It’s time to try and see the good in a band I am now renowned for disliking. We are going to revisit Maroon 5, however this time I’m reacting to one of their earlier hits “This Love”. It can’t be as bad as Moves Like Jagger, so let’s discuss. #maroon5 […]
Extreme have returned after 15 years of silence. I was VERY excited when I heard they’d released a new single called Rise, particularly as I am such a huge fan of Nuno Bettencourt. He has to be one of the best guitarist of all time. Does this song live up […]
Sparks are back with a new single called “The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte” and it features Cate Blanchett in the music video! I love Sparks and they have been such influences to many great artists. Let’s have a look and see if this is just as unusual and […]
Wow. @hozier has just released some new music and I’m going to react to the lead single called “Eat Your Young”. Hozier seems to have attracted a lesbian cult following, despite being a 6’5 straight white Irish man…what is it about his songwriting and lyricism that women are falling for? […]
We don’t speak about many female artists on here, however today I’m reacting to a song by a young British artist called Paris Paloma with her new song Labour. It’s quite a powerful piece. I’m aware nearly all of you watching are male but let’s have a listen without it […]
I haven’t reviewed Ed Sheeran on here before but I thought I’d react to his new song Boat, partly because it was shot on Lowestoft Beach where I grew up. I have to say this surprised me. What do you think? You can watch the entire video here: https://youtu.be/mKEphyIbtXo The […]
The time has come. This has been my most requested interview for Justin Hawkins Rides Again…The Podcast, and it is now here for you to watch and listen to…it’s The Ren Interview. Please do let me know in the comments what you thought of it and please check out @RenMakesMusic’s […]
It’s finally here. Pat Finnerty has decided to join me here on Justin Hawkins Rides Again. Myself and @pat_finnerty go back a long time and have many an anecdote about each other. This is a really great conversation. If you enjoy Pat’s work you’ll love it, if you’ve never heard […]
Am I a happy go lucky songwriter, or am I tormented inside? Welcome back to Monday’s longform discussion day! Today we are discussing the trope of the “Tormented Artist”. Does all of the greatest music and songwriting come from being in pain and having a chaotic life or can you […]
Today I’m reacting to @RenMakesMusic’s new song. It’s a been a little while since I’ve reacted to one of Ren’s songs, however quite a lot of you have asked me to listen to this. It’s a sensitive topic, so if you’re not in the right frame of mind to watch […]
