Axel F by Crazy Frog
2005 was a particularly dire year for #1 hits in New Zealand, and this reckless amphibian is right at the bottom of the barrel. Crazy Frog 2005 just might be the worst year for #1 singles in the history of…
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.
Lovesick Blues by Frank Ifield
In the years between Elvis’s drafting and The Beatles’ emergence, the charts were often a little sedate. Frank Ifield took an old Tin Pan Alley number to the top of the charts. The early 1960s are notable for a power…
Music Quiz: Questioning Song Titles
Welcome back for another music quiz. Last week Heavy Metal Overlord was the most adept at telling the difference between Dulux paint colours and progressive rock bands. This week’s task should prove a little easier – can you match the…
New Music Reviews: The Clientele and Jamila Woods
Two very different artists this week. London band The Clientele dip into 1960s chamber-pop with their seventh studio album. Chicago’s Jamila Woods doesn’t deviate from her usual R&B. Yet she explores different themes, tackling love instead of politics. The Clientele…
Nuggets: No Friend of Mine by The Sparkles
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: Prog Rock Band or Dulux Paint?
Congratulations to Tony, the fastest contestant to score 24/24 in last week’s 1990s quiz. This week, your challenge is distinguishing between progressive rock bands and… Dulux paint colours. I like a lot of prog rock, especially the 1970s giants…
Burna Boy: Albums Ranked from Worst to Best
Burna Boy’s seventh album, I Told Them…, recently topped the UK charts. It feels symbolic, with the Nigerian-born artist the first African to top the UK charts. It’s the culmination of a decade of hard work, where he’s released seven…
Nuggets: Outside Chance by The Turtles
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: Adjectives in 90s Songs
NostalgicItalian finished a few seconds ahead of EclecticMusicLover in last week’s music quiz, demonstrating fast recall at 1980s song titles. Perhaps predictably, today we have a 1990s quiz. Can you fill in the blank adjectives in these 1990s songs? …
New Music Reviews: Westerman and Victoria Monét
Two sequels from very different artists this week, following up their 2020 records. English art-rocker Westerman releases his second record, An Inbuilt Fault. American R&B artist Victoria Monét releases the sequel to 2020’s Jaguar, titled Jaguar II. Enjoy! Westerman An…
