| Post | Date | Excerpt | | Kendrick Lamar – GNX | 11/25/2024 | On November 22, 2024, Kendrick Lamar surprise released his GNX album. The music world almost exploded with excitement. A review! |
| Father John Misty – Mahashmashana | 11/24/2024 | Father John Misty released his sixth album Mahashmashana on November 22, 2024. Another superb album by the gloomy crooner. |
| The Best Best Of Fela Kuti (The Black President) | 11/23/2024 | Late 1999 the superb compilation The Best Best Of Fela Kuti (The Black President) was released. An introduction to Fela! |
| Save De Kuip! | 11/19/2024 | The Rotterdam Kuip is likely to disappear as a concert location. Save De Kuip! |
| The development of Roxy Music just continues: Country Life | 11/15/2024 | In 1974 Roxy Music released their fourth studio album: Country Life, which added both Out Of The Blue and Casanova to the highlights in their body of work. |
| Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic, the return of Prince | 11/09/2024 | In 1999 the final O(+> album was released before Prince was officially named Prince again: Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic, with an old acquaintance as producer. |
| The Cure – Songs Of A Lost World | 11/01/2024 | Finally the time has arrived, The Cure releases Songs Of A Lost World. A beautiful, moving, gloomy album. Vintage Cure! |
| Dalis Car, the story of Mick Karn and Peter Murphy | 11/01/2024 | 1984 Saw the debut of Dalis Car, a cooperation between Japan's Mick Karn and Bauhaus's Peter Murphy. A recipe for success? |
| In 1978 the influential Yellow Magic Orchestra make their debut | 11/25/2023 | The story of the influential Japanese Yellow Magic Orchestra whose influence would be felt around the world. |
| André 3000 – New Blue Sun | 11/17/2023 | André 3000, the hip-hop genius, finally returns. With experimental jazzy ambient flute music? Oh, yes! A review. |
| The story of the Nina Hagen Band | 11/16/2023 | The story of the German Nina Hagen Band, who debuted in 1978 with an explosive rock album. A look back on a short career. |
| Cat Power Sings Dylan: The 1966 Royal Albert Hall Concert | 11/10/2023 | Cat Power impresses again, this time with her interpretation of the famous Bob Dylan 1966 Royal Albert Hall Concert. Stunning! |
| Conflict within the Rolling Stones leads to Undercover, an underestimated album | 11/07/2023 | In 1983 the Rolling Stones released Undercover, the most eclectic album of their entire career. Was it top or flop? A look back. |
| Lijntje Elisabeth Pel 1943 – 2012 | 11/30/2022 | Ten years ago my mother passed away. Next to all the hurt and hassle there was music as well. A look back. |
| Parliament – Funkentelechy vs. The Placebo Syndrome: the end of the P-Funk trilogy | 11/28/2022 | In 1977 Parliament released parth three of their P-Funk trilogy: the fantastic Funkentelechy vs. The Placebo Syndrome. Read the full story! |
| Andy Allo debuts on NPG Records with Superconductor | 11/20/2022 | The story of Andy Allo, The NPG, Superconductor and Oui Can Luv. Love, music, beautiful shows and passion! |
| Prince – The 15 most beautiful covers! | 11/11/2022 | This time the A Pop Life panel pondered the question which Prince cover was the most beautiful of them all and came up with the ultimate list! |
| Prince – The 15 best guitar solos! | 11/28/2021 | This time the A Pop Life panel pondered the question which Prince guitar solo was the best of them all and came up with the ultimate list! |
| Sly Stone’s masterpiece There’s A Riot Goin’ On | 11/22/2021 | Sly & The Family Stone's masterpiece There's A Riot Goin' On was released in November 1971. The story behind an impressive work of art. |
| Prince’s Controversy: a new breed, stand up, organize! | 11/14/2021 | In 1981 Prince released his fourth album. Controversy was a remarkable album that kickstarted multiple new developments. A look back. |
| Review: ABBA – Voyage | 11/11/2021 | Guest author Edward provides us with his take on the new ABBA album Voyage! |
| The Sound and the superior From The Lions Mouth | 11/01/2021 | The story on the fantastic second album by The Sound, the heavily underestimated and undervalued masterpiece From the Lions Mouth. |
| Mayte also releases an album, Child Of The Sun | 11/27/2020 | In 1995 Mayte released her first (and last) album on NPG Records. The story of that album and her introduction to and departure from Prince's world. |
| Sly And The Family Stone release one of the best compilations of all time | 11/21/2020 | Sly And The Family Stone released one of the very best albums of all time in 1970: Greatest Hits. The best compilation album ever? |
| Prince -The 15 best remixes! | 11/14/2020 | This time the A Pop Life panel pondered the question which Prince remix was the best of them all and came up with the ultimate list! |
| Kate Bush makes her comeback with the beautiful Aerial | 11/07/2020 | After a twelve year abscence Kate Bush returned to the world of music in 2005. Aerial reminded everyone just how good and unique Kate Bush still was. A look back. |
| Prince – 1999 Super Deluxe Edition | 11/29/2019 | It's finally here: the 1999 Super Deluxe Edition. A superb re-release of the stunning 1999 album, containing lots of grade A extra material! |
| Timur’s top ten best songs of all time (by guest author Timur) | 11/24/2019 | Excactly two years ago my son Timur published his top 10 best songs. He feels his list is no longer correct. So: a newly edited list, here on A Pop Life! |
| In 1974 Genesis releases the masterful The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway | 11/18/2019 | In 1974 Genesis released their master piece The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway. A groundbreaking album, on several levels. A look back at the last Genesis album featuring Peter Gabriel. |
| The Smiths release their first masterpiece: Hatful Of Hollow | 11/12/2019 | In 1984 The Smiths released their debut album. It was a bit of a letdown. Nine months later Hatful Of Hollow was released. The band lived up to its promise and more. The birth of a true phenomenon! |
| In 1979 Crass release their ultimate statement: Stations Of The Crass | 11/04/2019 | In 1979 Crass released their second album. Stations Of The Crass bought the band's ideology, conviction, rage and optimism home, with a vengeance. And successfully as well! |
| The live album by Siouxsie And The Banshees: Nocturne | 11/25/2018 | In 1983 Siouxsie And The Banshees released the live double album Nocturne. At last it clicked. The story of Siouxise and Robert Smith's help. |
| Without Eno Roxy Music makes the album Stranded: their best? | 11/23/2018 | Before Roxy Music started recordings for their third album, Brian Eno was fired. Did it impact their third album, Stranded? |
| Blood Orange – Cupid Deluxe | 11/18/2018 | Five years ago I bought the second Blood Orange based on reading reviews alone. They promised something beautiful. A look back at the Cupid Deluxe. |
| Queen and fascism: the Jazz album | 11/10/2018 | Following the release of the Jazz album, Queen was called a fascist band. A preposterous statement. In search of the story behind the seventh Queen album. |
| My 10 favorite Dutch albums | 11/03/2018 | After many top 10 lists it was about time to present my best Dutch albums. Enjoy! |
| Mama, 1943 – 2012 | 11/30/2017 | Five years ago today, my mother passed away. Too young, too soon and completely unexpected. |
| My 10 best songs of all time | 11/24/2017 | This year my son asked me if I had published my 10 best songs yet. Why not was the next question. Hereby I present my list. |
| Timur’s 10 best songs of all time (by guest author Timur) | 11/24/2017 | This year my son asked me if I had published my 10 best songs yet. Why not was the next question. Hereby I present my son's list. |
| Donny Hathaway – Live | 11/22/2017 | Donny Hathaway's Live is one of the best live albums of all times by one of the best soul singers of all time. A story about beautiful music and a premature death. |
| Peter Tosh – Equal Rights | 11/17/2017 | In 1977 Peter Tosh releases his second solo-album. It is highly successful. Equal Rights is a political album and a classic with reggae. A look back. |
| Mick Karn – Titles | 11/12/2017 | Mick Karn's first solo-album coincided with the unfortunate disintegration of Japan. Karn makes his bass talk on the album and that makes for an astounding result. |
| Lou Reed – Transformer | 11/08/2017 | Lou Reed's Transformer is 45 years old. A milestone in the career of Reed. With the help from David Bowie and Mick Ronson it turned into a classic! |
| Culture – Two Sevens Clash | 11/05/2017 | And once again a classic reggae album from 1977: Culture's Two Sevens Clash. The title song kept the half of Jamaica inside. Why? Read the article! |
| Neil Young – Harvest Moon | 11/02/2017 | Is Neil Young's 1992 album Harvest Moon the sequel to his 1972 album Harvest? A look back at a classic Neil Young album at the time he got his mojo back. |
| Dedicated To Mama | 11/30/2016 | Dedicated to mama, 4 years after her unexpected passing: Roxy Music's Psalm. |
| Strongest & best-known band & artist logos | 11/25/2016 | Music and branding go together, more and more. Logos are a part of that. An inventory of the strongest & best known band & artist logos. |
| Prince – 4Ever | 11/22/2016 | Prince - 4Ever: first posthumous release... |
| Prince – Emancipation | 11/19/2016 | With the release of Emancipation Prince celebrated his liberation from his contract with Warner Bros. It became a 3 hour-long, 36 song album, divided by 3-discs. 20 years ago today. A look back. |
| Japan – Tin Drum | 11/13/2016 | Japan's Tin Drum: 35 years old! An utterly unique masterpiece by the former glamrock band Japan. A tribute to the best music can produce. |
| Leonard Cohen – Greatest Hits | 11/11/2016 | Leonard Cohen's Greatest Hits is a kind of soundtrack to my youth: beautiful songs. A (small) tribute to the Artist (with a capital A). |
| The Cure: 35 years of Faith | 11/09/2016 | In honor of 35 years of depression and beauty, a tribute to the album Faith, the best album within the entire body of work by The Cure! |
| Lone Justice, an introduction to Maria McKee | 11/05/2016 | Lone Justice: How two albums and a great Pinkpop show can lead to a lifelong fascination with everything Maria McKee does. |
| Emancipation? No, thank u! | 11/18/1996 | 1996: Emancipation has just been released. I post this review in newsgroup alt.music.prince. Nice to re-read this after all those years! |
| Concert | Date | Excerpt | | Wild Romance, 11/04/2023 | 11/04/2023 | 3½/5: A fun night out with the Wild Romance on what should have been Herman Brood's 77th birthday. |
| Kruder & Dorfmeister, 10/31/2023 | 11/02/2023 | 3/5: Following a babbling first hour Kruder & Dorfmeister eventually succeeded in getting the audience moving and turned the evening around. |
| Sudan Archives, 11/15/2022 | 11/15/2022 | 3½/5: Sudan Archives provides a highly entertaining evening in Amsterdam's Paradiso Noord. She has great potential. Her audience is very, very enthusiastic. |
| Pavement, 11/08/2022 | 11/08/2022 | 4½/5: Pavement delivered a thrilling show. My personal concert surprise in 2022. No small feat, given my high expectations and hopes! |
| Altın Gün, 11/28/2019 | 11/28/2019 | 2/5: This was not Altın Gün's night. Dispassionate, grumpy, the atmosphere was way off. Too bad. |
| Underworld, 11/23/2019 | 11/23/2019 | 4½/5: Underworld conquers the Amsterdam Ziggo Dome effortlessly. A fantastic evening with perfect sound, impressive lighting and a phenomenal setlist. |
| Taksim Trio, 11/15/2019 | 11/15/2019 | 4/5: Surprisingly good show by Taksim Trio, which consists of three Turkish virtuosos. Lots of Sezen Aksu! |
| Ibrahim Maalouf, 11/10/2019 | 11/10/2019 | 4/5: Ibrahim Maalouf at a delirious Paradiso with an 11 piece band on a heightened stage. At times breathtakingly beautiful. |
| Sheila E, 11/07/2019 | 11/07/2019 | 3½/5: Sheila E in Alkmaar... An entertaining evening at the Victorie. Sheila E was up for it and the party quickly commenced. However, Prince's loss is felt in a huge way! |
| Patrick Watson, 11/30/2018 | 11/30/2018 | 4½/5: Yet another unforgettable evening at Paradiso. Superior music by the Canadian Patrick Watson. |
| Father John Misty, 11/05/2018 | 11/05/2018 | 4½/5: Father John Misty, the troubadour with his humour, superior lyrics and moving scenes, was glorious at Paradiso! |
| David Byrne, 11/04/2018 | 11/04/2018 | 5/5: David Byrne in a show that crushed the competition and pre show expectations. An overwhelming experience! |
| Thundercat, 11/17/2017 | 11/17/2017 | 2/5: How a sound man can kill a concert. After having released one of the best records this year: a major disappointment... |
| Spoon, 11/10/2017 | 11/10/2017 | 3/5: Spoon wasn't really convincing at Paradiso. Halfway through the band had lost me completely. But when the fire did shine through, they were wonderful. Expected way more. |
| Michael Kiwanuka, 11/25/2016 | 11/25/2016 | 3½/5: A fine concert with musicians who were visibly enjoying themselves. Some songs lasted too long and the set lacked some punch. The last song was Sometimes It Snows In April. |
| The Human League, 11/18/2016 | 11/18/2016 | 3/5: Not really good, but still a lot of fun. They have some good songs within their body of work. The Lebanon was one of the highlights! |
| The Cure, 11/13/2016 | 11/13/2016 | 4/5: Beautiful concert, at times impressive even. A few big suprises this evening, like Other Voices and the entire first encore. Great evening! |
| Lianne La Havas, 11/30/2015 | 11/30/2015 | 4/5: Lianne La Havas succeeded in silencing Paradiso completely with her fragile songs and on their feet with her funky work. Impressive! |
| Simple Minds, 11/23/2015 | 11/23/2015 | 2½/5: First set was very good; second set and encores less so. The American was a nice surprise! |
| Hot Chip, 11/16/2015 | 11/16/2015 | 3½/5: Very nice show by an extremely likable band. |
| Bob Dylan, 11/05/2015 | 11/05/2015 | 3½/5: Really happy I got see Dylan! |
| The Specials, 11/26/2014 | 11/26/2014 | 3/5: Despite the many songs off personal favorite More Specials, it still was a rather disappointing concert. |
| Bryan Ferry, 11/18/2014 | 11/18/2014 | 2½/5: It seemed as if Bryan Ferry was ill or at the very least had a cold. Still a great evening, even though the music could (and should) have had more punch. |
| Stereo MC’s, 11/04/2014 | 11/04/2014 | 4/5: Very entertaining evening with the swinging music by Stereo MC's! |
| Queens Of The Stone Age, 11/26/2013 | 11/26/2013 | 2/5: Very disappointing Queens Of the Stone Age. |
| Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, 11/17/2013 | 11/17/2013 | 4½/5: Following the stunningly good concert of 11/04/2013, I immediately tried getting tickets for this evening, which, miraculously, was successful. Blown away, once again! |
| Foals, 11/10/2013 | 11/10/2013 | 2½/5: Very strange show: upon entering the stage the stroboscope was swithced on and never went off. More than half of the show was unwatchable... |
| Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, 11/04/2013 | 11/04/2013 | 5/5: It had been 24 years since I had last seen Nick Cave. Nothing could have prepared me for this show. I was completely blown away. Impressive! |
| Smashing Pumpkins, 11/08/2011 | 11/08/2011 | 4/5: New music by Smashing Pumpkins, of which Billy Corgan was really proud. And rightfully so: good show! |
| Prince, 11/18/2010 | 11/18/2010 | 4/5: Extremely good concert. Before the 'regular' set Prince played quite a lot of songs with all the house lights still on. A party concert. |
| Prince, 11/08/2010 | 11/08/2010 | 5/5: The regular setlist was thrown out the window and the first song played was an extremely funky Controversy. One of the most special Prince evenings of my life! |
| Editors, 11/08/2009 | 11/08/2009 | 4/5: Topconcert at (relatively) small venue. Introduction to new material. |
| Arcade Fire, 11/13/2007 | 11/13/2007 | 4½/5: Favorite since debut Funeral. This concert was in promotion of The Neon Bible. At the end of the show it almost seemed like the venue had lift off. Beautiful! |
| Prince, 11/03/2002 | 11/03/2002 | 5/5: Aftershow by Prince that ended strangely, but contained a number of gems, like the opening jam and an exquisite extremely funky I Know You Got Soul. |
| Prince, 11/02/2002 | 11/02/2002 | 4/5: A number of great surprises (Don't Play Me and The Ride) at the soundcheck and the concert. Very good. |
| The Waterboys, 11/22/2000 | 11/22/2000 | 2½/5: A rather uninspiring show by the Waterboys. |
| Claw Boys Claw, 11/23/1985 | 11/23/1985 | 4/5: Claw Boys Claw, saw them play a lot during this time. Fantastic live band. |
