Κάποιοι νοστάλγησαν τις κασσετούλες τους.
Είναι ώρα λοιπόν να ξαναξεφυλλίσω το ωραιότατο βιβλίο που έχει "γράψει" ο Thurston Moore σχετικά με το ρόλο που έπαιξαν οι κασσέτες στις δεκαετιές που πέρασαν :"The first time I ever heard of someone making a mix tape was in 1978. Robert Christgau, the "dean of rock critics," was writing in The Village Voice about his favorite Clash record, which just happened to be the one he made himself: a tape of all the band's non-LP B-sides. One aspect really struck me - Christgau said it was a tape he made to give to friends. He had made his own personalized Clash record and was handing it out as a memento of his rock-and-roll devotion." Ολόκληρη η εισαγωγή του βιβλίου στο Wired.
Acoustic Sessions
Pete Yorn's can be found here.
Pete Yorn on CD.
Swingin' Utters' can be found here.
Swingin Utters on CD.
Latin Rock, Mashups & the usual Coverville excellence
The doors to this hell will close, and perhaps I will want to leave.
That's a line from the 1973 song "Confesiones de invierno" ("Winter confessions") by Argentine band Sui Generis. At first listen, it's a song about heartbreak — specifically a guy who gets dumped by his girlfriend for not having a job. But buried in that mundane story a storm is brewing. A few lines later, the singer laments having drowned his sorrows in alcohol, and gotten a beating by the police.
That's because the '60s and '70s were a time of political turmoil in Latin America. By the 1970s most Latin American nations were ruled by brutal dictatorships. The ominous line from Sui Generis' "Confesiones" had become a reality. Much of Latin America turned into a true hell for those unable to leave.
Read the article & listen to the show here.
Since the dawn of the DJ, mashups have become an increasing part of music culture. Artists like Gregg “Girl Talk” Gillis have popularized the party mix mashup, throwing together song upon songs to create full albums worth of mashed up material. And full mashup albums like Danger Mouse’s The Grey Album, a mix between The Beatles’The White Album and Jay-Z’s The Black Album, have proven surprisingly cohesive.
Often, the best mashups are the most surprising. Two songs with nothing in common come together to form a new something great. We picked several of our favorite offbeat, unlikely, or just plain awesome mashups.
Read the article & view the videos here.
Coverville 749: The Smokey Robinson & The Miracles Cover Story
This Cover Story focuses on a major contributor to the Motown sound – not just as a performer, but as a songwriter, too. Covers of Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – as well as the original.
Listen to the podcast here.
Smokey Robinson on Vinyl .
Smokey Robinson on CD
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