Classic songs: ‘Supernova’ by Liz Phair.
Something tells me I am going to get in trouble talking about the unapologetic indie-rock rebel Liz Phair. Anyway, hereContinue Reading
Category: Classic songs
’80s music nostalgia: World Party, Don Henley and The Rolling Stones.
World Party – ‘Ship of Fools’. Released in 1986, Ship Of Fools on World Party’s debut album, Private Revolution, wasContinue Reading
Classic songs: ‘Smuggler’s Blues’ by Glenn Frey.
There is a great story how show creator Michael Mann heard ex Eagles frontman Glenn Frey’s song Smuggler’s Blues onContinue Reading
Classic songs: ‘Cornflake Girl’ by Tori Amos.
There is something always so familiar about Tori Amos that keeps me coming back to her over the years andContinue Reading
Classic songs: ‘Don’t Dream It’s Over’ by Crowded House.
Crowded House’s Don’t Dream It’s Over is one of those songs that if you don’t seriously well-up every time you hear it,Continue Reading
Classic Songs: ‘Fast Car’ by Tracy Chapman.
Some of the best acoustic arrangements have been written with simplicity in mind, especially in terms of chord changes, butContinue Reading
Classic songs: Veruca Salt’s ‘Shutterbug’.
Veruca Salt, the band, not the spoilt little shit from Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, has been on myContinue Reading
Classic songs: Whitesnake’s ‘Is This Love’.
How is it that Whitesnake haven’t already been inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? Their early stuffContinue Reading
Classic songs: ‘The Ride’ by Joan As Police Woman.
Joan Wasser began her musical apprenticeship playing piano and violin at a very early age. But in her late teensContinue Reading
Classic songs: Luscious Jackson’s ‘City Song’.
Back in the day, in my favourite decade for music – the ‘90s, I stumbled across a curious four-gal bandContinue Reading
