If the singer's late for rehearsals again every good doctor would prescribe instrumental music. Here are my ten favourites

01. Booker T & The MG's - Green Onions

02. The Meters - Tippi-Toes

03. Anton Karas - Third Man Theme

04. The Surfaris - Wipe Out

05. The Dave Brubeck Quartet - Take Five

06. Fleetwood Mac - Albatross

07. Harry J Allstars - The Liquidator

08. Jonathan Richman - Egyptian Reggae

09. The Mar-Keys - Last Night

10. Spinal Tap - Lick My Love Pump

My first mix tape. I've been listening a lot to these songs recently. I admire the pure musicality and freshness within these tracks. From a guitarist's point of view it's very inspiring. Check them out.

01. Don Covay - Mercy, Mercy

02. The Kinks - Tired of waiting

03. The Impressions - It's alright

04. Seeds - Can't seem to make you mine

05. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Lodi

06. Van Morrison - Wild night

07. Jackie Wilson - Higher and higher (your Love keeps lifting me)

08. The Rolling Stones - 19th Nervous Breakdown

09. Honeycombs - Have I the right

10. Otis Redding - I've been loving you for too long

Playing or recording covers can be a very challenging and creative thing. A lot of artists manage to add a new dimension to the song. Though it's always a good thing to listen to the original, sometimes the cover ends up being the definite or the better version. Here are ten examples where I think that the cover beats the original. I'm not saying the originals are crap (there are in a few cases) but I'm dead serious about each one and I'm happy to argue. Let me what you think. The artist in brackets is the original performer.

01. Marvin Gaye - I heard it through the Grapevine (Gladys Knight and The Pips)

02. The Specials - A Message to You Rudy (Danny Livingstone)

03. Elvis Costello - What's so Funny about Peace, Love and Understanding (Brinsley Schwarz)

04. Johnny Cash - Hurt (Nine Inch Nails)

05. Aretha Franklin - I Say a Little Prayer (Dionne Warwick)

06. Paul Young - Wherever I Lay my Hat (Marvin Gaye)

07. Them - It's all Over Now Baby Blue (Bob Dylan)

08. Elvis Presley - Hound Dog (Big Mama Thornton)

09. The Rolling Stones - I just wanna Make Love to You (Muddy Waters)

10. Harry Nielsson - Without You (Badfinger)

Since The Killers among others are shamelessly ripping his songs off, Bruce Springsteen suddenly seems to be cool again for people who didn't have a clue beforehand and probably still don't really have a clue now. As far as those morons who still think Springsteen is just a screaming, bandanna wearing sweaty american patriot: Check your pulse. You might not just lack any basic understanding of music and rock'n'roll you might even be short of blood running through your veins. Here are my 10 favourite songs of The Boss

01. Thunder Road

02. Born to Run

03. It's Hard To Be A Saint In The City

04. Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)

05. The River

06. Jungleland

07. Lost in the Flood

08. I'm on Fire

09. 4th Of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)

10. Atlantic City

I dj a bit here and there. Funerals, weddings, bar mitzvahs and x-mas partys. There is also my monthly clubnight "Move on up" Upstairs at the Garage. I love playing old soul records and hope they can get you on the dancefloor as well. If you spot any obvious influences on what The Tacticians do you're probably right !!!

01. Archie Bell and The Drells - Tighten up

02. Al Wilson - The Snake

03. Gloria Jones - Tainted Love

04. Chuck Wood - Seven days is too long

05. The Reflections - Just like Romeo and Juliet

06. Jackie Wilson - Since You showed me how to be happy

07. The Valentines - Breakaway

08. Tommy Neal - Going to a happening

09. Barett Strong - Money

10. Brenton Wood - Gimme a little sign

My first mix tape...it's almost 3 o'clock at night...This is music for the wee wee hours music for driving through town by night in case you dig that sort of thing...I do and I love all these songs here...hope you agree!!!!

01. Bruce Springsteen - Racing the street

02. Bob Dylan - If you see her say hello

03. Elliott Smith - Somebody that I used to know

04. Townes van Zandt - No place to fall

05. Jackson Browne - Running on Empty

06. Tom Waits - Downtown Train

07. Ryan Adams - Winding Wheel

08. Nick Cave - Straight to you

09. Guy Clark - She ain't going nowhere

10. Kris Kristofferson - Help me make it through the night