Mick Softley And His ‘Songs For Swinging Survivors’
Mick Softley’s rare first album has been reissued as part of the double CD 'Eve Folk Recordings' (Retro D597) on the wide-lens RPM label via Cherry Red Records....
The Cryan’ Shames – Sugar & Spice (1966) review
The Cryan' Shames "Sugar & Spice" (Now Sounds, 1966/2014) From Hinsdale, Illinois came the Cryan' Shames, who were one of the top bands of the fertile Chicago music...
Culpeper’s Orchard – Culpeper’s Orchard (1971/2014) review
Culpeper’s Orchard “Culpeper’s Orchard” (Shadoks Music, 1971/2014) The debut album by this Danish progressive psych band (named after the British botanist who studied hallucinogenic plants) was originally released...
JIBÓIA interview
Óscar Silva, who has a vast background within the Portuguese music scene as a member of bands like I Had Plans, Adorno, Papaya and more, recently came to...
Slash Dave – Tomb Of Horror (2014) review
Slash Dave "Tomb Of Horror" (Bellyache Records, 2014) http://bellyacherecords.bandcamp.com/album/tomb-of-horror Okay so this isn’t going to be the normal, rock filled entry that I usually come at you all...
Steve Gunn – ‘Way Out Weather’ (2014)
The music of Steve Gunn’s newest release 'Way Out Weather', is ebbing from my speakers like some hypnotic high tide, inching across my floor, enveloping the space in...
Jóhann Jóhannsson “The Theory Of Everything – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack” interview
Composer Jóhann Jóhannsson has recently completed the score for Focus Features' upcoming film The Theory of Everything. Jóhannsson's intricate compositions provide a stunning backdrop to the romantic drama...
BRB – ‘Razorback – First Bite’ (1987)
On The Trail Of The First Razorback: From Strife, Stray, And Nightwing To Brb Curious phenomena occur as the decades roll by. A band of ye olde days...
Hoboken Division interview with Marie Rieffly and Mathieu Cazanave
Just when you start thinking to yourself, “they don’t make bands like that anymore”, you come across something like Hoboken Division. They’ve taken so many of the things...
James Gang – Yer’ Album (1969) review
The James Gang "Yer' Album" (ABC Records 1969) As far as debut albums go, this disc is one of the best of the best. The roots of the...