Hi, Welcome to this weeks NEVER HEARD THAT. Music lovers would know that many successful bands have similar back stories. It all starts with real sacrifice, where everything is given to the music and nothing else matters. For those lucky few that gain success, it must feel extremely deserving but Read More
Hi, Welcome to this weeks NEVER HEARD THAT. It would have been a very bold person to proclaim that RADIOHEAD were to become the band they are today after hearing their 1993 single Creep. That is nothing against the song, it was very successful but also certainly of its time, Read More
Hi, Welcome to this weeks NEVER HEARD THAT. Icelands THE SUGARCUBES, like the country itself, were certainly unique and intriguing. Fronted by the mysterious Bjork, they took the alternative music world by storm with their debut single Birthday and accompanying album. They were only with us for a short while, Read More
Hi, Welcome to this weeks NEVER HEARD THAT. I can imagine that there is a certain amount of rivalry that occurs between bands from the same era, particularly between those that also come from the same location. Maybe we the audience are beneficiaries of that competition as it pushes those Read More
Hi, Welcome to this weeks NEVER HEARD THAT. In the early 80s UK band THE FIXX had a surprise hit in the US with their song One Thing Leads To Another which was the lead single from their second album. Then all of a sudden, songs from their debut album Read More
Hi, Welcome to this weeks NEVER HEARD THAT. Back in the 90s there was some really interesting blended music being produced that hadn’t been done before. One style I found appealing was the joining of electronic music with rock. There are a few clever proponents of this style and certainly Read More
Hi, Welcome to this weeks NEVER HEARD THAT. Australian band INXS will be well known to music followers. They achieved some very big things in the 80s and 90s throughout the world. Only very few artists gain instant fame and fortune so there is often a little bit of a Read More
Hi, Welcome to this weeks NEVER HEARD THAT. If you are the sort of person who likes to go to music festivals, I wonder if you are like me? I get just as excited about the possibility of seeing something unexpectedly special as I do of seeing some proven headliner. Read More
Welcome to this weeks NEVER HEARD THAT. Sometimes I think it is important to question the meaning of success. In music that is perhaps seen by many as being measured in number one singles and albums. That is probably fair enough but I think there is another barometer altogether which Read More
Hi, Welcome to this weeks NEVER HEARD THAT. One of the many things that I love about music is when you stumble upon something that turns out to be very special. Acting on an inkling, I went to see a live performance of the AMBIENT ORCHESTRA (admittedly that inkling came Read More