ARIEL ARCHER

popfessions:

They say pop music is a religion for some. When I was small, I fell for the bombastic stadium sounds of U2 in a big way. To give you a sense of the intensity of my idolatry, I actually ERECTED A SHRINE between the wardrobe and the airing cupboard, pasted with ever-accumulating layers of pin-up…

Sofa so good? Livestreaming vs. ‘real’ gigs

I am a sufferer from Bjorkophilia. Of all the conditions you could have, it’s a good one.

My kitten is an instrument.

“I think devotional music and hymns have had an enormous impact both on my need to create music and the kind of music I create. As a kid, I sang in the church choir. I would strum a Spanish guitar with my music teacher in assemblies and sometimes played the piano. She once let me play the church organ and set me loose in a store cupboard full of dusty, unused instruments, which was how I discovered the Zither and Dulcimer. Really, after my mother, she was my first champion, the first to make me feel that music was vital and that I should experience it in as many ways as possible.

Thanks to Mrs D, then.”

I blogged about the perils & pitfalls of performing music live, e.g. having a long lyric fixed in your memory and then - under the glare of the lights - feeling a key section just slip-slide out of mind…It has to be worth it for the kicks, though.

I’ve been livestreaming a couple of songs every Friday night in the run-up to a full 1 hour performance on 13th April. Question is, will I be able to pull it off?

(Source: arielarcher.com)