Two polar opposites this week – mainstream dance-pop from Jessie Ware and experimental fare from Joshua Chuquimia Crampton. Joshua Chuquimia Crampton Anata 2026, 7/10Joshua Chuquimia Crampton was involved in one of my favourites from last year – he recorded Los…
Mark Ronson is the stepson of Foreigner guitarist Mick Jones. He continues the family hit-making tradition with ‘Uptown Funk’. Mark Ronson Mark Ronson is the son of socialite, writer, and jewellery designer Ann Dexter-Jones. His stepfather is Foreigner guitarist Mick…
Can you link an image of a 1990s band to an iconic hit? I scored 21 Can you beat me? I thought it was the trickiest one so far. Not a lot of artists who I really care about…
Jessie Ware is the UK’s most likeable pop star. She’s charming where other mainstream acts leave me cold. Ware has a gorgeous voice, but she’s closer to Sade’s sophisticated poise than Celine Dion’s vocal histrionics. Ware’s dance-pop and blue-eyed soul…
The Blue Nile are famous for their lack of productivity. The Glasgow-based group were formed in 1981 and effectively broke up by 2006, and released a mere four albums during their quarter century tenure. Like many bands that emerged after…
It’s an unusually rocking week – the microtonal art rock of Angine de Poitrine and the punk of Joyce Manor Angine de Poitrine Vol.II 2026, 8/10If Geese were the breakout indie act of 2025, Quebecois math-rock duo are 2026’s newly…
Credits 3 PATH THROUGH THE FOREST – The Factory (U.K.)(Rollings) PERSONNEL/JACK BRAND: bass, vocals * IAN OATES: guitar * BILL MacLEOD: drumsProduced by DAMON LYON-SHAW & BRIAN CARROLL for EDDIE TRE-VETT PRODUCTIONSRecorded in London, EnglandMGM single #1444 (1968) The Factory…
Can you link an image of a 1980s band to an iconic hit? I scored 19 Can you beat me and score the perfect 20? Congratulations to EclecticMusicLover, who has dominated this series. He beat Rich Kamerman by 3…
“These fingers of mine, they got brains in ’em. You don’t tell them what to do – they do it.” Jerry Lee Lewis Not every band features a keyboard player, so the talent pool is smaller than for other band…
The New Pornographers emerged in 2000, pooling talent from nationally successful Canadian bands like Zumpano, Destroyer, and Limblifter. While A.C. Newman is the group’s main creative force, the band spotlighted Neko Case’s warm, sumptuous voice and Dan Bejar’s offbeat songs…
