My introduction to Ganger came via Ian, who told me I needed — NEEDED — to hear this record called Hammock Style. I called that album “one of the most overlooked Post-Rock…

In honor of my going to Vegas for the next few days, I figured I’d share a fun little compilation whose title mimics how I’ll be spending the next 72 hours or…

Often referred to simply as [[[VVRSSNN]]] (pronounced “Version”), sometimes referred to as Future Fusion Vision Wave, typically credited to Adam Forkner, this album was released by K. Records in 2003 in a limited…

Nothing says Valentine’s Day quite like JOMF. Had I remembered today was a “holiday” on Sunday I might have compiled a mix tape for the occasion, but instead I chose to go…

Here’s one of those Italian prog “holy grail” records that will set you back a pretty penny (or fifteen hundred, if you desire an original). I’ve only ever seen one in my…

“On the back of our last release, Pure Health, we are actually all reading different newspapers and magazines covering the various Plano drug trends. Honestly, I still hear about heroin being a…

From Unencumbered: “In 1973 the Italian blues band turned progressive rock juggernaut released their third and final studio album, leaving behind nothing until Mellow decided to add a black eye to their…

AllMusic says: “Shrunk down to a four-person one-drummer lineup, MX-80 continued to bring the noise — and very well at that — with Out of the Tunnel. The casual please-nobody-but-themselves approach from…

From Wikipedia: Der Blutharsch (“blood-iced snow” or, in old German, “coagulated blood” — but really a reference to a Swiss mercenary company circa 1600 AD) is the primary musical project of Austrian…

“Clout: Tougher than ABBA” You heard it here first. Clout were originally a five-piece, South African million-selling all-girl rock group formed in 1977, best known for their song, “Substitute” (see: Sunday Mix…