The prodigiously talented Jeff Buckley only made one studio album, 1994’s Grace, before his accidental drowning in the Mississippi River in 1997. \His estate has continued to release a wealth of posthumous material. These range from top notch material like…
Congratulations to jprobichaud and Tony, who both top scored 14/15 in last week’s quiz. This week’s challenge is a rare single artist quiz, where you need to name 24 Rolling Stones albums. I scored 21/24, although I was confused by one…
In New Zealand, this week has witnessed the beginning of sprinter. The daffodils are flowering, and the washing is drying in the sunny breeze. In New Zealand and Australia, some weather scientists have attempted to change our weather paradigm to…
Congratulations to Geoff () who scored 100% in last week’s intensive quiz. And a shout out to Rich, who was 1 point off the perfect score. This week’s quiz requires you to identify notable musicians from their minimalist portraits. …
Years ago, in the infancy of the mainstream internet, I used to be interested in the goings on over at the F***YouCrew. Essentially the F***YouCrew was a live journal community of musical elitists. To join the community, you needed to…
It’s a fair bet that Queen’s Brian May is the only person to have achieved a number one pop song and a PhD in Astrophysics. He combined these two skill-sets in ”39′, an album track from 1975’s A Night At…
Congratulations to all the competitors who scored full marks in last week’s quiz. This week’s quiz requires you to complete an epic countdown – make sure you have a spare ten minutes before starting. What can you score out…
I grew up in, and still live in, Lower Hutt, New Zealand, a satellite city of the capital Wellington. Like your average satellite city, it can feel like a cultural vacuum, full of sprawling suburbia – if you want to…
Rickie Lee Jones is a one hit wonder in the eyes of the public; she charted with the jazzy, breezy ‘Chuck E.’s In Love’ from her 1979 debut album, which established her bohemian credentials, dating Tom Waits and wearing a beret.…
Congratulations to all of the contestants who scored full marks in last week’s dropped album quiz. This week’s challenge requires you to link the rain themed lyric to the classic rock song. I scored 14/16 – how did you…
