2024 was the international year of camelids. The war in Gaza continued and Donald Trump won the US election. Meanwhile, Bashar al-Assad was deposed in Syria. But fortunately, there was interesting music to distract us from the world’s chaos. It…
I’ve enjoyed reading other blogs‘ fifty-year retrospectives of 1974 albums. It got me thinking about my own list. 1974 was the year of Watergate and the Rumble in the Jungle. It’s also my favourite year for albums, with two of…
I’m scheduling this early because I plan to tramp in the Southern Alps today. I scored 21 I had to resort to some guessing at the end. The quiz included some acts I liked, but I wasn’t familiar with…
I’m still catching up with 2024 releases. Guatemalan cellist Mabe Fratti’s excellent Sentir Que No Sabes slipped out in June. But Lauren Mayberry (from CHVRCHES) only released her solo debut this month. Mabe Fratti Sentir Que No Sabes 2024, 9/10Guatemalan…
Before he became Patti Smith’s lead guitarist, Lenny Kaye compiled the two-album set, Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era. Released in 1972, the two-LP set covered American garage rock and psychedelia from 1965-1968, and was a major influence…
The observant among you may have noticed that the quiz is a day later than usual. I figured people had better things to do than a music quiz on Christmas Day. I scored 23/24 – I could have scored…
It’s another diverse week of new releases. We have: Two of these records feature church bells, befitting for Christmastide. Read on for details. Godspeed You! Black Emperor No Title as of 13 February 2024 28,340 Dead 2024, 7.5/10 Montreal’s instrumental…
Before he became Patti Smith’s lead guitarist, Lenny Kaye compiled the 2 album set, Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era. Released in 1972, the two-LP set covered American garage rock and psychedelia from the years 1965-1968 and was…
I don’t normally run a Christmas music quiz, but let’s try it this year. I may have an advantage here, since I’ll probably be playing some of these songs on Christmas Eve. I scored 27/28 – I missed ‘Home…
School holidays are just starting. This means I must review the albums with inappropriate language before my girls are home for the summer. Kendrick Lamar and Tyler, the Creator are both hip-hop superstars who stretch the boundaries of the genre.…
