10 Best Rich Mullins Songs
Rich Mullins is known for the gimmicky CCM hit ‘Awesome God’. But that’s an unfair reputation – dig deeper, and he’s one of the best songwriters to emerge in the 1980s. Mullins was born in Richmond, Indiana. He was a…
Aphoristical
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.
The Look by Roxette
Every New Zealand #1 single… 3 The Look by Roxette Topped the NZ chart for 3 (non-consecutive) weeks from 7 May 1989. Roxette Roxette are a Swedish supergroup. Marie Fredriksson was already a solo star in Sweden, while Per Gessle…
Music Quiz: Album of the Year Winners (2010s)
As even more logic would dictate, we’re now up to the 2010s Grammy winners. I found this one a bit easier than the 2000s one – it helps that “various artists” isn’t an answer, and that two artists are…
The 1975: Albums Ranked from Worst to Best
The members of The 1975 met at Wilmslow High School in their teens, playing at gigs organised by a local council worker. They started as a punk band, with Matt Healy, the son of two prominent actors, on drums. With…
New Music Reviews: The Beths and Anna Tivel
This week, we have confessional power pop from NZ’s The Beths and socially conscious folk from Portland’s Anna Tivel. Enjoy! The Beths Straight Line Was a Lie 2025, 8.5/10All of The Beths’ albums feel like therapy, but this one more…
Nuggets II: I’m Just A Mops by The Mops
Credits PERSONNEL/HIROMITSU SUZUKI: vocals * MASARU HOSHI: lead guitar, vocals * TAROU MIYUKI: rhythm guitar * KAORU MURAKAMI: bass * MIKIHARU SUZUKI: drumsProducer(s) unknownRecorded in Tokyo, JapanFrom the album Psychedelic Sounds In Japan, Victor #SJV-356 (1968) [Japan] The Mops The Group…
Music Quiz: Album of the Year Winners (2000s)
As logic would dictate, we’re now up to the 2000s Grammy winners. I suspect many of us will find the 21st-century quizzes tougher. I scored 8/10, although I think the 2002 one is tough. Congratulations to Rich Kamerman, who…
10 Best Albums of 2021
I think it’s cheating to publish a best albums list during the year in question – like, what if the best album ever is released on the 15th of December? That wasn’t the case this year, but a lot of…
New Music Reviews: Jens Lekman, Margo Price, and Kerry Logan
Music from three different continents this week: Jens Lekman Songs for Other People’s Weddings 2025, 8.5/10 On my first album there was a song called If You Ever Need a Stranger (To Sing at Your Wedding) which wasn’t really meant…
Love the Way You Lie by Eminem featuring Rihanna
Every New Zealand #1 single… 9 Love the Way You Lie by Eminem featuring Rihanna Topped the NZ chart for 4 weeks from 19 July 2010. Eminem Missouri-born rapper Eminem broke through to the mainstream with his alter ego, Slim…
