Music Quiz: Missing Word Band Songs
Can you complete song titles with the word “band” in them. I scored 14/14 – can you beat my time? I had 3:30 remaining. Congratulations to Tony and Max, who both scored full marks in last week’s quiz. I’ve…
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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.
10 Best Talking Heads Songs
Talking Heads emerged from the mid-1970s CBGB scene, along with Blondie, The Ramones, and Television. Neurotic frontman David Byrne formed the band with drummer Chris Frantz. When the new band was unable to find a bass player, Frantz’s girlfriend Tina…
New Music Reviews: Neko Case, Geese, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard
Neko Case is back with her gothic Americana. Brooklyn’s Geese are perhaps the most discussed indie band of 2025, while Melbourne’s King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard recently released their 27th album since their 2011 debut. Read on! King Gizzard…
Positions by Ariana Grande
Every New Zealand #1 single… 8 Positions by Ariana Grande Topped the NZ chart for 2 weeks from 2 November 2020. Ariana Grande Ariana Grande-Butera was born in Boca Raton, Florida, to an Italian-American heritage. She started her career in…
Music Quiz: Cry, Die, Fly, Fall Songs
Can you complete song titles with cry, die, fly, or fall? Find out below! I scored 40/40, albeit with some educated guessing. Congratulations to EclecticMusicLover, who scored 19/20 in last week’s trivia challenge. You’ve gotta give some credit to…
Five Best They Might Be Giant Songs for Children
I enjoy Lincoln and I adore ‘Birdhouse In Your Soul’, but I’ve spent far more time with They Might Be Giant’s records for children, ever since my oldest daughter became enthused with our library’s copy of Here Come The 123s.…
New Music Reviews: Cardiacs, Great Grandpa, and Tyler Childers
England’s zolo band Cardiacs return, despite the 2020 passing of frontman Tim Smith. Indie band Great Grandpa are back with their first record in six years, while country star Tyler Childers is wide-ranging and philosophical on Snipe Hunter. Cardiacs LSD…
Nuggets II: How Does It Feel to Feel by The Creation
Credits 4 HOW DOES IT FEEL TO FEEL (U.S. Single Version) – The Creation(Bob Garner/Eddie Phillips) PERSONNEL/BOB GARNER: vocals * EDDIE PHILLIPS: guitar, vocals * KIM GARDNER: bass, vocals * JACK JONES: drumsProduced by SHEL TALMY for INTERGLOBAL RECORDS CORP.Recorded…
Music Quiz: Trivial Twenty—Music
We’ve finished working through Grammy winners – well done on staying with us. This week’s challenge also has a Grammy question, among 19 other pieces of music trivia. I scored 17 I should have got the guitar one, but…
Sex Pistols: Albums Ranked from Worst to Best
The Sex Pistols weren’t the first punk band to release an album – The Ramones beat them by 18 months. But Johnny Rotten, Steve Jones, Paul Cook, and Sid Vicious became the face of punk in the UK. Manager Malcolm…
