In 1979, The Soft Boys released their debut album, A Can of Bees. By 1985, the members of the now-defunct group were enjoying vastly different fortunes. Guitarist Kimberly Rew was enjoying an international top ten hit with his new group…
Congratulations to Tony, who just pipped EclecticMusicLover in last week’s First Three Songs #10 quiz, both scoring 19 It’s another tough one this week, although maybe slightly easier and more oriented toward guitar rock. Just like last week, I’ve only…
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…
Congratulations to EclecticMusicLover, who scored a perfect 20/20 in last week’s quiz. I found this week’s quiz tough – it’s the last one in the series, and they may have been running out of recognisable acts. I’ve only heard six…
It’s an all-female week, from both sides of the Cold War. Russia’s Kate NV on one side of the Bering Strait, and the three women of boygenius on the other. boygenius The Record 2023, 8.5/10American singer-songwriters Lucy Dacus, Phoebe Bridgers,…
My 8-year-old daughter decided that it was her turn to write this weekend, offering to prepare a post about Parry Gripp. Thankful for a weekend off, to celebrate my 15th wedding anniversary, I agreed. She’s even more succinct than I…
Geoff Stephen won last week’s First 3 Songs VIII quiz, narrowly beating out EclecticMusicLover. This week’s challenge is the same format, linking the first three songs to their album. I scored 20/20, although it was hard work. I assume…
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…
I think boppinsblog won last week’s challenge, although it’s hard to compare it with kingclover’s “pretty fast”. This week you need to identify an album by its first three songs. It’s an eclectic bunch, from John Denver to The…
It’s a notably mellow week of new releases. Kelela’s Raven is minimalist and beautifully sung, while the Manchester Orchestra deliver a mini-album of restrained rock anthems. Kelela Raven 2023, 7.5/10There are some obvious parallels between Kelela and SZA, another alternative…
