The Garden, a PJ Harvey Discussion Site

So in the end, she DID work in the context of comedy?

I can't imagine her doing comedy. Except maybe a Jimi Hendrix impression? Oh wait, that was Long Snake Moan (which incidentally is one of my favorite songs).

BTW, I'm in a comedy competition. It's probably not Kosher for me to promote the fact ...

Yes, I am shamelessly using this board to gather fellow PJ fans to help me potentially win the National College Comedy Competition, over here in the USA. I represent Portland State's team.

On March 10th and 11th, if you go to http://rooftopcomedy.com/college , you should be able to vote ...

I hope the Sasquatch rumor is true. Not the rumor about Sasquatch being a real creature that exists in Northwestern wildernesses, but PJ Harvey performing at the music festival of that name.

Yup. I would pretty much be going to that fest just for her. But I'd have to avoid all the hipsters having ...

It's been so long since I've posted on the Garden Forum.

So, keeping the last tour in mind, are we thinking she'll tour more of the west coast later? Or add more dates?

There's still a chance she'll come to Portland, OR?

If she does, it had better not fall on the night of an exam/show I'm booked ...

I really want to hear the whole album now. I feel like within the album, it won't be nearly as jarring. And when I say jarring, I mean the feeling I got when I'd only heard DRY and TBYML, and then listened to WHITE CHALK.

I can count on an album. Can I count on a US tour that makes a stop in ...

http://www.mediafire.com/?lrqbcdtfbu78c6y
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You saved me from sadness!

[listens]

...This... is absolutely unlike anything we've ever heard her do. Is this really her? The lyrics sound like her, but her voice and everything else is completely different. This is even more jarring than White Chalk ...

Did I seriously just miss that?
I thought it was going to happen later. DAMMIT.

I REALLY hope they'll make this show available to listen to after it's aired, like they have with previous shows.

My heart is a little bit damaged now.

I'm listening now. I tuned in because someone on Facebook said there would be an interview beforehand. I immediately told two of my friends. I tuned in, and did not hear the lovely Dorset accent I expected. It appears Annie Mac is interviewing someone, but it is not PJ.

So I guess in about an hour ...

How come I can't find it on the site? Maybe because I'm on my cell phone right now. Life is so hard without PJ.

Polly_Jean_Cave wrote:

Is this a picture with a fan? They both have really awkward facial expressions. I've seen other pics of her posing with fans, but they've all been female. I don't think it's something that happens very often.

I haven't listened to anything by her, other than that song. I'm very behind on current music. I should probably catch up soon. I'm, like, missing out on my own generation... or something...

^Oh yeah, I forgot about that. The first time someone mentioned Amanda Palmer, I google image searched, and got that.

Wait, do they know eachother? I mean, she's married to Neil Gaiman, who's friends with Tori Amos, who's friends with PJ Harvey, soooo...

^ Wow, forget what I said about White Chalk . However, a simple Google search for "pj harvey leo tolstoy" gave me this: m

"A lot of my work is informed by the work I've been interested in lately," she says brightly, deflecting suggestions of personal exorcism or autobiography. "I've been reading a ...

[...] I met Polly early in 2008 in Melbourne. Her Mum and Mick Harvey too.
That's intense. I always imagine approaching her very relaxed and cool, because I've adjusted to meeting famous artists over the years, but I know I'd do exactly what you did. And if her mother and Mick Harvey were there ...

^
PJ Harvey seems to have been an influence on her. A lot of Polly's live performances during TBYML remind me of Dark Cabaret.

She's also covered "Rid of Me."

Also, nice gif!