Congratulations to Tony, who scored the fastest time in last week’s Find the Band Member II quiz, locating 24 famous musicians in less than a minute. This week, unsurprisingly, it’s Find the Band Member I – for some reason, I…
The dB’s came from the same era as R.E.M., and featured a similarly jangly sound. While R.E.M. became one of the biggest bands in the world, The dB’s remained a fringe act with critical acclaim but few sales. Despite forming…
It’s been a ridiculously successful couple of years for Lin-Manuel Miranda. In 2019 his musical Hamilton was released onto DisneyPlus, while his earlier musical In The Heights was released as a movie in 2020. He also directed a theatrical adaptation…
Congratulations to Pierce from who snuck in a second faster than Tony to win last week’s challenge in a blistering minute. This week, unsurprisingly, it’s Find the Band Members Part 2. I think they’re getting easier as we work…
Great music isn’t always synonymous with great lyrics – early Beach Boys records dressed up Mike Love’s mundane teen dramas with genius harmonies and sophisticated chord changes. Yes adorned Jon Anderson’s cosmic nonsense with their amazing instrumental chops. Perhaps the…
In the 21st century, Queen have emerged as the most-loved band from the classic rock era. They enjoyed little critical respect and struggled to sell records in the US for much of their career, but they now outperform more acclaimed…
It looks like Music Enthusiast Jim won last week’s quiz, leading a large number of perfect scores with the fastest time. Unsurprisingly, we’re moving on to Find the Band Member III this week. I think they get easier as we…
David Crosby, Stephen Stills, and Graham Nash were all members of famous 1960s bands before linking up as a trio. Crosby was a member of The Byrds, fired when his countercultural songs like ‘Triad’ were rejected by the group. Nash…
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 the contestants who scored 24/24 in last week’s quiz – it looks like jprobichaud from was the fastest. This week we’re continuing with the Find the Band Member quizzes – I’ve been enjoying the broad range of…
