It’s just another day of quizzing. Can you match 20 disparate artists to their greatest hits? I could do it with 85% efficiency, scoring 17 The overall results were interesting – Adam Lambert is apparently more recognisable than Freddie…
Creedence Clearwater Revival released their first album in 1968. They seemingly emerged from a Florida swamp but actually came from El Cerrito in California. Rebelling against the psychedelic rock of the late 1960s, Creedence began their career playing stripped-down and…
Neil Finn’s Crowded House has become a family firm, with his two sons officially in the band, while his wife and older brother Tim also contribute backing vocals Meanwhile, singer-songwriter Jessica Pratt is back with a record where Phil Spector…
Before he became Patti Smith’s lead guitarist, Lenny Kaye compiled 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 a major influence on…
Number 36 in the series, and as we know, the sum of the integers from 1 to 36 is 666. Can you match the artist to the cover of their greatest hits? I find it difficult to believe that Sandi Thom…
We dive into a couple of female-fronted indie records this week. Glasgow twee-pop band Camera Obscura are back for their first record in over a decade. I’d never heard of Itasca before, but it’s one of my favourite new releases…
Tony Bennett, David Lynch, and Alannah Myles are all involved in the Blue Velvet story. Bobby Vinton Bobby Vinton was born in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, the son of a bandleader. He learned the clarinet and studied music composition at Duquesne University.…
We’re up to installment number 35 of Greatest Hits. Can you link these artists to their compilation covers? I scored 18 It would have helped if I’d known Conway Twitty’s gender…. Can you beat me? Congratulations to HeavyMetalOverlord and…
Two veterans this week. Portland literate folk-rockers The Decemberists are back with their ninth album while Portishead’s Beth Gibbons releases her first solo album. The Decemberists As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again 2024, 7.5/10The Decemberists’ ninth album…
Before he became Patti Smith’s lead guitarist, Lenny Kaye compiled 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 a major influence on…
