Released: 1977 However you look at it, there was no way to argue rock’s primacy as the dominant music of … 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.
March 2022’s Best New Music
10. Kepler North – Promise 9. Mansionair, Kim Tee – Next High 8. Bandicoot – Train Station Mural 7. Michael … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 70’s #80 Edwin Starr – War
Released : 1970 It isn’t hard to understand why Edwin Starr’s version of what was originally earmarked to be a … More
Babeheaven – Sink Into Me review
What feels like a million years ago the term “bedroom” was a semi-derogatory one for musicians, applied to those who … More
Pictish Trail – Island Family review
They say write about what you know, but what happens when what you see becomes all there is? Being locked … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 70’s #81 The Kinks – Lola
Released : 1970 If amongst the post-shoegaze Blur’s creative antecedents were definitely The Kinks, the metaphorical root of ‘Girls who … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 70’s #82 Judie Tzuke – Stay With Me Til Dawn
Released : 1979 Sometimes it’s hard to to take artists at much beyond face value. Judie Tzuke started working in … More
Review: The Weather Station – How Is It That I Should Look At The Stars
For most artists the experience is rare, if indeed it they ever experience it; the opposite of writer’s block, where … More
Bandicoot – Black After Dark review
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club once asked the question of whatever happened to their rock n’ roll. This was way back … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 70’s #83 Sly & The Family Stone – Family Affair
Released: 1971 Born Sylvester Stewart in Denton, Texas, the man the world – and America in particular – would come … More
The Voice Of Unreason 