Ye-Ye Girls of ‘60s French Pop by Jean-Emmanuel Deluxe
Ye-Ye Girls of ‘60s French Pop by Jean-Emmanuel Deluxe (Feral House Press, 2013) In the early-to-mid ‘90s a bunch of us got turned on to the groovy wonder...
Voight-Kampff interview with Joe Sulier and Colin Swanson-White
© Ben Smith While most definitely having come from a background in hardcore Voight-Kampff are anything but what you would expect. Bubbling melodies and rhythms surge up from...
The Rising Sun Experience – Beyond the Oblivious Abyss (2013) review
The Rising Sun Experience "Beyond the Oblivious Abyss" (2013) From the Far East to Europe’s Most Western Point The Rising Sun Experience is a band from Portugal. On...
“Sedatives & Hypnotics”, Dead Meadow @Galeria Zé Dos Bois, Lisbon (POR) – 11/10 Live Report
Bands that have the word ‘Dead’ on their name are always quite apealling to me. One combination that works pretty well for me is Dead Meadow. It evokes...
Jim Bartz interview
Jim Bartz recorded, produced and released an album called pictures of earth + space back in 1987. He was discovered and signed to Passport Records by Larry Fast of...
Horisont -Time Warriors (2013) review
Horisont "Time Warriors" (Rise Above Records, 2013) The best song on this, the third album by the Swedish heavy rockers, is called “Ain’t No Turning Back.” That’s...
Dark | Interview | Steve Giles
Many critics and collectors mark their album, 'Round The Edges' as one of the most impressive heavy (psych) rock albums of all time. The material was recorded between...
Farm – ‘Farm’ (1971)
Tasty rural boogie blues rock with Crazy Horse influences, this lone album from Illinois’ sextet Farm is an air-guitarist’s delight. Intricate, dual guitar interplay is the order of...
Fuzz – Fuzz (2013) review
Fuzz “Fuzz” (In The Red, 2013) In less than a decade, California guitarist and drummer Ty Segall has released dozens of albums, EPs, and 45s...
Day Creeper interview with Aaron Troyer
Treading a thin line, maybe a nonexistent line in fact, between punk and good old fashioned 60’s and 70’s garage rock, Columbus, Ohio’s Day Creeper bleed a DIY...