THURSDAY TOP 10s: Songs don't get much bigger than this. Adele had the biggest selling song of 2011 with Rolling in the Deep. Here's a brilliant version where she sings live on a radio show - a perfect way to end 2015: … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2015
The Triffids – Wide Open Road
WEDNESDAY'S WHATEVER: The Triffids are one of those bands defined by the length of their career. It's not a fair definition as their output is greater than most bands achieve. The fact remains that David McComb's death at 36 ended what could have been one of the most impressive bands Australia has produced. Wide Open Road was voted as one of the Top 30 Australian songs of all … [Read more...]
Frank Zappa – Black Napkins
TWISTED TUESDAY: It's Halloween 1977 and Frank Zappa is on stage at the Palladium in New York. 'Black Napkins' is on the set list and in his usual style, Zappa nails it to the wall. One for instrumental and guitar aficionados: … [Read more...]
Head Control System – Skin Flick
METAL MONDAY: One album released in 2006 is the total output from Head Control System, but it's respectable enough metal don't you think? … [Read more...]
The Main Ingredient – Everybody Plays The Fool
SUNDAY SOUL: This 1972 hit from The Main Ingredient was their biggest, but the group are still going today albeit with some personnel changes. Current lead singer is Cuba Gooding Sr (yep the actor's dad): … [Read more...]
Basement Jaxx – Where’s Your Head At
SATURDAY SYNTHETIC: this 2001 release from Basement Jaxx has to be up there as one of the best of the first decade of the 2000s, and would be a deserved entrant in some all-time lists. If you're over Christmas, this video and song will get you into a non-festive mood in no time: … [Read more...]
Freddi / Henchi and The Soulsetters – Funky To The Bone
FUNK FRIDAY: Merry Christmas from us here at TMW - here's a song to brighten up any Christmas Day, enjoy! … [Read more...]
Third Eye Blind – Semi-Charmed Life
THURSDAY TOP 10s: If you were listening to the radio in 1997, this song was hard to escape. And understandably so - Third Eye Blind have the ability to churn out incredibly catchy songs right up until today (their latest album Dopamine is well worth a listen). Semi-Charmed Life kicked them off in a big way and it's a very worthy Top 10 contender on The Music Week: … [Read more...]
Royal Headache – Carolina
There's only one thing I like more than stumbling across new music and that's having a musician mate link to some damn good music. So thanks Pete for the heads up on Royal Headache, a Sydney, Australia outfit. After listening to their recent release 'Carolina', I was sold and had to agree with a Youtube commenter: Kids younger than me making me nostalgic for the sounds … [Read more...]
The Panics – Endless Road
WEDNESDAY'S WHATEVER: The Panics are arguably one of Australia's best contemporary bands and this song is one of a stable of great tunes they've realised in the past decade. Endless Road was released in 2011: You can find out more about The Panics here. … [Read more...]