Cass McCombs might be the best singer-songwriter operating at the moment. Alex G’s ‘Afterlife’ might be my favourite song of the year. And Erika de Casier is back quickly with another classy album of smooth pop – enjoy! Cass McCombs…
Every New Zealand #1 single… 4 The Ketchup Song (Aserejé) by Las Ketchup Topped the NZ chart for 10 weeks from 17 November 2002. Las Ketchup Lucía, Lola, and Pilar Muñoz are daughters of flamenco musician Juan Manuel Muñoz Expósito.…
Welcome back for another week of quizzing. This week’s challenge is simple, but requires speed – you need to answer 50 (mostly) easy questions in 2 minutes. I scored 50/50 with 28 seconds remaining – can you beat my…
Formed by London architecture students in 1964, Pink Floyd are one of the most beloved classic rock bands. Stadium-rock blockbusters like Dark Side of the Moon and The Wall enjoy the most attention, but they enjoyed a lengthy career on either side of the…
The success of Rhino’s 1998 Nuggets boxset justified a follow-up. The sequel covers the rest of the world since the first volume only chronicled the USA. Nuggets II: Original Artyfacts from the British Empire and Beyond, 1964–1969 emerged in 2001.…
Paramore’s Hayley Williams and London’s Wolf Alice continue to make high-class pop Meanwhile, Nashville’s William Tyler creates exploratory guitar instrumentals. All three are well worth your time. Hayley Williams Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party 2025, 8.5/10Williams is best known…
Welcome back for another week of quizzing. This week, your challenge is to identify duos. I scored 22/25 – can you beat my score? Congratulations to Tony, who showcased his ornithological knowledge in last week’s birds in music quiz.…
Talk Talk‘s career trajectory is one of the most fascinating in rock music – over the course of a decade and five albums, they transformed from a generic synth-pop outfit to trail-blazers for post-rock. Keyboardist Simon Brenner left Talk Talk…
Every New Zealand #1 single… 7 I Shot the Sheriff by Warren G Topped the NZ chart for 2 weeks from 13 April 1997 Warren G I’ll let Yacht Rock explain Warren G’s rise to fame. It may not be…
Ben Folds had been trying to break into the music industry for years when he formed Ben Folds Five with Robert Sledge and Darren Jessee in 1993. The trio played piano-centred music in the grunge era, but fitted in with…
