Music Quiz: Hide Your D Albums
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…
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.
New Music Reviews: Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Lemon Twigs, and Clarissa Connelly
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…
Nuggets: Night Time by The Strangeloves
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…
Music Quiz: Finish the Famous Christmas Song Line
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…
New Music Reviews: Mk.Gee, Kendrick Lamar, and Tyler, the Creator
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.…
Somethin’ Stupid by Robbie Williams and Nicole Kidman
New Zealand’s 2001 Christmas number one was a cover of a 1960s chestnut, recorded by a famous actress and a laddish singer at the peak of his popularity. Somethin’ Stupid ‘Somethin’ Stupid’ was written by American songwriter Carson Parks, the…
Music Quiz: Hide Your C Albums
I promise not to run 26 of these Hide Your Albums quizzes in a row, but I’m enjoying them. We’re up to C this week – can you tell your Clash from your Chemical Brothers? Are you crazy, sexy, or…
New Music Reviews: Foxing and Blood Incantation
It’s the heaviest week of new reviews in this site’s history. Blood Incantation’s Absolute Elsewhere has been the most acclaimed metal release for years. Foxing’s throat-shredding indie rock has become even more intense. Foxing Foxing 2021, 8.5 Louis’s Foxing have…
Nuggets: Lies by The Knickerbockers
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 the years from 1965-1968 and was…
Music Quiz: Hide Your B Albums
Last week we hid our A albums, this week it’s time to hide your B albums. I scored 24/24, although I had to guess between Blink-182 and Jimmy Eat World at the end. I had 5:04 remaining – can…
