There’s only one Ian Dury, to be honest. His delivery could be characterised as droll, perhaps. With a thick London accent, a penchant for catchy…
Rock
27/10/2019: “Oh! Sweet Nuthin'” by Velvet Underground
A truly lovely epic off the Velvet Underground’s 4th album Loaded (1970), the song tells the story of several down and outs who have “nothing…
16/10/2019: “Money For Nothing” by Dire Straits
This song was banned at one point from receiving airplay on Canadian radio stations, due to its homophobic language. However, the song was written based…
15/10/2019: “Jackie Blue” by The Ozark Mountain Daredevils
The intense folk vibes coming off of this provide a counterpoint to the Electric Light Orchestra-esque catchiness. As the name suggests, the band are from…
07/10/2019: “Let It Burn” by Goat
This could easily have been made in the 60s. It has that familiar air of hazy crustiness, with a drum break and fuzzy guitar. The…
06/10/2019: “Hope” by Descendents
The Descendents aren’t exactly pop punk as such. This is still too fast and too aggressive for that. The sound is closer to what has…
03/10/2019: “Lazarus” by David Bowie
David Bowie’s last album is one of the greatest and most poignant explorations of mortality in music, on a par with Freddie Mercury’s last songs….
28/09/2019: “Human Fly” by The Cramps
The Cramps were easily one of the biggest pioneers to come out the punk scene. Not only within punk itself, but for the darker, morbid…
23/09/2019: “Blue Moon” by The Ventures
This is a great example of how cool instrumental surf rock can be. Those echoey, twanging guitars evoke exotic locales, the frenzied drums inject a…
14/09/2019: “Into The Valley” by The Skids
There’s something quite special about this. It feels like a timeless tune, propelled along by energy and youth rather than any particular virtuoso musicianship. Scotland…