On the Cusp by George Kinney
Remember when everybody was all excited by astrology? Mainly during the 60s but before and after that time span, people have...
Bushman’s Revenge – Electric Komle: Live! (2013) review
Bushman's Revenge - Electric Komle: Live! (Rune Grammofon, 2013) Marrying a motorific, driving rhythm section to angular, Townshendian guitar pyrotechnics, this Norwegian jazz/rock hybrid pulls out all the...
Portugal’s Finest
SUNFLARE Everybody knows the sun has outbursts of energy. Violent eruptions that can even disrupt Earth's magnetic energies. What most people do not know is the sound it...
The Fraternal Order of the All – Greetings From Planet Love (1997) review
The Fraternal Order Of The All “Greetings From Planet Love” (J-Bird Records, 1997) Best remembered for late seventies hit singles like “Lonely Boy” and “Thank You For Being...
Cooked Books interview with Ben, Joe, Cathleen and David
Their debut album The Reader, plagued with continuous delays including a fire at the pressing plant, is set for release any day now, a glittery shimmering mixture of...
Sven Libaek interview
Sven Libaek is a legendary Australian composer. Sven Libaek’s Inner Space is, simply put, one of the most legendary soundtrack recordings in the history of Australian music. Your career...
Mary Butterworth – Mary Butterworth (1969) review
Mary Butterworth “Mary Butterworth” (Custom Fidelity, 1969) A few years ago, probably 6 years or so, I was at a flea market in Alma, AR hunting thru records...
Monkey3 interview with Boris
© Sandra Garrido Campos Bands come in all shapes and sizes but it’s hard to believe that spanning half a dozen albums and better than a decade of...
Melody’s Echo Chamber – Melody’s Echo Chamber (2012) review
Melody's Echo Chamber “Melody’s Echo Chamber” (Fat Possum, 2012) Australian multi-instrumentalist Kevin Parker lends his considerable musical talents (particularly spaced-out, heavily-phased guitar) to Melody Prochet’s ethereal, Liz Fraser-like cooing...
Massenger interview with Sasha Green and Seth Pettersen
© Neal Casal Sounding as much at home today as they would have during the heyday of the 80’s psychedelic resurgence, resident California surf-psych rockers Massenger, perfectly straddle...