• AOL
  • MAIL
    • You might also like: 
    • Music | 
    • Movies | 
    • TV | 
    • Celebrity
    •  and More
    • Main
    • News
    • Features
      • The Hit List
      • Spinner Interview
      • Potent Quotables
      • Guest Blogger
    • Songs
      • MP3 of the Day
      • Listening Party
      • What's That Song?
    • Videos
      • The Interface
      • Sessions
      • Video of the Day
    • Our Widgets
      • iPhone App
      • Radio Toolbar
    • Send Feedback

    Spinner Exclusives

    • The Interface - Live Performances
    • Listening Parties - New CDS for Free
    • Spinner Radio
    • Listening Parties - New CDS for Free

    Features

    • Bad Song, Good Band
    • Bands With Brothers
    • Banned Bands
    • Outrageous Tribute Bands
    • Sad Songs
    • Worst Lyrics Ever

    All Categories

    • Spinner Says(7)
    • All About Jazz(26)
    • Clash of the Cover Art(1)
    • Lyrics(4)
    • Music A-Z(24)
    • New Releases(53)
    • Quizzes & Trivia(2)
    • Album(110)
    • Around the World(147)
    • Book Club(57)
    • Canada(318)
    • Celebrity Doppelganger(13)
    • Clash of the Cover Songs(45)
    • Coming Out Stories(20)
    • Concerts and Tours(1667)
    • Count Five(63)
    • Country(45)
    • Electronic(274)
    • Exclusive(2432)
    • Free MP3 Download of the Day(898)
    • Grammy Awards(87)
    • Guest Blogger(61)
    • Holy Hell(644)
    • I Fought the Law(31)
    • I Freakin' Love This Song(238)
    • Jazz(16)
    • Laugh, Rage, Cry(6)
    • Movies(163)
    • Music Appreciation(50)
    • New Music(304)
    • News(4714)
    • Politics as Usual(19)
    • Pop Culture(40)
    • Potent Quotables(613)
    • R.I.P.(184)
    • Road Report(17)
    • Rock Almanac(366)
    • Rock Hall(29)
    • RPM(25)
    • Schwag Hag(37)
    • Songs(201)
    • Spinner Interview(110)
    • Television(94)
    • The Chum Bucket(606)
    • The Crap Stack(17)
    • The Hit List(1128)
    • Total Dick Move(2)
    • Twisted Tales(125)
    • UK(512)
    • Video(923)
    • Video of the Day(707)
    • Wacked News(190)
    • What's That Song?(79)

    Alison Sudol Twitters Herself Into a Fine Frenzy

    • Posted on Jul 24th 2009 3:00PM by Spinner Staff
    • Comments (0)
    Print |  Email More
    In honor of A Fine Frenzy (@AFineFrenzy) reaching one million Twitter followers this week, and to celebrate the upcoming release of her second album, Spinner (@SpinnerTweet) conducted our first ever Twitterview with the singer-songwriter. The girl behind the band -- and the computer -- is 24-year-old Alison Sudol, whose album 'Bomb in the Birdcage' drops on September 8. Sudol talked music and answered questions from fans about her love life, her favorite Camera Obscura songs, her thoughts on Michael Jackson's passing and the things she can't live without.

    How did writing this album compare to when you wrote your first? (via @cratic)

    This album was incredibly fun to write. I felt much less limited as an artist and much more interested in branching out. I also wanted to explore more styles of music and let loose a bit more.

    Congrats on surpassing 1,000,000 followers on Twitter this week. How did you celebrate? (via @regtopher)

    Thank you! I did a little dance and went to bed. Am I doing this right? First Twitterview.

    We're each other's firsts then. It's our first Twitterview.

    I feel like we're in high school. I like it! Minus the braces and the social trauma.

    What is your favorite song from your new album? (via @SamReisman)

    It depends on my mood. Sometimes it's 'Electric Twist,' sometimes 'Elements,' sometimes 'What I Wouldn't Do.'

    Are you single? (via @BANANARAMA79)

    Haha, um, yes, I am single.

    You just made a lot of folks happy with that response.

    Blushing ... next! Haha.

    Black or green olives? (via @mo_et)

    I like both, but I think I'd have to say green olives. They remind me of being in Europe.

    What's the most personal song you've written on either album? (via @prendulic)

    They're all personal. I don't know that I could really pick one in particular, as they all mean a lot to me.

    What are 3 things you couldn't live without? (via @tweet_der)

    My piano, my loved ones and joy -- joy as a noun, though I do have a friend named Joy and she's lovely as well.

    We're getting a lot of tour questions. So, in general, what are your upcoming tour plans?

    It looks like we'll be starting to tour in the fall; everything is still solidifying now. We can't wait to get on the road!

    You're a Camera Obscura fan. Favorite song? And which song of theirs would you love to cover? (via @ashleyiasimone)

    Oooh good one! I love 'Hey Lloyd...,' 'Country Mile,' 'Lunar Sea,' all their sunny fun ones. I don't know what we'd cover! Covers are so hard to pick!

    What do you think about Michael Jackson's death? (via @OooNadineooO)

    I think it's terribly sad that Michael Jackson is gone. He was an incredible artist -- a legend. My condolences to his children and family.

    How did you come up with the band's name? (via @RimAaWdinosaurR)

    [I] had a bunch of books open on a table, "a fine frenzy" jumped off a page of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' [Shakespeare] and it was just right, though every now and then I wonder if it's a bit ... flowery.

    Of all the acclaim you've received, whose praise meant the most to you? (via @rollthebones18)

    Wow. Great question. Need to think on that one for a second. Watching Sir George Martin sing along as I sang 'Across the Universe' in front of him at a tribute concert.

    Wow. That's never to be forgotten. Congrats on the new album. Thanks for this little chat and best of luck on the road!

    Thanks so much! This was fun! Have a lovely day (or night), everybody! Xx

    Listen to the single 'Blow Away'


    Download Free Live MP3 of 'Blow Away'
    • Filed under: News, Exclusive
    • Share & Bookmark :
      Print |  Email More

    Add your comments

    • New Users
    • Returning Users
    • AOL/AIM Screenname

    If you are posting a comment for the first time, please enter your name and email address in the fields above. Your name will be displayed with your comment. Your email address will never be displayed.

    Please keep your comments relevant to this blog entry. Off-topic, promotional or otherwise inappropriateinappropriate comments will be removed.

    When you enter your name and email address for the first time, you'll be sent a link to confirm your comment, as well as a password. To leave another comment, just use that password.

    Follow US

    Facebook
    Twitter
    RSS
    • Contact Us
    • Send News Tips
    • Advertise with Us

    Shop Now

    Listen to Full CDs

    • Hot Chip, 'One Life Stand'
    • Sade, 'Soldier of Love'Massive Attack, 'Heligoland'
    • Return of the Wu & Friends
    • Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds
    • All Spinner Full CDs

    Relevant Posts

    • Bands With Brothers: From Love -- to Love to Hate (54 days ago - 218 Comments)
    • Michael Jackson's Doctor Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter (Yesterday - 7 Comments)
    • Art Brut's Eddie Argos Reimagines Pop Hits With New Band (Today - 0 Comments)
    • Michael Jackson Doctor's Surrender Plans Put on Hold (4 days ago - 6 Comments)
    • Grammy Awards 2010: Beyonce, Taylor Swift Win Big and Break Records (8 days ago - 13 Comments)

    Billboard

    • 1: Break, Three Days Grace
    • 2: Uprising, Muse
    • 3: Your Decision, Alice In Chains
    • 4: If You Only Knew, Shinedown
    • 5: (If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To, Weezer
    • See All Top 100 Rock Albums at

    Hottest Artists on Tour: Lady GaGa, Taylor Swift, Pink, Black Eyed Peas, Kid Cudi,

    Also on AOL

    Quick Links

    • Celebrity Tattoos
    • Celebrities Without Makeup
    • Slipknot Masks
    • Christmas Music
    • 50s Music
    • 60s Music
    • 90s Music
    • 70s Music
    • 80s Music
    • Best Songs Of 2008
    • Horrorcore
    • Michael Jackson Songs

    Also on AOL Music

    • Concert Tickets
    • Country Music
    • Grammys
    • Hip Hop Music
    • Lyrics
    • Metal Music
    • Music News
    • Music Videos
    • New Music Releases
    • Online Radio
    • PopEater

    Blogs on AOL

    • Autoblog
    • Be Red
    • BloggingStocks
    • Cinematical
    • DownloadSquad
    • Engadget
    • Fanhouse
    • Joystiq
    • StyleList
    • TMZ

    More on AOL

    • African-American Culture
    • AOL Video
    • Breaking News
    • CityGuide
    • Food
    • Love
    • Media Player
    • Musica Latina
    • Pixcetera
    • Singles
    • Wallet Pop

    More on AOL

    • Television
    • Movies
    • Money
    • Mapquest
    • Horoscopes
    • Health
    • AOL Latino
    • Games
    • SHOUTcast

    Help Links

    • Advertise With Us
    • Mail
    • Notify AOL
    • Privacy Policy
    • Search
    • Terms of Service
    • Trademarks
    • Follow Spinner on Twitter
    • The Interface
    • Free Mp3
    • Full CDs
    • RSS
    • Terms of Use

    Spinner.com © 2009 AOL Inc. All Rights Reserved.