Lana Del Rey (September 2011 - November 2012)

[Niusity]

oh wow, love her tatoos so much! especially trust no one

 

[Dora]

The Super Super published a preview of their interview with Lana Del Rey. SUPERSUPER! Vol 2 Issue #004 is coming soon!

SS: The idealistic American Dream/suburban sadcore influence seems to be the core theme of many of your songs. When did you first discover your connection to the unaware, psychotic, patriotic, ‘50s youthful girl who has had her heart broken one too many times? Did you imagine the invented USA stories, or actually live the life you’re singing about?

LDR: I didn’t know I was connecting with the concept of the American Dream until people started asking me about it. I was trying to tell my life’s story through songs – not for anyone else, but for myself. I wasn’t trying to evoke the sentiments of a different era – I was paying homage to my life and to all things beautiful. I was inspired more by the colours and landscape of Hollywood than I was by the dark American Dream that is usually associated with the word ‘Hollywood’. I was interested in the texture and colour of film from fifty years ago. I explored old film after I started writing, so when my lyrics and melodies met other people’s home videos it became a world… a world that means nothing and makes no sense. It’s just a mood and an atmosphere, but I wasn’t trying to translate anything by putting the two together. I just enjoyed occupying the space where they met.

SS: Was it always easy for you to write tragic love songs?

LDR: Yes, always. I felt like life was a beautiful sad song.

SS: ‘This Is What Makes Us Girls’ evokes nostalgia in an almost unrealistic fantasy way. You can imagine the girls drinking PBR and riding in cars and crashing down in the end, like most teenagers do. When you’re working with a producer, do you always try to involve a cinematic intent with the sounds you approve?

LDR: When I was younger, in high school, the group of girls I ran with were already living their own grownup lives. We really did whatever we wanted. It was beautiful for a short time, and then before I knew it, my lifestyle caught up with me and I had to go to another school. When I work with my producer, Emile Hayne, we talk in terms of colours and pictures. For this song I said, “OK Emile, think the American Beauty soundtrack meets Bruce Springsteen… girls sneaking out in the middle of the night in Miami, living for themselves – living on the edge.” He knows exactly what that translates to, and helps me create a soundscape for the record. [Producer] Larry Gold also understands working with pictures as far as direction goes. He conducted the Philadelphia Orchestra and put strings on most of the record, knowing that I wanted lush strings that had a sad, summertime sound.

SS: ‘Summertime Sadness’ is said to be your favourite song from the record. Why is that?

LDR: ‘Summertime Sadness’ is a song that I love, because I didn’t compromise when I wrote it at all. I wrote exactly what I felt, and put a melody to it that was perfect for the words. I was staying in Santa Monica, California with my composer and best friend, Daniel Heath. I would sit under the telephone wires and listen to them sizzle in the warm air while he went to work. I wanted to take the electricity and absorb it so it would make me feel alive and electric again. I felt happy in the warm whether and started writing about how sad and gorgeous the summertime felt to me.

SS: Would you ever lay vocals on a track by The Weeknd?

LDR Of course! I love Abel, and he knows that. Abel doesn’t do anything for money or for promotion. He makes music because he believes he was born to make music. He has integrity – he’s not a sell out.

SS: Does it still give you goosebumps thinking about seeing Kurt Cobain on MTV for the first time?

LDR: Thinking about the first time I saw Kurt in ‘Heart Shaped Box’ gives me goosebumps. I was 11 and I didn’t have television – I walked past my friends bedroom at a party and that song was playing on MTV. I knew with one glance and at first listen that I found someone who understood how I felt. Wherever he was, that was where I wanted to be.

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[Dora]

Lana Del Rey’s sister “Chuck” Grant posted a new photoshoot picture on her Tumblr which was taken in the ‘Saturday Night Live’ studios.

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[lizzardqueen]

..And in these situations I always remember this line from ''All About My Mother'' by Almodovar: ''Well, as I was saying, it costs a lot to be authentic. And one can't be stingy with these things because you are more authentic the more you resemble what you've dreamed of being. ''

Oh I ... ! So true for so many of us x

 

[lizzardqueen]

^^ Love the look of that white top !

 

[*ana*]

Just listened to the album and "Lolita" was destroyed indeed.
"Diet Mtn Dew" isn't bad, but the demo version is much better, especially the version with the "hit me my darling..." lines.
It's a great album anyway. Fortunately she released the demo versions so we can listen to them as well.

 

[*ana*]

Scottish Music Awards - Tartan Clefs (Nov 20, 2011)

Arriving at the Nokia 'The Amazing Night' event in Paris (Nov 24, 2011)


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[*ana*]

Jonathan Ross Show (Jan 2012)



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NME Jan 28 2012


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Radio Interview for Xfm 25012012 [Almost full]


Video Games - BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge 2012


Love her outfit @ BBC Radio 1. Wish I could see the shoes.

 

[Ives927]

^ Stunning performance. Definitely one of her best. That's the Lana I fell in love with.

 

[Dora]

BTS of SNL by Chuck Grant



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[melfreya]

Flawless perfomance on BBC Radio

 

[*ana*]

Even Kate Moss has been won over by enigmatic music sensation Lana Del Rey.

"That Lana Del Rey is quite cute isn't she? I quite like her," said the supermodel. "I can't stop singing that song in my head. It's so catchy. And she looks great. Like Priscilla [Presley]."

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Interview Magazine video by Sean & Seng

 

[tarsha]

INTERVIEW GERMANY FEBRUARY 2012

Lana Del Rey by Sean & Seng




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[isa.b.elle.]

^great shoots

 

[shuffle]

Amazing!!

 

[MulletProof]

I wasn't impressed by her image or music and her SNL performance didn't help but her voice sounds beautiful on BBC Radio.. very natural and honest (adjectives I didn't associate her with at all).

Thanks for all the work and keeping this so active, ana!

 

[Niusity]

Wonderful performance at BBC Radio. Why does she always sing Video Games? I thought Born to Die is the it song.

 

[*ana*]

My pleasure, MP.
The BBC radio performance was definitely one of her best and, indeed, most honest.

It's been a while since I haven't become such a huge fan of a new artist. Since Amy Winehouse, I think. The first video I saw was actually "Blue Jeans", I was fascinated by her looks and her voice, and also really liked the video. Then "Video Games" was enough for me to start searching for more of her music everywhere I could. I felt like suddenly there was finally a new female artist with the looks, the voice and the lyrics. Manufactured or not, all I cared about was that she seemed to have it all. I also loved the fact that there was no "preaching" in her songs, nor deep meanings behind the videos. I like this idea of building an aesthetic that is sonically and visually harmonious just because it sounds and looks good for the artist. It touches me more. I prefer a beautiful sad love story to any society-critical empowerment message (no wonder Amy was the last one to impress me).


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[melfreya]

^Damn I need to spread some reputation first! Agree on everything!

 

[ediewho]

what is your favorite track? mine is "National Anthem"