Favoritter i 2008

2008 er historie og en oppsummering er på sin plass. Hvilke plater har vi lyttet mest til i 2008? ROCK har spurt personer og band som har bidratt her i ROCK eller har gjort seg bemerket i musikkåret som har gått. Under er listene til de som har svart.

Sondre Kvipt - ildsjel på Caven i Oslo
Santos - "In the Groove"
Gizelle - "Devil Or Angel"
Hi-Strung Ramblers - "Run Boy Run"
Social Distortion - "White Light, White Heat, White Trash"
Los Raw Meat - "Shots!"
Kings of Nuthin' - "Get Busy Living Or Get Busy Dying"
Tiger Army - "Music From Regions Beyond"
The Big Six - "We The Boys Will Rock Ya"
Powersolo - "It's Raceday And Your Pussy Is Gut"
Dropkick Murphys - "The State of Massachusetts"

Tom Ekeberg - Oslo-rocker og tidligere skribent i ROCK
The Greencards – "Movin' On"
The Louvin Brothers – "When I Stop Dreaming: The Best of the Louvin Brothers"
Joni Harms – "After All"
Linda Ronstadt – "Hand Sown... Home Grown"
The Stanley Brothers – "The Complete Columbia Stanley Brothers"
Uncle Earl – "Waterloo, Tennessee"
Alison Krauss – "Too Late To Cry"
Crooked Still – "Still Crooked"
Mountain – "The Very Best Of Mountain"
Michelle Shocked – "Arkansas Traveler"

Axel Praefcke - frontmann i Cherry Casino and the Gamblers
Cherry Casino - "Fat Mama´s Daughter"
Cherry Casino - "Let´s Play Around"
Jason Lee Wilson - "Another Hole In Another Wall"
The Round Up Boys - "Another Night, Another Town"
Ike And The Capers - "Jukebox Favorites"
Wildfire Willie & The Ramblers - " Rarin´ To Go"
The Round Up Boys - " Lift Off"
Jason Lee Wilson - " High Country"
Charlie Gracie - "Gracie Swings Again"
The Round Up Boys - " Good Lookin´ Daddy"

Arne Thelin - vokalist i The Groovy Kings
Teddybears - "Cobrastyle"
Dr. Feelgood - "She Does It Right"
The D4 - "Get Loose"
Puffy Ami Yumi - "Teen Titans Theme"
Hawkwind - "Psychedelig Warlords"
Paul Weller - "Echoes Round The Sun"
Love Me Nots - "Move In Tight"
Thee Michelle Gun Elephant - "Dead Man"
Wolfmother - "Woman"
Slim Harpo - "Im A King Bee"

Vellu Matti Rastas - promotor og skribent i finske Big Beat Magazine
Mr Bang & Gang - "Poison Heart" Alamo-edition
Smokestack Lighting - "Modern Twang"
The Creepshow - "Run For Your Life"
Jinx Jones - "Twang In Finland"
Nigel Lewis & The Zorchmen - "Ladies & Gentlemen Attention Please.."
Nine Live - "Grim Reaper"
The Gin Palace Jesters - "Roadhouse Riot"
James Intveld - "Have Faith"
Dropick Murphys - "The Meanest Of Times"
Fatboy - "In My Bones"
And special mention to T-Bird Gang

Wanda Jackson - the queen of rockabilly
Ray Charles - "Modern Sound in Country Music"
Billy Joe Royal - "Tell It Like It Is"
Tanya Tucker - "Soon" and "Tennessee Woman"
Jan Browne - "Tell Me Why" and "Count Me In"
Jill Morris (A German singer and friend) - Self titled "Jill Morris" and "One of Those Days"
Southern Gospel - "Compilation"
The Hi-Jacks (A Swedish Rock a Billy Band) - "Stop, Look & Listen"
Leona Williams - "Honorary Texan"
Norma Jean - "Lonliest Star in Texas"
Martina McBride - "Timeless"

Jostein Hestøy - garagerockentusiast, også kjent som Doktor Mongo
The Fleshtones - "Take a Good Look"
The Soundtrack Of Our Lives - "Communion"
Henry Fiat's Open Sore - "Mondo Blotto"
The Staggers - "Teenage Trash Insanity"
El Cuero - "A Glimmer Of Hope"
The Len Price 3 - "Rentacrowd"
The Woggles - "Rock And Roll Backlash"
Tommy Tokyo & Starving For My Gravy - "Smear Your Smiles Back On"
Madrugada - "Madrugada"
Div. artister - Little Steven´s Underground Garage Presents: Coolest Songs In The World Vol. 2

Trygve Mathiesen - punkprofessor, forfatter av boka "Tre Grep og Sannheten - Norsk Punk 1977-1980"
White Lord Jesus - "Into That Good Night" (Kong Tiki 2008)
Ronny Pøbel - "Raseri" (kommer på Voices Of Wonder januar 2009)
This Sect - "Distress Signals" (Sect Appeal 2007)
Cyaneed - ”I Rule This Library For Tonight” (egen, 2008)
The Ting Tings - "We Started Nothing" (Columbia 2008)
Catastrophes: http://www.myspace.com/catastrophes
Carl Platou - "Frozen Eve" (Zygone 2007)s – Movin' On
Skrewdriver - "All Skrewed Up" (Chiswick 1978)
The Fratellis - "Here We Stand" (Island, 2008)
Kjøtt - "Live at Lysthuset 7/10/79" (bootleg CDR 2008)
The Zutons - "You Can Do Anything" (Deltasonic 2008)
The Aller Værste - "Live Stud’samf, Trondheim 15/5/81" (bootleg CDR 2008)
My Bloody Valentine - "Loveless" (Creation 1996)

Danny B Harvey - gitarist med Lonesome Spurs pluss mange flere
Kenny Burrell - ”Midnight Blue”
Grant Green - ”Idle Moments”
Merle Travis - ”STRICTLY GUITAR”
Frank Sinatra - ”In the Wee Small Hours”
Jimi Hendrix - ”Blues”
Miss Derringer - ”Lullabies”
Chet Atkins - ”Progressive Guitar”
Chet Atkins - ”The Early Years”
Yardbirds (w/Jeff Beck) - ”Having a Rave Up”
Elvis Presley - ”Elvis Presley” (the reissue)

ORBO & The Longshots
Lucinda Williams - "West"
Mudcrutch - "Mudcrutch"
Lyle Lovett - "It's Not Big It's Large"
Bob Dylan - "Tell Tale Signs"
Lee Rocker - "Black Cat Bone"
NRBQ - "Message For The Mess Age"
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss - "Raising Sand"
Steve Earle - "Washington Square Serenade"
Warren Zevon - "Warren Zevon"
Ry Cooder - "I, Flathead"

Heather West - promosjef hos Bloodshot Records i Chicago
Jenny Lewis - "Rabbit Fur Coat"
Cold War Kids - "Robbers and Cowards"
Avett Brothers - "Emotionalism"
Bo Diddley - "His Best"
The Cassettes - "Underneath the Pale Moon"
Teenage Prayers - "Ten"
Dan Sartain - "Join Dan Sartain"
The Flamin’ Groovies - "Shake Some Action"
Grinderman - "Grinderman"
The Hold Steady - "Boys and Girls in America"

Flameboy - treffes overalt i Oslos rockklubber
The Fleshtones - "Take A Good Look!"
The Nomads - "Showdown! Disc 1+2"
Sort Sol - "Dog Star Manumissions" (Black Lodge 200 ex edt.)
The Zero Point - "Shameless Selfpromotion"
The Branded - "The Branded"
Johnny Nightmare - "Here's Johnny"
The Misfits - "The Best Of Misfits" (Russisk bootleg)
AC/DC - "Black Ice"
The Raveonettes - "LUST LUST LUST"
Heavy Trash - "Going Way Out With Heavy Trash"

Arne Metzner - sjef i den norske Elvis-klubben "Flaming Star"
Elvis Presley - "Jailhouse Rock"
Elvis Presley - "It’s Now or Never"
Elvis Presley - "That’s All Right"
Elvis Presley - "Blue Moon of Kentucky"
Elvis Presley - "Old Shep"
Elvis Presley - "An American Trirlogy"
Elvis Presley - "Moody Blue"
Elvis Presley - "If I Can Dram"
Elvis Presley - "Good Luck Charm"
Elvis Presley - "Surrender"

Michael Kargel - trommeslager i Smokestack Lightnin’
Rodriguez - "Cold Fact"
Curtis Mayfield - "Got To Find a Way"
Heybale! - "The Last Country Album"
Ryan Adams - "Jacksonville City Nights"
George Jones - "The Grand Tour"
Gary Louris - "Vagabonds"
Buck Owens & The Buckaroos - "I Don’t Care"
Merle Haggard
Nick Cave - "Dig, Lazarus Dig"
The Dirtbombs - "We Have You Surrounded"

Morten Engh - alias Rock Engh Roll, driver nettstedet rockeweb.com
El Cuero - "A Glimmer Of Hope"
Freeshine - "All Blood Is Royal"
Motorpsycho - "Little Lucid Moments"
We - "Tension & Release 2008" (vinylboks)
Kaizers Orchestra - "Maskineri"
Frode Fivel - "A Kid Is Just A Kid"
Thom Hell - "God If I Saw Her Now"
Madrugada - "Madrugada"
3-11 Porter - "Surround Me"
Aurora Plastic Monster - "No Happy Endings"

Sascha Wolff - sjef i tyske Wolverine Records
Johnny Cash - "The Sun Records Years Vol. 2"
Social Distortion - "White Light, White Heat, White Trash"
Turbonegra - "L'Ass Cobra"
Johnny Rocket - "Pain Is Her Game"
Mike Zero - "Zeroism"
Mighty Mighty Bosstones - "Medium Rare"
Frank Sinatra - "The Best Is Yet To Come"
Sarah Blackwood - "Way Back Home"
Calabrese - "Vampire Travelling Show"
Various Artists - "Wir Sind Rocknrollkids"

Green Granadas
Orbo & The Longshots - "High Roller"
Bruce Springsteen - "Magic"
Johnny Cash - "American Recordings V"
Brian Setzer - "Ignition"
Bon Iver - "For Emma - forever ago"
Cornel West & BMWMB - "Never Forget - A Journey Of Revelations"
Lee Rocker - "Black Cat Bone"
Brian Wilson - "That Lucky Old Sun"
Eddie Cochran - "20 greatest hits"
Stray Cats - "Stray Cats"

Eigil Berg - rock’n’roll-veteran, sjef i New Jordal Swingers
Various - "The Pomus & Shuman Story - Double Trouble 1956 - 1967"
Bob Dylan - "Tell Tale Signs"
Randy Newman - "Harps And Angels"
Jim Webb - "Ten Easy Pieces"
Chuck Berry - "Johnny B. Goode - His complete '50s Chess recordings"
Jan Johansson - "Piano"
Hovland & Stokkeland - "Ulv! Ulv!"
Micky Newbury - "Harlequin Melodies"
Iver Kleive - "Requiem"
Various - "On Vine Street - The Early Songs Of Randy Newman"

Chuck Hughes - frontmann i Hillbilly Hellcats
Go Cat Go - "Let's Hear it For"
Elvis Sun Sessions
Gene Vincent - "Greatest Hits"
Julie London - "Greatest Hits"
Barney Kessel - "Pollwinners"
Hank Garland - "Greatest Hits"
Silversun Pickups
Johnny Winter - "Progressive Blues Experiment"
Benny Goodman with Charlie Christian
Casey Olsen Trio - "Live At The Halekalani Hotel Waikiki"

Frank Reiten - ildsjel på Wild Bunch Rock'n'Roll Club
Dibbs Preston and the Detonators - "Dibbs Preston And The Detonators"
Imelda May - "Love Tattoo"
Tiger Army - "Music From Regions Beyond"
Black Raven - "Rock In Threes"
Hillbilly Hellcats - "Rev It Up With Taz"
Lou Cifer and the Hellions - "Rockville Nocturne"
The Wildcats - "Take And Give"
Barry Ryan - "And God Said: Let There Be Rockabilly"
The Tin Cans - "Take A Ride"
Social Distortion - "Sex, Love And Rock'n'Roll"
Dropkick Murphys - "The Meanest Of Times"

Peder Bernhardt - sanger og gitarist i Peter Berry & The Shake Set
Album:
Pete Molinari - "A Virtual Landslide" (Damaged Goods)
Loretta Lynn - "Loratta Lynn Sings" (Decca)
Sonny James - "The Country Beat Of Sonny James" (Demand)
Singler:
Chas McDevitt Skiffle Group & Nancy Whiskey - "Nancy & Chas" EP (Oriole)
The Eagles - "March Of The Eagles" (Pye)
Terry Dene - "The Feminine Look" (Aral)
Mickie Most & The Gear - "That's Alright" (Columbia)
Bobby Angelo & The Tuxedos - "Baby Sittin'" (HMV)
The Orchids - "I've Got That Feeling" (Decca)
Glenda Collins - "If You Got To Pick A Baby" (HMV)

Roald Atle Larsen - driver platebutikken Rocade Records i Bergen
Waylon Jennings - "Never Say Die Cd/dvd"
Ricky Skaggs & the Whites - "Salt of the Earth"
Ricky Skaggs - "Tribute to the Fathers"
Alison Krauss & Robert Plant - "Raising Sand"
Phil Drisoll - "Drops of Praise"
Emmylou Harris - "All I Intended to Be"
Jimmy Swaggart - "Then Jesus Came"
George Jones - "Hits I’ve Missed"
Jamey Johnson - "That Lonesome Song"
Gene Watson - "In A Perfect World"

Mick Cocksedge - frontmann i Cordwood Draggers
Haunted George - "Pile O’ Meat"
Luke McDaniels - "Is Jeff Daniels"
Lattie Moore - "I’m Not Broke But I’m Badly Bent"
The Living End - "White Noise"
Tall Boys - "Wednesday Adams Boyfriend"
Jack Penate - "Matinee"
Ernie Chaffin- "Laughin’ & Jokin’ (The Sun Years)"
Big Sandy - "Turn Table Matinee"
Skeets McDonald - "Don’t Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes"
Ramblin’ James - "Burn One Down"

Øyvind Rønning - musikkanmelder i Dagbladet
The Hold Steady - "Stay Positive"
Drive-By Truckers - "Brighter Than Creation's Dark"
Tomas Andersson Wij - "En sommar på speed"
Emmylou Harris - "All I Intended To Be"
Teddy Thompson - "A Piece Of What You Need"
Gary Louris - "Vagabond"
Ray LaMontagne - "Gossip In The Grain"
Rodney Crowell - "Sex and Gasoline"
Shelby Lynne - "Just A Little Lovin'"
Tommy Tokyo & Starving For My Gravy - "Smear Your Smiles Back On"

Bjørn Nilsen - Nilsen's Southern Harmony
Dave Alvin - "Live From Austin, TX"
Dwight Yoakam - "Dwight Sings Buck"
Bob Dylan - "Tell Tale Signs"
The Allman Brothers Band - "Eat A Peach" (Deluxe Edition)
Elvis Presley - "One Night In Vegas"
George Strait - "It Just Comes Natural"
JD Souther - "Border Town, The Very Best Of JD Souther"
Toby Keith - "White Trash With Money"
.38 Special - "Wild-Eyed Southern Boys"
Kid Rock - "Rock'n'Roll Jesus"

Mikel/Bill Zebop - bassist i The Wildcats og Lou Cifer And The Hellions
Vernon & The G.I.s - "Rockin' Storm"
Saints & Sinners - "Sin And Redemption"
Union Avenue - "Now Here's"
Black Raven - "13 Tour Tracks"
Los Straitjackets - "Play Favorites"
Mr. Blue - "Free Born Man"
The Jolly Be Goode - "Still No Ballads"
Chip Hanna & The Berlin Three - "Old South Jamboree"
Lou Cifer And The Hellions - "Rockville Nocturne"
The Wildcats - "Take And Give"

Rune Endal - redaktør i BluesNews
Janiva Magness - "What Love Will Do"
Knut Reiersrud - "Voodoo Without Killing Chicken"
Mannish Boys - "Lowdown Feeling"
Tad Robinson - "A New Point Of View"
Donny Hathaway - "Everything Is Everything"
Quincy Jones - "Walking In Space"
Grant Green - "For The Funk Of It"
Wes Montgomery - "Talkin' Verve"
Average White Band - "The Ultimate Collection"
Free - "Tons Of Sobs"

Ronny Kristiansen - ildsjel på Wild Bunch Rock’n’Roll Club
Dibbs Preston and The Detonators - "Dibbs Preston and The Detonators"
Juvies - "Playin' Hookie"
Lou Cifer and The Hellions - "Rockville Nocturne"
Hillbilly Casino - "Sucker Punch"
Black Raven - "Rock In Threes"
Smokestack Lightning' - "Modern Twang"
Carlos And The Bandidos - "The Good, The Bad And The Bandidos"
Paul Ansell - "Love Conquers All"
Barry Ryan - "And God Said Let There Be Rockabilly"
Devil Doll - "Return of Eve"

Rockin' Ronny Weiser - ildsjel bl.a. for festivalen Viva Las Vegas
Wayne Walker - "All I Can Do Is Cry"
Jim Oertling - "Old Mossback"
Alvis Wayne - "Thanks A Lot"
Little Richard - "Lucille"
Earl Nelson - "Come On"
Johnny O'Neill - "Wagon Train" Fankie Laine - "Gunfight At The OK Corral"
Ramon Maupin - "Rockin' Rufus"
Mack Stevens - "I Hate The Moon"
Jimmie Lee Maslon - "Please Mr DJ"

Rune Halland - direktør i Cruisin' Records
Tiny Topsy And Friends
Mike Sanchez - "You Better Dig It"
Golden Age Of American Popular Music - "The Jazz Hits"
Rob Rio - "Thank You, Joe Turner"
Eli Paperboy Reed - "Roll With You"
Foot Tappin' & Dance At The Screamin' Festival
Good Rockin' Tonight Vol. 6
Go Getters - "Hot Rod Roadeo"
Dibbs Preston and The Detonators - "Dibbs Preston and The Detonators"
Eagles (UK) - "Smash Hits From The Eagles"
Jimmie Skinner - "One Dead Man Ago" (Gonna Shake This Shack Tonight)
Div. artister - "Bikes’n’Leather (Rockin' At the Ace)"
- Det var ikke mulig å begrense det til ti, ble tolv.

Svein Åge Lillehamre - trommeslager i The Lucky Bullets
Lavern Baker - "LaVern" (1956)
Mullholand Drive Soundtrack - "The Beast", Milt Buckner
Bob Wills And His Texas Playboys - "Take Me Back To Tulsa"
Bob Luman - "A Capitol Rockabilly"
Gene Pitney - "The Bosses Daughter, Looking Through Gene Pitney"
Mark Lanegan - "Bubblegum"
The Olympics - "Shimmy Like My Sister Kate"
Big Lebowski - "Just Dropped In..", Kenny Rogers And The First Edition
Billy Love - "Juiced, The Sun Records Story"
Blue Velvet - "Love Letter" Ketty Lester

Stian "Ace Dynamite" Nybru - disc jockey og kontrabassist i The Lucky Bullets
Kun singler fra DJ-jobbing
Jimmy Lloyd - "I Got A Rocket In My Pocket"
Junior Thompson - "Mama's Little Baby"
Big Joe Turner - "Love Roller Coaster"
Johnny Knight - "Rock & Roll Guitar"
Bobby Peterson Quintet - "Love You Pretty Baby"
Brenda Lee - "Dynamite"
Clyde McPhatter - "Lover Please"
Mel Dorsey - "Little Lil"
Jan & Arnie - "Jennie Lee"
Billy Fury - "Gonna Type A Letter"

Christophe Beirnaert - sjef hos tyske Drunkabilly Records
The Baboons - "Boogie Curse"
Nigel Lewis & The Zorchmen - "Ladies And Gentlemen, Attention Please"
Sonics - "Boom"
Banana Metalic - "Nice To Meat You"
Cenobites – "Blue Fandango"
Various Artists - "It Came From The Ratcave" (labelsampler vol 2 Drunkabilly)
Running Wild - "I Dressed In Black Today"
Torment - "Best Off"
Hètten Dès - "Cowboys Con Cojones"
Nitro 17 - "Onto The Other Side"

Gunnar Knutsen - Tumblewine Films
Warren Zevon - "Warren Zevon" (2 CD collectors edition 2008)
Metallica - "Death Magnetic" (2008)
Nick Lowe - "Jesus Of Cool" (rerelase 2008)
Ni Liv - "Sjumilsteg" (2008)
PearlyCatz - "Hallingpünk" (2008)
Bob Dylan - "Tell Tale Signs" (3 CD 2008)
Mudcrutch - "Mudcrutch" (CD 2008) + Live EP (2008)
The Raconteurs - "Colsolers Of The Lonely" (2008)
Onkel Tuka - "Hotell Hellman" (2008)
Psychobilly Weekend (DVD+CD 2009)

Rune Holtet - Beatles-professor, skribent bl.a. i ROCK
Marit Larsen - "The Chase"
Fleet Foxes
Thom Hell - "God If I Saw Her Now"
The Fireman - "Electric Arguments"
Beach Boys - "The Platinum Collection" (3 CD)
Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band - "Gorilla"
The Moody Blues - "Strange Times"
Bryan Ferry - "Dylanesque"
The Zombies - "Odessy & Oracle"
Junipher Greene - "Friendship"

DJ Dynamite - DJ på Crondall Rock’n’Roll Club i Surrey, England, svært aktiv på MySpace
Bill Haley - "Happy Baby"
Gene Vincent - "Who Slapped John"
Eddie Cochran - "Rock’n’Roll Blues"
Foggy Mountain Rockers - "Teddyboy Rocker"
Tommy Sands - "Hey Miss Fannie"
Black Raven - "Fools Paradise"
Crazy Cavan - "Knock Knock"
The Volumes - "I Love You"
The Rat Pack - "My Baby Loves Me"
Johnny Angel - "House Of The Rising Sun"

Jon Møllhaug - ROCK-skribent
Texas Steve & The Git Gone Trio - "At Your Door" (Wild)
JP McDermott & Western Bop - "Last Fool Here" (Shower-Tone)
Will & The Hi-Rollers - "Do The Town" (Wild)
Mischief! - "Hot Wheels" (Tombstone)
Various Artists - "Rarest Rockabilly & Hillbilly Boogie/The Best Of Ace Rockabilly" (Ace)
Charlie Thompson - "Vol.1 - The Rockin’ Side Of Charlie Thompson" (Tail)
Mean Devils - "A Date With The Devils" (Boparama)
Riley McOwen & The Sleazy Rustic Boys - "Something Baby - The Collection 91-95" (Lenox)
Carl & The Rhythm All Stars - "Slipped My Mouth" (Wild)
Starliters - "Stop Kiddin’" (El Toro)

Tor Arne Petzold - direktør i Flipside Records
Will & The Hi-Rollers - "Do the Town With..."
Santos - "In the Groove"
Texas Steve & the Git Gone Trio - "At Your Door!"
Good Time Charlie - "Mojo Energy"
Dusty Chance & the All-Niters - "Savage"
Rip Carson - "The Cover Up"
Gizelle - "Devil or Angel"
Shotgun Whalers - "Shotgun Whalers"
Wanda Jackson - "Rocks"
Bellfuries - "Just Plain Lonesome"
The Haywoods - "Drinkin', Cryin' & Moanin'"

Tommy Kristiansen - ildsjel på Wild Bunch Rock’n’Roll Club
Lou Cifer & The Hellions - "Rockville Nocture"
Dibbs Preston & the Detonaters - "Dibbs Preston & the Detonaters"
Devil Doll - "The Retuen of Eve"
Conway Twitty - "Rocks"
Larry Donn - "Burnin’"
Paul Ansell - "Love Conquers All the Nashville"
Don Gibson - "Rocks"
Gizelle - "Devil or Angel"
Wildcats - "Take and Give"
Black Raven - "Rockin’ Threes"

Toini Knudtsen - Toini & the Tomcats
Billie Holiday - "Complete Original American Decca Recordings"
Nick Lowe - "At My Age"
Ricky Nelson - "Ricky Sings Again/Songs By Ricky"
Real Ones - "All For The Neighbourhood"
Bobby Darin - "Splish Splash, The Best Of Bobby Darin Volume One"
James Hunter - "The Hard Way"
Frank Hammersland - "So Easily Distracted"
Sister Rosetta Tharpe - "The Gospel Of The Blues"
Nicole Atkins - "Neptune City"
Leadbelly - "The Definitive Leadbelly"

Tore Hauge - psychobillyveteran, redaktør for Obs Session Fanzine.com
Rochee And The Sarnos - "The Golden Dawn Sarnosound" (2008)
Punkats - "Homenaje a Natxo Melancronicom" (HTM 2008)
Döden - div promo og demo (2008)
The Better Men Than You - "Live at Hinsides" (promo 2008)
Tor Konstalij - "Hurry Up Crow Grand Slam Happytime" (2008)
HOH - "We Can Work It Out Zang" (cd ep 2008)
Servoskudd - "Underskudd Ikon Kvad Og Noter" (2008)
PearlyCatz - "Hallingpünk" (Kattesprall skivu 2008)
Status:Fatal - "Legion Midt Norge" (Snotpope 7" ep 2008)
Asian Dub Foundation - "Punkara Naive" (2008)

Roger Bonsak - plateanmelder i ROCK, frontmann i Defrosters
Johnny Cash - "At Folsom Prison"
Moon Mullican - "Seven Nights To Rock"
Elvis Presley - "Moody Blue"
Teddybears - "Norge Rundt"
Lone Justice - "Lone Justice"
Brian Setzer Orchestra - "The Ultimate Collection - live"
Alabama 3 - "Exile On Coldharbour Lane"
Blasters - "Trouble Bound"
Eddie Cochran - "Never To Be Forgotten"
Eilert Pilarm - "Eilerts Jul"

Svein Ihlen - trommeslager i The Tempo Toppers
Gary Louris - "Vagabonds"
Emmylou Harris - "All I Intended To Be "
John Mellencamp - "Life, Death, Love And Freedom"
Tift Merritt - "Another Country"
Justin Townes Earle - "The Good Life"
Kathleen Edwards - "Asking For Flowers"
John Hiatt - "Same Old Man"
Old Crow Medicine Show - "Tennessee Pusher"
El Cuero - "A Glimmer Of Hope"
The Raconteurs - "Consolers Of The Lonely"

Tomas Drefvelin - frontmann i Rex Rudi
Sonny Boy Williamson – "His Best"
Nina Simone – "Feeling Good"
Otis Rush – "Good'un's"
Vidar Busk - "Jookbox Charade"
John Lennon – "Plastic Ono Band"
Seasick Steve – "Dog House Music"
Jerry Lee Lewis – "Rockin' My Life Away"
The Rolling Stones – "A Bigger Bang"
The Cramps – "Stay Sick!"
Implosion Quintet – "The Future Sound Of Yesterday"

Eddie Angel - gitarist i The Planet Rockers og Los Straitjackets
Duane Eddy
The Fireballs
Girl Groups
Chubby Checker
Brill Building pop
Cameo Parkway
Johnny And The Hurricanes
British beat from early 60's
Bossa nova from early 60's (Laurindo Almeida)
Billie Holiday
Groovy Joe Poovey
Benny Joy
The Trashmen
Ella Fitzgerald
New bands:
The Hall Monitors
The Hi Risers
The 99er's

Anders Westhagen - gitarist, vokalist og låtskriver i Built For Speed
The Bluebirds - "Blast From The Past" (Starline, 2008)
The Hub Caps - "Full Throttle" (Old Rock, 2007)
To av mine absolutte favorittband er svenske. So - shoot me! :-)
Earl Palmer - "Backbeat" (ACE, 1999)
Verdens beste rocketrommis la dessverre på røret i år. RIP Earl...
Brian Setzer Orchestra - "Live at the Roxy, 1998" (bootleg)
BSO har blitt litt kjett etter min mening - men her KOKER de!
The Sonics - "Psycho-Sonic" (ACE, 2003)
Tøøøft!
Richard Hawley - "Lady's Bridge" (Mute, 2007)
Stemningsfullt, med litt rockabilly - og Gretsch - i bånn.
The Living End - "The Living End" (Reprise, 1998)
Gitarist Chris Cheney er den eneste som tidvis speller fetere enn Setzer.
James Hunter - "People Gonna Talk" (GO, 2006)
Britisk soul - uten dop, i motsetning til Amy Whinehouse.
Dave Edmunds - "The Anthology 1968-1990" (Rhino, 1993)
Gull! Dessverre vært veldig stille fra'n i det siste.
Brian Setzer - "Ignition" (Surfdog, 2001)
Venter fortsatt på en verdig oppfølger, Brian... (vi VET du kan ;-))

Arild Rønes - driver Rockaround Records, gitarist i Defrosters, skribent i ROCK
Bruce Springsteen - "Tracks"
Samling med masse uutgitt snacks som kom for en ti års tid siden
Bruce Springsteen - "Magic"
Kanskje ikke den beste skiva han har gitt ut, men definitivt hørbar. Nå gleder jeg meg til den nye skiva "Working On A Dream", som kommer 27. januar. Og så går det rykter om turné.
Bruce Springsteen
Alt annet The Boss har gitt ut (+ masse bootlegs) har gått jevnlig i løpet av året. Har lastet ned over 100 konsertopptak fra Backstreets, sjefens offisielle fanclub. Har hørt gjennom alle fra begynnelse til slutt, de fleste er bortimot tre timer lange.
Black Raven - "Rock In Threes"
Black Raven har utviklet seg til å bli et av de mest interessante teddyboy banda. Tøffe, gjennomtenkte og melodiøse låter.
Carlos & The Bandidos - "Bandido-A-Go-Go"
Fantastisk samling med et av rockabillyens mest særegne band. Meksikansk inspirert rockabilly med en svært karismatisk sanger.
The Hub Caps - "Full Throttle"
Svensk rockabilly trio. Litt "flinkisbilly" men alt trenger jo ikke å være rølpebilly heller.
Lou Cifer & The Hellions - "Rockville Nocturne"
Band som kjører teddyboystilen 100%. Tøft tysk band med en vokalist som høres mer engelsk ut enn de fleste englendere!
Various - "Walldorf Rock & Roll Weekend 2008"
Bra og variert samling fra artister som spilte på festivalen i 2008. Ikke de aller mest kjente artistene, men usedvanlig høy kvalitet på alle.
Johnny Cash på Österåker
Johnny Cash spilte i svenske fengsler også. Nå er hele showet utgitt på CD. En LP med utdrag fra konserten kom på 70-tallet.
Built For Speed - "Gretschoholic And Other Love Songs..."
Blir aldri lei denne.
Konserter - 2008:
Stray Cats - Berns, Stockholm
Bruce Springsteen - Valle Hovin, Oslo
Rockats - Bakgårdsblues, Elverum

Dag Bøgeberg - ROCK
Elvis Presley - "The King of Rock’n’Roll, The Complete 50’s Masters" (5 cd boks)
Various - "Hollywood Rock’n’Roll - 12 Rare Rockabilly Tracks" (Ace)
The Domestic Bumblebees - "Break Up Bop"
Dale Hawkins - "Dale Rocks" (Bear Family)
Good Time Charlie - "Mojo Energy"
The Go Getters - "Hot Rod Roadeo"
The Undertones - "An Anthology"
Heavy Trash - "Going Way Out With Heavy Trash"
Crazy Joe and his Mad River Outlaws - "The King of Nerd-A-Billy"
John Fogerty - "Revival"
Pretenders - "Break Up The Concrete"