Diva Queens...(27/10)

Who is the possessor of the heavenly voice of the diva being? ... My recent picks are the sentimental retro of the dazzling voice of Beth Gibbons in the 90's Portishead. Always the dummy classic is the only signature of the she in dumb. Dot Allison plays the role of anchor in her solo projects. We have her recent exaltation of larks. Bound by the lines of tree, she twists and brings herself to the electronic subtle immerse of diva sound. No more a Heavenly brand, the pool of diva being appears to have vaporised in the phonetic microsound of today's music. Allison's new release counter-attacks the appalling end of the story. From the other side of the sky, Lou Rhodes extends her soulful journey to love and bloom, in a rainy day with moisty fog. We no longer see, we feel...

Diva...(10/12)

Under the stroke of Sir William Beechey, the visage of Sarah Siddons in McBeth is eternally nurtured with the dramatic presence of the past...she was acclaimed to be one of the most important actresses in London during the early 19th century. As a soul of the theatre stage at Drury Lane, she performed as a symbol of 'tragedy personified'. Compared with other nice portraits of her by artists like Sir Joshua Reynolds, Gilbert Stuart, John Downman or Thomas Campbell, I would still prefer the vivid Siddons by Sir Beechey - the picturesque world of performing tragedy...she is one of the two Sarah of diva. The other one is always Sarah Bernhardt.