The Warlocks – ‘Skull Worship’ (2013)
The makeup of their membership has changed lots since their 2000 debut EP on Bomp!, but The Warlocks’ approach never really alters all that much. This is clearly...
Brian Greene
Beautify Junkyards | Interview | “Acid-tinged, autumnal folk”
Lisbon’s Beautify Junkyards specialize in playing acid-tinged, autumnal folk. They released a fantastic single for the Fruits de Mer label in 2012, and then followed up on that...
Karhide – Remember Remember (2013) review
Karhide "Remember Remember" (Field Records, 2013) This EP is a brief listen at just over a half hour,...
Triptides – ‘Predictions’ (2013)
Listening to the 13 tracks on this pleasurable album is like taking a visit through three separate yet connected eras of pop/rock music. In Triptides’ sound I hear...
Ye-Ye Girls of ‘60s French Pop by Jean-Emmanuel Deluxe
Ye-Ye Girls of ‘60s French Pop by Jean-Emmanuel Deluxe (Feral House Press, 2013) In the early-to-mid ‘90s a bunch of us got turned on to the groovy wonder...
Horisont -Time Warriors (2013) review
Horisont "Time Warriors" (Rise Above Records, 2013) The best song on this, the third album by the Swedish heavy rockers, is called “Ain’t No Turning Back.” That’s...
Stay – Mersey Dream 7′ EP (2013) review
Stay "Mersey Dream 7' EP" (Fruits de Mer Records, 2013) Of the three covers Barcelona’s Stay undertakes on this four-song EP, they go from the extreme of interpreting...
Morgan Delt – Barbarian Kings b/w Black Tuna Gang (2013) review
Morgan Delt “Barbarian Kings” b/w “Black Tuna Gang” (Trouble In Mind, 2013) A two-headed lysergic soft bomb here, from the enigmatic LA outfit. Morgan Delt’s brand of psychedelia...
Roky Erickson – The Evil One (1981)/Don’t Slander Me (1986)/Gremlins Have Pictures (1986) review
Roky Erickson The Evil One (1981)/Don’t Slander Me (1986)/Gremlins Have Pictures (1986) Light in the Attic reissues Taken together, these three albums comprise the most worthwhile segments of...