“A Coffee House for the Sponge People” The Rise and Fall of The Crypt
For a brief but glorious five month period in 1970 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (Canada) was home to a venue devoted to new and original music…namely the Crypt Coffee House....
Luna – ‘California Blue’ / ‘Rock Yr Baby’ (2017)
I don’t believe that there’a a Luna album that doesn’t include a cover song, and their release of A Sentimental Education in 2017 was entirely composed of cover...
Lamagaia interview
“Sophomore full length from Sweden psychsters features 35 minutes of brain-crushing, throbbing deliciousness split across two sidelong tracks. ‘Aurora’ pummels forth like that proverbial train that kept a-rollin’...
From The Vault: The Godz – “The Godz” (1978)
The Godz - The Godz (Millennium Records, 1978) Claiming no relation to the New York sixties band of the same name, these fellows came from Columbus, Ohio and...
The Steppenwolf Story – Chapter Seven
Only seven months after the release of their incredibly successful double album “Steppenwolf Live” the band once again hit record shops, in November 1970, with their seventh LP,...
The Liquorice Experiment – “Circa66” premiere
Debut single of The Liquorice Experiment, exploring the unease and surrender against the demons of pretence. This four piece band based in London started playing music together in...
‘Awakening’ by Red Lama | New Album, ‘Motions’
Exclusive video premiere of ‘Awakening’ by Red Lama, taken from the upcoming album, 'Motions', out February 23th, 2018 via All Good Clean Records. The Danish rock combo Red...
The Smell of Incense
Perhaps it’s best to consider all of the albums by Smell Of incense in one sitting, as their styles weave and lace through and back into each other....
From The Vault: Caravan – “In the Land of Grey and Pink” (1971)
“Progressive Rock,” and “Concept Albums,” have a rich heritage, blending themed music, stretching out the score stylistically beyond the chorus / verse tradition, and incorporated elements of the...
The Steppenwolf Story – Chapter Six
Released in April 1970, five months after its predecessor LP “Monster,” Steppenwolf’s classic two LP set “Steppenwolf Live” was recorded, mainly at one gig at The Santa Monica...