Music Quiz: Duets
Congratulations to Boppins and Tony, who scored the only 15/15s in last week’s quiz. This week’s quiz concerns duets. Pick … Continue Reading Music Quiz: Duets
Steely Dan: Favourite Five Albums
Steely Dan were one of the major album artists of the 1970s, releasing a string of quality records that blurred … Continue Reading Steely Dan: Favourite Five Albums
Ofakombolo by Jupiter & Okwess
My wife and I are away on our tenth wedding anniversary holiday this weekend. I wanted to post a song … Continue Reading Ofakombolo by Jupiter & Okwess
Music Quiz: Aircraft on Album Covers
We had lots of full scores in last week’s relatively easy quiz – congrats to Rich, Tony, jprobichaud, Chris, J., … Continue Reading Music Quiz: Aircraft on Album Covers
In Praise of Lindsey Buckingham
The entire 50 year history of Fleetwood Mac has essentially been one long soap opera, but the group’s storied history … Continue Reading In Praise of Lindsey Buckingham
Slice of Heaven by Dave Dobbyn
Every country seems to have a musical act that’s popular and part of the national identity, but who is little … Continue Reading Slice of Heaven by Dave Dobbyn
Music Quiz: Complete the Band Name with a Picture
Congratulations to Tony (https://mumblingabout.com/) who scored 19/20 in last week’s quiz. This week’s is a bit easier – it requires … Continue Reading Music Quiz: Complete the Band Name with a Picture
Rockism and Poptimism: or How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love Carly Rae Jepsen
I’ve been recently reading about Rockism and Poptimism, two different schools of music criticism. It’s been interesting for me, both … Continue Reading Rockism and Poptimism: or How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love Carly Rae Jepsen
I Wan’na Be Like You (The Monkey Song) by Los Lobos
The most interesting news story to emerge from New Zealand this weekend was an attempted monkey burglary at Wellington Zoo. … Continue Reading I Wan’na Be Like You (The Monkey Song) by Los Lobos
Music Quiz: First Line of Songs
I think last week’s Beatles quiz had a record number of entirely correct entries – well done Chris, introgroove, Geoff, … Continue Reading Music Quiz: First Line of Songs
Favourite Five: Ween Albums
It’s easy to overlook Ween, as they often come across as a novelty band, and they’ve been overlooked by canonical … Continue Reading Favourite Five: Ween Albums
September by Earth, Wind & Fire
It’s already Easter Sunday in New Zealand today, so it seems appropriate to cover a piece of music that I … Continue Reading September by Earth, Wind & Fire
Music Quiz: Finish The Beatles lyrics
Congratulations to Rich (https://kamertunesblog.wordpress.com/), who scored the only 100% in last week’s quiz. This week’s quiz requires you to complete … Continue Reading Music Quiz: Finish The Beatles lyrics
Billy Joel: Worst to Best
I’ve been a little reticent about covering Billy Joel‘s catalogue on this blog – I spent a lot of time … Continue Reading Billy Joel: Worst to Best
Man Without Ties by Paul Westerberg
The Replacements are one of my favourite bands of all time, with their rough and ready bar band sound contrasting … Continue Reading Man Without Ties by Paul Westerberg
Music Quiz: Which Band Released Which Songs?
Last week’s unusual quiz format threw a few people, and we had a lot less entries than usual. Congratulations to … Continue Reading Music Quiz: Which Band Released Which Songs?
