“We Hear You’re Leaving, That’s OK…”
“We Hear You’re Leaving, That’s OK…” Walter Carl Becker 1950-2017 Steely Dan. Frank Zappa once famously referred to them as “downer surrealism”. I never got that. They weren’t...
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Anti-Friends David Ivar Herman Dune and Jeffrey Lewis (part two)
Something unexpected happened in my conversation with David Ivar Herman Dune, when he expressed an admiration for the darkness of Jonathan Richman. Certainly it was true Richman had never...
“Pharmacopious” (Part 5) by Jenell Kesler
A few days later I found myself just off the interstate at the Phillips 66 station watching the last of the giant moths dance in the erie haze...
“Pharmacopious” (Part 4) by Jenell Kesler
A man said “Hi.” I didn’t recognize him, then spun mid-step almost toppling over, realizing he was the guy taking care of my meter. “How’s it going?” I...
Anti-Friends David Ivar Herman Dune and Jeffrey Lewis, Part One: On Bob Dylan
© Jeffrey Lewis I forgot to make mention of the French band Herman Dune in that article, “How I Met Anti-folk”. At first, I thought Herman Dune was...
“Pharmacopious” (Part 3) by Jenell Kesler
Wouldn’t want to speculate, but there must have been something in the wind that reached out, turned up my collar and set me here peering in through Gram’s...
Maybe It’s Time To Take Art Jackson’s Atrocity Seriously
When it first surfaced over 10 years ago on MySpace, the album Gout, by Art Jackson’s Atrocity, was mired in mystery and confusion. It originally purported to be...
Loud and Proud: The Best Heavy Psychedelic Rock Albums Ever! | ‘Population II’ by Randy Holden
Chapter 2: 'Population II' by Randy Holden It is 1966, Jeff Beck has just announced he is leaving the legendary British blues rockers, the Yardbirds. In turn, the...
“Pharmacopious” (Part 2) by Jenell Kesler
There was a time, back in the Cloudgrounds, when the demons came in rainbows of colours, unrequested, and unencumbered ... gelatin capsules galore, mixing and melting among Crayola...
Phat Bollard
Phat Bollard is a nomadic busking band from Cornwall, England. Along with their families and dogs, they travel the U.K. in their lorries (vans) and make a living...