‘Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da’ is one of The Beatles’ biggest earworms. Sensibly, they didn’t release it as a single, creating an opportunity for Marmalade … Marmalade The Gaylords formed in Glasgow in 1961. Their name was inspired by the infamous post-war Chicago street…
Can you link the songs and the artists from the Billboard Top 30 at the end of 1973? I sure couldn’t – I crashed and burned after the 17 I knew, failing to score anymore. Congratulations to Tony, who…
Over the past few days, I’ve been reviewing Lauryn Hill’s discography. It wasn’t a difficult task – in the twenty years since she left The Fugees, she’s made two solo albums. 1998’s The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill is a stunning…
Jackson Browne started his music career in his teens. He joined the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and, at 17, he became a staff writer for Elektra Records’ Nina Music. He dated Nico – she covered Browne’s ‘These Days’ on her…
Credits 3 BY MY SIDE – The Elois (Australia)(Greg Heenan/Bill Van Berkel/Alan Rowe/Dennis Fiorini) PERSONNEL/ALAN ROWE: vocals * DENNIS FIORINI: guitar, vocals * GREG HEENAN: bass * BILL VAN BERKEL: drumsProducer(s) unknownRecorded in Melbourne, AustraliaIN single #INS-8067 (1967) [Australia] The…
Can you link an image of a 1990s band to an iconic hit? I scored 19 I thought this week was a lot easier – a diverse group of artists where you can figure it out based on gender…
Singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega emerged in the mid-1980s after serving an apprenticeship in folk music in New York’s Greenwich Village. Her introspective and gentle songs were immediately successful at a time when singer-songwriters weren’t popular. Her first two albums spawned hits…
Two polar opposites this week – mainstream dance-pop from Jessie Ware and experimental fare from Joshua Chuquimia Crampton. Joshua Chuquimia Crampton Anata 2026, 7/10Joshua Chuquimia Crampton was involved in one of my favourites from last year – he recorded Los…
Mark Ronson is the stepson of Foreigner guitarist Mick Jones. He continues the family hit-making tradition with ‘Uptown Funk’. Mark Ronson Mark Ronson is the son of socialite, writer, and jewellery designer Ann Dexter-Jones. His stepfather is Foreigner guitarist Mick…
Can you link an image of a 1990s band to an iconic hit? I scored 21 Can you beat me? I thought it was the trickiest one so far. Not a lot of artists who I really care about…
