Musical Essays

I will be honest with you - I was listening to my favourite radio show last week (Radcliffe & Maconie on BBC 6 Music , for the record), and it was one of their features that sparked the theme for this playlist. On their regular Sunday Tea Time Theme Time section, someone had suggested songs with links to districts of New York City. I could do that, I thought - and so, instead of the three included on that show, I have for you a playlist of more than 10! Everyone a district o

Well, we’ve talked a bit about David McComb on here before, as part of our look at the great Australian musical poets of the 1980s; but this time, let’s look a little bit more at him and his band, The Triffids. If you think Australian music in the 80s began with Men At Work and AC/DC and ended with Kylie and Jason , and there was only INXS in between, then please think again. To be fair, it took me a long time to realise that there was a lot more to discover too. There wa

For this playlist we have picked out some great tracks from around the world - and this time, none of them are sung in English (well there might be the off word or two snuck in there). Don't let that stop you listening, as they are all great tracks. What's more, we have traversed six decades and a wide range of genres to bring these to you. 1. Hinds: Mala Vista Photo: Far Out / Hinds Madrid pair, Carlotta Cosials and Ana Garcia Perrote , were back to the original Hinds duo

I cast the net out for ideas for themes for the next playlist and it was my son who came up trumps this time. So, this time around we will be focusing on Insects - ten interesting and varied tracks about everyone's favourite part of the animal kingdom! *** 1. Adam & The Ants: Antmusic This was the last single off of debut Kings Of The Wild Frontier , only being held off the UK top spot by Lennon's Imagine (fair enough). Interestingly, the video was the first directed by Ste

She had a musical career that spanned three decades or more, but remains something of an unknown figure despite having been a part of three fairly well known bands during that time. Then, for the last twenty years, she melted into the background, seemingly content to live the family life. But, who is Patricia Morrison. Patricia Rainone , as she was originally known, was born in Los Angeles in 1962. Now, she may not be a name familiar for many of you, but her life and musical