Cat Stevens‘ work has endured because his low-key songs are relateable and accessible. Stevens has explored different styles over the course of his career – he started as a teen pop idol in the 1960s, and moved towards progressive rock…
Congratulations to the contestants who scored 100% in last week’s Connect the Dots quiz, with Tony recording the fastest score. This week’s challenge requires you to name musicians with food in their name. You can find it here. I…
Welcome back for a listen to ten more talented singer-songwriters – you can read part one here. As before, Google’s dictionary defines singer-songwriter as “a person who sings and writes popular songs, especially professionally.” The term’s come to have a…
The Police were arguably the greatest singles band of their era. In the late 1970s and early 1980s they released a string of great songs – ‘Roxanne’, ‘Message in a Bottle’, ‘Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic’, and ‘Every…
Last week’s rap lyric quiz stumped most of our entrants, with Geoff 1001 Stephen high-scoring with 11 This week we’re back in the rock saddle. Can you link the songs to the artist’s first letter and make a pretty picture…
I adored The Hold Steady in my twenties. The band had three different focal points – guitarist Tad Kubler was a classic rock riff machine, emulating the bar band rock of Thin Lizzy. Vocalist Craig Finn was inspired by hip…
American rock icon Bruce Springsteen celebrated his 70th birthday this week. This means it’s half a lifetime since he released his most commercially successful album, 1984’s Born in the USA. A decade earlier, 1975’s Born to Run had launched Springsteen…
Congratulations to all of last week’s contestants, especially those with 100%. Special congratulations to Tony, who finished in a rasping time with more than five minutes to spare. This week’s challenge wanders into unfamiliar territory for this quiz. You need…
It’s the year of Our Lord 2019, and we’re rapidly approaching peak-rock-star-death era. The Cars’ mastermind Ric Ocasek passed away earlier this week. I was surprised to learn that he was 75, older than many of the stars that he…
Congratulations to JP Robichaud, who astounded us all with his musical instrument knowledge with a perfect 16 This week you need to complete the song lyrics that contain a like. Can you master the similes? I scored 26/26 in…
