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...
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Shortwave Broadcaster – Everything You Do Is Deja-Vu (2013) review
Shortwave Broadcaster “Everything You Do Is Deja-Vu” (Saint Marie, 2013) Shortwave Broadcaster is the ambient solo project from Keith Canisius, one half of Danish shoegazers Rumskib. The name...
The Firebirds – Light My Fire (1968) / The 31 Flavors – Hair (1969) (2013) review
The Firebirds "Light My Fire" / The 31 Flavors "Hair" (Gear Fab Records, 2013) Both these albums, which have been stitched onto one disc, were originally released in...
Akimbo – Live To Crush (2013) review
Akimbo – “Live To Crush” (Alternative Tentacles, 2013) “Uh… If you don’t like rock’n Roll…… FUCK OFF!!!”, screams the seemingly drunken chap whose invitation to all rock music...
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...
Montibus Communitas – Hacia Aquellos Bosques de Inmensidad (2013) review
Montibus Communitas “Hacia Aquellos Bosques de Inmensidad” (Trouble In Mind, 2013) This third release from the Peruvian spiritual collective (roughly translated as Mountain Community) continues to deliver deeply...
Embryo – ‘Message From Era Ora’ (1976/2013)
Let me start by saying that I'm a big fan of Kraut Rock. I may not have the most comprehensive knowledge of artists beside the behemoths of the...
Black Sabbath – 13 (2013) review
Black Sabbath "13" (Vertigo, 2013) Sometimes it is hard to perceive new music from old classic bands or to understand it right from the first listening. So, after...
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...
Lantern – Rock n Roll Rorschach (2013) review
Lantern “Rock n Roll Rorschach” (Cardinal Fuzz, 2013) Emily Robb’s banshee-wailing vocals spit lightning bolts around Zachary Devereux Fairbrother’s snarly fuzz guitar pyrotechnics amidst gut-punching Iggy/Stooges influences (check...