METAL MONDAY: Norwegian metal band Jorn are this weeks pick. Overload comes from their 2013 release Traveller. … [Read more...]
Diplomats Of Solid Sound – Come In My Kitchen
SUNDAY SOUL: This is a 2008 release from the Iowa City-based Diplomats of Solid Sound - love their sound and style. There's also a great live version you can check out: … [Read more...]
Pet Shop Boys – Always On My Mind
SATURDAY SYNTHETIC: The Pet Shop Boys performed a cover of the great Elvis song in 1987 on a TV special commemorating the 10th anniversary of his death. It was so well received they recorded it. I happen to think it was a damn good move: … [Read more...]
Mark Holder & The Positives – Whatever’s Fair
FRIDAY FUNK: This 1972 release is a first here at The Music Week. We have no idea about the artist, even after doing some decent online searching. What we do know is the song is funky as hell and unless someone has some more info, that will have to do! … [Read more...]
Billy Preston – Will It Go Round In Circles
THURSDAY'S TOP 10: We're stealing a bit of Friday Funk's thunder with this one. Billy Preston has left a hell of a music legacy, and this song is just one of many examples. It was the eighth biggest selling song of 1973. … [Read more...]
Ben Howard – I Forget Where We Were
WEDNESDAY'S WHATEVER: England-based Ben Howard released this song in late 2014 and I'm sorry I missed both it and the accompanying clip until now: You can find out more about Ben Howard here. … [Read more...]
Billy Ocean – Loverboy
TWISTED TUESDAY: The word twisted isn't something you'd usually associate with Billy Ocean, but the video clip accompanying this 1984 single release is pretty damn surreal. … [Read more...]
Garry Tallent – Stay Away
If you don't know who Garry Tallent is, then maybe give yourself an uppercut or do some googling. Garry has a new LP called Break Time coming out, and this is the first release from it. Some brilliant Nashville sound to say the least: … [Read more...]
Eagle & The Wolf – Mama, Son and the Holy Ghost
WILD CARD: Music doesn't get much fresher than this. Eagle & The Wolf, an Australian outfit, released this song in the past week. And a damn fine song it is too: You can find out more about them here - I'm looking forward to hearing their upcoming album! … [Read more...]
Queensryche – Eyes Of A Stranger
METAL MONDAY: A piece of trivia - this song is the third most played song for Queensryche at their gigs. Eyes of a Stranger is a 1988 release, the final track on their Operation: Mindcrime album. … [Read more...]