Peter Sjardin
Group 1850 was one of the most adventurous rock bands in The Netherlands in the late sixties. 'Agemo’s Trip to Mother Earth' and 'Paradise Now' were two of...
From The Vault: Texas Fog Society – “Texas Fog Society” (1998)
Texas Fog Society - Texas Fog Society (Nasoni Records, 1998) Coming off as a cross between more low-keyed Cream meets dreamy atmospheric Jimi Hendrix, The Texas Fog Society,...
Rick Derringer – “Joy Ride: Solo Albums 1973-1980 (2017) review
Rick Derringer - Joy Ride: Solo Albums 1973-1980 (HNE Recordings, 2017) First finding success in 1965, at age 17, as a member of The McCoys, with their smash hit...
Al Di Meola at The Neptune in Seattle September 12
A native of New Jersey, guitarist Al Di Meola began his recording career at the age of 19 while studying at Berkeley School of Music. The story goes...
Frozen Planet…. 1969 – “From The Centre Of A Parallel Universe” (2017) review
Frozen Planet....1969 are back with their 3rd release and 2nd this year. The band really is on a roll and this one sounds like it could have been...
Arp – “The Soft Wave” (2010) review
Arp - The Soft Wave (Smalltown Supersound, 2010) Alexis Georgopoulos’s prolific artistic career spans numerous musical groups, multimedia curations, and cultural writings. He is both the remixer and the...
Frank Sabbath – “Are You Waiting ?” album premiere & interview
With their third album Are You Waiting ? the French psychedelic jokesters Frank Sabbath present a concentrate of their composition style in four songs, ranging from high energy...
Zombie Girlfriend – “Echo Echo” premiere
Self-proclaimed Hungarian ‘dream punk’ band Zombie Girlfriend writes dreamy reverb-drenched garage pop songs with lush euphoric instrumentation and witty, Stephin Merritt-esque vocal sensibilities. Their music is like an...
The 17th Pygmy – “Ballade of Tristram’s Last Harping” (2007) review
The 17th Pygmy - Ballade of Tristram’s Last Harping (Trakwerx, 2007) I think that over the years, for better or worse, I’ve become more selective in the music...
Hayato Takeuchi – “EP” (2017) review
Hayato Takeuchi - EP (Bearsuit Records, 2017) Tokyo-based, multi-instrumentalist Hayato has previously released material under the name Bubbly Folks, and a self-titled album (L.S.F.) appeared in 2013 on...