THE THE: New Single, ‘We Can’t Stop What’s Coming’ – The Inertia Variations
“I have been waiting for tomorrow (all of my life)”, Matt Johnson (THE THE) After a decade of absence from the music scene (not including film scores), Matt Johnson (THE …
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Part 7: Original Songs and their Interpretations: ‘Girl’ (Joe Jackson) + ‘(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction’ (Devo)
It’s midsummer, and time to wind-up with my 7th installment of presentations of songs/videos comparing original versions with cover interpretations. For my final feature, I am delving into sacred musical …
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Part 6: Original Songs and their Interpretations: ‘Junco Partner’_James Waynes, 101ers, The Clash
…and now, for something a bit different. For the 6th installment of my presentation of songs/videos comparing original versions with cover interpretations, I am showcasing three generations of “Junco Partner’. …
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Part 5: Original Songs and their Interpretations: Sweet Jane _ Velvet Underground + Cowboy Junkies
And now, the fabulous 5th installment of my seemingly never-ending presentation of songs/videos comparing original versions with cover interpretations. Sweet Jane, originally recorded in 1970 and released on the ‘Loaded’ …
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Part 4: Original Songs and their Interpretations: ‘Telegram Sam’_Marc Bolan (T.Rex)_Bauhaus
Due to the enormous amount of fan mail, faxes, smoke signals, and telegrams that I have received in response to my award winning, multipart series of posting songs/videos comparing original …
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Part 3: Original Songs and their Interpretations: ‘Wide Open Road’_Triffids + WPA
Continuing with my 3rd installment of posting songs/videos comparing original versions with cover interpretations, showcasing ‘Wide Open Road’, originally recorded and released by Australian band, The Triffids in 1986. This …
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Part 2: Original Songs and their Interpretations _ ‘Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead’
For the 2nd installment of my series, posting original songs and their cover versions, I present an example of confusion over which is which: ‘The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead’. Although, …
Jun 2017 Read More →
Take 1, Take 2: Original Songs and their Interpretations
Greetings music enthusiasts…and those just curious about matters cultural or just plain trivial. I will be posting songs/videos from various artists, both recent and not so recent, comparing original versions …
Jun 2017 Read More →
Mutant Jazz: CD Concept
Mutant Jazz (Jazz Butcher + Split Enz): CD concept (From a series of CD compilation concepts I am creating for my blog) Concept, Selection, Design, Copywriting: Robert Kramberger Jazz Butcher: Think …
May 2017 Read More →