WEDNESDAY'S WHATEVER: If you haven't experienced the music of Died Pretty before, you've really missed out. Sweetheart comes from their 1991 album Doughboy Hollow: … [Read more...]
David Hasselhoff – True Survivor
TWISTED TUESDAY: Two critical points need to be made about this week's pick. The first is that this is one of the funniest videos I've seen in a long time. The second is that most of the footage comes from a crowd-funded feature film called King Fury, which I'd argue is the most entertaining release of 2015. First the clip itself: And if you enjoyed that, you have to … [Read more...]
Dio – Rainbow In The Dark
METAL MONDAY: Believe it or not it's coming up to 6 years in May since Ronnie James Dio died. This song goes a lot further back to October 1983 when it was released as a single from the Holy Diver album. The video clip is showing it's age but is still amusing as hell to watch, so enjoy some classic metal with some strings to boot: … [Read more...]
Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds – Sugar
SUNDAY SOUL: If you're going to have a soul band, then you want at least a seven-piece one. Which is exactly what Brooklyn-based Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds have, and it shows with great songs like this: … [Read more...]
Hellberg – Synchronize
SATURDAY SYNTHETIC: Hellberg is the performance moniker for Swedish producer Jon Hellberg. Synchronize is his latest release, with Aaron Richards on vocals: … [Read more...]
Labelle – Moon Shadow
FRIDAY FUNK: You'll recognise the song, but you may not have heard this funky version of it from 1972. Happy Friday! … [Read more...]
Londonbeat – I’ve Been Thinking About You
THURSDAY TOP 10s: London Beat topped the charts in a bunch of countries with this song in 1990 and 1991. The song holds up pretty damn well after 25 years, the video not so much: … [Read more...]
Louis The Child – It’s Strange feat. K.Flay
WEDNESDAY's WHATEVER: The description for Louis The Child's website sums it all up really: "We are a Duo featuring Freddy Kennett and Robby Hauldren. We want to make people happy with music." And happy is definitely a term applicable to this song, released at the start of this year: … [Read more...]
Frank Ifield – The Wayward Wind
TWISTED TUESDAY: 1963 - it's a decade and year that rock was king. The Beatles released their first two albums in this year, but there were other artists doing very well on a non-rock basis. Take this classic from Frank Ifield: A western-themed with some brief yodelling appearances - what else would you want? … [Read more...]
UFO – Doctor Doctor
METAL MONDAY: UK band UFO released Doctor Doctor as a single from their third album Phenomenon. It's old school metal at its best: … [Read more...]