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TO MARGARET CHO |
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collection of music with laugh-inducing lyrics from Featuring collaborations with Andrew Bird, Tegan and Sara, Fiona Apple, Patty Griffin, Grant Lee Phillips, Brendan Benson (The Raconteurs), Ben Lee, Ani DiFranco, and more. Plus:
And: Cho
Dependent track list: Hidden Track (on CD/Digital only): Lesbian Escalation (co-written with & featuring Rachael Yamagata) Release Date: August 24th
LOS ANGELES, CA – June 2010
The lyrics on Cho Dependent, which tackle issues of sex, drugs, rock & roll – and lice, may be laugh-inducing, but Cho has made no compromises when it comes to the quality of the songwriting and production. After “My Puss,” a hilarious rap parody Cho recorded impromptu-style with friends, became a surprise YouTube hit, Cho began to integrate more comedy music into her live stand-up shows. With Cho Dependent, her first comedy music album, Cho got a chance to hone her craft with some of the top names in the business.
“Over the years of being an intense music geek I got to meet a lot of my heroes and I tricked them all into writing songs with me,” explains Cho. “Most comics want to be rock stars, and most rock stars want to be comics, so it was an easy exchange.” “There are so many amazing people I got to work with on this album,” Cho continues, “Jon Brion, Fiona Apple, Tegan and Sara, Andrew Bird, Ani DiFranco, Garrison Starr, Meghan Toohey, Brendan Benson, Rachael Yamagata, Carl Newman, Grant Lee Phillips, Patty Griffin, Ben Lee, Kevin Barnes -- I still have to pinch myself!” Conversely, the many collaborators on Cho Dependent seem to be equally excited about working with Cho. In a blog published on The Huffington Post, Australian indie-pop artist Ben Lee, said that working with her was “one of the most surprising and unexpected turns” in his career.
“When I heard Margaret was making her own music last year, I reached out to her and said I'd love to be involved,” reveals Lee, who co-wrote and produced several songs on the album. “The process of working with Margaret has been a complete revelation and joy for me. She started learning guitar at age 40 after seeing Madonna play guitar and thinking, ‘If that bitch can do it, it can't be that hard.’ It's this punk-rock enthusiasm that has informed every step of the writing and recording process.” Canadian folk-rock duo Tegan and Sara, also blogged about their experiences recording with the taboo-busting funnywoman, whom they called “outrageously talented and funny.” Their Cho Dependent track, “Intervention,” was recorded over two days in Vancouver with producer Howard Redekopp, who’d just finished co-producing the girl’s sixth studio album, Sainthood.
“Imagine 10 hours of laughing, singing, eating, laughing, talking, eating and laughing and you might have a bit of a clearer picture of what our two days and nights were like,” writes T&S’s Tegan Quin. “The song itself turned out amazing. Margaret has a great voice and was so easy to work with. Definitely a budding musician!” Ultimately Cho hopes to raise the bar for the genre as a whole – and get a little recognition for her contribution to the cause. Her motivations for this latter goal however are naturally as subversive as her humor. “I want to be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and on Elvis Costello's Spectacle so I can talk all serious about my songwriting ‘process’ -- which is basically trying to figure out what rhymes with ‘dick.’”
*** Many of the songs on Cho Dependent will have a video directed by YouTube sensation Liam Kyle Sullivan. Cho and Sullivan previously collaborated on Cho’s 2008 Beautiful tour and on several online videos. Sullivan is best known for “Shoes,” a comedy music video and YouTube record-breaker, which has garnered over 34 million views.
To support the release of the album, Cho will be heading out on the road with her guitar in hand for a major nationwide US tour, which will kick off on August 26 and run thru December 12. The Cho Dependent shows will be a special evening of brand new stand up comedy, mixed with a few live performances of Cho’s comedy songs. Most dates will go on sale June 11. Check www.margaretcho.com for further info and for special VIP ticket packages. Cho will also be performing at Bonnaroo 2010 on June 10 & 11 alongside Conan O'Brien, Aziz Ansari and others as part of the music festival’s comedy lineup. Whilst there, Cho plans to shoot the video for "Baby, I'm With The Band" featuring The Raconteurs’ Brendan Benson, and has issued an open invitation to all musicians at Bonnaroo to participate. The second season of Cho's hit Lifetime TV series Drop Dead Diva debuts June 6. When the show debuted in July/Aug 2009, it was the highest rated first season of an original Lifetime series since Army Wives in 2007, and the new season promises even more out of this world fun. Cho Dependent
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MARGARET CHO’S “CHO DEPENDENT” NABS GRAMMY NOMINATION FOR “BEST COMEDY ALBUM” CHO’S BRAND NEW VIDEO FEATURING TEGAN & SARA DEBUTS TODAY “DROP
DEAD DIVA” SEASON 3 BEGINS SUMMER 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - December 2, 2010 - In what has already been a banner year performing on a four month nationwide comedy tour, a stint on America’s #1 show “Dancing With The Stars,” as well as starring in the hit tv series “Drop Dead Diva,” Comedian/Actress/Dancer and now Singer Margaret Cho has earned her second career Grammy nomination for her 2010 CD release Cho Dependent in the Best Comedy Album category. Cho was last nominated for a Grammy in 2004 for her Revolution CD release. Cho Dependent was self-released by the comedian on her own label, Clownery Records, in conjunction with Redeye Distribution, in August. A collection of music with laugh-inducing lyrics, Cho Dependent features Margaret’s collaborations with Andrew Bird, Tegan and Sara, Fiona Apple, Patty Griffin, Grant Lee Phillips, Brendan Benson, Ben Lee, Ani DiFranco, Garrison Starr, Tommy Chong, Meghan Toohey, Jon Brion, AC Newman, Rachael Yamagata and more. “I want to create a new genre of music that is hilarious but also seriously good, so I turned to some of my music heroes to help me out,” says Margaret Cho in reference to Cho-Dependent. The lyrics on Cho Dependent, which tackle issues of sex, drugs, rock & roll – and lice, may be laugh-inducing, but Cho has made no compromises when it comes to the quality of the songwriting and production. After “My Puss,” a hilarious rap parody Cho recorded impromptu-style with friends, became a surprise YouTube hit, Cho began to integrate more comedy music into her live stand-up shows. With Cho Dependent, her first comedy music album, Cho got a chance to hone her craft with some of the top names in the business.
LA Weekly says: “Margaret Cho's sassy humor often veers on the nasty, even the scandalous, but what's really shocking about her new CD, Cho Dependent, isn't the explicitness of tunes like "Your Dick," "My Puss," and "Gimme Your Seed," or even the super-stellar list of musicians who join her on each track (Fiona Apple, Tegan and Sara, Ani DiFranco, Ben Lee, Brendan Benson, Grant Lee Phillips). No, what gets our attention on the crackling collection of tunes is Cho's big belter of a voice. Who knew? Girlfriend has obviously been working on her singing in between acting and comedy gigs.” Canadian folk-rock duo Tegan and Sara, also blogged about their experience recording with the taboo-busting funnywoman, who they called “outrageously talented and funny.” Their Cho Dependent track, “Intervention,” was recorded over two days in Vancouver with producer Howard Redekopp, who’d just finished co-producing the girl’s sixth studio album, Sainthood. Many of the songs on Cho Dependent already have videos directed by YouTube sensation Liam Kyle Sullivan. Cho and Sullivan previously collaborated on Cho’s 2008 Beautiful tour and on several other online videos. Sullivan is best known for “Shoes,” a comedy music video and YouTube record-breaker, which has garnered over 34 million views. Their latest video for “Intervention,” featuring Tegan & Sara, will make its debut today. You can view it here: http://www.vimeo.com/17378004 “Imagine 10 hours of
laughing, singing, eating, laughing, talking, eating and laughing and
you might have a bit of a clearer picture of what our two days and nights
were like,” writes T&S’s Tegan Quin.
“The song itself turned out amazing. Margaret has a great voice
and was so easy to work with. Definitely a budding musician!” Watch Margaret's "Cho
Dependent" videos here: “Eat Shit & Die"
– featuring Grant Lee Phillips: "Lice" - featuring
Ben Lee. It’s a parody video of Bob Dylan’s “Subterranean
Homesick Blues.”
Cho Dependent
track list: Hidden Track (on CD/Digital
only): Lesbian Escalation (written with & featuring Rachael Yamagata)
In other news, Margaret’s hit tv series, Drop Dead Diva has been renewed for a third season. Filming begins in early 2011 and will hit the airwaves in early Summer. Drop Dead Diva tells the story of a shallow model-in-training who dies in a sudden accident only to find her soul resurfacing in the body of a brilliant, plus-size and recently deceased attorney. Celebrated stage actress Brooke Elliott (Wicked, Taboo) stars as lawyer Jane Bingum, and Margaret plays her gal Friday, Terri.
For press inquires
please contact: High resolution photos can be downloaded at: http://www.kenphillipsgroup.com/Phillips/cho.htm Please also visit www.MargaretCho.com for complete ticketing info on the Cho Dependent tour and access to fanclub pre-sales and album pre-orders.
WHAT THE CRITICS ARE SAYING ABOUT "CHO DEPENDENT"
Raunchier than ever, Cho Dependent, is smoother, more irreverent and decidedly more light-hearted. Margaret’s Cho Dependent leaves us wanting more answers, more songs, more razor-sharp quips that cut through close-minded bullshit. That’s music to our ears. – Time Out Chicago It was like having a conversation with Margaret Cho; I literally became "Cho Dependent" on her every word and couldn't wait to hear what she would say next. Laughing tears came out of my eyes, it was so great! - OC Weekly Cho MY God! Margaret Cho kicked the ass of me!! - Austin Chronicle Feisty and energetic as ever, delivering each joke with just the right amount of offense and shocking crudeness, Cho kept the crowd laughing for almost two hours as she joked about sex, homosexuality, getting older and her plans of running amuck if she's ever in a nursing home. – Houston Press Margaret Cho
was one hilarious Ho. The real meat of her show was the straight stand-up,
but Cho also has some serious singing pipes. No wonder her album,
Cho Dependent is nominated for a Grammy. - Miami New Times Yep, Margaret Cho is a no-holds barred roaringly long, hard, rough ride of my belly hurts laughter. She is f-in hilarious!!! – Back Beat Seattle She kept the
audience at Dodge Theatre cracking up all the way. Not just laughing,
but squealing, howling, snorting, eyes-watering, cheeks-hurtin', ribs-achin,'"oh-my-god-I-can't-believe-she-just-said-that"
laughing. Phoenix New Times |
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