Tropical Strength – “Drone Song” premiere
“Drone Song” is the first Tropical Strength song to spawn from the live experience, having become a staple in the bands live set, the track has organically taken...
From The Vault: Teenage Fanclub – “Bandwagonesque” (1991)
After twenty years, Bandwagonesque certainly needs a second look, not simply a revisionist look, but a critical and influential look. With that in mind, I could easily say...
JAZZ CORNER Presents: Emanative – “Earth” (2018)
Emanative - Earth (Jazzman Records, 2018) https://emanative.bandcamp.com/album/earth Seems that Emanative finally had the courage to step out on their own on this their fourth album Earth. Previous albums...
Missing Waves – “Post-Crash” (2018) review
Missing Waves - Post-Crash (Brocoli, 2018) https://missingwaves.bandcamp.com/album/post-crash Missing Waves explained their choice of album title by saying, “Crash refers to when a computer unexpectedly stops functioning, where in...
The Bangles / The Dream Syndicate / The Three O’Clock / Rain Parade – “3×4” (2019) review
The Bangles / The Dream Syndicate / The Three O’Clock / Rain Parade – 3x4 (Yep Rock, 2019) Boy, do we need this – a perfect time for...
The Rolling Stones reissues
The Rolling Stones - ABKCO Records reissues Reissues of albums from the Rolling Stones may not come with all the fanfare of recent Beatles’reissues, but with one of the 50th...
Sugarpulp interview
Sugarpulp is making strides in the Chicago music scene and creating psychedelic waves that delve into deep, sultry tones, rhythms, and melodies. I had a chance to experience...
The Cactus Blossoms – “Easy Way” (2019) review
The Cactus Blossoms - Easy Way (Walkie Talkie Records, 2019) On Easy Way, The Cactus Blossoms have not only revived the style and attitude of the Everly Brothers,...
1967 Brit-Psych B-Sides
The mode of the music changed, the walls of the cities shook, rooms hummed harder, ceilings flew away. In his 1965 poem, ‘Who Be Kind To?’, the preeminent...
Bingo Trappers
The Amsterdam based Bingo Trappers started out 25 years ago as a lo-fi band (with releases on labels like Shrimp and Sing, Eunuchs!). These days, Bingo Trappers sound...