Aphoristic Album Reviews

Great B-sides: Daytime Nighttime Suffering by Wings

As much as I love The Beatles, their solo careers have always mildly disappointed me. If you put ten years … Continue Reading Great B-sides: Daytime Nighttime Suffering by Wings

Hi everyone! Occasionally my blog receives requests asking me to review albums from emerging artists. The rhythm of my blog … Continue Reading Blogging Community Question: Review Requests

Congratulations to Jim S. and Rich, who both scored 100% in last week’s Rock song quiz. Rich scored the fastest … Continue Reading Music Quiz: Cover of Rolling Stone

With its dual functions of rhythm and melody, the electric bass guitar is a staple in most genres of popular … Continue Reading 10 Favourite Bass Players

The Replacements started as a bratty punk band, but as the 1980s wore on they lost their rough edges. They … Continue Reading Great B-sides: If Only You Were Lonely by The Replacements

Congratulations to Tony and Geoff, who both scored 32/32 in last week’s 1990s quiz, with Tony scoring the faster time. … Continue Reading Music Quiz: 50 “Rock” Songs

Adult contemporary superstar and Hebrew Hunk Neil Diamond is a fascinating figure to me. His music is an uncomfortable blend … Continue Reading Neil Diamond’s Five Worst Songs

The late Tom Petty was a brilliant singles artist – he wrote hit after hit of likeable, jangle rock. Contemporaries … Continue Reading Great B-sides: Girl on LSD by Tom Petty

Congratulations to all of our quiz participants last week. But a special mention goes to Jim, Rich, Aaron, 2Loud, J., … Continue Reading Music Quiz: 1990s Song Title Beginnings II

The French horn, as its name suggests, evolved from humans blowing into actual animal horns, like the Jewish shofar. The … Continue Reading The French Horn in Popular Music: A Playlist

The untimely passing of Talk Talk mastermind Mark Hollis this week has sent many fans back to re-examine his masterpieces. … Continue Reading Great B-sides: Pictures of Bernadette by Talk Talk

Noone managed to score 22 out of 22 in last week’s pictograph puzzle, but lots of people scored 21. Congratulations … Continue Reading Music Quiz: 20 Famous Guitar Players

Mitski Miyawaki was born in Japan to an American father and Japanese mother. She studied at Purchase College’s Conservatory of … Continue Reading New Music Review: Mitski – Be The Cowboy

Kate Bush‘s 1982 album The Dreaming was excellent, but it wasn’t especially commercially successful. She’d previously enjoyed ground-breaking UK success; … Continue Reading Great B-sides: Under the Ivy by Kate Bush

Congratulations to Geoff, Tony, and Murphy’s Law, who all scored 24/24 in what I thought was a tricky Jump, Run, … Continue Reading Music Quiz: Band Name Pictograms

It may seem obnoxiously eclectic to followup a post on early Pink Floyd leader Syd Barrett‘s best songs with coverage … Continue Reading Favourite Five: Best Charli XCX Songs