The Rare Earth Legacy
“Tracing Their Tracks” (The Rare Earth Legacy: A recorded history 1969-1974) Based in the Motor City (Detroit, MI, USA), hometown to such (in)famous rockers as The MC5 and...
Kevin Rathert
Mascots – Your Mascots (1965-66/2014) review
Mascots’ story in two volumes (“Your Mascots,”1965/”Elpee,” 1966) (2014 RPM) Between the years of 1964 and 1969 Swedish pop rock band Mascots released two LPs, “Your Mascots” and...
The Exception – The Eagle Flies On Friday (1967-1969/2014) review
The Exception “The Eagle Flies On Friday: Complete Recordings 1967-1969” (RPM Retro 956, 27 October 2014) Hailing from Birmingham, The Exception, who began life as The Exceptions, were...
Morgen, an interview with Steve Morgen
Native New Yorker Steve Morgen and the band which bore his surname recorded and released arguably the best heavy psychedelic rock album to come out of the United...
Bo Street Runners “Never Say Goodbye: The Complete Recordings 1964-1966” (2014) review
Bo Street Runners “Never Say Goodbye: The Complete Recordings 1964-1966” (RPM, 2014) A band given far too little attention during their brief lifespan (1963-1966), 2014 has seen efforts...
Tapestry of Delights Expanded Version review and interview with author, Vernon Joynson
After eight long years, British music historian Vernon Joynson, offers up this brand new revised and expanded version of his seminal work chronicling UK Rock & Pop Of...
We The People interview
Hailing from Central Florida, an amalgamation of members of the area’s finest bands, We The People were united by Manager Ron Dillman, and proceeded to release a string...
The Artwoods – Steady Gettin’ It: The Complete Recordings 1964-67 review
The Artwoods “Steady Gettin’ It: The Complete Recordings 1964-67” RPM Records, UK RPM BX 524 (28 July 2014) (http://www.cherryred.co.uk) Known alternately as the namesakes of Ron Wood’s...
The Velvet Illusions interview
Hailing from Yakima, WA before relocating to Los Angeles in an effort to make their mark in the music industry, a group of teenagers under the tutelage of...
Mystic Siva – Mystic Siva (1970/2014) review
Mystic Siva "Mystic Siva" (World In Sound, 1970/2014) Formed in 1967 in Detroit, Michigan by four teenagers, none more than 15 years of age, Mystic Siva recorded only...