The Lemon Drops – Sunshower Flower Power (2009) review
The Lemon Drops "Sunshower Flower Power" (Cicadelic Records, 2009) This little gem winged onto my stereo like a half forgotten dream, turning the calendar pages backwards to 1967...
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The Sand Pebbles – Dark Magic (2011) review
The Sand Pebbles "Dark Magic" (2011) In another time and another place, say the latter half of the 1960’s, fueled by Sandoz Blue, and other substances heretofore lost...
Two Step Horror – Nyctophilia (2014) review
Two Step Horror "Nyctophilia" (2014) Two-Step Horror, duo Thordur Grímsson and Anna Margrét Björnsson, have released their third album, Nyctophilia. For listeners of this group, the work may...
The Last King of England – The Last King of England (2014) review
The Last King of England “The Last King of England” (Saint Marie, 2014) Not to be confused with Idi Amin Dada, his royal highness Sacha Alessandro Marcello Berardinelli...
White Manna – ‘Live Frequencies’ (2014)
Imagine the speed freak intensity of Hawkwind merged with the narcoleptic, druggy drawl of Brian Jonestown Massacre or The Warlocks and you’ve entered the not-so-safe haven of manic,...
Khun Narin – Khun Narin’s Electric Phin Band (2014) review
Khun Narin "Khun Narin's Electric Phin Band" (Innovative Leisure, 2014) 'SHUT UP AND PLAY YER PHIN!' Given the interest of 60's western musicians of exotic music, it should...
Soft Speaker – ‘Øvrevoll Racecourse’ (2014)
So there I was in the middle of the wasteland, barreling down the empty highway headed west on Inner State 60, the sun’s just slipped behind the mountains,...
The Orange Drop – Drone Pop (2014) reviews
The Orange Drop "Drone Pop" (2014) Shimmering in an indigo blue sky, between the heavy velvet drapes of my bedroom window, drapes that are gently riding on a...
The Human Zoo – The Human Zoo (1970) review
The Human Zoo "The Human Zoo" (Cicadelic Records, 1970/2010) Hailing from Westminster, California, located in Southern California's Orange County, the Human Zoo included vocalists Jim Cunningham and Roy...
The New Pornographers – Brill Bruisers (2014) review
The New Pornographers "Brill Bruisers" (Matador, 2014) I think the hardest albums to review are the ones that you don’t really have any huge complaints about, but that...