Efrain and David break the silence and come crashing in, into your little world. But at least this time they brought their latest episode filled with everything you could ever want to know about Tori's cover of Depeche Mode's most popular track. Today they find that words are actually very necessary as they conduct interviews with Jon Justice (Depe…

“I think the thing that just astounds me about Tori is that she can take a bit of something like a melody or harmonic sequence for some of these pieces that were the inspiration and create something truly her own, showing how truly powerful her own creative stamp is. I think of Night of Hunters as a 70-minute song with 30 pieces of music held toget…

This month we sit down with a Patreon Supporter ~ in PUBLIC ~ to celebrate Tori's birthday with a fun live commentary for one of the only surviving 2005 full show video bootlegs. Thanks to Dennis Stimac for putting the video together for us, and thanks to Supporter Stefania Hoffman for bringing a little shoe knowledge to the show. Watch the video h…

Efrain and David deliver another jam packed episode, diving deep into the only single from Tori's groundbreaking cover record. Very special guests include Hugh Cornwell, the lead singer and head songwriter from The Stranglers (and the only person who can tell you exactly who that Strange Little Girl was), as well as acclaimed film director David Sl…

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Tori Amos - Strange Little Girl (DJ Crabby Apple Extended Intro Mix) by The Sideway Societyעל ידי The Sideway Society

With Strange Little Girls, Tori Amos approached the covers album as concept album, offering reinterpretations of 12 diverse male-authored tracks from the perspectives of an assortment of female characters. The project was inspired originally by by the homophobic and misogynistic messages which Amos believed to be prevalent in popular song at the be…

As she turned 50 in the spotlight, Tori Amos’ 2014 album Unrepentant Geraldines dropped and was greeted with headlines trumpeting the singer-songwriter’s “return to form” and “comeback”. But here’s the kicker: she never went anywhere. Although she had written a musical for the stage (The Light Princess, 2013), and composed a 21st century song cycle…

Happy First Birthday to the Albuquerque 2023 Show! For this momentous occasion, we offer this New Mexico Retrospective Bonus Episode! On this episode we sit down with longtime friend Jennifer Herrera @jennifervotes to commemorate our very favorite state New Mexico. Listen in as we chart Tori’s love affair with NM and take a desert drive through all…

Content warning: this episode discusses pregnancy and child loss. Please take care while listening. On this week's episode, we book a round trip ticket To Venus and Back. Tori's surprisingly prompt follow -up to 1998's From the Choirgirl Hotel. After an epic world tour, Tori had implied that she'd be taking a break from recording for a while and pl…

Ever feel like just being someone else? With the regal and roaring opus American Doll Posse, Tori Amos gave her listeners permission – and a psychic road map – to become the characters who hide in plain sight in all of our brains; even the “character” of ourselves. With healthy doses of showmanship and flamboyance, American Doll Posse saw Amos soni…

Content warning: this episode briefly discusses DV and suicide. Please take care while listening. “So what if you find you like to tango alone?" Tori Amos asks in the final moments of “Birthday Baby," the closing track of her 15th solo album Ocean to Ocean, released on October 21, 2021. An ode to the unexpected ways we collectively learned to both …

Content warning: this episode discusses SA. Please take care while listening. Objectively speaking, Tori Amos’ Little Earthquakes is one of the all time great debut records. On the latest episode of Messing With The Master, Kristen, Matt and Joe lovingly look back and contextualize this seminal album, which laid down the foundation for the mytholog…

For this episode we've resurrected The People that Go to the Shows and we invite on one of our favorite Tori Amos podcast hosts, Kristen Keys of Messing with the Master. And because we love their podcast so much (and you) we decided to make this episode available to the public. If you like what you hear we have dozens of other episodes of The Peopl…

Happy Arbor Day! On this very special Bonus Episode, resident tree enthusiast Rose Kress brings you a full exploration of the importance of trees in Tori Amos body of work. Of course Rose comes equipped with facts, figures, and friends. Join the deep dive with Austin Chevalier-Bowles, Saoirse Raboteau, Jeremiah Webb, Ryan Crawford and yes, even Efr…

Scroll back to the Little Earthquakes era to find this revisited, refurbished episode.על ידי The Sideway Society

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Wake up sweepy heads, we're here! In this jam packed episode we are joined by Danny McFarlane, host of The Mainly Eminem Podcast. He shares with us a little insight into the man known as Shady Eminem Mathers. Just how different are our two fandoms, and is there any common ground? Plus thoughts and opinions from two '97 Bonnie & Clyde super fans Ain…

Content warning: this episode discusses child and pregnancy loss. Please take care while listening. Tori Amos’ blazing fourth album From The Choirgirl Hotel claims a rightful place amongst legendary music by contemporaries such as Madonna, PJ Harvey, Hole, Beck and many others who released similarly iconic work in 1998. At a career high point, Amos…

In this episode, Joey, Kristen, and Matt discuss Tori Amos' 2005 album The Beekeper. They explore the intersection of The Beekeeper with Tori's book with Ann Powers, Piece by Piece, 2000s fashion, and Tori's last record with major record labels before her emancipation day. Joey shares his track listing, focusing on the theme of betrayal. Kristen sh…

Efrain and David go over the bridge looking for, among other things, details about this mysterious Velvet Underground track and the first cover from Tori's 2001 album Strange Little Girls. Dive into the new season as an old debate emerges: that's right, the Sick Little WHAT debate is back and as ferocious as ever! Includes a fantastic interview wit…

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Tori Amos - New Age (Speedbliss 12 Inch Remix) by The Sideway Societyעל ידי The Sideway Society

Content warning: brief discussions of suicide. Please take care while listening. In this episode, Joey, Kristen, and Matt discuss Tori Amos' 2009 album 'Abnormally Attracted to Sin'. They explore the background of the album, including Tori's independence from major record labels and her collaboration with John Philip Shenale. The hosts also discuss…

On this week’s episode of Messing with the Master, Matt, Joey, and Kristen travel to a (sonic) desert garden in Taos, New Mexico, to explore Tori's sophomore album Under the Pink. Joey explains how Tori Amos turned him gay, Matt recalls how a Drag Queen at the Gold Coast brought Tori into his life, and Kristen discusses being emotionally unavailabl…

In the first episode of the Strange Little Girls season, Detective Inspector Lieutenant Constable Herculeef Poirot is summoned to Orlando to help Detective Inspector Lieutenant Doctor Nadyne Hyphen-Vandersleuth help solve a series of strange little murders. Someone has been killing everyone at The Men In Music Business Conference, but will the dete…

Content warning: This episode includes discussions of SA, DV, suicide. Take care while listening. On this week’s episode of Messing with the Master, Kristen, Matt and Joey unpack the mystical complexities of Tori Amos’ 2017 gem, Native Invader, which chillingly encapsulates the doomsday tensions of the era in an atmospheric sonic snapshot of the pe…

Scroll back to the Little Earthquakes era to find this revisited, refurbished episode.על ידי The Sideway Society

Three lifelong Tori Amos fans reflect on the iconic singer-songwriter’s catalog by thoughtfully and intentionally reorganizing each album into fresh playlists that explore Tori’s musical legacy as well their own interconnected personal narratives and friendship, which began with a shared passion for Tori’s music over 20 years ago. This week on the …

A quick preview of Joey, Matt, and Kristen discussing Scarlet's Walk. The first episode of Messing with the Master coming February 2024! :Dעל ידי messingwiththemaster

Before moving on to Strange Little Girls, Efrain and David invite Shea into the Drive All Night studios to discuss their final thoughts on To Venus and Back. Includes listener mail, bonus clips, and much more!על ידי The Sideway Society

Friend of the show and co-host of the podcast Drive All Night the Songs of Tori Amos EFRAIN SCHUNIOR joins us to discuss the year in Tori on a very sweet and special MYRA ELLEN themed episode of CLUB ELLEN.על ידי The Sideway Society

Join Efrain & David for the second annual Drive All Night Holiday Sparktacular! A celebration of the holidays wrapped in a deep exploration of the second track off of Tori's first seasonal record, Midwinter Graces. What will happen when all the guests get stuck in an avalanche? Find out! Includes incredible new performances by Amiss Tori and Jonas …

The documentary "You Were My First Boyfriend" written and co-directed by Cecilia Aldarondo, thrusts Cecilia directly into the cyclone of her own teenage trauma through gripping documentary footage and incredibly poignant dramatizations including - yes - a Tori Amos sequence that will live in infamy for the rest of our days. We had the good fortune …

Carnival time is here! Efrain and David don their guitars and sun shaped headdresses to prepare for the biggest celebration of Mission Impossible 2 they could muster. Includes an insightful interview with Carnival superfan Stephen Sisk-Provencio (@morcoded) as well as excerpts from a conversation with Mitchell Lieb (courtesy of Light the Fuse podca…

In honor of Tori Amos's 60th birthday, we collect our 60 favorite songs from her vast catalog and discuss why we love them and what makes each of them so special. Step inside to see if our list matches yours, comes close, or completely misses the mark. Will you love our choices or want to throttle us? Also don't miss your chance to win one of three…

The Ocean to Ocean US 23 tour is officially over. Congratulations to TORITOURWW winner @walgreensgiftcard (Nic)~Amy K is our resident witch. Follow her on IG @majorgeminitarot and book a reading with her at: www.majorgeminitarot.com~Tarot deck created by @sweetchloroform www.instagram.com/sweetchloroform…

The Ocean to Ocean US 23 tour - show 28/28! Wills and Wants (FOR FUN ONLY, NO POINTS) are officially open! All songs are eligible except for ASF, O2O, GOD, CFG, BIGWHEEL, PRECIOUS~Amy K is our resident witch. Follow her on IG @majorgeminitarot and book a reading with her at: www.majorgeminitarot.com~Tarot deck created by @sweetchloroform www.instag…

The Ocean to Ocean US 23 tour - show 27/28! Wills and Wants are officially open! All songs are eligible except for ASF, O2O, GOD, CFG, BIGWHEEL, PT~Amy K is our resident witch. Follow her on IG @majorgeminitarot and book a reading with her at: www.majorgeminitarot.com~Tarot deck created by @sweetchloroform www.instagram.com/sweetchloroform…

Disqualified songs: O2O, CFG, PT, Big Wheel, God, ASFYou must choose a song with an S in the title for SSSaratogaעל ידי The Sideway Society

The Ocean to Ocean US 23 tour - show 25/28! Wills and Wants are officially open! All songs are eligible except for ASF, O2O, GOD, CFG, BIGWHEEL. Newly disqualified: PRECIOUS THINGS. Everything else is on the table~Let it Be (22 July 2023 - Paso Robles, CA)Take Me With You (22 July 2023 - Paso Robles, CA)Mary's of the Sea (22 July 2023 - Paso Robles…

The Ocean to Ocean US 23 tour - show 24/28! Wills and Wants are officially open! All songs are eligible except for ASF, O2O, GOD, CFG, BIGWHEEL. You *MUST* have one song in your list that she hasn't played yet this tour. ~Strong Black Vine (21 July 2023 - Los Angeles, CA)Teenage Hustling (21 July 2023 - Los Angeles, CA)Hotel (21 July 2023 - Los Ang…

The Ocean to Ocean US 23 tour - show 23/28! Wills and Wants are officially open! All songs are eligible except for ASF, O2O, GOD, CFG, BIGWHEEL~Desert Sisters Improv (19 July 2023 - Mesa, AZ)Brian Nash - In the Springtime of His Voodoo (19 July 2023 - Mesa, AZ)Mary (24 August 1992 - Los Angeles, CA)Doughnut Song (28 June 1996 - Los Angeles, CA)Losi…

thanks to Crystal Core for the Concertina audioThe Ocean to Ocean US 23 tour - show 22/28! Wills and Wants are officially open! Only songs that contain one of the letters M - E - S - A will be accepted~Amy K is our resident witch. Follow her on IG @majorgeminitarot and book a reading with her at: www.majorgeminitarot.com~Tarot deck created by @swee…

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The Ocean to Ocean US 23 tour - show 20/28! Wills and Wants are officially open! Only songs that mention a color either in the title or lyrics will be accepted. Yes, woman's gold is a color. ~The Wrong Band (15 July 2023 - Omaha, NE)iieee (1 September 1998 - Morrison, CO)Running to Stand Still (7 August 2003 - Morrison, CO)Cars and Guitars (5 Septe…