Bruno Mars established his popularity in New Zealand with his very first single. Bruno Mars Peter Hernandez was born in Honolulu to parents with Filipino, Jewish, and Puerto Rican heritage. He was nicknamed Bruno due to his resemblance to wrestler…
We’re up to quiz #45 in the series. 45AD was the year the Roman senate consulted about real estate speculation in Rome. Can you score 20/20 in this quiz. I’d be impressed if you can. I scored 11 I got fixated…
It feels a little exotic this week – Brazilian jazz pianist Amaro Freitas plays music inspired by a recent trip to the Amazon. Bristol’s The Fauns blend shoegaze with pop sounds on their most recent record. Amaro Freitas Y’Y 2024,…
Counting Crows bridged the gap between alternative and classic rock when they appeared in 1993. The band were clearly indebted to stalwarts like The Band and Van Morrison. But lead singer Adam Duritz channelled angst like his alternative contemporaries. The…
Welcome back for more quizzing. We’re up to #44, and the artists are getting ever more obscure. I scored 13 It quickly got difficult after Bert and Ernie. Can you beat me? Congratulations to Deke and Rich Kamerman, who…
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…
Producer Danger Mouse and vocalist CeeLo Green create magic on their first single as Gnarls Barkley. Gnarls Barkley Producer Danger Mouse and vocalist CeeLo Green were already well known before they released their first single as Gnarls Barkley. CeeLo Green…
We’re up to quiz #43. I found this one tricky with many artists I wasn’t familiar with. Can you tell Samantha Fox from Hilary Duff? I scored 13 I liked Squeeze’s witty album cover though. Congratulations to EclecticMusicLover, who…
Two solo artists this week. Former White Stripes frontman Jack White dropped a surprise record in August. Singer-songwriter Cassandra Jenkins is back with another album of pretty new age ramblings (not an insult). Jack White No Name 2024, 8/10I’m probably…
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…
