Talk To Me: Marlee Matlin on The Hour (2009)

The thing that I enjoy about the show "The Hour" with George Stroumbolopoulos, is that I really don't have to write much of a description about the video because it's all right there before the interview starts.

I'll just say that I adore Marlee Matlin (I've wanted to learn sign language for years because of her, and maybe even become an interpreter for the deaf someday) and I am dying to read her memoir "I'll Scream Later". If you haven't seen "Children Of A Lesser God", I suggest you rent or download it. Fantastic film.

PS. I feel a bit strange labelling this post Talk To Me, because...well...y'know...she can't. Meh!

Talk To Me: Drew Barrymore on Letterman (1995)

The infamous David Letterman interview where Drew flashes her breasts as a sort of birthday gift to Dave. I'm not sure what she was even on the show to promote (other than her tits) it could have been her playboy spread or the film "Boys On The Side" which was out around the same time.

Anyway, she's adorable so it doesn't even matter.

Talk To Me: Courtney Love - Barbara Walters Interview (1995)

I've always had a fondness for Courtney Love, even in her worst moments. From all the things that I know about her, I'm not surprised by her personal struggles with drugs and such, but I am very impressed at how she keeps picking herself back up again. We all know that she relapsed into her old behaviour a few years ago, but I'm so glad that she's worked through it and that we have a new Hole album, which I love.

This interview from 1995 is the most vulnerable I have ever seen Courtney, discussing the death of her husband, Nirvana frontman, Kurt Cobain. It was filmed after the success of Hole's "Live Through This" album and as she was about to hit it big in the film industry with her portrayal of Althea Leasure in "The People Vs. Larry Flynt".

Turn It Up: Dia Frampton - The Broken Ones

Some people know Dia Frampton from her band Meg & Dia (with her sister Meg Frampton), some people know her as the runner up from the first season of the NBC competition show "The Voice" (appearing on Blake Shelton's team and coming in second to contestant Javier Colon), and some people have never heard of her at all.

I, like a large percentage of the population, fall into column B. I'm not really big on singing competition shows but I liked the idea of "The Voice" and the panel of judges, so I invested my time and attention in it and was rewarded in the form of Dia (as well as a few other contestants).

Cee-Lo Green described Dia as being "so cozy". An appropriate description for the 24 year old author of childrens stories. Dia has just released her first full length solo album "Red" today and I certainly hope there will be more to come if it gifts us with songs like these. I'll be downloading the album tomorrow, and I'm sure it will be delightful.

Give it a go.

"I can't help it I love the broken ones
the ones who need the most patching up
the ones who never been loved
never been loved
never been loved enough

Maybe I see a part of me in them
The missing piece always trying to fit in
the shattered heart hungry for a home
no you're not alone
I love the broken ones."

Turn It Up: Kate Bush - Snowflake

All I really know about Kate Bush is that she's from Bexleyheath, Kent, England, she's inspired the likes of Tori Amos and Charlotte Martin and her music is incredible (and really that's all I need to know).

Her new EP "50 Words For Snow" is no exception, all of the songs are dark and deeply haunting (perfect for the holiday season lol), and feature collaborations with the likes of Elton John, Stephen Fry and others. The song Snowflake is the first track (of seven) and features Kate's son Albert (or Bertie) on additional vocals.

The song is described as " a song expressing the hope of a noisy world soon being hushed by snowfall." Good enough description.

There's no music video for this song so I'm just adding this fan made video that I found, which at one point has the scene from Edward Scissorhands where Winona Ryder is dancing in the snow, in the background, and...well...we already know how much I love her.

Enjoy!!!!

Turn It Up: Lady Gaga - Marry The Night

My favorite song from Lady Gaga's "Born This Way" album, now has a fucked up little video to go with it (and by little, I of course mean 13 minutes long).

There's really nothing to say about it except I think she would do well in film if she ever went that route (aside from the utterly pretentious dialogue she sometimes spews). The video is like Black Swan and Girl Interrupted meet Fame.

"You may say I lost everything, but I still had my Bedazzler!"