Cranium Pie – Mechanisms Part 2 (2015) review
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Alejandro Jodorowsky – The Holy Mountain soundtrack (2015) review
Alejandro Jodorowsky "The Holy Mountain soundtrack" (Real Gone Music, 2015) In seeking direction for the musical score to his 1973 epic surreal film The Holy Mountain, Alejandro Jodrorowsy...
The Five Stairsteps – Our Family Portrait/Stairsteps (2014) review
The Five Stairsteps "Our Family Portrait/Stairsteps" (Real Gone Music/Soul Music Records, 2014) The Five Stairsteps were a family soul band from Chicago who had a big hit...
Sound Man: A Life Recording Hits with The Rolling Stones, The Who, Led Zeppelin, The Eagles, Eric Clapton, Faces . . . by Glyn Johns (2014)
Sound Man: A Life Recording Hits with The Rolling Stones, The Who, Led Zeppelin, The Eagles, Eric Clapton, Faces . . . by Glyn Johns (Blue Rider Press,...
Native North America Volume 1: Aboriginal Folk, Rock, and Country 1966-85 (2014) review
Native North America Volume 1: "Aboriginal Folk, Rock, and Country 1966-85" (Light in the Attic, 2014) This is a revelation. A collection of two decades of music made...
Buffalo Killers – Fireball of Sulk (2014) review
Buffalo Killers "Fireball of Sulk" (Sun Pedal Recordings, 2014) Cincinnati, Ohio’s Buffalo Killers have been one of my favorite current bands since I turned on to their...
Bo-Dogs – Bad Bad Dog! (2014) review
Bo-Dogs "Bad Bad Dog!" (Low Impact Records, 2014) Producing instantly recognizable sounds and feels while still making it all seem fresh is not an easy thing to...
The Chemistry Set – ‘Elapsed Memories’ (2014)
The first thing that stands out about this new three-track EP from living legend neo-psychedelicists The Chemistry set is that two of its songs are originals; this being...
Jane Weaver – The Silver Globe (2014) review
Jane Weaver "The Silver Globe" (Bird/Finders Keepers, 2014) Possibly the most impressive thing about Weaver’s latest creation is the fact that each of the 10 tracks has its...
Foxygen – … And Star Power (2014) review
Foxygen "… And Star Power" (Jagjaguwar 2014) There’s a lot to take in here. There’s over 20 tracks that run in excess of 80 minutes. There’s a variety...