METAL MONDAY: a great clip and a brain pounding song. Recommended. … [Read More...]
Latest
Tower of Power – Souled Out
SUNDAY SOUL: It doesn’t get much better than Tower of Power. Like hearing about old albums? You might enjoy our Music Dissectors podcast where we […]
Times of Grace – Far From Heavenless
METAL MONDAY: a great clip and a brain pounding song. Recommended.
Superorganism – It’s All Good
TWISTED TUESDAY: Wow. This clip needs a few dozen watches at least. Huge kudos to whoever put the video together. Oh and the song itself […]
MGMT – Kids
THURSDAY TOP 10s: This one was Grammy nominated, and rightly so. Great song, nice pulp horror clip.
Junior Mance – Don’t Cha Hear Me Callin’ To Ya
FRIDAY FUNK: This gem comes from 1970 as the last track on the album With A Lotta Help From My Friends
Wild Nothing – Chinatown
SATURDAY SYNTHETIC: From Wild Nothing’s 2010 album Gemini. Lovely stuff. Like hearing about old albums? You might enjoy our Music Dissectors podcast where we interview […]
Prince – Dirty Mind
It’s been a year since we lost Prince from the music world. It’s still definitely a poorer place without him, but here’s some of his […]
Wildcards
Pulp – Common People
WILD CARD: This 1995 classic from Pulp is a bit of a teaser for episode 2 of our podcast in that the man who produced this, also has the credit for the album we discuss on the podcast. … [Read More...]
Random Goodness
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...]
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...]
Judas Priest – Painkiller
METAL MONDAY: Some head-on metal for your Monday, from Judas Priest. … [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...]
MGMT – Kids
THURSDAY TOP 10s: This one was Grammy nominated, and rightly so. Great song, nice pulp horror clip. … [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 … [Read More...]
Magazine – Definitive Gaze
WEDNESDAY'S WHATEVER: This piece of brilliance came from Magazine's 1978 album Real Life. The video is the reformed band playing it in 2009. … [Read More...]