“At their best, Peacepipe peel out great ’60s California biker psych-guitar jams that sound like a cross between Blue Cheer and Quicksilver Messenger Service, full of wah wah action, distortion, and massive…
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Dom – Edge Of Time
“A group originating in Dusseldorf. The von Baksay’s escaped from Hungary in 1956 and settled in Dusseldorf. The band Dom came into existence in 1969 and performed live at Cream Cheese, the…
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Thanks For Almost Getting Me Killed
I think Phoebe hit the nail on the head last night when she told me, “Never pick things up at night.” This was while I was on my way home from Newport…
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Wanda De Sah – Vagamente
Allow me for a moment to speak even more about myself. You see, back in February, this weird record came into the store. It was priced at $125 by the owner, and…
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Nirvana [U.K.] – To Marcos III
“The original NIRVANA was founded at United Kingdom in year 1967 by Irish born Patrick Campbell-Lyons and Greek guitarist Alex Spyropoulos. Their original line-up consisted of six musicians, but the persons and…
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Monday Mix Tape?
Yeah, that’s me, wearing an original “Thriller” jacket worn and autographed by Michael Jackson during his world tour. No, that’s not how I spent your donations, I swear. I just needed a…
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Grouper – Cover The Windows And The Walls
Last May at the Bottling Smoke Festival here in Los Angeles, I was talking to Jefre Cantu about his label and some of its current releases. I told him how highly I…
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Teenage Filmstars – Buy Our Record Support Our Sickness
“After the decline of the shoegazing trend that Creation records was the center of, the label fell upon somewhat hard times — Buy Our Record Support Our Sickness, released in 1997, could…
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Top Ten Things That Are Totally Over — Until I Got Sidetracked By More Important Matters
Thank you Rhodri from Cardiff, UK! Your more than generous donation has pushed me ever so close to my goal for this fundraiser. We’ve got four days left, and if eight more…
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Klaus Schulze – Irrlicht / Peter Michael Hamel – Voice Of Silence
This was the very first record I purchased after moving to Los Angeles. And where did I buy it? From Rockaway Records. Well, this is Mr. Tangerine Dream/Ash Ra Tempel himself, Klaus…