Music Quiz: Rock Song Sorting VIII
Welcome back to another week of quizzing. Can you link ten rock songs to the correct artists? It sounds easy, but I had to guess a few. I scored 9 Can you score a perfect 10? Congratulations to NostalgicItalian,…
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Graham Fyfe has been writing this website since his late teens. Now in his forties, he's been obsessively listening to albums for years. He works as a web editor and plays the piano.
The Definitive Charli XCX Album Ranking
British pop maverick has enjoyed her most successful album release cycle yet with her eighth album Brat. It’s sold well in the UK and US and enjoyed critical acclaim. It’s even become part of the US political landscape – democratic…
10 Enjoyable Songs That Aren’t In English
I recently participated in a song draft facilitated by Hans of SliceTheLife. Along with 12 other music bloggers, I selected 10 songs. I set myself some restrictions for my draft – after all, this site is already full of lists…
New Music Reviews: Nirosta Steel and Ariana Grande
Eccentric New York art-rock and slick adult R&B. I’d be impressed if any reader enjoys both of these new releases. Nirosta Steel My Skyscraper 2026, 9/10My favourite album of 2026 so far is a compilation of recordings from 1984 to…
I Don’t Wanna Dance by Eddy Grant
Guyana’s Eddy Grant was nearly 35 when he hit the big time with 1982’s Killer on the Rampage. Eddy Grant Eddy Grant was born in British Guiana (now Guyana), the son of a trumpeter. An avid fan of Chuck Berry,…
Music Quiz: B Names for Singers
You probably know the drill by now – can you guess the first names of singers? I scored 92/109 (you can score multiple points at once, so it doesn’t take too long). Can you beat my score? Congratulations to…
New Music Reviews: Charli XCX, Slayyyter, Caterina Barbieri and Bendik Giske
A pop artist pretending to be rock, a pop artist who’s actually tough and abrasive, and an ambient/electronic/jazz LP Read on … Charli XCX Music, Fashion, Film 2026, 8/10In a 2025 interview, Charlotte Aitchison discussed feeling “barren” after completing Brat…
The Exploding Boy by The Cure: Great B-Sides
The Cure have been around for more than forty years, with leader Robert Smith the only constant member. The band formed in Crawley, West Sussex, in 1976, and have covered a lot of ground over their career, from the Gothic…
Nuggets II: You’re Driving Me Insane by The Missing Links
The Missing Links’ lead singer grew up in Naenae, Lower Hutt, New Zealand (the same suburb I live in). Credits 3 YOU’RE DRIVING ME INSANE – The Missing Links (Australia)(Baden Hutchins) PERSONNEL/ANDY JAMES: vocals * DOUG FORD: lead guitar *…
Music Quiz: ‘R’ Names for Singers
Last week, we covered the Ps of year-end top-100 artists. This week we’re up to R. Can you type all the first names? I scored a respectable, but possibly underwhelming, 53 Can you beat my score? Congratulations to EclecticMusicLover,…
