Johnette napolitano, lead singer and bass player of concrete blonde, wrote the song based on her relationship with wall of voodoos marc. The second installment of rough mix by the incomparable johnette napolitano. Rough mix by johnette napolitano overdrive rakuten. The story is a rough mix jumping to lyrics and then back to the narrative of a sometimes troubled but colorful life. Solo tour a rough mix of 30 years on the road for concrete blondes johnette napolitano updated jan 12, 2019. Napolitano has released a book titled rough mix and delights in sharing passages during her live shows. Johnette s latest project is rough mix, a short book collecting sketches and stories about some of the songs that she has written over the last three decades. Joey is the ninth track from concrete blondes third and most successful album bloodletting. Concrete blonde official website rough mix book by johnette out now. Concrete blondes johnette napolitano rough mix 2010.
Johnette napolitano upcoming events, tickets, tour dates. Jul 29, 2018 hollywood, california native johnette napolitano has toured the world as the main voice and bassist of the awardwinning rock trio concrete blonde. Concrete blondes johnette napolitano talks music, free. This little book written by the lead singer of what is, in my opinion, the greatest rock and roll band in the. Posted mar 21, 2014 by peter chakerian, special to.
A respected and prolific songwriter and recording artist, napolitano is also a gallery. As napolitano continues to evolve musically, her live show is focused on sparse arrangement with just acoustic guitar and voice. Founder and the voice of concrete blonde, this book is a continuing journey through the career of this underrated and oft overlooked artist. This is the second of a series of memoirs, stories, poetry, lyrics and essays. The rough mix series are random volumes of memoirs, stories, poetry, lyrics, drawings, photos and essays.
A respected and prolific songwriter and recording artist, napolitano is also a gallery artist and has studied art in mata ortiz, mexico and. Mar 26, 2014 weave that together with the navigation through her most personal thoughts regarding this music, her art and her life, chronicled in her book. Unfortunately not a particularly entertaining video of 4. Jan 09, 2015 napolitano has since gone on to release solo albums, write music for movies, develop a career as a visual artist and release a book, rough mix, a collection of her musings and memories. Jan 23, 2019 joey is the ninth track from concrete blondes third and most successful album bloodletting. Nov 29, 20 johnette napolitano left the audience at the soiled dove with a lot to be thankful for after her intimate solo set on nov. Sep 21, 2012 an inspiration forever in her own words.
Napolitano was born in hollywood the belly of the beast and her songs were. The latter begat the hit single joey a sobbing love song to a dying alcoholic perfect rock balladry. Johnette napolitano 4 by iancinerate on deviantart johnette napolitano reading from rough mix saved from. Playing eddies january 11th by al kaufman concrete blonde s joey is the type of song that, when it comes on the radio, people stop what they are doing and listen. Johnette napolitano s first book rough mix limited edition. Ah yes, the second reason for the lack of a 5 star rating.
First street in tulsa as part of her rough mix solo tour. I had a chance to talk with napolitano about her current projects and musical direction. Rough mix by napolitano, johnette and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Johnette napolitano of concrete blonde narrows center for the arts. Solo tour a rough mix of 30 years on the road for concrete. Johnette napolitano talks about new ep naked threesong ep, precursor to full album, to be available. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading rough mix. Her latest record is called naked and her book is called rough mix. Johnette napolitano set to take the stage at the narrows on. Former concrete blonde lead singer and true free spirit johnette napolitano headlines a solo acoustic show at the music box supper club on wednesday, july 8. Take home an 8 x 10 framed original art piece by johnette napolitano, singer, songwriter and bassist of alternative rock group concrete blonde.
This original was featured in the book rough mix by johnette napolitano. Although there are not many pages the book is definitely a page turner, especially if you are a napolitano fan. Concrete blondes joey is the type of song that, when it comes on the radio, people stop what they are doing and listen. She then read from rough mix with the story that led into the song joey, which she transitioned into. Read rough mix by johnette napolitano available from rakuten kobo. Ive been selling my book rough mix on the road for awhile now and people have been asking for music, and ive been playing some new songs live so i thought id knock it out for the fans before dates this spring. In addition to creating new music, napolitano has released a book titled rough mix and delights in sharing passages during her live shows.
The 21st century brought the gorgeous, solo scarred, various concrete blonde reunions and her book rough mix a collection of short stories, lyrics and drawings. Napolitano mentioned in her book rough mix that the song was written about her relationship with marc moreland of the band wall of voodoo who would eventually. Napolitano mentioned in her book rough mix that the song was written about her relationship with marc moreland of the band wall of voodoo. Join today and start reading your favorite books for free. The song was released in 1990 and was written and sung by johnette napolitano.
Nov 21, 2014 the 21 st century brought the gorgeous, solo scarred, various concrete blonde reunions and her book rough mix a collection of short stories, lyrics and drawings. Oct 29, 2014 johnette napolitano set to take the stage at the narrows on nov. She put out a book, rough mix, that contains personal drawings and poetry. Johnette napolitano of concrete blonde mixes it up at. For her longtime fans who have always wondered where she got the inspiration to lyrics of some of their favorite cuts, rough mix will satisfy their curiosity. Johnette napolitano left the audience at the soiled dove with a lot to be thankful for after her intimate solo set on nov. Napolitano mentioned in her book rough mix that the song was written about her. A respected and prolific songwriter and recording artist, napolitano is also a lifelong gallery artist and has studied art in mata ortiz, mexico and flamenco in spain. Napolitano has been selling her book rough mix at shows for awhile and explained because people have asked for new music, she created the ep to. One interpretation is that the song is about a photographer joey mas who is inordinately fond of alcohol. Tickets johnette napolitano of concrete blonde bull. Shows up avantoccult rites and johnettes rough mix weekly alibi. Concrete blonde with johnette napolitano came howling out the chute in that year of our ronnie raygun 1986 and knocked out three classic albums by 1990.
Concrete blonde johnette napolitano interview youtube nov 1, 2011. Johnette napolitano of concrete blonde mixes it up at tsghr. A respected and prolific songwriter and recording artist, napolitano is also a gallery artist and has studied art in mata ortiz, mexico and flamenco in spain. Jan 19, 2014 you can learn more about johnettes book, rough mix, on the official concrete blonde website, and it is also available at amazon and barnes and noble. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Tickets johnette napolitano of concrete blonde bull run. Johnette napolitano concrete blonde the one you feed. I read passages from my book rough mix, play songs people know, play some new stuff. One interpretation is that the song is about a photographer joey mas who is in love with alcohol. Johnette napolitano was born in hollywood, california and has toured the w.
Following that, napolitano released limitededition music called sketchbook, in various volumes. Johnette napolitanos acoustic tour the santa barbara. Johnette napolitano at the griffin san diego, california. This thursday will be a rare treat with johnette napolitano. Napolitano has since gone on to release solo albums, write music for movies, develop a career as a visual artist and release a book, rough mix, a collection of her musings and memories. Johnette napolitano website rough mix book by johnette out now. Rough mix ebook by johnette napolitano rakuten kobo. Johnette is currently a resident of joshua tree, california. Jan 12, 2019 solo tour a rough mix of 30 years on the road for concrete blondes johnette napolitano updated jan 12, 2019. Napolitano mentioned in her book rough mix that the song was written about her relationship with marc moreland of. A respected and prolific songwriter and recording artist, napolitano is also a gallery artis. Johnettes latest project is rough mix, a short book collecting sketches and stories about some of the songs that she has written over the last three decades.
Jul 09, 2015 napolitano has been selling her book rough mix at shows for awhile and explained because people have asked for new music, she created the ep to appease appetites until september featuring. Extended interview with johnette napolitano of concrete. Johnette napolitano is an american singer, songwriter and bassist best known as the lead vocalistsongwriter and bassist for the alternative rock group. Johnette napolitano is an american singer, songwriter and bassist best known as the lead vocalistsongwriter and bassist for the alternative rock group concrete blonde. It takes less then 1 minute to sign up, then you can enjoy unlimited ebooks. Dec 30, 2014 extended interview with johnette napolitano of concrete blonde. Napolitano was born in hollywood, the belly of the beast, and her songs. Windy city times news archive johnette napolitano s noholdsbarred interview the rock group concrete blonde was an alternative rock staple in the 90s thanks to the album bloodletting and the. Volume 1 available digitally from crossroads press volume 2 out autumn 2016.
If there is a group of people, and they happen to have a few beers in them, they try to hit all the high notes. Napolitano, the mercurial lead singer of concrete blonde, turned up. For her longtime fans who have always wondered where she got the inspiration to lyrics of some of their favorite cuts, rough mix. Shes now touring on her own just an acoustic guitar and her songs, passages read from rough mix against projected backdrops of original and found art and that voice.
Johnette s music can be heard on many television and film soundtracks, including the sopranos and the scifi hit underworld. See more ideas about music, lil black and fierce women. Smashwords rough mix a book by johnette napolitano. Weave that together with the navigation through her most personal thoughts regarding this music, her art and her life, chronicled in her book. Oct 17, 2019 rough mix by johnette napolitano, 9781950565016, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.