The Janitors – ‘Drone Head’ (2013)
Cardinal Fuzz combines this Swedish psych duo’s “The Worker Drone Queen” and award-winning (“Best EP of 2012”) “Head Honcho” EPs into a collectible double gatefold LP on white...
Geronimo! interview with Kelly Johnson
When will Chicago stop and take a second to breathe? It seems like everywhere I look in Chi-town there’s some amazing new sound, some fuzz fueled, reverb, guzzling...
The Outsiders – Outsiders (1967) review
The Outsiders - "Outsiders" (Pseudonym Records, 2012) They are the incomparable Dutch 60s garage-punk, beautiful-and-ugly beat r’n’b, turned psychedelic rock mavens the Outsiders, and their eponymous half-live, half-studio...
Dead Ghosts – Can’t Get No (2013) review
Dead Ghosts - "Can't Get No" (Burger Records, 2013) Vancouver's Dead Ghosts are the musicians playing in old surf/rockabilly/psychedelic manner. Their sound is the mix of 60s classic...
White Hills “The pursuit of rock & roll transcendence”
I’m going to non-randomly throw in some ideas about Zen calligraphy, because I think it relates to White Hills and their “thing.” Writing, sound, and vision combined. Live,...
Exploding Rubber Band and Friendship interview with Magnus Kultorp
Scandinavian countries have in the last five years produced so many good bands, inspired by those 70s hard rockers. Exploding Rubber Band and Friendship is no exception. Releasing...
Bongripper / Conan Split (2013) review
Bongripper / Conan "Split" (Holy Roar Records, 2013) Conan is a three-piece from Liverpool, UK, whose musical proposal can be taken as the very epitome of Stoner-Doom Metal....
La Luz interview with Alice Sandahl Abbey Blackwell Marian Li-Pino Shana Cleveland
Every time I put on La Luz I feel like I should be watching some lost Tarantino classic, and I mean that in the best possible sense. While...
The Former Members – The Former Members (2013) review
The Former Members “The Former Members” (2013) It’s always a treat hearing from old friends, especially when they’re as great and entertaining as these guys. Consisting of Bruce...
The Burnt Ones – You’ll Never Walk Alone (2013) review
The Burnt Ones “You'll Never Walk Alone” (Burger Records, 2013) A big wave of new age alternative rock`n rollers in the world is on the way for almost a decade....