The Dandy Warhols – Rockmaker review

Pop has a very short memory, so The Dandy Warhols’ Bohemian Like You – a global hit in 2001 after … More

100 Greatest Songs of the 60’s #82 Jan and Dean – Surf City

Released: 1963 There’s a lot to be said for optimism as one of pop’s defining qualities; indeed the early part … More

100 Greatest Songs of the 60’s #83 Four Tops – I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)

Released: 1965 What’s in a name change? the Four Tops – Renaldo Benson, Lawrence Payton, Abdul Fakir and Levi Stubbs … More

Revival Season – Golden Age of Self Snitching review

Killer Mike knew it. “Look at all these slave masters posin’ on yo dollar” he spat on JU$T, a song … More

100 Greatest Songs of the 60’s #84 Big Brother and The Holding Company – Piece of My Heart

Released: 1968 Sometimes it’s said best when it’s not said at all, but Life’s Al Aronowitz did so anyway in … More

Colouring – Love To You, Mate review

In art it’s taken for granted that you might shift from one perspective to another, but some shifts are not … More

100 Greatest Songs of the 60’s #85 Marlena Shaw – California Soul

Released: 1969 What makes a version of an often recorded song the version? The obvious answer is many things, ignoring … More

William Doyle – Springs Eternal review

His time in the Mercury-nominated East Indie Youth now well behind him, William Doyle’s solo career has been a lesson … More

100 Greatest Songs of the 60′ #86 John Lee Hooker – Boom Boom

Released: 1963 John Lee Hooker knew his way around a catch phrase, and according to music writer and his biographer … More

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