Possible Setlist: Alpha Boys in Essen, 23. 01. 2010

January 8, 2010

I would like to take a few minutes to keep you updated on the live efforts of my new band Alpha Boys. For the moment we agreed on doing only a show here and there. Mainly because for lack time, and we also need time for working on new sound & songs.
In this new constellation [...]

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Best Of Ska, Rocksteady, Early Reggae 2009: Vote until January 17th 2010

January 3, 2010

Thanks a lot to those who contributed to the shortlist. Thanks to Burning Bush, Tobi Tonewheel, The Hook, Tommy

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Best In Ska 2009: First Feedback

December 23, 2009

The call for suggestions to the “Best in Ska” of 2009 still runs until 31.12.2009. These are just the intermediate results.
The call has not only boosted the comments on my blog by 300 per cent (there had been one before), some ska fans also transmitted their suggestions via myspace or facebook. In order to [...]

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Vote For Your Favourite Ska, Rocksteady, Early Reggae Song, Album, Live Band 2009

December 9, 2009

After nearly 30 years of listening to, writing about and making Ska Music I have to say for the year 2009: I don’t know what’s happening! A few days back I went to the great forum ska-talk.org, where the question was asked: “Which was the best live band/live show in 2009?” I tried and I [...]

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Premiere: The Alpha Boys’ First New Song is called Back In The Clubs

December 3, 2009

It’s about to happen again. Very soon. The six of us climbing another stage. The third show of our new band Alpha Boys feat. Joe Scholes is on this weekend in Hattingen near Bochum.
A Miracle
It seems like a miracle if you consider that we never ever all make it to the same place at the [...]

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Back In The Clubs: The Lyrics

December 3, 2009

Back In The Clubs by Joachim Uerschels
verse 1
20 backup dancers, catwalk to midfield
Wireless in-ear systems part of every deal
Golden backstage passes for the 100 media partners
On the guestlist everyday, some things that we don’t miss, hooray
‘Cause we are
chorus
Back in the clubs x 4
verse 2
When you’re being catered Chili Con Carne
From the leftovers of the Salvation [...]

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Ballerina Valerie: The Lyrics

December 1, 2009

You can find the details about the Making of “Ballerina Valerie” in another post. This one contains purely the lyrics of the song.
Ballerina Valerie by Joachim Uerschels
verse 1
You wanted to be someone
You wanted to make it big
Too many dreams to all come true
At least now you got a hit  x2
Soon was plain to both of [...]

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The Making Of “Ballerina Valerie”

November 27, 2009

Some songs rule the charts for years after being written in one drunken afternoon I hear, one of the most prominent examples being “In The Summertime” by Mungo Jerry. My songs are different.

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One Song, Many Versions: Perfect (004)

November 20, 2009

This post follows up on the “Ready Steady Go” post in which I namedropped some of the titles of songs I will soon confront the Alpha Boys with. Today I will dedicate a whole post to one of these songs. It’s called “Perfect”. There are a lot of quite different versions of it somewhere on [...]

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Perfect: The Lyrics

November 20, 2009

Perfect by Joachim Uerschels
verse 1
Your butt is not as famous in the world
As the butt of Kylie Minogue
And your smile may not be immaculate
Like the smile of Gwyneth Paltrow
But let me say it really
You are perfect to me
verse 2
Let’s be honest your sex talk cannot compare
To the raps of Lil Kim
And your bank account is [...]

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