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“SONGS TO SAVE YOUR LIFE”: MOTOWN

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Words of wisdom by Dee Dee Ramone on Iggy´s most troublesome phase

Frank Zappa surely was one of the greatest musicians on the planet. But to hell of it, there are more “greatest musicians ever” than I could ever count, and that will not make a big impression on you. More important, this dude was simply the craziest and most unpredictable, sometimes disturbing dude that the music scene had to offer.

“The ‘godfather of punk’, Iggy Pop returns to 6 Music with even more eclectic and exciting music choices, delving into his personal record collection to give listeners an exclusive insight into the mind of one of the most influential rock stars of the last 40 years. This week’s show is In Praise of Beauty.”

“We’re just a bunch of fucking weirdos you wouldn’t let anywhere near your kids”, says Chris O-C (organ/synth keys/backing vocals) from Phobophobes – an outrageous and perverse gang of reverberating misery and decadent but endangered coolness.

This month, we celebrated the 20th anniversary of Oasis´ debut single; an essential track in the aftermath of Cobain´s suicide and the decline of grunge, it marked – along with the likes of Blur, Suede, The Verve or Pulp – the return of British music to a massive worldwide audience.

“Some of my earliest memories were of me and mum dancing around the living room to The Temptations, Bob Marley, David Ruffin and Marvin Gaye”, says Joe Taylor, a 24-year old artist whose debut EP, Blossom Avenue, provides a fresh recap through the African-American music legacy.

Preceded by two magnificent shows from the underrated Birmingham-based Nick Drake-like Dan Whitehouse, and David Ford´s Tom Waits-obsessed dark atmospheres, it seemed like New York raconteur Simone Felice would have a tough night surpassing his opening acts.

Meet Trent Halliday, ex-member of the extinct London-based garage band, Deep Sea Green and Three Days Dark´s commander in chief, a guitar-oriented solo project that relies comfortably on 60´s psychedelia overlapped with dirty thick layers of blues, tons of reverbs, fuzz and garagesque madness that work out as evocative landscapes through the pure and classic essence of rock ‘n’ roll.