Music Quiz: ‘P’ Names for Singers
Last week, we covered the Ls of year-end top-100 artists. This week we’re up to P (assuming we’re spelling the initials of Emerson, Lake & Palmer). Can you type all the first names? I was doing well for most…
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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.
10 Best Big Star Songs
Alex Chilton was already a star when he joined forces with the Icewater. Icewater’s members – singer/guitarist Chris Bell, bassist Andy Hummel, and drummer Jody Stephens – had been playing in Memphis garage-rock bands. Despite the city’s heritage of blues…
New Music Reviews: Boards of Canada and Beth Orton
It’s like we’re back in the 1990s this week, with excellent albums from Scottish electronic duo Boards of Canada and English singer-songwriter Beth Orton. Boards of Canada Inferno 2026, 8.5/10Brothers Mike Sandison and Marcus Eoin have been together in Boards…
Nuggets II: Who Dat? by The Jury
Every second Nuggets II track from the UK features a future star in an obscure band. This time it’s Marc “Bang a Gong” Bolan. Credits PERSONNEL/BRUCE WALKER: vocals * TERRY KENNY: lead guitar, vocals * GEORGE JOHNS: rhythm guitar *…
Music Quiz: ‘L’ Names for Singers
Last week, we covered the Es of year-end top-100 artists. This week we’re up to L. Can you type all the first names? I scored 42 I missed one super obvious one with some poor spelling. But there were…
Five Best OK Go Music Videos
In Rich Dad, Poor Dad, Robert Kiyosaki writes about how McDonald’s is actually a real estate business. They buy or lease land in prime locations, and lease it to the franchisees. Just like McDonald’s is a restaurant, OK Go is…
Airplanes by B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams
‘Airplanes’ was just the beginning of B.o.B.’s interest in aeronautics. He later attempted to raise $1,000,000 for satellites and weather balloons to verify that Earth is flat. B.o.B. Bobby Ray Simmons is the son of a pastor and grew up…
Music Quiz: E Names for Singers
Can you supply the first names (starting with E) for these singers who have scored Billboard year-end Top 100 singles. I scored 31/39 – there were a few where I had no idea…. Can you beat my score? I…
New Music Reviews: Death Cab For Cutie, Hannah Peel & Beibei Wang
Death Cab For Cutie are back for their 11th album of anguished indie rock. Meanwhile, the pairing of percussionist Beibei Wang and keyboardist Hannah Peel is fresh and new. Death Cab For Cutie I Built You A Tower 2026, 8/10Washington…
Nuggets II: A Midsummer’s Night Scene by John’s Children
Every second Nuggets II track from the UK features a future star in an obscure band. This time it’s Marc “Bang a Gong” Bolan. Credits 3 A MIDSUMMER’S NIGHT SCENE – John’s Children(Marc Bolan) PERSONNEL/ANDY ELLISON: vocals * MARC BOLAN:…
