The Building – ‘Just for Once’
The Building, which here is essentially Anthony LaMarca, lays out a short sentimental EP in the character of unencumbered low-keyed psalms, though Just For Once is far more...
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Baker Gurvitz Army – ‘Since Beginning: The Albums 1974-1976’ (2019)
Composed of former Cream, Blind Faith and Ginger Baker Air Force drummer Ginger Baker, and brothers, Adrian and Paul Gurvitz, previously with The Gun and Three Man Army...
From The Vault: Captain Beyond – ‘Captain Beyond’ (1972)
The real-deal! Some underground albums don’t justify their hype, but this, this is a collection of memorable songs, relentless riffs and clever compositions one after another that not...
Psychic Bloom
Risen from undergrounds and basements in Tehran, Iran, Psychic Bloom was formed in 2012 to fulfill long-held ambitions and unexpressed burning desires of a young-hearted sun child, Aref...
‘Ascend, Ascend’ by Janaka Stucky
Janaka Stucky is the founding editor of Black Ocean Books and the author of the newly-published Ascend, Ascend, an act of ritual magick embodied in a work of...
From The Vault: Fraction – ‘Moon Blood’ (1971)
It’s no surprise that this LP is considered by many the Holy Grail of heavy psychedelic rock. Five tracks. Five timeless behemoths that seem to come from an...
The Talented Ms. Highsmith
Two old photos of the young Patricia Highsmith taken during the summer of 1942 depict her—aged twenty-one, just after graduating Barnard College—as a kind of a sphinx. In...
The White Album & Badfinger reissues
There has been a plethora of Beatles and Beatles-related CD and vinyl reissues and books released in the past several months. While past years have featured one or...
‘Louisville In The 60’s’ (2019)
Owned by Ray Allen and Hardy Martin, the Allen-Martin Studio in Louisville, Kentucky was home to the vast majority of local bands for four long decades. When the...
Please Feed The Animals – ‘San Franciscan Nights’ (1967)
Initially pressed on the ARC label in 1967, 'San Franciscan Nights' by Please Feed The Animals - which has recently been revived by Gear Fab Records - was...