Released: 1976 Diana Ross reputedly hated the name The Supremes, despite it being an apt description of Motown’s most successful … 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 70’s #57 The Stranglers – No More Heroes
Released: 1977 There are some old chestnuts trotted out about punk, but The Stranglers (in)famously were punk’s old chestnuts; drummer … More
50 Best Tracks of 2022 so far
Still not focus grouped. Not agreed with PR companies behind the scenes. Not intended to please everyone. Just the best … More
Vibrations of the Sun – Vibrations of the Sun review
You can make a conscious left turn for any number of reasons, perhaps as it’s not possible to go forward … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 70’s #58 Iggy Pop – The Passenger
Released: 1977 “I think I am a little different upstairs, yeah. But so are a lot of people,” Iggy Pop … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 70’s #59 Ian Dury and the Blockheads – Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick
Released : 1978 “Haven’t you heard” Ian Dury enquired of whoever was going by the name of ‘Mike Stand’ at … More
Sun’s Signature – Sun’s Signature EP Extended Edition review
You certainly can’t accuse Damon Reece of building our hopes up. Asked about the future of Sun’s Signature – of … More
Moderat – More D4TA review
If you’re going to go on an open ended hiatus, choose your moment; when Moderat – German trio Sascha Ring, … More
TV Priest – My Other People review
TV Priest aren’t the first band to feel some disorientation at the pandemic fame process, which ran a little differently … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 70’s #60 James Brown – Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine
Released: 1970 In an interview that took place a couple of years before his death in 2006 James Brown was … More
The Voice Of Unreason 