Cranium Pie – Mechanisms Part 2 (2015) review
Cranium Pie "Mechanisms Part 2" (Fruits de Mer, 2015) I have to open this review by confessing that while I...
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Anthroprophh – U.F.O. (2015) review
Anthroprophh “U.F.O.” (Cardinal Fuzz, 2015) Well, this is certainly the weirdest way to start a new year: ex-Heads guitarist Paul Allen and his band of space explorers (aka...
The Wands – The Dawn (2014) review
The Wands "The Dawn" (Fuzz Club/Get Your Ass To Mars/Smack Face Records, 2014) Holy crap, The Wands (Interview here) are back at it again! After their sold-out debut...
Rog & Pip – Our Revolution (’70s/2014) review
Rog & Pip "Our Revolution" (Rise Above Records, 2014) At one time both Rog and Pip played guitar in Coventry-based 60s beat troupe The Sorrows - Pip Whitcher...
Mick Softley And His ‘Songs For Swinging Survivors’
Mick Softley’s rare first album has been reissued as part of the double CD 'Eve Folk Recordings' (Retro D597) on the wide-lens RPM label via Cherry Red Records....
The Cryan’ Shames – Sugar & Spice (1966) review
The Cryan' Shames "Sugar & Spice" (Now Sounds, 1966/2014) From Hinsdale, Illinois came the Cryan' Shames, who were one of the top bands of the fertile Chicago music...
Culpeper’s Orchard – Culpeper’s Orchard (1971/2014) review
Culpeper’s Orchard “Culpeper’s Orchard” (Shadoks Music, 1971/2014) The debut album by this Danish progressive psych band (named after the British botanist who studied hallucinogenic plants) was originally released...
Slash Dave – Tomb Of Horror (2014) review
Slash Dave "Tomb Of Horror" (Bellyache Records, 2014) http://bellyacherecords.bandcamp.com/album/tomb-of-horror Okay so this isn’t going to be the normal, rock filled entry that I usually come at you all...
Steve Gunn – ‘Way Out Weather’ (2014)
The music of Steve Gunn’s newest release 'Way Out Weather', is ebbing from my speakers like some hypnotic high tide, inching across my floor, enveloping the space in...
James Gang – Yer’ Album (1969) review
The James Gang "Yer' Album" (ABC Records 1969) As far as debut albums go, this disc is one of the best of the best. The roots of the...