"Listening to bands such as Trial of the Bow makes me feel guilty. It's the aural equivalent of fondant cake: anything that tastes quite so delicious as this can't possibly be doing me any good. And yet I still go back, time and again, for one last nibble, until all..."

"The influence of 1960s folk music is wrapped perfectly around the mechanism of Scandinavian pop music with Majessic Dreams. Finger-picked acoustic guitars find themselves awash in a sea of warm keyboards and distinctly Scandinavian voices, sometimes echoing the themes of The Radio Dept., other times recalling more Americana influences, especially..."

"Album: Chain (East West/ Atlantic; 1990)Songwriters: Peter Lord, Sandra St. Victor and V. Jeffrey SmithR&B Peak Position: #3"Ghetto heaven/ I need a little ghetto heaven"Originally known as Evon Geffries & The Stand (the moniker behind their 1988 debut Changes) before taking on the much simpler name, The Family Stand, the..."

"Album: Dru Hill (Island)Songwriters: Darryl SimmonsHit #1: August 9th, 1997 (4 Weeks)Sisqo may have been the Dru Hill member that eyes gravitated to the most, what with his ever-changing 'do, neck-tightening cries and one-handed cartwheels, but the quartet carried another fine vocalist in the husky Jazz (still not sure what..."

"Promise and the MonsterTransparent KnivesPromise and the Monster - Night Out (acoustic version live video)Promise and the Monster - Light reflecting papers (acoustic version live video)Références musicales : Stina Nordenstam, Joanna Newson, CocorosiePromise and the Monster - Sheets (mp3) [download this song]So my favourite record of the year is the..."