Pal Shazar is an American singer/songwriter. She was a founding member of the 1980s new wave pop group Slow Children,[1] and married one of the band's producers, Jules Shear, in the late 1980s.
Pal Shazar | |
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| Born | December 24, 1952 |
| Origin | United States |
| Genres | Rock, folk, new wave |
| Occupation(s) | Vocalist, Songwriter |
| Years active | 1979–present |
| Labels | Various, including RCA Records (1980-1982) |
| Website | www |
Career
editSlow Children released two albums on the RCA Records label, the self-titled debut in 1981 and Mad About Town in 1982. Shazar released several CDs, starting in the 1990s, on various labels.
Shazar co-wrote several songs with Matthew Sweet for his album Inside (1986), and wrote lyrics for Sara Lee for her album Make It Beautiful (2000).
As a painter, her artwork was featured on the cover of The Waterboys' Dream Harder album.
She self-published a book of lyrics and art, Pal Shazar: The Illustrated Lyrics, in 2008.
Shazar was featured on the cover of photographer Linda Troeller's 1998 book The Erotic Lives of Women, which included photos that were also used for the cover art of Shazar's 1997 album Woman Under the Influence.
In 2013, she self-published Pal Shazar's La Strada, a collection of 42 paintings, inspired by the Fellini film La Strada.
In 2015, she self-published You Don't Know Me, a collection of pastel portraits.
As a writer, Shazar self-published her novel, Janitor, in 2011. An excerpt from the book was previously published in 2004 for the Penthouse feature "Women's Erotic Fiction".[2]
Alexandria Quarterly Publications (AQP) published a collection of her short stories, Deliver Love, in 2017, and Volleyball on Tuinal, a collection of poems, in 2021.[3] Shazar wrote a collection of songs based on her novel Janitor, and AQP published a book of the lyrics in 2019, which was packaged with a CD of the songs.
In January 2013, Shazar and her husband, singer/songwriter Jules Shear, released Shear Shazar.[4] Their follow-up EP Mess You Up was released in 2014.[5]
Discography
editSlow Children albums
edit- Slow Children - 1981
- Mad About Town - 1982
- CottonCloud9 - 2016
Pal Shazar CD albums
edit- Cowbeat of My Heart - 1991
- There's a Wild Thing in the House - 1995
- Woman Under the Influence - 1997
- Safe - 1999
- Shazar No. 5 - 2002
- The Morning After - 2006
- Psychedelicate - 2009
- Janitor - 2019
- Blondes Prefer Gentlemen - 2020
Pal Shazar CD EPs
edit- The Requiem Tapes - 1994
- Promo CD - 1995
- Penny for Your Thoughts - 1996
Other
edit- Walking and Talking Movie Soundtrack - 1996
References
edit- ^ Gimarc, George (1997-10-28). Post Punk Diary: 1980-1982. Macmillan. pp. 143–. ISBN 978-0-312-16968-8. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- ^ "Galactic Central: Penthouse March 2004 Content List". Galactic Central. Galactic Central Publications. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ "Alexandria Quarterly Publications products page". Alexandria Quarterly Mag. Alexandria Quarterly Publications. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
- ^ "CD Review – Jules Shear and Pal Shazar Shear Shazar". No Depression. Freshgrass Foundation. 16 January 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ^ "CD Review: Shear Shazar's "Mess You Up"". Chronogram. CHRONOGRAM MEDIA. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
