Captain Beefhearts “Jukebox”

Hvem inspirerede Captain Beefheart til at lave sin særprægede musik? Godt spørgsmål. Og nu kan man studere nogle af inspirationskilderne på albummet Captain Beefhearts Jukebox…

Pirat-radio-hits

Jeg nåede selvfølgelig ikke at få set The Boat That Rocked i biografen, inden den var pillet af plakaten her i den jyske hovedstad. Sådan…

De 500 største sange fra punken og frem

Pitchfork Media har lavet en liste over – og en tilhørende bog om – de 500 største sange fra punken og til i dag. Her er noget at diskutere og fundere over…

1977 – 1979

David Bowie – Heroes
Iggy Pop – The Passenger
Lou Reed – Street Hassle
Kraftwerk – Trans-Europe Express
Brian Eno – 1/1
The Ramones – Rockaway Beach
Talking Heads – Psycho Killer
Television – Marquee Moon
Patti Smith – Rock n Roll Nigger
The Sex Pistols – God Save the Queen
The Clash – (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais
Buzzcocks – Ever Fallen in Love?
Vic Godard and the Subway Sect – Parallel Lines
X-Ray Spex – Oh Bondage! Up Yours!
The Adverts – One Chord Wonders
Wire – Ex-Lion Tamer
Donna Summer – I Feel Love
Giorgo Moroder – The Chase
Chic – Good Times
Thelma Houston – Don’t Leave Me This Way
Gloria Gaynor – I Will Survive
Michael Jackson – Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough
Parliament – Flash Light
Marvin Gaye – Got To Give It Up
Public Image Ltd. – Public Image
Gang of Four – Damaged Goods
Magazine – Shot by Both Sides
The Cramps – Human Fly
The Misfits – Night of the Living Dead
Wire – Outdoor Miner
Joy Division – Disorder
Althea and Donna – Uptown Top Ranking
Lee Perry – Roast Fish and Cornbread
The Congos – Fisherman
Willie Williams – Armagideon Time
This Heat – 24 Track Loop
The Slits – Typical Girls
The Pop Group – She Is Beyond Good and Evil
The Clash – The Guns of Brixton
James Chance and the Contortions – Contort Yourself
Suicide – Dream Baby Dream
Cabaret Voltaire – Nag Nag Nag
Throbbing Gristle – Hot on the Heels of Love
Devo – Mongoloid
Candido – Jingo
Dinosaur – Kiss Me Again
Machine – There but for the Grace of God Go I
Kate Bush – Wuthering Heights
Goblin – Suspiria
Blue Oyster Cult – (Don’t Fear) The Reaper
AC/DC – Highway to Hell
Van Halen – Runnin’ with the Devil
Fleetwood Mac – The Chain
Steely Dan – Deacon Blues
Electric Light Orchestra – Mr. Blue Sky
The Only Ones – Another Girl, Another Planet
The Undertones – Teenage Kicks
Plastic Bertrand – Ca plane pour moi
The Records – Starry Eyes
Cheap Trick – Surrender
The Cars – Just What I Needed
Elvis Costello and the Attractions – Radio Radio
The Cure – Boys Don’t Cry
XTC – Making Plans for Nigel
Blondie – Atomic
Talking Heads – Memories Can’t Wait

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100 bedste cover-versioner

Det er New York Post, der frister med listen over de 100 bedste cover-songs. Der er nok for en listig listemager at diskutere, lovprise og være uenig i:

1. “Stairway to Heaven,” Dolly Parton (Led Zeppelin)

Queen of country rescues song from amateur guitar players everywhere with a soulful rendition that’ll have you in tears.

2. “Baby Got Back,” Jonathan Coulton

(Sir Mix-A-Lot)

MySpace white boy folk-rocks his way through an ode to big butts; great four-part harmony on “L.A. face with the Oakland booty.”

3. “Hazy Shade of Winter,” the Bangles (Simon and Garfunkel)

The way Paul Simon originally intended it – with a killer guitar riff and a drugged-out Robert Downey Jr.

4. “Nothing Compares 2 U,” Sinead O’Connor (Prince)

Close-cropped video and passionate rendition brought little-known Prince track to light.

5. “Showroom Dummies,” Señor Coconut & His Orchestra (Kraftwerk)

Not the first time Germans have hid out in South America, but with better results.

6. “Smooth Criminal,” Alien Ant Farm (Michael Jackson)

Turns “Annie are you OK” into a head-banging mantra.

7. “Personal Jesus,” Johnny Cash (Depeche Mode)

Electronica transformed into a painful, soul-crushing ballad. In a good way!

8. “Against All Odds,” the Postal Service (Phil Collins)

We can’t wait for what they’re going to do to “Sussudio.”

9. “Easy (Like Sunday Morning),” Faith No More (the Commodores)

If this song can’t get you some lovin’, take a hard, hard look at yourself.

10. “Tainted Love,” Soft Cell (Gloria Jones)

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Bedste engelske bøger i 25 år

Vi listomaner har svært ved at gå uden om en god liste. Og når nu The Observer spørger, hvilke engelsksprogede bøger, der har været de bedste gennem de seneste 25 år, så må vi da gå i tænkeboks? Er det mon Harry Potter-sagaen? Rushdie? Tænke-tænke…

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