The Psychedelic Raiders, Red Square and beyond! An interview with Ian Staples
Ian Staples is a remarkable guitarist whose career began way back in the early '60s and is probably one of the very first "psychedelic" guitarist. He started in...
Bed Rugs – 8th Cloud (2014) review
Bed Rugs "8th Cloud" (Ample Play, 2014) Similar to what I wrote about a fantastic Kelley Stoltz single released earlier this year, one of the things I like...
The Make-Overs interview with Martinique “Pulsar” Pelser and Andreas Schönfeldt
If garage rock is your game and you’ve never heard the name The Make-Overs before, I’ve got a hell of a treat in store for you. Tucked deep...
Whizz Kid – There’s Conjuring To Be Done (2014) review
Whizz Kid “There’s Conjuring To Be Done” (Bearsuit, 2014) Whizz Kid is another in the long line of Bearsuit’s international collaborations,...
Betrayers – Let the Good Times Die (2014) review
Betrayers - Let the Good Times Die (Perfect Master Records, 2014) http://thebetrayers.bandcamp.com/ Slipping under most radars Edmonton psych tinged garage rockers Betrayers might have released one of the...
Guapo interview with David J. Smith
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="504"] © Ruth Bayer[/caption] Guapo is a project existing for several years now. Originally consisting of Matt Thompson (who left in 2005) and David J....
Interview with Matt Baldwin
There are so many aspects and facets to Matt Baldwin’s music that some people might find it a bit hard to describe what he sounds like, and that...
The Backhomes – Talk b/w Backward Sunshine (2014) review
The Backhomes "Talk b/w Backward Sunshine" (Self-released, 2014) http://thebackhomesband.bandcamp.com/album/talk-b-w-backward-sunshine Some might say leaving a semi successful band like The Besnard Lakes and moving across the country might be...
Buffalo Killers – Heavy Reverie (2014) review
Buffalo Killers "Heavy Reverie" (Sun Pedal Recordings, 2014) Cincinnati based rock band Buffalo Killers recorded their 6th album “Heavy Reverie”. In 2014, after eight years, Buffalo Killers gone...
Backnee Horn – III (2012) review
Backnee Horn "III" (Self-released, 2012) Holy shit, Batman, what the hell is this? Two hours of brain-rattling hypnosis spread across three slabs of vinyl, all the way from...