Can you link an image of a 1980s artist to an iconic hit? I scored 21 I found it tougher than the previous editions, as I don’t know what Irene Cara and Richard Marx look like. Congratulations to EclecticMusicLover,…
It’s difficult to blame Lindsey Buckingham for having a chip on his shoulder. He’s the studio mastermind, the live spark, and the restless creator behind the imperious pop era of Fleetwood Mac. But Buckingham is little known by the general…
If you look at my favourite album per year list, both of these artists have already had a year’s best album this decade. The two albums this week are the sequels, and they’re both excellent. Avalon Emerson Written Into Changes…
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.…
Can you link an image of a 1970s band to an iconic hit? I scored 18 I think 20 is attainable; I just made a couple of silly mistakes. Congratulations to EclecticMusicLover, who scored the fastest 25/25 for the…
Along with the lead singer and the flashy lead guitarist, the drummer’s often a focal point in a band. I’ve picked ten of my favourite drummers. My list is a little different than the standard, for a couple of reasons.…
Two very different albums this week – the succinct, retro power-pop of Mod Lang, and the sprawling, forward-looking house of Sun-El Musician. I like both artists, but both albums are a little flawed. Read on for details! Mod Lang Borrowed…
Every New Zealand #1 single… 2 The Newcastle Song by Bob Hudson Topped the NZ chart for 4 (non-consecutive) weeks from 6 June 1975. Bob Hudson Sydney’s Bob Hudson trained as a geography teacher, then became a psychiatric nurse. He…
Can you link an image of a 1970s artist to an iconic hit? I scored 24/25, struggling with differentiating between women with afros. Congratulations to EclecticMusicLover, who scored the fastest 25/25 in last week’s 1960s hit quiz. You may…
by Myles Tanzer, Illustrated by Ali Mac My two daughters are voracious learners, so when we found this book about 80 notable musicians on the library shelves we borrowed it. My older daughter is 9, and she’s probably at the…
