You know Ride, right? Well…you should. Ride were a British alternative rock band that band formed in 1988 in Oxford, England. The band were initially part of the “shoegaze” movement. Following the…

These songs were recorded directly from the 7″ record, so there might be a slight hiss, but it sounded fine to me. From Aquarius Records: “Shame on anyone who somehow managed to…

Mark and I stumbled upon this record a few weeks ago, and both instantly fell in love with it. The songs and the singer sound like a cross between Lightnin’ Hopkins and…

Hari mentioned last night and Robert just mentioned to me now that they are really enjoying the Anna Black record. In response to Hari, rather than saying, “Yeah — you’re welcome” and…

“What a find! This is a record made in 1969 by The Aerovons, a St. Louis quartet led by the talented 17-year old songwriter/producer Tom Hartman. But except for one 7” single…

“Art Pepper began his career in the 1940s, playing with Benny Carter and Stan Kenton (1946-52). By the 1950s Pepper was recognized as one of the leading alto saxophonists in jazz, epitomized…

Ah, two of my most favorite things in the whole world: Italy and psychedelic music. Little known fact: I studied Italian for two years! Sure, I wasn’t very good at it towards…

Released on the Kosmiche Kuriere label (KK 55002), this album features Swiss writer Sergius Golowin spoken word pieces juxtaposed to the music of Jerry Berkers and Jurgen Dollase of Wallenstein, Jorg Mierke,…

The early Jackie-O Motherfucker albums have been described by some as a “schizophrenic” mix of psychedelic guitar, country slide guitar and free-jazz improvisation, “as if Jimi Hendrix played Hank Williams backed by…

“Mostly a live album that features jam sessions recorded at various different locations in Sweden by artists of the swedish Xotic Mind label (St. Mikael, Adam, World of Life, Stefan etc.). A…