‘Rollin’ And Tumblin’: American Electric Blues 1965-1971’ (2025)
1965 did not mark the origin of electric blues in American music, but the appearance at the Newport Folk Festival by Bob Dylan backed by a band including...
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Rediscovering The Dovers: A Brilliant Garage Folk-Rock Anthology
Admittedly, I might be a little bit late to the party for this particular reissue album by mid-sixties Californian garage folk-rockers the Dovers, but not so late as...
Rupert’s People – ‘Dream In My Mind: Anthology 1967-1969’ (2025)
In an effort to set straight the story of British pop psych band Rupert’s People, Cherry Red Records has gathered the groups’ two singles, 1969 and 1999 live...
Anton Barbeau Digs the Light and Rides a Psychedelic Cloud
The yang to Glitch Wizard’s yin, Barbeau describes this simultaneous release as the former’s “Siamese cousin.” Starting life as 'Dirtworm,' the recent US election may have sparked a...
Pilot – ‘The Singles Collection’ (2025)
Scottish band Pilot was formed in 1973 by vocalist, bassist, and guitarist David Paton and keyboard player Billy Lyall, later joined by drummer Stuart Tosh and guitarist Ian...
When the Glitch Wizard Takes Over: Anton Barbeau Cracks the Universe
'Glitch Wizard' was a cathartic experience for Barbeau, written during his father’s final days, occasionally in the midst of “mystical experiences” that shaped some of the material. The...
All The Young Punks: A People’s History Of The Clash By Iain Key
Written from the perspective of those who, for the most part, were there at the time, who experienced the Clash live on stage during 1976 to 1985 and...
Supreme Echo Digs Up a Gem: Jeffery Sez’s Lost ’90s Sound Reborn
Man, Jeffery Sez was one of those bands you kinda had to be there for. They never made it big. No record deals, no magazine spreads, no shows...
The Flower Pot Men: Midsummer Dreaming – An Anthology 1967-1970
British songwriter, producer, vocalist, and guitarist John Carter was incredibly prolific in the 1960s and 1970s and responsible for releases in many styles of popular music. Among the...
Kevin Coyne – ‘Shangri-La’ (Live in Bremen 1975 & 2001)
It’s twenty years since Kevin Coyne popped up the road to the pub that has no closing time, and his shuffle still reverberates down decades as a musician,...