Lists, you’ve got to love them, right?

When properly done, a good list of quality tips can make my day. Seriously it can.

Just as much, however, it can ruin my day.

Last week me and Jazz Neversleeps were cruising through the Brussels library (the one at Muntplein/Place de la Monnaie) and our eyes fell upon this stance filled with little cards with tips. Reading, viewing and listening suggestions, carefully selected by local celebrities such as Jo Lemaire, Kris Wauters, Geert Hoste, etc.

Curious as we were, we started looking at these lists, and for some strange reason, we felt insulted. Did Jo Lemaire really think we didn’t know of Kuifje/TinTin? Did Kris Wauters think we hadn’t heard of Michael Jackson yet?

I mean, when you’re asked to come up with a list, you better put some effort in it.

Consider it a privilege.

And well, if you’re not asked to come up with a list, do it anyway and take over the damn thing.

Like this:

Here are the lists we came up with.

The Choice of… On-point:

DVD’s:
Marc Singer, Dark Days
Wilbur Leguebe, Les Silences De Spilliaert
Jim Jarmusch, Ghost Dog
Jiskefet, Lullo
StunnedFilm, Kroonjuwelen
Rik Kuypers, Meeuwen Sterven In De Haven
Fat Possum, You See Me Laughin’
Terry Zwigoff, Crumb
Clint Eastwood, Bird
Julian Schnabel, Basquiat
Mel Stuart, Wattstax
Raoul Servais, Alle Kortfilms
Bill Hicks, Relentless
Robert Pulcini, American Splendor
Ricky Gervais & Stephen Merchant, Extras saison 1 & 2

Books:
Teun Voeten, Tunnelmensen
Kristof Clerix, Vrij Spel
Alex Baker, Beautiful Losers
Jeff Chang, Can’t Stop Won’t Stop
Douglas Coupland, Eleanor Rigby
Chris Anderson, The Long Tail

The Choice of… Jazz Neversleeps:

DVD’s:
Ridley Scott, Blade Runner
Tony Silver, Style Wars
Ishiro Honda, The Mysterians
Osamu Tezuka, Metropolis
Michel Gondry, The Work Of Director…
Ishiro Honda, Gojira
David Lynch, Inland Empire
Spike Lee, She’s Gotta Have It
Jiskefet, Dierenwinkel
Pieter Bouwman, Gummbah & Hans Teeuwen, Poelmo – Slaaf Van Het Zuiden

Music:
Shuggie Otis, Inspiration Information
J Dilla, Donuts
Stevie Wonder, Songs In The Key Of Life
Omar, Sing (If You Want It)
Sun Ra, Space Is The Place
4Hero, Play With The Changes
John Coltrane, Crescent
Gilles Peterson, The BBC Sessions Volume 1
Moodymann, Black Mahogany
Lord Finesse, The Awakening

It seems like the whole concept is refreshed every two weeks or something. Next guest invited to present a list of favourites is Frieda Van Wijck, presenting her choice in the library this Thursday from 12:30 til 13:15.

Now in her I can lay my confidence for some proper listing work. I remember sitting down with Frieda for an interview for our school paper. I joke you not, until now, she’s the only interviewee that charmed me (and my classmate) so hard, I forgot my questions.
What is that, interviewblock, or something?

Anyway, Frieda’s mad on-point, but you already knew that.