Congratulations to 2loud2oldmusic, who pipped Tony by less than 10 seconds for the fastest time in the First 3 Songs quiz. This week’s quiz is more time-consuming than most – I recommend setting a few minutes aside for it if…
This week SZA drops an excellent and accessible December album, while veteran Brian Eno and debutant band Caroline provide far more esoteric efforts. SZA SOS 2022, 9/10The publishing of end-of-year music lists has become like a nuclear arms race, pushing…
Harry Hosono recruited keyboardist Ryuichi Sakamoto and drummer Yukihiro Takahashi to record a quickie cover of the 1950s exotica tune ‘Firecracker’. The trio quickly became superstars in Japan, and influential elsewhere. The austere electronica of Kraftwerk was a major influence,…
Congratulations to EclecticMusicLover, who proved something of a sex expert on last week’s quiz. This week your challenge is to identify an album given its first three songs. There’s an eclectic mix of music, from John Williams to Cher. …
There are still a bunch of worthy 2022 releases to cover – this week I discuss the weirdo British-folk of Richard Dawson, the pop/rock of France’s Phoenix, and the 1970s singer-songwriterisms of Weyes Blood. Richard Dawson The Ruby Cord 2022,…
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 to 1968…
Congratulations to Tony, who just pipped James Kalyn from Keepsmealive for top honours in last week’s quiz. This week your task is to complete the album titles for songs with sexual euphemisms. I scored 20 It’s a pretty eclectic…
This week, the best album has the worst album cover art. Enjoy New Jersey singer-songwriter Sharon Van Etten, arty ambience from Spencer Zahn and Dawn Richard, and a tougher sound from Canadian indie band Alvvays. Sharon Van Etten We’ve Been…
The late Scott Walker was one of the most fascinating artists of the rock era, successful as both a crooner and as an avant-garde composer. Accordingly, this list of Walker favourites is scattershot, ranging from easy listening covers to his…
Last week’s Band by Long Song Title quiz favoured younger contestants – King Clover narrowly beat Jprobichaud for bragging rights. This week’s quiz possibly has a similar demographic skew. You need to link lyrics to a song by a 1990s…
