New Music Review: Weyes Blood – Titanic Rising
Weyes Blood was born Natalie Mering, in California, and grew up in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. She derived the name Weyes Blood … Continue Reading New Music Review: Weyes Blood – Titanic Rising
Yr City’s A Sucker by LCD Soundsystem – Great B-sides
James Murphy always intended to be a drummer or a sound technician, but ended up fronting a dance-rock band New … Continue Reading Yr City’s A Sucker by LCD Soundsystem – Great B-sides
Music Quiz: Will, Won’t, Can, Can’t
Congratulations to Jim, Rich, Badfinger20, and Tony who all scored perfect marks in last week’s 1970s quiz. This week’s challenge … Continue Reading Music Quiz: Will, Won’t, Can, Can’t
Led Zeppelin Albums: Ranked from Worst to Best
Led Zeppelin are the archetypal hard rock band. They streamlined the sound of 1960s rock bands like Cream and The … Continue Reading Led Zeppelin Albums: Ranked from Worst to Best
Child of the Moon by The Rolling Stones: Great B-Sides
In 1967, The Rolling Stones followed The Beatles into baroque psychedelia. While the resulting album, Their Satanic Majesties Request, has … Continue Reading Child of the Moon by The Rolling Stones: Great B-Sides
Music Quiz: 1970s Lyrics Match
Congratulations to Rich Kamerman and 2loud2old, who both scored 25/25 in last week’s quiz, with Rich scoring the slightly faster … Continue Reading Music Quiz: 1970s Lyrics Match
The Ten Sexiest Men in Music
Music’s ultimately about the recorded product, but being handsome certainly doesn’t hurt when you’re trying to launch a career in … Continue Reading The Ten Sexiest Men in Music
The End of the Affair by Prefab Sprout – Great B-sides
There are b-sides that are of high quality, that should never have been left off their parent albums. And then … Continue Reading The End of the Affair by Prefab Sprout – Great B-sides
Music Quiz: 1980s Artists on Their Album Covers
Congratulations to Tony, who scored 48/50 in a 2000s music quiz that produced wildly divergent scores. Since we competed in … Continue Reading Music Quiz: 1980s Artists on Their Album Covers
Neil Finn’s Five Best Albums
Until the emergence of Lorde, song-smith Neil Finn was New Zealand’s most recognisable pop export. Born in Te Awamutu, Finn … Continue Reading Neil Finn’s Five Best Albums
Velvet Goldmine by David Bowie: Great B-sides
Rock chameleon David Bowie experienced two separate career peaks. Most artists improve with experience then run out of ideas, but … Continue Reading Velvet Goldmine by David Bowie: Great B-sides
Music Quiz: Acclaimed Music’s Top 50 Artists of the 2000s
Happy ANZAC day in New Zealand (and happy 75th birthday to my dad). Congratulations to Enthusiastic Music fan Jim S, … Continue Reading Music Quiz: Acclaimed Music’s Top 50 Artists of the 2000s
New Music Review: Ariana Grande – thank u, next
Ariana Grande is currently the world’s biggest pop star. She headlined Coachella the past two weekends and she’s broken numerous … Continue Reading New Music Review: Ariana Grande – thank u, next
Needle Hits E by Sugar: Great B-Sides
I spent many happy hours in my late teens and twenties trawling used bins for CD bargains. I gained a … Continue Reading Needle Hits E by Sugar: Great B-Sides
Music Quiz: 3 ‘Flops’, 1 Act: 1960s
Greetings from Lower Hutt, New Zealand, where we are currently experiencing a bumper feijoa crop. Congratulations to Tony, proprietor ofhttps://mumblingabout.com/ … Continue Reading Music Quiz: 3 ‘Flops’, 1 Act: 1960s
The Ten Best Songs Ever (According To Me)
Lists are always subjective, but songs are particularly so – there are way more to choose from. It’s also way … Continue Reading The Ten Best Songs Ever (According To Me)
