Released: 1963 John Lee Hooker knew his way around a catch phrase, and according to music writer and his biographer … 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.
100 Greatest Songs of the 60’s #87 The Castaways – Liar Liar
Released: 1965 The opening line to any song is always one of the most important, an opportunity to hook the … More
February 2024’s Best Albums
Album of the Month The Last Dinner Party – Prelude to Ecstasy Read about it here. Also great.. Idles – … More
Liam Gallagher & John Squire – Liam Gallagher John Squire review
It’s every Oasis fan’s dream; Liam Gallagher spoke in a recent interview with Mojo that there had been a serious … More
February 2024’s Best New Music
10. Burial – Dreamfear 9. Metz – Entwined (Street Light Buzz) 8. Revival Season – Pump 7. Astrid Sonne – … More
100 Greatest songs of the 60’s #88 Fairport Convention – Who Knows Where The Time Goes?
Released: 1969 It might have seemed heretical at the time, especially to those who favoured one mode or another, but … More
MGMT – Loss of Life Review
It’s not like, as MGMT, Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser ever paid much attention to hiding their more avant-garde instincts. … More
Real Estate – Daniel review
Whilst everything changes around them, Real Estate’s world seems to exist in a state of constancy, the New Jerseyian quintet … More
Shambolics – Dreams, Schemes And Young Teams review
Without wanting to resort to clichés, like the cover of Shambolics’ debut album, life is messy. Formed in Kirkcaldy – … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 60’s #89 Silver Apples – Oscillations
Released: 1968 One of our common frames of reference is ancestry. Because (nearly) everyone comes from somewhere, understanding that point … More
The Voice Of Unreason 