Do you like your female solo artists perky and poppy? Or moody and improvisational? Carly Ray Jepsen Day and Night (Continued) 2026, 9/10Carly Rae Jepsen’s landmark 2015 album Emotion isn’t about relationships. Instead, it’s about the liminal spaces between relationships…
The Syndicats are best known for their succession of lead guitarists, Steve Howe, Ray Fenwick, and Peter Banks. Credits 3 CRAWDADDY SIMONE – The Syndicats (U.K.)(Jeff Williams/Ray Fenwick) PERSONNEL/JOHNNY LAMB: vocals * RAY FENWICK: guitar * JEFF WILLIAMS: electric piano…
Canadian pop treasure Carly Rae Jepsen achieved peak cultural saturation in 2012 with the inescapable hit ‘Call Me Maybe’. ‘Call Me Maybe’ started as an acoustic song, but with synth strings and a Justin Bieber endorsement, it became wildly successful. It…
It’s Thursday, NZ time, so naturally it’s time to quiz. Can you complete the names of these 1990s songs. Not many of my faves this week, but I still guessed my way to 19 Can you beat me for…
Blur’s debut album Leisure was successful, reaching the UK top ten. But in hindsight, the band’s career began properly with 1993’s Modern Life is Rubbish. After an unsuccessful US tour and public backlash, the band embraced their Englishness on their…
A 1964 hit that sounds like it was already ancient. The Four Pennies Lionel Morton started his career as a choirboy in Blackburn, Lancashire. His band were originally The Lionel Morton Four. They chose their new name at a meeting…
Like Back to the Future, we’ll go back to the 1950s for this week’s quiz. I scored 20/20 with 3:15 remaining – can you beat my time? Congratulations to Tony, who scored the fastest 20/20 in last week’s quiz.
Pristine R&B or raw roots rock? Pick your poison – both are impressive. Ravyn Levae Blue Island 2026, 8.5/10R&B artist Ravyn Levae is writing some of my favourite songs of 2026. She has an interesting background – her grandfather is…
Pointing out bad lyrics in a tween fantasy Disney series feels like shooting fish in a barrel. But this quartet of movies features some of the most ridiculous wordsmithery I’ve ever heard. I’ve had this post sitting in my draft…
Happy Tuesday morning* (New Zealand time)! Often on Tuesday morning I feature an artist that I’ve recently added to the site, but I haven’t written much this week, so here are some lists for your viewing pleasure. *I just accidentally…
