Author: Aphoristical

Graham Fyfe is fascinated by pop music, and he may be the only blogger in the world to cover Neil Diamond and Ariana Grande.

Music Quiz: Aphoristic Murders the Classics #2

Congratulations to jprobichaud and Rich Kamerman, who tied for first place with 22/26 in last week’s edible musician quiz. Welcome … Continue Reading Music Quiz: Aphoristic Murders the Classics #2

Tyler Gregory Okonma, better known as Tyler, the Creator, has enjoyed a rapid career evolution over the last decade. He … Continue Reading Igor – Tyler, the Creator: New Music Review

Cat Stevens‘ work has endured because his low-key songs are relateable and accessible. Stevens has explored different styles over the … Continue Reading I Want to Live in a Wigwam by Cat Stevens: Great B-sides

Congratulations to the contestants who scored 100% in last week’s Connect the Dots quiz, with Tony recording the fastest score. … Continue Reading Music Quiz: Edible Musicians

Welcome back for a listen to ten more talented singer-songwriters – you can read part one here. As before, Google’s … Continue Reading The Ten Next Best Singer-Songwriters Ever

The Police were arguably the greatest singles band of their era. In the late 1970s and early 1980s they released … Continue Reading Murder By Numbers by The Police: Great B-Sides

Last week’s rap lyric quiz stumped most of our entrants, with Geoff 1001 Stephen high-scoring with 11/18. This week we’re … Continue Reading Music Quiz: Connect The Dots Rock! Quiz

I adored The Hold Steady in my twenties. The band had three different focal points – guitarist Tad Kubler was … Continue Reading The Hold Steady – Thrashing Thru the Passion: New Music Review

American rock icon Bruce Springsteen celebrated his 70th birthday this week. This means it’s half a lifetime since he released … Continue Reading Shut Out The Light – Bruce Springsteen: Great B-Sides

Congratulations to all of last week’s contestants, especially those with 100%. Special congratulations to Tony, who finished in a rasping … Continue Reading Music Quiz: Rap Lyrics in More Scholarly Language

Unless you’re Leonard Cohen or Gil-Scott Heron, lyrics in popular music are a secondary concern. Normally I’m happy to bop … Continue Reading The Ten Worst Rock and Pop Lyrics Ever

It’s the year of Our Lord 2019, and we’re rapidly approaching peak-rock-star-death era. The Cars’ mastermind Ric Ocasek passed away … Continue Reading Great B-Sides: Breakaway by The Cars

Congratulations to JP Robichaud, who astounded us all with his musical instrument knowledge with a perfect 16/16. This week you … Continue Reading Music Quiz: Like a Song Lyric

Most successful musicians start their recording careers as young adults, but New Zealand country artist Aly Cook’s an exception. Cook’s … Continue Reading New Music Review: Caught in the Middle by Aly Cook

Aside from their debut, each of The Go-Betweens’ studio albums follows a set formula – exactly ten songs with five … Continue Reading Great B-Sides: That Girl, Black Girl and Rock ‘n’ Roll Friend by The Go-Betweens

Congratulations to all the participants in last week’s music jokes quiz. Rich from KamerTunesBlog, helped by his job in music retail, scored … Continue Reading Music Quiz: 16 Little Musical Instrumental Pictograms