In the run up to this compilation’s release, none other than The Guardian ran an interview with former Xmal Deutschland … More
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Hi, my name is Andy & I live in Leeds, in northern England. I've been writing about music for more than ten years. My work outside of this blog is featured on Live4ever and Contact Music.
The Dandy Warhols – Rockmaker review
Pop has a very short memory, so The Dandy Warhols’ Bohemian Like You – a global hit in 2001 after … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 60’s #82 Jan and Dean – Surf City
Released: 1963 There’s a lot to be said for optimism as one of pop’s defining qualities; indeed the early part … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 60’s #83 Four Tops – I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)
Released: 1965 What’s in a name change? the Four Tops – Renaldo Benson, Lawrence Payton, Abdul Fakir and Levi Stubbs … More
Revival Season – Golden Age of Self Snitching review
Killer Mike knew it. “Look at all these slave masters posin’ on yo dollar” he spat on JU$T, a song … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 60’s #84 Big Brother and The Holding Company – Piece of My Heart
Released: 1968 Sometimes it’s said best when it’s not said at all, but Life’s Al Aronowitz did so anyway in … More
Colouring – Love To You, Mate review
In art it’s taken for granted that you might shift from one perspective to another, but some shifts are not … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 60’s #85 Marlena Shaw – California Soul
Released: 1969 What makes a version of an often recorded song the version? The obvious answer is many things, ignoring … More
March 2024’s New Music Playlist
Update 15.03.24 – Just added Underworld, Nick Cave, The Dandy Warhols & Blondie, Kelly Moran, Four Tet, Bat For Lashes, … More
William Doyle – Springs Eternal review
His time in the Mercury-nominated East Indie Youth now well behind him, William Doyle’s solo career has been a lesson … More
The Voice Of Unreason 