There are two prominent Sam Phillipses in popular music. This list isn’t about the Sun Records producer who worked with Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, and Jerry Lee Lewis. Rather it’s about the idiosyncratic female singer-songwriter who launched her career in…
One Third? The Majority? Does not compute…. Credits 4 ONE THIRD – The Majority (U.K.)(Barry Graham) PERSONNEL/BARRY GRAHAM (aka WIGLEY): vocals * ROGER FRANCE: lead guitar * BOB LANG: rhythm guitar, vocals * KEN SMITH: bass * DON LILL: drumsProduced…
When Martin Phillipps passed away in 2024, the world lost a terrific, yet overlooked, songwriter. Phillipps, the son of a Methodist minister, formed The Chills in 1980. They signed to the Flying Nun label but were more sophisticated than most…
Even more album sorting. Can you match the songs to the albums starting with O? Are you on the beach or out to lunch? I made this quiz, so I’m not eligible to enter. Can you score full marks…
To what extent was punk rock an expression of dissent?
George Michael’s second post-Wham! single was a worldwide smash. Wham! Wham! evolved from a partnership into a vehicle for George Michael. So it wasn’t surprising when Wham! disbanded and Michael went solo. As previously noted, Wham! topped the chart once…
If you’re an old man, shouting at the clouds about how modern music isn’t the same as it was in your heyday, you’ll probably enjoy the Americana of Jason Isbell. Isbell’s music could have been made any time in the…
Even more album sorting. Can you match the songs to the albums starting with N? Can you tell your Nilsson from your Schmilsson? I made this quiz, so I’m not eligible to enter. Can you score full marks this…
Ten worst pop stinkers ever I wrote this in response to a list published in a major New Zealand weekly magazine (The NZ Listener). It was published, despite its unusual format, in February 2002: Even though the enjoyment of a…
Peter Daltrey and Eddie Pumer met while working for ABC Television, and named this song after a Yul Brynner movie. Credits 4 FLIGHT FROM ASHIYA – Kaleidoscope(Peter Daltrey/Eddie Pumer) PERSONNEL/PETER DALTREY: vocals * EDDIE PUMER: guitar * STEVE CLARK: bass…
