Drywater – “Backbone Of The Nation” (1973) review
Drywater “Backbone Of The Nation” (RPC, 1973/Gear Fab, 2017) Recorded in 1973 by guitarist/vocalists, Dennis Cheplick and Jack Sarvis, aided by Cheplick’s brother, Greg, on drums and Sarvis’...
Hard Stuff – “The Complete Purple Records Anthology 1971-1973” (2017) review
Hard Stuff - The Complete Purple Records Anthology 1971-1973 (Purple Records, 2017) Hard Stuff came to life when the musical differences between guitarist/vocalist John DuCann and drummer Paul Hammond...
“Pharmacopious” (Part 5) by Jenell Kesler
A few days later I found myself just off the interstate at the Phillips 66 station watching the last of the giant moths dance in the erie haze...
Widowmaker – “Running Free: The Jet Recordings 1976-1977” (2017)
Widowmaker - Running Free: The Jet Recordings 1976-1977 (Esoteric Recordings, 2017) Widowmaker was formed in late 1975 by ex-Spooky Tooth and Mott The Hoople guitarist Luther Grosvenor, at...
Kozfest 2017 Day One: Dubbal
Kozfest opened on Friday July 28th just as a major storm front moved into Uffculme, UK, the precise area where the festival was being held. The weather for...
Los Bravos – “Black Is Black: The Anthology 1966-1969” (2017) review
Los Bravos - Black Is Black: The Anthology 1966-1969 (RPM Records, 2017) Formed in 1965 by members of Madrid’s Los Sonor and Mallorca’s The Runaways, Los Bravos, in 1966,...
The Eddies – ‘Best Of The Eddies’ (2017)
For the past decade or so, the Eddies have reaped universal acclaim with their perfectly punchy pop rock tunes. Consisting of twin brothers Dale (vocals, guitar) and Dean...
Skinny Milk – “Creatures” premiere
From the Lo-Fi, fuzzy depths of Brighton’s underbelly emerges the brand new single “CREATURE” from the heavy psych/garage two-piece: SKINNY MILK. A disgustingly heavy yet catchy King Gizzard-esque 2m...
Rick Deitrick left his solo LP’s on hiking trails, “so people would find them.”
Tompkins Square is proud to release two solo acoustic guitar albums by Rick Deitrick, out August 25th. Gentle Wilderness was released as a private press LP in 1978. River Sun River Moon consists...
Morels – “Drift” (2017) review
Morels - Drift (2017) https://morels.bandcamp.com/releases Stepping out from behind the hazy blue smoke curtain and dripping orange sky of his tripped out band Bad Liquor Pond, Dave Gibson...