James Chapman
@jamesmchapman.bsky.social
Director of PR firm Soho Communications. Former director of comms at HM Treasury. Former political editor, occasional columnist for @cityam.bsky.social. Views my own. www.sohocommunications.co.uk
1= Boys for Pele
1= Scarlet's Walk
3 From the Choirgirl Hotel
1= Scarlet's Walk
3 From the Choirgirl Hotel
November 26, 2025 at 9:32 AM
1= Boys for Pele
1= Scarlet's Walk
3 From the Choirgirl Hotel
1= Scarlet's Walk
3 From the Choirgirl Hotel
That would be hilarious
November 25, 2025 at 6:11 PM
That would be hilarious
No point in half measures and being a 'rule taker not a rule maker': let's rejoin as a full member of the EU. It will happen in my lifetime; the politics and demographics are inevitable. It will be interesting to see which of our many opt-outs we can renegotiate.
November 25, 2025 at 2:45 PM
No point in half measures and being a 'rule taker not a rule maker': let's rejoin as a full member of the EU. It will happen in my lifetime; the politics and demographics are inevitable. It will be interesting to see which of our many opt-outs we can renegotiate.
If the albums don’t hit you could maybe give my intro to Tori playlist a go:
open.spotify.com/playlist/0oG...
open.spotify.com/playlist/0oG...
An introduction to Tori Amos
open.spotify.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:53 PM
If the albums don’t hit you could maybe give my intro to Tori playlist a go:
open.spotify.com/playlist/0oG...
open.spotify.com/playlist/0oG...
I prefer her to all three (though I love Kate and Fiona dearly; never could get into Joanna even a little bit) but as Tori herself once said: “I know I'm an acquired taste - I'm anchovies. And not everybody wants those hairy little things.”
November 24, 2025 at 6:51 PM
I prefer her to all three (though I love Kate and Fiona dearly; never could get into Joanna even a little bit) but as Tori herself once said: “I know I'm an acquired taste - I'm anchovies. And not everybody wants those hairy little things.”
yes definitely; she also sang about "burning CDs" in that song way before it was a thing.
November 24, 2025 at 2:10 PM
yes definitely; she also sang about "burning CDs" in that song way before it was a thing.
she also claims to have been visited by eleven muses (actual spiritual entities) since she was a child who gift her songs or fragments of songs. Love her.
November 24, 2025 at 2:08 PM
she also claims to have been visited by eleven muses (actual spiritual entities) since she was a child who gift her songs or fragments of songs. Love her.
It’s a shame that remix is all some people in the UK know of her work. As you suggest, it’s not really representative at all. Check out my intro to Tori playlist.
open.spotify.com/playlist/0oG...
open.spotify.com/playlist/0oG...
An introduction to Tori Amos
open.spotify.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:39 PM
It’s a shame that remix is all some people in the UK know of her work. As you suggest, it’s not really representative at all. Check out my intro to Tori playlist.
open.spotify.com/playlist/0oG...
open.spotify.com/playlist/0oG...
I love this album and return to it often but in my opinion she surpassed it with Boys for Pele, From the Choirgirl Hotel and Scarlet’s Walk.
November 21, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I love this album and return to it often but in my opinion she surpassed it with Boys for Pele, From the Choirgirl Hotel and Scarlet’s Walk.
Yes, Tori is an incredible live performer. I’m looking forward to seeing her next year when she tours the next album.
November 20, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Yes, Tori is an incredible live performer. I’m looking forward to seeing her next year when she tours the next album.
A “broach” is something else.
Does anyone employ sub-editors any more?
Does anyone employ sub-editors any more?
November 19, 2025 at 9:01 PM
A “broach” is something else.
Does anyone employ sub-editors any more?
Does anyone employ sub-editors any more?
I’m very sorry that you were dragged out with us. In retrospect it’s clear that a requirement for both an overall supermajority of two-thirds of votes cast and that all four nations of the UK needed to vote separately to leave should have been built into the referendum threshold.
November 19, 2025 at 7:58 PM
I’m very sorry that you were dragged out with us. In retrospect it’s clear that a requirement for both an overall supermajority of two-thirds of votes cast and that all four nations of the UK needed to vote separately to leave should have been built into the referendum threshold.
Other way round for me.
Tori was breaking in the UK just as I was getting into alternative music and I loved her from Little Earthquakes on. I knew who Kate was but hadn’t explored her work and resented the Tori/Kate comparisons. Now I love Kate and seeing her live in 2014 remains a cherished memory
Tori was breaking in the UK just as I was getting into alternative music and I loved her from Little Earthquakes on. I knew who Kate was but hadn’t explored her work and resented the Tori/Kate comparisons. Now I love Kate and seeing her live in 2014 remains a cherished memory
November 19, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Other way round for me.
Tori was breaking in the UK just as I was getting into alternative music and I loved her from Little Earthquakes on. I knew who Kate was but hadn’t explored her work and resented the Tori/Kate comparisons. Now I love Kate and seeing her live in 2014 remains a cherished memory
Tori was breaking in the UK just as I was getting into alternative music and I loved her from Little Earthquakes on. I knew who Kate was but hadn’t explored her work and resented the Tori/Kate comparisons. Now I love Kate and seeing her live in 2014 remains a cherished memory
Fortunately no one believes your nonsense any more
November 19, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Fortunately no one believes your nonsense any more
I suppose this is all invented? www.nber.org/papers/w34459
The Economic Impact of Brexit
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November 19, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I suppose this is all invented? www.nber.org/papers/w34459
Have you heard her much later song Reindeer King? It affects me in much the same way. Ostensibly it’s inspired by her mother having a paralysing stroke but the mantra of the song - “gotta get you back to you” - can apply to any struggle to reclaim your health, self or power.
youtu.be/gsSBNNjhGJY
youtu.be/gsSBNNjhGJY
Tori Amos - Reindeer King (Lyric Video)
YouTube video by ToriAmosVEVO
youtu.be
November 18, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Have you heard her much later song Reindeer King? It affects me in much the same way. Ostensibly it’s inspired by her mother having a paralysing stroke but the mantra of the song - “gotta get you back to you” - can apply to any struggle to reclaim your health, self or power.
youtu.be/gsSBNNjhGJY
youtu.be/gsSBNNjhGJY