Archive for September, 2008

Oasis – The Shock Of The Lightning – Single Review

In their 17th year, you’d have thought Oasis would have imploded by now.
However, their new single The Shock Of The Lightning shows that they’re not showing any signs of slowing down or stagnating.
As it stands, The Shock Of The Lightning is a surprisingly hard rocking tune. It’s got a big sound, but probably [...]

Led Zeppelin – Travelling Riverside Blues

What’s the ultimate Led Zeppelin song? In my humble opinion, it’s not Whole Lotta Love, Dazed And Confused or even Stairway To Heaven.
It’s a less well-known tune called Traveling Riverside Blues. In keeping with the Delta Blues obsession that spawned the blues rock of the late 60’s/early 70’s, the song is based on Robert Johnson’s [...]

The Stranglers on Eric?s, Blondie and 30 years in the business?