I'm not gonna cut and paste it here...instead go give the site some love:

http://www.seattleweekly....-attic.php

great article.

Thanks...good article.

I keep thinking I want to check out some of her stuff....thanks for the reminder!

please keep un informed of when the reissues are available....
great article... I love this line from Betty.

"I was around drugs a lot," Davis told me. "They just never interested me. You've got to respect people's values. People never forced me to take drugs, and I never told people to get off them."

banks said:

that was a very cool quote.

and the reissues are out NEXT TUESDAY!

Nice article.

I also saw these this weekend...

musthear.com: http://www.musthear.com/r...davis.html

allaboutjazz.com: http://www.allaboutjazz.c...php?id=765
(expanded version of the musthear article w/tracklist and players)

NPR Shadow Classics: http://www.npr.org/templa...&f=5566517

ROCKANTHOLOGY: http://rockanthology69.bl...lbums.html


My favorite quote so far is Santana's...

She was the first Madonna, but Madonna is more like Marie Osmond compared to Betty Davis.
Betty Davis was a real ferocious Black Panther woman. You couldn't tame Betty Davis.


tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431

Thanks for that post! Betty was the real deal.

theAudience said:

that is a great quote, and it's true...i guess madonna serves/served somewhat the same purpose as betty could have (or did), but she doesn't even scratch the surface in comparison. maybe if you put madonna and grace jones in a blender and poured the concoction all over tina turner's head, you might come close. but even then....

Anx said:

Make mine a double!
(easy on the Madonna)


tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431

here's an article from PITCHFORK about the betty davis reissues...and if you scroll down, they're offering a guilt-free mp3 of two betty davis songs!



http://www.pitchforkmedia...icking-ass


...and don't forget - these forthcoming reissues are the first time ever betty davis is seeing a penny of royalties for her music...so BUY BUY BUY!!!

guys, don't you think she seems bietter and strange? it just seems like something is wrong with her. what did you think of the part of the interview where she says all her songs are about sex??

dancerella said:

she sounded bitter and more than a little dismissive. she has probably dealt with so much disappointment after living on such a high in her "glory days", that all of this recent attention is something she can't let herself enjoy for fear of being let down again.

that's my guess anyway. i know she's not doing well financially, and she's had a life of knowing she could have/should have been a lot more than what actually happened. it'd be great if the music caught on and she became hot this year.

question: if a betty davis song is licenced, like to a commercial or a movie, does she get royalties from that?

Anxiety said:

i guess you're right. she's probably thinking "now you mother fuckers are sweating me"? well to me that just shows she was 33 years ahead of her time musically. how amazing is that? i do hope one day she'll put out some new music. she is way too talented to be sitting at home watching scooby doo all day.

i would think she'd get a cut of the money.

dancerella said:

then i bet all it would take is one good volkswagen ad or one good quentin tarantino soundtrack to give betty an attitude adjustment.

Anxiety said:

tell me about it though i can't quite see her stuff being played in tv ads but definitely some films. hopefully not one made by QT, i don't like him. he seems annoying and full of himself.

As usual, thx Anx and t/A, priceless.

dancerella said:

not a big QT fan here either, but he has a wide following and betty's music seems right up his alley. anything to get her back out there!

oh, and just to brag, i found a used import reissue of NASTY GAL this weekend.

Seattle Weekly? I need to pick up a copy!

THE BETTY DAVIS REISSUES HIT SHOPS TODAY!

Anxiety said:

If she either wrote the song and/or owns the master she would get royalties.

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nd33 said:

from what i've read, she has only recently gained the ability to receive royalties from her music.

But the article also said that they had money for her that she didn't get because they couldn't find her. What's up with that? They either didn't make much effort or she really hid. She doesn't seem to be working, so don't you think she would see after such things?

I passed by Virgin to pick up the Horrors CD during lunch and looked for the Betty Davis reissues, but they weren't in stock yet. Even on Amazon there is at least a week delay. What's up with that?

i went to FOUR wrecka stows in downtown chicago today and none of them had the remasters. i contacted my local neighborhood wrecka stow and they said they had 'em...so i'll be checking that out when i get home from work today.

I bet if Tower was still open, I could find the remasters THERE.

sextonseven said:

well, don't go looking at borders or FYE/coconuts cuz yer not gonna find em there.

Anxiety said:

At least Best Buy will tell you online that your CD isn't there before you go.

sextonseven said:

or they'll hand me some camp-ass CD of bette davis singing showtunes like one of the stores i went to today tried to do.

now chicago is supposed to get a stupid TORNADO sometime tonight. i'm gonna be running around looking all over the city for these damn CDs and i'm gonna get caught in a freakin TORNADO.

well, i guess if there's a good way to go, this'd be it.