Blogging Community Question: Review Requests
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
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Personal Music Review Blog
When Do Bands Peak? (Part 2)
A couple of weeks ago, we looked at when bands peak – I’ve always enjoyed band’s later albums where they … Continue Reading When Do Bands Peak? (Part 2)
When Do Bands Peak?
It’s easy to find lists of great debut albums, but personally I often prefer a band’s later records, where they … Continue Reading When Do Bands Peak?
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
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
Tuesday’s Top Tens
Happy Tuesday morning* (New Zealand time)! Often on Tuesday morning I feature an artist that I’ve recently added to the … Continue Reading Tuesday’s Top Tens
Neil Young: Five Best Albums
Neil Young has enjoyed a long and erratic music career. His first brush with fame came with Buffalo Springfield in … Continue Reading Neil Young: Five Best Albums
The Shuffle the Music Tag
I was nominated by Turntabletalk (thank you!) to do the shuffle music tag challenge. Here are the rules. THE RULES • … Continue Reading The Shuffle the Music Tag
Life Imitating Art – Prefab Sprout and John Key
On their terrific 1990 album, Jordan: The Comeback, Prefab Sprout released a song named ‘Wild Horses’, about an older gentleman’s … Continue Reading Life Imitating Art – Prefab Sprout and John Key
Weekly Music Quiz – Unusual Instruments
Congratulations to Rich, Geoff, and Tony for scoring perfect marks in last week’s quiz on Russian Dolls. I found this … Continue Reading Weekly Music Quiz – Unusual Instruments
Richard and Linda Thompson Albums: Ranked from Worst to Best
English folk rock duo Richard and Linda Thompson’s career resembled a soap opera. Active as recording artists between 1974 and … Continue Reading Richard and Linda Thompson Albums: Ranked from Worst to Best
Weekly Music Quiz – Russian Dolls
Congratulations to Tony (https://mumblingabout.com/) and Geoff (https://1001albumsin10years.wordpress.com/) who both scored 20/20 in last week’s food and drink quiz. This week’s … Continue Reading Weekly Music Quiz – Russian Dolls
Weekly Music Quiz – Classic Rock Songs in Other Words
Congratulations to J (https://resurrectionsongs.wordpress.com/) who scored 20/20 in 1:42 on naming rock albums from the 1990s. Rich and Geoff also … Continue Reading Weekly Music Quiz – Classic Rock Songs in Other Words
Music Quiz – Name the 1990’s Album from the Back Cover
Congratulations to Stephen1001 (https://1001albumsin10years.wordpress.com) for scoring 19/20 in last week’s music quiz, and nailing the very cryptic clue for ‘Dear … Continue Reading Music Quiz – Name the 1990’s Album from the Back Cover
Pavement (by voting and webpoll)
I’ve been covering Pavement’s albums over the last week or so – revisiting their five albums has helped me to … Continue Reading Pavement (by voting and webpoll)
