The Vacant Lots – ‘Departure’ (2015)
Oddly enough, The Vacant Lots have an EP entitled “Arrival” and the single entitled “Departure,” though neither of these neo-psychedelic classics finds their way onto the album Departure....
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From The Vault: Stereolab – “Peng!” (1992)
Asking a dear friend what he found most compelling about Stereolab, his favorite band, he replied, “They manage to aggregate all of the favorite things I find in...
“A Melange of Musical Pipedreams and Pandemonium”
Vernon Joynson’s incredible book “Dreams, Fantasies and Nightmares Revisited” has grown so large that it is being divided into two new titles. The first, “A Melange of Musical...
Br’lâa B
“Sound like speech” Br’lâa B’s Molochville is a crude 22 minute collage tape, released on the German Ana Ott label. How did you make this tape? Did you...
Loud and Proud: The Best Heavy Psychedelic Rock Albums Ever! | ‘Population II’ by Randy Holden
Chapter 2: 'Population II' by Randy Holden It is 1966, Jeff Beck has just announced he is leaving the legendary British blues rockers, the Yardbirds. In turn, the...
The Explorers Club – “Together” (2016) review
Two of the tightest bands that exist in my world are The Beach Boys, though their music sounded so flawless and tight because the Wrecking Crew was actually...
Quintessence – “Move into the Light” (2017) review
Quintessence - Move into the Light: The Complete Island Recordings 1969-1971 (Esoteric Recordings, ELEC 22554, 28 April 2017) After only a handful of gigs, Eastern-influenced UK psychedelic rock band,...
The Vacant Lots – ‘Endless Night’ (2017)
In every sense of the word, there is a duality to Endless Night, both in its approach and delivery, where The Vacant Lots examine a world that is...
The Greek Theatre – “Broken Circle” (2017) review / interview
The Greek Theatre - Broken Circle (Sugarbush Records) https://thegreektheatre1.bandcamp.com/album/broken-circle After only a few plays it’s pretty clear that the Greek Theatre’s brand new LP for the Sugarbush label, Broken...
Loud and Proud: The Best Heavy Psychedelic Rock Albums Ever! | ‘Drive It’ by Lincoln Street Exit
Chapter 1: 'Drive It' by Lincoln Street Exit Originally formed in 1964 by four Native Americans of the Sioux tribe, Lincoln Street Exit had lost one member, to...