| Lo Fun Fact #1 |
| "Lolita Files" is my real name. It is not a pen name, as incredible as that may seem. There are plenty of Files family members and people who have known me for years capable of validating this. As for the "Lolita" part, my mother named me after the movie based on Nabokov's book, although she saw or read neither. To this day, she has no idea what a "Lolita" is. |
| Lo Fun Fact #2 |
| I love fried chicken and fabulous shoes. If you ever want to get on my good side, send Popeye's or Mr. Chicken (my favorite spot in Cleveland) and a pair of
Christian Louboutins. |
| Lo Fun Fact #3 |
| Never show up unannounced or without a Pepsi (preferably Pepsi Jazz Caramel Cream). Better yet, how about not show up at all? |
| Lo Fun Fact #4 |
| I hate the telephone. Don't get mad if I don't call you. I don't call anyone. Don't call me asking why I don't call. Just don't call, okay? |
| Lo Fun Fact #5 |
| I love the internet!!! I love communicating through the internet!!! You can e-mail me and odds are I'll e-mail you right back (if I'm not in the middle of a major project). Makes up for my hangup about the phone, doesn't it? See, I'm not so bad after all!!! |
| Lo Fun Fact #6 |
| I can't stand IMing. Please don't IM me. You will get the cold shoulder. I don't like giving people the cold shoulder, so please don't put me in that position. |
| Lo Fun Fact #7 |
I have four five six wonderful, slap-happy dogs, a bird (some kind of dove/pigeon mix), and a cat, all of whom I love to pieces. If you meet me and ask me about my dogs, bird, and cat, we'll be instant friends. If you meet me and ask me why the f*ck I have four five six dogs, a bird, and a cat, see the above fun fact for how I will respond. |
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| Truly Beautiful Music. |
| Tuesday, February 28, 2006 |
Saw a video last night on VH1 Soul while I was writing, and the music was so gorgeously arresting, it stopped me in my tracks. The woman's voice reminded me of some kind of cross-pollination of Erykah Badu and the smoothness of The Brand New Heavies meets, hell, I don't know, Dido maybe, and I don't even know if that's a close enough estimation. It is its own creature, just plain exquisite, and the music wrapped around it...wow. Her voice has a childlike gentleness, yet it delivers strongly, confidently, perfectly.
The song that got me was called "Like A Star." I quickly proceeded to Google her, bought that puppy online, and have been playing it over and over and over and over and over ever since. The singer's name is Corinne Bailey Rae.
 Turns out yesterday was actually the official release date of her self-titled album, Corinne Bailey Rae, so apparently I was right on time discovering her.
Go here to listen to her music. The first song that begins to play when you go to the website is the one that grabbed me so instantly---"Like A Star." Samples of all the other songs on her cd also play, and they too are quite lovely, well worth the purchase price.
Corinne Bailey Rae |
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Okay, so I need to stay up outta here. First you got me running out buying books, now I am buying CD's. I am feeling this sister's voice.
I am really going to tell my age but she reminds me of a sober Billie Holiday. I definitely hear the influences you mentioned but my first response was Minnie Ripperton with a lower register. I guess it was the "child like" quality hidden by "life" that I was hearing.
I just emailed a friend in London to send the CD but I think I'll trip on over to itunes and get it now.
Thanks, I think.
Juan
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Her voice sounds great!!! Accent is crazy!
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Isn't her accent something, Mel? Not very in-your-face, but every now and then you notice that she intonates certain words differently, and the nuance of it gives her voice a whole 'nother level of beauty. As for you, Juan, I love having you here (both you and Mel) as active presences. It's great when people who regularly visit have something to say, especially those who aren't afraid to get deep. And you're right...she does kind of sound like a sober Billie. And you're so right about Minnie. I couldn't put my finger on it, but the second you wrote it, I realized that Minnie's innocent worldliness was what I felt in Corinne's voice.
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thanks for the heads up lo on corinne. it's special to hear an upcoming artist before they reach superstardom. something about her, like you and juan mention comparatively about minnie ripperton, but i really hear a lot of billie holiday, in delivery and flow. i hope great things for her worldwide.
her melodies are like neo-soul/smooth jazz but i wonder how r&b will acknowledge her? i hope her team can market her successfully. in hearing her sing, she reminded me of norah jones, "i don't know why"
i remember the first time hearing norah sing the aforementioned song. i was sitting at a del taco restaurant parking lot in rialto, california watching the sunset and eating a burrito with a tear in my eye. sad, but stirring.
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Okay, so I need to stay up outta here. First you got me running out buying books, now I am buying CD's. I am feeling this sister's voice.
I am really going to tell my age but she reminds me of a sober Billie Holiday. I definitely hear the influences you mentioned but my first response was Minnie Ripperton with a lower register. I guess it was the "child like" quality hidden by "life" that I was hearing.
I just emailed a friend in London to send the CD but I think I'll trip on over to itunes and get it now.
Thanks, I think.
Juan