de azul em azul

from blue to blue
never again the same sun, the same sky, the same earth

Guns of Brixton

Guns of Brixton is a song reflecting the racial tensions and serious social and economic problems in Brixton, South London, resulting in tragic riots in 1981. It's the first song written and sung by the Clash bassist Paul Simonon, who wrote it right after learning to play guitar in 1978. Paul Simonon grew up in Brixton, he knew very well what he was singing about. Proposedly written as a reggae song, it's the 1st 100% reggae song of The Clash, a punk band. Paul Simonon also played with other artists like Damon Albarn and Gorillaz, and he's also an illustrator, he designed some covers for albums like "Tighten Up, Vol. 88" of Big Audio Dynamite.

The song became a classic loved by many artists who covered it as shown here, like the Arcade Fire:

The Chicha Libre from Brooklyn, New York:

The amazing reggae band Jemiayka from Poland, also playing their fellow compatriots Alians version "bomby domowej roboty":

The Argies, from Argentina:

45 years ago, Nina Hagen

Nina Hagen made waves in the late Punk scenario, in 1978 when her 1st album Nina Hagen Band was presented. However, it was a long birth, of course the language barrier was the main reason and it took nine months to get known even by the punk audience abroad. Fortunately, Nina's talent and her enormous irreverence were great enough to cross frontiers.

a fix of rock'n'roll

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