Despite their short career, Joy Division were one of the best known bands from the post-punk era. The Manchester quartet had previously operated as a punk band named Warsaw, but didn’t find their signature sound until they slowed down their…
Last week’s Bowie quiz threw up a couple of different winners than usual – congratulations to Tangerine Trees () and Chris () who both scored 100%. This week’s quiz requires you to match artists from their first name to their…
For this b-side series, I’m only counting material that wasn’t released on studio albums. For instance, ‘Black Water’ by The Doobie Brothers became a #1 single, after its original release as a b-side, but it was also included on the…
Congratulations to Tony (), who narrowly defeated Murphy’s Law in last week’s Aphoristic Album Reviews Part 2 music quiz. After an epic 50 question last week, this week’s quiz is a little shorter. There are 10 different shots of David…
Joni Mitchell paid her dues playing folk clubs in the mid 1960s, and she wrote songs for other folk artists like Dave Van Ronk, Buffy Sainte-Marie, and Judy Collins before she recorded her debut album. Her first song to gain prominence…
We had a lot of high scores in last week’s quiz, but only three players scored 40 Congratulations to J, Murphy’s Law, and Tony, who scored full marks, with Tony scoring the fastest time. After a respite last week, we’re…
Brian Eno was born to a long line of postmen, but went to art school and embarked on a musical career, despite describing himself as a non-musician. Over a long and illustrious career, he’s transformed from a musical outsider to enjoying…
English singer-songwriter Robyn Hitchcock has created cult records all the way back to his days in The Soft Boys in the late 1970s. The Soft Boys began their recording career in Cambridge, and Hitchcock’s closest frame of reference has always…
Last week’s Aphoristic Albums Review quiz (Part 1) was a little tough. But one participant Kame, saw, and conquered. Congratulations to Rich Kamerman, who scored 10% more than the next participant, with 40 I’m planning a followup quiz, which I…
During the first decade of the 2000s, this website was a minor, unremarkable part of the “web reviewing community”, where people reviewed albums as a hobby. Here I revisit another of my favourite sites. Between 1999 and 2006, “Cosmic” Ben…
