Pre-order available: Merlin Nose Records 130 full-colour pages, glossy sleeve, plus bonus Space Rock/Neo-Psychedelia compilation CD! A must-have for fans of 'Shindig!', 'Flashback' or 'Ugly Things Magazine'! Read,...
Mad River was a seminal band of San Francisco scene during the late sixties. The band was formed in Yellow Springs, Ohio and soon moved to San Francisco, where...
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...
Purple Overdose formed in the late 1980s with members already active a decade earlier. Release of several albums followed. Costas Constantinou is mostly influenced by 60s psychedelic rock. Purple...
Joseph Byrd is a composer, arranger, multi-instrumentalist, sound designer. His music career began very early in the 60’s. He later formed The United States Of America and The...
Hailing from Stockton, CA, the music of Wildwood was anything but what one would expect from the band’s name or geographic location, being neither mild mannered country rock...
In the roll call of 1960s garage band heroes, the Chocolate Watchband are at the very top. This mythic combo from San Jose, California are better known and...
Gold came out of the Mission District like a lit match tossed into dry brush. A garage-born ritual back when the streets still bled real noise. Their sound...
Crystal Syphon, one of the greatest “lost” groups of the West Coast psych scene, came together in Merced, California in 1965. Originally a Beatles/Byrds-influenced unit called the Morlochs,...
Interview: 1. Thanks for taking your time to talk about your band. First I would like to ask you about your childhood and teen years. Where did you...