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May 13, 2008 Blondie, The Clash & Sonic Youth DLC!

It’s a week of breakthrough tracks: Each of this week’s three DLC songs marked the first time that a great punk-inspired band got a taste of mainstream success.

The Clash
The Clash—“Train in Vain”
One of everybody’s favorite Clash songs, this may have been the first “bonus track” in history—before CD’s were even invented. The “London Calling” album was all ready to go before a last-minute, late-night session produced this track, sung by lead guitarist Mick Jones. One problem: The covers and labels for the album had already been printed up, so they stuck the song at the end of side four, with nothing to say it was there or what it was called. Most people thought it was called “Stand By Me”, and the soul/Motown sound was so faithful that many assumed it was a cover version...

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May 7, 2008 New Orleans Rock Blog

Brett in New Orleans
I’m standing on a muddy field in New Orleans during the final set of this year’s Jazz & Heritage Festival, watching one of the city’s flagship bands, the Radiators, do a funkafied version of Johnny Cash’s “Ring of Fire.” And there is no way in the world that I’m about to move from this spot. Not because the band is great, though they are; and not because the sunset is gorgeous, though it is. The real reason I’m not moving is that fresh mud in Louisiana is exactly like quicksand, and I’m up to my ankles.



It goes without saying that anyone who visits New Orleans nowadays has no right to complain about a little water. And the city’s annual music binge, the Jazz & Heritage Festival (which despite the name, features rock, jazz, funk, R&B and almost everything else) has continued on without interruption. The 2006 festival happened just six months after Katrina, when tourists had to drive past rows of demolished houses and abandoned cars to reach the fairgrounds. That still ranks with the most emotional musical events I’ve been to; a three-day mix of healing songs, righteous anger and joys of the moment. One of that year’s headliners, Bruce Springsteen, capped things off with a version of “My City of Ruins” that combined all of the above.

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