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
The Music Dissectors Episode 6 – Glen Ward / A Hard Road
This episode we get into the blues thanks to guest Glen Ward, who has chosen A Hard Road from John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers for us to review. There's also some fun discussion on everything from Fleetwood Mac and Eric Clapton, through to The Wiggles and The … [Read More...]
Helix – Rock You
METAL MONDAY: Helix released this song in 1984 and it did pretty well on the charts. Note: some nudity and spandex in this clip. … [Read More...]
Santigold – Can’t Get Enough Of Myself
SATURDAY SYNTHETIC: This 2015 release from Santigold is the prelude to her latest album, 99c. The song is fine, and you have to check out the accompanying website - the best use of Tumblr I've seen. … [Read More...]
Cold Grits – It’s Your Thing
FRIDAY FUNK: The history of Cold Grits is a little bit vague, but what is very much known is this song is funk: … [Read More...]
Megadeth – Holy Wars…The Punishment Due
METAL MONDAY: This classic is the opener from Megadeth's 1990 release Rust in Peace. … [Read More...]
Gorillaz – 19-2000
FRIDAY FUNK: Something a little more recent from a now long-lived and iconic act. … [Read More...]
David Bowie – This Is Not America
The internet will be flooded with tributes for David Bowie after reports of his death surfaced. His influence on music can't be overstated. I'd personally like to pay tribute with a video of a song that made me a huge Bowie fan. As you'll hear in the … [Read More...]