Pippi meets Renaldo!

Who would have thought this could work together:

Pippi meets Renaldo!

Pippi Longstocking, the anarchic girl, 

a hero of our childhood days

created by Astrid Lindgren

and played by Inger Nilsson

in the classic TV version 

with a soundtrack by

Renaldo & The Loaf:

Ow! Stew The Red Shoe

No wonder the author of this blog turned into an anarchistic sound freak!

Xmess upon us

via GIPHY

Yeah it's this time of the year again, when the bells are jingling un every shopping mall:

The count down to the most beloved/hated season has started again!

Here are a few recommended Xmas blogs for both sides compiled by connoisseurs of the genre:

Christmas à gogo

Christmas shareo

Punk-Christmas

Mistle tunes

Hif-fi-holiday

barbarian beach party

If you want to get in the right seasonal spirit 

check out my Christmas special podcast:

Click & listen to

Profane Xmess

John Peel remembered

The day of dead has just passed (2 Nov.), so if you are feeling like listening to the legendary DJ 

broadcasting from beyond the grave again: Here are loads of John Peel shows waiting for you!

I discovered him in the 80's on British Forces Network on air in Westberlin and got hooked.

I met him personally many years later during Womex in Berlin (2000) and discovered then 

that he was a very nice and down to earth bloke as well.

Listening outside your comfort zone and keeping an open ear for things to come 

was his life long ambition:"I just wanted to hear something I haven't heard before!"

You are surely missed, John!

"The Nation needs you" by the Cuban boys

http://www.johnpeelcentre.com

http://www.johnpeelarchive.com/

Don Letts explores John Peel's record collection

http://www.johnpeelarchive.com/don-letts

John Peels Record Box documentary:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_aUFuZA9oo

John Peel's Autobahn Blues documentary:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-IVl-o7gZo

Goodbye Fats Domino!

With Antoine "Fats" Domino death on the 24th October (my birthday) - after Chuck Berry in March -another influential founding father of  what is known now as Rock'n Roll all over the world is gone.

His song "The Fat Man" is widely considered the first rock-and-roll record to have sold more than  a million copies by 1951. Between 1955 and 1960, he had eleven Top 10 hits.Many of his songs are covered by some of the greatest rock & pop singers & musicians:

Lenny Kravitz - Whole Lotta Loving feat Maceo Parker, Rebirth Brass Band, Fred Wesley

Blueberry Hill has been covered by many artists, but my favourite far out version is from Jah Wobble from his 1st solo EP: 

Goodbye Fats! Thanks for the great tunes you gave us!

Listen to a Tribute radio show to Fats Domino by Paul Jones

Obituaries:

Rolling Stone

Independent

Paul McCartney Writes Tribute to Fats 

http://patrickmurfin.blogspot.co.uk/2017/10/fats-domino-will-tickle-ivory-on.html

Holger Czukay RIP (1938 - 2017)

Holger Czukay, sonic pioneer, bass player  and founding member of the German band Can and in his later years more sound producer then traditional musician left this planet on 5. September 2017 to Jam in the Ether with his deceased Can bandmates Jaki Liebezeit (22.Jan.2017) and Michael Karoli (17 November 2001).
Here are some of my personal favourites from Holger's hugely influential post Can catalog:

Holger Czukay "Good Morning Story"

Holger Czukay, Jah Wobble, Jaki Liebezeit 

- Where's the money (from "Full Circle")

Holger Czukay, Jah Wobble,The Edge 

(from Snake Charmer) - Hold On To Your Dreams

JAH WOBBLE / JAKI LIEBEZEIT / HOLGER CZUKAY 

- How Much Are They?

Holger Czukay - Der Osten Ist Rot (the east is red)

Perfect World (live 1986)

At the age of 43 Holger Czukay was working on a message for his fans. 

Here is his audio trip through his musical universe. He kept it unreleased for 30 years.

To finish of this tribute  here are 2 mixes of some of the finest HC tracks from the excellent  

Exile on Moan Street blog:

  

Bye, bye forever Holger!

More on Holger Czukay:

https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/holger-czukays-best-moments-in-can-and-beyond/
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/sep/06/holger-czukay-obituary
http://www.bluefat.com/1409/Holger_Czukay.htm
https://dereksmusicblog.com/2015/05/20/holger-czukay-eleven-years-innerspace/
http://andrewdarlington.blogspot.co.uk/2017/02/can-holger-czukay-how-to-recognise.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nm8MjLDbQ2o
Can official website: https://www.spoonrecords.com/

John Abercrombie RIP

John Abercrombie RIP, another innovative and influential musician gone!

John Abercrombie playing his newest McCurdy guitar

John Abercrombie - Days of Wine and Roses

John Abercrombie Dave Holland Jack DeJohnette - Homecoming

Obituaries:

JazzTimes

JazzWise

Guardian

Walter Becker RIP

Just heard the sad news on the Beeb that Walter Becker is no longer around.

His distinctive sound will surely be missed by his many fans & Donal Fagan!

Long live Steely Dan!

 Walter Becker RIP

Steely Dan (with lyrics): "... and die behind the wheel"

at least he didn't!

Obituaries:

Rolling Stone

Pitchfork