Clay Ravens – “All In EP” premiere
Clay Ravens are a sweat-soaked foot-stomping indie folk band from Vancouver (Canada). Founded upon the guttural, honey-smoked harmonies of their vocal blend, Clay Ravens began as a singer-songwriter...
Salvation interview
Salvation recorded two albums. Originally formed by singer Al Linde and guitarist Joe Tate. Bassist Artie McLean, keyboardist Art Resnick, and drummer Teddy Stewart later completed the original...
“Twenty-Minute Fandangos And Forever Changes – A Rock Bazaar” (1971) book review
“Twenty-Minute Fandangos And Forever Changes - A Rock Bazaar” edited by Jonathan Eisen (Random House) 1971 I wasn’t even aware this book existed until a few months ago...
Pika*Makoto at The Islington in London Saturday August 12
The initiated know that Pikacyu is the drummer for the well-known Japanese psychedelic duo Afrirampo, a band that she formed at the age of 19 with guitar player...
Lewis & The Strange Magics – “Evade Your Soul” album premiere
Spanish Heavy-Psych-Rockers LEWIS & THE STRANGE MAGICS are back with their second full-length! Evade Your Soul was released today via Soulseller Records on CD, vinyl and in digital formats. ...
From The Vault: Tyrannosaurus Rex – “(A Beginning)” (1972)
Reviewing any of the early Tyrannosaurus Rex albums would essentially be reviewing all of them, say for “Unicorn” which was their most successful / commercial, and being the...
Shadrock Chameleon – “Shadrock Chameleon” (1973) review
Shadrock Chameleon - Shadrock Chameleon (Out-Sider Records, 1973/2017 reissue) Iowa may be known for several things (farms, the American Pickers TV show, corn fields, and local artist Grant...
Dantalian’s Chariot – “Chariot Rising” review
Dantalian’s Chariot - Chariot Rising (Esoteric Recordings, 2017) Recorded fifty years ago, with only two of its ten tracks seeing release at the time, “Chariot Rising” by Dantalian’s...
Weird Dust
“Weird, loud, fast or slow” Weird Dust released two excellent new beat and disco influenced singles this year: “The Chase” and “Aqua Velva” / “When You Were Mine”....
Papir – “V” (2017) review
Papir - V (Stickman Records, 2017) https://papir.bandcamp.com/album/v The all instrumental rock trio from Copenhagen are back with their 5th studio album and this time it is a double...