Triptides – ‘Predictions’ (2013)
Listening to the 13 tracks on this pleasurable album is like taking a visit through three separate yet connected eras of pop/rock music. In Triptides’ sound I hear...
Sky Picnic – Paint Me A Dream (2013) review
Sky Picnic "Paint Me A Dream" (Nasoni, 2013) Third album from this Brooklyn trio brings a lysergic sheen to their 21st century psych pop, which recalls similar astral...
Slushy interview with Chris Kramer and Brent Zmrhal
© Bobby Hussy Slushy are a band with one foot firmly planted in the present and another somewhere in the mid-60’s, amongst the discovery of fuzz and distortion,...
Los Speakers – En El Maravilloso Mundo De Ingeson (1968/2013) review
Los Speakers “En El Maravilloso Mundo De Ingeson” (Kris, 1968/Shadoks, 2013) This Columbian trio’s final album (named after the studio, Ingeson, where it was recorded) is a delightfully...
Psicomagia interview
Still hot off the vinyl press after a September 23rd release date, San Diegan band Psicomagia's debut record is phenomenal. If you're reading this and have yet to...
Various Artists – Green Crystal Ties Volumes One To Ten (1998) review
Various Artists "Green Crystal Ties Volumes One To Ten" (Collectables Records, 1998) Spurred by the historical British Invasion of 1964, which involved incredible acts such as the Beatles,...
Ye-Ye Girls of ‘60s French Pop by Jean-Emmanuel Deluxe
Ye-Ye Girls of ‘60s French Pop by Jean-Emmanuel Deluxe (Feral House Press, 2013) In the early-to-mid ‘90s a bunch of us got turned on to the groovy wonder...
Voight-Kampff interview with Joe Sulier and Colin Swanson-White
© Ben Smith While most definitely having come from a background in hardcore Voight-Kampff are anything but what you would expect. Bubbling melodies and rhythms surge up from...
The Rising Sun Experience – Beyond the Oblivious Abyss (2013) review
The Rising Sun Experience "Beyond the Oblivious Abyss" (2013) From the Far East to Europe’s Most Western Point The Rising Sun Experience is a band from Portugal. On...
“Sedatives & Hypnotics”, Dead Meadow @Galeria Zé Dos Bois, Lisbon (POR) – 11/10 Live Report
Bands that have the word ‘Dead’ on their name are always quite apealling to me. One combination that works pretty well for me is Dead Meadow. It evokes...