Martina Gillian Topley-Bird (née Topley; born 7 May 1975) is an English singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist who first gained fame as the featured female vocalist on trip hop pioneer Tricky's debut album, Maxinquaye (1995). She also worked with him on his subsequent albums, Nearly God and Pre-Millennium Tension (both in 1996). In 2003, Topley-Bird released her debut solo album, Quixotic, which was critically praised and earned her a Mercury Prize nomination.
This was followed by Anything (2004), The Blue God (2008), and Some Place Simple (2010). She has also collaborated with Gorillaz, appearing on their album Demon Days (2005), as well as with Mark Lanegan, Diplo, and Massive Attack on Heligoland (2010), which she followed by a world tour with the group. Her song "Sandpaper Kisses" was covered by Stephen Marley and sampled by artists such as Berry Weight and The Weeknd and used in the video game Fahrenheit.
Прочетете повече...7 май 1975 г. беше сряда под звездния знак на ♉. Беше 126 ден от годината. Президент на Съединените щати беше Gerald R. Ford.
Ако сте родени на този ден, вие сте на 50 години. Последният ви рожден ден беше на сряда, 7 май 2025 г., преди 131 дни. Следващият ви рожден ден е на четвъртък, 7 май 2026 г., след 233 дни. Живял си за 18 394 дни, или около 441 458 часа, или около 26 487 480 минути, или около 1 589 248 800 секунди.
Date: 07 May 1975
Revolutionary Govt officials say foreign newsmen will soon be permitted to file dispatches from Saigon again; Le Monde says intent of news blackout was to prevent Western journalists from monopolizing news from Saigon; says reporters from Socialist bloc countries are en route to Saigon (S)
Date: 07 May 1975
357 French and foreign refugees from Phnom Penh arrive in Paris on May 6; plead with reporters not to publish anything they might have said inadvertently about capture of Phnom Penh by Communist-led forces; illus (S)
Date: 08 May 1975
internatl communications with Saigon are restored on May 7 for 1st time since Communist take-over 1 wk ago, and Western newsmen who had remained behind are able to file dispatches; Reuters dispatches only in English and French and had to submit them in duplicate; says there are about 120 reporters from 13 countries in Saigon; press spokesmen of Revolutionary Govt reptdly made appearances only in last 48 hrs; technical reasons were cited to explain wk-long news blackout; Amer reporters include reprs of AP and UPI (S)
Date: 08 May 1975
Saigon on May 7 opens communications with outside world after wk-long news blackout; during blackout newmen were permitted to travel freely in and around Saigon but not send dispatches; memorial service was being organized at French mil hosp for Michel Laurent, photographer for Gamma agency who was killed in April and whose body was brought to Saigon by French TV crew; Laurent's companion, Christian Hoche, who was wounded in same foray, underwent operation and is said to be in good condition (S)
Date: 07 May 1975
Hachette, biggest publishing co in France, has been beset by financial reverses, worker unrest over potential layoffs and antitrust investigation by Common Mkt authorities in Brussels; co's holdings encompass textbooks, videotapes, records, magazines and newspapers, including France-Soir; also has preponderant position in newsstand distribution; has announced $20-million loss for '75 and as result has eliminated divds; stock has fallen 50% on Paris Bourse since July '73; Dominique Ferry of co's publications div comments; co also publishes Elle, Realites, Entreprise and Connaissance des Arts; illus
Date: 07 May 1975
Saigon radio says life has returned to normal in Saigon, with telephone lines functioning as before Communist take-over and well-stocked mkts crowded with shoppers; says workers are busy at their jobs (M)
Date: 08 May 1975
Phnom Penh radio broadcast, monitored in Bangkok and stressing self-reliance theme, says new Cambodian leaders are campaigning to 'clear the country of filth and garbage' left by war and increase farm production in order to be 'completely independent of all foreigners' (S)
Date: 08 May 1975
By Hanson W. Baldwin
Hanson Baldwin
Hanson W Baldwin article holds 'exaggerated, inaccurate or irresponsible press accounts and self-serving politicians' have greatly damaged US intelligence orgns; says current investigations must concentrate on the 'constructive' and must avoid any more public exposure of secret intelligence methods, tech or personnel; questions how one defines line between freedom and license, security and repression, the 'right to know' and irresponsibility
Date: 08 May 1975
High Ct judge orders Daily Record reporter Gordon Airs jailed on May 6 for refusing to identify 1 of 7 men being tried on charges of having conspired to set up 'Free Scotland' secret army, Glasgow; after judge declares Airs in contempt, defense atty for William Anderson, whom Airs would not identify, says his client released reporter from pledge; Airs then identified Anderson, but judge said contempt ruling still stood (S)
Date: 07 May 1975
By JAMES M. NAUGHTON Special to The New York Times
Ford, in May 6 news conf, says atmosphere is good for SALT agreement with USSR though negotiations will be 'hard' (S)