
Andy Stroud’s rare-footage documentary, Nina Simone Great Performances: College Concerts and Interviews, opens at The Maysles Institute in New York City tonight. Stroud was Simone’s husband and manager and when we chose to feature her … read more »
DJ Parler Displays Nina Simone's Samplology
You’ll be surprised at who’s sampling Nina the smoky nightengale. read more »
Video: Nina Simone, “Dont You Pay Them No Mind” + FADER Cover Story
In September, Legacy Recordings released To Be Free: The Nina Simone Story, a three-cd + dvd collection spanning the legendary singer’s career, from her debut on Little Girl Blue to her final recordings on A … read more »
Schnipper’s Slept On
Each Tuesday, FADER editor Matthew Schnipper highlights an underappreciated recent release he thinks we need to know about. This week it’s U.S. Girls’ “Kankakee” 7-inch. Download a live version of “I Can Hear Music” from … read more »
