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A tad late but worth the wait! Fiona's official site finally put up a sound clip and the lyrics to a new song, "A Mistake." Be sure to tune in WEDNESDAY @ 11:00 PM EST (other areas be sure to check your local listings as they vary) to MTV! Don't miss it!
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October 30, 1999: MTV Live Taping
Not seeing her perform these songs ever before, we had goose bumps! "On the Bound" is such a great song to start off with and she sang it with a passion only she could muster up. The crowd took in every song and was definitely entranced with her talent and display of love for music. We can't wait to see it again on Wednesday, please don't miss it.
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Here is the rest of the set-list:
After the show, we went up to the area where the artists were hanging out and the Japanese visitors gave Fiona a gift of an apple that was stenciled as a baby apple and grew with her name on it. They also gave her the video of the exciting apple growing event. We talked, we laughed, we cried. All in all, it was a night we will never forget! Oh yeah, did I mention? We took pictures!
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October 29, 1999: Taping of Fiona's MTV Special Keith has posted more pictures! (more at his site) Sneak a peek of the stage where today's special performance will be. This will air next Wednesday on MTV @ 11:30 PM. Get ready for new live Fiona! Don't forget: a new song and lyrics will be released @ 7:30 EST / 4:30 PST today! (we won't update until Sat - we'll be at the performance)
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October 27, 1999: Epic Center giving away tickets, article from Launch, and AP album review Just a quick update on a very busy Fiona. In an email from her record label, Epic, they are making available some tickets to the taping for the MTV special. If you email Epic_Records@sonymusic.com with the subject heading "MTV Fiona" and add your name, address, age and phone number, you can win tickets to see this performance this Friday in Manhattan. If you win, we'll see you there! Good Luck! The special will be part of MTV's Spanking New Music Week that will feature never before seen performances by today's top artists. Starting next week they will feature a full-hour of an artists performance starting November 1 with "Alanis Unplugged" at 11:00 pm . On Wednesday NOVEMBER 3 also at 11:00pm, they will air an hour of Fiona Apple, performing songs from the not yet released When The Pawn... and also from Tidal. It's all new - so be sure to check it out!!! |
Launch recently interviewed Fiona, in the article "Fiona Apple Still Battling Backlash" and she is quoted as saying: "I've also experienced a lot of fucking backlash that I don't really understand. I feel like a lot of people just didn't like me...for no real reason. Not [that] they didn't like my music. They just didn't like me and my attitude, and the attitude I was projecting was this attitude that came from somebody who doesn't know what the fuck she's doing in the public eye." The media needs to have their ass kicked! (check the lyrics to Limp and tell us who you think Fiona is talking about) The entire article can be found in our articles section. We also added an album review from Alternative Press in our reviews section.
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Another Friday, another song! :) fiona-apple.com is being very giving to Fiona's fans by continuing to provide a foretaste with these sound clips and the great lyrics. "Paper Bag" is thought to be one of the most playful songs to date that Fiona has done. Its sing-songy jazz tunes will leave you singing for a "Paper Bag"! ;)
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October 22, 1999: Rehearsals, rehearsals & MTV Take a peek at Fiona and the band - Keith, Joe, Lucky, Matt, & Jebin doing rehearsals this week! They are rehearsing for upcoming television appearances including Jay Leno (Nov 9th) and a very hush-hush NYC taping next week which MTV will air on Wednesday, NOVEMBER 3rd @ 11 PM! This will be a one-hour special where Fiona will be performing songs both from Tidal and When the Pawn! Mark your calendars:
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These pictures are courtesy of Keith Lowe. |
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A great review from SonicNet on When the Pawn. (Click here for the entire review) The "sophomore
album offers biting, uninhibited lyrics and jazzy overtones... The singer's search for clarity comes across in songs such as the album opener,
'On the Bound,' a creeping jazz-rock track in which the singer mourns her indecision in a sultry, blues-belting growl.
'You're all I need,' Apple sings, her voice quivering, 'and maybe some faith would do me good/ I don't know what I'm doing, don't know should I/ Change my mind, I can't decide, there's too many/ Variations to
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October
15, 1999: "Limp"
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October 1,
1999: "Fast As You Can" cover art, new bio, and soon
to be revamped official site!
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PROMO FAYC SINGLE (ESK46302)
You can also click here to read the entire new bio. |
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October 15, 1999: Launch.com, new review Fiona is "Artist of the Week" at Launch.com. You can download the full-length "Fast As You Can" and "Love Ridden" with Windows Media Player. Not the easiest d/load: here's some of their requirements -- You must be a registered member in Launch.com, you must have the latest version of Windows Media Player (6.4), you must save the file to disk, you can only hear it while being online and at Launch.com. Okay... but it's the full-length songs and it's great to see Fiona featured as artist of the week! Mademoiselle's (Nov) When The Pawn review in our Reviews section! New song & lyrics coming up today!
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October
12, 1999: Upcoming Fiona TV You've
been waiting to see Fiona again on TV, and dates are coming up, so jot
down in your calendars! Update
10|15|99: Remember Fiona's cool band?! We've heard from great Keith Lowe, Fiona's bassist, who will be returning to play with Fiona along with Michael (aka Lucky) Lockwood on guitars, and Matt Chamberlain for drums! Matt, who's in high demand, at this point is only scheduled to appear in the first few radio and TV promotional appearances Fiona will be making, but Keith and most of her ol' gang will be there!
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October 8, 1999: "Love Ridden" lyrics Fiona's official site debut today a clip of another new song -- "Love Ridden"! In our advance When The Pawn... album this is listed as the 4th song -- a short 3:22 mins long, but one of the most beautiful, bittersweet songs. Fiona's wonderful, soulful singing and piano playing brings out all the emotions connected with a changed love relationship. With the "only kisses on the cheek from now on" we're moved into that painful understanding that things won't be the same. This is sure to become one of your favorites, as will the whole album. Here's our RA clip. Don't forget, every Friday and running until the album comes out (Nov 9th), a new song clip will be released by Fiona's official site @ 7:30 EST and 4:30 PST.
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Wow!
That's the first thing that comes to mind. Fiona was
awesome! We were so lucky to see her perform for MTV Live and it was
amazing! If you haven't heard her new album When The Pawn . .
., you'll get a chance to hear 8 of the 10 songs this Wednesday on
MTV. We have to give a heartfelt "THANK YOU" to Fiona
for making all of this possible for us! 
MTV
packed the midtown Sony Studio with a few hundred lucky Fiona fans. This is
the same studio where Sessions at West 54th Street is taped. Fiona
had her final sound check at 6:00. The crowd filtered in at around
7:30. We were so excited for Fiona and she was a little nervous, due
to the fact that she hasn't performed like this in awhile. The crowd
was given their final instructions, and the moment we all waited for
arrived!
"Ladies
and Gentlemen, presenting Miss Fiona Apple!" The crowed roared,
applauded and cheered as Fiona and her band waltzed onto the stage.
Fiona had a nervous smile on her face as she acknowledged her fans.
She was wearing her favorite pair of boots, a floor length pewter-gray
skirt, a black top and a 3/4 length brown sweater/jacket. She got
right into the performance with "On the Bound." She was
absolutely wonderful!
Since
this was a taping, they had to "change reels" in the middle of
the show. During this break, Fiona talked to one of her fans in the
front and they asked her what she's going to dress up as for
Halloween. She shrugged, and one of them suggested Wonder Woman, to
which she replied, "I don't think I have the boobs for
that." Fiona was talking to the fans as much as possible, and
she said several times that it felt weird because she hadn't performed for
a long time and she had no banter for the crowd (which was excellent
banter for us) and that she wasn't a comedienne. We thought she was
perfect! The director also wanted Fiona to re-perform two songs, her
entrance with "On the Bound" and "Fast As You
Can." We had no complaints. By this time Fi had removed
her sweater so she had to go find it and put it back on. 
Everything
was perfect, Fiona recognized a few friendly faces in the crowd and waved
at them. People had come from all over the world including Europe
and a contingency from Sony Japan. We must give kudos to the band
(Keith, Matt, Joe, Lucky, and Jebin) who are incredibly talented and
nice! They're all great guys.
