Music Quiz: Greatest Hits XLVI
We’re up to quiz 46 in our greatest hits sequence – congratulations for sticking it out so long. This week’s seemed the easiest for a while – I could guess based on genre conventions. I scored 15/20 but probably…
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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.
New Music Reviews: Magdalena Bay and Zach Bryan
There are some fun classic rock Easter eggs in this week’s pair of new releases. Bruce Springsteen duets with Zach Bryan on ‘Sandpaper’ from The Great American Bar Scene. Meanwhile, Magdalena Bay pay tribute to Love’s ‘The Red Telephone’ on…
Just The Way You Are by Bruno Mars
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…
Music Quiz: Greatest Hits XLV
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…
New Music Reviews: Amaro Freitas and The Fauns
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,…
10 Best Counting Crows Songs
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…
Music Quiz: Greatest Hits Albums XLIV
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…
Nuggets: Oh Yeah by The Shadows of Knight
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…
Crazy by Gnarls Barkley
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…
Music Quiz: Greatest Hits Albums XLIII
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…
