SUNDAY SOUL: This 2002 song was nominated for Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. Like hearing about old albums? You might enjoy our Music Dissectors podcast … [Read More...]
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Angie Stone – No More Rain (In This Cloud)
SUNDAY SOUL: This smooth piece comes from Angie Stone’s 1999 album Black Diamond. Like hearing about old albums? You might enjoy our Music Dissectors podcast […]
Yngwie J. Malmsteen – Rising Force
METAL MONDAY: This version of Rising Force was filmed at a live show in Leningrad in 1989, which is reason enough to check it out. […]
Superorganism – It’s All Good
TWISTED TUESDAY: Wow. This clip needs a few dozen watches at least. Huge kudos to whoever put the video together. Oh and the song itself […]
The Dandy Warhols – You Were The Last High
WEDNESDAY’S WHATEVER: The Dandy Warhols have had some quality releases over their career, not least of which is this gem from their 2003 album Welcome […]
MGMT – Kids
THURSDAY TOP 10s: This one was Grammy nominated, and rightly so. Great song, nice pulp horror clip.
Junior Mance – Don’t Cha Hear Me Callin’ To Ya
FRIDAY FUNK: This gem comes from 1970 as the last track on the album With A Lotta Help From My Friends
Wild Nothing – Chinatown
SATURDAY SYNTHETIC: From Wild Nothing’s 2010 album Gemini. Lovely stuff. Like hearing about old albums? You might enjoy our Music Dissectors podcast where we interview […]
Prince – Dirty Mind
It’s been a year since we lost Prince from the music world. It’s still definitely a poorer place without him, but here’s some of his […]
Wildcards
Pulp – Common People
WILD CARD: This 1995 classic from Pulp is a bit of a teaser for episode 2 of our podcast in that the man who produced this, also has the credit for the album we discuss on the podcast. … [Read More...]
Random Goodness
Nelly Furtado – Pipe Dreams
SUNDAY SOUL: It's a low-key comeback but a very worthy one. … [Read More...]
Bic Runga – Close Your Eyes
WEDNESDAY'S WHATEVER: Love this song from New Zealand's Bic Runga . She's put out some quality material over the years and this is one of many examples. … [Read More...]
David Bowie – The Stars (Are Out Tonight)
It's exactly a year since David Bowie left us and I think it's fair to say he's still very much missed. Here's his 2013 masterpiece The Stars (Are Out Tonight): … [Read More...]
Architecture in Helsinki – Contact High
SATURDAY SYNTHETIC: there's a couple of dozen great clips and songs from Architecture in Helsinki that deserve featuring but I've made this the pick because of the combination of the music and the clip itself: As always, if you have a suggestion for a … [Read More...]
Motörhead – Heroes
METAL MONDAY: Just released, this is a brilliant cover of Bowie's iconic song. Might bring a tear to the eye. Like hearing about old albums? You might enjoy our Music Dissectors podcast where we interview someone each month about an album that had a big … [Read More...]
Mercyful Fate – Melissa
METAL MONDAY: Danish metal band Mercyful Fate had quite the career between 1981 and 1999, releasing seven albums. This song is the title track from their 1983 debut album: … [Read More...]
Paul Melancon – Super Rocket X-1
Here at The Music Week we love nothing better than stumbling on a piece of music that's just been released. That happened to me on Facebook today when a friend linked to this song. It's a very tidy rock piece that once again puts a bullet in the claim that … [Read More...]