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Laura

... for the love of music!

About Me


Music addict | Lyrics lover | Singing heart
Beating soul | Dancing feet

Coffee | Sea | Sun | Moon

LIBERTANGO... No need for words...
(one day I will do as Sally Potter and go to Buenos Aires to learn how to dance tango!)

I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4

www.olhares.com/laurap

www.umbigomagazine.com

U15.htm | interview to Melo D
U16.htm | interview to Kalaf
U18.htm | interview to Tora Tora Big Band
U20.htm | interview to Milton Gulli
OUT NOW! Umbigo#22 | interview to Jacinta

My Interests

Music, Movies, Arts in general. Poetry. Literature. Writing. Jewelry. Oriental dancing.
Biotechnology. Bioethics. European Chemicals Policy. Environment and Health. (some) Waste.


CURRENT MOON moon phases

I'd like to meet:


MARISA MONTE

Ok, I wouldn't mind talking to PERRY FARRELL at all!

And... after the 12th May and GEORGE MICHAEL's concert... I realised I definitely want to meet him!!!
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Music:

Tindersticks. Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds. Red House Painters. Jeff Buckley. PJ Harvey. Pop Dell'Arte. Mao Morta. Cool Hipnoise. Melo D. 1-Uik Project. Spaceboys. Herois do Mar. Tres Tristes Tigres. XutosPontapés. Rui Veloso. Um Zero Amarelo. Marisa Monte. Caetano Veloso. (Moreno, Domenico, Kassin)+2. Davi Moraes. Marvin Gaye. Shuggie Otis. Isaac Hayes. Massive Attack. Sade. Neneh Cherry. Michael Jackson. George Michael. Erykah Badu. Moloko. Tricky. Lamb. Arto Lindsay. Ryuichi Sakamoto. Plantlife. Vikter Duplaix. Astor Piazzolla. The Cure. NIN. Faith No More. Suicidal Tendencies. Jane's Addiction. Porno for Pyros. dEUS. Zita Swoon. Dinosaur Jr. Mazzy Star. Jamie Lidell. Bjork. Beth Orton. Portishead. Alpha. Natacha Atlas. Mick Harvey. Underworld. Goldie. Talvin Singh. N*E*R*D.... and MANY, too MANY, more!!!

Movies:

Breaking the waves. In the mood for love. Sex and Lucia. The Bridges of Madison County. Like water for chocolate. The constant gardener. Walk the line. High fidelity. Cinema Paradiso. Wings of desire. Naked lunch. The tango lesson. Beyond the clouds. La finestra di fronte. Me and You and everyone we know.
Alfred Hitchcock. Wong Kar Wai. David Lynch. David Cronenberg. Lars Von Trier and his "Dogma" friends :) Vincent Gallo. Tim Burton. P. T. Anderson. Pedro Almodovar. Todd Solondz. Eric Rohmer.

Television:

Don't watch much these days...

Books:

Rosa Alberoni - "Eu quero"/"Io voglio". Pedro Paixão - "A noiva judia", "Muito meu amor", "Boa noite", "Viver todos os dias cansa", etc... . Pablo Neruda. Milan Kundera. Fernando Pessoa. Florbela Espanca. Eugénio de Andrade.
"The little prince" Antoine de Saint-Exupéry [so simple, yet so deep]

Heroes:

My favourite singers... my favourite djs.
The ones who, with their words, say what my mouth cannot.

My Blog

"esta música tem alma"

- Quem é que está a passar música hoje? (perguntou enquanto se encaminhava para o cantinho do costume). Ah! Eu logo vi que eras tu! É que esta música tem alma!" A música era o "Moments" dos Red House ...
Posted by Laura on Tue, 16 Oct 2007 05:21:00 PST

a rare rare find

a rare rare find  new moon's homage   I don't know whyWell, I do! It's his voice, deep cutting, sharper than a knife, directly heading my heart, making me wander... the way he sings, ...
Posted by Laura on Fri, 12 Oct 2007 06:27:00 PST

stars & galaxies

Beth Orton_galaxy of emptiness The stars light a skyOn a galaxy of emptiness tonightThough I'm happiestWhen there's no reason for me to beWith no one's expectation to weigh heavy on my heartAnd so mu...
Posted by Laura on Tue, 09 Oct 2007 04:10:00 PST

2 weeks

"2 weeks... How can anyone be in such a state in only 2 weeks?"(not the exact words, but you get the idea!) This was what Jota asked a friend.He could not believe he could have such a crush ...
Posted by Laura on Mon, 08 Oct 2007 03:52:00 PST

le roi de la kora

Toumani Diabaté played at Festa do Avante, last Saturday. I wouldn't have minded the fact that he played on the "Auditório 1º de Maio" (the secondary stage, so to say) if there hadn't been (so ma...
Posted by Laura on Mon, 08 Oct 2007 03:46:00 PST

inner city life (and blues)

As the album states... this song (and others) are timeless...GOLDIE _Inner city life   Inner city life, inner city pressure Inner city life inner city pressuretakin' over me but I won't let go I ...
Posted by Laura on Mon, 08 Oct 2007 03:23:00 PST

um mar de gente na cidade

Xutos @ Torre BelémPara começar, nunca tinha ido a um concerto na Torre de Belém em que tivesse que esperar na fila para atravessar a ponte pedonal. A coisa prometia!O público espelhava aquilo que os ...
Posted by Laura on Mon, 08 Oct 2007 12:25:00 PST

X

Os Xutos são sem dúvida um marco na história da MMP e na vida de muita gente, incluindo a minha. Há músicas, das mais antigas, verdade seja dita, que ainda hoje me conseguem arrepiar. É todo um contex...
Posted by Laura on Fri, 31 Aug 2007 06:43:00 PST

até nos simpsons!

Vai uma pessoa ver um filme animado.Mas esta coisa das músicas que nos relembram situações, bah, bah... ...
Posted by Laura on Mon, 27 Aug 2007 06:47:00 PST

climas!

Já havia transcrito uma crónica do Eurico de Barros (DN), referente ao "Climas".A propósito... hoje e amanhã (4ª e 5ªf) em reposição no Nimas (14h, 16h30, 19h e 21h30). Ironia das ironias:"Contemplati...
Posted by Laura on Wed, 22 Aug 2007 07:27:00 PST