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| Michelle Shocked: "Hardcore Hornography" by conqueroo  Michelle Shocked's longstanding ties with the Crescent City vibrantly unfold in time for Mardi Gras with an internet-only single. Entitled "Hardcore Hornography", the song is as bawdy and bold as its title and will hopefully remind everyone that New Orleans and other parts of the Gulf Coast are still recovering from a blowjob they will never forget. "Hardcore Hornography" features New Orleans brass denizens Troy Andrews on trumpet and Trombone Shorty on (what else?) trombone as well as the NewBirth Brass Band (Tanio Hingle, bass drum; Kerry Hunter, snare; Jeffrey Hills, sousaphone) "Virtual" street date for the song is Tuesday, February 13.According to Shocked, "Everyone thinks Mardi Gras is a New Orleans bacchanalia but this song is a not-so-gentle reminder that the season we celebrate is a sobering Lent, which just happens to rhyme with 'government.'" "Hardcore Hornography" may be purchased for download at iTunes where the rest of Michelle Shocked's album catalog has just been made available exclusively in the digital format for the first time. Her catalog now includes: The Texas Campfire Tapes, Short Sharp Shocked, Captain Swing, Arkansas Traveler, Deep Natural, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Got No Strings, Mexican Standoff, plus two iTunes-only titles: Kind Hearted Woman and a Live EP. An iTunes Essentials package will shortly compliment this digital launch. Shocked will perform solo acoustic in late February at the Folk Alliance in Memphis, and will debut new material with her band at SXSW, held March 15-18 in Austin. An extensive national tour will follow the release of the new album. write your comments about the article :: © 2007 Jazz News :: home page |