
With Just A Hint Of Mayhem
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Are you passionate about music? Well, this blog is for you. Music trivia, useless info, extra added random stuff and the odd rant.
With Just A Hint Of Mayhem
15h ago
On February 14th 1977 US singer songwriter Janis Ian received 461 Valentine’s day cards after indicating in the lyrics of her song ‘At Seventeen’, she had never received any. The particular line from the song which produced this rather kind gesture was “To those of us who knew the pain of valentines that never came ..read more
With Just A Hint Of Mayhem
2d ago
Here is the Mayhem chart for January 2025. Regular readers know the chart is based on my Spotify listening habits. These are gathered over the last month by obscurify.com. After a slight blip last month my taste in music is now apparently 99% more obscure than the rest of the UK! The chart remains contemporary-ish ..read more
With Just A Hint Of Mayhem
4d ago
‘Becoming Led Zeppelin’ is the first authorised documentary of the globe straddling rock monster that Led Zeppelin became. It ends in 1970 with a triumphant homeland gig at the Royal Albert Hall just a few weeks after the release of ‘Led Zeppelin II’. I suspect that some hardcore fans will likely be disappointed that the ..read more
With Just A Hint Of Mayhem
4d ago
Gunnersbury Park in west London is now established as one of the capital’s favourite outdoor venues and plays host to a series of day shows offering an eclectic mix of music genres and incredible acts in August 2025. Those already confirmed include shows with Khruangbin, The Libertines, PAWSA and Martin Garrix. Now the iconic masters ..read more
With Just A Hint Of Mayhem
5d ago
Pink Turns Blue are a classy European band who took their name from a Hüsker Dü song. They have been around a long while and they have just released the third single, “Dancing With Ghosts”, from their forthcoming album ‘Black Swan’. The album is slated for release on 28th February. The song has dark overtones ..read more
With Just A Hint Of Mayhem
5d ago
York’s very own alternative rock gang continue to furrow their unique and mightily wonderful direction with their new EP ‘Modern Mirror’. The Bricks are Guy (Guitar), Gemma (Vox), Marc (Drums) and Paul (Bass). The title track and the first song on the EP, “Modern Mirror” is dark, sharp and oozes post punk energy with Gemma’s ..read more
With Just A Hint Of Mayhem
6d ago
started my journey with the With Just A Hint Of Mayhem blog back on February 9th 2009. It started as just a few posts with me rattling on about some odd pieces of music trivia. Then it grew into me reviewing almost all gigs that I go to and then reviewing singles, albums and EPs ..read more
With Just A Hint Of Mayhem
6d ago
On February 8th 1981 R.E.M. made their first ever-recording sessions at Bombay Studios in Smyrna, Georgia. Not India, obviously! The tracks they recorded that day included “Gardening At Night”, “Radio Free Europe” and “(Don’t Go Back To) Rockville.” None of these three recordings were hits. But the band rerecorded “Radio Free Europe” in 1983 and ..read more
With Just A Hint Of Mayhem
1w ago
Push Puppets have one of the best names in music today and they have just released a classy new single “All Together On 3”. The band are based in the Palatine community near Chicago, Illinois in the USA. The track is a taster for their fourth album ‘Tethered Together’, slated for release later this year ..read more
With Just A Hint Of Mayhem
1w ago
This is the sixth issue in our fun (well I am enjoying it) series where we share the latest post with the most views for a given month and the archive post with the most views. This one covers January 2025. The biggest read post was my review of Johnnie Walker’s Final Sounds Of The ..read more