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Singing With Sheryl Crow OLDIES

How well do you know the music of Sheryl Crow’s "Everyday Is a Winding Road" captures mid-90s resilience with its road-trip-ready groove and Neil Finn’s subtle backing vocals, making it...

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‘Vous Avez Dit Bizarre’ N°100 – Vintage 90s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of David Bowie’s frenetic "Little Wonder" blends electronica and rock chaos, while Placebo’s edgy "Nancy Boy" critiques societal norms with biting humor. Skunk...

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Happy Birthday Carole King

February 9, 19** - Carole King, American singer & songwriter is @)_!. Happy Birthday MissTracklist : 1 . w/ James Taylor - You've Got A Friend 2 . (You Make...

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‘L’Amour Toujours’ N°102 – Vintage 90s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of Barbra Streisand and Bryan Adams’ “I Finally Found Someone” pairs theatrical flair with gritty sincerity in a ’90s ballad that hit No....

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Sade release their sixth album : ‘Soldier of Love’ (2010)

Sade's 'Soldier of Love' is their sixth (and their first in ten years) studio album released on February 5, 2010, by RCA.Track Listing : 1.The Moon And The Sky (Sade...

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Contra Section

The Oddity of Origins explores the charming anomaly of contra dance music, originating from English, Scottish, and French soil transplanted to North American ground in the 17th and 18th centuries....

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We Remember Louis Jordan. ‘Father Of R&B, King of the Jukebox’

This day (February 4, 1975), in Los Angeles, California, died Louis Jordan, a pioneering American jazz, blues and rhythm & blues musician and bandleaderTracklist : 1 . Fish Fry(1966) 2...

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Happy Birthday Graham Nash. ‘Nash Flow’

This day (February 2 , 1942), in Blackpool, Lancashire, is born Graham William Nash simply known as Graham Nash, English singer and songwriter, best known as a member of The...

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Happy Birthday Harry Styles

February 1, 1994 - English singer, Harry Edward Styles simply known as Harry Styles, former member of One Direction, is 28. Happy Birthday SirTracklist : 1 . Sign of the...

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We Remember Lightnin’ Hopkins. ‘Mojo Handed’

This day (January 30, 1982), in Houston, Texas, died Sam John ‘Lightnin' Hopkins, an American country blues singer and guitarist.Tracklist : 1 . What'd I Say (1970) 2 . Gowing...

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Columbia publish ‘Leftism,’ Leftfield’s debut album featuring John Lydon (1995)

Leftfield's 'Leftism' is their debut studio album featuring John Lydon among other guests and released on January 30, 1995 by ColumbiaTrack Listing : 1.Release The Pressure (Neil Barnes, Paul Daley,...

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We remember Willie Dixon. ‘Hoochie Coochie Dixon’

This day (January 29, 1992), in Burbank, California, died William James 'Willie' Dixon, an American blues musician and prolific songwriter.Tracklist : 1 . I Am The Blues (1984) 2 ....

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‘Music For The Dancers’ N°323 – Vintage 90s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of Ultra Naté’s "Show Me" shines as a '90s house gem with producers like Soulshock and remixes by Masters at Work adding flair,...

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We remember French composer & conductor Michel Legrand

This day (January 26, 2019), in Paris, France, died Michel Legrand, a French musical composer, arranger, conductor, and pianist.Tracklist : 1 . w/ Sarah Vaughan - Sweet Gingerbread Man (1972)...

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Arctic Monkeys release their debut album : ‘Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not’ (2006)

Arctic Monkeys' 'Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not' is their debut studio album released on January 23, 2006 by Domino.Track Listing : 1.The View From The Afternoon...

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‘We Are Live’ N°6 – Vintage 80s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of The page touches on standout tracks across decades: The Doobie Brothers' "What A Fool Believes" captures '70s soft rock with Michael McDonald’s...

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‘L’Amour Toujours’ N°297 – Vintage 90s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of The write-up weaves through The Rolling Stones' emotional "Out of Tears," Bernard Butler’s introspective "Stay," and Erasure’s shimmering "I Love Saturday." Cher’s...

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‘Vous Avez Dit Bizarre’ N°532 – Vintage 80s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of Talking Heads’ hypnotic “This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)” delivers minimalist charm with its swapped instruments and anti-sentimental love themes, while...

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AC/DC release their tenth album : ‘Blow Up Your Video’ featuring ‘Heatseeker’ (1987)

AC/DC's 'Blow Up Your Video' is their tenth album recorded in France during summer 1987 and released on January 18, 1988 by Albert.Track Listing : 1.Heatseeker (Malcolm Young, Angus Young,...

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Happy Birthday Al Foster. ‘You Can Call Him Al’

This day ( January 18, 1943), in Richmond, Virginia, is born Al Foster, an American jazz drummer.Tracklist : 1 . Live in Serbia (2012) 2 . In Odessa (2010) 3...

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