Released: 1978 Ah. Urrgh. ‘New wave’. A marketing term designed to placate nervous parents and record label executives alike, arguably … More
Author: arcticreviewsblog
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 Mars Volta – The Mars Volta review
Most groups split because the members end up suffering from creative tensions, label pressure, or lack of success, but in … More
The House of Love – State of Grace review
What’s the most appropriate answer to the question ‘Where should an old band go to die?’ Driven on by Terry … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 70’s #37 Ramones – Blitzkrieg Bop
Released: 1976 Possibly the biggest differentiator between any old punk rock and good punk rock comes with the rhythm section; … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 70’s #38 Bruce Springsteen – Born to Run
Released: 1975 There’s a phrase in the world of poker where you commit every last one of your available chips … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 70’s #39 Bob and Marcia – Young, Gifted and Black
Released: 1970 They say when you’re looking for inspiration that you should always steal with pride. By the end of … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 70’s #40 Jean-Michel Jarre – Oxygene, Pt.4
Released: 1977 Talking about synthesizers for most of the 1970’s usually prompted images of Brian Eno, a cape-wearing Rick Wakeman, … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 70’s #41 Talking Heads – Psycho Killer
Released: 1977 Amongst the artists who emerged from the squalor of the Lower East Side’s ultimate dive bar CBGB in … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 2010’s #4 Daughter – The End
Released: 2015
September 2022’s New Music Playlist
Here’s the link. Update 16.09.22 New additions from Bjork, Suede, Plaid, Weyes Blood, Death Cab For Cutie, You Me At … More
The Voice Of Unreason 