| Post | Date | Excerpt | | LCD Soundsystem and the story of the debut album! | 01/24/2025 | In 2005 LCD Soundsystem released their debut album: an impressive tour-de-force which is still one of my all time favorites! |
| The brilliant debut by Joe Jackson: Look Sharp! | 01/25/2024 | Early 1979 Joe Jackson, a new star at the new-wave front, made his debut. He would soon outgrow his initial label. A look back! |
| Joni Mitchell incorporates jazz into her music for the first time, Court And Spark | 01/17/2024 | In 1974 Joni Mitchell released her most successful album: Court And Spark. A story of jazz influences, love and psycho analysis! |
| 1984 and the end of the classic Van Halen line-up | 01/09/2024 | On January 9, 1984, the final Van Halen album by the classic line-up was released. A story of arguments, self-direction and stunning music. |
| Elvis Costello worries about fascism: Armed Forces | 01/05/2024 | In 1979 Elvis Costello, for the very first time with The Attractions, released his third album, Armed Forces. A look back. |
| Zwan, the story of Mary Star Of The Sea | 01/28/2023 | After disbanding the Smashing Pumpkins, Billy Corgan was unsure of his next step. It was Zwan, who released their first and final album in 2003. The story of Zwan and Mary Star Of The Sea. |
| The world gets to know Kate Bush: the release of Wuthering Heights | 01/20/2023 | In 1978 Kate Bush made her debut with the beautiful Wuthering Heights: the start of an exciting, innovative and bold career! |
| Neil Young schocks with the release of Trans | 01/10/2023 | In 1983 Neil Young releases the atypical Trans, an album with synthesizers and vocoders. An electronic album with a warm beating heart. |
| PIL and the great Album | 01/27/2021 | In 1986 Public Image Limited (PIL), consisting of the most unlikely line-up ever, released their fifth studio album. The story of Album! |
| D’Angelo astonishes the music world with Voodoo | 01/25/2020 | The new millennium isn't even 4 weeks old yet when the first masterpiece is released: D'Angelo's Voodoo is a rare and beautifiul piece of art. A look back! |
| Aart Staartjes 1938-2020 | 01/12/2020 | Today Aart Staartjes passed away. My childhood hero is no more. |
| Bauhaus – Bela Lugosi’s Dead | 01/26/2019 | 40 years ago Bauhaus 1919 went into the studio for the first time. The first song they ever recorded became an anthem and the start of a new musical genre. An extraordinary story. |
| Antony And The Johnsons – The Crying Light | 01/19/2019 | In 2009 Antony And The Johnsons released their third album. A triumph. A beautiful, moving album. And, why is Beyoncé involved? |
| 1984, the best year for pop music? | 01/13/2019 | 5 years ago 1984 was proclaimed to be the best year for pop music. Indeed, the year did spawn many great albums. But was it all really that special? |
| Prince – Crystal Ball / The Truth / Kamasutra | 01/29/2018 | 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. |
| Foxygen – We Are The 21st Century Ambassadors Of Peace & Magic | 01/22/2018 | 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. |
| Fischer-Z 1979-1981 | 01/17/2018 | 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. |
| Parliament – Flash Light | 01/10/2018 | Parliament - Flash Light: One of the most important and influential singles of all time. How Bernie Worrell made history. |
| Prince – C-Note | 01/04/2018 | C-Note: Within 3 days after Xpectation another new Prince album? European and Japanese soundcheck recordings from the One Nite Alone... Tour 2002! |
| Prince – Xpectation | 01/01/2018 | 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. |
| The ugliest albumcovers | 01/29/2017 | After the greatest, now the ugliest albumcovers, including on not in my possession, expanded with visitors' covers. Great watching! |
| Madhouse: Prince and jazz | 01/21/2017 | Prince and jazz: Madhouse, the interesting and good project that resulted in two beautiful albums in 1987, 30 years ago: a tribute! |
| Daft Punk – Homework | 01/17/2017 | Daft Punk's Homework turns 20 years old. Considered a classic, almost from day one. One of my first dance albums. |
| David Bowie 1947-2016 & Low and “Heroes” 40 years old | 01/08/2017 | David Bowie died a year ago in January of 2016: a great artist. Albums Low and "Heroes" turn 40 years old in 2017. A tribute to one of the all-time greats and to his two best albums. And more! |
| Closing of 2016 | 01/01/2017 | Closing of 2016. What was good? What wasn´t? What were the main events? Which stories were the favorites? A look back at a year, that got off to a very good start. |
| Concert | Date | Excerpt | | Nai Barghouti, 01/28/2023 | 01/28/2023 | 2½/5: A tribute to Fairouz by Nail Barghouti, accompanied by the Amsterdam Andalusian Orchestra, just works for only 2 songs. |
| Rufus Wainwright, 01/05/2017 | 01/05/2017 | 4½/5: An impressive concert in a perfect ambiance. |
| Lucinda Williams, 01/27/2016 | 01/27/2016 | 3/5: Good and solid concert. |
| Kraftwerk, 01/18/2015 | 01/18/2015 | 4½/5: Kraftwerk playing Trans-Europe Express. An impressive experience at Paradiso, quadraphonic sound, beautiful animations. Really happy I got to see this. |
| Kraftwerk, 01/16/2015 | 01/16/2015 | 4½/5: Kraftwerk playing Autobahn. An impressive experience at Paradiso, quadraphonic sound, beautiful animations. Really happy I got to see this. |
| D’Angelo, 01/31/2012 | 01/31/2012 | 4½/5: After years and years of waiting suddenly news broke that D’Angelo was coming to Amsterdam. I had to be there: and rightfully so: such musicality. Lots of new, unknown, promising work. |
| fDeluxe, 01/20/2012 | 01/20/2012 | 3/5: The Family were reunited, using the moniker fDeluxe. Concert was nice, got to see Eric Leeds live again, which is always a pleasure. |
| The Bevis Frond, 01/13/2012 | 01/13/2012 | 3½/5: Really nice show by a great no-nonsense band. |
| Sezen Aksu, 01/29/2007 | 01/29/2007 | 4/5: Impressive, my second concert by Sezen Aksu. |
| George Clinton, 01/22/1990 | 01/22/1990 | 4/5: The musicians came and went as they pleased and seemingly played a random instrument which may have been audible or not. A truly magnificent evening! |
| The Fatal Flowers, 01/17/1987 | 01/17/1987 | 4/5: The best Dutch band ever, The Fatal Flowers live at De Koog. |
