Magnificent Eyes

Check out Evanescence’s new music video for My Heart Is Broken. The Dean Karr-directed clip was inspired by the 1988 film Paperhouse. Commenting on the video, singer Amy Lee told MTV, “We’re playing with fiber optics, and so it’s basically like I’m drawing the world around me from nothingness, and when I draw things with my hands, it’s like they actually come to life. So it’s a lot of fun with creating this surreal dream world, and the guys’ performance is sort of like the dream within the dream, in an abyss of darkness; it’s very cool.”

Source: RockEdition.com

Last month, Evanescence invited MTV News to the set of their My Heart Is Broken video, where frontwoman Amy Lee told us about the dreamlike inspiration behind the clip (the 1988 British horror film Paperhouse) and the nightmarish reasons she wrote the song in the first place: namely, the ongoing issue of sex trafficking. “A lot of times when I write, I just sort of make up words, and something will stick, and I’ll be like, ‘Oh, that’s from my subconscious. That’s what I need to write the song about,’ ” she explained. “And that’s sort of what happened [with the song]. I was like, ‘I think I’m writing about this thing; it’s on my heart,’ just imagining being in such a trapped place and how that might feel, so the song was actually inspired by that idea.”So obviously, the video means an awful lot to Lee and her bandmates — which is why they chose to work with noted director and photographer Dean Karr, who filled the video with imagery that recalls both dreams and nightmares. And though the full “My Heart Is Broken” video doesn’t premiere until Tuesday, E vanescence is giving fans a behind-the-scenes look at the clip’s creation, with a making-of clip they sent exclusively to MTV News. As you’ll see — and hear — making “My Heart Is Broken” was a labor of love, for both the band and their director, one filled with fiber optics, elaborate costumes and, of course, striking, surreal imagery. But why don’t you just have a look for yourself: Above, direct from Evanescence to you, is an exclusive look at the making of “My Heart Is Broken.”

Source: MTV News

“Hi!
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Thanks for taking the time to read this and PLEASE GIVE!
Love,
Amy”

Source: EvanescenceVille, Restore NYC

Muppets Studio is planning to release a new album entitled Muppets Revisited. The new album will feature collaborations with some well-known musicians reinterpreting some classic Muppet songs – artists include Weezer (Rainbow Connection), The Fray (Mahna Mahna), Amy Lee (Halfway Down the Stairs), My Morning Jacket (Our World) and Andrew Bird (It’s Not Easy Being Green), among others. Thanks to EvanescenceVille for this info!

Chamber Musik Records has just released “Saxophone Tribute To Evanescence Featuring G-Clef Trio”. The 11-song effort features renditions of the following Evanescence tracks:
01. Going Under
02. Everybody’s Fool
03. My Immortal
04. Haunted
05. Tourniquet
06. Imaginary
07. Taking Over Me
08. Hello
09. My Last Breath
10. Whisper
11. Bring Me To Life
Check out audio samples here.

With The Nightmare Before Christmas franchise growing each year, Walt Disney Records is releasing a brand new cover album, Nightmare Revisited. The album features unique, ALL NEW RECORDINGS on the eccentric cult classic, The Nightmare Before Christmas soundtrack, covered by a diverse group of artists across different music genres. Artists such as Amy Lee from Evanesence, Korn, Rise Against, Shiny Toy Guns, Flyleaf, Polyphonic Spree, and more! Take a spin with these great songs and show us there is still plenty of nightmare to revisit.
The tracks “Sally’s Song” f/Amy Lee – What can’t Amy Lee sing? Amy Lee is magical. If I was Danny Elfman and Tim Burton I’d be trying to figure out how to get this voice on future projects. (read more…)
Finally There are some really interesting and fun tracks. The usual suspects are absolutely brilliant: see Marilyn Manson, Korn and Amy Lee from Evanesence. There are some huge surprises like the Yoshida Brothers. It’s rare that you get a soundtrack and find an artist that makes you want to go out and buy their albums like the Yoshida Brothers do. If you are a fan of the movie, like myself, this still isn’t a must buy–however those four or five tracks certainly are worth downloading. Source HipOnline.com

Thanks to EvanescenceVille for this find!