Den underskønne britiske singer-songwriter Laura Marling er tilbage med en ny plade, Short Movie, der kommer i næste måned. Samtidig oplyses det, at hun til maj lægger vejen forbi lille Danmark for at give koncert i København (Lille Vega, 18. maj).
De afdøde rockikoner – fra Elvis over Michael Jackson til, ja, John Lennon – er genstand for en kvasi-religiøs dyrkelse. Seneste eksempel er, at en af John Lennons tænder – doneret til en husassistent i treserne! – er blevet solgt for intet mindre end 31000 dollars. En kanadisk tandlæge har punget ud med det store beløb og vil angiveligt forsøge at trække DNA ud af tanden og klone Lennon… Jurrasic Park-fantasteriet vil åbenbart ingen ende tage.
John Lennon ville sikkert rotere i sin grav, hvis det var muligt, over denne form for dyrkelse og kanonisering. Som Beatlesfan kan jeg kun have latter til overs for den slags dumheder.
På sit 35. studioalbum – Duets: Re-working the Catalogue – gør Van Morrison, hvad man andre kunstnere har prøvet: synger en række duetter. Er det udtryk for lavvande i den kunstneriske kreativitet? Dovenskab? Eller måske det omvendte? I hvert fald vender Morrison tilbage til 16 af sine gamle sange for at give dem en ny fortolkning. Ellers er det nok – som det altid har været for Van the Man: Business as usual.
01. “Some Peace of Mind†w/ Bobby Womack (original version released on Hymns to the Silence, 1991)
02. “Lord, If I Ever Needed Someone†w/ Mavis Staples (original version released on His Band and the Street Choir, 1970)
03. “Higher Than The World†w/ George Benson (original version released on Inarticulate Speech of the Heart, 1983)
04. “Wild Honey†w/ Joss Stone (original version released on on Common One, 1980)
05. “Whatever Happened to P.J. Proby†w/ P.J. Proby (original version released on Down the Road, 2002)
06. “Carrying a Torch†w/ Clare Teal (original version released on Hymns to the Silence, 1991)
07. “The Eternal Kansas City†w/ Gregory Porter (original version released on A Period of Transition, 1977)
08. “Streets Of Arklow†w/ Mick Hucknall (original version released on Veedon Fleece, 1974)
09. “These Are The Days†w/ Natalie Cole (original version released on Avalon Sunset, 1989)
10. “Get On With The Show†w/ Georgie Fame (original version released on What’s Wrong with This Picture, 2003)
11. “Rough God Goes Riding†w/ Shana Morrison (original version released on The Healing Game, 1997)
12. “Fire in the Belly†w/ Steve Winwood (original version released on The Healing Game, 1997)
13. “Born To Sing†w/ Chris Farlowe (original version released on No Plan B, 2012)
14. “Irish Heartbeat†w/ Mark Knopfler (original version released on Irish Heartbeat, 1988)
15. “Real Real Gone†w/ Michael Bublé (original version released on Enlightenment, 1990)
16. “How Can A Poor Boy†w/ Taj Mahal (original version released on Keep It Simple, 2008)
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