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
Future Islands – Seasons (Waiting On You)
SATURDAY SYNTHETIC: This 2014 release from Future Islands has a nice build-up and the video clip may seem incongruous but it works all the same. … [Read More...]
Lisa Fischer – How Can I Ease The Pain
SUNDAY SOUL: This song rightly won Lisa Fischer a grammy. Add to that her massive history as a session singer and you have a quality artist. … [Read More...]
Bruce Hornsby & The Range – The Way It Is
THURSDAY TOP 10s: Bruce Hornsby & The Range had a huge hit with The Way It Is in 1986, and it ended up being the eighth biggest selling single of 1987 as well as hitting number 1 on the US and Canadian charts amongst others. Even better - the song still holds … [Read More...]
Headless Chickens – Gaskrankinstation
Twisted Tuesday: I still remember seeing this clip for the first time late one night in 1991. They're a much underrated New Zealand outfit and a perfect for our Twisted Tuesday slot: … [Read More...]
Van She – Kelly
SATURDAY SYNTHETIC: This 2005 song and clip from Australian group Van She was one of those pieces that brilliantly combined new music with some authentic atmosphere from twenty years prior. It just happens to be a bloody catchy song to boot: If you … [Read More...]
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 To The Monkey House. … [Read More...]
Weird Al Yankovic – Albuquerque
TWISTED TUESDAY: Weird Al Yankovic is a stayer, still going extremely strong after 30+ years of producing great parodies. A more casual observer of Weird Al's work may not realise he has a solid body of his own compositions. One of the most well know is … [Read More...]