My Favourite Song of 2022.
On the subject of best songs of 2022, Beyonce’s Summer Renaissance repeatedly gets mentioned. So does Kate Bush’s Running UpContinue Reading
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Top Ten Australian Albums of 2022
Curating the following list of the top ten Australian albums of the year, in no particular order, was as alwaysContinue Reading
10 Best Songs about Cars and Driving.
There’s hundreds of songs about cars and driving going back to the early days of rock and roll. One ofContinue Reading
Classic songs: ‘Hazy Shade of Winter’ by The Bangles.
“Time, time, time/ see what’s become of me/ While I looked around/ For my possibilities/ I was so hard to please/ Look around /Leaves are brown /And theContinue Reading
The Existential Brilliance of The Blackheart Orchestra’s New Album Hotel Utopia.
Manchester-based Chrissy Mostyn and Rick Pilkington of The Blackheart Orchestra have repeatedly shown a fine handle on synth prog’s landscape,Continue Reading
On my stereo this week: Grace Cummings, Jane Lee Hooker, John Mellencamp & Camp Cope.
I’ve been a long time fan of John Mellencamp since the mid 80s. Scarecrow (1985), The Lonesome Jubilee (1987) andContinue Reading
On my stereo this week: Alice Merton, Sara Syms, Sharon Van Etten & Dear Seattle.
In my search for the best albums of 2022, I find myself in the company of three fabulous women andContinue Reading
Classic songs: ‘Physical’ by Olivia Newton-John.
Yesterday Olivia Newton-John aged 73 passed away peacefully at her ranch in Southern California. For most Australians she wasn’t justContinue Reading
Classic albums: Cyndi Lauper, ‘She’s So Unusual’ (1983).
I’ll bet that not a lot of casual fans of Cyndi Lauper would know that, before her 1983 debut albumContinue Reading
On my stereo this week: Florence + The Machine, FKA twigs, Big Thief & Eddie Vedder.
In search of the best albums of 2022, I find myself turning to three established acts and someone very outContinue Reading
