In fact, I'm starting to think it's a hoax.
I mean, sure, there's a web site:
"The Singing Biologist is a musical about a young jazz singer's passionate investigation into the nature of love. While she prepares her biggest show for a famous theater, Rose begins to experiment with romantic tragedy. The theater management plots against her, and the lives and loves of her colleagues play to the insistent back beat of human nature. This unprecedented feature takes an intellectual twist, ambitiously wringing the boundaries of ethics, religion, biology and love into an inquisitive romance that puts flesh on the premise: it takes a rockin’ scientist to sing a modern love song."
And the film is mentioned at Pigeon Penelope, which bills itself as "Place for Imani Coppola fans!"
But, um, I've never heard of it. Not a blessed thing.
Or the new cd:
Imani's new cd "Post Traumatic Pop Syndrome" is now avaliable for $12(shipping included) by writting [sic] to:Post Traumatic Pop Syndrome Research Fund
345 Elder St. Apt #201
Brooklyn, NY 11237
And I'd swear I searched for info on her a few weeks back, when I bought her first cd, and nothing came up. Not the fan page, not the movie site, nada.
It's like I've slipped into some bizarre parallel universe, where the only noticeable difference is. . . Imani Coppola's career?
Update: Singing Biologist trailer in Real Media format, if you don't do that Quicktime thang.
But IMDB has nothing.
Ok, um, in this universe, on Star Trek, did Spock always have a beard, or just in the one episode?
And have the Cubs ever played the White Sox in the World Series?
I want to know just how freakish this place is. . .
What? Spock always had a beard.
Are you getting confused with that episode where Kirk ended up in a backwards universe, and was held in their brig for days, while his opposite number ran around messing things up in the real universe? As I recall, the mirror-Spock in the fake universe DIDN'T have a beard.
--Kynn
Nope, Kynn, it's the other way around.
Imani *was* selling Post Traumatic Pop Syndrome through the mail a while back, but she's not anymore. I recently got a copy from someone on her yahoo group. It's AWESOME. Really, I love it as much as Chupacabra (and I've listened to Chupacabra hundreds of times). From what I understand, she even hand drew the cover art in crayola markers. What I wouldn't give for a hand-drawn Post Traumatic Pop Syndrome!
There was a second album she "released" in the same way. It was called Little Red Fighting Mood. I haven't had a chance to hear that one, but I'm looking for a copy.
As of April 2004, Imani says she has another album just about ready to go. This one she's planning on releasing through more mainstream channels, so it'll probably be available in stores or on the internet or something.
~barney
I just saw this film - its awesome.
Alexia, really? Coolness. Where? And when? And stuff. I mean, was it part of a festival, or is it out on video?
I have a copy of this DVD, it's a cool film. I know this was an old post, but Imani now has her own website and is selling all the above mentioned albums and more!
http://www.imanicoppola.net