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PJ Harvey, originally named Polly Jean Harvey is a British singer-songwriter and guitarist whose mythically tuned, fanatically furious records and live performances set new standards for female rockers. Her popular single “This Mess We’re In” made her famous. Harvey, who was born in Corscomb...
Tonight at Royal Festival Hall in London, PJ Harvey and photographer/filmmaker Seamus Murphy staged a multimedia performance called "The Hollow of the Hand" featuring poetry and new songs from Harvey, along with photos and short films by Murphy. Watch clips from the performance below. "The Hollo...
It’s both somewhat ironic and entirely fitting that PJ Harvey’s best known song is also one of her most macabre. A gothic blues track in which a mother drowns her own daughter, “Down by the Water” is Harvey’s own update on murder ballad tradition, infusing it with a creepy groove...
Reports on the release of the album 'Songs From the City, Songs From the Sea,' by PJ Harvey. Comments by the singer regarding the album's composition; Highlights of the evolution of Harvey's musical style; Details of Island Records' marketing strategy for the release.Taraska...
4. “Kiss from a Rose,” by Seal, for Batman Forever Although this was arguably a bad movie (I loved it, though), the soundtrack was one of the most kickass Batman soundtracks ever made. With songs by U2, PJ Harvey, Nick Cave, and Massive Attack, how could you go wrong? But it...
PJ Harvey's 1992 debutDryarrived almost fully formed, the interplay among bassist Steve Vaughan, drummer Rob Ellis and the guitar-wielding singer and songwriter calling the shots zeroing in on a post-rock, alternative blues. Tracks such as "Dress" and "Sheela-Na-Gig" sparked an electric new...
PJ Harvey's 1992 debutDryarrived almost fully formed, the interplay among bassist Steve Vaughan, drummer Rob Ellis and the guitar-wielding singer and songwriter calling the shots zeroing in on a post-rock, alternative blues. Tracks such as "Dress" and "Sheela-Na-Gig" sparked an electric new...
22.‘Rid of Me’ by PJ Harvey Image: Island Records Nirvana weren’t the only ’90s act to thumb their noses at the mainstream after releasing a breakthrough album. Like the Seattle superstars on ‘In Utero’, Dorset’s very own Polly Jean Harvey turned to punk rock recording engineer St...
PJ Harvey grew up in Dorset, near the Somerset border. She speaks in a West Country accent, but doesn’t sing with one. This presents an interesting dilemma for her first album in seven years.I Inside the Old Year Dyingis based on her book of narrative poems,Orlam, published to acclaim...