Released: 1961 In a changing world, through Patsy Cline many people had found something to rely on. In possession of…
100 Greatest Songs of the 60’s #81 The Belles – Melvin
Released: 1966 It might have been a man’s, man’s world so the song went, but given that in 1966 what…
Xmal Deutschland – Early Singles 1981-1982 review
In the run up to this compilation’s release, none other than The Guardian ran an interview with former Xmal Deutschland…
The Dandy Warhols – Rockmaker review
Pop has a very short memory, so The Dandy Warhols’ Bohemian Like You – a global hit in 2001 after…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The Voice Of Unreason 