Honestly, I believe that. I feel a lot like our generation is caught in a spell of being told by every adult, who witnessed the Beatles first hand, that they are the greatest musical group to ever live. Undoubtedley they have catchy melody, great songs, and 4-part harmony to die for. They also released a [...]
Made famous by the Ipod adverts, and for a few months making the world count…. it’s Feist. I loved the song from the moment I heard it, we all know I’m a sucker for an acoustic guitar, and here’s a lovely one. Feist (named from the lead singer Leslie Feist) comes from Canada, and is [...]
Who remembers the Hothouse Flowers? Not many people would be my guess. But if you were to play this song to them, they’d be singing along like crazy. The flowers hail from Ireland, and have influence throughout folk, rock, blues and gospel. Their first album, which was actually a Bono sponsored outing, was propelled to [...]
1980 – Some Mistakes Take a While to Fix On March 4th 1980 a chap called Robert Mugabe was elected to power in Zimbabwe, a decision we still live with (although only in part) to this day. Later, the US severed relations with Iran, and begun imposing economic sanctions on the nation. The Iranian embassy [...]