Released: 1964 If you were Sam Cooke – or whoever was advising him – you may well have had misgivings … More
Category: Features
100 Greatest Songs of the 60’s #10 Marvin Gaye – I Heard It Through The Grapevine
Released: 1968 As the decade wore on it felt like there was a lot less of everything to go round. … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 60’s #11 Elvis Presley – Suspicious Minds
Released: 1969 One way or another all kings eventually lose their crown. If by the end of the decade Elvis … More
Saint Etienne – The Night Review
Sometimes when an artist starts claiming that there’s always been an X element to their music which hasn’t ever previously … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 60’s #12 The Monkees – Last Train to Clarksville
Released: 1966 Whilst the British were good at inventing and then perfecting formulas, no society in the world was as … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 60’s #13 The Mamas and The Papas – California Dreamin’
Released: 1965 Every so often a song achieves a transcendence way beyond it’s construct – Imagine, Smells Like Teen Spirit, … More
2024’s Albums of The Year
20. Sprints – Letter To Self 19. Hamish Hawk – A Firmer Hand Read about it here. 18. Michael Head … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 60’s #14 Bob Dylan – Like A Rolling Stone
Released: 1965 Bob Dylan going electric sounds like one of those things which really shouldn’t have been a big deal, … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 60’s #15 The Doors – Light My Fire
Released: 1967 Ah, the curious case of The Doors: Even now as many people hate them as those that profess … More
Lauren Mayberry – Vicious Creature review
When Lauren Mayberry decided to make a solo album, it was all very grown up. Months before any material surfaced … More