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Rachel Lives In A Paintbox

a hood is just a home for someone who lives alone

About Me

Hello, Im RachelI sing and mess around on other peoples instruments I also play the saxophone, cello and piano (ish!) Im also in a group called yellow project Enjoy your stay x

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 10/6/2006
Band Members: MeI'm an eighth argentine
Influences: I don't really know what I'm influenced by but people I love:Jazz/soul legends: Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Nina Simone, Aretha franklin, Etta James, James Brown, Amy Winehouse, The Supremes, Martha Reeve and the Vandelas, Jackson 5, The Commitments, Jools Holland
Rock/Pop types: Pulp, No Doubt, The Shins, Blondie, Chrisie Hynde, Oasis, Talking Heads, Gorrilaz, Jarvis Cocker, The Killers, The Zutons, Lou Reed, The Velvet Underground, some Kate Nash and Lilly Allen, The Feeling, David Bowie, Art Brut, REM, Outkast, The Red Hot Chilli Peppers, David Byrne, The Cardigans, Frank Zappa, John Lennon, The Beatles, The Coral, Belle and Sebastian,The Strokes, Jet
Folky/Indie/Alternative genius: Joanna Newsom, Regina Spektor, Laura Veirs, Cocorosie, Laura Groves, The Miserable Rich, Bjork, Jolie Holland, Jenny Owen Youngs, Devendra Bahnhart, Carole King, Fleetwood Mack, Jeff Buckley, Nick Drake, Fion Regan, Gemma Hayes, Cat Power, Jeff Buckley, Siobhan Doherty, Joni Mitchell (ahhh Blue!), Gemma Hayes, Patti Smith, Vashti Bunyan, Carla Bruni, Simon and Garfunkle, Roxy Rawson, Martha and Rufus Wainwright, Kate Walsh, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Camille, Arcade Fire, Guillemots, The Go Team, CSS, LCD Soundsystem, Go Gol Bordello, Nouvelle Vague, Imogen Heap, Alessi, Soko,
Tunes that make me smile (for various reasons): Mcfly, Spice Girls, Sophie Ellis Bexter, Girls Aloud, S Club 7, Be-witched, Vivien Stanshall, The Arthur Theme Tune, Bill Bailey, The Mighty Boosh, The Corrs, The Lion King Sountrack, Moulin Rouge, the PipettesI love Frida Kahlo.
'I am not sick. I am not broken. But I am happy as long as I can paint.'
'Feet, why do I need them if I have wings to fly?'All other amazing things: second hand book shops, butterflies, marmite, Amelie, Whitby Bay, woolly jumpers, pencils, berets, The Handmaidens Tale, slush puppies, the good old british seaside, Goodbye Lenin, eccentric aunts, grass, harps, paint, photographs, proper horn sections, Pans Labyrinth, protesting, incense, bonfires, the Sunday morning Hollyoaks omnibus, herbal tea, big chunky buttons, The Virgin Suicides, the 90s, outdated slang, Little Miss Sunshine, Baz Luhrman, dancing, my thespian lesbians, how much Alice looks like Naboo, blackberries, the summer, Ilkley river, peanut butter KitKats (actual genius)
HEATH HEATH HEATH
Sounds Like: Me SingingCrazy I know
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Confession

Nick DrakeJoni MitchellFionn ReganLaura VeirsJoanna NewsomDevendra BarnhartOk, I confess- Im a folkie and proud    ...
Posted by Rachel Lives In A Paintbox on Sat, 15 Sep 2007 11:08:00 PST

Music-continued

Hi, As you can see i've got  new song up. To and Fro is different from anything I've ever done before, a bit of an experiment! I'm no gutarist and I would like to add some harmonies at some poin...
Posted by Rachel Lives In A Paintbox on Wed, 10 Jan 2007 08:48:00 PST

Music

Whooh! Finally got music up with the help of a friendly techie. However the recording was done at home by my own fair hands so the quality is a bit crap and the piece is a work in progress.But it's th...
Posted by Rachel Lives In A Paintbox on Tue, 05 Dec 2006 10:14:00 PST