Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds’ 2013 Push The Sky Away album finds Nick Cave still being relevant. He delivers a great album, which contains two all time Nick Cave classics. Impressive!
Category: Review
Feb 10 2018
Van Halen – The best debut album of all time?
40 years ago one of the best debut albums of all time was released: the first album by Van Halen. The savior of hard rock and a new standard for guitar players. A look back.
Feb 07 2018
Iggy And The Stooges – Raw Power
By 1972 The Stooges and Iggy Pop were in shambles. As a long time fan, David Bowie helped out. It would result in the ultimate template for punk: Iggy And The Stooges – Raw Power!
Jan 29 2018
Prince – Crystal Ball / The Truth / Kamasutra
3 albums. 5 cd’s, 1 release: Prince is self-supporting and we shall know about it as well. Was it the right choice? Did the music suffer from the entrepreneurship? A look back.
Jan 22 2018
Foxygen – We Are The 21st Century Ambassadors Of Peace & Magic
Foxygen released the single San Fransisco 5 years ago. And then the wait for the album began. We Are The 21st Century Ambassadors Of Peace & Magic proved to be a beautiful album. A look back.
Jan 17 2018
Fischer-Z 1979-1981
Fischer-Z 1979-1981: The story on the first incarnation of John Watts’ band. From Word Salad and Going Deaf For A Living to Red Skies Over Paradise.
Jan 10 2018
Parliament – Flash Light
Parliament – Flash Light: One of the most important and influential singles of all time. How Bernie Worrell made history.
Jan 04 2018
Prince – C-Note
C-Note: Within 3 days after Xpectation another new Prince album? European and Japanese soundcheck recordings from the One Nite Alone… Tour 2002!
Jan 01 2018
Prince – Xpectation
All of a sudden, on New Year’s day 2003, a new Prince album was released, exclusively available to members of the NPG Music Club. A jazz album with special guest Vanessa Mae.
Dec 30 2017
Closing of 2017
Closing of 2017. What was good? What wasn’t? What were the main events? What stories were favorite? A look back at 2017.
Dec 24 2017
Elvis’ Christmas Album
Elvis’ Christmas Album was released in 1957. It caused a stir in those days. The second album didn’t, but that did contain Merry Christmas Baby!
Dec 16 2017
Saturday Night Fever
40 years ago today the movie Saturday Night Fever premiered in American cinemas. A story on disco, film, music, lies and an other time.
Dec 10 2017
The Jam – Dig The New Breed
After 5 years Paul Weller needed a change. The Jam was no more. A farewell tour was organized and a compilation live-album was released: Dig The New Breed.
Dec 07 2017
The Black Album: Prince gets funky
In 1987 The Black Album was to be released. It ultimately wasn’t. At the very last minute Prince retracted the album. What prompted that decision?
Dec 05 2017
The evening of Sinterklaas Day 1977 & Queen’s News Of The World
On the evening of Sinterklaas Day 1977 I got the latest Queen album: News Of The World! How does it hold up today? A look back.
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