“Feel the Music” – an interview with Paul Major
Paul Major has lived resolutely on the vanguard of musical culture for nearly a half-century; as a pioneering record collector turned eminent rock and roller, his influence is...
Kozfest 2017 Day Two: Chumley Warner Brothers and Spirits Burning
One of the rare occurrences that took place around Kozfest was the performance of Spirits Burning, augmented by Chumley Warner Brothers who played an amazing set on Day...
Rain – “Rain” (1972) review
Album reissue on Out-Sider (2017) / Originally released on Project 3 (1972) Guerssen The lone album from Philadelphia’s Rain is an interesting melting pot of harmonic pop (‘Let...
Kozfest 2017 Day Two: NUKLI
Based in London, psychedelic alternative rock maestros NUKLI have a message: “It’s never too late to have a happy childhood!” A UK free festival veteran, vocalist and guitarist...
The Dream Syndicate – ‘How Did I Find Myself Here?’ (2017)
In all honesty, after all this time, I never expected to hear another Dream Syndicate album, so when How Did I Find Myself Here? found its way to...
Festival: Folk Music at Newport 1963-1966 (2017) review
Festival: Folk Music at Newport 1963-1966 A Film by Murray Lerner Criterion Collection Blu Ray/DVD 2017 Part of what makes D.A. Pennebaker’s Don’t Look Back – his...
Pearls Before Swine – “City of Gold”
Tom Rapp Pearls Before Swine: City of Gold / Beautiful Lies You Could Live In (BGO Records BGOCD 1285) Pearls Before Swine are placed in the liner notes...
The New Tweedy Brothers interview with Fred Lackaff
Originally from Portland, the New Tweedy Brothers were formed by brothers Fred and Danny Lackaff plus Dennis Fagaly and Steve Ekman. In 1966, they relocated to San Francisco,...
Heroin in Tahiti – “Remoria” (2017) review
Heroin in Tahiti – Remoria (Soave Records, 2017) https://soave.bandcamp.com/album/heroin-in-tahiti-remoria Fade in. The echoes of a jaw harp cloak you in a deep apparitional enigma. Shakers and sporadic percussion induce a...
The Raised By Wolves – “Sadie Hawkins” (2013) review
The Raised By Wolves - Sadie Hawkins (2013) http://music.theraisedbywolves.com/album/sadie-hawkins This DC-based group has been described in the past as reminiscent of The Flaming Lips with a bit of The...