We’ve had 20 weeks of Spotify quizzes – congratulations to Sheik Yerbouti for the overall victory. Sheik scored 390 of … Continue Reading Music Quiz: Spotify Results and Follow That Lyric – 1980s
One glance at Mark Knopfler’s bandana will tell you that Dire Straits have never been a fashionable band. Emerging in … Continue Reading Dire Straits Albums: Ranked from Worst to Best
Van Morrison is a prolific recording artist, releasing more than 40 studio albums during his solo career, as well as … Continue Reading You’ve Got The Power by Van Morrison: Great B-Sides
Welcome to the final week of the Sporcle Spotify challenge! It’s been a long slog since mid-February, and we’ve had … Continue Reading Music Quiz: Artist by Popular Spotify Songs XX
In my opinion, rock music has four literary giants (Bob Dylan, Randy Newman, Nick Cave, and Leonard Cohen) and then … Continue Reading 10 Additional Excellent Lyricists
Sting’s reputation is a little shaky as a solo artist – after leading The Police to the status of the … Continue Reading 10 Best Sting Songs
Welcome to week 19 in the Sporcle Spotify challenge. Here are the results so far – it’s a very tight … Continue Reading Music Quiz: Artist by Popular Spotify Songs XIX
For this week’s new music reviews, I’m looking at two Americana releases from early 2020. Both are in the zone … Continue Reading New Music Reviews Americana Edition: Waxahatchee and John Moreland
Scott Walker is one long-time favourite artist who I’ve barely mentioned on this site. Born Noel Scott Engel, in Ohio, … Continue Reading The Plague by Scott Walker: Great B-Sides
Welcome to week 18 in the Sporcle Spotify challenge. Here are the results so far – the big mover this … Continue Reading Music Quiz: Artist by Popular Spotify Songs XVIII
Stewart Copeland, Sting, and Andy Summers were all veteran musicians when they formed The Police in London in 1977. Copeland … Continue Reading The Police: Albums Ranked from Worst to Best
Jeff Tweedy was the junior partner in alt-country outfit Uncle Tupelo, playing bass and fronting the occasional song. When the … Continue Reading 10 Best Wilco Songs
Welcome to week 17 in the Sporcle Spotify challenge. Here are the results so far -congratulations to Geoff Stephen for … Continue Reading Music Quiz: Artist by Popular Spotify Songs XVII
Three reviews of May releases – the pop/rock of Manchester’s The 1975, the synth-pop of Canada’s Carly Rae Jepsen, and … Continue Reading New Music Reviews: The 1975, Carly Rae Jepsen, Jason Isbell
Chicago’s Jamila Woods is a writer and a recording artist, and as such she’s able to sing eloquently about racial … Continue Reading Blk Girl Soldier by Jamila Woods
Welcome to week 16 in the Sporcle Spotify challenge. Here are the results so far: Participant Week 15 Total Sheik … Continue Reading Music Quiz: Artist by Popular Spotify Songs XVI
