METAL MONDAY: Just released in the last week or so, Strike! is coming from the soon to be released album Metsutan - Songs Of The Void. Whispered are from FInland and have been around more than a decade and it shows in the polish of this release. … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2016
Howard Ivans – Pillows
SUNDAY SOUL: Soul doesn't get a lot smoother than this 2014 release from Howard Ivans. … [Read more...]
Lighthouse Family – High
THURSDAY TOP 10s: This song was huge in 1997, topping or hitting the Top 10 in a bunch of countries. And for good reason: it's catchy as hell. Note: it takes 30 seconds for the music to start on this video. … [Read more...]
Roxette – It Just Happens
Well who would have thought Roxette would release a new album in 2016. They've started their publicity blitz with a single called It Just Happens. They have a hell of a back catalogue to live up to: do you think this ditty stands proudly alongside their other songs? … [Read more...]
The Struts – Kiss This
WEDNESDAY'S WHATEVER: A bit of four to the floor rock from The Struts. This is one of those songs that'll be an ear work for a day or two, you've been warned. … [Read more...]
Frank Zappa – Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow
TWISTED TUESDAY: A critical point to start off: Frank Zappa is one of the most eclectic artists in the history of rock, so no one song ever does a good job of representing what he's achieved. That said, this song ain't no wallflower either. … [Read more...]
Ratt – You’re In Love
METAL MONDAY: Ratt were huge in 1985 because of songs like this. It's eighties metal at its most classic, with the big hair and mega-stage to go with it. Enjoy! … [Read more...]
Betty Wright – Clean Up Woman
SUNDAY SOUL: I can't tell you how much I love this live version of Betty Wright's 1972 hit Clean Up Woman - Jools Holland knows how to put a band together to showcase a great singer. … [Read more...]
When In Rome – The Promise
SATURDAY SYNTHETIC: As an unadulterated eighties tragic I'm ashamed to say I haven't actually come across this song before, but it was a Top 20 hit in the US in 1988 and it's a pretty damn good song. As always with this era: a big hair warning. … [Read more...]
Oscar Brown Jr. – Chicken Heads
FUNK FRIDAY: I don't like trying to pick favourite days on The Music Week, but Funk Friday is definitely up there thanks to songs like this 1974 piece of brilliance from Oscar Brown Jr. … [Read more...]