Becky Poole is an actor, comedian, voice over artist and musical saw player living in Los Angeles. You can hear some of her murder ballads at http://weareeileen.bandcamp.com/
Prologue Ken recently introduced me to Chad Van Gaalen’s “Molten Light,” a song that had earlier been introduced to him by Chicago-based visual artist Ellen Greene. While we could probably do an extended post about all that is going on … Continue reading →
Today’s post is an “Interlude” post, because we take a break from our normal cycle of exploring individual songs or song themes, and take a look at related works of art in other performance media. Although today’s post involves a … Continue reading →
We thought it might be fun this week to share with you some of why we do what we do in this blog. Each of the writers here has their own story about hearing their first murder ballad. Each of … Continue reading →
You can almost smell the coffee. It’s morning, you’ve just pulled up a gravel road to sit at a kitchen table and listen to your friend June Carter Cash, or to your friend Wanda Jackson. You’re here to listen to … Continue reading →
Ween (photo by Danny Clinch) This is the fourth and final post in our initial, two-week foray into Murder Ballad Comedy. Today’s post refers back to the earlier three, which you can read here: “The Irish Ballad” (Ken) “Lizzie Borden” … Continue reading →
Photograph: Cine Text/Allstar/Sportsphoto Ltd./Allstar What do Nick Cave, Cher, Eddie Murphy, and the The London Symphony Orchestra have in common? They have all covered “Hey Joe.” “Hey Joe” – Jimi Hendrix Version [1st verse (Oo – backing vocals on … Continue reading →
Aerosmith “Janie’s Got A Gun” is one of the first murder ballads I heard, transfixed on, and felt. Definitely the first one I heard where the lady wins. It may even have more to do with my artistic endeavors … Continue reading →
