Missed the Quiz?
For some reason, Wordpress Feed didn’t display this week’s quiz yesterday. If you missed it, it’s at: In other news, one of the joys of music blogging is the occasional interaction with the artists you’re blogging about. I received…
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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.
Music Quiz: Famous Musicians Re-Imagined as Squirrels
Congratulations to John from , who scored the fastest time in last week’s 1980s Music Video Quiz. This week quiz involves squirrels: The pictures are adorable, and the clues are often funny. I do think it’s pretty easy so…
2019 Reviews: Michael Kiwanuka, Michaela Anne, FKA Twigs
I’ve been chewing through 2019 releases with three more album reviews. Two of these albums could have come straight from the 1970s – the soul of Michael Kiwanuka and the retro country of Michaela Anne. FKA Twigs’ Magdalene has a…
Rock Reviews: Big Big Train, Fontaines, D.C., and Black Midi
Here are three reviews of 2019 releases that fit under sub-genres of rock – the progressive rock of Big Big Train, the punk rock of Fontaines, D.C., and the experimental math-rock of Black Midi. All three are from the British…
Roxy Music Albums: Ranked from Worst to Best
English art-rock band Roxy Music was formed by vocalist Bryan Ferry and bassist Graham Simpson in 1970. They recruited saxophone and oboe player Andy Mackay and synth player Brian Eno (who “treated” the other players’ instruments through his synth). Drummer…
African Giant by Burna Boy: New Music Review
Nigeria’s Burna Boy was born Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu. He’s connected with Nigerian musical royalty – his grandfather once managed Afrobeat star Fela Kuti. After four albums, his star is clearly on the rise; he’s currently at UK number one for…
Music Quiz: 12 Flags
Congratulations to Sheik Yerbouti, who scored the fastest time of the correct entrants in last week’s Back the Block challenge. This week you need to connect the flags with the male musicians. Everyone will beat my score this week…
New Music Reviews: Angel Olsen, Better Oblivion Community Center, Nilufer Yanya, The Japanese House and Sharon Van Etten
This week’s reviews of 2019 albums covers indie releases. Indie is a nebulous word – technically it means releases from an independent label. But it’s come to define a specific approach as well – often music with shades of artiness…
Dancing Barefoot by U2 and Karen by The Go-Betweens: Great B-Sides
Patti Smith was one of the first punk artists to make a record. 1975’s Horses, produced by John Cale, was a confronting album. Musically it drew from 1960s garage-rock, while lyrically it was provocative. Smith was clearly influential on an…
Music Quiz: Back the Block
Congratulations to Max at who achieved last week’s only perfect score in the duo quiz. This week you need to answer some trivia questions. As you fill them in, you complete a word find. This makes it easier to…
