From The Vault: Spirit – ‘Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus’ (1970)
Many consider Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus, released in 1970, to be Spirit’s finest hour, though I still find their initial self titled album to be their crowning...
Jenell Kesler
From the South – “Cool, Cool Memories” (2012) review
From the South - Cool, Cool Memories (Birds Love Fighting, 2012) https://fromthesouth.bandcamp.com/album/cool-cool-memories Straight from Australia and into your heart, From The South venture into the atmospheric realm of shimmering...
The Bad Losers interview
There’s a certain element of both fans and musicians who feel that the Mersey, garage and freakbeat sounds of the mid 60’s were some of the best and...
Richmond Fontaine – “Don’t Skip Out on Me” (2018) review
Richmond Fontaine - Don’t Skip Out on Me (Fluff and Gravy Records, 2018) Don’t Skip Out On Me Now is a soundtrack of sorts, only it’s the soundtrack...
Jimi Hendrix – “Both Sides of the Sky” (2018) review
Jimi Hendrix - Both Sides of the Sky (Sony, 2018) As near as I can figure, there’s not going to be a shortage of new or unheard Hendrix...
The Bad Losers – “Easy” (2015) review
The Bad Losers - Easy (Equation Records, 2015) There’s a certain element of both fans and musicians who feel that the Mersey, garage and freakbeat sounds of the...
Luna & Cheval Sombre – ‘Lonesome Cowboy Bill’ (2017)
Never one’s to shy away from cover versions of their favorite or inspiring songs, Luna along with Cheval Sombre get together in a manner of speaking to record...
Ultimate Painting – “Up!” (2018) review
Ultimate Painting - Up! (Bella Union, 2018) Ultimate Painting’s new intoxicatingly delicious album Up! on 180 gram yellow vinyl, again with a lovely inspiring album jacket and multi...
Luna – ‘California Blue’ / ‘Rock Yr Baby’ (2017)
I don’t believe that there’a a Luna album that doesn’t include a cover song, and their release of A Sentimental Education in 2017 was entirely composed of cover...
The Smell of Incense
Perhaps it’s best to consider all of the albums by Smell Of incense in one sitting, as their styles weave and lace through and back into each other....