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
Cold War Kids – Can We Hang On ?
WILDCARD: Here at The Music Week, we'd happily take a buck for every time we see someone complain that 'no-one makes any good music anymore'. Yes I'm looking at you Baby Boomers and our fellow Gen X-ers. Here's one of thousands of examples of good new … [Read More...]
Roxette – It Just Happens
Well who would have thought Roxette would release a new album in 2016. They've started their publicity blitz with a single called It Just Happens. They have a hell of a back catalogue to live up to: do you think this ditty stands proudly alongside their other … [Read More...]
Garry Tallent – Stay Away
If you don't know who Garry Tallent is, then maybe give yourself an uppercut or do some googling. Garry has a new LP called Break Time coming out, and this is the first release from it. Some brilliant Nashville sound to say the least: … [Read More...]
Suzanne Vega – Bound
WEDNESDAY'S WHATEVER: Suzanne Vega has one of those voices I can happily listen to every single day. Add to that the brilliant stories she tells and you have one compelling artist. Expect to see a few of Vega's songs pop up here over coming months. … [Read More...]
Erykah Badu – Tyrone
SUNDAY SOUL: She epitomises the soul music scene over the past twenty years and given that this site is a virtual mix tape and Erykah likes releasing her own mix tapes, we thought she was the perfect choice to be our inaugural Sunday Soul artist. Tyrone was … [Read More...]
Monica – Don’t Take It Personal (Just One Of Dem Days)
SUNDAY SOUL: A tasty song from 1995 that you may have forgotten about but will remember as soon as you hear it. … [Read More...]
The Lightning Seeds – Perfect
SATURDAY SYNTHETIC: 'Rabid' is probably the best word to describe our love for the Lightning Seeds here. Perfect is one of a dozen songs I'd like to feature, but the clip for this one made it the pick. It also comes from my favourite Lightning Seeds album, … [Read More...]