THURSDAY TOP 10s: If you've never heard of this song before, please post proof in comments and we'll send you some sort of prize. This song has been plastered across thousands of radio stations since its release in 2001. It hit number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and has stayed in the public consciousness ever since. … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2016
Glenn Skulthorpe – No More Whispering
WEDNESDAY'S WHATEVER: A huge thanks to reader Glen for suggesting this song. Glenn Skuthorpe is an Australian singer-songwriter, and this song was featured in the John Pilger documentary Utopia. Enjoy this powerful song from a passionate artist: … [Read more...]
The Flying Pickets – Psycho Killer
TWISTED TUESDAYS: Combine a classic Talking Heads song and renowned acapella group The Flying Pickets and you have a pretty striking result from 1984: … [Read more...]
Cloudscape – Thunders Of Extreme
METAL MONDAY: How about some brand new metal this week? Swedish group Cloudscape released their latest album Voice of Reason last week, and this track comes from it: … [Read more...]
Groove Theory – Tell Me
SUNDAY SOUL: Duo Groove Theory are still around today, but Tell Me is arguably their most well know song, hitting number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts in 1995. … [Read more...]
Sjowgren – Seventeen
WILD CARD: This 2015 release from the Bay Area (US) outfit Sjowgren is a catchy as anything I've heard in the past few years. Will be watching these folks closely. … [Read more...]
Catlips – Fade
SATURDAY SYNTHETIC: Catlips come from Western Australia and 'Fade' is their 2015 release. Any video clip that has profuse use of aluminium foil as a backdrop can't be bad can it? … [Read more...]
Titus Turner – Do You Dig It
FRIDAY FUNK: Titus Turner had an impressive stable of hits to his name and a number of artists who have also recorded his work. This 1968 song gives you an idea why: … [Read more...]
David Bowie – Starman
THURSDAY TOP 10s: Here at The Music Week we have a birthday of one of our small team of curators. We asked her what song she'd like for her birthday and given her status as a Bowie fan and the rightful tributes flowing for the great man this week, she chose this as her favourite Bowie song. It hit the UK Top 10 on its release in April 1972. … [Read more...]
Paul Melancon – Super Rocket X-1
Here at The Music Week we love nothing better than stumbling on a piece of music that's just been released. That happened to me on Facebook today when a friend linked to this song. It's a very tidy rock piece that once again puts a bullet in the claim that 'there's no decent music out there anymore'. Plus, I love the accompanying clip: You can find out more about … [Read more...]