English art-pop artist Kate Bush is a creative genius, who siphoned her influences into her own unique blend. The folk music from her Irish mother, the progressive rock that her older brothers listened to as teenagers, and radio-friendly pop like…
Last week’s first and last song quiz created a logjam. The highest score was 13/16, and Michael Jackson seemingly tricked everyone since his early albums are relatively obscure. Congratulations to Rich, Max, Bruce, and jprobichaud, who all made it to…
Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O’Connell recently became the first musician born in the 21st century to score a number one single in the United States. Eilish had already been building a profile for a few years, debuting on SoundCloud and…
Congratulations to the four contestants who scored full marks in last week’s 1990 album quiz. In order of fastest time: 1) Tony2) 2Loud2Old3) J4) Stephen1001 This week you need to identify musical artists by the first song from their debut…
In 1978 New Zealand art-rockers Split Enz were in crisis. The group had lost key original members like Phil Judd and Mike Chunn. Their art-rock was out of step in the late 1970s, pushed from the mainstream by punk and…
By 1976, David Bowie had already enjoyed a glittering career. His majestic 1969 hit ‘Space Oddity’ established his career, after a false start with the 1967 novelty ‘The Laughing Gnome’. Bowie’s first successful album was 1971’s Hunky Dory.1972’s glam rock…
Last week’s quiz generated a bunch of scores in a narrow range – congratulations to Rich, Max, and Bruce all made it to 20 This week’s quiz requires you to click the 1990 album covers – it’s the era of…
Big Thief are an indie rock band with prominent folk and Americana influences. They’ve been prolific in their short career, with U.F.O.F. their third album in three years. Big Thief are influenced by vintage folk-rock acts like The Band, Neil…
The Seattle rock band Pearl Jam were formed from the remnants of Mother Love Bone. Bassist Jeff Ament and guitarist Stone Gossard recruited lead guitarist Mike McCready and vocalist Eddie Vedder, and Pearl Jam played their first show in October…
Congratulations to Geoff, jprobichaud, and Tony who all scored 100% in last week’s time quiz – looks like Geoff had the fastest time. This week, you need to fill in the blanks in song lyrics with classic album titles. I…
