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Rockabye Baby! (Part II) - “Cute” Cover Versions of (Music Monday)

noreply@blogger.com (BruNo) — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 17:21:00 +0000

Okay, here’s the second part of the “Cute” Cover Versions MM. All of them are originally masterpieces of the respective original bands. And I’m sure some of them are very familiar, since they are pure classics. So, without further ado…It’s time for Rockabye Baby!!
- All Apologies (Nirvana)
- Basket Case (Green Day)
- Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen)
- Stairway to Heaven (Led Zeppelin)

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Rockabye Baby! (Part I) - “Cute” Cover Versions of (Music Monday)

noreply@blogger.com (BruNo) — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 04:11:00 +0000

Rock ‘n’ roll + lullaby + baby. Hmmm… Those words doesn’t seem to match each other, right? Well parents, it turns out that they do. Because these are indeed lullabies and these are indeed rock ‘n’ roll songs, and these are indeed for babies. It’s Rockabye Baby!

Featuring: 1979 (Smashing Pumpkins), Sweet Child O mine (Guns N Roses), No Surprises (Radiohead), Penny Lane (The Beatles)

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Sea Lion Woman – Best Cover Versions of (Music Monday)

noreply@blogger.com (BruNo) — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 17:40:00 +0000

"Sea Lion Woman" (also "Sea-Line Woman", "See [the] Lyin' Woman", "She Lyin' Woman", "See-Line Woman", or "C-Line Woman") is a traditional American folk song originally used as a children's playground song. [Read further @ Wikipedia]

First Recorded by: Christine and Katherine Shipp
Cover Versions by: Nina Simone , Feist
(The illustration was taken from http://margarethuber.blogspot.com/2008/09/blog-post.html)

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Where Did You Sleep Last Night - Best Cover Versions of (Music Monday)

noreply@blogger.com (BruNo) — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 20:32:00 +0000

Original Title: In the Pines (Black Girl)
Original Artist: ?????
Cover Versions by: Bill Monroe, Lead Belly, The Four Pennies, Nirvana

“…I would shiveeeeeeeeeeeer….whooole night throoouuugh…” What a blast! What a stellar ending to the song and to the whole Unplugged concert! In that last line, with his awesome raw and seems-about-to-collapse voice, Kurt Cobain had made me love this song.

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Twist and Shout – Best Cover Versions of (Music Monday)

noreply@blogger.com (BruNo) — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 17:32:00 +0000

*** First of all…it’s good to be back. After around four months of going AWOL, finally I can get my bum back here in the blogosphere to once again gibberish-out, and I hope I can keep it up for now. Okay, enough about that and let’s get into what this post is supposed to do: Music Monday! ***

Original Title: Shake It Up, Baby

Written by: Phil Medley and Bert Russell

Original Artist: Top Notes

Covers by: The Isley Brothers, The Beatles

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Best Silly Versions (Music Monday)

noreply@blogger.com (BruNo) — Sun, 15 May 2011 17:30:00 +0000

Two of Us
Original Version: The Beatles
Silly Version: The Beatles

Beans
Original Version: Kurt Cobain (I think even the other Nirvana members would never want to participate in this song).

Silly Version: ??? (If you’ve heard the song, I’m sure you won’t even ask.)
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Frank Frazetta's Awesome Comic Sketches and Illustrations (WW)

noreply@blogger.com (BruNo) — Tue, 03 May 2011 17:36:00 +0000

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C.A.T.'s Top EntreComrades (April 2011)

noreply@blogger.com (BruNo) — Sun, 01 May 2011 04:48:00 +0000

HERE'S TO C.A.T.'s TOP ENTRECOMRADES FOR APRIL '11!
CHEERS!!!

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Hit Girl Massacres (OST. Kick Ass - Superb Soundtracky Saturday)

noreply@blogger.com (BruNo) — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 08:35:00 +0000

Probably not the best film ever from last year, I mean if you use artistic or other smart measures; but it surely gives me something I really need: ENTERTAINMENT. Yep, this movie is PURE FUN. Cool bang-bangs, and stab-stabs, and punch-punch(s). A pretty bloody one, and I won't recommend it for any children. (You don't want your little babies watch a ten years ol girl pumping guns and wielding knives, don't you?)

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Best Cover Versions of Hey Joe (Music Monday)

noreply@blogger.com (BruNo) — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 16:41:00 +0000

Original Artist: Billy Roberts(?) (Or is it Dino Valente? Or is it a traditional folk song with unknown author?)
Cover Versions by The Leaves, Jimi Hendrix Experience, Patti Smith

I’ve always knew that Jimi Hendrix is not the original artist of this song, but I never guessed that it will be this difficult to know who the original artist of this magnificent song is. Some claim it as a traditional folk song. If so, it will be kinda impossible to track down who the original artist is.

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Simone Bianchi's Awesome Comic Sketches and Illustrations (Wordless Wednesday)

noreply@blogger.com (BruNo) — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 19:06:00 +0000

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Best Cover Versions: Across the Universe (Music Monday)

noreply@blogger.com (BruNo) — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 03:56:00 +0000

Across the Universe
Original Artist: The Beatles
Cover Version by Fiona Apple

Yay! Back to Beatles again, after sometimes (of not joining MM and not do Fab Four covers). Hmm, since MM is already on the roll, I won’t blabber much about the song.

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"Don’t Bogart That Joint My Friend!" (Superb Soundtracky Saturday)

noreply@blogger.com (BruNo) — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 18:42:00 +0000

“What a song, what a picture, what a credit title!” That instantly came to my mind (for the obvious reason: "Ah...That good old days"), when I watched Rhys Ifans’ Mr. Nice.

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Rendezvous: A Review (Guest Post by Alma Jones)

noreply@blogger.com (BruNo) — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 06:50:00 +0000

Artist: Rendezvous (bass guitars: Itai Simon; keyboards: Hagai Izenberg)

Songs: So What; Incognito (feat. Summertime); No Man’s Land

Genre: Jazz; Electronica

Year of Release: 2004

Label: Independent

Music source: www.rendezvousmusic.co.uk

The world of electronica has spawned many subgenres that, although staying under one umbrella, are quite distinct from each other. It is almost hard to believe that chill-out electronica, with its relaxed and calm vibe, is related to party electropop that harks back to the disco era.

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Soundtrack of the 60's

noreply@blogger.com (BruNo) — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 08:04:00 +0000

Soundtrack of the 60's? Is there even a movie called The 60's? Yes, there is. I just found it out, but nope, this is not about that. To tell the truth, I just made the title all up to suite my Superb Soundtracky. Whatever...I could just call this "Anthems of the 60's", but it won't make any difference, since it's the songs I will enlist that matter. So, are you ready for the greatests from the greatest era ever existed in music history?

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Awesome Comic Sketches and Illustrations - Peyo (WW)

noreply@blogger.com (BruNo) — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 19:41:00 +0000

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Attention: Dear Fellow Creative Workers and Writers, YOU MUST READ THIS!

noreply@blogger.com (BruNo) — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 05:29:00 +0000

To Copy or Not To Copy, That’s Not The Question…

I’ve been squished by the schedule of my translation projects. (How fool to accept more than you can chew! And now you’re complaining?!...Duh!) As the impact, in the last couple of days I’ve been slacking in doing “proper blogging”, I mean really participate on the blogs I visit when doing my EC drops. So, to make amends, and since I think you guys, as well as most bloggers, are creative workers or writers (you do write when you post articles, right?), I will give this (legal) download link of a very fascinating book (one of which I’ve been translating): In Praise of Copying.

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C.A.T.'s Top EntreComrades (March 2011)

noreply@blogger.com (BruNo) — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 08:25:00 +0000

HERE'S TO C.A.T.'s TOP ENTRECOMRADES FOR MARCH '11!
CHEERS!!!

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Music Monday: Best Cover Versions – Video Killed the Radio Star

noreply@blogger.com (BruNo) — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 02:52:00 +0000

Original Artist: Bruce Woolley & the Camera Club
Cover Version by The Buggles & The Presidents of the United States of America

What was the very first video aired by MTV? Yep! On the 1st of August 1981, British New Wave duo, The Buggles, got the honor to declare the “birth” of the used-to-be-a-music-channel, MTV (which is now more like eMpty-TV), into the world by showcasing the video of their biggest hit ever, Video Killed the Radio Star. Pretty ironic choice, isn’t it?

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Superb Soundtracky Saturday: Forrest Gump

noreply@blogger.com (BruNo) — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 19:15:00 +0000

It’s Like a Box of Tasty Chocolate. I Know You’re Gonna Get Something Good

I’ll try to make this one to be “more music and fewer gibberish ramblings” post, because…well, there are simply so many great classics in this Forrest Gump OST (a double album it is). I’ll keep the intro to a shorter one, so you can read less and listen more. (Or just jump to the listen part right away.)

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Wordless Wednesday: Awesome Comic Sketches and Illustrations - Akira Toriyama

noreply@blogger.com (BruNo) — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 12:03:00 +0000

LET'S SEND OUR GENKIDAMA TO HELP THE EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI VICTIMS IN JAPAN!

PLEASE PLAY THE VIDEOThen Enjoy The WW after the Break

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Music Monday: Best Cover Versions – Hyperballad

noreply@blogger.com (BruNo) — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 10:54:00 +0000

Hyperballad

Original Artist: Bjork

Cover Version by Mocca

Artistically and musically, Bjork is…surreal, or in the most simple and straightforward term, weird; especially when talk about her performances and outfits. (Remember her famous swan-dress at the 2001 Academy Awards?) Despite all the “for” and “against” debacles, it’s undeniable that this Icelandic contemporary diva is a one-of-a-kind singer, songwriter, and artist. Rolling Stones magazine wrote in her bio as “an elfin womanchild with a powerful, keening voice,” while classical composer John Tavener (as citer from Wikipedia.org) regarded Björk as being “more intelligent than most opera singers.

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Wordless Wednesday: Awesome Comic Sketches and Illustrations - Alex Maleev

noreply@blogger.com (BruNo) — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 19:10:00 +0000

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Music Monday: (Not the) Best Cover Versions (Yet) – Helter Skelter

noreply@blogger.com (BruNo) — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 13:02:00 +0000

Original Artist: The Beatles
Cover Versions by Siouxies and the Banshees (and B for Bang)

Fierce and brutal guitar sound, pounding beat, rockin vocal and fill-ins…Helter Skelter is probably…No. Not probably, but surely (one of) the greatest hard-rock music ever created. So complete, visionary, and perfect of this masterpiece by Sir Paul McCartney, it blasts the world (then and now), praised by critics (except they who don’t even know how to enjoy music), covered by many, and…inspired a mass murder (something I couldn’t fathom. Actually how could that mindless cruelty have anything to do whatsoever with the song, but Charles Manson himself is a total deluded lunatic who unluckily listened to the song when that crazy murderous thought slip into his mind.)

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Superb Soundtracky Saturday: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

noreply@blogger.com (BruNo) — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 16:59:00 +0000

An Awesome Ultra Combo

Actually, I can do this post simply with mumbling “awesome, awesome, awesome…” Let say…200 times for the film and another 200 for the soundtrack. And I guess it could become such a word-effective piece of presentation, since everything will be covered with that single word…For me at least.

Hmm…Okay, where should I begin? Scott Pilgrim vs. the World—with the seemingly illogical scenes and frames here and there—might look kinda absurd or at least vague. Yet that style is the perfect wrapper for the pure-fun elements. What elements? There are this and that in the movie: the presence of comical comic book tone (no surprise since this film is an adaptation of a novel graphic series with the same title, Scott Pilgrim), classic arcade battle games taste (which reminds me to old arcade game such as Street Fighters, Mortal Combat, and the likes), unexpected and nonsensical (if not immature) surreal gimmicks (but, hey, it’s a teen movie tight?), and off course, the cool great sounding scores and songs that feel so fresh, youthful, raw, and…indie. So, all in all, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World is one hell of a movie.
Now, here comes the ultimate fun part. The soundtrack! When I said Ultra Combo, I’m kinda mean it to combine the fighting game style assimilated in the movie and the awesome tunes in the soundtrack that come one after another.
Some of the blasts sequence of the combo comes from The Sex Bob-omb, the fabulous band of Scott Pilgrim himself, with their ear-blowing and body-shaking songs. They have something that I’ve been craving for so long: crucnhy, raw, vintage garage sound. Too bad, this band is merely fictional, so to have their new stuffs would mean waiting for sequel of the movies. The next hit is from Plumtree, an indie rock band from Canada, which has more or less similar sound characteristic with The Sex Bob-omb. What a great guitar sound! Then comes the psychedelic beat of Black Lips, which with their O Katrina, this Atlanta band sounds like something come from The Ed Sullivan Show.
There’s also a fabulous ballad from London’s T-Rex, a glam rock band of the 70’s. Metric, amazing new wave rock indie band from Toronto, gives their contribution with an amazing up-beat dance rock number. The milder part of the combo is also presented by Broken Social Scene with their haunting dreamy number. Another garage punk blast is brought by Blood Red Shoes, a great a-girl-and-a-boy two-piece band from Brighton (England) that I hope could fill the “empty space” left by the “late” White Stripes.
The other sequence of this amazing combo is made by bigger names. There is one number from the Rolling Stones in the soundtrack. Though Beck only contributes one song (in two versions), he wrote all songs played by The Sex Bob-omb. Here, Beck really show his capacity as a great musician and songwriter. Another big name in the soundtrack is Frank Black aka Black Francis. Francis is the frontman of the great and legendary Pixies, the band that could be said as the biggest influence for the 90’s music scene, and in I Heard Ramona Sing we still could hear that Pixie-ness.
So, there it is. The double Ultra Combo of Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, a great movie and an awesome soundtrack.