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(Redirected from Chan Marshall)
'Cat Power' is the stage name of American singer/songwriter 'Charlyn "Chan" Marshall' (born Charlyn Marie Marshall on 21 January 1972). She is known for her minimalist style, sparse guitar and piano playing, and ethereal vocals.
The daughter of divorced parents, Chan (pronounced "Shawn") Marshall was born in Georgia. Marshall's father, Charlie, was a blues musician and itinerant pianist. Her childhood involved much upheaval, with Marshall living throughout the Southern United States (Greensboro, North Carolina; Bartlett, Tennessee; and Georgia and South Carolina), back and forth between parents and her grandmother. In interviews she has openly discussed her childhood and stated that the constant travelling prepared her for the touring life of a professional musician.
After dropping out of high school, she started performing under the name Cat Power while in Atlanta, backed by musicians Glen Thrasher, Mark Moore, and others. While in Atlanta, Marshall played her first live shows as support to her friends' bands, including Magic Bone and Opal Foxx Quartet. Due to her close relationships with the various people involved she has stated that her involvement in music at this time was primarily a social interest rather than an artistic one. She also stated in a 2007 interview for Soft Focus that the music itself was more experimental and that playing shows was often an opportunity to get drunk and for her friends to take drugs.[1]
In 1992 she moved to New York City with Glen Thrasher. It was Thrasher who introduced her to New York's free-jazz and experimental music scene. In particular she cites a concert by Anthony Braxton with giving her the confidence to perform in public. Her first New York show was at a warehouse in Brooklyn and she has described her early New York shows as "more improvisational". [2] One of her shows during this period was as the support act to Man or Astro-man? and consisted of her playing a two string guitar and singing the word "no" for 15 minutes. [3] Around this time she made the acquaintance of God Is My Co-Pilot, a relationship that resulted in them releasing her first single ''Headlights'' in a limited run of 500 copies on their Making of Americans label.
In 1994 she opened for Liz Phair in New York. In attendance were Steve Shelley of Sonic Youth and Tim Foljahn of Two Dollar Guitar, who encouraged her to record, and played on her first two albums, 1995's ''Dear Sir'' and 1996's ''Myra Lee'', the latter taking its name from Marshall's mother. Both albums were recorded in New York on the same day in December 1994 and display a lack of conventional song structures possibly influenced by the experimental music that Thrasher had introduced her to. In 1996 she was signed to Matador Records, and released her third album, ''What Would the Community Think'', which spawned a single and music video, "Nude as the News".
In late 1996, following a three-month tour co-headlining with the band Guv'ner in support of the release of ''What Would the Community Think,'' Marshall disappeared from the music scene, initially working as a baby sitter in Portland, Oregon and then moving to a farmhouse in Prosperity, South Carolina with then boyfriend Bill Callahan (who performs under the name ''Smog''). The plan was to permanently retire from public performance but during a sleepless night resulting from a nightmare, Marshall wrote several new songs. These songs would make up the bulk of ''Moon Pix''. The record was recorded at Sing Sing Studios in Melbourne in eleven days with backing musicians Mick Turner and Jim White of the Dirty Three.[4] The album was well-received by critics, and gained her recognition in the indie rock scene. However, during subsequent tours Marshall states that she had grown tired of her own material. This resulted in a series of shows during 1999 where Marshall provided musical accompaniment to the silent movie ''The Passion of Joan of Arc''. The shows combined original material and many covers, many of which would later see release on ''The Covers Record'', a collection of cover songs recorded at various sessions in 1998 and 1999. A selection of covers that didn't make it on to the album were recorded at Peel Acres, home of the highly influential and legendary British DJ John Peel. The session was broadcast on his BBC Radio 1 show and featured Marshall's own interpretations of Bob Dylan's "Hard Times in New York Town" amongst others.
In 2003 she resumed releasing original material with ''You Are Free'', a diverse and critically applauded album which featured guest musicians such as Eddie Vedder, Dave Grohl, and the Dirty Three's Warren Ellis. A music video directed by Brett Vapnek, was released for the song "He War" and found moderate exposure on MTV2's ''Subterranean''.
The year 2004 saw the release of the critically polarizing DVD ''Speaking for Trees'', which featured a single, nearly 2-hour static shot of Marshall performing in a woodland, and was accompanied by an audio CD containing the 18-minute song "Willie Deadwilder", featuring M. Ward on guitar. Also this year Marshall lent her vocals to the track "I've Been Thinking" from the Handsome Boy Modelling School album, ''White People''. 2005 found Marshall out on the road again, touring the world and playing sold-out solo shows, including an Australian tour supporting Nick Cave and an appearance at Patti Smith's Meltdown festival. The shows largely consisted of material that would appear on her next album. In 2005 Marshall was featured on the song "Great Waves" from Dirty Three's album ''Cinder''.
Her latest record, ''The Greatest'', was released in January, 2006. This was not a greatest hits record but rather the Matador Records-arranged collaboration with Al Green's guitarist Teenie Hodges and many other talented musicians.
Early in 2006, Marshall announced the cancellation of her upcoming United States Tour, citing "health-related issues". A few days later, Matador announced the cancellation of her two shows in London and Paris. She resumed touring in April 2006, playing some of the most well received shows of her career both with the Memphis Rhythm Band and as a solo performer.
In the winter 2006 issue of Venus Zine, Cat Power was the cover story, giving a candid interview about the cancellation earlier in the year. What results is a detailed, blow-by-blow account of a mental breakdown that resulted in a stay in Miami's Mount Sinai Medical Center psych ward. During this time Marshall was abusing alcohol, as well as contemplating suicide.
An intervention finally came when close friend Susanna Vapnek, a painter from New York, flew down to Miami and checked Marshall into Mt. Sinai. This led to a huge turnaround: "On the fourth day, I forced myself to look in the mirror... I was telling myself that it was going to be OK- that, either way, I could accept whatever I was going to see. And I opened my eyes and I was myself, who I was... I saw my freckles, brown eyes, messed-up teeth... but I was so happy to see those fucked-up teeth and those freckles. I was like 'It's me!' I was so fucking happy. It was like, damn, I was back. I realized that I am sane, smart, funny, friendly, nice, and that I've got a lot of things I want to share with my friends. I realized that being in there wasn't me."
A first person account of the events from Marshall herself in this November 2006 Spin interview.[5]
In 2006 Blender Magazine named her one of the hottest women in rock along side Joan Jett, Courtney Love, and Liz Phair.[1]. Also this year Marshall duetted with model Karen Elson on an English cover of Serge Gainsbourg's "Je t'aime... moi non plus" under the title "I Love You (Me Either)." It was released on the compilation ''Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited''. She also collaborated with Ensemble on the track "Disown, Delete" for his self-titled debut.
Besides returning to touring, Marshall has two new projects in the works. One is a covers record due sometime in early 2007. The other is an album of new material tentatively titled ''Sun'' for which she has given a spring 2008 release date. [6]. Marshall reworked Yoko Ono's "Revelations" (from her 1995 album ''Rising'') on the 2007 album ''Yes, I'm a Witch''.
Marshall has also agreed to be the celebrity spokesperson for a line of jewelry from Chanel as of October 2006. Fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld said that Cat Power was perfect for the campaign because "only a woman—she—can look glamorous while smoking". [7] In January 2007, she and her band were - to everyone's pleasant surprise - the live performers at the Chanel haute couture spring/summer 2007 fashion show at the Grand Palais in Paris. Previously Marshall had done advertisements for GAP [8], Cingular[9], De Beers' "A Diamond Is Forever" marketing campaign[10] and Garnier.
A possible acting career is also on the horizon, with rumored collaborations with Wong Kar-Wai and Vincent Gallo. [11] She also appears in Doug Aitken's MOMA installation ''Sleepwalkers'' alongside Tilda Swinton, Donald Sutherland, Seu Jorge, and Ryan Donowho. [12] IMDB also lists her in the cast of a five hour odyssey titled ''American Widow'', which might also have a 2007 release. [13] Marshall has also mentioned that she is interested in sending an audition tape to Saturday Night Live through Molly Shannon, although the idea is referred to jokingly. [14] In summer of 2007 she will tour North America with Dirty Delta Blues. In 2007 ''The Greatest'' made her the first female ever to win the annual Shortlist Prize.
Marshall has supported numerous charitable causes, including "The Bereaved Israeli and Palestinian Parents' Circle" and PETA. She appeared at the "Fuck Cancer Benefit" and in November 2006 she performed at a Bob Dylan tribute concert in New York with all proceeds going to the Music For Youth Foundation.
Marshall rounded up "Dirty Delta Blues" in Winter 2006. The band features Judah Bauer (from Blues Explosion), Gregg Foreman (Delta 72), Erik Paparazzi (Lizard Music), and Jim White (from Dirty Three). Cat Power and Dirty Delta Blues bring the music back to its raw form, and have recorded a new record for Matador Records; "Covers Two" will feature songs that inspired Chan. The band tours throughout the USA and Europe, playing ATP festival, Pitchfork Fest and a Chanel runway show in France.
Traditionally, Marshall’s live shows have been notorious for their chaotic and unpolished nature, with songs beginning and ending abruptly or blending into one another without clear transitions. Marshall has in the past spoken of her severe stage fright. She has been known to stop playing in order to apologize for a self-perceived flaw in her performance. She has even cut short a few of her performances without explanation,[15] [16] on some occasions under the influence of alcohol. Marshall has admitted to abusing alcohol in the past, however according to a recent BBC interview, she is now sober. [17]These events have had a polarizing effect on Marshall’s fan base. Some have been alienated by what they perceive as Marshall’s lack of professionalism, while others have enjoyed what they see as a candid, honest, and spontaneous performance. Marshall is often very talkative during performances, usually cracking jokes.
Recently, Marshall's performance style has been said to be much more enthusiastic and professional. An article in Salon magazine [18] called ''The Greatest'' "polished and sweetly upbeat", stating that Marshall was finally "delivering onstage". In the article, Marshall states that her newfound musical collaborators and sobriety are largely responsible for her increased confidence onstage.
Marshall is notable both as a songwriter and as an innovative interpreter of other artists' songs. Her cover versions often ignore the melodies and lyrical hooks of the originals, as evidenced by her renditions of Dylan's "Knocking on Heaven's Door" and Rolling Stones' "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction", or alter the mood of the song altogether, as with her exclusive performance of Oasis' "Wonderwall" at a John Peel BBC Radio One session on July 20th, 2000. The music is similarly stripped down, often to little more than an electric guitar with a clean tone and her voice.
She often performs unreleased covers at her live shows. Her choice of covers over the years has revealed a widespread and eclectic taste in both new and old music, incorporating artists as diverse as Gnarls Barkley, the White Stripes, Bob Dylan, Nina Simone, and Jessie Mae Hemphill. She is constantly introducing new covers into her live performances though the unpredictability of her live shows has made the performance of certain songs a rarity, as is the case with her rarely performed version of "Wolf Among Wolves" by Will Oldham among others. In addition, her highly personalized version of "The House of the Rising Sun" is particularly notable in that it is an example of a traditional folk song being performed in the tradition of folk music, that of adding new lyrics to an old song to make it a more personal expression. Despite being popular for many years with artists such as Bob Dylan and Pete Seeger, this adaptation and personalizing of old folk songs is largely absent in modern music.
Main articles: Cat Power discography
★ ''Dear Sir'' CD/LP(10") (1995, Runt Records) (reissued CD/LP(12") 2001, Plain recordings)
★ ''Myra Lee'' (1996, Smells Like Records)
★ ''What Would the Community Think'' (1996, Matador Records)
★ ''Moon Pix'' (1998, Matador Records)
★ ''The Covers Record'' (2000, Matador Records)
★ ''You Are Free'' (2003, Matador Records) US #105, UK #157
★ ''The Greatest'' (2006, Matador Records) US #34, UK #45, CAN #63, AUS #26
★ ''Headlights'' (7", 1994, The Making of Americans)
★ :Tracks: "Headlights", "Darling Said Sir"
★ ''Guv'ner in Catpowerland / Catpower Goes to Guvnerville'' (7", split single, 1996, Wiiija Records)
★ :Tracks: Guv'ner - "Great Expectations" (Cat Power), Cat Power - "Clear the Room" (Guv'ner)
★ ''Nude as the News'' (7" / CD5, 1996, Matador Records)
★ :Tracks: "Nude as the News", "Schizophrenia's Weighted Me Down" (Thurston Moore / Alexander Spence)
★ ''Undercover'' (7", 1996, Undercover Records)
★ :Tracks: "Psychic Hearts" (Thurston Moore), "We Dance" (Stephen Malkmus), "Johnny's Got a Gun" (Dead Moon)
★ ''He War'' (CD5, 2002, Matador Records)
★ :Tracks: "He War", "Good Woman", "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (Mick Jagger & Keith Richards)
★ ''The Greatest'' (7", 2006, Matador Records)
★ :Tracks: "The Greatest", "Hate"
★ ''Could We'' (7", 2006, Matador Records)
★ :Tracks: "Could We", "Dreams" (Felice & Boudleaux Bryant's All I Have to Do Is Dream)
★ ''Living Proof'' (2006, Matador Records)
★ ''eMusic Session EP'' (2006, eMusic/Matador Records)
★ :Tracks: "The Greatest", "Remember Me" (Otis Redding), "Ramblin' Man" (Hank Williams), "Good Woman"
★ :Special release only for eMusic [19]
★ ''Live Session EP'' (2006, iTunes/Matador Records)
★ :Tracks: "Love & Communication" (acoustic version), "House of the Rising Sun" (traditional), "Wild Is the Wind" (Dimitri Tiompkin & Ned Washington), "Who Knows Where the Time Goes" (Sandy Denny)
★ :Special release only for iTunes
★ God Is My Co-Pilot - ''Puss 02' (1995, Dark Beloved Cloud / The Making of Americans)
★ :"Pocketful of Sugar" (vocals with Sharon Topper), "Pretty Spoiled" (id.), "Numbness & Tingling" (id.), "Teenage Boyfriend" (id. & Yoshimi P-We)
★ Various Artists - ''New Voices Vol. 10'' (1996, Rolling Stone Deutschland)
★ :"Nude As The News"
★ Various Artists - ''Un Automne 96'' (1996, Les Inrockuptibles)
★ :"Nude As The News"
★ Various Artists - ''Musikexpress 12 - Matador Records'' (1997, Musikexpress)
★ :"Nude As The News"
★ Various Artists - ''Spunk: Issue 6'' (1997, Spunk)
★ :"Nude As The News"
★ Various Artists - ''What's Up Matador'' (1997, Matador Records)
★ :"Nude As The News", "Back Of Your Head"
★ Various Artists - ''ADA Sampler September '98'' (1998, Alternative Distribution Alliance)
★ :"Cross Bones Style"
★ Various Artists - ''Drinking From Puddles: A Radio History'' (1999, Kill Rock Stars)
★ :"We Dance" (Stephen Malkmus)
★ Various Artists - ''Everything Is Nice - The Matador Records 10th Anniversary Anthology'' (1999, Matador Records)
★ :"Cross Bones Style", "Sea of Love" (John Phillip Baptiste & George Khoury), "Cross Bones Style" (video), "Nude As The News" (video)
★ Matmos / DJ Eclipse - ''This CD Is Not Nice'' (1999, Matador Records)
★ :Matmos - "Archive Fever" (uses portions of "In This Hole", "Fate of the Human Carbine" and "American Flag"), DJ Eclipse - "Matador Megamix" (uses portions of "Back of Your Head")
★ Various Artists - ''Desert Blue: Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack'' (1999, Razor & Tie)
★ :"Metal Heart"
★ Various Artists - ''Llama Ranch Compilation'' (1999, Polys)
★ :"Cross Bones Style"
★ Various Artists - ''Comes With A Smile Vol. 1 - All the While...'' (2000, Comes With A Smile)
★ :"Metal Heart"
★ Various Artists - ''New Voices Vol. 36'' (2000, Rolling Stone Deutschland)
★ :"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (Mick Jagger & Keith Richards)
★ Various Artists - ''All Tomorrow's Parties 1.1: Sonic Youth Curated'' (2001, ATP Recordings)
★ :"Come On In My Kitchen" (Robert Johnson)
★ Various Artists - ''Jackpot: Original Soundtrack Album'' (2001, Milan Records)
★ :"Naked, If I Want To" (Jerry A. Miller Jr.) (as "Naked If I Want To Be")
★ Various Artists - ''Live & Direct'' (2001, Spunk)
★ :"Good Woman" (as "To Be A Good Woman"), "Troubled Waters" (Sam Coslow & Arthur Johnston) (both tracks recorded live for Sydney's 2SER radio)
★ Various Artists - ''Gimme Shelter Vol. 1 ''(2002, UNCUT)
★ :"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (Mick Jagger & Keith Richards)
★ Various Artists - H''ard Rain Vol. 1: A Tribute to Bob Dylan'' (2002, UNCUT)
★ :"Paths of Victory" (Bob Dylan)
★ Various Artists - ''Destiny (The Hi-Lo Tunez Plan: 2nd Step)'' (2003, Hi-Lo Tunez)
★ :"He War"
★ Sigmatropic - ''Sixteen Haiku & Other Stories'' (2003, Hitch-Hyke Records)
★ :"Haiku Ten" (vocals, original Greek lyrics by George Seferis)
★ The Band of Blacky Ranchette - ''Still Lookin' Good To Me'' (2003, Thrill Jockey)
★ :"My Hoo Haa" (vocals)
★ M. Ward - ''Transfiguration of Vincent'' (2003, Matador Records)
★ :"Sad, Sad Song" (vocals)
★ Various Artists - ''Comes With A Smile Vol. 8 - Like Others Need Oxygen'' (2003, Comes With A Smile)
★ :"The Party"
★ Various Artists - ''Hear Music Vol 10: Reveal'' (2003, Warner Special Products)
★ :"I Don't Blame You"
★ Various Artists - ''You Can Never Go Fast Enough'' (2003, Plain Recordings)
★ :"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (Mick Jagger & Keith Richards)
★ Handsome Boy Modeling School - ''White People'' (2004, Elektra Records)
★ :"Are You Down With It" (backing vocals, main vocals by Mike Patton, scratches by Rob Swift), "I've Been Thinking" (vocals)
★ Various Artists - ''Matador at Fifteen'' (2004, Matador Records)
★ :"Free", "The Party", "He War" (video)
★ Various Artists - ''FabricLive. 24 - Diplo'' (2005, Fabric)
★ :"Free"
★ Various Artists - ''Festival Les Inrocks Black XS'' (2005, Les Inrockuptibles)
★ :"The Greatest"
★ Various Artists - ''Music From the Motion Picture 'North Country''' (2005, Sony Music Soundtrax)
★ :"Paths of Victory" ("Bob Dylan")
★ Various Artists - '' (2005, Fat Possum Records )
★ :w/ Entrance - "Do The Romp" (Junior Kimbrough)
★ Dirty Three - ''Cinder'' (2005, Touch and Go Records)
★ :"Great Waves" (Jim White) (vocals)
★ Various Artists - ''Music from 'Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus' (2005, Luaka Bop)
★ :"Cross Bones Style"
★ Various Artists - ''Les Inrockuptibles Présentent Gainsbourg'' (2006, Les Inrockuptibles)
★ :w/ Karen Elson - "I Love You (Me Either)" (Serge Gainsbourg)
★ Various Artists - ''Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited'' (2006, Barclay Records)
★ :w/ Karen Elson - "I Love You (Me Either)" (Serge Gainsbourg)
★ Various Artists - ''Music from the Motion Picture 'V for Vendetta''' (2006, Astralwerks)
★ :"I Found a Reason" (Lou Reed)
★ Various Artists - ''Trax Sampler 091'' (2006, Trax)
★ :"The Greatest"
★ Various Artists - '' (2006, Azuli Records)
★ :"Metal Heart"
★ Various Artists - ''Rausch'' (2006, Persona Non Grata)
★ :Dirty Three - "Great Waves" (Jim White) (vocals)
★ Various Artists - ''2003: Ein Jahr und seine 20 Songs'' (2006, Süddeutsche Zeitung)
★ :"I Don't Blame You"
★ Various Artists - ''Chill 'Em All (The Hi-Lo Tunez Plan: 6th Step)'' (2006, Hi-Lo Tunez)
★ :Dirty Three - "Great Waves" (Jim White) (vocals)
★ Ensemble - ''Ensemble'' (2006, Fat Cat Records)
★ :"Disown, Delete" (Olivier Alary & Mileece) (vocals)
★ Faithless - ''To All New Arrivals'' (2006, Cheeky Records/BMG)
★ :"A Kind of Peace" (vocals)
★ Ono - ''Yes, I'm a Witch'' (2007, Astralwerks)
★ :w/ Yoko Ono - "Revelations" (Yoko Ono)
★ El-P - I'll Sleep When You're Dead - (2007, Definitive Jux)
★ :"Poisenville Kids No Wins / Reprise (This Must Be Our Time)" - (vocals)
★ Various Artists - ''The Hottest State - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack"'' (2007, Hickory Records)
★ :"It's Alright To Fail" - (vocals)
★ ''Speaking for Trees: A Film by Mark Borthwick'' (2004, Mark Borthwick)
In addition, she appears in two documentary films: ''Fearless Freaks'' (2005, Bradley Beesley) and ''Two Headed Cow'' (2006, Tony Gayton). Her acting debut will be in Wong Kar Wai's 2007 film, My Blueberry Nights [20].
★ "Nude As The News" (1997, Brett Vapnek)
★ "Cross Bones Style" (1998, Brett Vapnek)
★ "He War" (2003, Brett Vapnek)
★ "From Fur City" (2003, Jem Cohen)
★ "Maybe Not" (2004, Mark Borthwick)
★ "Free" (2004, Mark Borthwick)
★ "Half of You" (2004, Mark Borthwick)
★ w/ Dirty Three - "Great Waves" (2005, Braden King)
★ "Maybe Not" (2005, Oliver Pietsch) (spec)
★ "Living Proof" (2006, Harmony Korine)
★ "Lived In Bars" (2006, Robert Gordon)
★ w/ Ensemble - "Disown, Delete" (2006, Karina Garcia Casanova)
★ "Where Is My Love?" (2006, Anne-Laure Keib)
★ Austin City Limits, December 302006
★ :"The Greatest"
★ :"Living Proof"
★ :"Lived in Bars"
★ :"Could We"
★ :"I Don't Blame You"
★ :"Cross Bones Style"
★ :"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"
★ The Hills, Season 3, 2007
★ :"The Greatest"
★ "Maybe Not"
★ :''The Quiet'' (2005, Jamie Babbit)
★ "Naked, If I Want To" (Jerry A. Miller Jr.)
★ :''New Rose Hotel'' (1998, Abel Ferrara); ''Jackpot'' (2001, Michael Polish) (as "Naked If I Want To Be")
★ "Metal Heart"
★ :''Desert Blue'' (1998, Morgan J. Freeman)
★ "Rockets"
★ :''Trance'' (1998, Michael Almereyda)
★ "I Found a Reason" (Lou Reed)
★ :''Habibti min elskede'' (2002, Pernille Fischer Christensen); ''The Secret Lives of Dentists'' (2002, Alan Rudolph); ''Saving Face'' (2004, Alice Wu); ''Dandelion'' (2004, Mark Milgard); ''V for Vendetta'' (2005, James McTeigue)
★ "Sea of Love" (John Phillip Baptiste & George Khoury)
★ :''Subrosa'' (2000, Helen Lee)
★ "In This Hole"
★ :''Jackpot'' (2001, Michael Polish)
★ "Paths of Victory" (Bob Dylan)
★ :''North Country'' (2005, Niki Caro)
★ "Cross Bones Style"
★ :''Searching For The Wrong-Eyed Jesus'' (2005, Andrew Douglas)
★ Unknown which song(s)
★ :Vern (2004, Suzi Yoonessi)
★ "Troubled Waters"
★ :Perfect Stranger (2007, Sean Penn)
★ Jimmy Tamborello and Ben Gibbard recorded the song (This Is) The Dream of Evan and Chan for Dntel's ''Life Is Full Of Possibilities'' (2001). This eventually led to the duo's collaboration as The Postal Service. "Evan" is a reference to Evan Dando of the The Lemonheads and "Chan" is a reference to Marshall. It has been confirmed that the song was based on a strange dream that Gibbard had involving the two musicians.
★ Marshall was referenced in R Stevens' web comic Diesel Sweeties from 9 April 2007. [21]
★ Now-defunct Hampshire keyboard-botherers Black Nielson wrote a song called 'Love Song for Chan Marshall', which appeared on their album 'Current Sunlight', released by Truck Records.
★ The name ''Chan Marshall'' was featured as title in a book of poems published in 2005 by Costa Rican poet Luis Chaves. The book, which won the III Fray Luis de León Poetry Prize in Spain, includes a two-sectioned poem entitled "Traducción libre de un tema inédito de Chan Marshall" (Free Translation of an Unreleased Song by Chan Marshall).
★ Hottest Women of. . .Rock Mike Errico [1]
★ Chan Marshall Interview VBS.tv
★ several articles in HARP
★ Ink Blot Magazine interview (2000)
★ Spin interview (February 2001)
★ New York Magazine article (January 23, 2006 issue)
★ BBC interview (June 2006)
★ The (London) Times article (June 2006)
★ Playlouder concert review (The Barbican, London, June 21st 2006)
★ New York Times interview where Marshall discusses alcoholism, her influences, and touring.
★ Spin interview (December 2006)
★ Performance on Austin City Limits following The Raconteurs (December 2006)
★ Cat Power photos from Vegoose and Austin City Limits music festivals
★ Cat Power
★ Cat Power at Matador Records
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★ Cat-Power.net, your unique source for fans on the web :: in french & english
★ Half of You :: Cat Power
★ All Music Guide entry
★ Cat Power discography at Discogs
★ Chan Marshall discography at Discogs
★ MusicBrainz
'Cat Power' is the stage name of American singer/songwriter 'Charlyn "Chan" Marshall' (born Charlyn Marie Marshall on 21 January 1972). She is known for her minimalist style, sparse guitar and piano playing, and ethereal vocals.
Biography
Early life
The daughter of divorced parents, Chan (pronounced "Shawn") Marshall was born in Georgia. Marshall's father, Charlie, was a blues musician and itinerant pianist. Her childhood involved much upheaval, with Marshall living throughout the Southern United States (Greensboro, North Carolina; Bartlett, Tennessee; and Georgia and South Carolina), back and forth between parents and her grandmother. In interviews she has openly discussed her childhood and stated that the constant travelling prepared her for the touring life of a professional musician.
After dropping out of high school, she started performing under the name Cat Power while in Atlanta, backed by musicians Glen Thrasher, Mark Moore, and others. While in Atlanta, Marshall played her first live shows as support to her friends' bands, including Magic Bone and Opal Foxx Quartet. Due to her close relationships with the various people involved she has stated that her involvement in music at this time was primarily a social interest rather than an artistic one. She also stated in a 2007 interview for Soft Focus that the music itself was more experimental and that playing shows was often an opportunity to get drunk and for her friends to take drugs.[1]
1990s (''Dear Sir'' – ''Moon Pix'')
In 1992 she moved to New York City with Glen Thrasher. It was Thrasher who introduced her to New York's free-jazz and experimental music scene. In particular she cites a concert by Anthony Braxton with giving her the confidence to perform in public. Her first New York show was at a warehouse in Brooklyn and she has described her early New York shows as "more improvisational". [2] One of her shows during this period was as the support act to Man or Astro-man? and consisted of her playing a two string guitar and singing the word "no" for 15 minutes. [3] Around this time she made the acquaintance of God Is My Co-Pilot, a relationship that resulted in them releasing her first single ''Headlights'' in a limited run of 500 copies on their Making of Americans label.
In 1994 she opened for Liz Phair in New York. In attendance were Steve Shelley of Sonic Youth and Tim Foljahn of Two Dollar Guitar, who encouraged her to record, and played on her first two albums, 1995's ''Dear Sir'' and 1996's ''Myra Lee'', the latter taking its name from Marshall's mother. Both albums were recorded in New York on the same day in December 1994 and display a lack of conventional song structures possibly influenced by the experimental music that Thrasher had introduced her to. In 1996 she was signed to Matador Records, and released her third album, ''What Would the Community Think'', which spawned a single and music video, "Nude as the News".
In late 1996, following a three-month tour co-headlining with the band Guv'ner in support of the release of ''What Would the Community Think,'' Marshall disappeared from the music scene, initially working as a baby sitter in Portland, Oregon and then moving to a farmhouse in Prosperity, South Carolina with then boyfriend Bill Callahan (who performs under the name ''Smog''). The plan was to permanently retire from public performance but during a sleepless night resulting from a nightmare, Marshall wrote several new songs. These songs would make up the bulk of ''Moon Pix''. The record was recorded at Sing Sing Studios in Melbourne in eleven days with backing musicians Mick Turner and Jim White of the Dirty Three.[4] The album was well-received by critics, and gained her recognition in the indie rock scene. However, during subsequent tours Marshall states that she had grown tired of her own material. This resulted in a series of shows during 1999 where Marshall provided musical accompaniment to the silent movie ''The Passion of Joan of Arc''. The shows combined original material and many covers, many of which would later see release on ''The Covers Record'', a collection of cover songs recorded at various sessions in 1998 and 1999. A selection of covers that didn't make it on to the album were recorded at Peel Acres, home of the highly influential and legendary British DJ John Peel. The session was broadcast on his BBC Radio 1 show and featured Marshall's own interpretations of Bob Dylan's "Hard Times in New York Town" amongst others.
2000s (''You Are Free'' – ''The Greatest'')
In 2003 she resumed releasing original material with ''You Are Free'', a diverse and critically applauded album which featured guest musicians such as Eddie Vedder, Dave Grohl, and the Dirty Three's Warren Ellis. A music video directed by Brett Vapnek, was released for the song "He War" and found moderate exposure on MTV2's ''Subterranean''.
The year 2004 saw the release of the critically polarizing DVD ''Speaking for Trees'', which featured a single, nearly 2-hour static shot of Marshall performing in a woodland, and was accompanied by an audio CD containing the 18-minute song "Willie Deadwilder", featuring M. Ward on guitar. Also this year Marshall lent her vocals to the track "I've Been Thinking" from the Handsome Boy Modelling School album, ''White People''. 2005 found Marshall out on the road again, touring the world and playing sold-out solo shows, including an Australian tour supporting Nick Cave and an appearance at Patti Smith's Meltdown festival. The shows largely consisted of material that would appear on her next album. In 2005 Marshall was featured on the song "Great Waves" from Dirty Three's album ''Cinder''.
Her latest record, ''The Greatest'', was released in January, 2006. This was not a greatest hits record but rather the Matador Records-arranged collaboration with Al Green's guitarist Teenie Hodges and many other talented musicians.
Early in 2006, Marshall announced the cancellation of her upcoming United States Tour, citing "health-related issues". A few days later, Matador announced the cancellation of her two shows in London and Paris. She resumed touring in April 2006, playing some of the most well received shows of her career both with the Memphis Rhythm Band and as a solo performer.
In the winter 2006 issue of Venus Zine, Cat Power was the cover story, giving a candid interview about the cancellation earlier in the year. What results is a detailed, blow-by-blow account of a mental breakdown that resulted in a stay in Miami's Mount Sinai Medical Center psych ward. During this time Marshall was abusing alcohol, as well as contemplating suicide.
An intervention finally came when close friend Susanna Vapnek, a painter from New York, flew down to Miami and checked Marshall into Mt. Sinai. This led to a huge turnaround: "On the fourth day, I forced myself to look in the mirror... I was telling myself that it was going to be OK- that, either way, I could accept whatever I was going to see. And I opened my eyes and I was myself, who I was... I saw my freckles, brown eyes, messed-up teeth... but I was so happy to see those fucked-up teeth and those freckles. I was like 'It's me!' I was so fucking happy. It was like, damn, I was back. I realized that I am sane, smart, funny, friendly, nice, and that I've got a lot of things I want to share with my friends. I realized that being in there wasn't me."
A first person account of the events from Marshall herself in this November 2006 Spin interview.[5]
In 2006 Blender Magazine named her one of the hottest women in rock along side Joan Jett, Courtney Love, and Liz Phair.[1]. Also this year Marshall duetted with model Karen Elson on an English cover of Serge Gainsbourg's "Je t'aime... moi non plus" under the title "I Love You (Me Either)." It was released on the compilation ''Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited''. She also collaborated with Ensemble on the track "Disown, Delete" for his self-titled debut.
Besides returning to touring, Marshall has two new projects in the works. One is a covers record due sometime in early 2007. The other is an album of new material tentatively titled ''Sun'' for which she has given a spring 2008 release date. [6]. Marshall reworked Yoko Ono's "Revelations" (from her 1995 album ''Rising'') on the 2007 album ''Yes, I'm a Witch''.
Marshall has also agreed to be the celebrity spokesperson for a line of jewelry from Chanel as of October 2006. Fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld said that Cat Power was perfect for the campaign because "only a woman—she—can look glamorous while smoking". [7] In January 2007, she and her band were - to everyone's pleasant surprise - the live performers at the Chanel haute couture spring/summer 2007 fashion show at the Grand Palais in Paris. Previously Marshall had done advertisements for GAP [8], Cingular[9], De Beers' "A Diamond Is Forever" marketing campaign[10] and Garnier.
A possible acting career is also on the horizon, with rumored collaborations with Wong Kar-Wai and Vincent Gallo. [11] She also appears in Doug Aitken's MOMA installation ''Sleepwalkers'' alongside Tilda Swinton, Donald Sutherland, Seu Jorge, and Ryan Donowho. [12] IMDB also lists her in the cast of a five hour odyssey titled ''American Widow'', which might also have a 2007 release. [13] Marshall has also mentioned that she is interested in sending an audition tape to Saturday Night Live through Molly Shannon, although the idea is referred to jokingly. [14] In summer of 2007 she will tour North America with Dirty Delta Blues. In 2007 ''The Greatest'' made her the first female ever to win the annual Shortlist Prize.
Marshall has supported numerous charitable causes, including "The Bereaved Israeli and Palestinian Parents' Circle" and PETA. She appeared at the "Fuck Cancer Benefit" and in November 2006 she performed at a Bob Dylan tribute concert in New York with all proceeds going to the Music For Youth Foundation.
Marshall rounded up "Dirty Delta Blues" in Winter 2006. The band features Judah Bauer (from Blues Explosion), Gregg Foreman (Delta 72), Erik Paparazzi (Lizard Music), and Jim White (from Dirty Three). Cat Power and Dirty Delta Blues bring the music back to its raw form, and have recorded a new record for Matador Records; "Covers Two" will feature songs that inspired Chan. The band tours throughout the USA and Europe, playing ATP festival, Pitchfork Fest and a Chanel runway show in France.
Performance style
Traditionally, Marshall’s live shows have been notorious for their chaotic and unpolished nature, with songs beginning and ending abruptly or blending into one another without clear transitions. Marshall has in the past spoken of her severe stage fright. She has been known to stop playing in order to apologize for a self-perceived flaw in her performance. She has even cut short a few of her performances without explanation,[15] [16] on some occasions under the influence of alcohol. Marshall has admitted to abusing alcohol in the past, however according to a recent BBC interview, she is now sober. [17]These events have had a polarizing effect on Marshall’s fan base. Some have been alienated by what they perceive as Marshall’s lack of professionalism, while others have enjoyed what they see as a candid, honest, and spontaneous performance. Marshall is often very talkative during performances, usually cracking jokes.
Recently, Marshall's performance style has been said to be much more enthusiastic and professional. An article in Salon magazine [18] called ''The Greatest'' "polished and sweetly upbeat", stating that Marshall was finally "delivering onstage". In the article, Marshall states that her newfound musical collaborators and sobriety are largely responsible for her increased confidence onstage.
Marshall is notable both as a songwriter and as an innovative interpreter of other artists' songs. Her cover versions often ignore the melodies and lyrical hooks of the originals, as evidenced by her renditions of Dylan's "Knocking on Heaven's Door" and Rolling Stones' "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction", or alter the mood of the song altogether, as with her exclusive performance of Oasis' "Wonderwall" at a John Peel BBC Radio One session on July 20th, 2000. The music is similarly stripped down, often to little more than an electric guitar with a clean tone and her voice.
She often performs unreleased covers at her live shows. Her choice of covers over the years has revealed a widespread and eclectic taste in both new and old music, incorporating artists as diverse as Gnarls Barkley, the White Stripes, Bob Dylan, Nina Simone, and Jessie Mae Hemphill. She is constantly introducing new covers into her live performances though the unpredictability of her live shows has made the performance of certain songs a rarity, as is the case with her rarely performed version of "Wolf Among Wolves" by Will Oldham among others. In addition, her highly personalized version of "The House of the Rising Sun" is particularly notable in that it is an example of a traditional folk song being performed in the tradition of folk music, that of adding new lyrics to an old song to make it a more personal expression. Despite being popular for many years with artists such as Bob Dylan and Pete Seeger, this adaptation and personalizing of old folk songs is largely absent in modern music.
Discography
Main articles: Cat Power discography
Albums
★ ''Dear Sir'' CD/LP(10") (1995, Runt Records) (reissued CD/LP(12") 2001, Plain recordings)
★ ''Myra Lee'' (1996, Smells Like Records)
★ ''What Would the Community Think'' (1996, Matador Records)
★ ''Moon Pix'' (1998, Matador Records)
★ ''The Covers Record'' (2000, Matador Records)
★ ''You Are Free'' (2003, Matador Records) US #105, UK #157
★ ''The Greatest'' (2006, Matador Records) US #34, UK #45, CAN #63, AUS #26
Singles and EPs
★ ''Headlights'' (7", 1994, The Making of Americans)
★ :Tracks: "Headlights", "Darling Said Sir"
★ ''Guv'ner in Catpowerland / Catpower Goes to Guvnerville'' (7", split single, 1996, Wiiija Records)
★ :Tracks: Guv'ner - "Great Expectations" (Cat Power), Cat Power - "Clear the Room" (Guv'ner)
★ ''Nude as the News'' (7" / CD5, 1996, Matador Records)
★ :Tracks: "Nude as the News", "Schizophrenia's Weighted Me Down" (Thurston Moore / Alexander Spence)
★ ''Undercover'' (7", 1996, Undercover Records)
★ :Tracks: "Psychic Hearts" (Thurston Moore), "We Dance" (Stephen Malkmus), "Johnny's Got a Gun" (Dead Moon)
★ ''He War'' (CD5, 2002, Matador Records)
★ :Tracks: "He War", "Good Woman", "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (Mick Jagger & Keith Richards)
★ ''The Greatest'' (7", 2006, Matador Records)
★ :Tracks: "The Greatest", "Hate"
★ ''Could We'' (7", 2006, Matador Records)
★ :Tracks: "Could We", "Dreams" (Felice & Boudleaux Bryant's All I Have to Do Is Dream)
★ ''Living Proof'' (2006, Matador Records)
★ ''eMusic Session EP'' (2006, eMusic/Matador Records)
★ :Tracks: "The Greatest", "Remember Me" (Otis Redding), "Ramblin' Man" (Hank Williams), "Good Woman"
★ :Special release only for eMusic [19]
★ ''Live Session EP'' (2006, iTunes/Matador Records)
★ :Tracks: "Love & Communication" (acoustic version), "House of the Rising Sun" (traditional), "Wild Is the Wind" (Dimitri Tiompkin & Ned Washington), "Who Knows Where the Time Goes" (Sandy Denny)
★ :Special release only for iTunes
Appears on
★ God Is My Co-Pilot - ''Puss 02' (1995, Dark Beloved Cloud / The Making of Americans)
★ :"Pocketful of Sugar" (vocals with Sharon Topper), "Pretty Spoiled" (id.), "Numbness & Tingling" (id.), "Teenage Boyfriend" (id. & Yoshimi P-We)
★ Various Artists - ''New Voices Vol. 10'' (1996, Rolling Stone Deutschland)
★ :"Nude As The News"
★ Various Artists - ''Un Automne 96'' (1996, Les Inrockuptibles)
★ :"Nude As The News"
★ Various Artists - ''Musikexpress 12 - Matador Records'' (1997, Musikexpress)
★ :"Nude As The News"
★ Various Artists - ''Spunk: Issue 6'' (1997, Spunk)
★ :"Nude As The News"
★ Various Artists - ''What's Up Matador'' (1997, Matador Records)
★ :"Nude As The News", "Back Of Your Head"
★ Various Artists - ''ADA Sampler September '98'' (1998, Alternative Distribution Alliance)
★ :"Cross Bones Style"
★ Various Artists - ''Drinking From Puddles: A Radio History'' (1999, Kill Rock Stars)
★ :"We Dance" (Stephen Malkmus)
★ Various Artists - ''Everything Is Nice - The Matador Records 10th Anniversary Anthology'' (1999, Matador Records)
★ :"Cross Bones Style", "Sea of Love" (John Phillip Baptiste & George Khoury), "Cross Bones Style" (video), "Nude As The News" (video)
★ Matmos / DJ Eclipse - ''This CD Is Not Nice'' (1999, Matador Records)
★ :Matmos - "Archive Fever" (uses portions of "In This Hole", "Fate of the Human Carbine" and "American Flag"), DJ Eclipse - "Matador Megamix" (uses portions of "Back of Your Head")
★ Various Artists - ''Desert Blue: Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack'' (1999, Razor & Tie)
★ :"Metal Heart"
★ Various Artists - ''Llama Ranch Compilation'' (1999, Polys)
★ :"Cross Bones Style"
★ Various Artists - ''Comes With A Smile Vol. 1 - All the While...'' (2000, Comes With A Smile)
★ :"Metal Heart"
★ Various Artists - ''New Voices Vol. 36'' (2000, Rolling Stone Deutschland)
★ :"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (Mick Jagger & Keith Richards)
★ Various Artists - ''All Tomorrow's Parties 1.1: Sonic Youth Curated'' (2001, ATP Recordings)
★ :"Come On In My Kitchen" (Robert Johnson)
★ Various Artists - ''Jackpot: Original Soundtrack Album'' (2001, Milan Records)
★ :"Naked, If I Want To" (Jerry A. Miller Jr.) (as "Naked If I Want To Be")
★ Various Artists - ''Live & Direct'' (2001, Spunk)
★ :"Good Woman" (as "To Be A Good Woman"), "Troubled Waters" (Sam Coslow & Arthur Johnston) (both tracks recorded live for Sydney's 2SER radio)
★ Various Artists - ''Gimme Shelter Vol. 1 ''(2002, UNCUT)
★ :"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (Mick Jagger & Keith Richards)
★ Various Artists - H''ard Rain Vol. 1: A Tribute to Bob Dylan'' (2002, UNCUT)
★ :"Paths of Victory" (Bob Dylan)
★ Various Artists - ''Destiny (The Hi-Lo Tunez Plan: 2nd Step)'' (2003, Hi-Lo Tunez)
★ :"He War"
★ Sigmatropic - ''Sixteen Haiku & Other Stories'' (2003, Hitch-Hyke Records)
★ :"Haiku Ten" (vocals, original Greek lyrics by George Seferis)
★ The Band of Blacky Ranchette - ''Still Lookin' Good To Me'' (2003, Thrill Jockey)
★ :"My Hoo Haa" (vocals)
★ M. Ward - ''Transfiguration of Vincent'' (2003, Matador Records)
★ :"Sad, Sad Song" (vocals)
★ Various Artists - ''Comes With A Smile Vol. 8 - Like Others Need Oxygen'' (2003, Comes With A Smile)
★ :"The Party"
★ Various Artists - ''Hear Music Vol 10: Reveal'' (2003, Warner Special Products)
★ :"I Don't Blame You"
★ Various Artists - ''You Can Never Go Fast Enough'' (2003, Plain Recordings)
★ :"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (Mick Jagger & Keith Richards)
★ Handsome Boy Modeling School - ''White People'' (2004, Elektra Records)
★ :"Are You Down With It" (backing vocals, main vocals by Mike Patton, scratches by Rob Swift), "I've Been Thinking" (vocals)
★ Various Artists - ''Matador at Fifteen'' (2004, Matador Records)
★ :"Free", "The Party", "He War" (video)
★ Various Artists - ''FabricLive. 24 - Diplo'' (2005, Fabric)
★ :"Free"
★ Various Artists - ''Festival Les Inrocks Black XS'' (2005, Les Inrockuptibles)
★ :"The Greatest"
★ Various Artists - ''Music From the Motion Picture 'North Country''' (2005, Sony Music Soundtrax)
★ :"Paths of Victory" ("Bob Dylan")
★ Various Artists - '' (2005, Fat Possum Records )
★ :w/ Entrance - "Do The Romp" (Junior Kimbrough)
★ Dirty Three - ''Cinder'' (2005, Touch and Go Records)
★ :"Great Waves" (Jim White) (vocals)
★ Various Artists - ''Music from 'Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus' (2005, Luaka Bop)
★ :"Cross Bones Style"
★ Various Artists - ''Les Inrockuptibles Présentent Gainsbourg'' (2006, Les Inrockuptibles)
★ :w/ Karen Elson - "I Love You (Me Either)" (Serge Gainsbourg)
★ Various Artists - ''Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited'' (2006, Barclay Records)
★ :w/ Karen Elson - "I Love You (Me Either)" (Serge Gainsbourg)
★ Various Artists - ''Music from the Motion Picture 'V for Vendetta''' (2006, Astralwerks)
★ :"I Found a Reason" (Lou Reed)
★ Various Artists - ''Trax Sampler 091'' (2006, Trax)
★ :"The Greatest"
★ Various Artists - '' (2006, Azuli Records)
★ :"Metal Heart"
★ Various Artists - ''Rausch'' (2006, Persona Non Grata)
★ :Dirty Three - "Great Waves" (Jim White) (vocals)
★ Various Artists - ''2003: Ein Jahr und seine 20 Songs'' (2006, Süddeutsche Zeitung)
★ :"I Don't Blame You"
★ Various Artists - ''Chill 'Em All (The Hi-Lo Tunez Plan: 6th Step)'' (2006, Hi-Lo Tunez)
★ :Dirty Three - "Great Waves" (Jim White) (vocals)
★ Ensemble - ''Ensemble'' (2006, Fat Cat Records)
★ :"Disown, Delete" (Olivier Alary & Mileece) (vocals)
★ Faithless - ''To All New Arrivals'' (2006, Cheeky Records/BMG)
★ :"A Kind of Peace" (vocals)
★ Ono - ''Yes, I'm a Witch'' (2007, Astralwerks)
★ :w/ Yoko Ono - "Revelations" (Yoko Ono)
★ El-P - I'll Sleep When You're Dead - (2007, Definitive Jux)
★ :"Poisenville Kids No Wins / Reprise (This Must Be Our Time)" - (vocals)
★ Various Artists - ''The Hottest State - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack"'' (2007, Hickory Records)
★ :"It's Alright To Fail" - (vocals)
Videos
Films
★ ''Speaking for Trees: A Film by Mark Borthwick'' (2004, Mark Borthwick)
In addition, she appears in two documentary films: ''Fearless Freaks'' (2005, Bradley Beesley) and ''Two Headed Cow'' (2006, Tony Gayton). Her acting debut will be in Wong Kar Wai's 2007 film, My Blueberry Nights [20].
Promos
★ "Nude As The News" (1997, Brett Vapnek)
★ "Cross Bones Style" (1998, Brett Vapnek)
★ "He War" (2003, Brett Vapnek)
★ "From Fur City" (2003, Jem Cohen)
★ "Maybe Not" (2004, Mark Borthwick)
★ "Free" (2004, Mark Borthwick)
★ "Half of You" (2004, Mark Borthwick)
★ w/ Dirty Three - "Great Waves" (2005, Braden King)
★ "Maybe Not" (2005, Oliver Pietsch) (spec)
★ "Living Proof" (2006, Harmony Korine)
★ "Lived In Bars" (2006, Robert Gordon)
★ w/ Ensemble - "Disown, Delete" (2006, Karina Garcia Casanova)
★ "Where Is My Love?" (2006, Anne-Laure Keib)
Television
★ Austin City Limits, December 302006
★ :"The Greatest"
★ :"Living Proof"
★ :"Lived in Bars"
★ :"Could We"
★ :"I Don't Blame You"
★ :"Cross Bones Style"
★ :"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"
★ The Hills, Season 3, 2007
★ :"The Greatest"
Songs used in movies
★ "Maybe Not"
★ :''The Quiet'' (2005, Jamie Babbit)
★ "Naked, If I Want To" (Jerry A. Miller Jr.)
★ :''New Rose Hotel'' (1998, Abel Ferrara); ''Jackpot'' (2001, Michael Polish) (as "Naked If I Want To Be")
★ "Metal Heart"
★ :''Desert Blue'' (1998, Morgan J. Freeman)
★ "Rockets"
★ :''Trance'' (1998, Michael Almereyda)
★ "I Found a Reason" (Lou Reed)
★ :''Habibti min elskede'' (2002, Pernille Fischer Christensen); ''The Secret Lives of Dentists'' (2002, Alan Rudolph); ''Saving Face'' (2004, Alice Wu); ''Dandelion'' (2004, Mark Milgard); ''V for Vendetta'' (2005, James McTeigue)
★ "Sea of Love" (John Phillip Baptiste & George Khoury)
★ :''Subrosa'' (2000, Helen Lee)
★ "In This Hole"
★ :''Jackpot'' (2001, Michael Polish)
★ "Paths of Victory" (Bob Dylan)
★ :''North Country'' (2005, Niki Caro)
★ "Cross Bones Style"
★ :''Searching For The Wrong-Eyed Jesus'' (2005, Andrew Douglas)
★ Unknown which song(s)
★ :Vern (2004, Suzi Yoonessi)
★ "Troubled Waters"
★ :Perfect Stranger (2007, Sean Penn)
References in pop culture
★ Jimmy Tamborello and Ben Gibbard recorded the song (This Is) The Dream of Evan and Chan for Dntel's ''Life Is Full Of Possibilities'' (2001). This eventually led to the duo's collaboration as The Postal Service. "Evan" is a reference to Evan Dando of the The Lemonheads and "Chan" is a reference to Marshall. It has been confirmed that the song was based on a strange dream that Gibbard had involving the two musicians.
★ Marshall was referenced in R Stevens' web comic Diesel Sweeties from 9 April 2007. [21]
★ Now-defunct Hampshire keyboard-botherers Black Nielson wrote a song called 'Love Song for Chan Marshall', which appeared on their album 'Current Sunlight', released by Truck Records.
★ The name ''Chan Marshall'' was featured as title in a book of poems published in 2005 by Costa Rican poet Luis Chaves. The book, which won the III Fray Luis de León Poetry Prize in Spain, includes a two-sectioned poem entitled "Traducción libre de un tema inédito de Chan Marshall" (Free Translation of an Unreleased Song by Chan Marshall).
References
★ Hottest Women of. . .Rock Mike Errico [1]
External links
★ Chan Marshall Interview VBS.tv
★ several articles in HARP
★ Ink Blot Magazine interview (2000)
★ Spin interview (February 2001)
★ New York Magazine article (January 23, 2006 issue)
★ BBC interview (June 2006)
★ The (London) Times article (June 2006)
★ Playlouder concert review (The Barbican, London, June 21st 2006)
★ New York Times interview where Marshall discusses alcoholism, her influences, and touring.
★ Spin interview (December 2006)
★ Performance on Austin City Limits following The Raconteurs (December 2006)
★ Cat Power photos from Vegoose and Austin City Limits music festivals
Official sites
★ Cat Power
★ Cat Power at Matador Records
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Databases
★ Cat-Power.net, your unique source for fans on the web :: in french & english
★ Half of You :: Cat Power
★ All Music Guide entry
★ Cat Power discography at Discogs
★ Chan Marshall discography at Discogs
★ MusicBrainz
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