Mountain – “Flowers of Evil” / “The Road Goes Ever On” (2018) review
Mountain - “Flowers of Evil” / “The Road Goes Ever On” (BGO Records, 2018) Your first image of Mountain might be their natty hippy clothes ransacked from Haight...
Buzzsaw – “From Lemon Drops to Acid Rock” review
Buzzsaw - From Lemon Drops to Acid Rock (Out-Sider, 2015) The Lemon Drops were one of those 60’s pop bands that disappeared from the musical map, with nearly...
Bikini Beach – “Tombstone” premiere
Founded after losing a local band-contest, German garage rock trio Bikini Beach, consisting of Nils (voc, guit), Charlotte (voc, bass) and Manu (drums), kicked quite a few asses...
Faintlife – “Remudadero” premiere
In a desert shadow of cityscapes and Midwest dreams, three caged children found themselves in a mathematical wave of wet tar. The collision of volcano steam and needles...
From The Vault: The Brian Jonestown Massacre – ‘Their Satanic Majesties’ Second Request’ (1996)
I think most people don’t get it. I love that they picked the name of one of the greatest albums of all time. But as I’ve said before,...
Crimen – “Six Weeks” premiere
Earlier this year Italian trio Crimen released their long-overdue debut full-length Silent Animals. After over a decade as a band, spent honing their dizzying kraut-infected psych freak-outs into...
Syn Session: LeVent perform “Gary” premiere
Syn Sessions is introducing new acts who are performing at Synasthesie Festival. LeVent are Maryna Russo (Bass) Heike Rädeker (Bass VI / Vox) Frankie Neumeier (Drums). Berlin based...
From The Vault: The Plastic Cloud – “The Plastic Cloud” (1968)
The Plastic Cloud have much going for them, so considering the band just one of so many softer rock outfits from the mid 60’s would be a mistake....
Coming From Reality — A Sixto Rodriguez Interview
Sixto Rodriguez’s amazing story was brought to the world’s attention in the 2012 Oscar-winning documentary Searching For Sugar Man. This talented musician, whose two sublime early ‘70s psychedelic...
Astrodome – “II” (2018) review
Astrodome - II (YaYa Yeah, 2018) https://yayayeah.bandcamp.com/album/ii Astrodome is a four piece instrumental band from Porto, Portugal. I really loved their debut and have been waiting quite a...