Born in Oklahoma, Chris O’Dell found herself in The Beatles‘ inner circle when she worked as a PA for Apple. Leon Russell wrote ‘Pisces Apple Lady’ about O’Dell. She’s also “the woman down the hall” in Joni Mitchell’s ‘Coyote’ and…
In a post-monoculture era, why has a traditional-tinged country song topped the New Zealand charts for 19 weeks? Chart domination It’s been a weird 12 months on the NZ singles charts. Between 19 September 2025 and 1 October 2026, five…
Time marches on, but we’re back for another week of quizzing. Can you fill in these 1980s songs? I scored 20/20 with 2:56 remaining, but there were a few obscure ones and I needed some educated guessing. Congratulations to…
Two very different, yet sincere, acts this week. The smooth British neo-soul of Cleo Sol, and the country punk of Twisted Teens. Cleo Sol Gentlewoman 2026, 8.5/10Cleo Sol is better known as the lead singer of Sault, but she’s also…
Even before ‘American Woman’, The Guess Who were a beloved Canadian garage-rock band. Credits 3 IT’S MY PRIDE – The Guess Who (Canada)(Randy Bachman) PERSONNEL/BURTON CUMMINGS: vocals, keyboards * RANDY BACHMAN: guitar * JIM KALE: fuzz bass * GARRY PETERSON:…
We’re back for more songs – this time from the 1980s. I scored 20/20, but I needed a string of educated guesses at the end. Congratulations to Max, who scored the only 20/20 in last week’s quiz. Have you…
Bruce Springsteen broke through to the mainstream with 1975’s Born to Run. But before his breakthrough, he released a couple of albums that flew under the radar. He started as a singer-songwriter with Greetings from Asbury Park, NJ. He introduced…
The 1970s were a great decade for albums. Acts like David Bowie, Marvin Gaye, Joni Mitchell, and Led Zeppelin released a swathe of great records. Amongst all the great music, however, plenty of abominable songs also made it onto the…
He’s vanilla, baby. He’s like the second coming of Vanilla Ice, maybe. Jack Harlow Jackman Thomas Harlow grew up on a Kentucky horse farm. It’s a surprising background for a top-selling rap artist. And Jack Harlow sounds like a white…
We’re back in the 1970s for more quizzing. Tranche #15 has deep cuts from XTC and Marvin Gaye, and cult favourites like Shuggie Otis. I scored 20/20, but was lucky with a 50/50 guess at the end. I finished…
