19. december 2019 arkiv

Da låget røg af Sebastian

19. december 2019

Fødselaren Sebastian fortæller i ‘Rockhistorier’ på heartbeats.dk, at det var Rolling Stones og deres version af Dylans “It’s all over now”, der fik ham til at vælge musikken som sin levevej. Lyt med her.

Opdatering: Gunnar gør opmærksom på, at det selvfølgelig ikke er Dylans “It’s all over now, Baby Blue”, som Stones plankede, men derimod Bobby og Shirley Womacks “It’s all over now”, der var et mindre hit for The Valentinos (m. Bobby Womack) i 1964. Stones blev introduceret til sangen på deres første nordamerikanske turné af en DJ. Dylans sang kom først året efter på albummet Bringin it all back home. Men sjovt at høre, at også Stones (som The Beatles) levede højt på at planke gamle amerikanske hits og sange, inden de selv begyndte at skrive – og at det var kopibandet Stones, som vores egen Sebastian lod sig inspirere af. Det var lidt overraskende – for mig i hvert fald.

Labour tabte valget med Corbyn…

19. december 2019

…men det handler om at sætte de rigtige spor for eftertiden:

 

To Jeremy Corbyn MP – leader of the Labour PartyAs artists and writers, we would like to thank you for raising political awareness in our country to a level not seen since the end of World War II. Your humanity, courage and insight have mobilised a new generation of socialist activists.Much of our work reflects the world we live in and, as leader of the Labour Party, you have inspired and energised us for the future.The media has been atrocious in the recent election and, in the face of provocation, we congratulate you for keeping your dignity and clarity.You will never be forgotten.SincerelyKen Loach – film directorBrian Eno – musician/producerGrime 4 CorbynNigel Kennedy – musicianKen Livingstone – writer and ex-Mayor of LondonAlexei Sayle – writer and comedianA L Kennedy – writerMichael Rosen – writer/poetFrancesca Martinez – comedianPeter Kennard – artistMatthew Collings – painter and art criticVictoria Brittain – writerLouise Christian – writer/ human rights lawyerHabib Ahmadi – writerJacky Alty – glass artistSue Angus – artistTessa Angus – photographer/musicianAnthony Anaxagorou – poetAnne Aylor – writerFrank Barat – writerGerry Barnett – musicianGreta Berlin – sculptorHeather Bird – musicianCecily Bomberg – writerRichard Bradbury – writerJezz Brown – writerCarol Browne – writerEmma Catnip – musicianKlaudija Cermak – writer/artistJulia Chantrell – artistPenny Crichton-Seager – artistNigel Clark – musician/former ‘Dodgy’Frank Darnley – sculptorNeil Devlin – writerAnnie Duarte – theatre directorValerie Driscoll – artistNeil Faulkner – archaeologist/writerOdette Farrell – artistAndrew Feinstein – writerNicola Field – writerMary Finnigan – writerMatt Foot – writerOwen Gallagher – poetDonald Gardner – poetLindsey German – writerIan Graham – writer/computer scientistLana Grant – writerAdrian Green – poetKevin Higgins – writerAmanda Hunter – silversmithTansy Hoskins – writerRobert Ilson – poetStuart Inman – poet/photographer/writerKatherine Jameson – painterThusitha Jayasundera – actorPallo Jordan – writer and Minister in Mandela’s SA governmentJudith Kahn – writer/musicianRonnie Kasrils – writer and Minister in Mandela’s SA governmentPenny Kealey – artistAlice Kilroy – banner makerNatasha Koczy – musicianRichard Kuper – writerSimon Leibowitz – photographer/educatorMaxine Linnell – writerTom Loffill – painter/musicianVanessa Lucas-Smith- musicianLee Mark-Jones – Theatre of the WildAnna Mazotta – artistKathleen McCreery – writer/playwright/directorSusan Medina – writerRussell Mills – artistNak Modak – actorLes Monaghan – photographerBrendan Montague – Editor, The EcologistMerilyn Moos – writerDeicola Neves – musicianMaggie Nicols – musicianMia Nisbet – fashion designerRebecca O’Brien – film producerMiriam O’Donovan – director Speakeasy Sessions, SkibbereenMatt Panesh – writerHekate Papadaki – writerJamie Perera – composer/producerBilly Radford – artistJohn Rees – writerSelese Roche – poetEmma Rowell – independent bookshopDilshini Sandhu – musicianSabby Sagall – writerTim Sanders – illustrator/cartoonistDavid Seeger – ceramics artistNabil Shaban – actorSarah Shore – illustratorAngela Tapping – poetTheresa Tomlinsion – writerGreg Tree – musician/artistAndy Turner – musicianMichael Walling – Border Crossings, Artistic DirectorMat Watkinson – voice artist/former DJRoy Weard -writer/musicianSamantha Welstead-Wood – illustratorRichard West – AKA Mr CMerryn Williams – poetIan Wilson – sound designerJohn Wilton – Prof. Intern. RelationsDavid Wilson – writerJan Woolf – writerHaifa Zangana – Iraqi writerAnd many people who are not artists or writers. Let engineer Phil Smith speak for them: “Although I’m not an artist or poet I would like to the thank Jeremy Corbyn and this post just about says it all.”We are receiving many requests to add names to this list and will regularly update the letter.

Sebastian – 70

19. december 2019

I dag fylder Knud Torben Grabow Christensen, bedre kendt under kunstnernavnet Sebastian, 70 år. Vennen og kritikeren Torben Bille ville have nydt at skrive (endnu) en tilbageskuende artikel om sangeren og sangskriveren, der blev en af dansk pops og rocks helt store sangmagere. Men det er der så andre, der må tage sig af. Heldigvis er Sebastian stadigvæk aktiv. Senest med hele to opsamlingsplader – en for voksne og en for børn – der fortæller noget om spændvidden hos kunstneren Sebastian.

Og jeg kan ikke lade være med at tænke på den unge Sebastian, der stod der med  cowboyjakke, mundharmonikastativ, guitar og langt hår og forsøgte at få sat skub i sin karriere. Det er mange år siden.