10 Best Jackson Browne Songs
Jackson Browne started his music career in his teens. He joined the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and, at 17, he became a staff writer for Elektra Records’ Nina Music. He dated Nico – she covered Browne’s ‘These Days’ on her…
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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.
Nuggets II: By My Side by The Elois
Credits 3 BY MY SIDE – The Elois (Australia)(Greg Heenan/Bill Van Berkel/Alan Rowe/Dennis Fiorini) PERSONNEL/ALAN ROWE: vocals * DENNIS FIORINI: guitar, vocals * GREG HEENAN: bass * BILL VAN BERKEL: drumsProducer(s) unknownRecorded in Melbourne, AustraliaIN single #INS-8067 (1967) [Australia] The…
Music Quiz: Pick a 1990s Group By Hit
Can you link an image of a 1990s band to an iconic hit? I scored 19 I thought this week was a lot easier – a diverse group of artists where you can figure it out based on gender…
Suzanne Vega Albums: Ranked from Worst to Best
Singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega emerged in the mid-1980s after serving an apprenticeship in folk music in New York’s Greenwich Village. Her introspective and gentle songs were immediately successful at a time when singer-songwriters weren’t popular. Her first two albums spawned hits…
New Music Reviews: Joshua Chuquimia Crampton and Jessie Ware
Two polar opposites this week – mainstream dance-pop from Jessie Ware and experimental fare from Joshua Chuquimia Crampton. Joshua Chuquimia Crampton Anata 2026, 7/10Joshua Chuquimia Crampton was involved in one of my favourites from last year – he recorded Los…
Uptown Funk by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
Every New Zealand #1 single… 10 Uptown Funk by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars Topped the NZ chart for 9 weeks from 22 December 2014. Mark Ronson Mark Ronson is the son of socialite, writer, and jewellery designer Ann Dexter-Jones. His stepfather is…
Music Quiz: Pick a 1990s Music Artist By Hit
Can you link an image of a 1990s band to an iconic hit? I scored 21 Can you beat me? I thought it was the trickiest one so far. Not a lot of artists who I really care about…
Jessie Ware: Albums Ranked from Worst to Best
Jessie Ware is the UK’s most likeable pop star. She’s charming where other mainstream acts leave me cold. Ware has a gorgeous voice, but she’s closer to Sade’s sophisticated poise than Celine Dion’s vocal histrionics. Ware’s dance-pop and blue-eyed soul…
The Blue Nile's Best Album: Hats
The Blue Nile are famous for their lack of productivity. The Glasgow-based group were formed in 1981 and effectively broke up by 2006, and released a mere four albums during their quarter century tenure. Like many bands that emerged after…
New Music Reviews: Angine de Poitrine and Joyce Manor
It’s an unusually rocking week – the microtonal art rock of Angine de Poitrine and the punk of Joyce Manor Angine de Poitrine Vol.II 2026, 8/10If Geese were the breakout indie act of 2025, Quebecois math-rock duo are 2026’s newly…
