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Send us Fan Mail What was Neil Young's first album with Crazy Horse? What record did Rolling Stone say was  “one of the most despairing albums of the decade”? What album was inspired by his son, Ben? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Stevie Nix goes through Neil Young's back catalogue album by album. Featured songs: The Emporer Of Wyoming The Losing End Birds Alabama Re...

Send us Fan Mail What is Joe Jackson's real name? What two movies did Jackson score? What album has only three sides? Join Stevie Nix as he answers all these questions and more as he goes through Joe Jackson's back catalogue album by album. Featured songs: She’ll Surprise You Pretty Girls Biology Is You Is Or Is You Ain’t My Baby Cancer Moonlight Go For it Fifty Dollar Love Affair No Pas...

Send us Fan Mail What album came out under the monicker E? What album did Q say was a "complete musical vision"? What album did E say was a "succinct, direct and no bullshit"? Join Stevie Nix as he answers all these questions as he goes through Eels' back catalogue album by album? Featured songs: Looking Out The Window With A Blue Hat On Mental PS You Rock My World Flyswat...

Send us Fan Mail What album did Pitchfork say consisted of "astonishing musical proficiency, complete honesty and severe beauty"? What album was Adams referring to when he said "I wanted to invent a modern classic"? What year did Adams put out three albums? Join Stevie Nix as he answers all these questions and more as he goes through Ryan Adams' back catalogue album by alb...

Send us Fan Mail Whose idea was Electric Light Orchestra? What song did Jeff Lynne's father like? What was ELO's highest charting album? Join Stevie Nix as he answers all these questions and more as he goes through ELO's back catalogue album by album. Featured songs: 10538 Overture Momma Ma-Ma-Ma Belle Nobody’s Child One Summer Dream Telephone Line Starlight On The Run Here Is The N...

Send us Fan Mail How old was Paul Simon when he met Art Garfunkel? Who produced Simon & Garfunkel's first album? What album did Simon win a Grammy for? Join Stevie Nix as he answers all these questions and more as he goes through Paul Simon's back catalogue album by album. Featured songs: True Or False He Was My Brother Flowers Never Bend With The Rainfall Anji A Simple Desultory Phi...

Send us Fan Mail What does "DMC" stand for? What was the Beastie Boys' original name? What Beasties album did Rolling Stone say was a "celebration of American junk culture that is still blowing minds today"? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Stevie Nix goes trough the back catalogues of the Beastie Boys and Run DMC. Featured songs: Hard Times You Talk Too...

Send us Fan Mail What album features two Ray Charles covers? What year did his TV show begin broadcasting? What album features two of his daughters taking lead vocal? Find out the answer to these questions and more as Stevie Nix looks at Johnny Cash album by album [well, some of them]. Featured songs: Hey Porter Pickin’ Time Lead Me Father I Forgot More Than You’ll Ever Know As Long As The Grass S...

Send us Fan Mail What is Paul Weller's real name?  What album did Q say was the 46th greatest of all time? What album did Weller say was deliberately self-indulgent. Join Stevie Nix as he answers all of these questions and more as he takes a look at Paul Weller's back catalogue album by album. Featured songs: Art School Ghosts The Whole Point Of No Return Boy Who Cried Wolf Above The Clo...

Send us Fan Mail Which album did Stereogum say sounded like "Jekyll confronting Hyde"? On what album did Waits first say he felt "completely confident" as a songwriter. What album did Waits make two months after being arrested for fighting with police officers in a coffee shop? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Stevie Nix goes through Tom Waits's back cat...

Send us Fan Mail On what song does Devendra Banhart channel Elvis Presley? What album did Pitchfork say established Banhart as a "major voice in new folk music"? What album did PopMatters say had a "smouldering, slow-burn intensity of languorous susurrations"? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Stevie Nix goes through Devendra Banhart's back catalogue albu...

Send us Fan Mail Annie Lennox suffered a nervous breakdown during the making of what album? During which album sessions did they record a cover of The Doors' Hello I Love You? What movie did they record a soundtrack for? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Stevie Nix goes through the Eurythmics' back catalogue album by album. Featured songs: Never Gonna Cry Again Revenge...

Send us Fan Mail Which Talking Heads album received five stars in Mojo and 10/10 in Pitchfork? What album did Brian Eno describe as "a vision of psychedelic Africa"? What album finds Byrne at his most naked? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Stevie Nix goes through David Byrne's back catalogue [including Talking Heads] album by album. Featured songs: First Week / L...

Send us Fan Mail What is the last album Genesis made with Gabriel? Who produced Scratch? What album did Rolling Stone say was full of “considerable emotional complexity and musical sophistication”? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Stevie Nix goes through Peter Gabriel's back catalogue album by album. Featured songs: Silent Sun The Musical Box Supper’s Ready Broadway Melody...

Send us Fan Mail In its list of the greatest artists of all time where did Rolling Stone place The Who? What was the band called before they took the name The Who? What album featured songs written by all four members? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Stevie Nix looks at The Who album by album. Featured songs: Zoot Suit Out In The Street See My Way Tattoo Go To The Mirror! I Bel...

Send us Fan Mail What album did it take Columbia a year to release in the UK? What album did Mojo say "sounded like nothing of its time — of any time really — fresh and ancient, cryptic and intimate"? What album took just six days to record? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Stevie Nix looks at Leonard Cohen album by album. Featured Songs: Sisters Of Mercy Blessed Is Th...

Send us Fan Mail What album details Jeff Tweedy's disintegrating marriage? What album did Pitchfork compare with Radiohead's Kid A? Which album contains a duet with Feist? Find out the answer to these questions and more as Stevie Nix looks at Wilco [and Tweedy] album by album. Featured songs: It’s Just That Simple Someone Else’s Song One By One When You Wake Up Feeling Old I Am Trying To...

Send us Fan Mail What was Kendrick Lamar's pseudonym before he made his first album? What album from Anderson .Paak featured Lamar? What Childish  Gambino album did Rolling Stone describe as an enthralling trip into the land of funk?  Find out the answers to these questions and more as Stevie Nix looks at Kendrick Lamar, Anderson .Paak and Childish Gambino album by album. Featured songs: No M...

Send us Fan Mail What was the furore surrounding Elvis Costello when he recorded Armed Forces? What album is the song Almost Blue on? Who is Monkey To Man about? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Stevie Nix goes through Elvis Costello's back catalogue album by album [well, most of them]. Featured songs: No Action New Amsterdam Brown To Blue Almost Blue American Without Tears...

Send us Fan Mail What song did Emmylou Harris cover? Who wrote the song Lucinda Williams? What album did AllMusic describe as “the bravest, most emotionally wrenching record she's ever issued"? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Stevie Nix goes through Lucinda Williams's back catalogue album by album. Featured songs: Malted Milk Blues Rolling Along I Just Wanted To...

Send us Fan Mail What was the last album Stevie Wonder made under his original contract? What album did Rolling Stone say demonstrated "explosive genius and unshackled self-expression”? What album did Wonder win his first Grammy for? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Stevie Nix goes through Stevie Wonder's back catalogue album by album. Featured songs: Sunset Look Aroun...

Send us Fan Mail What album did Billboard say was “brimming with overlooked gems" but Jagger said "it just isn’t any good"? What album was Start Me Up originally recorded for? What was the name of Mick Jagger's first solo album? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Stevie Nix goes through The Rolling Stones' back catalogue album by album. Featured songs: Lit...

Send us Fan Mail How many of Nina Simone's first nine albums were recorded in the studio? What was the first album Simone recorded with Philips? Who did Simone have in mind when she wrote I Want A Little Sugar In My Bowl? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Stevie Nix goes through Nina Simone's back catalogue album by album. Featured songs: He Needs Me Children Go Where I...

Send us Fan Mail What album did Pitchfork say was "like finding a fossil from the future"? What was the first album Nigel Godrich produced? Which album did Rolling Stone say was among the best 500 ever made? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Stevie Nix goes through Beck's back catalogue album by album. Featured songs: Truckdrivin Neighbors Downstairs Beercan Ramsha...

Send us Fan Mail What song has the same chord progression and melody as Tupelo Honey? What album was Drumshanbo Hustle recorded for but left off? What song did Sinead O'Connor say was perfect for a Sunday morning? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Stevie Nix goes through Van Morrison's back catalogue album by album. Featured songs: TB Sheets Astral Weeks Into The Mystic...