WASCANA – Aiming for a Higher Plane on the Regina Plain
In the first half of the 1970s, a red hot jazz-rock fusion ensemble emerged in the western Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It may be an understatement to call...
Swervedriver | Interview with Adam Franklin
Interview with singer and guitarist of the legendary shoegaze outfit Swervedriver. "It's interesting to see where you end up because you don't set out with the intention of...
The Telescopes | Interview with Stephen Lawrie
Founded in 1987 by Stephen Lawrie, the Telescopes have been mining a unique anti-myopian seam of highly influential experimental, drone, noise, dream & psych. As they say themselves, their...
Steve Miller Band – ‘Welcome to the Vault’ (2019)
Steve Miller’s new retrospective box Welcome to the Vault (Capitol) is brimming with wonderful music, including 38 previously unreleased recordings of the 52 included on the three CD’s,...
Hanne De Backer
'Granular' is the second album by g a b b r o, the band put together by Antwerp based bariton saxophone player Hanne De Backer. "Time, silence and...
‘Keep Music Evil: The Brian Jonestown Massacre Story’, interview with Jesse Valencia
Writer, actor, and musician Jesse Valencia spent ten years uncovering the mysteries of the band and the film, during which time he has traveled from San Francisco to...
‘Such A Feeling’ by Strange Lot
Psychedelic trio Strange Lot will release their new album in February 2020. Exclusive premiere of 'Such a Feeling' single. Video made by Gabriella “Momo” Molina (Tucson, AZ) and...
Various Artists – ‘Sunny Spells’ EP
Last year, the wonderful chaps at Fruits De Mer (hello Keith Jones!) released a 3xLP set of wonderful 21st century updates to some of my favourite British psychedelic...
Acid King interview
Doom metal royalty, Acid King, recently finished up yet another US tour in celebration of the 20th anniversary of their classic album – Busse Woods. The band was...
‘Arthur or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire: 50th Anniversary’ Reissue from The Kinks
2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the release of Arthur, from the Kinks. Not necessarily lauded as a landmark in pop music history, it is, like everything else...