With ‘Historia,’ Tonino Baliardo Keeps the Gipsy Kings’ Family Sound Moving Forward
Before the Gipsy Kings became one of the few non-English-language acts to properly break through the pop bloodstream, before 'Bamboléo' became shorthand for a certain kind of global...
The Lost Acetate That Brought Nanaimo’s Garage-Psych Outsiders The Glass Cage Back To Life
The Glass Cage story begins with an acetate found decades later in a Port Alberni thrift store. It was worn, unmarked, and separated from its original context, but...
Cat Vacation Release New Single ‘Thunder Lover’
Cat Vacation release 'Thunder Lover', and it does not hang around. Two minutes, straight in, straight out. The band call it “pocket sized springtime bliss”, which fits the...
Bill Holt’s ‘Dreamies’ Return With ‘Program 13: Thought Train’
Bill Holt was not supposed to make one of the great lost American head records. In the late ’60s he was working for 3M in Philadelphia, a young...
The Qualitons Interview: Budapest’s Psych Explorers Enter A Looser Second Life
The Qualitons formed in Budapest in 2008 and have never stayed in one place for long. They started out drawing from ’60s beat, garage rock, funk and psychedelia,...
Upupayāma Turns ‘Baobab’ Into a Never-Ending Psych-Funk Caravan Ride on ‘Honesty Flowers’
Upupayāma have shared 'Baobab,' the fourth and final single from the new double album 'Honesty Flowers,' out May 29 on Fuzz Club. The project is led by Italian...
The Mellons Share Final Single ‘Say Goodbye’ Before ‘The Mellons In Color’
The Mellons have shared 'Say Goodbye,' the final single before the release of their second album, 'The Mellons In Color,' out June 19. The song marks a turning...
Ross Beattie presents It’s Psychedelic Baby podcast #120 (May)
Embark on a journey through the kaleidoscopic landscapes of sound, guided by the rhythms of the past and present, with The Night Tripper’s podcast. The Sensational Country Blues...
Frank Viele Talks ‘Made My Heart Grow Stronger’ and What Comes Next
With a strong voice akin to Bruce Springsteen and Rod Stewart, combined with the soul of the Eagles and a classic singer-songwriter touch, Connecticut musician Frank Viele sure...
Liz Reed Finds the Heart Behind ‘The Human Side’
Artist Liz Reed is best known for her thoughtful acoustic songs, which emerge through a kaleidoscopic lens of folk-pop. She has six self-released albums and counting, enrapturing listeners...