Music Quiz: Click, Click, BOOM!
This week’s challenge is sudden death – if you get one wrong, the quiz stops. Also, it’s not possible to skip questions. It starts easy, but gets harder. I scored 12/12 with 3:16 remaining – can you beat my…
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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 Rage Against the Machine Songs
Rage Against the Machine’s debut album was a slow-burn success. Their debut single ‘Killing in the Name’ was initially released in 1992, and became the Christmas #1 single in the UK in 2009. Parent album Rage Against the Machine didn’t…
New Music Reviews: The Last Dinner Party, Cate Le Bon, and Brìghde Chaimbeul
Arty fare from three different parts of the UK – Wales’ Cate Le Bon, Scottish piper Brìghde Chaimbeul, and theatrical London band The Last Dinner Party. The Last Dinner Party From the Pyre 2025, 7.5/10The Last Dinner Party were breakout…
Nuggets II: The Madman Running Through The Fields by Dantalian’s Chariot
The success of Rhino’s 1998 Nuggets boxset justified a follow-up. The sequel covers the rest of the world since the first volume only chronicled the USA. Nuggets II: Original Artyfacts from the British Empire and Beyond, 1964–1969 emerged in 2001.…
Music Quiz: Missing Word Band Songs
Can you complete song titles with the word “band” in them. I scored 14/14 – can you beat my time? I had 3:30 remaining. Congratulations to Tony and Max, who both scored full marks in last week’s quiz. I’ve…
10 Best Talking Heads Songs
Talking Heads emerged from the mid-1970s CBGB scene, along with Blondie, The Ramones, and Television. Neurotic frontman David Byrne formed the band with drummer Chris Frantz. When the new band was unable to find a bass player, Frantz’s girlfriend Tina…
New Music Reviews: Neko Case, Geese, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard
Neko Case is back with her gothic Americana. Brooklyn’s Geese are perhaps the most discussed indie band of 2025, while Melbourne’s King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard recently released their 27th album since their 2011 debut. Read on! King Gizzard…
Positions by Ariana Grande
Every New Zealand #1 single… 8 Positions by Ariana Grande Topped the NZ chart for 2 weeks from 2 November 2020. Ariana Grande Ariana Grande-Butera was born in Boca Raton, Florida, to an Italian-American heritage. She started her career in…
Music Quiz: Cry, Die, Fly, Fall Songs
Can you complete song titles with cry, die, fly, or fall? Find out below! I scored 40/40, albeit with some educated guessing. Congratulations to EclecticMusicLover, who scored 19/20 in last week’s trivia challenge. You’ve gotta give some credit to…
Five Best They Might Be Giant Songs for Children
I enjoy Lincoln and I adore ‘Birdhouse In Your Soul’, but I’ve spent far more time with They Might Be Giant’s records for children, ever since my oldest daughter became enthused with our library’s copy of Here Come The 123s.…
